Level eight rugby union league in England
Counties 2 Gloucestershire (orCounties 2 Tribute Gloucester for sponsorship reasons; formerly known asGloucester Premier ) is an Englishrugby union league which sits at the eighth level of league rugby union in England with teams largely being based in the county ofGloucestershire andBristol . Originally a single division called Gloucestershire/Somerset, in 2000 the division split into two county leagues called Gloucester Premier andSomerset Premier . Following the Adult Competition Review the league was renamed Counties 2 Gloucestershire and split into North and South divisions. For season 2025-26 the divisions were consolidated once more.
The league champions are promoted toCounties 1 Western North while the runner-up play the runner-up fromSomerset Premier for the third promotion place. Relegated teams drop down intoCounties 3 Gloucestershire North orCounties 3 Gloucestershire South depending on location.
For season 2025–26 the North / South divisions were consolidated once more.
Departing wereDings Crusaders II , promoted toCounties 1 Western North as champions of the South division who defeated Smiths (champions of the North division) 28-45 in the promotion play-off.
All other teams, those placed 6th-12th in the North division and 7th-12th in the South division were cascaded down a level in the RFU pyramid toCounties 3 Gloucestershire (North) andCounties 3 Gloucestershire (South) respectively with the exception of Chipping Sodbury (12th South) who dropped two levels toCounties 4 Gloucestershire (South) .
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Bream High Street Bream ,Lydney ,Gloucestershire 4th (South) Cheltenham North Stoke Orchard Road Bishop's Cleeve ,Gloucestershire 2nd (North) Cinderford II Dockham Road 2,500 Cinderford ,Gloucestershire Relegated fromCounties 1 Western North Dursley Stragglers Sports Ground Stinchcombe ,Dursley ,Gloucestershire 6th (South) Frampton Cotterell The Park Frampton Cotterell ,Gloucestershire 2nd (South) Old Elizabethans Severn Road Hallen ,Gloucestershire 5th (South) Old Patesians Everest Road Cheltenham ,Gloucestershire 4th (North) Old Richians Sandyleaze Gloucester ,Gloucestershire 3rd (North) Smiths Prince of Wales Stadium 2,000 (480 seats) Cheltenham ,Gloucestershire 1st (North) St Mary's Old Boys Trench Lane Almondsbury ,Bristol 3rd (South) Stroud Fromehall Park Stroud ,Gloucestershire 5th (North) Tewkesbury The Moats Tewkesbury ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromCounties 3 Gloucestershire (North) (champions)
Locations of the 2025-26 Counties Gloucestershire teams
Departing were Gordon League, promoted toCounties 1 Western North . Old Cryptians (11th) were relegated.
Joining were Gloucester Old Boys, Bredon Star andBerry Hill .
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Berry Hill Lakers Road Coleford ,Gloucestershire Level transfer from Counties 2 Gloucestershire (South) (10th) Bredon Star Bredon Playing Fields Bredon ,Worcestershire Promoted fromCounties 3 Gloucestershire (North) (runners-up) Brockworth Mill Lane Brockworth ,Gloucestershire 10th Cheltenham North Stoke Orchard Road Bishop's Cleeve ,Gloucestershire 6th Cirencester The Whiteway Cirencester ,Gloucestershire 9th Coney Hill Metz Hill Gloucester ,Gloucestershire 8th Gloucester Old Boys Horton Road Gloucester ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromCounties 3 Gloucestershire (North) (champions) Hucclecote Charlies Way Hucclecote ,Gloucestershire 5th Old Patesians Everest Road Cheltenham ,Gloucestershire 2nd Old Richians Sandyleaze Gloucester ,Gloucestershire 7th Smiths Prince of Wales Stadium 2,000 (480 seats) Cheltenham ,Gloucestershire 3rd Stroud Fromehall Park Stroud ,Gloucestershire 4th
Locations of the 2024-25 Counties Gloucestershire North teams
Departing wereBerry Hill on a level transfer to Counties 2 Gloucestershire (North).Avonmouth Old Boys (11th) and Whitehall (12th) were relegated.
Joining wereLydney II , Chipping Sodbury and Southmead
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Bream High Street Bream ,Lydney ,Gloucestershire Champions (not promoted) Bristol Saracens Bakewell Memorial Ground Cribbs Causeway ,Bristol 6th Chipping Sodbury The Ridings Chipping Sodbury ,Gloucestershire Relegated fromCounties 1 Western North Dings Crusaders II Shaftsbury Park 2,250 (250 seats) Frenchay ,Bristol 2nd Dursley Stragglers Sports Ground Stinchcombe ,Dursley ,Gloucestershire 5th Frampton Cotterell The Park Frampton Cotterell ,Gloucestershire 3rd Lydney II Regentsholm 1,500 Lydney ,Gloucestershire Promoted from merit leagues North Bristol Oaklands Almondsbury ,Bristol 9th Old Colstonians Colton's School Stapleton ,Bristol 7th Old Elizabethans Severn Road Hallen ,Gloucestershire 4th Southmead Greenway Centre Southmead ,Bristol Promoted from merit leagues St Mary's Old Boys Trench Lane Almondsbury ,Bristol 8th
Locations of the 2024-25 Counties Gloucestershire South teams
Locations of the 2024-25 Counties Gloucestershire South teams in Bristol
Departing were Cheltenham Saracens (12th),Old Centralians II (11th) and Ross-On-Wye (10th), all relegated. Spartans (Gloucester) (8th) did not return for the new season.
Joining wereOld Patesians and Stroud, both promoted, together with Cheltenham North, relegated fromCounties 1 Western North
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Brockworth Mill Lane Brockworth ,Gloucestershire 4th Cheltenham North Stoke Orchard Road Bishop's Cleeve ,Gloucestershire Relegated fromCounties 1 Western North (11th) Cirencester The Whiteway Cirencester ,Gloucestershire 5th Coney Hill Metz Hill Gloucester ,Gloucestershire 3rd Gordon League Hempsted Lane Gloucester ,Gloucestershire Runners-up Hucclecote Charlies Way Hucclecote ,Gloucestershire 7th Old Cryptians The Memorial Ground Gloucester ,Gloucestershire 6th Old Patesians Everest Road Cheltenham ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromCounties 3 Gloucestershire (North) (champions) Old Richians Sandyleaze Gloucester ,Gloucestershire 9th Smiths Prince of Wales Stadium 2,000 (480 seats) Cheltenham ,Gloucestershire Champions (not promoted) Stroud Fromehall Park Stroud ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromCounties 3 Gloucestershire (North) (runners-up)
Locations of the 2023-24 Counties Gloucestershire North teams
Departing wereClifton II , promoted toCounties 1 Western North .Lydney II (11th) andDrybrook II (12th) were relegated.
Joining wereAvonmouth Old Boys , relegated fromCounties 1 Western North , together with North Bristol and Old Colstonians.
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Avonmouth Old Boys Barracks Lane Shirehampton ,Bristol Relegated fromCounties 1 Western North Berry Hill Lakers Road Coleford ,Gloucestershire 9th Bream High Street Bream ,Lydney ,Gloucestershire 4th Bristol Saracens Bakewell Memorial Ground Cribbs Causeway ,Bristol 8th Dings Crusaders II Shaftsbury Park 2,250 (250 seats) Frenchay ,Bristol 6th Dursley Stragglers Sports Ground Stinchcombe ,Dursley ,Gloucestershire 3rd Frampton Cotterell The Park Frampton Cotterell ,Gloucestershire 7th North Bristol Oaklands Almondsbury ,Bristol Promoted from merit leagues Old Colstonians Colton's School Stapleton ,Bristol Promoted from merit leagues Old Elizabethans Severn Road Hallen ,Gloucestershire Runners-up St Mary's Old Boys Trench Lane Almondsbury ,Bristol 5th Whitehall Foundry Lane Whitehall ,Bristol 10th
Locations of the 2023-24 Counties Gloucestershire South teams
Locations of the 2023-24 Counties Gloucestershire South teams in Bristol
This was the first season following the RFU's Adult Competition review and saw the league split into two divisions.
Departing were Longlevens, promoted toCounties 1 Western North .
Joining were Spartans who had withdrawn fromCounties 1 Western North in the 2021–22 season.
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Brockworth Mill Lane Brockworth ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromGloucester 1 (North) Cheltenham Saracens King George V Playing Field Cheltenham ,Gloucestershire 10th Cirencester The Whiteway Cirencester ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromGloucester 1 (North) Coney Hill Metz Hill Gloucester ,Gloucestershire 11th Gordon League Hempsted Lane Gloucester ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromGloucester 1 (North) Hucclecote Charlies Way Hucclecote ,Gloucestershire 7th Old Centralians II Saintbridge Sports Centre Gloucester ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromGloucester 1 (North) Old Cryptians The Memorial Ground Gloucester ,Gloucestershire 5th Old Richians Sandyleaze Gloucester ,Gloucestershire 9th Ross-on-Wye Abbotts Close Ross-on-Wye ,Herefordshire 12th Smiths Prince of Wales Stadium 2,000 (480 seats) Cheltenham ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromGloucester 1 (North) Spartans (Gloucester) Lansdown Road Gloucester ,Gloucestershire Relegated fromCounties 1 Western North
Locations of the 2022-23 Counties Gloucestershire North teams
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Berry Hill Lakers Road Coleford ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromGloucester 1 (North) Bream High Street Bream ,Lydney ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromGloucester 1 (South) Bristol Saracens Bakewell Memorial Ground Cribbs Causeway ,Bristol 8th Clifton II Station Road 2,500 (400 seats) Cribbs Causeway ,Patchway ,Bristol Runners-up Dings Crusaders II Shaftsbury Park 2,250 (250 seats) Frenchay ,Bristol 6th Drybrook II Mannings Ground Drybrook ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromGloucester 1 (North) Dursley Stragglers Sports Ground Stinchcombe ,Dursley ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromGloucester 1 (South) Frampton Cotterell The Park Frampton Cotterell ,Gloucestershire 3rd Lydney II Regentsholm 1,500 Lydney ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromGloucester 1 (South) Old Elizabethans Severn Road Hallen ,Gloucestershire 4th St Mary's Old Boys Trench Lane Almondsbury ,Bristol Promoted fromGloucester 1 (South) Whitehall Foundry Lane Whitehall ,Bristol Promoted fromGloucester 1 (South)
Locations of the 2022-23 Counties Gloucestershire South teams
St Mary's Old Boys andBerry Hill who finished 9th and 10th respectively in 2019–20 but will play inGloucester 1 in the current season. Their places were taken by Clifton II and Dings Crusaders II.
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Bristol Saracens Bakewell Memorial Ground Cribbs Causeway ,Bristol Relegated fromWestern Counties North (13th) Cheltenham Saracens King George V Playing Field Cheltenham ,Gloucestershire 8th Clifton II Station Road 2,500 (400 seats) Cribbs Causeway ,Patchway ,Bristol New entry Coney Hill Metz Hill Gloucester ,Gloucestershire Relegated fromWestern Counties North (14th) Dings Crusaders II Shaftsbury Park 2,250 (250 seats) Frenchay ,Bristol New entry Frampton Cotterell The Park Frampton Cotterell ,Gloucestershire 5th Hucclecote Charlies Way Hucclecote ,Gloucestershire 4th Longlevens Longford Lane Longlevens ,Gloucestershire 3rd Old Cryptians The Memorial Ground Gloucester ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromGloucester 1 (champions) Old Elizabethans Severn Road Hallen ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromGloucester 1 (runners-up) Old Richians Sandyleaze Gloucester ,Gloucestershire 6th Ross-on-Wye Abbotts Close Ross-on-Wye ,Herefordshire 7th
Locations of the 2021–22 Gloucester Premier teams
Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic , the 2020–21 season was cancelled.
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Berry Hill Lakers Road Coleford ,Gloucestershire 7th Cheltenham North Stoke Orchard Road Bishop's Cleeve ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromGloucester 1 (runners up) Cheltenham Saracens King George V Playing Field Cheltenham ,Gloucestershire 5th Chosen Hill Former Pupils Brookfield Road Churchdown ,Gloucestershire Relegated fromWestern Counties North (12th) Frampton Cotterell The Park Frampton Cotterell ,Gloucestershire 6th Hucclecote Charlies Way Hucclecote ,Gloucestershire 3rd Longlevens Longford Lane Longlevens ,Gloucestershire 4th Old Richians Sandyleaze Gloucester ,Gloucestershire Relegated fromWestern Counties North (13th) Ross-on-Wye Abbotts Close Ross-on-Wye ,Herefordshire Promoted fromGloucester 1 (champions) St Mary's Old Boys Trench Lane Almondsbury ,Bristol 8th Whitehall Foundry Lane Whitehall ,Bristol 9th Widden Old Boys The Memorial Ground Gloucester ,Gloucestershire 10th
Locations of the 2019–20 Gloucester Premier teams
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Berry Hill Lakers Road Coleford ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromGloucester 1 (champions) Bristol Saracens Bakewell Memorial Ground Cribbs Causeway ,Bristol Relegated fromWestern Counties North (12th) Cheltenham Saracens King George V Playing Field Cheltenham ,Gloucestershire 10th Frampton Cotterell The Park Frampton Cotterell ,Gloucestershire 6th Gloucester Old Boys Horton Road Gloucester ,Gloucestershire 8th Gordon League Hempsted Lane Gloucester ,Gloucestershire 4th Hucclecote Charlies Way Hucclecote ,Gloucestershire 5th Longlevens Longford Lane Longlevens ,Gloucestershire 7th Spartans Lansdown Road Gloucester ,Gloucestershire 3rd St Mary's Old Boys Trench Lane Almondsbury ,Bristol 11th (not relegated) Whitehall Foundry Lane Whitehall ,Bristol 9th Widden Old Boys The Memorial Ground Gloucester ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromGloucester 1 (runners up)
Locations of the 2018-19 Gloucester Premier teams
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Barton Hill Duncombe Road Speedwell ,Bristol 6th Cheltenham Saracens King George V Playing Field Cheltenham ,Gloucestershire 5th Chipping Sodbury Wickwar Road Chipping Sodbury ,Gloucestershire 4th Cirencester The Whiteway Cirencester ,Gloucestershire Relegated fromWestern Counties North (12th) Frampton Cotterell The Park Frampton Cotterell ,Gloucestershire 9th Gloucester Old Boys Horton Road Gloucester ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromGloucester 1 (runners up) Gordon League Hempsted Lane Gloucester ,Gloucestershire 8th Hucclecote Charlies Way Hucclecote ,Gloucestershire 3rd Longlevens Longford Lane Longlevens ,Gloucestershire 7th Spartans Lansdown Road Gloucester ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromGloucester 1 (champions) St Mary's Old Boys Trench Lane Almondsbury ,Bristol Runners up (lost promotion play-off) Whitehall Foundry Lane Whitehall ,Bristol Relegated fromWestern Counties North (13th)
Locations of the 2017-18 Gloucester Premier teams
Team Ground Town/Village Previous season Barton Hill Duncombe Road Speedwell ,Bristol relegated fromWestern Counties North Berry Hill Lakers Road Coleford ,Gloucestershire 3rd Cheltenham North Bishops Cleeve ,Cheltenham , Gloucestershirelevel transfer fromMidlands 3 West (South) (8th) Cheltenham Saracens King George V Playing Field Cheltenham , Gloucestershire4th Chipping Sodbury Wickwar Road Chipping Sodbury , Gloucestershire5th Frampton Cotterell The Park Frampton Cotterell , Gloucestershire8th Gordon League Hempsted Lane Gloucester , Gloucestershirepromoted from Gloucester 1 (2nd) Hucclecote Charlies Way Hucclecote , Gloucestershire9th Longlevens Longford Lane Longlevens , Gloucestershire10th North Bristol Oaklands Almondsbury , Bristol6th Old Richians Sandyleaze Gloucester , Gloucestershirepromoted from Gloucester 1 (1st) St Mary's Old Boys Trench Lane Almondsbury, Bristol 7th
The 2015–16 Gloucester Premier consisted of twelve teams fromGloucestershire andBristol . The season started on 5 September 2015 and the last match was played on 23 April 2016. Eight of the twelve teams participated in last season's competition.
Locations of the 2015-16 Gloucester Premier teams
Team Ground 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 fromWestern Counties North (12th) Cheltenham Saracens King George V Playing Field Cheltenham ,Gloucestershire 3rd Chipping Sodbury Wickwar Road Chipping Sodbury ,Gloucestershire promoted fromGloucester 1 (runner-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 fromGloucester 1 (champions) North Bristol Oaklands Almondsbury ,Bristol relegated fromWestern Counties North (13th) St Mary's Old Boys Trench Lane Almondsbury ,Bristol 4th Tewkesbury The Moats Tewkesbury ,Gloucestershire 10th
2015–16 Gloucester Premier League Table [ 1]
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points 1 Bristol Saracens (P) 22 22 0 0 1041 210 931 19 0 107 2 Cirencester (P) 22 17 0 5 669 304 365 14 2 84 3 Berry Hill 22 15 1 6 524 331 193 10 4 76 4 Cheltenham Saracens 22 14 0 8 586 373 213 11 5 72 5 Chipping Sodbury 22 14 0 8 559 369 190 11 2 69 6 North Bristol 22 12 1 9 499 388 111 9 4 63 7 St Mary's Old Boys 22 10 0 12 493 548 −55 8 3 51 8 Frampton Cotterell 22 8 0 14 388 660 −272 8 1 41 9 Hucclecote 22 8 0 14 416 479 −63 6 2 40 10 Longlevens 22 7 0 15 352 566 −214 4 5 37 11 Tewkesbury 22 4 0 18 295 801 −506 1 0 17 12 Bream 22 0 0 22 168 961 −793 1 1 2 If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams 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.Blue background is the play-off place.Pink background are relegation places.Updated: 27 August 2016
Stroud are champions and along with the runner-upWhitehall (play-off winner) were promoted toWestern Counties North .Painswick andGordon League were relegated toGloucester 1 .
Bristol Saracens Dursley Frampton Cotterill Gordon League Hucclecote(promoted fromGloucester 1 ) Newent (promoted fromGloucester 1 ) Painswick Southmead Stroud St Mary's Old Boys Tewkesbury Whitehall Bristol Saracens Drybrook Dursley Frampton Cotterell Gordon League Painswick Southmead Stroud St Mary's Old Boys (SW) Tewkesbury Whitehall Widden Old Boys Bishopston Bristol Saracens Drybrook Frampton Cotterell Longlevens Old Bristolians Old Colstonians Old Richians Southmead St. Mary's Old Boys Tewkesbury Widden Old Boys Bristol Saracens Brockworth Frampton Cotterell Gloucester Old Boys Old Bristolians Old Colstonians Old Richians Ross-on-Wye RFC Southmead Tewkesbury Whitehall RFC Widden Old Boys Bristol Saracens Cirencester Frampton Cotterell Gloucester Old Boys Hucclecote Matson Old Colstonians Old Richians Ross-on-Wye RFC Spartans Tewkesbury Whitehall Bristol Saraces Cirencester Drybrook Frampton Cotterell Gloucester Old Boys Hucclecote Matson Old Bristolians Old Colstonians Old Richians Spartans Whitehall Aretians Cirencester Drybrook Frampton Cotterell Gloucester Old Boys Hartpury College Hucclecote Matson North Bristol Old Colstonians Old Richians Whitehall Aretians Avonmouth Old Boys Cirencester Drybrook Frampton Cotterell Longlevens Matson Old Colstonians Old Richians Painswick Widden Old Boys Whitehall Aretians Barton Hill Chosen Hill Former Pupils Drybrook Longlevens Matson Old Colstonians Old Richians Painswick Widden Old Boys Aretians Avonmouth Old Boys Barton Hill Chosen Hill Former Pupils Longlevens North Bristol Old Richians Painswick Southmead Tewkesbury Aretians Avonmouth Old Boys Cheltenham North Chipping Sodbury Cirencester Chosen Hill Former Pupils Longlevens North Bristol Old Bristolians Painswick Aretians Avonmouth Old Boys Barton Hill Cirencester Chosen Hill Former Pupils Drybrook Hucclecote Longlevens North Bristol Painswick Avonmouth Old Boys Barton Hill Bristol Saracens Cirencester Chipping Sodbury Chosen Hill Former Pupils Drybrook Hucclecote Longlevens Spartans When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as Gloucestershire/Somerset) contained the following teams fromBristol ,Gloucestershire andSomerset :
Gloucester Premier honours [ edit ] [ edit ] Originally Gloucester Premier andSomerset Premier were combined in a single division known as Gloucestershire/Somerset, involving teams based inGloucestershire ,Somerset andBristol . It was tier 8 league with promotion toWestern Counties [ a] Gloucestershire 1 [ b] Somerset 1 .
[ edit ] The creation ofNational League 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that Gloucestershire/Somerset dropped to become a tier 9 league. Promotion continued toWestern Counties and relegation to eitherGloucester 1 orSomerset 1 .
[ edit ] The cancellation ofNational League 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Gloucestershire/Somerset reverted to being a tier 8 league. Further restructuring meant that promotion was now toWestern Counties North [ f] Gloucester 1 orSomerset 1 .
[ edit ] Gloucestershire/Somerset was reorganised into two county leagues at the end of the 1999–00 season, Gloucester Premier andSomerset Premier , with both leagues remaining at level 8. Promotion from Gloucester Premier was toWestern Counties North and relegation toGloucester 1 . Between 2007–2009 Gloucester Premier was sponsored byHigh Bridge Jewellers .
[ edit ] Despite widespread restructuring by theRFU at the end of the 2008–09 season, Gloucester Premier remained a tier 8 league, with promotion continuing toWestern Counties North and relegation toGloucester 1 . From the 2017–18 season onward Gloucester Premier has been sponsored byWadworth 6x .
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated team(s) Ref 2009–10 12 Matson Cirencester Hucclecote ,Spartans [ 20] 2010–11 12 Whitehall Old Richians Gloucester Old Boys ,Brockworth ,Ross-on-Wye [ 21] 2011–12 12 Old Bristolians Drybrook Longlevens ,Bishopston ,Old Colstonians [ 22] 2012–13 12 Drybrook Frampton Cotterell Widden Old Boys [ 23] 2013–14 12 Newent Bristol Saracens Southmead ,Dursley [ 24] 2014–15 12 Stroud Whitehall Painswick ,Gordon League [ 25] 2015–16 12 Bristol Saracens Cirencester Bream ,Tewkesbury [ 26] 2016–17 12 Old Richians St Mary's Old Boys North Bristol ,Berry Hill ,Cheltenham North [ 27] 2017–18 12 Chipping Sodbury Barton Hill Cirencester [ 28] 2018–19 12 Spartans Bristol Saracens Gloucester Old Boys ,Gordon League [ 29] 2019–20 12 Chosen Hill Former Pupils Cheltenham North Widden Old Boys ,Whitehall [ 30] 2020–21 12 Green backgrounds are promotion places.
Promotion play-offs [ edit ] Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of the Gloucester Premier andSomerset Premier for the third and final promotion place toWestern Counties North . The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season Gloucester Premier teams have been the most successful with thirteen wins to the Somerset Premier teams six; and the home team has won promotion on twelve occasions compared to the away teams seven.
Gloucester Premier v Somerset Premier promotion play-off results
Season Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance 2000–01[ 31] Gordano (S)19-21 Old Centralians Caswell Lane,Portbury ,Somerset 2001–02[ 32] Yatton (S)32-0 Drybrook (G)The Park,Yatton ,Somerset 2002–03[ 33] Barton Hill 36-0 Midsomer Norton (S)Duncombe Lane,Speedwell ,Bristol 2003–04[ 34] Nailsea & Backwell [ j] Chosen Hill Former Pupils (G)West End Park,Nailsea ,Somerset 2004–05[ 35] Tor (S)25-26 Avonmouth Old Boys Brian Harbinson Memorial Park,Glastonbury ,Somerset 2005–06[ 36] Barton Hill 20-0 Tor (S)Duncombe Lane,Speedwell ,Bristol 2006–07[ 37] Midsomer Norton (S)10-31 Widden Old Boys (G)Norton Down Playing Fields,Midsomer Norton ,Somerset 2007–08[ 38] North Bristol 29-17 Chew Valley (S)Oaklands,Almondsbury ,Gloucestershire 2008–09[ 39] Southmead 20-14 North Petherton (S)Greenway Centre,Southmead ,Bristol 2009–10[ 40] Cirencester 35-17 Chard (S)The Whiteway,Cirencester ,Gloucestershire 2010–11[ 41] Chard 32-12 Old Richians (G)Essex Close,Chard ,Somerset 2011–12[ 42] Wells 18-10 Drybrook (G)Charter Way,Wells ,Somerset 2012–13[ 43] Midsomer Norton 28-12 Frampton Cotterell (G)Norton Down Playing Fields,Midsomer Norton ,Somerset 2013–14[ 44] Bristol Saracens 19-8 Tor (S)Bakewell Memorial Ground,Henbury ,Bristol 2014–15[ 45] Winscombe (S)13-21 Whitehall Winscombe Recreation Ground,Winscombe ,Somerset 2015–16[ 46] Winscombe (S)21-22 Cirencester Winscombe Recreation Ground,Winscombe ,Somerset 2016–17[ 47] Oldfield Old Boys 9-6 St Mary's Old Boys (G)Shaft Road,Monkton Combe ,Somerset 1,000 2017–18[ 48] Wiveliscombe (S)12-15 Barton Hill Recreational Ground,Wiveliscombe ,Somerset 2018–19[ 49] Burnham-on-Sea (S)24-25 Bristol Saracens BASC Ground,Burnham-on-Sea ,Somerset 2019–20 Cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom . Best ranked runner up -Cheltenham North (G) - promoted instead. 2020–21 Green background is the promoted team. G = Gloucester Premier and S = Somerset Premier
Number of league titles [ edit ] ^ Since 1996 Western Counties has been split into two regional divisions;Western Counties North andWestern Counties West . ^ Gloucestershire 1 was shortened toGloucester 1 from the 1991–92 season onward. ^ Avon & Somerset Constabulary withdrew from league.^ 3rd placeWiveliscombe also promoted. The reason for so many promotions was due to the majority of south-west league increasing from 11 to 13 teams for the following season. ^ The cancellation ofNational League 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 would lead to widespread restructuring of the leagues. As a result all 13 clubs in Gloucestershire/Somerset would be promoted;St. Mary's Old Boys ,Cleve ,Hornets ,Oldfield Old Boys ,Thornbury ,Avonmouth Old Boys ,North Bristol ,Whitehall ,Bristol Harlequins ,Cirencester andOld Redcliffians would go up intoWestern Counties North ;Wellington would go up intoWestern Counties West ;Stow-on-the-Wold would go up intoSouthern Counties North . ^ Western Counties was split intoWestern Counties North andWestern Counties West as part ofRFU restructuring at the end of the 1995–96 season. ^ Despite finishing as champions, the cancellation of Gloucestershire/Somerset meant thatOld Centralians were instead transferred into the new look Gloucester Premier. ^ The cancellation of Gloucestershire/Somerset and creation meant that almost all teams were transferred into new leagues;Old Centralians ,Bream ,Chipping Sodbury ,Avonmouth Old Boys ,Bristol Saracens ,Brockworth andLonglevens went into Gloucester Premier, whileYatton ,Tor ,Old Culverhaysians ,Midsomer Norton ,Walcot ,Avon ,Combe Down andGordano went intoSomerset Premier . ^ There was no relegation as the division would be expanded from 10 to 12 teams for the next season. ^ The result of the 2003-04 playoff betweenNailsea & Backwell andChosen Hill Former Pupils is unknown due to all the south-west promotion playoff games from this season missing from the RFU website. 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