Kent Vase
The Kent Vase is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organized by the Kent Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 2001-02 season, with the inaugural winners being Bromley. It is the third most important rugby union cup competition in Kent, behind the Kent Cup and Kent Shield but ahead of the Kent Plate and Kent Salver.
| Sport | Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2001 |
| Number of teams | 21 |
| Country |  |
| Holders | Beccehamian (4th title) (2017-18) |
| Most titles | Beccehamian (4 titles) |
| Website | Kent RFU |
The Kent Vase is currently open to the first teams of club sides based in Kent that play in tier 9 (Shepherd Neame Kent 1) and tier 10 (Shepherd Neame Kent 2) of the English rugby union league system. The format is a knockout cup with a first round, second round, third round, semi-finals and a final, typically to be held at a pre-determined ground at the end of April on the same date and venue as the Cup, Shield, Plate and Salver finals.[1] Teams that are knocked out of the first round complete for the Kent Salver.
Kent Vase winners
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| Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up | Venue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | Bromley | ||||||
| 2002-03[2] | Whitstable | Old Elthamians | Merton Lane, Canterbury, Kent | ||||
| 2003-04 | Old Elthamians | ||||||
| 2004-05 | Dover | ||||||
| 2005-06[3] | Beccehamian | Old Gravesendians | |||||
| 2006-07 | Old Gravesendians | ||||||
| 2007-08[4] | Old Gravesendians | 20-12 | Medway | Merton Lane, Canterbury, Kent | |||
| 2008-09[5] | Medway | Old Gravesendians | The Jack Williams Memorial Ground, Aylesford, Kent | ||||
| 2009-10[6] | Lordswood | 19-18 | Cranbrook | Foxbury Avenue, Chislehurst, London | |||
| 2010-11[7] | Sheppey | 53-14 | Southwark Lancers | Merton Lane, Canterbury, Kent[8] | |||
| 2011-12[9] | Gillingham Anchorians | 20-9 | Dartfordians | Priestfields, Rochester, Kent[10] | |||
| 2012-13[11] | Beccehamian | 37-17 | Old Gravesendians | Canterbury Road, Ashford, Kent[12] | |||
| 2013-14[13] | Cranbrook | 28-26 | Old Williamsonian | Footscray Road, New Eltham, London[14] | |||
| 2014-15[15] | Cranbrook | 17-10 | Beccehamian | Tomlin Ground, Cranbrook, Kent[16] | |||
| 2015-16[17] | Snowdown Colliery | 31-5 | Beccehamian | The Jack Williams Memorial Ground, Aylesford, Kent[18] | |||
| 2016-17[19] | Beccehamian | 84-0 | King's College Hospital | Merton Lane, Canterbury, Kent | |||
| 2017-18[20] | Beccehamian | 48-22 | Cranbrook | Footscray Road, New Eltham, London | |||
| 2018-19 | |||||||
Number of wins
- Beccehamian (4)
- Cranbrook (2)
- Old Gravesendians (2)
- Bromley (1)
- Dover (1)
- Gillingham Anchorians (1)
- Lordswood (1)
- Medway
- Old Elthamians (1)
- Sheppey (1)
- Snowdown Colliery (1)
- Whitstable (1)
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See also
References
- "Kent Vase". Kent RFU. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- "Final test for Whitstable's rugger men". Kent Online. 8 May 2003.
- "Beccehamian RFC 15 - Old Gravesendians RFC 39". Old Gravesendians RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 22 June 2006.
- "Old Gs take Kent Vase title". Kent Online. 13 May 2008.
- "Old Gravesendians beat Sittingbourne to book place in Kent Vase final". Kent Online. 5 May 2009.
- "Gs clinch Kent Cup and Lordswood win Vase". Kent News. 27 April 2010.
- "Sheppey 53 – 14 Southwark Lancers". Sheppey RFC (Pitchero). 1 May 2011.
- "Information for Sunday 1st May - Kent Vase Final". Sheppey RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- "Dartfordians RFC vs. Gillingham Anchorians". Dartfordians RFC (Pitchero). 29 April 2012.
- "Finals Day for the Kent Cup & Plate, Vase & Salver" (PDF). Cranbrook RFC. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- "Beccehamian vs. Old Gravesendians". Beccehamian RFC (Pitchero). 28 April 2013.
- "KENT FINALS DAY - RESULTS". Old Dunstonian RFC (Pitchero). 21 June 2013.
- "Vase success despite late drama". Pressreader. 2 May 2014.
- "Showing old season: 2013 - 2014". Cranbrook Rugby Club. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- "Cranbrook Kent Vase Final vs. Beccehamian RFC". Beccehamian RFC (Pitchero). 26 April 2015.
- "1st Team in the Kent Vase Final". Beccehamian RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- "1st XV v Beccahamiams RFC". Snowdown Colliery RFC (Pitchero). 1 May 2016.
- "Snowdown Colliery RFC (Kent Vase Final) vs. Beccehamian RFC". Beccehamian RFC (Pitchero). 1 May 2016.
- "Kent Vase Champions!!". Beccehamian RFC (Pitchero). 19 May 2017.
- "A Resounding Win in Kent Vase Final". Beccehamian RFC (Pitchero). 29 April 2018.
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