The Hampshire Bowl is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Hampshire Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 1999–99 season, with the inaugural winners being Romsey. It is the second important rugby union cup competition in Hampshire, behind the Hampshire Cup but ahead of the Hampshire Plate. When it was introduced in 1999 the Bowl initially replaced the Plate competition, which was itself re-instated several years later for the 2003–04 season.
The Hampshire Bowl is currently open to club sides based in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands, who play between tier 8 (London 3 South West) and tier 9 (Hampshire Premier) of the English rugby union league system, although sometimes teams from outside the league structure are invited to take part. The format is a knockout cup with a preliminary round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final to be held at the home ground of one of the finalists between March–May.
Hampshire Bowl winners Hampshire Bowl Finals Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue 1999-00 Romsey 33–9 Millbrook Lordshill Recreational Ground, Southampton, Hampshire 2000–01 Sandown & Shanklin 38–8 Fordingbridge The Fairway Ground, Sandown, Isle of Wight 2001–02 Guernsey 27–10 Millbrook Lordshill Recreational Ground, Southampton, Hampshire 2002–03 Les Quennevais 41–29 New Milton & District Ashley Sports Ground, New Milton, Hampshire 2003–04 Tottonians 25–17 Guernsey Water Lane, Totton and Eling, Hampshire 2004–05 Alton 16–8 Petersfield Anstey Park, Alton, Hampshire 2005–06 Petersfield 18–17 U.S. Portsmouth 2006–07 Petersfield 27–13 Ellingham & Ringwood 2007–08 Ellingham & Ringwood 28–20 Petersfield Picket Post, Ringwood, Hampshire 2008–09 Trojans 21–0 Sandown & Shanklin The Fairway Ground, Sandown, Isle of Wight 2009–10 Gosport & Fareham 21–13 Sandown & Shanklin Gosport Park, Gosport, Hampshire 2010–11 Sandown & Shanklin 59–7 Petersfield Penn's Place, Petersfield, Hampshire 2011–12 Sandown & Shanklin 50–5 Fordingbridge The Fairway Ground, Sandown, Isle of Wight 2012–13 No competition 2013–14 Eastleigh 44–6 Ellingham & Ringwood Raymond Brown Memorial Ground, Ringwood, Hampshire 2014–15 Andover 28–10 Southampton University Medics Bishopstoke Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire 2015–16 Eastleigh 20–8 Trojans Bishopstoke Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire 2016–17 Trojans 14–13 Eastleigh Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh, Hampshire 2017–18 Portsmouth 29–22 Trojans The Rugby Camp, Portsmouth, Hampshire 2018–19 Eastleigh 34–24 Portsmouth The Rugby Camp, Portsmouth, Hampshire 2019–20 Winchester Andover
Number of wins Eastleigh (3) Sandown & Shanklin (3) Petersfield (2) Trojans (2) Alton (1) Andover (1) Ellingham & Ringwood (1) Gosport & Fareham (1) Guernsey (1) Les Quennevais (1) Portsmouth (1) Romsey (1) Tottonians (1)
See also Hampshire RFU Hampshire Cup Hampshire Plate English rugby union system Rugby union in England
References
External links Hampshire RFU