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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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References
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