Regional 1 South Central
Current season or competition: 2024–25 Regional 1 South Central | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 2022; 2 years ago (2022) |
Number of teams | 12 |
Country | England Jersey |
Holders | Havant (2023–24) |
Most titles | Wimbledon, Havant (1 title) |
Website | London & 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]
Havant are the champions and are promoted to National League 2 East
Format
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
Current season
Leaving the league before the season started were Havant who were promoted as champions the previous season.[2] They were replaced by Wimbledon who were relegated from National League 2 East. Bournemouth were relegated.[3] Horsham would also have been relegated but due to obtaining the highest amount of points across those who would have been relegated from level 5, due to the demise of Jersey Reds, were reprieved from relegation.A Promoted into the league are Jersey and Old Alleynians who were promoted as champions of Regional 2 South Central and Regional 2 South East respectively.[4][5]
Participating teams and locations
| class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024–25 Regional 1 South Central teamsclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024–25 Regional 1 South Central teams in London
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2023-24 season
Teams leaving the league are the champions Wimbledon, promoted to National League 2 East, while two teams are relegated; Wootton Basset (11th position) and Sutton & Epsom (12th) to Regional 2 South Central and Regional 2 Thames respectively. Three teams are promoted from Regional 2 leagues; 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
| class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023–24 Regional 1 South Central teamsclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023–24 Regional 1 South Central teams in London
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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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C | Havant | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 783 | 496 | +287 | 17 | 3 | 94 | |||||
2 | Camberley | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 758 | 496 | +262 | 18 | 3 | 87 | |||||
3 | London Welsh Amateur | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 841 | 537 | +304 | 17 | 4 | 85 | |||||
4 | Tunbridge Wells | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 641 | 580 | +61 | 17 | 1 | 78 | |||||
5 | Bracknell | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 621 | 487 | +134 | 15 | 4 | 71 | |||||
6 | CS Rugby 1863 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 560 | 444 | +116 | 10 | 6 | 64 | |||||
7 | Brighton | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 598 | 672 | –74 | 15 | 4 | 57 | |||||
8 | Maidenhead | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 630 | 694 | −94 | 13 | 3 | 48 | |||||
9 | Marlborough | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 512 | 656 | −144 | 9 | 5 | 42 | |||||
10 | Hammersmith & Fulham | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 508 | 804 | −296 | 11 | 3 | 38 | |||||
11A | Horsham | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 475 | 708 | −233 | 9 | 6 | 35 | |||||
R | Bournemouth | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 526 | 879 | −353 | 8 | 2 | 32 | |||||
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Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places. Updated: 6 April 2024 Source:[13] |
Results
Home \ Away | BOU | BRA | BRI | CAM | CSR | HAF | HAV | HOR | LWE | MAI | MAR | TUN |
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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 | — |
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
Participating teams and locations
| class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2022–23 Regional 1 South Central teamsclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023–24 Regional 1 South Central teams in London
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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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P | Wimbledon | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 959 | 363 | +596 | 20 | 1 | 105 | |||||
2 | Havant | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 733 | 403 | +330 | 16 | 3 | 91 | |||||
3 | Camberley | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 762 | 478 | +284 | 18 | 2 | 90 | |||||
4 | Oxford Harlequins | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 602 | 629 | –27 | 10 | 1 | 63 | |||||
5 | Maidenhead | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 721 | 592 | +129 | 13 | 5 | 62 | |||||
6 | London Welsh Amateur | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 596 | 612 | –16 | 10 | 2 | 54 | |||||
7 | Bournemouth | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 466 | 596 | –130 | 4 | 6 | 46 | |||||
8 | Bracknell | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 472 | 639 | −167 | 9 | 3 | 42 | |||||
9 | Brighton | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 521 | 663 | −142 | 10 | 7 | 41 | |||||
10 | Banbury | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 462 | 766 | −304 | 8 | 3 | 39 | |||||
R | Royal Wootton Bassett | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 420 | 656 | −236 | 6 | 2 | 38 | |||||
R | Sutton & Epsom | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 443 | 760 | −317 | 6 | 5 | 27 | |||||
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Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places. Updated: 18 April 2023 Source:[19] |
Results
Home \ Away | BAN | BOU | BRA | BRI | CAM | HAV | LWE | MAI | OXH | RWB | SAE | WIM |
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Banbury | — | 29–10 | 25–46 | 21–15 | 36–24 | 18–26 | 24–34 | 19–31 | 17–20 | 28–19 | 12–12 | 7–50 |
Bournemouth | 20–21 | — | 23–17 | 17–16 | 20–17 | 24–28 | 42–37 | 10–24 | 25–12 | 49–7 | 28–25 | 12–49 |
Bracknell | 24–19 | 17–10 | — | 22–18 | 7–31 | 8–49 | 28–39 | 14–29 | 17–17 | 40–21 | 34–14 | 24–31 |
Brighton | 17–17 | 22–32 | 18–22 | — | 24–26 | 39–38 | 27–17 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 33–42 | 39–22 | 10–36 |
Camberley | 46–17 | 53–34 | 31–19 | 24–24 | — | 36–18 | 42–22 | 40–15 | 45–43 | 36–7 | 43–21 | 25–20 |
Havant | 43–26 | 34–7 | 28–12 | 41–23 | 18–6 | — | 41–0 | 34–28 | 62–24 | 39–5 | 50–5 | 11–16 |
London Welsh Amateur | 51–15 | 29–22 | 45–15 | 50–10 | 28–58 | 26–31 | — | 20–10 | 22–31 | 33–10 | 42–27 | 7–26 |
Maidenhead | 82–15 | 36–39 | 31–5 | 42–33 | 17–33 | 29–34 | 56–17 | — | 29–46 | 48–10 | 61–24 | 15–67 |
Oxford Harlequins | 41–24 | 21–13 | 24–17 | 37–31 | 17–50 | 5–38 | 41–22 | 19–28 | — | 21–12 | 67–20 | 33–54 |
Royal Wootton Bassett | 31–24 | 20–18 | 47–29 | 12–26 | 19–22 | 17–24 | 12–22 | 24–18 | 22–22 | — | 31–29 | 7–63 |
Sutton & Epson | 22–26 | 13–8 | 34–24 | 42–24 | 26–50 | 27–30 | 15–15 | 26–45 | 19–22 | 5–26 | — | 5–42 |
Wimbledon | 102–22 | 69–3 | 55–31 | 55–26 | 26–24 | 22–16 | 29–18 | 38–24 | 41–14 | 27–19 | 41–10 | — |
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.
Regional 1 South Central honours
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runner–up | Relegated teams | Ref | |||||||||
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2022–23 | 12 | Wimbledon | Havant | Royal Wootton Bassett and Sutton & Epsom | ||||||||||
2023–24 | 12 | Havant | Camberley | HorshamA and Bournemouth | [2] | |||||||||
Green background is the promotion place. |
- ^A Horsham were scheduled to be relegated, however due to the demise of Jersey Reds, Horsham were not relegated due to garnering the highest amount of points at level 5.[20]
References
- ^ a b "League Structure and Leagues for 2022/2023". RFU Community Communications. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Title in the bag as Havant battle up the hill". Havant RFC. 25 March 2024.
- ^ https://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/gallery/rugby/195695/round-up-maidenhead-aiming-to-finish-on-a-high-against-already-relegated-bournemouth.html
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/68615662
- ^ https://www.dulwich.org.uk/old-alleynians-home/old-alleynian-news/oa-news-post/~board/news-21-22/post/oarfc-promoted-for-second-consecutive-season
- ^ a b c "Bracknell RFC". Bracknell RFC. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Brighton RFC". Bracknell RFC. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Camberley RFC". Camberley Rugby Football Club. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "London Welsh RFC". Havant Rugby Football Club. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Maidenhead RFC". Maidenhead RFC. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Bournemouth Rugby". Bournemouth Rugby. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Havant". Havant Rugby Football Club. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Regional 1 South Central". Rugby England. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Banbury RFC". Banbury RFC. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Oxford Harlequins RUFC". Oxford Harlequins RUFC. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Royal Wottoon Bassett RFC". Royal Wottoon Bassett RFC. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Sutton & Epsom RFC". Sutton & Epsom RFC. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Wimbledon RFC". York RUFC. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Regional 1 South Central". Rugby England. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/uk/west-sussex-county-times/20240411/282385519547013
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