Regional 2 South East

Regional 2 South East, previously known as London 1 South, is an English level 6 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in London and the south-east of England including sides from East Sussex, south Essex, south Greater London, Hampshire, Kent, Surrey and West Sussex. When this division began in 1987 it was known as London 2 South, changing to London 1 South ahead of the 2009–10 season. It used to be the feeder league for London & South East Premier into which the champions were promoted, while the second-placed team entered a play-off against the runner-up of London 1 North. Three teams were relegated into either London 2 South East and London 2 South West depending on their location. The league was renamed as Regional 2 South East for the 2022–23 season and moved from a 14 team, to a 12 team competition. The champions are promoted to either Regional 1 South Central or Regional 1 South East depending on geographical location, whiles relegated sides go to either Counties 1 Kent or Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex.
The winner of the league after the revamp was Horsham, whilst current champions are Medway.

Structure and format

The twelve teams play home and away matches from September through to April, making a total of twenty-two matches each. The results of the matches contribute points to the league 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 point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
1 additional point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match

There is one automatic promotion place and two relegation places. The first-placed team at the end of season wins promotion to either Regional 1 South Central or Regional 1 South East

2025–26

Participating teams and locations

Departing were Medway, promoted to Regional 1 South East while Thurrock were relegated to Counties 1 Essex. Also leaving were Reeds Weybridge and Old Tiffinians on a level transfer to Regional 2 South Central.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Battersea Ironsides	Burntwood Lane		Earlsfield, London	5th
Beckenham	Balmoral Avenue		Beckenham, London	2nd
Brighton	Waterhall Playing Fields		Brighton, East Sussex	Relegated from Regional 1 South Central
Bromley	Barnet Wood Road		Hayes, London	Promoted from Counties 1 Kent
Canterbury II	Marine Travel Ground	1,500	Canterbury, Kent	Promoted from Counties 1 Kent
Dartfordians	Bourne Road		Bexley, London	10th
Gravesend	Rectory Field		Gravesend, Kent	11th
Horsham	Coolhurst Ground		Horsham, West Sussex	Relegated from Regional 1 South Central
Old Colfeians	Horn Park		Lee, London	8th
Old Reigatian	Geoffrey Knight Fields		Reigate, Surrey	9th
Sidcup	Crescent Farm		Sidcup, Kent	3rd
Sutton & Epsom	Rugby Lane		Cheam, London	4th

2024–25

Participating teams and locations

Departing were Old Alleynians as champions, promoted to Regional 1 South Central while Cobham and London Cornish were relegated to Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex. Joining were Dartfordians, runners-up in Counties 1 Kent, Old Tiffinians runners up in Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex and Thurrock who were level transferred from Regional 2 Anglia.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Battersea Ironsides	Burntwood Lane		Earlsfield, London	2nd
Beckenham	Balmoral Avenue		Beckenham, London	6th
Dartfordians	Bourne Road		Bexley, London	Promoted from Counties 1 Kent
Gravesend	Rectory Field		Gravesend, Kent	10th
Medway	Priestfields		Rochester, Kent	3rd
Old Colfeians	Horn Park		Lee, London	9th
Old Reigatian	Geoffrey Knight Fields		Reigate, Surrey	4th
Old Tiffinians	Grist's Memorial Ground		Thames Ditton, Surrey	Promoted from Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex
Reeds Weybridge	Whiteley Village		Hersham, Surrey	7th
Sidcup	Crescent Farm		Sidcup, Kent	5th
Sutton & Epsom	Rugby Lane		Cheam, London	8th
Thurrock	Oakfield		Grays, Essex	Level transfer from Regional 2 Anglia

2023–24

Participating teams and locations

Departing were Horsham as champions, promoted to Regional 1 South Central. Also leaving the league were Farnham, Guildford and Chichester - all level transferred to Regional 2 South Central. Relegated were KCS Old Boys to Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex and Dartfordians to Counties 1 Kent respectively. Joining were Cobham
and London Cornish on a level transfer from Regional 2 Thames, Old Alleynian came up from Counties 1 Kent while Medway and Sidcup and were relegated from Regional 1 South East as were Sutton & Epsom from Regional 1 South Central.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Battersea Ironsides	Burntwood Lane		Earlsfield, London	5th
Beckenham	Balmoral Avenue		Beckenham, London	10th
Cobham	Old Surbitonians Memorial Ground		Cobham, Surrey	Level transfer from Regional 2 Thames
Gravesend	Rectory Field		Gravesend, Kent	6th
London Cornish	Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields		Roehampton Vale, London	Level transfer from Regional 2 Thames
Medway	Priestfields		Rochester, Kent	Relegated from Regional 1 SE
Old Alleynian	Dulwich Common		Dulwich, London	Promoted from Counties 1 Kent
Old Colfeians	Horn Park		Lee, London	7th
Old Reigatian	Geoffrey Knight Fields		Reigate, Surrey	4th
Reeds Weybridge	Whiteley Village		Hersham, Surrey	3rd
Sidcup	Crescent Farm		Sidcup, Kent	Relegated from Regional 1 SE
Sutton & Epsom	Rugby Lane		Cheam, London	Relegated from Regional 1 SC

2022–23

Participating teams and locations

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar to London 1 South but was smaller as seven teams left but only six joined with Regional 2 Thames and Regional 2 South Central taking teams that historically would have played in London 1 South.
Departing were London Welsh and Camberley who were promoted to Regional 1 South Central and Medway, promoted to Regional 1 South East. Also leaving the league were Hammersmith & Fulham, London Cornish, Cobham and London Irish Wild Geese - all level transferred to Regional 2 Thames.
In their place came Old Colfeians, Beckenham, Gravesend and Dartfordians - the top four from London 2 South East alongside Old Reigatian and Reeds Weybridge from London 2 South West.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Battersea Ironsides	Burntwood Lane		Earlsfield, London	9th London 1 South
Beckenham	Balmoral Avenue		Beckenham, London	Promoted from L2SE
Chichester	Oaklands Park		Chichester, West Sussex	10th London 1 South
Dartfordians	Bourne Road		Bexley, London	Promoted from L2SE
Farnham	Wilkinson Way		Farnham, Surrey	11th London 1 South
Gravesend	Rectory Field		Gravesend, Kent	Promoted from L2SE
Guildford	Broadwater Sports Club		Farncombe, Surrey	5th London 1 South
Horsham	Coolhurst Ground		Horsham, West Sussex	6th London 1 South
KCS Old Boys	Dornan Fields		Motspur Park, London	8th London 1 South
Old Colfeians	Horn Park		Lee, London	Promoted from L2SE
Old Reigatian	Geoffrey Knight Fields		Reigate, Surrey	Promoted from L2SW
Reeds Weybridge	Whiteley Village		Hersham, Surrey	Promoted from L2SW

2021–22

Participating teams and locations

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. Ahead of the season Haywards Heath withdrew from the league leaving London 1 South with thirteen teams.
Departing were Havant and Westcombe Park, promoted to L&SE Premier whilst H.A.C were relegated to London 2 North West as were Dartfordians and Beckenham to London 2 South East. Thurrock and Belsize Park were level transferred to London 1 North.
In their place came Battersea Ironsides and Farnham from London 2 South West, London Welsh and Hammersmith & Fulham from L2NW whilst Guildford and London Irish Wild Geese were relegated from L&SE Premier.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Battersea Ironsides	Burntwood Lane		Earlsfield, London	Promoted from L2SW
Camberley	Watchetts Recreation Ground		Camberley, Surrey	3rd
Chichester	Oaklands Park		Chichester, West Sussex	8th
Cobham	Old Surbitonians Memorial Ground		Cobham, Surrey	5th
Farnham	Wilkinson Way		Farnham, Surrey	Promoted from L2SW
Guildford	Broadwater Sports Club		Farncombe, Surrey	Relegated from L&SE Premier
Hammersmith & Fulham	Hurlingham Park		Fulham, London	Promoted from L2NW
Horsham	Coolhurst Ground		Horsham, West Sussex	7th
KCS Old Boys	Dornan Fields		Motspur Park, London	9th
London Cornish	Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields		Roehampton Vale, London	11th
London Irish Wild Geese	Hazelwood	2,000	Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey	Relegated from L&SE Premier
London Welsh	Old Deer Park	5,850	Richmond, London	Promoted from L2NW
Medway	Priestfields		Rochester, Kent	4th

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 London 1 South was not contested.

2019–20

Participating teams and locations

Departing were Sevenoaks and Brighton, promoted to L&SE Premier whilst Chobham and Tottonians were relegated to London 2 South West and Hove to London 2 South East. In their place came Beckenham and Horsham from London 2 SE, Belsize Park from London 2 NW, KCS Old Boys from London 2 SW and H.A.C. on a level transfer from London 1 North

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Beckenham	Balmoral Avenue		Beckenham, London	Promoted from London 2 SE
Belsize Park	Regent's Park		Belsize Park, London	Promoted from London 2 NW
Camberley	Watchetts Recreation Ground		Camberley, Surrey	3rd
Chichester	Oaklands Park		Chichester, West Sussex	9th
Cobham	Old Surbitonians Memorial Ground		Cobham, Surrey	10th
Dartfordians	Bourne Road		Bexley, London	11th
H.A.C.	Artillery Ground		Finsbury, London	Level transfer from London 1 North
Havant	Hook's Lane	1,500	Havant, Hampshire	6th
Horsham	Coolhurst Ground		Horsham, West Sussex	Promoted from London 2 SE
KCS Old Boys	Dornan Fields		Motspur Park, London	Promoted from London 2 SW
London Cornish	Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields		Roehampton Vale, London	8th
Medway	Priestfields		Rochester, Kent	4th
Thurrock	Oakfield		Grays, Essex	5th
Westcombe Park	Goddington Dene	3,200	Orpington, London	7th

2018–19

Participating teams and locations

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Brighton	Waterhall Playing Fields		Brighton, East Sussex	6th
Camberley	Watchetts Recreation Ground		Camberley, Surrey	Promoted from London 2 SW
Chichester	Oaklands Park		Chichester, West Sussex	4th
Chobham	Fowlers Wells		Chobham, Surrey	10th
Cobham	Old Surbitonians Memorial Ground		Cobham, Surrey	5th
Dartfordians	Bourne Road		Bexley, London	Promoted from London 2 SE
Havant	Hook's Lane	1,500	Havant, Hampshire	3rd
Hove	Hove Recreation Ground		Hove, East Sussex	Promoted from London 2 SE
London Cornish	Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields		Roehampton Vale, London	8th
Medway	Priestfields		Rochester, Kent	2nd
Sevenoaks	Knole Paddock	1,000	Sevenoaks, Kent	9th
Thurrock	Oakfield		Grays, Essex	11th
Tottonians	Water Lane		Totton, Hampshire	7th
Westcombe Park	Goddington Dene	3,200	Orpington, London	Relegated from LSE Premier

2017–18

Participating teams and locations

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Brighton	Waterhall Playing Fields		Brighton, East Sussex	11th
Chichester	Oaklands Park		Chichester, West Sussex	Relegated from National League 3 London & SE
Chobham	Fowlers Wells		Chobham, Surrey	10th
Cobham	Old Surbitonians Memorial Ground		Cobham, Surrey	6th
CS Rugby 1863	King's House Sports Ground		Chiswick, London	5th
Gravesend	Rectory Field		Gravesend, Kent	8th
Havant	Hook's Lane	1,500	Havant, Hampshire	3rd
London Cornish	Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields		Roehampton Vale, London	Promoted from London 2 South West
Maidstone	William Davey Memorial Ground	2,000	Maidstone, Kent	9th
Medway	Priestfields		Rochester, Kent	Promoted from London 2 South East
Old Colfeians	Horn Park		Lee, London	Promoted from London 2 South East
Sevenoaks	Knole Paddock	1,000	Sevenoaks, Kent	7th
Thurrock	Oakfield		Grays, Essex	Level transfer from London 1 North
Tottonians	Water Lane		Totton, Hampshire	4th

2016–17

Participating teams and locations

Sutton & Epsom, they were promoted to National 3 London & South East for the 2016–17 season, while the second-placed team, Guildford beat Tring, the runner-up from London 1 North, in a play-off for the second promotion place. Twickenham and Charlton Park are relegated. Medway were also relegated despite finishing third due to an RFU punishment for incorrect registration of, and illegal payments to, players thus granting a reprieve from relegation for Gosport and Fareham.
Medway were replaced by Gravesend who were relegated from National 3 London & South East. Promoted into the league were winners of London 2 South East, Tunbridge Wells as well as Cobham as champions of London 2 South West and play-off winners Sevenoaks. CS Rugby 1863 were transferred from London 1 North as the most southerly team in that league due to an imbalance in North and South teams in the leagues.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Brighton	Waterhall		Brighton, East Sussex	5th
Chiswick	Dukes Meadows		Chiswick, Hounslow, London	10th
Chobham	Fowlers Wells		Chobham, Surrey	8th
Cobham	Old Surbitonians Memorial Ground		Cobham, Surrey	Promoted from London 2 South West as champions
CS Rugby 1863	King's House Sports Ground		Chiswick, London	Level transferred from London 1 North
Dover	Crabble Athletic Ground		Dover, Kent	11th
Gosport & Fareham	Gosport Park		Gosport, Hampshire	12th
Gravesend	Donald Biggs Drive		Gravesend, Kent	Relegated from National League 3 London & SE
Havant	Hook's Lane	1,500	Havant, Hampshire	9th
Maidstone	William Day Memorial Ground	2,000	Maidstone, Kent	6th
Sevenoaks	Knole Paddock	1,000	Sevenoaks, Kent	Promoted from London 2 South East via play-off
Sidcup	Crescent Farm		Sidcup, Kent	4th
Tottonians	Water Lane		Totton, Hampshire	7th
Tunbridge Wells	St Marks Recreation Ground	3,000	Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent	Promoted from London 2 South East as champions

2015–16

Participating teams and locations

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Brighton	Waterhall		Brighton, East Sussex	6th
Charlton Park	Broad Walk	1,500	Kidbrooke, London	8th
Chiswick	Dukes Meadows		Chiswick, London	Promoted from London 2 North West via play-off
Chobham	Fowlers Wells		Chobham, Surrey	2nd
Dover	Crabble Athletic Ground		Dover, Kent	10th
Gosport & Fareham	Gosport Park		Gosport, Hampshire	9th
Guildford	Broadwater Sports Club		Farncombe, Surrey	5th
Havant	Hook's Lane	1,500	Havant, Hampshire	7th
Maidstone	William Davey Memorial Ground	2,000	Maidstone, Kent	Promoted from London 2 South East as champions
Medway	Priestfields Recreation Ground		Rochester, Kent	Promoted from London 2 South East via play-off
Sidcup	Crescent Farm		Sidcup, Kent	4th
Sutton & Epsom	Rugby Lane		Cheam, London	3rd
Tottonians	Water Lane		Totton, Hampshire	Promoted from London 2 South West as champions
Twickenham	Parkfields		Hampton, London	11th

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up in London 1 South and London 1 North participate in a play-off for promotion to National 3 London & SE. The team with the best playing record, in this case Tring, from London 1 North, was the home team and the away team Guildford, won the match 26 – 21, with a try in the 79th minute.
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2014–15

Basingstoke '
Brighton
Charlton Park '
Chobham
Cobham
Dover
Gosport & Fareham '
Guildford
Havant
Hove
Sidcup
Sutton & Epsom
Twickenham '
Wimbledon

2013–14

2012–13

2011–12

2010–11

2009–10

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

Basingstoke
Camberley
Gravesend
KCS Old Boys
Old Alleynians
Old Brockleians
Old Mid-Whitgiftian
Old Reigatian
Portsmouth
Old Juddian
Worthing

Honours

London 2 South (1987–1993)

In the first season of the English rugby union league pyramid, sponsored by Courage, there was six, tier six leagues. The initial name was London 2 South and was for teams based in London and the counties of Hampshire, Kent, Surrey and Sussex. There was eleven teams in the league and each team played one match against each of the other teams, giving each team five home matches and five away matches. The winning team was awarded two points, and there was one point for each team in a drawn match.
The original London 2 South was a tier 6 league with promotion to London 1 and relegation to either London 3 South East or London 3 South West.

Season	No of teams	No of matches	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated teams	Reference
1987–88	11	10	Basingstoke	Old Mid-Whitgiftian	Old Juddian, Portsmouth
1988–89	11	10	Old Alleynians	Worthing	Old Reigatian, KCS Old Boys, Purley
1989–90	11	10	Old Mid-Whitgiftian	Camberley	Alton
1990–91	11	10	Dorking	Westcombe Park	Old Brockleians, Dartfordians
1991–92	11	10	Old Colfeians	Guildford & Godalming	Tunbridge Wells
1992–93	13	12	Camberley	Westcombe Park	No relegation

London 2 South (1993–1996)

At the end of the 1992–93 season the top six teams from London Division 1 and the top six from South West Division 1 were combined to create National 5 South. This meant that London 2 South dropped from a tier 6 league to a tier 7 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion continued to London 1 and relegation to either London 3 South East or London 3 South West.

Season	No of teams	No of matches	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated teams	Reference
1993–94	13	12	Esher	Westcombe Park	KCS Old Boys, Worthing, Lewes
1994–95	13	12	Charlton Park	Old Blues	Portsmouth, Old Alleynians, Sidcup
1995–96	13	12	Wimbledon	Thanet Wanderers	Maidstone

London 2 South (1996–2009)

The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that London 2 South reverted to being a tier 6 league. Promotion continued to London 1 and relegation down to either London 3 South East or London 3 South West.

Season	No of teams	No of matches	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated teams	Reference
1996–97	13	12	Thanet Wanderers	Gravesend	No relegation
1997–98	17	15	Westcombe Park	Winchester	Brockleians, Streatham-Croydon, Old Reigatian
1998–99	15	14	Winchester	Sevenoaks	No relegation
1999–00	17	16	Canterbury	Haywards Heath	Multiple teams
2000–01	12	22	Haywards Heath	Canterbury	Tonbridge Juddian, Alton, Old Guildfordians
2001–02	12	22	Canterbury	Portsmouth	Gravesend, Guildford & Godalming
2002–03	12	22	Worthing	Portsmouth	Sevenoaks, Effingham & Leatherhead, Maidstone
2003–04	12	22	Richmond	Barnes	Cobham, Andover, Winchester
2004–05	12	22	Barnes	Portsmouth	Camberley, Tunbridge Wells, Dartfordians
2005–06	12	22	Portsmouth	Guildford	Old Mid-Whitgiftian, Sidcup, Gosport & Fareham
2006–07	12	22	Sutton & Epsom	Thanet Wanderers	London Irish Amateur, Lewes, Andover
2007–08	12	22	Haywards Heath	Jersey	Sevenoaks, Wimbledon, Guildford
2008–09	12	22	Basingstoke	Dorking	No relegation

London 1 South

London 2 South was renamed to London 1 South from the 2009–10 season. It continued as a tier 6 league with promotion to National League 3 London & South East and relegation to London 2 South East and London 2 South West.