Counties 1 Western West

Counties 1 Western West

Current season or competition: 2024–25 Counties 1 Western West
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1987;37 years ago (1987)(as Western Counties)
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Holders	Tiverton (1st title) (2023–24 – promoted to Regional 2 South West)
Most titles	Penryn (3 titles)
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 Barnstaple II Pottingham Road 2,000 (575 seats) Barnstaple, Devon Promoted from Counties 2 Devon (1st) Bideford King George's Field 2,000 Bideford, Devon 9th Bude Bencoolen Meadow 750 Bude, Cornwall 11th Kingsbridge High House 1,000 (50 seats) Kingsbridge, Devon 4th Paignton Queen's Park 1,650 (150 seats) Paignton, Devon 2nd Penryn Memorial Ground 4,000 (200 seats) Penryn, Cornwall 6th Pirates Amateurs Mennaye Field 4,000 (2,200 seats) Penzance, Cornwall 5th Plymstock Albion Oaks Horsham Playing Fields Staddiscombe, Plymouth 3rd Redruth II The Recreation Ground [1] 3,500 (580 seats) Redruth, Cornwall Promoted from Counties 2 Cornwall (1st) St Ives Recreation Ground 3,000 (275 seats) St Ives 8th Tavistock Sandy Park 500 Tavistock, Devon 7th Wiveliscombe Recreational Ground Wiveliscombe, Somerset 10th

Bude Penryn Pirates Am Redruth II St Ives class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024–25 Counties 1 Western West teams in Cornwall Barnstaple II Bideford Kingsbridge Paignton Plymstock Tavistock Wiveliscombe class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024–25 Counties 1 Western West teams in Devon & Somerset

2023–24

Participating teams and location

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

Bude Falmouth Penryn Pirates Am St Ives class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023–24 Counties 1 Western West teams in Cornwall Bideford Kingsbridge Paignton Plymstock Tavistock Tiverton Wiveliscombe class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023–24 Counties 1 Western West teams in Devon & Somerset

League table

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	Penryn	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	Bideford	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. Pink background are relegation places. Updated:15 July 2024

2022–23

Participating teams and location

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

Bude Falmouth Penryn Pirates Am class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2022–23 Counties 1 Western West teams in Cornwall Bideford Cullompton Kingsbridge Paignton Plymstock Tiverton Topsham Wiveliscombe class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2022–23 Counties 1 Western West teams in Devon & Somerset

League table

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	Tiverton	22	13	1	8	577	486	91	11	4	69
6	Wiveliscombe	22	11	0	11	586	525	61	9	3	56
7	Penryn	22	9	1	12	618	662	−44	13	5	56
8	Bideford	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	Paignton	22	5	1	16	524	687	−163	8	7	37
12	Falmouth	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. Pink background are relegation places. Updated:1 July 2023

2021–22

Participating teams and location

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

Bideford Burnham-on-Sea Chard Falmouth Honiton Kingsbridge Newton Abbot Paignton Penryn Teignmouth Tiverton Truro Wadebridge Wiveliscombe class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2021-22 Western Counties West teams

League table

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	Truro	26	18	1	7	768	550	218	17	1	92
3	Newton Abbot	26	17	1	8	828	576	252	18	3	92
4	Teignmouth	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	Tiverton	26	13	2	11	586	656	−70	10	2	68
9	Wiveliscombe	26	11	1	14	567	628	−61	10	4	60
10	Penryn	26	10	2	14	575	599	−24	10	3	59
11	Bideford	26	8	1	17	438	740	−302	6	5	45
12	Paignton	26	8	0	18	470	716	−246	5	2	39
13	Falmouth	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. 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 Bideford King George's Field 2,000 Bideford, Devon 10th Chard The Park, Essex Close Chard, Somerset 12th Cullompton Stafford Park Cullompton, Devon Relegated from South West 1 West (13th) Falmouth Recreation Ground 3,000 Falmouth, Cornwall 7th Honiton Allhallows Playing Field Honiton, Devon Promoted from Cornwall/Devon (runner-up) Kingsbridge High House 1,000 (50 seats) Kingsbridge, Devon 8th Penryn Memorial Ground 4,000 (200 seats) Penryn, Cornwall Promoted from Cornwall/Devon (champions) Saltash Moorlands Lane Saltash, Cornwall 11th St Austell Tregorrick Park 4,000 (300 seats) St Austell, Cornwall 4th Teignmouth Bitton Park Sports Ground 1,210 (210 stand) Teignmouth, Devon Relegated from South West 1 West (12th) Tiverton Coronation Field 750 Tiverton, Devon 5th Wadebridge Camels Molesworth Field 500 Wadebridge, Cornwall 6th Wellington Athletic Ground Wellington, Somerset 3rd Wiveliscombe Recreational Ground Wiveliscombe, Somerset Promoted from Somerset Premier (champions)

Bideford Chard Cullompton Falmouth Honiton Kingsbridge Penryn Saltash St Austell Teignmouth Tiverton Wadebridge Wellington Wiveliscombe class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Western Counties West teams

League table

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	St Austell	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	Teignmouth	19	13	1	5	534	304	230	9	5	68	4	Kingsbridge	89
5	Wadebridge Camels	21	13	1	7	548	418	130	7	4	65	5	Wadebridge Camels	80
6	Penryn	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	Bideford	21	10	1	10	373	420	−47	9	1	52	8	Bideford	63
9	Tiverton	22	8	1	13	319	522	−203	3	2	39	9	Tiverton	46
10	Falmouth	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 Bideford King George's Field 2,000 Bideford, Devon Relegated from South West 1 West (13th) Chard The Park, Essex Close Chard, Somerset 7th Crediton Blagdon Crediton, Devon 10th Falmouth Recreation Ground 3,000 Falmouth, Cornwall 12th Kingsbridge High House 1,000 (50 seats) Kingsbridge, Devon 4th Paignton Queen's Park 1,650 (150 seats) Paignton, Devon 9th Saltash Moorlands Lane Saltash, Cornwall Promoted from Cornwall/Devon (runner-up) Sidmouth Blackmore Field Sidmouth, Devon 6th St Austell Tregorrick Park 4,000 (300 seats) St Austell, Cornwall 3rd Tiverton Coronation Field 750 Tiverton, Devon 11th Truro St Clement's Hill 2,000 Truro, Cornwall 8th Wadebridge Camels Molesworth Field 500 Wadebridge, Cornwall 5th Wellington Athletic Ground Wellington, Somerset Promoted from Cornwall/Devon (champions) Winscombe Recreation Ground 1,200 Winscombe, Somerset Level transfer from Western Counties North (11th)

Bideford Chard Crediton Falmouth Kingsbridge Paignton Saltash Sidmouth St Austell Tiverton Truro Wadebridge Wellington Winscombe class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Western Counties West teams

League table

2018–19 Western Counties West League Table [6]
		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	St Austell	26	17	2	7	597	392	205	14	7	93
5	Tiverton	26	13	1	12	605	547	58	9	6	69
6	Wadebridge Camels	26	13	1	12	554	644	−90	9	3	66
7	Falmouth	26	12	1	13	468	625	−157	6	1	57
8	Kingsbridge	26	9	1	16	502	548	−46	7	8	53
9	Winscombe	26	10	0	16	453	605	−152	5	6	51
10	Bideford	26	8	1	17	495	485	10	7	8	49
11	Saltash	26	9	0	17	396	626	−230	3	7	46
12	Chard	26	8	0	18	456	796	−340	8	3	43
13	Truro	26	7	3	16	491	651	−160	4	4	42
14	Paignton	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

27 April 2019 15:00

Midsomer Norton	15 – 19	Crediton

Norton Down Playing Fields, Midsomer Norton, Somerset

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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 Burnham-on-Sea BASC Ground Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset 12th Chard The Park, Essex Close [8] Chard, Somerset Relegated from South West 1 West (12th) Crediton Blagdon Crediton, Devon 10th Devonport Services The Rectory 2,000 Devonport, Plymouth, Devon 3rd Falmouth Recreation Ground 3,000 Falmouth, Cornwall Promoted from Cornwall/Devon (champions) Kingsbridge High House 1,000 (50 seats) Kingsbridge, Devon Relegated from South West 1 West (13th) Paignton Queen's Park 1,650 (150 seats) Paignton, Devon Promoted from Cornwall/Devon (runner-up) St Austell Tregorrick Park 4,000 (300 seats) St Austell, Cornwall 7th St Ives Recreation Ground 3,000 (275 seats) St Ives, Cornwall 6th Sidmouth Blackmore Field Sidmouth, Devon 8th Tiverton Coronation Field 750 Tiverton, Devon 11th Torquay Athletic Recreation Ground 3,000 (300 seats) Torquay, Devon 9th Truro St Clement's Hill 2,000 Truro, Cornwall 4th Wadebridge Camels Molesworth Field 500 Wadebridge, Cornwall 5th [9]

Falmouth St Austell St Ives Truro Wadebridge class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2017–18 Western Counties West teams in Cornwall

Burnham-on-Sea Chard Crediton Devonport Services Kingsbridge Paignton Sidmouth Tiverton Torquay class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2017–18 Western Counties West teams in Devon and Somerset

League table

2017–18 Western Counties West League Table [9]
		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	St Austell	26	17	1	8	598	444	154	8	5	83
4	Kingsbridge	26	16	2	8	714	391	323	11	3	82
5	Wadebridge Camels	26	15	3	8	596	527	69	8	1	75
6	Sidmouth	26	14	2	10	668	548	120	10	4	69	−5
7	Chard	26	10	1	15	462	532	−70	9	5	56
8	Truro	26	9	1	16	539	632	−93	8	7	53
9	Paignton	26	10	2	14	462	528	−66	3	4	51
10	Crediton	26	10	1	15	427	514	÷87	4	5	51
11	Tiverton	26	10	1	15	462	653	−191	3	5	50
12	Falmouth	26	9	2	15	488	636	−148	7	2	49
13	Torquay Athletic	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

April 2018 15:00

Chew Valley	12 – 22	Devonport Services

Chew Lane, Chew Magna

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.

Bude St Austell St Ives Truro Wadebridge class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2016–17 Western Counties West teams in Cornwall

Burnham-on-Sea Crediton Cullompton Devonport Services Exeter Uni Sidmouth Tiverton Torquay Ath Wellington class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2016–17 Western Counties West teams in Devon and Somerset

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

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League table

2016–17 Western Counties West League Table [12]
		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	Devonport Services	26	17	1	8	587	474	113	8	4	82
4	Truro	24	14	1	9	603	487	116	11	3	72
5	Wadebridge Camels	26	15	0	11	510	548	−38	6	5	71
6	St Ives	26	12	0	14	710	503	207	12	10	70
7	St Austell	26	13	0	13	665	511	154	10	7	69
8	Sidmouth	26	12	0	14	608	593	15	8	5	61
9	Torquay Athletic	26	11	0	15	433	697	−264	5	6	55
10	Crediton	26	9	0	17	439	574	−135	5	7	48
11	Tiverton	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	Bude	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

29 April 2017 15:00

Chew Valley	12 – 29	Cullompton

Chew Lane

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.

Penryn Saltash St Austell Truro Wadebridge class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2015–16 Western Counties West teams in Cornwall

Crediton Cullompton Devonport S Exeter Uni Kingsbridge Okehampton Sidmouth Tiverton Torquay Ath class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2015–16 Western Counties West teams in Devon

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

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League table

2015–16 Western Counties West League Table [14]
		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	Truro	26	16	0	10	636	535	101	15	5	85
4	Exeter University	26	17	1	8	738	492	246	13	3	81
5	Torquay Athletic	26	16	0	10	641	611	30	11	3	78
6	Tiverton	26	13	0	13	478	425	53	7	8	67
7	Cullompton	26	11	2	13	528	478	50	5	7	60
8	St Austell	26	10	1	15	455	511	−56	7	9	58
9	Devonport Services	26	10	0	16	478	610	−132	10	5	55
10	Wadebridge Camels	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	Penryn	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

8 May 2016 15:00

Kingsbridge	16 – 10	Keynsham

High House

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.

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
Devonport Services	The Rectory	2,000	Devonport, Plymouth, Devon	8th
Exeter University	Duckes Meadow, Salmon Pool Lane		Exeter, Devon	promoted from Cornwall/Devon
Kingsbridge	High House	1,000 (50 seats)	Kingsbridge, Devon	3rd
Okehampton	Showground	1,120 (120 seats)	Okehampton, Devon	9th
Penryn	Memorial Ground	4,000 (200 seats)	Penryn, Cornwall	6th
St Ives	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
Teignmouth	Bitton Sports Ground	1,210 (210 stand)	Teignmouth, Devon	2nd
Tiverton	Coronation Field	750	Tiverton, Devon	promoted from Cornwall/Devon
Torquay Athletic	Recreation Ground	3,000	Torquay, Devon	7th
Truro	St Clement's Hill	2,000	Truro, Cornwall	5th
Wadebridge Camels	Molesworth Field	500	Wadebridge, Cornwall	relegated from South West 1 West
Wellington	Athletic Ground		Wellington, Somerset	10th

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League table

2014–15 Western Counties West League Table [16]
	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	Tiverton	26	17	0	9	574	281	293	11	4	83
4	Truro	26	15	0	11	770	598	172	12	5	78
5	Wadebridge Camels	26	15	0	11	707	503	204	11	4	75
6	Devonport Services	26	15	0	11	556	466	90	8	2	70
7	Okehampton	26	13	0	13	593	504	89	8	6	66
8	Sidmouth	26	11	1	14	526	646	−120	8	5	60
9	Exeter University	26	22	0	4	898	551	347	16	1	56 [a]
10	Wellington	26	9	0	17	490	625	−135	6	4	46
11	Penryn	26	9	0	17	531	608	−77	7	7	40
12	Torquay Athletic	26	5	0	21	510	898	−388	8	8	36
13	Tavistock	26	5	0	21	393	927	−534	6	1	27
14	St Ives	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

25 April 2015 15:00

Newent	28 – 26	Kingsbridge
	Newent Kingsbridge

Recreation Ground

2013–14

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

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2009–10

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

2007–08

2007–08 Western Counties West
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
Wadebridge Camels	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
Ivybridge	22	9	2	11	340	329	11	0	20
Devonport Services	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
Penryn	22	3	0	19	177	536	−359	0	6

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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 ^[b] and relegation to either Cornwall/Devon or Gloucestershire/Somerset. ^[c]

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	Avonmouth Old Boys	Devonport Services, Crediton	[22]
1989–90	11	10	Penryn	Avonmouth Old Boys	Cirencester, Devon & Cornwall Police	[22]
1990–91	11	10	Coombe Down	Avonmouth Old Boys	Truro
1991–92	11	10	Clevedon	Bridgwater & Albion [d]	Newquay Hornets	[23]
1992–93	13	12	Gloucester Old Boys	Launceston	Plymouth Civil Service, Devon & Cornwall Police	[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. ^[e] 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	Tiverton	Wiveliscombe	[25]
1994–95	13	12	Launceston	Devonport Services	Avonmouth Old Boys	[26]
1995–96	13	12	Dings Crusaders	Spartans [f]	No relegation [g]	[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) ^[h] while relegation was now to Cornwall/Devon. ^[i] 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	St Austell	Old Plymouthians, Crediton, Saltash	[28]
1997–98	10	18	St Austell	Kingsbridge	Sidmouth, Bideford	[29]
1998–99	10	18	Truro	Ivybridge	Devonport Services, Kingsbridge	[30]
1999–00	10	18	Ivybridge	Withycombe	No relegation [j]	[31]
2000–01	12	22	Crediton	Withycombe	St Ives, Wellington, Paignton, Devonport Services [k]	[32] [33]
2001–02	12	22	Exmouth	Penryn	South Molton, St Austell	[34]
2002–03	12	22	Penryn	Withycombe	Okehampton, Bideford	[35]
2003–04	12	22	Camborne	Torquay Athletic	Tiverton, St Just	[36]
2004–05	12	22	Mounts Bay	St Ives	Wessex, Devonport Services	[37]
2005–06	12	22	Torquay Athletic	Newton Abbot	Paignton, Ivel Barbarians	[38]
2006–07	12	22	Barnstaple	Hayle	Crediton, Truro	[39]
2007–08	12	22	Paignton	Sidmouth	Hayle, Penryn	[40]
2008–09	14	26	Cullompton	Ivybridge	No relegation [l] (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	Wadebridge Camels	Minehead Barbarians, Withycombe	[42]
2010–11	14	26	Penryn	Kingsbridge	Tavistock, Newquay Hornets	[43]
2011–12	14	26	North Petherton	Torquay Athletic	Tiverton, St Ives	[44]
2012–13	14	26	St Austell	Bideford	Exeter Saracens, Honiton	[45]
2013–14	14	26	Ivybridge	Teignmouth	Bude, Paignton	[46]
2014–15	14	26	Teignmouth	Kingsbridge	St Ives, Tavistock	[47]
2015–16	14	26	Okehampton	Kingsbridge	Saltash, Penryn	[48]
2016–17	14	26	Exeter University	Cullompton	Wellington, Bude	[49]
2017–18	14	26	St Ives	Devonport Services	Burnham-on-Sea, Torquay Athletic	[50]
2018–19	14	26	Sidmouth	Crediton	Paignton, Truro	[51]
2019–20	14	26	Wellington	St Austell	Cullompton, Saltash	[52]
2020–21	14	26	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
2021–22	14	26	Wadebridge Camels	Truro	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	Paignton	Falmouth	[2]

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)	Hyde Park, Taunton, Somerset
2001–02 [55]	St Mary's Old Boys (N)	43–7	Penryn (W)	Trench Lane, Almondsbury, Bristol
2002–03 [56]	Thornbury (N)	12–5	Withycombe (W)	Cooper's Farm, Thornbury, Gloucestershire
2003–04 [57]	Spartans (N)	18–7	Torquay Athletic (W)	Lansdown Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
2004–05 [58]	St Ives (W)	27–5	Thornbury (N)	Alexandra Road, St Ives, Cornwall
2005–06 [59]	Newton Abbot (W)	24–12	Walcot (N)	Rackerhayes, Newton Abbot, Devon
2006–07 [60]	Hayle (W)	11–27	Barts Rugby (N)	Memorial Park, Hayle, Cornwall
2007–08 [61] [62]	Sidmouth (W)	23–20	Old Redcliffians (N)	Blackmore Field, Sidmouth, Devon	1,000 [63]
2008–09 [64] [65]	Chosen Hill Former Pupils (N)	33–25	Ivybridge (W)	Brookfield Road, Churchdown, Gloucester
2009–10 [66] [67]	Wadebridge Camels (W)	25–21	Thornbury (N)	Molesworth Field, Wadebridge, Cornwall
2010–11 [68] [69]	Thornbury (N)	54–7	Kingsbridge (W)	Cooper's Farm, Thornbury, Gloucestershire
2011–12 [70] [71]	Old Centralians (N)	39–7	Torquay Athletic (W)	Saintbridge Sports Centre, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
2012–13 [72] [73]	Wells (N)	20–27	Bideford (W)	Charter Way, Wells, Somerset	400
2013–14 [74] [75]	Teignmouth (W)	10–35	Matson (N)	Bitton Park Sports Ground, Teignmouth, Devon
2014–15 [76] [77]	Newent (N)	28–26	Kingsbridge (W)	Recreation Ground, Newent, Gloucestershire
2015–16 [78]	Kingsbridge (W)	16–10	Keynsham (N)	High House, Kingsbridge, Devon
2016–17 [79]	Chew Valley (N)	12–29	Cullompton (W)	Chew Lane, Chew Magna, Somerset	700
2017–18 [80]	Chew Valley (N)	12–22	Devonport Services (W)	Chew Lane, Chew Magna, Somerset
2018–19 [81]	Midsomer Norton (N)	15–19	Crediton (W)	Norton Down Playing Fields, Midsomer Norton, Somerset
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) ^[m]
• Camborne (2)
• Ivybridge (2)
• Okehampton (2)
• St Austell (2)
• Barnstaple (1)
• Clevedon (1) ^[n]
• Coombe Down (1) ^[o]
• Crediton (1)
• Cullompton (1)
• Dings Crusaders (1) ^[p]
• Exeter University (1)
• Exmouth (1)
• Gloucester Old Boys (1) ^[q]
• Gordon League (1) ^[r]
• Launceston (1) ^[s]
• Matson (1) ^[t]
• Mounts Bay (1)
• North Petherton (1)
• Old Patesians (1) ^[u]
• 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.

Notes

1. Exeter University deducted 50 points after playing ineligible players.
2. South West 2 is currently two regional divisions - South West 1 East and South West 1 West.
3. Gloucestershire/Somerset is currently two separate leagues - Gloucester Premier and Somerset Premier.
4. Old Culverhaysians also promoted.
5. Gloucestershire/Somerset is currently two separate leagues – Gloucester Premier and Somerset Premier.
6. League restructuring meant that five teams were promoted, including 3rd to 5th place Penzance & Newlyn, Devonport Services and Tiverton.
7. There was no relegation as Western Counties was due to split into Western Counties North and Western Counties West.
8. From the 1996–97 season South West 2 was split into two regional divisions - South West 2 East and South West 2 West.
9. Relegated Western Counties North clubs dropped to Gloucestershire/Somerset (currently Gloucester Premier / Somerset Premier.
10. There was no relegation this season due to restructuring of the league system by the RFU.
11. At the end of the 2000–01 season there were more relegations from Western Counties West than usual due to with four teams going down, including 9th placed Paignton and 8th placed Devonport Services. Due to the Foot-and-mouth disease teams were unable to fulfil all fixtures which meant that 10th placed South Molton escaped relegation on aggregate points from games played.
12. There was no relegation this season due to restructuring of the league system by the RFU.
13. One of Penryn's title wins was back when the league was known as Western Counties.
14. Clevedon's title win was when the league was known as Western Counties.
15. Coombe Down title win was when the league was known as Western Counties.
16. Dings Crusaders title win was when the league was known as Western Counties.
17. Gloucester Old Boys title win was when the league was known as Western Counties.
18. Gordon League's title win was when the league was known as Western Counties.
19. Launceston's title win was when the league was known as Western Counties.
20. Matson's title win was back when the league was known as Western Counties.
21. Old Patesians title win was back when the league was known as Western Counties.

See also

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

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• Tribute Western Counties West