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 Junior Cup 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 ( National League 3 South West) to tier 11 ( Gloucester 3) 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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