Hertfordshire Presidents' Cup

Hertfordshire presidents' Cup
SportRugby Union
Instituted1970; 55 years ago (1970)
Number of teams6
CountryEngland
HoldersBishop's Stortford Blues (8th title) (2017–18)
Most titlesTabard (11 titles)
WebsiteHertfordshire RFU

The Hertfordshire presidents' Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 1970–71 season, with the inaugural winners being Fullerians. It is the most important rugby union cup competition in Hertfordshire, ahead of the Hertfordshire presidents' Tankard and Hertfordshire presidents' Trophy.

The presidents' Cup is currently open to the first teams of club sides based in Hertfordshire that play in tier 6 (London 1 North) of the English rugby union league system, as well as the 2nd teams of higher ranked clubs in the region (tiers 3–5). The format is a knockout cup with a first round, semi-finals and a final to be held at Allianz Park (Saracen's home ground) in April–May on the same date and same venue as the Tankard and Trophy finals.[1]

Hertfordshire presidents' Cup winners

Hertfordshire presidents' Cup Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
1970–71 Fullerians
1971–72 Bishop's Stortford
1972–73 Old Verulamian
1973–74 Fullerians
1974–75 Hemel Hempstead
1975–76 Fullerians
1976–77 Letchworth Garden City
1977–78 Letchworth Garden City
1978–79 Bishop's Stortford
1979–80 Fullerians
1980–81 Hertford
1981–82 Hertford
1982–83 Tabard
1983–84 Fullerians
1984–85 Cheshunt
1985–86[2] Hertford 12–6 Letchworth Garden City
1986–87[2] Letchworth Garden City 18–3 Hertford
1987–88 Tabard
1988–89 Cheshunt
1989–90 Tabard
1990–91 Cheshunt
1991–92 Tabard
1992–93 Tabard
1993–94 Tabard
1994–95 Tabard
1995–96 Bishop's Stortford
1996–97 Cheshunt
1997–98 Old Albanian 15-13 Old Verulamian
1998–99 Cheshunt
1999-00 Tabard
2000–01 Tabard
2001–02[2] Tabard 20–0 Letchworth Garden City
2002–03[3] Tabard 27–3 Fullerians
2003–04[4] Hertford 14–9 St Albans War Memorial Sports Ground, Northwood, London
2004–05[5] Hertford 45–12 Letchworth Garden City
2005–06[6] Hertford 41–12 Stevenage Town
2006–07[7] Hertford 10–3 Stevenage Town War Memorial Sports Ground, Northwood, London
2007–08[8] Hertford 26–5 Stevenage Town War Memorial Sports Ground, Northwood, London
2008–09[9] Bishop's Stortford 22–16 (aet) Old Albanian War Memorial Sports Ground, Northwood, London[10]
2009–10[11] Old Albanian 37–19 Bishop's Stortford Croxley Guild of Sport, Croxley Green, Hertfordshire
2010–11[12][13] Hertford 40–15 Tring Redbourn Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
2011–12[14] Tring 40–0 Hertford II Redbourn Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire[15]
2012–13[16] Bishop's Stortford Blues 34–8 Letchworth Garden City Chaulden Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire[17]
2013–14[18] Letchworth Garden City 22–15 Bishop's Stortford Blues Boggymead Springs, St Albans, Hertfordshire[19]
2014–15[20][21] Letchworth Garden City 33–16 Old Albanian Romans Allianz Park, Hendon, London
2015–16[22] Bishop's Stortford Blues 38–18 (aet) Hertford II Allianz Park, Hendon, London
2016–17[23] Bishop's Stortford Blues 44–14 Tring II Allianz Park, Hendon, London
2017–18[24] Bishop's Stortford Blues 8–3 Fullerians Allianz Park, Hendon, London
2018–19 Fullerians 64-20 Old Albanian Romans Redbourn Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
2019-20 Competition was not held due to COVID-19
2020-21 Competition was not held due to COVID-19
2021-22 Letchworth Garden City 47-30 Fullerians Redbourn Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
2022-23 Hemel Hempstead 24-10 Hitchin Andrews Lane, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire

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Number of wins

Notes

  1. ^ Includes 4 titles won by the Bishop's Stortford Blues (2nd XV).

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Tabs kings of the county". The Press. 9 April 2003.
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  5. ^ "Fixtures & Results 2004 / 2005 (1st XV)". Hertford RFC. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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  8. ^ "Fixtures & Results 2007 / 2008 (1st XV)". Hertford RFC. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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  11. ^ "OA slay Stortford in Presidents' Cup Final". The Herts Advertiser. 25 May 2010.
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  13. ^ "Fixtures & Results 2010 / 2011 (1st XV)". Hertford RFC. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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  21. ^ "PRESIDENTS' FINALS DAY on our first visit to ALLIANZ PARK". Hertfordshire RFU. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  22. ^ "2015/16 Results". Hertfordshire RFU (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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  24. ^ "Blues stand firm to make it three in a row". Bishop's Stortford RFC (Pitchero). 29 April 2018.
  25. ^ "Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union Handbook 2016–17" (PDF). Hertfordshire RFU. Retrieved 17 June 2017.