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.

Kent Vase

Sport	Rugby Union
Instituted	2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Number of teams	21
Country	England
Holders	Whitstable (2nd title) (2023-24)
Most titles	Beccehamian (4 titles)
Website	Kent RFU

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.^{[citation needed]}

Kent Vase winners

Kent Vase Finals
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
2022-23	Old Gravesendians	37-33	Faversham	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

• Kent RFU
• Kent Cup
• Kent Shield
• Kent Plate
• Kent Salver
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

References

1. "Kent Vase". Kent RFU. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
2. "Final test for Whitstable's rugger men". Kent Online. 8 May 2003.
3. "Beccehamian RFC 15 - Old Gravesendians RFC 39". Old Gravesendians RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 22 June 2006.
4. "Old Gs take Kent Vase title". Kent Online. 13 May 2008.
5. "Old Gravesendians beat Sittingbourne to book place in Kent Vase final". Kent Online. 5 May 2009.
6. "Gs clinch Kent Cup and Lordswood win Vase". Kent News. 27 April 2010.
7. "Sheppey 53 – 14 Southwark Lancers". Sheppey RFC (Pitchero). 1 May 2011.
8. "Information for Sunday 1st May - Kent Vase Final". Sheppey RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
9. "Dartfordians RFC vs. Gillingham Anchorians". Dartfordians RFC (Pitchero). 29 April 2012.
10. "Finals Day for the Kent Cup & Plate, Vase & Salver" (PDF). Cranbrook RFC. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
11. "Beccehamian vs. Old Gravesendians". Beccehamian RFC (Pitchero). 28 April 2013.
12. "KENT FINALS DAY - RESULTS". Old Dunstonian RFC (Pitchero). 21 June 2013.
13. "Vase success despite late drama". 2 May 2014 – via PressReader.
14. "Showing old season: 2013 - 2014". Cranbrook Rugby Club. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
15. "Cranbrook Kent Vase Final vs. Beccehamian RFC". Beccehamian RFC (Pitchero). 26 April 2015.
16. "1st Team in the Kent Vase Final". Beccehamian RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
17. "1st XV v Beccahamiams RFC". Snowdown Colliery RFC (Pitchero). 1 May 2016.
18. "Snowdown Colliery RFC (Kent Vase Final) vs. Beccehamian RFC". Beccehamian RFC (Pitchero). 1 May 2016.
19. "Kent Vase Champions!!". Beccehamian RFC (Pitchero). 19 May 2017.
20. "A Resounding Win in Kent Vase Final". Beccehamian RFC (Pitchero). 29 April 2018.

External links

• Kent RFU