Middlesex RFU Senior Bowl
| Sport | Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2003 |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Finchley (3rd title) (2017–18) |
| Most titles | Finchley, Grasshoppers (3 titles) |
| Website | Middlesex RFU |
The Middlesex RFU Senior Bowl is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Middlesex Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 2003–04 season, with the inaugural winners being Hammersmith & Fulham. It is the second most important cup competition organised by the Middlesex RFU, behind the Senior Cup but ahead of the Senior Vase.
The Senior Bowl is currently open to the next top 16 club sides that are not eligible for the senior cup based in the historic county of Middlesex (2016–17 only saw 6 clubs take part), typically playing between tiers 6–9 of the English rugby union league system. The format is a knockout cup with a first round, semi-finals and a final to be held at one of the finalist's home ground between March–June (although final dates can vary drastically).[1]
Middlesex Senior Bowl winners
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| Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up | Venue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Hammersmith & Fulham | Old Abbotstonians | |||||
| 2004–05 | Hammersmith & Fulham | Lockside | |||||
| 2005–06 | Old Actonians | Chiswick | |||||
| 2006–07 | Chiswick | Teddington | |||||
| 2007–08[2] | Chiswick | 15–5 | Teddington | ||||
| 2008–09[3] | Teddington | 16–11 | Old Priorians | Twyford Avenue Sports Ground, Acton, London | |||
| 2009–10[4] | Old Priorians | 25–21 | London Nigerian | Linford Christie Stadium, White City, London | |||
| 2010–11 | Twickenham | 37–5 | UCS Old Boys | Parkfields, Hampton, London | |||
| 2011–12[5] | Enfield Ignatians | 31–13 | HAC | Donkey Lane, Enfield, London | |||
| 2012–13[6] | Grasshoppers | 44–27 | HAC | McFarlane Lane, Osterley, London | |||
| 2013–14 | Grasshoppers | W/O[a 1] | |||||
| 2014–15[7] | Grasshoppers | 22–21 | Old Actonians | Twyford Avenue Sports Ground, Acton, London | |||
| 2015–16[8] | Finchley | 28–18 | Epping Upper Clapton | Summers Lane, Finchley, London | |||
| 2016–17[9] | Finchley | 44–10 | Saracens Amateurs | Summers Lane, Finchley, London[10] | |||
| 2017–18[11] | Finchley | 47-29 | Hendon | Summers Lane, Finchley, London | |||
| 2018-19 | |||||||
Number of wins
[edit]- Finchley (3)
- Grasshoppers (3)
- Chiswick (2)
- Hammersmith & Fulham (2)
- Enfield Ignatians (1)
- Old Actonians (1)
- Old Priorians (1)
- Teddington (1)
- Twickenham (1)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Grasshoppers won the 2013–14 Middlesex Bowl final by walkover as their opponents were unable to raise a side.
See also
[edit]- Middlesex RFU
- Middlesex Senior Cup
- Middlesex Senior Vase
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Middlesex Bowl". Middlesex RFU. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "50th Season Celebration" (PDF). Chiswick RFC. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "The Old Priorian Association Newsletter October 2009" (PDF). Old Priorian Association. 22 April 2009.
- ^ "The Old Priorians Association Newsletter June 2010" (PDF). Old Priorian Association. 22 April 2009.
- ^ "Enfield Ignatians beat Honourable Artillery Company to win Middlesex Bowl". Enfield Independent. 2 May 2012.
- ^ "Double delight for Hounslow rugby sides". Grasshoppers RFC. 5 September 2013.
- ^ "Grasshoppers 1st XV win Middlesex Bowl Final". Grasshoppers RFC. 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Finchley RFC 1st XV Middlesex Bowl Winners 2015–16". Finchley RFC (Pitchero). 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Finchley RFC are the Middlesex Bowl winners 2017". Finchley RFC (Pitchero). 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Middlesex Bowl Final Saturday 6th May 2017". Finchley RFC (Pitchero). 8 May 2017.
- ^ "1st XV Middlesex Bowl Champions 2018". Finchley RFC (Pitchero). 29 April 2018.