The North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup is an annual

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knock-out club competition organised by the North Gloucestershire Combination – one of the five bodies that make up the

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. It was first introduced during the 1903–04 season, with the inaugural winners being Berkley and is the most important rugby union competition in north Gloucestershire, ahead of the

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and Glanville Cup. The Senior Cup is currently open for clubs sides based in

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and north Gloucestershire, playing all the way from tier 5 (

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) to tier 11 (

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) of the English rugby union league system. 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 Junior and Glanville Cup finals.

North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup winners

Number of wins

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North Gloucester Combination

Gloucestershire RFU
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North Gloucestershire Combination Senior Cup winners

Number of wins

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