North Gloucestershire Combination Junior Cup

The North Gloucestershire Combination Junior 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 1913–14 season, with the inaugural winners being St. Marks 'A' and is the second most important rugby union cup competition in north Gloucestershire, ahead of the Glanville Cup but behind the Senior Cup.[1]

North Gloucestershire Combination Junior Cup
SportRugby Union
Instituted1913 (1913)
Number of teams13
Country England
HoldersGordon League II (18th title) (2016–17)
Most titlesGordon League (18 titles)
WebsiteNorth Gloucestershire Combination

The Junior Cup is currently open for clubs sides based in Gloucester and north Gloucestershire which are the 2nd teams of sides playing in the Senior Cup – although in the past the first teams of lower ranked clubs have also entered (for example when Old Cryptians won the Junior Cup in 2014). 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 Senior and Glanville Cup finals.[2]

North Gloucestershire Combination Junior Cup winners
North Gloucestershire Combination Junior Cup Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
1913–14St Marks 'A'
1914–21No competition due to World War I
1921–22West End 'A'
1922–23West End 'A'
1923–24West End 'A'
1924–25Gordon League
1925–26West End 'A'
1926–27West End 'A'
1927–28Spartans
1928–29Atlas Works
1929–30Gordon League
1930–31Gloucester All Blues
1931–32Tredworth
1932–33Gordon League 'A'
1933–34Gordon League 'A'
1934–35No result recorded
1935–36No result recorded
1936–37Atlas Works 'A'
1937–38Gordon League 'A'
1938–39No result recorded
1939–48No competition due to World War II
1948–49R.N.O.C.A.Kingsholm, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
1949–50Coney Hill 'A'
1950–51Gordon League 'A'
1951–52Coney Hill 'A'
1952–53Gloucester All Blues 'A'
1953–54Painswick
1954–55Gordon League 'A'
1955–56Gordon League 'A'
1956–57Longlevens
1957–58Painswick
1958–59Spartans 'A'
1959–60Matson
1960–61Matson
1961–62Churchdown
1962–63Longlevens
1963–64Longlevens
1964–65[3]Old Centralians IILonglevens
1965–66BNS
1966–67Gordon League 'A'
1967–68Gordon League 'A'
1968–69Tredworth II
1969–70Tredworth II
1970–71Matson II
1971–72Old Richians 'A'
1972–73Old Richians 'A'
1973–74Old Cryptians 'A'
1974–75Gordon League 'A'
1975–76Tredworth II
1976–77Coney Hill
1977–78Gordon League
1978–79Matson II
1979–80Gordon League II
1980–81[3]Matson IIOld Centralians II
1981–82Saintbridge Former Pupils
1982–83[3]Gordon League IIOld Centralians II
1983–84Coney Hill II
1984–85Matson II
1985–86Coney Hill II
1986–87Matson II
1987–88Matson II
1988–89Spartans 'A'
1989–90Spartans A'
1990–91Gordon League II
1991–92Matson II
1992–93Matson II
1993–94Matson II
1994–95Matson II
1995–96Spartans II
1996–97Matson II
1997–98Matson II
1998–99Matson II
1999-00[3]Coney Hill IIOld Centralians II
2000–01[3]Old Centralians IIMatson II
2001–02Gordon League II
2002–03Gordon League II
2003–04Matson II
2004–05Coney Hill II
2005–06Coney Hill II
2006–07Coney Hill II
2007–08Coney Hill II
2008–09[4]Coney Hill IIMatson II
2009–10[5]Coney Hill IIOld Centralians II
2010–11[6]Coney Hill II42–20Matson II
2011–12[7]Coney Hill II22–12Widden Old Boys II
2012–13[8]Old Centralians II22–12Coney Hill II
2013–14[9]Old Cryptians26–8Coney Hill II
2014–15[10]Chosen Hill Former Pupils II27–10Matson II
2015–16[11]Matson II30–11Chosen Hill Former Pupils II
2016–17[12]Old Centralians II40–7Matson II
2017–18[13]Gordon League II26–12Coney Hill II

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Number of wins
  • Gordon League (18)
  • Matson (17)
  • Coney Hill (13)
  • Spartans (5)
  • West End (5)
  • Old Centralians (4)
  • Tredworth (4)
  • Longlevens (3)
  • Atlas Works (2)
  • Gloucester All Blues (2)
  • Old Cryptians (2)
  • Old Richians (2)
  • Painswick (2)
  • BNS (1)
  • Chosen Hill Former Pupils (1)
  • Churchdown (1)
  • Old Cryptians) (1)
  • R.N.O.C.A. (1)
  • St Marks (1)

Notes

    See also

    References
    1. "A Brief History..." North Gloucestershire Combination (Pitchero). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
    2. "Combination Cup Draw". North Gloucestershire Combination (Pitchero). 6 February 2017.
    3. "Club Honours". Old Centralians RFC (Pitchero). 22 May 2017.
    4. "COMBINATION CUP FINALS & COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATE". Gloucester Rugby. 24 April 2009.
    5. "Combination Cup Update – All three teams at Kingsholm...Again!". Coney Hill RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
    6. "Coney Hill 42 20 Matson". Coney Hill RFC (Pitchero). 1 May 2011.
    7. "Coney Hill 22 12 Widden Old Boys". Coney Hill RFC (Pitchero). 6 May 2012.
    8. "Cents win two out of three Combination finals". Old Centralians RFC (Pitchero). 21 April 2013.
    9. "CRYPTIANS END 40 YEAR WAIT FOR CUP SUCCESS". Old Cryptians RFC (Pitchero). 11 May 2014.
    10. "Junior Cup Final 2015 – Chosen Hill V Matson Highlights". Be Champions (Facebook). 10 May 2015.
    11. "2nds LOSE 30–11 AGAINST MATSON IN JUNIOR CUP FINAL". Chosen Hill RFC (Pitchero). 15 May 2016.
    12. "Old Cents lift Junior Cup with 40–17 win over Matson at Kingsholm in Combination Cup". Gloucestershire Live. 7 May 2017.
    13. "North Gloucester Combination Cup finals day round-up". Gloucestershire Live. 29 April 2018.
    14. Slatter, Martin (2015). Pride of the West. Matador. pp. 158–164.
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