Regional 2 Thames

Regional 2 Thames

Current season or competition: 2025–26 Regional 2 Thames
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	2022;3 years ago (2022)
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Holders	London Scottish Lions (1st title) (2024–25)
Most titles	Hammersmith & Fulham, Amersham and Chiltern, London Scottish Lions (1 title)
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Regional 2 Thames is an English level 6 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in London and the south-east of England including sides from Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Hertfordshire, Middlesex and Surrey. It was created following the 2022 Adult Competition Review by the Rugby Football Union (RFU). London Scottish Lions are the 2024–25 champions.

Structure and format

The twelve teams play home and away matches from September through to April, making a total of twenty-two matches each. 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

There is one automatic promotion place and two relegation places. The first-placed team at the end of season wins promotion to either Regional 1 South Central or Regional 1 South East.

2025–26

Participating teams and locations

Departing were London Scottish Lions promoted to Regional 1 South Central while Hemel Hempstead (11th) and Old Haberdashers (12th) were relegated to Counties 1 Hertfordshire and Counties 1 Middlesex respectively. Also leaving were H.A.C. (runners-up) on a level transfer to Regional 2 Anglia.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Aylesbury Ostler's Field Weston Turville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire 10th Beaconsfield Oak Lodge Meadow Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire 4th Belsize Park Regent's Park Belsize Park, London 3rd Brunel University Brunel University Sports Park Uxbridge, London Promoted from Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex (champions) Grasshoppers MacFarlane Lane Isleworth, London 7th Harpenden Redbourn Lane Harpenden, Hertfordshire Relegated from Regional 1 South East (11th) London Irish Wild Geese Hazelwood 2,000 Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey 5th Marlow Riverwoods Drive Marlow, Buckinghamshire 9th Old Priorians Perivale Greenford, London 6th Oxford Harlequins II Horspath Sports Ground [1] 1,000 Horspath, Oxfordshire Promoted from Counties 1 Southern North (champions) Teddington Udney Park Sports Ground Teddington, London 8th Windsor Home Park Windsor, Berkshire Promoted from Counties 1 Southern North (runners-up)

Brunel Belsize Park Grasshoppers Priorians Teddington class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2025–26 Regional 2 Thames teams in Greater London Aylesbury Beaconsfield Harpenden London London Irish Am Marlow Oxford Quins II Windsor class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2025–26 Regional 2 Thames teams in Surrey, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Hertfordshire

2024–25

Participating teams and locations

Departing were Amersham & Chiltern, promoted to Regional 1 South East whilst Fullerians were relegated to Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex. Also leaving were Chobham on a level transfer to Regional 2 South Central. Replacing them were London Irish Wild Geese returning to the league on a level transfer from Regional 2 South Central together with London Scottish Lions promoted from Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex, Teddington promoted from Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex and Beaconsfield from Counties 1 Southern North. With three departing and four joining, the league was restored to twelve teams.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Aylesbury Ostler's Field Weston Turville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire 10th Beaconsfield Oak Lodge Meadow Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire Promoted from Counties 1 Southern North (champions) Belsize Park Regent's Park Belsize Park, London 2nd Grasshoppers MacFarlane Lane Isleworth, London 6th H.A.C. Artillery Ground Finsbury, London 3rd Hemel Hempstead Chaulden Lane Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire 5th Marlow Riverwoods Drive Marlow, Buckinghamshire 9th Old Haberdashers Croxdale Road Borehamwood, Hertfordshire 8th Old Priorians Perivale Greenford, London 4th London Irish Wild Geese Hazelwood 2,000 Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey Level transfer from Regional 2 South Central (5th) London Scottish Lions King's House Sports Ground Chiswick, London Promoted from Counties 1 Herts / Mdx (champions) Teddington Udney Park Sports Ground Teddington, London Promoted from Counties 1 Sur / Ssx (champions)

Belsize Park Grasshoppers H.A.C. LS Lions Priorians Teddington class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024–25 Regional 2 Thames teams in Greater London Aylesbury Beaconsfield Hemel Hempstead London London Irish Am Marlow Haberdashers class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024–25 Regional 2 Thames teams in Surrey, Buckinghamshire & Hertfordshire

League table

Regional 2 Thames 2024–25
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
1	London Scottish Lions (P)	22	19	0	3	854	376	478	19	2	97
2	Honourable Artillery Company	22	18	0	4	732	289	443	16	4	92
3	Belsize Park	22	17	0	5	691	468	223	13	3	84
4	Beaconsfield	22	13	0	9	679	583	96	13	4	69
5	London Irish Wild Geese	22	13	0	9	638	572	66	13	3	68
6	Old Priorians	22	12	0	10	620	609	11	15	3	66
7	Grasshoppers	22	10	0	12	679	662	17	14	4	58
8	Teddington	22	8	0	14	572	724	−152	13	4	49
9	Marlow	22	8	0	14	488	687	−199	13	3	48
10	Aylesbury	22	5	0	17	566	879	−313	14	6	40
11	Hemel Hempstead (R)	22	5	0	17	488	866	−378	9	5	34
12	Old Haberdashers (R)	22	4	0	18	456	748	−292	9	8	33
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Number of draws 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 the relegation places. Updated: 31 August 2025 Source: [2]

2023–24

Participating teams and locations

Leaving the league were Hammersmith & Fulham, promoted to Regional 1 South Central whilst Beaconsfield and Windsor were relegated to Counties 1 Southern North. Also departing were Cobham and London Cornish on a level transfer to Regional 2 South East as did London Irish Wild Geese to Regional 2 South Central

In their place came Chobham promoted from Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex, Hemel Hempstead and Grasshoppers, both promoted from Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex, and Marlow promoted from Counties 1 Southern North whilst H.A.C. joined on a level transfer from Regional 2 Anglia.

Leighton Buzzard had joined on a level transfer from Regional 2 Midlands East (10th in 2022-23) but after conceding numerous walkovers withdrew ^[3] leaving the league with just eleven sides.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Amersham & Chiltern Weedon Lane Amersham, Buckinghamshire 2nd Aylesbury Ostler's Field Weston Turville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire 7th Belsize Park Regent's Park Belsize Park, London 9th Chobham Fowlers Well Chobham, Surrey Promoted Counties 1 Sur/Ssx (champions) Fullerians Coningsby Drive Watford, Hertfordshire 8th Grasshoppers MacFarlane Lane Isleworth, London Promoted from Counties 1 Herts/Mdx (2nd) H.A.C. Artillery Ground Finsbury, London Level transfer from Regional 2 Anglia (2nd) Hemel Hempstead Chaulden Lane Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Promoted Counties 1 Herts/Mdx (champions) Leighton Buzzard Wright's Meadow Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire Level transfer from Regional 2 Midlands East (10th) Marlow Riverwoods Drive Marlow, Buckinghamshire Promoted from Counties 1 Southern North (2nd) Old Haberdashers Croxdale Road Borehamwood, Hertfordshire 10th Old Priorians Perivale Greenford, London 4th

Belsize Park Fullerians Grasshoppers H.A.C. Priorians class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023–24 Regional 2 Thames teams in Greater London Amersham Aylesbury Chobham Hemel Hempstead Leighton Buzzard London Marlow Haberdashers class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023–24 Regional 2 Thames teams in Surrey, Buckinghamshire & Hertfordshire

League table

Regional 2 Thames 2023–24
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
1	Amersham & Chiltern	20	16	1	3	766	322	444	17	3	86
2	Belsize Park	20	17	0	3	689	411	278	14	2	84
3	Honourable Artillery Company	20	16	3	1	575	369	206	11	1	82
4	Old Priorians	20	11	0	9	598	468	130	10	5	59
5	Hemel Hempstead	20	9	2	9	516	584	−68	11	3	54
6	Grasshoppers	20	9	0	11	569	579	−10	13	5	54
7	Chobham	20	9	0	11	555	684	−129	14	2	52
8	Old Haberdashers	20	9	2	9	501	525	−24	6	3	49
9	Marlow	20	5	0	15	388	749	−361	6	2	28
10	Aylesbury	20	2	1	17	497	679	−182	8	8	26
R	Fullerians	20	2	1	17	342	626	−284	1	5	16
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Number of draws 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 is the relegation place. Updated: 27 August 2024 Source: [4]

2022–23

Participating teams and locations

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league had similarities to London 2 North West but was a level higher in the English rugby pyramid being 6 not 7. Some of the teams joining would have previously played in London 2 South West being Surrey Rugby affiliated clubs. It also picked up three Berkshire RFU and Bucks RFU clubs who had historically competed in SW Division leagues.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Amersham & Chiltern Weedon Lane Amersham, Buckinghamshire 8th London 1 North Aylesbury Ostler's Field Weston Turville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire Promoted Southern Counties North (3rd) Beaconsfield Oak Lodge Meadow Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire 7th SW 1 East Belsize Park Regent's Park Belsize Park, London 9th London 1 North Cobham Old Surbitonians Memorial Ground Cobham, Surrey 7th London 1 South Fullerians Coningsby Drive Watford, Hertfordshire Promoted from London 2NW (4th) Hammersmith & Fulham Hurlingham Park Fulham, London 4th London 1 South London Cornish Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields Roehampton Vale, London 13th London 1 South Old Haberdashers Croxdale Road Borehamwood, Hertfordshire 10th London 1 North Old Priorians Perivale Greenford, London Promoted from London 2NW (3rd) London Irish Wild Geese Hazelwood 2,000 Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey 12th London 1 South Windsor Home Park Windsor, Berkshire 11th SW 1 East

Belsize Park Fullerians H&F London Cornish Priorians class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2022–23 Regional 2 Thames teams in Greater London Amersham Aylesbury Beaconsfield Cobham London L Irish Am Haberdashers Windsor class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2022–23 Regional 2 Thames teams in Surrey, Buckinghamshire & Hertfordshire

League table

Regional 2 Thames 2022–23
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
1	Hammersmith & Fulham	22	18	0	4	869	348	521	17	3	92
2	Amersham & Chiltern	22	17	0	5	673	475	198	15	4	87
3	Chobham	22	16	0	6	669	528	141	14	4	82
4	Old Priorians	22	15	0	7	657	447	210	13	4	77
5	London Irish Wild Geese	22	12	0	10	530	574	−44	13	2	63
6	London Cornish	22	10	0	12	534	591	−57	13	6	59
7	Aylesbury	22	10	0	12	606	686	−80	14	5	59
8	Fullerians	21	8	1	12	460	539	−79	8	6	48
9	Belsize Park	21	8	0	13	392	506	−114	7	4	43
10	Old Haberdashers	22	8	0	14	490	616	−126	5	6	43
11	Beaconsfield	22	4	1	17	442	636	−194	5	10	33
12	Windsor	22	4	0	18	343	719	−376	5	3	24
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Number of draws 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 is the relegation place. Updated: 1 September 2024 Source: [5]

Regional 2 Thames honours

List of Regional 2 Thames honours
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runner–up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
2022–23	12	Hammersmith & Fulham	Amersham and Chiltern	Beaconsfield and Windsor
2023–24	11	Amersham and Chiltern	Belsize Park	Fullerians
2024–25	12	London Scottish Lions	HAC (Honourable Artillery Company)	Hemel Hempstead and Old Haberdashers	[2]
Green background is the promotion place.

See also

• London & SE Division RFU
• Hampshire RFU
• Kent RFU
• Surrey RFU
• Sussex RFU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

References

1. "Oxford Harlequins RUFC". Oxford Harlequins RUFC. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
2. "Regional 2 Thames".
3. "Tough season for promoted Marlow set for a very satisfying conclusion". Maidenhead Advertiser. 6 March 2024.
4. "Regional 2 Thames".
5. "Regional 2 Thames". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 28 September 2024.