Regional 2 Severn

Level six rugby union league in England

Regional 2 Severn
Current season or competition:
2023–24 Regional 2 Severn
SportRugby union
Instituted2022
Number of teams12
Country England
HoldersMatson (2022–23)
Most titlesMatson (1 title)
Website[1]

Regional 2 Severn is a level six league in the English rugby union system, one of twelve leagues, at this level. The twelve teams are based in counties near the River Severn, i.e. Gloucestershire and Somerset, with two from Wiltshire. The clubs finishing in first place is promoted to Regional 1 South West.[1]

Format

The twelve teams in this league are drawn from across Gloucestershire (five teams), Somerset (three) and Wiltshire (four), with the league champions and runner-up promoted to Regional 1 South West. Relegation is to one of the level seven County 1 Leagues The season runs from September to April and comprises twenty-two rounds of matches, with each club playing each of its rivals home and away. The results of the matches contribute points to the league table as follows:

  • 4 points are awarded for a win
  • 2 points are awarded for a draw
  • 0 points are awarded for a loss, however
  • 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
  • 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match

Current season

The twelve teams in this league are drawn from across Gloucestershire (five teams), Somerset (three) and Wiltshire (four). Nine of the teams played in last season's league. Matson, as champions, are promoted to Regional 1 South West, while Frome are only team to be relegated and will play in Counties 1 Southern South. Newent have transferred to Regional 2 West Midlands.[2] Two teams were relegated from Regional 1 South West, Old Centralians and Drybrook, while Devizes were promoted from Counties 1 Southern South.

Participating teams and locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Royal Wootton Basset Ballards Ash Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire Relegated from Regional 1 South Central (11th)
Chippenham Allington Fields 9500 Chippenham, Wiltshire 2nd
Chosen Hill Former Pupils Brookfield Road Churchdown, Gloucestershire 6th
Devizes The Sports Club Devizes, Wiltshire Promoted from Counties 1 Southern South
Drybrook Mannings Ground Drybrook, Gloucestershire Relegated from Regional 1 South West (12th)
Gordano Caswell Lane Portbury, Somerset 9th
Keynsham Bristol Road Keynsham, Somerset 5th
Old Centralians Saintbridge Sports Centre Gloucester, Gloucestershire Relegated from Regional 1 South West (11th)
Swindon Greenbridge Road [3] Swindon, Wiltshire Transferred from Regional 2 South Central (10th) [4]
Thornbury Cooper's Farm Thornbury, Gloucestershire 3rd
Trowbridge Doric Park 9550 Hilperton, Trowbridge, Wiltshire 7th
Winscombe Recreation Ground [5] 1,200 Winscombe, Somerset 10th
Regional 2 Severn is located in Wiltshire
Devizes
Devizes
Swindon
Swindon
Trowbridge
Trowbridge
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Locations of the 2023–24 Regional 2 Severn teams in Wiltshire
Regional 2 Severn is located in Gloucestershire
Cheltenham
Cheltenham
Chosen Hill FP
Chosen Hill FP
N Petherton
N Petherton
Thornbury
Thornbury
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Locations of the 2023–24 Regional 2 Severn teams in Bristol & Gloucestershire
Regional 2 Severn is located in Somerset
Gordano
Gordano
Keynsham
Keynsham
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Locations of the 2023–24 Regional 2 Severn teams in Avon & Somerset

2022–23

The twelve teams in this league are drawn from across Gloucestershire (five teams), Somerset (five) and Wiltshire (two). Matson, won all twenty of their matches and are promoted to Regional 1 South West. Frome are the only team to be relegated and will play in Counties 1 Southern South next season. The league originally had twelve teams, but Old Patesians decided to voluntary relegate themselves to Counties 3 Gloucestershire North, a level 9 league.[6] [7]

Participating teams and locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Cheltenham Newlands Park 1000 Southam, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Promoted from Western Counties North (2nd)
Chippenham Allington Fields 9500 Chippenham, Wiltshire Transferred from South West 1 East (8th)
Chosen Hill Former Pupils Brookfield Road Churchdown, Gloucestershire Promoted from Western Counties North (3rd)
Frome Gypsy Lane Frome, Somerset Transferred from South West 1 East (12th)
Gordano Caswell Lane Portbury, Somerset Promoted from Western Counties North (4th)
Keynsham Bristol Road Keynsham, Somerset Transferred from South West 1 West (6th)
Matson Redwell Road Matson, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Promoted from Western Counties North (champions)
Newent Recreation Ground Newent, Gloucestershire Transferred from South West 1 West (7th)
Old Patesians [a] Everest Road Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Transferred from South West 1 West (13th)
Thornbury Cooper's Farm Thornbury, Gloucestershire Transferred from South West 1 West (5th)
Trowbridge Doric Park 9550 Hilperton, Trowbridge, Wiltshire Transferred from South West 1 East (6th)
Winscombe Recreation Ground 1,200 Winscombe, Somerset Promoted from Western Counties North (5th)


Regional 2 Severn is located in Gloucestershire
Cheltenham
Cheltenham
Chosen Hill FP
Chosen Hill FP
Newent
Newent
N Petherton
N Petherton
Thornbury
Thornbury
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Locations of the 2022–23 Regional 2 Severn teams in Bristol & Gloucestershire
Regional 2 Severn is located in Somerset
Frome
Frome
Gordano
Gordano
Keynsham
Keynsham
Trowbridge
Trowbridge
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Locations of the 2022–23 Regional 2 Severn teams in Avon & Somerset and Wiltshire

Final league table

Regional 2 Severn 2022–23
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1 Matson (P) 20 20 0 0 718 271 +447 18 0 98
2 Chippenham 20 15 0 5 711 372 +339 15 2 77
3 Thornbury 20 14 0 6 660 396 +264 14 3 73
4 Newent 20 13 1 6 560 474 +86 11 1 66
5 Keynsham 20 11 0 9 472 494 –22 10 4 58
6 Chosen Hill Former Pupils 20 9 1 10 430 502 −72 8 4 50
7 Trowbridge 20 8 0 12 502 556 −54 8 1 41
8 Cheltenham 20 4 1 15 421 707 −286 13 5 36
9 Gordano 20 5 0 15 406 703 −297 10 4 34
10 Winscombe 20 5 1 14 354 521 −167 5 3 30
11 Frome (R) 20 4 0 16 379 617 −238 4 5 25
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. 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.
Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 19 June 2023
Source: [8]

Regional 2 Severn honours

The RFU reorganised the league structure in 2022 and this league is one of 12 at level six.

Regional 2 Severn
Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners-up Relegated teams Ref
2022–23 11 20 Matson Chippenham Frome [8]

Note

  1. ^ Old Patesians withdrew from Regional 2 Severn to compete in Counties 3 Gloucestershire North, a level 9 league.

References

  1. ^ "League Structure and Leagues for 2022/2023". RFU Community Communications. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. ^ Cutting, Hazel. "Our new League for the 2023/2024 season has been announced!". Newent RFC. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Contacts". Swindon RFC. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Fixtures". Swindon RFC. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  5. ^ Winscombe RFC. "The Recreation Ground". Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  6. ^ Halliwell, Mark. "Old Patesians RFC opt to relegate their first team for 2022-23 season". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Fixture Sheet" (PDF). South West RFU Competitions. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Regional 2 Severn". England Rugby. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

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