in 1913 before going on to win the County Championship for the first time in 1924 when they beat Kent 14-3 in Carisle. In 1974 the counties known as Cumberland and Westmorland would cease to exist as they were merged along with Furness to form Cumbria - a consequence of the Local Government Act 1972. In 1997, after a gap of over 70 years since Cumberland & Westmorland last won the competition, the new look Cumbria won the County Championship, beating Somerset 21-13 at Twickenham Stadium. Since the County Championships was reorganized into divisions, Cumbria have failed to re-experience the success of 1997. They have reached the County Championship Shield (third tier) final at Twickenham on two occasions, losing to Surrey in 2013 and Leicestershire in 2015. The 2017 season saw Cumbria moved up into the second division based on past performances as part of the RFU reshuffle of the County Championships. Cumbria senior men's county side The senior men's side currently play in Division 3 of the County Championship. Honours: County Championship winners (2): 1924, 1997 County Championship Division 3 winners: 2019 Affiliated clubs There are currently 25 clubs affiliated with the Cumbria RU, most of which have teams at both senior and junior level and are based in Cumbria. Ambleside Aspatria Carlisle Cockermouth Creighton Cumbria Constabulary Egremont Furness Gosforth Greengarth Hawcoat Park Kendal Keswick Kirkby Lonsdale Millom Moresby Netherhall Penrith Silloth St Benedict's Upper Eden Westmorland Barbarians Whitehaven Wigton Windermere Workington County club competitions The Cumbria RU currently runs the following competitions for club sides based in Cumbria: Leagues Cumbria 1 - tier 7 league for clubs in Cumbria Cumbria 2 - tier 8 league Cups Cumbria Cup - founded in 1882 (as Cumberland Challenge Cup), open for clubs at tiers 5-7 of the English league system Cumbria League Cup - founded in 2011, for clubs at tier 8 Cumbria Shield - founded in 1888 (as Cumberland Challenge Shield), for 2nd teams in regional leagues Discontinued competitions Westmorland & Furness Cup - modern version of cup founded in 1964 for clubs from Westmorland and Furness, discontinued in 2008 North Lancashire/Cumbria (alongside Lancashire RFU) - league that was ranked at tier 7 of the English rugby union system for clubs that were based in either Cumbria or Lancashire, discontinued in 2018 North West 1 - tier 7 league for Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria clubs that was abolished in 2000