▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁First ▁tournament ▁ 2 9 - 3 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁The ▁first ▁Development ▁Cup ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Oxford , ▁UK ▁at ▁H ors path ▁Athletics ▁Gr ound . ▁There ▁were ▁ 9 ▁teams ▁in ▁attend ance . ▁Four ▁of ▁whom , ▁the ▁Liver p ud d ly ▁C ann ons , ▁St ▁Andrew s ▁Sn idget s , ▁Holy ro od ▁Hi pp og r iffs ▁Second s ▁team ▁and ▁U CL an ▁Qu idd itch ▁entered ▁after ▁coming ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁four ▁places ▁at ▁Northern ▁Cup ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁only ▁team ▁from ▁Southern ▁Cup ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁to ▁not ▁qual ify ▁for ▁British ▁Qu idd itch ▁Cup ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁in ▁this ▁manner ▁was ▁The ▁F lying ▁Ch auc ers ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kent ▁but ▁they ▁decl ined ▁to ▁attend ▁Development ▁Cup , ▁or ▁indeed ▁any ▁team ▁event ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁that ▁season . ▁Also ▁amongst ▁the ▁teams ▁at ▁Dev ▁Cup ▁were ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁either ▁failed ▁to ▁attend ▁region als ▁for ▁varying ▁reasons ▁or ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁created ▁after . ▁The ▁newly ▁mint ed ▁seconds ▁teams ▁of ▁She ff ield ▁Qu idd itch ▁Club ▁and ▁London ▁Un spe ak ables ▁competed ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁B ourn em outh ▁B ans he es , ▁Glasgow ▁Gr im ▁Re apers ▁and ▁Bath ▁Qu idd itch ▁Club . ▁ ▁The ▁tournament ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁round - ro bin ▁of ▁all ▁ 9 ▁teams , ▁in