MIDDLESEX MERIT TABLE CUP
The Middlesex Merit Table Cup, now in it’s fifth year, is played in three tiers, with Cup, Bowl and Vase rounds. It allows teams to play sides outside their own Merit Tables and the rounds are played in the breaks between the Merit Table league fixtures.
The Cup competition is open to teams playing in the top two merit tables. The Bowl competition is for teams playing in Merit Tables 3 and 4 and the Vase competition is for those teams competing in Merit Tables 5 and 6.
2017 – 2018 Merit Table Knock Out Competitions
| Merit Table Cup | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sept | Prelim Round | Grasshoppers 2nds | 5-36 | Rosslyn Park Bs | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | Rosslyn Park Bs | AWO | Hackney 2nds | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | H’smith & Fulham 3rds | 0-72 | HAC 2nds | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | Chiswick 2nds | 32-15 | Belsize Park 2nds | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | HAC 3rds | 19-31 | Hamsptead 2nds | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | Ealing Men 2nds | 20-27 | O Haberdashers 2nds | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | Belsize Park 3rds | 17-20 | H’smith & Fulham 2nds | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | London Cornish 4ths | 24-41 | Rosslyn Park 4ths | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | Kilburn Cosmos 2nds | 12-26 | CS Stags 1863 2nds | ||
| 24 Nov | Q Finals | Hackney 2nds | 26-48 | O Haberdashers 2nds | ||
| 24 Nov | Q Finals | HAC 2nds | 29-20 | Chiswick 2nds | ||
| 24 Nov | Q Finals | Rosslyn Park 4ths | 20-41 | H’smith & Fulham 2nds | ||
| 24 Nov | Q Finals | CS Stags 1863 2nds | 39-22 | Hamsptead 2nds | ||
| 19 Jan | S Finals | O Haberdashers 2nds | 0-15 | HAC 2nds | ||
| 19 Jan | S Finals | H’smith & Fulham 2nds | 36-22 | CS Stags 1863 | ||
| 30 Mar | Final – Ruislip | HAC 2nds | – | H’smith & Fulham 2nds | ||
| Merit Table Bowl | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | H’smith & Fulham 5ths | AWO | Twickenham 2nds | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | Belsize Park 4ths | HWO | Feltham | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | Harlequin Amateurs | HWO | Ickenham | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | Quintin | HWO | L Scottish lions 3rds | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | Hanwell | 10-31 | Chiswick 3rds | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | O Streetonians 3rds | 33-15 | Hampstead 3rds | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | Hayes | 12-57 | London NZ Kiwis | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | Hackney 3rds | 12-17 | H’smith & Fulham 4ths | ||
| 24 Nov | Q Finals | Quintin | HWO | Twickenham 2nds | ||
| 24 Nov | Q Finals | Chiswick 3rds | AWO | H’smith & Fulham 4ths | ||
| 24 Nov | Q Finals | O Streetonians 3rds | 5-29 | Harlequin Amateurs | ||
| 24 Nov | Q Finals | London NZ Kiwis | 20-9 | Belsize Park 4ths | ||
| 19 Jan | S Finals | H’smith & Fulham 4ths | 0-45 | London NZ Kiwis | ||
| 19 Jan | S Finals | Quintin | 26-22 | Harlequin Amateurs | ||
| 30 Mar | Final – Ruislip | London NZ Kiwis | – | Quintin | ||
| Merit Table Vase | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | Hillingdon Abbots | HWO | West London 2nds | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | Northolt | AWO | Whitton Lions | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | Twickenham 3rds | 46-14 | Old Isleworthians | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | Uxbridge 2nds | HWO | Bulldogs | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | Chiswick 4ths | AWO | Staines 2nds | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | Grasshoppers 3rds | AWO | Hampstead 4ths | ||
| 13 Oct | 1st Round | BOE 2nds | AWO | Ealing Exiles | ||
| 24 Nov | Q Finals | Hillingdon Abbots | AWO | Staines 2nds | ||
| 24 Nov | Q Finals | Whitton Lions | 52-5 | Old Isleworthians | ||
| 24 Nov | Q Finals | Twickenham 3rds | 36-5 | Hampstead 4ths | ||
| 24 Nov | Q Finals | Uxbridge 2nds | AWO | Ealing Exiles | ||
| 19 Jan | S Finals | Whitton Lions | 11-40 | Staines 2nds | ||
| 19 Jan | S Finals | Ealing Exiles | 10-40 | Twickenham 3rds | ||
| 30 Mar | Final – Ruislip | Staines 2nds | – | Twickenham 3rds | ||
Due to 17 teams in this year’s Cup competition, there will be a preliminary game on the 8th September for this competition. In keeping with tradition, the lower league team have been drawn at home wherever numbers have allowed. Fixture locations may be swapped to accommodate pitch availability, everything else is as per regulations.
The regulations have been updated on the website and will piggyback the main competition as before. The home team is responsible for organising the referee through the usual process.
Cup match results must be submitted by text to the competition organiser by 9.00pm on the evening of the game, including any walkovers. Text Steve Partridge on 07776 478201
Competition Regulations
Please find attached the regulations for the cup competition. Where applicable you will need to refer to the main Merit table regulations
http://middlesexrugby.com/competitions/merittablecup/mmtcupregs/
Last year’s winners
The finals of the 2017-2018 Middlesex Merit Table Cup, Bowl and Vase competitions were combined into a feast of rugby at Chiswick RFC , with HAC 2nds the eventual winners of the MMT Cup.
| Winners | Runners Up | |
| MMT Cup | Hampstead 2nds 17 | HAC 2nds 22 |
| MMT Bowl | Hampstead 3rds 15 | Hammersmith & Fulham 5ths 19 |
| MMT Vase | Ickenham 34 | Hayes Baa Baas 12 |
2017 – 2018 Merit Table Knock Out Competition results
| MERIT TABLE CUP | RESULT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sept | Prelim Round | HAC 2nds | 72-15 | H’smith & Fulham 3rds | ||
| 14 Oct | 1st Round | H’smith & Fulham 4ths | 23-28 | O Haberdashers 2nds | ||
| 14 Oct | 1st Round | Kilburn Cosmos 2nds | 14-24 | Chiswick 2nds | ||
| 14 Oct | 1st Round | Ealing Mens 2nds | 17-59 | Hampstead 2nds | ||
| 14 Oct | 1st Round | Pinner | AWO | HAC 2nds | ||
| 14 Oct | 1st Round | Belsize Park 3rds | HWO | Rosslyn Park Bs | ||
| 14 Oct | 1st Round | Rosslyn Park 4ths | 36-25 | Belsize Park 2nds | ||
| 14 Oct | 1st Round | Grasshoppers 2nds | HWO | Ruislip 2nds | ||
| 14 Oct | 1st Round | M’field OB Badgers | AWO | HAC 3rds | ||
| 2 Dec | Q Finals | Belsize Park 2nds | 35-51 | HAC 2nds | ||
| 2 Dec | Q Finals | Rosslyn Park 4ths | HWO | O Haberdashers 2nds | ||
| 2 Dec | Q Finals | Grasshoppers 2nds | 19-36 | Hampstead 2nds | ||
| 2 Dec | Q Finals | HAC 3rds | 21-46 | Chiswick 2nds | ||
| 24 Feb | S Finals | Rosslyn Park 4ths | 5-19 | HAC 2nds | ||
| 24 Feb | S Finals | Chiswick 2nds | 7-34 | Hampstead 2nds | ||
| 7 April | Final Chiswick | Hampstead 2nds | 17-22 | HAC 2nds | ||
| MERIT TABLE BOWL | RESULT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct | 1st Round | Bank Of England 2nds | 35-40 | H’smith & Fulham 5ths | |||
| 14 Oct | 1st Round | Hanwell | 12-59 | Hampstead 3rds | |||
| 14 Oct | 1st Round | O Streetonians 3rds | 40-5 | Belsize Park 4ths | |||
| 14 Oct | 1st Round | Staines 2nds | 27-19 | L Scottish Extra Bs | |||
| 14 Oct | 1st Round | Feltham | 15-34 | Twickenham Development | |||
| 14 Oct | 1st Round | Chiswick 3rds | – | Bye | |||
| 2 Dec | Q Finals | O Streetonians 3rds | 31-22 | Hampstead 3rds | |||
| 2 Dec | Q Finals | Staines 2nds | 21-74 | H’smith & Fulham 5ths | |||
| 2 Dec | Q Finals | Chiswick 3rds | 12-48 | Twickenham Development | |||
| 24 Feb | S Finals | O Streetonians 3rds | – | H’smith & Fulham 5ths | |||
| 24 Feb | S Finals | Twham Development | 0-15 | Hampstead 3rds | |||
| 7 April | Final – Chiswick | Hampstead 3rds | 15-19 |
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| MERIT TABLE VASE | RESULT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct | 1st Round | Chiswick 4ths | 22-44 | Hayes Baa Baas | ||
| 14 Oct | 1st Round | Whitton Lions | 44-12 | Ealing Exiles | ||
| 14 Oct | 1st Round | Uxbridge 2nds | HWO | L French 2nds | ||
| 14 Oct | 1st Round | Twickenham O’als | 19-45 | Ickenham | ||
| 14 Oct | 1st Round | Grasshoppers 3rds | 12-36 | Hampstead 4ths | ||
| 14 Oct | 1st Round | Haringey 2nds | 46-6 | West London 2nds | ||
| 2 Dec | Q Finals | Whitton Lions | 27-33 | Hampstead 4ths | ||
| 2 Dec | Q Finals | Uxbridge 2nds | 7-43 | Hayes Baa Baas | ||
| 2 Dec | Q Finals | Haringey 2nds | 7-11 | Ickenham | ||
| 24 Feb | S Finals | Hampstead 4ths | 32-40 | Hayes Baa Baas | ||
| 24 Feb | S Finals | Ickenham | 48-13 | Whitton Lions | ||
| 7 April | Final Chiswick | Ickenham | 34-12 | Hayes Baa Baas | ||
Further information
For more information about the Middlesex Merit Cup Competition please contact the organiser, Steve Partridge. Email: spartridge73@gmail.com tel: 07776 478201
