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.
| Sport | Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1974 |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Dursley (6th title) (2017-18) |
| Most titles | Cirencester (19 titles) |
| Website | Gloucestershire 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
editNumber of wins
edit- Cirencester (19)
- Painswick (11)
- Dursley (6)
- Stroud (3)
- Royal Agricultural College (2)
- Stroud II (1)
- Stroud III (1)
- Tetbury (1)
Notes
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Stroud & District Combination Cup Draws". Gloucestershire Live. 13 March 2015.
- ^ "Picture nostalgia: Painswick RFC victorious in 1977 Stroud Combination Cup". Stroud News & Journal. 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Dursley 1st XV vs. Cirencester 1st XV : Stroud Combination Final". Dursley RFC. 6 May 2006.
- ^ a b "Cirencester RFC finally get one over old rivals Stroud". Stroud News & Journal. 9 April 2008.
- ^ "RUGBY: Ciren dominate Fairford in final". Gazette. 6 May 2008.
- ^ "Senior Combination Cup Final: Stroud 23 Dursley 10". Stroud News & Journal. 6 May 2009.
- ^ "Cirencester too strong for Painswick in District Final". Stroud News & Journal. 11 May 2010.
- ^ "Dursley 1st XV - Cup Champions 2011". Dursley RFC. 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Stroud & District Combination Senior Cup Final: Dursley 20 Cirencester 25". Stroud News & Journal. 10 May 2012.
- ^ "Bill Adams Cup Final - Match Report". Cirencester RFC. 2 May 2013.
- ^ "RUGBY: Cirencester scrap to Stroud Senior Cup victory". Stroud News & Journal. 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Stroud miss out on double". Stroud Rugby (Pitchero). 25 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Stroud & District Combination Cup Finals, Sat 25th April". Stroud Rugby (Pitchero). Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "RUGBY: Cirencester fall to underdogs Dursley in the Stroud Combination Senior Cup final". Wilts & Gloucestershire Standard. 13 April 2016.
- ^ "RUGBY: Cirencester fall to underdogs Dursley in the Stroud Combination Senior Cup final". Gloucestershire Live. 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Strong start inspires Dursley to cup triumph". Gloucestershire Live. 2 May 2018.