North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup
Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 1903 |
Number of teams | 13 |
Country | ![]() |
Holders | Old Centralians (4th title) (2017–18) |
Most titles | Matson (29 titles) |
Website | North Gloucestershire Combination |
The North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the North Gloucestershire Combination – one of the five bodies that make up the Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 1903–04 season, with the inaugural winners being Berkley and is the most important rugby union competition in north Gloucestershire, ahead of the Junior Cup and Glanville Cup.[1][2]
The Senior Cup is currently open for clubs sides based in Gloucester and north Gloucestershire, playing all the way from tier 5 (National League 3 South West) to tier 11 (Gloucester 3) of the English rugby union league system. The format is a knockout cup with a first round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final to be held at Kingsholm in Gloucester in April–May alongside the Junior and Glanville Cup finals.[3]
North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup winners
[edit]Number of wins
[edit]- Matson (29)
- Coney Hill (17)
- Gordon League (16)[a 3]
- St Marks (6)
- Spartans (5)[a 4]
- Widden Old Boys (5)
- Old Centralians (4)
- Tredworth (4)
- West End (4)
- Atlas Works (2)
- Gloucester Old Boys (2)
- South End (2)
- Berkley (1)
- Bream (1)
- Longlevens (1)
- Whitecroft (1)
Notes
[edit]- ^ The 1955–56 Senior Cup was shared between Gordon League and Spartans.
- ^ The 1990–91 Senior Cup was shared between Gloucester Old Boys and Spartans.
- ^ Gordon League's total includes 1 shared title.
- ^ Spartans total includes 2 shared titles.
See also
[edit]- North Gloucestershire Combination
- Gloucestershire RFU
- North Gloucestershire Combination Junior Cup
- North Gloucestershire Combination Glanville Cup
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
References
[edit]- ^ a b "A Brief History..." North Gloucestershire Combination (Pitchero). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ a b Slatter, Martin (2015). Pride of the West. Matador. pp. 158–161.
- ^ "Combination Cup Draw". North Gloucestershire Combination (Pitchero). 6 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "Club Honours". Old Centralians RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Penalties secure eighth trophy in a row". Gloucestershire Live. 24 April 2009.
- ^ "COMBINATION CUP FINALS & COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATE". Gloucester Rugby. 24 April 2009.
- ^ "Combination Cup Update – All three teams at Kingsholm...Again!". Coney Hill RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Coney Hill 19 14 Old Centralians". Coney Hill RFC (Pitchero). 1 May 2011.
- ^ "CUP FINAL v MATSON 2012". Old Centralians RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Old Centralians Combination Cup loss can kick-start promotion play". Gloucestershire Live. 26 April 2013.
- ^ "KINGSHOLM HOSTS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL COMBINATION CUP FINALS DAY". Gloucester Rugby. 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Matson 17 10 Coney Hill". Coney Hill RFC (Pitchero). 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Cents storm to cup glory". Old Centralians RFC (Pitchero). 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Combination Final Results". North Gloucestershire Combination. 26 April 2016.
- ^ "Cents regain cup". Old Centralians RFC (Pitchero). 7 May 2017.
- ^ "North Gloucester Combination Cup finals day round-up". Gloucestershire Live. 29 April 2018.