Kent Plate Explained

Kent Plate
Sport:Rugby Union
Country:England
Teams:4
Champion:Westcombe Park (2nd title)
Season:2017–18
Most Champs:Beckenham, Tunbridge Wells
Count:3
Website:Kent RFU

The Kent Plate is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Kent Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 2001–02 season, with the inaugural winners being Bromley. It is the fourth most important rugby union cup competition in Kent, behind the Kent Cup, Kent Shield and Kent Vase, but ahead of the Kent Salver.

The Kent Plate is currently open to the first teams of club sides based in Kent that have been knocked out of the first round of the Kent Cup and Kent Shield. The format is a knockout cup with a first 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, Vase and Salver finals.[1]

Kent Plate winners

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Kent Plate Finals
SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upVenue
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999-00
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06[2] 39–17
2006–07
2007–08[3] 37–7 Merton Lane, Canterbury, Kent
2008–09 The Jack Williams Memorial Ground, Aylesford, Kent
2009–10[4] 22–5 Foxbury Avenue, Chislehurst, London
2010–11[5] 58–5 Merton Lane, Canterbury, Kent
2011–12[6] 26–18 Priestfields, Rochester, Kent[7]
2012–13[8] Canterbury Road, Ashford, Kent
2013–14[9] Footscray Road, New Eltham, London
2014–15[10] 52–16 Tomlin Ground, Cranbrook, Kent
2015–16[11] N/A The Jack Williams Memorial Ground, Aylesford, Kent
2016–17[12] 58–14 Merton Lane, Canterbury, Kent[13]
2017–18[14] 65–0 Footscray Road, New Eltham, London
2018–19

Number of wins

See also

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Notes and References

  1. News: Kent Vase. Kent RFU. 22 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170619050651/http://www.kent-rugby.org/competitions/club-rugby/kent-plate/. 19 June 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: Beckenham eat Old Ds off the Kent Plate. News Shopper. 1 May 2006 .
  3. Web site: Old Gs take Kent Vase title. Kent Online. 13 May 2008 .
  4. Web site: Beckenham 22–5 Canterbury. Evening Times. 27 April 2010 .
  5. Web site: Tunbridge Wells v Thanet Wanderers. Sports Images. 1 May 2011 .
  6. Web site: History. Tonbridge Juddians RFC. 22 June 2017 .
  7. Web site: Finals Day for the Kent Cup & Plate, Vase & Salver. Cranbrook RFC. 22 June 2017 .
  8. Web site: KENT FINALS DAY – RESULTS. Old Dunstonian RFC (Pitchero). 21 June 2013 .
  9. News: Kent Plate Final at Footscray RFC – This Sunday. Westcombe Park RFC (Pitchero). 22 June 2017 .
  10. News: Park win Kent Plate. Charlton Park RFC. 22 June 2017 .
  11. Web site: Bulls bounce back in final. PressReader. 6 May 2016 .
  12. News: Aylesford Bulls 14–58 Maidstone. Kent Sports News. 1 May 2017 .
  13. News: The Bulls on the Bus…. Aylesford Bulls. 22 June 2017 .
  14. News: Combe finish the season with silverware. Westcombe Park RFC (Pitchero). 29 May 2018 .