The Bristol Combination Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Bristol and District Rugby Football Combination – one of the five bodies that make up the Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 1970–71 season, with the inaugural winners being Bristol Harlequins. A plate competition was introduced during the 1985–86 season for teams knocked out of the early rounds of the Bristol Combination Cup, with St Brendans Old Boys being the inaugural winners. The plate was discontinued at the end of the 2002–03 season and has since been replaced by the Bristol Combination Vase, which is for lower ranked clubs in the region.
| Sport | Rugby Union |
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| Instituted | 1970 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Weston-super-Mare (1st title) (2018–19) |
| Most titles | St Mary's Old Boys (11 titles) |
| Website | Bristol & District Rugby Football Combination |
The Bristol Combination Cup is currently open for clubs sides based in Bristol and the surrounding countryside (including parts of Gloucestershire and Somerset), playing in tier 4 (National League 2 South), tier 5 (National League 3 South West) and tier 6 (Tribute South West 1 West) of the English rugby union league system. The format is a knockout cup with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final to be held at the Memorial Stadium in Bristol in April–May.[1]
Bristol Combination Cup winners
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| Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up | Venue | Attendance | |||
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| 1985–86 | St Brendans Old Boys | |||||||
| 1986–87 | Aretians | |||||||
| 1987–88 | Bristol Harlequins | |||||||
| 1988–89 | Frampton Cotterell | |||||||
| 1989–90 | Old Redcliffians | |||||||
| 1990–91 | Bristol Harlequins | |||||||
| 1991–92 | Avonmouth Old Boys | |||||||
| 1992–93 | Avonmouth Old Boys | |||||||
| 1993–94 | Thornbury | |||||||
| 1994–95 | Ashley Down Old Boys | |||||||
| 1995–96 | Southmead | |||||||
| 1996–97 | Bristol Saracens | |||||||
| 1997–98 | Chipping Sodbury | |||||||
| 1998–99 | Ashley Down Old Boys | |||||||
| 1999-00 | Gordano | |||||||
| 2000–01 | Frampton Cotterell | |||||||
| 2001–02 | Avonmouth Old Boys | |||||||
| 2002–03 | Aretians | |||||||
Number of wins
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See also
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edit- ^ "Bristol Combination Wadworth 6X Cup 16 -17". Bristol & District Rugby Football Combination (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ a b c "Cleve hoping for grand finale". Clifton RFC (Pitchero). 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Honours (Senior Combination Cup)". Old Redliffians RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Bristol & District Rugby Football Combination Cup Final". Clifton RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Avonmouth Old Boys RFC Vs Thornbury RFC". Avonmouth Old Boys RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Dings Crusaders see off Weston in Combination Cup final". Bristol Post. 5 May 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Bristol Combination Cup 2012–13". Avonmouth Old Boys RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Old Redcliffians 35 28 Dings Crusaders". Old Redcliffians RFC (Pitchero). 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Clifton Rugby win Bristol Combination Cup Final". Clifton RFC (Pitchero). 8 May 2014.
- ^ "RUGBY: Dings' season ends on a high with Combination Cup win". Bristol Post. 14 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Clifton rugby at MEMORIAL STADIUM tonight !!". Rugby Network. 10 May 2016.
- ^ "The Bristol Combination Cup final finished Old Reds 7 Clifton Rugby 30". Clifton RFC (Pitchero). 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Thornbury 27 - 49 Weston". Weston-super-Mare RFC (Pitchero). 25 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d "WADWORTH 6X COMBINATION CUP COMPETITIONS" (PDF). Bristol & District Rugby Football Combination (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 May 2017.