The Kent Salver is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organized by the Kent Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 2005-06 season, with the inaugural winners being Guy's Hospital. It is the fifth most important rugby union cup competition in Kent, behind the Kent Cup, Kent Shield, Kent Vase and Kent Plate.
| Sport | Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2005 |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | King's College Hospital (1st title) (2025-2026) |
| Most titles | Sittingbourne, (3 titles) |
| Website | Kent RFU |
The Kent Salver 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 Vase. 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 Plate finals.[1]
Kent Salver winners
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| Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up | Venue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | Guy's Hospital | ||||||
| 2006-07 | Sheppey | ||||||
| 2007-08[2] | Sittingbourne | 13-9 | Park House | Merton Lane, Canterbury, Kent | |||
| 2008-09[3] | Dartfordians | 26-25 | Cranbrook | The Jack Williams Memorial Ground, Aylesford, Kent | |||
| 2009-10[4] | Sheppey | 29-10 | Gillingham Anchorians | Foxbury Avenue, Chislehurst, London | |||
| 2010-11[5] | Ashford | 64-13 | Orpington | Merton Lane, Canterbury, Kent | |||
| 2011-12[6] | Cranbrook | 57-10 | Brockleians | Priestfields, Rochester, Kent | |||
| 2012-13[7] | Dartfordians | Shooters Hill | Canterbury Road, Ashford, Kent | ||||
| 2013-14[8] | Brockleians | Bexley | Footscray Road, New Eltham, London | ||||
| 2014-15[9] | Brockleians | 26-5 | Sheppey | Tomlin Ground, Cranbrook, Kent | |||
| 2015-16[10] | Sittingbourne | Southwark Lancers | The Jack Williams Memorial Ground, Aylesford, Kent | ||||
| 2016-17[11] | Greenwich | 17-7 | Snowdown Colliery | Merton Lane, Canterbury, Kent | |||
| 2017-18[12] | Gillingham Anchorians | 33-26 | Footscray | Footscray Road, New Eltham, London | |||
| 2018-19 | Faversham | 17-15 | Southwark Lancers | Charlton Park
Kidbrooke London | |||
| 2021-22 | Faversham | 14-7 | King's College Hospital | Priestfields, Rochester ME1 3AD | |||
| 2022-23 | Cliffe Crusaders | 48-14 | Sheppey | Cranbrook Rugby Club | |||
| 2023-24 | Cliffe Crusaders | 32-7 | Ash | Canterbury Rugby Club | |||
| 2024-25 | Sittingbourne | 21-0 | Ash | Aylesford Bulls Rugby Football Club | |||
| 2025-26 | King's College Hospital | 42-19 | New Ash Green | Canterbury Rugby Club, CT4 7DZ | |||
Number of wins
edit- Sittingbourne (3)
- Cliffe Crusaders (2)
- Brockleians (2)
- Dartfordians (2)
- Sheppey (2)
- Ashford (1)
- Cranbrook (1)
- Gillingham Anchorians (1)
- Greenwich (1)
- Guy's Hospital (1)
- Faversham RUFC (2)
- King's College Hospital (1)
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Kent Salver". Kent RFU. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ↑ "Old Gs take Kent Vase title". Kent Online. 13 May 2008.
- ↑ "Dartfordians Rugby Club edge Kent Salver final against Cranbrook". Kent Online. 13 May 2009.
- ↑ "Sheppey Rugby Club defeat Gillingham Anchorians 29-10 to win Kent Salver". Kent Online. 29 April 2010.
- ↑ "Salver - Ashford v Orpingto". Sports Images. 1 May 2011.[dead link]
- ↑ "Showing old season: 2011 - 2012". Cranbrook Rugby Club. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ↑ "KENT FINALS DAY - RESULTS". Old Dunstonian RFC (Pitchero). 21 June 2013.
- ↑ "Kent 2 2014-15". Edenbridge RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 23 June 2017.[dead link]
- ↑ "Brockleians vs. Sheppey Rugby Football Club". Sheppey RFC (Pitchero). 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Shepherd Neame Kent Cup Finals Day - Sunday 1st May". Maidstone Rugby. 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "Kent Salver Final". Greenwich RFC (Pitchero). 4 May 2017.
- ↑ "KENT RFU SALVER FINAL - WINNERS". Gillingham Anchorians (Pitchero). 29 April 2018.