Regional 1 South West

22

18

0

4

727

341

+386

14

2

88

3

Chew Valley

22

17

0

5

787

426

+361

14

2

84

4

22

15

1

6

840

554

+286

16

2

80

5

22

13

0

9

616

457

+159

11

3

66

6

22

11

0

11

517

522

–5

8

2

55

7

22

8

0

14

567

642

–75

14

4

50

8

St Austell

22

7

1

14

485

643

–158

9

6

45

9

22

7

0

15

505

786

−281

6

4

38

10

Matson

22

7

0

15

432

653

−221

8

3

35

–5

R

Okehampton

22

5

0

17

414

797

–383

3

26

R

22

4

0

18

441

900

−459

6

2

24

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 are relegation places.
Updated: 6 April 2024
Source:^[2]

Results

Home \ Away	BAR	BRI	CHV	DEV	EXM	IVY	LAU	LYD	MAT	OKE	SAU	WSM
Barnstaple	—	33–20	20–19	41–16	21–17	55–7	26–8	29–10	55–0	45–14	31–17	57–14
Brixham	39–38	—	39–36	28–24	22–45	40–12	46–31	45–20	77–7	88–12	34–34	54–28
Chew Valley	35–19	32–27	—	12–11	21–10	60–31	12–3	36–7	41–0	80–6	44–12	61–6
Devonport Services	23–12	39–22	27–17	—	33–17	61–12	28–18	38–18	39–31	48–7	50–24	55–7
Exmouth	3–26	34–21	27–47	17–20	—	60–14	12–23	40–36	HWO	33–3	27–22	43–18
Ivybridge	16–68	25–42	46–19	17–25	20–11	—	10–24	23–20	18–24	37–23	36–35	29–27
Launceston	20–17	21–28	31–22	6–26	44–5	48–31	—	36–26	46–3	15–20	39–19	62–12
Lydney	10–18	32–29	24–42	20–24	22–31	34–32	38–15	—	44–28	38–19	33–24	34–19
Matson	25–34	10–21	12–17	34–42	31–32	17–14	20–35	27–14	—	29–21	26–20	38–12
Okehampton	8–45	15–41	19–56	19–35	21–22	34–30	30–29	36–10	14–38	—	16–17	12–24
St Austell	8–15	14–19	26–35	5–60	19–3	19–20	19–34	26–24	24–18	27–24	—	41–24
Weston-super-Mare	12–22	12–58	23–43	19–69	38–28	40–25	7–28	25–53	33–14	10–41	31–33	—

Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2024. Source: Regional 1 South West
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

2022–23

Participating teams and locations

Chew Valley

Locations of the 2022–23 Regional 1 South West teams

Final league table

Regional 1 South West 2022–23

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Loss bonus

Points

P

Camborne

22

18

0

4

815

474

341

20

3

95

2

Chew Valley

22

16

0

6

755

459

296

16

3

83

3

22

14

0

8

629

572

57

12

3

71

4

Devonport Services

22

13

0

9

507

516

−9

5

4

61

5

22

12

0

10

592

504

88

7

4

59

6

22

10

0

12

582

645

−63

11

5

56

7

22

10

0

12

507

544

−37

6

52

8

22

10

0

12

494

538

−44

6

52

9

Okehampton

22

10

0

12

445

567

−122

6

2

48

10

Weston-super-Mare RFC

22

8

0

14

491

661

−170

6

5

43

R

Old Centralians

22

6

0

16

420

604

−184

5

7

36

R

Drybrook

22

5

0

17

414

567

−153

4

7

31

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 are relegation places.
Updated: 26 March 2023
Source:^[3]

Results

Home \ Away	BRI	CAM	CHV	DEV	DRY	EXM	IVY	LAU	LYD	OKE	OCE	WSM
Brixham	—	38–42	43–27	52–13	57–18	16–14	29–15	36–11	20–15	32–14	8–14	22–26
Camborne	33–35	—	38–28	32–19	38–0	44–24	78–18	39–7	42–25	20–26	67–12	37–21
Chew Valley	51–21	18–14	—	34–32	41–26	25–29	48–27	40–9	26–8	41–22	69–19	51–10
Devonport Services	37–18	27–35	16–10	—	19–13	18–15	41–29	25–24	24–17	20–24	17–16	24–22
Drybrook	43–0	10–31	28–33	20–31	—	22–35	12–16	12–29	9–12	36–14	18–16	21–20
Exmouth	25–45	30–39	20–15	35–23	27–10	—	25–18	22–12	17–15	31–17	67–11	68–14
Ivybridge	24–25	26–29	29–30	18–13	37–26	15–13	—	31–30	34–39	42–18	29–18	45–27
Launceston	17–18	20–39	30–14	18–13	33–20	29–24	44–27	—	22–28	17–38	36–22	14–5
Lydney	50–33	43–35	15–53	13–18	13–10	41–23	22–10	22–27	—	57–33	20–14	17–27
Okehampton	27–7	15–17	0–27	7–21	21–17	17–21	41–25	25–24	22–8	—	19–17	28–24
Old Centralians	27–29	10–40	10–27	28–15	20–22	30–13	13–25	10–15	26–10	41–7	—	34–23
Weston-super-Mare	29–44	22–26	13–47	36–41	24–21	27–14	24–42	28–26	19–17	22–10	28–12	—

Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2023. Source: Regional 1 South West
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

2021–22

The first matches were played on 4 September 2021 and the final league matches on 23 April 2022.^[4] Exeter University (as champions), Old Redcliffians (as runner-up) and Hornets (3rd) are all promoted to National League 2 West (formerly National League 2 South).^[5] The RFU will announce the format of the tier 5 leagues during the summer of 2022.

Participating teams

Nine of the fourteen teams participated in the previous competition (2019–20). The champions, Barnstaple were promoted to National League 2 South, while Newbury and Bracknell were both relegated to South West 1 East. Maidenhead have been level transferred to London & South East Premier. The teams coming into this season's competition are Old Redcliffians and Bournemouth, both relegated from National League 2 South in 15th and 16th position respectively. Teams promoted into this season's competition are Hornets, champions of South West 1 West, and two teams from South West 1 East, Royal Wootton Bassett and Old Centralians (1st and 2nd respectively).

Royal Wootton Bassett

Weston

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Locations of the 2021–22 South West Premier teams

Final league table

South West Premier 2021–22

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Loss bonus

Points

1

Exeter University

26

23

0

3

1132

501

631

22

2

116

2

Old Redcliffians

26

23

0

3

989

517

472

21

1

114

3

Hornets

26

22

0

4

890

517

373

17

2

107

4

Weston-super-Mare

26

18

0

8

726

485

241

12

4

88

5

Exmouth

26

14

1

11

639

657

−18

11

5

74

6

Launceston

26

11

0

15

602

728

−126

12

8

64

7

Brixham

26

10

1

15

582

695

−113

12

6

60

8

Bournemouth

26

10

0

16

639

663

−24

11

9

60

9

Ivybridge

26

9

1

16

746

834

−88

16

6

60

10

Drybrook

26

11

1

14

542

662

−120

6

58

11

Camborne

26

9

0

17

582

818

−236

8

5

49

12

Old Centralians

26

7

2

17

619

864

−245

11

4

47

13

Royal Wootton Bassett

26

6

1

19

503

863

−360

5

4

35

14

Okehampton

26

5

1

20

509

896

−387

6

3

31

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: 3 May 2022
Source:^[6]

2020–21

Due to the ongoing pandemic, the 2020–21 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.^[7] Barnstaple are the champions.

Participating teams

Ten of the thirteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by three promoted sides; Launceston, Newbury Blues and Okehampton.^[8]^[9]^[10] Bournemouth were promoted to National League 2 South, while relegated sides included Newton Abbot and Cleve (both South West 1 West), and Old Patesians (South West 1 East). Initially, Bromsgrove were due to be level transferred from Midlands Premier but the withdrawal of Birmingham & Solihull from the league system meant that they stayed put, leaving South West Premier with just thirteen teams.^[11]

Locations of the 2019–20 South West Premier teams

Final league table

South West Premier 2019–20 (to 16 March 2020, when play stopped due to COVID-19)

Final Positions

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Loss bonus

Points

Final
position

Team

Points
(adjusted)

1

Barnstaple

21

16

0

5

542

316

226

10

3

77

1

Barnstaple

89

2

Maidenhead

19

10

2

7

534

432

102

9

6

59

2

Weston-super-Mare

73

3

19

11

0

8

458

352

106

8

5

57

3

Maidenhead

73

4

Okehampton

20

12

0

8

380

364

16

4

56

4

Okehampton

67

5

20

11

1

8

398

440

−42

4

3

53

5

Brixham

64

6

Exeter University

21

9

1

11

577

547

30

10

5

53

6

Exeter University

60

7

Drybrook

20

9

0

11

369

386

−17

4

7

47

7

Drybrook

56

8

20

8

3

9

503

468

35

5

4

47

8

Ivybridge

56

9

20

9

1

10

389

477

−88

5

3

46

9

Camborne

55

10

20

8

1

11

440

473

−33

5

6

45

10

Exmouth

54

11

19

8

1

10

372

526

−154

3

5

42

11

Launceston

54

12

Newbury Blues

20

7

0

13

395

484

−89

3

6

37

12

Newbury Blues

44

13

19

6

0

13

326

418

−92

4

32

13

Bracknell

39

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: 7 August 20210
Source:^[12]

2018–19

Participating teams

Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by Barnstaple, who were relegated from National League 2 South, and by three promoted sides; Drybrook, Exeter University and Old Patesians.^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16] Dings Crusaders (last seasons champions) were promoted to National League 2 South, while Hornets and Lydney were both relegated to South West 1 West, and Newbury Blues relegated to South West 1 East.

Locations of the 2018–19 South West Premier teams

Final league table

South West Premier 2018–19

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Loss bonus

Points

1

Bournemouth (P)

26

25

0

1

999

352

647

18

0

118

2

26

19

1

6

747

541

206

12

1

91

3

Maidenhead

26

16

1

9

750

581

169

16

4

86

4

Exeter University

26

15

1

10

776

650

126

13

5

80

5

26

15

0

11

656

601

55

14

4

78

6

26

13

2

11

698

684

14

15

4

75

7

26

12

3

11

765

619

146

14

5

73

8

26

12

1

13

742

642

100

14

7

71

9

26

12

0

14

707

746

−39

15

7

70

10

26

13

0

13

597

601

−4

9

4

65

11

Drybrook

26

12

0

14

533

621

−88

6

2

56

12

Cleve (R)

26

6

0

20

642

841

−199

11

8

43

13

Newton Abbot (R)

26

4

1

21

543

940

−397

7

10

35

14

Old Patesians (R)

26

3

0

23

398

1134

−736

4

3

19

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: 9 January 2021
Source:^[17]

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up in the South West Premier (formerly National League 3 South West) and London & South East Premier (National League 3 London & South East) participate in a play-off for the third promotion place to National League 2 South. The team with the best playing record, in this case Westcliff, hosted the match and beat their opponents Barnstaple 44 – 5 to win promotion to National League 2 South for the first time. This was Westcliff's first appearance in the play-offs and Barnstaple's second; in 2016 Barnstaple beat Tonbridge Juddians 31 – 30 at Tonbridge. The home team have won fifteen out of 19 play-off matches and the south-east team have won the play-off thirteen times.

Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
Westcliff (P)	26	19	0	7	808	425	383	17	5	98
Barnstaple	26	19	1	6	747	541	206	12	1	91

27 April 2019

Westcliff	44 – 5	Barnstaple
	Westcliff^[18]

The Gables, Eastwood
Attendance: 750

2017–18

Participating teams

Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition (when it was known as National League 3 South West). They are joined by Exmouth, who were relegated from National League 2 South, and by three promoted sides; Weston-super-Mare, Maidenhead and Newbury Blues.^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22] Old Redcliffians (champions) were promoted to National League 2 South, while Launceston were relegated to(South West 1 West), Salisbury to (South West 1 East) and Bromsgrove to (Midlands 1 West).^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]

Locations of the 2017-18 South West Premier teams

Final league table

South West Premier 2017–18

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Loss bonus

Points

1

Ding Crusaders (P)

26

20

0

6

837

438

399

16

4

100

2

26

17

1

8

761

635

126

9

4

83

3

Maidenhead

26

13

0

13

780

825

−45

18

4

74

4

26

13

0

13

858

713

145

14

5

71

5

26

12

3

11

635

653

−18

10

5

69

6

26

12

1

13

693

699

−6

12

7

69

7

26

14

0

12

578

558

20

6

4

66

8

26

11

2

13

652

705

−53

14

4

66

9

26

13

1

12

639

620

19

10

6

65

10

26

12

2

12

630

619

11

8

5

65

11

26

12

1

13

706

737

−31

11

4

65

12

Newbury Blues (R)

26

13

0

13

569

522

47

7

5

64

13

Hornets (R)

26

8

1

17

536

933

−397

9

2

45

14

Lydney (R)

26

6

0

20

516

733

−217

7

6

37

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: 2 January 2021
Source:^[27]

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up in the South West Premier (formerly National League 3 South West) and London & South East Premier (formerly National League 3 London & SE) participate in a play-off for the third promotion place to National League 2 South. The team with the best playing record, in this case Guernsey, hosted the match and beat their opponents Bournemouth 38 – 23 to win promotion. This was Guernsey's first appearance in the play-offs and Bournemouth's second. Bournemouth's previous appearance was in 2011 when they lost to Hertford 23 – 22.

Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
Guernsey (P)	26	22	0	4	962	446	516	19	3	110
Bournemouth	26	17	1	8	761	635	126	9	4	83

28 April 2018
15:00

Guernsey	38 – 23	Bournemouth
	Guernsey Bournemouth

Footes Lane

2016–17

Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by Launceston who were relegated from National League 2 South, and by two promoted sides: Camborne and Salisbury. Exmouth (champions) and Barnstaple (play-off) were promoted to National League 2 South, while Chippenham were relegated to South West 1 West, and Old Patesians and Old Centralians to South West 1 East. To address a league imbalance due to only one team coming down from National League 2 South, both Bromsgrove and Bracknell have been level transferred into the league from National League 3 Midlands and National League 3 London & SE respectively, Bromsgrove having finished 9th and Bracknell 11th.^[28]^[29]

Locations of the 2016-17 South West Premier teams

Final league table

National League 3 South West 2016–17

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Loss bonus

Points

1

Old Redcliffians (P)

26

22

1

3

737

467

270

14

2

106

2

Ding Crusaders

26

19

0

7

676

448

228

8

3

87

3

26

16

1

9

685

547

138

12

4

77

4

26

14

1

11

702

717

−15

11

6

75

5

26

12

3

11

777

551

226

11

7

72

6

26

14

0

12

646

618

28

10

5

71

7

26

13

2

11

590

594

−4

10

5

71

8

Hornets

26

13

0

13

714

559

155

13

4

69

9

26

14

0

12

568

625

−57

8

4

68

10

26

13

0

13

643

616

27

10

3

65

11

Old Patesians
Old Centralians

26

10

0

16

454

653

−199

7

4

51

12

Launceston (R)

26

7

1

18

390

619

−229

2

9

41

13

Salisbury (R)

26

7

0

19

500

807

−307

4

7

39

14

Bromsgrove (R)

26

3

1

22

511

772

−261

4

11

24

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 2017
Source:^[31]

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up in the National League 3 London & SE, and National League 3 South West participate in a play-off for the third promotion place to National League 2 South. The team with the best playing record, in this case Wimbledon, hosted the match and destroyed their opponents Dings Crusaders 55 – 5 to win promotion.

Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
Wimbledon (P)	26	23	0	3	936	399	537	21	2	115
Dings Crusaders	26	19	0	7	676	448	228	8	3	87

29 April 2017
15:00

Wimbledon	55 – 5	Dings Crusaders
	Wimbledon Dings

Beverley Meads
Attendance: 350

2015–16

Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by two teams relegated from National League 2 South, Dings Crusaders and Lydney; and by three promoted teams Cleve, Chippenham and Ivybridge. The teams leaving the league were the 2014–15 champions, Redingensians who were promoted to National League 2 South and the relegated teams, Chard and Weston-super-Mare to play in South West 1 West, and Oxford Harlequins to South West 1 East. Bracknell, who finished 3rd last season, transferred to National League 3 London and SE.

Participating teams

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Locations of the 2015–16 National League 3 South West teams

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Barnstaple	Pottington Road	2,000 (575 seats)	Barnstaple, Devon	8th
Bournemouth	Chapel Gate	1,500	Bournemouth, Dorset	9th
Brixham	Astley Park	1,800 (300 stand)	Brixham, Devon	5th
Cleve	The Hayfields		Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire	promoted from South West 1 West (champions)
Chippenham	Allington Fields		Chippenham, Wiltshire	promoted from South West 1 East (champions)
Dings Crusaders	Landseer Avenue	1,500	Lockleaze, Bristol	relegated from 2014–15 National League 2 South (16th)
Exmouth	Imperial Recreation Ground	1,250 (250 stand)	Exmouth, Devon	2nd
Hornets	Hutton Moor Park^[30]		Weston-super-Mare, Somerset	6th
Ivybridge	Cross-in-Hand		Ivybridge, Devon	promoted from South West 1 West (play-off)
Lydney	Regentsholm	1,500	Lydney, Gloucestershire	relegated from 2014–15 National League 2 South (14th)
Newton Abbot	Rackerhayes	1,150 (150 stand)	Newton Abbot, Devon	7th
Old Centralians	Saintbridge Sports Centre		Gloucester, Gloucestershire	4th
Old Patesians	Everest Road		Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	10th
Old Redcliffians	Scotland Lane^[30]		Brislington, Bristol	11th

Final league table

National League 3 South West 2015–16

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Loss bonus

Points

1

Exmouth (P)

26

21

0

5

921

466

455

17

2

103

2

Barnstaple (P)

26

20

2

4

715

378

337

12

2

98

3

26

16

1

9

547

488

59

9

4

79

4

26

16

0

10

553

517

36

9

4

77

5

26

15

0

11

630

441

189

8

7

75

6

Old Redcliffians

26

15

2

9

474

437

37

7

4

75

7

Hornets

26

13

2

11

647

508

139

13

5

74

8

26

14

0

12

518

467

51

7

70

9

26

12

1

13

598

595

3

10

3

63

10

Ding Crusaders

26

11

0

15

485

568

−83

5

4

53

11

26

9

0

17

573

560

13

6

11

53

12

Old Centralians (R)

26

11

0

15

494

600

−106

6

2

52

13

Old Patesians (R)

26

3

0

23

466

950

−484

5

22

14

Chippenham (R)

26

2

0

24

353

999

−646

4

3

15

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: 30 April 2016
Source: "National League 3 South West". England Rugby.

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up in the National League 3 London and SE, and National League 3 South West participate in a play-off for promotion to National League 2 South. The team with the best playing record, in this case Tonbridge Juddians, host the match and their opponents were Barnstaple, who won the match 30 – 31, scoring the winning points with a penalty in the last seconds of the match.^[32]

Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
Tonbridge Juddians	26	21	1	4	833	395	438	13	2	102
Barnstaple (P)	26	20	2	4	715	378	337	12	2	98

30 April 2016
15:00

Tonbridge Juddians	30 – 31	Barnstaple
	Juddians Barnstaple

The Slade
Attendance: 600
Referee: Matt Turvey

2014–15

Participating teams

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Barnstaple	Pottington Road	2,000 (575 seats)	Barnstaple, Devon	8th
Bournemouth	Chapel Gate	1,500	Bournemouth, Dorset	relegated from National League 2 South
Bracknell	Lily Hill Park	1,250	Bracknell, Berkshire	3rd
Brixham	Astley Park	1,800 (300 stand)	Brixham, Devon	7th
Chard	The Park, Essex Close^[30]		Chard, Somerset	promoted from South West 1 West
Exmouth	Imperial Recreation Ground	1,250 (250 stand)	Exmouth, Devon	relegated from National League 2 South
Hornets	Hutton Moor Park^[30]		Weston-super-Mare, Somerset	promoted from South West 1 West
Newton Abbot	Rackerhayes	1,150 (150 stand)	Newton Abbot, Devon	4th
Old Centralians	Saintbridge Sports Centre		Gloucester, Gloucestershire	11th
Old Patesians	Everest Road		Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	10th
Old Redcliffians	Scotland Lane^[30]		Brislington, Bristol	6th
Oxford Harlequins	Marston Ferry Road		North Hinksey, Oxfordshire	promoted from South West 1 East
Redingensians	Old Bath Road		Sonning, Berkshire	2nd
Weston-super-Mare	Recreation Ground^[30]	6,000	Weston-super-Mare, Somerset	9th

Final league table

National League 3 South West 2014–15

Club

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Loss bonus

Points

1

Redingensians

26

22

0

4

934

359

575

18

2

108

2

26

21

0

5

820

426

394

13

2

99

3

26

17

0

9

747

565

182

13

6

87

4

Old Centralians

26

18

1

7

672

551

121

7

3

84

5

26

17

0

9

692

577

115

12

4

84

6

Hornets

26

16

0

10

695

557

138

13

5

82

7

26

11

1

14

654

670

−16

11

7

64

8

26

11

2

13

605

582

23

10

5

63

9

26

11

1

14

590

630

−40

9

4

59

10

Old Patesians

26

9

1

16

533

755

−222

10

6

54

11

Old Redcliffians

26

10

2

14

439

642

−203

2

4

50

12

26

7

0

9

469

652

−183

5

6

39

13

Oxford Harlequins

26

6

0

20

431

825

−394

6

3

33

14

Chard

26

2

0

24

409

899

−490

2

4

14

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: 4 May 2015
Source: "National League 3 South West". England Rugby.

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up in the National League 3 London and SE, and National League 3 South West participate in a play-off for promotion to National League 2 South. The team with the best playing record, in this case Exmouth, hosts the match; their opponents were Barnes and the match was played on 25 April 2015. At the end of full-time the match score was 22 – 22, and Barnes scored the only points in extra-time, to win the match 27– 22.^[33]

Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
Exmouth	26	21	0	5	820	426	394	13	2	99
Barnes (P)	26	19	0	7	638	492	146	13	2	91

25 April 2015
14:30

Exmouth	22 – 27	Barnes

Imperial Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,000

After extra time (80 mins: 22 – 22)

2013–14

Amersham & Chiltern RFC
Avonmouth Old Boys
Barnstaple
Bracknell (promoted from South West 1 East)
Brixham
Chippenham
Lydney (relegated from National League 2 South)
Newton Abbot
Old Centralians (promoted from South West 1 East)
Old Patesians
Old Redcliffians (promoted from South West 1 West)
Redingensians
Weston-super-Mare
Worcester Wanderers (promoted from Midlands 1 West)

Final league table

2013–14 National League 3 South West Final Table

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Club

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Losing bonus

Points

1

Lydney (C)

26

24

1

919

385

534

20

1

119

2

Redingensians

26

20

2

4

719

363

356

16

2

102

3

26

19

1

6

706

425

281

14

3

95

4

26

15

0

11

663

603

60

12

3

75

5

Amersham & Chiltern RFC

26

12

1

13

595

409

186

13

6

69

6

O Redcliffians

26

14

2

10

501

500

1

6

2

68

7

26

13

0

13

591

618

−27

10

6

68

8

26

13

1

12

508

585

−77

7

2

63

9

26

11

0

15

612

645

–33

8

6

58

10

O Patesians

26

9

0

17

516

778

−262

9

5

50

11

O Centralians

26

9

1

16

500

640

−140

7

6

46^[a]

12

Worcester Wanderers (R)

26

9

0

17

440

696

−256

7

3

46

13

Avonmouth Old Boys (R)

26

5

1

20

373

617

−244

2

7

31

14

Chippenham (R)

26

4

0

22

381

760

−379

5

6

27

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 places. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 9 May 2014
Source:^[34]^[35]

2012–13

Amersham & Chiltern RFC
Avonmouth Old Boys
Barnstaple
Brixham
Chippenham
Exmouth
London Irish Amateur (transferred from National League 3 London & SE)
Maidenhead (promoted from South West 1 East)
Malvern
Newton Abbot
Old Patesians
Oxford Harlequins
Redingensians
Weston-super-Mare

2011–12

2010–11

2009–10

The first season as a national league

Barnstaple
Bournemouth
Chinnor
Chippenham
Cleve
Coney Hill
Exmouth
Maidenhead (promoted from South West 1 East)
Old Patesians
Oxford Harlequins
Reading
Redingensians
Taunton
Weston-super-Mare

Original teams

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

Regional 1 South West honours

In the first season of the English rugby union league pyramid, sponsored by Courage, there was four, tier five leagues. The geographical area for teams in South West Division One covered an area of south-west England from Oxfordshire and Berkshire in the east to Cornwall in the west. There were eleven teams in the league and they played each team once, giving each team ten matches. The other tier five leagues were London 1, Midlands 1 and North 1.^[36] This system prevailed for five seasons, and in 1992–93 the number of teams increased from eleven to thirteen. The following season (1993–94) the league was reorganised and the four tier five leagues became two; National 5 North and National 5 South.^[37] After three seasons, in 1996–97, a further reorganisation occurred, and there was a return to four, tier five leagues; with South West Division One covering the area of south-west England from Berkshire westwards.^[38] This system prevailed until 2009–10 when the number of teams was increased from twelve to fourteen and renamed National League Three South West. There was a name change for the beginning of season 2017–18 when the division was renamed the South West Premier.

South West 1 (1987–1993)

The original South West 1 was a tier 5 league with promotion up to Area League 2 South and relegation down to South West 2 (presently split into two leagues known as South West 1 East and South West 1 West).

South West 1

Season

No of teams

No of matches

Champions

Runners-up

Relegated teams

Ref

1987–88

11

10

Redruth

High Wycombe

Torquay Athletic, Bridgwater & Albion

^[39]

1988–89

11

10

Clifton

High Wycombe

^[36]

1989–90

11

10

Maidenhead

Oxford

^[36]

1990–91

11

10

High Wycombe

Reading

Matson, Stroud, Taunton

^[36]

1991–92

11

10

Berry Hill

No relegation

^[40]

1992–93

13

12

Reading

Henley

Penryn

^[41]

South West 1 (1993–96)

The top six teams from South West 1 and the top six from London 1 were combined to create National 5 South. South West 1 dropped to become a tier six league and was one of two feeder leagues for National 5 South. Relegation continued to South West 2 (currently South West 1 East and South West 1 West).

South West 1

Season

No of teams

No of matches

Champions

Runners-up

Relegated teams

Ref

1993–94

13

12

Henley

Cheltenham

Gordon League

^[42]

1994–95

13

12

Cheltenham

Newbury

Stroud

^[43]

1995–96

13

12

Newbury

Gloucester Old Boys

^[44]

South West 1 (1996–2009)

At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 South was discontinued and South West 1 returned to being a tier 5 league. Promotion was up to National 4 South (now known as National League 2 South), while the splitting of South West 2 into two regional divisions, meant that relegation was now down to either South West 2 East or South West 2 West (currently South West 1 East / South West 1 West).

South West 1

Season

No of teams

No of matches

Champions

Runners-up

Relegated teams

Ref

1996–97

12

22

Bridgwater & Albion

Brixham, Camborne

^[45]

1997–98

12

22

Bracknell

High Wycombe, St Ives

^[46]

1998–99

12

22

Penzance & Newlyn

Salisbury

^[47]

1999–00

12

22

Launceston

Keynsham

Matson, Stroud

^[48]

2000–01

12

22

Old Patesians

Berry Hill, Truro, Torquay Athletic, Gloucester Old Boys

^[49]

2001–02

12

22

Weston-super-Mare

Dings Crusaders

Stroud, Maidenhead, Swanage & Warham, Dorcester

^[50]

2002–03

12

22

Dings Crusaders

Reading

Berry Hill, Marlow

^[51]

2003–04

12

22

Reading

Barnstaple, Truro

^[52]

2004–05

12

22

Cinderford

Bridgwater & Albion

St Mary's Old Boys, Gloucester Old Boys, Keynsham

^[53]

2005–06

12

22

Chinnor

Clifton

Penryn, Cheltenham, Spartans

^[54]

2006–07

12

22

Mounts Bay

Chippenham, Clevedon, Reading Abbey

^[55]

2007–08

12

22

Chinnor

Reading, Maidenhead, St Ives

^[56]

2008–09

12

22

Clifton

No relegation

^[57]

National League 3 South West (2009–2017)

The division was renamed National League 3 South West following a restructuring of the national leagues which led to changes at all levels. It remained a tier 5 league with promotion up to National League 2 South (formerly National League 3 South) and relegation to either South West 1 East or South West 1 West (formerly South West 2 East / South West 2 West).

National League 3 South West

Season

No of teams

No of matches

Champions

Runners-up

Relegated teams

Ref

2009–10

14

26

Taunton

Old Patesians

Maidenhead, Chippenham, Reading

^[58]

2010–11

14

26

Hartpury College

Bridgwater & Albion, Newbury Blues, Old Redcliffians

Cleve, Coney Hill, Cheltenham

^[59]

2011–12

14

26

Bournemouth

Chinnor

^[60]

2012–13

14

26

London Irish Amateur

Chippenham, Avonmouth Old Boys, Worcester Wanderers

Maidenhead, Oxford Harlequins, Malvern

^[61]

2013–14

14

26

Lydney

Redingensians

^[62]

2014–15

14

26

Redingensians

Chard, Oxford Harlequins, Weston-super-Mare

^[63]

2015–16

14

26

Exmouth

Chippenham, Old Patesians, Old Centralians

^[64]

2016–17

14

26

Old Redcliffians

Dings Crusaders

Bromsgrove, Salisbury, Launceston

^[65]

Green background are the promotion places.

South West Premier (2017–2022)

For the 2017–18 season all divisions at tier 5 were renamed from National League 3 to Premier meaning that National League 3 South West became known as South West Premier.^[1] Promotion continued to National League 2 South and relegation to either South West 1 East or South West 1 West.

South West Premier

Season

No of teams

No of matches

Champions

Runners-up

Relegated teams

Ref

2017–18

14

26

Dings Crusaders

Lydney, Hornets, Newbury Blues

^[66]

2018–19

14

26

Bournemouth

Old Patesians, Newton Abbot, Cleve

^[67]

2019–20

13^[b]

20^[c]

Barnstaple

Bracknell, Newbury Blues

^[70]

2020–21

14

26

Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

2021–22

14

26

Exeter University

Old Redcliffians

Hornets also promoted.

Green background are the promotion places.

Regional 1 South West (2022–)

From 2022–33 season the number of tier 5 leagues was increased from four to six.

Regional 1 South West

Season

No of teams

No of matches

Champions

Runners-up

Relegated teams

Ref

2022–23

12

22

Camborne

Chew Valley

Old Centralians and Drybrook

^[3]

2023–24

12

22

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