Counties 1 Hampshire is an English level 7 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in Hampshire and West Sussex and is administered by Hampshire Rugby Havant II are the current champions.
Structure and format The twelve teams play home and away matches from September through to April, making a total of twenty-two matches each. The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows: 4 points are awarded for a win. 2 points are awarded for a draw. 0 points are awarded for a loss.
In addition: 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match
Promotion is to Regional 2 South Central which hosts teams from Dorset, Surrey, Berkshire, West Sussex & Hampshire; whilst relegation is to Counties 2 Hampshire.
2026–27
Departing were Bognor promoted to Regional 2 South Central while Gosport & Fareham (10th), Guernsey Vikings (11th) and Eastleigh (12th) were relegated to Counties 2 Hampshire.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Andover Foxcotte Lane Andover, Hampshire 4th Basingstoke Down Grange Basingstoke, Hampshire 3rd Bournemouth II Chapel Gate Bournemouth, Dorset 7th Chichester Oaklands Park Chichester, West Sussex 6th Ellingham & Ringwood Parsonage Barn Lane Ringwood, Hampshire Relegated from Regional 2 South Central (12th) Farnham II Wilkinson Way Farnham, Surrey Promoted from Counties 2 Hampshire (champions) Millbrook Lordshill Recreational Ground Southampton, Hampshire 9th Portsmouth The Rugby Camp Portsmouth, Hampshire 2nd Pulborough Freelands Pulborough, West Sussex Promoted from Counties 2 Sussex (champions) Sandown & Shanklin The Fairway Ground Sandown, Isle of Wight 5th Trojans Stoneham Lane Eastleigh, Hampshire Promoted from Counties 2 Hampshire (runners up) Winchester II North Walls Park Winchester, Hampshire 8th
2025–26 Participating teams and locations Departing were Havant II (1st) and Ellingham & Ringwood (2nd), promoted to Regional 2 South Central while New Milton (11th) and Trojans (12th) were relegated to Counties 2 Hampshire. Incoming teams were Millbrook (1st) and Winchester II (2nd), both promoted from Counties 2 Hampshire, while Chichester (11th) and Andover (12th) were both relegated from Regional 2 South Central.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Andover Foxcotte Lane Andover, Hampshire Relegated from Regional 2 South Central (12th) Basingstoke Down Grange Basingstoke, Hampshire 3rd Bognor Hampshire Avenue Bognor Regis, West Sussex 5th Bournemouth II Chapel Gate Bournemouth, Dorset 10th Chichester Oaklands Park Chichester, West Sussex Relegated from Regional 2 South Central (11th) Eastleigh The Hub Eastleigh, Hampshire 9th Gosport & Fareham Gosport Park Gosport, Hampshire 4th Guernsey Vikings Footes Lane 5,000 (720 seats) Saint Peter Port, Guernsey 6th Millbrook Lordshill Recreational Ground Southampton, Hampshire Promoted from Counties 2 Hampshire (champions) Portsmouth The Rugby Camp Portsmouth, Hampshire 7th Sandown & Shanklin The Fairway Ground Sandown, Isle of Wight 8th Winchester II North Walls Park Winchester, Hampshire Promoted from Counties 2 Hampshire (2nd)
2024–25 Participating teams and locations Departing were Petersfield and Andover promoted to Regional 2 South Central; there was no relegation to Counties 2 Hampshire. Promoted from Counties 2 Hampshire were Sandown & Shanklin, Basingstoke and Guernsey St Jacques Vikings – an amateur club who are the 2XV to Guernsey Raiders. With two leaving and three joining the league was restored to twelve teams.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Basingstoke Down Grange Basingstoke, Hampshire Promoted from Counties 2 Hampshire (2nd) Bognor Hampshire Avenue Bognor Regis, West Sussex 9th Bournemouth II Chapel Gate Bournemouth, Dorset 11th Eastleigh The Hub Eastleigh, Hampshire 7th Ellingham & Ringwood Parsonage Barn Lane Ringwood, Hampshire 6th Gosport & Fareham Gosport Park Gosport, Hampshire 4th Guernsey Vikings Footes Lane 5,000 (720 seats) Saint Peter Port, Guernsey Promoted from Counties 2 Hampshire (3rd) Havant II Hook's Lane 1,500 Havant, Hampshire 3rd New Milton & District Ashley Recreation Ground Ashley, New Milton, Hampshire 10th Portsmouth The Rugby Camp Portsmouth, Hampshire 5th Sandown & Shanklin The Fairway Ground Sandown, Isle of Wight Promoted from Counties 2 Hampshire (champions) Trojans Stoneham Lane Eastleigh, Hampshire 8th
League table Counties 1 Hampshire 2024–25 TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPointsAdjust 1 Havant II (P) 22 22 0 0 1302 432 870 22 0 110 2 Ellingham & Ringwood (P) 22 18 0 4 753 436 317 13 2 87 3 Basingstoke 22 15 0 7 613 549 64 12 2 74 4 Gosport and Fareham 22 15 0 7 628 443 185 10 2 72 5 Bognor 22 9 2 11 457 594 −137 10 2 52 6 Guernsey Vikings 22 9 0 13 531 594 −63 10 5 52 +1 7 Portsmouth 22 11 0 11 553 416 137 8 4 51 −5 8 Sandown & Shanklin 22 8 1 13 529 635 −106 12 3 50 +1 9 Eastleigh 22 8 1 13 539 668 −129 10 3 48 10 Bournemouth II 22 7 2 13 459 673 −214 8 3 43 11 Trojans (R) 22 5 0 17 527 805 −278 10 4 34 12 New Milton & District (R) 22 2 0 20 248 894 −646 2 3 3 −10If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Number of draws Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background are the promotion places. Pink background are the relegation places.Source:
2023–24 Participating teams and locations Departing were Jersey and Winchester promoted to Regional 2 South Central. Basingstoke finished 12th and were relegated to Counties 2 Hampshire. Alton finished 11th and would also have been relegated but declined to compete in the RFU leagues in 2023–24. With four teams leaving and only three joining the league ran with eleven sides.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Andover Foxcotte Lane Andover, Hampshire 4th Bognor Hampshire Avenue Bognor Regis, West Sussex Promoted from Counties 2 Hampshire (2nd) Bournemouth II Chapel Gate Bournemouth, Dorset 9th Eastleigh The Hub Eastleigh, Hampshire 5th Ellingham & Ringwood Parsonage Barn Lane Ringwood, Hampshire Promoted from Counties 2 Hampshire (1st) Gosport & Fareham Gosport Park Gosport, Hampshire 6th Havant II Hook's Lane 1,500 Havant, Hampshire 3rd New Milton & District Ashley Recreation Ground Ashley, New Milton, Hampshire Promoted from Counties 2 Hampshire (3rd) Petersfield Penn's Place Petersfield, Hampshire 10th Portsmouth The Rugby Camp Portsmouth, Hampshire 7th Trojans Stoneham Lane Eastleigh, Hampshire 8th
League table Counties 1 Hampshire 2023–24 TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPointsAdjust 1 Petersfield (P) 20 19 1 0 968 214 754 18 0 98 +2 2 Andover (P) 20 17 0 3 784 421 363 16 0 84 3 Havant II 20 13 1 6 731 591 140 14 2 70 4 Gosport and Fareham 20 11 2 7 656 520 136 13 3 64 5 Portsmouth 20 10 1 9 495 410 85 6 4 52 6 Ellingham & Ringwood 20 9 1 10 506 684 −178 9 1 48 7 Eastleigh 20 9 0 11 534 490 44 7 5 48 8 Trojans 20 8 0 12 493 856 −363 8 2 42 9 Bognor 20 5 0 15 380 649 −269 7 2 29 10 New Milton & District 20 3 1 16 379 654 −275 6 7 27 11 Bournemouth II 20 2 1 17 281 718 −437 5 2 7 −10If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Number of draws Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background are the promotion places. Source:
2022–23 Participating clubs and locations This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was similar to London 3 South West with six of the same sides, while two teams – Gosport & Fareham and Havant II – from Hampshire Premier (level 8) were promoted to fill the league, and two – Eastleigh and Winchester – were level transferred from London 2 South West (level 7). London 3SW teams from Surrey, Sussex and SW London were absorbed into Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex. The league was supplemented by the addition of Bournemouth 2XV and Jersey.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Alton Antsey Park Alton, Hampshire 9th L3SW Andover Foxcotte Lane Andover, Hampshire 5th L3SW Basingstoke Down Grange Basingstoke, Hampshire 11th L3SW Bournemouth II Chapel Gate Bournemouth, Dorset New entry Eastleigh The Hub Eastleigh, Hampshire 4th L2SW Gosport & Fareham Gosport Park Gosport, Hampshire 2nd Hampshire Premier Havant II Hook's Lane 1,500 Havant, Hampshire 1st Hampshire Premier Jersey St Peter Saint Peter, Jersey New entry Petersfield Penn's Place Petersfield, Hampshire 2nd L3SW Portsmouth The Rugby Camp Portsmouth, Hampshire 10th L3SW Trojans Stoneham Lane Eastleigh, Hampshire 7th L3SW Winchester North Walls Park Winchester, Hampshire 7th L2SW
League table Counties 1 Hampshire 2022–23 TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPointsAdjust 1 Jersey (P) 21 21 0 0 1130 183 947 17 0 104 +3 2 Winchester (P) 22 19 0 3 888 247 641 15 0 93 +2 3 Havant II 22 16 0 6 878 385 493 16 2 82 4 Andover 22 13 0 9 587 427 160 9 6 67 5 Eastleigh 22 13 0 9 553 656 −103 10 1 63 6 Gosport and Fareham 22 11 1 10 520 548 −28 10 3 59 7 Portsmouth 22 9 0 13 428 712 −284 6 2 44 8 Trojans 22 7 0 15 554 576 −22 9 7 44 9 Bournemouth II 21 6 1 14 377 621 −244 5 5 36 10 Petersfield 22 6 1 15 345 982 −637 4 1 31 11 Alton 22 6 0 16 373 735 −362 2 2 23 −5 12 Basingstoke (R) 22 2 1 19 275 836 −561 2 4 16 If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Number of draws Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background are the promotion places. Pink background is the relegation place.Source:
Counties 1 Hampshire honours (2022–present) Following the RFU Adult Competition Review, the league was made up of ten clubs from Hampshire, one from Jersey and one from Bournemouth, Dorset. Promotion is to Regional 2 South Central while relegation is to Counties 2 Hampshire.
Counties 1 HampshireSeason No of teamsChampionsRunner-upRelegated team(s)Ref 2022–23 12 Jersey Winchester Basingstoke (12th) 2023–24 11 Petersfield Andover No relegation. Bournemouth II (11th) 2024–25 12 Havant Ellingham & Ringwood Trojans (11th) and New Milton & District (12th) Green backgrounds are the promotion places.
Summary of champions and runners-up TeamChampions Year(s)Runner-upYear(s) Jersey 1 2023 Petersfield 1 2024 Havant II 1 2025 Winchester 2023 1 Andover 2024 1 Ellingham & Ringwood 2025 1
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