Rugby competition in England
The Hertfordshire Presidents' Tankard is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organized by the Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union . It was first introduced during the 2010–11 season, with the inaugural winners being St Albans . It is the second most important rugby union cup competition in Hertfordshire , behind the Hertfordshire Presidents' Cup but ahead of the Hertfordshire Presidents' Trophy .
The Presidents' Tankard is currently open to the first teams of club sides based in Hertfordshire that play in tier 7 (London 2 North West ) and tier 8 (London 3 North West ) of the English rugby union league system . The format is a knockout cup with a preliminary round, 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 Cup and Trophy finals.[ 1]
Hertfordshire Presidents' Tankard winners[ edit ] Hertfordshire Presidents' Tankard Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue 2009-10 St Albans Hitchin Cotlandswick, London Colney , Hertfordshire [ 2] 2010-11[ 3] Welwyn 29-13 Harpenden Cotlandswick, London Colney , Hertfordshire 2011-12[ 4] St Albans 42-7 Stevenage Town 2012-13[ 5] Tabard 41-14 Welwyn Chaulden Lane, Hemel Hempstead , Hertfordshire 2013-14[ 6] Fullerians 15-3 Datchworth Coningesby Drive, Watford , Hertfordshire 2014-15[ 7] Welwyn 47-12 Stevenage Town Allianz Park , Hendon , London 2015-16[ 8] Datchworth 31-24 Stevenage Town Allianz Park , Hendon , London 2016-17[ 9] Stevenage Town 36-7 Welwyn Allianz Park , Hendon , London 2017-18[ 10] Hemel Hempstead 46-20 Datchworth Allianz Park , Hendon , London 2018-19 St Albans
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