London 2 South West


London 2 South West is an English level 7 Rugby Union League. When this division began in 1987 it was known as London 3 South West, changing to its current name ahead of the 2009–10 season. The division is made up of teams predominantly from south-west London, Surrey, and Hampshire. The 12 teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Each year all clubs in the division are also invited to take part in the RFU Intermediate Cup - a level 7 national competition.
Promoted teams move up to London 1 South with league champions going up automatically and the runners up playing a playoff against the runners up from London 2 South East while demoted teams usually drop down to London 3 South West.

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.
Old Tonbridgians who finished 10th in 2019-20 were unable to fulfil their fixtures in and withdrew from the league in November 2021. Later the same month London Exiles, who finished 9th in 2019-20, also withdrew from the league having played only one match.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
ChiswickDukes MeadowsChiswick, LondonLevel transfer from London 2 NW
ChobhamFowlers WellChobham, Surrey6th
EastleighThe HubEastleigh, Hampshire3rd
HoveHove Recreation GroundHove, East SussexLevel transfer from London 2 SE
Old ReigatianGeoffrey Knight Fields Reigate, Surrey5th
Old TiffiniansGrist's Memorial GroundThames Ditton, SurreyPromoted from London 3 SW
Reeds WeybridgeWhiteley VillageHersham, SurreyPromoted from London 3 SW
TottoniansWater LaneTotton, Hampshire7th
TwickenhamParkfieldsHampton, London8th
WinchesterNorth Walls ParkWinchester, Hampshire4th

Season 2020–21

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

Teams for 2019–20

Departing were KCS Old Boys promoted as champions to London 1 South whilst Gosport & Fareham and Effingham & Leatherhead were relegated to London 3 South West.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Battersea IronsidesBurntwood LaneEarlsfield, LondonPromoted from London 3 SW
ChobhamFowlers WellChobham, SurreyRelegated from London 1 South
EastleighThe HubEastleigh, Hampshire5th
FarnhamWilkinson WayFarnham, SurreyRunners up
London ExilesBarn ElmsBarnes, London10th
Old CranleighansOld Cranleighan Sports ClubThames Ditton, Surrey9th
Old EmanuelBlagdons Sports GroundNew Malden, London7th
Old ReigatianGeoffrey Knight Fields Reigate, Surrey8th
Old TonbridgiansAthletic GroundRichmond, London3rd
TottoniansWater LaneTotton, HampshireRelegated from London 1 South
TwickenhamParkfieldsHampton, London6th
WinchesterNorth Walls ParkWinchester, HampshirePromoted from London 3 SW

Teams for 2018–19

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
EastleighThe HubEastleigh, Hampshire10th
Effingham & LeatherheadKing George V Playing FieldsEffingham, Surrey8th
FarnhamWilkinson WayFarnham, Surrey5th
Gosport & FarehamGosport ParkGosport, Hampshire7th
KCS Old BoysDornan FieldsNew Malden, London4th
London ExilesBarn ElmsBarnes, London6th
Old AlleynianDulwich CommonDulwich, LondonLevel transfer from London 2 SE
Old CranleighansOld Cranleighan Sports ClubThames Ditton, SurreyPromoted from London 3 SW
Old EmanuelBlagdons Sports GroundNew Malden, LondonPromoted from London 3 SW
Old ReigatianGeoffrey Knight Fields Reigate, SurreyRunners up
Old TonbridgiansAthletic GroundRichmond, London9th
TwickenhamParkfieldsHampton, London3rd

Teams for 2017–18

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
AndoverFoxcotte LaneAndover, Hampshire9th
CamberleyWatchetts Recreation GroundCamberley, Surrey2nd
EastleighThe HubEastleigh, HampshirePromoted from L3SW
Effingham & LeatherheadKing George V Playing FieldsEffingham, Surrey10th
FarnhamWilkinson WayFarnham, SurreyPromoted from L3SW
Gosport & FarehamGosport ParkGosport, HampshireRelegated from London 1 South
KCS Old BoysDornan FieldsNew Malden, London8th
London ExilesBarn ElmsBarnes, London6th
Old ReigatianGeoffrey Knight Fields Reigate, Surrey4th
Old TonbridgiansAthletic GroundRichmond, London3rd
TwickenhamParkfieldsHampton, London5th
WinchesterNorth Walls ParkWinchester, Hampshire7th

Teams for 2016-17

Teams for 2015-16

Teams for 2014-15

Teams for 2013-14

Teams for 2012-13

1 Chobham 87
2 Sutton & Epsom 85
3 Guildford 80
4 Tottonians 71
5 Effingham & Leatherhead 59
6 Old Reigatian 50
7 Portsmouth 50
8 London Cornish 38
9 Teddington 37
10 Old Alleynian 35
11 KCS Old Boys 35
12 Camberley 15

Teams for 2011-12

1 Gosport & Fareham 97
2 Wimbledon 88
3 Guildford 67
4 London Cornish 59
5 Tottonians 55
6 Old Reigatian 54
7 Camberley 48
8 Effingham & Leatherhead 45
9 Chobham 43
10 Teddington 39
11 Twickenham 38
12 Bognor 15

Teams for 2010-11

Teams for 2009-10

Original teams

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

London 2 South West Honours

London 3 South West (1987–1993)

Originally known as London 3 South West, this division was a tier 7 league with promotion up to London 2 South and relegation down to either Hampshire 1 or Surrey 1.

London 3 South West (1993–1996)

At the end of the 1992–93 season, the top six teams from London 1 and the top six from South West 1 were combined to create National 5 South. This meant that London 3 South West dropped from a tier 7 league to a tier 8 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion continued to London 2 South, and relegation to either Hampshire 1 or Surrey 1.

London 3 South West (1996–2000)

The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that London 3 South West reverted to being a tier 7 league. Promotion continued to London 2 South and relegation to either Hampshire 1 or Surrey 1.

London 3 South West (2000–2009)

London 3 South West continued to be a tier 7 league with promotion up to London 2 South. However, the introduction of London 4 South West ahead of the 2000–01 season meant that clubs were relegated into this new division instead of into Hampshire 1 or Surrey 1.

London 2 South West (2009–present)

Nationwide league restructuring by the RFU ahead of the 2009–10 season saw London 3 South West renamed as London 2 South West. It remained at level 7 with promotion to London 1 South and relegation to London 3 South West.

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of London 2 South East and London 2 South West for the third and final promotion place to London 1 South. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the London 2 South West teams have been the most successful with ten wins to the London 2 South East teams nine, and the home team has won promotion on eleven occasions compared to the away teams eight.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season ended in March with four game rounds remaining. On 4 April 2020 the RFU announced that a "best playing record formula" would be used to determine promotion and relegation and there would be no play-offs. Consequently, Farnham RFC were promoted to London 1 South in favour of London 2 South East runners up Old Colfeians.

Number of league titles