Hampshire Premier
Hampshire Premier is an English level 9 Rugby Union league for teams based in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Up until the 2017-18 season it was known as Hampshire 1 but was changed to Hampshire Premier due to restructuring of the Hampshire leagues, which would see the re-introduction of a third division as well as 2nd and 3rd XV sides joining for the first time. Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.
Promoted teams move up to London 3 South West with the league winners going straight up and the runners up playing against the runners up from Surrey 1. Relegated teams drop down to Hampshire 1. Only 1st XV sides can be promoted up into London 3 South West, although any side can be relegated to Hampshire 1.
The points system is as follows.
- 4 points awarded for a win.
- 2 points awarded for a draw.
- 0 points awarded for a loss.
- 1 "bonus" point awarded for scoring 4 tries.
- 1 "bonus" point awarded for losing by 7 points.
Teams for 2019-20
| Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
| Alresford | Alresford Recreation Centre | New Alresford, Hampshire | 7th | |
| Alton | Antsey Park | Alton, Hampshire | Promoted from Hampshire 1 | |
| Bognor | Hampshire Avenue | Bognor Regis, West Sussex | 3rd | |
| Eastleigh II | The Hub | Eastleigh, Hampshire | 9th | |
| Ellingham & Ringwood | Parsonage Barn Lane | Ringwood, Hampshire | Promoted from Hampshire 1 | |
| Fareham Heathens | Cams Alders Recreation Centre | Fareham, Hampshire | 8th | |
| Farnborough | Oak Farm Playing Fields | Farnborough, Hampshire | Promoted from Hampshire 1 | |
| Fordingbridge | The Recreation Ground | Fordingbridge, Hampshire | 4th | |
| Havant II | Hook's Lane | 1,500 | Bedhampton, Havant, Hampshire | N/A |
| Millbrook | Lordshill Recreational Ground | Southampton, Hampshire | 6th | |
| New Milton & District | Ashley Recreation Ground | Ashley, New Milton, Hampshire | 5th | |
| Petersfield | Penn's Place | Petersfield, Hampshire | Relegated from London 3 SW | |
| Sandown & Shanklin | The Fairway Ground | Sandown, Isle of Wight | Runners up |
Teams for 2018-19
| Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
| Alresford | Alresford Recreation Centre | New Alresford, Hampshire | 7th | |
| Basingstoke | Down Grange | 2,500 | Basingstoke, Hampshire | Relegated from London 3 SW |
| Bognor | Hampshire Avenue | Bognor Regis, West Sussex | 2nd | |
| Eastleigh II | The Hub | Eastleigh, Hampshire | N/A | |
| Fareham Heathens | Cams Alders Recreation Centre | Fareham, Hampshire | 6th | |
| Fordingbridge | The Recreation Ground | Fordingbridge, Hampshire | 4th | |
| Gosport & Fareham II | Gosport Park | Gosport, Hampshire | N/A | |
| Millbrook | Lordshill Recreational Ground | Southampton, Hampshire | 3rd | |
| New Milton & District | Ashley Recreation Ground | Ashley, New Milton, Hampshire | Relegated from London 3 SW | |
| Portsmouth II | The Rugby Camp | Portsmouth, Hampshire | N/A | |
| Sandown & Shanklin | The Fairway Ground | Sandown, Isle of Wight | 5th | |
| Tottonians II | Water Lane | Totton, Hampshire | N/A |
Teams for 2017-18
| Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
| Alresford | Alresford Recreation Centre | New Alresford, Hampshire | Promoted from Hampshire 2 | |
| Bognor | Hampshire Avenue | Bognor Regis, West Sussex | Relegated from London 3 South West | |
| Ellingham & Ringwood | Parsonage Barn Lane | Ringwood, Hampshire | 5th | |
| Fareham Heathens | Cams Alders Recreation Centre | Fareham, Hampshire | 7th | |
| Fordingbridge | The Recreation Ground | Fordingbridge, Hampshire | 3rd | |
| Isle Of Wight | Footways | Wootton, Isle of Wight | 6th | |
| Millbrook | Lordshill Recreational Ground | Southampton, Hampshire | Relegated from London 3 South West | |
| Overton | The Old Cricket Ground | Laverstoke, Hampshire | Promoted from Hampshire 2 | |
| Sandown & Shanklin | The Fairway Ground | Sandown, Isle of Wight | 4th | |
| United Services Portsmouth | Burnaby Road | 8,000 | Portsmouth, Hampshire | Relegated from London 3 South West |
| Ventnor | Watcombe Bottom | Ventnor, Isle of Wight | 8th |
Teams for 2016-17
- Chineham
- Ellingham & Ringwood
- Fareham Heathens
- Farnborough
- Fordingbridge
- Isle of Wight
- New Milton & District '
- Petersfield
- Romsey '
- Sandown & Shanklin
- Ventnor
Teams and results for 2015-16
| Position | Team | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points |
| 1 | Millbrook | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 89 |
| 2 | Bognor | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 88 |
| 3 | Fareham Heathens | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 78 |
| 4 | Fordlingbridge | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 55 |
| 5 | Sandown & Shanklin | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 54 |
| 6 | Chineham | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 52 |
| 7 | Farnborough | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 38 |
| 8 | Isle of Wight | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 32 |
| 9 | Petersfield | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 26 |
| 10 | Ellingham & Ringwood | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 22 |
| 11 | Locksheath Pumas | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
- Chineham
- Ellingham & Ringwood '
- Locksheath Pumas '
- Sandown & Shanklin '''
Teams and Results for 2014-2015
| Position | Team | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Difference | + Points | Points |
| 1 | United Services, Portsmouth | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 807 | 266 | 541 | 18 | 90 |
| 2 | Millbrook | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 557 | 277 | 280 | 14 | 76 |
| 3 | Bognor | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 523 | 334 | 189 | 13 | 65 |
| 4 | Fordingbridge | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 627 | 404 | 223 | 14 | 62 |
| 5 | Fareham Heathens | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 418 | 332 | 86 | 10 | 54 |
| 6 | Petersfield | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 394 | 505 | -111 | 11 | 35 |
| 7 | Isle of Wight | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 323 | 653 | -330 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Farnborough | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 331 | 479 | -148 | 9 | 20 |
| 9 | Romsey | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 273 | 604 | -331 | 4 | 20 |
| 10 | Alton | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 232 | 631 | -399 | 6 | 9 |
Fareham and Petersfield promoted into Hampshire 1 at the start of the season from Hampshire 2.
Teams and Results for 2013-2014
| Position | Team | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points |
| 1 | Andover | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 93 |
| 2 | Fordingbridge | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 93 |
| 3 | Millbrook | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 86 |
| 4 | United Services, Portsmouth | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 76 |
| 5 | Solent Uni | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 70 |
| 6 | Farnborough | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 65 |
| 7 | Bognor | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 56 |
| 8 | Romsey | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 34 |
| 9 | Isle of Wight | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 33 |
| 10 | Alton | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 30 |
| 11 | Southampton | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 25 |
| 12 | Overton | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 9 |
Solent Uni promoted into Hampshire 1 at the start of the season from Hampshire 2.
Andover promoted to London South West 3 at the end of the season.
Southampton and Overton demoted to Hampshire 2 at the end of the season.
Teams and Results for 2012-13
| Position | Team | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points |
| 1 | New Milton & District | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 98 |
| 2 | Fordingbridge | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 85 |
| 3 | Alton | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 82 |
| 4 | Millbrook | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 71 |
| 5 | United Services, Portsmouth | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 63 |
| 6 | Andover | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 62 |
| 7 | Farnborough | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 54 |
| 8 | Romsey | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 44 |
| 9 | Isle of Wight | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
| 10 | Southampton | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 30 |
| 11 | Petersfield | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 |
| 12 | Aldershot & Fleet | 22 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17 |
Southampton promoted into Hampshire 1 at the start of the season from Hampshire 2.
New Milton & District promoted to London 3 South West at the end of the season.
Aldershot & Fleet and Petersfield demoted to Hampshire 2 at the end of the season.
Teams and Results for 2011-12
| Position | Team | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | + Points | Points |
| 1 | Eastleigh | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 100 |
| 2 | Fordingbridge | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 88 |
| 3 | United Services, Portsmouth | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 81 |
| 4 | Millbrook | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 80 |
| 5 | New Milton & District | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 68 |
| 6 | Isle of Wight | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 63 |
| 7 | Petersfield | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 57 |
| 8 | Romsey | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 39 |
| 9 | Farnborough | 22 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 38 |
| 10 | Ventnor | 22 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Lytchett Minster | 22 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Southsea Nomads | 22 | 2 | 0 | 18 | -1 | 7 |
Southsea Nomads promoted into Hampshire 1 at the start of the season from Hampshire 2.
Lytchett Minster transferred to Dorset and Wilts Regional Leagues at the end of the season.
Eastleigh promoted to London 3 South West at the end of the season.
Southsea Nomads and Ventnor demoted to Hampshire 2 at the end of the season.
Teams and Results for 2010-11
| Position | Team | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points |
| 1 | Andover | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 86 |
| 2 | Eastleigh | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 75 |
| 3 | Millbrook | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 66 |
| 4 | New Milton & District | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 60 |
| 5 | Farnborough | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 52 |
| 6 | United Services, Portsmouth | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 48 |
| 7 | Romsey | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 41 |
| 8 | Ventnor | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 34 |
| 9 | Isle of Wight | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 32 |
| 10 | Southampton | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 28 |
| 11 | Fareham Heathens | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 |
Andover promoted to London 3 South West at the end of the season.
Fareham Heathens and Southampton demoted to Hampshire 2 at the end of the season.
Teams and Results for 2009-10
| Position | Team | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points |
| 1 | Alton | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| 2 | Petersfield | 19 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| 3 | Eastleigh | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 30 |
| 4 | Millbrook | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Romsey | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
| 6 | Southampton | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | New Milton & District | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 14 |
| 8 | United Services, Portsmouth | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13 |
| 9 | Farnborough | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 12 |
| 10 | Fareham Heathens | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 |
| 11 | Aldershot & Fleet | 19 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 |
Alton promoted to London 3 South West at the end of the season.
Aldershot & Fleet demoted to Hampshire 2 at the end of the season.
Teams and Results for 2008-09
| Position | Team | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Points |
| 1 | Fordingbridge | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| 2 | Sandown & Shanklin | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 26 |
| 3 | United Services, Portsmouth | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 | Farnborough | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Alton | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | Romsey | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 13 |
| 7 | New Milton & District | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 12 |
| 8 | Eastleigh | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 |
| 9 | Southampton | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 10 |
| 10 | East Dorset | 18 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 8 |
Hampshire Premier Honours
Promotion play-offs
Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Hampshire Premier and Surrey 1 for the third and final promotion place to London 3 South West. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the Surrey 1 teams have been the most successful with twelve wins to the Hampshire Premier teams seven; and the home team has won promotion on eleven occasions compared to the away teams eight.Number of league titles
- Petersfield
- United Services Portsmouth
- Andover
- Trojans
- Alton
- Basingstoke
- Eastleigh
- Ellingham & Ringwood
- Farnborough
- Fordingbridge
- Guernsey
- Millbrook
- New Milton & District
- Romsey
- Tottonians