Bristol Combination Cup

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 The plate was discontinued at the end of the 2002–03 season and has since been replaced by the Bristol Combination Vase, which is for lower ranked clubs in the region.

Bristol Combination Cup
SportRugby Union
Instituted1970 (1970)
Country England
HoldersWeston-super-Mare (1st title) (2018–19)
Most titlesSt Mary's Old Boys (11 titles)
WebsiteBristol & 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
Bristol Combination Cup Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue Attendance
1970–71Bristol Harlequins
1971–72St. Brendans Old Boys
1972–73Avonmouth Old Boys
1973–74Dings Crusaders
1974–75Old Bristolians
1975–76St Mary's Old Boys
1976–77Bristol Harlequins
1977–78St Mary's Old Boys
1978–79St Mary's Old Boys
1979–80Old Redcliffians
1980–81St Mary's Old Boys
1981–82Keynsham
1982–83Old Redcliffians
1983–84Avonmouth Old Boys
1984–85Old Redcliffians
1985–86Dings Crusaders
1986–87Avonmouth Old Boys
1987–88Avonmouth Old Boys
1988–89St Mary's Old Boys
1989–90Avonmouth Old Boys
1990–91Dings Crusaders
1991–92Whitehall
1992–93[2]CleveSt Mary's Old Boys
1993–94Avonmouth Old Boys
1994–95Dings Crusaders
1995–96Dings Crusaders
1996–97St Mary's Old Boys
1997–98St Mary's Old Boys
1998–99Hornets
1999-00[3]St Mary's Old BoysOld Redcliffians
2000–01St Mary's Old Boys
2001–02Clevedon
2002–03Hornets
2003–04St Mary's Old Boys
2004–05Keynsham
2005–06[2]CleveSt Mary's Old Boys
2006–07St Mary's Old Boys
2007–08[2]Cleve61–5ClevedonMemorial Stadium, Bristol
2008–09[4]Clifton45–21St Mary's Old BoysMemorial Stadium, Bristol
2009–10[5]Avonmouth Old Boys14–0Dings CrusadersMemorial Stadium, Bristol
2010–11[6]Dings Crusaders36–18Weston-super-MareMemorial Stadium, Bristol
2011–12[7]Avonmouth Old Boys23–15ThornburyMemorial Stadium, Bristol
2012–13[8]Old Redcliffians35–28Dings CrusadersMemorial Stadium, Bristol1,500
2013–14[9]Clifton21–16Dings CrusadersMemorial Stadium, Bristol
2014–15[10]Dings CrusadersCleveMemorial Stadium, Bristol
2015–16[11]Clifton48–10CleveMemorial Stadium, Bristol
2016–17[12]Clifton30–7Old RedcliffiansMemorial Stadium, Bristol554
2017–18Clifton28–26CleveShaftesbury Park, Bristol666
2018–19[13]Weston-super-Mare49–27ThornburyShaftesbury Park, Bristol
2019-2020 Hornets 71-12 Barton Hill Shaftesbury Park, Bristol

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    Bristol Combination Plate winners
    Bristol Combination Plate Finals
    Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue Attendance
    1985–86St Brendans Old Boys
    1986–87Aretians
    1987–88Bristol Harlequins
    1988–89Frampton Cotterell
    1989–90Old Redcliffians
    1990–91Bristol Harlequins
    1991–92Avonmouth Old Boys
    1992–93Avonmouth Old Boys
    1993–94Thornbury
    1994–95Ashley Down Old Boys
    1995–96Southmead
    1996–97Bristol Saracens
    1997–98Chipping Sodbury
    1998–99Ashley Down Old Boys
    1999-00Gordano
    2000–01Frampton Cotterell
    2001–02Avonmouth Old Boys
    2002–03Aretians

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    Number of wins

      See also

      References
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      3. "Honours (Senior Combination Cup)". Old Redliffians RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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      7. "Bristol Combination Cup 2012–13". Avonmouth Old Boys RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 May 2017.
      8. "Old Redcliffians 35 28 Dings Crusaders". Old Redcliffians RFC (Pitchero). 2 May 2013.
      9. "Clifton Rugby win Bristol Combination Cup Final". Clifton RFC (Pitchero). 8 May 2014.
      10. "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.
      11. "Clifton rugby at MEMORIAL STADIUM tonight !!". Rugby Network. 10 May 2016.
      12. "The Bristol Combination Cup final finished Old Reds 7 Clifton Rugby 30". Clifton RFC (Pitchero). 2 May 2017.
      13. "Thornbury 27 - 49 Weston". Weston-super-Mare RFC (Pitchero). 25 April 2019.
      14. "WADWORTH 6X COMBINATION CUP COMPETITIONS" (PDF). Bristol & District Rugby Football Combination (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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