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
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English cities on its south coast, Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire i ...
and
Hampshire Bowl. The Plate was initially replaced by the Bowl competition for the 1999–00 season but was re-introduced for 2003–04.
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
Hampshire 2 is an English level 11 rugby union league for teams based in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. It was originally known as Hampshire 3 until the 2008–09 season when it was discontinued, but the division was reinstated as 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.
Hampshire Plate winners
Number of wins
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Fareham Heathens (4)
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Farnborough Farnborough may refer to:
Australia
* Farnborough, Queensland, a locality in the Shire of Livingstone
United Kingdom
* Farnborough, Hampshire, a town in the Rushmoor district of Hampshire, England
** Farnborough (Main) railway station, a railw ...
(4)
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Millbrook (3)
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Southampton (2)
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Eastleigh (1)
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Esso Fawley (1)
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Gosport & Fareham (1)
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Jersey United Banks (1)
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Petersfield (1)
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Southampton Institute
Solent University (formerly Southampton Solent University) is a public university based in Southampton, United Kingdom. It has approximately 10,500 students (2019/20). Its main campus is located on East Park Terrace near the city centre and th ...
(1)
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Southampton Solent University (1)
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Southampton University Hospitals (1)
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Southampton University Medics (1)
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U.S. Portsmouth (1)
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University of Southampton (1)
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Ventnor (1)
Notes
See also
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Hampshire RFU
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 comp ...
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Hampshire Cup
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English cities on its south coast, Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire i ...
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Hampshire Bowl
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English rugby union system
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Rugby union in England
References
External links
Hampshire RFU
{{Rugby union in England
Recurring sporting events established in 1990
1990 establishments in England
Rugby union cup competitions in England
Rugby union in Hampshire