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.
Stroud and District Combination Junior Cup winners Stroud and District Combination Junior Cup Finals Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue 1976–77 Royal Agricultural College II 1977–78 Cainscross II 1978–79 Royal Agricultural College II 1979–80 Dursley II 1980–81 Cainscross II 1981–82 Cirencester II 1982–83 Cirencester II 1983–84 Minety II 1984–85 Royal Agricultural College II 1985–86 Cirencester II 1986–87 Dursley II 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 Cirencester II 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Painswick II 1995–96 1996–97 Cirencester II 1997–98 1998–99 1999-00 2000–01 2001–02 Cirencester II 2002–03 Dursley II 17–7 Painswick II Fromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire 2003–04 Dursley II 49–17 Cirencester II Fromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire 2004–05 Dursley II Painswick II 2005–06 Dursley II 12–7 Wotton-under-Edge Fromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire 2006–07 Dursley II 2007–08 Painswick II 2008–09 Cirencester II Painswick II 2009–10 Dursley II 28–13 Painswick II Hounds Green, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire 2010–11 Tetbury 16–11 Dursley II 2011–12 Cirencester II 2012–13 Stroud II Hounds Green, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire 2013–14 Stroud II 2014–15 Cirencester II 41–31 Stroud II The Whiteway, Cirencester, Gloucestershire 2015–16 Dursley II 19–19 Fairford The Whiteway, Cirencester, Gloucestershire 2016–17 Fairford 19–18 Stroud II The Whiteway, Cirencester, Gloucestershire 2017–18 Fairford 70–5 Dursley II Hounds Green, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire
Stroud and District Combination Junior Plate winners Stroud and District Combination Junior Plate Finals Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue 2004–05 Tetbury 2005–06 Stroud II 2006–07 Stroud II 2007–08 Painswick II 2008–09 2009–10 Cirencester II Wotton-under-Edge Hounds Green, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire 2010–11 Fairford 20–17 Painswick II Fromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire 2011–12 Stroud II 2012–13 Dursley II 2013–14 Caincross 17–16 Cirencester II Broadham Fields, Painswick, Gloucestershire 2014–15 Fairford 2015–16 Cirencester II 25–10 Minchampton The Whiteway, Cirencester, Gloucestershire 2016–17 Painswick 2017–18 Cirencester II 12–10 Cainscross II Hounds Green, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire
Number of wins
Cup Cirencester II (9) Dursley II (9) Royal Agricultural College II (3) Cainscross II (2) Fairford (2) Painswick II (2) Stroud II (2) Minety II (1) Tetbury (1)
Plate Cirencester II (3) Stroud II (3) Fairford (2) Caincross (1) Dursley II (1) Painswick (1) Painswick II (1) Tetbury (1)
Notes
See also Gloucestershire RFU Stroud & District Combination Senior Cup Stroud & District Combination Bill Adams Cup English rugby union system Rugby union in England
References
External links Gloucestershire RFU