Kent Vase Explained
| Kent Vase |
| Sport: | Rugby Union |
| Teams: | 21 |
| Champion: | Whitstable (2nd title) |
| Season: | 2023-24 |
| Most Champs: | Beccehamian |
| Count: | 4 |
| Website: | Kent RFU |
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.
The Kent Vase is 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.
The current holders of the Kent Vase are Whitstable RFC who on the 28 April, 2024 beat Brockleians 25-14 in the final at Canterbury Rugby Club.
Kent Vase winners
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| Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up | Venue |
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| 2001-02 | | | | |
| 2002-03[2] | | | | |
| 2003-04 | | | | |
| 2004-05 | | | | |
| 2005-06[3] | | | | |
| 2006-07 | | | | |
| 2007-08[4] | | 20-12 | | Merton Lane, Canterbury, Kent |
| 2008-09[5] | | | | The Jack Williams Memorial Ground, Aylesford, Kent |
| 2009-10[6] | | 19-18 | | Foxbury Avenue, Chislehurst, London |
| 2010-11[7] | | 53-14 | | Merton Lane, Canterbury, Kent[8] |
| 2011-12[9] | | 20-9 | | Priestfields, Rochester, Kent[10] |
| 2012-13[11] | | 37-17 | | Canterbury Road, Ashford, Kent[12] |
| 2013-14[13] | | 28-26 | | Footscray Road, New Eltham, London[14] |
| 2014-15[15] | | 17-10 | | Tomlin Ground, Cranbrook, Kent[16] |
| 2015-16[17] | | 31-5 | | The Jack Williams Memorial Ground, Aylesford, Kent[18] |
| 2016-17[19] | | 84-0 | | Merton Lane, Canterbury, Kent |
| 2017-18[20] | | 48-22 | | |
| 2018-19 | |
| 2022-23 | | 37-33 | | Cranbrook RFC, Cranbrook, Kent |
| 2023-24 | Whitstable | 25-14 | Brocklians | Merton Lane, Canterbury, Kent | |
Number of wins
- Beccehamian (4)
- Old Gravesendians (3)
- Cranbrook (2)
- Whitstable (2)
- Bromley (1)
- Dover (1)
- Gillingham Anchorians (1)
- Lordswood (1)
- Medway (1)
- Old Elthamians (1)
- Sheppey (1)
- Snowdown Colliery (1)
See also
External links
Notes and References
- News: Kent Vase. Kent RFU. 22 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170619050751/http://www.kent-rugby.org/competitions/club-rugby/kent-vase/. 19 June 2017. dead.
- Web site: Final test for Whitstable's rugger men. Kent Online. 8 May 2003 .
- Web site: Beccehamian RFC 15 - Old Gravesendians RFC 39. Old Gravesendians RFC (Pitchero). 22 June 2006 .
- Web site: Old Gs take Kent Vase title. Kent Online. 13 May 2008 .
- Web site: Old Gravesendians beat Sittingbourne to book place in Kent Vase final. Kent Online. 5 May 2009 .
- Web site: Gs clinch Kent Cup and Lordswood win Vase. Kent News. 27 April 2010 .
- Web site: Sheppey 53 – 14 Southwark Lancers. Sheppey RFC (Pitchero). 1 May 2011 .
- Web site: Information for Sunday 1st May - Kent Vase Final. Sheppey RFC (Pitchero). 22 June 2017 .
- Web site: Dartfordians RFC vs. Gillingham Anchorians. Dartfordians RFC (Pitchero). 29 April 2012 .
- Web site: Finals Day for the Kent Cup & Plate, Vase & Salver. Cranbrook RFC. 22 June 2017 .
- Web site: Beccehamian vs. Old Gravesendians. Beccehamian RFC (Pitchero). 28 April 2013 .
- Web site: KENT FINALS DAY - RESULTS. Old Dunstonian RFC (Pitchero). 21 June 2013 .
- Web site: Vase success despite late drama. PressReader. 2 May 2014 .
- Web site: Showing old season: 2013 - 2014. Cranbrook Rugby Club. 23 June 2017 .
- Web site: Cranbrook Kent Vase Final vs. Beccehamian RFC. Beccehamian RFC (Pitchero). 26 April 2015 .
- Web site: 1st Team in the Kent Vase Final. Beccehamian RFC (Pitchero). 22 June 2017 .
- Web site: 1st XV v Beccahamiams RFC. Snowdown Colliery RFC (Pitchero). 1 May 2016 .
- Web site: Snowdown Colliery RFC (Kent Vase Final) vs. Beccehamian RFC. Beccehamian RFC (Pitchero). 1 May 2016 .
- Web site: Kent Vase Champions!!. Beccehamian RFC (Pitchero). 19 May 2017 .
- Web site: A Resounding Win in Kent Vase Final. Beccehamian RFC (Pitchero). 29 April 2018 .
