Hampshire Plate

The Hampshire Plate is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Hampshire Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 1990–91 season, with the inaugural winners being Fareham Heathens. It is the third most important rugby union cup competition in Hampshire, behind the Hampshire Cup and Hampshire Bowl. The Plate was initially replaced by the Bowl competition for the 1999–00 season but was re-introduced for 2003–04.

Hampshire Plate
SportRugby Union
Instituted1990 (1990)
CountryEngland
HoldersFareham Heathens (4th title) (2018–19)
Most titlesFareham Heathens, Farnborough (4 titles)
WebsiteHampshire RFU

The Hampshire Plate is currently open to club sides based in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands, who play between tier 9 (Hampshire Premier) and tier 11 (Hampshire 2) of the English rugby union league system, although teams from outside the league structure have also been 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.[1]

Hampshire Plate winners
Hampshire Plate Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
1990–91Fareham Heathens16–13Esso Fawley
1991–92Southampton13–12Esso Fawley
1992–93Gosport & Fareham37–6Farnborough
1993–94Southampton24–20Esso Fawley
1994–95Farnborough33–9Millbrook
1995–96Farnborough17–7Petersfield
1996–97Esso Fawley25–15Isle of Wight
1997–98Ventnor36–19Southampton Institute
1998–99Southampton Institute37–20Portsmouth University
2000–02No competition
2003–04Millbrook22–3Fareham Heathens
2004–05[2]University of Southampton40–18Jersey United BanksWide Lane Sports Ground, Southampton, Hampshire[3]
2005–06Southampton University Medics17–6MillbrookLordshill Recreational Ground, Southampton, Hampshire[4]
2006–07Southampton Solent University40–10Farnborough
2007–08[5]Eastleigh15–8FarnboroughBishopstoke Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire
2008–09U.S. Portsmouth21–14Farnborough
2009–10Southampton University Hospitals24–12Jersey United Banks
2010–11[6]Millbrook15–13University of SouthamptonWide Lane Sports Ground, Southampton, Hampshire
2011–12Jersey United Banks25–0Southampton University MedicsSouthampton, Hampshire
2012–13[7]Millbrook15–0AndoverGoodship Ground, Andover, Hampshire[8]
2013–14Farnborough27–11Fareham HeathensOak Farm Playing Fields, Farnborough, Hampshire[9]
2014–15[10]Fareham Heathens14–11ChinehamFortress Chineham, Basingstoke, Hampshire
2015–16[11]Fareham Heathens29–11Ellingham & RingwoodRaymond Brown Memorial Ground, Ringwood, Hampshire[12]
2016–17[13]Petersfield25–13FarnboroughPenn's Place, Petersfield, Hampshire
2017–18[14]Farnborough45–21SouthamptonOak Farm Playing Fields, Farnborough, Hampshire[15]
2018–19[16]Fareham Heathens31–25AltonCams Alders Recreation Centre, Fareham, Hampshire
2019–20
2019–20

[17]

Number of wins
  • Fareham Heathens (4)
  • Farnborough (4)
  • Millbrook (3)
  • Southampton (2)
  • Eastleigh (1)
  • Esso Fawley (1)
  • Gosport & Fareham (1)
  • Jersey United Banks (1)
  • Petersfield (1)
  • Southampton Institute (1)
  • Southampton Solent University (1)
  • Southampton University Hospitals (1)
  • Southampton University Medics (1)
  • U.S. Portsmouth (1)
  • University of Southampton (1)
  • Ventnor (1)

Notes

    See also

    References
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    2. "Hampshire Plate final: University side rise to the challenge". Southern Daily Echo. 21 March 2005.
    3. "Hampshire Plate & Bowl: Students hand out a lesson to league opposition". Southern Daily Echo. 7 March 2005.
    4. "Plate monopoly for Southampton". Southern Daily Echo. 21 April 2006.
    5. "Eastleigh win Hampshire Gales Plate". Southern Daily Echo. 9 April 2008.
    6. "Millbrook win Gales HSB Hampshire Plate". Southern Daily Echo. 19 April 2011.
    7. "Family affair as Millbrook win Gales HSB Hampshire Plate". Southern Daily Echo. 7 May 2013.
    8. "Andover 0 Milbrook 15". Andover RFC. 4 May 2013.
    9. "Eastleigh skipper aims to bow out with Gales HSB Hampshire Bowl victory". Southern Daily Echo. 9 May 2014.
    10. "REPORT – Chineham RFC 11–14 Fareham Heathens". Southern Daily Echo. 19 April 2015.
    11. "Hampshire Plate heartbreak for Ellingham and Ringwood". Southern Daily Echo. 17 May 2016.
    12. "Courageous Ellingham soar into Hampshire Plate final". Southern Daily Echo. 10 May 2016.
    13. "Transformed Petersfield land league and plate double". Farnham Herald. 27 May 2017.
    14. "HAMPSHIRE PLATE FINAL 21–4–18". Hampshire RFU. 21 April 2018.
    15. "FRFC Photo Galleries". Farnborough. 21 April 2018.
    16. "Hampshire RFU Plate Final". Alton RFC (Pitchero). 13 April 2019.
    17. "HAMPSHIRE CLUB COMPETITIONS RESULTS 1970 TO DATE" (PDF). Hampshire RFU. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
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