Devon League 1

Counties 2 Devon (formerly Devon League 1) is an English level eight rugby union league for clubs primarily based in Devon (and occasionally includes one Cornish club — St Columba & Torpoint). The champions are promoted to Counties 1 Western West and relegation is to Counties 3 Devon North & East or Counties 3 Devon South & West.

Counties 2 Devon

Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1987; 38 years ago (1987)
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Most titles	South Molton (4 titles)
Website	Counties 2 Devon

Format

The season runs from September to April and comprises twenty-six 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.

The top two teams are promoted to Western Counties West and the bottom three teams are relegated to either Cornwall One or Devon One depending on their location.

2025-26

Departing were Torquay Athletic promoted to Counties 1 Western West while Exmouth II (10th) were relegated to Counties 3 Devon North & East together with Tamar Saracens (11th) and Plymouth Argaum, both relegated to Counties 3 Devon South & West.

Team Ground Capacity Town/City Previous season Bideford King George's Field 2,000 Bideford, Devon Relegated from Counties 1 Western West (12th) Crediton II Blagdon Crediton, Devon Promoted from Counties 3 Devon North & East Dartmouth Dartmouth Leisure Centre Dartmouth 9th Devonport Services II The Rectory 2,000 Devonport, Plymouth, Devon 3rd Exeter Saracens Exhibition Fields, Summer Lane Whipton, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon 4th Honiton Allhallows Playing Field Honiton, Devon 2nd Ivybridge II Cross-in-Hand Ivybridge, Devon Promoted from Counties 3 Devon South & West (champions) Old Plymothian & Mannamedian King George V Playing Fields Plymstock, Plymouth 7th South Molton Station Road South Molton, Devon 8th Tavistock Sandy Park 500 Tavistock, Devon Relegated from Counties 1 Western West (11th) Topsham II Bonfire Field Topsham, Exeter 5th Withycombe Raleigh Park Exmouth, Devon 6th

Bideford Crediton II Dartmouth Devonport Services II Exeter Saracens Exmouth II Honiton Ivybridge OPM South Molton Tavistock Topsham II Withycombe Locations of the 2025-26 Counties 2 Devon teams

2024-25

Departing were Barnstaple II, promoted to Counties 1 Western West. North Tawton (11th) and Ivybridge II (12th) and were relegated to Counties 3 Devon North & East and Counties 3 Devon South & West respectively.

Joining were Topsham 2XV and Dartmouth, promoted from Counties 3 Devon North & East and Counties 3 Devon South & West respectively.

Team Ground Capacity Town/City Previous season Dartmouth Dartmouth Leisure Centre Dartmouth Promoted from Counties 3 Devon South & West (champions) Devonport Services II The Rectory 2,000 Devonport, Plymouth, Devon 3rd Exeter Saracens Exhibition Fields, Summer Lane Whipton, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon 4th Exmouth II Imperial Recreation Ground 1,250 (250 stand) Exmouth, Devon 7th Honiton Allhallows Playing Field Honiton, Devon 6th Old Plymothian & Mannamedian King George V Playing Fields Plymstock, Plymouth 8th Plymouth Argaum Bickleigh Down Plymouth, Devon 10th South Molton Station Road South Molton, Devon 5th Tamar Saracens The Parkway Ernesettle, Plymouth Promoted from Counties 3 Devon South & West (runners-up) Topsham II Bonfire Field Topsham, Exeter Promoted from Counties 3 Devon North & East Torquay Athletic Recreation Ground 3,000 (300 seats) Torquay, Devon 2nd Withycombe Raleigh Park Exmouth, Devon 9th

Dartmouth Devonport Services II Exeter Saracens Exmouth II Honiton OPM Argaum South Molton Tamar Saracens Topsham II Torquay Withycombe Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 2 Devon teams

2023-24

Departing were Tavistock, promoted to Counties 1 Western West whilst Brixham II were relegated to Counties 3 Devon South & West. Joining were Old Plymothian & Mannamedian and Plymouth Argaum, promoted from Counties 3 Devon East and Counties 3 Devon West respectively.

Team Ground Capacity Town/City Previous season Barnstaple II Pottingham Road 2,000 (575 seats) Barnstaple, Devon 3rd Devonport Services II The Rectory 2,000 Devonport, Plymouth, Devon 9th Exeter Saracens Exhibition Fields, Summer Lane Whipton, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon 6th Exmouth II Imperial Recreation Ground 1,250 (250 stand) Exmouth, Devon 8th Honiton Allhallows Playing Field Honiton, Devon 5th Ivybridge II Cross-in-Hand Ivybridge, Devon 7th North Tawton Taw Meadow North Tawton, Devon 11th Old Plymothian & Mannamedian King George V Playing Fields Plymstock, Plymouth Promoted from Counties 3 Devon East (champions) Plymouth Argaum Bickleigh Down Plymouth, Devon Promoted from Counties 3 Devon West (champions) South Molton Station Road South Molton, Devon 10th Torquay Athletic Recreation Ground 3,000 (300 seats) Torquay, Devon 2nd Withycombe Raleigh Park Exmouth, Devon 4th

Barnstaple Devonport Services Exeter Saracens Exmouth Honiton Ivybridge North Tawton OPM Argaum South Molton Torquay Withycombe Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 2 Devon teams

2022-23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was a continuation of Devon League 1 in name only with just the top two sides included in the new line-up of clubs. It was closer in standard to the Cornwall/Devon League (both being level 8) with four teams who played in that league the previous season included whilst the Cornish teams were allocated to Counties 2 Cornwall. Post ACR club sides were permitted to enter the RFU pyramid so five 2XVs joined alongside Honiton relegated from Western Counties West.

Team Ground Capacity Town/City Previous season Barnstaple II Pottingham Road 2,000 (575 seats) Barnstaple, Devon New entry Brixham II Astley Park 1,800 (300 stand) Brixham, Devon New entry Devonport Services II The Rectory 2,000 Devonport, Plymouth, Devon New entry Exeter Saracens Exhibition Fields, Summer Lane Whipton, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon 1st (Devon League 1) Exmouth II Imperial Recreation Ground 1,250 (250 stand) Exmouth, Devon New entry Honiton Allhallows Playing Field Honiton, Devon 14th Western Counties West Ivybridge II Cross-in-Hand Ivybridge, Devon New entry North Tawton Taw Meadow North Tawton, Devon 10th Cornwall/Devon South Molton Station Road South Molton, Devon 2nd (Devon League 1) Tavistock Sandy Park 500 Tavistock, Devon 6th Cornwall/Devon Torquay Athletic Recreation Ground 3,000 (300 seats) Torquay, Devon 8th Cornwall/Devon Withycombe Raleigh Park Exmouth, Devon 11th Cornwall/Devon

Barnstaple Brixham Devonport Services Exeter Saracens Exmouth Honiton Ivybridge North Tawton South Molton Tavistock Torquay Withycombe Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 2 Devon teams

2021–22

Team Ground Capacity Town/City Previous season Buckfastleigh Ramblers Buckfastleigh Sports Club Buckfastleigh 10th Dartmouth Dartmouth Leisure Centre Dartmouth 8th Exeter Athletic Bravelands Clyst St Mary, Devon Relegated from Cornwall/Devon (12th) Exeter Saracens Exhibition Fields, Summer Lane Whipton, Heavitree, Exeter 4th Ilfracombe Brimlands Ilfracombe 12th New Cross Five Lanes Pitch, Strap Lane Kingsteignton 11th Old Plymothian & Mannamedian King George V Playing Fields Plymstock, Plymouth 3rd Old Technicians Weston Mill Oak Villa Social Club Plymouth 7th Plymouth Argaum Bickleigh Down Plymouth, Devon 9th Salcombe Two Meads 500 Salcombe Joined from Devon Merit League South Molton Station Road South Molton Relegated from Cornwall/Devon (13th) Tamar Saracens The Parkway Ernesettle, Plymouth 2nd Torrington Donnacroft Great Torrington 6th Totnes Borough Park Totnes 5th

Buckfastleigh Dartmouth Exeter Ath Exeter Saracens Ilfracombe New Cross OPM Old Technicians Argaum Salcombe South Molton Tamar Saracens Torrington Totnes Locations of the 2021–22 Devon 1 teams

2020–21

Due to the ongoing pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.

2019–20

Team Ground Capacity Town/City Previous season Buckfastleigh Ramblers Buckfastleigh Sports Club Buckfastleigh 5th Dartmouth Dartmouth Leisure Centre Dartmouth 10th Exeter Saracens Exhibition Fields, Summer Lane Whipton, Heavitree, Exeter 3rd Ilfracombe Brimlands Ilfracombe Joined from Devon Merit League New Cross Five Lanes Pitch, Strap Lane Kingsteignton 11th Old Plymothian & Mannamedian King George V Playing Fields Plymstock, Plymouth 9th Old Technicians Weston Mill Oak Villa Social Club Plymouth 6th Plymouth Argaum Bickleigh Down Plymouth, Devon Relegated from Cornwall/Devon (13th) Tamar Saracens The Parkway Ernesettle, Plymouth 4th Torrington Donnacroft Great Torrington 7th Totnes Borough Park Totnes 8th Withycombe Raleigh Park Exmouth Relegated from Cornwall/Devon (14th)

Buckfastleigh Dartmouth Exeter Saracens Ilfracombe New Cross OPM Old Technicians Argaum Tamar Saracens Torrington Totnes Withycombe Locations of the 2019–20 Devon 1 teams

2018–19

Team Ground Capacity Town/City Previous season Buckfastleigh Ramblers Buckfastleigh Sports Club Buckfastleigh Promoted from Devon League 2 (runners up) Dartmouth Dartmouth Leisure Centre Dartmouth 3rd Exeter Athletic[a] Bravelands Clyst St Mary, Devon Relegated from Cornwall/Devon (13th) Exeter Saracens Exhibition Fields, Summer Lane Whipton, Heavitree, Exeter 7th (not relegated) New Cross Five Lanes Pitch, Strap Lane[2] Kingsteignton 6th North Tawton Taw Meadow North Tawton Promoted from Devon League 2 (champions) Old Plymothian & Mannamedian King George V Playing Fields Plymstock, Plymouth[3] Promoted from Devon League 2 (3rd) Old Technicians Weston Mill Oak Villa Social Club Plymouth[4] 8th (not relegated) Tamar Saracens The Parkway Ernesettle, Plymouth 5th Torrington Donnacroft Great Torrington Relegated from Cornwall/Devon (14th) Totnes Borough Park[5] Totnes 4th

Buckfastleigh Dartmouth Exeter Athletic Exeter Saracens New Cross North Tawton OPM Old Technicians Tamar Saracens Torrington Totnes Locations of the 2018–19 Devon 1 teams

2017–18

Team Ground Capacity Town/City Previous season Dartmouth Dartmouth Leisure Centre Dartmouth Promoted from Devon 2 (champions) Exeter Saracens Exhibition Fields, Summer Lane Whipton, Exeter 6th New Cross Five Lanes Pitch, Strap Lane[6] Kingsteignton 4th Old Technicians Weston Mill Oak Villa Social Club Plymouth[7] Promoted from Devon 2 (runner-up) South Molton Station Road South Molton 3rd Tamar Saracens The Parkway Ernesettle, Plymouth Relegated from Cornwall/Devon (14th) Topsham Bonfire Field Topsham, Exeter Relegated from Cornwall/Devon (13th) Totnes Borough Park[8] Totnes 5th

Dartmouth Exeter Saracens New Cross Old Technicians South Molton Tamar Saracens Topsham Totnes Locations of the 2017–18 Devon 1 teams

2016–17

Participating clubs and locations

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
Exeter Saracens	Exhibition Fields, Summer Lane		Whipton, Exeter, Devon	Relegated from Cornwall/Devon (12th)
Ilfracombe	Brimlands		Ilfracombe	Promoted from Devon 2 (champions)
New Cross	Five Lanes Pitch, Strap Lane[9]		Kingsteignton	4th
North Tawton	Taw Meadow		North Tawton	5th
South Molton	Station Road		South Molton	6th
Torrington	Donnacroft		Torrington	Promoted from Devon 2 (runner-up)
Totnes	Borough Park[10]		Totnes	7th
Wessex	Flowerpot Playing Fields		Exeter[11]	3rd

League table

2016–17 Devon 1 League Table[12]
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Difference	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
1	Wessex (P)	14	11	2	1	356	199	157	7	1	56
2	Torrington (P)	14	9	0	5	256	214	42	2	3	41
3	South Molton	14	7	1	6	255	230	25	4	4	39
4	New Cross	14	7	1	6	263	229	34	4	2	36
5	Totnes	14	6	0	8	243	256	−13	3	4	31
6	Exeter Saracens	14	6	0	8	295	299	−4	8	3	30
7	North Tawton	14	6	0	8	255	243	12	1	3	28
8	Ilfracombe	14	2	0	12	161	414	−253	2	2	12
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 teams 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: 21 April 2017

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up of Cornwall 1 and Devon 1, usually participate in a play-off for promotion to Cornwall/Devon. Newquay Hornets declined to play the match and Torrington were promoted.

2015–16

Participating clubs and locations

New Cross

North Tawton

OPM

South Molton

St Columba & Torpoint

Tamar Saracens

Topsham

Totnes

Wessex

Locations of the 2015–16 Devon 1

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
New Cross	Abbrook Park		Kingsteignton[13]	6th
North Tawton	Taw Meadow		North Tawton	Promoted from Devon 2 (champions)
Old Plymothian & Mannamedian	King George V Playing Fields		Plymstock, Plymouth[14]	Relegated from Cornwall/Devon (12th)
South Molton	Station Road		South Molton	Relegated from Cornwall/Devon (13th)
St Columba & Torpoint	Defiance Field		Torpoint, Cornwall[15]	3rd
Tamar Saracens	The Parkway		Ernesettle, Plymouth[16]	Promoted from Devon 2 (runner-up)
Topsham	Bonfire Field		Topsham, Exeter[17]	7th
Totnes	Borough Park		Totnes[18]	4th
Wessex	Flowerpot Playing Fields		Exeter[19]	5th

League table

2015–16 Devon 1 League Table[20]
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Difference	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
1	Tamar Saracens (P)	16	12	2	2	433	134	299	7	1	60
2	Topsham (P)	16	11	0	5	386	174	212	8	2	54
3	Wessex	16	12	0	4	289	204	85	3	1	52
4	New Cross	16	9	1	6	432	254	178	4	3	45
5	North Tawton	16	9	0	7	291	272	19	3	1	40
6	South Molton	16	7	0	9	330	254	76	5	4	37
7	Totnes	16	6	1	9	307	261	46	3	2	31
8	Old Plymothian & Mannamedian	16	4	0	12	185	372	−187	2	4	22
9	St Columba &Torpoint	16	0	0	16	125	853	−728	1	1	2
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 teams 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: 21 April 2017

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up of Cornwall 1 and Devon 1, usually participate in a play-off for promotion to Cornwall/Devon. Camborne School of Mines were due to play Topsham, but it appears that Camborne School of Mines conceded.

2014–15

Plymouth Argaum are the champions and they are promoted to Cornwall/Devon for season 2015–16.^[21] The runner-up, Plymstock Albion Oaks won the play-off match against Veor 47 – 3 to also win promotion.^[22] The last two teams Old Technicians (8th) and Torrington (9th) are relegated (subject to confirmation) to Devon 2.

Participating clubs and locations

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
New Cross	Abbrook Park		Kingsteignton[23]	7th
Old Technicians	Weston Mill Oak Villa Social Club		Plymouth[24]	5th
Plymouth Argaum	Bickleigh Down		Plymouth	Promoted from Devon 2
Plymstock Albion Oaks	Horsham Playing Fields		Staddiscombe, Plymouth[25]	6th
St Columba & Torpoint	Defiance Field		Torpoint, Cornwall[26]	8th
Topsham	Bonfire Field		Topsham, Exeter[27]	3rd
Torrington	Donnacroft		Torrington	Promoted from Devon 2
Totnes	Borough Park		Totnes[28]	2nd
Wessex	Flowerpot Playing Fields		Exeter[29]	4th

League table

2014–15 Devon 1 League Table[30]
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Difference	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
1	Plymouth Argaum (P)	16	14	0	2	522	160	362	9	1	66
2	Plymstock Albion Oaks (P)	16	12	1	3	360	212	148	4	1	55
3	St Columba & Torpoint	16	10	0	6	291	266	25	4	1	45
4	Totnes	16	7	0	9	322	291	31	2	5	35
5	Wessex	16	8	0	8	256	321	−65	2	0	34
6	New Cross	16	7	0	9	254	309	−55	3	2	34
7	Topsham	16	6	0	10	284	324	−40	3	4	31
8	Old Technicians	16	5	0	11	228	280	−52	3	6	29
9	Torrington	16	2	1	13	168	522	−354	1	2	13
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 teams 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: 28 April 2015

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up of Cornwall 1 and Devon 1, participate in a play-off for promotion to Cornwall/Devon. Plymouth Albion Oaks beat the home team Veor 47 – 3.

Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points difference	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
Plymstock Albion Oaks (P)	16	12	1	3	360	212	148	4	1	55
Veor	14	10	0	4	394	186	208	8	1	50

25 April 2015 14:30

Veor	3 – 47	Plymouth Albion Oaks

Wheal Gerry

2013–14

The 2013–14 Devon 1 consisted of nine clubs; eight from Devon and one from Cornwall. The season started on 7 September 2013 and ended on 5 April 2014 with each team playing each of the other teams twice. South Molton finished in first place and were promoted to Cornwall/Devon, while the runner-up, Totnes, lost to the second team in Cornwall 1, Bodmin, in a play-off and stay in this league. The bottom team, Salcombe, were relegated to Devon 2.

Participating clubs and locations

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
New Cross	Abbrook Park		Kingsteignton[31]
Old Technicians	Weston Mill Oak Villa Social Club		Plymouth[32]	Promoted from Devon 2
Plymstock Albion Oaks	Horsham Playing Fields		Staddiscombe, Plymouth[33]
Salcombe	Two Meads	500	Salcombe
St Columba & Torpoint	Defiance Field		Torpoint, Cornwall[34]	Promoted from Devon 2
South Molton	Station Road		South Molton[35]
Topsham	Bonfire Field		Topsham, Exeter[36]
Totnes	Borough Park		Totnes[37]
Wessex	Flowerpot Playing Fields		Exeter[38]	Relegated from Cornwall/Devon

League table

2013–14 Devon 1 League Table[39]
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Pts	Notes
1	South Molton (P)	16	13	0	3	390	165	225	10	3	65
2	Totnes	16	10	1	5	311	290	21	4	1	47
3	Topsham	16	9	0	7	304	280	24	5	2	43
4	Wessex	16	8	1	7	296	284	12	2	3	39
5	Old Technicians	16	8	0	8	266	299	−33	2	4	38
6	Plymstock Albion Oaks	16	8	0	8	257	262	−5	3	2	37
7	New Cross	16	6	0	10	231	247	−16	1	5	30
8	St Columba & Torpoint	16	6	0	10	217	309	−92	1	4	29
9	Salcombe	16	3	0	13	194	330	−136	1	3	16
Points are awarded as follows: 4 points for a win 2 points for a draw 0 points for a loss 1 point for scoring four tries 1 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 teams 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 is the relegation place.

2012–13

Participating clubs

• Dartmouth
• Exeter University
• New Cross
• Plymstock Albion Oaks
• Salcombe
• South Molton
• Topsham
• Torrington
• Totnes

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

• Exeter Saracens
• Honiton
• Ilfracombe
• Ivybridge
• Kingsbridge
• Old Technicians
• Plymouth Argaum
• Plymouth Civil Service^[b]
• Prince Rock^[c]
• South Molton
• Totnes

Devon League 1 honours

^[40][41][42]

Devon League 1 (1987–1993)

The original Devon 1 (sponsored by Courage) was a tier 9 league with promotion to Cornwall/Devon and relegation to Devon 2.

Devon League 1
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
1987–88	11	Exeter Saracens	Plymouth Civil Service	Ilfracombe, Prince Rock	[43]
1988–89	11	Plymouth Civil Service	South Molton	Kingsbridge, Devonport HSOB, Honiton	[44]
1989–90	11	Exmouth	Cullompton	Prince Rock	[45]
1990–91	11	South Molton	Cullompton	Plymouth Argaum, Totnes	[46]
1991–92	11	Devonport Services	Ivybridge	No relegation[d]	[47]
1992–93	12	Paignton	Honiton	Plymouth Argaum, Cullompton	[48]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Devon League 1 (1993–96)

The creation of National 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that Devon 1 became a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to Cornwall/Devon and relegation to Devon 2. The league continued to be sponsored by Courage.

Devon League 1
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
1993–94	13	Honiton	Newton Abbot	Jesters	[49]
1994–95	13	Old Plymothian	Newton Abbot	Prince Rock	[50]
1995–96	13	Kingsbridge	Withycombe	Cullompton, Dartmouth, Salcombe, Ilfracombe	[47]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Devon League 1 (1996–2009)

The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season saw Devon League 1 return to being a tier 9 division. Promotion continued to Cornwall/Devon and relegation to Devon 2. From the 2008–09 season onward the league sponsor was Tribute.

Devon League 1
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
1996–97	10	Withycombe	Newton Abbot	Tamar Saracens, Totnes	[51]
1997–98	10	Newton Abbot	Old Technicians	Dartmouth, Essex Saracens	[47]
1998–99	10	Wessex	Tavistock	Topsham, Old Public Oaks	[52]
1999–00	10	Old Plymothian & Mannamedian	Ilfracombe	Totnes	[53]
2000–01	10	Torrington	Old Technicians	Plymouth Barbarians, Topsham, Exeter Saracens	[54]
2001–02	10	Kingsbridge	Teignmouth	Old Technicians, Old Public Oaks	[55]
2002–03	10	Sidmouth	Old Plymothian & Mannamedian	No relegation	[56]
2003–04	12	Tavistock	Old Plymothian & Mannamedian	Exeter Saracens, Totnes	[57]
2004–05	12	South Molton	Honiton	Topsham, Tamar Saracens	[58]
2005–06	12	Okehampton	Cullompton	Ilfracombe	[59]
2006–07	12	Teignmouth	Bideford	Buckfastleigh Ramblers, Prince Rock Woodland Fort	[60]
2007–08	11	Old Plymothian & Mannamedian	Plymstock Albion Oaks	Dartmouth, Devonport HSOB	[61]
2008–09	12	Teignmouth	Exeter Saracens	St Columba & Torpoint, Plymouth Barbarians, Salcombe	[62]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Cornwall/Devon League (2009–2018)

Despite widespread league restructuring by the RFU, Devon 1 continued as a tier 9 division, with promotion to Cornwall/Devon and relegation to Devon 2. Tribute continued to sponsor the league.

Devon League 1
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
2009–10	9	Totnes	Honiton	Buckfastleigh Ramblers, Topsham, Ilfracombe	[63]
2010–11	9	Plymouth Barbarians	Wessex	Tamar Saracens	[64]
2011–12	9	Wessex	Old Plymothian & Mannamedian	North Tawton, St Columba & Torpoint	[65]
2012–13	9	Exeter University	Plymstock Albion Oaks	Dartmouth, Torrington	[66]
2013–14	9	South Molton	Totnes	Salcombe	[67]
2014–15	9	Plymouth Argaum	Plymstock Albion Oaks	Old Technicians, Torrington	[68]
2015–16	9	Tamar Saracens	Topsham	St Columba & Torpoint, Old Plymothian & Mannamedian	[69]
2016–17	8	Wessex	Torrington	Ilfracombe, North Tawton	[70]
2017–18	8	South Molton	Topsham	No relegation[e]	[71]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Devon League 1 (2018–present)

From the 2018–19 Devon 1 continued as a tier 9 division, with promotion to Cornwall/Devon. However, the cancellation of Devon 2 meant there was no longer relegation. Tribute continues to sponsor the league

Devon League 1
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
2018–19	11	North Tawton	Exeter Athletic	No relegation	[72]
2019–20	12	Withycombe	Tamar Saracens	No relegation	[73]
2020–21	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
2021–22	13	Exeter Saracens	South Molton	No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Cornwall League 1 and Devon League 1 for the third and final promotion place to Cornwall/Devon. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the Devon League 1 teams have been the most successful with thirteen wins to the Cornwall League 1 teams five; and the home team has won promotion on twelve occasions compared to the away teams six.

Cornwall League 1 v Devon League 1 promotion play-off results
Season	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Attendance
2000–01[74]	Wadebridge Camels (C)	53–17	Old Technicians (D)	Molesworth Field, Wadebridge, Cornwall
2001–02[75]	Mounts Bay (C)	14–17	Teignmouth (D)	Mennaye Field, Penzance, Cornwall
2002–03[76]	Old Plymothian & Mannamedian (D)	8–20	Mounts Bay (C)	King George V Playing Fields, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon
2003–04[77]	Old Plymothian & Mannamedian (D)[f]		Perranporth (C)	King George V Playing Fields, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon
2004–05[78]	Honiton (D)	49–20	Saltash (C)	Allhallows Playing Field, Honiton, Devon
2005–06[79]	Cullompton (D)	28–6	Newquay Hornets (C)	Stafford Park, Cullompton, Devon
2006–07[80]	Bideford (D)	23–18	Liskeard Looe (C)	King George's Fields, Bideford, Devon
2007–08[81]	Helston (C)	0–24	Plymstock Albion Oaks (D)	King George V Playing Field, Helston, Cornwall
2008–09[82]	No promotion play-off.[g]
2009–10[83]	Honiton (D)	43–12	Veor (C)	Allhallows Playing Field, Honiton, Devon
2010–11[84][85]	Pirates Amateurs (C)	29–20	Wessex (D)	Mennaye Field, Penzance, Cornwall	400
2011–12[86]	Helston (C)	19–20	Old Plymothian & Mannamedian (D)	King George V Playing Field, Helston, Cornwall
2012–13[87]	Stithians (C)	17–12	Plymstock Albion Oaks (D)	Church Road, Stithians, Cornwall
2013–14[88][89]	Bodmin (C)	17–15	Totnes (D)	Clifden Park, Bodmin, Cornwall	355
2014–15[90]	Veor (C)	3–47	Plymstock Albion Oaks (D)	Wheal Gerry, Camborne, Cornwall
2015–16[91]	Topsham (D)	HWO[h]	Camborne School of Mines (C)	Bonfire Field, Topsham, Devon
2016–17[93]	Newquay Hornets (C)	AWO[i]	Torrington (D)	Newquay Sports Ground, Newquay, Cornwall
2017–18[95]	Topsham (D)	67-3	Bodmin (C)	Bonfire Field, Topsham, Devon
2018–19[96]	Exeter Athletic (D)	29-3	Newquay Hornets (C)	Bravelands, Clyst St Mary, Devon
2019–20	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up – Newquay Hornets (C) – promoted instead.
2020–21	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
Green background is the promoted team. C = Cornwall League 1 and D = Devon League 1, HWO and AWO = home team or away team walk-over (when the other team declines to participate).

Number of league titles

• South Molton (4)
• Old Plymothian & Mannamedian (3)^[j]
• Wessex (3)
• Exeter Saracens (2)
• Teignmouth (2)
• Withycombe (2)
• Devonport Services (1)
• Exeter University (1)
• Exmouth (1)
• Honiton (1)
• Kingsbridge (1)
• Newton Abbot (1)
• North Tawton (1)
• Okehampton (1)
• Paignton (1)
• Plymouth Argaum (1)
• Plymouth Barbarians (1)
• Plymouth Civil Service (1)
• Sidmouth (1)
• Tamar Saracens (1)
• Tavistock (1)
• Torrington (1)
• Totnes (1)

Tier nine format since 1987

Format of the tier nine Devon 1 rugby union league
Year	Name	No of teams	No of matches
1987–91	Courage Devon 1	11	10
1993–94	Courage Devon 1	13	12
1994–95	Courage Devon 1	11	10
1996–03	Devon 1	10	18
2003–07	Devon 1	12	22
2007–08	Devon 1	11	20
2008–09	Devon 1	12	22
2009–16	Devon 1	9	16
2016–	Devon 1	8	14

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Notes

1. Exeter Athletic were previously called Wessex RFC until that club merged with Exeter Youth RFC at the end of the 2017-18 season.^[1]
2. Plymouth Civil Services has since been disbanded.
3. Prince Rock would later merge with Woodland Fort to become known as Prince Rock Woodland Fort RFC. The club has since disbanded.
4. The restructuring of Devon 2A and Devon 2B into a single division at the end of the season, meant there was no relegation.
5. There was no relegation as the division was due to increase from 8 to 10 teams for the following season due to the cancellation of Devon 2.
6. The result of the 2003-04 promotion playoff between Old Plymothian & Mannamedian and Perranporth is not listed on the RFU website, although Old Plymothian & Mannamedian would have had home advantage as they had a better league record than Perranporth. We do, however, know that Old Plymothian & Mannamedian won this game as they were in Cornwall/Devon the next season while Perranporth were not.
7. Due to the restructuring of the English league system by the RFU for the following season there was no promotion play-off. The champions and runners-up from each league having automatic promotion.
8. Topsham were automatically promoted as Camborne School of Mines did not want promotion.^[92]
9. Torrington were automatically promoted at the end of the 2016–17 season as Newquay Hornets did not want to be promoted.^[94]
10. Old Plymothian & Mannamedian's titles includes one win by Old Plymothian prior to the clubs merger.

See also

• South West Division RFU
• Devon RFU
• Devon 2
• Devon 3
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England