| Counties 5 Surrey | |
| Sport: | Rugby union |
| Teams: | 9 |
| Champion: | Kew Occasionals RFC (1st title) |
| Season: | 1991–92 |
| Re-Formed: | 2022 |
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 (RFU). 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.
Leaving the league are Reigate and London French (promoted to Counties 4 Surrey), 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.
| Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addington Road | 6th | |||
| Egham Hollowegians | Keith Heal Academy of Rugby | 5th | ||
| Feltham | The Airpark | New entry | ||
| Guildfordians | Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex | Relegated from Counties 4 Surrey (9th) | ||
| Merton | Morden Recreation Ground | 8th | ||
| Mitcham & Carshalton | Peterborough Road | 7th | ||
| Raynes Park | Raynes Park Sports Ground | 2nd | ||
| Staines | The Reeves | Relegated from Counties 4 Surrey (10th) | ||
| Old Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports Ground | 9th | |||
| Woking | Recreation Ground | 4th | ||
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.
| Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addington Road | Relegated from Counties 4 Surrey (8th) | |||
| Egham Hollowegians | Keith Heal Academy of Rugby | 4th | ||
| Re-entry | ||||
| Merton | Morden Recreation Ground | 6th | ||
| Mitcham & Carshalton | Peterborough Road | 9th | ||
| Raynes Park | Old Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports Ground | 3rd | ||
| Reigate | Colley Lane | 5th | ||
| Old Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports Ground | 8th | |||
| Woking | Recreation Ground | 7th | ||
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 2 and they were joined by three sides from Surrey 3 - Egham Hollowegians, Merton and Raynes Park - who remained in a level 11 league.
| Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egham Hollowegians | Keith Heal Academy of Rugby | |||
| Haslemere | Woolmer Hill Sports Association | 6th Surrey 4 | ||
| Merton | Morden Recreation Ground | |||
| Mitcham & Carshalton | Peterborough Road | 5th Surrey 4 | ||
| Old Hamptonians | Dean Road | 4th Surrey 4 | ||
| Raynes Park | Old Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports Ground | |||
| Reigate | Colley Lane | 7th Surrey 4 | ||
| Old Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports Ground | 9th Surrey 4 | |||
| Woking | Recreation Ground | 8th Surrey 4 | ||
When the competition began in 1989, the following teams played in the division:
| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90[1] | 7 | Gibraltar Engineers | Racal-Decca | No relegation | |||
| 1990–91[2] | 7 | Woking | Shene Old Grammarians | No relegation | |||
| 1991–92[3] | 10 | Kew Occasionals | London Media | No relegation | |||
| 2022-23[4] | 9 | Old Hamptonians | Haslemere | No relegation | |||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | |||||||