Gloucester Premier

Gloucester Premier
Current season or competition:
2016–17 Gloucester Premier
Sport Rugby union
Instituted 2000 (2000)
Number of teams 12
Country England
Holders Bristol Saracens (1st title) (2015–16)
(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.

2016–17

Participating teams and locations

Team Ground Town/Village Previous season
Barts Rugby 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

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.

Participating teams and location

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 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

2015–16 Gloucester Premier League Table[1]
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
  • 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

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.

Participating teams

2013–14

Participating teams

2012–13

Participating teams

2011–12

Participating teams

2010–11

Participating teams

2009–10

Participating teams

2008–09

Participating teams

2007–08

Participating teams

2006–07

Participating teams

2005–06

Participating teams

2004–05

Participating teams

2003–04

Participating teams

2002–03

Participating teams

2001–02

Participating teams

Gloucester Premier honours

Gloucester Premier honours
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[n 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-–6[17] 12 Bristol Saracens Cirencester Bream, Tewkesbury Gloucester Premier
Green backgrounds are promotion places.
  1. ↑ There was no relegation as the division would be expanded from 10 to 12 teams for the next season.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gloucester Premier 2015–2016". England Rugby. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2000-2001/group/9783
  3. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2001-2002/group/10117
  4. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2002-2003/group/10452
  5. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2003-2004/group/10837
  6. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2004-2005/group/11237
  7. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2005-2006/group/11593
  8. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2006-2007/group/11887
  9. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2007-2008/group/12278
  10. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2008-2009/group/12652
  11. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2009-2010/group/13552
  12. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2010-2011/group/14485
  13. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2011-2012/group/15331
  14. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2012-2013/group/16267
  15. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2013-2014/group/17173
  16. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2014-2015/group/18294
  17. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2015-2016/group/19725
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