Hertfordshire Presidents' Cup

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.

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

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
1970–71Fullerians
1971–72Bishop's Stortford
1972–73Old Verulamian
1973–74Fullerians
1974–75Hemel Hempstead
1975–76Fullerians
1976–77Letchworth Garden City
1977–78Letchworth Garden City
1978–79Bishop's Stortford
1979–80Fullerians
1980–81Hertford
1981–82Hertford
1982–83Tabard
1983–84Fullerians
1984–85Cheshunt
1985–86[2]Hertford12–6Letchworth Garden City
1986–87[2]Letchworth Garden City18–3Hertford
1987–88Tabard
1988–89Cheshunt
1989–90Tabard
1990–91Cheshunt
1991–92Tabard
1992–93Tabard
1993–94Tabard
1994–95Tabard
1995–96Bishop's Stortford
1996–97Cheshunt
1997–98Old Albanian15-13Old Verulamian
1998–99Cheshunt
1999-00Tabard
2000–01Tabard
2001–02[2]Tabard20–0Letchworth Garden City
2002–03[3]Tabard27–3Fullerians
2003–04[4]Hertford14–9St AlbansWar Memorial Sports Ground, Northwood, London
2004–05[5]Hertford45–12Letchworth Garden City
2005–06[6]Hertford41–12Stevenage Town
2006–07[7]Hertford10–3Stevenage TownWar Memorial Sports Ground, Northwood, London
2007–08[8]Hertford26–5Stevenage TownWar Memorial Sports Ground, Northwood, London
2008–09[9]Bishop's Stortford22–16 (aet)Old AlbanianWar Memorial Sports Ground, Northwood, London[10]
2009–10[11]Old Albanian37–19Bishop's StortfordCroxley Guild of Sport, Croxley Green, Hertfordshire
2010–11[12][13]Hertford40–15TringRedbourn Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
2011–12[14]Tring40–0Hertford IIRedbourn Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire[15]
2012–13[16]Bishop's Stortford Blues34–8Letchworth Garden CityChaulden Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire[17]
2013–14[18]Letchworth Garden City22–15Bishop's Stortford BluesBoggymead Springs, St Albans, Hertfordshire[19]
2014–15[20][21]Letchworth Garden City33–16Old Albanian RomansAllianz Park, Hendon, London
2015–16[22]Bishop's Stortford Blues38–18 (aet)Hertford IIAllianz Park, Hendon, London
2016–17[23]Bishop's Stortford Blues44–14Tring IIAllianz Park, Hendon, London
2017–18[24]Bishop's Stortford Blues8–3FulleriansAllianz Park, Hendon, London
2018–19Fullerians 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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  2. "A HISTORY OF RUGBY IN LETCHWORTH". Letchworth Rugby (Pitchero). 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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  14. "Tring rout Hertford in cup final". Berkhamsted & Tring Gazette. 30 April 2012.
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  17. "Bishop's Stortford Blues Letchworth". Bishop's Stortford RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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  19. "Herts RFU Presidents Cup Final 2014". St Albans RFC. 27 April 2014.
  20. "Letchworth win Herts President's Cup final thriller to retain trophy". Hertfordshire Mercury. 28 April 2015.
  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.
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