Thomas Lyte Looks Back On Lv=cup Success
Sunday afternoon saw Exeter Chiefs and Northampton Saints fight it out for the title of the 43rd season of the Anglo-Welsh Rugby Cup, with the Thomas Lyte team preparing the trophy for the fourth year in a row.
With Exeter’s Sandy Park bursting with home support, the Chief’s beat the Saints 15-8 to lift their first major trophy in their 143-year history.
Thomas Lyte was first commissioned for the trophy’s redesign in 2009, adding to their repertoire of trophies and awards that includes the FA Cup, the Webb Ellis Rugby World Cup, the Ryder Cup and the BT Sport Industry Awards.
Their expert team of skilled craftsman not only designed and manufactured the winner’s trophy but also the medals that were presented to both teams.
With 24 carat gold plated core, the hand-made sterling silver trophy took over 50 hours to make in the London Workshops of Thomas Lyte Silver.
As the Official Award Supplier to the BT Sport Industry Awards, Sport Industry TV visited the workshop ahead of the 2012 event to find out how these iconic trophies are created. Watch the video here.
Upon the conclusion of the reward ceremony Andrew Jones, Thomas Lyte commented: ‘We would like to congratulate the Exeter Chiefs on a well-deserved victory and wish both them, and the Northampton Saints, the best of luck for the rest of this season. Having worked with previous sponsors on past trophies for the Anglo-Welsh rugby cup our team was more than happy to work with LV= on the inception of this new trophy, one which we feel captures the spirit and energy of the competition.’
