Middlesex RFU Senior Bowl

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.

Middlesex RFU Senior Bowl

Sport	Rugby Union
Instituted	2003; 22 years ago (2003)
Number of teams	5
Country	England
Holders	Finchley (3rd title) (2017–18)
Most titles	Finchley, Grasshoppers (3 titles)
Website	Middlesex RFU

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

Middlesex Senior Bowl Finals
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

^[1]

Number of wins

• Finchley (3)
• Grasshoppers (3)
• Chiswick (2)
• Hammersmith & Fulham (2)
• Enfield Ignatians (1)
• Old Actonians (1)
• Old Priorians (1)
• Teddington (1)
• Twickenham (1)

Notes

1. Grasshoppers won the 2013–14 Middlesex Bowl final by walkover as their opponents were unable to raise a side.

See also

• Middlesex RFU
• Middlesex Senior Cup
• Middlesex Senior Vase
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England