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Football Union</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Union</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">RFU</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1883<span class="noprint">; 142 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1883</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Region</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight" title="Isle of Wight">Isle of Wight</a>, <a href="/wiki/Channel_Islands" title="Channel Islands">Channel Islands</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Chairman</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mr_Gary_Self&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mr Gary Self (page does not exist)">Mr Gary Self</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">CEO</th><td 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<p><b>Hampshire Rugby Football Union</b> is the governing body for <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> in the county of <a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>. It represent clubs sides not just from Hampshire but also from the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight" title="Isle of Wight">Isle of Wight</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Channel_Islands" title="Channel Islands">Channel Islands</a>, who take part in many of the competitions organized by the Hampshire RFU. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hampshire_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the initiative of the <a href="/wiki/Trojans_Rugby_Club" title="Trojans Rugby Club">Trojans Rugby Club</a> a meeting was held on 13 April 1883 to discuss the formation of "The Hampshire County Rugby Football Union".<sup id="cite_ref-Trojans_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trojans-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In this inaugural season at least seven Trojans represented the County. The United Services proved to be the other early mainstay of the county side. In 1901 County activities had ceased. Once again, the Trojans, along with <a href="/wiki/United_Services_Portsmouth_RFC" title="United Services Portsmouth RFC">United Services Portsmouth RFC</a> convened a meeting in 1910 at the Trojans Club for the purpose of forming a Rugby Football Union in Hampshire. Since then, with a notably strong side in the 1930s (drawn largely from the United Services) the county has won the <a href="/wiki/County_Championship_(rugby_union)" title="County Championship (rugby union)">County Championship</a> twice, featuring in four finals. Their last appearance in the County Championship final was in 1962 although they did play in the County Championship Plate final in 2008 at Aldershot, beating Leicestershire 22-12. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="County_side">County side</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hampshire_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: County side"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Honours">Honours</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hampshire_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The county side has been in the county championship cup final four times, winning the title on two occasions. They have also played in the Plate(shield) -now named Bill Beaumont County Championship final three times, winning on two appearances. Division 3 winners twice, runner up Division 2 final. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="60pt">Year </th> <th width="130pt">Winners </th> <th width="130pt">Home Team </th> <th width="40pt">Score </th> <th width="130pt">Away Team </th> <th width="160pt">Venue </th> <th width="200pt">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1926 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Yorkshire Rugby Football Union">Yorkshire</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Yorkshire Rugby Football Union">Yorkshire</a> </td> <td>15-14 </td> <td>Hampshire </td> <td>Bradford </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1933 </td> <td>Hampshire </td> <td>Hampshire </td> <td>18-7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Lancashire County Rugby Football Union">Lancashire</a> </td> <td>Boscombe </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1936 </td> <td>Hampshire </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northumberland_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Northumberland Rugby Football Union">Northumberland</a> </td> <td>6-13 </td> <td>Hampshire </td> <td>Gosforth </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1962 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warwickshire_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Warwickshire Rugby Football Union">Warwickshire</a> </td> <td>Hampshire </td> <td>6-11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warwickshire_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Warwickshire Rugby Football Union">Warwickshire</a> </td> <td>Twickenham </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td>Hampshire </td> <td>Hampshire </td> <td>22-12 </td> <td>Leicestershire </td> <td>Aldershot </td> <td>Championship Plate </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>Hampshire </td> <td>Hampshire </td> <td>33-11 </td> <td>Staffordshire </td> <td>Twickenham </td> <td>Championship Shield Division 3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>Leicestershire </td> <td>Hampshire </td> <td>9-37 </td> <td>Leicestershire </td> <td>Twickenham </td> <td>Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_players_for_the_County_side">Notable players for the County side</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hampshire_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notable players for the County side"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Jonny_Wilkinson" title="Jonny Wilkinson">Jonny Wilkinson</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Gould_(rugby_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="Arthur Gould (rugby player)">Arthur Gould</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Affiliated_clubs">Affiliated clubs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hampshire_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Affiliated clubs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are currently 45 clubs affiliated with the Hampshire RFU, most of which have teams at both senior and junior level. The majority of clubs are in <a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a> but a number are based in the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight" title="Isle of Wight">Isle of Wight</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Channel_Islands" title="Channel Islands">Channel Islands</a> as well as other counties such as <a href="/wiki/Surrey" title="Surrey">Surrey</a>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aldershot_and_Fleet_RUFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aldershot and Fleet RUFC (page does not exist)">Aldershot & Fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alresford_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alresford RFC (page does not exist)">Alresford</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alton RFC (page does not exist)">Alton</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andover_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andover RFC (page does not exist)">Andover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basingstoke_R.F.C." title="Basingstoke R.F.C.">Basingstoke</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bognor_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bognor RFC (page does not exist)">Bognor</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bournemouth_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Bournemouth Rugby Club">Bournemouth</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camberley_RFC" title="Camberley RFC">Camberley</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chineham_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chineham RFC (page does not exist)">Chineham</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eastleigh_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eastleigh RFC (page does not exist)">Eastleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ellingham_and_Ringwood_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ellingham and Ringwood RFC (page does not exist)">Ellingham & Ringwood</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fareham_Heathens_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fareham Heathens RFC (page does not exist)">Fareham Heathens</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Farnborough_RUFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Farnborough RUFC (page does not exist)">Farnborough</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Farnham_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Farnham RFC (page does not exist)">Farnham</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fawley_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fawley RFC (page does not exist)">Fawley</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fordingbridge_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fordingbridge RFC (page does not exist)">Fordingbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gosport_and_Fareham_RFC" class="mw-redirect" title="Gosport and Fareham RFC">Gosport & Fareham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guernsey_RFC" title="Guernsey RFC">Guernsey</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a 5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Havant_RFC" title="Havant RFC">Havant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_and_Isle_of_Wight_Constabulary" title="Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary">Hampshire Constabulary RFC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hook_and_Odiham_RUFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hook and Odiham RUFC (page does not exist)">Hook & Odiham</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Isle_of_Wight_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Isle of Wight RFC (page does not exist)">Isle of Wight</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a 6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jersey_Reds" title="Jersey Reds">Jersey Reds</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a 7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jersey_United_Banks_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jersey United Banks RFC (page does not exist)">Jersey United Banks</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a 8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kingsclere_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kingsclere RFC (page does not exist)">Kingsclere</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Locksheath_Pumas_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Locksheath Pumas RFC (page does not exist)">Locksheath Pumas</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lymington_Mariners_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lymington Mariners RFC (page does not exist)">Lymington Mariners</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Millbrook_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Millbrook RFC (page does not exist)">Millbrook</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Milton_and_District_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Milton and District RFC (page does not exist)">New Milton & District</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Overton_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Overton RFC (page does not exist)">Overton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petersfield_R.F.C." title="Petersfield R.F.C.">Petersfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_Rugby_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Portsmouth Rugby Football Club">Portsmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Romsey_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Romsey RFC (page does not exist)">Romsey</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryde_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ryde RFC (page does not exist)">Ryde</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sandown_and_Shanklin_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sandown and Shanklin RFC (page does not exist)">Sandown & Shanklin</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a 9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Exiles_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scottish Exiles RFC (page does not exist)">Scottish Exiles</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southampton_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Southampton RFC (page does not exist)">Southampton</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tadley_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tadley RFC (page does not exist)">Tadley</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a 10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tottonians_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tottonians RFC (page does not exist)">Tottonians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trojans_Rugby_Club" title="Trojans Rugby Club">Trojans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Services_Portsmouth_Rugby_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="United Services Portsmouth Rugby Football Club">U.S. Portsmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vectis_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vectis RFC (page does not exist)">Vectis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ventnor_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ventnor RFC (page does not exist)">Ventnor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchester_RFC" title="Winchester RFC">Winchester</a></li></ul> </div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="County_club_competitions">County club competitions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hampshire_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: County club competitions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Hampshire RFU currently runs the following club competitions for club sides based in <a href="/wiki/Hampshire" title="Hampshire">Hampshire</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight" title="Isle of Wight">Isle of Wight</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Channel_Islands" title="Channel Islands">Channel Islands</a>: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leagues">Leagues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hampshire_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Leagues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_Premier" class="mw-redirect" title="Hampshire Premier">Hampshire Premier</a> – league at tier 9 of the <a href="/wiki/English_rugby_union_system" title="English rugby union system">English rugby union system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Hampshire 1">Hampshire 1</a> – league at tier 10</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Hampshire 2">Hampshire 2</a> – league at tier 11</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cups">Cups</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hampshire_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Cups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_Cup_(rugby_union)" title="Hampshire Cup (rugby union)">Hampshire Cup</a> – for club sides that typically play between tiers 6-7 of the <a href="/wiki/English_rugby_union_league_system" class="mw-redirect" title="English rugby union league system">English rugby union league system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_Bowl_(rugby_union)" title="Hampshire Bowl (rugby union)">Hampshire Bowl</a> – for clubs sides at tiers 8-9</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_Plate" title="Hampshire Plate">Hampshire Plate</a> – for club sides at tiers 9-11</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hampshire_Rugby_Football_Union&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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team">7's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">International competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;">Men's</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/England_at_the_Rugby_World_Cup" title="England at the Rugby World Cup">World Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Six_Nations_Championship" title="Six Nations Championship">Six Nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_Sevens" title="Rugby World Cup Sevens">Rugby World Cup Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Sevens_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="World Rugby Sevens Series">Sevens World Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sevens_Grand_Prix_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Sevens Grand Prix Series">Sevens Grand Prix Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_sevens_at_the_Commonwealth_Games" title="Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games">Commonwealth Games</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;">Women's</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_(women%27s)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rugby World Cup (women's)">World Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Six_Nations_Championship" title="Women's Six Nations Championship">Six Nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Women%27s_Sevens_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="World Rugby Women's Sevens Series">World Series Sevens</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">Competition divisions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;">Men's</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby" title="Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFU_Championship" title="RFU Championship">Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_rugby_union_system#Levels_3-5:_National_Leagues" title="English rugby union system">National Leagues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_and_South_East_Division_Rugby_Football_Union" title="London and South East Division Rugby Football Union">London and SE Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union_Northern_Division" title="Rugby Football Union Northern Division">Northern Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union_Midland_Division" title="Rugby Football Union Midland Division">Midland Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union_South_West_Division" title="Rugby Football Union South West Division">South West Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Hospitals_Cup" title="United Hospitals Cup">United Hospitals Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;">Women's</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Premiership_Women%27s_Rugby" title="Premiership Women's Rugby">Premiership Women's Rugby</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">European competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="European Rugby Champions Cup">European Rugby Champions Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="European Rugby Challenge Cup">European Rugby Challenge Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">National competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby" title="Premiership Rugby">Premiership Rugby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby_Cup" title="Premiership Rugby Cup">Premiership Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFU_Championship" title="RFU Championship">RFU Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFU_Championship_Cup" title="RFU Championship Cup">Championship Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_League_1" title="National League 1">National League 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_League_2_East" title="National League 2 East">National League 2 East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_League_2_North" title="National League 2 North">National League 2 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_League_2_West" title="National League 2 West">National League 2 West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFU_Intermediate_Cup" title="RFU Intermediate Cup">RFU Intermediate Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFU_Senior_Vase" title="RFU Senior Vase">RFU Senior Vase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFU_Junior_Vase" title="RFU Junior Vase">RFU Junior Vase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby_Sevens_Series" title="Premiership Rugby Sevens Series">Premiership Rugby Sevens Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premiership" title="Women's Premiership">Women's Premiership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_15s" class="mw-redirect" title="Premier 15s">Premier 15s</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">London and South East <br /> competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_South_East" title="Regional 1 South East">Regional 1 South East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_South_Central" title="Regional 1 South Central">Regional 1 South Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_Anglia" title="Regional 2 Anglia">Regional 2 Anglia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_South_Central" title="Regional 2 South Central">Regional 2 South Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_South_East" title="Regional 2 South East">Regional 2 South East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_Thames" title="Regional 2 Thames">Regional 2 Thames</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_1_North" title="London 1 North">London 1 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_2_North_East" title="London 2 North East">London 2 North East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_2_North_West" title="London 2 North West">London 2 North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_2_South_East" title="London 2 South East">London 2 South East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_2_South_West" title="London 2 South West">London 2 South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_3_North_West" title="London 3 North West">London 3 North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_3_South_East" title="London 3 South East">London 3 South East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_3_South_West" title="London 3 South West">London 3 South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Eastern_Counties" title="Counties 2 Eastern Counties">Counties 2 Eastern Counties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_3_Essex" title="London 3 Essex">London 3 Essex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Counties_1" title="Eastern Counties 1">Eastern Counties 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Counties_2" title="Eastern Counties 2">Eastern Counties 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Counties_3" title="Eastern Counties 3">Eastern Counties 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Essex" title="Counties 2 Essex">Counties 2 Essex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Hampshire" title="Counties 2 Hampshire">Counties 2 Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Hampshire" title="Counties 3 Hampshire">Counties 3 Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_4_Hampshire" title="Counties 4 Hampshire">Counties 4 Hampshire</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#County_club_competitions">Hampshire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Herts/Middlesex" class="mw-redirect" title="Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex">Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herts/Middlesex_2" title="Herts/Middlesex 2">Herts/Middlesex 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hertfordshire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Hertfordshire Rugby Football Union">Hertfordshire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Middlesex Rugby Football Union">Middlesex Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Kent" title="Counties 3 Kent">Counties 3 Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_4_Kent" title="Counties 4 Kent">Counties 4 Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_5_Kent" title="Counties 5 Kent">Counties 5 Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kent_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Kent Rugby Football Union">Kent Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Surrey/Sussex" title="Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex">Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Surrey" title="Counties 2 Surrey">Counties 2 Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Surrey" title="Counties 3 Surrey">Counties 3 Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_4_Surrey" title="Counties 4 Surrey">Counties 4 Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_5_Surrey" title="Counties 5 Surrey">Counties 5 Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surrey_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Surrey Rugby Football Union">Surrey Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Sussex" title="Counties 2 Sussex">Counties 2 Sussex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sussex_1" title="Sussex 1">Sussex 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sussex_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Sussex Rugby Football Union">Sussex Cups</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">Midland competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_Midlands" title="Regional 1 Midlands">Regional 1 Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_North_Midlands" title="Regional 2 North Midlands">Regional 2 North Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_West_Midlands" title="Regional 2 West Midlands">Regional 2 West Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_East_Midlands" title="Regional 2 East Midlands">Regional 2 East Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Midlands_West_(North)" title="Counties 1 Midlands West (North)">Counties 1 Midlands West (North)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Midlands_West_(South)" title="Counties 1 Midlands West (South)">Counties 1 Midlands West (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_2_East_(North)" title="Midlands 2 East (North)">Midlands 2 East (North)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_2_East_(South)" title="Midlands 2 East (South)">Midlands 2 East (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_3_West_(North)" title="Midlands 3 West (North)">Midlands 3 West (North)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_3_West_(South)" title="Midlands 3 West (South)">Midlands 3 West (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_3_East_(North)" title="Midlands 3 East (North)">Midlands 3 East (North)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_3_East_(South)" title="Midlands 3 East (South)">Midlands 3 East (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_4_West_(North)" title="Midlands 4 West (North)">Midlands 4 West (North)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_4_West_(South)" title="Midlands 4 West (South)">Midlands 4 West (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_4_East_(North)" title="Midlands 4 East (North)">Midlands 4 East (North)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_4_East_(South)" title="Midlands 4 East (South)">Midlands 4 East (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlands_5_West_(South)" title="Midlands 5 West (South)">Midlands 5 West (South)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leicestershire_Rugby_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Leicestershire Rugby Union">Leicestershire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Midlands_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="North Midlands Rugby Football Union">North Midlands Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_Rugby_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Staffordshire Rugby Union">Staffordshire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warwickshire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Warwickshire Rugby Football Union">Warwickshire Cups</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">Northern competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_North_East" title="Regional 1 North East">Regional 1 North East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_North_West" title="Regional 1 North West">Regional 1 North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_North" title="Regional 2 North">Regional 2 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_North_East" title="Regional 2 North East">Regional 2 North East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_North_West" title="Regional 2 North West">Regional 2 North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_1_East" title="North 1 East">North 1 East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_1_West" title="North 1 West">North 1 West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_2_West" title="North 2 West">North 2 West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_ADM_Lancashire_%26_Cheshire" title="Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire">Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancs/Cheshire_Division_One" title="Lancs/Cheshire Division One">Lancs/Cheshire 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancs/Cheshire_Division_Two" title="Lancs/Cheshire Division Two">Lancs/Cheshire 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Cheshire Rugby Football Union">Cheshire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Lancashire County Rugby Football Union">Lancashire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Cumbria" title="Counties 1 Cumbria">Counties 1 Cumbria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumbria_Rugby_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Cumbria Rugby Union">Cumbria Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Durham_%26_Northumberland" title="Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland">Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Durham_%26_Northumberland" title="Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland">Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Durham_%26_Northumberland" title="Counties 3 Durham & Northumberland">Counties 3 Durham & Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_County_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Durham County Rugby Football Union">Durham Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northumberland_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Northumberland Rugby Football Union">Northumberland Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Yorkshire" title="Counties 1 Yorkshire">Counties 1 Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Yorkshire" title="Counties 2 Yorkshire">Counties 2 Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Yorkshire" title="Counties 3 Yorkshire">Counties 3 Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_4_Yorkshire" title="Counties 4 Yorkshire">Counties 4 Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Yorkshire Rugby Football Union">Yorkshire Cups</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">South West competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_South_West" title="Regional 1 South West">Regional 1 South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_Severn" title="Regional 2 Severn">Regional 2 Severn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_South_West" title="Regional 2 South West">Regional 2 South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Southern_North" title="Counties 1 Southern North">Counties 1 Southern North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Southern_South" title="Counties 1 Southern South">Counties 1 Southern South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Western_North" title="Counties 1 Western North">Counties 1 Western North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Western_West" title="Counties 1 Western West">Counties 1 Western West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Cornwall" title="Counties 2 Cornwall">Counties 2 Cornwall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Cornwall" title="Counties 3 Cornwall">Counties 3 Cornwall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Cornwall#County_club_competitions" title="Rugby union in Cornwall">Cornwall Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Devon" class="mw-redirect" title="Counties 2 Devon">Counties 2 Devon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Counties_3_Devon_East&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Counties 3 Devon East (page does not exist)">Counties 3 Devon East</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Counties_3_Devon_West&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Counties 3 Devon West (page does not exist)">Counties 3 Devon West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devon_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Devon Rugby Football Union">Devon Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Gloucestershire" title="Counties 2 Gloucestershire">Counties 2 Gloucestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Gloucestershire" title="Counties 3 Gloucestershire">Counties 3 Gloucestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_2" title="Gloucester 2">Gloucester 2 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_2" title="Gloucester 2">Gloucester 2 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union">Gloucestershire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Somerset" title="Counties 2 Somerset">Counties 2 Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Somerset" title="Counties 3 Somerset">Counties 3 Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_4_Somerset_North" title="Counties 4 Somerset North">Counties 4 Somerset North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_4_Somerset_South" title="Counties 4 Somerset South">Counties 4 Somerset South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_3_North" title="Somerset 3 North">Somerset 3 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_3_South" title="Somerset 3 South">Somerset 3 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Somerset Rugby Football Union">Somerset Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berks/Bucks_%26_Oxon_Premier" title="Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier">Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxfordshire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Oxfordshire Rugby Football Union">Oxfordshire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_%26_Wilts_1_North" title="Dorset & Wilts 1 North">Dorset & Wilts 1 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_%26_Wilts_1_South" title="Dorset & Wilts 1 South">Dorset & Wilts 1 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_%26_Wilts_2_North" title="Dorset & Wilts 2 North">Dorset & Wilts 2 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_%26_Wilts_2_South" title="Dorset & Wilts 2 South">Dorset & Wilts 2 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_%26_Wilts_3_North" title="Dorset & Wilts 3 North">Dorset & Wilts 3 North</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">County competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/County_Championship_(rugby_union)" title="County Championship (rugby union)">Division 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Beaumont_County_Championship_Division_2" title="Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2">Division 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Beaumont_County_Championship_Division_3" title="Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3">Division 3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">Discontinued competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Welsh_Cup" title="Anglo-Welsh Cup">Anglo-Welsh Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornwall/Devon_League" title="Cornwall/Devon League">Cornwall/Devon League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divisional_Championship_(rugby_union)" title="Divisional Championship (rugby union)">Divisional Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_League_2_South" title="National League 2 South">National League 2 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Premier" title="North Premier">North Premier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFU_Knockout_Cup" title="RFU Knockout Cup">RFU Knockout Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_West_1_East" title="South West 1 East">South West 1 East</a></li></ul> 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