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Regional 1 South West

May 08, 2024

Regional 1 South West (formerly South West Premier and National League 3 South West) is a level five league in the English rugby union system.[1] It is one of six leagues at this level. When this division began in 1987 it was known as South West Division 1. The format of the league was changed at the beginning of the 2009–10 season following reorganisation by the Rugby Football Union, and the name change from National League 3 to South West Premier was introduced for the 2017–18 season by the RFU in order to lessen confusion for what is a series of regional leagues.[1] Regional 1 South West, is the highest regional rugby union league covering South West England. The club finishing in first place is automatically promoted to National League 2 West. Relegated teams drop down to either Regional 2 South West or Regional 2 Severn, depending on their location.

Regional 1 South West
Current season or competition:
2023–24 Regional 1 South West
SportRugby union
Instituted1987; 37 years ago (1987) (as South West 1)
Number of teams12
Country England
HoldersDevonport Services (1st title) (2023–24
(promoted to National League 2 West))
Most titlesBournemouth, Chinnor, Clifton, Dings Crusaders, Reading (2 titles)
WebsiteEngland Rugby – South West Division

Devonport Services are the current champions.

Format edit

The season runs from September to May and comprises twenty-two rounds of matches, with each club playing each of its rivals, home and away. The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:

  • 4 points are awarded for a win
  • 2 points are awarded for a draw
  • 0 points are awarded for a loss, however
  • 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
  • 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match

Current season edit

Nine of last years teams participate in this season's competition. Champions, Camborne were promoted to National League 2 West while Old Centralians (11th) and Drybrook (12th) were both relegated to Regional 2 Severn. Six of the teams are from Devon, while Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Somerset each have two clubs.

Participating teams and locations edit

League table edit

Regional 1 South West 2023–24
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Adj
C Devonport Services 22 19 0 3 793 403 +390 16 2 94
2 Barnstaple 22 18 0 4 727 341 +386 14 2 88
3 Chew Valley 22 17 0 5 787 426 +361 14 2 84
4 Brixham 22 15 1 6 840 554 +286 16 2 80
5 Launceston 22 13 0 9 616 457 +159 11 3 66
6 Exmouth 22 11 0 11 517 522 –5 8 2 55
7 Lydney 22 8 0 14 567 642 –75 14 4 50
8 St Austell 22 7 1 14 485 643 –158 9 6 45
9 Ivybridge 22 7 0 15 505 786 −281 6 4 38
10 Matson 22 7 0 15 432 653 −221 8 3 35 –5
R Okehampton 22 5 0 17 414 797 –383 3 3 26
R Weston-super-Mare 22 4 0 18 441 900 −459 6 2 24
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place.
Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 6 April 2024
Source:[2]

Results edit

Home \ Away BAR BRI CHV DEV EXM IVY LAU LYD MAT OKE SAU WSM
Barnstaple — 33–20 20–19 41–16 21–17 55–7 26–8 29–10 55–0 45–14 31–17 57–14
Brixham 39–38 — 39–36 28–24 22–45 40–12 46–31 45–20 77–7 88–12 34–34 54–28
Chew Valley 35–19 32–27 — 12–11 21–10 60–31 12–3 36–7 41–0 80–6 44–12 61–6
Devonport Services 23–12 39–22 27–17 — 33–17 61–12 28–18 38–18 39–31 48–7 50–24 55–7
Exmouth 3–26 34–21 27–47 17–20 — 60–14 12–23 40–36 HWO 33–3 27–22 43–18
Ivybridge 16–68 25–42 46–19 17–25 20–11 — 10–24 23–20 18–24 37–23 36–35 29–27
Launceston 20–17 21–28 31–22 6–26 44–5 48–31 — 36–26 46–3 15–20 39–19 62–12
Lydney 10–18 32–29 24–42 20–24 22–31 34–32 38–15 — 44–28 38–19 33–24 34–19
Matson 25–34 10–21 12–17 34–42 31–32 17–14 20–35 27–14 — 29–21 26–20 38–12
Okehampton 8–45 15–41 19–56 19–35 21–22 34–30 30–29 36–10 14–38 — 16–17 12–24
St Austell 8–15 14–19 26–35 5–60 19–3 19–20 19–34 26–24 24–18 27–24 — 41–24
Weston-super-Mare 12–22 12–58 23–43 19–69 38–28 40–25 7–28 25–53 33–14 10–41 31–33 —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2024. Source: Regional 1 South West
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

2022–23 edit

Participating teams and locations edit

Final league table edit

Regional 1 South West 2022–23
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
P Camborne 22 18 0 4 815 474 341 20 3 95
2 Chew Valley 22 16 0 6 755 459 296 16 3 83
3 Brixham 22 14 0 8 629 572 57 12 3 71
4 Devonport Services 22 13 0 9 507 516 −9 5 4 61
5 Exmouth 22 12 0 10 592 504 88 7 4 59
6 Ivybridge 22 10 0 12 582 645 −63 11 5 56
7 Lydney 22 10 0 12 507 544 −37 6 6 52
8 Launceston 22 10 0 12 494 538 −44 6 6 52
9 Okehampton 22 10 0 12 445 567 −122 6 2 48
10 Weston-super-Mare RFC 22 8 0 14 491 661 −170 6 5 43
R Old Centralians 22 6 0 16 420 604 −184 5 7 36
R Drybrook 22 5 0 17 414 567 −153 4 7 31
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place.
Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 26 March 2023
Source:[3]

Results edit

Home \ Away BRI CAM CHV DEV DRY EXM IVY LAU LYD OKE OCE WSM
Brixham — 38–42 43–27 52–13 57–18 16–14 29–15 36–11 20–15 32–14 8–14 22–26
Camborne 33–35 — 38–28 32–19 38–0 44–24 78–18 39–7 42–25 20–26 67–12 37–21
Chew Valley 51–21 18–14 — 34–32 41–26 25–29 48–27 40–9 26–8 41–22 69–19 51–10
Devonport Services 37–18 27–35 16–10 — 19–13 18–15 41–29 25–24 24–17 20–24 17–16 24–22
Drybrook 43–0 10–31 28–33 20–31 — 22–35 12–16 12–29 9–12 36–14 18–16 21–20
Exmouth 25–45 30–39 20–15 35–23 27–10 — 25–18 22–12 17–15 31–17 67–11 68–14
Ivybridge 24–25 26–29 29–30 18–13 37–26 15–13 — 31–30 34–39 42–18 29–18 45–27
Launceston 17–18 20–39 30–14 18–13 33–20 29–24 44–27 — 22–28 17–38 36–22 14–5
Lydney 50–33 43–35 15–53 13–18 13–10 41–23 22–10 22–27 — 57–33 20–14 17–27
Okehampton 27–7 15–17 0–27 7–21 21–17 17–21 41–25 25–24 22–8 — 19–17 28–24
Old Centralians 27–29 10–40 10–27 28–15 20–22 30–13 13–25 10–15 26–10 41–7 — 34–23
Weston-super-Mare 29–44 22–26 13–47 36–41 24–21 27–14 24–42 28–26 19–17 22–10 28–12 —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2023. Source: Regional 1 South West
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

2021–22 edit

The first matches were played on 4 September 2021 and the final league matches on 23 April 2022.[4] Exeter University (as champions), Old Redcliffians (as runner-up) and Hornets (3rd) are all promoted to National League 2 West (formerly National League 2 South).[5] The RFU will announce the format of the tier 5 leagues during the summer of 2022.

Participating teams edit

Nine of the fourteen teams participated in the previous competition (2019–20). The champions, Barnstaple were promoted to National League 2 South, while Newbury and Bracknell were both relegated to South West 1 East. Maidenhead have been level transferred to London & South East Premier. The teams coming into this season's competition are Old Redcliffians and Bournemouth, both relegated from National League 2 South in 15th and 16th position respectively. Teams promoted into this season's competition are Hornets, champions of South West 1 West, and two teams from South West 1 East, Royal Wootton Bassett and Old Centralians (1st and 2nd respectively).

Final league table edit

South West Premier 2021–22
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1 Exeter University 26 23 0 3 1132 501 631 22 2 116
2 Old Redcliffians 26 23 0 3 989 517 472 21 1 114
3 Hornets 26 22 0 4 890 517 373 17 2 107
4 Weston-super-Mare 26 18 0 8 726 485 241 12 4 88
5 Exmouth 26 14 1 11 639 657 −18 11 5 74
6 Launceston 26 11 0 15 602 728 −126 12 8 64
7 Brixham 26 10 1 15 582 695 −113 12 6 60
8 Bournemouth 26 10 0 16 639 663 −24 11 9 60
9 Ivybridge 26 9 1 16 746 834 −88 16 6 60
10 Drybrook 26 11 1 14 542 662 −120 6 6 58
11 Camborne 26 9 0 17 582 818 −236 8 5 49
12 Old Centralians 26 7 2 17 619 864 −245 11 4 47
13 Royal Wootton Bassett 26 6 1 19 503 863 −360 5 4 35
14 Okehampton 26 5 1 20 509 896 −387 6 3 31
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 3 May 2022
Source:[6]

2020–21 edit

Due to the ongoing pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.

2019–20 edit

The season ended before all the matches were completed because of the coronavirus pandemic and the RFU used a best playing record formula to decide the final table.[7] Barnstaple are the champions.

Participating teams edit

Ten of the thirteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by three promoted sides; Launceston, Newbury Blues and Okehampton.[8][9][10] Bournemouth were promoted to National League 2 South, while relegated sides included Newton Abbot and Cleve (both South West 1 West), and Old Patesians (South West 1 East). Initially, Bromsgrove were due to be level transferred from Midlands Premier but the withdrawal of Birmingham & Solihull from the league system meant that they stayed put, leaving South West Premier with just thirteen teams.[11]

Final league table edit

South West Premier 2019–20 (to 16 March 2020, when play stopped due to COVID-19) Final Positions
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Final
position 		Team Points
(adjusted)
1 Barnstaple 21 16 0 5 542 316 226 10 3 77 1 Barnstaple 89
2 Maidenhead 19 10 2 7 534 432 102 9 6 59 2 Weston-super-Mare 73
3 Weston-super-Mare 19 11 0 8 458 352 106 8 5 57 3 Maidenhead 73
4 Okehampton 20 12 0 8 380 364 16 4 4 56 4 Okehampton 67
5 Brixham 20 11 1 8 398 440 −42 4 3 53 5 Brixham 64
6 Exeter University 21 9 1 11 577 547 30 10 5 53 6 Exeter University 60
7 Drybrook 20 9 0 11 369 386 −17 4 7 47 7 Drybrook 56
8 Ivybridge 20 8 3 9 503 468 35 5 4 47 8 Ivybridge 56
9 Camborne 20 9 1 10 389 477 −88 5 3 46 9 Camborne 55
10 Exmouth 20 8 1 11 440 473 −33 5 6 45 10 Exmouth 54
11 Launceston 19 8 1 10 372 526 −154 3 5 42 11 Launceston 54
12 Newbury Blues 20 7 0 13 395 484 −89 3 6 37 12 Newbury Blues 44
13 Bracknell 19 6 0 13 326 418 −92 4 4 32 13 Bracknell 39
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 7 August 20210
Source:[12]


2018–19 edit

Participating teams edit

Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by Barnstaple, who were relegated from National League 2 South, and by three promoted sides; Drybrook, Exeter University and Old Patesians.[13][14][15][16] Dings Crusaders (last seasons champions) were promoted to National League 2 South, while Hornets and Lydney were both relegated to South West 1 West, and Newbury Blues relegated to South West 1 East.

Final league table edit

South West Premier 2018–19
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1 Bournemouth (P) 26 25 0 1 999 352 647 18 0 118
2 Barnstaple 26 19 1 6 747 541 206 12 1 91
3 Maidenhead 26 16 1 9 750 581 169 16 4 86
4 Exeter University 26 15 1 10 776 650 126 13 5 80
5 Ivybridge 26 15 0 11 656 601 55 14 4 78
6 Exmouth 26 13 2 11 698 684 14 15 4 75
7 Weston-super-Mare 26 12 3 11 765 619 146 14 5 73
8 Brixham 26 12 1 13 742 642 100 14 7 71
9 Camborne 26 12 0 14 707 746 −39 15 7 70
10 Bracknell 26 13 0 13 597 601 −4 9 4 65
11 Drybrook 26 12 0 14 533 621 −88 6 2 56
12 Cleve (R) 26 6 0 20 642 841 −199 11 8 43
13 Newton Abbot (R) 26 4 1 21 543 940 −397 7 10 35
14 Old Patesians (R) 26 3 0 23 398 1134 −736 4 3 19
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 9 January 2021
Source:[17]

Promotion play-off edit

Each season, the runners-up in the South West Premier (formerly National League 3 South West) and London & South East Premier (National League 3 London & South East) participate in a play-off for the third promotion place to National League 2 South. The team with the best playing record, in this case Westcliff, hosted the match and beat their opponents Barnstaple 44 – 5 to win promotion to National League 2 South for the first time. This was Westcliff's first appearance in the play-offs and Barnstaple's second; in 2016 Barnstaple beat Tonbridge Juddians 31 – 30 at Tonbridge. The home team have won fifteen out of 19 play-off matches and the south-east team have won the play-off thirteen times.

Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
Westcliff (P) 26 19 0 7 808 425 383 17 5 98
Barnstaple 26 19 1 6 747 541 206 12 1 91
27 April 2019
Westcliff44 – 5Barnstaple
Westcliff[18]
The Gables, Eastwood
Attendance: 750

2017–18 edit

Participating teams edit

Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition (when it was known as National League 3 South West). They are joined by Exmouth, who were relegated from National League 2 South, and by three promoted sides; Weston-super-Mare, Maidenhead and Newbury Blues.[19][20][21][22] Old Redcliffians (champions) were promoted to National League 2 South, while Launceston were relegated to (South West 1 West), Salisbury to (South West 1 East) and Bromsgrove to (Midlands 1 West).[23][24][25][26]

Final league table edit

South West Premier 2017–18
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1 Ding Crusaders (P) 26 20 0 6 837 438 399 16 4 100
2 Bournemouth 26 17 1 8 761 635 126 9 4 83
3 Maidenhead 26 13 0 13 780 825 −45 18 4 74
4 Newton Abbot 26 13 0 13 858 713 145 14 5 71
5 Bracknell 26 12 3 11 635 653 −18 10 5 69
6 Cleve 26 12 1 13 693 699 −6 12 7 69
7 Camborne 26 14 0 12 578 558 20 6 4 66
8 Weston-super-Mare 26 11 2 13 652 705 −53 14 4 66
9 Ivybridge 26 13 1 12 639 620 19 10 6 65
10 Brixham 26 12 2 12 630 619 11 8 5 65
11 Exmouth 26 12 1 13 706 737 −31 11 4 65
12 Newbury Blues (R) 26 13 0 13 569 522 47 7 5 64
13 Hornets (R) 26 8 1 17 536 933 −397 9 2 45
14 Lydney (R) 26 6 0 20 516 733 −217 7 6 37
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 2 January 2021
Source:[27]

Promotion play-off edit

Each season, the runners-up in the South West Premier (formerly National League 3 South West) and London & South East Premier (formerly National League 3 London & SE) participate in a play-off for the third promotion place to National League 2 South. The team with the best playing record, in this case Guernsey, hosted the match and beat their opponents Bournemouth 38 – 23 to win promotion. This was Guernsey's first appearance in the play-offs and Bournemouth's second. Bournemouth's previous appearance was in 2011 when they lost to Hertford 23 – 22.

Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
Guernsey (P) 26 22 0 4 962 446 516 19 3 110
Bournemouth 26 17 1 8 761 635 126 9 4 83
28 April 2018
15:00
Guernsey38 – 23Bournemouth
Guernsey
Bournemouth

2016–17 edit

Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by Launceston who were relegated from National League 2 South, and by two promoted sides: Camborne and Salisbury. Exmouth (champions) and Barnstaple (play-off) were promoted to National League 2 South, while Chippenham were relegated to South West 1 West, and Old Patesians and Old Centralians to South West 1 East. To address a league imbalance due to only one team coming down from National League 2 South, both Bromsgrove and Bracknell have been level transferred into the league from National League 3 Midlands and National League 3 London & SE respectively, Bromsgrove having finished 9th and Bracknell 11th.[28][29]

Final league table edit

National League 3 South West 2016–17
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1 Old Redcliffians (P) 26 22 1 3 737 467 270 14 2 106
2 Ding Crusaders 26 19 0 7 676 448 228 8 3 87
3 Camborne 26 16 1 9 685 547 138 12 4 77
4 Newton Abbot 26 14 1 11 702 717 −15 11 6 75
5 Bournemouth 26 12 3 11 777 551 226 11 7 72
6 Ivybridge 26 14 0 12 646 618 28 10 5 71
7 Brixham 26 13 2 11 590 594 −4 10 5 71
8 Hornets 26 13 0 13 714 559 155 13 4 69
9 Bracknell 26 14 0 12 568 625 −57 8 4 68
10 Cleve 26 13 0 13 643 616 27 10 3 65
11 Lydney 26 10 0 16 454 653 −199 7 4 51
12 Launceston (R) 26 7 1 18 390 619 −229 2 9 41
13 Salisbury (R) 26 7 0 19 500 807 −307 4 7 39
14 Bromsgrove (R) 26 3 1 22 511 772 −261 4 11 24
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 28 April 2017
Source:[31]

Promotion play-off edit

Each season, the runners-up in the National League 3 London & SE, and National League 3 South West participate in a play-off for the third promotion place to National League 2 South. The team with the best playing record, in this case Wimbledon, hosted the match and destroyed their opponents Dings Crusaders 55 – 5 to win promotion.

Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
Wimbledon (P) 26 23 0 3 936 399 537 21 2 115
Dings Crusaders 26 19 0 7 676 448 228 8 3 87
29 April 2017
15:00
Wimbledon55 – 5Dings Crusaders
Wimbledon
Dings
Beverley Meads
Attendance: 350

2015–16 edit

Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by two teams relegated from National League 2 South, Dings Crusaders and Lydney; and by three promoted teams Cleve, Chippenham and Ivybridge. The teams leaving the league were the 2014–15 champions, Redingensians who were promoted to National League 2 South and the relegated teams, Chard and Weston-super-Mare to play in South West 1 West, and Oxford Harlequins to South West 1 East. Bracknell, who finished 3rd last season, transferred to National League 3 London and SE.

Participating teams edit

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Locations of the 2015–16 National League 3 South West teams
Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Barnstaple Pottington Road 2,000 (575 seats) Barnstaple, Devon 8th
Bournemouth Chapel Gate 1,500 Bournemouth, Dorset 9th
Brixham Astley Park 1,800 (300 stand) Brixham, Devon 5th
Cleve The Hayfields Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire promoted from South West 1 West (champions)
Chippenham Allington Fields Chippenham, Wiltshire promoted from South West 1 East (champions)
Dings Crusaders Landseer Avenue 1,500 Lockleaze, Bristol relegated from 2014–15 National League 2 South (16th)
Exmouth Imperial Recreation Ground 1,250 (250 stand) Exmouth, Devon 2nd
Hornets Hutton Moor Park[30] Weston-super-Mare, Somerset 6th
Ivybridge Cross-in-Hand Ivybridge, Devon promoted from South West 1 West (play-off)
Lydney Regentsholm 1,500 Lydney, Gloucestershire relegated from 2014–15 National League 2 South (14th)
Newton Abbot Rackerhayes 1,150 (150 stand) Newton Abbot, Devon 7th
Old Centralians Saintbridge Sports Centre Gloucester, Gloucestershire 4th
Old Patesians Everest Road Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 10th
Old Redcliffians Scotland Lane[30] Brislington, Bristol 11th

Final league table edit

National League 3 South West 2015–16
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1 Exmouth (P) 26 21 0 5 921 466 455 17 2 103
2 Barnstaple (P) 26 20 2 4 715 378 337 12 2 98
3 Lydney 26 16 1 9 547 488 59 9 4 79
4 Brixham 26 16 0 10 553 517 36 9 4 77
5 Bournemouth 26 15 0 11 630 441 189 8 7 75
6 Old Redcliffians 26 15 2 9 474 437 37 7 4 75
7 Hornets 26 13 2 11 647 508 139 13 5 74
8 Ivybridge 26 14 0 12 518 467 51 7 7 70
9 Cleve 26 12 1 13 598 595 3 10 3 63
10 Ding Crusaders 26 11 0 15 485 568 −83 5 4 53
11 Newton Abbot 26 9 0 17 573 560 13 6 11 53
12 Old Centralians (R) 26 11 0 15 494 600 −106 6 2 52
13 Old Patesians (R) 26 3 0 23 466 950 −484 5 5 22
14 Chippenham (R) 26 2 0 24 353 999 −646 4 3 15
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 30 April 2016
Source: "National League 3 South West". England Rugby.

Promotion play-off edit

Each season, the runners-up in the National League 3 London and SE, and National League 3 South West participate in a play-off for promotion to National League 2 South. The team with the best playing record, in this case Tonbridge Juddians, host the match and their opponents were Barnstaple, who won the match 30 – 31, scoring the winning points with a penalty in the last seconds of the match.[32]

Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
Tonbridge Juddians 26 21 1 4 833 395 438 13 2 102
Barnstaple (P) 26 20 2 4 715 378 337 12 2 98
30 April 2016
15:00
Tonbridge Juddians30 – 31Barnstaple
Juddians
Barnstaple
The Slade
Attendance: 600
Referee: Matt Turvey

2014–15 edit

Participating teams edit

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Barnstaple Pottington Road 2,000 (575 seats) Barnstaple, Devon 8th
Bournemouth Chapel Gate 1,500 Bournemouth, Dorset relegated from National League 2 South
Bracknell Lily Hill Park 1,250 Bracknell, Berkshire 3rd
Brixham Astley Park 1,800 (300 stand) Brixham, Devon 7th
Chard The Park, Essex Close[30] Chard, Somerset promoted from South West 1 West
Exmouth Imperial Recreation Ground 1,250 (250 stand) Exmouth, Devon relegated from National League 2 South
Hornets Hutton Moor Park[30] Weston-super-Mare, Somerset promoted from South West 1 West
Newton Abbot Rackerhayes 1,150 (150 stand) Newton Abbot, Devon 4th
Old Centralians Saintbridge Sports Centre Gloucester, Gloucestershire 11th
Old Patesians Everest Road Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 10th
Old Redcliffians Scotland Lane[30] Brislington, Bristol 6th
Oxford Harlequins Marston Ferry Road North Hinksey, Oxfordshire promoted from South West 1 East
Redingensians Old Bath Road Sonning, Berkshire 2nd
Weston-super-Mare Recreation Ground[30] 6,000 Weston-super-Mare, Somerset 9th

Final league table edit

National League 3 South West 2014–15
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1 Redingensians 26 22 0 4 934 359 575 18 2 108
2 Exmouth 26 21 0 5 820 426 394 13 2 99
3 Bracknell 26 17 0 9 747 565 182 13 6 87
4 Old Centralians 26 18 1 7 672 551 121 7 3 84
5 Brixham 26 17 0 9 692 577 115 12 4 84
6 Hornets 26 16 0 10 695 557 138 13 5 82
7 Newton Abbot 26 11 1 14 654 670 −16 11 7 64
8 Barnstaple 26 11 2 13 605 582 23 10 5 63
9 Bournemouth 26 11 1 14 590 630 −40 9 4 59
10 Old Patesians 26 9 1 16 533 755 −222 10 6 54
11 Old Redcliffians 26 10 2 14 439 642 −203 2 4 50
12 Weston-super-Mare 26 7 0 9 469 652 −183 5 6 39
13 Oxford Harlequins 26 6 0 20 431 825 −394 6 3 33
14 Chard 26 2 0 24 409 899 −490 2 4 14
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 4 May 2015
Source: "National League 3 South West". England Rugby.

Promotion play-off edit

Each season, the runners-up in the National League 3 London and SE, and National League 3 South West participate in a play-off for promotion to National League 2 South. The team with the best playing record, in this case Exmouth, hosts the match; their opponents were Barnes and the match was played on 25 April 2015. At the end of full-time the match score was 22 – 22, and Barnes scored the only points in extra-time, to win the match 27– 22.[33]

Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
Exmouth 26 21 0 5 820 426 394 13 2 99
Barnes (P) 26 19 0 7 638 492 146 13 2 91
25 April 2015
14:30
Exmouth22 – 27Barnes
Imperial Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,000

After extra time (80 mins: 22 – 22)

2013–14 edit

League winners edit

Relegated edit

Transferred edit

Final league table edit

2013–14 National League 3 South West Final Table watch · edit · discuss
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Lydney (C) 26 24 1 1 919 385 534 20 1 119
2 Redingensians 26 20 2 4 719 363 356 16 2 102
3 Bracknell 26 19 1 6 706 425 281 14 3 95
4 Newton Abbot 26 15 0 11 663 603 60 12 3 75
5 Amersham & Chiltern RFC 26 12 1 13 595 409 186 13 6 69
6 O Redcliffians 26 14 2 10 501 500 1 6 2 68
7 Brixham 26 13 0 13 591 618 −27 10 6 68
8 Barnstaple 26 13 1 12 508 585 −77 7 2 63
9 Weston-super-Mare 26 11 0 15 612 645 –33 8 6 58
10 O Patesians 26 9 0 17 516 778 −262 9 5 50
11 O Centralians 26 9 1 16 500 640 −140 7 6 46[a]
12 Worcester Wanderers (R) 26 9 0 17 440 696 −256 7 3 46
13 Avonmouth Old Boys (R) 26 5 1 20 373 617 −244 2 7 31
14 Chippenham (R) 26 4 0 22 381 760 −379 5 6 27
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion places. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 9 May 2014
Source:[34][35]

2012–13 edit

2011–12 edit

2010–11 edit

2009–10 edit

The first season as a national league

Original teams edit

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

Regional 1 South West honours edit

In the first season of the English rugby union league pyramid, sponsored by Courage, there was four, tier five leagues. The geographical area for teams in South West Division One covered an area of south-west England from Oxfordshire and Berkshire in the east to Cornwall in the west. There were eleven teams in the league and they played each team once, giving each team ten matches. The other tier five leagues were London 1, Midlands 1 and North 1.[36] This system prevailed for five seasons, and in 1992–93 the number of teams increased from eleven to thirteen. The following season (1993–94) the league was reorganised and the four tier five leagues became two; National 5 North and National 5 South.[37] After three seasons, in 1996–97, a further reorganisation occurred, and there was a return to four, tier five leagues; with South West Division One covering the area of south-west England from Berkshire westwards.[38] This system prevailed until 2009–10 when the number of teams was increased from twelve to fourteen and renamed National League Three South West. There was a name change for the beginning of season 2017–18 when the division was renamed the South West Premier.

South West 1 (1987–1993) edit

The original South West 1 was a tier 5 league with promotion up to Area League 2 South and relegation down to South West 2 (presently split into two leagues known as South West 1 East and South West 1 West).

South West 1
Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners-up Relegated teams Ref
1987–88 11 10 Redruth High Wycombe Bournemouth [39]
1988–89 11 10 Clifton High Wycombe Torquay Athletic, Bridgwater & Albion [36]
1989–90 11 10 Maidenhead Weston-super-Mare Oxford [36]
1990–91 11 10 High Wycombe Reading Matson, Stroud, Taunton [36]
1991–92 11 10 Berry Hill Cinderford No relegation [40]
1992–93 13 12 Reading Henley Penryn [41]

South West 1 (1993–96) edit

The top six teams from South West 1 and the top six from London 1 were combined to create National 5 South. South West 1 dropped to become a tier six league and was one of two feeder leagues for National 5 South. Relegation continued to South West 2 (currently South West 1 East and South West 1 West).

South West 1
Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners-up Relegated teams Ref
1993–94 13 12 Henley Cheltenham Gordon League [42]
1994–95 13 12 Cheltenham Newbury Stroud [43]
1995–96 13 12 Newbury Gloucester Old Boys Cinderford [44]

South West 1 (1996–2009) edit

At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 South was discontinued and South West 1 returned to being a tier 5 league. Promotion was up to National 4 South (now known as National League 2 South), while the splitting of South West 2 into two regional divisions, meant that relegation was now down to either South West 2 East or South West 2 West (currently South West 1 East / South West 1 West).

South West 1
Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners-up Relegated teams Ref
1996–97 12 22 Bridgwater & Albion Launceston Brixham, Camborne [45]
1997–98 12 22 Bracknell Launceston High Wycombe, St Ives [46]
1998–99 12 22 Penzance & Newlyn Launceston Salisbury [47]
1999–00 12 22 Launceston Keynsham Matson, Stroud [48]
2000–01 12 22 Old Patesians Cinderford Berry Hill, Truro, Torquay Athletic, Gloucester Old Boys [49]
2001–02 12 22 Weston-super-Mare Dings Crusaders Stroud, Maidenhead, Swanage & Warham, Dorcester [50]
2002–03 12 22 Dings Crusaders Reading Berry Hill, Marlow [51]
2003–04 12 22 Reading Cinderford Barnstaple, Truro [52]
2004–05 12 22 Cinderford Bridgwater & Albion St Mary's Old Boys, Gloucester Old Boys, Keynsham [53]
2005–06 12 22 Chinnor Clifton Penryn, Cheltenham, Spartans [54]
2006–07 12 22 Mounts Bay Cleve Chippenham, Clevedon, Reading Abbey [55]
2007–08 12 22 Chinnor Bracknell Reading, Maidenhead, St Ives [56]
2008–09 12 22 Clifton Bracknell No relegation [57]

National League 3 South West (2009–2017) edit

The division was renamed National League 3 South West following a restructuring of the national leagues which led to changes at all levels. It remained a tier 5 league with promotion up to National League 2 South (formerly National League 3 South) and relegation to either South West 1 East or South West 1 West (formerly South West 2 East / South West 2 West).

National League 3 South West
Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners-up Relegated teams Ref
2009–10 14 26 Taunton Old Patesians Maidenhead, Chippenham, Reading [58]
2010–11 14 26 Hartpury College Bournemouth Cleve, Coney Hill, Cheltenham [59]
2011–12 14 26 Bournemouth Chinnor Bridgwater & Albion, Newbury Blues, Old Redcliffians [60]
2012–13 14 26 London Irish Amateur Exmouth Maidenhead, Oxford Harlequins, Malvern [61]
2013–14 14 26 Lydney Redingensians Chippenham, Avonmouth Old Boys, Worcester Wanderers [62]
2014–15 14 26 Redingensians Exmouth Chard, Oxford Harlequins, Weston-super-Mare [63]
2015–16 14 26 Exmouth Barnstaple Chippenham, Old Patesians, Old Centralians [64]
2016–17 14 26 Old Redcliffians Dings Crusaders Bromsgrove, Salisbury, Launceston [65]
Green background are the promotion places.

South West Premier (2017–2022) edit

For the 2017–18 season all divisions at tier 5 were renamed from National League 3 to Premier meaning that National League 3 South West became known as South West Premier.[1] Promotion continued to National League 2 South and relegation to either South West 1 East or South West 1 West.

South West Premier
Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners-up Relegated teams Ref
2017–18 14 26 Dings Crusaders Bournemouth Lydney, Hornets, Newbury Blues [66]
2018–19 14 26 Bournemouth Barnstaple Old Patesians, Newton Abbot, Cleve [67]
2019–20 13[b] 20[c] Barnstaple Weston-super-Mare Bracknell, Newbury Blues [70]
2020–21 14 26 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
2021–22 14 26 Exeter University Old Redcliffians Hornets also promoted.
Green background are the promotion places.

Regional 1 South West (2022–) edit

From 2022–33 season the number of tier 5 leagues was increased from four to six.

Regional 1 South West
Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners-up Relegated teams Ref
2022–23 12 22 Camborne Chew Valley Old Centralians and Drybrook [3]
2023–24 12 22 Devonport Services Barnstaple Okehampton and Weston-super-Mare [3]

Promotion play-offs edit

From 2000–01 season there has been a promotion play-off game between the runners-up of London & South East Premier and South West Premier for the third and final promotion place to National League 2 South, with the team with the superior league record having home advantage. As of the 2018–19 season, the London and south-east teams have been most successful with thirteen wins to the south-west teams six, while the home side have won fifteen of the nineteen ties. The last play-off was in 2018–19, with the next two seasons cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom and following the increase of leagues at this level to three, only the champions are promoted.

South West Premier v London & South East Premier promotion play-off results
Season Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance Reference
2000–01 Cinderford (SW) 26–10 Havant (LSE) Dockham Road, Cinderford, Gloucestershire
2001–02 Basingstoke (LSE) 29–13 Dings Crusaders (SW) Down Grange, Basingstoke, Hampshire [71]
2002–03 Haywards Heath (LSE) 34–21 Reading (SW) Whiteman's Green, Cuckfield, West Sussex [72][73]
2003–04 Hertford (LSE) 25–14 Cinderford (SW) Highfields, Ware, Hertfordshire [74]
2004–05 Worthing Raiders (LSE) 26–30 Bridgwater & Albion (SW) Roundstone Lane, Angmering, West Sussex 1,200 [75][76]
2005–06 Richmond (LSE) 3–12 Clifton (SW) Athletic Ground, Richmond, Greater London 1,100 [77][78]
2006–07 Ealing Trailfinders (LSE) 48–16 Cleve (SW) Trailfinders Sports Ground, Ealing, Greater London [79][80]
2007–08 Worthing Raiders (LSE) 18–5 Bracknell (SW) Roundstone Lane, Angmering, West Sussex [81][82]
2008–09 Barnes (LSE) 39–18 Bracknell (SW) Barn Elms, Barnes, Greater London [83][84]
2009–10 Old Albanian (LSE) 15–0 Old Patesians (SW) Woollam Playing Fields, St Albans, Hertfordshire [85][86]
2010–11 Hertford (LSE) 23–22 Bournemouth (SW) Highfields, Ware, Hertfordshire 1,000 [87][88]
2011–12 Chinnor (SW) 19–8 Tonbridge Juddian (LSE) Kingsey Road, Thame, Oxfordshire [89][90]
2012–13 Exmouth (SW) 21–20 Dorking (LSE) Imperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth, Devon [91][92]
2013–14 Old Elthamians (LSE) 17–10 Redingensians (SW) Queen Mary Sports Ground, Chislehurst, Kent 1,350 [93][94]
2014–15 Exmouth (SW) 22–27 (aet) Barnes (LSE) Imperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth, Devon 1,000 [95][96]
2015–16 Tonbridge Juddian (LSE) 30–31 Barnstaple (SW) The Slade, Tonbridge, Kent 600 [97][98]
2016–17 Wimbledon (LSE) 55–5 Dings Crusaders (SW) Beverley Meads, Raynes Park, Greater London 350 [99]
2017–18 Guernsey (LSE) 38–23 Bournemouth (SW) Footes Lane, Saint Peter Port, Guernsey [100]
2018–19 Westcliff (LSE) 44–5 Barnstaple (SW) The Gables, Eastwood, Essex 750 [101][102]
2019–20 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up – Guernsey (LSE) – promoted instead.
2021–22 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
2022–23 Cancelled due to national league reorganisation.
Green background represent the promoted teams. (LSE = London & South East teams while SW = South West teams).

Number of league titles edit

Note edit

  1. ^ Old Centralians deducted 5 points
  2. ^ League reduced to 13 teams following the withdrawal of Birmingham & Solihull from Midlands Premier, leaving level 5 with an imbalance of teams.[11]
  3. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom the RFU cancelled all rugby below the Premiership with most clubs in South West Premier having played 20 games, and a best playing record formula was used to decide the final table.[68][69]
  4. ^ Penzance & Newlyn are now known as the Cornish Pirates.

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External links edit

  • Rugby union in the South West
  • South West Premier fixtures at the RFU

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Regional 1 South West formerly South West Premier and National League 3 South West is a level five league in the English rugby union system 1 It is one of six leagues at this level When this division began in 1987 it was known as South West Division 1 The format of the league was changed at the beginning of the 2009 10 season following reorganisation by the Rugby Football Union and the name change from National League 3 to South West Premier was introduced for the 2017 18 season by the RFU in order to lessen confusion for what is a series of regional leagues 1 Regional 1 South West is the highest regional rugby union league covering South West England The club finishing in first place is automatically promoted to National League 2 West Relegated teams drop down to either Regional 2 South West or Regional 2 Severn depending on their location Regional 1 South WestCurrent season or competition 2023 24 Regional 1 South WestSportRugby unionInstituted1987 37 years ago 1987 as South West 1 Number of teams12Country EnglandHoldersDevonport Services 1st title 2023 24 promoted to National League 2 West Most titlesBournemouth Chinnor Clifton Dings Crusaders Reading 2 titles WebsiteEngland Rugby South West Division Devonport Services are the current champions Contents 1 Format 2 Current season 2 1 Participating teams and locations 2 2 League table 2 3 Results 3 2022 23 3 1 Participating teams and locations 3 2 Final league table 3 3 Results 4 2021 22 4 1 Participating teams 4 2 Final league table 5 2020 21 6 2019 20 6 1 Participating teams 6 2 Final league table 7 2018 19 7 1 Participating teams 7 2 Final league table 7 3 Promotion play off 8 2017 18 8 1 Participating teams 8 2 Final league table 8 3 Promotion play off 9 2016 17 9 1 Final league table 9 2 Promotion play off 10 2015 16 10 1 Participating teams 10 2 Final league table 10 3 Promotion play off 11 2014 15 11 1 Participating teams 11 2 Final league table 11 3 Promotion play off 12 2013 14 12 1 League winners 12 2 Relegated 12 3 Transferred 12 4 Final league table 13 2012 13 14 2011 12 15 2010 11 16 2009 10 17 Original teams 18 Regional 1 South West honours 18 1 South West 1 1987 1993 18 2 South West 1 1993 96 18 3 South West 1 1996 2009 18 4 National League 3 South West 2009 2017 18 5 South West Premier 2017 2022 18 6 Regional 1 South West 2022 19 Promotion play offs 20 Number of league titles 21 Note 22 See also 23 References 24 External linksFormat editThe season runs from September to May and comprises twenty two rounds of matches with each club playing each of its rivals home and away The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows 4 points are awarded for a win 2 points are awarded for a draw 0 points are awarded for a loss however 1 losing bonus point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer 1 additional bonus point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a matchCurrent season editNine of last years teams participate in this season s competition Champions Camborne were promoted to National League 2 West while Old Centralians 11th and Drybrook 12th were both relegated to Regional 2 Severn Six of the teams are from Devon while Cornwall Gloucestershire and Somerset each have two clubs Participating teams and locations edit Team Ground Capacity City Area Previous season Barnstaple Pottingham Road 2 000 575 seats Barnstaple Devon Relegated from National League 2 West 13th Brixham Astley Park 1 800 300 stand Brixham Devon 3rd Chew Valley Lobbingtons Chew Magna Somerset 2nd Devonport Services The Rectory 2 000 Devonport Plymouth Devon 4th Exmouth Imperial Recreation Ground 1 250 250 stand Exmouth Devon 5th Ivybridge Cross in Hand Ivybridge Devon 6th Launceston Polson Bridge 3 000 194 seats Launceston Cornwall 8th Lydney Regentsholme 1 500 Lydney Gloucestershire 7th Matson Redwell Road Matson Gloucester Gloucestershire Promoted from Regional 2 Severn 1st Okehampton Showground 1 120 120 seats Okehampton Devon 9th St Austell Tregorrick Park 4 000 300 seats St Austell Cornwall Promoted from Regional 2 South West 1st Weston super Mare Recreation Ground 6 000 Weston super Mare Somerset 10th nbsp nbsp Barnstaple nbsp Brixham nbsp Chew Valley nbsp Devonport Services nbsp Exmouth nbsp Ivybridge nbsp Launceston nbsp Lydney nbsp Matson nbsp Okehampton nbsp St Austell nbsp Weston super Mareclass notpageimage Locations of the 2023 24 Regional 1 South West teams League table edit Regional 1 South West 2023 24 Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Adj C Devonport Services 22 19 0 3 793 403 390 16 2 94 2 Barnstaple 22 18 0 4 727 341 386 14 2 88 3 Chew Valley 22 17 0 5 787 426 361 14 2 84 4 Brixham 22 15 1 6 840 554 286 16 2 80 5 Launceston 22 13 0 9 616 457 159 11 3 66 6 Exmouth 22 11 0 11 517 522 5 8 2 55 7 Lydney 22 8 0 14 567 642 75 14 4 50 8 St Austell 22 7 1 14 485 643 158 9 6 45 9 Ivybridge 22 7 0 15 505 786 281 6 4 38 10 Matson 22 7 0 15 432 653 221 8 3 35 5 R Okehampton 22 5 0 17 414 797 383 3 3 26 R Weston super Mare 22 4 0 18 441 900 459 6 2 24 If teams are level at any stage tiebreakers are applied in the following order Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background is the promotion place Pink background are relegation places Updated 6 April 2024Source 2 Results edit Home Away BAR BRI CHV DEV EXM IVY LAU LYD MAT OKE SAU WSM Barnstaple 33 20 20 19 41 16 21 17 55 7 26 8 29 10 55 0 45 14 31 17 57 14 Brixham 39 38 39 36 28 24 22 45 40 12 46 31 45 20 77 7 88 12 34 34 54 28 Chew Valley 35 19 32 27 12 11 21 10 60 31 12 3 36 7 41 0 80 6 44 12 61 6 Devonport Services 23 12 39 22 27 17 33 17 61 12 28 18 38 18 39 31 48 7 50 24 55 7 Exmouth 3 26 34 21 27 47 17 20 60 14 12 23 40 36 HWO 33 3 27 22 43 18 Ivybridge 16 68 25 42 46 19 17 25 20 11 10 24 23 20 18 24 37 23 36 35 29 27 Launceston 20 17 21 28 31 22 6 26 44 5 48 31 36 26 46 3 15 20 39 19 62 12 Lydney 10 18 32 29 24 42 20 24 22 31 34 32 38 15 44 28 38 19 33 24 34 19 Matson 25 34 10 21 12 17 34 42 31 32 17 14 20 35 27 14 29 21 26 20 38 12 Okehampton 8 45 15 41 19 56 19 35 21 22 34 30 30 29 36 10 14 38 16 17 12 24 St Austell 8 15 14 19 26 35 5 60 19 3 19 20 19 34 26 24 24 18 27 24 41 24 Weston super Mare 12 22 12 58 23 43 19 69 38 28 40 25 7 28 25 53 33 14 10 41 31 33 Updated to match es played on 6 April 2024 Source Regional 1 South WestLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win For upcoming matches an a indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants 2022 23 editParticipating teams and locations edit Team Ground Capacity City Area Previous season Brixham Astley Park 1 800 300 stand Brixham Devon 7th Camborne Recreation Ground 7 000 780 seats Camborne Cornwall 11th Chew Valley Lobbingtons Chew Magna Somerset Promoted from South West 1 West champions Devonport Services The Rectory 2 000 Devonport Plymouth Devon Promoted from South West 1 West runner up Drybrook Mannings Ground Drybrook Gloucestershire 10th Exmouth Imperial Recreation Ground 1 250 250 stand Exmouth Devon 5th Ivybridge Cross in Hand Ivybridge Devon 9th Launceston Polson Bridge 3 000 194 seats Launceston Cornwall 6th Lydney Regentsholme 1 500 Lydney Gloucestershire Promoted from South West 1 West 3rd Okehampton Showground 1 120 120 seats Okehampton Devon 14th Old Centralians Saintbridge Sports Centre Gloucester Gloucestershire 12th Weston super Mare Recreation Ground 6 000 Weston super Mare Somerset 4th nbsp nbsp Brixham nbsp Camborne nbsp Chew Valley nbsp Devonport Services nbsp Drybrook nbsp Exmouth nbsp Ivybridge nbsp Launceston nbsp Lydney nbsp Okehampton nbsp Old Centralians nbsp Weston super Mareclass notpageimage Locations of the 2022 23 Regional 1 South West teams Final league table edit Regional 1 South West 2022 23 Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points P Camborne 22 18 0 4 815 474 341 20 3 95 2 Chew Valley 22 16 0 6 755 459 296 16 3 83 3 Brixham 22 14 0 8 629 572 57 12 3 71 4 Devonport Services 22 13 0 9 507 516 9 5 4 61 5 Exmouth 22 12 0 10 592 504 88 7 4 59 6 Ivybridge 22 10 0 12 582 645 63 11 5 56 7 Lydney 22 10 0 12 507 544 37 6 6 52 8 Launceston 22 10 0 12 494 538 44 6 6 52 9 Okehampton 22 10 0 12 445 567 122 6 2 48 10 Weston super Mare RFC 22 8 0 14 491 661 170 6 5 43 R Old Centralians 22 6 0 16 420 604 184 5 7 36 R Drybrook 22 5 0 17 414 567 153 4 7 31 If teams are level at any stage tiebreakers are applied in the following order Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background is the promotion place Pink background are relegation places Updated 26 March 2023Source 3 Results edit Home Away BRI CAM CHV DEV DRY EXM IVY LAU LYD OKE OCE WSM Brixham 38 42 43 27 52 13 57 18 16 14 29 15 36 11 20 15 32 14 8 14 22 26 Camborne 33 35 38 28 32 19 38 0 44 24 78 18 39 7 42 25 20 26 67 12 37 21 Chew Valley 51 21 18 14 34 32 41 26 25 29 48 27 40 9 26 8 41 22 69 19 51 10 Devonport Services 37 18 27 35 16 10 19 13 18 15 41 29 25 24 24 17 20 24 17 16 24 22 Drybrook 43 0 10 31 28 33 20 31 22 35 12 16 12 29 9 12 36 14 18 16 21 20 Exmouth 25 45 30 39 20 15 35 23 27 10 25 18 22 12 17 15 31 17 67 11 68 14 Ivybridge 24 25 26 29 29 30 18 13 37 26 15 13 31 30 34 39 42 18 29 18 45 27 Launceston 17 18 20 39 30 14 18 13 33 20 29 24 44 27 22 28 17 38 36 22 14 5 Lydney 50 33 43 35 15 53 13 18 13 10 41 23 22 10 22 27 57 33 20 14 17 27 Okehampton 27 7 15 17 0 27 7 21 21 17 17 21 41 25 25 24 22 8 19 17 28 24 Old Centralians 27 29 10 40 10 27 28 15 20 22 30 13 13 25 10 15 26 10 41 7 34 23 Weston super Mare 29 44 22 26 13 47 36 41 24 21 27 14 24 42 28 26 19 17 22 10 28 12 Updated to match es played on 25 March 2023 Source Regional 1 South WestLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win For upcoming matches an a indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants 2021 22 editThe first matches were played on 4 September 2021 and the final league matches on 23 April 2022 4 Exeter University as champions Old Redcliffians as runner up and Hornets 3rd are all promoted to National League 2 West formerly National League 2 South 5 The RFU will announce the format of the tier 5 leagues during the summer of 2022 Participating teams edit Nine of the fourteen teams participated in the previous competition 2019 20 The champions Barnstaple were promoted to National League 2 South while Newbury and Bracknell were both relegated to South West 1 East Maidenhead have been level transferred to London amp South East Premier The teams coming into this season s competition are Old Redcliffians and Bournemouth both relegated from National League 2 South in 15th and 16th position respectively Teams promoted into this season s competition are Hornets champions of South West 1 West and two teams from South West 1 East Royal Wootton Bassett and Old Centralians 1st and 2nd respectively Team Ground Capacity City Area Previous season Bournemouth Chapel Gate 1 500 Bournemouth Dorset Relegated from National League 2 South Brixham Astley Park 1 800 300 stand Brixham Devon 5th Camborne Recreation Ground 7 000 780 seats Camborne Cornwall 9th Drybrook Mannings Ground Drybrook Gloucestershire 7th Exeter University Topsham Sports Ground Exeter Devon 6th Exmouth Imperial Recreation Ground 1 250 250 stand Exmouth Devon 10th Hornets Hutton Moor Park Weston super Mare Somerset Promoted from South West 1 West champions Ivybridge Cross in Hand Ivybridge Devon 8th Launceston Polson Bridge 3 000 194 seats Launceston Cornwall 11th Okehampton Showground 1 120 120 seats Okehampton Devon 4th Old Centralians Saintbridge Sports Centre Gloucester Gloucestershire Promoted from South West 1 East runner up Old Redcliffians Scotland Lane Brislington Bristol Relegated from National League 2 South Royal Wootton Bassett Ballard s Ash 5 000 Royal Wootton Bassett Wiltshire Promoted from South West 1 East champions Weston super Mare Recreation Ground 6 000 Weston super Mare Somerset 2nd nbsp nbsp Bournemouth nbsp Brixham nbsp Camborne nbsp Drybrook nbsp Exeter Uni nbsp Exmouth nbsp Hornets nbsp Ivybridge nbsp Launceston nbsp Okehampton nbsp Old Centralians nbsp Old Redcliffians nbsp Royal Wootton Bassett nbsp Westonclass notpageimage Locations of the 2021 22 South West Premier teams Final league table edit South West Premier 2021 22 Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points 1 Exeter University 26 23 0 3 1132 501 631 22 2 116 2 Old Redcliffians 26 23 0 3 989 517 472 21 1 114 3 Hornets 26 22 0 4 890 517 373 17 2 107 4 Weston super Mare 26 18 0 8 726 485 241 12 4 88 5 Exmouth 26 14 1 11 639 657 18 11 5 74 6 Launceston 26 11 0 15 602 728 126 12 8 64 7 Brixham 26 10 1 15 582 695 113 12 6 60 8 Bournemouth 26 10 0 16 639 663 24 11 9 60 9 Ivybridge 26 9 1 16 746 834 88 16 6 60 10 Drybrook 26 11 1 14 542 662 120 6 6 58 11 Camborne 26 9 0 17 582 818 236 8 5 49 12 Old Centralians 26 7 2 17 619 864 245 11 4 47 13 Royal Wootton Bassett 26 6 1 19 503 863 360 5 4 35 14 Okehampton 26 5 1 20 509 896 387 6 3 31 If teams are level at any stage tiebreakers are applied in the following order Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background is the promotion place Blue background is the play off place Pink background are relegation places Updated 3 May 2022Source 6 2020 21 editDue to the ongoing pandemic the 2020 21 season was cancelled 2019 20 editThe season ended before all the matches were completed because of the coronavirus pandemic and the RFU used a best playing record formula to decide the final table 7 Barnstaple are the champions Participating teams edit Ten of the thirteen teams participated in last season s competition They are joined by three promoted sides Launceston Newbury Blues and Okehampton 8 9 10 Bournemouth were promoted to National League 2 South while relegated sides included Newton Abbot and Cleve both South West 1 West and Old Patesians South West 1 East Initially Bromsgrove were due to be level transferred from Midlands Premier but the withdrawal of Birmingham amp Solihull from the league system meant that they stayed put leaving South West Premier with just thirteen teams 11 Team Ground Capacity City Area Previous season Barnstaple Pottingham Road 2 000 575 seats Barnstaple Devon Runners up lost playoff Bracknell Lily Hill 1 250 250 seats Bracknell Berkshire 10th Brixham Astley Park 1 800 300 stand Brixham Devon 8th Camborne Recreation Ground 7 000 780 seats Camborne Cornwall 9th Drybrook Mannings Ground Drybrook Gloucestershire 11th Exeter University Topsham Sports Ground Exeter Devon 4th Exmouth Imperial Recreation Ground 1 250 250 stand Exmouth Devon 6th Ivybridge Cross in Hand Ivybridge Devon 5th Launceston Polson Bridge 3 000 194 seats Launceston Cornwall Promoted from South West 1 West playoff Maidenhead Braywick Park 1 750 250 seats Maidenhead Berkshire 3rd Newbury Blues Monk s Lane 8 000 Newbury Berkshire Promoted from South West 1 East champions Okehampton Showground 1 120 120 seats Okehampton Devon Promoted from South West 1 West champions Weston super Mare Recreation Ground 6 000 Weston super Mare Somerset 7th nbsp nbsp Barnstaple nbsp Bracknell nbsp Brixham nbsp Camborne nbsp Drybrook nbsp Exeter Uni nbsp Exmouth nbsp Ivybridge nbsp Launceston nbsp Maidenhead nbsp Newbury nbsp Okehampton nbsp Westonclass notpageimage Locations of the 2019 20 South West Premier teams Final league table edit South West Premier 2019 20 to 16 March 2020 when play stopped due to COVID 19 Final Positions Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Final position Team Points adjusted 1 Barnstaple 21 16 0 5 542 316 226 10 3 77 1 Barnstaple 89 2 Maidenhead 19 10 2 7 534 432 102 9 6 59 2 Weston super Mare 73 3 Weston super Mare 19 11 0 8 458 352 106 8 5 57 3 Maidenhead 73 4 Okehampton 20 12 0 8 380 364 16 4 4 56 4 Okehampton 67 5 Brixham 20 11 1 8 398 440 42 4 3 53 5 Brixham 64 6 Exeter University 21 9 1 11 577 547 30 10 5 53 6 Exeter University 60 7 Drybrook 20 9 0 11 369 386 17 4 7 47 7 Drybrook 56 8 Ivybridge 20 8 3 9 503 468 35 5 4 47 8 Ivybridge 56 9 Camborne 20 9 1 10 389 477 88 5 3 46 9 Camborne 55 10 Exmouth 20 8 1 11 440 473 33 5 6 45 10 Exmouth 54 11 Launceston 19 8 1 10 372 526 154 3 5 42 11 Launceston 54 12 Newbury Blues 20 7 0 13 395 484 89 3 6 37 12 Newbury Blues 44 13 Bracknell 19 6 0 13 326 418 92 4 4 32 13 Bracknell 39 If teams are level at any stage tiebreakers are applied in the following order Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background is the promotion place Blue background is the play off place Pink background are relegation places Updated 7 August 20210Source 12 2018 19 editParticipating teams edit Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season s competition They are joined by Barnstaple who were relegated from National League 2 South and by three promoted sides Drybrook Exeter University and Old Patesians 13 14 15 16 Dings Crusaders last seasons champions were promoted to National League 2 South while Hornets and Lydney were both relegated to South West 1 West and Newbury Blues relegated to South West 1 East Team Ground Capacity City Area Previous season Barnstaple Pottingham Road 2 000 575 seats Barnstaple Devon Relegated from National 2 South 14th Bournemouth Chapel Gate 1 500 Bournemouth Dorset Runners up lost play off Bracknell Lily Hill 1 250 250 seats Bracknell Berkshire 5th Brixham Astley Park 1 800 300 stand Brixham Devon 10th Camborne Recreation Ground 7 000 780 seats Camborne Cornwall 7th Cleve The Hayfields Mangotsfield Gloucestershire 6th Drybrook Mannings Ground Drybrook Gloucestershire Promoted from South West 1 West champions Exeter University Topsham Sports Ground Exeter Devon Promoted from South West 1 West play off Exmouth Imperial Recreation Ground 1 250 250 stand Exmouth Devon 11th Ivybridge Cross in Hand Ivybridge Devon 9th Maidenhead Braywick Park 1 750 250 seats Maidenhead Berkshire 3rd Newton Abbot Rackerhayes 1 150 150 stand Newton Abbot Devon 4th Old Patesians Everest Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire Promoted from South West 1 East champions Weston super Mare Recreation Ground 6 000 Weston super Mare Somerset 8th nbsp nbsp Barnstaple nbsp Bournemouth nbsp Bracknell nbsp Brixham nbsp Camborne nbsp Cleve nbsp Drybrook nbsp Exeter Uni nbsp Exmouth nbsp Ivybridge nbsp Maidenhead nbsp Newton Abbot nbsp O Patesians nbsp Westonclass notpageimage Locations of the 2018 19 South West Premier teams Final league table edit South West Premier 2018 19 Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points 1 Bournemouth P 26 25 0 1 999 352 647 18 0 118 2 Barnstaple 26 19 1 6 747 541 206 12 1 91 3 Maidenhead 26 16 1 9 750 581 169 16 4 86 4 Exeter University 26 15 1 10 776 650 126 13 5 80 5 Ivybridge 26 15 0 11 656 601 55 14 4 78 6 Exmouth 26 13 2 11 698 684 14 15 4 75 7 Weston super Mare 26 12 3 11 765 619 146 14 5 73 8 Brixham 26 12 1 13 742 642 100 14 7 71 9 Camborne 26 12 0 14 707 746 39 15 7 70 10 Bracknell 26 13 0 13 597 601 4 9 4 65 11 Drybrook 26 12 0 14 533 621 88 6 2 56 12 Cleve R 26 6 0 20 642 841 199 11 8 43 13 Newton Abbot R 26 4 1 21 543 940 397 7 10 35 14 Old Patesians R 26 3 0 23 398 1134 736 4 3 19 If teams are level at any stage tiebreakers are applied in the following order Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background is the promotion place Blue background is the play off place Pink background are relegation places Updated 9 January 2021Source 17 Promotion play off edit Each season the runners up in the South West Premier formerly National League 3 South West and London amp South East Premier National League 3 London amp South East participate in a play off for the third promotion place to National League 2 South The team with the best playing record in this case Westcliff hosted the match and beat their opponents Barnstaple 44 5 to win promotion to National League 2 South for the first time This was Westcliff s first appearance in the play offs and Barnstaple s second in 2016 Barnstaple beat Tonbridge Juddians 31 30 at Tonbridge The home team have won fifteen out of 19 play off matches and the south east team have won the play off thirteen times Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Westcliff P 26 19 0 7 808 425 383 17 5 98 Barnstaple 26 19 1 6 747 541 206 12 1 91 27 April 2019Westcliff44 5BarnstapleWestcliff 18 The Gables Eastwood Attendance 7502017 18 editParticipating teams edit Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season s competition when it was known as National League 3 South West They are joined by Exmouth who were relegated from National League 2 South and by three promoted sides Weston super Mare Maidenhead and Newbury Blues 19 20 21 22 Old Redcliffians champions were promoted to National League 2 South while Launceston were relegated to South West 1 West Salisbury to South West 1 East and Bromsgrove to Midlands 1 West 23 24 25 26 Team Ground Capacity City Area Previous season Bournemouth Chapel Gate 1 500 Bournemouth Dorset 5th Bracknell Lily Hill 1 250 250 seats Bracknell Berkshire 9th Brixham Astley Park 1 800 300 stand Brixham Devon 7th Camborne Recreation Ground 7 000 780 seats Camborne Cornwall 3rd Cleve The Hayfields Mangotsfield Gloucestershire 10th Dings Crusaders Shaftsbury Park 2 250 250 seats Frenchay Bristol 2nd lost play off Exmouth Imperial Recreation Ground 1 250 250 stand Exmouth Devon Relegated from National League 2 South 16th Hornets Hutton Moor Park Weston super Mare Somerset 8th Ivybridge Cross in Hand Ivybridge Devon 6th Lydney Regentsholm 1 500 Lydney Gloucestershire 11th Maidenhead Braywick Park 1 750 250 seats Maidenhead Berkshire Promoted from South West 1 East champions Newbury Blues Monk s Lane 8 000 Newbury Berkshire Promoted from South West 1 East play offs Newton Abbot Rackerhayes 1 150 150 stand Newton Abbot Devon 4th Weston super Mare Recreation Ground 6 000 Weston super Mare Somerset Promoted from South West 1 West champions nbsp nbsp Bournemouth nbsp Bracknell nbsp Brixham nbsp Camborne nbsp Cleve nbsp Dings nbsp Exmouth nbsp Hornets nbsp Ivybridge nbsp Lydney nbsp Maidenhead nbsp Newbury nbsp Newton Abbot nbsp Westonclass notpageimage Locations of the 2017 18 South West Premier teams Final league table edit South West Premier 2017 18 Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points 1 Ding Crusaders P 26 20 0 6 837 438 399 16 4 100 2 Bournemouth 26 17 1 8 761 635 126 9 4 83 3 Maidenhead 26 13 0 13 780 825 45 18 4 74 4 Newton Abbot 26 13 0 13 858 713 145 14 5 71 5 Bracknell 26 12 3 11 635 653 18 10 5 69 6 Cleve 26 12 1 13 693 699 6 12 7 69 7 Camborne 26 14 0 12 578 558 20 6 4 66 8 Weston super Mare 26 11 2 13 652 705 53 14 4 66 9 Ivybridge 26 13 1 12 639 620 19 10 6 65 10 Brixham 26 12 2 12 630 619 11 8 5 65 11 Exmouth 26 12 1 13 706 737 31 11 4 65 12 Newbury Blues R 26 13 0 13 569 522 47 7 5 64 13 Hornets R 26 8 1 17 536 933 397 9 2 45 14 Lydney R 26 6 0 20 516 733 217 7 6 37 If teams are level at any stage tiebreakers are applied in the following order Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background is the promotion place Blue background is the play off place Pink background are relegation places Updated 2 January 2021Source 27 Promotion play off edit Each season the runners up in the South West Premier formerly National League 3 South West and London amp South East Premier formerly National League 3 London amp SE participate in a play off for the third promotion place to National League 2 South The team with the best playing record in this case Guernsey hosted the match and beat their opponents Bournemouth 38 23 to win promotion This was Guernsey s first appearance in the play offs and Bournemouth s second Bournemouth s previous appearance was in 2011 when they lost to Hertford 23 22 Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Guernsey P 26 22 0 4 962 446 516 19 3 110 Bournemouth 26 17 1 8 761 635 126 9 4 83 28 April 201815 00Guernsey38 23BournemouthGuernseyBournemouthFootes Lane2016 17 editNine of the fourteen teams participated in last season s competition They are joined by Launceston who were relegated from National League 2 South and by two promoted sides Camborne and Salisbury Exmouth champions and Barnstaple play off were promoted to National League 2 South while Chippenham were relegated to South West 1 West and Old Patesians and Old Centralians to South West 1 East To address a league imbalance due to only one team coming down from National League 2 South both Bromsgrove and Bracknell have been level transferred into the league from National League 3 Midlands and National League 3 London amp SE respectively Bromsgrove having finished 9th and Bracknell 11th 28 29 Team Ground Capacity City Area Previous season Bournemouth Chapel Gate 1 500 Bournemouth Dorset 5th Bracknell Lily Hill 1 250 250 seats Bracknell Berkshire level transfer from National League 3 London amp SE 11th Brixham Astley Park 1 800 300 stand Brixham Devon 4th Bromsgrove Finstall Park Bromsgrove Worcestershire level transfer from National League 3 Midlands 9th Camborne Recreation Ground 7 000 780 seats Camborne Cornwall promoted from South West 1 West champions Cleve The Hayfields Mangotsfield Gloucestershire 9th Dings Crusaders Landseer Avenue 1 500 Lockleaze Bristol 10th Hornets Hutton Moor Park 30 Weston super Mare Somerset 7th Ivybridge Cross in Hand Ivybridge Devon 8th Launceston Polson Bridge 3 000 194 seats Launceston Cornwall relegated from 2015 16 National League 2 South 16th Lydney Regentsholm 1 500 Lydney Gloucestershire 3rd Newton Abbot Rackerhayes 1 150 150 stand Newton Abbot Devon 11th Old Redcliffians Scotland Lane 30 Brislington Bristol 6th Salisbury Castle Road 1 500 Salisbury Wiltshire promoted from South West 1 East play off nbsp nbsp Bournemouth nbsp Bracknell nbsp Brixham nbsp Bromsgrove nbsp Camborne nbsp Cleve nbsp Dings nbsp Hornets nbsp Ivybridge nbsp Launceston nbsp Lydney nbsp Newton Abbot nbsp Old Redcliffians nbsp Salisburyclass notpageimage Locations of the 2016 17 South West Premier teams Final league table edit National League 3 South West 2016 17 Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points 1 Old Redcliffians P 26 22 1 3 737 467 270 14 2 106 2 Ding Crusaders 26 19 0 7 676 448 228 8 3 87 3 Camborne 26 16 1 9 685 547 138 12 4 77 4 Newton Abbot 26 14 1 11 702 717 15 11 6 75 5 Bournemouth 26 12 3 11 777 551 226 11 7 72 6 Ivybridge 26 14 0 12 646 618 28 10 5 71 7 Brixham 26 13 2 11 590 594 4 10 5 71 8 Hornets 26 13 0 13 714 559 155 13 4 69 9 Bracknell 26 14 0 12 568 625 57 8 4 68 10 Cleve 26 13 0 13 643 616 27 10 3 65 11 Lydney 26 10 0 16 454 653 199 7 4 51 12 Launceston R 26 7 1 18 390 619 229 2 9 41 13 Salisbury R 26 7 0 19 500 807 307 4 7 39 14 Bromsgrove R 26 3 1 22 511 772 261 4 11 24 If teams are level at any stage tiebreakers are applied in the following order Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background is the promotion place Blue background is the play off place Pink background are relegation places Updated 28 April 2017Source 31 Promotion play off edit Each season the runners up in the National League 3 London amp SE and National League 3 South West participate in a play off for the third promotion place to National League 2 South The team with the best playing record in this case Wimbledon hosted the match and destroyed their opponents Dings Crusaders 55 5 to win promotion Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Wimbledon P 26 23 0 3 936 399 537 21 2 115 Dings Crusaders 26 19 0 7 676 448 228 8 3 87 29 April 201715 00Wimbledon55 5Dings CrusadersWimbledonDingsBeverley Meads Attendance 3502015 16 editNine of the fourteen teams participated in last season s competition They are joined by two teams relegated from National League 2 South Dings Crusaders and Lydney and by three promoted teams Cleve Chippenham and Ivybridge The teams leaving the league were the 2014 15 champions Redingensians who were promoted to National League 2 South and the relegated teams Chard and Weston super Mare to play in South West 1 West and Oxford Harlequins to South West 1 East Bracknell who finished 3rd last season transferred to National League 3 London and SE Participating teams edit nbsp nbsp Barnstaple nbsp Bournemouth nbsp Brixham nbsp Cleve nbsp Chippenham nbsp Dings Crusaders nbsp Exmouth nbsp Hornets nbsp Ivybridge nbsp Lydney nbsp Newton Abbot nbsp Old Redcliffians nbsp Old PatesiansOld Centraliansclass notpageimage Locations of the 2015 16 National League 3 South West teams Team Ground Capacity City Area Previous season Barnstaple Pottington Road 2 000 575 seats Barnstaple Devon 8th Bournemouth Chapel Gate 1 500 Bournemouth Dorset 9th Brixham Astley Park 1 800 300 stand Brixham Devon 5th Cleve The Hayfields Mangotsfield Gloucestershire promoted from South West 1 West champions Chippenham Allington Fields Chippenham Wiltshire promoted from South West 1 East champions Dings Crusaders Landseer Avenue 1 500 Lockleaze Bristol relegated from 2014 15 National League 2 South 16th Exmouth Imperial Recreation Ground 1 250 250 stand Exmouth Devon 2nd Hornets Hutton Moor Park 30 Weston super Mare Somerset 6th Ivybridge Cross in Hand Ivybridge Devon promoted from South West 1 West play off Lydney Regentsholm 1 500 Lydney Gloucestershire relegated from 2014 15 National League 2 South 14th Newton Abbot Rackerhayes 1 150 150 stand Newton Abbot Devon 7th Old Centralians Saintbridge Sports Centre Gloucester Gloucestershire 4th Old Patesians Everest Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire 10th Old Redcliffians Scotland Lane 30 Brislington Bristol 11th Final league table edit National League 3 South West 2015 16 Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points 1 Exmouth P 26 21 0 5 921 466 455 17 2 103 2 Barnstaple P 26 20 2 4 715 378 337 12 2 98 3 Lydney 26 16 1 9 547 488 59 9 4 79 4 Brixham 26 16 0 10 553 517 36 9 4 77 5 Bournemouth 26 15 0 11 630 441 189 8 7 75 6 Old Redcliffians 26 15 2 9 474 437 37 7 4 75 7 Hornets 26 13 2 11 647 508 139 13 5 74 8 Ivybridge 26 14 0 12 518 467 51 7 7 70 9 Cleve 26 12 1 13 598 595 3 10 3 63 10 Ding Crusaders 26 11 0 15 485 568 83 5 4 53 11 Newton Abbot 26 9 0 17 573 560 13 6 11 53 12 Old Centralians R 26 11 0 15 494 600 106 6 2 52 13 Old Patesians R 26 3 0 23 466 950 484 5 5 22 14 Chippenham R 26 2 0 24 353 999 646 4 3 15 If teams are level at any stage tiebreakers are applied in the following order Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background is the promotion place Blue background is the play off place Pink background are relegation places Updated 30 April 2016Source National League 3 South West England Rugby Promotion play off edit Each season the runners up in the National League 3 London and SE and National League 3 South West participate in a play off for promotion to National League 2 South The team with the best playing record in this case Tonbridge Juddians host the match and their opponents were Barnstaple who won the match 30 31 scoring the winning points with a penalty in the last seconds of the match 32 Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Tonbridge Juddians 26 21 1 4 833 395 438 13 2 102 Barnstaple P 26 20 2 4 715 378 337 12 2 98 30 April 201615 00Tonbridge Juddians30 31BarnstapleJuddiansBarnstapleThe Slade Attendance 600Referee Matt Turvey2014 15 editParticipating teams edit Team Ground Capacity City Area Previous season Barnstaple Pottington Road 2 000 575 seats Barnstaple Devon 8th Bournemouth Chapel Gate 1 500 Bournemouth Dorset relegated from National League 2 South Bracknell Lily Hill Park 1 250 Bracknell Berkshire 3rd Brixham Astley Park 1 800 300 stand Brixham Devon 7th Chard The Park Essex Close 30 Chard Somerset promoted from South West 1 West Exmouth Imperial Recreation Ground 1 250 250 stand Exmouth Devon relegated from National League 2 South Hornets Hutton Moor Park 30 Weston super Mare Somerset promoted from South West 1 West Newton Abbot Rackerhayes 1 150 150 stand Newton Abbot Devon 4th Old Centralians Saintbridge Sports Centre Gloucester Gloucestershire 11th Old Patesians Everest Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire 10th Old Redcliffians Scotland Lane 30 Brislington Bristol 6th Oxford Harlequins Marston Ferry Road North Hinksey Oxfordshire promoted from South West 1 East Redingensians Old Bath Road Sonning Berkshire 2nd Weston super Mare Recreation Ground 30 6 000 Weston super Mare Somerset 9th Final league table edit National League 3 South West 2014 15 Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points 1 Redingensians 26 22 0 4 934 359 575 18 2 108 2 Exmouth 26 21 0 5 820 426 394 13 2 99 3 Bracknell 26 17 0 9 747 565 182 13 6 87 4 Old Centralians 26 18 1 7 672 551 121 7 3 84 5 Brixham 26 17 0 9 692 577 115 12 4 84 6 Hornets 26 16 0 10 695 557 138 13 5 82 7 Newton Abbot 26 11 1 14 654 670 16 11 7 64 8 Barnstaple 26 11 2 13 605 582 23 10 5 63 9 Bournemouth 26 11 1 14 590 630 40 9 4 59 10 Old Patesians 26 9 1 16 533 755 222 10 6 54 11 Old Redcliffians 26 10 2 14 439 642 203 2 4 50 12 Weston super Mare 26 7 0 9 469 652 183 5 6 39 13 Oxford Harlequins 26 6 0 20 431 825 394 6 3 33 14 Chard 26 2 0 24 409 899 490 2 4 14 If teams are level at any stage tiebreakers are applied in the following order Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background is the promotion place Blue background is the play off place Pink background are relegation places Updated 4 May 2015Source National League 3 South West England Rugby Promotion play off edit Each season the runners up in the National League 3 London and SE and National League 3 South West participate in a play off for promotion to National League 2 South The team with the best playing record in this case Exmouth hosts the match their opponents were Barnes and the match was played on 25 April 2015 At the end of full time the match score was 22 22 and Barnes scored the only points in extra time to win the match 27 22 33 Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Exmouth 26 21 0 5 820 426 394 13 2 99 Barnes P 26 19 0 7 638 492 146 13 2 91 25 April 201514 30Exmouth22 27BarnesImperial Recreation Ground Attendance 1 000After extra time 80 mins 22 22 2013 14 editAmersham amp Chiltern RFC Avonmouth Old Boys Barnstaple Bracknell promoted from South West 1 East Brixham Chippenham Lydney relegated from National League 2 South Newton Abbot Old Centralians promoted from South West 1 East Old Patesians Old Redcliffians promoted from South West 1 West Redingensians Weston super Mare Worcester Wanderers promoted from Midlands 1 West League winners edit Lydney promoted to National League 2 South Relegated edit Avonmouth Old Boys relegated to South West 1 West Chippenham relegated to South West 1 East Worcester Wanderers relegated to Midlands 1 West Transferred edit Amersham amp Chiltern RFC transferred to National League 3 London amp SE Final league table edit 2013 14 National League 3 South West Final Table watch edit discuss Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points 1 Lydney C 26 24 1 1 919 385 534 20 1 119 2 Redingensians 26 20 2 4 719 363 356 16 2 102 3 Bracknell 26 19 1 6 706 425 281 14 3 95 4 Newton Abbot 26 15 0 11 663 603 60 12 3 75 5 Amersham amp Chiltern RFC 26 12 1 13 595 409 186 13 6 69 6 O Redcliffians 26 14 2 10 501 500 1 6 2 68 7 Brixham 26 13 0 13 591 618 27 10 6 68 8 Barnstaple 26 13 1 12 508 585 77 7 2 63 9 Weston super Mare 26 11 0 15 612 645 33 8 6 58 10 O Patesians 26 9 0 17 516 778 262 9 5 50 11 O Centralians 26 9 1 16 500 640 140 7 6 46 a 12 Worcester Wanderers R 26 9 0 17 440 696 256 7 3 46 13 Avonmouth Old Boys R 26 5 1 20 373 617 244 2 7 31 14 Chippenham R 26 4 0 22 381 760 379 5 6 27 If teams are level at any stage tiebreakers are applied in the following order Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background is the promotion places Blue background is the play off place Pink background are relegation places Updated 9 May 2014Source 34 35 2012 13 editAmersham amp Chiltern RFC Avonmouth Old Boys Barnstaple Brixham Chippenham Exmouth London Irish Amateur transferred from National League 3 London amp SE Maidenhead promoted from South West 1 East Malvern Newton Abbot Old Patesians Oxford Harlequins Redingensians Weston super Mare2011 12 editAmersham amp Chiltern RFC Barnstaple Bournemouth Bridgwater amp Albion Chinnor Chippenham Exmouth Newbury Blues relegated from National League 2 South Newton Abbot Old Patesians Old Redcliffians Oxford Harlequins Redingensians Weston super Mare2010 11 editBarnstaple Bournemouth Bridgwater amp Albion Cheltenham Chinnor Cleve Coney Hill Exmouth Hartpury College Newton Abbot Old Patesians Oxford Harlequins Redingensians Weston super Mare2009 10 editThe first season as a national league Barnstaple Bournemouth Chinnor Chippenham Cleve Coney Hill Exmouth Maidenhead promoted from South West 1 East Old Patesians Oxford Harlequins Reading Redingensians Taunton Weston super MareOriginal teams editWhen league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams Bournemouth Bridgwater amp Albion Clifton High Wycombe Oxford Maidenhead Redruth St Ives Taunton Torquay Athletic Weston super MareRegional 1 South West honours editIn the first season of the English rugby union league pyramid sponsored by Courage there was four tier five leagues The geographical area for teams in South West Division One covered an area of south west England from Oxfordshire and Berkshire in the east to Cornwall in the west There were eleven teams in the league and they played each team once giving each team ten matches The other tier five leagues were London 1 Midlands 1 and North 1 36 This system prevailed for five seasons and in 1992 93 the number of teams increased from eleven to thirteen The following season 1993 94 the league was reorganised and the four tier five leagues became two National 5 North and National 5 South 37 After three seasons in 1996 97 a further reorganisation occurred and there was a return to four tier five leagues with South West Division One covering the area of south west England from Berkshire westwards 38 This system prevailed until 2009 10 when the number of teams was increased from twelve to fourteen and renamed National League Three South West There was a name change for the beginning of season 2017 18 when the division was renamed the South West Premier South West 1 1987 1993 edit The original South West 1 was a tier 5 league with promotion up to Area League 2 South and relegation down to South West 2 presently split into two leagues known as South West 1 East and South West 1 West South West 1 Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners up Relegated teams Ref 1987 88 11 10 Redruth High Wycombe Bournemouth 39 1988 89 11 10 Clifton High Wycombe Torquay Athletic Bridgwater amp Albion 36 1989 90 11 10 Maidenhead Weston super Mare Oxford 36 1990 91 11 10 High Wycombe Reading Matson Stroud Taunton 36 1991 92 11 10 Berry Hill Cinderford No relegation 40 1992 93 13 12 Reading Henley Penryn 41 South West 1 1993 96 edit The top six teams from South West 1 and the top six from London 1 were combined to create National 5 South South West 1 dropped to become a tier six league and was one of two feeder leagues for National 5 South Relegation continued to South West 2 currently South West 1 East and South West 1 West South West 1 Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners up Relegated teams Ref 1993 94 13 12 Henley Cheltenham Gordon League 42 1994 95 13 12 Cheltenham Newbury Stroud 43 1995 96 13 12 Newbury Gloucester Old Boys Cinderford 44 South West 1 1996 2009 edit At the end of the 1995 96 season National 5 South was discontinued and South West 1 returned to being a tier 5 league Promotion was up to National 4 South now known as National League 2 South while the splitting of South West 2 into two regional divisions meant that relegation was now down to either South West 2 East or South West 2 West currently South West 1 East South West 1 West South West 1 Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners up Relegated teams Ref 1996 97 12 22 Bridgwater amp Albion Launceston Brixham Camborne 45 1997 98 12 22 Bracknell Launceston High Wycombe St Ives 46 1998 99 12 22 Penzance amp Newlyn Launceston Salisbury 47 1999 00 12 22 Launceston Keynsham Matson Stroud 48 2000 01 12 22 Old Patesians Cinderford Berry Hill Truro Torquay Athletic Gloucester Old Boys 49 2001 02 12 22 Weston super Mare Dings Crusaders Stroud Maidenhead Swanage amp Warham Dorcester 50 2002 03 12 22 Dings Crusaders Reading Berry Hill Marlow 51 2003 04 12 22 Reading Cinderford Barnstaple Truro 52 2004 05 12 22 Cinderford Bridgwater amp Albion St Mary s Old Boys Gloucester Old Boys Keynsham 53 2005 06 12 22 Chinnor Clifton Penryn Cheltenham Spartans 54 2006 07 12 22 Mounts Bay Cleve Chippenham Clevedon Reading Abbey 55 2007 08 12 22 Chinnor Bracknell Reading Maidenhead St Ives 56 2008 09 12 22 Clifton Bracknell No relegation 57 National League 3 South West 2009 2017 edit The division was renamed National League 3 South West following a restructuring of the national leagues which led to changes at all levels It remained a tier 5 league with promotion up to National League 2 South formerly National League 3 South and relegation to either South West 1 East or South West 1 West formerly South West 2 East South West 2 West National League 3 South West Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners up Relegated teams Ref 2009 10 14 26 Taunton Old Patesians Maidenhead Chippenham Reading 58 2010 11 14 26 Hartpury College Bournemouth Cleve Coney Hill Cheltenham 59 2011 12 14 26 Bournemouth Chinnor Bridgwater amp Albion Newbury Blues Old Redcliffians 60 2012 13 14 26 London Irish Amateur Exmouth Maidenhead Oxford Harlequins Malvern 61 2013 14 14 26 Lydney Redingensians Chippenham Avonmouth Old Boys Worcester Wanderers 62 2014 15 14 26 Redingensians Exmouth Chard Oxford Harlequins Weston super Mare 63 2015 16 14 26 Exmouth Barnstaple Chippenham Old Patesians Old Centralians 64 2016 17 14 26 Old Redcliffians Dings Crusaders Bromsgrove Salisbury Launceston 65 Green background are the promotion places South West Premier 2017 2022 edit For the 2017 18 season all divisions at tier 5 were renamed from National League 3 to Premier meaning that National League 3 South West became known as South West Premier 1 Promotion continued to National League 2 South and relegation to either South West 1 East or South West 1 West South West Premier Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners up Relegated teams Ref 2017 18 14 26 Dings Crusaders Bournemouth Lydney Hornets Newbury Blues 66 2018 19 14 26 Bournemouth Barnstaple Old Patesians Newton Abbot Cleve 67 2019 20 13 b 20 c Barnstaple Weston super Mare Bracknell Newbury Blues 70 2020 21 14 26 Cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic in the United Kingdom 2021 22 14 26 Exeter University Old Redcliffians Hornets also promoted Green background are the promotion places Regional 1 South West 2022 edit From 2022 33 season the number of tier 5 leagues was increased from four to six Regional 1 South West Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners up Relegated teams Ref 2022 23 12 22 Camborne Chew Valley Old Centralians and Drybrook 3 2023 24 12 22 Devonport Services Barnstaple Okehampton and Weston super Mare 3 Promotion play offs editFrom 2000 01 season there has been a promotion play off game between the runners up of London amp South East Premier and South West Premier for the third and final promotion place to National League 2 South with the team with the superior league record having home advantage As of the 2018 19 season the London and south east teams have been most successful with thirteen wins to the south west teams six while the home side have won fifteen of the nineteen ties The last play off was in 2018 19 with the next two seasons cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic in the United Kingdom and following the increase of leagues at this level to three only the champions are promoted South West Premier v London amp South East Premier promotion play off results Season Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance Reference 2000 01 Cinderford SW 26 10 Havant LSE Dockham Road Cinderford Gloucestershire 2001 02 Basingstoke LSE 29 13 Dings Crusaders SW Down Grange Basingstoke Hampshire 71 2002 03 Haywards Heath LSE 34 21 Reading SW Whiteman s Green Cuckfield West Sussex 72 73 2003 04 Hertford LSE 25 14 Cinderford SW Highfields Ware Hertfordshire 74 2004 05 Worthing Raiders LSE 26 30 Bridgwater amp Albion SW Roundstone Lane Angmering West Sussex 1 200 75 76 2005 06 Richmond LSE 3 12 Clifton SW Athletic Ground Richmond Greater London 1 100 77 78 2006 07 Ealing Trailfinders LSE 48 16 Cleve SW Trailfinders Sports Ground Ealing Greater London 79 80 2007 08 Worthing Raiders LSE 18 5 Bracknell SW Roundstone Lane Angmering West Sussex 81 82 2008 09 Barnes LSE 39 18 Bracknell SW Barn Elms Barnes Greater London 83 84 2009 10 Old Albanian LSE 15 0 Old Patesians SW Woollam Playing Fields St Albans Hertfordshire 85 86 2010 11 Hertford LSE 23 22 Bournemouth SW Highfields Ware Hertfordshire 1 000 87 88 2011 12 Chinnor SW 19 8 Tonbridge Juddian LSE Kingsey Road Thame Oxfordshire 89 90 2012 13 Exmouth SW 21 20 Dorking LSE Imperial Recreation Ground Exmouth Devon 91 92 2013 14 Old Elthamians LSE 17 10 Redingensians SW Queen Mary Sports Ground Chislehurst Kent 1 350 93 94 2014 15 Exmouth SW 22 27 aet Barnes LSE Imperial Recreation Ground Exmouth Devon 1 000 95 96 2015 16 Tonbridge Juddian LSE 30 31 Barnstaple SW The Slade Tonbridge Kent 600 97 98 2016 17 Wimbledon LSE 55 5 Dings Crusaders SW Beverley Meads Raynes Park Greater London 350 99 2017 18 Guernsey LSE 38 23 Bournemouth SW Footes Lane Saint Peter Port Guernsey 100 2018 19 Westcliff LSE 44 5 Barnstaple SW The Gables Eastwood Essex 750 101 102 2019 20 Cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic in the United Kingdom Best ranked runner up Guernsey LSE promoted instead 2021 22 Cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic in the United Kingdom 2022 23 Cancelled due to national league reorganisation Green background represent the promoted teams LSE London amp South East teams while SW South West teams Number of league titles editBournemouth 2 Chinnor 2 Clifton 2 Dings Crusaders 2 Reading 2 Barnstaple 1 Berry Hill 1 Bracknell 1 Bridgwater amp Albion 1 Camborne 1 Cheltenham 1 Cinderford 1 Devonport Services 1 Exeter University 1 Exmouth 1 Hartpury College 1 Henley 1 High Wycombe 1 Launceston 1 London Irish Amateur 1 Lydney 1 Maidenhead 1 Mounts Bay 1 Newbury 1 Old Patesians 1 Old Redcliffians 1 Penzance amp Newlyn 1 d Redingensians 1 Redruth 1 Taunton 1 Weston super Mare 1 Note edit Old Centralians deducted 5 points League reduced to 13 teams following the withdrawal of Birmingham amp Solihull from Midlands Premier leaving level 5 with an imbalance of teams 11 Due to the COVID 19 pandemic in the United Kingdom the RFU cancelled all rugby below the Premiership with most clubs in South West Premier having played 20 games and a best playing record formula was used to decide the final table 68 69 Penzance amp Newlyn are now known as the Cornish Pirates See also editSouth West Division RFU English rugby union system Rugby union in EnglandReferences edit a b c Renaming of RFU National 3 Leagues Oxfordshire RFU Retrieved 16 July 2017 Regional 1 South West England Rugby Retrieved 6 September 2023 a b c Regional 1 South West England Rugby Retrieved 26 March 2023 Tribute South West Premier Fixtures amp Results EnglandRugby Retrieved 3 May 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Tonbridge Juddians miss out on promotion to National 2 South after play off defeat to Chinnor Kent Online 30 April 2013 London amp SE Division Play Offs England Rugby 27 April 2013 Dorking suffer late heartbreak in Devon Surrey Mirror 27 April 2013 London amp SE Division Play Offs England Rugby 26 April 2014 Old Elthamians 17 Redingensians 10 Old Elthamians RFC 26 April 2014 London amp SE Division Play Offs England Rugby 25 April 2015 Exmouth s promotion hopes shattered with extra time play off defeat to Barnes Exeter Express amp Echo 26 April 2015 London amp SE Division Play Offs England Rugby 30 April 2016 Tonbridge Juddians 30 31 Barnstaple National Three play off match report North Devon Journal 30 April 2016 National 3 round up The RUGBYPaper No 450 Rugby Paper Ltd 30 April 2017 p 33 Reynolds half time blast does the trick Guernsey Press 30 April 2018 Playoff game Westcliff v Barnstaple Rolling Maul 28 April 2019 Westcliff Rugby Club secure promotion after big win in play off 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