North Gloucestershire Combination Junior Cup
| Sport | Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1950 |
| Number of teams | 13 |
| Country |
 England |
| Holders | Old Centralians II (5th title) (2016-17) |
| Most titles | Matson (17 titles) |
| Website | North Gloucestershire Combination |
The North Gloucestershire Combination Junior Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organized by the North Gloucestershire Combination - one of the five bodies that make up the Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 1950-51 season, with the inaugural winners being Gordon League II and is the second most important rugby union cup competition in north Gloucestershire, ahead of the Glanville Cup but behind the Senior Cup. With 16 existing member clubs (26 at its peak), the combination is one of the larger ones in Gloucestershire.[1]
The Junior Cup is currently open for clubs sides based in Gloucester and north Gloucestershire which are the 2nd teams of sides playing in the Senior Cup - although in the past the first teams of lower ranked clubs have also entered (for example when Old Cryptians won the Junior Cup in 2014). The format is a knockout cup with a first round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final to be held at Kingsholm in Gloucester in April-May alongside the Senior and Glanville Cup finals.[2]
North Gloucestershire Combination Junior Cup winners
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| Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up | Venue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | Gordon League II | Kingsholm, Gloucester, Gloucestershire | |||||
| 1951-52 | Coney Hill II | ||||||
| 1952-53 | Gloucester All Blues II | ||||||
| 1953-54 | Painswick II | ||||||
| 1954-55 | Gordon League II | ||||||
| 1955-56 | Gordon League II | ||||||
| 1956-57 | Longlevens II | ||||||
| 1957-58 | Painswick II | ||||||
| 1958-59 | Spartans II | ||||||
| 1959-60 | Matson II | ||||||
| 1960-61 | Matson II | ||||||
| 1961-62 | Churchdown II | ||||||
| 1962-63 | Longlevens II | ||||||
| 1963-64 | Longlevens II | ||||||
| 1964-65[3] | Old Centralians II | Longlevens II | |||||
| 1965-66 | B.N.S. II | ||||||
| 1966-67 | Gordon League II | ||||||
| 1967-68 | Gordon League II | ||||||
| 1968-69 | Tredworth II | ||||||
| 1969-70 | Tredworth II | ||||||
| 1970-71 | Matson II | ||||||
| 1971-72 | Old Richians II | ||||||
| 1972-73 | Old Richians II | ||||||
| 1973-74 | Old Cryptians II | ||||||
| 1974-75 | Gordon League II | ||||||
| 1975-76 | Tredworth II | ||||||
| 1976-77 | Old Cryptians II | ||||||
| 1977-78 | Gordon League II | ||||||
| 1978-79 | Matson II | ||||||
| 1979-80 | Gordon League II | ||||||
| 1980-81[3] | Matson II | Old Centralians II | |||||
| 1981-82[3] | Old Centralians II | Old Richians II | |||||
| 1982-83[3] | Gordon League II | Old Centralians II | |||||
| 1983-84 | Coney Hill II | ||||||
| 1984-85 | Matson II | ||||||
| 1985-86 | Coney Hill II | ||||||
| 1986-87 | Matson II | ||||||
| 1987-88 | Matson II | ||||||
| 1988-89 | Spartans II | ||||||
| 1989-90 | Spartans II | ||||||
| 1990-91 | Gordon League II | ||||||
| 1991-92 | Matson II | ||||||
| 1992-93 | Matson II | ||||||
| 1993-94 | Matson II | ||||||
| 1994-95 | Matson II | ||||||
| 1995-96 | Spartans II | ||||||
| 1996-97 | Matson II | ||||||
| 1997-98 | Matson II | ||||||
| 1998-99 | Matson II | ||||||
| 1999-00[3] | Coney Hill II | Old Centralians II | |||||
| 2000-01[3] | Old Centralians II | Matson II | |||||
| 2001-02 | Gordon League II | ||||||
| 2002-03 | Gordon League II | ||||||
| 2003-04 | Matson II | ||||||
| 2004-05 | Coney Hill II | ||||||
| 2005-06 | Coney Hill II | ||||||
| 2006-07 | Coney Hill II | ||||||
| 2007-08 | Coney Hill II | ||||||
| 2008-09[4] | Coney Hill II | Matson II | |||||
| 2009-10[5] | Coney Hill II | Old Centralians II | |||||
| 2010-11[6] | Coney Hill II | 42-20 | Matson II | ||||
| 2011-12[7] | Coney Hill II | 22-12 | Widden Old Boys II | ||||
| 2012-13[8] | Old Centralians II | 22-12 | Coney Hill II | ||||
| 2013-14[9] | Old Cryptians | 26-8 | Coney Hill II | ||||
| 2014-15[10] | Chosen Hill Former Pupils II | 27-10 | Matson II | ||||
| 2015-16[11] | Matson II | 30-11 | Chosen Hill Former Pupils II | ||||
| 2016-17[12] | Old Centralians II | 40-7 | Matson II | ||||
| 2017-18 | |||||||
Number of wins
- Matson II (17)
- Coney Hill II (12)
- Gordon League II (12)
- Old Centralians II (5)
- Spartans II (4)
- Longlevens II (3)
- Tredworth II (3)
- Old Cryptians II (2)
- Old Richians II (2)
- Painswick II (2)
- B.N.S. II (1)
- Chosen Hill Former Pupils II (1)
- Churchdown II (1)
- Gloucester All Blues II (1)
- Old Cryptians (1st XV) (1)
See also
- Gloucestershire RFU
- North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup
- North Gloucestershire Combination Glanville Cup
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
References
- 1 2 "A Brief History...". North Gloucestershire Combination (Pitchero). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ↑ "Combination Cup Draw". North Gloucestershire Combination (Pitchero). 6 February 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Club Honours". Old Centralians RFC (Pitchero). 22 May 2017.
- ↑ "COMBINATION CUP FINALS & COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATE". Gloucester Rugby. 24 April 2009.
- ↑ "Combination Cup Update - All three teams at Kingsholm...Again!". Coney Hill RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ↑ "Coney Hill 42 20 Matson". Coney Hill RFC (Pitchero). 1 May 2011.
- ↑ "Coney Hill 22 12 Widden Old Boys". Coney Hill RFC (Pitchero). 6 May 2012.
- ↑ "Cents win two out of three Combination finals". Old Centralians RFC (Pitchero). 21 April 2013.
- ↑ "CRYPTIANS END 40 YEAR WAIT FOR CUP SUCCESS". Old Cryptians RFC (Pitchero). 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "Junior Cup Final 2015 - Chosen Hill V Matson Highlights". Be Champions (Facebook). 10 May 2015.
- ↑ "2nds LOSE 30-11 AGAINST MATSON IN JUNIOR CUP FINAL". Chosen Hill RFC (Pitchero). 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "Old Cents lift Junior Cup with 40-17 win over Matson at Kingsholm in Combination Cup". Gloucestershire Live. 7 May 2017.