Southern Counties South

Southern Counties South
Current season or competition:
2015–16 Southern Counties South
Sport Rugby union
Number of teams 12
Country  England
Holders Wootton Bassett (1st title) (2015–16)
(promoted to South West 1 East)
Most titles Wimborne, Frome (2 titles)
Website englandrugby.com

Southern Counties South is a league in the Rugby Football Union South West Division, the rugby union governing body for South West England, part of the Rugby Football Union. The league sits at the seventh tier of club rugby union in England and primarily features teams based in Dorset and Wiltshire. The league champions at the end of the season are promoted to South West 1 East while the runners up face the runners up from Southern Counties North for their place. Relegated teams tend to drop to either Dorset & Wilts 1 North or Dorset & Wilts 1 South depending on geographic placement.

2015–16

The 2015–16 Southern Counties South consists of twelve teams; four each from Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. The season starts on 12 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 Swanage & Wareham and runners up Salisbury (who won their playoff game) were promoted to the South West 1 East while Supermarine and Corsham were both relegated to Dorset & Wilts 1 North. Wootton Bassett were level transferred from Southern Counties North.

Devizes
D Dockers
Marlborough
NE Somerset & Wiltshire border
Wootton Bassett
Wimbourne
North East Somerset & Wiltshire border teams

Bradford on Avon
Frome
Midsomer Norton
Walcot

Locations of the 2015-16 Southern Counties South teams
Bradford on Avon
Midsomer Norton
Frome
Walcot
2015-16 North-East Somerset & Wiltshire border Southern Counties South teams
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season
Bradford-on-Avon Broom Ground Winsley, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire 10th
Devizes The Sports Club Devizes, Wiltshire Relegated from South West 1 East (12th)
Dorchester Coburg Road Dorchester, Dorset 9th
Dorset Dockers Potterne Park Verwood, Dorset Promoted from Dorset & Wilts 1 South (champions)
Frome Gypsy Lane Frome, Somerset 6th
Marlborough The Common Marlborough, Wiltshire Promoted from Dorset & Wilts 1 North (champions)
Midsomer Norton Norton Down Playing Fields Midsomer Norton, Somerset 7th
North Dorset Slaughtergate 1,000 Gillingham, Dorset 4th
Royal Wootton Bassett Ballard’s Ash Sports Ground Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire Transferred from Southern Counties North (3rd)
Sherborne Gainsborough Park Sherborne, Dorset 3rd
Walcot Albert Field Lansdown, Bath, Somerset 5th
Wimbourne Leigh Park Wimbourne, Dorset 8th

Teams 2014-15

Teams 2013-14

Teams 2012-13

Teams 2009-10

Southern Counties South Honours

Southern Counties South Honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1998-99[1] 10 Chippenham Royal Wootton Bassett Blandford, North Dorset, Swindon Southern Counties South
1999-00[2] 10 Tadley Windsor Sherborne Southern Counties South
2000-01[3] 9 Redingensians Salisbury No relegation Southern Counties South
2001-02[4] 10 Wimborne Oakmeadians Melksham, Corsham, Swindon College Old Boys Southern Counties South
2002-03[5] 10 Frome Oakmeadians Calne Southern Counties South
2003-04[6] 9 Ivel Barbarians Tadley Westbury Southern Counties South
2004-05[7] 12 Bournemouth Frome Minety, Bradford-on-Avon Southern Counties South
2005-06[8] 12 Frome Oldfield Old Boys Blandford, Corsham Southern Counties South
2006-07[9] 12 Walcot Royal Wootton Bassett Melksham, Bridport Southern Counties South
2007-08[10] 12 Trowbridge Royal Wootton Bassett Devizes, Dorchester Southern Counties South
2008-09[11] 12 Oakmeadians Royal Wootton Bassett No relegation Southern Counties South
2009-10[12] 12 Wimborne Frome Ivel Barbarians, Minety Southern Counties South
2010-11[13] 12 Salisbury Oldfield Old Boys Bradford-on-Avon, Bridport, Marlborough Southern Counties South
2011-12[14] 12 North Dorset Dorchester Melksham, Blandford Southern Counties South
2012-13[15] 12 Devizes Trowbridge Supermarine, Oakmeadians Southern Counties South
2013-14[16] 12 Wells' Trowbridge Ivel Barbarians Southern Counties South
2014-15[17] 12 Swanage & Wareham Salisbury Supermarine, Corsham Southern Counties South
2015-16[18] 12 Wootton Bassett Midsomer Norton Dorchester, Bradford-on-Avon Southern Counties South
2016-17 12
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/1998-1999/group/9137
  2. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/1999-2000/group/9434
  3. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2000-2001/group/9759
  4. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2001-2002/group/10093
  5. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2002-2003/group/10428
  6. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2003-2004/group/10813
  7. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2004-2005/group/11213
  8. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2005-2006/group/11569
  9. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2006-2007/group/11875
  10. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2007-2008/group/12266
  11. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2008-2009/group/12641
  12. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2009-2010/group/13544
  13. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2010-2011/group/14477
  14. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2011-2012/group/15323
  15. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2012-2013/group/16259
  16. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2013-2014/group/17165
  17. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2014-2015/group/18286
  18. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2015-2016/group/19717

See also

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