Current season or competition: 2019–20 London 2 South West | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1987; 38 years ago (1987)(as London 3 South West) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Battersea Ironsides (1st title) (2019–20) (promoted toLondon 1 South) |
| Most titles | Guildford(3 titles) |
| Website | englandrugby.com |
London 2 South West is an English level 7Rugby Union League.[1] When this division began in 1987 it was known as London 3 South West, changing to its current name ahead of the 2009–10 season. The division is made up of teams predominantly from south-westLondon,Surrey, andHampshire. The 12 teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Each year all clubs in the division are also invited to take part in theRFU Intermediate Cup - a level 7 national competition.
Promoted teams move up toLondon 1 South with league champions going up automatically and the runners up playing a playoff against the runners up fromLondon 2 South East while demoted teams usually drop down toLondon 3 South West.
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.
Old Tonbridgians who finished 10th in 2019-20 were unable to fulfil their fixtures in and withdrew from the league in November 2021. Later the same month London Exiles, who finished 9th in 2019-20, also withdrew from the league having played only one match.
| Locations of the 2021–22 London 2 South West teams in Greater London Locations of the 2021–22 London 2 South West teams in Hampshire, Surrey & East Sussex
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On 30 October the RFU announced[2] that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning London 2 South West was not contested.
Departing wereKCS Old Boys promoted as champions toLondon 1 South whilst Gosport & Fareham (11th) and Effingham & Leatherhead (12th) were relegated toLondon 3 South West.
| Locations of the 2019-20 London 2 South West teams in Greater London Locations of the 2019–20 London 2 South West teams
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| Locations of the 2018-19 London 2 South West teams in Greater London Locations of the 2018–19 London 2 South West clubs in Hampshire & Surrey
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| Locations of the 2017-18 London 2 South West teams in Greater London Locations of the 2017–18 London 2 South West teams
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1Chobham 87
2Sutton & Epsom85
3Guildford80
4Tottonians71
5Effingham & Leatherhead59
6Old Reigatian50
7Portsmouth50
9Teddington37
10Old Alleynian35
11KCS Old Boys35
12Camberley15
2Wimbledon 88
3Guildford 67
4London Cornish 59
5Tottonians 55
6Old Reigatian 54
7Camberley 48
8Effingham & Leatherhead45
9Chobham 43
10Teddington 39
11Twickenham 38
12Bognor 15
When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as London 3 South West) contained the following teams:
Originally known as London 3 South West, this division was a tier 7 league with promotion up toLondon 2 South and relegation down to eitherHampshire 1 orSurrey 1.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1987–88 | 11 | Purley | Alton | Trojans,Warlingham | ||||||||||
| 1988–89 | 11 | Alton | Old Guildfordians | Jersey,Winchester | ||||||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | Dorking | Purley | Gosport | ||||||||||
| 1990–91 | 11 | Old Blues | Old Reigatian | Old Whitgiftian | ||||||||||
| 1991–92 | 11 | KCS Old Boys | Old Reigatian | No relegation[b] | ||||||||||
| 1992–93 | 13 | Old Wimbledonians | Warlingham | Jersey,Millbrook | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
At the end of the 1992–93 season, the top six teams fromLondon 1 and the top six fromSouth West 1 were combined to createNational 5 South. This meant that London 3 South West dropped from a tier 7 league to a tier 8 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion continued toLondon 2 South, and relegation to eitherHampshire 1 orSurrey 1.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1993–94 | 13 | Portsmouth | Old Guildfordians | United Services Portsmouth,Winchester | ||||||||||
| 1994–95 | 12 | Wimbledon | Alton | Eastleigh,Southampton | ||||||||||
| 1995–96 | 13 | Old Guildfordians | Portsmouth | Cranleigh,Old Alleynians | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
The cancellation ofNational 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that London 3 South West reverted to being a tier 7 league. Promotion continued toLondon 2 South and relegation to eitherHampshire 1 orSurrey 1.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1996–97 | 13 | Winchester | Warlingham[c] | No relegation[d] | ||||||||||
| 1997–98 | 17 | Alton | Jersey | Guy's Hospital,Old Walcountians,Esso | ||||||||||
| 1998–99[4] | 16 | Effingham & Leatherhead | Jersey | Streatham-Croydon,Farnborough | ||||||||||
| 1999–00[5] | 17 | Gosport & Fareham | Jersey | Multiple teams[e] | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
London 3 South West continued to be a tier 7 league with promotion up toLondon 2 South. However, the introduction ofLondon 4 South West ahead of the 2000–01 season meant that clubs were relegated into this new division instead of intoHampshire 1 orSurrey 1.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 2000–01[6] | 10 | Portsmouth | Gosport & Fareham | Old Emanuel | ||||||||||
| 2001–02[7] | 10 | Andover | Cobham | Weybridge Vandals | ||||||||||
| 2002–03[8] | 10 | Richmond | Barnes | Dorking | ||||||||||
| 2003–04[9] | 10 | Guildford | Old Wimbledonians | Old Blues | ||||||||||
| 2004–05[10] | 12 | Jersey | Effingham & Leatherhead | Alton | ||||||||||
| 2005–06[11] | 12 | Andover | London Irish Amateur | Weybridge Vandals,Farnham | ||||||||||
| 2006–07[12] | 12 | Chobham | Dorking | Gosport & Fareham,Camberley,Old Mid-Whitgiftian | ||||||||||
| 2007–08[13] | 12 | Cobham | Purley John Fisher | Old Wimbledonians,Andover | ||||||||||
| 2008–09[14] | 12 | Chichester | Wimbledon[f] | No relegation[15] | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Nationwide league restructuring by theRFU ahead of the 2009–10 season saw London 3 South West renamed as London 2 South West. It remained at level 7 with promotion toLondon 1 South (formerly London 2 South) and relegation toLondon 3 South West (formerly London 4 South West).
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 2009–10[16] | 12 | London Irish Amateur | Guernsey | Winchester,London South Africa | ||||||||||
| 2010–11[17] | 12 | Guernsey | Trojans | KCS Old Boys,Weybridge Vandals | ||||||||||
| 2011–12[18] | 12 | Gosport & Fareham | Wimbledon | Bognor,Twickenham | ||||||||||
| 2012–13[19] | 12 | Chobham | Sutton & Epsom | Camberley,KCS Old Boys | ||||||||||
| 2013–14[20] | 12 | Guildford | Gosport & Fareham | Teddington,Trojans | ||||||||||
| 2014–15[21] | 12 | Tottonians | London Cornish | Tadley,Farnham | ||||||||||
| 2015–16[22] | 12 | Cobham | London Cornish | Basingstoke,Weybridge Vandals | ||||||||||
| 2016–17[23] | 12 | London Cornish | Camberley | Warlingham,Portsmouth | ||||||||||
| 2017–18[24] | 12 | Camberley | Old Reigatian | Andover,Winchester | ||||||||||
| 2018–19[25] | 12 | KCS Old Boys | Farnham | Effingham & Leatherhead,Gosport & Fareham | ||||||||||
| 2019–20[26] | 12 | Battersea Ironsides | Farnham | Old Cranleighans,Old Emanuel | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up ofLondon 2 South East and London 2 South West for the third and final promotion place toLondon 1 South. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the London 2 South West teams have been the most successful with ten wins to the London 2 South East teams nine, and the home team has won promotion on eleven occasions compared to the away teams eight.
Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, the season ended in March with four game rounds remaining. On 4 April 2020 theRFU announced that a "best playing record formula" would be used to determine promotion and relegation and there would be no play-offs. Consequently, Farnham RFC (84.33 adjusted points tally) were promoted toLondon 1 South in favour ofLondon 2 South East runners upOld Colfeians (83.11 adjusted points tally).
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| Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | |||||||||
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| 2000-01[27] | Gosport & Fareham (SW) | 27-14 | Sidcup (SE) | Gosport Park,Gosport,Hampshire | ||||||||||
| 2001-02[28] | Sidcup (SE) | 21-23 | Cobham (SW) | Crescent Farm,Sidcup,Kent | ||||||||||
| 2002-03[29] | Barnes (SW) | 41-3 | Dartfordians (SE) | Barn Elms,Barnes,London | ||||||||||
| 2003-04[30] | Old Wimbledonians (SW) | 3-24 | Lewes (SE) | Somerset Avenue,Wimbledon,London | ||||||||||
| 2004-05[31] | Sevenoaks (SE) | 33-12 | Effingham & Leatherhead (SW) | Knole Paddock,Sevenoaks,Kent | ||||||||||
| 2005-06[32] | Purley John Fisher (SE) | 15-23 | London Irish Wild Geese (SW) | Parsons Pightle,Old Coulsdon,Greater London | ||||||||||
| 2006-07[33] | Dorking (SW) | 21-6 | Purley John Fisher (SE) | The Big Field,Brockham,Surrey | ||||||||||
| 2007-08[34] | Purley John Fisher (SW) | 19-25 | Dover (SE) | Parsons Pightle,Old Coulsdon,Greater London | 400 | |||||||||
| 2008-09[35] | Aylesford Bulls (SE)[g] | 20-36 | Wimbledon (SW) | Hall Road,Aylesford,Kent | ||||||||||
| 2009-10[37] | Hove (SE) | 17-14 | Guernsey (SW) | Hove Recreation Ground,Hove,East Sussex | ||||||||||
| 2010-11[38] | Aylesford Bulls (SE) | 14-28 | Trojans (SW) | Hall Road,Aylesford,Kent | ||||||||||
| 2011-12[39] | Wimbledon (SW) | 18-6 | Charlton Park (SE) | Barham Road,Wimbledon,London | ||||||||||
| 2012-13[40] | Charlton Park (SE) | 12-15 | Sutton & Epsom (SW) | Broad Walk,Kidbrooke,Greater London | ||||||||||
| 2013-14[41] | Gosport & Fareham (SW) | 14-10 | Maidstone (SE) | Gosport Park,Gosport,Hampshire | ||||||||||
| 2014-15[42] | Medway (SE) | 29-12 | London Cornish (SW) | Priestfields,Rochester,Kent | 600 | |||||||||
| 2015-16[43] | Sevenoaks (SE) | 37-31 | London Cornish (SW) | Knole Paddock,Sevenoaks,Kent | 234 | |||||||||
| 2016-17[44] | Camberley (SW) | 17-20 | Old Colfeians (SE) | Watchetts Recreation Ground,Camberley,Surrey | ||||||||||
| 2017-18[45] | Hove (SE) | 17-16 | Old Reigatian (SW) | Hove Recreation Ground,Hove,East Sussex | ||||||||||
| 2018-19[46] | Horsham (SE) | 44-17 | Farnham (SW) | Coolhurst Ground,Horsham,West Sussex | 600 | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up -Farnham (SW) - promoted instead. | |||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | ||||||||||||||
| Green background is the promoted team. SE = London 2 South East (formerly London 3 South East) and SW = London 2 South West (formerly London 3 South West) | ||||||||||||||
