Hampshire Plate Explained

Hampshire Plate
Sport:Rugby Union
Country:England
Champion:Fareham Heathens (4th title)
Season:2018–19
Most Champs:Fareham Heathens, Farnborough
Count:4
Website:Hampshire RFU

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.

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

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Hampshire Plate Finals
SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upVenue
1990–91 16–13
1991–92 13–12
1992–93 37–6
1993–94 24–20
1994–95 33–9
1995–96 17–7
1996–97 25–15
1997–98 36–19
1998–99 37–20
2000–02 No competition
2003–04 22–3
2004–05[2] 40–18 Wide Lane Sports Ground, Southampton, Hampshire[3]
2005–06 17–6 Lordshill Recreational Ground, Southampton, Hampshire[4]
2006–07 40–10
2007–08[5] 15–8 Bishopstoke Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire
2008–09 21–14
2009–10 24–12
2010–11[6] 15–13 Wide Lane Sports Ground, Southampton, Hampshire
2011–12 25–0 Southampton, Hampshire
2012–13[7] 15–0 Goodship Ground, Andover, Hampshire[8]
2013–14 27–11 Oak Farm Playing Fields, Farnborough, Hampshire[9]
2014–15[10] 14–11 Fortress Chineham, Basingstoke, Hampshire
2015–16[11] 29–11 Raymond Brown Memorial Ground, Ringwood, Hampshire[12]
2016–17[13] 25–13 Penn's Place, Petersfield, Hampshire
2017–18[14] 45–21 Oak Farm Playing Fields, Farnborough, Hampshire[15]
2018–19[16] 31–25 Cams Alders Recreation Centre, Fareham, Hampshire
2019–20
2019–20
[17]

Number of wins

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gales HSB Hampshire Plate 2016–17. Hampshire RFU. 24 May 2017 .
  2. Web site: Hampshire Plate final: University side rise to the challenge. Southern Daily Echo. 21 March 2005 .
  3. Web site: Hampshire Plate & Bowl: Students hand out a lesson to league opposition. Southern Daily Echo. 7 March 2005 .
  4. Web site: Plate monopoly for Southampton. Southern Daily Echo. 21 April 2006 .
  5. Web site: Eastleigh win Hampshire Gales Plate. Southern Daily Echo. 9 April 2008 .
  6. Web site: Millbrook win Gales HSB Hampshire Plate. Southern Daily Echo. 19 April 2011 .
  7. Web site: Family affair as Millbrook win Gales HSB Hampshire Plate. Southern Daily Echo. 7 May 2013 .
  8. Web site: Andover 0 Milbrook 15. Andover RFC. 4 May 2013 .
  9. Web site: Eastleigh skipper aims to bow out with Gales HSB Hampshire Bowl victory. Southern Daily Echo. 9 May 2014 .
  10. Web site: REPORT – Chineham RFC 11–14 Fareham Heathens. Southern Daily Echo. 19 April 2015 .
  11. Web site: Hampshire Plate heartbreak for Ellingham and Ringwood. Southern Daily Echo. 17 May 2016 .
  12. Web site: Courageous Ellingham soar into Hampshire Plate final. Southern Daily Echo. 10 May 2016 .
  13. Web site: Transformed Petersfield land league and plate double. Farnham Herald. 27 May 2017 .
  14. Web site: HAMPSHIRE PLATE FINAL 21–4–18. Hampshire RFU. 21 April 2018 .
  15. Web site: FRFC Photo Galleries. Farnborough. 21 April 2018 .
  16. Web site: Hampshire RFU Plate Final. Alton RFC (Pitchero). 13 April 2019 .
  17. Web site: HAMPSHIRE CLUB COMPETITIONS RESULTS 1970 TO DATE. Hampshire RFU. 23 May 2017 .

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