Regional 2 South West

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Regional 2 South West
Current season or competition:
2023–24 Regional 2 South West
SportRugby union
Instituted1987; 37 years ago (1987) (as South West 2)
Number of teams12
Country England
HoldersSt Austell (1st title) (2022–23 (promoted to Regional 1 South West))
Most titlesCinderford, Hornets, Matson, Old Patesians, Truro (2 titles)
WebsiteRegional 2 South West

Regional 2 South West, (formerly known as South West 1 West) is an

Counties 1 Western North or Counties 1 Southern South
.

St Austell are the current champions.

Format

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.

Current season

Nine of last seasons twelve teams played in that season's competition. The champions

Bridgwater & Albion (12th) were relegated to Counties 1 Southern South and Counties 1 Western North respectively. Promoted from Counties 1 Western West are Topsham and Cullompton. Burnham-on-Sea are also promoted as the runner-up from Counties 1 Western North (Chippenham II, as champions, are not eligible for promotion because the first XV play in Regional 2 Severn
also a level six league).

Participating teams and location


2022–23

Participating teams and location

League table

2022–23 Regional 2 South West League Table [1]
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1 St Austell (P) 22 20 0 2 1043 252 791 19 1 100
2 Crediton 22 19 0 3 725 369 356 16 1 93
3 Truro 22 15 0 7 563 467 96 11 4 75
4 Wadebridge Camels 22 14 1 7 632 369 263 11 3 72
5 Wellington 22 12 0 10 564 581 −17 11 4 63
6 Teignmouth 22 11 0 11 589 644 −55 11 4 59
7 Sidmouth 22 10 1 11 591 495 96 9 4 55
8 North Petherton 22 7 0 15 425 780 −355 9 4 41
9 Chard 22 7 1 14 328 491 −163 4 4 38
10 Newton Abbot 22 5 1 16 485 668 −183 11 4 37
11 Sherborne 22 7 0 15 318 613 −295 4 1 33
12
Bridgwater & Albion
(R)
22 3 0 19 312 846 −534 3 1 16
  • 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 are the promotion places.
Updated: 24 March 2023

2021–22

Participating teams and location

Ahead of the new season, Stroud RFC (promoted as

Western Counties North champions in 2019–20) withdrew from the league, leaving thirteen teams in this season's competition.[2] Ten of the teams in this season's competition competed in 2019–20. The 'previous season' column in the table below refers to 2019–20 not 2020–21, which was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Of the thirteen teams competing in this season's competition, five are from Somerset, four from Gloucester, three from Devon and one from Cornwall
. The season started on 4 September 2021 and the final matches were played on 23 April 2022.

Chew Valley won the competition for the first time, just one point ahead of both Devonport Services and Lydney, in 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Owing to the reorganisation of the league system for next season, an announcement is awaited from the RFU as to which league teams will be allocated to.

League table

2021–22 South West 1 West League Table [3]
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Points adjusted
1 Chew Valley (P) 24 19 0 5 803 404 399 14 2 92
2 Devonport Services 24 19 1 4 786 385 401 12 1 91
3
Lydney
24 18 1 5 643 350 293 13 3 91
4 St Austell 24 16 0 8 670 364 306 15 5 85
5 Thornbury 24 15 1 8 641 496 145 13 3 78
6 Keynsham 24 14 0 10 516 430 86 8 5 69
7 Newent 24 12 0 12 579 556 23 9 4 61
8 Sidmouth 24 9 2 13 467 521 −54 5 5 50
9 Crediton 24 10 0 14 412 538 −126 5 6 47 −5
10
Bridgwater & Albion
24 7 1 16 399 757 −358 3 4 37
11 North Petherin 24 5 0 19 466 824 −358 6 9 35
12 Wellington 24 6 1 17 417 666 −249 5 3 30 −5
13 Old Patesians 24 2 1 21 341 849 −508 5 5 20
  • 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 are the promotion places.
Updated: 29 July 2022

2020–21

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the season was cancelled.

2019–20

Participating teams and location

League table

2019–20 South West 1 West League Table (to 16 March 2020, when play stopped due to COVID-19) Final Positions[5]
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Final
position
Team Points
(adjusted)
1 Hornets (P) 20 15 1 4 673 333 340 10 3 75 1 Hornets 88
2
Lydney
20 14 0 6 549 351 198 10 2 68 2 Lydney 82
3 Devonport Services 19 12 2 5 500 358 142 9 4 65 3 Thornbury 82
4 Thornbury 20 12 0 8 589 367 222 12 4 64 4 Devonport Services 81
5 Sidmouth 21 12 1 8 516 412 104 8 4 62 5 Sidmouth 71
6 Chew Valley 21 11 0 10 638 538 100 13 4 61 6 Chew Valley 70
7
Bridgwater & Albion
20 11 0 9 417 452 −35 8 2 54 7 Bridgewater & Albion 65
8 Keynsham 20 11 0 9 414 384 30 3 5 52 8 North Petherton 61
9 North Petherton 20 10 0 10 429 437 −8 8 3 51 9 Keynsham 60
10 Crediton 20 7 0 13 351 654 −303 6 4 38 10 Crediton 46
11 Newent 19 6 0 13 366 515 −149 4 4 32 11 Newent 40
12 Cleve 20 5 1 14 322 594 −272 6 1 29 12 Cleve 35
13 Newton Abbot 20 1 1 18 288 657 −369 4 7 17 13 Newton Abbot 20
  • 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: 30 January 2021

2018–19

Participating teams and location

League table

2018–19 South West 1 West League Table [6]
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1 Okehampton (P) 26 22 0 4 821 339 482 17 3 109
2 Launceston (P) 26 21 0 5 835 520 315 17 3 106
3 Newent 26 18 0 8 713 511 202 15 4 92
4
Bridgwater & Albion
26 17 0 9 780 581 199 15 4 87
5 North Petherton 26 17 0 9 718 651 67 15 1 84
6 St Ives 26 15 0 11 786 623 163 14 7 82
7
Lydney
26 13 0 13 653 504 149 12 7 71
8 Devonport Services 26 13 0 13 676 612 64 11 7 70
9 Keynsham 26 13 0 13 525 517 8 9 3 62
10 Hornets 26 11 0 15 770 787 −17 15 3 62
11 Thornbury 26 12 0 14 667 657 10 10 3 61
12 Teignmouth 26 7 0 19 573 785 −212 10 6 44
13 Cullompton 26 2 0 24 448 970 −522 6 5 19
14 Coney Hill 26 1 0 25 248 1156 −908 3 1 −12 [b]
  • 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: 23 January 2021

Promotion play-off

This seasons play-off for promotion to the South West Premier was between Launceston and Old Centralians. Launceston had the better playing record and hosted the match at Polson Bridge, winning 33 – 22.[7] This was the 19th play-off match, the first for Launceston and the second for Old Centralians who won promotion 2013. It was the 13th win for the home team and south-west teams have also won the match on 13 occasions.

Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
Launceston 26 21 0 5 835 520 315 17 3 106
Old Centralians 26 21 0 5 809 472 337 15 2 101
27 April 2018
Launceston33 – 22Old Centralians
Polson Bridge, Launceston
Attendance: 1000+

2017–18

Participating teams and location

The 2017–18 South West 1 West consists of fourteen teams; five from Devon, four each from Gloucestershire and Somerset, and one from Cornwall. Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. The season started on 2 September 2016 and the last league matches were played on 21 April 2017. The play-off match was played a week later on 28 April 2017.

League table

2017–18 South West 1 West League Table [9]
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1 Drybrook (P) 26 24 0 2 899 316 583 18 2 116
2 Exeter University (P) 26 22 0 4 992 462 530 23 3 114
3 Launceston 26 18 1 7 692 443 249 10 3 88
4 Newent 26 17 1 8 628 482 146 11 2 83
5 Okehampton 26 13 0 13 615 583 32 11 5 68
6 North Petherton 26 13 0 13 615 710 −95 9 4 65
7 Thornbury 26 11 0 15 641 633 8 12 8 64
8 Teignmouth 26 12 1 13 591 687 −96 8 4 62
9 Cullompton 26 10 1 15 580 636 −56 11 5 58
10
Bridgwater & Albion
26 10 0 16 528 621 −93 9 9 58
11 Keynsham 26 11 0 15 482 660 −178 8 4 56
12 Matson 26 9 1 16 462 644 −182 8 2 43 [c]
13 Bideford 26 6 1 19 523 752 −229 8 9 43
14 Clevedon 26 3 0 23 417 1036 −619 4 5 21
  • 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: 12 January 2021

Promotion play-off

This seasons play-off for promotion to the South West Premier was between Exeter University and Banbury. Over the season Exeter University had the better playing record and hosted the match at Topsham Sports Ground, winning 41 – 32. This was the 18th play-off match and the first for each of the teams; it was the 12th win for the home team and south-west teams have also won the match on 12 occasions. Banbury's total of 32 points was the most by a losing team and also the most by an away team.

Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
Exeter University (P) 26 22 0 4 992 462 530 23 3 114
Banbury 26 22 1 3 906 434 472 20 2 112
28 April 2018
Exeter University42 – 31Banbury
Topsham Sports Ground

2016–17

Participating teams and location

The 2016–17 South West 1 West consists of fourteen teams; six from Somerset and four each from Devon and Gloucestershire. Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. The season started on 3 September 2016 and the last league matches were played on 22 April 2017. The play-off match was played a week later on 29 April 2017.

Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season
Bideford King George's Field 2,000 Bideford, Devon 5th
Bridgwater & Albion
Bath Road 5,000 Bridgwater, Somerset 7th
Chard The Park, Essex Close[10] Chard, Somerset 11th
Clevedon Coleridge Vale Playing Fields Clevedon, Somerset 8th
Drybrook Mannings Ground Drybrook, Gloucestershire 6th
Kingsbridge High House 1,000 (50 seats) Kingsbridge, Devon promoted from
Western Counties West
(play-off)
Matson Redwell Road Matson, Gloucester promoted from
Western Counties North
(champions)
Midsomer Norton Norton Down Playing Fields Midsomer Norton, Somerset promoted from Southern Counties South (play-off)
Newent Recreation Ground Newent, Gloucestershire 3rd
North Petherton Beggars Brook North Petherton, Somerset 9th
Okehampton Showground 1,120 (120 seats) Okehampton, Devon promoted from
Western Counties West
(champions)
Teignmouth Bitton Park Sports Ground 1,210 (210 stand) Teignmouth, Devon 10th
Thornbury Cooper's Farm Thornbury, Gloucestershire 2nd
Weston-super-Mare Recreation Ground[10] 6,000 Weston-super-Mare, Somerset 4th

[11]

League table

2016–17 South West 1 West League Table[12]
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1 Weston-super-Mare (P) 26 25 1 0 1123 259 864 23 0 125
2 Clevedon 26 20 1 5 908 356 552 12 5 99
3 Drybrook 26 16 1 9 618 356 194 8 4 78
4 Matson 26 16 0 10 643 581 62 11 3 78
5 Newent 26 15 0 11 676 454 222 12 6 78
6 Thornbury 26 15 0 11 624 585 39 12 2 74
7 North Petherton 26 13 1 12 663 679 −16 11 4 69
8 Okehampton 25 13 1 11 547 414 133 8 7 64
9
Bridgwater & Albion
26 13 0 13 564 569 −5 8 4 64
10 Teignmouth 26 10 1 15 564 783 −219 14 2 58
11 Bideford 26 9 0 17 474 635 −161 7 5 48
12 Chard 25 6 0 19 385 751 −366 7 3 34
13 Kingsbridge 26 5 1 20 380 753 −373 4 3 29
14 Midsomer Norton 26 1 1 24 278 1204 −926 1 1 8
  • 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: 30 April 2017

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up in South West 1 East and South West 1 West, participate in a play-off for promotion to National League 3 South West. The team with the best playing record, in this case Newbury Blues, host the match and they beat their opponents Clevedon 25 – 22.

Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
Newbury Blues (P) 26 21 1 4 894 401 493 17 2 105
Clevedon 26 20 1 5 908 356 552 12 5 99
29 April 2017
15:00
Newbury Blues25 – 22Clevedon
Newbury
Monks Lane

2015–16

Camborne became champions on 9 April 2016, with two matches to play. Thornbury lost the play-off for promotion 24 – 26 at Salisbury and will continue to play in this league next season. Avonmouth OB, Coney Hill and Wells are all relegated to Western Counties North.

Participating teams and location

The 2015–16 South West 1 West consisted of fourteen teams; six from Somerset, four from Gloucestershire, two from Devon and one each from Bristol and Cornwall. Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions Cleve, and Ivybridge (via the play-off) were promoted to National League 3 South West. The relegated teams, Cullompton and St Austell will play in Western Counties West, and Matson will play in Western Counties North. The season started on 5 September 2015 and the last matches were played on 30 April 2016.

Bridgwater
Locations of the 2015-16 South West 1 West teams