London 2 South West
English rugby union league
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London 2 South West is an English level 7 Rugby Union League.[1] When this division began in 1987 it was known as London 3 South West, changing to its current name ahead of the 2009–10 season. The division is made up of teams predominantly from south-west London, Surrey, and Hampshire. The 12 teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Each year all clubs in the division are also invited to take part in the RFU Intermediate Cup - a level 7 national competition.
Current season or competition: 2019–20 London 2 South West | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1987 (as London 3 South West) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Battersea Ironsides (1st title) (2019–20) (promoted to London 1 South) |
| Most titles | Guildford (3 titles) |
| Website | englandrugby.com |
Promoted teams move up to London 1 South with league champions going up automatically and the runners up playing a playoff against the runners up from London 2 South East while demoted teams usually drop down to London 3 South West.
Teams for 2021–22
The teams competing in 2021-22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019-20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020-21.
Old Tonbridgians who finished 10th in 2019-20 were unable to fulfil their fixtures in and withdrew from the league in November 2021. Later the same month London Exiles, who finished 9th in 2019-20, also withdrew from the league having played only one match.
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  Chiswick Tiffinians Twickenham Locations of the 2021–22 London 2 South West teams in Greater London Locations of the 2021–22 London 2 South West teams in Hampshire, Surrey & East Sussex
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Season 2020–21
On 30 October the RFU announced [2] that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning London 2 South West was not contested.
Teams for 2019–20
Departing were KCS Old Boys promoted as champions to London 1 South whilst Gosport & Fareham (11th) and Effingham & Leatherhead (12th) were relegated to London 3 South West.
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Battersea L Exiles Emanuel Tonbridgians Twickenham Locations of the 2019-20 London 2 South West teams in Greater London Locations of the 2019–20 London 2 South West teams
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Teams for 2018–19
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Locations of the 2018–19 London 2 South West clubs in Hampshire & Surrey
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Teams for 2017–18
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Locations of the 2017-18 London 2 South West teams in Greater London Locations of the 2017–18 London 2 South West teams
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Teams for 2016-17
- Andover
- Camberley (promoted from London 3 South West)
- Effingham & Leatherhead
- KCS Old Boys
- London Cornish
- London Exiles
- Old Reigatian
- Old Tonbridgians (promoted from London 3 South West)
- Portsmouth
- Twickenham (relegated from London 1 South)
- Warlingham
- Winchester
Teams for 2015-16
- Andover (promoted from London 3 South West)
- Basingstoke (relegated from London 1 South)
- Cobham (relegated from London 1 South)
- Effingham & Leatherhead
- KCS Old Boys
- London Cornish
- London Exiles (promoted from London 3 South West)
- Old Reigatian
- Portsmouth
- Warlingham
- Weybridge Vandals
- Winchester
Teams for 2014-15
- Effingham & Leatherhead
- Farnham (promoted from London 3 South West)
- KCS Old Boys(promoted from London 3 South West)
- London Cornish
- Old Alleynian
- Old Reigatian
- Portsmouth
- Tadley
- Tottonians
- Warlingham
- Weybridge Vandals
- Winchester
Teams for 2013-14
- Effingham & Leatherhead
- Gosport & Fareham
- Guildford
- London Cornish
- Old Alleynian
- Old Reigatian
- Portsmouth
- Teddington
- Tottonians
- Trojans (relegated from London 1 South)
- Weybridge Vandals
- Winchester (promoted from London 3 South West)
Teams for 2012-13
1 Chobham 87
2 Sutton & Epsom 85
3 Guildford 80
4 Tottonians 71
5 Effingham & Leatherhead 59
6 Old Reigatian 50
7 Portsmouth 50
8 London Cornish 38
9 Teddington 37
10 Old Alleynian 35
11 KCS Old Boys 35
12 Camberley 15
Teams for 2011-12
1 Gosport & Fareham 97
2 Wimbledon 88
3 Guildford 67
4 London Cornish 59
5 Tottonians 55
6 Old Reigatian 54
7 Camberley 48
8 Effingham & Leatherhead 45
9 Chobham 43
10 Teddington 39
11 Twickenham 38
12 Bognor 15
Teams for 2010-11
- Bognor
- Effingham and Leatherhead
- Guernsey
- Guildford
- Gosport & Fareham
- KCS Old Boys
- London Cornish
- Old Reigatians
- Tottonians
- Trojans
- Twickenham
- Weybridge Vandals
Teams for 2009-10
- Bognor
- Effingham and Leatherhead
- Guernsey
- Guildford
- London Cornish
- London Irish Amateur
- London South Africa
- Tottonians
- Trojans
- Twickenham
- Weybridge Vandals
- Winchester
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as London 3 South West) contained the following teams:
- Alton
- Eastleigh
- Guy's Hospital
- Jersey
- Old Emanuel
- Old Whitgiftian
- Old Walcountians
- Purley[a]
- Trojans
- Warlingham
- Winchester
London 2 South West Honours
London 3 South West (1987–1993)
Originally known as London 3 South West, this division was a tier 7 league with promotion up to London 2 South and relegation down to either Hampshire 1 or Surrey 1.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1987–88 | 11 | Purley | Alton | Trojans, Warlingham | ||||||||||
| 1988–89 | 11 | Alton | Old Guildfordians | Jersey, Winchester | ||||||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | Dorking | Purley | Gosport | ||||||||||
| 1990–91 | 11 | Old Blues | Old Reigatian | Old Whitgiftian | ||||||||||
| 1991–92 | 11 | KCS Old Boys | Old Reigatian | No relegation[b] | ||||||||||
| 1992–93 | 13 | Old Wimbledonians | Warlingham | Jersey, Millbrook | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
London 3 South West (1993–1996)
At the end of the 1992–93 season, the top six teams from London 1 and the top six from South West 1 were combined to create National 5 South. This meant that London 3 South West dropped from a tier 7 league to a tier 8 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion continued to London 2 South, and relegation to either Hampshire 1 or Surrey 1.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1993–94 | 13 | Portsmouth | Old Guildfordians | United Services Portsmouth, Winchester | ||||||||||
| 1994–95 | 12 | Wimbledon | Alton | Eastleigh, Southampton | ||||||||||
| 1995–96 | 13 | Old Guildfordians | Portsmouth | Cranleigh, Old Alleynians | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
London 3 South West (1996–2000)
The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that London 3 South West reverted to being a tier 7 league. Promotion continued to London 2 South and relegation to either Hampshire 1 or Surrey 1.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1996–97 | 13 | Winchester | Warlingham[c] | No relegation[d] | ||||||||||
| 1997–98 | 17 | Alton | Jersey | Guy's Hospital, Old Walcountians, Esso | ||||||||||
| 1998–99[4] | 16 | Effingham & Leatherhead | Jersey | Streatham-Croydon, Farnborough | ||||||||||
| 1999–00[5] | 17 | Gosport & Fareham | Jersey | Multiple teams[e] | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
London 3 South West (2000–2009)
London 3 South West continued to be a tier 7 league with promotion up to London 2 South. However, the introduction of London 4 South West ahead of the 2000–01 season meant that clubs were relegated into this new division instead of into Hampshire 1 or Surrey 1.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 2000–01[6] | 10 | Portsmouth | Gosport & Fareham | Old Emanuel | ||||||||||
| 2001–02[7] | 10 | Andover | Cobham | Weybridge Vandals | ||||||||||
| 2002–03[8] | 10 | Richmond | Barnes | Dorking | ||||||||||
| 2003–04[9] | 10 | Guildford | Old Wimbledonians | Old Blues | ||||||||||
| 2004–05[10] | 12 | Jersey | Effingham & Leatherhead | Alton | ||||||||||
| 2005–06[11] | 12 | Andover | London Irish Amateur | Weybridge Vandals, Farnham | ||||||||||
| 2006–07[12] | 12 | Chobham | Dorking | Gosport & Fareham, Camberley, Old Mid-Whitgiftian | ||||||||||
| 2007–08[13] | 12 | Cobham | Purley John Fisher | Old Wimbledonians, Andover | ||||||||||
| 2008–09[14] | 12 | Chichester | Wimbledon[f] | No relegation[15] | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
London 2 South West (2009–present)
Nationwide league restructuring by the RFU ahead of the 2009–10 season saw London 3 South West renamed as London 2 South West. It remained at level 7 with promotion to London 1 South (formerly London 2 South) and relegation to London 3 South West (formerly London 4 South West).
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 2009–10[16] | 12 | London Irish Amateur | Guernsey | Winchester, London South Africa | ||||||||||
| 2010–11[17] | 12 | Guernsey | Trojans | KCS Old Boys, Weybridge Vandals | ||||||||||
| 2011–12[18] | 12 | Gosport & Fareham | Wimbledon | Bognor, Twickenham | ||||||||||
| 2012–13[19] | 12 | Chobham | Sutton & Epsom | Camberley, KCS Old Boys | ||||||||||
| 2013–14[20] | 12 | Guildford | Gosport & Fareham | Teddington, Trojans | ||||||||||
| 2014–15[21] | 12 | Tottonians | London Cornish | Tadley, Farnham | ||||||||||
| 2015–16[22] | 12 | Cobham | London Cornish | Basingstoke, Weybridge Vandals | ||||||||||
| 2016–17[23] | 12 | London Cornish | Camberley | Warlingham, Portsmouth | ||||||||||
| 2017–18[24] | 12 | Camberley | Old Reigatian | Andover, Winchester | ||||||||||
| 2018–19[25] | 12 | KCS Old Boys | Farnham | Effingham & Leatherhead, Gosport & Fareham | ||||||||||
| 2019–20[26] | 12 | Battersea Ironsides | Farnham | Old Cranleighans, Old Emanuel | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Promotion play-offs
Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of London 2 South East and London 2 South West for the third and final promotion place to London 1 South. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the London 2 South West teams have been the most successful with ten wins to the London 2 South East teams nine, and the home team has won promotion on eleven occasions compared to the away teams eight.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season ended in March with four game rounds remaining. On 4 April 2020 the RFU announced that a "best playing record formula" would be used to determine promotion and relegation and there would be no play-offs. Consequently, Farnham RFC (84.33 adjusted points tally) were promoted to London 1 South in favour of London 2 South East runners up Old Colfeians (83.11 adjusted points tally).
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| Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | |||||||||
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| 2000-01[27] | Gosport & Fareham (SW) | 27-14 | Sidcup (SE) | Gosport Park, Gosport, Hampshire | ||||||||||
| 2001-02[28] | Sidcup (SE) | 21-23 | Cobham (SW) | Crescent Farm, Sidcup, Kent | ||||||||||
| 2002-03[29] | Barnes (SW) | 41-3 | Dartfordians (SE) | Barn Elms, Barnes, London | ||||||||||
| 2003-04[30] | Old Wimbledonians (SW) | 3-24 | Lewes (SE) | Somerset Avenue, Wimbledon, London | ||||||||||
| 2004-05[31] | Sevenoaks (SE) | 33-12 | Effingham & Leatherhead (SW) | Knole Paddock, Sevenoaks, Kent | ||||||||||
| 2005-06[32] | Purley John Fisher (SE) | 15-23 | London Irish Wild Geese (SW) | Parsons Pightle, Old Coulsdon, Greater London | ||||||||||
| 2006-07[33] | Dorking (SW) | 21-6 | Purley John Fisher (SE) | The Big Field, Brockham, Surrey | ||||||||||
| 2007-08[34] | Purley John Fisher (SW) | 19-25 | Dover (SE) | Parsons Pightle, Old Coulsdon, Greater London | 400 | |||||||||
| 2008-09[35] | Aylesford Bulls (SE)[g] | 20-36 | Wimbledon (SW) | Hall Road, Aylesford, Kent | ||||||||||
| 2009-10[37] | Hove (SE) | 17-14 | Guernsey (SW) | Hove Recreation Ground, Hove, East Sussex | ||||||||||
| 2010-11[38] | Aylesford Bulls (SE) | 14-28 | Trojans (SW) | Hall Road, Aylesford, Kent | ||||||||||
| 2011-12[39] | Wimbledon (SW) | 18-6 | Charlton Park (SE) | Barham Road, Wimbledon, London | ||||||||||
| 2012-13[40] | Charlton Park (SE) | 12-15 | Sutton & Epsom (SW) | Broad Walk, Kidbrooke, Greater London | ||||||||||
| 2013-14[41] | Gosport & Fareham (SW) | 14-10 | Maidstone (SE) | Gosport Park, Gosport, Hampshire | ||||||||||
| 2014-15[42] | Medway (SE) | 29-12 | London Cornish (SW) | Priestfields, Rochester, Kent | 600 | |||||||||
| 2015-16[43] | Sevenoaks (SE) | 37-31 | London Cornish (SW) | Knole Paddock, Sevenoaks, Kent | 234 | |||||||||
| 2016-17[44] | Camberley (SW) | 17-20 | Old Colfeians (SE) | Watchetts Recreation Ground, Camberley, Surrey | ||||||||||
| 2017-18[45] | Hove (SE) | 17-16 | Old Reigatian (SW) | Hove Recreation Ground, Hove, East Sussex | ||||||||||
| 2018-19[46] | Horsham (SE) | 44-17 | Farnham (SW) | Coolhurst Ground, Horsham, West Sussex | 600 | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up - Farnham (SW) - promoted instead. | |||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | ||||||||||||||
| Green background is the promoted team. SE = London 2 South East (formerly London 3 South East) and SW = London 2 South West (formerly London 3 South West) | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Guildford (3)[h]
- Alton (2)
- Andover (2)
- Chobham (2)
- Cobham (2)
- Gosport & Fareham (2)
- KCS Old Boys (2)
- Portsmouth (2)
- Battersea Ironsides (1)
- Camberley (1)
- Chichester (1)
- Dorking (1)
- Effingham & Leatherhead (1)
- Guernsey (1)
- Jersey (1)
- London Cornish (1)
- London Irish Amateur (1)
- Old Blues (1)
- Old Wimbledonians (1)
- Purley (1)
- Richmond (1)
- Tottonians (1)
- Wimbledon (1)
- Winchester (1)
Notes
- As the league was due to increase from 11 to 13 teams for the follow season, there was no relegation.
- 3rd place Portsmouth also promoted.
- No relegation as league was set to expand from 13 to 17 teams for the following season.
- The introduction of London 4 South West for the following season meant that eleven clubs would be relegated. Old Reigatian and Old Whitgiftian dropped two levels to Surrey 1, while Old Alleynian, Fawley, Purley John Fisher, Tottonians, Southampton, Reeds Weybridge, Cranleigh, Barnes and Cobham went into the new London 4 South West division.
- Both Wimbledon and the runners up from London 2 East, Aylesford Bulls, were promoted to London 2 South this year.
- Despite losing the playoff, Aylesford Bulls would join Wimbledon in London 1 South the following season.[36]
- Includes 1 title won by founder club Old Guildfordians.