Counties 1 Southern South
League in the Rugby Football Union South West Division
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Counties 1 Southern South (formerly known as Southern Counties South) is a level 7 league in the Rugby Football Union South West Division, the rugby union governing body for South West England, part of the Rugby Football Union. When league rugby first began in 1987 it was a single league known as Southern Counties but in 1996 the division was split into two regional leagues: Southern Counties North (now Counties 1 Southern North) and Southern Counties South. Counties 1 Southern South primarily features teams based in Dorset and Wiltshire, with some from Somerset.
Current season or competition: 2025–26 Counties 1 Southern South | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1987 (as Southern Counties) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Royal Wootton Bassett II (2024–25) (promoted to Regional 2 Severn) |
| Most titles | Wimborne (5 titles) |
| Website | |
The league champions at the end of the season are promoted to Regional 2 South Central or Regional 2 Severn while the last two or three teams are relegated to one of three Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts leagues depending on geographic location. As of the 2022–23 season, with the RFU league restructuring, second XVs are able to play in Counties 1 Southern South.
Structure and format
The twelve teams play home and away matches from September through to April, making a total of twenty-two matches each. 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.
In addition:
- 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
- 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match
The league champions are promoted to Regional 2 South Central or Regional 2 Severn while the last two or three teams are relegated to one of three Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts leagues depending on geographic location.
2025–26
Participating teams and locations
Departing were Royal Wootton Bassett II, promoted to Regional 2 Severn while Combe Down (12th) were relegated to Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts North together with Dorchester (11th), relegated to Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts South.
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Locations of the 2025–26 Southern Counties South teams in Somerset and Wiltshire Locations of the 2025–26 Southern Counties South teams in Dorset
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2024–25
Participating teams and locations
Departing were North Dorset, promoted to Regional 2 South Central while Weymouth & Portland (10th) were relegated to Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts South together with Yeovil (11th) and Avondale (12th) both relegated to Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts Central. Incoming teams were Salisbury (11th) and Devizes (12th) relegated from Regional 2 South Central and Regional 2 Severn respectively. Promoted to Counties 1 Southern South were Chippenham II champions of Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts North and Melksham, champions of Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts Central.
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Locations of the 2024–25 Southern Counties South teams in Somerset and Wiltshire Locations of the 2024–25 Southern Counties South teams in Dorset
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League table
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | Points adj | |||||
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| 1 | Royal Wootton Bassett II (P) | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 861 | 425 | 436 | 19 | 0 | 99 | |||||
| 2 | Devizes | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 646 | 482 | 164 | 16 | 3 | 88 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | Sherborne | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 690 | 389 | 301 | 14 | 1 | 87 | |||||
| 4 | Walcot | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 587 | 582 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 65 | |||||
| 5 | Salisbury | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 479 | 469 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 64 | |||||
| 6 | Swanage & Wareham | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 612 | 489 | 123 | 11 | 2 | 59 | |||||
| 7 | Frome | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 525 | 553 | −28 | 12 | 2 | 54 | |||||
| 8 | Corsham | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 553 | 596 | −43 | 10 | 5 | 47 | |||||
| 9 | Melksham | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 534 | 714 | −180 | 9 | 2 | 39 | |||||
| 10 | Chippenham II | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 472 | 766 | −294 | 8 | 4 | 32 | |||||
| 11 | Dorchester (R) | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 465 | 813 | −348 | 10 | 5 | 27 | |||||
| 12 | Combe Down (R) | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 439 | 585 | −146 | 6 | 3 | 25 | −10 | ||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places. Updated: 12 March 2026 Source:[2] | ||||||||||||||||
2023–24
Participating teams and locations
Wimborne, as champions, was promoted to Regional 2 South Central, while Trowbridge II (10th) and Frome II (12), were both relegated to Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts North and Blandford (11th) was relegated to Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts South. Incoming teams were Frome (11th) and Sherborne (11th) relegated from Regional 2 Severn and Regional 2 South West respectively; while Corsham (1st) promoted from Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts Central and Weymouth & Portland (1st) promoted from Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts South.
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Locations of the 2023–24 Southern Counties South teams in Somerset and Wiltshire Locations of the 2023–24 Southern Counties South teams in Somerset and Dorset
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League table
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | Points adj | |||||
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| 1 | North Dorset (P) | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 696 | 306 | 390 | 14 | 2 | 92 | |||||
| 2 | Swanage & Wareham | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 641 | 404 | 237 | 15 | 2 | 85 | |||||
| 3 | Sherborne | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 778 | 343 | 435 | 14 | 2 | 84 | −4 | ||||
| 4 | Frome | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 530 | 405 | 125 | 10 | 3 | 74 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | Walcot | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 548 | 368 | 180 | 8 | 3 | 67 | −4 | ||||
| 6 | Royal Wootton Bassett II | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 578 | 388 | 190 | 10 | 4 | 67 | |||||
| 7 | Combe Down | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 483 | 554 | −71 | 9 | 5 | 53 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | Dorchester | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 629 | 560 | 69 | 11 | 5 | 47 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | Corsham | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 305 | 493 | −188 | 4 | 2 | 38 | |||||
| 10 | Weymouth & Portland (R) | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 404 | 566 | −162 | 6 | 2 | 31 | −5 | ||||
| 11 | Yeovil (R) | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 293 | 1036 | −743 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| 12 | Avondale (R) | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 249 | 711 | −462 | 3 | 3 | 4 | −10 | ||||
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2022–23
Participating teams and locations
This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. Seven of the teams who competed in the final season of Southern Counties South returned.
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Locations of the 2022–23 Southern Counties South teams in Somerset and Wiltshire Locations of the 2022–23 Southern Counties South teams in Somerset and Dorset
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League table
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | Points adj | |||||
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| 1 | Wimborne (P) | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 943 | 263 | 680 | 18 | 0 | 104 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | Walcot | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 775 | 297 | 478 | 14 | 1 | 88 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | Yeovil | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 578 | 474 | 104 | 13 | 1 | 72 | |||||
| 4 | Combe Down | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 589 | 363 | 226 | 12 | 0 | 70 | |||||
| 5 | Dorchester | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 548 | 446 | 102 | 12 | 3 | 66 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | Swanage & Wareham | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 556 | 416 | 140 | 9 | 5 | 63 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | Royal Wootton Bassett II | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 691 | 509 | 182 | 14 | 4 | 62 | |||||
| 8 | North Dorset | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 595 | 523 | 72 | 10 | 4 | 60 | |||||
| 9 | Avondale | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 414 | 482 | −68 | 8 | 3 | 33 | −10 | ||||
| 10 | Trowbridge II (R) | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 412 | 1068 | −656 | 6 | 1 | 18 | −5 | ||||
| 11 | Blandford (R) | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 279 | 704 | −425 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | ||||
| 12 | Frome II (R) | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 144 | 979 | −835 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −9 | ||||
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2021–22
Participating teams and locations
Thatcham finished 11th in 2019–20 but were level transferred to Southern Counties North for the current season.
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Locations of the 2021–22 Southern Counties South teams in Avon and Wiltshire Locations of the 2021–22 Southern Counties South teams in Somerset and Dorset
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2020–21
Due to the coronavirus pandemic the season was cancelled.
2019–20
Participating teams and locations
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Locations of the 2019–20 Southern Counties South teams
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2018–19
Participating teams and locations
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Locations of the 2018–19 Southern Counties South teams
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2017–18
Participating teams and locations
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Locations of the 2017–18 Southern Counties South teams in Wiltshire and Avon Locations of the 2017–18 Southern Counties South teams in Dorset & Somerset
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2016–17
Participating teams and locations
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Locations of the 2016–17 Southern Counties South teams in Wiltshire and Somerset Locations of the 2016–17 Southern Counties South teams in Dorset
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Season 2015–16
The 2015–16 Southern Counties South consists of twelve teams; four each from Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. The season started on 12 September 2015 and ended on 23 April 2016.
Participating teams and locations
Eight of the twelve teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions Swanage & Wareham and runner-up Salisbury (who won their play-off game) were promoted to the South West 1 East while Supermarine and Corsham were both relegated to Dorset & Wilts 1 North. Royal Wootton Bassett were level transferred from Southern Counties North.
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Locations of the 2015–16 Southern Counties South teams in Wiltshire and Somerset Locations of the 2015–16 Southern Counties South teams in Dorset
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2015–16
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | +/− | Try bonus points | Losing bonus points | Points | |
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| 1 | Royal Wootton Bassett | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 640 | 223 | 417 | 13 | 3 | 92 |
| 2 | Midsomer Norton | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 643 | 297 | 346 | 14 | 3 | 83 |
| 3 | North Dorset | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 712 | 365 | 347 | 13 | 5 | 80 |
| 4 | Devizes | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 462 | 322 | 140 | 10 | 4 | 71 |
| 5 | Sherborne | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 619 | 392 | 227 | 9 | 3 | 70 |
| 6 | Marlborough | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 491 | 391 | 100 | 7 | 5 | 68 |
| 7 | Dorset Dockers | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 506 | 555 | −49 | 9 | 2 | 54 |
| 8 | Walcot | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 467 | 561 | −94 | 6 | 2 | 38 |
| 9 | Wimborne | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 406 | 577 | −171 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
| 10 | Frome | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 324 | 664 | −340 | 4 | 4 | 31 |
| 11 | Bradford-on-Avon | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 255 | 691 | −436 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 12 | Dorchester | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 284 | 771 | −487 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
Teams 2014–15
- Bradford-on-Avon
- Corsham
- Dorchester
- Frome
- Midsomer Norton
- North Dorset
- Salisbury (relegated from South West 1 East)
- Sherborne
- Supermarine
- Swanage & Wareham
- Walcot
- Wimborne
Teams 2013–14
- Corsham
- Dorchester
- Frome
- Ivel Barbarians
- North Dorset (relegated from Tribute South West 1 West)
- Sherborne
- Swanage & Wareham
- Trowbridge
- Walcot
- Wells
- Wimborne
Teams 2012–13
- Corsham
- Devizes
- Dorchester
- Frome
- Oakmeadians
- Sherborne
- Supermarine
- Trowbridge
- Walcott
- Weymouth
- Wimborne
- Wootton Bassett
Teams 2009–10
- Bradford-on-Avon
- Corsham
- Devizes
- Dorchester
- Frome
- Ivel Barbarians
- Minety
- North Dorset
- Oldfield Old Boys
- Sherborne
- Tadley
- Wimborne
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division was known as Southern Counties and contained the following teams:
- Aylesbury
- Banbury
- Bletchley
- Bracknell
- Marlow
- Oxford Marathon[a]
- Oxford Old Boys[b]
- Redingensians[c]
- Swindon
- Wimborne
- Windsor
Southern Counties South honours
Southern Counties (1987–1993)
Originally Southern Counties North and Southern Counties South were combined in a single division called Southern Counties. It was a tier 7 league with promotion to South West 2[d] and relegation to either Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1[e] or Bucks/Oxon 1.[f]
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Ref | |||||||||
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| 1987–88 | 11 | Redingensians | Swindon | Bracknell | ||||||||||
| 1988–89 | 11 | Banbury | Aylesbury | Oxford Marathon | ||||||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | Marlow | Swanage & Wareham | Oxford Old Boys | ||||||||||
| 1990–91 | 11 | Sherborne | Windsor | Swindon, Chiltern, Slough, Bracknell | ||||||||||
| 1991–92 | 11 | Banbury | Aylesbury[g] | No relegation[h] | ||||||||||
| 1992–93 | 13 | Swanage & Wareham | Dorchester | Grove | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Southern Counties (1993–1996)
At the end of the 1992–93 season the top six teams from London Division 1 and the top six from South West Division 1 were combined to create National 5 South. This meant that Southern Counties dropped from a tier 7 league to a tier 8 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion continued to South West 2 and relegation to either Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1 or Bucks/Oxon 1.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Ref | |||||||||
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| 1993–94 | 13 | Bournemouth | Bracknell | Royal Wootton Bassett, Redingensians | [6] | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | 13 | Dorchester | Bracknell | Slough, Oxford Marathon | [7] | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | 13 | Amersham & Chiltern | Bracknell[i] | No relegation[j] | [8] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Southern Counties South (1996–2000)
Restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1995–96 season saw Southern Counties split into two separate leagues, Southern Counties North and Southern Counties South, which reverted to tier 7 leagues due to the cancellation of National 5 South. Promotion from Southern Counties South was now to the new South West 2 East[k] while relegation was now only to Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1 (currently split into Dorset & Wilts 1 North and Dorset & Wilts 2 South).[l]
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Ref | |||||||||
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| 1996–97 | 10 | Reading Abbey | Wimborne | Redingensians, Corsham | ||||||||||
| 1997–98 | 10 | Wimborne | Chippenham | Westbury, Weymouth | ||||||||||
| 1998–99 | 10 | Chippenham | Royal Wootton Bassett | Blandford, North Dorset, Swindon | [9] | |||||||||
| 1999–00 | 10 | Tadley | Windsor | Sherborne | [10] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Southern Counties South (2000–2004)
Southern Counties South remained a tier 7 league, with promotion continuing to South West 2 East. However, the transfer of Berkshire clubs from the Dorset/Wilts leagues to the Bucks/Oxon leagues, meant that relegation was now to Dorset & Wilts 1 (formerly Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1).[m]
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Ref | |||||||||
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| 2000–01 | 9 | Redingensians | Salisbury | No relegation | [11] | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | 10 | Wimborne | Oakmeadians | Melksham, Corsham, Swindon College Old Boys | [12] | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | 10 | Frome | Oakmeadians | Calne | [13] | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | 9 | Ivel Barbarians | Tadley | Westbury | [14] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Southern Counties South (2005–2009)
Southern Counties South remained a tier 7 league, with promotion continuing to South West 2 East, while a further restructuring of the Dorset/Wilts leagues meant that relegation was now to either Dorset & Wilts 1 North or Dorset & Wilts 1 South.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Ref | |||||||||
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| 2004–05 | 12 | Bournemouth | Frome | Minety, Bradford-on-Avon | [15] | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | 12 | Frome | Oldfield Old Boys | Blandford, Corsham | [16] | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | 12 | Walcot | Royal Wootton Bassett | Melksham, Bridport | [17] | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | 12 | Trowbridge | Royal Wootton Bassett | Devizes, Dorchester | [18] | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | 12 | Oakmeadians | Royal Wootton Bassett | No relegation | [19] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Southern Counties North (2009–present)
Despite widespread league restructuring by the RFU, Southern Counties South continued as a tier 7 league, with promotion to South West 1 East (formerly South West 2 East) and relegation to either Dorset & Wilts 1 North or Dorset & Wilts 1 South.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Ref | |||||||||
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| 2009–10 | 12 | Wimborne | Frome | Ivel Barbarians, Minety | [20] | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | 12 | Salisbury | Oldfield Old Boys | Bradford-on-Avon, Bridport, Marlborough | [21] | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | 12 | North Dorset | Dorchester | Melksham, Blandford | [22] | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | 12 | Devizes | Trowbridge | Supermarine, Oakmeadians | [23] | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | 12 | Wells | Trowbridge | Ivel Barbarians | [24] | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | 12 | Swanage & Wareham | Salisbury | Supermarine, Corsham | [25] | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | 12 | Royal Wootton Bassett | Midsomer Norton | Dorchester, Bradford-on-Avon | [26] | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | 12 | Wimborne | Trowbridge | Dorset Dockers, Combe Down | [27] | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | 12 | Trowbridge | Marlborough | Blandford, Swanage & Wareham | [28] | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | 12 | Sherborne | Frome | Bradford-on-Avon, Dorchester | [29] | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | 12 | Grove | Frome | North Dorset | [30] | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | 12 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | 12 | Devizes | Salisbury | Corsham (12th) | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Counties 1 Southern South (2022– )
Following the reorganisation of the leagues, Southern Counties South was renamed Counties 1 Southern South and remained a level seven league. The champions are promoted to Regional 2 Severn or Regional 2 South Central and two or three teams are relegated, depending on location, to Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts Central, Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts North or Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts South.
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| Season | No of teams | No of matches | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated team(s) | Ref | ||||||||
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| 2022–23 | 12 | 22 | Wimborne | Walcot | Trowbridge II (10th), Blandford (11th) and Frome II (12th) | [4] | ||||||||
| 2023–24 | 12 | 22 | North Dorset | Swanage & Wareham | Weymouth & Portland (10th), Yeovil (11th) and Avondale (12th) | [3] | ||||||||
| 2024–25 | 12 | 22 | Royal Wootton Bassett | Devizes | Dorchester (11th) and Combe Down (12th) | [2] | ||||||||
| Green background is the promotion place. | ||||||||||||||
Promotion play-offs
From 2000–01 season to 2018–19 there was a play-off between the runners-up of Southern Counties North and Southern Counties South for the third and final promotion place to South West 1 East. The team with the superior league record had home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2018–19 season Southern Counties North teams have been the most successful with twelve wins to the Southern Counties South teams seven; and the home team won promotion on thirteen occasions compared to the away teams six.
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| Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | |||
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| 2000–01[31] | Salisbury (S) | 49–20 | Grove (N) | Castle Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire | ||||
| 2001–02[32] | Grove (N) | 30–13 | Oakmeadians (S) | Recreation Lane, Grove, Oxfordshire | ||||
| 2002–03[33] | Oakmeadians (S) | 24–17 | Aylesbury (N) | Meryick Park, Bournemouth, Dorset | ||||
| 2003–04[34] | Amersham & Chiltern (N)[n] | Tadley (S) | Ash Grove, Amersham, Buckinghamshire | |||||
| 2004–05[35] | Frome (S) | 12–38 | Henley Wanderers (N) | Gypsy Lane, Frome, Somerset | ||||
| 2005–06[36] | Oldfield Old Boys (S) | 32–33 | Swindon (N) | Shaft Road, Monkton Combe, Somerset | ||||
| 2006–07[37] | Wootton Bassett (S) | 17–20 | Tadley (N) | Ballards Ash Sports Ground, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire | ||||
| 2007–08[38] | Wallingford (N) | 22–3 | Wootton Bassett (S) | Wallingford Sports Park, Wallingford, Oxfordshire | ||||
| 2008–09[39] | Marlow (N) | 18–15 | Wootton Bassett (S) | Riverwoods Drive, Marlow, Buckinghamshire | ||||
| 2009–10[40] | Amersham & Chiltern (N) | 45–12 | Frome (S) | Ash Grove, Amersham, Buckinghamshire | ||||
| 2010–11[41] | Aylesbury (N) | 10–39 | Oldfield Old Boys (S) | Ostler's Field, Weston Turville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire | ||||
| 2011–12[42] | Windsor (N) | 22–15 | Dorcester (S) | Home Park, Windsor, Berkshire | ||||
| 2012–13[43] | Grove (N) | 39–20 | Trowbridge (S) | Recreation Lane, Grove, Oxfordshire | ||||
| 2013–14[44] | Trowbridge (S) | 27–19 | Aylesbury (N) | Doric Park, Hilperton, Trowbridge, Wiltshire | ||||
| 2014–15[45] | Salisbury (S) | 34–16 | Aylesbury (N) | Castle Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire | ||||
| 2015–16[46] | Midsomer Norton (S) | 29–22 | Aylesbury (N) | Norton Down Playing Fields, Midsomer Norton, Somerset | ||||
| 2016–17[47] | Bicester (N) | 53–20 | Trowbridge (S) | Oxford Road, Bicester, Oxfordshire | ||||
| 2017–18[48] | Windsor (N) | 29–31 | Marlborough (S) | Home Park, Windsor, Berkshire | ||||
| 2018–19[49] | Frome (S) | 10–23 | Buckingham (N) | Gypsy Lane, Frome, Somerset | 400 | |||
| 2019–20 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up – Frome (S) – promoted instead. | |||||||
| Green background is the promoted team. N = Southern Counties North and S = Southern Counties South | ||||||||
Number of league titles
- Wimborne (5) – 1998, 2002, 2010, 2017, 2023
- Banbury (2)[o] – 1989, 1992
- Redingensians (2)[p] –1988, 2001
- Bournemouth (2)[q] – 1994, 2005
- Frome (2) – 2003, 2006
- Swanage & Wareham (2)[r] – 1993, 2015
- Trowbridge (2) – 2008, 2018
- Sherborne (2)[s] – 1991, 2019
- Devizes](2) –2013, 2022
- North Dorset (2) – 2012, 2024
- Royal Wootton Bassett (2) – 2016, 2025
- Marlow (1)[t] – 1990
- Chippenham (1) – 1993
- Dorchester (1)[u] – 1995
- Amersham & Chiltern (1)[v] – 1996
- Reading Abbey (1) – 1997
- Tadley (1) – 2000
- Ivel Barbarians (1)[w] – 2004
- Walcot (1) – 2007
- Oakmeadians (1) – 2009
- Salisbury (1) – 2011
- Wells (1) – 2014
- Grove (1) – 2020
- Updated to 2024–25 – year(s) won.
See also
Notes
- Oxford Marathon would merge with Oxford Old Boys in 1996 to form Oxford Harlequins.[5]
- Oxford Old Boys would merge with Oxford Marathon in 1996 to form Oxford Harlequins.[5]
- South West 2 is currently two regional divisions: South West 1 East and South West 1 West.
- Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1 no longer contains Berkshire clubs and is currently split into Dorset & Wilts 1 North and Dorset & Wilts 1 South.
- Bucks/Oxon 1 has since involved Berkshire clubs and is currently known as Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier
- 3rd place Windsor also promoted.
- No relegation due to league expansion from 11 to 13 teams for the 1992–93 season.
- Due to the cancellation of Courage League Division 5 and subsequent restructuring of the leagues at the end of the 1995–96 season, six clubs were promoted from Southern Counties including Chinnor, Chippenham, Marlow and Swindon.
- The cancellation of Courage League Division 5 and splitting of Southern Counties into Southern Counties North and Southern Counties South at the end of the 1995–96 season, meant that there was no relegation.
- Another change at the end of the 1995–96 saw South West 2 also split into two regional divisions: South West 2 East and South West 2 West.
- Relegated Southern Counties North clubs dropped to Bucks/Oxon 1.
- Dorset & Wilts 1 is now split into two regional divisions: Dorset & Wilts 1 North and Dorset & Wilts South.
- The result of the 2003–04 playoff between Amersham & Chiltern and Tadley is unknown due to all the south-west promotion playoff games from this season missing from the RFU website. However, as Amersham & Chiltern were in the higher division the next season (and Tadley were not) it is assumed they won the playoff game. Amersham & Chiltern would also have hosted the game as they had a better points record in their league than Tadley did in theirs.
- One of Redingensians titles was won when league was a single division known as Southern Counties.
- One of Bournemouth's titles was won when league was a single division known as Southern Counties.
- One of Swanage & Wareham's titles was won when league was a single division known as Southern Counties.
- One of Sherborne's titles was won when league was a single division known as Southern Counties.
- Dorchester's title was won when league was a single division known as Southern Counties.
- Amersham & Chiltern's title was won when league was a single division known as Southern Counties.
- Ivel Barbarians are now known as Yeovil Rugby Club.