Counties 5 Surrey


Counties 5 Surrey is a rugby union competition covering the English county of Surrey and parts of south-west London. It sits at the bottom of English Rugby union system, at level 11, making it the lowest level competition still controlled by the Rugby Football Union. The winner of the league is promoted for the following season to Counties 4 Surrey. There is no relegation from the league, and no promotion into it, however new teams can apply to join.
The league was first formed in the 1989–90 season and ran for three years before its closure at the end of the 1991–1992 season. When the league was disbanded, teams were either automatically promoted to Surrey 4, moved to other leagues, or folded.
As part of a larger restructuring of the entire English rugby union pyramid, undertaken by the RFU, the league was re-formed. Beginning with the 2022–23 season, nine teams from Surrey and south-west London compete in the division.

Teams for 2025–26

Departing were Staines and Woking both promoted to Counties 4 Surrey.
Croydon did not return for the new season instead joining Kent Rugby reserve leagues.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
EconomicalsLSE Sports GroundNew Malden, LondonDemoted from Counties 3 Surrey
Egham Hollowegians Keith Heal Academy of RugbyEnglefield Green, Surrey4th
FelthamThe AirparkFeltham, London6th
GuildfordiansGuildford Spectrum Leisure ComplexGuildford, Surrey3rd
Harlequin AmateursBushy ParkHampton Wick, LondonDemoted from Counties 4 Surrey
MertonMorden Recreation GroundMorden, London10th
Mitcham & CarshaltonPeterborough RoadCarshalton, London5th
Old PaulinesOld Pauline Sports GroundThames Ditton, SurreyRelegated from Counties 4 Surrey
Raynes ParkRaynes Park Sports GroundRaynes Park, London9th
WandsworthiansImber Court Sports GroundThames Ditton, London7th

Teams for 2024–25

Leaving the league are Reigate and London French, replaced by Guilfordians and Staines both relegated from the same league. Feltham joined for the first time having previously competed in Surrey Conference League 2023-2024.
With two leaving and three joining the league was made up of 10 sides for the first time having had 9 since its inaugural year.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
CroydonAddington RoadAddington, London6th
Egham Hollowegians Keith Heal Academy of RugbyEnglefield Green, Surrey5th
FelthamThe AirparkFeltham, LondonNew entry
GuildfordiansGuildford Spectrum Leisure ComplexGuildford, SurreyRelegated from Counties 4 Surrey
MertonMorden Recreation GroundMorden, London8th
Mitcham & CarshaltonPeterborough RoadCarshalton, London7th
Raynes ParkRaynes Park Sports GroundRaynes Park, London2nd
StainesThe ReevesFeltham, LondonRelegated from Counties 4 Surrey
WandsworthiansOld Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports GroundRaynes Park, London9th
WokingRecreation GroundByfleet, Woking, Surrey4th

Teams for 2023–24

Leaving the league were Old Hamptonians and Haslemere, both promoted to Counties 4 Surrey replaced by Croydon, relegated from Counties 4 Surrey and London French who had most recently competed in Herts & Middlesex 2 in 2021-22.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
CroydonAddington RoadAddington, LondonRelegated from Counties 4 Surrey
Egham Hollowegians Keith Heal Academy of RugbyEnglefield Green, Surrey4th
London FrenchBarn ElmsBarnes, LondonRe-entry
MertonMorden Recreation GroundMorden, London6th
Mitcham & CarshaltonPeterborough RoadCarshalton, London9th
Raynes ParkOld Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports GroundRaynes Park, London3rd
ReigateColley LaneReigate, Surrey5th
WandsworthiansOld Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports GroundRaynes Park, London8th
WokingRecreation GroundByfleet, Woking, Surrey7th

Teams for 2022–23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar to Surrey 4 but while that league had been at level 12 of the English rugby pyramid the new league was at level 11.
Six of the teams had previously competed in Surrey 4 and they were joined by three sides from Surrey 3 - Egham Hollowegians, Merton and Raynes Park - who remained in a level 11 league.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Egham Hollowegians Keith Heal Academy of RugbyEnglefield Green, SurreySurrey 3
HaslemereWoolmer Hill Sports AssociationHaslemere, SurreySurrey 4
MertonMorden Recreation GroundMorden, LondonSurrey 3
Mitcham & CarshaltonPeterborough RoadCarshalton, LondonSurrey 4
Old HamptoniansDean RoadHampton, LondonSurrey 4
Raynes ParkOld Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports GroundRaynes Park, LondonSurrey 3
ReigateColley LaneReigate, SurreySurrey 4
WandsworthiansOld Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports GroundRaynes Park, LondonSurrey 4
WokingRecreation GroundByfleet, Woking, SurreySurrey 4

Original teams

When the competition began in 1989, the following teams played in the division:
  • Economicals - relegated from Surrey 4
  • Gibraltar Engineers - new to league
  • Haslemere - relegated from Surrey 3
  • Lightwater - relegated from Surrey 3
  • Oxted - relegated from Surrey 3
  • Racal-Decca - relegated from Surrey 3
  • Woking - new to league

    Surrey 5 honours

Number of league titles

  • Gibraltar Engineers
  • Woking
  • Kew Occasionals