Every year the Kent Referees Society awards the Whistler Trophy to a club for being the most hospitable club in the eyes of the visiting referee.

Life as a referee can be very lonely and being treated well  can make a big difference to Kent Referees Society in retaining and recruiting referees in order for the Society to be able to cope with the demand. Over the year Kent Society Referees have marked the clubs on their hospitality and they are delighted to say that Dartford Valley RFC are the winners for 2019-20.

1st – Dartford Valley

2nd –  Sheppey RFC

3rd –  Deal & Betteshanger RFC

4th –  Brockleians RFC

5th  –  Sittingbourne RFC

Mention should go to both Sheppey RFC and Sittingbourne RFC who have kept up their high standards having won on multiple occasions and always finishing in the top five.