Stroud and District Combination Bill Adams Cup

The Stroud and District Combination Bill Adams Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Stroud and District Combination – one of the five bodies that make up the Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 1983–84 season, with the first ever winners being Cirencester III. The Bill Adams Cup is the third most important cup competition in Stroud District behind the Senior Cup (1st) and Stroud and District Combination Junior Cup (2nd). With only 9 member clubs the combination is one of the smallest in Gloucestershire.

Stroud and District Combination Bill Adams Cup
SportRugby Union
Instituted1983; 41 years ago (1983)
Number of teams4
Country England
HoldersCirencester III (15th title) (2017–18)
Most titlesCirencester III (15 titles)
WebsiteGloucestershire RFU

The Bill Adams Cup is currently open to the 2nd and 3rd teams of clubs location within the Stroud District. The format is a knock-out cup with semi-finals and a final, with the final to be held a neutral ground between March–May.[1][non-primary source needed]

Stroud and District Combination Bill Adams Cup winners edit

Stroud and District Combination Bill Adams Cup Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
1983–84 Cirencester III
1984–85 Dursley III
1985–86 Royal Agricultural College III
1986–87 Minchinhampton II
1987–88 Painswick III
1988–89 Cirencester III
1989–90 Cainscross III
1990–91 Dursley III
1991–92 Cirencester III
1992–93 Dursley III
1993–94 Dursley III
1994–95 Dursley III
1995–96 Dursley III
1996–97 Cirencester III
1997–98 Dursley III
1998–99 Cirencester III
1999-00 Minchinhampton II
2000–01 Fairford II
2001–02 Wotton-under-Edge II
2002–03 Cirencester III
2003–04[2] Dursley III Fairford II Fromehill Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire
2004–05 Dursley III
2005–06 Cirencester III
2006–07 Cirencester III
2007–08 Cirencester III
2008–09[3] Dursley III 32–18 Cirencester III
2009–10[4] Cirencester III 8–6 Dursley III
2010–11[5] Cirencester III Dursley III
2011–12 Cirencester III
2012–13[6][7] Cirencester III 25–10 Dursley III Hounds Green, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire
2013–14[8] Cirencester III 22–20 Dursley III Hounds Green, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire
2014–15[9][10] Dursley III 21–10 Cirencester III Hounds Green, Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire
2015–16[11] Dursley III 32–10 Minchinhampton II Broadham Fields, Painswick, Gloucestershire
2016–17 Tetbury II Dursley III The Recreation Ground, Tetbury, Gloucestershire
2017–18[12] Cirencester III 59–35 Dursley III Walnut Tree Field, Fairford, Gloucestershire[13]

Number of wins edit

Notes edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Stroud & District Combination Cup Draws". Gloucestershire Live. 13 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Fairford RFC 2nds on their way to cup final after beating Painswick". Gazette. 17 March 2004.
  3. ^ "STROUD COMBINATION BILL ADAMS TROPHY FINAL". Dursley RFC. 27 April 2009.
  4. ^ "3rds: Nomads – 2009/2010 Season". Dursley RFC. 9 May 2010.
  5. ^ "3rds: Nomads – 2010/2011 Season". Dursley RFC. 23 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Bill Adams Cup Final: Cirencester 2nds 25 Dursley Nomads 10". Gazette. 2 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Bill Adams Cup Final – Match Report". Cirencester RFC. 2 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Titanic battle for Bill Adams Trophy leaves Nomads just short". Dursley RFC. 29 April 2014.
  9. ^ "RUGBY: Dursley regain the Bill Adams Trophy from Cirencester". Gazette. 21 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Bill Adams Cup Final – Match Report". Cirencester RFC. 21 April 2015.
  11. ^ "RUGBY: Dursley get the better of Minchinhampton Rams to lift Bill Adams Cup". Gazette. 11 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Cirencester Wins Bill Adams Cup Final". Cirencester RFC. 24 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Remaining Rugby Fixtures. Save these dates!". Cirencester RFC. 9 April 2018.

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