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.
Hertfordshire Presidents' Tankard winners Hertfordshire Presidents' Tankard Finals Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue 2009-10 St Albans Hitchin Cotlandswick, London Colney, Hertfordshire 2010-11 Welwyn 29-13 Harpenden Cotlandswick, London Colney, Hertfordshire 2011-12 St Albans 42-7 Stevenage Town 2012-13 Tabard 41-14 Welwyn Chaulden Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire 2013-14 Fullerians 15-3 Datchworth Coningesby Drive, Watford, Hertfordshire 2014-15 Welwyn 47-12 Stevenage Town Allianz Park, Hendon, London 2015-16 Datchworth 31-24 Stevenage Town Allianz Park, Hendon, London 2016-17 Stevenage Town 36-7 Welwyn Allianz Park, Hendon, London 2017-18 Hemel Hempstead 46-20 Datchworth Allianz Park, Hendon, London 2018-19 St Albans
Number of wins St Albans (3) Welwyn (2) Datchworth (1) Fullerians (1) Hemel Hempstead (1) Stevenage Town (1) Tabard (1)
See also Hertfordshire RFU Hertfordshire Presidents' Cup Hertfordshire Presidents' Trophy English rugby union system Rugby union in England
References
External links Hertfordshire RFU