Counties 2 Surrey

Counties 2 Surrey is a level 8 English Rugby Union League. It is made up of teams predominantly from Surrey and south-west London. Teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Promoted teams move up to Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex while relegated teams drop down to Counties 3 Surrey. It was previously known as Surrey 2 and a 10 team team league prior to the RFU Adult Competition Review.

Counties Surrey 2

Current season or competition: 2019–20 Surrey 2
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1987; 38 years ago (1987)
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Holders	Chipstead RFC ( 2nd title) (2021-22) (promoted to Surrey 1)
Most titles	Old Amplefordians (3 titles)
Website	englandrugby.com

Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.

Teams for 2025-26

Departing were Old Caterhamians and Old Wimbledonians, both promoted to Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex while Kingston (12th) were relegated to Counties 3 Surrey.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Bec Old Boys Ashcroft Technology Academy Earlsfield, London 8th Chipstead Chipstead Meads Recreation Ground Chipstead, Surrey 3rd Metropolitan Police Imber Court Molesey, Surrey 7th Old Amplefordians Dornan Fields Motspur Park, London 6th Old Blues Dornan Fields Motspur Park, London 11th Old Cranleighan Old Cranleighan Sports Club Thames Ditton, Surrey 10th Old Haileyburians Dornan Fields Motspur Park, London Relegated from Counties 1 Sur/Ssx (12th) Old Hamptonians Dean Road Hampton, London Promoted from Counties 3 Surrey (runners-up) Old Walcountians Clockhouse Ground Woodmansterne, Surrey 9th Old Whitgiftian Whitgift Sports Club South Croydon, London 5th Purley John Fisher Parsons Pightle Old Coulsdon, London 4th Worth Old Boys North Avenue Whiteley Village, Surrey Promoted from Counties 3 Surrey (champions)

Bec OB Amplefordians Hamptonians Blues Haileyburians Purley JF Whitgiftian Locations of the 2025-26 Counties 2 Surrey teams in Greater London Chipstead Met Police Cranleighan Walcountians Worth OB Locations of the 2025-26 Counties 2 Surrey teams in Surrey

Teams for 2024-25

Leaving the league were Old Haileyburians and Old Rutlishians, both promoted to Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex; Warlingham and Law Society were relegated to Counties 3 Surrey. Also departing were Old Freemans who finished 12th in the previous season and suffered a double relegation to Counties 4 Surrey. Joining in their place were Old Walcountians, Kingston and Old Cranleighan, all relegated from Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex and Bec Old Boys and Met Police promoted from Counties 3 Surrey.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Bec Old Boys Ashcroft Technology Academy Earlsfield, London Promoted from Counties 3 Surrey (champions) Chipstead Chipstead Meads Recreation Ground Chipstead, Surrey 4th Kingston Hook Road Chessington, London Relegated from Counties 1 Sur/Ssx (11th) Metropolitan Police Imber Court Molesey, Surrey Promoted from Counties 3 Surrey (runners-up) Old Amplefordians Dornan Fields Motspur Park, London 9th Old Blues Dornan Fields Motspur Park, London 8th Old Caterhamians Caterham School Caterham, Surrey 3rd Old Cranleighan Old Cranleighan Sports Club Thames Ditton, Surrey Relegated from Counties 1 Sur/Ssx (12th) Old Walcountians Clockhouse Ground Woodmansterne, Surrey Relegated from Counties 1 Sur/Ssx (10th) Old Whitgiftian Whitgift Sports Club South Croydon, London 7th Old Wimbledonians Old Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports Ground Raynes Park, London 6th Purley John Fisher Parsons Pightle Old Coulsdon, London 5th

Bec OB Kingston Amplefordians Blues Purley JF Whitgiftian Wimbledonians Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 2 Surrey teams in Greater London Chipstead Met Police Caterhamians Cranleighan Walcountians Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 2 Surrey teams in Surrey

Teams for 2023-24

Leaving the league were Effingham and Leatherhead and London Exiles, relegated to Counties 3 Surrey, whilst Teddington were promoted to Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex. In their place came Old Wimbledonians and Old Caterhamians, promoted from Counties 3 Surrey whilst Warlingham came down from Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Chipstead Chipstead Meads Recreation Ground Chipstead, Surrey 2nd Law Society King's College Sportsground New Malden, London 8th Old Amplefordians Dornan Fields Motspur Park, London 6th Old Blues Dornan Fields Motspur Park, London 9th Old Caterhamians Caterham School Caterham, Surrey Promoted from Counties 3 Surrey (runners-up) Old Freemens Ashtead Park Ashtead, Surrey 10th Old Haileyburians Ruxley Lane Epsom, Surrey 7th Old Rutlishians Old Rutlishians' Sports Ground Merton Park, London 3rd Old Whitgiftian Whitgift Sports Club South Croydon, London 5th Old Wimbledonians Old Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports Ground Raynes Park, London Promoted from Counties 3 Surrey (champions) Purley John Fisher Parsons Pightle Old Coulsdon, London 4th Warlingham Limpsfield Road Warlingham, Surrey Relegated from Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex (10th)

Amplefordians Blues Rutlishians Purley JF Whitgiftian Wimbledonians Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 2 Surrey teams in Greater London Chipstead Law S Caterhamians Freemens Haileyburians Warlingham Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 2 Surrey teams in Surrey

Teams for 2022-23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar to Surrey 1 but while that league had been at level 9 of the English rugby pyramid the new league was at level 8 with London 3 South West which had been the league Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex clubs were promoted to out of their level 9 county leagues disappearing.

Part of the ACR adjustments meant the league was increased from 10 teams to 12. Eight of the teams had previously competed in Surrey 1 and they were joined from the top three from Surrey 2 as well as London Exiles, a re-entry having withdrawn from London 2 South West in season 2021–22.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Chipstead Chipstead Meads Recreation Ground Chipstead, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 2 (champions) Effingham & Leatherhead King George V Playing Fields Effingham, Surrey 10th Surrey 1 Law Society King's College Sportsground New Malden, London 9th Surrey 1 London Exiles Barn Elms 500 Barnes, London Re-entry Old Amplefordians Dornan Fields Motspur Park, London 3rd Surrey 1 Old Blues Dornan Fields Motspur Park, London Promoted from Surrey 2 (runners-up) Old Freemens Ashtead Park Ashtead, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 2 (3rd) Old Haileyburians Ruxley Lane Epsom, Surrey 6th Surrey 1 Old Rutlishians Old Rutlishians' Sports Ground Merton Park, London 4th Surrey 1 Old Whitgiftian Whitgift Sports Club South Croydon, London 8th Surrey 1 Purley John Fisher Parsons Pightle Old Coulsdon, London 5th Surrey 1 Teddington Udney Park Sports Ground Teddington, London 7th Surrey 1

L Exiles Amplefordians Blues Rutlishians Purley JF Teddington Whitgiftian Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 2 Surrey teams in Greater London Chipstead Effingham & Leatherhead Law S Freemens Haileyburians Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 2 Surrey teams in Surrey

Teams for 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.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Chipstead Chipstead Meads Recreation Ground Chipstead, Surrey Relegated from Surrey 1 (10th) Cranleigh Wildwood Lane Cranleigh, Surrey 5th Economicals LSE Sports Ground New Malden, London 8th London Media Battersea Park Battersea, London Promoted from Surrey 3 (champions) Metropolitan Police Imber Court Molesey, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 3 (runners-up) Old Blues Dornan Fields Motspur Park, London 3rd Old Freemens Ashtead Park Ashtead, Surrey Relegated from Surrey 1 (9th) Old Wellingtonians Ruxley Lane Epsom, Surrey 4th Old Wimbledonians Old Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports Ground Raynes Park, London 7th Worth Old Boys North Avenue Whiteley Village, Surrey 6th

Econ. London Media Wimbledonians Blues Locations of the 2021-22 Surrey 2 teams in Greater London Chipstead Cranleigh Freemens Met Police Wellingtonians Worth OB Locations of the 2021-22 Surrey 2 teams in Surrey

Season 2020–21

On 30 October the RFU announced^[1] that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Surrey 2 was not contested.

Teams for 2019-20

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Bec Old Boys Ashcroft Technology Academy Earlsfield, London 8th Cranleigh Wildwood Lane Cranleigh, Surrey 4th Economicals LSE Sports Ground New Malden, London 7th Old Amplefordians Dornan Fields Motspur Park, London Relegated from Surrey 1 (9th) Old Blues Dornan Fields Motspur Park, London 3rd Old Caterhamians Caterham School Caterham, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 3 (runners up) Old Rutlishians Old Rutlishians' Sports Ground Merton Park, London 6th Old Wellingtonians Ruxley Lane Epsom, Surrey 5th Old Wimbledonians Old Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports Ground Raynes Park, London Relegated from Surrey 1 (10th) Worth Old Boys North Avenue Whiteley Village, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 3 (champions)

Bec OB Econ. Amplefordians Wimbledonians Blues Rutlishians Locations of the 2019-20 Surrey 2 teams in Greater London Cranleigh Caterhamians Wellingtonians Worth OB Locations of the 2019-20 Surrey 2 teams in Surrey

Teams for 2018-19

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Bec Old Boys Ashcroft Technology Academy Earlsfield, London 9th (not relegated) Cranleigh Wildwood Lane Cranleigh, Surrey 3rd Economicals LSE Sports Ground New Malden, London 8th Kingston Hook Road Chessington, London 7th Metropolitan Police Imber Court Molesey, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 3 (champions) Old Blues Dornan Fields Motspur Park, London Relegated from Surrey 1 (10th) Old Rutlishians Old Rutlishians' Sports Ground Merton Park, London Promoted from Surrey 3 (runners up) Old Wellingtonians Ruxley Lane Epsom, Surrey 4th Purley John Fisher Parsons Pightle Old Coulsdon, London 5th Streatham-Croydon Frant Road 1,400 (200 seats) Thornton Heath, London 6th

Bec OB Econ Kingston Blues Ruts Purley JF Streatham-Croydon Locations of the 2018-19 Surrey 2 teams in Greater London Cranleigh Met Police Wellingtonians Locations of the 2018-19 Surrey 2 teams in Surrey

Teams for 2017-18

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Bec Old Boys Ashcroft Technology Academy Earlsfield, London 3rd Cranleigh Wildwood Lane Cranleigh, Surrey 4th Economicals LSE Sports Ground New Malden, London 7th Kingston Hook Road Chessington, London 6th Old Haileyburians Ruxley Lane Epsom, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 3 (champions) Old Paulines Old Pauline Sports Ground Thames Ditton, Surrey 8th Old Wellingtonians Ruxley Lane Epsom, Surrey Relegated from Surrey 1 (10th) Purley John Fisher Parsons Pightle Old Coulsdon, London Relegated from Surrey 1 (11th) Reeds Weybridge North Avenue Whiteley Village, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 3 (runners up) Streatham-Croydon Frant Road 1,400 (200 seats) Thornton Heath, London 5th

Bec OB Economicals Kingston Purley JF Streatham-Croydon Locations of the 2017-18 Surrey 2 teams in Greater London Cranleigh Haileyburians Paulines Wellingtonians Reeds Locations of the 2017-18 Surrey 2 teams in Surrey

Teams for 2016-2017

• Bec Old Boys (promoted from Surrey 3)
• Cranleigh
• Economicals
• Kingston (relegated from Surrey 1)
• Old Blues
• Old Caterhamians
• Old Paulines (relegated from Surrey 1)
• Old Walcountians
• Streatham-Croydon R.F.C. (promoted top from Surrey 3)
• Worth Old Boys

Teams for 2015-2016

• Cranleigh
• Croydon
• Economicals
• Guildfordians
• Old Amplefordians
• Old Blues
• Old Caterhamians
• Old Georgians (promoted from Surrey 3)
• Old Walcountians
• Worth Old Boys (promoted from Surrey 3)

Teams for 2014-2015

• Cranleigh
• Croydon
• Economicals
• Guildfordians (promoted from Surrey 3)
• Old Amplefordians
• Old Blues (relegated from Surrey 1)
• Old Caterhamians (promoted from Surrey 3)
• Old Emanuel
• Old Freemans (relegated from Surrey 1)
• Old Walcountians (relegated from Surrey 1)

Teams for 2013-2014

• Bec Old Boys
• Chipstead
• Croydon
• Economicals
• Law Society
• Old Amplefordians
• Old Emanuel
• Old Rutlishians
• Stretham Croydon
• Worth Old Boys

Teams for 2012-2013

• Battersea Ironsides
• Bec Old Boys
• Chipstead
• CL London
• Law Society
• Old Emanuel
• Old Rutlishians
• Old Tonbridgians
• Stretham Croydon
• Worth Old Boys

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division was split into two groups (Surrey 2A and Surrey 2B) containing the following teams:

Surrey 2A

• Charing Cross & Westminster Hospitals^[a]
• Chobham
• Effingham
• Kingston
• Old Freemens
• Old Haileyburians
• Old Reedonians^[b]
• Raynes Park
• Shene Old Grammarians
• Weybridge Vandals
• Wimbledon

Surrey 2B

• Bec Old Boys
• Chipstead
• King's College Hospital
• Merton
• Mitcham
• Old Bevonians
• Old Epsomians
• Old Johnians
• Old Pelhamians
• Old Suttonians
• Old Wandsworthians
• Shirley Wanderers

Surrey 2 honours

Surrey 2A / 2B (1987–1989)

The original Surrey 2 was tier 9 league, split into two groups (Surrey 2A, Surrey 2B), with promotion up to Surrey 1 and relegation down to Surrey 3.

Surrey 2A / 2B
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams	League Name
1987–88	11	Effingham	Wimbledon	Shene Old Grammarians	Surrey 2A
	12	Merton	Mitcham	Old Bevonians	Surrey 2B
1988–89	11	Harrodians	Wimbledon	Multiple teams[c]	Surrey 2A
	12	John Fisher Old Boys	Old Wandsworthians	Multiple teams[d]	Surrey 2B
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Surrey 2 (1989–1993)

Surrey 2A and 2B were merged into a single division called Surrey 2. It remained a tier 9 league, with promotion to Surrey 1 and relegation to Surrey 3.

Surrey 2
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
1989–90	11	Wimbledon	Raynes Park	Bec Old Boys, Old Johnians
1990–91	11	Shirley Wanderers	Mitcham	Old Haileyburians, Old Wandsworthians
1991–92	11	Kingston	Old Reedonians[e]	No relegation[f]
1992–93	13	Harrodians[g]	Chobham	Old Bevonians
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Surrey 2 (1993–1996)

The creation of National 5 South meant that Surrey 2 dropped from a tier 9 league to a tier 10 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 1 and Surrey 3 respectively.

Surrey 2
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
1993–94	13	Old Cranleighans	Farnham	Charing Cross & Westminster Hospitals[h]
1994–95	13	Old Caterhamians	Woking	Reigate & Redhill, London Fire Brigade
1995–96	13	Chipstead	Battersea Ironsides	Mitcham, Bec Old Boys
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Surrey 2 (1996–2000)

The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Surrey 2 reverted to being a tier 9 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 1 and Surrey 3 respectively.

Surrey 2
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
1996–97	13	Raynes Park	Old Wandsworthians[i]	No relegation
1997–98	13	Cobham	Merton	Old Freemens, Old Suttonians
1998–99[3]	13	Old Tiffinians	Kingston	London Cornish, Reigate
1999–00[4]	13	Old Wellingtonians	Old Rutlishians	No relegation[j]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Surrey 2 (2000–2009)

The introduction of London 4 South West ahead of the 2000–01 season meant Surrey 2 dropped to become a tier 10 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 1 and Surrey 3 respectively.

Surrey 2
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
2000–01[5]	15	Law Society	Battersea Ironsides	Wandsworthians, Worth Old Boys
2001–02[6]	15	London Exiles	Old Freemens	Chipstead, Haslemere, London Fire Brigade
2002–03[7]	15	Old Amplefordians	Streatham-Croydon	London Media, Woking[k]
2003–04[8]	15	London Cornish	Old Haileyburians	No relegation
2004–05[9]	15	Croydon[l]	Chipstead	Multiple teams[m]
2005–06[10]	10	Croydon	Old Alleynians	Old Cranleighans
2006–07[11]	10	Old Whitgiftian	Old Freemens	Mitcham, Streatham-Croydon, Old Haileyburians
2007–08[12]	10	Bec Old Boys	Chipstead	Old Tiffinians, Old Blues
2008–09[13]	9	Teddington	Old Walcountians	Law Society
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Surrey 2 (2009–present)

Surrey 2 remained a tier 10 league despite national restructuring by the RFU. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 1 and Surrey 3 respectively.

Surrey 2
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
2009–10[14]	10	Old Blues	Cranleigh	Old Rutlishians, London Media
2010–11[15]	10	CL London	Old Tiffinians	Old Caterhamians, Raynes Park
2011–12[16]	10	Old Cranleighans	Farnham	Old Haileyburians
2012–13[17]	9	Battersea Ironsides	Old Tonbridgians	Worth Old Boys
2013–14[18]	10	Law Society	Chipstead	Streatham-Croydon, Bec Old Boys, Old Rutlishians
2014–15[19]	10	Old Freemens	Old Emanuel	No relegation
2015–16[20]	10	Old Amplefordians	Old Georgians	Croydon, Guildfordians
2016–17[21]	10	Old Blues	Old Walcountians	Old Caterhamians, Worth Old Boys
2017–18[22]	10	Reeds Weybridge	Old Haileyburians	Old Paulines
2018–19[23]	10	Purley John Fisher	Kingston	Streatham-Croydon, Metropolitan Police
2019–20[24]	10	Old Amplefordians	Old Rutlishians	Old Caterhamians, Bec Old Boys
2020–21	10
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

• Old Amplefordians (3)
• Croydon (2)
• Harrodians^[n]
• Law Society (2)
• Old Blues (2)
• Old Cranleighans (2)
• Purley John Fisher (2)^[o]
• Battersea Ironsides (1)
• Bec Old Boys (1)
• Chipstead (1)
• CL London (1)
• Cobham (1)
• Effingham (1)^[p]
• Kingston (1)
• London Cornish (1)
• London Exiles (1)
• Merton (1)^[q]
• Old Caterhamians (1)
• Old Freemens (1)
• Old Tiffinians (1)
• Old Wellingtonians (1)
• Old Whitgiftian (1)
• Raynes Park (1)
• Reeds Weybridge (1)
• Shirley Wanderers (1)
• Teddington (1)
• Wimbledon (1)

Notes

1. Would merge with St Mary's Hospital in 1997 to form Imperial Medicals Rugby Club.
2. Old Reedonians would later be renamed Reeds Weybridge RFC.^[2]
3. The restructuring of Surrey 2 into a single division for the following season meant that five teams were relegated from Surrey 2A including Chobham, Farnham, Kingston, Old Freemans and Old Reedonians.
4. The restructuring of Surrey 2 into a single division for the following season meant that six teams were relegated from Surrey 2B including Old Epsomians, Old Suttonians, King's College Hospital, Chipstead, Shirley Wanderers and Old Pelhamians.
5. The restructuring of the Surrey leagues meant that 3rd and 4th place Weybridge Vandals and Cobham were also promoted.
6. The restructuring of the Surrey leagues meant that there was no relegation.
7. Champions Harrodians would be renamed as Barnes RFC for the following season.
8. Relegated Charing Cross & Westminster Hospitals would drop out of the Surrey leagues.
9. 3rd place Farnham were also promoted.
10. No relegation due to league restructuring for the following season as Surrey 4 abolished and extra teams added to Surrey 2 (and other divisions) as a result.
11. Woking dropped out of the league at the end of the season.
12. Neither Croydon nor runners up Chipstead promoted as Surrey 4 was reinstated for the next season leading to restructuring to all divisions.
13. Teddington 2nd XV, Merton, Lightwater, Old Abingdonians, Guildfordians, London Fire Brigade, Worth Old Boys, Wandsworthians, Reigate, Old Walcountians and Raynes Park were the relegated teams this year. The reason for so many relegation's was due to reinstatement of Surrey 4 for the 2005-06 season with teams from Surrey 3 dropping to the new division and the relegated Surrey 2 teams replacing them.
14. One of Harrodians titles was for Surrey 2A.
15. One of Purley John Fisher's titles was won by founder club John Fisher Old Boys RFC and was for Surrey 2B.
16. Effingham's title was for Surrey 2A.
17. Merton's title was for Surrey 2B.

See also

• London & SE Division RFU
• Surrey RFU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England