HAMPSHIRE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION COMPETITIONS COMMITTEE REPORT for CLUBS MEETING (May 2019)

HAMPSHIRE LEAGUES PROPOSED STRUCTURE - Teams 2019/20 season Hampshire Premiership Hampshire 1 Hampshire 2 Hampshire 3 Level 13 Petersfield ↓ Gosport & Fareham 2 Andover 2 Trojans 2/3 ↓↓ Farnborough 2 Sandown & Shanklin Tottonians 2 Winchester 2 Fareham Heathens 2 Portsmouth 3 Bognor Portsmouth 2 Southampton Aldershot & Fleet Andover 3 Fordingbridge Farnborough Havant 3 Winchester Knights US Portsmouth 2 New Milton & District Locksheath Pumas Southsea Nomads Hook & Odiham Southampton 2 Millbrook Overton Chineham Lymington Mariners Petersfield 3 Alresford Isle of Wight Stoneham Isle of Wight 2 Ventnor 2 Fareham Heathens Romsey Petersfield 2 Alresford 2 Alton 2 Eastleigh 2 Ventnor Tottonians Vets Millbrook/Stoneham Romsey 2 Alton ↑ Fawley Overton 2 Kingsclere Fawley 2 Ellingham & Ringwood Soton Univ. Hospitals ☼ Basingstoke 2 Eastleigh 3 Chineham 2 Havant Dolphins Chichester 2 Bognor 2 Fordingbridge 2 Wessex Wyverns (tbc) New Milton & District 2 Locksheath Pumas 2 Chichester 3 (tbc) Sandown & Shanklin 2 Farnham 4 Tottonians 3 New Milton & District 3

HAMPSHIRE LEAGUES PROPOSED STRUCTURE - Leagues 2019/20 season HAMPSHIRE ONE HAMPSHIRE PREMIER ARE FULLY REGULATED RFU LEAGUES (max 3 replacements ONLY, 8 interchanges) HAMPSHIRE TWO UP TO 20 PLAYERS PER TEAM ROLLING SUBS NO MATCH CARDS = NO REGISTRATION PLAYERS MAY BE LOANED but NOT COMPULSORY HAMPSHIRE THREE HAMPSHIRE RFU LOCAL LEAGUE REGULATIONS (minimum 10 players etc) LEVEL 13

HAMPSHIRE RFU KNOCK OUT COMPETITIONS HAMPSHIRE CHALLENGE TROPHY – proposed entrants TOTTONIANS (holders) Havant Jersey Reds Athletic Bournemouth HAMPSHIRE BOWL 16 next league ranked teams HAMPSHIRE VASE First round losers from Hampshire Bowl (8 teams) HAMPSHIRE PLATE remaining clubs outside of the 20 clubs in Challenge Trophy/Hampshire Bowl HAMPSHIRE SHIELD First round losers from Hampshire Shield (amount tbc) JOHN SNEEZUM HAMPSHIRE VETERANS CUP Any Hampshire club can enter this competition

THANK YOU FROM THE HAMPSHIRE RFU COMPETITIONS COMMITTEE Chairman – Richard V. Isaacs London 3 SW – David Ball Hampshire Premier – Gary Hemmings Hampshire 1 – Pete Smout & Chris Budden Hampshire 2, 3 & 4 – Geoff Paice Cup Competitions – Jeff Highcock

Email me – Richard V. Isaacs at HRFUCompsChair@gmail.com I WANT TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS! Comments on the new leagues and new knock-out competitions, anything on the HRFU Competitions this season. Email me – Richard V. Isaacs at HRFUCompsChair@gmail.com