North Gloucestershire Combination Glanville Cup

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]

North Gloucestershire Combination Glanville Cup
SportRugby Union
Instituted1975 (1975)
Number of teams11
CountryEngland
HoldersChosen Hill Former Pupils III (1st title) (2017–18)
Most titlesMatson (19 titles)
WebsiteNorth Gloucestershire Combination

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
North Gloucestershire Combination Glanville Cup Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
1975–76Gordon League 'B'Kingsholm, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
1976–77Coney Hill III / Matson III[a 1]N/A
1977–78Gordon League III
1978–79Matson III
1979–80Tredworth III
1980–81Spartans III
1981–82Matson III
1982–83Matson III
1983–84Matson III
1984–85Matson III
1985–86Matson III
1986–87Coney Hill III
1987–88Matson III
1988–89Matson III
1989–90Matson III
1990–91Matson III
1991–92Matson III
1992–93Old Richians III
1993–94Matson III
1994–95Matson III
1995–96Matson III
1996–97Matson III
1997–98Gloucester Old Boys III
1998–99Spartans III
1999-00Gloucester Old Boys III
2000–01Matson III
2001–02Coney Hill III
2002–03Matson III
2003–04Spartans III
2004–05Widden Old Boys III
2005–06Coney Hill III
2006–07Coney Hill III
2007–08Spartans III
2008–09[3]Coney Hill IIIChosen Hill Former Pupils
2009–10[4]Coney Hill IIIOld Richians III
2010–11[5]Coney Hill IIIMatson III
2011–12[6]Coney Hill IIIOld Centralians III
2012–13[6]Old Centralians IIIConey Hill III
2013–14[7]Coney Hill III16–14Chosen Hill Former Pupils III
2014–15[8][9]Matson III21–16Widden Old Boys III
2015–16[10]Coney Hill III27–7Matson III
2016–17[11]Matson III44–7Spartans III
2017–18[12]Chosen Hill Former Pupils III35–22Spartans III

[1][13]

Number of wins
  • Matson (20)[a 2]
  • Coney Hill (11)[a 3]
  • Spartans (4)
  • Gloucester Old Boys (2)
  • Gordon League (2)
  • Chosen Hill Former Pupils (1)
  • Old Centralians (1)
  • Old Richians (1)
  • Tredworth (1)
  • Widden Old Boys (1)

Notes
  1. The 1976–77 Glanville Cup was shared between Coney Hill III and Matson III.
  2. Matson total includes 1 shared title.
  3. Coney Hill's total includes 1 shared title.

See also

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