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Counties 1 Western West

May 19, 2023

Counties 1 Western West (known as Counties 1 Tribute Western West for sponsorship reasons) is an English rugby union league. Originally a single division called Western Counties, in 1996 the division split into two regional leagues called Western Counties North and Western Counties West. Western Counties West was renamed Counties 1 Western West prior to the 2022–23 season and is currently a seventh tier league for clubs based in the south-west of England; mainly Cornwall, Devon and Somerset. The champions are promoted to Regional 2 South West. The number of teams relegated depends on feedback following promotion and relegation in the leagues above, but is usually two or three to either Counties 2 Cornwall, Counties 2 Devon or Counties 2 Somerset, depending on location.

Counties 1 Western West
Current season or competition:
2022–23 Counties 1 Western West
SportRugby union
Instituted1987; 36 years ago (1987) (as Western Counties)
Number of teams12
CountryEngland
HoldersTopsham (1st title) (2022–23 – promoted to Regional 2 South West)
Most titlesPenryn (3 titles)
Websiteclubs.rfu.com

Topsham are the champions.

Format

The champions are promoted to Regional 2 South West (formerly South West 1 West), while the last two teams, depending on their location, are relegated to Counties 2 Cornwall, Counties 2 Devon or Counties 2 Somerset. In previous seasons teams were relegated to the Cornwall/Devon league. The season runs from September to April 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.

2022–23

Participating teams and location

League table

2022–23 Counties 1 Western West League Table [1]
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1 Topsham 22 20 0 2 912 421 421 16 1 97
2 Cullompton 22 19 0 3 932 306 626 15 3 95
3 Kingsbridge 22 14 0 8 664 493 171 14 3 73
4 Pirates Amateur 22 13 1 8 698 524 174 14 4 72
5 Tiverton 22 13 1 8 577 486 91 11 4 69
6 Wiveliscombe 22 11 0 11 586 525 61 9 3 56
7 Penryn 22 9 1 12 618 662 −44 13 5 56
8 Bideford 22 10 0 12 446 598 −152 8 3 52
9 Plymouth Albion Oakes 22 9 0 13 554 658 −104 9 4 49
10 Bude 22 7 0 15 427 771 −344 8 4 40
11 Paignton 22 5 1 16 524 687 −163 8 7 37
12 Falmouth 22 0 0 22 242 1049 −807 3 1 4
  • Points are awarded as follows: four points for a win; two points for a draw; no points for a loss; one bonus point for scoring four tries or more in a match; one bonus point for losing by seven points or less.

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

Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated:27 March 2023

2021–22

Participating teams and location

League table

2021–22 Western Counties West League Table [2]
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Points adj
1 Wadebridge Camels 26 26 0 0 1136 410 726 24 0 128
2 Truro 26 18 1 7 768 550 218 17 1 92
3 Newton Abbot 26 17 1 8 828 576 252 18 3 92
4 Teignmouth 26 15 2 9 794 524 270 15 4 83
5 Chard 26 15 0 11 748 545 203 18 5 83
6 Burnham-on-Sea 26 15 0 11 818 529 289 19 4 78 −5
7 Kingsbridge 26 14 1 11 836 532 304 16 3 72 −5
8 Tiverton 26 13 2 11 586 656 −70 10 2 68
9 Wiveliscombe 26 11 1 14 567 628 −61 10 4 60
10 Penryn 26 10 2 14 575 599 −24 10 3 59
11 Bideford 26 8 1 17 438 740 −302 6 5 45
12 Paignton 26 8 0 18 470 716 −246 5 2 39
13 Falmouth 26 4 1 21 363 973 −610 5 1 24
14 Honiton 26 2 0 24 380 1329 −949 5 0 13
  • Points are awarded as follows: four points for a win; two points for a draw; no points for a loss; one bonus point for scoring four tries or more in a match; one bonus point for losing by seven points or less.

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

Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated:7 August 2022

2020–21

Due to the coronavirus pandemic the season was cancelled.

2019–20

Participating teams and location

League table

2019–20 Western Counties West League Table (to 16 March 2020, when play stopped due to COVID-19) Final Positions[3]
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Final
position 		Team Points
(adjusted)
1 St Austell 22 19 0 3 654 334 320 12 2 90 1 Wellington (P) 107
2 Wellington (P) 20 16 0 4 582 324 258 14 3 81 2 St Austell 106
3 Kingsbridge 22 14 0 8 736 399 337 15 4 75 3 Teignmouth 94
4 Teignmouth 19 13 1 5 534 304 230 9 5 68 4 Kingsbridge 89
5 Wadebridge Camels 21 13 1 7 548 418 130 7 4 65 5 Wadebridge Camels 80
6 Penryn 22 13 0 9 516 378 138 9 4 65 6 Penryn 74
7 Chard 21 11 1 9 473 562 −89 8 3 57 7 Chard 72
8 Bideford 21 10 1 10 373 420 −47 9 1 52 8 Bideford 63
9 Tiverton 22 8 1 13 319 522 −203 3 2 39 9 Tiverton 46
10 Falmouth 22 7 1 14 360 530 −170 5 2 37 10 Falmouth 44
11 Honiton 22 7 0 15 366 615 −249 4 5 37 11 Honiton 42
12 Wiveliscombe 22 5 0 17 362 689 −327 6 6 32 12 Saltash 39
13 Saltash 20 6 0 14 388 538 −150 4 2 30 13 Wiveliscombe 39
14 Cullompton 22 4 0 18 369 547 −178 5 8 29 14 Cullompton 34
  • Points are awarded as follows: four points for a win; two points for a draw; no points for a loss; one bonus point for scoring four tries or more in a match; one bonus point for losing by seven points or less.

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

Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 2 April 2021

2018–19

Participating teams and location

League table

2018–19 Western Counties West League Table[4]
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Points
(adjusted)
1 Sidmouth (P) 26 20 2 4 805 406 399 17 2 103
2 Crediton (P) 26 21 2 3 643 423 220 12 1 101
3 Wellington 26 20 3 3 816 402 414 17 2 100 −5
4 St Austell 26 17 2 7 597 392 205 14 7 93
5 Tiverton 26 13 1 12 605 547 58 9 6 69
6 Wadebridge Camels 26 13 1 12 554 644 −90 9 3 66
7 Falmouth 26 12 1 13 468 625 −157 6 1 57
8 Kingsbridge 26 9 1 16 502 548 −46 7 8 53
9 Winscombe 26 10 0 16 453 605 −152 5 6 51
10 Bideford 26 8 1 17 495 485 10 7 8 49
11 Saltash 26 9 0 17 396 626 −230 3 7 46
12 Chard 26 8 0 18 456 796 −340 8 3 43
13 Truro 26 7 3 16 491 651 −160 4 4 42
14 Paignton 26 6 1 19 350 481 −131 1 9 36
  • 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: 13 February 2021

Promotion play-off

In the play-off for promotion, Crediton played Midsomer Norton from Western Counties North for promotion to South West 1 West. Midsomer Norton had the best playing record and hosted the match, losing 15 – 19. This was the first time either team had participated in the play-offs, at this level, and Crediton's win was the sixth time the away team had won match. Teams from Western Counties North lead 10–9 in the nineteen play-off matches played since 2001.

Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
Midsomer Norton 26 20 0 6 750 595 155 20 2 102
Crediton (P) 26 21 2 3 643 423 220 12 1 101
27 April 2019
15:00
Midsomer Norton15 – 19Crediton
Norton Down Playing Fields, Midsomer Norton, Somerset

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2017–18

Participating teams and location

The 2017–18 Western Counties West League consists of fourteen teams; seven from Devon, five from Cornwall and two from Somerset. The season started on 2 September 2017 and finished on 21 April 2018. Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. The 2016–17 champions, Exeter University were promoted to South West 1 West, along with the play-off winners Cullompton, while Chard (12th place) and Kingsbridge (13th) were relegated from that league. Bude and Wellington were relegated to the Cornwall/Devon League and were replaced by Falmouth (champions) and Paignton (runner-up).

League table

2017–18 Western Counties West League Table[7]
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Points
(adjusted)
1 St Ives (P) 26 22 0 4 809 478 331 20 1 109
2 Devonport Services (P) 26 17 1 8 719 456 263 14 6 90
3 St Austell 26 17 1 8 598 444 154 8 5 83
4 Kingsbridge 26 16 2 8 714 391 323 11 3 82
5 Wadebridge Camels 26 15 3 8 596 527 69 8 1 75
6 Sidmouth 26 14 2 10 668 548 120 10 4 69 −5
7 Chard 26 10 1 15 462 532 −70 9 5 56
8 Truro 26 9 1 16 539 632 −93 8 7 53
9 Paignton 26 10 2 14 462 528 −66 3 4 51
10 Crediton 26 10 1 15 427 514 ÷87 4 5 51
11 Tiverton 26 10 1 15 462 653 −191 3 5 50
12 Falmouth 26 9 2 15 488 636 −148 7 2 49
13 Torquay Athletic 26 10 0 16 446 621 −175 8 4 47 −5
14 Burnham-on-Sea 26 4 1 21 343 773 −430 2 4 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: 19 May 2017

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up in Western Counties West and Western Counties North, participate in a play-off for promotion to South West 1 West. The team with the best playing record, in this case Chew Valley, host the match, and for the second successive season they lost, this time to Devonport Services 12 – 22. It is the first time Devonport Services are promoted to a level six league.[8] This match was the eighteenth play-off for promotion; the northern sides lead with ten victories to the west's eight and the home teams are leading thirteen to five.

Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
Chew Valley 26 18 0 8 798 458 340 15 5 92
Devonport Services (P) 26 17 1 8 719 456 263 14 6 90
April 2018
15:00
Chew Valley12 – 22Devonport Services
Chew Lane, Chew Magna

2016–17

Participating teams and location

The 2016–17 Western Counties West League consists of fourteen teams; seven from Devon, five from Cornwall and two from Somerset. The season began on 3 September 2016 and finished on 22 April 2017. Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition, the 2015–16 champions, Okehampton were promoted to South West 1 West, along with the play-off winners Kingsbridge. Two Cornish teams, Penryn and Saltash were relegated to the Cornwall/Devon League and were replaced by Bude (champions) and St Ives (runner-up). The three relegated teams from South West One were all allocated places in Western Counties North so the two most westerly teams from that division, Burnham and Wellington were transferred to this league to bring the number of teams to fourteen.

Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season
Bude Bencoolen Meadow 750 Bude, Cornwall promoted from Cornwall/Devon (1st)
Burnham-on-Sea BASC Ground Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset level transfer from Western Counties North (6th)
Crediton Blagdon Crediton, Devon 12th
Cullompton Stafford Park Cullompton, Devon 7th
Devonport Services The Rectory 2,000 Devonport, Plymouth, Devon 9th
Exeter University Duckes Meadow, Salmon Pool Lane Exeter, Devon 4th
Sidmouth Blackmore Field Sidmouth, Devon 8th
St Austell Tregorrick Park 4,000 (300 seats) St Austell, Cornwall 11th
St Ives Recreation Ground 3,000 (275 seats) St Ives, Cornwall promoted from Cornwall/Devon (2nd)
Tiverton Coronation Field 750 Tiverton, Devon 6th
Torquay Athletic Recreation Ground 3,000 (300 seats) Torquay, Devon 5th
Truro St Clement's Hill 2,000 Truro, Cornwall 3rd
Wadebridge Camels Molesworth Field 500 Wadebridge, Cornwall 10th
Wellington Athletic Ground Wellington, Somerset level transfer from Western Counties North (10th)

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League table

2016–17 Western Counties West League Table[10]
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1 Exeter University (P) 25 21 0 4 960 329 631 18 1 103
2 Cullompton (P) 26 22 0 4 659 311 348 11 2 101
3 Devonport Services 26 17 1 8 587 474 113 8 4 82
4 Truro 24 14 1 9 603 487 116 11 3 72
5 Wadebridge Camels 26 15 0 11 510 548 −38 6 5 71
6 St Ives 26 12 0 14 710 503 207 12 10 70
7 St Austell 26 13 0 13 665 511 154 10 7 69
8 Sidmouth 26 12 0 14 608 593 15 8 5 61
9 Torquay Athletic 26 11 0 15 433 697 −264 5 6 55
10 Crediton 26 9 0 17 439 574 −135 5 7 48
11 Tiverton 26 9 0 17 390 657 −267 4 6 46
12 Burnham-on-Sea 25 8 0 17 429 521 −92 4 9 45
13 Bude 26 8 0 18 413 892 −479 4 3 39
14 Wellington 26 8 0 18 342 651 −309 1 4 32
  • 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: 19 May 2017

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up in Western Counties West and Western Counties North, participate in a play-off for promotion to South West 1 West. The team with the best playing record, in this case Chew Valley, host the match and they lost to Cullompton 12 – 29.

Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
Chew Valley 26 22 0 4 822 493 329 18 0 106
Cullompton (P) 26 22 0 4 659 311 348 11 2 101
29 April 2017
15:00
Chew Valley12 – 29Cullompton
Chew Lane

2015–16

The 2015–16 Western Counties West League consists of fourteen teams; nine from Devon and five from Cornwall. The seasons started on 5 September 2015 and the last matches were played on 30 April 2016.

Participating teams and location

Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions Teignmouth were promoted to South West 1 West and Tavistock and St Ives were relegated to the Cornwall/Devon League. The only team from Somerset, Wellington, was transferred to Western Counties North.

Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season
Crediton Blagdon Crediton, Devon promoted from Cornwall/Devon
Cullompton Stafford Park Cullompton, Devon relegated from South West 1 West
Devonport Services The Rectory 2,000 Devonport, Plymouth, Devon 6th
Exeter University Duckes Meadow, Salmon Pool Lane Exeter, Devon 9th
Kingsbridge High House 1,000 (50 seats) Kingsbridge, Devon 2nd
Okehampton Showground 1,120 (120 seats) Okehampton, Devon 7th
Penryn Memorial Ground 4,000 (200 seats) Penryn, Cornwall 11th
Saltash Moorlands Lane Saltash, Cornwall promoted from Cornwall/Devon
Sidmouth Blackmore Field Sidmouth, Devon 8th
St Austell Tregorrick Park 4,000 (300 seats) St Austell, Cornwall relegated from South West 1 West
Tiverton Coronation Field 750 Tiverton, Devon 3rd
Torquay Athletic Recreation Ground 3,000 (300 seats) Torquay, Devon 12th
Truro St Clement's Hill 2,000 Truro, Cornwall 4th
Wadebridge Camels Molesworth Field 500 Wadebridge, Cornwall 5th

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League table

2015–16 Western Counties West League Table[12]
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1 Okehampton (P) 26 23 0 3 605 308 297 15 0 108
2 Kingsbridge (P) 26 22 0 4 745 264 481 16 2 106
3 Truro 26 16 0 10 636 535 101 15 5 85
4 Exeter University 26 17 1 8 738 492 246 13 3 81
5 Torquay Athletic 26 16 0 10 641 611 30 11 3 78
6 Tiverton 26 13 0 13 478 425 53 7 8 67
7 Cullompton 26 11 2 13 528 478 50 5 7 60
8 St Austell 26 10 1 15 455 511 −56 7 9 58
9 Devonport Services 26 10 0 16 478 610 −132 10 5 55
10 Wadebridge Camels 26 9 1 16 505 530 −25 7 8 53
11 Sidmouth 26 10 0 16 494 631 −137 4 5 49
12 Crediton 26 9 3 14 447 658 −211 5 2 49
13 Penryn 26 7 0 19 413 742 −329 5 5 38
14 Saltash 26 5 0 21 426 794 −368 5 7 32
  • 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 May 2016

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up in Western Counties North and Western Counties West, participate in a play-off for promotion to South West 1 West. The team with the best playing record, in this case Kingsbridge, hosted the match against Keynsham and won 16 – 10.

Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
Kingsbridge (P) 26 22 0 4 745 264 481 16 2 108
Keynsham 26 20 2 4 681 306 375 14 4 102
8 May 2016
15:00
Kingsbridge16 – 10Keynsham
High House

2014–15

Participating teams and location

The 2014–15 Western Counties West consisted of fourteen teams; nine from Devon, four from Cornwall and one from Somerset. The season started on 6 September 2014 and finished on 18 April 2015. Teignmouth became champions with two matches to play after Exeter University had fifty points deducted for playing ineligible players. Teignmouth were promoted to South West 1 West, while the second place team, Kingsbridge, lost to the runner-up of Western Counties North, Newent in the play-off for promotion. The last two teams, Tavistock and St Ives were relegated to Cornwall/Devon.

Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season
Devonport Services The Rectory 2,000 Devonport, Plymouth, Devon 8th
Exeter University Duckes Meadow, Salmon Pool Lane Exeter, Devon promoted from Cornwall/Devon
Kingsbridge High House 1,000 (50 seats) Kingsbridge, Devon 3rd
Okehampton Showground 1,120 (120 seats) Okehampton, Devon 9th
Penryn Memorial Ground 4,000 (200 seats) Penryn, Cornwall 6th
St Ives Recreation Ground 3,000 (275 seats) St Ives, Cornwall 12th
Sidmouth Blackmore Field Sidmouth, Devon relegated from South West 1 West
Tavistock Sandy Park Tavistock, Devon 11th
Teignmouth Bitton Sports Ground 1,210 (210 stand) Teignmouth, Devon 2nd
Tiverton Coronation Field 750 Tiverton, Devon promoted from Cornwall/Devon
Torquay Athletic Recreation Ground 3,000 Torquay, Devon 7th
Truro St Clement's Hill 2,000 Truro, Cornwall 5th
Wadebridge Camels Molesworth Field 500 Wadebridge, Cornwall relegated from South West 1 West
Wellington Athletic Ground Wellington, Somerset 10th

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League table

2014–15 Western Counties West League Table[14]
Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1 Teignmouth (P) 26 23 0 3 989 356 633 18 2 112
2 Kingsbridge 26 18 0 8 701 422 279 12 4 88
3 Tiverton 26 17 0 9 574 281 293 11 4 83
4 Truro 26 15 0 11 770 598 172 12 5 78
5 Wadebridge Camels 26 15 0 11 707 503 204 11 4 75
6 Devonport Services 26 15 0 11 556 466 90 8 2 70
7 Okehampton 26 13 0 13 593 504 89 8 6 66
8 Sidmouth 26 11 1 14 526 646 −120 8 5 60
9 Exeter University 26 22 0 4 898 551 347 16 1 56[a]
10 Wellington 26 9 0 17 490 625 −135 6 4 46
11 Penryn 26 9 0 17 531 608 −77 7 7 40
12 Torquay Athletic 26 5 0 21 510 898 −388 8 8 36
13 Tavistock 26 5 0 21 393 927 −534 6 1 27
14 St Ives 26 4 1 21 303 1156 −853 5 1 18
  • 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: 8 May 2015

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up in Western Counties North and Western Counties West, participate in a play-off for promotion to South West 1 West. The team with the best playing record, in this case Newent, hosted the match; their opponents were Kingsbridge who lost the match 26 – 28 to a stoppage time penalty.

Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
Newent (P) 26 23 0 3 827 399 428 16 1 110
Kingsbridge 26 18 0 8 701 422 279 12 4 88
25 April 2015
15:00
Newent28 – 26Kingsbridge
Newent
Kingsbridge
Recreation Ground

2013–14

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2009–10

2007–08

2007–08 Western Counties West
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points Diff Bonus Points Points
Paignton 22 18 0 4 629 252 377 0 36
Sidmouth 22 17 1 4 495 260 235 0 35
Wadebridge Camels 22 12 3 7 618 303 315 0 27
Tiverton 22 12 1 9 381 316 65 0 25
Bude 22 11 2 9 349 354 −5 0 24
Ivybridge 22 9 2 11 340 329 11 0 20
Devonport Services 22 9 2 11 488 501 −84 0 20
Minehead Barbarians 22 9 2 11 429 421 −197 0 20
Kingsbridge 22 9 1 12 408 372 36 0 19
Withycombe 22 9 0 13 242 439 −197 0 18
Hayle 22 6 2 14 235 537 −302 0 14
Penryn 22 3 0 19 177 536 −359 0 6

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Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as Western Counties) contained the following teams:

Western Counties honours

In the first season of the English rugby union league pyramid, sponsored by Courage, there was ten, tier seven leagues. The Western Counties League was for teams based in the south-west of England from Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Gloucester and Somerset. Each team played one match against each of the other teams with the winning team awarded two points, and there was one point for each team in a drawn match.[17] This system prevailed for five seasons, and in 1992–93 the number of teams increased from eleven to thirteen. The following season Western Counties League was renamed Courage South West 2 League, and three seasons later in 1996–97 a major reorganisation occurred with South West 2 being split into two regional leagues:[18]

  1. Courage Western Counties North consisted of sixteen teams based in Bristol, Gloucestershire and Somerset, and each team continued to play the others once
  2. Courage Western Counties West consisted of eleven teams based in Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, and each team played the other twice.

Western Counties (1987–1993)

Originally Western Counties North and Western Counties West was a single division called Western Counties (sponsored by Courage), involving teams based in the south-west of England including Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Gloucester and Somerset. Each team played one match against each of the other teams with the winning team awarded two points, and there was one point for each team in a drawn match.[17] It was a tier 7 league with promotion up to South West 2[b] and relegation to either Cornwall/Devon or Gloucestershire/Somerset.[c]

Western Counties
Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners-up Relegated team(s) Ref
1987–88 11 10 Matson Gordon League Avon & Somerset Police, Sidmouth [19]
1988–89 11 10 Gordon League Avonmouth Old Boys Devonport Services, Crediton [20]
1989–90 11 10 Penryn Avonmouth Old Boys Cirencester, Devon & Cornwall Police [20]
1990–91 11 10 Coombe Down Avonmouth Old Boys Truro
1991–92 11 10 Clevedon Bridgwater & Albion[d] Newquay Hornets [21]
1992–93 13 12 Gloucester Old Boys Launceston Plymouth Civil Service, Devon & Cornwall Police [22]

Western Counties (1993–1996)

At the end of the 1992–93 season the top six teams from London Division 1 and the top six from South West Division 1 were combined to create National 5 South. This meant that Western Counties dropped from a tier 7 league to a tier 8 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion continued to South West 2 and relegation down to either Cornwall/Devon or Gloucestershire/Somerset.[e] The league continued to be sponsored by Courage.

Western Counties
Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners-up Relegated team(s) Ref
1993–94 13 12 Old Patesians Tiverton Wiveliscombe [23]
1994–95 13 12 Launceston Devonport Services Avonmouth Old Boys [24]
1995–96 13 12 Dings Crusaders Spartans[f] No relegation[g] [25]
Green background are the promotion places.

Western Counties West (1996–2009)

Major restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1995–96 season saw Western Counties split into two separate leagues, Western Counties North and Western Counties West, which reverted to tier 7 leagues due to the cancellation of National 5 South.[18] Promotion from Western Counties West was now to the new South West 2 West division (formerly South West 2)[h] while relegation was now to Cornwall/Devon.[i] From the 2008–09 season the league sponsor is Tribute.

Western Counties West
Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners-up Relegated team(s) Ref
1996–97 11 20 Okehampton St Austell Old Plymouthians, Crediton, Saltash [26]
1997–98 10 18 St Austell Kingsbridge Sidmouth, Bideford [27]
1998–99 10 18 Truro Ivybridge Devonport Services, Kingsbridge [28]
1999–00 10 18 Ivybridge Withycombe No relegation[j] [29]
2000–01 12 22 Crediton Withycombe St Ives, Wellington, Paignton, Devonport Services[k] [30][31]
2001–02 12 22 Exmouth Penryn South Molton, St Austell [32]
2002–03 12 22 Penryn Withycombe Okehampton, Bideford [33]
2003–04 12 22 Camborne Torquay Athletic Tiverton, St Just [34]
2004–05 12 22 Mounts Bay St Ives Wessex, Devonport Services [35]
2005–06 12 22 Torquay Athletic Newton Abbot Paignton, Ivel Barbarians [36]
2006–07 12 22 Barnstaple Hayle Crediton, Truro [37]
2007–08 12 22 Paignton Sidmouth Hayle, Penryn [38]
2008–09 14 26 Cullompton Ivybridge No relegation[l] (14th Withycombe) [39]

Western Counties West (2009–2022)

Despite widespread league restructuring by the RFU, Western Counties West continued as a tier 7 league, with promotion to South West 1 West (formerly South West 2 West) and relegation to Cornwall/Devon. Tribute continued to sponsor the league.

Western Counties West
Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners-up Relegated team(s) Ref
2009–10 14 26 Camborne Wadebridge Camels Minehead Barbarians, Withycombe [40]
2010–11 14 26 Penryn Kingsbridge Tavistock, Newquay Hornets [41]
2011–12 14 26 North Petherton Torquay Athletic Tiverton, St Ives [42]
2012–13 14 26 St Austell Bideford Exeter Saracens, Honiton [43]
2013–14 14 26 Ivybridge Teignmouth Bude, Paignton [44]
2014–15 14 26 Teignmouth Kingsbridge St Ives, Tavistock [45]
2015–16 14 26 Okehampton Kingsbridge Saltash, Penryn [46]
2016–17 14 26 Exeter University Cullompton Wellington, Bude [47]
2017–18 14 26 St Ives Devonport Services Burnham-on-Sea, Torquay Athletic [48]
2018–19 14 26 Sidmouth Crediton Paignton, Truro [49]
2019–20 14 26 Wellington St Austell Cullompton, Saltash [50]
2020–21 14 26 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
2021–22 14 26 Wadebridge Camels Truro Honiton

Counties 1 Western West (2022–23)

Counties 1 Western West
Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners-up Relegated team(s) Ref
2022–23 12 22 Topsham Cullompton Paignton and Falmouth (subject to confirmation from the RFU) [51]

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Western Counties North and Western Counties West for the third and final promotion place to South West 1 West. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. As of the end of the 2019–20 season the northern sides have been the more successful with ten victories to the west's nine while the home team has won thirteen times compared to the away teams six.

Western Counties (west v north) promotion play-off results
Season Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2000–01[52] Taunton Titans (N) 24–16 Withycombe (W) Hyde Park, Taunton, Somerset
2001–02[53] St Mary's Old Boys (N) 43–7 Penryn (W) Trench Lane, Almondsbury, Bristol
2002–03[54] Thornbury (N) 12–5 Withycombe (W) Cooper's Farm, Thornbury, Gloucestershire
2003–04[55] Spartans (N) 18–7 Torquay Athletic (W) Lansdown Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
2004–05[56] St Ives (W) 27–5 Thornbury (N) Alexandra Road, St Ives, Cornwall
2005–06[57] Newton Abbot (W) 24–12 Walcot (N) Rackerhayes, Newton Abbot, Devon
2006–07[58] Hayle (W) 11–27 Barts Rugby (N) Memorial Park, Hayle, Cornwall
2007–08[59][60] Sidmouth (W) 23–20 Old Redcliffians (N) Blackmore Field, Sidmouth, Devon 1,000[61]
2008–09[62][63] Chosen Hill Former Pupils (N) 33–25 Ivybridge (W) Brookfield Road, Churchdown, Gloucester
2009–10[64][65] Wadebridge Camels (W) 25–21 Thornbury (N) Molesworth Field, Wadebridge, Cornwall
2010–11[66][67] Thornbury (N) 54–7 Kingsbridge (W) Cooper's Farm, Thornbury, Gloucestershire
2011–12[68][69] Old Centralians (N) 39–7 Torquay Athletic (W) Saintbridge Sports Centre, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
2012–13[70][71] Wells (N) 20–27 Bideford (W) Charter Way, Wells, Somerset 400
2013–14[72][73] Teignmouth (W) 10–35 Matson (N) Bitton Park Sports Ground, Teignmouth, Devon
2014–15[74][75] Newent (N) 28–26 Kingsbridge (W) Recreation Ground, Newent, Gloucestershire
2015–16[76] Kingsbridge (W) 16–10 Keynsham (N) High House, Kingsbridge, Devon
2016–17[77] Chew Valley (N) 12–29 Cullompton (W) Chew Lane, Chew Magna, Somerset 700
2017–18[78] Chew Valley (N) 12–22 Devonport Services (W) Chew Lane, Chew Magna, Somerset
2018–19[79] Midsomer Norton (N) 15–19 Crediton (W) Norton Down Playing Fields, Midsomer Norton, Somerset
2019–20 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up – St Austell (W) – promoted instead.
2020–21 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
2021–22 Cancelled due to league reorganisation
Green background represent the promoted team, (N) stands for Western Counties North teams, (W) stands for Western Counties West teams

Number of league titles

Summary of tier seven format since 1987

Format of tier seven Western Counties West
Year Name No of teams No of matches
1987–92 Western Counties League 11 10
1992–96 Western Counties League 13 12
1996–97 Western Counties West 11 20
1997–00 Western Counties West 10 18
2000–08 Western Counties West 12 22
2008–22 Western Counties West 14 26
2022–23 Counties 1 Western West 12 22

[20][21][80][81][82][30]

Sponsorship

The Western Counties League was part of the Courage Clubs Championship and was sponsored by Courage Brewery from the first season, 1987–88 to season 1996–97.[83] The league was unsponsored until season 2007–08 when St Austell Brewery sponsored South-west based leagues under the Tribute Ale label.

Notes

  1. ^ Exeter University deducted 50 points after playing ineligible players.
  2. ^ South West 2 is currently two regional divisions - South West 1 East and South West 1 West.
  3. ^ Gloucestershire/Somerset is currently two separate leagues - Gloucester Premier and Somerset Premier.
  4. ^ Old Culverhaysians also promoted.
  5. ^ Gloucestershire/Somerset is currently two separate leagues – Gloucester Premier and Somerset Premier.
  6. ^ League restructuring meant that five teams were promoted, including 3rd to 5th place Penzance & Newlyn, Devonport Services and Tiverton.
  7. ^ There was no relegation as Western Counties was due to split into Western Counties North and Western Counties West.
  8. ^ From the 1996–97 season South West 2 was split into two regional divisions - South West 2 East and South West 2 West.
  9. ^ Relegated Western Counties North clubs dropped to Gloucestershire/Somerset (currently Gloucester Premier / Somerset Premier.
  10. ^ There was no relegation this season due to restructuring of the league system by the RFU.
  11. ^ At the end of the 2000–01 season there were more relegations from Western Counties West than usual due to with four teams going down, including 9th placed Paignton and 8th placed Devonport Services. Due to the Foot-and-mouth disease teams were unable to fulfil all fixtures which meant that 10th placed South Molton escaped relegation on aggregate points from games played.
  12. ^ There was no relegation this season due to restructuring of the league system by the RFU.
  13. ^ One of Penryn's title wins was back when the league was known as Western Counties.
  14. ^ Clevedon's title win was when the league was known as Western Counties.
  15. ^ Coombe Down title win was when the league was known as Western Counties.
  16. ^ Dings Crusaders title win was when the league was known as Western Counties.
  17. ^ Gloucester Old Boys title win was when the league was known as Western Counties.
  18. ^ Gordon League's title win was when the league was known as Western Counties.
  19. ^ Launceston's title win was when the league was known as Western Counties.
  20. ^ Matson's title win was back when the league was known as Western Counties.
  21. ^ Old Patesians title win was back when the league was known as Western Counties.

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External links

  • Tribute Western Counties West

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counties, western, west, known, counties, tribute, western, west, sponsorship, reasons, english, rugby, union, league, originally, single, division, called, western, counties, 1996, division, split, into, regional, leagues, called, western, counties, north, we. Counties 1 Western West known as Counties 1 Tribute Western West for sponsorship reasons is an English rugby union league Originally a single division called Western Counties in 1996 the division split into two regional leagues called Western Counties North and Western Counties West Western Counties West was renamed Counties 1 Western West prior to the 2022 23 season and is currently a seventh tier league for clubs based in the south west of England mainly Cornwall Devon and Somerset The champions are promoted to Regional 2 South West The number of teams relegated depends on feedback following promotion and relegation in the leagues above but is usually two or three to either Counties 2 Cornwall Counties 2 Devon or Counties 2 Somerset depending on location Counties 1 Western WestCurrent season or competition 2022 23 Counties 1 Western WestSportRugby unionInstituted1987 36 years ago 1987 as Western Counties Number of teams12CountryEnglandHoldersTopsham 1st title 2022 23 promoted to Regional 2 South West Most titlesPenryn 3 titles Websiteclubs rfu comTopsham are the champions Contents 1 Format 2 2022 23 2 1 Participating teams and location 2 2 League table 3 2021 22 3 1 Participating teams and location 3 2 League table 4 2020 21 5 2019 20 5 1 Participating teams and location 5 2 League table 6 2018 19 6 1 Participating teams and location 6 2 League table 6 3 Promotion play off 7 2017 18 7 1 Participating teams and location 7 2 League table 7 3 Promotion play off 8 2016 17 8 1 Participating teams and location 8 2 League table 8 3 Promotion play off 9 2015 16 9 1 Participating teams and location 9 2 League table 9 3 Promotion play off 10 2014 15 10 1 Participating teams and location 10 2 League table 10 3 Promotion play off 11 2013 14 12 2009 10 13 2007 08 14 Original teams 15 Western Counties honours 15 1 Western Counties 1987 1993 15 2 Western Counties 1993 1996 15 3 Western Counties West 1996 2009 15 4 Western Counties West 2009 2022 15 5 Counties 1 Western West 2022 23 16 Promotion play offs 17 Number of league titles 18 Summary of tier seven format since 1987 19 Sponsorship 20 Notes 21 See also 22 References 23 External linksFormat EditThe champions are promoted to Regional 2 South West formerly South West 1 West while the last two teams depending on their location are relegated to Counties 2 Cornwall Counties 2 Devon or Counties 2 Somerset In previous seasons teams were relegated to the Cornwall Devon league The season runs from September to April 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 2022 23 EditParticipating teams and location Edit Team Ground Capacity Town Area Previous seasonBideford King George s Field 2 000 Bideford Devon Western Counties West 11th Bude Bencoolen Meadow 750 Bude Cornwall Promoted from Cornwall Devon League 4th Cullompton Stafford Park Cullompton Devon Promoted from Cornwall Devon League 3rd Falmouth Recreation Ground 3 000 Falmouth Cornwall Western Counties West 13th Kingsbridge High House 1 000 50 seats Kingsbridge Devon Western Counties West 7th Paignton Queen s Park 1 650 150 seats Paignton Devon Western Counties West 12th Penryn Memorial Ground 4 000 200 seats Penryn Cornwall Western Counties West 10th Pirates Amateurs Mennaye Field 4 000 2 200 seats Penzance Cornwall Promoted from Cornwall Devon League champions Plymstock Albion Oaks Horsham Playing Fields Staddiscombe Plymouth Promoted from Cornwall Devon League 5th Tiverton Coronation Field 2750 250 seated Tiverton Devon Western Counties West 8th Topsham Bonfire Field Topsham Exeter Promoted from Cornwall Devon League runner up Wiveliscombe Recreational Ground Wiveliscombe Somerset Western Counties West 9th Bude Falmouth Penryn Pirates Amclass notpageimage Locations of the 2022 23 Counties 1 Western West teams in Cornwall Bideford Cullompton Kingsbridge Paignton Plymstock Tiverton Topshamclass notpageimage Locations of the 2022 23 Counties 1 Western West teams in Devon Wiveliscombeclass notpageimage Location of the 2022 23 Counties 1 Western West team in Somerset League table Edit 2022 23 Counties 1 Western West League Table 1 Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points1 Topsham 22 20 0 2 912 421 421 16 1 972 Cullompton 22 19 0 3 932 306 626 15 3 953 Kingsbridge 22 14 0 8 664 493 171 14 3 734 Pirates Amateur 22 13 1 8 698 524 174 14 4 725 Tiverton 22 13 1 8 577 486 91 11 4 696 Wiveliscombe 22 11 0 11 586 525 61 9 3 567 Penryn 22 9 1 12 618 662 44 13 5 568 Bideford 22 10 0 12 446 598 152 8 3 529 Plymouth Albion Oakes 22 9 0 13 554 658 104 9 4 4910 Bude 22 7 0 15 427 771 344 8 4 4011 Paignton 22 5 1 16 524 687 163 8 7 3712 Falmouth 22 0 0 22 242 1049 807 3 1 4Points are awarded as follows four points for a win two points for a draw no points for a loss one bonus point for scoring four tries or more in a match one bonus point for losing by seven points or less 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 teamsGreen background is the promotion place Pink background are relegation places Updated 27 March 20232021 22 EditParticipating teams and location Edit Team Ground Capacity Town Area Previous seasonBideford King George s Field 2 000 Bideford Devon 8thBurnham on Sea BASC Ground Burnham on Sea Somerset Promoted from Somerset PremierChard The Park Essex Close Chard Somerset 7thFalmouth Recreation Ground 3 000 Falmouth Cornwall 10thHoniton Allhallows Playing Field Honiton Devon 11thKingsbridge High House 1 000 50 seats Kingsbridge Devon 4thNewton Abbot Rackerhayes 1 150 150 stand Newton Abbot Devon Relegated from South West 1 WestPaignton Queen s Park 1 650 150 seats Paignton Devon Promoted from Cornwall Devon League runners up Penryn Memorial Ground 4 000 200 seats Penryn Cornwall 6thTeignmouth Bitton Park Sports Ground 1 210 210 stand Teignmouth Devon 3rdTiverton Coronation Field 2750 250 seated Tiverton Devon 9thTruro St Clement s Hill 2 000 Truro Cornwall Promoted from Cornwall Devon League champions Wadebridge Camels Molesworth Field 500 Wadebridge Cornwall 5thWiveliscombe Recreational Ground Wiveliscombe Somerset 13th Bideford Burnham on Sea Chard Falmouth Honiton Kingsbridge NewtonAbbot Paignton Penryn Teignmouth Tiverton Truro Wadebridge Wiveliscombeclass notpageimage Locations of the 2021 22 Western Counties West teams League table Edit 2021 22 Western Counties West League Table 2 Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Points adj1 Wadebridge Camels 26 26 0 0 1136 410 726 24 0 1282 Truro 26 18 1 7 768 550 218 17 1 923 Newton Abbot 26 17 1 8 828 576 252 18 3 924 Teignmouth 26 15 2 9 794 524 270 15 4 835 Chard 26 15 0 11 748 545 203 18 5 836 Burnham on Sea 26 15 0 11 818 529 289 19 4 78 57 Kingsbridge 26 14 1 11 836 532 304 16 3 72 58 Tiverton 26 13 2 11 586 656 70 10 2 689 Wiveliscombe 26 11 1 14 567 628 61 10 4 6010 Penryn 26 10 2 14 575 599 24 10 3 5911 Bideford 26 8 1 17 438 740 302 6 5 4512 Paignton 26 8 0 18 470 716 246 5 2 3913 Falmouth 26 4 1 21 363 973 610 5 1 2414 Honiton 26 2 0 24 380 1329 949 5 0 13Points are awarded as follows four points for a win two points for a draw no points for a loss one bonus point for scoring four tries or more in a match one bonus point for losing by seven points or less 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 teamsGreen background is the promotion place Pink background are relegation places Updated 7 August 20222020 21 EditDue to the coronavirus pandemic the season was cancelled 2019 20 EditParticipating teams and location Edit Team Ground Capacity Town Area Previous seasonBideford King George s Field 2 000 Bideford Devon 10thChard The Park Essex Close Chard Somerset 12thCullompton Stafford Park Cullompton Devon Relegated from South West 1 West 13th Falmouth Recreation Ground 3 000 Falmouth Cornwall 7thHoniton Allhallows Playing Field Honiton Devon Promoted from Cornwall Devon runner up Kingsbridge High House 1 000 50 seats Kingsbridge Devon 8thPenryn Memorial Ground 4 000 200 seats Penryn Cornwall Promoted from Cornwall Devon champions Saltash Moorlands Lane Saltash Cornwall 11thSt Austell Tregorrick Park 4 000 300 seats St Austell Cornwall 4thTeignmouth Bitton Park Sports Ground 1 210 210 stand Teignmouth Devon Relegated from South West 1 West 12th Tiverton Coronation Field 750 Tiverton Devon 5thWadebridge Camels Molesworth Field 500 Wadebridge Cornwall 6thWellington Athletic Ground Wellington Somerset 3rdWiveliscombe Recreational Ground Wiveliscombe Somerset Promoted from Somerset Premier champions Bideford Chard Cullompton Falmouth Honiton Kingsbridge Penryn Saltash St Austell Teignmouth Tiverton Wadebridge Wellington Wiveliscombeclass notpageimage Locations of the 2019 20 Western Counties West teams League table Edit 2019 20 Western Counties West League Table to 16 March 2020 when play stopped due to COVID 19 Final Positions 3 Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Final position Team Points adjusted 1 St Austell 22 19 0 3 654 334 320 12 2 90 1 Wellington P 1072 Wellington P 20 16 0 4 582 324 258 14 3 81 2 St Austell 1063 Kingsbridge 22 14 0 8 736 399 337 15 4 75 3 Teignmouth 944 Teignmouth 19 13 1 5 534 304 230 9 5 68 4 Kingsbridge 895 Wadebridge Camels 21 13 1 7 548 418 130 7 4 65 5 Wadebridge Camels 806 Penryn 22 13 0 9 516 378 138 9 4 65 6 Penryn 747 Chard 21 11 1 9 473 562 89 8 3 57 7 Chard 728 Bideford 21 10 1 10 373 420 47 9 1 52 8 Bideford 639 Tiverton 22 8 1 13 319 522 203 3 2 39 9 Tiverton 4610 Falmouth 22 7 1 14 360 530 170 5 2 37 10 Falmouth 4411 Honiton 22 7 0 15 366 615 249 4 5 37 11 Honiton 4212 Wiveliscombe 22 5 0 17 362 689 327 6 6 32 12 Saltash 3913 Saltash 20 6 0 14 388 538 150 4 2 30 13 Wiveliscombe 3914 Cullompton 22 4 0 18 369 547 178 5 8 29 14 Cullompton 34Points are awarded as follows four points for a win two points for a draw no points for a loss one bonus point for scoring four tries or more in a match one bonus point for losing by seven points or less 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 teamsGreen background is the promotion place Blue background is the play off place Pink background are relegation places Updated 2 April 20212018 19 EditParticipating teams and location Edit Team Ground Capacity Town Area Previous seasonBideford King George s Field 2 000 Bideford Devon Relegated from South West 1 West 13th Chard The Park Essex Close Chard Somerset 7thCrediton Blagdon Crediton Devon 10thFalmouth Recreation Ground 3 000 Falmouth Cornwall 12thKingsbridge High House 1 000 50 seats Kingsbridge Devon 4thPaignton Queen s Park 1 650 150 seats Paignton Devon 9thSaltash Moorlands Lane Saltash Cornwall Promoted from Cornwall Devon runner up Sidmouth Blackmore Field Sidmouth Devon 6thSt Austell Tregorrick Park 4 000 300 seats St Austell Cornwall 3rdTiverton Coronation Field 750 Tiverton Devon 11thTruro St Clement s Hill 2 000 Truro Cornwall 8thWadebridge Camels Molesworth Field 500 Wadebridge Cornwall 5thWellington Athletic Ground Wellington Somerset Promoted from Cornwall Devon champions Winscombe Recreation Ground 1 200 Winscombe Somerset Level transfer from Western Counties North 11th Bideford Chard Crediton Falmouth Kingsbridge Paignton Saltash Sidmouth St Austell Tiverton Truro Wadebridge Wellington Winscombeclass notpageimage Locations of the 2018 19 Western Counties West teams League table Edit 2018 19 Western Counties West League Table 4 Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Points adjusted 1 Sidmouth P 26 20 2 4 805 406 399 17 2 1032 Crediton P 26 21 2 3 643 423 220 12 1 1013 Wellington 26 20 3 3 816 402 414 17 2 100 54 St Austell 26 17 2 7 597 392 205 14 7 935 Tiverton 26 13 1 12 605 547 58 9 6 696 Wadebridge Camels 26 13 1 12 554 644 90 9 3 667 Falmouth 26 12 1 13 468 625 157 6 1 578 Kingsbridge 26 9 1 16 502 548 46 7 8 539 Winscombe 26 10 0 16 453 605 152 5 6 5110 Bideford 26 8 1 17 495 485 10 7 8 4911 Saltash 26 9 0 17 396 626 230 3 7 4612 Chard 26 8 0 18 456 796 340 8 3 4313 Truro 26 7 3 16 491 651 160 4 4 4214 Paignton 26 6 1 19 350 481 131 1 9 36If 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 settledGreen background is the promotion place Blue background is the play off place Pink background are relegation places Updated 13 February 2021Promotion play off Edit In the play off for promotion Crediton played Midsomer Norton from Western Counties North for promotion to South West 1 West Midsomer Norton had the best playing record and hosted the match losing 15 19 This was the first time either team had participated in the play offs at this level and Crediton s win was the sixth time the away team had won match Teams from Western Counties North lead 10 9 in the nineteen play off matches played since 2001 Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus PointsMidsomer Norton 26 20 0 6 750 595 155 20 2 102Crediton P 26 21 2 3 643 423 220 12 1 10127 April 201915 00Midsomer Norton15 19CreditonNorton Down Playing Fields Midsomer Norton Somerset 5 2017 18 EditParticipating teams and location Edit The 2017 18 Western Counties West League consists of fourteen teams seven from Devon five from Cornwall and two from Somerset The season started on 2 September 2017 and finished on 21 April 2018 Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season s competition The 2016 17 champions Exeter University were promoted to South West 1 West along with the play off winners Cullompton while Chard 12th place and Kingsbridge 13th were relegated from that league Bude and Wellington were relegated to the Cornwall Devon League and were replaced by Falmouth champions and Paignton runner up Team Ground Capacity Town City Previous seasonBurnham on Sea BASC Ground Burnham on Sea Somerset 12thChard The Park Essex Close 6 Chard Somerset Relegated from South West 1 West 12th Crediton Blagdon Crediton Devon 10thDevonport Services The Rectory 2 000 Devonport Plymouth Devon 3rdFalmouth Recreation Ground 3 000 Falmouth Cornwall Promoted from Cornwall Devon champions Kingsbridge High House 1 000 50 seats Kingsbridge Devon Relegated from South West 1 West 13th Paignton Queen s Park 1 650 150 seats Paignton Devon Promoted from Cornwall Devon runner up St Austell Tregorrick Park 4 000 300 seats St Austell Cornwall 7thSt Ives Recreation Ground 3 000 275 seats St Ives Cornwall 6thSidmouth Blackmore Field Sidmouth Devon 8thTiverton Coronation Field 750 Tiverton Devon 11thTorquay Athletic Recreation Ground 3 000 300 seats Torquay Devon 9thTruro St Clement s Hill 2 000 Truro Cornwall 4thWadebridge Camels Molesworth Field 500 Wadebridge Cornwall 5th 7 Falmouth St Austell St Ives Truro Wadebridgeclass notpageimage Locations of the 2017 18 Western Counties West teams in Cornwall Burnham on Sea Chard Crediton Devonport Services Kingsbridge Paignton Sidmouth Tiverton Torquayclass notpageimage Locations of the 2017 18 Western Counties West teams in Devon and Somerset League table Edit 2017 18 Western Counties West League Table 7 Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Points adjusted 1 St Ives P 26 22 0 4 809 478 331 20 1 1092 Devonport Services P 26 17 1 8 719 456 263 14 6 903 St Austell 26 17 1 8 598 444 154 8 5 834 Kingsbridge 26 16 2 8 714 391 323 11 3 825 Wadebridge Camels 26 15 3 8 596 527 69 8 1 756 Sidmouth 26 14 2 10 668 548 120 10 4 69 57 Chard 26 10 1 15 462 532 70 9 5 568 Truro 26 9 1 16 539 632 93 8 7 539 Paignton 26 10 2 14 462 528 66 3 4 5110 Crediton 26 10 1 15 427 514 87 4 5 5111 Tiverton 26 10 1 15 462 653 191 3 5 5012 Falmouth 26 9 2 15 488 636 148 7 2 4913 Torquay Athletic 26 10 0 16 446 621 175 8 4 47 514 Burnham on Sea 26 4 1 21 343 773 430 2 4 24If 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 settledGreen background is the promotion place Blue background is the play off place Pink background are relegation places Updated 19 May 2017Promotion play off Edit Each season the runners up in Western Counties West and Western Counties North participate in a play off for promotion to South West 1 West The team with the best playing record in this case Chew Valley host the match and for the second successive season they lost this time to Devonport Services 12 22 It is the first time Devonport Services are promoted to a level six league 8 This match was the eighteenth play off for promotion the northern sides lead with ten victories to the west s eight and the home teams are leading thirteen to five Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus PointsChew Valley 26 18 0 8 798 458 340 15 5 92Devonport Services P 26 17 1 8 719 456 263 14 6 90April 201815 00Chew Valley12 22Devonport ServicesChew Lane Chew Magna2016 17 EditParticipating teams and location Edit The 2016 17 Western Counties West League consists of fourteen teams seven from Devon five from Cornwall and two from Somerset The season began on 3 September 2016 and finished on 22 April 2017 Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season s competition the 2015 16 champions Okehampton were promoted to South West 1 West along with the play off winners Kingsbridge Two Cornish teams Penryn and Saltash were relegated to the Cornwall Devon League and were replaced by Bude champions and St Ives runner up The three relegated teams from South West One were all allocated places in Western Counties North so the two most westerly teams from that division Burnham and Wellington were transferred to this league to bring the number of teams to fourteen Bude St Austell St Ives Truro Wadebridgeclass notpageimage Locations of the 2016 17 Western Counties West teams in Cornwall Burnham on Sea Crediton Cullompton Devonport Services Exeter Uni Sidmouth Tiverton Torquay Ath Wellingtonclass notpageimage Locations of the 2016 17 Western Counties West teams in Devon and Somerset Team Ground Capacity Town Village Previous seasonBude Bencoolen Meadow 750 Bude Cornwall promoted from Cornwall Devon 1st Burnham on Sea BASC Ground Burnham on Sea Somerset level transfer from Western Counties North 6th Crediton Blagdon Crediton Devon 12thCullompton Stafford Park Cullompton Devon 7thDevonport Services The Rectory 2 000 Devonport Plymouth Devon 9thExeter University Duckes Meadow Salmon Pool Lane Exeter Devon 4thSidmouth Blackmore Field Sidmouth Devon 8thSt Austell Tregorrick Park 4 000 300 seats St Austell Cornwall 11thSt Ives Recreation Ground 3 000 275 seats St Ives Cornwall promoted from Cornwall Devon 2nd Tiverton Coronation Field 750 Tiverton Devon 6thTorquay Athletic Recreation Ground 3 000 300 seats Torquay Devon 5thTruro St Clement s Hill 2 000 Truro Cornwall 3rdWadebridge Camels Molesworth Field 500 Wadebridge Cornwall 10thWellington Athletic Ground Wellington Somerset level transfer from Western Counties North 10th 9 League table Edit 2016 17 Western Counties West League Table 10 Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points1 Exeter University P 25 21 0 4 960 329 631 18 1 1032 Cullompton P 26 22 0 4 659 311 348 11 2 1013 Devonport Services 26 17 1 8 587 474 113 8 4 824 Truro 24 14 1 9 603 487 116 11 3 725 Wadebridge Camels 26 15 0 11 510 548 38 6 5 716 St Ives 26 12 0 14 710 503 207 12 10 707 St Austell 26 13 0 13 665 511 154 10 7 698 Sidmouth 26 12 0 14 608 593 15 8 5 619 Torquay Athletic 26 11 0 15 433 697 264 5 6 5510 Crediton 26 9 0 17 439 574 135 5 7 4811 Tiverton 26 9 0 17 390 657 267 4 6 4612 Burnham on Sea 25 8 0 17 429 521 92 4 9 4513 Bude 26 8 0 18 413 892 479 4 3 3914 Wellington 26 8 0 18 342 651 309 1 4 32If 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 settledGreen background is the promotion place Blue background is the play off place Pink background are relegation places Updated 19 May 2017Promotion play off Edit Each season the runners up in Western Counties West and Western Counties North participate in a play off for promotion to South West 1 West The team with the best playing record in this case Chew Valley host the match and they lost to Cullompton 12 29 Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus PointsChew Valley 26 22 0 4 822 493 329 18 0 106Cullompton P 26 22 0 4 659 311 348 11 2 10129 April 201715 00Chew Valley12 29CullomptonChew Lane2015 16 EditThe 2015 16 Western Counties West League consists of fourteen teams nine from Devon and five from Cornwall The seasons started on 5 September 2015 and the last matches were played on 30 April 2016 Participating teams and location Edit Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season s competition The 2014 15 champions Teignmouth were promoted to South West 1 West and Tavistock and St Ives were relegated to the Cornwall Devon League The only team from Somerset Wellington was transferred to Western Counties North Penryn Saltash St Austell Truro Wadebridgeclass notpageimage Locations of the 2015 16 Western Counties West teams in Cornwall Crediton Cullompton Devonport S Exeter Uni Kingsbridge Okehampton Sidmouth Tiverton Torquay Athclass notpageimage Locations of the 2015 16 Western Counties West teams in Devon Team Ground Capacity Town Village Previous seasonCrediton Blagdon Crediton Devon promoted from Cornwall DevonCullompton Stafford Park Cullompton Devon relegated from South West 1 WestDevonport Services The Rectory 2 000 Devonport Plymouth Devon 6thExeter University Duckes Meadow Salmon Pool Lane Exeter Devon 9thKingsbridge High House 1 000 50 seats Kingsbridge Devon 2ndOkehampton Showground 1 120 120 seats Okehampton Devon 7thPenryn Memorial Ground 4 000 200 seats Penryn Cornwall 11thSaltash Moorlands Lane Saltash Cornwall promoted from Cornwall DevonSidmouth Blackmore Field Sidmouth Devon 8thSt Austell Tregorrick Park 4 000 300 seats St Austell Cornwall relegated from South West 1 WestTiverton Coronation Field 750 Tiverton Devon 3rdTorquay Athletic Recreation Ground 3 000 300 seats Torquay Devon 12thTruro St Clement s Hill 2 000 Truro Cornwall 4thWadebridge Camels Molesworth Field 500 Wadebridge Cornwall 5th 11 League table Edit 2015 16 Western Counties West League Table 12 Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points1 Okehampton P 26 23 0 3 605 308 297 15 0 1082 Kingsbridge P 26 22 0 4 745 264 481 16 2 1063 Truro 26 16 0 10 636 535 101 15 5 854 Exeter University 26 17 1 8 738 492 246 13 3 815 Torquay Athletic 26 16 0 10 641 611 30 11 3 786 Tiverton 26 13 0 13 478 425 53 7 8 677 Cullompton 26 11 2 13 528 478 50 5 7 608 St Austell 26 10 1 15 455 511 56 7 9 589 Devonport Services 26 10 0 16 478 610 132 10 5 5510 Wadebridge Camels 26 9 1 16 505 530 25 7 8 5311 Sidmouth 26 10 0 16 494 631 137 4 5 4912 Crediton 26 9 3 14 447 658 211 5 2 4913 Penryn 26 7 0 19 413 742 329 5 5 3814 Saltash 26 5 0 21 426 794 368 5 7 32If 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 settledGreen background is the promotion place Blue background is the play off place Pink background are relegation places Updated 9 May 2016Promotion play off Edit Each season the runners up in Western Counties North and Western Counties West participate in a play off for promotion to South West 1 West The team with the best playing record in this case Kingsbridge hosted the match against Keynsham and won 16 10 Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus PointsKingsbridge P 26 22 0 4 745 264 481 16 2 108Keynsham 26 20 2 4 681 306 375 14 4 1028 May 201615 00Kingsbridge16 10KeynshamHigh House2014 15 EditParticipating teams and location Edit The 2014 15 Western Counties West consisted of fourteen teams nine from Devon four from Cornwall and one from Somerset The season started on 6 September 2014 and finished on 18 April 2015 Teignmouth became champions with two matches to play after Exeter University had fifty points deducted for playing ineligible players Teignmouth were promoted to South West 1 West while the second place team Kingsbridge lost to the runner up of Western Counties North Newent in the play off for promotion The last two teams Tavistock and St Ives were relegated to Cornwall Devon Team Ground Capacity Town Village Previous seasonDevonport Services The Rectory 2 000 Devonport Plymouth Devon 8thExeter University Duckes Meadow Salmon Pool Lane Exeter Devon promoted from Cornwall DevonKingsbridge High House 1 000 50 seats Kingsbridge Devon 3rdOkehampton Showground 1 120 120 seats Okehampton Devon 9thPenryn Memorial Ground 4 000 200 seats Penryn Cornwall 6thSt Ives Recreation Ground 3 000 275 seats St Ives Cornwall 12thSidmouth Blackmore Field Sidmouth Devon relegated from South West 1 WestTavistock Sandy Park Tavistock Devon 11thTeignmouth Bitton Sports Ground 1 210 210 stand Teignmouth Devon 2ndTiverton Coronation Field 750 Tiverton Devon promoted from Cornwall DevonTorquay Athletic Recreation Ground 3 000 Torquay Devon 7thTruro St Clement s Hill 2 000 Truro Cornwall 5thWadebridge Camels Molesworth Field 500 Wadebridge Cornwall relegated from South West 1 WestWellington Athletic Ground Wellington Somerset 10th 13 League table Edit 2014 15 Western Counties West League Table 14 Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points1 Teignmouth P 26 23 0 3 989 356 633 18 2 1122 Kingsbridge 26 18 0 8 701 422 279 12 4 883 Tiverton 26 17 0 9 574 281 293 11 4 834 Truro 26 15 0 11 770 598 172 12 5 785 Wadebridge Camels 26 15 0 11 707 503 204 11 4 756 Devonport Services 26 15 0 11 556 466 90 8 2 707 Okehampton 26 13 0 13 593 504 89 8 6 668 Sidmouth 26 11 1 14 526 646 120 8 5 609 Exeter University 26 22 0 4 898 551 347 16 1 56 a 10 Wellington 26 9 0 17 490 625 135 6 4 4611 Penryn 26 9 0 17 531 608 77 7 7 4012 Torquay Athletic 26 5 0 21 510 898 388 8 8 3613 Tavistock 26 5 0 21 393 927 534 6 1 2714 St Ives 26 4 1 21 303 1156 853 5 1 18If 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 settledGreen background is the promotion place Blue background is the play off place Pink background are relegation places Updated 8 May 2015Promotion play off Edit Each season the runners up in Western Counties North and Western Counties West participate in a play off for promotion to South West 1 West The team with the best playing record in this case Newent hosted the match their opponents were Kingsbridge who lost the match 26 28 to a stoppage time penalty Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus PointsNewent P 26 23 0 3 827 399 428 16 1 110Kingsbridge 26 18 0 8 701 422 279 12 4 8825 April 201515 00Newent28 26KingsbridgeNewent KingsbridgeRecreation Ground2013 14 EditBude Burnham on Sea Devonport Services Ivybridge Kingsbridge Okehampton Paignton Saxons Penryn St Ives Tavistock Teignmouth Torquay Athletic Truro Wellington 15 2009 10 EditBude Camborne Devonport Services Kingsbridge Minehead Barbarians Newquay Hornets North Petherton Okehampton Penryn Tavistock Tiverton Truro Wadebridge Camels Withycombe2007 08 Edit2007 08 Western Counties WestClub Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points Diff Bonus Points PointsPaignton 22 18 0 4 629 252 377 0 36Sidmouth 22 17 1 4 495 260 235 0 35Wadebridge Camels 22 12 3 7 618 303 315 0 27Tiverton 22 12 1 9 381 316 65 0 25Bude 22 11 2 9 349 354 5 0 24Ivybridge 22 9 2 11 340 329 11 0 20Devonport Services 22 9 2 11 488 501 84 0 20Minehead Barbarians 22 9 2 11 429 421 197 0 20Kingsbridge 22 9 1 12 408 372 36 0 19Withycombe 22 9 0 13 242 439 197 0 18Hayle 22 6 2 14 235 537 302 0 14Penryn 22 3 0 19 177 536 359 0 6 16 Original teams EditWhen league rugby began in 1987 this division known as Western Counties contained the following teams Avon amp Somerset Police Cirencester Clevedon Gordon League Matson Newquay Hornets Okehampton Old Redcliffians Sidmouth Tiverton TruroWestern Counties honours EditIn the first season of the English rugby union league pyramid sponsored by Courage there was ten tier seven leagues The Western Counties League was for teams based in the south west of England from Bristol Cornwall Devon Gloucester and Somerset Each team played one match against each of the other teams with the winning team awarded two points and there was one point for each team in a drawn match 17 This system prevailed for five seasons and in 1992 93 the number of teams increased from eleven to thirteen The following season Western Counties League was renamed Courage South West 2 League and three seasons later in 1996 97 a major reorganisation occurred with South West 2 being split into two regional leagues 18 Courage Western Counties North consisted of sixteen teams based in Bristol Gloucestershire and Somerset and each team continued to play the others once Courage Western Counties West consisted of eleven teams based in Cornwall Devon and Somerset and each team played the other twice Western Counties 1987 1993 Edit Originally Western Counties North and Western Counties West was a single division called Western Counties sponsored by Courage involving teams based in the south west of England including Bristol Cornwall Devon Gloucester and Somerset Each team played one match against each of the other teams with the winning team awarded two points and there was one point for each team in a drawn match 17 It was a tier 7 league with promotion up to South West 2 b and relegation to either Cornwall Devon or Gloucestershire Somerset c Western CountiesSeason No of teams No of matches Champions Runners up Relegated team s Ref1987 88 11 10 Matson Gordon League Avon amp Somerset Police Sidmouth 19 1988 89 11 10 Gordon League Avonmouth Old Boys Devonport Services Crediton 20 1989 90 11 10 Penryn Avonmouth Old Boys Cirencester Devon amp Cornwall Police 20 1990 91 11 10 Coombe Down Avonmouth Old Boys Truro1991 92 11 10 Clevedon Bridgwater amp Albion d Newquay Hornets 21 1992 93 13 12 Gloucester Old Boys Launceston Plymouth Civil Service Devon amp Cornwall Police 22 Western Counties 1993 1996 Edit At the end of the 1992 93 season the top six teams from London Division 1 and the top six from South West Division 1 were combined to create National 5 South This meant that Western Counties dropped from a tier 7 league to a tier 8 league for the years that National 5 South was active Promotion continued to South West 2 and relegation down to either Cornwall Devon or Gloucestershire Somerset e The league continued to be sponsored by Courage Western CountiesSeason No of teams No of matches Champions Runners up Relegated team s Ref1993 94 13 12 Old Patesians Tiverton Wiveliscombe 23 1994 95 13 12 Launceston Devonport Services Avonmouth Old Boys 24 1995 96 13 12 Dings Crusaders Spartans f No relegation g 25 Green background are the promotion places Western Counties West 1996 2009 Edit Major restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1995 96 season saw Western Counties split into two separate leagues Western Counties North and Western Counties West which reverted to tier 7 leagues due to the cancellation of National 5 South 18 Promotion from Western Counties West was now to the new South West 2 West division formerly South West 2 h while relegation was now to Cornwall Devon i From the 2008 09 season the league sponsor is Tribute Western Counties WestSeason No of teams No of matches Champions Runners up Relegated team s Ref1996 97 11 20 Okehampton St Austell Old Plymouthians Crediton Saltash 26 1997 98 10 18 St Austell Kingsbridge Sidmouth Bideford 27 1998 99 10 18 Truro Ivybridge Devonport Services Kingsbridge 28 1999 00 10 18 Ivybridge Withycombe No relegation j 29 2000 01 12 22 Crediton Withycombe St Ives Wellington Paignton Devonport Services k 30 31 2001 02 12 22 Exmouth Penryn South Molton St Austell 32 2002 03 12 22 Penryn Withycombe Okehampton Bideford 33 2003 04 12 22 Camborne Torquay Athletic Tiverton St Just 34 2004 05 12 22 Mounts Bay St Ives Wessex Devonport Services 35 2005 06 12 22 Torquay Athletic Newton Abbot Paignton Ivel Barbarians 36 2006 07 12 22 Barnstaple Hayle Crediton Truro 37 2007 08 12 22 Paignton Sidmouth Hayle Penryn 38 2008 09 14 26 Cullompton Ivybridge No relegation l 14th Withycombe 39 Western Counties West 2009 2022 Edit Despite widespread league restructuring by the RFU Western Counties West continued as a tier 7 league with promotion to South West 1 West formerly South West 2 West and relegation to Cornwall Devon Tribute continued to sponsor the league Western Counties WestSeason No of teams No of matches Champions Runners up Relegated team s Ref2009 10 14 26 Camborne Wadebridge Camels Minehead Barbarians Withycombe 40 2010 11 14 26 Penryn Kingsbridge Tavistock Newquay Hornets 41 2011 12 14 26 North Petherton Torquay Athletic Tiverton St Ives 42 2012 13 14 26 St Austell Bideford Exeter Saracens Honiton 43 2013 14 14 26 Ivybridge Teignmouth Bude Paignton 44 2014 15 14 26 Teignmouth Kingsbridge St Ives Tavistock 45 2015 16 14 26 Okehampton Kingsbridge Saltash Penryn 46 2016 17 14 26 Exeter University Cullompton Wellington Bude 47 2017 18 14 26 St Ives Devonport Services Burnham on Sea Torquay Athletic 48 2018 19 14 26 Sidmouth Crediton Paignton Truro 49 2019 20 14 26 Wellington St Austell Cullompton Saltash 50 2020 21 14 26 Cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic in the United Kingdom 2021 22 14 26 Wadebridge Camels Truro HonitonCounties 1 Western West 2022 23 Edit Counties 1 Western WestSeason No of teams No of matches Champions Runners up Relegated team s Ref2022 23 12 22 Topsham Cullompton Paignton and Falmouth subject to confirmation from the RFU 51 Promotion play offs EditSince the 2000 01 season there has been a play off between the runners up of Western Counties North and Western Counties West for the third and final promotion place to South West 1 West The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie As of the end of the 2019 20 season the northern sides have been the more successful with ten victories to the west s nine while the home team has won thirteen times compared to the away teams six Western Counties west v north promotion play off resultsSeason Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance2000 01 52 Taunton Titans N 24 16 Withycombe W Hyde Park Taunton Somerset2001 02 53 St Mary s Old Boys N 43 7 Penryn W Trench Lane Almondsbury Bristol2002 03 54 Thornbury N 12 5 Withycombe W Cooper s Farm Thornbury Gloucestershire2003 04 55 Spartans N 18 7 Torquay Athletic W Lansdown Road Gloucester Gloucestershire2004 05 56 St Ives W 27 5 Thornbury N Alexandra Road St Ives Cornwall2005 06 57 Newton Abbot W 24 12 Walcot N Rackerhayes Newton Abbot Devon2006 07 58 Hayle W 11 27 Barts Rugby N Memorial Park Hayle Cornwall2007 08 59 60 Sidmouth W 23 20 Old Redcliffians N Blackmore Field Sidmouth Devon 1 000 61 2008 09 62 63 Chosen Hill Former Pupils N 33 25 Ivybridge W Brookfield Road Churchdown Gloucester2009 10 64 65 Wadebridge Camels W 25 21 Thornbury N Molesworth Field Wadebridge Cornwall2010 11 66 67 Thornbury N 54 7 Kingsbridge W Cooper s Farm Thornbury Gloucestershire2011 12 68 69 Old Centralians N 39 7 Torquay Athletic W Saintbridge Sports Centre Gloucester Gloucestershire2012 13 70 71 Wells N 20 27 Bideford W Charter Way Wells Somerset 4002013 14 72 73 Teignmouth W 10 35 Matson N Bitton Park Sports Ground Teignmouth Devon2014 15 74 75 Newent N 28 26 Kingsbridge W Recreation Ground Newent Gloucestershire2015 16 76 Kingsbridge W 16 10 Keynsham N High House Kingsbridge Devon2016 17 77 Chew Valley N 12 29 Cullompton W Chew Lane Chew Magna Somerset 7002017 18 78 Chew Valley N 12 22 Devonport Services W Chew Lane Chew Magna Somerset2018 19 79 Midsomer Norton N 15 19 Crediton W Norton Down Playing Fields Midsomer Norton Somerset2019 20 Cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic in the United Kingdom Best ranked runner up St Austell W promoted instead 2020 21 Cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic in the United Kingdom 2021 22 Cancelled due to league reorganisationGreen background represent the promoted team N stands for Western Counties North teams W stands for Western Counties West teamsNumber of league titles EditPenryn 3 m Camborne 2 Ivybridge 2 Okehampton 2 St Austell 2 Barnstaple 1 Clevedon 1 n Coombe Down 1 o Crediton 1 Cullompton 1 Dings Crusaders 1 p Exeter University 1 Exmouth 1 Gloucester Old Boys 1 q Gordon League 1 r Launceston 1 s Matson 1 t Mounts Bay 1 North Petherton 1 Old Patesians 1 u Paignton 1 Sidmouth 1 St Ives 1 Teignmouth 1 Topsham 1 Torquay Athletic 1 Truro 1 Wadebridge Camels 1 Wellington 1 Summary of tier seven format since 1987 EditFormat of tier seven Western Counties WestYear Name No of teams No of matches1987 92 Western Counties League 11 101992 96 Western Counties League 13 121996 97 Western Counties West 11 201997 00 Western Counties West 10 182000 08 Western Counties West 12 222008 22 Western Counties West 14 262022 23 Counties 1 Western West 12 22 20 21 80 81 82 30 Sponsorship EditThe Western Counties League was part of the Courage Clubs Championship and was sponsored by Courage Brewery from the first season 1987 88 to season 1996 97 83 The league was unsponsored until season 2007 08 when St Austell Brewery sponsored South west based leagues under the Tribute Ale label Notes Edit Exeter University deducted 50 points after playing ineligible players South West 2 is currently two regional divisions South West 1 East and South West 1 West Gloucestershire Somerset is currently two separate leagues Gloucester Premier and Somerset Premier Old Culverhaysians also promoted Gloucestershire Somerset is currently two separate leagues Gloucester Premier and Somerset Premier League restructuring meant that five teams were promoted including 3rd to 5th place Penzance amp Newlyn Devonport Services and Tiverton There was no relegation as Western Counties was due to split into Western Counties North and Western Counties West From the 1996 97 season South West 2 was split into two regional divisions South West 2 East and South West 2 West Relegated Western Counties North clubs dropped to Gloucestershire Somerset currently Gloucester Premier Somerset Premier There was no relegation this season due to restructuring of the league system by the RFU At the end of the 2000 01 season there were more relegations from Western Counties West than usual due to with four teams going down including 9th placed Paignton and 8th placed Devonport Services Due to the Foot and mouth disease teams were unable to fulfil all fixtures which meant that 10th placed South Molton escaped relegation on aggregate points from games played There was no relegation this season due to restructuring of the league system by the RFU One of Penryn s title wins was back when the league was known as Western Counties Clevedon s title win was when the league was known as Western Counties Coombe Down title win was when the league was known as Western Counties Dings Crusaders title win was when the league was known as Western Counties Gloucester Old Boys title win was when the league was known as Western Counties Gordon League s title win was when the league was known as Western Counties Launceston s title win was when the league was known as Western Counties Matson s title win was back when the league was known as Western Counties Old Patesians title win was back when the league was known as Western Counties See also EditSouth West Division RFU Cornwall RFU Devon RFU Somerset RFU English rugby union systemReferences Edit Tribute Western Counties West Final Standings England Rugby Retrieved 27 March 2023 Tribute Western Counties West Final Standings England Rugby Retrieved 2 August 2022 Tribute Western Counties West Final Standings England Rugby Retrieved 2 April 2021 Tribute Western Counties West EnglandRugby Retrieved 13 February 2021 Results England Rugby Retrieved 6 April 2021 Handbook 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South West Play Offs England Rugby 27 April 2002 South West Play Offs England Rugby 26 April 2003 South West Play Offs England Rugby 24 April 2004 South West Play Offs England Rugby 30 April 2005 South West Play Offs England Rugby 29 April 2006 South West Play Offs England Rugby 28 April 2007 South West Play Offs England Rugby 26 April 2008 View from the blindside Sidmouth Herald 2 May 2008 Sidmouth RFC Senior History Sidmouth RFC Retrieved 20 April 2019 South West Play Offs England Rugby 25 April 2009 Disappointment Ivybridge RFC 25 April 2009 South West Play Offs England Rugby 24 April 2010 Promoted Camels give Thornbury the hump Bristol Post 27 April 2010 South West Play Offs England Rugby 30 April 2011 Kings outgunned in promotion play off against Thornbury Western Morning News 2 May 2011 South West Play Offs England Rugby 28 April 2012 Dorling upbeat despite play off loss Torquay Herald Express 3 May 2012 South West Play Offs England Rugby 11 May 2013 Wells RFC miss out on promotion after losing play off against Bideford Somerset Live 12 May 2013 South West Play Offs England Rugby 26 April 2014 Matson clinch Western Counties North promotion with stylish play off win Gloucester Citizen 29 April 2014 South West Play Offs England Rugby 25 April 2015 Newent promoted after thriller Malvern Gazette 30 April 2015 South West Play Offs England Rugby 7 May 2016 Chew Valley RFC lose division playoff Chew Valley Gazette 2 May 2017 RUGBY REPORTS Devonport Services secure promotion to South West One Plymouth Sports Gazette 29 April 2018 Credit due for Crediton as Norton lose playoff The Midsomer Norton amp Radstock Journal 2 May 2019 Mick Cleary ed 1997 Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997 98 London Headline Book Publishers ISBN 074727732X Cornwall Rugby Football Union Official Handbook and Byelaws 1996 97 Cornwall RFU 1996 Stephen McCormack ed 2001 The Official RFU Club Directory 2001 2002 Harpender Queen Anne Press ISBN 1852916400 Cleary Mick Griffiths John eds 1997 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