Southern Counties South is a league in the Rugby Football Union South West Division , the rugby union governing body for South West England , part of the Rugby Football Union . The league sits at the seventh tier of club rugby union in England and primarily features teams based in Dorset and Wiltshire . The league champions at the end of the season are promoted to South West 1 East while the runners up face the runners up from Southern Counties North for their place. Relegated teams tend to drop to either Dorset & Wilts 1 North or Dorset & Wilts 1 South depending on geographic placement.
Season 2016-17
Season 2015–16
Locations of the 2015-16 Southern Counties South teams
The 2015–16 Southern Counties South consists of twelve teams; four each from Dorset , Somerset and Wiltshire . The season started on 12 September 2015 and ended on 23 April 2016.
Participating teams
Eight of the twelve teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions Swanage & Wareham and runners up Salisbury (who won their playoff game) were promoted to the South West 1 East while Supermarine and Corsham were both relegated to Dorset & Wilts 1 North . Wootton Bassett were level transferred from Southern Counties North .
Team
Ground
Capacity
Town/Village
Previous season
Bradford-on-Avon
Broom Ground
Winsley , Bradford-on-Avon , Wiltshire
10th
Devizes
The Sports Club
Devizes , Wiltshire
Relegated from South West 1 East (12th)
Dorchester
Coburg Road
Dorchester, Dorset
9th
Dorset Dockers
Potterne Park
Verwood , Dorset
Promoted from Dorset & Wilts 1 South (champions)
Frome
Gypsy Lane
Frome , Somerset
6th
Marlborough
The Common
Marlborough, Wiltshire
Promoted from Dorset & Wilts 1 North (champions)
Midsomer Norton
Norton Down Playing Fields
Midsomer Norton , Somerset
7th
North Dorset
Slaughtergate
1,000
Gillingham , Dorset
4th
Royal Wootton Bassett
Ballard’s Ash Sports Ground
Wootton Bassett , Wiltshire
Transferred from Southern Counties North (3rd)
Sherborne
Gainsborough Park
Sherborne , Dorset
3rd
Walcot
Albert Field
Lansdown , Bath , Somerset
5th
Wimborne
Leigh Park
Wimborne , Dorset
8th
League Table 2015-16
Team
P
W
D
L
Points For
Points Against
+/-
Try Bonus Points
Losing Bonus Points
League Points
1
Royal Wootton Bassett
22
19
0
3
640
223
417
13
3
92
2
Midsomer Norton
22
16
1
5
643
297
346
14
3
83
3
North Dorset
22
15
1
6
712
365
347
13
5
80
4
Devizes
22
14
0
8
462
322
140
10
4
71
5
Sherborne
22
14
1
7
619
392
227
9
3
70
6
Marlborough
22
14
0
8
491
391
100
7
5
68
7
Dorset Dockers
22
10
1
11
506
555
-49
9
2
54
8
Walcot
22
7
1
14
467
561
-94
6
2
38
9
Wimborne
22
6
2
14
406
577
-171
7
3
38
10
Frome
22
7
0
15
324
664
-340
4
4
31
11
Bradford-on-Avon
22
3
1
18
255
691
-436
3
3
20
12
Dorchester
22
3
0
19
284
771
-487
4
0
11
Teams 2014-15
Teams 2013-14
Teams 2012-13
Corsham
Devizes
Dorchester
Frome
Oakmeadians
Sherborne
Supermarine
Trowbridge
Walcott
Weymouth
Wimborne
Wootton Bassett
Teams 2009-10
Southern Counties South Honours
Southern Counties South Honours
Season
No of teams
Champions
Runners–up
Relegated Teams
League Name
1998-99[1]
10
Chippenham
Royal Wootton Bassett
Blandford , North Dorset , Swindon
Southern Counties South
1999-00[2]
10
Tadley
Windsor
Sherborne
Southern Counties South
2000-01[3]
9
Redingensians
Salisbury
No relegation
Southern Counties South
2001-02[4]
10
Wimborne
Oakmeadians
Melksham , Corsham , Swindon College Old Boys
Southern Counties South
2002-03[5]
10
Frome
Oakmeadians
Calne
Southern Counties South
2003-04[6]
9
Ivel Barbarians
Tadley
Westbury
Southern Counties South
2004-05[7]
12
Bournemouth
Frome
Minety , Bradford-on-Avon
Southern Counties South
2005-06[8]
12
Frome
Oldfield Old Boys
Blandford , Corsham
Southern Counties South
2006-07[9]
12
Walcot
Royal Wootton Bassett
Melksham , Bridport
Southern Counties South
2007-08[10]
12
Trowbridge
Royal Wootton Bassett
Devizes , Dorchester
Southern Counties South
2008-09[11]
12
Oakmeadians
Royal Wootton Bassett
No relegation
Southern Counties South
2009-10[12]
12
Wimborne
Frome
Ivel Barbarians , Minety
Southern Counties South
2010-11[13]
12
Salisbury
Oldfield Old Boys
Bradford-on-Avon , Bridport , Marlborough
Southern Counties South
2011-12[14]
12
North Dorset
Dorchester
Melksham , Blandford
Southern Counties South
2012-13[15]
12
Devizes
Trowbridge
Supermarine , Oakmeadians
Southern Counties South
2013-14[16]
12
Wells
Trowbridge
Ivel Barbarians
Southern Counties South
2014-15[17]
12
Swanage & Wareham
Salisbury
Supermarine , Corsham
Southern Counties South
2015-16[18]
12
Wootton Bassett
Midsomer Norton
Dorchester , Bradford-on-Avon
Southern Counties South
2016-17
12
Green backgrounds are promotion places.
References
See also
Governing body
National teams
International Competitions
Competition divisions
European competitions
National competitions
London and South East
competitions
Midland competitions
Northern competitions
South West competitions
County competitions
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