Regional 1 South Central

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Regional 1 South Central
Current season or competition:
2023–24 Regional 1 South Central
SportRugby union
Instituted2022; 2 years ago (2022)
Number of teams12
Country England
HoldersWimbledon (2022–23)
Most titlesWimbledon (1 title)
WebsiteLondon & SE Division

Regional 1 South Central is a level five league in the English rugby union system, with the twelve teams drawn from across southern and South East England. The other level five leagues are Regional 1 Midlands, Regional 1 North West, Regional 1 North East, Regional 1 South East and Regional 1 South West.[1]

Wimbledon are the champions and are promoted to National League 2 East

Format

The twelve teams in this league are drawn from across southern England, with the league champions promoted to National 2 East. The league's bottom two teams are relegated to either Regional 2 Thames or Regional 2 South Central depending on their geographic location.[1] 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 table 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

Teams leaving the league are the champions Wimbledon, promoted to National League 2 East, while two teams are relegated; Wootton Basset (11th position) and Sutton & Epsom (12th) to Regional 2 South Central and Regional 2 Thames respectively. Three teams are promoted from Regional 2 leagues; Hammersmith & Fulham, Horsham and Marlborough from Regional 2 Thames, Regional 2 South East and Regional 2 South Central respectively. CS Rugby 1863 and Tunbridge Wells are both transferred from Regional 1 South East. The remaining seven teams played in this league last season.

Participating teams and locations

League table

Regional 1 South Central 2023–24
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1 Camberley 18 14 1 3 625 368 +257 15 2 75
2 Havant 17 14 1 2 635 399 +236 14 2 74
3 Tunbridge Wells 17 13 0 4 514 405 +109 13 0 65
4 London Welsh Amateur 18 12 0 6 632 455 +177 13 4 65
5 Bracknell 18 12 0 6 527 377 +150 13 3 64
6 CS Rugby 1863 18 10 0 8 485 391 +94 9 5 54
7 Brighton 18 8 1 9 507 522 –15 13 4 51
8 Maidenhead 18 6 0 12 483 554 −71 10 3 37
9 Hammersmith & Fulham 18 6 0 12 412 623 −211 9 2 35
10 Marlborough 18 4 0 14 372 569 −197 6 5 27
11 Horsham 18 3 0 15 374 587 −213 7 5 24
12 Bournemouth 18 3 1 14 423 789 −316 6 2 22
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Number of draws
  3. Difference between points for and against
  4. Total number of points for
  5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  6. 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 the relegation places.
Updated: 17 February 2024
Source:[9]

Results

Home \ Away BOU BRA BRI CAM CSR HAF HAV HOR LWE MAI MAR TUN
Bournemouth 31–38 35–44 5–31 23 Mar 2 Mar 31–62 31–30 20–42 40–36 28–43 27–43
Bracknell 38–14 6 Apr 33–26 37–31 41–0 16 Mar 26–3 12–45 24–10 53–9 31–10
Brighton 39–39 48–29 22–24 12–5 25–41 28–31 48–19 2 Mar 23 Mar 25–12 24–26
Camberley 54–14 22–17 50–14 47–8 48–12 27–21 61–35 23 Mar 26–8 28–23 17–22
CS Rugby 1863 48–26 15–10 16 Mar 6 Apr 57–7 22–19 35–15 31–19 41–30 27–10 21–26
Hammersmith & Fulham 40–30 20–25 26–34 16 Mar 3–49 24–34 31–24 38–20 35–26 21–29 31–34
Havant 69–14 33–25 32–15 34–34 36–15 39–27 30–26 32–25 2 Mar 50–19 34–21
Horsham 45–3 19–24 14–31 2 Mar 7–28 23 Mar 6 Apr 36–42 38–24 12–5 8–33
London Welsh Amateur 16 Mar 24–17 37–8 24–30 29–23 6 Apr 22–27 61–12 45–37 48–19 48–33
Maidenhead 6 Apr 17–47 35–36 31–22 25–19 32–7 24–52 29–17 36–40 42–12 16 Mar
Marlborough 31–32 2 Mar 41–30 12–37 33–10 27–30 23 Mar 16 Mar 13–34 22–26 6 Apr
Tunbridge Wells 15–3 23 Mar 26–24 33–41 2 Mar 49–19 24 Feb 45–14 31–27 31–15 36–21
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2024. Source: Regional 1 South Central
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

Participating teams and locations

League table

Regional 1 South Central 2022–23
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
P Wimbledon 22 21 0 1 959 363 +596 20 1 105
2 Havant 22 18 0 4 733 403 +330 16 3 91
3 Camberley 22 17 1 4 762 478 +284 18 2 90
4 Oxford Harlequins 22 12 2 8 602 629 –27 10 1 63
5 Maidenhead 22 11 0 11 721 592 +129 13 5 62
6 London Welsh Amateur 22 10 1 11 596 612 –16 10 2 54
7 Bournemouth 22 9 0 13 466 596 –130 4 6 46
8 Bracknell 22 7 1 14 472 639 −167 9 3 42
9 Brighton 22 5 2 15 521 663 −142 10 7 41
10 Banbury 22 6 2 14 462 766 −304 8 3 39
R Royal Wootton Bassett 22 7 1 14 420 656 −236 6 2 38
R Sutton & Epsom 22 3 2 17 443 760 −317 6 5 27
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Number of draws
  3. Difference between points for and against
  4. Total number of points for
  5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  6. 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 the relegation places.
Updated: 18 April 2023
Source:[15]

Results

Home \ Away BAN BOU BRA BRI CAM HAV LWE MAI OXH RWB SAE WIM
Banbury 29–10 25–46 21–15 36–24 18–26 24–34 19–31 17–20 28–19 12–12 7–50
Bournemouth 20–21 23–17 17–16 20–17 24–28 42–37 10–24 25–12 49–7 28–25 12–49
Bracknell 24–19 17–10 22–18 7–31 8–49 28–39 14–29 17–17 40–21 34–14 24–31
Brighton 17–17 22–32 18–22 24–26 39–38 27–17 25–23 21–25 33–42 39–22 10–36
Camberley 46–17 53–34 31–19 24–24 36–18 42–22 40–15 45–43 36–7 43–21 25–20
Havant 43–26 34–7 28–12 41–23 18–6 41–0 34–28 62–24 39–5 50–5 11–16
London Welsh Amateur 51–15 29–22 45–15 50–10 28–58 26–31 20–10 22–31 33–10 42–27 7–26
Maidenhead 82–15 36–39 31–5 42–33 17–33 29–34 56–17 29–46 48–10 61–24 15–67
Oxford Harlequins 41–24 21–13 24–17 37–31 17–50 5–38 41–22 19–28 21–12 67–20 33–54
Royal Wootton Bassett 31–24 20–18 47–29 12–26 19–22 17–24 12–22 24–18 22–22 31–29 7–63
Sutton & Epson 22–26 13–8 34–24 42–24 26–50 27–30 15–15 26–45 19–22 5–26 5–42
Wimbledon 102–22 69–3 55–31 55–26 26–24 22–16 29–18 38–24 41–14 27–19 41–10
Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2023. Source: Regional 1 South Central
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.

Regional 1 South Central honours

List of Regional 1 South Central honours
Season No of teams Champions Runner–up Relegated teams Ref
2022–23 12 Wimbledon Havant Royal Wootton Bassett and Sutton & Epsom
Green background is the promotion place.

References

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  8. ^ a b "Maidenhead RFC". Maidenhead RFC. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
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  13. ^ "Sutton & Epsom RFC". Sutton & Epsom RFC. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Wimbledon RFC". York RUFC. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
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