Regional 1 South Central
Current season or competition:
2023–24 Regional 1 South Central
SportRugby union
Instituted2022; 2 years ago (2022)
Number of teams12
Country England
HoldersWimbledon (2022–23)
Most titlesWimbledon (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]

Wimbledon 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:

Current 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

League table

Regional 1 South Central 2023–24
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1 Camberley 1 1 0 0 47 8 +39 1 0 5
2 Brighton 1 1 0 0 48 29 +19 1 0 5
3 Hammersmith & Fulham 1 1 0 0 38 20 +18 5 0 5
4 Tunbridge Wells 1 1 0 0 36 21 +15 1 0 5
5 Bournemouth 1 1 0 0 40 36 +4 1 0 5
6 Havant 1 1 0 0 30 26 +4 1 0 5
7 Maidenhead 1 0 0 1 36 40 –4 1 1 2
8 Horsham 1 0 0 1 26 30 −4 1 1 2
9 Bracknell 1 0 0 1 29 48 −19 1 0 1
10 Marlborough 1 0 0 1 21 36 −15 0 0 0
11 London Welsh Amateur 1 0 0 1 20 38 −18 0 0 0
12 CS Rugby 1863 1 0 0 1 8 47 −39 0 0 0
  • 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: 2 September 2023
Source:[9]

Results

Home \ Away BOU BRA BRI CAM CSR HAF HAV HOR LWE MAI MAR TUN
Bournemouth — 9 Dec 27 Jan 4 Nov 23 Mar 2 Mar 6 Jan 21 Oct 18 Nov 40–36 16 Sep 30 Sep
Bracknell 9 Sep — 6 Apr 16 Dec 14 Oct 23 Sep 16 Mar 4 Nov 13 Jan 3 Feb 11 Nov 2 Dec
Brighton 14 Oct 48–29 — 3 Feb 18 Nov 4 Nov 16 Sep 30 Sep 2 Mar 23 Mar 9 Dec 6 Jan
Camberley 17 Feb 16 Sep 21 Oct — 47–8 18 Nov 30 Sep 11 Nov 23 Mar 9 Dec 6 Jan 27 Jan
CS Rugby 1863 2 Dec 27 Jan 16 Mar 6 Apr — 9 Sep 17 Feb 6 Jan 16 Dec 30 Sep 21 Oct 11 Nov
Hammersmith & Fulham 11 Nov 6 Jan 17 Feb 16 Mar 9 Dec — 27 Jan 2 Dec 38–20 16 Sep 30 Sep 21 Oct
Havant 23 Sep 18 Nov 16 Dec 13 Jan 4 Nov 14 Oct — 30–26 3 Feb 2 Mar 23 Mar 9 Sep
Horsham 3 Feb 17 Feb 13 Jan 2 Mar 23 Sep 23 Mar 6 Apr — 9 Sep 14 Oct 18 Nov 16 Dec
London Welsh Amateur 16 Mar 30 Sep 11 Nov 2 Dec 16 Sep 6 Apr 21 Oct 9 Dec — 6 Jan 27 Jan 17 Feb
Maidenhead 6 Apr 21 Oct 2 Dec 9 Sep 13 Jan 16 Dec 11 Nov 27 Jan 23 Sep — 17 Feb 16 Mar
Marlborough 16 Dec 2 Mar 9 Sep 23 Sep 3 Feb 13 Jan 2 Dec 16 Mar 14 Oct 4 Nov — 6 Apr
Tunbridge Wells 13 Jan 23 Mar 23 Sep 14 Oct 2 Mar 3 Feb 9 Dec 16 Sep 4 Nov 18 Nov 36–21 —
Updated to match(es) played on 2 September 2023. 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

Participating teams and locations

League table

Regional 1 South Central 2022–23
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
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
  • 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: 18 April 2023
Source:[15]

Results

Home \ Away BAN BOU BRA BRI CAM HAV LWE MAI OXH RWB SAE WIM
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 —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2023. 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.

Regional 1 South Central honours

List of Regional 1 South Central honours
Season No of teams Champions Runner–up Relegated teams Ref
2022–23 12 Wimbledon Havant Royal Wootton Bassett and Sutton & Epsom
Green background is the promotion place.

References

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  8. ^ a b "Maidenhead RFC". Maidenhead RFC. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
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  10. ^ "Banbury RFC". Banbury RFC. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Oxford Harlequins RUFC". Oxford Harlequins RUFC. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Royal Wottoon Bassett RFC". Royal Wottoon Bassett RFC. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Sutton & Epsom RFC". Sutton & Epsom RFC. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Wimbledon RFC". York RUFC. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Regional 1 South Central". Rugby England. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
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