The Bristol Combination Vase is an annual

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knock-out club competition organised by the

Bristol and District Rugby Football Combination The Bristol and District Rugby Football Combination is an organisation for the promotion of junior rugby union in the city of Bristol, England. The Bristol and District Rugby Football Combination is one of two pillars on which the rugby union her ...

– one of the five bodies that make up the

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. It was first introduced during the 2003–2004 season, with the inaugural winners being

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. Prior to 2003–04 there had been a plate competition for teams knocked out of the early round of the Bristol Combination Cup, although the vase was not a direct replacement as it was a separate competition intended for lower ranked sides in the Bristol region. It is the second most important competition organised by the Bristol Combination, behind the Bristol Combination Cup but in front of the

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. The Bristol Combination Vase is currently open for clubs sides based in

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and the surrounding countryside (including parts of

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and

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), typically based between tier 7 (

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) and tier 8 (

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/ Tribute Somerset Premier). 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.

Winners

Number of wins

* Old Bristolians (3) * Barton Hill (2) *

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(2) * Avonmouth Old Boys (1) *Bristol Saracens (1) * Bishopston (1) *

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(1) *

(1) * Gordano (1) * Old Colstonians (1) *

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(1)

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References

External links

Gloucestershire RFU

Bristol & District Rugby Football Combination
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Winners

Number of wins

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