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English Rugby Union Regional League

Counties 1 Hampshire
Current season or competition:
2024–25 Counties 1 Hampshire
SportRugby union
Number of teams12
Country England
WebsiteEngland Rugby

Counties 1 Hampshire is an English level 7 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in Hampshire and West Sussex and is administered by Hampshire Rugby and the London & SE RFU.

Structure and format

The twelve teams play home and away matches from September through to April, making a total of twenty-two matches each. The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:

  • 4 points are awarded for a win.
  • 2 points are awarded for a draw.
  • 0 points are awarded for a loss.

In addition:

  • 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
  • 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match

Promotion is to Regional 2 South Central which hosts teams from Dorset, Surrey, Berkshire, West Sussex & Hampshire; whilst ordinarily the last two placed clubs are relegated to Counties 2 Hampshire.

Teams for 2024-25

Departing were Petersfield and Andover promoted to Regional 2 South Central; there was no relegation to Counties 2 Hampshire. Promoted from were Sandown & Shanklin, Basingstoke and Guernsey St Jacques Vikings - an amateur club who are the 2XV to Guernsey Raiders.

With two leaving and three joining the league was restored to twelve teams.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Basingstoke Down Grange Basingstoke, Hampshire Promoted from Counties 2 Hampshire (runners-up)
Bognor Hampshire Avenue Bognor Regis, West Sussex 9th
Bournemouth II Chapel Gate Bournemouth, Dorset 11th
Eastleigh The Hub Eastleigh, Hampshire 7th
Ellingham & Ringwood Parsonage Barn Lane Ringwood, Hampshire 6th
Gosport & Fareham Gosport Park Gosport, Hampshire 4th
Guernsey Vikings Footes Lane 5,000 (720 seats) Saint Peter Port, Guernsey Promoted from Counties 2 Hampshire (3rd)
Havant II Hook's Lane 1,500 Havant, Hampshire 3rd
New Milton & District Ashley Recreation Ground Ashley, New Milton, Hampshire 10th
Portsmouth The Rugby Camp Portsmouth, Hampshire 5th
Sandown & Shanklin The Fairway Ground Sandown, Isle of Wight Promoted from Counties 2 Hampshire (champions)
Trojans Stoneham Lane Eastleigh, Hampshire 8th


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Teams for 2023-24

Departing were Jersey and Winchester promoted to Regional 2 South Central. Basingstoke finished 12th and were relegated to Counties 2 Hampshire. Alton finished 11th and would also have been relegated but declined to compete in the RFU leagues in 2023-24. With four teams leaving and only three joining the league ran with eleven sides.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Andover Foxcotte Lane Andover, Hampshire 4th
Bognor Hampshire Avenue Bognor Regis, West Sussex Promoted from Counties 2 Hampshire (runners-up)
Bournemouth II Chapel Gate Bournemouth, Dorset 9th
Eastleigh The Hub Eastleigh, Hampshire 5th
Ellingham & Ringwood Parsonage Barn Lane Ringwood, Hampshire Promoted from Counties 2 Hampshire (champions)
Gosport & Fareham Gosport Park Gosport, Hampshire 6th
Havant II Hook's Lane 1,500 Havant, Hampshire 3rd
New Milton & District Ashley Recreation Ground Ashley, New Milton, Hampshire Promoted from Counties 2 Hampshire (3rd)
Petersfield Penn's Place Petersfield, Hampshire 10th
Portsmouth The Rugby Camp Portsmouth, Hampshire 7th
Trojans Stoneham Lane Eastleigh, Hampshire 8th


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Teams for 2022-23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar to London 3 South West with six of the same sides whilst two teams - Gosport & Fareham and Havant II - from Hampshire Premier (level 8) were drawn up to fill the league and two - Eastleigh and Winchester - were drawn in from London 2 South West (level 7). London 3SW teams from Surrey, Sussex and SW London were absorbed into Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex. The league was supplemented by the addition of Bournemouth 2XV and Jersey.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Alton Antsey Park Alton, Hampshire 9th L3SW
Andover Foxcotte Lane Andover, Hampshire 5th L3SW
Basingstoke Down Grange Basingstoke, Hampshire 11th L3SW
Bournemouth II Chapel Gate Bournemouth, Dorset New entry
Eastleigh The Hub Eastleigh, Hampshire 4th L2SW
Gosport & Fareham Gosport Park Gosport, Hampshire 2nd Hampshire Premier
Havant II Hook's Lane 1,500 Havant, Hampshire 1st Hampshire Premier
Jersey St Peter Saint Peter, Jersey New entry
Petersfield Penn's Place Petersfield, Hampshire 2nd L3SW
Portsmouth The Rugby Camp Portsmouth, Hampshire 10th L3SW
Trojans Stoneham Lane Eastleigh, Hampshire 7th L3SW
Winchester North Walls Park Winchester, Hampshire 7th L2SW


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References

  1. "ADULT COMPETITIONS – HAMPSHIRE DOMESTIC LEAGUES" (PDF). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  2. "RFU League Statistics". L&SE RFU. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. "Hampshire Counties Division 1 rugby: Petersfield beat Ellingham & Ringwood". New Milton Advertiser & Lymington Times Photography. 27 March 2024.
  4. "Andover crush Bournemouth to secure long-awaited promotion". Andover Advertiser. 10 April 2024.
  5. "Sandown and Shanklin RFC 1XV gain promotion to Counties 1 Hampshire League". Andrew Cooper Photography. 8 April 2024.
  6. "Rugby: Basingstoke crush Tadley in Papa John's Cup". Basingstoke Gazette. 15 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Bournemouth Rugby". Bournemouth Rugby. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  8. "Raiders run riot and Vikings promoted on try-filled afternoon". Guernsey Press. 8 April 2024.
  9. "PROMOTED AS CHAMPIONS – SANDOWN & SHANKLIN RFC EARN HISTORIC WIN AWAY AT WINCHESTER RFC". Island Echo. 9 April 2024.
  10. "Chichester and Bognor rugby players raring to go again". Sussex Express. 1 September 2023.
  11. "Ellingham and Ringwood Rugby Club gearing up for new season". Salisbury Journal. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  12. "Hampshire Counties One rugby: New Milton falls just short on league debut". New Milton Advertiser & Lymington Times Photography. 21 September 2023.
  13. "Newly-promoted Gosport & Fareham RFC maintain 100 per cent Counties 1 Hampshire run by beating Portsmouth". The Portsmouth News. 26 September 2022.
  14. "History Of Rugby In Eastleigh". Eastleigh Pirates. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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