The excitement is starting to build in West Cumbria ahead of the visit of one of sport's most iconic trophies.

The Webb Ellis Cup, awarded to the winner of the Rugby World Cup, will be shown off at Workington Zebras rugby union club on Wednesday.

The stop-off at the Ellis Sports Ground in Moss Bay is part of a 100-day tour of the trophy across the UK and Ireland.

It is expected to prove a massive draw before England host the 2015 Rugby World Cup from September 18 to October 31.

Bill Dowbiggin, Cumbria representative on the Rugby World Cup lead up and legacy committee, said: "Everything is looking good. The excitement is starting to build. When the cup was at Netherhall School the last time it was in the area, there were a few thousand people. I think it will be a big turnout."

In the morning the cup will be carried to the top of Scafell Pike, England’s highest mountain, where there are plans to set a world record for the highest rugby lineout in England.

The cup will be at Scafell from 8am to 1pm. There is an opportunity for people to view the cup in the car park at the base of Scalfell Pike before England women’s rugby player Maggie Alphonsi carries it to the summit.

The gold trophy, named after William Webb Ellis – the man often credited as the inventor of rugby – will then be taken to the Ellis Sports Ground in the afternoon for an All Schools rugby tournament involving under-14 pupils.

It is hoped that students from Maryport’s Netherhall School, St Joseph’s High School, Stainburn School and Southfield Technology College, all Workington, will take part in the seven-a-side contest.

The cup will be at Zebras from 2.30pm to 4.30pm along with Ian Watmore, the former chief executive of the Football Association and a board member of England Rugby 2015.

People can view the cup for free.

There are also several rugby-themed games and activities planned at Zebras, which is open to anyone to take part in, from 2pm to 5pm.

Hundreds of sports fans flocked to Workington the last time the famous cup visited West Cumbria in 2005 as part of the Sweet Chariot Tour.

People crammed into Victoria Infant School to catch a glimpse of the golden trophy and children took part in a festival of rugby.

The cup also visited Cumbria in February 2004, just three months after England’s last-gasp 20-17 World Cup victory over Australia in Sydney. It was taken to Maryport’s Netherhall School.