Gloucester Premier

Gloucester Premier
Current season or competition:
2015–16 Gloucester Premier
Sport Rugby union
Instituted 2000 (2000)
Number of teams 12
Country England
Holders Bristol Saracens (1st title) (2015–16)
(promoted to Tribute Western Counties North)
Most titles Drybrook (3 titles)
Website englandrugby.com

Gloucester Premier is an English rugby union league which sits at the eighth level of league rugby union in England with teams largely being based in the county of Gloucestershire as well as some teams from Bristol. The league champions automatically move up into Tribute Western Counties North while the runners up play against the runners up from Tribute Somerset Premier for their place. Relegated teams drop down into Gloucester 1.

2015–16

The 2015–16 Gloucester Premier consists of twelve teams from Gloucestershire and north-east Bristol. The season starts on 5 September 2015 and is due to end on 23 April 2016.

Participating teams and location

Eight of the twelve teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions Stroud and runners up Whitehall (who won their playoff game) were promoted to Tribute Western Counties North while Painswick and Gordon League were relegated to Gloucester 1.

Berry Hill
Bream
Bristol S
Chipping S
Frampton C
Hucclecote
Longlevens
N Bristol
St Mary's OB
Tewkesbury
Locations of the 2015-16 Gloucester Premier teams
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season
Berry Hill Lakers Road Coleford, Gloucestershire 5th
Bream High Street Bream, Lydney, Gloucestershire 9th
Bristol Saracens Bakewell Memorial Ground Patchway, Bristol Relegated from Tribute Western Counties North (12th)
Cheltenham Saracens King George V Playing Field Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 3rd
Chipping Sodbury Wickwar Road Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (runners up)
Cirencester The Whiteway Cirencester, Gloucestershire 6th
Frampton Cotterell The Park Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire 8th
Hucclecote Charlies Way Hucclecote, Gloucestershire 7th
Longlevens Longford Lane Longlevens, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (champions)
North Bristol Oaklands Almondsbury, Bristol Relegated from Tribute Western Counties North (13th)
St Mary's Old Boys Trench Lane Almondsbury, Bristol 4th
Tewkesbury The Moats Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire 10th

Participating Clubs 2014-15

Participating Clubs 2013-14

Participating clubs 2012-13

Participating clubs 2011-12

Participating Clubs 2010-11

Participating Clubs 2009-10

Participating Clubs 2008-09

Participating Clubs 2007-08

Participating Clubs 2006-07

Participating Clubs 2005-06

Participating Clubs 2004-05

Participating Clubs 2003-04

Participating Clubs 2002-03

Participating Clubs 2001-02

Gloucester Premier Honours

Gloucester Premier Honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
2000-01[1] 10 Thornbury Old Centralians Brockworth, Bream, Aretians Gloucester Premier
2001-02[2] 10 Spartans Drybrook Chipping Sodbury, Bristol Saracens Gloucester Premier
2002-03[3] 10 Drybrook Barton Hill Hucclecote Gloucester Premier
2003-04[4] 10 Cheltenham North Chosen Hill Former Pupils Cirencester, Old Bristolians, Chipping Sodbury Gloucester Premier
2004-05[5] 10 North Bristol Avonmouth Old Boys Southmead, Tewkesbury Gloucester Premier
2005-06[6] 10 Chosen Hill Former Pupils Barton Hill No relegation[n 1] Gloucester Premier
2006-07[7] 12 Avonmouth Old Boys Widden Old Boys Longlevens, Painswick Gloucester Premier
2007-08[8] 12 Hartpury College North Bristol Aretians High Bridge Jewellers Gloucester Premier
2008-09[9] 12 Drybrook Southmead No relegation High Bridge Jewellers Gloucester Premier
2009-10[10] 12 Matson Cirencester Hucclecote, Spartans Gloucester Premier
2010-11[11] 12 Whitehall Old Richians Gloucester Old Boys, Brockworth, Ross-on-Wye Gloucester Premier
2011-12[12] 12 Old Bristolians Drybrook Longlevens, Bishopston, Old Colstonians Gloucester Premier
2012-13[13] 12 Drybrook Frampton Cotterell Widden Old Boys Gloucester Premier
2013-14[14] 12 Newent Bristol Saracens Southmead, Dursley Gloucester Premier
2014-15[15] 12 Stroud Whitehall Painswick, Gordon League Gloucester Premier
2015-16[16] 12 Bristol Saracens Cirencester Bream, Tewkesbury Gloucester Premier
2016-17 12
Green backgrounds are promotion places.
  1. ↑ There was no relegation as the division would be expanded from 10 to 12 teams for the next season.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2000-2001/group/9783
  2. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2001-2002/group/10117
  3. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2002-2003/group/10452
  4. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2003-2004/group/10837
  5. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2004-2005/group/11237
  6. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2005-2006/group/11593
  7. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2006-2007/group/11887
  8. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2007-2008/group/12278
  9. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2008-2009/group/12652
  10. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2009-2010/group/13552
  11. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2010-2011/group/14485
  12. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2011-2012/group/15331
  13. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2012-2013/group/16267
  14. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2013-2014/group/17173
  15. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2014-2015/group/18294
  16. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2015-2016/group/19725

See Also

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