The Stroud and District Combination Bill Adams 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 1983–84 season, with the first ever winners being Cirencester III. The Bill Adams Cup is the third most important cup competition in Stroud District behind the Senior Cup (1st) and Stroud and District Combination Junior Cup (2nd). With only 9 member clubs the combination is one of the smallest in Gloucestershire.
The Bill Adams Cup is currently open to the 2nd and 3rd teams of clubs location within the Stroud District. The format is a knock-out cup with semi-finals and a final, with the final to be held a neutral ground between March–May.
Stroud and District Combination Bill Adams Cup winners Stroud and District Combination Bill Adams Cup Finals Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue 1983–84 Cirencester III 1984–85 Dursley III 1985–86 Royal Agricultural College III 1986–87 Minchinhampton II 1987–88 Painswick III 1988–89 Cirencester III 1989–90 Cainscross III 1990–91 Dursley III 1991–92 Cirencester III 1992–93 Dursley III 1993–94 Dursley III 1994–95 Dursley III 1995–96 Dursley III 1996–97 Cirencester III 1997–98 Dursley III 1998–99 Cirencester III 1999-00 Minchinhampton II 2000–01 Fairford II 2001–02 Wotton-under-Edge II 2002–03 Cirencester III 2003–04 Dursley III Fairford II Fromehill Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire 2004–05 Dursley III 2005–06 Cirencester III 2006–07 Cirencester III 2007–08 Cirencester III 2008–09 Dursley III 32–18 Cirencester III 2009–10 Cirencester III 8–6 Dursley III 2010–11 Cirencester III Dursley III 2011–12 Cirencester III 2012–13 Cirencester III 25–10 Dursley III Hounds Green, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire 2013–14 Cirencester III 22–20 Dursley III Hounds Green, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire 2014–15 Dursley III 21–10 Cirencester III Hounds Green, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire 2015–16 Dursley III 32–10 Minchinhampton II Broadham Fields, Painswick, Gloucestershire 2016–17 Tetbury II Dursley III The Recreation Ground, Tetbury, Gloucestershire 2017–18 Cirencester III 59–35 Dursley III Walnut Tree Field, Fairford, Gloucestershire
Number of wins Cirencester III (15) Dursley III (12) Minchinhampton II (2) Cainscross III (1) Fairford II (1) Painswick III (1) Royal Agricultural College III (1) Tetbury II (1) Wotton-under-Edge II (1)
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See also Gloucestershire RFU Stroud & District Combination Senior Cup Stroud & District Combination Junior Cup English rugby union system Rugby union in England
References
External links Gloucestershire RFU