Bristol Combination Cyril Parsons Bowl
The Bristol Combination Cyril Parsons Bowl is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Bristol and District Rugby Football Combination – one of the five bodies that make up the Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 2012–13 season, with the inaugural winners being Winscombe, and is the third most important competition organised by the Bristol Combination, behind the Bristol Combination Cup and Bristol Combination Vase.
Sport | Rugby Union |
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Instituted | 2012 |
Number of teams | 13 |
Country | |
Holders | Old Colstonians (2nd title) (2018–19) |
Most titles | Old Colstonians (2 titles) |
Website | Bristol & District Rugby Football Combination |
The Bristol Combination Vase is currently open for clubs sides based in Bristol and the surrounding countryside (including parts of Gloucestershire and Somerset), typically based in tier 9 (Gloucester 1/Somerset 1), tier 10 (Gloucester 2) and tier 11 (Gloucester 3). The format is a cup knockout with a first round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final held at a neutral venue between April–May.[1]
Bristol Combination Cyril Parsons Bowl winners
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Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up | Venue | Attendance | |||
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2012–13[2] | Winscombe | 17–15 | Gordano | Valhalla, Brislington, Bristol | ||||
2013–14[3] | Chipping Sodbury | 30–20 | St Bernadettes Old Boys | Valhalla, Brislington, Bristol | ||||
2014–15[4] | St Mary's Old Boys | 71–5 | Ashley Down | Valhalla, Brislington, Bristol[5] | ||||
2015–16[6] | Bristol Barbarians | 38–16 | Old Elizabethans | The Hayfields, Mangotsfield, Bristol | 1,000 | |||
2016–17[7] | Bristol Barbarians | 34–33 | Bishopston | The Hayfields, Mangotsfield, Bristol | 650 | |||
2017–18[8] | Old Colstonians | 37-14 | Bristol Harlequins | Lockleaze Sports Centre, Lockleaze, Bristol | ||||
2018-19
[9] |
Old Colstonians | 17-7 | Old Elizabethans | Lockleaze Sports Centre, Lockleaze, Bristol | ||||
Number of wins
- Bristol Barbarians (2)
- Chipping Sodbury (1)
- Old Colstonians (1)
- St Mary's Old Boys (1)
- Winscombe (1)
Notes
See also
References
- "Bristol Combination Wadworth 6X Bowl 16 -17". Bristol & District Rugby Football Combination (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- "Gordano lose final in the last minute". North Somerset Times. 17 April 2013.
- "Saints took to the cleaners in the set piece from a formidable Sodbury pack". St Bernadettes Old Boys RFC (Pitchero). 1 April 2014.
- "Photos from The Combination Bowl Final". St Mary's Old Boys RFC (Pitchero). 23 April 2015.
- "Combination Bowl Final". St Mary's Old Boys RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- "Bristol Barbarians 38 16 Old Elizabethans". Bristol Barbarians RFC (Pitchero). 7 May 2016.
- "Bristol Barbarians 34 33 Bishopston RFC". Bristol Barbarians RFC (Pitchero). 27 April 2017.
- "Cracking game tonight against @BristolQuins with our boys running out 37-14 winners". Old Colstonians RFC (Twitter). 26 April 2018.
- "WADWORTH 6X COMBINATION CUP COMPETITIONS" (PDF). Bristol & District Rugby Football Combination (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 May 2017.