Stroud and District Combination Senior Cup

Stroud and District Combination Senior Cup
SportRugby Union
Instituted1974; 51 years ago (1974)
Number of teams4
Country England
HoldersDursley (6th title) (2017-18)
Most titlesCirencester (19 titles)
WebsiteGloucestershire RFU

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.

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
1974-75 Royal Agricultural College
1975-76 Painswick
1976-77[2] Painswick 16-0 Dursley Fromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire
1977-78 Painswick
1978-79 Royal Agricultural College
1979-80 Cirencester
1980-81 Stroud
1981-82 Dursley
1982-83 Stroud III
1983-84 Cirencester
1984-85 Cirencester
1985-86 Stroud II
1986-87 Cirencester
1987-88 Cirencester
1988-89 Cirencester
1989-90 Cirencester
1990-91 Painswick
1991-92 Cirencester
1992-93 Painswick
1993-94 Painswick
1994-95 Cirencester
1995-96 Painswick
1996-97 Cirencester
1997-98 Cirencester
1998-99 Tetbury
1999-00 Cirencester
2000-01 Painswick
2001-02 Painswick
2002-03 Painswick
2003-04 Painswick
2004-05 Cirencester
2005-06[3] Cirencester 15-5 Dursley Fromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire
2006-07[4] Stroud Cirencester
2007-08[5][4] Cirencester 69-10 Fairford Fromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire
2008-09[6] Stroud 23-10 Dursley The Whiteway, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
2009-10[7] Cirencester 48-12 Painswick Fromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire
2010-11[8] Dursley 18-14 Cirencester
2011-12[9] Cirencester 25-20 Dursley Fromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire
2012-13 Cirencester Hounds Green, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire[10]
2013-14[11] Cirencester 15-7 Painswick Hounds Green, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire
2014-15[12] Dursley 26-15 Stroud The Whiteway, Cirencester, Gloucestershire[13]
2015-16[14] Dursley 14-10 Cirencester Broadham Fields, Painswick, Gloucestershire
2016-17[15] Dursley 38-0 Cirencester Fromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire
2017-18[16] Dursley 15-12 Cirencester The Whiteway, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
2018-19 Dursley 44-22 Cirencester Broadham Fields, Painswick, Gloucestershire
2019-20 Dursley Cancelled COVID-19
2020-21 Dursley Cancelled COVID-19
2021-22 Dursley 48-14 Stroud The Whiteway, Cirencester, Gloucestershire[13]
2022-23 Dursley 33-17 Stroud Fromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire

Number of wins

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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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.