Regional 2 South West
Introduction '''Regional 2 South West''', (formerly known as South West 1 West) is an English, level six, rugby union league for clubs based in the south-west of England; i.e. Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset. It is one of twelve leagues at this level in England. When league rugby started in 1986 it was known as South West 2, but in 1996 the division was split into two leagues — South West 1 West and South West 1 East. South West 1 West was renamed Regional 2 South West prior to the 2022–23 season. The champions are promoted to Regional 1 South West (formerly South West Premier) and the bottom two sides are relegated, depending on location, to either Counties 1 Western West, Counties 1 Western North or Counties 1 Southern South.St Austell are the current champions.
Format The season runs from September to April and comprises twenty-two 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.
Current season Nine of last seasons twelve teams played in that seasons competition. The champions St Austell were promoted to Regional 1 South West, while Sherborne (11th) and Bridgwater & Albion (12th) were relegated to Counties 1 Southern South and Counties 1 Western North respectively. Promoted from Counties 1 Western West are Topsham and Cullompton. Burnham-on-Sea are also promoted as the runner-up from Counties 1 Western North (Chippenham II, as champions, are not eligible for promotion because the first XV play in Regional 2 Severn also a level six league).===Participating teams and location===TeamGroundCapacityTown/AreaPrevious season Burnham-on-Sea  BASC Ground   Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset  Promoted from Counties 1 Western North (runner-up) Chard    The Park, Essex Close   Chard,  Somerset  9th Crediton  Blagdon   Crediton, Devon  2nd Cullompton  Stafford Park   Cullompton, Devon  Promoted from Counties 1 Western West (runner-up) Newton Abbot  Rackerhayes  1,150 (150 stand)  Newton Abbot, Devon  10th North Petherton  Beggars Brook   North Petherton, Somerset  8th Sidmouth  Blackmore Field   Sidmouth, Devon  7th Teignmouth  Bitton Park Sports Ground  1,210 (210 stand)  Teignmouth, Devon  6th Topsham  Bonfire Field   Topsham, Exeter Promoted from Counties 1 Western West (1st) Truro  St Clement's Hill  2,000  Truro, Cornwall  3rd Wadebridge Camels  Molesworth Field  500  Wadebridge, Cornwall  4th Wellington  Athletic Ground   Wellington, Somerset  5th
2022–23 ===Participating teams and location===TeamGroundCapacityTown/AreaPrevious season Bridgwater & Albion  Bath Road  5,000  Bridgwater, Somerset  10th Chard    The Park, Essex Close   Chard,  Somerset  Promoted from Western Counties West (5th) Crediton  Blagdon   Crediton, Devon  9th Newton Abbot  Rackerhayes  1,150 (150 stand)  Newton Abbot, Devon  Promoted from Western Counties West (3rd) North Petherton  Beggars Brook   North Petherton, Somerset  11th Sherborne  Gainsborough Park   Sherborne, Dorset  Transferred from South West 1 East 10th Sidmouth  Blackmore Field   Sidmouth, Devon  8th St Austell  Tregorrick Park  4,000 (300 seats)  St Austell, Cornwall  4th Teignmouth  Bitton Park Sports Ground  1,210 (210 stand)  Teignmouth, Devon  Promoted from Western Counties West (4th) Truro  St Clement's Hill  2,000  Truro, Cornwall  Promoted from Western Counties West (2nd) Wadebridge Camels  Molesworth Field  500  Wadebridge, Cornwall  Promoted from Western Counties West (1st) Wellington  Athletic Ground   Wellington, Somerset  12th===League table===''' 2022–23 Regional 2 South West League Table''' PlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 1  '''St Austell''' '''(P)'''  22  20  0  2  1043  252  791  19  1  '''100''' 2  Crediton  22  19   0  3  725  369  356  16  1  '''93''' 3  Truro  22  15  0  7  563  467  96  11  4  '''75''' 4  Wadebridge Camels  22  14  1  7  632  369  263  11  3  '''72''' 5  Wellington  22  12  0  10  564  581  −17  11  4  '''63''' 6  Teignmouth  22  11  0  11  589  644  −55  11  4  '''59''' 7  Sidmouth  22  10  1  11  591  495  96  9  4  '''55''' 8  North Petherton  22  7  0  15  425  780  −355  9  4  '''41''' 9  Chard  22  7  1  14  328  491  −163  4  4  '''38''' 10  Newton Abbot  22  5  1  16  485  668  −183  11  4  '''37''' 11  Sherborne  22  7  0  15  318  613  −295  4  1  '''33''' 12  Bridgwater & Albion '''(R)'''  22  3  0  19  312  846  −534  3  1  '''16'''* 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 Green background are the promotion places. '''Updated: 24 March 2023'''
2021–22 ===Participating teams and location===Ahead of the new season, Stroud RFC (promoted as Western Counties North champions in 2019–20) withdrew from the league, leaving thirteen teams in this seasons competition. Ten of the teams in this seasons competition competed in 2019–20.The 'previous season' column in the table below refers to 2019–20 not 2020–21, which was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Of the thirteen teams competing in this seasons competition, five are from Somerset, four from Gloucester, three from Devon and one from Cornwall. The season started on 4 September 2021 and the final matches were played on 23 April 2022.Chew Valley won the competition for the first time, just one point ahead of both Devonport Services and Lydney, in 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Owing to the reorganisation of the league system for next season, an announcement is awaited from the RFU as to which league teams will be allocated to.TeamGroundCapacityTown/AreaPrevious season Bridgwater & Albion  Bath Road  5,000  Bridgwater, Somerset  7th Chew Valley  Chew Lane   Chew Magna, Somerset  6th Crediton  Blagdon   Crediton, Devon  10th Devonport Services  The Rectory  2,000  Devonport, Plymouth, Devon  4th Keynsham  Bristol Road   Keynsham, Somerset  9th Lydney  Regentsholm   1,500  Lydney, Gloucestershire  2nd Newent   Recreation Ground   Newent, Gloucestershire  11th North Petherton  Beggars Brook   North Petherton, Somerset  8th Old Patesians  Everest Road    Cheltenham, Gloucestershire  Transferred from South West 1 East (9th) Sidmouth  Blackmore Field   Sidmouth, Devon  5th St Austell  Tregorrick Park  4,000 (300 seats)  St Austell, Cornwall  Promoted from Western Counties West (runner-up) Thornbury  Cooper's Farm   Thornbury, Gloucestershire  3rd Wellington  Athletic Ground   Wellington, Somerset  Promoted from Western Counties West (champions)===League table===''' 2021–22 South West 1 West League Table''' PlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPointsPoints adjusted 1  '''Chew Valley''' '''(P)'''  24  19  0  5  803  404  399  14  2  '''92'''  2  Devonport Services  24  19   1  4  786  385  401  12  1  '''91'''  3  Lydney  24  18  1  5  643  350  293  13  3 '''91'''  4  St Austell  24  16  0  8  670  364  306  15  5  '''85'''  5  Thornbury  24  15  1  8  641  496  145  13  3  '''78'''  6  Keynsham  24  14  0  10  516  430  86  8  5  '''69'''  7  Newent  24  12  0  12  579  556  23  9  4  '''61'''  8  Sidmouth  24  9  2  13  467  521  −54  5  5  '''50'''  9  Crediton  24  10  0  14  412  538  −126  5  6  '''47'''  −5 10  Bridgwater & Albion  24  7  1  16  399  757  −358  3  4  '''37'''  11  North Petherin  24  5  0  19  466  824  −358  6  9  '''35'''  12  Wellington  24  6  1  17  417  666  −249  5  3  '''30'''  −5 13  Old Patesians  24  2  1  21  341  849  −508  5  5  '''20''' * 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 Green background are the promotion places. '''Updated: 29 July 2022'''
2020–21 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the season was cancelled.
2019–20 ===Participating teams and location===TeamGroundCapacityTown/AreaPrevious season Bridgwater & Albion  Bath Road  5,000  Bridgwater, Somerset  4th Chew Valley  Chew Lane   Chew Magna, Somerset  Promoted from Western Counties North (champions) Cleve  The Hayfields   Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire  Relegated from South West Premier (12th) Crediton  Blagdon   Crediton, Devon  Promoted from Western Counties West (play-off) Devonport Services  The Rectory  2,000  Devonport, Plymouth, Devon  8th Hornets  Hutton Moor Park   Weston-super-Mare, Somerset  10th  Keynsham  Bristol Road   Keynsham, Somerset  9th Lydney  Regentsholm   1,500  Lydney, Gloucestershire  7th Newent   Recreation Ground   Newent, Gloucestershire  3rd Newton Abbot  Rackerhayes  1,150 (150 stand)  Newton Abbot, Devon  Relegated from South West Premier (13th) North Petherton  Beggars Brook   North Petherton, Somerset  5th Sidmouth  Blackmore Field   Sidmouth, Devon  Promoted from Western Counties West (champions) St Ives  Recreation Ground  3,000 (275 seats)  St Ives, Cornwall  6th  Thornbury  Cooper's Farm   Thornbury, Gloucestershire  11th===League table===''' 2019–20 South West 1 West League Table''' (to 16 March 2020, when play stopped due to COVID-19)  Final PositionsPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPointsFinal position TeamPoints(adjusted) 1 '''Hornets''' '''(P)'''  20  15  1  4  673  333  340  10  3  '''75'''  1  '''Hornets'''  88 2  Lydney  20  14   0  6  549  351  198  10  2  '''68'''  2  Lydney  82 3  Devonport Services  19  12  2  5  500  358  142  9  4  '''65'''  3  Thornbury  82 4  Thornbury  20  12  0  8  589  367  222  12  4  '''64'''  4  Devonport Services  81 5 Sidmouth  21 12  1  8  516  412  104  8  4  '''62'''  5  Sidmouth  71 6  Chew Valley  21  11  0  10  638  538  100  13  4  '''61'''  6  Chew Valley  70 7  Bridgwater & Albion  20  11  0  9  417  452  −35  8  2  '''54'''  7  Bridgewater & Albion  65 8  Keynsham  20  11  0  9  414  384  30  3  5  '''52'''  8 North Petherton  61 9  North Petherton  20  10  0  10  429  437  −8  8  3  '''51'''  9  Keynsham  60 10  Crediton  20  7  0  13  351  654  −303  6  4  '''38'''  10 Crediton  46 11  Newent  19  6  0  13  366  515  −149  4  4  '''32'''  11  Newent  40 12  Cleve  20  5  1  14  322  594  −272  6  1  '''29'''  12  Cleve  35 13  Newton Abbot  20  1  1  18  288  657  −369  4  7  '''17'''  13  Newton Abbot  20 * 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 Green background is the promotion place.Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. '''Updated: 30 January 2021'''
2018–19 ===Participating teams and location===TeamGroundCapacityTown/AreaPrevious season Bridgwater & Albion  Bath Road  5,000  Bridgwater, Somerset  10th Coney Hill  Metz Hill   Gloucester, Gloucestershire  Promoted from Western Counties North (champions) Cullompton  Stafford Park   Cullompton, Devon  9th Devonport Services  The Rectory  2,000  Devonport, Plymouth, Devon  Promoted from Western Counties West (play-off) Hornets  Hutton Moor Park   Weston-super-Mare, Somerset  Relegated from South West Premier (13th) Keynsham  Bristol Road   Keynsham, Somerset  11th Launceston  Polson Bridge  3,000 (194 seats)  Launceston, Cornwall  3rd Lydney  Regentsholm   1,500  Lydney, Gloucestershire  Relegated from South West Premier (14th) Newent   Recreation Ground   Newent, Gloucestershire  4th North Petherton  Beggars Brook   North Petherton, Somerset  6th Okehampton  Showground  1,120 (120 seats)  Okehampton, Devon  5th St Ives  Recreation Ground  3,000 (275 seats)  St Ives, Cornwall  Promoted from Western Counties West (champions) Teignmouth  Bitton Park Sports Ground  1,210 (210 stand)  Teignmouth, Devon  8th Thornbury  Cooper's Farm   Thornbury, Gloucestershire  7th===League table===''' 2018–19 South West 1 West League Table''' PlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 1 '''Okehampton''' '''(P)'''  26  22  0  4  821  339  482  17  3  '''109''' 2  Launceston '''(P)'''  26  21   0  5  835  520  315  17  3  '''106''' 3  Newent  26  18  0  8  713  511  202  15  4  '''92''' 4  Bridgwater & Albion  26  17  0  9  780  581  199  15  4  '''87''' 5  North Petherton  26  17  0  9  718  651  67  15  1  '''84''' 6  St Ives  26  15  0  11  786  623  163  14  7  '''82''' 7  Lydney  26  13  0  13  653  504  149  12  7  '''71''' 8  Devonport Services  26  13  0  13  676  612  64  11  7  '''70''' 9  Keynsham  26  13  0  13  525  517  8  9  3  '''62''' 10  Hornets  26  11  0  15  770  787  −17  15  3  '''62''' 11  Thornbury  26  12  0  14  667  657  10  10  3  '''61''' 12  Teignmouth  26  7  0  19  573  785  −212  10  6  '''44''' 13  Cullompton  26  2  0  24  448  970  −522  6  5  '''19''' 14  Coney Hill  26  1  0  25  248  1156  −908  3  1  '''−12''' * 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 Green background is the promotion place.Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. '''Updated: 23 January 2021'''===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.This was the 19th play-off match, the first for Launceston and the second for Old Centralians who won promotion 2013.It was the 13th win for the home team and south-west teams have also won the match on 13 occasions.PlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints Launceston  26  21   0  5  835  520  315  17  3  '''106''' Old Centralians  26  21   0  5  809  472  337  15  2  '''101'''
2017–18 ===Participating teams and location===The 2017–18 South West 1 West consists of fourteen teams; five from Devon, four each from Gloucestershire and Somerset, and one from Cornwall. Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. The season started on 2 September 2016 and the last league matches were played on 21 April 2017.The play-off match was played a week later on 28 April 2017.TeamGroundCapacityTown/AreaPrevious season Bideford  King George's Field  2,000  Bideford, Devon  11th Bridgwater & Albion  Bath Road  5,000  Bridgwater, Somerset  9th Clevedon  Coleridge Vale Playing Fields   Clevedon, Somerset  2nd (lost play-off) Cullompton  Stafford Park   Cullompton, Devon  Promoted from Western Counties West ( via play-off) Drybrook  Mannings Ground   Drybrook, Gloucestershire  3rd Exeter University  Topsham Sports Ground   Exeter, Devon  Promoted from Western Counties West (champions) Keynsham  Bristol Road   Keynsham, Somerset  Promoted from Western Counties North (champions) Launceston  Polson Bridge  3,000 (194 seats)  Launceston, Cornwall  Relegated from National 3 South West (12th) Matson  Redwell Road   Matson, Gloucester, Gloucestershire  4th Newent   Recreation Ground   Newent, Gloucestershire  5th North Petherton  Beggars Brook   North Petherton, Somerset  7th Okehampton  Showground  1,120 (120 seats)  Okehampton, Devon  8th Teignmouth  Bitton Park Sports Ground  1,210 (210 stand)  Teignmouth, Devon  10th Thornbury  Cooper's Farm   Thornbury, Gloucestershire  6th===League table===''' 2017–18 South West 1 West League Table''' PlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 1 '''Drybrook''' '''(P)'''  26   24   0  2  899  316  583  18  2  '''116''' 2  Exeter University '''(P)'''  26  22   0  4  992  462  530  23  3  '''114''' 3  Launceston  26  18  1  7  692  443  249  10  3  '''88''' 4  Newent  26  17  1  8  628  482  146  11  2  '''83''' 5  Okehampton  26  13  0  13  615  583  32  11  5  '''68''' 6  North Petherton  26  13  0  13  615  710  −95  9  4  '''65''' 7  Thornbury  26  11  0  15  641  633  8  12  8  '''64''' 8  Teignmouth  26  12  1  13  591  687  −96  8  4  '''62''' 9  Cullompton  26  10  1  15  580  636  −56  11  5  '''58''' 10  Bridgwater & Albion  26  10  0  16  528  621  −93  9  9  '''58''' 11  Keynsham  26  11  0  15  482  660  −178  8  4  '''56''' 12  Matson  26  9  1  16  462  644  −182  8  2  '''43'''  13 Bideford  26  6  1  19  523  752  −229  8  9  '''43''' 14  Clevedon  26  3  0  23  417  1036  −619  4  5  '''21'''* 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 Green background is the promotion place.Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. '''Updated: 12 January 2021'''===Promotion play-off===This seasons play-off for promotion to the South West Premier was between Exeter University and Banbury. Over the season Exeter University had the better playing record and hosted the match at Topsham Sports Ground, winning 41 – 32.This was the 18th play-off match and the first for each of the teams; it was the 12th win for the home team and south-west teams have also won the match on 12 occasions. Banbury's total of 32 points was the most by a losing team and also the most by an away team.PlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints Exeter University '''(P)'''  26  22   0  4  992  462  530  23  3  '''114''' Banbury  26  22   1  3  906  434  472  20  2  '''112'''
2016–17 ===Participating teams and location===The 2016–17 South West 1 West consists of fourteen teams; six from Somerset and four each from Devon and Gloucestershire. Ten 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.TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season Bideford  King George's Field  2,000  Bideford, Devon  5th Bridgwater & Albion  Bath Road  5,000  Bridgwater, Somerset  7th Chard    The Park, Essex Close   Chard,  Somerset  11th Clevedon  Coleridge Vale Playing Fields   Clevedon, Somerset  8th Drybrook  Mannings Ground   Drybrook, Gloucestershire  6th Kingsbridge  High House  1,000 (50 seats)  Kingsbridge, Devon  promoted from Western Counties West (play-off) Matson  Redwell Road   Matson, Gloucester  promoted from Western Counties North (champions) Midsomer Norton  Norton Down Playing Fields   Midsomer Norton, Somerset  promoted from Southern Counties South (play-off) Newent   Recreation Ground   Newent, Gloucestershire  3rd North Petherton  Beggars Brook   North Petherton, Somerset  9th Okehampton  Showground  1,120 (120 seats)  Okehampton, Devon  promoted from Western Counties West (champions) Teignmouth  Bitton Park Sports Ground  1,210 (210 stand)  Teignmouth, Devon  10th Thornbury  Cooper's Farm   Thornbury, Gloucestershire  2nd Weston-super-Mare   Recreation Ground  6,000  Weston-super-Mare, Somerset  4th===League table===''' 2016–17 South West 1 West League Table'''PlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 1 '''Weston-super-Mare''' '''(P)'''  26   25   1  0  1123  259  864  23  0  '''125''' 2  Clevedon  26  20   1  5  908  356  552  12  5  '''99''' 3  Drybrook  26  16  1  9  618  356  194  8  4  '''78''' 4  Matson  26  16  0  10  643  581  62  11  3  '''78''' 5  Newent  26  15  0  11  676  454  222  12  6  '''78''' 6  Thornbury  26  15  0  11  624  585  39  12  2  '''74''' 7  North Petherton  26  13  1  12  663  679  −16  11  4  '''69''' 8  Okehampton  25  13  1  11  547  414  133  8  7  '''64''' 9  Bridgwater & Albion  26  13  0  13  564  569  −5  8  4  '''64'''10  Teignmouth  26  10  1  15  564  783  −219  14  2  '''58''' 11  Bideford  26  9  0  17  474  635  −161  7  5  '''48''' 12  Chard  25  6  0  19  385  751  −366  7  3  '''34''' 13  Kingsbridge  26  5  1  20  380  753  −373  4  3  '''29''' 14  Midsomer Norton  26  1  1  24  278  1204  −926  1  1  '''8'''* 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 Green background is the promotion place.Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. '''Updated: 30 April 2017'''===Promotion play-off===Each season, the runners-up in South West 1 East and 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 Blues, host the match and they beat their opponents Clevedon 25 – 22.PlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 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 Camborne became champions on 9 April 2016, with two matches to play. Thornbury lost the play-off for promotion 24 – 26 at Salisbury  and will continue to play in this league next season. Avonmouth OB, Coney Hill and Wells are all relegated to Western Counties North.===Participating teams and location===The 2015–16 South West 1 West consisted of fourteen teams; six from Somerset, four from Gloucestershire, two from Devon and one each from Bristol and Cornwall. Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions Cleve, and Ivybridge (via the play-off) were promoted to National League 3 South West. The relegated teams, Cullompton and St Austell will play in Western Counties West, and Matson will play in Western Counties North. The season started on 5 September 2015 and the last matches were played on 30 April 2016.TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season Avonmouth Old Boys  Barracks Lane   Shirehampton, Bristol  9th Bideford  King George's Field  2,000  Bideford, Devon   4th Bridgwater & Albion  Bath Road  5,000   Bridgwater, Somerset   3rd Camborne   Recreation Ground  7,000 (780 seats)  Camborne, Cornwall   6th Chard  The Park, Essex Close    Chard, Somerset   relegated from National League 3 South West Clevedon  Coleridge Vale Playing Fields   Clevedon, Somerset   10th Coney Hill   Metz Way     Coney Hill, Gloucester  promoted from Western Counties North (champions) Drybrook  Mannings Ground   Drybrook, Gloucestershire  11th Newent   Recreation Ground    Newent, Gloucestershire  promoted from Western Counties North (play-off) North Petherton  Beggars Brook   North Petherton, Somerset  5th Teignmouth   Bitton Park Sports Ground  1,210 (210 stand)   Teignmouth, Devon  promoted from Western Counties West (champions) Thornbury  Cooper's Farm   Thornbury, Gloucestershire  7th Wells  Charter Way   Wells, Somerset  8th Weston-super-Mare   Recreation Ground  2,000   Weston-super-Mare, Somerset   relegated from National League 3 South West===League table===''' 2015–16 South West 1 West League Table'''PlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 1 '''Camborne'''  26   23   0   3   774   306   468   15    2   '''110''' 2  Thornbury  26  19   0  7  779  411  368  14  5  '''95''' 3  Newent  26  20  1  5  594  395  199  9  3  '''94''' 4  Weston-super-Mare  26  16  0  10  685  530  155  8  5  '''77''' 5  Bideford  26  15  0  11  571  515  56  8  4  '''73''' 6  Drybrook  25  14  1  10  527  406  121  8  4  '''70''' 7  Bridgwater & Albion  26  14  0  12  452  553  −101  6  2  '''65''' 8  Clevedon  25  12  0  13  527  483  44  7  4  '''59''' 9  North Petherton  26  11  0  15  496  620  −124  7  5  '''56'''10  Teignmouth  26  9  0  17  478  699  −221  10  5  '''52''' 11  Chard  26  8  1  17  535  613  −78  5  8  '''47''' 12  Wells  26  9  0  17  378  596  −218  1  4  '''41''' 13 Avonmouth Old Boys  26  7  1  18  465  653  −188  3  4  '''37''' 14 Coney Hill  26  2  0  24  296  777  −481  2  4  '''4'''* 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 Green background is the promotion place.Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. '''Updated: 29 April 2016'''===Promotion play-off===Each season, the runners-up in South West 1 East and 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, host the match and their opponents are Thornbury.PlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints Salisbury '''(P)'''  26  20  1  5  732  395  337  11  3  '''96''' Thornbury  26  19   0  7  779  411  368  14  5  '''95'''
2014–15 Cleve became champions with two matches to play and are promoted to National League 3 South West for next season. The team in second place, Ivybridge beat Towcestrians (the runner-up of South West 1 East) 25 – 20 in the play-off for promotion. St Austell and Cullompton are relegated to Western Counties West and Matson are relegated to Western Counties North.===Participating teams and location===The 2014–15 South West 1 West League consists of fourteen teams; four from Somerset, three each from Devon and Gloucestershire and two each from Bristol and Cornwall. The season started on 6 September 2014 and the last league matches were played on 18 April 2015; the play-off match was played a week later. Nine of the teams listed below participated in the South West 1 West last season. They were joined by Avonmouth OB who were relegated from National League 3 South West, Drybrook and Matson both promoted from Western Counties North, Ivybridge promoted from Western Counties West and Wells promoted from Southern Counties South.TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season Avonmouth Old Boys  Barracks Lane   Shirehampton, Bristol  relegated from National League 3 South West Bideford  King George's Field  2,000  Bideford, Devon  8th Bridgwater & Albion  Bath Road  5,000  Bridgwater, Somerset   9th Camborne  Recreation Ground  7,000 (780 seats)  Camborne, Cornwall  3rd Cleve  The Hayfields   Mangotsfield, Bristol  5th Clevedon  Coleridge Vale Playing Fields   Clevedon, Somerset   11th Cullompton  Stafford Park   Cullompton, Devon  10th Drybrook  Mannings Ground   Drybrook, Gloucestershire  promoted from Western Counties North Ivybridge  Cross-in-Hand   Ivybridge, Devon  promoted from Western Counties West Matson  Redwell Road   Matson, Gloucester  promoted from Western Counties North North Petherton  Beggars Brook   North Petherton, Somerset  6th St Austell  Tregorrick Park  4,000 (300 seats)  St Austell, Cornwall  4th Thornbury  Cooper's Farm   Thornbury, Gloucestershire  7th Wells  Charter Way   Wells, Somerset  promoted from Southern Counties South===League table===''' 2014–15 South West 1 West League Table'''PlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 1 '''Cleve'''   26  22  0  4  705  376  329   17   2  '''107''' 2  Ivybridge '''(P)'''  26  18  0  8  760  596  164  17  5  '''94''' 3  Bridgwater & Albion  26  16  0  10  669  505  164  16  5  '''80''' 4  Bideford  26  14  1  11  681  603  78  13  5  '''76''' 5  North Petherton  26  15  1  10  659  590  69  11  5  '''73''' 6  Camborne  26  13  0  13  638  580  58  11  8  '''71''' 7  Thornbury  26  12  2  12  583  591  −8  11  3  '''66''' 8  Wells  26  12  1  13  610  569  41  9  5  '''64''' 9  Avonmouth Old Boys  26  12  2  12  509  580  −71  7  3  '''62'''10  Clevedon  26  11  2  13  558  565  −7  6  6  '''60''' 11  Drybrook  26  12  1  13  436  511  −75  4  5  '''59''' 12  Matson  26  9  0  17  552  686  −134  8  7  '''51''' 13 St Austell  26  7  0  19  463  607  −144  5  6  '''39''' 14 Cullompton  26  4  0  22  441  905  −464  3  3  '''22'''* 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 Green background is the promotion place.Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. '''Updated: 23 April 2015'''===Promotion play-off===Each season, the runners-up in South West 1 East and 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 Towcestrians, hosts the match; their opponents were Ivybridge  who won 25 – 20.PlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints Towcestrians  26  21  0  5  704  405  299  15  3  '''103''' Ivybridge '''(P)'''  26  18   0  8  760  596  164  17  5  94
2013–14 ===Participating teams and location===TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season Bideford  King George's Field  2,000  Bideford, Devon  promoted from Western Counties West Bridgwater & Albion  College Way  5,000  Bridgwater, Somerset   Camborne  Recreation Ground  7,000 (780 seats)  Camborne, Cornwall   Chard  The Park   Chard, Somerset  Cleve  The Hayfields   Mangotsfield, Bristol   Clevedon  Coleridge Vale Playing Fields   Clevedon, Somerset   Coney Hill  Metz Way   Gloucester, Gloucestershire  switched from South West 1 East Cullompton  Stafford Park   Cullompton, Devon   Hornets  Hutton Moor Park   Weston-super-Mare, Somerset  promoted from Western Counties North North Petherton  Beggars Brook   North Petherton, Somerset   Sidmouth  Blackmore Field   Sidmouth, Devon   St Austell  Tregorrick Park  4,000 (300 seats)  St Austell, Cornwall  promoted from Western Counties West Thornbury  Cooper's Farm   Thornbury, Gloucestershire  Wadebridge Camels  Molesworth Field  500  Wadebridge, Cornwall
2012–13 *Bridgwater & Albion '''(relegated from National League 3 South West)'''*Camborne*Chard*Cleve*Clevedon*Cullompton*North Dorset*North Petherton*Old Redcliffians '''(relegated from National League 3 South West)'''*Oldfield Old Boys*Paignton Saxons*Sidmouth*Thornbury*Wadebridge Camels
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
Regional 2 South West honours ===South West 2 (1987–1993)===Originally South West 1 West and South West 1 East were combined in a single division called South West 2.It was a tier 6 league with promotion to South West 1 and relegation to either Western Counties or Southern Counties. '''South West 2'''SeasonNo of teamsNo of matchesChampionsRunners-upRelegated teamsRef 1987–88  11 10  '''Berry Hill'''  Reading  Newbury, Devonport Services   1988–89  11 10  '''Matson'''  Brixham  Launceston, Devon & Cornwall Police   1989–90  11 10  '''Gordon League'''  Torquay Athletic  Bridgwater & Albion   1990–91  11 10  '''Cinderford'''  Newbury  Redingensians, Bournemouth   1991–92  11 10  '''Henley'''   Sherborne  Reading Abbey   1992–93  13 12  '''Stroud'''  Barnstaple  Old Culverhaysians  ===South West 2===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 one level to tier 7.Promotion continued to South West 1 and relegation to either Western Counties or Southern Counties. '''South West 2 honours'''SeasonNo of teamsNo of matchesChampionsRunners-upRelegated teamsRef 1993–94 13 12 '''Gloucester Old Boys'''  Taunton   Windsor   1994–95 13  12 '''Matson'''  Bridgwater & Albion   Marlow  1995–96 13  12 '''Launceston''' Stroud  No relegation  ===South West 2 West (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 West and South West 2 East, 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 Western Counties North or Western Counties West. '''South West 2 West'''SeasonNo of teamsNo of matchesChampionsRunners-upRelegated teamsRef 1996–97  12  22  '''Penzance-Newlyn'''  Spartans  Devonport Services, Combe Down   1997–98 12  22  '''Old Patesians'''  Keynsham  Okehampton   1998–99  12  22  '''Cinderford'''  Dings Crusaders  St Ives   1999–00  12  22  '''Truro'''  Brixham  Tiverton, Taunton Titans, Spartans   2000–01  14  26  '''Dings Crusaders'''  Stroud  St Austell, Clevedon, Penryn   2001–02  12  22  '''Truro'''  Berry Hill  Camborne, Cheltenham North   2002–03  12  22  '''St Mary's Old Boys'''  Clevedon  Torquay Athletic, Matson   2003–04   12  22  '''Gloucester Old Boys'''  Penryn  Crediton, Taunton Titans, Thornbury   2004–05  12  22  '''Spartans'''  Coney Hill  Gordon League, Stroud, Barnstaple   2005–06  12  22  '''Mounts Bay'''  St Ives  Truro, Berry Hill, Gloucester Old Boys    2006–07  12  22  '''Coney Hill'''  Brixham  Penryn, Spartans   2007–08  12  22  '''Exmouth'''  Barnstaple  Hornets, Barton Hill, Camborne   2008–09  12  22  '''Taunton Titans'''  Newton Abbot  Walcot  ===South West 1 West (2009–2022)===League restructuring by the RFU meant that South West 2 West and South East 2 East were renamed as South West 1 West and South West 1 East, with both leagues remaining at tier 6.Promotion was to National League 3 South West, while relegation continued to either Western Counties North or Western Counties West. '''South West 1 West '''SeasonNo of teamsNo of matchesChampionsRunners-upRelegated teamsRef 2009–10  14  26 '''Hartpury College'''  Newton Abbot  Torquay Athletic, St Mary's Old Boys, Yatton   2010–11  14  26  '''Chippenham'''  Old Redcliffians  St Ives, Walcot, Ivybridge   2011–12  14  26  '''Brixham'''  Avonmouth Old Boys  Penryn, Berry Hill, Chosen Hill Former Pupils   2012–13  14  26  '''Old Redcliffians'''  Camborne  Oldfield Old Boys, Paignton, North Dorset   2013–14  14  26  '''Hornets'''  Chard  Wadebridge Camels, Coney Hill, Sidmouth   2014–15  14  26  '''Cleve'''  Ivybridge  Matson, St Austell, Cullompton   2015–16  14  26  '''Camborne'''  Thornbury  Wells, Avonmouth Old Boys, Coney Hill   2016–17  14  26  '''Weston-super-Mare'''  Clevedon  Midsomer Norton, Kingsbridge, Chard   2017–18  14  26  '''Drybrook'''  Exeter University  Clevedon, Bideford, Matson   2018–19  14  26  '''Okehampton'''  Launceston  Coney Hill, Cullompton, Teignmouth   2019–20  13  20  '''Hornets'''  Lydney  Newton Abbot, Cleve   2020–21  Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. 2021–22  13  24  '''Chew Valley'''  Devonport Services  No relegation   Green background are the promotion places.===Regional 2 South West (2022– )===League restructuring by the RFU created twelve leagues at level six. The champions are promoted to Regional 1 South West and the bottom two sides are relegated, depending on location, to either Counties 1 Western West, Counties 1 Western North or Counties 1 Southern South. '''South West 1 West '''SeasonNo of teamsNo of matchesChampionsRunners-upRelegated teamsRef 2022–23  12  26 '''St Austell'''  Crediton  Sherborne (11th), Bridgwater & Albion (12th)   Green background are the promotion places.
Promotion play-offs From season 2000–01 through to 2018–19 there has been a play-off, between the league 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 had home advantage. At the end of the 2018–19 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'''SeasonHomeScoreAwayVenueAttendance 2000–01  '''Stroud''' (W)  37–8  Slough (E)  Fromehall Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire    2001–02  Chippenham (E)  5–20  '''Berry Hill''' (W)  Allington Fields, Chippenham, Wiltshire  2002–03  '''Clevedon''' (W)  22–8  Swanage & Wareham (E)  Coleridge Vale Playing Fields, Clevedon, Somerset  2003–04  Swanage & Wareham (E)  19–23  '''Penryn''' (W)  Bestwall Road, Dorset   2004-05  '''Chippenham''' (E)  24–18  Coney Hill (W)  Allington Fields, Chippenham, Wiltshire  2005–06  Swanage & Wareham (E)  10–26  '''St Ives''' (W)  Bestwall Road, Dorset   2006–07  '''Bournemouth''' (E)  43–12  Brixham (W)  Chapel Gate, Bournemouth, Dorset  2007–08  '''Barnstaple''' (W)  17–6  Salisbury (E)  Pottington Road, Barnstaple, Devon  2008–09  '''Reading''' (E)  16–10  Newton Abbot (W)  Holme Park, Sonning, Reading, Berkshire  2009–10  '''Newton Abbot''' (W)  23–14  High Wycombe (E)  Rackerhayes, Newton Abbot, Devon  2010–11  '''Old Redcliffians''' (W)  52–8  Maidenhead (E)  Scotland Lane, Brislington, Bristol  2011–12  Salisbury (E)  13–13 (aet)  '''Avonmouth Old Boys''' (W)  Castle Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire    2012–13  '''Old Centralians''' (E)  25–15  Camborne (W)  Saintbridge Sports Centre, Gloucester, Gloucestershire  500  2013–14  Towcestrians (E)  18–22  '''Chard''' (W)  Greens Norton Road, Towcester, Northamptonshire  2014–15  Towcestrians (E)  20–25  '''Ivybridge''' (W)  Greens Norton Road, Towcester, Northamptonshire  2015–16  '''Salisbury''' (E)  26–24  Thornbury (W)  Castle Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire  500 2016–17  '''Newbury Blues''' (E)  25−22  Clevedon (W)  Monk's Lane, Newbury, Berkshire  2017–18  '''Exeter University''' (W)  42−31  Banbury (E)  Topsham Sports Ground, Exeter, Devon  2018–19  '''Launceston''' (W)  33–22  Old Centralians (E)  Polson Bridge, Launceston, Cornwall  1,200 2019–20  Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up – Royal Wootton Bassett (E) – promoted instead. 2020–21  Season 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 *Cinderford (2)*Hornets (2)*Matson (2)*Old Patesians (2)*Truro (2)*Berry Hill (1)*Camborne (1)*Chew Valley (1)*Chippenham (1)*Cleve (1)*Coney Hill (1)*Drybrook (1)*Exmouth (1)*Gloucester Old Boys (1)*Gordon League (1)*Hartpury College (1)*Henley (1)*Launceston (1)*Mounts Bay (1)*Okehampton (1)*Old Redcliffians (1)*Penzance-Newlyn (1)*Spartans (1)*St Austell (1)*St Mary's Old Boys (1)*Stroud (1)*Taunton Titans (1)*Weston-super-Mare (1)
Summary of tier six format since 1987 ''' Format of the sixth-tier rugby union leagues in South-west England'''YearNameNo of teamsNo of matches 1987–92  South West 2  11  10  1992–93  South West 2  13  12 1993–95  South West 1   13  12 1995–96  South West 1  13  12 1996–00  South West 2 West  12  22 2000–01  South West 2 West  14  26 2001–09  South West 2 West  12  22 2009–22  South West 1 West  14  26 2022–   Regional 2 South West  12  22
Notes
See also * South West Division RFU* Cornwall RFU* Devon RFU* Gloucestershire RFU* Somerset RFU* English rugby union system
References * RFU(2011) "Rugby First" Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20101104233314/http://clubs.rfu.com/Fixtures/MatchByDivision.aspx?DivID=69886542 Accessed:29 January 2011