Stroud and District Combination Senior Cup

The Stroud and District Combination Senior Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organized by the Stroud and District Combination - one of the five bodies that make up the Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 1974-75 season, with the inaugural winners being the Royal Agricultural College and is the most important rugby union competition in Stroud District, ahead of the Junior Cup and Bill Adams Cup. With only 9 member clubs the combination is one of the smallest in Gloucestershire.

Stroud and District Combination Senior Cup
SportRugby Union
Instituted1974 (1974)
Number of teams4
Country England
HoldersDursley (6th title) (2017-18)
Most titlesCirencester (19 titles)
WebsiteGloucestershire RFU

The Senior Cup is currently open to club sides based in Stroud District which can range between tier 7 (Tribute Western Counties North) all the way down to tier 11 (Gloucester 3). The format is a knockout cup with semi-finals followed by a final to be held at a neutral ground in the region between March-May.[1]

Stroud and District Combination Senior Cup winners
Stroud and District Combination Senior Cup Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
1974-75Royal Agricultural College
1975-76Painswick
1976-77[2]Painswick16-0DursleyFromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire
1977-78Painswick
1978-79Royal Agricultural College
1979-80Cirencester
1980-81Stroud
1981-82Dursley
1982-83Stroud III
1983-84Cirencester
1984-85Cirencester
1985-86Stroud II
1986-87Cirencester
1987-88Cirencester
1988-89Cirencester
1989-90Cirencester
1990-91Painswick
1991-92Cirencester
1992-93Painswick
1993-94Painswick
1994-95Cirencester
1995-96Painswick
1996-97Cirencester
1997-98Cirencester
1998-99Tetbury
1999-00Cirencester
2000-01Painswick
2001-02Painswick
2002-03Painswick
2003-04Painswick
2004-05Cirencester
2005-06[3]Cirencester15-5DursleyFromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire
2006-07[4]StroudCirencester
2007-08[5][4]Cirencester69-10FairfordFromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire
2008-09[6]Stroud23-10DursleyThe Whiteway, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
2009-10[7]Cirencester48-12PainswickFromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire
2010-11[8]Dursley18-14Cirencester
2011-12[9]Cirencester25-20DursleyFromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire
2012-13CirencesterHounds Green, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire[10]
2013-14[11]Cirencester15-7PainswickHounds Green, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire
2014-15[12]Dursley26-15StroudThe Whiteway, Cirencester, Gloucestershire[13]
2015-16[14]Dursley14-10CirencesterBroadham Fields, Painswick, Gloucestershire
2016-17[15]Dursley38-0CirencesterFromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire
2017-18[16]Dursley15-12CirencesterThe Whiteway, Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Number of wins
  • Cirencester (19)
  • Painswick (11)
  • Dursley (6)
  • Stroud (3)
  • Royal Agricultural College (2)
  • Stroud II (1)
  • Stroud III (1)
  • Tetbury (1)

Notes

    See also

    References
    1. "Stroud & District Combination Cup Draws". Gloucestershire Live. 13 March 2015.
    2. "Picture nostalgia: Painswick RFC victorious in 1977 Stroud Combination Cup". Stroud News & Journal. 30 April 2017.
    3. "Dursley 1st XV vs. Cirencester 1st XV : Stroud Combination Final". Dursley RFC. 6 May 2006.
    4. "Cirencester RFC finally get one over old rivals Stroud". Stroud News & Journal. 9 April 2008.
    5. "RUGBY: Ciren dominate Fairford in final". Gazette. 6 May 2008.
    6. "Senior Combination Cup Final: Stroud 23 Dursley 10". Stroud News & Journal. 6 May 2009.
    7. "Cirencester too strong for Painswick in District Final". Stroud News & Journal. 11 May 2010.
    8. "Dursley 1st XV - Cup Champions 2011". Dursley RFC. 11 May 2011.
    9. "Stroud & District Combination Senior Cup Final: Dursley 20 Cirencester 25". Stroud News & Journal. 10 May 2012.
    10. "Bill Adams Cup Final - Match Report". Cirencester RFC. 2 May 2013.
    11. "RUGBY: Cirencester scrap to Stroud Senior Cup victory". Stroud News & Journal. 29 April 2014.
    12. "Stroud miss out on double". Stroud Rugby (Pitchero). 25 April 2016.
    13. "Stroud & District Combination Cup Finals, Sat 25th April". Stroud Rugby (Pitchero). Retrieved 19 May 2017.
    14. "RUGBY: Cirencester fall to underdogs Dursley in the Stroud Combination Senior Cup final". Wilts & Gloucestershire Standard. 13 April 2016.
    15. "RUGBY: Cirencester fall to underdogs Dursley in the Stroud Combination Senior Cup final". Gloucestershire Live. 3 May 2017.
    16. "Strong start inspires Dursley to cup triumph". Gloucestershire Live. 2 May 2018.
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