English rugby union league
Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts North (formerly Dorset & Wilts 1 North) is an English rugby union league, forming part of theSouth West Division , for clubs primarily based inWiltshire , sitting at tier 8 of theEnglish rugby union system . Originally consisting of one league, Dorset & Wilts 1 split into North andSouth regional divisions in 2004. It had even had teams based inBerkshire participating until 2001, at which time they left to join the Buckinghamshire & Oxon leagues. At the start of the 2022-23 campaign a new Central Division was introduced, before being disbanded ahead of the 2025-26 season.
Promoted teams move up intoCounties 1 Southern South while relegated teams tend to drop down intoCounties 3 Dorset & Wilts North orCounties 3 Dorset & Wilts Central depending on location.
Ahead of the new season the Central division was disbanded with the teams reallocated to the North andSouth leagues. Trowbridge II were the last champions of the Central league, promoted toCounties 1 Southern South . Amesbury, Bradford-on-Avon and Westbury all moved on a level transfer to the North division while Wheatsheaf Cabin Crew and Yeovil level transferred toSouth . Frome II,Salisbury II and Avondale were relegated toCounties 3 Dorset & Wilts Central .
Departing from the North league were Alfred's Nomads (Marlborough 2nd XV) who defeated Oakmedians, champions of theSouth division 55-31 to be promoted toCounties 1 Southern South whilst Swindon College Old Boys (8th), Colerne (9th) and Devizes II (10th) were relegated toCounties 3 Dorset & Wilts North .
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Amesbury Archers Way Salisbury ,Wiltshire Level transfer from Central (4th) Bradford-on-Avon Broom Ground Winsley ,Bradford-on-Avon ,Wiltshire Level transfer from Central (5th) Calne Calne Recreation Ground Calne ,Wiltshire 7th Combe Down Holly's Corner Combe Down ,Bath ,Somerset Relegated fromCounties 1 Southern South Fairford Coln House School Playing Grounds Fairford ,Gloucestershire 6th Melksham II The Conigre 1,000 Melksham ,Wiltshire Promoted fromCounties 3 Dorset & Wilts Central Minety Minety Playing Fields Minety ,Wiltshire 5th Pewsey Vale The Angela Yeates Memorial Ground Pewsey ,Wiltshire 2nd Royal Wootton Bassett III Ballard's Ash Sports Ground Wootton Bassett ,Wiltshire 4th Supermarine Supermarine Sports and Social Club South Marston ,Swindon ,Wiltshire Promoted fromCounties 3 Dorset & Wilts North Sutton Benger Recreation Ground Sutton Benger ,Wiltshire 3rd Westbury Knott Field Westbury, Wiltshire Level transfer from Central (6th)
Locations of the 2025-26 Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts North teams
Departing wereChippenham II promoted toCounties 1 Southern South whilst Supermarine (9th), were relegated toCounties 3 Dorset & Wilts North .
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Alfred's Nomads (Marlborough 2nd XV) The Common Marlborough ,Wiltshire Runners-up Calne Calne Recreation Ground Calne ,Wiltshire 8th Colerne Higgins Field Colerne ,Wiltshire Promoted fromCounties 3 Dorset & Wilts Central (Runners-up) Devizes II The Sports Club Devizes ,Wiltshire Level transfer from Counties 2 D&W (Central) (7th) Fairford Coln House School Playing Grounds Fairford ,Gloucestershire Promoted fromCounties 3 Dorset & Wilts North (Champions) Minety Minety Playing Fields Minety ,Wiltshire 6th Pewsey Vale The Angela Yeates Memorial Ground Pewsey ,Wiltshire 5th Royal Wootton Bassett III Ballard's Ash Sports Ground Wootton Bassett ,Wiltshire 4th Sutton Benger Recreation Ground Sutton Benger ,Wiltshire 3rd Swindon College Old Boys Nationwide Sports Pavilion Swindon ,Wiltshire 7th
Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts North teams
Departing were Melksham, promoted toSouthern Counties South , whilst Devizes II (7th) left on a level transfer to Counties 2 D&W North. Warminister (3rd) suffered a voluntary relegation toCounties 3 Dorset & Wilts Central .
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Amesbury Archers Way Salisbury ,Wiltshire 8th Avonvale Bathford Playing Fields Bathford ,Bath ,Somerset Relegated fromCounties 1 Southern South (12th) Bradford-on-Avon Broom Ground Winsley ,Bradford-on-Avon ,Wiltshire Promoted fromCounties 3 Dorset & Wilts Central (Champions) Frome II Gypsy Lane Frome ,Somerset 5th Salisbury II Castle Road 1,500 Salisbury ,Wiltshire 4th Trowbridge II Doric Park Hilperton ,Trowbridge ,Wiltshire 6th Westbury Knott Field Westbury, Wiltshire Runners-up Wheatsheaf Cabin Crew Netherhampton Road Netherhampton ,Salisbury ,Wiltshire Level transfer fromCounties 2 Dorset & Wilts South (6th) Yeovil Yeovil Showground Yeovil ,Somerset Relegated fromCounties 1 Southern South (11th)
Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts Central teams
Departing were Devizes II (8th) who were level transferred to the Central division together with Swindon II (9th), relegated toCounties 3 Dorset & Wilts North .
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Alfred's Nomads (Marlborough 2nd XV) The Common Marlborough ,Wiltshire Runners-up Calne Calne Recreation Ground Calne ,Wiltshire 5th Chippenham II Allington Fields Chippenham ,Wiltshire Champions (not promoted) Minety Minety Playing Fields Minety ,Wiltshire 4th Pewsey Vale The Angela Yeates Memorial Ground Pewsey ,Wiltshire 7th Royal Wootton Bassett III Ballard's Ash Sports Ground Wootton Bassett ,Wiltshire 6th Supermarine Supermarine Sports and Social Club South Marston ,Swindon ,Wiltshire Promoted fromCounties 3 Dorset & Wilts North (Champions) Sutton Benger Recreation Ground Sutton Benger ,Wiltshire 3rd Swindon College Old Boys Nationwide Sports Pavilion Swindon ,Wiltshire Relegated fromSouthern Counties North (11th)
Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts North teams
Departing were Corsham, promoted toSouthern Counties South , Bradford-on-Avon (9th) were relegated to Counties 3 Tribute Dorset & Wilts Central, whilstNorth Dorset II (5th) and Wheatsheaf Cabin Crew (6th) left on a level transfer toCounties 2 Dorset & Wilts South .
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Amesbury Archers Way Salisbury ,Wiltshire 4th Devizes II The Sports Club Devizes ,Wiltshire Level transfer from Counties 2 D&W (North) (8th) Frome II Gypsy Lane Frome ,Somerset Relegated fromCounties 1 Southern South (12th) Melksham The Conigre 1,000 Melksham ,Wiltshire 3rd Salisbury II Castle Road 1,500 Salisbury ,Wiltshire 8th Trowbridge II Doric Park Hilperton ,Trowbridge ,Wiltshire Relegated fromCounties 1 Southern South (10th) Warminister Folly Lane Warminster , WiltshireRunners-up Westbury Knott Field Westbury, Wiltshire 7th
Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts Central teams
This was the first season following theRFU Adult Competition Review which saw the introduction of a new Central division.
Departing were Frome II, Trowbridge II andRoyal Wootton Bassett II all promoted toCounties 1 Southern South . Melksham (4th), Westbury (10th) and Warminster (7th) moved to the new Central division.
Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts North teams
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Amesbury Archers Way Salisbury ,Wiltshire Promoted from Dorset & Wilts 2 Central (Runners-up) Bradford-on-Avon Broom Ground Winsley ,Bradford-on-Avon ,Wiltshire Promoted from Dorset & Wilts 2 Central (3rd) Corsham Lacock Road Corsham ,Wiltshire Relegated fromSouthern Counties South Melksham The Conigre 1,000 Melksham ,Wiltshire Level transfer from D&W1 North (4th) North Dorset II Slaughtergate 1,000 Gillingham ,Dorset Promoted from Dorset & Wilts 2 Central (4th) Salisbury II Castle Road 1,500 Salisbury ,Wiltshire Level transfer fromDorset & Wilts 1 South (11th) Warminister Folly Lane Warminster , WiltshireLevel transfer from D&W1 North (7th) Westbury Knott Field Westbury, Wiltshire Level transfer from D&W1 North (10th) Wheatsheaf Cabin Crew Netherhampton Road Netherhampton ,Salisbury ,Wiltshire Promoted from Dorset & Wilts 2 Central (champions)
Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts Central teams
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Alfred's Nomads (Marlborough 2nd XV) The Common Marlborough ,Wiltshire 9th Calne Calne Recreation Ground Calne ,Wiltshire 10th Chippenham II Allington Fields Chippenham ,Wiltshire 11th Frome II Gypsy Lane Frome ,Somerset 5th Melksham The Conigre 1,000 Melksham ,Wiltshire 2nd Minety Minety Playing Fields Minety ,Wiltshire 8th Royal Wootton Bassett II Ballard's Ash Sports Ground 5,000 Wootton Bassett ,Wiltshire 3rd Sutton Benger Recreation Ground Sutton Benger ,Wiltshire 4th Swindon II Greenbridge Road Swindon ,Wiltshire Promoted fromDorset & Wilts 2 North (runners up) Trowbridge II Doric Park Hilperton ,Trowbridge ,Wiltshire 7th Warminster Folly Lane Warminster ,Wiltshire 6th Westbury Knott Field Westbury, Wiltshire Promoted fromDorset & Wilts 2 North (champions)
Locations of the 2021-22 Dorset & Wilts 1 North teams
Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic , the 2020–21 season was cancelled.
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Alfred's Nomads (Marlborough 2nd XV) The Common Marlborough ,Wiltshire Promoted fromDorset & Wilts 2 North (runners up) Avonvale Bathford Playing Fields Bathford ,Bath ,Somerset Runners up Bradford-on-Avon Broom Ground Winsley ,Bradford-on-Avon ,Wiltshire Relegated fromSouthern Counties South (12th) Calne Calne Recreation Ground Calne ,Wiltshire 10th Chippenham II Allington Fields Chippenham ,Wiltshire 9th Frome II Gypsy Lane Frome ,Somerset Promoted fromDorset & Wilts 2 North (champions) Melksham The Conigre 1,000 Melksham ,Wiltshire 3rd Minety Minety Playing Fields Minety ,Wiltshire 6th Royal Wootton Bassett II Ballard's Ash Sports Ground 5,000 Wootton Bassett ,Wiltshire 5th Sutton Benger Recreation Ground Sutton Benger ,Wiltshire 8th Trowbridge II Doric Park Hilperton ,Trowbridge ,Wiltshire 7th Warminster Folly Lane Warminster ,Wiltshire 4th
Locations of the 2019-20 Dorset & Wilts 1 North teams
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Avonvale Bathford Playing Fields Bathford ,Bath ,Somerset 3rd Calne Calne Recreation Ground Calne ,Wiltshire Promoted fromDorset & Wilts 2 North (runners up) Chippenham II Allington Fields Chippenham ,Wiltshire 6th Combe Down Holly's Corner Combe Down ,Bath ,Somerset Runners up Melksham The Conigre 1,000 Melksham ,Wiltshire 9th Minety Minety Playing Fields Minety ,Wiltshire 4th Pewsey Vale The Angela Yeates Memorial Ground Pewsey ,Wiltshire 8th Royal Wootton Bassett II Ballard's Ash Sports Ground Wootton Bassett ,Wiltshire 7th Supermarine Supermarine Sports and Social Club South Marston ,Swindon ,Wiltshire 10th Sutton Benger Recreation Ground Sutton Benger ,Wiltshire Promoted fromDorset & Wilts 2 North (champions) Trowbridge II Doric Park Hilperton ,Trowbridge ,Wiltshire 11th Warminster Folly Lane Warminster ,Wiltshire 5th
Locations of the 2018-19 Dorset & Wilts 1 North teams
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Avonvale Bathford Playing Fields Bathford ,Bath ,Somerset Promoted fromDorset & Wilts 2 North (champions) Bradford-on-Avon Broom Ground Winsley ,Bradford-on-Avon ,Wiltshire 2nd Chippenham II Allington Fields Chippenham ,Wiltshire 9th Combe Down Holly's Corner Combe Down ,Bath ,Somerset Relegated fromSouthern Counties South (11th) Melksham The Conigre 1,000 Melksham ,Wiltshire 3rd Minety Minety Playing Fields Minety ,Wiltshire 6th Pewsey Vale The Angela Yeates Memorial Ground Pewsey ,Wiltshire 4th Royal Wootton Bassett II Ballard's Ash Sports Ground 5,000 Wootton Bassett ,Wiltshire 7th Supermarine Supermarine Sports and Social Club South Marston ,Swindon ,Wiltshire 10th Swindon II Greenbridge Road Swindon ,Wiltshire 8th Trowbridge II Doric Park Hilperton ,Trowbridge ,Wiltshire Promoted fromDorset & Wilts 2 North (runners up) Warminster Folly Lane Warminster ,Wiltshire 5th
Locations of the 2017-18 Dorset & Wilts 1 North teams
Participating clubs [ edit ] The 2015–16 Dorset & Wilts 1 North consists of twelve teams—most of which are based in the northern part ofWiltshire but also two teams that are based just across the county border inGloucestershire andSomerset . The season starts on 12 September 2015 and is due to end on 23 April 2016.
Participating teams and location [ edit ] Eight of the twelve teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014-15 champions,Marlborough were promoted toSouthern Counties South whileCalne ,Cricklade andPewsey Vale were all relegated toDorset & Wilts 2 North .
Locations of the 2015-16 Dorset & Wilts 1 North teams
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Chippenham II Allington Fields Chippenham ,Wiltshire 6th Colerne Higgins Field Colerne ,Wiltshire Promoted fromDorset & Wilts 2 North (runners up) Combe Down Holly's Corner Combe Down ,Bath ,Somerset 2nd Corsham Lacock Road Corsham ,Wiltshire Relegated fromSouthern Counties South (11th) Devizes II The Sports Club Devizes ,Wiltshire 4th Fairford Coln House School Playing Fields Fairford ,Gloucestershire 9th Melksham The Conigre 1,000 Melksham ,Wiltshire 3rd Minety Minety Playing Fields Minety ,Wiltshire 8th Royal Wootton Bassett II Ballard's Ash Sports Ground 5,000 Wootton Bassett ,Wiltshire Promoted fromDorset & Wilts 2 North (champions) Supermarine Supermarine Sports and Social Club South Marston ,Swindon ,Wiltshire Relegated fromSouthern Counties South (12th) Swindon II Greenbridge Road Swindon ,Wiltshire 5th Trowbridge II Doric Park Hilperton ,Trowbridge ,Wiltshire 7th
[ edit ] When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1) contained the following teams fromBerkshire ,Dorset andWiltshire :
[ edit ] [ edit ] Originally Dorset & Wilts 1 North andDorset & Wilts 1 South were combined in a single division known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1, involving clubs based inBerkshire [ b] Dorset andWiltshire . It was a tier 8 league with promotion toSouthern Counties and relegation toBerks/Dorset/Wilts 2 .
[ edit ] The creation ofNational League 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1 dropped to become a tier 9 league. Promotion continued toSouthern Counties and relegation toBerks/Dorset/Wilts 2 .
[ edit ] The cancellation ofNational League 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1 reverted to being a tier 8 league. Further restructuring meant that promotion was now toSouthern Counties South [ f] Berks/Dorset/Wilts 2 .
[ edit ] At the end of the 1999–2000 season the division became known as Dorset & Wilts 1 following the departure ofBerkshire clubs to join theBucks & Oxon leagues . It remained a tier 8 league with promotion toSouthern Counties South and relegation to eitherDorset & Wilts 2 North orDorset & Wilts 2 South (both formerly part of Berks/Dorset/Wilts 2).
[ edit ] Ahead of the 2004–05 season, local league restructuring saw Dorset & Wilts 1 split into two tier 8 regional divisions - Dorset & Wilts 1 North andDorset & Wilts 1 South . Promotion continued toSouthern Counties South , while relegation was now toDorset & Wilts 2 North .
[ edit ] Despite widespread restructuring by theRFU at the end of the 2008–09 season, Dorset & Wilts 1 North remained a tier 8 league, with promotion continuing toSouthern Counties South and relegation toDorset & Wilts 2 North .
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams Ref 2009–10 12 Marlborough Chippenham II Corsham II ,Swindon II [ 21] 2010–11 12 Melksham Chippenham II Cricklade ,Royal Wootton Bassett II [ 22] 2011–12 12 Chippenham II [ i] Supermarine Bath Saracens ,Fairford ,Sutton Benger [ 23] 2012–13 12 Chippenham II [ j] Pewsey Vale Avonvale ,Marlborough [ 24] 2013–14 12 Bradford-on-Avon Minety No relegation [ 25] 2014–15 12 Marlborough Combe Down Calne ,Cricklade [ 26] 2015–16 12 Combe Down Corsham Colerne ,Fairford [ 27] 2016–17 12 Corsham Bradford-on-Avon Devizes II ,Frome II [ 28] 2017–18 12 Bradford-on-Avon Combe Down Swindon II [ 29] 2018–19 12 Combe Down Avonvale Supermarine ,Pewsey Vale [ 30] 2019–20 12 Avonvale Melksham Bradford-on-Avon ,Chippenham II [ 31] 2020–21 12 Green backgrounds are promotion places.
Number of league titles [ edit ] ^ Weymouth RFC would later be known asWeymouth & Portland RFC . ^ Since 2000, Berkshire clubs have played in theBerks/Bucks & Oxon leagues. ^ There was no relegation as league due to increase from 11 to 13 teams for the following season. ^ The cancellation ofNational League 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that six clubs were promoted includingMarlborough ,Corsham ,North Dorset andRedingensians . ^ Restructuring caused by the cancellation ofNational League 5 South meant that there was no relegation. ^ Southern Counties was split intoSouthern Counties North andSouthern Counties South as part ofRFU restructuring at the end of the 1995–96 season. ^ No relegation due to league expansion from 8 teams to 10. ^ No relegation due to league restructure the following season as the league would split into 2 regional leagues - Dorset & Wilts 1 North and Dorset & Wilts 1 South. ^ Not promoted as Chippenham 1st team in the league above. ^ Not promoted as Chippenham 1st team in the league above. ^ Both of Bracknell's titles were won when league was known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1. ^ One of Devizes titles was when the league was known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1. ^ One of Sherborne's title was won when the league was known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1, the other when the league was known as Dorset & Wilts 1. ^ Both of Swindon's titles was won when league was known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1. ^ Blandford's title was won when league was known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1. ^ Dorchester's title was won when league was known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1. ^ Frome's title was won when league was known as Dorset & Wilts 1. ^ Ivel Barbarians title was won when league was known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1. Ivel Barbarians are now known asYeovil Rugby Club . ^ Royal Wootton Bassett's title was won when league was known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1. ^ Swanage & Wareham's title was won when league was known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1. ^ Tadley's title was won when league was known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1. ^ Trowbridge's title was won when league was known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1. ^ Westbury's title was won when league was known as Dorset & Wilts 1. ^ Weymouth's title was won when league was known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1. ^ Johns, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1988).Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988–89 (17th ed.). London: Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 123– 139.ISBN 0 356 15884 5 ^ Johns, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1989).Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989–90 (18th ed.). London: Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 133– 136.ISBN 0 356 17862 5 ^ Johns, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1990).Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990–91 (19th ed.). London: Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 143– 146.ISBN 0 356 19162 1 ^ Johns, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1991).Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991–92 (20th ed.). London: Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 164– 167.ISBN 0 356 20249 6 ^ Johns, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992).Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992–93 (21st ed.). London: Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 176– 179.ISBN 0 7472 7907 1 ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993).Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993–94 (22nd ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing Ltd. pp. 157– 160.ISBN 0 7472 7891 1 ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1994).Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994–95 . London: Headline Bookline Publishing.ISBN 0 7472 7850 4 ^ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John, eds. (1995).Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995–96 . London: Headline Bookline Publishing.ISBN 0 7472 7816 4 ^ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John, eds. (1996).Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996-97 . 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