Bristol Combination Vase

Bristol Combination Vase
Sport Rugby Union
Instituted 2003 (2003)
Number of teams 12
Country  England
Holders Avonmouth Old Boys (1st title) (2016–17)
Most titles Old Bristolians (3 titles)
Website Bristol & District Rugby Football Combination

The Bristol Combination Vase 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 2003–2004 season, with the inaugural winners being Frampton Cotterell. Prior to 2003–04 there had been a plate competition for teams knocked out of the early round of the Bristol Combination Cup, although the vase was not a direct replacement as it was a separate competition intended for lower ranked sides in the Bristol region. It is the second most important competition organised by the Bristol Combination, behind the Bristol Combination Cup but in front of the Bristol Combination Cyril Parsons Bowl.

The Bristol Combination Vase is currently open for clubs sides based in Bristol and the surrounding countryside (including parts of Gloucestershire and Somerset), typically based between tier 7 (Tribute Western Counties North) and tier 8 (Gloucester Premier/Tribute Somerset Premier). The format is a cup knockout with a first round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final held at a neutral venue between April–May.[1]

Winners

Bristol Combination Vase Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue Attendance
2003–04 Frampton Cotterell
2004–05 Bishopston
2005–06 Gordano
2006–07 Southmead
2007–08 Southmead
2008–09 Old Colstonians
2009–10[2] Old Bristolians Old Colstonians Station Road, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol
2010–11[3] Whitehall 34–10 Chew Valley Station Road, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol
2011–12[4] Old Bristolians 11–9 Southmead Station Road, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol 682
2012–13[5] Barton Hill 31–10 Bristol Harlequins Station Road, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol
2013–14[6] Barton Hill Bristol Saracens The Hayfields, Mangotsfield, Bristol
2014–15[7] Clevedon 32–15 Bristol Saracens The Hayfields, Mangotsfield, Bristol
2015–16[8] Old Bristolians 38–3 Bristol Saracens Station Road, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol 250
2016–17[9] Avonmouth Old Boys 38–19 Winscombe Station Road, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol
2017–18

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    Number of wins

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    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Bristol Combination Wadworth 6X Vase 16 -17". Bristol & District Rugby Football Combination (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 May 2017.
    2. ↑ "Vase victory is only the first target for Old Bristolians". Bristol Post. 3 April 2010.
    3. ↑ "GWB Combination Vase final: Chew Valley 10 Whitehall 34". Bristol Post. 22 April 2011.
    4. ↑ "Old Bristolians 11 – 9 Southmead". Old Bristolians RFC (Pitchero). 5 April 2012.
    5. ↑ "At last! After 105 years, Barton Hill have a trophy to their name". Bristol Post. 2 May 2013.
    6. ↑ "Barton Hill deliver a second trophy in the space of 12 months". North Bristol Post. 5 May 2014.
    7. ↑ "Clevedon see off Saracens to take Combination Vase crown". North Somerset Times. 8 April 2015.
    8. ↑ "Old Bristolians RFC 38 3 Bristol Saracens RFC". Old Bristolians RFC (Pitchero). 5 May 2016.
    9. ↑ "Bristol Combination Vase Champions 2017". Avonmouth Old Boys RFC (Pitchero). 25 April 2017.
    10. 1 2 "WADWORTH 6X COMBINATION CUP COMPETITIONS" (PDF). Bristol & District Rugby Football Combination (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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