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1st XV & Senior Rugby
Our First XV play in Powergen London 4 South West division.
Since competitive rugby started in the late 1980s, Gosport & Fareham's 1st XV have enjoyed plenty of success.
In season (2001/2), we reached the final of the Powergen Intermediate Cup - no Hampshire team has ever progressed this far in a National Cup competition - and were losing finalists at Twickenham against a powerful Halifax side who gained promotion to the National League a few weeks later. That same season we reached the semi-finals of the Hampshire County Cup.
We gained promotion to London 2 in season 2000/1 after being denied the previous season when we were crowned unbeaten champions of London South West 3 Division, but missed out on promotion due to League restructuring. Twice in four seasons we narrowly missed out on a London 2 South promotion play-off spot.
Earlier honours included promotion from Hampshire League Division 1 as champions to London South West 3 in 1987-88. Following a restructuring, we were promoted back to London South West 3 in 1993.
Prior to that, Gosport & Fareham were winners of the 'Merit Table' in 1979-80 and again in 1981-82.
Other honours include runners-up in the Hampshire Cup (1995-96) and winners of the Hampshire Plate (1992-93).
We currently run four senior men's teams - the 1st XV, the 2nd XV and 3rd XV who both play in the Hampshire Merit Leagues, and the Veterans XV who usually play home games under floodlights on Friday evenings.
The Club is actively recruiting players for all teams.
Training sessions take place every Tuesday and Thursday evening (7pm) - new players are always welcome.
Above: The 2006-7 First XV Squad with coaching staff and members of the executive committee. Copies of this photo can be purchased from photograph Roger Smith priced at £10 each, with half the profits going to the club.
See also:
1st XV's fixtures & results and London 4 South West league table
2nd XV's fixtures & results and Hampshire Clubs Senior Merit Table fixtures, results & league table
3rd XV's fixtures & results and Hampshire Clubs Merit Table Division Three fixtures, results & league table
