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 The plate was discontinued at the end of the 2002–03 season and has since been replaced by the Bristol Combination Vase, which is for lower ranked clubs in the region.

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.

Bristol Combination Cup winners Bristol Combination Cup Finals Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue Attendance 1970–71 Bristol Harlequins 1971–72 St. Brendans Old Boys 1972–73 Avonmouth Old Boys 1973–74 Dings Crusaders 1974–75 Old Bristolians 1975–76 St Mary's Old Boys 1976–77 Bristol Harlequins 1977–78 St Mary's Old Boys 1978–79 St Mary's Old Boys 1979–80 Old Redcliffians 1980–81 St Mary's Old Boys 1981–82 Keynsham 1982–83 Old Redcliffians 1983–84 Avonmouth Old Boys 1984–85 Old Redcliffians 1985–86 Dings Crusaders 1986–87 Avonmouth Old Boys 1987–88 Avonmouth Old Boys 1988–89 St Mary's Old Boys 1989–90 Avonmouth Old Boys 1990–91 Dings Crusaders 1991–92 Whitehall 1992–93 Cleve St Mary's Old Boys 1993–94 Avonmouth Old Boys 1994–95 Dings Crusaders 1995–96 Dings Crusaders 1996–97 St Mary's Old Boys 1997–98 St Mary's Old Boys 1998–99 Hornets 1999-00 St Mary's Old Boys Old Redcliffians 2000–01 St Mary's Old Boys 2001–02 Clevedon 2002–03 Hornets 2003–04 St Mary's Old Boys 2004–05 Keynsham 2005–06 Cleve St Mary's Old Boys 2006–07 St Mary's Old Boys 2007–08 Cleve 61–5 Clevedon Memorial Stadium, Bristol 2008–09 Clifton 45–21 St Mary's Old Boys Memorial Stadium, Bristol 2009–10 Avonmouth Old Boys 14–0 Dings Crusaders Memorial Stadium, Bristol 2010–11 Dings Crusaders 36–18 Weston-super-Mare Memorial Stadium, Bristol 2011–12 Avonmouth Old Boys 23–15 Thornbury Memorial Stadium, Bristol 2012–13 Old Redcliffians 35–28 Dings Crusaders Memorial Stadium, Bristol 1,500 2013–14 Clifton 21–16 Dings Crusaders Memorial Stadium, Bristol 2014–15 Dings Crusaders Cleve Memorial Stadium, Bristol 2015–16 Clifton 48–10 Cleve Memorial Stadium, Bristol 2016–17 Clifton 30–7 Old Redcliffians Memorial Stadium, Bristol 554 2017–18 Clifton 28–26 Cleve Shaftesbury Park, Bristol 666 2018–19 Weston-super-Mare 49–27 Thornbury Shaftesbury Park, Bristol 2019-2020Hornets71-12Barton HillShaftesbury Park, Bristol

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

Number of wins

Cup St Mary's Old Boys (11) Avonmouth Old Boys (8) Dings Crusaders (7) Clifton (5) Old Redcliffians (4) Cleve (3) Hornets (3) Bristol Harlequins (2) Keynsham (2) Clevedon (1) Old Bristolians (1) St. Brendans Old Boys (1) Weston-super-Mare (1) Whitehall (1)

Plate Avonmouth Old Boys (3) Aretians (2) Ashley Down Old Boys (2) Bristol Harlequins (2) Frampton Cotterell (2) Bristol Saracens (1) Chipping Sodbury (1) Gordano (1) Old Redcliffians (1) Southmead (1) St Brendans Old Boys (1) Thornbury (1)

See also Gloucestershire RFU Bristol and District Rugby Football Combination Bristol Combination Vase Bristol Combination Cyril Parsons Bowl

English rugby union system Rugby union in England

References

External links Gloucestershire RFU Bristol & District Rugby Football Combination