The Hampshire Merit Tables are a set of leagues for rugby union teams based in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight for second, third and fourth teams of clubs who up until the 2018-19 season could not enter the first team leagues such as Hampshire 1 and Hampshire 2 .
For the 2014-15 season the structure of the leagues changed to a regional basis consisting of Solent League, Hampshire South East, Hampshire South West and Hampshire North. In 2015-16 Solent League 2 was added.
In 2016-17 the leagues reverted to the older structure but named Solent League 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Senior Merit Honours [ edit ] Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name 2008-09[1] 9 Chichester 2nd XV Tottonians II No relegation Hampshire Senior Merit 2009-10[2] 10 Tottonians II Chichester 2nd XV Winchester II Hampshire Senior Merit 2010-11[3] 8 Chichester 2nd XV Bournemouth II No relegation Hampshire Senior Merit 2011-12[4] 9 Bournemouth II Chichester 2nd XV No relegation Hampshire Senior Merit 2012-13[5] 10 Basingstoke II Chichester 2nd XV Bournemouth III Hampshire Senior Merit 2013-14[6] 9 Basingstoke II Oxford Harlequins II Hampshire Senior Merit 2014-15 Regional structure 2015-16 Regional structure 2016-17[7] 8 Basingstoke II Tottonians II Solent League 2017-18[8] 8 Tottonians II Portsmouth II Solent 1
Most titles Basingstoke II (3) Merit One Honours [ edit ] Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name 2008-09[9] 9 Sandown & Shanklin II Winchester Knights Basingstoke Griffins XV Hampshire Merit One 2009-10[10] 9 Winchester Knights Gosport & Fareham II Winchester Knights[b 1] Hampshire Merit One 2010-11[11] 12 Winchester II Havant III Romsey II Hampshire Merit One 2011-12[12] 12 Team Solent Winchester II Andover II Hampshire Merit One 2012-13[13] 12 Winchester II Sandown & Shanklin 2nd XV Petersfield II Hampshire Merit One 2013-14[14] 11 Andover II Basingstoke Griffins XV Hampshire Merit One 2014-15 Regional structure 2015-16 Regional structure 2016-17[15] 12 Andover 3rd XV Basingstoke II Solent League 2 2017-18[16] 11 Havant III Lymington Mariners Solent 2 Green backgrounds are promotion places.
^ Relegated as Winchester II relegated from above division. Most titles Winchester II (2) Merit Two Honours [ edit ] Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name 2008-09[17] 8 Fareham Heathens II Alton 2nd XV Isle of Wight 2nd Hampshire Merit Two 2009-10[18] 9 Alton 2nd XV Southampton 3rd XV Farnborough 2nd XV Hampshire Merit Two 2010-11[19] 12 Tottonians 4th XV Lymington Mariners No relegation Hampshire Merit Two 2011-12[20] 11 Tottonians 4th XV Eastleigh II Romsey 2nd XV, Andover 3rd XV Hampshire Merit Two 2012-13[21] 11 Winchester Knights Andover II Fareham Heathens II Hampshire Merit Two 2013-14[22] 12 Tottonians 4th XV Petersfield II Hampshire Merit Two 2014-15 Regional structure 2015-16 Regional structure 2016-17[23] 12 Alresford 2nd XV Stoneham Solent League 3 Green backgrounds are promotion places.
Most titles Tottonians 4th XV (3) Merit Three Honours [ edit ] Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up League Name 2008-09[24] 10 Eastleigh II Ryde Hampshire Merit Three 2009-10[25] 11 Tottonians 4th XV Portsmouth 4th XV Hampshire Merit Three 2010-11[26] 12 Aldershot & Fleet 2nd XV Alresford 2nd XV Hampshire Merit Three 2011-12[27] 12 Fareham Heathens 3rd XV [d 1] Portsmouth 4th XV Hampshire Merit Three 2012-13[28] 12 Ventnor 2nd XV Market House Pirates Hampshire Merit Three 2013-14[29] 14 Portsmouth Veterans Fareham Heathens II Hampshire Merit Three 2014-15 Regional structure 2015-16 Regional structure 2016-17[30] 11 Tottonians 4th XV Hook and Odiham 1st XV Solent League 4 Green backgrounds are promotion places.
^ Not promoted as Fareham Heathens II in above division. Most titles Tottonians 4th XV (2) See also [ edit ]
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