South West 1 East
Current season or competition: 2018–19 South West 1 East | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Number of teams | 14 |
Country | England |
Holders | Old Patesians (1st title) (2017–18 (promoted to South West Premier)) |
Most titles | Maidenhead (4 titles) |
Website | englandrugby.com |
South West 1 East is an English, level six, rugby union league in south and south-west England; mainly Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Gloucester, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and Wiltshire. The champions are promoted to South West Premier (formerly National League 3 South West) and the runners-up play the second team in South West 1 West, with the winning team gaining promotion. Relegated sides usually play in one of the two seventh-tier leagues (depending on location) – Southern Counties North or Southern Counties South.
2018–19
Participating teams and locations
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2017–18
Participating teams and location
The 2017–18 South West 1 East consisted of fourteen teams; five from Oxfordshire, four from Wiltshire, two from Gloucestershire and one each from Buckinghamshire, Dorset and Warwickshire. Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. The season starts on 2 September 2016 and the last league matches are played on 21 April 2017. The play-off match is to be played a week later on 28 April 2017.
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2016–17
Participating teams and location
The 2016–17 South West 1 East consisted of fourteen teams; five from Berkshire, four from Oxfordshire, three from Wiltshire and two from Gloucestershire. Eight 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 |
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Banbury | Bodicote Park | Banbury, Oxfordshire | promoted from Midlands 2 West (South) (champions) | |
Chippenham | Allington Fields | Chippenham, Wiltshire | relegated from National League 3 South West (14th) | |
Grove | Cane Lane | Grove, Oxfordshire | 10th | |
Maidenhead | Braywick Park | 1,750 | Maidenhead, Berkshire | 5th |
Newbury Blues | Monk's Lane | 8,000 | Newbury, Berkshire | 3rd |
Old Centralians | Saintbridge Sports Centre | Gloucester, Gloucestershire | relegated from National League 3 South West (12th) | |
Old Patesians | Everest Road | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | relegated from National League 3 South West (13th) | |
Oxford Harlequins | Marston Ferry Road | Oxford, Oxfordshire | 6th | |
Reading | Holme Park | Sonning, Reading, Berkshire | 11th | |
Reading Abbey | Rosehill | Emmer Green, Reading, Berkshire | promoted from Southern Counties North (champions) | |
Royal Wootton Bassett | Ballard’s Ash Sports Ground | Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire | promoted from Southern Counties South (champions) | |
Swindon | Greenbridge Road | Swindon, Wiltshire | 7th | |
Windsor | Home Park | Windsor, Berkshire | 8th | |
Witney | Witney Road | Hailey, Witney, Oxfordshire | 4th |
League table
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Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | ||||
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1 | Maidenhead (P) | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 916 | 453 | 463 | 20 | 4 | 112 | |||
2 | Newbury Blues (P) | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 894 | 401 | 493 | 17 | 2 | 105 | |||
3 | Old Patesians | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 726 | 416 | 310 | 14 | 3 | 101 | |||
4 | Old Centralians | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 683 | 619 | 64 | 13 | 3 | 72 | |||
5 | Witney | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 546 | 646 | −100 | 10 | 6 | 68 | |||
6 | Banbury | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 536 | 631 | −95 | 7 | 3 | 62 | |||
7 | Swindon | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 544 | 587 | −43 | 9 | 5 | 60 | |||
8 | Royal Wootton Bassett | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 548 | 536 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 56 | |||
9 | Chippenham | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 602 | 723 | −121 | 11 | 5 | 56 | |||
10 | Oxford Harlequins | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 515 | 700 | −185 | 6 | 3 | 55 | |||
11 | Grove | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 488 | 593 | −105 | 7 | 6 | 55 | |||
12 | Windsor | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 504 | 669 | −165 | 8 | 6 | 52 | |||
13 | Reading Abbey | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 471 | 585 | −114 | 4 | 4 | 45 | |||
14 | Reading | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 294 | 708 | −414 | 1 | 7 | 20 | |||
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
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Green background is the promotion place.
Blue background is the play-off place.
Pink background are relegation places. |
Promotion play-off
Each season, the runners-up in South West 1 East and Tribute 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, hosted 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 | |
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Newbury Blues (P) | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 894 | 401 | 493 | 17 | 2 | 105 |
Clevedon | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 908 | 356 | 552 | 12 | 5 | 99 |
2015–16
The 2015–16 South West 1 East consisted of fourteen teams; four from Berkshire, three from Oxfordshire, three from Wiltshire and one each from Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset and Northamptonshire. The season started on 5 September 2015 and ended on 23 April 2016. Towcestrians finished in first place and were promoted to National League 3 South West for next season, along with the runner-up and play-off winner Salisbury.
Participating teams and location
Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions Chippenham were promoted to National League 3 South West while Bletchley and Buckingham were relegated to Southern Counties North and Devizes to Southern Counties South.
League table
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Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | ||||
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1 | Towcestrians (P) | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 980 | 310 | 670 | 19 | 1 | 106 | |||
2 | Salisbury (P) | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 732 | 395 | 337 | 11 | 3 | 96 | |||
3 | Newbury Blues | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 583 | 260 | 323 | 7 | 1 | 94 | |||
4 | Witney | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 717 | 379 | 338 | 12 | 4 | 88 | |||
5 | Maidenhead | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 662 | 454 | 208 | 10 | 4 | 80 | |||
6 | Oxford Harlequins | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 559 | 493 | 66 | 9 | 2 | 79 | |||
7 | Swindon | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 592 | 583 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 64 | |||
8 | Windsor | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 554 | 635 | −81 | 10 | 4 | 62 | |||
9 | Leighton Buzzard | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 549 | 588 | −39 | 7 | 5 | 56 | |||
10 | Grove | 26 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 452 | 718 | −266 | 6 | 5 | 43 | |||
11 | Reading | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 446 | 592 | −146 | 5 | 8 | 39 | |||
12 | High Wycombe | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 418 | 849 | −431 | 5 | 3 | 38 | |||
13 | Trowbridge | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 340 | 750 | −410 | 2 | 5 | 30 | |||
14 | Swanage & Wareham | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 338 | 916 | −578 | 1 | 4 | 17 | |||
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
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Green background is the promotion place.
Blue background is the play-off place.
Pink background are relegation places. |
Promotion play-off
Each season, the runners-up in South West 1 East and Tribute 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 Salisbury, hosted the match and they beat their opponents Thornbury 26 – 24.
Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points |
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Salisbury (P) | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 732 | 395 | 337 | 11 | 3 | 96 |
Thornbury | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 779 | 411 | 368 | 14 | 5 | 95 |
Teams 2014–15
- Bletchley – promoted from Southern Counties North
- Buckingham
- Chippenham – relegated from National League 3 South West
- Devizes
- Grove
- Leighton Buzzard
- Maidenhead
- Newbury Blues
- Reading
- Swindon
- Towcestrians
- Trowbridge – promoted from Southern Counties South
- Windsor
- Witney
Teams 2013–14
- Buckingham
- Cheltenham
- Devizes – promoted from Southern Counties South
- Grove – promoted from Southern Counties North
- Maidenhead – relegated from National League 3 South West
- Marlow
- Newbury Blues
- Oxford Harlequins – relegated from National League 3 South West
- Reading
- Salisbury
- Swindon
- Towcestrians - transferred from Midlands 1 East
- Windsor
- Witney
Teams 2012–13
- Bletchley
- Bracknell
- Cheltenham
- Coney Hill
- High Wycombe
- Marlow
- Newbury Blues – relegated from National League 3 South West
- Old Centralians
- Reading
- Salisbury
- Swanage & Wareham
- Swindon
- Windsor
- Witney
South West 1 East honours
Promotion play-offs
Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of South West 1 East and South West 1 West for the third and final promotion place to South West Premier. The team with the superior league record has home advantage. As of the end of the 2017–18 season the South West 1 West teams' have been the stronger with twelve wins to the South West 1 East teams' six, while the home team has won promotion twelve times to the away teams six.
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Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | |||||||||
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2000–01[24] | Stroud (W) | 37–8 | Slough (E) | Fromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire | ||||||||||
2001–02[25] | Chippenham (E) | 5–20 | Berry Hill (W) | Allington Fields, Chippenham, Wiltshire | ||||||||||
2002–03[26] | Clevedon (W) | 22–8 | Swanage & Wareham (E) | Coleridge Vale Playing Fields, Clevedon, Somerset | ||||||||||
2003–04[27] | Swanage & Wareham (E) | 19–23 | Penryn (W) | Bestwall Road, Dorset | ||||||||||
2004–05[28] | Chippenham (E) | 24–18 | Coney Hill (W) | Allington Fields, Chippenham, Wiltshire | ||||||||||
2005–06[29] | Swanage & Wareham (E) | 10–26 | St Ives (W) | Bestwall Road, Dorset | ||||||||||
2006–07[30] | Bournemouth (E) | 43–12 | Brixham (W) | Chapel Gate, Bournemouth, Dorset | ||||||||||
2007–08[31][32] | Barnstaple (W) | 17–6 | Salisbury (E) | Pottington Road, Barnstaple, Devon | ||||||||||
2008–09[33][34] | Reading (E) | 16–10 | Newton Abbot (W) | Holme Park, Sonning, Reading, Berkshire | ||||||||||
2009–10[35][36] | Newton Abbot (W) | 23–14 | High Wycombe (E) | Rackerhayes, Newton Abbot, Devon | ||||||||||
2010–11[37][38] | Old Redcliffians (W) | 52–8 | Maidenhead (E) | Scotland Lane, Brislington, Bristol | ||||||||||
2011–12[39][40] | Salisbury (E) | 13–13 (aet)[a 2] | Avonmouth Old Boys (W) | Castle Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire | ||||||||||
2012–13[42][43] | Old Centralians (E) | 25–15 | Camborne (W) | Saintbridge Sports Centre, Gloucester, Gloucestershire | 500 | |||||||||
2013–14[44][45] | Towcestrians (E) | 18–-22 | Chard (W) | Greens Norton Road, Towcester, Northamptonshire | ||||||||||
2014–15[46][47] | Towcestrians (E) | 20–25 | Ivybridge (W) | Greens Norton Road, Towcester, Northamptonshire | ||||||||||
2015–16[48][49] | Salisbury (E) | 26–24 | Thornbury (W) | Castle Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire | 500 | |||||||||
2016–17[50] | Newbury Blues (E) | 25−22 | Clevedon (W) | Monk's Lane, Newbury, Berkshire | ||||||||||
2017–18[51] | Exeter University (W) | 42−31 | Banbury (E) | Topsham Sports Ground, Exeter, Devon | ||||||||||
2018–19 | ||||||||||||||
Green backgrounds represent promoted teams. E stands for South West 1 East while W stands for South West 1 West (or SW2E/SW2W for versions prior to 2009). |
Number of league titles
- Maidenhead (4)
- Chippenham (2)
- Oxford Harlequins (2)
- Amersham & Chiltern (1)
- Bracknell (1)
- Cheltenham (1)
- Chinnor (1)
- Cleve (1)
- Dorchester (1)
- Marlow (1)
- Old Patesians (1)
- Reading Abbey (1)
- Redingensians (1)
- Swanage & Wareham (1)
- Towcestrians (1)
Notes
- ^ The division would be renamed South West 1 East for the next season and along with the whole national restructure of the league system by the RFU lead to mass changes at all levels.
- ^ After extra time the game was tied with each sides having 2 tries each. As a result Avonmouth Old Boys were awarded the victory by virtue of being the away side.[41]
See also
- Berkshire RFU
- Buckinghamshire RFU
- Dorset & Wilts RFU
- Eastern Counties RFU
- Oxfordshire RFU
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
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