South West 1 East

South West 1 East was an English, level six, rugby union league in south and south-west England; mainly Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Gloucester, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and Wiltshire. Originally a single division known as South West 2, it was split into two regional leagues in 1996 – South West 1 East and South West 1 West.

South West 1 East

Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1987 (as South West 2)
Ceased	2022
Number of teams	14
Country	England
Holders	Oxford Harlequins (3rd title) (2021–22 (promoted to South West Premier))
Most titles	Maidenhead (4 titles)
Website	englandrugby.com

The champions were promoted to South West Premier (formerly National League 3 South West) and the runner-up played the second team in South West 1 West, with the winning team gaining promotion. Relegated sides were usually relegated to one of the two seventh-tier leagues (depending on location) – Southern Counties North or Southern Counties South.

2021–22

The teams competing in 2021–22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019–20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020–21. Old Patesians finished 9th in season 2019–20 but were level transferred to South West 1 West.

Participating teams and locations

Team Ground Capacity Town/Area Previous season Banbury Bodicote Park 2,500 (250 seats) Banbury, Oxfordshire 3rd Beaconsfield Oak Lodge Meadow Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire 10th Bracknell Lily Hill 1,250 (250 seats) Bracknell, Berkshire Relegated from SW Premier (13th) Buckingham Floyd Field Maids Moreton, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire 7th Chippenham Allington Fields 9500 Chippenham, Wiltshire 8th Frome Gypsy Lane Frome, Somerset Promoted from Southern Counties South (runner-up) Grove Cane Lane Grove, Oxfordshire Promoted from Southern Counties South (champions) Marlborough The Common Marlborough, Wiltshire 5th Newbury Blues Monk's Lane 8,000 Newbury, Berkshire Relegated from SW Premier (12th) Oxford Harlequins Horspath Sports Ground 1,000 Oxford, Oxfordshire 4th Sherborne Gainsborough Park Sherborne, Dorset 6th Trowbridge Doric Park 9550 Hilperton, Trowbridge, Wiltshire 12th Windsor Home Park Windsor, Berkshire 11th Witney Witney Road Hailey, Witney, Oxfordshire Promoted from Southern Counties North (champions)

Banbury Beaconsfield Bracknell Buckingham Chippenham Frome Grove Marlborough Newbury Oxford H Sherborne Trowbridge Windsor Witney Locations of the 2021–22 South West 1 East teams

League table

2021–22 South West 1 East League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Oxford Harlequins	26	25	0	1	1046	398	+648	20	1	116[a]	Promotion place
2	Banbury	26	23	0	3	996	398	+598	17	2	113
3	Bracknell	26	21	0	5	807	379	+428	20	3	107
4	Newbury Blues	26	18	1	7	867	426	+441	14	7	95
5	Witney	26	12	0	14	633	622	+11	13	6	67
6	Trowbridge	26	12	1	13	534	708	−174	9	3	63
7	Beaconsfield	26	13	0	13	562	640	−78	7	2	61
8	Chippenham	26	10	0	16	647	820	−173	14	4	58
9	Marlborough	25	11	1	13	659	620	+39	11	7	54[b]
10	Sherborne	26	14	0	12	496	462	+34	8	4	44[c]
11	Windsor	25	6	0	19	410	874	−464	6	3	33
12	Frome	26	5	0	21	405	756	−351	5	7	32
13	Grove	26	6	1	19	455	900	−445	8	2	31[a]
14	Buckingham	26	3	0	23	425	939	−514	6	8	26

Updated to match(es) played on 8 June 2022. Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 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
   Notes:

1. 5 points deducted
2. 10 points deducted
3. 25 points deducted

2020–21

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic the season was cancelled.

2019–20

The season ended before all the matches were completed because of the coronavirus pandemic and the RFU used a best playing record formula to decide the final table.^[2]

Participating teams and locations

Team Ground Capacity Town/Area Previous season Banbury Bodicote Park 2,500 (250 seats) Banbury, Oxfordshire 3rd Beaconsfield Oak Lodge Meadow Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire 6th Buckingham Floyd Field Maids Moreton, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire Promoted from Southern Counties North (play-off) Chippenham Allington Fields 500 Chippenham, Wiltshire 8th Marlborough The Common Marlborough, Wiltshire 4th Old Centralians Saintbridge Sports Centre Gloucester, Gloucestershire Runner-up (lost play-off) Old Patesians Everest Road Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Relegated from South West Premier (14th) Oxford Harlequins Horspath Sports Ground 1,000 Oxford, Oxfordshire 10th Royal Wootton Bassett Ballard's Ash Sports Ground 5,000 Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire 5th Salisbury Castle Road 1,500 Salisbury, Wiltshire 7th Sherborne Gainsborough Park Sherborne, Dorset Promoted from Southern Counties South (champions) Trowbridge Doric Park Hilperton, Trowbridge, Wiltshire 11th Wimborne Leigh Park Wimborne, Dorset 9th Windsor Home Park Windsor, Berkshire Promoted from Southern Counties North (champions)

Banbury Beaconsfield Buckingham Chippenham Marlborough Centralians Patesians Oxford H Wootton B Salisbury Sherborne Trowbridge Wimborne Windsor Locations of the 2019–20 South West 1 East teams

League table

2019–20 South West 1 East League Table (to 16 March 2020, when play stopped due to COVID-19) Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts 1 Old Centralians (P) 22 20 0 2 831 299 +532 19 1 101 Promotion place 2 Royal Wootton Bassett (P) 22 19 1 2 670 301 +369 15 1 94 Play-off place 3 Banbury 22 17 1 4 763 362 +401 13 1 84 4 Oxford Harlequins 22 13 1 8 734 536 +198 14 5 73 5 Marlborough 22 12 0 10 587 554 +33 13 5 66 6 Sherborne 22 12 1 9 512 428 +84 7 5 62 7 Buckingham 22 12 0 10 655 593 +62 9 4 61 8 Chippenham 22 10 0 12 576 608 −32 13 5 58 9 Old Patesians 22 9 0 13 529 589 −60 11 1 48 10 Beaconsfield Rugby Club 22 8 0 14 578 725 −147 10 3 45 11 Windsor 22 8 0 14 470 602 −132 8 3 43 12 Trowbridge 22 6 0 16 392 821 −429 5 4 33 13 Wimborne 22 5 0 17 343 671 −328 7 3 30 Relegation place 14 Salisbury 22 1 0 21 325 876 −551 3 3 5[a] Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2021. Source: [3] Rules for classification: 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: 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 Notes: 5 points deducted

Final positions (after point adjustments) Pos Team Pts* 1 Old Centralians 119 2 Royal Wootton Bassett 111 3 Banbury 99 4 Oxford Harlequins 86 5 Marlborough 78 6 Sherborne 73 7 Buckingham 72 8 Chippenham 69 9 Old Patesians 54 10 Beaconsfield 53 11 Windsor 52 12 Trowbridge 39 13 Wimborne 37 14 Salisbury 7 Source: [3]

2018–19

Team Ground Capacity Town/Area Previous season Banbury Bodicote Park 2,500 (250 seats) Banbury, Oxfordshire Runners up (lost playoff) Beaconsfield Oak Lodge Meadow Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire Promoted from Southern Counties North (champions) Chippenham Allington Fields 500 Chippenham, Wiltshire 3rd Marlborough The Common Marlborough, Wiltshire Promoted from Southern Counties South (playoff) Newbury Blues Monk's Lane 8,000 Newbury, Berkshire Relegated from South West Premier (12th) Old Centralians Saintbridge Sports Centre Gloucester, Gloucestershire 7th Oxford Harlequins Horspath Sports Ground 1,000 Oxford, Oxfordshire 4th Royal Wootton Bassett Ballard's Ash Sports Ground 5,000 Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire 6th Salisbury Castle Road 1,500 Salisbury, Wiltshire 5th Stratford-upon-Avon Pearcecorft Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire 9th Swindon Greenbridge Road Swindon, Wiltshire 11th Trowbridge Doric Park Hilperton, Trowbridge, Wiltshire Promoted from Southern Counties South (champions) Wimborne Leigh Park Wimborne, Dorset 10th Witney Witney Road Hailey, Witney, Oxfordshire 8th

Participating teams and locations Banbury Beaconsfield Chippenham M'borough Newbury Centralians Oxford H Wootton B Salisbury Stratford-upon-Avon Swindon Trowbridge Wimborne Witney Locations of the 2018–19 South West 1 East teams

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.^[4] This was the 19th play-off match, the first for Launceston and the second for Old Centralians who won promotion in 2013 beating Camborne by 25 – 15. It was the 13th win for the home team and south-west teams have also won the match on 13 occasions.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts
Launceston	26	21	0	5	835	520	+315	17	3	106
Old Centralians	26	21	0	5	809	472	+337	15	2	101

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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27 April 2018

Launceston	33 – 22	Old Centralians

Polson Bridge, Launceston Attendance: 1000+

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.

Team Ground Capacity Town/Area Previous season Banbury Bodicote Park 2,500 (250 seats) Banbury, Oxfordshire 6th Bicester Oxford Road Bicester, Oxfordshire Promoted from Southern Counties North (play-off) Chippenham Allington Fields 500 Chippenham, Wiltshire 9th Grove Cane Lane Grove, Oxfordshire 11th Marlow Riverwoods Drive Marlow, Buckinghamshire Promoted from Southern Counties North (champions) Old Centralians Saintbridge Sports Centre Gloucester, Gloucestershire 4th Old Patesians Everest Road Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 3rd Oxford Harlequins Marston Ferry Road Oxford, Oxfordshire 10th Royal Wootton Bassett Ballard's Ash Sports Ground 5,000 Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire 8th Salisbury Castle Road 1,500 Salisbury, Wiltshire Relegated from National League 3 South West (13th) Stratford-upon-Avon Pearcecorft Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire Level transfer from Midlands 1 West (5th) Swindon Greenbridge Road Swindon, Wiltshire 7th Wimborne Leigh Park Wimborne, Dorset Promoted from Southern Counties South (champions) Witney Witney Road Hailey, Witney, Oxfordshire 5th

Banbury Bicester Chippenham Grove Marlow Centralians Patesians Oxford H Wootton B Salisbury Stratford-upon-Avon Swindon Wimborne Witney Locations of the 2017–18 South West 1 East teams

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 Banbury Bodicote Park 2,500 (250 seats) Banbury, Oxfordshire promoted from Midlands 2 West (South) (champions) Chippenham Allington Fields 500 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 5,000 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

Banbury Chippenham Grove Maidenhead Newbury O Centralians O Patesians Oxford H Reading R Abbey Wootton B Swindon Windsor Witney Locations of the 2016–17 South West 1 East teams

League table

2016–17 South West 1 East final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Maidenhead (P)	26	22	0	4	916	453	+463	20	4	112	Promotion place
2	Newbury Blues (P)	26	21	1	4	894	401	+493	17	2	105	Play-off place
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	Relegation place
13	Reading Abbey	26	10	1	15	471	585	−114	4	4	50
14	Reading	26	3	0	23	294	708	−414	1	7	20

Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2017. Source: ^[5]
Rules for classification: 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

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.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Newbury Blues (P)	26	21	1	4	894	401	+493	0	17	2	105
Clevedon	26	20	1	5	908	356	+552	0	12	5	99

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

29 April 2017 15:00

Newbury Blues	25 – 22	Cleveland
	Newbury

Monks Lane

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.

Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Grove Cane Lane Grove, Oxfordshire 10th High Wycombe Kingsmead Road High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire promoted from Southern Counties North (champions) Leighton Buzzard Wright's Meadow Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire 7th Maidenhead Braywick Park 1,750 Maidenhead, Berkshire 11th Newbury Blues Monk's Lane 8,000 Newbury, Berkshire 6th Oxford Harlequins Marston Ferry Road Oxford, Oxfordshire relegated from National League 3 South West (13th) Reading Holme Park Sonning, Reading, Berkshire 9th Salisbury Castle Road 1,500 Salisbury, Wiltshire promoted from Southern Counties South (play-off) Swanage & Wareham Bestwall Road Wareham, Dorset promoted from Southern Counties South (champions) Swindon Greenbridge Road Swindon, Wiltshire 4th Towcestrians Greens Norton Road Towchester, Northamptonshire 2nd (lost promotion play-off) Trowbridge Doric Park Hilperton, Trowbridge, Wiltshire 8th Windsor Home Park Windsor, Berkshire 3rd Witney Witney Road Hailey, Witney, Oxfordshire 5th

Grove High Wycombe Leighton Buzzard Maidenhead Newbury Oxford H Reading Salisbury Swanage & Wareham Swindon Towcestrians Trowbridge Windsor Witney Locations of the 2015–16 South West 1 East teams

League table

2015–16 South West 1 East final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Towcestrians (P)	26	21	1	4	980	310	+670	19	1	106	Promotion place
2	Salisbury (P)	26	20	1	5	732	395	+337	11	3	96	Play-off place
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	Relegation place
13	Trowbridge	26	7	0	19	340	750	−410	2	5	35
14	Swanage & Wareham	26	3	0	23	338	916	−578	1	4	17

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2016. Source: ^[6]
Rules for classification: 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

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	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Salisbury (P)	26	20	1	5	732	395	+337	0	11	3	96
Thornbury	26	19	0	7	779	411	+368	0	14	5	95

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

30 April 2016 15:00

Salisbury	26 – 24	Thornbury

Castle Road Attendance: 500[7]

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

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as South West 2) contained the following teams:

• Barnstaple
• Berry Hill
• Brixham
• Cinderford
• Devon & Cornwall Police
• Devonport Services
• Henley
• Launceston
• Newbury
• Reading
• Reading Abbey

South West 1 East honours

South West 2 (1987–1993)

Originally South West 1 East and South West 1 West were combined in a single division called South West 2. It was a tier 6 league with promotion up to South West 1 and relegation down to either Western Counties^[a] or Southern Counties^[b].

South West 2

Season	No of teams	No of matches	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated teams	Ref
1987–88	11	10	Berry Hill	Reading	Newbury, Devonport Services	[8]
1988–89	11	10	Matson	Brixham	Launceston, Devon & Cornwall Police	[9]
1989–90	11	10	Gordon League	Torquay Athletic	Bridgwater & Albion	[9]
1990–91	11	10	Cinderford	Newbury	Redingensians, Bournemouth	[10]
1991–92	11	10	Henley	Sherborne[c]	Reading Abbey	[11]
1992–93	13	12	Stroud	Barnstaple	Old Culverhaysians	[12]

South West 2 (1993–1996)

The top six teams from South West 1 and the top six from London 1 were combined to create National 5 South, meaning that South West 2 dropped to become a tier 7 league. Promotion continued to South West 1 and relegation to either Western Counties^[d] or Southern Counties^[e].

South West 2

Season	No of teams	No of matches	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated teams	Ref
1993–94	13	12	Gloucester Old Boys	Taunton	Windsor	[13]
1994–95	13	12	Matson	Bridgwater & Albion	Marlow	[14]
1995–96	13	12	Launceston	Stroud	No relegation[f]	[15]

South West 2 East (1996–2009)

League restructuring by the RFU for the 1996–97 season saw South West 2 split into two regional divisions known as South West 2 East and South West 2 West, and the cancellation of National 5 South meant that both divisions became tier 6 leagues. Promotion continued to South West 1, while relegation was now to either Southern Counties North or Southern Counties South^[g].

South West 2 East

Season	No of teams	No of matches	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated teams	Ref
1996–97	12	22	Bracknell	Swanage & Wareham	Swindon, Chippenham	[16]
1997–98	12	22	Salisbury	Marlow	Oxford	[17]
1998–99	12	22	Dorchester	Swanage & Wareham	Bournemouth	[18]
1999–00	12	22	Swanage & Wareham	Chippenham	Salisbury	[19]
2000–01	12	22	Chinnor	Slough	High Wycombe, Witney	[20]
2001–02	12	22	Marlow	Chippenham	Olney, Redingensians, Slough	[21]
2002–03	12	22	Oxford Harlequins	Swanage & Wareham	Grove, Amersham & Chiltern, Dorchester	[22]
2003–04	12	22	Maidenhead	Swanage & Wareham	High Wycombe, Frome, Stow-on-the-Wold	[23]
2004–05	14	26	Reading Abbey	Chippenham	Ivel Barbarians, Amersham & Chiltern, Windsor	[24]
2005–06	12	26	Cleve	Swanage & Wareham	Oakmeadians, Wimborne, Keynsham	[25]
2006–07	12	22	Redingensians	Bournemouth	Aylesbury, Swindon, Frome	[26]
2007–08	12	22	Chippenham	Salisbury	Tadley, Windsor, Marlow	[27]
2008–09	12	22	Maidenhead	Reading	Henley Wanderers	[28]
Green background are the promotion places.

South West 1 East (2009–present)

League restructuring by the RFU meant that South West 2 East and South West 2 West were renamed as South West 1 East and South West 1 West, with both leagues remaining at tier 6. Promotion was to National League 3 South West^[h], while relegation continued to either Southern Counties North or Southern Counties South.

South West 1 East

Season	No of teams	No of matches	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated teams	Ref
2009–10	14	26	Cheltenham	High Wycombe	Royal Wootton Bassett, Trowbridge, Salisbury	[29]
2010–11	14	26	Amersham & Chiltern	Maidenhead	Wimborne, Oakmeadians, Wallingford	[30]
2011–12	14	26	Maidenhead	Salisbury	Olney, Buckingham, Reading Abbey	[31]
2012–13	14	26	Bracknell	Old Centralians	High Wycombe, Swanage & Wareham, Bletchley	[32]
2013–14	14	26	Oxford Harlequins	Towcestrians	Salisbury, Marlow, Cheltenham	[33]
2014–15	14	26	Chippenham	Towcestrians	Bletchley, Buckingham, Devizes	[34]
2015–16	14	26	Towcestrians	Salisbury	Swanage & Wareham, Trowbridge, High Wycombe	[35]
2016–17	14	26	Maidenhead	Newbury Blues	Reading, Reading Abbey, Windsor	[36]
2017–18	14	26	Old Patesians	Banbury	Bicester, Grove, Marlow	[37]
2018–19	14	26	Newbury Blues	Old Centralians	Stratford Upon Avon, Swindon, Witney	[38]
2019–20	14	26	Old Centralians	Royal Wootton Bassett	Salisbury, Wimborne	[39]
2020–21	14	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
2021–22	14	26	Oxford Harlequins	Banbury	Awaiting decision from the RFU
Green background are the promotion places.

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 2019–20 season the South West 1 West teams' have been the stronger with thirteen wins to the South West 1 East teams' six, while the home team has won promotion thirteen times to the away teams six.

South West 1 (east v west) promotion play-off results

Season	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Attendance
2000–01[40]	Stroud (W)	37–8	Slough (E)	Fromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire
2001–02[41]	Chippenham (E)	5–20	Berry Hill (W)	Allington Fields, Chippenham, Wiltshire
2002–03[42]	Clevedon (W)	22–8	Swanage & Wareham (E)	Coleridge Vale Playing Fields, Clevedon, Somerset
2003–04[43]	Swanage & Wareham (E)	19–23	Penryn (W)	Bestwall Road, Dorset
2004–05[44]	Chippenham (E)	24–18	Coney Hill (W)	Allington Fields, Chippenham, Wiltshire
2005–06[45]	Swanage & Wareham (E)	10–26	St Ives (W)	Bestwall Road, Dorset
2006–07[46]	Bournemouth (E)	43–12	Brixham (W)	Chapel Gate, Bournemouth, Dorset
2007–08[47][48]	Barnstaple (W)	17–6	Salisbury (E)	Pottington Road, Barnstaple, Devon
2008–09[49][50]	Reading (E)	16–10	Newton Abbot (W)	Holme Park, Sonning, Reading, Berkshire
2009–10[51][52]	Newton Abbot (W)	23–14	High Wycombe (E)	Rackerhayes, Newton Abbot, Devon
2010–11[53][54]	Old Redcliffians (W)	52–8	Maidenhead (E)	Scotland Lane, Brislington, Bristol
2011–12[55][56]	Salisbury (E)	13–13 (aet)[i]	Avonmouth Old Boys (W)	Castle Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire
2012–13[58][59]	Old Centralians (E)	25–15	Camborne (W)	Saintbridge Sports Centre, Gloucester, Gloucestershire	500
2013–14[60][61]	Towcestrians (E)	18–22	Chard (W)	Greens Norton Road, Towcester, Northamptonshire
2014–15[62][63]	Towcestrians (E)	20–25	Ivybridge (W)	Greens Norton Road, Towcester, Northamptonshire
2015–16[64][65]	Salisbury (E)	26–24	Thornbury (W)	Castle Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire	500
2016–17[66]	Newbury Blues (E)	25−22	Clevedon (W)	Monk's Lane, Newbury, Berkshire
2017–18[67]	Exeter University (W)	42−31	Banbury (E)	Topsham Sports Ground, Exeter, Devon
2018–19[68]	Launceston (W)	33–22	Old Centralians (E)	Polson Bridge, Launceston, Cornwall	1,200[69]
2019–20	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up - Royal Wootton Bassett (E) - promoted instead.
2020–21	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
2021–22	Cancelled due to the reorganisation of the league structure
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)
• Oxford Harlequins (3)
• Bracknell (2)
• Chippenham (2)
• Matson (2)^[j]
• Amersham & Chiltern (1)
• Berry Hill (1)^[k]
• Cheltenham (1)
• Chinnor (1)
• Cinderford (1)^[l]
• Cleve (1)
• Dorchester (1)
• Gloucester Old Boys (1)^[m]
• Gordon League (1)^[n]
• Henley (1)^[o]
• Launceston^[p]
• Marlow (1)
• Newbury Blues (1)
• Old Centralians (1)
• Old Patesians (1)
• Reading Abbey (1)
• Redingensians (1)
• Salisbury (1)
• Stroud (1)^[q]
• Swanage & Wareham (1)
• Towcestrians (1)

See also

• South West Division RFU
• Berkshire RFU
• Buckinghamshire RFU
• Dorset & Wilts RFU
• Eastern Counties RFU
• Oxfordshire RFU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

Notes

1. Western Counties is currently split into regional divisions known as Western Counties North and Western Counties West.
2. Southern Counties is currently split into two regional divisions known as Southern Counties North and Southern Counties South.
3. 3rd place Penryn also promoted.
4. Western Counties is currently split into regional divisions known as Western Counties North and Western Counties West.
5. Southern Counties is currently split into two regional divisions known as Southern Counties North and Southern Counties South.
6. There was no relegation this season due to restructuring of the league system by the RFU.
7. Southern Counties North and Southern Counties South were originally a single division known as Southern Counties.
8. National League 3 South West is currently known as South West Premier.
9. 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.^[57]
10. Both of Matsons titles were won when league was known as South West 2.
11. Berry Hill's title was when league was merged as South West 2.
12. Cinderford's title was when league was merged as South West 2.
13. Gloucester Old Boys title was when league was merged as South West 2.
14. Gordon League's title was when league was merged as South West 2.
15. Henley's title was when league was merged as South West 2.
16. Launceston's title was won when league was known as South West 2.
17. Stroud's title was when league was merged as South West 2.