Regional 2 South Central

Regional 2 South Central
Current season or competition:; 2024–25 Regional 2 South Central
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	2022
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Holders	Jersey (2023–24)
Most titles	Marlborough, Jersey (1 title)
Website	[1]

Regional 2 South Central is a level six league in the English rugby union system, one of twelve leagues, at this level. Originally part of the South West Division of the RFU, the league was transferred to the London & SE Division for season 2023–24, with a subsequent change of teams, with only five of the previous season's twelve teams remaining.^[1] Jersey are the current champions and are promoted to Regional 1 South Central.

Format

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 table 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

The club finishing in first place is automatically promoted to Regional 1 South Central. Relegated teams drop down to a level seven league.

Teams for 2024–25

Leaving the league were Jersey, promoted to Regional 1 South East together with Reading and Salisbury who were relegated to Counties 1 Southern North and Counties 1 Southern South respectively. Also departing were London Irish Amateur (to Regional 2 Thames) and Witney (to Regional 2 Severn).

Joining were North Dorset, promoted from Counties 1 Southern South together with Andover and Petersfield, both promoted from Counties 1 Hampshire. Bournemouth came down from Regional 1 South Central whilst Chobham were added on a level transfer (from Regional 2 Thames).

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Andover	Foxcotte Lane		Andover, Hampshire	Promoted from Counties 1 Hampshire (runners-up)
Bournemouth	Chapel Gate	1,500	Bournemouth, Dorset	Relegated from Regional 1SC (12th)
Chichester	Oaklands Park		Chichester, West Sussex	9th
Chobham	Fowlers Well		Chobham, Surrey	Level transfer from Regional 2 Thames (7th)
Farnham	Wilkinson Way		Farnham, Surrey	7th
Guildford	Broadwater Sports Club		Farncombe, Surrey	4th
Newbury Blues	Monks Lane	8,000	Newbury, Berkshire	10th
North Dorset	Slaughtergate	1,000	Gillingham, Dorset	Promoted from Counties 1 Southern South (champions)
Petersfield	Penn's Place		Petersfield, Hampshire	Promoted from Counties 1 Hampshire (champions)
Tottonians	Water Lane		Totton, Hampshire	3rd
Wimborne			Wimborne Minster, Dorset	8th
Winchester	North Walls Park		Winchester, Hampshire	2nd

Locations of the 2024-25 Regional 2 SC teams in Surrey, Berkshire, West Sussex & Hampshire

Locations of the 2024-25 Regional 2 SC teams in Dorset

2023–24

Regional 2 South Central has been transferred from the South West Division of the RFU to the London & SE Division and only five of the 2022–23 seasons teams remain. The Gloucestershire and Wiltshire teams (with the exception of Salisbury) were transferred to leagues in the South West Division.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Chichester	Oaklands Park		Chichester, West Sussex	Transferred from Regional 2SE (9th)
Farnham	Wilkinson Way		Farnham, Surrey	Transferred from Regional 2SE (2nd)
Guildford	Broadwater Sports Club		Farncombe, Surrey	Transferred from Regional 2SE (8th)
Jersey	St Peter	4000	St Peter, Jersey	Promoted from Counties 1 Hampshire (1st) ^[2]
London Irish Wild Geese	Hazelwood^[3]	2,000	Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey	Transferred from Regional 2 Thames (5th) ^[4]
Newbury Blues	Monks Lane	8,000	Newbury, Berkshire	3rd
Reading	Holme Park		Reading, Berkshire	6th
Salisbury			Salisbury, Wiltshire	7th
Tottonians	Water Lane		Totton, Hampshire	2nd
Wimborne			Wimborne Minster, Dorset	Promoted from Counties 1 Southern South (1st) ^[5]
Winchester	North Walls Park		Winchester, Hampshire	Promoted from Counties 1 Hampshire (2nd) ^[2]
Witney			Witney, Oxfordshire	5th

Locations of the 2023–24 Regional 2 SC teams in Surrey, Berkshire, West Sussex, Hampshire and the Channel Islands

League table

2023–24 Regional 2 South Central Table

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Loss bonus

Points

Points deducted

1

Jersey (P)

22

20

0

2

975

423

552

20

1

102

2

Winchester

22

16

1

5

653

332

321

16

3

85

3

Tottonians

22

15

0

7

679

443

236

11

6

77

4

Guildford

22

13

1

8

672

469

203

15

3

72

5

London Irish Wild Geese

22

11

1

10

643

616

27

14

6

66

6

Witney

22

12

0

10

448

446

2

9

5

62

7

Farnham

22

8

0

14

668

578

90

16

9

57

8

Wimborne

22

9

1

12

503

668

−165

10

5

53

9

Chichester

22

8

1

13

489

566

−77

8

5

47

10

Newbury Blues

22

9

0

13

387

629

−242

5

1

42

11

Salisbury (R)

22

5

0

17

325

815

−490

3

1

24

12

Reading (R)

22

3

1

18

312

769

−457

3

20

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
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.
Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 29 October 2024
Source:^[6]

2022–23

The twelve teams are based in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and Wiltshire. Marlborough won all 22 of their matches and are promoted to Regional 1 South Central, while Grove (11th) and Buckingham (12th), will play in Counties 1 Southern North.^[7]

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Buckingham	Floyd Field		Maids Moreton, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire	Relegated from South West 1 East (14th)
Devizes	The Sports Club		Devizes, Wiltshire	Promoted from Southern Counties South (1st)
Grove	Cane Lane		Grove, Oxfordshire	Relegated from South West 1 East (13th)
Marlborough	The Common		Marlborough, Wiltshire	Transferred from South West 1 East (9th)
Newbury Blues	Monks Lane	8,000	Newbury, Berkshire	Transferred from South West 1 East (4th)
Reading	Holme Park		Reading, Berkshire	Promoted from Southern Counties North (2nd)
Salisbury			Salisbury, Wiltshire	Promoted from Southern Counties South (2nd)
Shipston-on-Stour	Mayo Road	600	Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire	Promoted from Southern Counties North (4th)
Stow-on-the-Wold	Oddington Road		Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire	Promoted from Southern Counties North (1st)
Swindon	Greenbridge Road ^[8]		Swindon, Wiltshire	Promoted from Southern Counties South (3rd) ^[9]
Tottonians	Water Lane		Totton, Hampshire	Promoted from London 2 South West (1st)
Witney			Witney, Oxfordshire	Transferred from South West 1 East (5th)

Buckingham

Locations of the 2022–23 Regional 2 South Central teams

League table

2022–23 Regional 2 South Central Table

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Loss bonus

Points

Points deducted

1

Marlborough (P)

22

0

1004

184

820

20

0

110

2

Tottonians

22

17

0

5

820

437

383

14

1

83

3

Newbury Blues

22

15

0

7

713

403

310

14

3

77

4

Stow-on-the-Wold

22

15

0

7

643

390

253

13

3

77

5

Witney

22

14

0

8

664

463

201

12

3

71

6

Reading

22

9

1

12

515

711

−196

9

3

50

7

Salisbury

22

9

0

13

495

639

−144

9

5

50

8

Devizes

22

9

0

13

495

660

−165

9

3

48

9

Shipston on Stour

22

8

0

14

580

714

−134

10

5

47

10

Swindon

22

9

0

13

429

567

−138

8

6

45

−5

11

Grove (R)

22

4

0

18

362

924

−562

6

2

19

−5

12

Buckingham (R)

22

0

1

21

344

972

−628

8

6

11

−5

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
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.
Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 23 July 2023
Source:^[10]