It all began with 15 men and a dog!

Gosport & Fareham Rugby Club began life on 26 November 1946 when, as Gosport Rugby Football Club, the first match was played in a field in Jellicoe Avenue, Gosport, using scaffolding borrowed from a local builder for posts.

Captained by D.P. 'Digger' Jordan, Gosport RFC could muster only 14 players and took to the field one short until half time when a Commander Southwood, who was out walking his dog, was signed on to make up the full 15! The match, against Portsmouth Harlequins (later merged with Portsmouth RFC) ended in a 3-3 draw - a try apiece - with the Gosport score coming from Robertson.