North Gloucestershire Combination Glanville Cup Explained

North Gloucestershire Combination Glanville Cup
Sport:Rugby Union
Country:England
Teams:11
Champion:Chosen Hill Former Pupils III (1st title)
Season:2017–18
Most Champs:Matson
Count:19
Website:North Gloucestershire Combination

The North Gloucestershire Combination Glanville Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the North Gloucestershire Combination – one of the five bodies that make up the Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 1975–76 season, with the inaugural winners being Gordon League 'B', and is the third most important rugby union cup competition in north Gloucestershire, behind the Senior Cup and Junior Cup.[1]

The Glanville Cup is currently open for clubs sides based in Gloucester and north Gloucestershire which are typically the 3rd teams of sides playing in the Senior Cup, although 1st and 2nd XV of smaller clubs in the region have also taken part. 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 Junior Cup finals.[2]

North Gloucestershire Combination Glanville Cup winners

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North Gloucestershire Combination Glanville Cup Finals
SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upVenue
1975–76 Kingsholm, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
1976–77 N/A
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999-00
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09[3]
2009–10[4] Old Richians III
2010–11[5] Matson III
2011–12[6] Old Centralians III
2012–13 Old Centralians III Coney Hill III
2013–14[7] 16–14
2014–15[8] [9] 21–16
2015–16[10] 27–7 Matson III
2016–17[11] 44–7
2017–18[12] 35–22
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Number of wins

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Brief History.... North Gloucestershire Combination (Pitchero). 21 May 2017 .
  2. Web site: Combination Cup Draw. North Gloucestershire Combination (Pitchero). 6 February 2017 .
  3. Web site: COMBINATION CUP FINALS & COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATE. Gloucester Rugby. 24 April 2009 .
  4. Web site: Combination Cup Update – All three teams at Kingsholm...Again!. Coney Hill RFC (Pitchero). 21 May 2017 .
  5. Web site: Glanville Cup Results. North Gloucestershire Combination (Pitchero). 22 May 2017 .
  6. Web site: Club Honours. Old Centralians RFC (Pitchero). 22 May 2017 .
  7. Web site: KINGSHOLM HOSTS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL COMBINATION CUP FINALS DAY. Gloucester Rugby. 11 May 2014 .
  8. Web site: Matson 21 V 16 Widden Old Boys Cup. Shaun Lafferty (Flickr). 10 May 2015 .
  9. Web site: Gordon League win close encounter against Widden Old Boys. Gloucestershire Live. 10 May 2015 .
  10. Web site: Combination Final Results. North Gloucestershire Combination. 26 April 2016 .
  11. Web site: Matson hammer Spartans to lift the Glanville Cup at Kingsholm in Combination Cup finals day. Gloucestershire Live. 7 May 2017 .
  12. Web site: North Gloucester Combination Cup finals day round-up. Gloucestershire Live. 29 April 2018 .
  13. Book: Slatter, Martin . Pride of the West . Matador . 2015 . 165–166 .