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Regional 1 South East
Level five league in the English rugby union system
Regional 1 South East (up until 2022–23 known as London & South East Premier and up until 2016–17 known as National League 3 London & South East) is a level five league in the English rugby union system.[1] It is one of six leagues at this level. When this division began in 1987 it was known as London Division 1. The format of the league was changed at the beginning of the 2009–10 season following re-organisation by the Rugby Football Union while the name change from National League 3 to Premier was introduced for the 2017–18 season to make it more obvious that it is a regional league.[1] London & South East Premier was the highest regional rugby union league covering London and south east England. Following the RFU Adult Competition Review the league was decreased from 14 to 12 and the name changed to Regional 1 South East. Part of the area formerly covered by London & South East Premier is now covered by a new league Regional 1 South Central.
Current season or competition: 2022–23 Regional 1 South East | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1987; 37 years ago (1987) (as London 1) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Colchester (1st title) (2023–24) |
| Most titles | Barnes, Basingstoke, Canterbury, Havant and Westcombe Park (2 titles) |
| Website | clubs.rfu.com |
The twelve teams play home and away matches from September through to March, making a total of twenty-two matches each. The results of the matches contribute points to the league 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
The first-placed team at the end of season wins promotion to National League 2 East. Three teams are relegated into Regional 2 South East, Regional 2 Anglia and Regional 2 Thames depending on location
Participating teams and locations
| Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
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| Bedford Athletic | Putnoe Woods | 500 | Bedford, Bedfordshire | 7th |
| Colchester | Raven Park | Colchester, Essex | 3rd | |
| Harpenden | Redbourn Lane | Harpenden, Hertfordshire | 4th | |
| Hertford | Highfields | Ware, Hertfordshire | 9th | |
| Letchworth Garden City | Legends Lane, Baldock Road | Letchworth, Hertfordshire | Promoted from Regional 2 Anglia (1st) | |
| Old Northamptonians | Sir Humphrey Cripps Pavilion | Northampton, Northamptonshire | Promoted from Regional 2 East Midlands (1st) | |
| Oundle | Occupation Road | Oundle, Northamptonshire | Transferred from Regional 1 Midlands (7th) | |
| Rochford Hundred | The Rugby Park | 1,000 | Hawkwell, Rochford, Essex | Relegated from National League 2 East (13th) |
| Shelford | The Davey Field | 2,000 (150 seats) | Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire | 2nd |
| Sudbury | Whittome Field | Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk | 8th | |
| Tring | Pendley Sports Centre | 750 | Tring, Hertfordshire | 5th |
| Westcliff | The Gables | 1,000 | Eastwood, Essex | Relegated from National League 2 East (14th) |
League table
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | ||||
| C | Colchester | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 864 | 412 | +452 | 21 | 1 | 102 | |||
| 2 | Sudbury | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 813 | 431 | +382 | 15 | 2 | 87 | |||
| 3 | Harpenden | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 651 | 606 | +45 | 11 | 1 | 70 | |||
| 4 | Letchworth Garden City | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 635 | 633 | +2 | 14 | 1 | 69 | |||
| 5 | Shelford | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 654 | 596 | +58 | 11 | 5 | 64 | |||
| 6 | Oundle | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 544 | 466 | +78 | 9 | 4 | 59 | |||
| 7 | Hertford | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 515 | 603 | –88 | 11 | 3 | 52 | |||
| 8 | Tring | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 600 | 626 | –26 | 6 | 5 | 51 | |||
| 9 | Old Northamptonians | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 550 | 556 | –6 | 10 | 5 | 51 | |||
| 10 | Bedford Athletic | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 549 | 776 | –227 | 8 | 6 | 38 | |||
| R | Rochford Hundred | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 482 | 842 | –360 | 8 | 1 | 29 | |||
| R | Westcliff | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 508 | 818 | –310 | 6 | 3 | 23 | |||
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Results
| Home \ Away | BED | COL | HAR | HER | LET | OLN | OUN | ROC | SHE | SUD | TRI | WCL |
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| Bedford Athletic | — | 30–34 | 26–17 | 29–10 | 20–26 | 25–26 | 9–43 | 45–28 | 34–54 | 24–31 | 12–45 | 36–14 |
| Colchester | 31–13 | — | 43–19 | 43–12 | 38–36 | 36–10 | 46–10 | 46–10 | 38–10 | 52–12 | 57–39 | 57–15 |
| Harpenden | 62–32 | 27–26 | — | 35–17 | 38–29 | 24–14 | 27–20 | 49–28 | 32–27 | 12–40 | 20–17 | 52–16 |
| Hertford | 33–22 | 34–35 | 18–18 | — | 6–27 | 33–40 | 29–26 | 30–7 | 27–23 | 20–36 | 35–13 | 32–19 |
| Letchworth Garden City | 17–42 | 13–51 | 29–20 | 27–16 | — | 39–36 | 45–29 | 57–10 | 50–18 | 20–54 | 24–22 | 38–38 |
| Old Northamptonians | 32–7 | 27–40 | 13–22 | 36–6 | 26–35 | — | 28–26 | 31–37 | 34–29 | 29–33 | 17–19 | 45–21 |
| Oundle | 27–24 | 12–27 | 24–19 | 24–3 | 30–15 | 7–26 | — | 41–17 | 7–29 | 19–20 | 39–25 | 35–6 |
| Rochford Hundred | 25–27 | 7–66 | 34–45 | 47–40 | 15–25 | 26–15 | 17–27 | — | 20–37 | 21–31 | 31–55 | 27–18 |
| Shelford | 37–33 | 28–30 | 21–36 | 20–29 | 46–13 | 44–30 | 26–17 | 50–20 | — | 19–18 | 35–27 | 39–17 |
| Sudbury | 90–7 | 16–7 | 58–12 | 17–32 | 31–13 | 17–3 | 17–17 | 57–7 | 43–22 | — | 62–12 | 60–17 |
| Tring | 39–20 | 13–35 | 33–18 | 38–21 | 21–23 | 18–15 | 20–24 | 28–15 | 14–20 | 39–34 | — | 27–22 |
| Westcliff | 55–32 | 14–48 | 41–47 | 21–32 | 26–34 | 12–17 | 13–35 | 22–33 | 27–20 | 27–36 | 47–36 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Six of the twelve teams participated in the 2021–22 competition. They are joined by Shelford, Sudbury, Colchester and Harpenden, all promoted from London 1 North, together with Medway and Bedford Athletic promoted from London 1 South and Midlands 1 East respectively. Sutton & Epsom, Maidenhead, Havant, Wimbledon and Brighton were level transferred to Regional 1 South Central. Other teams leaving the division were Dorking, Sevenoaks and North Walsham who were promoted to National League 2 East. There was no relegation from the league at the end of last season.
Participating teams
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Final league table
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | Adj pts | |||||
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| 1 | Westcombe Park | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 814 | 385 | 429 | 16 | 2 | 90 | |||||
| 2 | Shelford | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 493 | 455 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 72 | |||||
| 3 | Colchester | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 576 | 508 | 68 | 14 | 5 | 69 | |||||
| 4 | Harpenden | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 558 | 478 | 80 | 9 | 4 | 65 | |||||
| 5 | Tring | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 532 | 528 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 62 | |||||
| 6 | Tunbridge Wells | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 503 | 487 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 60 | |||||
| 7 | Bedford Athletic | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 627 | 621 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 52 | |||||
| 8 | Sudbury | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 546 | 590 | −44 | 10 | 4 | 50 | |||||
| 9 | Hertford | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 446 | 513 | −67 | 7 | 5 | 48 | |||||
| 10 | CS Rugby 1863 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 468 | 575 | −107 | 8 | 7 | 46 | −5 | ||||
| 11 | Sidcup | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 413 | 644 | −231 | 2 | 5 | 35 | |||||
| 12 | Medway | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 347 | 539 | −192 | 0 | 6 | 26 | |||||
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Results
| Home \ Away | BED | COL | CSR | HAR | HER | MED | SHE | SID | SUD | TRI | TUN | WCP |
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| Bedford Athletic | — | 24–50 | 30–23 | 24–23 | 101–21 | 45–15 | 29–15 | 40–22 | 22–10 | 22–28 | 10–12 | 29–62 |
| Colchester | 20–17 | — | 31–13 | 24–24 | 31–19 | 22–19 | 18–34 | 34–12 | 28–22 | 34–38 | 34–0 | 27–31 |
| CS Rugby 1863 | 27–22 | 12–47 | — | 10–31 | 22–7 | 30–7 | 23–25 | 26–27 | 29–24 | 11–13 | 15–12 | 10–83 |
| Harpenden | 26–26 | 25–24 | 27–36 | — | 30–12 | 22–20 | 27–29 | 29–18 | 34–20 | 22–35 | 55–7 | 19–5 |
| Hertford | 35–30 | 43–12 | 18–19 | 22–15 | — | 19–7 | 21–14 | 51–15 | 40–24 | 29–5 | 10–28 | 3–24 |
| Medway | 15–20 | 16–23 | 29–24 | 20–21 | 20–15 | — | 21–38 | 12–27 | 22–12 | 6–14 | 22–17 | 15–33 |
| Shelford | 20–15 | 3–27 | 24–23 | 20–19 | 15–10 | 27–12 | — | 28–19 | 35–12 | 24–24 | 27–47 | 17–15 |
| Sidcup | 24–29 | 14–18 | 17–19 | 14–34 | 14–10 | 10–6 | 19–24 | — | 22–17 | 29–30 | 18–9 | 0–47 |
| Sudbury | 47–27 | 31–9 | 42–32 | 17–19 | 35–30 | 19–5 | 19–15 | 45–31 | — | 45–33 | 10–30 | 26–43 |
| Tring | 38–17 | 23–20 | 18–13 | 31–32 | 20–7 | 26–33 | 22–26 | 15–25 | 29–20 | — | 28–27 | 15–19 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 48–24 | 28–24 | 0–44 | 24–12 | 14–3 | 30–15 | 8–14 | 55–17 | 17–21 | 38–34 | — | 37–19 |
| Westcombe Park | 40–24 | 60–19 | 41–17 | 40–12 | 18–21 | 45–10 | 25–19 | 66–19 | 38–28 | 29–13 | 31–15 | — |
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.
Nine of the fourteen teams participated in the 2019-20 competition. They are joined by Sutton & Epsom who were relegated from National League 2 South, along with three promoted sides; Havant, North Walsham and Westcombe Park. Maidenhead who played in South West Premier in 2019-20 were level transferred into London & South East Premier as the nearest club geographically to address an imbalance of teams in the league. Teams leaving the division included Rochford Hundred who were promoted into National League 2 South as champions along with Guernsey Raiders who won the virtual promotion play-off against Weston-super-Mare RFC, while teams relegated from the league included Bedford Athletic (Midlands 1 East), Guildford (London 1 South) and London Irish Wild Geese (London 1 South).
The teams competing in 2021–22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019–20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020-21.
Participating teams
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Final league table
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | Adj pts | |||||
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| 1 | Sevenoaks | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 862 | 318 | 544 | 17 | 2 | 111 | |||||
| 2 | Dorking | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 958 | 322 | 636 | 18 | 4 | 107 | |||||
| 3 | North Walsham | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 858 | 423 | 435 | 18 | 2 | 104 | |||||
| 4 | Hertford | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 797 | 406 | 391 | 14 | 3 | 93 | |||||
| 5 | Havant | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 685 | 473 | 212 | 13 | 3 | 89 | |||||
| 6 | Westcombe Park | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 720 | 603 | 117 | 14 | 4 | 78 | |||||
| 7 | Wimbledon | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 682 | 538 | 144 | 10 | 3 | 69 | |||||
| 8 | Maidenhead | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 613 | 709 | −96 | 10 | 4 | 54 | |||||
| 9 | Sidcup | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 502 | 772 | −270 | 6 | 0 | 52 | |||||
| 10 | Tring | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 560 | 792 | −232 | 7 | 6 | 47 | −5 | ||||
| 11 | Sutton & Epsom | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 384 | 735 | −351 | 5 | 3 | 44 | |||||
| 12 | Brighton | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 456 | 849 | −393 | 7 | 4 | 35 | |||||
| 13 | Tunbridge Wells | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 405 | 898 | −493 | 2 | 7 | 25 | |||||
| 14 | CS Rugby 1863 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 252 | 896 | −644 | 2 | 3 | −11 | −20 | ||||
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On 30th October the RFU announced[5] that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning London & South East Premier was not contested.
Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by Guernsey and London Irish Wild Geese who were relegated from National League 2 South, along with three promoted sides; Brighton, Rochford Hundred and Sevenoaks.[6][7][8][9] [10] Teams leaving the division included Sutton & Epsom who were promoted into National League 2 South as champions and Westcliff who won the promotion playoff, while teams relegated from the league included Brentwood, Chingford and Shelford (all London 1 North).
Participating teams
Final league table
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On 4 April, the Rugby Football Union confirmed the final table for the season.[11]
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Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by Wimbledon who were relegated from National League 2 South, along with four promoted sides; Bedford Athletic, Brentwood, Chingford and CS Rugby 1863. Bedford Athletic had initially been promoted into Midlands Premier but were level transferred into London & South East Premier as the nearest club geographically to address an imbalance of teams in the league. Teams leaving the division included Barnes who were promoted into National League 2 South as champions along with Guernsey who won the promotion playoff, while teams relegated from the league included Southend Saxons (London 1 North), Towcestrians (Midlands 1 East) and Westcombe Park (London 1 South).
Participating teams
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Promotion play-off
Each season, the runners-up in the London & South East Premier (National League 3 London & South East) and South West Premier (formerly National League 3 South West) participate in a play-off for the third promotion place to National League 2 South. The team with the best playing record, in this case Westcliff, hosted the match and beat their opponents Barnstaple 44 – 5 to win promotion to National League 2 South for the first time. This was Westcliff's first appearance in the play-offs and Barnstaple's second; in 2016 Barnstaple beat Tonbridge Juddians 31 – 30 at Tonbridge. The home team have won fifteen out of nineteen play-off matches and the south-east team have won the play-off thirteen times.
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points |
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| Westcliff (P) | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 808 | 425 | 383 | 17 | 5 | 98 |
| Barnstaple | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 747 | 541 | 206 | 12 | 1 | 91 |
Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by Barnes who were relegated from National League 2 South along with three promoted teams Sidcup, Tring and Tunbridge Wells.[13][14][15][16] Tonbridge Juddians were promoted into National League 2 South as champions along with Wimbledon who won the promotion playoff.[17][18] Teams relegated from the league included Amersham & Chiltern and Colchester (London 1 North) and Chichester (London 1 South).[19] To address an imbalance of teams, Towcestrians were level transferred into the league from the Midlands Premier, as they were the nearest team geographically.[20]
Participating teams
| Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
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| Barnes | Barn Elms | Barnes, London | Relegated from National League 2 South (15th) | |
| Dorking | The Big Field | 1,000+ | Dorking, Surrey | 8th |
| Guernsey | Footes Lane | 5,000 (720 seats) | Saint Peter Port, Guernsey | 5th |
| Guildford | Broadwater Sports Club | Farncombe, Surrey | 9th | |
| Hertford | Highfields | Ware, Hertfordshire | 3rd | |
| Shelford | The Davey Field | 2,000 (150 seats) | Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire | 6th |
| Sidcup | Crescent Farm | Sidcup, London | Promoted from London 1 South (champions) | |
| Southend Saxons | Warners Bridge Park | Southend, Essex | 11th | |
| Sutton & Epsom | Rugby Lane | Cheam, London | 10th | |
| Towcestrians | Greens Norton Road | Towchester, Northamptonshire | Level transfer from Midlands Premier (10th) | |
| Tring | Pendley Sports Centre | 750 | Tring, Hertfordshire | Promoted from London 1 North (champions) |
| Tunbridge Wells | St Marks Recreation Ground | 3,000 | Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent | Promoted from London 1 South (playoffs) |
| Westcliff | The Gables | 1,000 | Eastwood, Southend-on-Sea, Essex | 7th |
| Westcombe Park | Goddington Dene | 3,200 (200 seats) | Orpington, London | 4th |
Final 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 | Barnes (P) | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 944 | 380 | 564 | 20 | 3 | 111 | ||||||
| 2 | Guernsey (P) | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 962 | 446 | 516 | 19 | 3 | 110 | ||||||
| 3 | Tring | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 783 | 414 | 369 | 16 | 3 | 105 | ||||||
| 4 | Hertford | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 896 | 484 | 412 | 20 | 3 | 105 | ||||||
| 5 | Tunbridge Wells | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 681 | 557 | 124 | 16 | 5 | 77 | ||||||
| 6 | Westcliff | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 816 | 555 | 261 | 15 | 4 | 75 | ||||||
| 7 | Shelford | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 672 | 688 | -16 | 12 | 3 | 59 | ||||||
| 8 | Sidcup | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 654 | 790 | -136 | 11 | 4 | 59 | ||||||
| 9 | Dorking | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 646 | 725 | -79 | 11 | 4 | 57 | ||||||
| 10 | Sutton & Epsom | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 634 | 875 | -241 | 13 | 4 | 57 | ||||||
| 11 | Guildford | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 604 | 834 | -230 | 15 | 7 | 52 | ||||||
| 12 | Westcombe Park (R) | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 511 | 759 | -248 | 8 | 3 | 49 | ||||||
| 13 | Southend Saxons (R) | 26 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 458 | 1052 | -594 | 6 | 4 | 30 | ||||||
| 14 | Towcestrians (R) | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 386 | 1088 | -702 | 5 | 1 | 20 | ||||||
| Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 07 June 2018 Source: 2017-2018 | |||||||||||||||||
Promotion play-off
Each season, the runners-up in the London & South East Premier, and South West Premier participate in a play-off for promotion to National League 2 South. The team with the best playing record, in this case Guernsey RFC, hosted the match and beat their opponents Bournemouth 38 – 23 to win promotion.
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points |
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| Guernsey (P) | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 962 | 446 | 516 | 19 | 3 | 110 |
| Bournemouth | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 761 | 635 | 126 | 9 | 4 | 83 |
Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by Dorking and Southend Saxons who were relegated from National 2 South while three promoted teams, Amersham & Chiltern, Guildford and Sutton & Epsom were promoted into the league. London Irish Wild Geese were promoted to National League 2 South as champions while Eton Manor and Gravesend were relegated to London 1 North and London 1 South respectively. Originally, Westcliff were supposed to go down as the 14th placed team, but they were granted a reprieve when East Grinstead (who had finished 3rd) decided to take voluntary relegation, due to the loss of a key sponsor and dropped five leagues to Sussex Spitfire 1.[21][22] Finally Bracknell were level transferred back to National League 3 South West after just one season to address an imbalance in teams after having finished 11th.[23]
Current results see:- National League 3 London & South East results
Participating teams
| Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
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| Amersham & Chiltern | Weedon Lane | Amersham, Buckinghamshire | promoted from London 1 North (champions) | |
| Chichester | Oaklands Park | Chichester, West Sussex | 10th | |
| Colchester | Mill Road Playing Fields | Colchester, Essex | 9th | |
| Dorking | The Big Field | 1,000+ | Dorking, Surrey | relegated from National League 2 South (14th) |
| Guernsey | Footes Lane | 5,000 (720 seats) | Saint Peter Port, Guernsey | 6th |
| Guildford | Broadwater Sports Club | Farncombe, Surrey | promoted from London 1 South (play-off) | |
| Hertford | Highfields | Ware, Hertfordshire | 4th | |
| Shelford | The Davey Field | 2,000 (150 seats) | Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire | 7th |
| Southend Saxons | Warners Bridge Park | Southend, Essex | relegated from National League 2 South (15th) | |
| Sutton & Epsom | Rugby Lane | Cheam, London | promoted from London 1 South (champions) | |
| Tonbridge Juddians | The Slade | 1,500 | Tonbridge, Kent | 2nd (lost play-off) |
| Westcliff | The Gables | 1,000 | Eastwood, Southend-on-Sea, Essex | 12th |
| Westcombe Park | Goddington Dene | 3,200 (200 seats) | Orpington, London | 5th |
| Wimbledon | Beverley Meads | 1,000 | Raynes Park, Merton, London | 8th |
Final 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 | Tonbridge Juddians (P) | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 887 | 352 | 535 | 20 | 0 | 120 | ||||||
| 2 | Wimbledon (P) | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 936 | 399 | 537 | 21 | 2 | 115 | ||||||
| 3 | Hertford | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 726 | 471 | 255 | 13 | 4 | 85 | ||||||
| 4 | Westcombe Park | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 719 | 392 | 327 | 11 | 5 | 84 | ||||||
| 5 | Guernsey | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 756 | 618 | 138 | 14 | 5 | 74 | ||||||
| 6 | Shelford | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 622 | 642 | −19 | 8 | 1 | 67 | ||||||
| 7 | Westcliff | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 539 | 613 | −74 | 7 | 6 | 57 | ||||||
| 8 | Dorking | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 553 | 663 | –110 | 6 | 4 | 56 | ||||||
| 9 | Guildford | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 533 | 689 | −156 | 7 | 3 | 54 | ||||||
| 10 | Sutton & Epsom | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 547 | 707 | −160 | 5 | 6 | 51 | ||||||
| 11 | Southend | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 509 | 626 | −117 | 6 | 2 | 50 | ||||||
| 12 | Chichester (R) | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 528 | 683 | −155 | 9 | 7 | 47 | ||||||
| 13 | Colchester (R) | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 465 | 791 | −326 | 5 | 7 | 28 | ||||||
| 14 | Amersham & Chiltern (R) | 26 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 370 | 1045 | −675 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||||
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Promotion play-off
Each season, the runners-up in the National League 3 London and SE, and National League 3 South West participate in a play-off for promotion to National League 2 South. The team with the best playing record, in this case Wimbledon RFC, hosted the match and beat their opponents Dings Crusaders RFC 55 – 5 to win promotion.
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points |
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| Wimbledon (P) | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 936 | 399 | 537 | 21 | 2 | 115 |
| Dings Crusaders | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 676 | 448 | 228 | 8 | 3 | 87 |
Participating clubs
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Final league table
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| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Bonus Points | Points | ||||||||
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| 1 | London Irish Wild Geese (C) | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 791 | 442 | 349 | 16 | 108 | |||||||
| 2 | Tonbridge Juddians | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 833 | 395 | 438 | 21 | 102 | |||||||
| 3 | East Grinstead (R)[lower-alpha 2] | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 687 | 337 | 350 | 17 | 99 | |||||||
| 4 | Hertford | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 749 | 431 | 318 | 15 | 89 | |||||||
| 5 | Westcombe Park | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 738 | 421 | 317 | 17 | 87 | |||||||
| 6 | Guernsey | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 666 | 592 | 74 | 16 | 76 | |||||||
| 7 | Shelford | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 597 | 542 | 55 | 17 | 73 | |||||||
| 8 | Wimbledon | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 635 | 492 | 143 | 12 | 64 | |||||||
| 9 | Colchester | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 567 | 616 | –49 | 11 | 59 | |||||||
| 10 | Chichester | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 484 | 609 | –125 | 12 | 52 | |||||||
| 11 | Bracknell | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 478 | 702 | –224 | 10 | 46 | |||||||
| 12 | Westcliff[lower-alpha 3] | 26 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 427 | 814 | –387 | 8 | 28 | |||||||
| 13 | Gravesend (R) | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 378 | 809 | –431 | 8 | 20 | |||||||
| 14 | Eton Manor (R) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 277 | 1,105 | –828 | 5 | 5 | |||||||
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Promotion play-off
The runners-up in the National League 3 London and SE, and National League 3 South West participate in a play-off for promotion to National League 2 South. The team with the best playing record, in this case Tonbridge Juddian, host the match and their opponents are Barnstaple. Juddians lost the match 31 – 30 to a penalty in the last minute of the match and will stay in National 3 London and SE for next season.[24]
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points |
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| Tonbridge Juddian | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 833 | 395 | 438 | 13 | 2 | 102 |
| Barnstaple (P) | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 715 | 378 | 337 | 12 | 2 | 98 |
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| 1 | Bury St Edmunds (C) | 26 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 800 | 401 | 399 | 18 | 98 | |||||||
| 2 | Barnes (P) | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 638 | 492 | 146 | 15 | 91 | |||||||
| 3 | London Irish Wild Geese | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 681 | 524 | 157 | 14 | 90 | |||||||
| 4 | East Grinstead | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 599 | 429 | 170 | 14 | 78 | |||||||
| 5 | Westcombe Park | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 630 | 473 | 157 | 22 | 73 | |||||||
| 6 | Hertford | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 615 | 565 | 50 | 12 | 68 | |||||||
| 7 | Chichester | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 547 | 612 | –65 | 13 | 63 | |||||||
| 8 | Tonbridge Juddians | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 582 | 591 | –9 | 15 | 61 | |||||||
| 9 | Gravesend | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 509 | 614 | –105 | 9 | 55 | |||||||
| 10 | Guernsey | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 617 | 650 | –33 | 14 | 53 | |||||||
| 11 | Westcliff | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 516 | 681 | –165 | 12 | 48 | |||||||
| 12 | Tring (R) | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 500 | 695 | –195 | 10 | 48 | |||||||
| 13 | Amersham & Chiltern (R) | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 489 | 610 | –121 | 11 | 47 | |||||||
| 14 | CS Rugby 1863 (R) | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 481 | 867 | –386 | 11 | 35 | |||||||
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Promotion play-off
The runners-up in the National League 3 London and SE, and National League 3 South West participate in a play-off for promotion to National League 2 South. The team with the best playing record, in this case Exmouth, hosts the match; their opponents were Barnes and the match was played on 25 April 2015. At the end of full-time the match score was 22 – 22, and Barnes scored the only points in extra-time, to win the match 27– 22.[25]
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points |
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| Exmouth | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 820 | 426 | 394 | 13 | 2 | 99 |
| Barnes (P) | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 638 | 492 | 146 | 13 | 2 | 91 |
| 25 April 2015 14:30 |
| Exmouth | 22 – 27 | Barnes |
| Imperial Recreation Ground Attendance: 1,000 |
After extra time (80 mins: 22 – 22)
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| 1 | Dorking (C) | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1048 | 384 | 664 | 21 | 111 | |||||||
| 2 | Old Elthamians (P) | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 961 | 376 | 585 | 19 | 111 | |||||||
| 3 | East Grinstead | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 792 | 379 | 413 | 17 | 95 | |||||||
| 4 | Tonbridge Juddian | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 712 | 583 | 129 | 13 | 85 | |||||||
| 5 | Guernsey | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 733 | 487 | 246 | 17 | 79 | |||||||
| 6 | Tring | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 667 | 574 | 93 | 14 | 70 | |||||||
| 7 | Bury St Edmunds | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 729 | 687 | 42 | 16 | 70 | |||||||
| 8 | Hertford | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 645 | 557 | 88 | 14 | 68 | |||||||
| 9 | CS Rugby 1863 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 622 | 695 | –73 | 14 | 60 | |||||||
| 10 | Westcombe Park | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 611 | 649 | –38 | 11 | 55 | |||||||
| 11 | Barnes | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 519 | 790 | –271 | 15 | 51 | |||||||
| 12 | Basingstoke (R) | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 583 | 838 | –255 | 13 | 43 | |||||||
| 13 | Thurrock (R) | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 441 | 1016 | –575 | 6 | 20 | |||||||
| 14 | Barking (R) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 329 | 1377 | –1048 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
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First season as a national league
When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as London 1) contained the following teams:
- Dartfordians
- Ealing
- Esher
- Guildford & Godalming[lower-alpha 4]
- Ipswich
- Lewes
- Old Gaytonians[lower-alpha 5]
- Ruislip
- Sutton & Epsom
- Upper Clapton[lower-alpha 6]
- United Services Portsmouth
In the first season of the English rugby union league pyramid, sponsored by Courage, there was four, tier five leagues. These were London Division 1, Midland Division 1, North Division 1 and South West Division 1. In 1987 the geographical area for teams in the south-east of England was known as the London and South East Division and covered the counties of Essex, Hampshire, Kent, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Surrey and Sussex. The league was also known as London League 1 and London 1. There were eleven teams in the league and they played each team once, giving each team ten matches.[29] This system prevailed for five seasons, and in 1992–93 the number of teams increased from eleven to thirteen. The following season (1993–94) the league was reorganised and the four tier five leagues became two; National 5 North and National 5 South.[30] After three seasons, in 1996–97, a further reorganisation occurred, and there was a return to four, tier five leagues; with London Division One covering the same area as before.[31] This system prevailed until 2009–10 when the number of teams was increased from twelve to fourteen and renamed National League Three London & South East. The league name changed once more for the 2017–18, when it was renamed to London & South East Premier.[1]
London Division One (1987–93)
The original London Division One was a tier five league with promotion up to Area League 2 South and relegation down to either London 2 North or London 2 South.
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| Season | No of teams | No of matches | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||
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| 1987–88 | 11 | 10 | Ealing | Ruislip | Esher, Upper Clapton | [32] | |||||||
| 1988–89 | 11 | 10 | Basingstoke | Sutton & Epsom | Guildford & Godalming, Dartfordians | [29] | |||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | 10 | North Walsham | Ealing | No relegation | [29] | |||||||
| 1990–91 | 11 | 10 | Sidcup | Cheshunt | US Portsmouth | [29] | |||||||
| 1991–92 | 11 | 10 | Thurrock | Eton Manor | Cheshunt, Ruislip, Lewes | [33] | |||||||
| 1992–93 | 13 | 12 | Tabard | Ealing | Barking, Old Colfeians, Old Mid-Whitgiftian, Old Alleynian, Dorking, Old Gaytonians, Sidcup | [34] | |||||||
London Division One
The top six teams from London Division One and the top six from South West Division One were combined to create National 5 South. London Division 1 was now the name of a tier six league and was one of two feeder leagues for National 5 South.
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| Season | No of teams | No of matches | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||
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| 1993–94 | 13 | 12 | Barking | Ealing | Thurrock, Dorking, Old Alleynian | [35] | |||||||
| 1994–95 | 13 | 12 | Camberley | Esher | Streatham-Croydon, Eton Manor, Maidstone | [36] | |||||||
| 1995–96 | 13 | 12 | Charlton Park | Southend | Ealing | ||||||||
London Division One
For the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 South was discontinued and London Division One returned to being a tier five league. Promotion was to National 4 South (renamed to National 3 South in 2000–01), while relegation continued to London 2 North and London 2 South.
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| Season | No of teams | No of matches | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||
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| 1996–97 | 14 | 13 | Esher | Norwich | Southend, Thurrock | [37] | |||||||
| 1997–98 | 17 | 16 | Norwich | Staines | Askeans | [38] | |||||||
| 1998–99 | 17 | 16 | Westcombe Park | Staines | Southend, Charlton Park | [39] | |||||||
| 1999–00 | 17 | 16 | Basingstoke | Staines | Cheshunt, Sudbury, Old Mid-Whitgiftian, Wimbledon, Ruislip, Woodford | [40][lower-alpha 7] | |||||||
| 2000–01 | 11 | 20 | Old Colfeians | Havant | Guildford & Godalming, Thurrock | [41][lower-alpha 8] | |||||||
| 2001–02 | 12 | 22 | Havant | Basingstoke | Cambridge | [42] | |||||||
| 2002–03 | 12 | 22 | Southend | Haywards Heath | Cheshunt, Northwich, Winchester | [43] | |||||||
| 2003–04 | 12 | 22 | Havant | Hertford | Harlow, Camberley, Staines | [44] | |||||||
| 2004–05 | 12 | 22 | Cambridge | Worthing | Thanet Wanderers, Sutton & Epsom, London Nigerian | [45] | |||||||
| 2005–06 | 12 | 22 | Canterbury | Richmond | Tabard, Old Colfeians | [46] | |||||||
| 2006–07 | 12 | 22 | London Scottish | Ealing Trailfinders | Guildford, Haywards Heath, Staines | [47] | |||||||
| 2007–08 | 12 | 22 | Richmond | Worthing | Thanet Wanderers, Basingstoke, CS Rugby 1863 | [48] | |||||||
| 2008–09 | 12 | 22 | Shelford | Barnes | No relegation | [49] | |||||||
National League 3 London & SE
The division was renamed National League 3 London & SE following a restructuring of the national leagues which led to changes at all levels. It continued as a tier 5 league with promotion to National League 2 South (formerly National 3 South) and relegation to either London 1 North or London 1 South (formerly London 2 North and London 2 South).
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| Season | No of teams | No of matches | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Reference | ||||||||
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| 2009–10 | 14 | 26 | Jersey | Old Albanian | Haywards Heath, Portsmouth, Sutton & Epsom | [50] | ||||||||
| 2010–11 | 14 | 26 | Barnes | Hertford | Diss, North Walsham, Basingstoke | [51] | ||||||||
| 2011–12 | 14 | 26 | Canterbury | Tonbridge Juddian | Havant, Luton, Bracknell | [52] | ||||||||
| 2012–13 | 14 | 26 | Bishop's Stortford | Dorking | Staines, Westcliff, Gravesend | [53] | ||||||||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 26 | Dorking | Old Elthamians | Barking, Thurrock, Basingstoke | [54] | ||||||||
| 2014–15 | 14 | 26 | Bury St Edmunds | Barnes | CS Rugby 1863, Amersham & Chiltern, Tring | [55] | ||||||||
| 2015–16 | 14 | 26 | London Irish Wild Geese | Tonbridge Juddians | Eton Manor, Gravesend, East Grinstead[lower-alpha 9] | [56] | ||||||||
| 2016–17 | 14 | 26 | Tonbridge Juddians | Wimbledon | Amersham & Chiltern, Colchester, Chichester | [57] | ||||||||
| Green background are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
London & South East Premier
The division was renamed London & South East Premier in order to make it more obvious that it was a regional league and the pinnacle of the London & South East region. It continued to be a tier 5 league with promotion to National League 2 South and relegation to London 1 North or London 1 South.
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| Season | No of teams | No of matches | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Reference | ||||||||
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| 2017–18 | 14 | 26 | Barnes | Guernsey | Towcestrians, Southend Saxons, Westcombe Park | [58] | ||||||||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 26 | Sutton & Epsom | Westcliff | Shelford, Brentwood, Chingford | [59] | ||||||||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 22[lower-alpha 10] | Rochford Hundred | Guernsey | Guildford, Bedford Athletic, London Irish Wild Geese | [62] | ||||||||
| 2020–21 | 14 | 26 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | |||||||||||
| 2021–22 | 14 | 26 | Sevenoaks | Dorking | North Walsham (also promoted). No relegation due to league reorganisation. | |||||||||
| Green background are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Regional 1 South East
Following a reorganisation of the league structure by the RFU, this league is now one of six at tier 5. Promotion is to National League 2 East and relegation to either Regional 2 Anglia, Regional 2 South East or Regional 2 Thames depending on location.
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| Season | No of teams | No of matches | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Reference | ||||||||
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| 2022–23 | 12 | 22 | Westcombe Park | Shelford | CS Rugby 1863, Sidcup and Medway | [63] | ||||||||
| 2023–24 | 12 | 22 | Colchester | Sudbury | Rochford Hundred and Westcliff | |||||||||
| Green background is the promotion place. | ||||||||||||||
Between seasons 2000–01 and 2018–19 there has been a play-off between the runners-up of London & South East Premier and South West Premier for the third and final promotion place to National League 2 South. The team with the superior league record has home advantage. At the end of the 2019–20 season the London and south-east teams have been the most successful with thirteen wins to the south-west teams six; and the home team has won promotion on fifteen occasions compared to the away teams four.
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| Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | Reference | ||||||||
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| 2000–01 | Cinderford (SW) | 26–10 | Havant (LSE) | Dockham Road, Cinderford, Gloucestershire | ||||||||||
| 2001–02 | Basingstoke (LSE) | 29–13 | Dings Crusaders (SW) | Down Grange, Basingstoke, Hampshire | [64] | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Haywards Heath (LSE) | 34–21 | Reading (SW) | Whiteman's Green, Cuckfield, West Sussex | [65][66] | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | Hertford (LSE) | 25–14 | Cinderford (SW) | Highfields, Ware, Hertfordshire | [67] | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | Worthing Raiders (LSE) | 26–30 | Bridgwater & Albion (SW) | Roundstone Lane, Angmering, West Sussex | 1,200 | [68][69] | ||||||||
| 2005–06 | Richmond (LSE) | 3–12 | Clifton (SW) | Athletic Ground, Richmond, Greater London | 1,100 | [70][71] | ||||||||
| 2006–07 | Ealing Trailfinders (LSE) | 48–16 | Cleve (SW) | Trailfinders Sports Ground, Ealing, Greater London | [72][73] | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Worthing Raiders (LSE) | 18–5 | Bracknell (SW) | Roundstone Lane, Angmering, West Sussex | [74][75] | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | Barnes (LSE) | 39–18 | Bracknell (SW) | Barn Elms, Barnes, Greater London | [76][77] | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | Old Albanian (LSE) | 15–0 | Old Patesians (SW) | Woollam Playing Fields, St Albans, Hertfordshire | [78][79] | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | Hertford (LSE) | 23–22 | Bournemouth (SW) | Highfields, Ware, Hertfordshire | 1,000 | [80][81] | ||||||||
| 2011–12 | Chinnor (SW) | 19–8 | Tonbridge Juddians (LSE) | Kingsey Road, Thame, Oxfordshire | [82][83] | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Exmouth (SW) | 21–20 | Dorking (LSE) | Imperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth, Devon | [84][85] | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Old Elthamians (LSE) | 17–10 | Redingensians (SW) | Foxbury Avenue, Chislehurst, Kent | 1,350 | [86][87] | ||||||||
| 2014–15 | Exmouth (SW) | 22–27 (aet) | Barnes (LSE) | Imperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth, Devon | 1,000 | [88][89] | ||||||||
| 2015–16 | Tonbridge Juddians (LSE) | 30–31 | Barnstaple (SW) | The Slade, Tonbridge, Kent | 600 | [90][91] | ||||||||
| 2016–17 | Wimbledon (LSE) | 55–5 | Dings Crusaders (SW) | Beverley Meads, Raynes Park, Greater London | 350 | [92] | ||||||||
| 2017–18 | Guernsey (LSE) | 38–23 | Bournemouth (SW) | Footes Lane, Saint Peter Port, Guernsey | [93] | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | Westcliff (LSE) | 44–5 | Barnstaple (SW) | The Gables, Eastwood, Essex | 750[94] | [95] | ||||||||
| 2019–20 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up – Guernsey (LSE) – promoted instead. | |||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | |||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | Cancelled due to the reorganisation of the league | |||||||||||||
| Green background is the promoted team. (LSE = London & South East teams while SW = South West teams). | ||||||||||||||
- Barnes (2)
- Basingstoke (2)
- Canterbury (2)
- Havant (2)
- Westcombe Park (2)
- Barking (1)
- Bishop's Stortford (1)
- Bury St Edmunds (1)
- Camberley (1)
- Cambridge (1)
- Charlton Park (1)
- Dorking (1)
- Ealing (1)
- Esher (1)
- Jersey (1)
- London Irish Wild Geese
- London Scottish (1)
- London Welsh (1)[lower-alpha 11]
- North Walsham (1)
- Norwich (1)
- Old Colfeians (1)
- Richmond (1)
- Rochford Hundred (1)
- Sevenoaks (1)
- Shelford (1)
- Sidcup (1)
- Southend (1)
- Sutton & Epsom (1)
- Tabard
- Thurrock (1)
- Tonbridge Juddians (1)
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom the promotion playoff game was cancelled and the winners were determined on final points tally.
- Despite finishing 3rd in the league, East Grinstead decided to take voluntary relegation due to being left insolvent after their director (and financial backer) pulled out of the club. They will be relegated all the way down to level 10 (Sussex Intermediate League) giving a reprieve to Westcliff who would have been relegated in 12th position had it not been for East Grinstead's demotion.[22]
- Following East Grinsteads voluntary relegation, 12th placed Westcliff were granted a reprieve and would not be relegated this season.[21]
- Guildford & Godalming would merge with Old Guildfordians in 2003 to form Guildford Rugby Club.
- Despite finishing 3rd in the league, East Grinstead decided to take voluntary relegation due to being left insolvent after their director (and financial backer) pulled out of the club. The will be relegated all the way down to level 10 (Sussex Intermediate League) giving a reprieve to Westcliff who would have been relegated in 12th position had it not been for East Grinstead's demotion.[22]
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom the RFU cancelled all rugby below the Premiership with most clubs in London & South East Premier having played 22 games, and a best playing record formula was used to decide the final table.[60][61]
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