Hampshire Bowl (rugby union)
# Hampshire Bowl (rugby union)

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 | No competition | No competition | 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)
