Stroud and District Combination Junior Cup explained

Stroud and District Combination Junior Cup
Sport:Rugby Union
Teams:8
Champion:Fairford (2nd title)
Season:2017–18
Most Champs:Cirencester II, Dursley II
Count:9
Website:Gloucestershire RFU

The Stroud and District Combination Junior Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised 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 1976–77 season, with the inaugural winners being Royal Agricultural College II. For the 2004–05 season a Junior Plate competition was introduced (Painswick RFC donated the plate) for teams that were knocked out of the first round of the Junior Cup, with Tetbury being the first winners. The Junior Cup is the second most important cup in Stroud District, behind the Senior Cup but ahead of the Bill Adams Cup. With only 9 member clubs the combination is one of the smallest in Gloucestershire.

The Junior Cup is currently open to the 1st teams of lower ranked clubs in Stroud District as well as 2nd teams of the larger clubs. The format is a knock-out cup with quarter finals, semi-finals and a final to be held at a neutral ground between March–May. Clubs knocked out at the quarter-final stage enter the Junior Plate competition which has a semi-final and final – also played at the same ground and date as the Junior Cup final.[1]

Stroud and District Combination Junior Cup winners

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Stroud and District Combination Junior Cup Finals
SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upVenue
1976–77
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[2] 17–7 Fromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire
2003–04[3] 49–17 Fromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire
2004–05[4]
2005–06[5] 12–7 Fromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09[6]
2009–10[7] 28–13 Hounds Green, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire[8]
2010–11[9] 16–11
2011–12
2012–13 Hounds Green, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire[10]
2013–14
2014–15[11] 41–31 The Whiteway, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
2015–16[12] 19–19 The Whiteway, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
2016–17[13] 19–18 The Whiteway, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
2017–18[14] 70–5 Hounds Green, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire

Stroud and District Combination Junior Plate winners

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Stroud and District Combination Junior Plate Finals
SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upVenue
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10 Hounds Green, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire
2010–11[15] 20–17 Fromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14[16] 17–16 Broadham Fields, Painswick, Gloucestershire
2014–15
2015–16[17] 25–10 The Whiteway, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
2016–17
2017–18[18] 12–10 Hounds Green, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire

Number of wins

Cup

Plate

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Stroud & District Combination Cup Draws. Gloucestershire Live. 13 March 2015 .
  2. News: It's cup glory in the sun. Gazette. 28 March 2003 .
  3. News: Cup delight. Gazette. 23 April 2004 .
  4. News: Painswick march on to final. Gazette. 23 March 2005 .
  5. News: Ball's up to deny Wotton. Gazette. 28 April 2006 .
  6. News: Cirencester's 2nd XV are to face Painswick in the Junior Cup Final after beating Cainscross with three late tries. Gazette. 14 April 2009 .
  7. News: Stroud Combination Junior Cup Final: Dursley United 28 Painswick 2nds 13. Gazette. 5 May 2010 .
  8. News: Dursley host Junior Combination Cup Finals. Dursley RFC. 29 April 2010 .
  9. News: Josh Jensen scores the only try as Tetbury edge past Dursley in cup. Gazette. 25 April 2011 .
  10. News: Bill Adams Cup Final – Match Report. Cirencester RFC. 2 May 2013 .
  11. News: RUGBY: Cirencester seconds are deserved winners of Stroud Combination final. Stroud News & Journal. 28 April 2015 .
  12. News: RUGBY: Historic win sees Dursley victorious in three senior Gloucestershire Cups. Gazette Series. 10 May 2016 .
  13. News: RUGBY: Fairford claim nail-biting victory in Stroud Combination Cup Final. Wilts & Gloucestershire Standard. 17 May 2017 .
  14. News: We've retained the Stroud Combination Junior Cup!. Fairford RFC (Twitter). 12 May 2018 .
  15. News: Stroud Combination Plate victory for Fairford. Wilts & Gloucestershire Standard. 8 May 2011 .
  16. News: RUGBY: Cirencester denied by late Cainscross match-winner. Wilts & Gloucestershire Standard. 22 April 2014 .
  17. News: RUGBY: Cirencester dominate local derby for the Stroud Combination Junior Plate. Wilts & Gloucestershire Standard. 10 May 2016 .
  18. News: Ciren Wins S&D Junior Plate. Cirencester RFC. 16 May 2018 .