Gloucester Premier
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.
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 2000 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country | England |
| Holders | Chosen Hill Former Pupils (2nd title) (2019–20) (promoted to Tribute Western Counties North) |
| Most titles | Drybrook (3 titles) |
| Website | englandrugby.com |
Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Senior Vase - a level 8 national competition.
Teams 2019–20
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  Cheltenham North CHFP Frampton Cotterell Hucclecote Longlevens Richians Ross-on-Wye St Mary's Whitehall Widden OB Locations of the 2019-20 Gloucester Premier teams
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Teams 2018–19
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Bristol Saracens Frampton Cotterell Gloucester OB Gordon League Hucclecote Longlevens Spartans St Mary's Whitehall Widden OB Locations of the 2018-19 Gloucester Premier teams
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Teams 2017–18
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Barton Hill Chipping Sodbury Frampton Cotterell Gloucester OB Gordon League Hucclecote Longlevens Spartans St Mary's Whitehall Locations of the 2017-18 Gloucester Premier teams
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Teams 2016–17
| Team | Ground | Town/Village | Previous season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Hill | Duncombe Road | Speedwell, Bristol | relegated from Tribute Western Counties North |
| Berry Hill | Lakers Road | Coleford, Gloucestershire | 3rd |
| Cheltenham North | Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | level transfer from Midlands 3 West (South) (8th) | |
| Cheltenham Saracens | King George V Playing Field | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | 4th |
| Chipping Sodbury | Wickwar Road | Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire | 5th |
| Frampton Cotterell | The Park | Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire | 8th |
| Gordon League | Hempsted Lane | Gloucester, Gloucestershire | promoted from Gloucester 1 (2nd) |
| Hucclecote | Charlies Way | Hucclecote, Gloucestershire | 9th |
| Longlevens | Longford Lane | Longlevens, Gloucestershire | 10th |
| North Bristol | Oaklands | Almondsbury, Bristol | 6th |
| Old Richians | Sandyleaze | Gloucester, Gloucestershire | promoted from Gloucester 1 (1st) |
| St Mary's Old Boys | Trench Lane | Almondsbury, Bristol | 7th |
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.
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 Hill | Lakers Road | Coleford, Gloucestershire | 5th |
| Bream | High Street | Bream, Lydney, Gloucestershire | 9th |
| Bristol Saracens | Bakewell Memorial Ground | Patchway, Bristol | relegated from Tribute Western Counties North (12th) |
| Cheltenham Saracens | King George V Playing Field | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | 3rd |
| Chipping Sodbury | Wickwar Road | Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire | promoted from Gloucester 1 (runner-up) |
| Cirencester | The Whiteway | Cirencester, Gloucestershire | 6th |
| Frampton Cotterell | The Park | Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire | 8th |
| Hucclecote | Charlies Way | Hucclecote, Gloucestershire | 7th |
| Longlevens | Longford Lane | Longlevens, Gloucestershire | promoted from Gloucester 1 (champions) |
| North Bristol | Oaklands | Almondsbury, Bristol | relegated from Tribute Western Counties North (13th) |
| St Mary's Old Boys | Trench Lane | Almondsbury, Bristol | 4th |
| Tewkesbury | The Moats | Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire | 10th |
League table
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol Saracens (P) | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1041 | 210 | 931 | 19 | 0 | 107 | ||||
| 2 | Cirencester (P) | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 669 | 304 | 365 | 14 | 2 | 84 | ||||
| 3 | Berry Hill | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 524 | 331 | 193 | 10 | 4 | 76 | ||||
| 4 | Cheltenham Saracens | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 586 | 373 | 213 | 11 | 5 | 72 | ||||
| 5 | Chipping Sodbury | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 559 | 369 | 190 | 11 | 2 | 69 | ||||
| 6 | North Bristol | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 499 | 388 | 111 | 9 | 4 | 63 | ||||
| 7 | St Mary's Old Boys | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 493 | 548 | −55 | 8 | 3 | 51 | ||||
| 8 | Frampton Cotterell | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 388 | 660 | −272 | 8 | 1 | 41 | ||||
| 9 | Hucclecote | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 416 | 479 | −63 | 6 | 2 | 40 | ||||
| 10 | Longlevens | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 352 | 566 | −214 | 4 | 5 | 37 | ||||
| 11 | Tewkesbury | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 295 | 801 | −506 | 1 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| 12 | Bream | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 168 | 961 | −793 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
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| 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.
- Berry Hill (relegated from Tribute Western Counties North)
- Bream (promoted from Gloucester 1)
- Cheltenham Saracens (promoted from Gloucester 1)
- Cirencester (relegated from Tribute Western Counties North)
- Frampton Cotterell
- Gordon League
- Hucclecote
- Painswick
- St. Mary's Old Boys
- Stroud
- Tewkesbury
- Whitehall
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
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated team(s) | League name | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01[2] | 10 | Thornbury | Old Centralians | Brockworth, Bream, Aretians | Gloucester Premier | |||||||||
| 2001–02[3] | 10 | Spartans | Drybrook | Chipping Sodbury, Bristol Saracens | Gloucester Premier | |||||||||
| 2002-03[4] | 10 | Drybrook | Barton Hill | Hucclecote | Gloucester Premier | |||||||||
| 2003–04[5] | 10 | Cheltenham North | Chosen Hill Former Pupils | Cirencester, Old Bristolians, Chipping Sodbury | Gloucester Premier | |||||||||
| 2004–05[6] | 10 | North Bristol | Avonmouth Old Boys | Southmead, Tewkesbury | Gloucester Premier | |||||||||
| 2005–06[7] | 10 | Chosen Hill Former Pupils | Barton Hill | No relegation[a 1] | Gloucester Premier | |||||||||
| 2006–07[8] | 12 | Avonmouth Old Boys | Widden Old Boys | Longlevens, Painswick | Gloucester Premier | |||||||||
| 2007–08[9] | 12 | Hartpury College | North Bristol | Aretians | High Bridge Jewellers Gloucester Premier | |||||||||
| 2008–09[10] | 12 | Drybrook | Southmead | No relegation | High Bridge Jewellers Gloucester Premier | |||||||||
| 2009–10[11] | 12 | Matson | Cirencester | Hucclecote, Spartans | Gloucester Premier | |||||||||
| 2010–11[12] | 12 | Whitehall | Old Richians | Gloucester Old Boys, Brockworth, Ross-on-Wye | Gloucester Premier | |||||||||
| 2011–12[13] | 12 | Old Bristolians | Drybrook | Longlevens, Bishopston, Old Colstonians | Gloucester Premier | |||||||||
| 2012–13[14] | 12 | Drybrook | Frampton Cotterell | Widden Old Boys | Gloucester Premier | |||||||||
| 2013–14[15] | 12 | Newent | Bristol Saracens | Southmead, Dursley | Gloucester Premier | |||||||||
| 2014–15[16] | 12 | Stroud | Whitehall | Painswick, Gordon League | Gloucester Premier | |||||||||
| 2015–16[17] | 12 | Bristol Saracens | Cirencester | Bream, Tewkesbury | Gloucester Premier | |||||||||
| 2016–17[18] | 12 | Old Richians | St Mary's Old Boys | North Bristol, Berry Hill, Cheltenham North | Gloucester Premier | |||||||||
| 2017–18[19] | 12 | Chipping Sodbury | Barton Hill | Cirencester | Wadworth 6x Gloucester Premier | |||||||||
| 2018–19[20] | 12 | Spartans | Bristol Saracens | Gloucester Old Boys, Gordon League | Wadworth 6x Gloucestershire Premier | |||||||||
| 2019–20[21] | 12 | Chosen Hill Former Pupils | Cheltenham North | Widden Old Boys, Whitehall | Wadworth 6x Gloucestershire Premier | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | 12 | Wadworth 6x Gloucestershire Premier | ||||||||||||
| 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 2019–20 season Gloucester Premier teams have been the most successful with thirteen wins to the Tribute Somerset Premier teams six; and the home team has won promotion on twelve occasions compared to the away teams seven.
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| Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | |||
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| 2000–01[22] | Gordano (S) | 19-21 | Old Centralians (G) | Caswell Lane, Portbury, Somerset | ||||
| 2001–02[23] | Yatton (S) | 32-0 | Drybrook (G) | The Park, Yatton, Somerset | ||||
| 2002–03[24] | Barton Hill (G) | 36-0 | Midsomer Norton (S) | Duncombe Lane, Speedwell, Bristol | ||||
| 2003–04[25] | Nailsea & Backwell (S)[a 2] | Chosen Hill Former Pupils (G) | West End Park, Nailsea, Somerset | |||||
| 2004–05[26] | Tor (S) | 25-26 | Avonmouth Old Boys (G) | Brian Harbinson Memorial Park, Glastonbury, Somerset | ||||
| 2005–06[27] | Barton Hill (G) | 20-0 | Tor (S) | Duncombe Lane, Speedwell, Bristol | ||||
| 2006–07[28] | Midsomer Norton (S) | 10-31 | Widden Old Boys (G) | Norton Down Playing Fields, Midsomer Norton, Somerset | ||||
| 2007–08[29] | North Bristol (G) | 29-17 | Chew Valley (S) | Oaklands, Almondsbury, Gloucestershire | ||||
| 2008–09[30] | Southmead (G) | 20-14 | North Petherton (S) | Greenway Centre, Southmead, Bristol | ||||
| 2009–10[31] | Cirencester (G) | 35-17 | Chard (S) | The Whiteway, Cirencester, Gloucestershire | ||||
| 2010–11[32] | Chard (S) | 32-12 | Old Richians (G) | Essex Close, Chard, Somerset | ||||
| 2011–12[33] | Wells (S) | 18-10 | Drybrook (G) | Charter Way, Wells, Somerset | ||||
| 2012–13[34] | Midsomer Norton (S) | 28-12 | Frampton Cotterell (G) | Norton Down Playing Fields, Midsomer Norton, Somerset | ||||
| 2013–14[35] | Bristol Saracens (G) | 19-8 | Tor (S) | Bakewell Memorial Ground, Henbury, Bristol | ||||
| 2014–15[36] | Winscombe (S) | 13-21 | Whitehall (G) | Winscombe Recreation Ground, Winscombe, Somerset | ||||
| 2015–16[37] | Winscombe (S) | 21-22 | Cirencester (G) | Winscombe Recreation Ground, Winscombe, Somerset | ||||
| 2016–17[38] | Oldfield Old Boys (S) | 9-6 | St Mary's Old Boys (G) | Shaft Road, Monkton Combe, Somerset | 1,000 | |||
| 2017–18[39] | Wiveliscombe (S) | 12-15 | Barton Hill (G) | Recreational Ground, Wiveliscombe, Somerset | ||||
| 2018–19[40] | Burnham-on-Sea (S) | 24-25 | Bristol Saracens (G) | BASC Ground, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset | ||||
| 2019–20 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up - Cheltenham North (G) - promoted instead. | |||||||
| 2020–21 | ||||||||
| Green background is the promoted team. G = Gloucester Premier and S = Somerset Premier | ||||||||
Number of league titles
- Drybrook (3)
- Chosen Hill Former Pupils (2)
- Spartans (2)
- Avonmouth Old Boys (1)
- Bristol Saracens (1)
- Cheltenham North (1)
- Chipping Sodbury (1)
- Hartpury College (1)
- Matson (1)
- Newent (1)
- North Bristol (1)
- Old Bristolians (1)
- Old Richians (1)
- Stroud (1)
- Thornbury (1)
- Whitehall (1)
Notes
- There was no relegation as the division would be expanded from 10 to 12 teams for the next season.
- 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.
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See also
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