Regional 1 South Central

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SportRugby union
Instituted2022; 4 years ago (2022)
Number of teams12
Country England
 Jersey
Regional 1 South Central
Current season or competition:
2025–26 Regional 1 South Central
SportRugby union
Instituted2022; 4 years ago (2022)
Number of teams12
Country England
 Jersey
HoldersJersey (2025–26 (promoted to National League 2 East))
Most titlesWimbledon
Havant
London Welsh
Jersey (1 title)
WebsiteLondon & SE Division

Regional 1 South Central is a level five league in the English rugby union system, with the twelve teams drawn from across southern and South East England. The other level five leagues are Regional 1 Midlands, Regional 1 North West, Regional 1 North East, Regional 1 South East and Regional 1 South West.[1]

Prior to 2022, Regional 1 South Central and Regional 1 South East were part of a unified level five league known as London & South East Premier.

Jersey are the 2025-26 champions and are promoted to National League 2 East

The twelve teams in this league are drawn from across southern England, with the league champions promoted to National 2 East. The league's bottom two teams are relegated to either Regional 2 Thames or Regional 2 South Central depending on their geographic location.[1] 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 table 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

2025–26 season

Departing were London Welsh, promoted to National 2 East while Brighton (11th) and Horsham (12th) were relegated to Regional 2 South East.

Participating teams and locations

League table

Regional 1 South Central 2025–26
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Qualification
1Jersey (P) 222101961408553201105Promotion
2London Scottish Lions 22180477550227319091Promotion play-off
3Tunbridge Wells 22141774951223719582Promotion play-off
4Old Alleynians 2214087166179915172
5CS Stags 1863 22121972149522614771
6Bracknell 2211011562596−3414664
7Farnham 2210012640646–615560
8Worthing Raiders 2210012596644−4813356
9Wimbledon 229013661740−7915354Relegation play-off
10Maidenhead 225116521888−36710234Relegation play-off
11Hammersmith & Fulham (R) 223019497822−32510729Relegation
12Camberley (R) 2231185311060−52910327Relegation
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Number of draws
  3. Difference between points for and against
  4. Total number of points for
  5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  6. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Mint background is the promotion place. (1st)

Green background is the promotion play-off places. (2nd-3rd)
Pink background are the relegation play-off places (9th-10th)

Salmon background are the relegation places (subject to confirmation by the RFU). (11th-12th)
Updated: 13 April 2026

Play-offs

The champions are promoted to National 2 East while the winner of the Regional 1 South Central promotion play-off meets the winner of the Regional 1 South East promotion play-off. The winner of this match plays the 12th placed team of Henley Hawks with the winning team playing in next seasons National 2 East. In each match the highest placed team play at home.

Promotion play-offs
25 April 2026
London Scottish Lions (2nd)33 – 40Tunbridge Wells (3rd)
Report
Round 2
2 May 2026
Letchworth Garden City (2nd)–Tunbridge Wells (3rd)
NLR Accession Final
9 May 2026
Henley Hawks–Winner of round 2
Relegation play-off
25 April 2026
Wimbledon (9th)64 – 38Maidenhead (10th)
Report
Regional 1 Accession Final
9 May 2026
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2024–25 season

Departing were Havant, promoted as champions[5] replaced by Wimbledon who were relegated from National League 2 East. Also departing are Bournemouth who were relegated to Regional 2 South Central.[6] Marlborough transferred across to Regional 1 South West. Ordinarily Horsham would have dropped to Regional 2 South East but due to obtaining the highest amount of points across those finishing in a relegation place (11th) they earned a reprieve as the demise of Jersey Reds meant there was a corresponding adjustment across multiple leagues.A

Joining the league are Jersey and Old Alleynians who were promoted as champions of Regional 2 South Central and Regional 2 South East respectively.[7][8]

Participating teams and locations

League table

Regional 1 South Central 2024–25
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTBLBPts
1London Welsh (P)2221011041393+648230107
2Jersey221903794455+33923099
3CS Rugby 1863221426602407+19517077
4Camberley221327770577+19318074
5Wimbledon221309615575+4015067
6Bracknell227312543639–9619053
7Maidenhead229112569724–15513051
8Old Alleynians228014555668–11318050
9Hammersmith & Fulham227015472731–25912040
10Tunbridge Wells226115473748–27510036
11Brighton (R)225017500695–19515035
12Horsham (R)225116405727–32211033
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Number of draws
  3. Difference between points for and against
  4. Total number of points for
  5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  6. 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 the relegation places.
Updated: 5 April 2025
Source:[11]

2023–24 season

Departing were champions Wimbledon, promoted to National League 2 East, while two teams were relegated - RWB (11th) and Sutton & Epsom (12th) to Regional 2 South Central and Regional 2 South East respectively. Also departing on a level transfer to Regional 1 Midlands were Banbury and Oxford Harlequins.

Three teams were promoted - Hammersmith & Fulham, Horsham and Marlborough from Regional 2 Thames, Regional 2 South East and Regional 2 South Central respectively. CS Rugby 1863 and Tunbridge Wells are both transferred from Regional 1 South East. The remaining seven teams played in this league last season.

Participating teams and locations

League table

Regional 1 South Central 2023–24
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
CHavant221813783496+28717394
2Camberley221615758496+26218387
3London Welsh Amateur221606841537+30417485
4Tunbridge Wells221507641580+6117178
5Bracknell221309621487+13415471
6CS Rugby 18632212010560444+11610664
7Brighton229112598672–7415457
8Maidenhead228014630694−9413348
9Marlborough227015512656−1449542
10Hammersmith & Fulham226016508804−29611338
11AHorsham225017475708−2339635
RBournemouth225116526879−3538232
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Number of draws
  3. Difference between points for and against
  4. Total number of points for
  5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  6. 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 the relegation places.
Updated: 6 April 2024
Source:[14]

Results

Home \ Away BOU BRA BRI CAM CSR HAF HAV HOR LWE MAI MAR TUN
Bournemouth — 31–38 35–44 5–31 21–10 37–32 31–62 31–30 20–42 40–36 28–43 27–43
Bracknell 38–14 — 38–27 33–26 37–31 41–0 15–22 26–3 12–45 24–10 53–9 31–10
Brighton 39–39 48–29 — 22–24 12–5 25–41 28–31 48–19 22–47 37–27 25–12 24–26
Camberley 54–14 22–17 50–14 — 47–8 48–12 27–21 61–35 33–57 26–8 28–23 17–22
CS Rugby 1863 48–26 15–10 38–5 12–5 — 57–7 22–19 35–15 31–19 41–30 27–10 21–26
Hammersmith & Fulham 40–30 20–25 26–34 28–57 3–49 — 24–34 31–24 38–20 35–26 21–29 31–34
Havant 69–14 33–25 32–15 34–34 36–15 39–27 — 30–26 32–25 44–12 50–19 34–21
Horsham 45–3 19–24 14–31 31–38 7–28 39–21 21–19 — 36–42 38–24 12–5 8–33
London Welsh Amateur 57–12 24–17 37–8 24–30 29–23 48–15 22–27 61–12 — 45–37 48–19 48–33
Maidenhead 41–33 17–47 35–36 31–22 25–19 32–7 24–52 29–17 36–40 — 42–12 67–26
Marlborough 31–32 34–24 41–30 12–37 33–10 27–30 21–29 43–10 13–34 22–26 — 42–24
Tunbridge Wells 15–3 27–17 26–24 33–41 22–15 49–19 28–34 45–14 31–27 31–15 36–21 —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2024. Source: Regional 1 South Central
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

Regional 1 South Central honours

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