Counties 2 Gloucestershire

Counties 2 Gloucestershire (or Counties 2 Tribute Gloucester for sponsorship reasons; formerly known as Gloucester Premier) is an English rugby union league which sits at the eighth level of league rugby union in England with teams largely being based in the county of Gloucestershire and Bristol. Originally a single division called Gloucestershire/Somerset, in 2000 the division split into two county leagues called Gloucester Premier and Somerset Premier. Following the Adult Competition Review the league was renamed Counties 2 Gloucestershire and split into North and South divisions.

Counties 2 Gloucestershire

Current season or competition: 2024-25 Counties 2 Gloucestershire
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1987; 38 years ago (1987) (as Gloucestershire/Somerset)
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Most titles	Drybrook, Spartans (3 titles)
Website	englandrugby.com

The league champions are promoted to Counties 1 Western North while the runner-up play the runner-up from Somerset Premier for the third promotion place. Relegated teams drop down into Counties 3 Gloucestershire North or Counties 3 Gloucestershire South depending on location.

Teams 2024–25

North

Departing were Gordon League, promoted to Counties 1 Western North. Old Cryptians (11th) were relegated.

Joining were Gloucester Old Boys, Bredon Star and Berry 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 from Counties 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 from Counties 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

Berry Hill Bredon Star Brockworth Cheltenham North Cirencester CH GOB Hucclecote Patesians II OR Smiths Stroud Locations of the 2024-25 Counties Gloucestershire North teams

South

Departing were Berry Hill on a level transfer to Counties 2 Gloucestershire (North). Avonmouth Old Boys (11th) and Whitehall (12th) were relegated.

Joining were Lydney 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 from Counties 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

Bream Chipping Sodbury Dursley Frampton Cotterell Lydney II North Bristol St Mary's Locations of the 2024-25 Counties Gloucestershire South teams Bristol Saracens Dings II Colstonians Elizabethans Southmead Locations of the 2024-25 Counties Gloucestershire South teams in Bristol

Teams 2023–24

North

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 were Old Patesians and Stroud, both promoted, together with Cheltenham North, relegated from Counties 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 from Counties 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 from Counties 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 from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (North) (runners-up)

Brockworth Cheltenham North Cirencester CH GL Hucclecote Cryptians Patesians OR Smiths Stroud Locations of the 2023-24 Counties Gloucestershire North teams

South

Departing were Clifton II, promoted to Counties 1 Western North. Lydney II (11th) and Drybrook II (12th) were relegated.

Joining were Avonmouth Old Boys, relegated from Counties 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 from Counties 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

Berry Hill Bream Dursley Frampton Cotterell North Bristol St Mary's Locations of the 2023-24 Counties Gloucestershire South teams Avonmouth Bristol Saracens Dings II Colstonians Elizabethans Whitehall Locations of the 2023-24 Counties Gloucestershire South teams in Bristol

Teams 2022–23

This was the first season following the RFU's Adult Competition review and saw the league split into two divisions.

Departing were Longlevens, promoted to Counties 1 Western North.

North

Joining were Spartans who had withdrawn from Counties 1 Western North in the 2021–22 season.

Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Brockworth Mill Lane Brockworth, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (North) Cheltenham Saracens King George V Playing Field Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 10th Cirencester The Whiteway Cirencester, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (North) Coney Hill Metz Hill Gloucester, Gloucestershire 11th Gordon League Hempsted Lane Gloucester, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (North) Hucclecote Charlies Way Hucclecote, Gloucestershire 7th Old Centralians II Saintbridge Sports Centre Gloucester, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 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 from Gloucester 1 (North) Spartans (Gloucester) Lansdown Road Gloucester, Gloucestershire Relegated from Counties 1 Western North

Brockworth Saracens Cirencester CH GL Hucclecote OC II Cryptians OR Ross-on-Wye Smiths Spartans Locations of the 2022-23 Counties Gloucestershire North teams

South

Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Berry Hill Lakers Road Coleford, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (North) Bream High Street Bream, Lydney, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 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 from Gloucester 1 (North) Dursley Stragglers Sports Ground Stinchcombe, Dursley, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (South) Frampton Cotterell The Park Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire 3rd Lydney II Regentsholm 1,500 Lydney, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (South) Old Elizabethans Severn Road Hallen, Gloucestershire 4th St Mary's Old Boys Trench Lane Almondsbury, Bristol Promoted from Gloucester 1 (South) Whitehall Foundry Lane Whitehall, Bristol Promoted from Gloucester 1 (South)

Berry Hill Bream Bristol Saracens Clifton II Dings II Drybrook II Dursley Frampton Cotterell Lydney II OEs St Mary's Whitehall Locations of the 2022-23 Counties Gloucestershire South teams

Teams 2021–22

St Mary's Old Boys and Berry Hill who finished 9th and 10th respectively in 2019–20 but will play in Gloucester 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 from Western 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 from Western 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 from Gloucester 1 (champions) Old Elizabethans Severn Road Hallen, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (runners-up) Old Richians Sandyleaze Gloucester, Gloucestershire 6th Ross-on-Wye Abbotts Close Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire 7th

Bristol Saracens Cheltenham Saracens Clifton II Coney Hill Dings II Frampton Cotterell Hucclecote Longlevens Cryptians Elizabethans Richians Ross-on-Wye Locations of the 2021–22 Gloucester Premier teams

2020–21

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.

Teams 2019–20

Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Berry Hill Lakers Road Coleford, Gloucestershire 7th Cheltenham North Stoke Orchard Road Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (runners up) Cheltenham Saracens King George V Playing Field Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 5th Chosen Hill Former Pupils Brookfield Road Churchdown, Gloucestershire Relegated from Western 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 from Western Counties North (13th) Ross-on-Wye Abbotts Close Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire Promoted from Gloucester 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

Berry Hill Cheltenham North Cheltenham Saracens CHFP Frampton Cotterell Hucclecote Longlevens Richians Ross-on-Wye St Mary's Whitehall Widden OB Locations of the 2019–20 Gloucester Premier teams

Teams 2018–19

Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season Berry Hill Lakers Road Coleford, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (champions) Bristol Saracens Bakewell Memorial Ground Cribbs Causeway, Bristol Relegated from Western 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 from Gloucester 1 (runners up)

Berry Hill Bristol Saracens Cheltenham Saracens Frampton Cotterell Gloucester OB Gordon League Hucclecote Longlevens Spartans St Mary's Whitehall Widden OB Locations of the 2018-19 Gloucester Premier teams

Teams 2017–18

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 from Western Counties North (12th) Frampton Cotterell The Park Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire 9th Gloucester Old Boys Horton Road Gloucester, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 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 from Gloucester 1 (champions) St Mary's Old Boys Trench Lane Almondsbury, Bristol Runners up (lost promotion play-off) Whitehall Foundry Lane Whitehall, Bristol Relegated from Western Counties North (13th)

Barton Hill Cheltenham Saracens Chipping Sodbury Cirencester Frampton Cotterell Gloucester OB Gordon League Hucclecote Longlevens   Spartans St Mary's Whitehall Locations of the 2017-18 Gloucester Premier teams

Teams 2016–17

Team	Ground	Town/Village	Previous season
Barton Hill	Duncombe Road	Speedwell, Bristol	relegated from Western Counties North
Berry Hill	Lakers Road	Coleford, Gloucestershire	3rd
Cheltenham North		Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	level transfer from Midlands 3 West (South) (8th)
Cheltenham Saracens	King George V Playing Field	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	4th
Chipping Sodbury	Wickwar Road	Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire	5th
Frampton Cotterell	The Park	Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire	8th
Gordon League	Hempsted Lane	Gloucester, Gloucestershire	promoted from Gloucester 1 (2nd)
Hucclecote	Charlies Way	Hucclecote, Gloucestershire	9th
Longlevens	Longford Lane	Longlevens, Gloucestershire	10th
North Bristol	Oaklands	Almondsbury, Bristol	6th
Old Richians	Sandyleaze	Gloucester, Gloucestershire	promoted from Gloucester 1 (1st)
St Mary's Old Boys	Trench Lane	Almondsbury, Bristol	7th

Teams 2015–16

The 2015–16 Gloucester Premier consisted of twelve teams from Gloucestershire and Bristol. 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.

Berry Hill

Bream

Bristol S

Cheltenham S

Chipping S

Cirencester

Frampton C

Hucclecote

Longlevens

N Bristol

St Mary's OB

Tewkesbury

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 from Western Counties North (12th)
Cheltenham Saracens	King George V Playing Field	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	3rd
Chipping Sodbury	Wickwar Road	Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire	promoted from Gloucester 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 from Gloucester 1 (champions)
North Bristol	Oaklands	Almondsbury, Bristol	relegated from Western Counties North (13th)
St Mary's Old Boys	Trench Lane	Almondsbury, Bristol	4th
Tewkesbury	The Moats	Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire	10th

League table

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

Teams 2014–15

Stroud are champions and along with the runner-up Whitehall (play-off winner) were promoted to Western Counties North. Painswick and Gordon League were relegated to Gloucester 1.

• Berry Hill (relegated from Western Counties North)
• Bream (promoted from Gloucester 1)
• Cheltenham Saracens (promoted from Gloucester 1)
• Cirencester (relegated from Western Counties North)
• Frampton Cotterell
• Gordon League
• Hucclecote
• Painswick
• St. Mary's Old Boys
• Stroud
• Tewkesbury
• Whitehall

Teams 2013–14

• Bristol Saracens
• Dursley
• Frampton Cotterill
• Gordon League
• Hucclecote (promoted from Gloucester 1)
• Newent (promoted from Gloucester 1)
• Painswick
• Southmead
• Stroud
• St Mary's Old Boys
• Tewkesbury
• Whitehall

Teams 2012–13

• Bristol Saracens
• Drybrook
• Dursley
• Frampton Cotterell
• Gordon League
• Painswick
• Southmead
• Stroud
• St Mary's Old Boys (SW)
• Tewkesbury
• Whitehall
• Widden Old Boys

Teams 2011–12

• Bishopston
• Bristol Saracens
• Drybrook
• Frampton Cotterell
• Longlevens
• Old Bristolians
• Old Colstonians
• Old Richians
• Southmead
• St. Mary's Old Boys
• Tewkesbury
• Widden Old Boys

Teams 2010–11

• 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

Teams 2009–10

• Bristol Saracens
• Cirencester
• Frampton Cotterell
• Gloucester Old Boys
• Hucclecote
• Matson
• Old Colstonians
• Old Richians
• Ross-on-Wye RFC
• Spartans
• Tewkesbury
• Whitehall

Teams 2008–09

• Bristol Saraces
• Cirencester
• Drybrook
• Frampton Cotterell
• Gloucester Old Boys
• Hucclecote
• Matson
• Old Bristolians
• Old Colstonians
• Old Richians
• Spartans
• Whitehall

Teams 2007–08

• Aretians
• Cirencester
• Drybrook
• Frampton Cotterell
• Gloucester Old Boys
• Hartpury College
• Hucclecote
• Matson
• North Bristol
• Old Colstonians
• Old Richians
• Whitehall

Teams 2006–07

• Aretians
• Avonmouth Old Boys
• Cirencester
• Drybrook
• Frampton Cotterell
• Longlevens
• Matson
• Old Colstonians
• Old Richians
• Painswick
• Widden Old Boys
• Whitehall

Teams 2005–06

• Aretians
• Barton Hill
• Chosen Hill Former Pupils
• Drybrook
• Longlevens
• Matson
• Old Colstonians
• Old Richians
• Painswick
• Widden Old Boys

Teams 2004–05

• Aretians
• Avonmouth Old Boys
• Barton Hill
• Chosen Hill Former Pupils
• Longlevens
• North Bristol
• Old Richians
• Painswick
• Southmead
• Tewkesbury

Teams 2003–04

• Aretians
• Avonmouth Old Boys
• Cheltenham North
• Chipping Sodbury
• Cirencester
• Chosen Hill Former Pupils
• Longlevens
• North Bristol
• Old Bristolians
• Painswick

Teams 2002–03

• Aretians
• Avonmouth Old Boys
• Barton Hill
• Cirencester
• Chosen Hill Former Pupils
• Drybrook
• Hucclecote
• Longlevens
• North Bristol
• Painswick

Teams 2001–02

• Avonmouth Old Boys
• Barton Hill
• Bristol Saracens
• Cirencester
• Chipping Sodbury
• Chosen Hill Former Pupils
• Drybrook
• Hucclecote
• Longlevens
• Spartans

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as Gloucestershire/Somerset) contained the following teams from Bristol, Gloucestershire and Somerset:

• Avonmouth Old Boys
• Cleve
• Combe Down
• Coney Hill
• Gordano
• Keynsham
• Midsomer Norton
• Minehead Barbarians
• St. Brendan's Old Boys
• Tredworth
• Whitehall

Gloucester Premier honours

Gloucestershire/Somerset (1987–1993)

Originally Gloucester Premier and Somerset Premier were combined in a single division known as Gloucestershire/Somerset, involving teams based in Gloucestershire, Somerset and Bristol. It was tier 8 league with promotion to Western Counties^[a] and relegation to either Gloucestershire 1^[b] or Somerset 1.

Gloucestershire/Somerset
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
1987–88	11	Avonmouth Old Boys	Combe Down	St Brendan's Old Boys, Tredworth	[2]
1988–89	11	Old Culverhaysians	Combe Down	Minehead Barbarians	[3]
1989–90	10[c]	Combe Down	Midsomer Norton	Old Redcliffians	[4]
1990–91	11	Spartans	Whitehall	Midsomer Norton	[5]
1991–92	11	Gloucester Old Boys	Drybrook[d]	Cleve	[6]
1992–93	13	Old Patesians	Keynsham	Old Sulians	[7]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Gloucestershire/Somerset (1993–1996)

The creation of National League 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that Gloucestershire/Somerset dropped to become a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to Western Counties and relegation to either Gloucester 1 or Somerset 1.

Gloucestershire/Somerset
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
1993–94	13	Dings Crusaders	St. Mary's Old Boys	Coney Hill, Frome	[8]
1994–95	13	Keynsham	Whitehall	Midsomer Norton, Wiveliscombe	[9]
1995–96	13	St. Mary's Old Boys	Cleve[e]	No relegation	[10]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Gloucestershire/Somerset (1996–2000)

The cancellation of National 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 to Western Counties North^[f], while relegation continued to either Gloucester 1 or Somerset 1.

Gloucestershire/Somerset
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
1996–97	16	Coney Hill	Old Richians	Old Cryptians
1997–98	17	St. Bernadette's Old Boys	Wiveliscombe	Bristol Saracens
1998–99	17	Barton Hill	Chew Valley	Old Sulians
1999–00	17	Old Centralians[g]	Yatton[h]	Chard, Frampton Cotterell
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Gloucester Premier (2000–2009)

Gloucestershire/Somerset was reorganised into two county leagues at the end of the 1999–00 season, Gloucester Premier and Somerset Premier, with both leagues remaining at level 8. Promotion from Gloucester Premier was to Western Counties North and relegation to Gloucester 1. Between 2007–2009 Gloucester Premier was sponsored by High Bridge Jewellers.

Gloucester Premier
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
2000–01	10	Thornbury	Old Centralians	Brockworth, Bream, Aretians	[11]
2001–02	10	Spartans	Drybrook	Chipping Sodbury, Bristol Saracens	[12]
2002-03	10	Drybrook	Barton Hill	Hucclecote	[13]
2003–04	10	Cheltenham North	Chosen Hill Former Pupils	Cirencester, Old Bristolians, Chipping Sodbury	[14]
2004–05	10	North Bristol	Avonmouth Old Boys	Southmead, Tewkesbury	[15]
2005–06	10	Chosen Hill Former Pupils	Barton Hill	No relegation[i]	[16]
2006–07	12	Avonmouth Old Boys	Widden Old Boys	Longlevens, Painswick	[17]
2007–08	12	Hartpury College	North Bristol	Aretians	[18]
2008–09	12	Drybrook	Southmead	No relegation	[19]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Gloucester Premier (2009–present)

Despite widespread restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 2008–09 season, Gloucester Premier remained a tier 8 league, with promotion continuing to Western Counties North and relegation to Gloucester 1. From the 2017–18 season onward Gloucester Premier has been sponsored by Wadworth 6x.

Gloucester Premier
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

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of the Gloucester Premier and Somerset Premier for the third and final promotion place to Western 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 (G)	Caswell Lane, Portbury, Somerset
2001–02[32]	Yatton (S)	32-0	Drybrook (G)	The Park, Yatton, Somerset
2002–03[33]	Barton Hill (G)	36-0	Midsomer Norton (S)	Duncombe Lane, Speedwell, Bristol
2003–04[34]	Nailsea & Backwell (S)[j]		Chosen Hill Former Pupils (G)	West End Park, Nailsea, Somerset
2004–05[35]	Tor (S)	25-26	Avonmouth Old Boys (G)	Brian Harbinson Memorial Park, Glastonbury, Somerset
2005–06[36]	Barton Hill (G)	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 (G)	29-17	Chew Valley (S)	Oaklands, Almondsbury, Gloucestershire
2008–09[39]	Southmead (G)	20-14	North Petherton (S)	Greenway Centre, Southmead, Bristol
2009–10[40]	Cirencester (G)	35-17	Chard (S)	The Whiteway, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
2010–11[41]	Chard (S)	32-12	Old Richians (G)	Essex Close, Chard, Somerset
2011–12[42]	Wells (S)	18-10	Drybrook (G)	Charter Way, Wells, Somerset
2012–13[43]	Midsomer Norton (S)	28-12	Frampton Cotterell (G)	Norton Down Playing Fields, Midsomer Norton, Somerset
2013–14[44]	Bristol Saracens (G)	19-8	Tor (S)	Bakewell Memorial Ground, Henbury, Bristol
2014–15[45]	Winscombe (S)	13-21	Whitehall (G)	Winscombe Recreation Ground, Winscombe, Somerset
2015–16[46]	Winscombe (S)	21-22	Cirencester (G)	Winscombe Recreation Ground, Winscombe, Somerset
2016–17[47]	Oldfield Old Boys (S)	9-6	St Mary's Old Boys (G)	Shaft Road, Monkton Combe, Somerset	1,000
2017–18[48]	Wiveliscombe (S)	12-15	Barton Hill (G)	Recreational Ground, Wiveliscombe, Somerset
2018–19[49]	Burnham-on-Sea (S)	24-25	Bristol Saracens (G)	BASC Ground, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset
2019–20	Cancelled due to COVID-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

• Drybrook (3)
• Spartans (3)^[k]
• Avonmouth Old Boys (2)^[l]
• Chosen Hill Former Pupils (2)
• Barton Hill (1)^[m]
• Bristol Saracens (1)
• Cheltenham North (1)
• Chipping Sodbury (1)
• Combe Down (1)^[n]
• Coney Hill (1)^[o]
• Dings Crusaders (1)^[p]
• Gloucester Old Boys (1)^[q]
• Hartpury College (1)
• Keynsham (1)^[r]
• Matson (1)
• Newent (1)
• North Bristol (1)
• Old Bristolians (1)
• Old Centralians (1)^[s]
• Old Culverhaysians (1)^[t]
• Old Patesians (1)^[u]
• Old Richians (1)
• St. Bernadette's Old Boys (1)^[v]
• St. Mary's Old Boys (1)^[w]
• Stroud (1)
• Thornbury (1)
• Whitehall (1)

Notes

1. Since 1996 Western Counties has been split into two regional divisions; Western Counties North and Western Counties West.
2. Gloucestershire 1 was shortened to Gloucester 1 from the 1991–92 season onward.
3. Avon & Somerset Constabulary withdrew from league.
4. 3rd place Wiveliscombe 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.
5. The cancellation of National 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 and Old Redcliffians would go up into Western Counties North; Wellington would go up into Western Counties West; Stow-on-the-Wold would go up into Southern Counties North.
6. Western Counties was split into Western Counties North and Western Counties West as part of RFU restructuring at the end of the 1995–96 season.
7. Despite finishing as champions, the cancellation of Gloucestershire/Somerset meant that Old Centralians were instead transferred into the new look Gloucester Premier.
8. 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 and Longlevens went into Gloucester Premier, while Yatton, Tor, Old Culverhaysians, Midsomer Norton, Walcot, Avon, Combe Down and Gordano went into Somerset Premier.
9. There was no relegation as the division would be expanded from 10 to 12 teams for the next season.
10. The result of the 2003-04 playoff between Nailsea & Backwell and Chosen Hill Former Pupils is unknown due to all the south-west promotion playoff games from this season missing from the RFU website. However, as Nailsea & Backwell were in the higher division the next season (and Chosen Hill Former Pupils were not) it is assumed they won the playoff game. Nailsea & Backwell would also have hosted the game as they had a better points record in their league than Chosen Hill Former Pupils did in theirs.
11. One of Spartans titles was when league was known as Gloucestershire/Somerset.
12. One of Avonmouth Old Boys titles was when league was known as Gloucestershire/Somerset.
13. Barton Hill's title was when league was known as Gloucestershire/Somerset.
14. Combe Down's title was when league was known as Gloucestershire/Somerset.
15. Coney Hill's title was when league was known as Gloucestershire/Somerset.
16. Dings Crusaders title was when league was known as Gloucestershire/Somerset.
17. Gloucester Old Boys title was when league was known as Gloucestershire/Somerset.
18. Keynsham's title was when league was known as Gloucestershire/Somerset.
19. Old Centralians title was when league was known as Gloucestershire/Somerset.
20. Old Culverhaysians title was when league was known as Gloucestershire/Somerset.
21. Old Patesians title was when league was known as Gloucestershire/Somerset.
22. St. Bernadette's Old Boys title was when league was known as Gloucestershire/Somerset.
23. St. Mary's Old Boys title was when league was known as Gloucestershire/Somerset.

See also

• South West Division RFU
• Gloucestershire RFU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

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