Gloucester Premier

Gloucester Premier
Current season or competition:
2018–19 Gloucester Premier
Sport Rugby union
Instituted 2000 (2000)
Number of teams 12
Country England
Holders Chipping Sodbury (1st title) (2017–18)
(promoted to Tribute Western Counties North)
Most titles Drybrook (3 titles)
Website englandrugby.com

Gloucester Premier is an English rugby union league which sits at the eighth level of league rugby union in England with teams largely being based in the county of Gloucestershire and Bristol. The league champions are automatically promoted to Tribute Western Counties North while the runner-up play the runner-up from Tribute Somerset Premier for the third promotion place. Relegated teams drop down into Gloucester 1.

Teams 2018–19

Teams 2017–18

Teams 2016–17

Team Ground Town/Village Previous season
Barton HillDuncombe RoadSpeedwell, Bristolrelegated from Tribute Western Counties North
Berry HillLakers RoadColeford, Gloucestershire3rd
Cheltenham NorthBishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershirelevel transfer from Midlands 3 West (South) (8th)
Cheltenham SaracensKing George V Playing FieldCheltenham, Gloucestershire4th
Chipping SodburyWickwar RoadChipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire5th
Frampton CotterellThe ParkFrampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire8th
Gordon LeagueHempsted LaneGloucester, Gloucestershirepromoted from Gloucester 1 (2nd)
HucclecoteCharlies WayHucclecote, Gloucestershire9th
LonglevensLongford LaneLonglevens, Gloucestershire10th
North BristolOaklandsAlmondsbury, Bristol6th
Old RichiansSandyleazeGloucester, Gloucestershirepromoted from Gloucester 1 (1st)
St Mary's Old BoysTrench LaneAlmondsbury, Bristol7th

Teams 2015–16

The 2015–16 Gloucester Premier consisted of twelve teams from Gloucestershire and Bristol. The season started on 5 September 2015 and the last match was played on 23 April 2016. Eight of the twelve teams participated in last season's competition.

Berry Hill
Bream
Bristol S
Chipping S
Frampton C
Hucclecote
Longlevens
N Bristol
St Mary's OB
Tewkesbury
Locations of the 2015-16 Gloucester Premier teams
Team Ground Town/Village Previous season
Berry HillLakers RoadColeford, Gloucestershire5th
BreamHigh StreetBream, Lydney, Gloucestershire9th
Bristol SaracensBakewell Memorial GroundPatchway, Bristolrelegated from Tribute Western Counties North (12th)
Cheltenham SaracensKing George V Playing FieldCheltenham, Gloucestershire3rd
Chipping SodburyWickwar RoadChipping Sodbury, Gloucestershirepromoted from Gloucester 1 (runner-up)
CirencesterThe WhitewayCirencester, Gloucestershire6th
Frampton CotterellThe ParkFrampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire8th
HucclecoteCharlies WayHucclecote, Gloucestershire7th
LonglevensLongford LaneLonglevens, Gloucestershirepromoted from Gloucester 1 (champions)
North BristolOaklandsAlmondsbury, Bristolrelegated from Tribute Western Counties North (13th)
St Mary's Old BoysTrench LaneAlmondsbury, Bristol4th
TewkesburyThe MoatsTewkesbury, Gloucestershire10th

League table

2015–16 Gloucester Premier League Table[1]
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1Bristol Saracens (P)2222001041210931190107
2Cirencester (P)22170566930436514284
3Berry Hill22151652433119310476
4Cheltenham Saracens22140858637321311572
5Chipping Sodbury22140855936919011269
6North Bristol2212194993881119463
7St Mary's Old Boys2210012493548−558351
8Frampton Cotterell228014388660−2728141
9Hucclecote228014416479−636240
10Longlevens227015352566−2144537
11Tewkesbury224018295801−5061017
12Bream220022168961−793112
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. 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: 27 August 2016

Teams 2014–15

Stroud are champions and along with the runner-up Whitehall (play-off winner) were promoted to Tribute Western Counties North. Painswick and Gordon League were relegated to Gloucester 1.

Teams 2013–14

  • Bristol Saracens
  • Dursley
  • Frampton Cotterill
  • Gordon League
  • Hucclecote (promoted from Gloucester 1)
  • Newent (promoted from Gloucester 1)
  • Painswick
  • Southmead
  • Stroud
  • St Mary's Old Boys
  • Tewkesbury
  • Whitehall

Teams 2012–13

  • Bristol Saracens
  • Drybrook
  • Dursley
  • Frampton Cotterell
  • Gordon League
  • Painswick
  • Southmead
  • Stroud
  • St Mary's Old Boys (SW)
  • Tewkesbury
  • Whitehall
  • Widden Old Boys

Teams 2011–12

  • Bishopston
  • Bristol Saracens
  • Drybrook
  • Frampton Cotterell
  • Longlevens
  • Old Bristolians
  • Old Colstonians
  • Old Richians
  • Southmead
  • St. Mary's Old Boys
  • Tewkesbury
  • Widden Old Boys

Teams 2010–11

  • Bristol Saracens
  • Brockworth
  • Frampton Cotterell
  • Gloucester Old Boys
  • Old Bristolians
  • Old Colstonians
  • Old Richians
  • Ross-on-Wye RFC
  • Southmead
  • Tewkesbury
  • Whitehall RFC
  • Widden Old Boys

Teams 2009–10

  • Bristol Saracens
  • Cirencester
  • Frampton Cotterell
  • Gloucester Old Boys
  • Hucclecote
  • Matson
  • Old Colstonians
  • Old Richians
  • Ross-on-Wye RFC
  • Spartans
  • Tewkesbury
  • Whitehall

Teams 2008–09

  • Bristol Saraces
  • Cirencester
  • Drybrook
  • Frampton Cotterell
  • Gloucester Old Boys
  • Hucclecote
  • Matson
  • Old Bristolians
  • Old Colstonians
  • Old Richians
  • Spartans
  • Whitehall

Teams 2007–08

  • Aretians
  • Cirencester
  • Drybrook
  • Frampton Cotterell
  • Gloucester Old Boys
  • Hartpury College
  • Hucclecote
  • Matson
  • North Bristol
  • Old Colstonians
  • Old Richians
  • Whitehall

Teams 2006–07

  • Aretians
  • Avonmouth Old Boys
  • Cirencester
  • Drybrook
  • Frampton Cotterell
  • Longlevens
  • Matson
  • Old Colstonians
  • Old Richians
  • Painswick
  • Widden Old Boys
  • Whitehall

Teams 2005–06

  • Aretians
  • Barton Hill
  • Chosen Hill Former Pupils
  • Drybrook
  • Longlevens
  • Matson
  • Old Colstonians
  • Old Richians
  • Painswick
  • Widden Old Boys

Teams 2004–05

  • Aretians
  • Avonmouth Old Boys
  • Barton Hill
  • Chosen Hill Former Pupils
  • Longlevens
  • North Bristol
  • Old Richians
  • Painswick
  • Southmead
  • Tewkesbury

Teams 2003–04

  • Aretians
  • Avonmouth Old Boys
  • Cheltenham North
  • Chipping Sodbury
  • Cirencester
  • Chosen Hill Former Pupils
  • Longlevens
  • North Bristol
  • Old Bristolians
  • Painswick

Teams 2002–03

  • Aretians
  • Avonmouth Old Boys
  • Barton Hill
  • Cirencester
  • Chosen Hill Former Pupils
  • Drybrook
  • Hucclecote
  • Longlevens
  • North Bristol
  • Painswick

Teams 2001–02

  • Avonmouth Old Boys
  • Barton Hill
  • Bristol Saracens
  • Cirencester
  • Chipping Sodbury
  • Chosen Hill Former Pupils
  • Drybrook
  • Hucclecote
  • Longlevens
  • Spartans

Gloucester Premier honours

Gloucester Premier honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated team(s) League name
2000–01[2]10ThornburyOld CentraliansBrockworth, Bream, AretiansGloucester Premier
2001–02[3]10SpartansDrybrookChipping Sodbury, Bristol SaracensGloucester Premier
2002-03[4]10DrybrookBarton HillHucclecoteGloucester Premier
2003–04[5]10Cheltenham NorthChosen Hill Former PupilsCirencester, Old Bristolians, Chipping SodburyGloucester Premier
2004–05[6]10North BristolAvonmouth Old BoysSouthmead, TewkesburyGloucester Premier
2005–06[7]10Chosen Hill Former PupilsBarton HillNo relegation[a 1]Gloucester Premier
2006–07[8]12Avonmouth Old BoysWidden Old BoysLonglevens, PainswickGloucester Premier
2007–08[9]12Hartpury CollegeNorth BristolAretiansHigh Bridge Jewellers Gloucester Premier
2008–09[10]12DrybrookSouthmeadNo relegationHigh Bridge Jewellers Gloucester Premier
2009–10[11]12MatsonCirencesterHucclecote, SpartansGloucester Premier
2010–11[12]12WhitehallOld RichiansGloucester Old Boys, Brockworth, Ross-on-WyeGloucester Premier
2011–12[13]12Old BristoliansDrybrookLonglevens, Bishopston, Old ColstoniansGloucester Premier
2012–13[14]12DrybrookFrampton CotterellWidden Old BoysGloucester Premier
2013–14[15]12NewentBristol SaracensSouthmead, DursleyGloucester Premier
2014–15[16]12StroudWhitehallPainswick, Gordon LeagueGloucester Premier
2015–16[17]12Bristol SaracensCirencesterBream, TewkesburyGloucester Premier
2016–17[18]12Old RichiansSt Mary's Old BoysNorth Bristol, Berry Hill, Cheltenham NorthGloucester Premier
2017–18[19]12Chipping SodburyBarton HillCirencesterWadworth 6x Gloucester Premier
2018–1912
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of the Gloucester Premier and Tribute Somerset Premier for the third and final promotion place to Tribute Western Counties North. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2017–18 season Gloucester Premier teams have been the most successful with twelve wins to the Tribute Somerset Premier teams six; and the home team has won promotion on twelve occasions compared to the away teams six.

Gloucester Premier v Tribute Somerset Premier promotion play-off results
Season Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2000–01[20]Gordano (S)19-21Old Centralians (G)Caswell Lane, Portbury, Somerset
2001–02[21]Yatton (S)32-0Drybrook (G)The Park, Yatton, Somerset
2002–03[22]Barton Hill (G)36-0Midsomer Norton (S)Duncombe Lane, Speedwell, Bristol
2003–04[23]Nailsea & Backwell (S)[a 2]Chosen Hill Former Pupils (G)West End Park, Nailsea, Somerset
2004–05[24]Tor (S)25-26Avonmouth Old Boys (G)Brian Harbinson Memorial Park, Glastonbury, Somerset
2005–06[25]Barton Hill (G)20-0Tor (S)Duncombe Lane, Speedwell, Bristol
2006–07[26]Midsomer Norton (S)10-31Widden Old Boys (G)Norton Down Playing Fields, Midsomer Norton, Somerset
2007–08[27]North Bristol (G)29-17Chew Valley (S)Oaklands, Almondsbury, Gloucestershire
2008–09[28]Southmead (G)20-14North Petherton (S)Greenway Centre, Southmead, Bristol
2009–10[29]Cirencester (G)35-17Chard (S)The Whiteway, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
2010–11[30]Chard (S)32-12Old Richians (G)Essex Close, Chard, Somerset
2011–12[31]Wells (S)18-10Drybrook (G)Charter Way, Wells, Somerset
2012–13[32]Midsomer Norton (S)28-12 Frampton Cotterell (G)Norton Down Playing Fields, Midsomer Norton, Somerset
2013–14[33]Bristol Saracens (G)19-8Tor (S)Bakewell Memorial Ground, Henbury, Bristol
2014–15[34]Winscombe (S)13-21Whitehall (G)Winscombe Recreation Ground, Winscombe, Somerset
2015–16[35]Winscombe (S)21-22Cirencester (G)Winscombe Recreation Ground, Winscombe, Somerset
2016–17[36]Oldfield Old Boys (S)9-6St Mary's Old Boys (G)Shaft Road, Monkton Combe, Somerset1,000
2017–18[37]Wiveliscombe (S)12-15Barton Hill (G)Recreational Ground, Wiveliscombe, Somerset
2018–19
Green background is the promoted team. G = Gloucester Premier and S = Somerset Premier

Number of league titles

Notes

  1. There was no relegation as the division would be expanded from 10 to 12 teams for the next season.
  2. The result of the 2003-04 playoff between Nailsea & Backwell and Chosen Hill Former Pupils is unknown due to all the south-west promotion playoff games from this season missing from the RFU website. However, as Nailsea & Backwell were in the higher division the next season (and Chosen Hill Former Pupils were not) it is assumed they won the playoff game. Nailsea & Backwell would also have hosted the game as they had a better points record in their league than Chosen Hill Former Pupils did in theirs.

See also

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