Hampshire Rugby Football Union Explained

Teamname:Hampshire RFU
Union:RFU
Fullname:Hampshire Rugby Football Union
Countryflag:ENG
Region:Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Channel Islands
Chairman:Mr Gary Self
Ceo:Julie Greenslade
President:Dr Ed Neville
Coaches:Tim Allen (Rugby Director)
Rob Batley (County XV Team Manager)
Mike Greenslade (Under 20s Team Manager)
Sarah Mitchell (Under 18s Team Manager)
Rob Batley (Under 17s Team Manager)
Steve Walker (Under 16s Team Manager)
David Ball (Under 15s Team Manager)
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Duncan Parker, Dean Lewis (Women's Senior Coaches)
Url:http://www.hampshirerugby.co.uk/
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Hampshire Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in the county of Hampshire, England. It represent clubs sides not just from Hampshire but also from the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands, who take part in many of the competitions organized by the Hampshire RFU.

History

At the initiative of the Trojans Rugby Club a meeting was held on 13 April 1883 to discuss the formation of "The Hampshire County Rugby Football Union".[2] In this inaugural season at least seven Trojans represented the County. The United Services proved to be the other early mainstay of the county side. In 1901 County activities had ceased. Once again, the Trojans, along with United Services Portsmouth RFC convened a meeting in 1910 at the Trojans Club for the purpose of forming a Rugby Football Union in Hampshire. Since then, with a notably strong side in the 1930s (drawn largely from the United Services) the county has won the County Championship twice, featuring in four finals. Their last appearance in the County Championship final was in 1962 although they did play in the County Championship Plate final in 2008 at Aldershot, beating Leicestershire 22-12.

County side

Honours

The county side has been in the county championship cup final four times, winning the title on two occasions. They have also played in the Plate(shield) -now named Bill Beaumont County Championship final three times, winning on two appearances. Division 3 winners twice, runner up Division 2 final.

YearWinnersHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenueNotes
1926YorkshireYorkshire15-14HampshireBradford
1933HampshireHampshire18-7LancashireBoscombe
1936HampshireNorthumberland6-13HampshireGosforth
1962WarwickshireHampshire6-11WarwickshireTwickenham
2008HampshireHampshire22-12LeicestershireAldershotChampionship Plate
2016HampshireHampshire33-11StaffordshireTwickenhamChampionship Shield Division 3
2017LeicestershireHampshire9-37LeicestershireTwickenhamBill Beaumont County Championship Division 2

Notable players for the County side

Affiliated clubs

There are currently 45 clubs affiliated with the Hampshire RFU, most of which have teams at both senior and junior level. The majority of clubs are in Hampshire but a number are based in the Isle of Wight or the Channel Islands as well as other counties such as Surrey.

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County club competitions

The Hampshire RFU currently runs the following club competitions for club sides based in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands:

Leagues

Cups

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hampshirerugby.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=278&Itemid=69 Official site Club Hampshire Committee
  2. Web site: Official site of Trojans FC . 2020-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111008110338/http://www.trojansrugby.co.uk/History%20%26%20Archives/historyfiles/two.htm . 2011-10-08 . dead .
  3. Web site: HAMPSHIRE R.F.U. CLUB DIRECTORY. Hampshire RFU. 4 June 2017 .