GRL Cheltenham Rugby Festival is a

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event held in

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. It is organised by the Gloucestershire County Rugby League in partnership with Cheltenham Borough Council and the Tourist Board. It will take place on Friday 2 May at the

Prince of Wales stadium The Prince of Wales Stadium is a multi-sport stadium in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, with a running track and athletics facilities. Since 2014, the stadium has been owned and managed by The Cheltenham Trust. The stadium is home to Smit ...

in Cheltenham. The event is intended to dovetail with the Rugby Football League’s Millennium Magic event in Cardiff on the weekend of 3–4 May. It comprises two main elements: the All Golds Cup and the 1908 Cup.

All Golds Cup

The All Golds Cup is the festival’s main event. This is a

event for eight senior teams. The Cup is named in honour of the famous New Zealand team that defeated

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at Cheltenham’s Athletic Ground on 15 February 1908 to win the first international rugby league series. *2008 The British Army *2009 The Royal Air Force *2010 Warrington Wolves

Shield

*2010 Featherstone Rovers

Plate

*2010 British Army

William "Massa" Johnston Award

This is awarded to the player of the tournament and is named in honour of the New Zealand forward who scored the winning try for the All Golds in the last minutes of the game to secure an 8 - 5 victory. * 2008 Rob Smart (British Army) * 2010 Rhys Evans (Warrington)

1908 Cup

This is a

event for eight local schools at year 8. The 1908 Cup commemorates the year of the All Golds match. * 2008 Archway School, Stroud

1908 Plate

* 2008 Winchcombe School

Arthur Smith Award

The Arthur Smith Award is presented to the player of the tournament and is named in honour of the Gloucestershire rugby player who joined

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and represented England. He played in the All Golds test in Cheltenham in 1908. * 2008 Billy Chick (Pittville School)

2009 Competition

The 2009 event took place on Friday 24 April 2009 at Newlands Park, With the Royal Navy winning the event. The winners of the event will qualify to play in the 2009

Carnegie Floodlit Nines Carnegie Floodlit Nines is a rugby league nines event held at Headingley Stadium in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The same stadium hosted the Headingley Sevens, rugby league sevens tournament from 1965-78. The old BBC2 Floodlit Trophy is awarded ...

References

External links

Cheltenham Rugby Festival on gloucestershirerugbyleague.co.uk
Sport in Cheltenham Rugby league nines competitions in the United Kingdom {{rugbyleague-competition-stub