The North Gloucestershire Combination Glanville Cup is an annual
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
knock-out club competition organised by the
North Gloucestershire Combination – one of the five bodies that make up the
Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union
The Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union is the union responsible for rugby union in the county of Gloucestershire, England and is one of the constituent bodies of the national Rugby Football Union. Formed in 1878, it has won the county champions ...
. 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
Junior or Juniors may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* ''Junior'' (Junior Mance album), 1959
* ''Junior'' (Röyksopp album), 2009
* ''Junior'' (Kaki King album), 2010
* ''Junior'' (LaFontaines album), 2019
Films
* ''Junior'' (1994 ...
.
The Glanville Cup is currently open for clubs sides based in
Gloucester
Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...
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.
North Gloucestershire Combination Glanville Cup winners
Number of wins
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Matson (20)
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Coney Hill (11)
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Spartans
Sparta ( Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta referr ...
(4)
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Gloucester Old Boys (2)
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Gordon League (2)
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Chosen Hill Former Pupils (1)
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Old Centralians (1)
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Old Richians (1)
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Tredworth (1)
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Widden Old Boys (1)
Notes
See also
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North Gloucestershire Combination
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Gloucestershire RFU
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North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup
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North Gloucestershire Combination Junior Cup
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English rugby union system
Men's Rugby union in England consists of 106 leagues, which includes professional leagues at the highest level, down to amateur regional leagues. Promotion and relegation are in place throughout the system.
Women's Rugby union in England cons ...
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Rugby union in England
Rugby union in England is one of the leading professional and recreational team sports. In 1871 the Rugby Football Union, the governing body for rugby union in England, was formed by 21 rugby clubs, and the first international match, which invo ...
References
External links
North Gloucester CombinationGloucestershire RFU
{{Rugby union in England
Recurring sporting events established in 1975
1975 establishments in England
Rugby union cup competitions in England
Rugby union in Gloucestershire