The Bristol Combination Vase is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the

Bristol and District Rugby Football Combination The Bristol and District Rugby Football Combination is an organisation for the promotion of junior rugby union in the city of Bristol, England. The Bristol and District Rugby Football Combination is one of two pillars on which the rugby union her ...

– one of the five bodies that make up the Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 2003–2004 season, with the inaugural winners being Frampton Cotterell. Prior to 2003–04 there had been a plate competition for teams knocked out of the early round of the

Bristol Combination Cup 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 intr ...

, although the vase was not a direct replacement as it was a separate competition intended for lower ranked sides in the Bristol region. It is the second most important competition organised by the Bristol Combination, behind the

but in front of the

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. The Bristol Combination Vase is currently open for clubs sides based in Bristol and the surrounding countryside (including parts of Gloucestershire and Somerset), typically based between tier 7 (

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) and tier 8 (

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/ Tribute Somerset Premier). The format is a cup knockout with a first round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final held at a neutral venue between April–May.

Winners

Number of wins

* Old Bristolians (3) * Barton Hill (2) * Southmead (2) * Avonmouth Old Boys (1) *Bristol Saracens (1) * Bishopston (1) * Clevedon (1) * Frampton Cotterell (1) * Gordano (1) * Old Colstonians (1) * Whitehall (1)

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Gloucestershire RFU

Bristol & District Rugby Football Combination
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Winners

Number of wins

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