Counties 4 Kent


Counties 4 Kent is an English level 10 Rugby Union League and is made up of teams predominantly from south-east London and Kent. The teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Currently promoted teams move up to Kent 1 and there is no relegation although until the 2007–08 season teams could drop down to Kent 3. Now a single division, in the past Kent 2 was divided into regional divisions - Kent 2 East and Kent 2 West. Relegated teams drop down to Counties 5 Kent. Following the RFU's Adult Competition Review, from season 2022–23 it adopted its current name Counties 4 Kent.
Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.

Teams for 2025–26

Departing were Canterbury III and Old Williamsonians, promoted to Counties 3 Kent while Medway III were relegated to Counties 5 Kent.
Footscray did not return for the new season.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Beckenham IIIBalmoral AvenueBeckenham, LondonPromoted from Counties 5 Kent
Bromley IIBarnet Wood RoadHayes, London3rd
Cliffe CrusadersRecreation GroundCliffe, Kent4th
Dartfordians IIBourne RoadBexley, London6th
East Peckham & Paddock WoodPutlands Sports & Leisure CentrePaddock Wood, KentPromoted from Counties 5 Kent
FavershamRecreation GroundFaversham, Kent7th
King's College HospitalDulwich Sports GroundDulwich, London10th
Old Colfeians IIHorn ParkLee, London9th
RyeNew RoadRye, East Sussex5th
Sevenoaks IIIKnole Paddock1,000Sevenoaks, KentPromoted from Counties 5 Kent
SheppeyStupple FieldMinster, Kent8th

Teams for 2024–25

Departing were Beckenham II, Brockleians and Old Gravesendians, all promoted to Counties 3 Kent. Sidcup III and Lordswood were relegated to Counties 5 Kent. Footscray had finished 11th and would ordinarily have been relegated but for Sidcup electing to drop down a division.
Joining were Faversham relegated from Counties 3 Kent. Bromley II, Canterbury III, Old Colfeians II, all promoted from Counties 5 Kent. Rye completed the line-up having re-joined the RFU leagues after an extended absence.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Bromley IIBarnet Wood RoadHayes, London
Promoted from Counties 5 Kent
Canterbury IIIMarine Travel Ground1,500 Canterbury, KentPromoted from Counties 5 Kent
Cliffe CrusadersRecreation GroundCliffe, Kent5th
Dartfordians IIBourne RoadBexley, London4th
FavershamRecreation GroundFaversham, KentRelegated from Counties 3 Kent
FootscrayFootscray Playing FieldsNew Eltham, London11th
King's College HospitalDulwich Sports GroundDulwich, London8th
Medway IIIPriestfieldsRochester, Kent10th
Old Colfeians IIHorn ParkLee, LondonPromoted from Counties 5 Kent
Old Williamsonians Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical SchoolRochester, Kent7th
RyeNew RoadRye, East SussexRe-entry
SheppeyStupple FieldMinster, Kent6th

Teams for 2023–24

Departing were Tonbridge Juddians III and Sittingbourne promoted to Counties 3 Kent. Four clubs Beccehamian II, Greenwich and Askeans were relegated to Counties 5 Kent. Weavering Warriors elected to drop into the Kent RFU merit leagues.
Joining were King's College Hospital and Footscray, both relegated from Counties 3 Kent, together with Beckenham II and Medway III
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Beckenham IIBalmoral AvenueBeckenham, London
BrockleiansCivil Service Sports GroundEltham, London4th
Cliffe CrusadersRecreation GroundCliffe, Kent3rd
Dartfordians IIBourne RoadBexley, London7th
FootscrayFootscray Playing FieldsNew Eltham, LondonRelegated from Counties 3 Kent
King's College HospitalDulwich Sports GroundDulwich, LondonRelegated from Counties 3 Kent
LordswoodLordswood Sports & Social ClubChatham, Kent9th
Medway IIIPriestfieldsRochester, Kent
Old GravesendiansFleetway Sports GroundGravesend, Kent8th
Old Williamsonians Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical SchoolRochester, Kent6th
SheppeyStupple FieldMinster, Kent5th
Sidcup IIICrescent FarmSidcup, Kent10th

Teams for 2022–23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review with the league adopting its new name of Counties 4 Kent.
Returning were 7 of the 9 teams who competed in the previous season's league.
Departing were Dartford Valley and Whitstable, promoted to Counties 3 Kent. There was no relegation.
Joining from Kent 1 were Brockleians, Cliffe Crusaders and Old Willamsonians. The league was supplemented by the addition of Tonbridge Juddians III, Beccehamian II, Dartfordians II and Sidcup III.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
AskeansRectory Field3,500 Blackheath, London9th
Beccehamian IISparrow's DenWest Wickham, LondonNew entry
BrockleiansCivil Service Sports GroundEltham, LondonRelegated from Kent 1
Cliffe CrusadersRecreation GroundCliffe, KentJoined from Kent 1
Dartfordians IIBourne RoadBexley, LondonNew entry
GreenwichPlumstead CommonPlumstead, London 8th
LordswoodLordswood Sports & Social ClubChatham, Kent7th
Old GravesendiansFleetway Sports GroundGravesend, Kent4th
Old Williamsonians Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical SchoolRochester, KentJoined from Kent 1
SheppeyStupple FieldMinster, Kent5th
Sidcup IIICrescent FarmSidcup, KentNew entry
SittingbourneGore Court Cricket ClubSittingbourne, Kent3rd
Tonbridge Juddians IIIThe Slade1,500Tonbridge, KentNew entry
Weavering WarriorsBicknor RoadMaidstone, Kent6th

Teams for 2021–22

The teams competing in 2021–22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019–20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020–21.
Bexley, who finished 8th in 2019–20, played several of the early fixtures but withdrew from the league in November 2021.
Swanley RFC, a new entry, competed until January 2022 before withdrawing from the league.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
AskeansRectory Field3,500 Blackheath, London10th
Dartford ValleyLeigh AcademyDartford, Kent3rd
GreenwichPlumstead CommonPlumstead, London9th
LordswoodLordswood Sports & Social ClubChatham, Kent5th
Old GravesendiansFleetway Sports GroundGravesend, KentRelegated from Kent 1
SheppeyStupple FieldMinster, Kent7th
SittingbourneGore Court Cricket ClubSittingbourne, Kent4th
SwanleySwanley Recreation GroundSwanley, KentNew entry
Weavering WarriorsBicknor RoadMaidstone, Kent6th
WhitstableReeves WayChestfield, KentRelegated from Kent 1

Season 2020–21

On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues for the 2020/21 season meaning Kent 2 was not contested.