Counties 1 Western West Explained

Counties 1 Western West
Current Season:	2024–25 Counties 1 Western West
Sport:	Rugby union
Founded:	(as Western Counties)
Teams:	12
Country:	England
Champion:	Tiverton (1st title)
Season:	2023–24 – promoted to Regional 2 South West
Most Champs:	Penryn
Count:	3
Website:	clubs.rfu.com

Counties 1 Western West (known as Counties 1 Tribute Western West for sponsorship reasons) is an English rugby union league. Originally a single division called Western Counties, in 1996 the division split into two regional leagues called Western Counties North and Western Counties West. Western Counties West was renamed Counties 1 Western West prior to the 2022–23 season and is currently a seventh tier league for clubs based in the south-west of England; mainly Cornwall, Devon and Somerset. The champions are promoted to Regional 2 South West. The number of teams relegated depends on feedback following promotion and relegation in the leagues above, but can be one, two or three, to either Counties 2 Cornwall, Counties 2 Devon or Counties 2 Somerset, depending on location.

Tiverton are the current champions.

Format

The champions are promoted to Regional 2 South West (formerly South West 1 West), while the last two teams, depending on their location, are relegated to Counties 2 Cornwall, Counties 2 Devon or Counties 2 Somerset. In previous seasons teams were relegated to the Cornwall/Devon league. The season runs from September to April and comprises twenty-two rounds of matches, with each club playing each of its rivals, home and away. 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 (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
• 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.

Current season

Ten of last seasons twelve teams played in that season's competition. The champions Tiverton were promoted to Regional 2 South West, while Falmouth (12th) were relegated to Counties 2 Cornwall. Barnstaple II and Redruth II won promoted from Counties 2 Devon and Counties 2 Cornwall respectively.

Participating teams and location

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Area	Previous season
	Pottingham Road	2,000 (575 seats)		Promoted from Counties 2 Devon (1st)
		2,000		9th
	Bencoolen Meadow	750		11th
Kingsbridge	High House	1,000 (50 seats)		4th
	Queen's Park	1,650 (150 seats)		2nd
	Memorial Ground	4,000 (200 seats)		6th
Pirates Amateurs		4,000 (2,200 seats)		5th
Plymstock Albion Oaks	Horsham Playing Fields			3rd
	The Recreation Ground ^[1]	3,500 (580 seats)		Promoted from Counties 2 Cornwall (1st)
	Recreation Ground	3,000 (275 seats)		8th
Tavistock	Sandy Park	500		7th
Wiveliscombe	Recreational Ground			10th

2023–24

Participating teams and location

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Area	Previous season
		2,000		8th
	Bencoolen Meadow	750		10th
	Recreation Ground	3,000		12th
Kingsbridge	High House	1,000 (50 seats)		3rd
	Queen's Park	1,650 (150 seats)		11th
	Memorial Ground	4,000 (200 seats)		7th
Pirates Amateurs		4,000 (2,200 seats)		4th
Plymstock Albion Oaks	Horsham Playing Fields			9th
	Recreation Ground	3,000 (275 seats)		Promoted from Counties 2 Cornwall (1st)
Tavistock	Sandy Park	500		Promoted from Counties 2 Devon (1st)
	Coronation Field	2750 (250 seated)		5th
Wiveliscombe	Recreational Ground			6th

League table

<															----> width=20% style="border:0px" 2023–24 Counties 1 Western West League Table ^[2]
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
1	Tiverton (P)	22	18	0	4	750	280	470	12	2	87
2	Paignton	22	17	1	4	777	487	290	15	2	87
3	Plymstock Albion Oaks	22	14	0	8	750	476	274	18	4	78
4	Kingsbridge	22	14	0	8	656	452	204	15	3	75
5	Pirate Amateurs	22	12	0	10	632	543	89	14	5	67
6		22	14	0	8	474	455	19	7	0	63
7	Tavisock	22	9	1	12	566	609	−43	13	6	57
8	St Ives	22	11	1	10	371	473	−102	8	0	54
9		22	7	0	15	373	578	−205	7	4	39
10	Wiveliscombe	22	6	0	16	436	604	−168	5	5	34
11	Bude	22	5	0	17	382	769	−387	6	2	28
12	Falmouth (R)	22	3	1	18	326	767	−441	2	5	21
Points are awarded as follows: four points for a win; two points for a draw; no points for a loss; one bonus point for scoring four tries or more in a match; one bonus point for losing by seven points or less. If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
	Green background is the promotion place.<															-- Blue background is the play-off place. -->Pink background are relegation places. Updated:15 July 2024

2022–23

Participating teams and location

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Area	Previous season
		2,000		Western Counties West (11th)
	Bencoolen Meadow	750		Promoted from Cornwall/Devon League (4th)
Cullompton	Stafford Park			Promoted from Cornwall/Devon League (3rd)
	Recreation Ground	3,000		Western Counties West (13th)
Kingsbridge	High House	1,000 (50 seats)		Western Counties West (7th)
	Queen's Park	1,650 (150 seats)		Western Counties West (12th)
	Memorial Ground	4,000 (200 seats)		Western Counties West (10th)
Pirates Amateurs		4,000 (2,200 seats)		Promoted from Cornwall/Devon League (champions)
Plymstock Albion Oaks	Horsham Playing Fields			Promoted from Cornwall/Devon League (5th)
	Coronation Field	2750 (250 seated)		Western Counties West (8th)
Topsham	Bonfire Field			Promoted from Cornwall/Devon League (runner-up)
Wiveliscombe	Recreational Ground			Western Counties West (9th)

League table

<															----> width=20% style="border:0px" 2022–23 Counties 1 Western West League Table ^[3]
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
1	Topsham (P)	22	20	0	2	912	421	421	16	1	97
2	Cullompton (P)	22	19	0	3	932	306	626	15	3	95
3	Kingsbridge	22	14	0	8	664	493	171	14	3	73
4	Pirates Amateur	22	13	1	8	698	524	174	14	4	72
5		22	13	1	8	577	486	91	11	4	69
6	Wiveliscombe	22	11	0	11	586	525	61	9	3	56
7		22	9	1	12	618	662	−44	13	5	56
8		22	10	0	12	446	598	−152	8	3	52
9	Plymstock Albion Oaks	22	9	0	13	554	658	−104	9	4	49
10	Bude	22	7	0	15	427	771	−344	8	4	40
11		22	5	1	16	524	687	−163	8	7	37
12		22	0	0	22	242	1049	−807	3	1	4
Points are awarded as follows: four points for a win; two points for a draw; no points for a loss; one bonus point for scoring four tries or more in a match; one bonus point for losing by seven points or less. If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
	Green background is the promotion place.<															-- Blue background is the play-off place. -->Pink background are relegation places. Updated:1 July 2023

2021–22

Participating teams and location

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Area	Previous season
		2,000		8th
Burnham-on-Sea	BASC Ground
	The Park, Essex Close			7th
	Recreation Ground	3,000		10th
Honiton	Allhallows Playing Field			11th
Kingsbridge	High House	1,000 (50 seats)		4th
	Rackerhayes	1,150 (150 stand)
	Queen's Park	1,650 (150 seats)		Promoted from Cornwall/Devon League (runners-up)
	Memorial Ground	4,000 (200 seats)		6th
	Bitton Park Sports Ground	1,210 (210 stand)		3rd
	Coronation Field	2750 (250 seated)		9th
	St Clement's Hill	2,000		Promoted from Cornwall/Devon League (champions)
	Molesworth Field	500		5th
Wiveliscombe	Recreational Ground			13th

League table

<															----> width=20% style="border:0px" 2021–22 Western Counties West League Table ^[4]
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points	Points adj
1	Wadebridge Camels	26	26	0	0	1136	410	726	24	0	128
2		26	18	1	7	768	550	218	17	1	92
3		26	17	1	8	828	576	252	18	3	92
4		26	15	2	9	794	524	270	15	4	83
5	Chard	26	15	0	11	748	545	203	18	5	83
6	Burnham-on-Sea	26	15	0	11	818	529	289	19	4	78	−5
7	Kingsbridge	26	14	1	11	836	532	304	16	3	72	−5
8		26	13	2	11	586	656	−70	10	2	68
9	Wiveliscombe	26	11	1	14	567	628	−61	10	4	60
10		26	10	2	14	575	599	−24	10	3	59
11		26	8	1	17	438	740	−302	6	5	45
12		26	8	0	18	470	716	−246	5	2	39
13		26	4	1	21	363	973	−610	5	1	24
14	Honiton	26	2	0	24	380	1329	−949	5	0	13
Points are awarded as follows: four points for a win; two points for a draw; no points for a loss; one bonus point for scoring four tries or more in a match; one bonus point for losing by seven points or less. If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
	Green background is the promotion place.<															-- Blue background is the play-off place. -->Pink background are relegation places. Updated:7 August 2022

2020–21

Due to the coronavirus pandemic the season was cancelled.

2019–20

Participating teams and location

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Area	Previous season
		2,000		10th
	The Park, Essex Close			12th
Cullompton	Stafford Park			Relegated from South West 1 West (13th)
	Recreation Ground	3,000		7th
Honiton	Allhallows Playing Field			Promoted from Cornwall/Devon (runner-up)
Kingsbridge	High House	1,000 (50 seats)		8th
	Memorial Ground	4,000 (200 seats)		Promoted from Cornwall/Devon (champions)
Saltash	Moorlands Lane			11th
	Tregorrick Park	4,000 (300 seats)		4th
	Bitton Park Sports Ground	1,210 (210 stand)		Relegated from South West 1 West (12th)
	Coronation Field	750		5th
	Molesworth Field	500		6th
Wellington	Athletic Ground			3rd
Wiveliscombe	Recreational Ground			Promoted from Somerset Premier (champions)

League table

<															----> width=20% style="border:0px" 2019–20 Western Counties West League Table (to 16 March 2020, when play stopped due to COVID-19) Final Positions^[5]
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points	Final position	Team	Points (adjusted)
1		22	19	0	3	654	334	320	12	2	90	1	Wellington (P)	107
2	Wellington (P)	20	16	0	4	582	324	258	14	3	81	2	St Austell	106
3	Kingsbridge	22	14	0	8	736	399	337	15	4	75	3	Teignmouth	94
4		19	13	1	5	534	304	230	9	5	68	4	Kingsbridge	89
5		21	13	1	7	548	418	130	7	4	65	5	Wadebridge Camels	80
6		22	13	0	9	516	378	138	9	4	65	6	Penryn	74
7	Chard	21	11	1	9	473	562	−89	8	3	57	7	Chard	72
8		21	10	1	10	373	420	−47	9	1	52	8	Bideford	63
9		22	8	1	13	319	522	−203	3	2	39	9	Tiverton	46
10		22	7	1	14	360	530	−170	5	2	37	10	Falmouth	44
11	Honiton	22	7	0	15	366	615	−249	4	5	37	11	Honiton	42
12	Wiveliscombe	22	5	0	17	362	689	−327	6	6	32	12	Saltash	39
13	Saltash	20	6	0	14	388	538	−150	4	2	30	13	Wiveliscombe	39
14	Cullompton	22	4	0	18	369	547	−178	5	8	29	14	Cullompton	34
Points are awarded as follows: four points for a win; two points for a draw; no points for a loss; one bonus point for scoring four tries or more in a match; one bonus point for losing by seven points or less. If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
	Green background is the promotion place.Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 2 April 2021

2018–19

Participating teams and location

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Area	Previous season
		2,000		Relegated from South West 1 West (13th)
	The Park, Essex Close			7th
Crediton	Blagdon			10th
	Recreation Ground	3,000		12th
Kingsbridge	High House	1,000 (50 seats)		4th
	Queen's Park	1,650 (150 seats)		9th
Saltash	Moorlands Lane			Promoted from Cornwall/Devon (runner-up)
Sidmouth	Blackmore Field			6th
	Tregorrick Park	4,000 (300 seats)		3rd
	Coronation Field	750		11th
	St Clement's Hill	2,000		8th
	Molesworth Field	500		5th
Wellington	Athletic Ground			Promoted from Cornwall/Devon (champions)
	Recreation Ground	1,200		Level transfer from Western Counties North (11th)

League table

<													----> width=20% style="border:0px" 2018–19 Western Counties West League Table^[6] width=20% style="border:0px"
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points	Points (adjusted)
1	Sidmouth (P)	26	20	2	4	805	406	399	17	2	103
2	Crediton (P)	26	21	2	3	643	423	220	12	1	101
3	Wellington	26	20	3	3	816	402	414	17	2	100	−5
4		26	17	2	7	597	392	205	14	7	93
5		26	13	1	12	605	547	58	9	6	69
6		26	13	1	12	554	644	−90	9	3	66
7		26	12	1	13	468	625	−157	6	1	57
8	Kingsbridge	26	9	1	16	502	548	−46	7	8	53
9		26	10	0	16	453	605	−152	5	6	51
10		26	8	1	17	495	485	10	7	8	49
11	Saltash	26	9	0	17	396	626	−230	3	7	46
12		26	8	0	18	456	796	−340	8	3	43
13		26	7	3	16	491	651	−160	4	4	42
14		26	6	1	19	350	481	−131	1	9	36
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
	Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 13 February 2021

Promotion play-off

In the play-off for promotion, Crediton played Midsomer Norton from Western Counties North for promotion to South West 1 West. Midsomer Norton had the best playing record and hosted the match, losing 15 – 19. This was the first time either team had participated in the play-offs, at this level, and Crediton's win was the sixth time the away team had won match. Teams from Western Counties North lead 10–9 in the nineteen play-off matches played since 2001.

	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
Midsomer Norton	26	20	0	6	750	595	155	20	2	102
Crediton (P)	26	21	2	3	643	423	220	12	1	101

^[7]

2017–18

Participating teams and location

The 2017–18 Western Counties West League consists of fourteen teams; seven from Devon, five from Cornwall and two from Somerset. The season started on 2 September 2017 and finished on 21 April 2018. Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. The 2016–17 champions, Exeter University were promoted to South West 1 West, along with the play-off winners Cullompton, while Chard (12th place) and Kingsbridge (13th) were relegated from that league. Bude and Wellington were relegated to the Cornwall/Devon League and were replaced by Falmouth (champions) and Paignton (runner-up).

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/City	Previous season
	BASC Ground			12th
	The Park, Essex Close^[8]			Relegated from South West 1 West (12th)
Crediton	Blagdon			10th
	The Rectory	2,000		3rd
	Recreation Ground	3,000		Promoted from Cornwall/Devon (champions)
Kingsbridge	High House	1,000 (50 seats)	Kingsbridge, Devon	Relegated from South West 1 West (13th)
	Queen's Park	1,650 (150 seats)		Promoted from Cornwall/Devon (runner-up)
	Tregorrick Park	4,000 (300 seats)		7th
	Recreation Ground	3,000 (275 seats)		6th
Sidmouth	Blackmore Field			8th
	Coronation Field	750		11th
		3,000 (300 seats)		9th
	St Clement's Hill	2,000		4th
	Molesworth Field	500		5th

^[9]

League table

<													----> width=20% style="border:0px" 2017–18 Western Counties West League Table width=20% style="border:0px"
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points	Points (adjusted)
1	St Ives (P)	26	22	0	4	809	478	331	20	1	109
2	Devonport Services (P)	26	17	1	8	719	456	263	14	6	90
3		26	17	1	8	598	444	154	8	5	83
4	Kingsbridge	26	16	2	8	714	391	323	11	3	82
5		26	15	3	8	596	527	69	8	1	75
6	Sidmouth	26	14	2	10	668	548	120	10	4	69	−5
7		26	10	1	15	462	532	−70	9	5	56
8		26	9	1	16	539	632	−93	8	7	53
9		26	10	2	14	462	528	−66	3	4	51
10	Crediton	26	10	1	15	427	514	÷87	4	5	51
11		26	10	1	15	462	653	−191	3	5	50
12		26	9	2	15	488	636	−148	7	2	49
13		26	10	0	16	446	621	−175	8	4	47	−5
14	Burnham-on-Sea	26	4	1	21	343	773	−430	2	4	24
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
	Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 19 May 2017

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up in Western Counties West and Western Counties North, participate in a play-off for promotion to South West 1 West. The team with the best playing record, in this case Chew Valley, host the match, and for the second successive season they lost, this time to Devonport Services 12 – 22. It is the first time Devonport Services are promoted to a level six league.^[10] This match was the eighteenth play-off for promotion; the northern sides lead with ten victories to the west's eight and the home teams are leading thirteen to five.

	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
Chew Valley	26	18	0	8	798	458	340	15	5	92
Devonport Services (P)	26	17	1	8	719	456	263	14	6	90

2016–17

Participating teams and location

The 2016–17 Western Counties West League consists of fourteen teams; seven from Devon, five from Cornwall and two from Somerset. The season began on 3 September 2016 and finished on 22 April 2017. Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition, the 2015–16 champions, Okehampton were promoted to South West 1 West, along with the play-off winners Kingsbridge. Two Cornish teams, Penryn and Saltash were relegated to the Cornwall/Devon League and were replaced by Bude (champions) and St Ives (runner-up). The three relegated teams from South West One were all allocated places in Western Counties North so the two most westerly teams from that division, Burnham and Wellington were transferred to this league to bring the number of teams to fourteen.

width=20%	Team	width=15%	Ground	width=10%	Capacity	width=20%	Town/Village	width=40%	Previous season
	Bencoolen Meadow	750		promoted from Cornwall/Devon (1st)
Burnham-on-Sea	BASC Ground			level transfer from Western Counties North (6th)
Crediton	Blagdon			12th
Cullompton	Stafford Park		Cullompton, Devon	7th
	The Rectory	2,000	Devonport, Plymouth, Devon	9th
	Duckes Meadow, Salmon Pool Lane		Exeter, Devon	4th
Sidmouth	Blackmore Field		Sidmouth, Devon	8th
	Tregorrick Park	4,000 (300 seats)	St Austell, Cornwall	11th
	Recreation Ground	3,000 (275 seats)	St Ives, Cornwall	promoted from Cornwall/Devon (2nd)
	Coronation Field	750	Tiverton, Devon	6th
		3,000 (300 seats)	Torquay, Devon	5th
	St Clement's Hill	2,000	Truro, Cornwall	3rd
	Molesworth Field	500	Wadebridge, Cornwall	10th
Wellington	Athletic Ground		Wellington, Somerset	level transfer from Western Counties North (10th)

^[11]

League table

<													----> width=20% style="border:0px" 2016–17 Western Counties West League Table^[12] width=20% style="border:0px"
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
1	Exeter University (P)	25	21	0	4	960	329	631	18	1	103
2	Cullompton (P)	26	22	0	4	659	311	348	11	2	101
3		26	17	1	8	587	474	113	8	4	82
4		24	14	1	9	603	487	116	11	3	72
5		26	15	0	11	510	548	−38	6	5	71
6		26	12	0	14	710	503	207	12	10	70
7		26	13	0	13	665	511	154	10	7	69
8	Sidmouth	26	12	0	14	608	593	15	8	5	61
9		26	11	0	15	433	697	−264	5	6	55
10	Crediton	26	9	0	17	439	574	−135	5	7	48
11		26	9	0	17	390	657	−267	4	6	46
12	Burnham-on-Sea	25	8	0	17	429	521	−92	4	9	45
13		26	8	0	18	413	892	−479	4	3	39
14	Wellington	26	8	0	18	342	651	−309	1	4	32
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
	Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 19 May 2017

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up in Western Counties West and Western Counties North, participate in a play-off for promotion to South West 1 West. The team with the best playing record, in this case Chew Valley, host the match and they lost to Cullompton 12 – 29.

	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
Chew Valley	26	22	0	4	822	493	329	18	0	106
Cullompton (P)	26	22	0	4	659	311	348	11	2	101

2015–16

The 2015–16 Western Counties West League consists of fourteen teams; nine from Devon and five from Cornwall. The seasons started on 5 September 2015 and the last matches were played on 30 April 2016.

Participating teams and location

Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions Teignmouth were promoted to South West 1 West and Tavistock and St Ives were relegated to the Cornwall/Devon League. The only team from Somerset, Wellington, was transferred to Western Counties North.

width=20%	Team	width=15%	Ground	width=10%	Capacity	width=20%	Town/Village	width=30%	Previous season
Crediton	Blagdon			promoted from Cornwall/Devon
Cullompton	Stafford Park		Cullompton, Devon	relegated from South West 1 West
	The Rectory	2,000	Devonport, Plymouth, Devon	6th
	Duckes Meadow, Salmon Pool Lane		Exeter, Devon	9th
Kingsbridge	High House	1,000 (50 seats)	Kingsbridge, Devon	2nd
	Showground	1,120 (120 seats)	Okehampton, Devon	7th
	Memorial Ground	4,000 (200 seats)		11th
Saltash	Moorlands Lane		Saltash, Cornwall	promoted from Cornwall/Devon
Sidmouth	Blackmore Field		Sidmouth, Devon	8th
	Tregorrick Park	4,000 (300 seats)	St Austell, Cornwall	relegated from South West 1 West
	Coronation Field	750	Tiverton, Devon	3rd
		3,000 (300 seats)	Torquay, Devon	12th
	St Clement's Hill	2,000	Truro, Cornwall	4th
	Molesworth Field	500	Wadebridge, Cornwall	5th

^[13]

League table

<													-- --> width=20% style="border:0px" 2015–16 Western Counties West League Table^[14] width=20% style="border:0px"
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
1	Okehampton (P)	26	23	0	3	605	308	297	15		0	108
2	Kingsbridge (P)	26	22	0	4	745	264	481	16	2	106
3		26	16	0	10	636	535	101	15	5	85
4		26	17	1	8	738	492	246	13	3	81
5		26	16	0	10	641	611	30	11	3	78
6		26	13	0	13	478	425	53	7	8	67
7	Cullompton	26	11	2	13	528	478	50	5	7	60
8		26	10	1	15	455	511	−56	7	9	58
9		26	10	0	16	478	610	−132	10	5	55
10		26	9	1	16	505	530	−25	7	8	53
11	Sidmouth	26	10	0	16	494	631	−137	4	5	49
12	Crediton	26	9	3	14	447	658	−211	5	2	49
13		26	7	0	19	413	742	−329	5	5	38
14	Saltash	26	5	0	21	426	794	−368	5	7	32
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
	Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 9 May 2016

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up in Western Counties North and Western Counties West, participate in a play-off for promotion to South West 1 West. The team with the best playing record, in this case Kingsbridge, hosted the match against Keynsham and won 16 – 10.

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
Kingsbridge (P)	26	22	0	4	745	264	481	16	2	108
Keynsham	26	20	2	4	681	306	375	14	4	102

2014–15

Participating teams and location

The 2014–15 Western Counties West consisted of fourteen teams; nine from Devon, four from Cornwall and one from Somerset. The season started on 6 September 2014 and finished on 18 April 2015. Teignmouth became champions with two matches to play after Exeter University had fifty points deducted for playing ineligible players. Teignmouth were promoted to South West 1 West, while the second place team, Kingsbridge, lost to the runner-up of Western Counties North, Newent in the play-off for promotion. The last two teams, Tavistock and St Ives were relegated to Cornwall/Devon.

width=20%	Team	width=25%	Ground	width=10%	Capacity	width=20%	Town/Village	width=35%	Previous season
	The Rectory	2,000		8th
	Duckes Meadow, Salmon Pool Lane		Exeter, Devon	promoted from Cornwall/Devon
Kingsbridge	High House	1,000 (50 seats)	Kingsbridge, Devon	3rd
	Showground	1,120 (120 seats)	Okehampton, Devon	9th
	Memorial Ground	4,000 (200 seats)		6th
	Recreation Ground	3,000 (275 seats)	St Ives, Cornwall	12th
Sidmouth	Blackmore Field		Sidmouth, Devon	relegated from South West 1 West
Tavistock	Sandy Park		Tavistock, Devon	11th
	Bitton Sports Ground	1,210 (210 stand)	Teignmouth, Devon	2nd
	Coronation Field	750	Tiverton, Devon	promoted from Cornwall/Devon
	Recreation Ground	3,000	Torquay, Devon	7th
	St Clement's Hill	2,000	Truro, Cornwall	5th
	Molesworth Field	500	Wadebridge, Cornwall	relegated from South West 1 West
Wellington	Athletic Ground			10th

^[15]

League table

<												-- --> width=20% style="border:0px" 2014–15 Western Counties West League Table^[16] width=20% style="border:0px"
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
1	Teignmouth (P)	26	23	0	3	989	356	633	18		2	112
2	Kingsbridge	26	18	0	8	701	422	279	12	4	88
3		26	17	0	9	574	281	293	11	4	83
4		26	15	0	11	770	598	172	12	5	78
5		26	15	0	11	707	503	204	11	4	75
6		26	15	0	11	556	466	90	8	2	70
7		26	13	0	13	593	504	89	8	6	66
8	Sidmouth	26	11	1	14	526	646	−120	8	5	60
9		26	22	0	4	898	551	347	16	1	56
10	Wellington	26	9	0	17	490	625	−135	6	4	46
11		26	9	0	17	531	608	−77	7	7	40
12		26	5	0	21	510	898	−388	8	8	36
13	Tavistock	26	5	0	21	393	927	−534	6	1	27
14		26	4	1	21	303	1156	−853	5	1	18
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
	Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 8 May 2015

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up in Western Counties North and Western Counties West, participate in a play-off for promotion to South West 1 West. The team with the best playing record, in this case Newent, hosted the match; their opponents were Kingsbridge who lost the match 26 – 28 to a stoppage time penalty.

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
Newent (P)	26	23	0	3	827	399	428	16	1	110
Kingsbridge	26	18	0	8	701	422	279	12	4	88

2013–14

• Bude
• Burnham-on-Sea
• Devonport Services
• Ivybridge
• Kingsbridge
• Okehampton
• Paignton Saxons
• Penryn
• St Ives
• Tavistock
• Teignmouth
• Torquay Athletic
• Truro
• Wellington

^[17]

2009–10

• Bude
• Camborne
• Devonport Services
• Kingsbridge
• Minehead Barbarians
• Newquay Hornets
• North Petherton
• Okehampton
• Penryn
• Tavistock
• Tiverton
• Truro
• Wadebridge Camels
• Withycombe

2007–08

<											-- --> width=20% style="border:0px" 2007–08 Western Counties West width=20% style="border:0px"
Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points Diff	Bonus Points	Points
Paignton	22	18	0	4	629	252	377	0	36
Sidmouth	22	17	1	4	495	260	235	0	35
	22	12	3	7	618	303	315	0	27
Tiverton	22	12	1	9	381	316	65	0	25
Bude	22	11	2	9	349	354	−5	0	24
	22	9	2	11	340	329	11	0	20
	22	9	2	11	488	501	−84	0	20
Minehead Barbarians	22	9	2	11	429	421	−197	0	20
Kingsbridge	22	9	1	12	408	372	36	0	19
Withycombe	22	9	0	13	242	439	−197	0	18
Hayle	22	6	2	14	235	537	−302	0	14
	22	3	0	19	177	536	−359	0	6

^[18]

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as Western Counties) contained the following teams:

• Avon & Somerset Police
• Cirencester
• Clevedon
• Gordon League
• Matson
• Newquay Hornets
• Okehampton
• Old Redcliffians
• Sidmouth
• Tiverton
• Truro

Western Counties honours

In the first season of the English rugby union league pyramid, sponsored by Courage, there was ten, tier seven leagues. The Western Counties League was for teams based in the south-west of England from Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Gloucester and Somerset. Each team played one match against each of the other teams with the winning team awarded two points, and there was one point for each team in a drawn match.^[19] This system prevailed for five seasons, and in 1992–93 the number of teams increased from eleven to thirteen. The following season Western Counties League was renamed Courage South West 2 League, and three seasons later in 1996–97 a major reorganisation occurred with South West 2 being split into two regional leagues:^[20]

1. Courage Western Counties North consisted of sixteen teams based in Bristol, Gloucestershire and Somerset, and each team continued to play the others once
2. Courage Western Counties West consisted of eleven teams based in Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, and each team played the other twice.

Western Counties (1987–1993)

Originally Western Counties North and Western Counties West was a single division called Western Counties (sponsored by Courage), involving teams based in the south-west of England including Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Gloucester and Somerset. Each team played one match against each of the other teams with the winning team awarded two points, and there was one point for each team in a drawn match.^[19] It was a tier 7 league with promotion up to South West 2 and relegation to either Cornwall/Devon or Gloucestershire/Somerset.

<											----> Western Counties
Season	No of teams	No of matches	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
1987–88	11	10	Matson	Gordon League	Avon & Somerset Police, Sidmouth	^[21]
1988–89	11	10	Gordon League		Devonport Services, Crediton	^[22]
1989–90	11	10	Penryn
1990–91	11	10	Coombe Down
1991–92	11	10	Clevedon		Newquay Hornets	^[23]
1992–93	13	12	Gloucester Old Boys			^[24]

Western Counties (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 Western Counties dropped from a tier 7 league to a tier 8 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion continued to South West 2 and relegation down to either Cornwall/Devon or Gloucestershire/Somerset. The league continued to be sponsored by Courage.

<											----> Western Counties
Season	No of teams	No of matches	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
1993–94	13	12	Old Patesians		Wiveliscombe	^[25]
1994–95	13	12	Launceston			^[26]
1995–96	13	12	Dings Crusaders		No relegation	^[27]
Green background are the promotion places.

Western Counties West (1996–2009)

Major restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1995–96 season saw Western Counties split into two separate leagues, Western Counties North and Western Counties West, which reverted to tier 7 leagues due to the cancellation of National 5 South.^[20] Promotion from Western Counties West was now to the new South West 2 West division (formerly South West 2) while relegation was now to Cornwall/Devon. From the 2008–09 season the league sponsor is Tribute.

<											----> Western Counties West
Season	No of teams	No of matches	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
1996–97	11	20	Okehampton		Old Plymouthians, Crediton, Saltash	^[28]
1997–98	10	18	St Austell	Kingsbridge		^[29]
1998–99	10	18	Truro		Devonport Services, Kingsbridge	^[30]
1999–00	10	18	Ivybridge	Withycombe	No relegation	^[31]
2000–01	12	22	Crediton	Withycombe		^[32] ^[33]
2001–02	12	22	Exmouth			^[34]
2002–03	12	22	Penryn	Withycombe		^[35]
2003–04	12	22	Camborne		Tiverton, St Just	^[36]
2004–05	12	22	Mounts Bay			^[37]
2005–06	12	22	Torquay Athletic		Paignton, Ivel Barbarians	^[38]
2006–07	12	22	Barnstaple	Hayle		^[39]
2007–08	12	22	Paignton	Sidmouth		^[40]
2008–09	14	26	Cullompton		No relegation (14th Withycombe)	^[41]

Western Counties West (2009–2022)

Despite widespread league restructuring by the RFU, Western Counties West continued as a tier 7 league, with promotion to South West 1 West (formerly South West 2 West) and relegation to Cornwall/Devon. Tribute continued to sponsor the league.

<											----> Western Counties West
Season	No of teams	No of matches	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
2009–10	14	26	Camborne		Minehead Barbarians, Withycombe	^[42]
2010–11	14	26	Penryn	Kingsbridge	Tavistock, Newquay Hornets	^[43]
2011–12	14	26	North Petherton			^[44]
2012–13	14	26	St Austell		Exeter Saracens, Honiton	^[45]
2013–14	14	26	Ivybridge			^[46]
2014–15	14	26	Teignmouth	Kingsbridge	St Ives, Tavistock	^[47]
2015–16	14	26	Okehampton	Kingsbridge		^[48]
2016–17	14	26	Exeter University	Cullompton		^[49]
2017–18	14	26	St Ives			^[50]
2018–19	14	26	Sidmouth	Crediton		^[51]
2019–20	14	26	Wellington		Cullompton, Saltash	^[52]
2020–21	14	26	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
2021–22	14	26	Wadebridge Camels		Honiton

Counties 1 Western West (2022–)

Following league reorganisation, Western Counties West is renamed Counties 1 Western West and continues to be a tier 7 league. Promotion is to Regional 2 South West and relegation to Counties 2 Cornwall, Counties 2 Devon or Counties 2 Somerset.

<											----> Counties 1 Western West
Season	No of teams	No of matches	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
2022–23	12	22	Topsham	Cullompton	Falmouth (12th) No relegation.	^[53]
2023–24	12	22	Tiverton

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Western Counties North and Western Counties West for the third and final promotion place to South West 1 West. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. As of the end of the 2019–20 season the northern sides have been the more successful with ten victories to the west's nine while the home team has won thirteen times compared to the away teams six.

<						----> Western Counties (west v north) promotion play-off results
Season	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Attendance
2000–01^[54]	Taunton Titans (N)	24–16	Withycombe (W)
2001–02^[55]	St Mary's Old Boys (N)	43–7	Penryn (W)
2002–03^[56]	Thornbury (N)	12–5	Withycombe (W)
2003–04^[57]	Spartans (N)	18–7	Torquay Athletic (W)
2004–05^[58]	St Ives (W)	27–5	Thornbury (N)
2005–06^[59]	Newton Abbot (W)	24–12	Walcot (N)
2006–07^[60]	Hayle (W)	11–27	Barts Rugby (N)
2007–08^[61] ^[62]	Sidmouth (W)	23–20	Old Redcliffians (N)		1,000^[63]
2008–09^[64] ^[65]	Chosen Hill Former Pupils (N)	33–25	Ivybridge (W)
2009–10^[66] ^[67]	Wadebridge Camels (W)	25–21	Thornbury (N)
2010–11^[68] ^[69]	Thornbury (N)	54–7	Kingsbridge (W)
2011–12^[70] ^[71]	Old Centralians (N)	39–7	Torquay Athletic (W)
2012–13^[72] ^[73]	Wells (N)	20–27	Bideford (W)		400
2013–14^[74] ^[75]	Teignmouth (W)	10–35	Matson (N)
2014–15^[76] ^[77]	Newent (N)	28–26	Kingsbridge (W)
2015–16^[78]	Kingsbridge (W)	16–10	Keynsham (N)
2016–17^[79]	Chew Valley (N)	12–29	Cullompton (W)		700
2017–18^[80]	Chew Valley (N)	12–22	Devonport Services (W)
2018–19^[81]	Midsomer Norton (N)	15–19	Crediton (W)
2019–20	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up – St Austell (W) – promoted instead.
2020–21	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
2021–22	Cancelled due to league reorganisation
Green background represent the promoted team, (N) stands for Western Counties North teams, (W) stands for Western Counties West teams

Number of league titles

• Penryn (3)
• Camborne (2)
• Ivybridge (2)
• Okehampton (2)
• St Austell (2)
• Barnstaple (1)
• Clevedon (1)
• Coombe Down (1)
• Crediton (1)
• Cullompton (1)
• Dings Crusaders (1)
• Exeter University (1)
• Exmouth (1)
• Gloucester Old Boys (1)
• Gordon League (1)
• Launceston (1)
• Matson (1)
• Mounts Bay (1)
• North Petherton (1)
• Old Patesians (1)
• Paignton (1)
• Sidmouth (1)
• St Ives (1)
• Teignmouth (1)
• Tiverton (1)
• Topsham (1)
• Torquay Athletic (1)
• Truro (1)
• Wadebridge Camels (1)
• Wellington (1)

Summary of tier seven format since 1987

<											-- --> Format of tier seven Western Counties West
Year	Name	No of teams	No of matches
1987–92	Western Counties League	11	10
1992–96	Western Counties League	13	12
1996–97	Western Counties West	11	20
1997–00	Western Counties West	10	18
2000–08	Western Counties West	12	22
2008–22	Western Counties West	14	26
2022–	Counties 1 Western West	12	22

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Sponsorship

The Western Counties League was part of the Courage Clubs Championship and was sponsored by Courage Brewery from the first season, 1987–88 to season 1996–97.^[85] The league was unsponsored until season 2007–08 when St Austell Brewery sponsored South-west based leagues under the Tribute Ale label.

See also

• South West Division RFU
• Cornwall RFU
• Devon RFU
• Somerset RFU
• English rugby union system

External links

• Tribute Western Counties West

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