Hertfordshire Presidents' Cup
Sport | Rugby Union |
---|---|
Instituted | 1970 |
Number of teams | 6 |
Country | England |
Holders | Bishop's Stortford Blues (8th title) (2017–18) |
Most titles | Tabard (11 titles) |
Website | Hertfordshire 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
[edit]Number of wins
[edit]- Tabard (11)
- Hertford (9)
- Bishop's Stortford (8)[a 1]
- Fullerians (6)
- Letchworth Garden CIty (6)
- Cheshunt (5)
- Old Albanian (2)
- Hemel Hempstead (2)
- Tring (1)
- Old Verulamian (1)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Includes 4 titles won by the Bishop's Stortford Blues (2nd XV).
See also
[edit]- Hertfordshire RFU
- Hertfordshire presidents' Tankard
- Hertfordshire presidents' Trophy
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
References
[edit]- ^ "Hertfordshire Presidents' Cup Competition". Hertfordshire RFU. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "A HISTORY OF RUGBY IN LETCHWORTH". Letchworth Rugby (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Tabs kings of the county". The Press. 9 April 2003.
- ^ "Fixtures & Results 2003 / 2004 (1st XV)". Hertford RFC. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Fixtures & Results 2004 / 2005 (1st XV)". Hertford RFC. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Fixtures & Results 2005 / 2006 (1st XV)". Hertford RFC. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Fixtures & Results 2006 / 2007 (1st XV)". Hertford RFC. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Fixtures & Results 2007 / 2008 (1st XV)". Hertford RFC. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Gallery: Cup final heartbreak for OAs". The Herts Advertiser. 25 May 2009.
- ^ "Stortford beat Old Albanian after extra-time in Herts President's Cup". Herts and Essex Observer. 22 March 2009.
- ^ "OA slay Stortford in Presidents' Cup Final". The Herts Advertiser. 25 May 2010.
- ^ "Season Review 2010–2011". Tring Rugby (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Fixtures & Results 2010 / 2011 (1st XV)". Hertford RFC. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Tring rout Hertford in cup final". Berkhamsted & Tring Gazette. 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Hertfordshire Presidents Cup Final". Tring Rugby (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "The Icing on the Cake". Bishop's Stortford RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Bishop's Stortford Blues Letchworth". Bishop's Stortford RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "1st Team – County Champions". Letchworth Rugby Club. 27 April 2014.
- ^ "Herts RFU Presidents Cup Final 2014". St Albans RFC. 27 April 2014.
- ^ "Letchworth win Herts President's Cup final thriller to retain trophy". Hertfordshire Mercury. 28 April 2015.
- ^ "PRESIDENTS' FINALS DAY on our first visit to ALLIANZ PARK". Hertfordshire RFU. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "2015/16 Results". Hertfordshire RFU (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Herts Presidents Cup Final". Tring Rugby (Pitchero). 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Blues stand firm to make it three in a row". Bishop's Stortford RFC (Pitchero). 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union Handbook 2016–17" (PDF). Hertfordshire RFU. Retrieved 17 June 2017.