The Somerset Senior Cup is an annual

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knock-out club competition organised by the

Somerset Rugby Football Union The Somerset County Rugby Football Union (SCRFU) is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in the county of Somerset in England. The union is the constituent body of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) for Somerset. The SCRFU administers and ...

. First contested between 1906-07 and 1913-14, it was reintroduced during the 1970–71 season, with the winners being

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. It is the most important rugby union cup competition in

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, ahead of the Somerset Vase. The Senior Cup is currently open to club sides based in

and parts of

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who play between tier 4 (

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) and tier 7 (

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) of the

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. A non-league 2nd XV from the

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has also taken part in the competition in recent years but this is the only 2nd team to take part as the Senior Cup is only open to 1st teams. The format is a knockout cup with a first round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final to be held at a neutral venue between March–May.

Somerset Senior Cup winners

Number of wins

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Somerset Senior Cup winners

Number of wins

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