Regional 2 Severn
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Current season or competition: 2025–26 Regional 2 Severn | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 2022 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Trowbridge (2025–26 promoted to Regional 1 South West) |
| Most titles | Matson Royal Wootton Bassett Drybrook Trowbridge (1 title) |
| Website | |
Regional 2 Severn is a level six league in the English rugby union system, one of twelve leagues at this level and the teams are based in counties near the River Severn. The club finishing in first place is promoted to Regional 1 South West.[1]
Trowbridge are the current champions.
The twelve teams are based in counties near the River Severn, mainly Gloucestershire and Somerset, but also Berkshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. The league champions are promoted to Regional 1 South West and relegation is to one of the level seven County 1 Leagues. 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
Participating teams and locations
The twelve teams are drawn from across Gloucestershire (five teams), Wiltshire (three), Berkshire (one), Dorset (one), Oxfordshire (one) and Somerset (one). Departing were Drybrook, promoted to Regional 1 Midlands while Gordano (11th) and Swindon (12th) were relegated to Counties 1 Western North and Counties 1 Southern South respectively. Also leaving were Stow-on-the-Wold (6th) on a level transfer to Regional 2 Midlands West and Weston-super-Mare (7th) level transferred to Regional 2 South West.
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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 | ||||||
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| 1 | Trowbridge (P) | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 980 | 347 | 633 | 21 | 1 | 103 | |||||
| 2 | Chippenham | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1004 | 454 | 550 | 20 | 2 | 96 | |||||
| 3 | Cleve | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1109 | 418 | 691 | 20 | 0 | 92 | |||||
| 4 | Keynsham | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 677 | 521 | 156 | 15 | 2 | 70 | |||||
| 5 | Newbury Blues | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 654 | 809 | −155 | 12 | 2 | 64 | |||||
| 6 | Old Centralians | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 665 | 712 | −47 | 13 | 2 | 61 | |||||
| 7 | Thornbury | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 774 | 673 | 101 | 15 | 2 | 61 | |||||
| 8 | Longlevens | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 698 | 723 | −25 | 13 | 3 | 56 | |||||
| 9 | Witney | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 611 | 879 | −268 | 14 | 4 | 42 | |||||
| 10 | North Dorset | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 424 | 709 | −285 | 6 | 5 | 34 | |||||
| 11 | Royal Wootton Bassett II | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 470 | 931 | −461 | 10 | 2 | 34 | |||||
| 12 | Cheltenham (R) | 22 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 276 | 1166 | −890 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 11 April 2026 Source: [2] | ||||||||||||||||
2024–25
The twelve teams are based in counties near the River Severn, i.e. Gloucestershire (five teams) and Somerset (three teams), with three from Wiltshire and one from Oxfordshire. Departing were Royal Wootton Bassett, promoted to Regional 1 South West. Chosen Hill Former Pupils (11th) and Devizes (12th) were relegated to Counties 1 Western North and Counties 1 Southern South respectively. Winscombe (8th) moved on a level transfer to Regional 2 South West.
Participating teams and locations
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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 | ||||||
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| 1 | Drybrook (P) | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 882 | 341 | 541 | 18 | 1 | 97 | |||||
| 2 | Chippenham | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 934 | 570 | 364 | 19 | 0 | 91 | |||||
| 3 | Trowbridge | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 869 | 472 | 397 | 16 | 4 | 88 | |||||
| 4 | Keynsham | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 728 | 546 | 182 | 16 | 6 | 74 | |||||
| 5 | Longlevens | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 854 | 552 | 302 | 16 | 0 | 72 | |||||
| 6 | Stow-on-the-Wold | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 567 | 530 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 69 | |||||
| 7 | Weston-super-Mare | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 596 | 616 | −20 | 12 | 4 | 57 | |||||
| 8 | Old Centralians | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 505 | 634 | −129 | 11 | 3 | 47 | |||||
| 9 | Witney | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 505 | 691 | −186 | 11 | 4 | 47 | |||||
| 10 | Thornbury | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 562 | 797 | −235 | 14 | 4 | 44 | |||||
| 11 | Gordano (R) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 441 | 661 | −220 | 6 | 5 | 30 | |||||
| 12 | Swindon (R) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 263 | 1296 | −1033 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 26 October 2025 Source: [4] | ||||||||||||||||
2023–24
The twelve teams in this league are drawn from across Gloucestershire (five teams), Somerset (three) and Wiltshire (four). Nine of the teams played in last season's league. Matson, as champions, were promoted to Regional 1 South West, while Frome were relegated to Counties 1 Southern South. Newent moved on a level transfer to Regional 2 West Midlands.[5] Joining were two teams relegated from Regional 1 South West, Old Centralians and Drybrook, while Devizes were added on a level transfer from Regional 2 South Central.
Participating teams and locations
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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 | ||||||
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| 1 | Royal Wootton Bassett (P) | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1093 | 225 | +868 | 21 | 1 | 106 | |||||
| 2 | Old Centralians | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 653 | 458 | +195 | 15 | 0 | 85 | |||||
| 3 | Chippenham | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 793 | 489 | +304 | 19 | 2 | 85 | |||||
| 4 | Drybrook | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 630 | 475 | +155 | 14 | 3 | 69 | |||||
| 5 | Thornbury | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 578 | 629 | −51 | 13 | 3 | 66 | |||||
| 6 | Trowbridge | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 610 | 539 | +71 | 13 | 5 | 62 | |||||
| 7 | Keynsham | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 541 | 567 | −26 | 11 | 4 | 55 | |||||
| 8 | Winscombe | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 598 | 485 | +485 | 11 | 6 | 53 | |||||
| 9 | Gordano | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 438 | 709 | −271 | 9 | 2 | 43 | |||||
| 10 | Swindon | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 428 | 732 | −304 | 9 | 3 | 40 | |||||
| 11 | Chosen Hill Former Pupils (R) | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 362 | 698 | −336 | 4 | 4 | 34 | |||||
| 12 | Devizes (R) | 22 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 291 | 1009 | −718 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 20 January 2025 Source: [9] | ||||||||||||||||
2022–23
The twelve teams in this league are drawn from across Gloucestershire (five teams), Somerset (five) and Wiltshire (two). Matson, won all twenty of their matches and are promoted to Regional 1 South West. Frome are the only team to be relegated and will play in Counties 1 Southern South next season. The league originally had twelve teams, but Old Patesians decided to voluntary relegate themselves to Counties 3 Gloucestershire North, a level 9 league.[10] [11]
Participating teams and locations
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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 | ||||||
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| 1 | Matson (P) | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 718 | 271 | +447 | 18 | 0 | 98 | |||||
| 2 | Chippenham | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 711 | 372 | +339 | 15 | 2 | 77 | |||||
| 3 | Thornbury | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 660 | 396 | +264 | 14 | 3 | 73 | |||||
| 4 | Newent | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 560 | 474 | +86 | 11 | 1 | 66 | |||||
| 5 | Keynsham | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 472 | 494 | –22 | 10 | 4 | 58 | |||||
| 6 | Chosen Hill Former Pupils | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 430 | 502 | −72 | 8 | 4 | 50 | |||||
| 7 | Trowbridge | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 502 | 556 | −54 | 8 | 1 | 41 | |||||
| 8 | Cheltenham | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 421 | 707 | −286 | 13 | 5 | 36 | |||||
| 9 | Gordano | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 406 | 703 | −297 | 10 | 4 | 34 | |||||
| 10 | Winscombe | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 354 | 521 | −167 | 5 | 3 | 30 | |||||
| 11 | Frome (R) | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 379 | 617 | −238 | 4 | 5 | 25 | |||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 19 June 2023 Source: [12] | ||||||||||||||||
Regional 2 Severn honours
The RFU reorganised the league structure in 2022 and this league is one of twelve at level six.
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| Season | No of teams | No of matches | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Ref | ||||||||
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| 2022–23 | 11 | 20 | Matson | Chippenham | Frome | [12] | ||||||||
| 2023–24 | 12 | 22 | Royal Wootton Bassett | Old Centralians | Chosen Hill Former Pupils (11th) and Devizes (12th) | [9] | ||||||||
| 2024–25 | 12 | 22 | Drybrook | Chippenham | Gordano (11th) and Swindon (12th) | |||||||||
| 2025–26 | 12 | 22 | Trowbridge | [2] | ||||||||||
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