The Somerset Senior Vase is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organized by the Somerset Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 2005-06 season, with the inaugural winners being St Bernadette's. It is the second most important rugby union cup competition in Somerset, behind the Senior Cup.
The Senior Vase is currently open to club sides based in Somerset and parts of Bristol that are outside of the top 16 teams in the county, typically playing in tier 7 (Counties 1), tier 8 (Counties 2) and tier 9 (Somerset 1) of the English rugby union league system. While the Somerset leagues have 1st and 2nd XV taking part in league games, like the Somerset Senior Cup, the Vase only allows 1st teams to enter. The format is a knockout cup with a quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final to be held at a neutral venue between March–May.
Somerset Senior Vase winners Somerset Senior Vase Finals Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue 2004-05 St Bernadette's 12-6 Minehead 2006-07 Midsomer Norton 32-26 Wellington 2007-08 Wells 56-18 Avon Recreation Ground, Weston-super-Mare 2008-09 Tor 16-15 Burnham-on-Sea Beggars Brook, North Petherton 2009-10 Bristol Harlequins 11-6 Wells Beggars Brook, North Petherton 2010-11 Wellington 13-0 Stothert & Pitt Recreation Ground, Weston-super-Mare 2011-12 Gordano 31-7 Old Bristolians Recreation Ground, Weston-super-Mare 2012-13 Chew Valley 16-8 Gordano Recreation Ground, Weston-super-Mare 2013-14 Chew Valley 31-24 Bristol Harlequins Recreation Ground, Weston-super-Mare 2014-15 Midsomer Norton 25-22 Bristol Harlequins Recreation Ground, Weston-super-Mare 2015-16 Yatton 62-17 Tor Recreation Ground, Weston-super-Mare 2016-17 Tor 21-19 Yeovil Hutton Moor, Weston-super-Mare 2017-18 Wellington 45-17 Winscombe Beggars Brook, North Petherton 2018–19 Burnham-on-Sea 38-13 Yatton Hutton Moor Park, Weston-super-Mare 2020–21 Burnham-on-Sea 27-12 Yeovil 2022–23 Hornets 23-21 Castle Cary 2023–24 Imperial 26-16 Hornets III 2024–25 Midsomer Norton 47-21 Clevedon Chew Valley RFC 2025–26 Clevedon 71-19 Old Sulians Chew Valley RFC
Number of wins Midsomer Norton (3) Chew Valley (2) Tor (2) Bunham-On-Sea (2) Chew Valley (2) Wellington (2) Bristol Harlequins (1) Burnham-on-Sea (1) Clevedon (1) Gordano (1) Wells (1) Yatton (1)
Notes
See also Somerset RFU Somerset Senior Cup English rugby union system Rugby union in England
References
External links Somerset RFU