Cheshire (South)

Cheshire (South)

Current season or competition: 2015–16 Cheshire (South)
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	2015 (2015)
Ceased	2016 (2016)
Number of teams	13
Country	England
Holders	Manchester Medics (1st title) (2015–16) (promoted to South Lancs/Cheshire 1)
Most titles	Manchester Medics (1 title)
Website	clubs.rfu.com

Cheshire (South) was a regional league for teams from the Cheshire area which was ranked at tier 8 of the English rugby union system. The league had replaced South Lancs/Cheshire 2 and South Lancs/Cheshire 3. The league was contested for just one season and the following season South Lancs/Cheshire divisions 2 and 3 were restored.

Participating Clubs 2015-16

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Ashton-on-Mersey	Banky Lane		Ashton-on-Mersey, Sale, Greater Manchester	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (14th)
Congleton	Congleton Leisure Centre		Congleton, Cheshire	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (3rd)
Dukinfield	Playing Fields		Dukinfield, Greater Manchester	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (5th)
Eagle	Thornton Road		Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire	Transferred from North Lancashire 2 (2nd)
Heaton Moor	Heaton's Sports Club		Heaton Moor, Stockport, Greater Manchester	Relegated from North Lancashire/Cumbria (12th)
Knutsford	Knutsford Academy		Knutsford, Cheshire	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (10th)
Linley & Kidsgrove	Kidsgrove Cricket Club		Kidsgrove, Staffordshire	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (5th)
Manchester Medics	Grey Mare Lane		Manchester, Greater Manchester	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 1 (13th)
Marple	Ridge Sports Pavilion		Marple, Greater Manchester	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (11th)
Moore	Moss Lane		Moore, Cheshire	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (9th)
Oswestry	Granville Park		Oswestry, Shropshire	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (4th)
Ramsey	Mooragh Park		Ramsey, Isle of Man	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (2nd)
Trentham	New Inn Lane		Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (13th)
Vagabonds	Ballafletcher Sports Grounds		Douglas, Isle of Man	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (8th)

Congleton

Eagle

Knutsford

Linley&
Kidsgrove

Greater
Manchester

Moore

Oswestry

Ramsey

Trentham

Vagabonds

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Locations of the 2015-16 Cheshire (South) teams

Ashton-on-Mersey

Dukinfield

Heaton Moor

Manchester Medics

Marple

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Locations of the 2015-16 Cheshire (South) teams teams in Greater Manchester

Cheshire (South) Honours

Cheshire (South) Honours
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams	League Name
2015–16	13	Manchester Medics	Oswestry	No relegation	Cheshire (South)
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

See also

• Merseyside (West)
• Lancashire (North)
• English Rugby Union Leagues
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England