Regional 2 South East, previously known as London 1 South, is an English level 6 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in London and the south-east of England including sides from East Sussex, south Essex, south Greater London, Hampshire, Kent, Surrey and West Sussex. When this division began in 1987 it was known as London 2 South, changing to London 1 South ahead of the 2009–10 season. It used to be the feeder league for London & South East Premier into which the champions were promoted, while the second-placed team entered a play-off against the runner-up of London 1 North. Three teams were relegated into either London 2 South East and London 2 South West depending on their location. The league was renamed as Regional 2 South East for the 2022–23 season and moved from a 14 team, to a 12 team competition. The champions are promoted to either Regional 1 South Central or Regional 1 South East depending on geographical location, whiles relegated sides go to either Counties 1 Kent or Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex.
The winner of the league after the revamp was Horsham, whilst current champions are Medway.
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
2026-27
Departing were Sidcup (champions) promoted to Regional 1 South East as were and Old Colfeians (5th) going up as play-off winners. Canterbury II (10th - playoff losers) and Old Reigatian (12th) were relegated to Counties 1 Kent and Counties 1 Surrey / Sussex respectively.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Battersea Ironsides Burntwood Lane Earlsfield, London 6th Beckenham Balmoral Avenue Beckenham, London 8th Brighton Waterhall Playing Fields Brighton, East Sussex Runners-up Bromley Barnet Wood Road Hayes, London 9th Cobham Old Surbitonians Memorial Ground Cobham, Surrey Promoted from Counties 1 Surrey / Sussex (champions) Dartfordians Bourne Road Bexley, London 11th Gravesend Rectory Field Gravesend, Kent 3rd Hammersmith & Fulham Hurlingham Park Fulham, London Relegated from Regional 1 South Central (11th) Horsham Coolhurst Ground Horsham, West Sussex 4th Medway Priestfields Rochester, Kent Relegated from Regional 1 South East (11th) Old Elthamians Hospital Ground Chislehurst, London Promoted from Counties 1 Kent (champions) Sutton & Epsom Rugby Lane Cheam, London 7th
2025–26 Departing were Medway, promoted to Regional 1 South East while Thurrock were relegated to Counties 1 Essex. Also leaving were Reeds Weybridge (6th) and Old Tiffinians (7th) on a level transfer to Regional 2 South Central.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Battersea Ironsides Burntwood Lane Earlsfield, London 5th Beckenham Balmoral Avenue Beckenham, London 2nd Brighton Waterhall Playing Fields Brighton, East Sussex Relegated from Regional 1 South Central (11th) Bromley Barnet Wood Road Hayes, London Promoted from Counties 1 Kent (2nd) Canterbury II Marine Travel Ground 1,500 (75 seats) Canterbury, Kent Promoted from Counties 1 Kent (champions) Dartfordians Bourne Road Bexley, London 10th Gravesend Rectory Field Gravesend, Kent 11th Horsham Coolhurst Ground Horsham, West Sussex Relegated from Regional 1 South Central (12th) Old Colfeians Horn Park Lee, London 8th Old Reigatian Geoffrey Knight Fields Reigate, Surrey 9th Sidcup Crescent Farm Sidcup, Kent 3rd Sutton & Epsom Rugby Lane Cheam, London 4th
League table Regional 2 South East 2025–26 TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 1 Sidcup (P) 22 19 0 3 767 377 390 17 2 95 2 Brighton 22 18 0 4 817 567 250 17 2 91 3 Gravesend 22 14 1 7 689 505 184 16 2 76 4 Horsham 22 13 2 7 770 620 150 16 3 75 5 Old Colfeians (P) 22 12 1 9 709 615 94 16 2 68 6 Battersea Ironsides 22 12 0 10 660 708 −48 15 2 65 7 Sutton & Epsom 22 9 0 13 652 594 58 16 6 58 8 Beckenham 22 10 0 12 666 545 121 12 5 57 9 Bromley 22 8 0 14 628 756 −128 17 5 54 10 Canterbury II (R) 22 8 0 14 532 705 −173 11 5 48 11 Dartfordians 22 6 0 16 594 846 −252 14 6 44 12 Old Reigatian (R) 22 1 0 21 369 1015 −646 6 3 13If 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 settledMint background is the promotion place. (1st) Green background are the promotion play-off places. (2nd–5th) Pink background are the relegation play-off places (10th–11th) Salmon background is the relegation place. (12th) Updated: 23 July 2026
2024–25
Departing were Old Alleynians as champions, promoted to Regional 1 South Central while Cobham and London Cornish were relegated to Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex. Joining were Dartfordians, runners-up in Counties 1 Kent (Canterbury 2XV won the league but owing to league regulations were not permitted to be promoted to Level 6), Old Tiffinians runners up in Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex and Thurrock who were level transferred from Regional 2 Anglia.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Battersea Ironsides Burntwood Lane Earlsfield, London 2nd Beckenham Balmoral Avenue Beckenham, London 6th Dartfordians Bourne Road Bexley, London Promoted from Counties 1 Kent (2nd) Gravesend Rectory Field Gravesend, Kent 10th Medway Priestfields Rochester, Kent 3rd Old Colfeians Horn Park Lee, London 9th Old Reigatian Geoffrey Knight Fields Reigate, Surrey 4th Old Tiffinians Grist's Memorial Ground Thames Ditton, Surrey Promoted from Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex (2nd) Reeds Weybridge Whiteley Village Hersham, Surrey 7th Sidcup Crescent Farm Sidcup, Kent 5th Sutton & Epsom Rugby Lane Cheam, London 8th Thurrock Oakfield Grays, Essex Level transfer from Regional 2 Anglia (4th)
League table Regional 2 South East 2024–25 TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DiffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 1 Medway (P) 22 17 0 5 659 464 195 17 4 89 2 Beckenham 22 16 0 6 712 454 258 19 4 87 3 Sidcup 22 17 0 5 724 397 327 14 1 83 4 Sutton & Epsom 22 14 1 7 645 559 86 10 4 72 5 Battersea Ironsides 22 13 1 8 591 547 44 14 4 72 6 Reeds Weybridge 22 11 0 11 591 637 −46 12 6 62 7 Old Tiffinians 22 9 2 11 680 670 10 16 6 62 8 Old Colfeians 22 10 0 12 574 662 −88 12 3 55 9 Old Reigatian 22 8 1 13 531 639 −108 9 2 45 10 Dartfordians 22 7 0 15 499 717 −218 10 2 40 11 Gravesend 22 4 1 17 534 661 −127 11 10 39 12 Thurrock (R) 22 3 0 19 410 743 −333 6 3 21If 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: 1 September 2025 Source:
2023–24
Departing were Horsham as champions, promoted to Regional 1 South Central. Also leaving the league were Farnham, Guildford and Chichester - all level transferred to Regional 2 South Central. Relegated were KCS Old Boys to Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex and Dartfordians to Counties 1 Kent respectively. Joining were Cobham and London Cornish on a level transfer from Regional 2 Thames, Old Alleynian came up from Counties 1 Kent while Medway and Sidcup and were relegated from Regional 1 South East as were Sutton & Epsom from Regional 1 South Central.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Battersea Ironsides Burntwood Lane Earlsfield, London 5th Beckenham Balmoral Avenue Beckenham, London 10th Cobham Old Surbitonians Memorial Ground Cobham, Surrey Level transfer from Regional 2 Thames (3rd) Gravesend Rectory Field Gravesend, Kent 6th London Cornish Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields Roehampton Vale, London Level transfer from Regional 2 Thames (6th) Medway Priestfields Rochester, Kent Relegated from Regional 1 SE (12th) Old Alleynian Dulwich Common Dulwich, London Promoted from Counties 1 Kent (champions) Old Colfeians Horn Park Lee, London 7th Old Reigatian Geoffrey Knight Fields Reigate, Surrey 4th Reeds Weybridge Whiteley Village Hersham, Surrey 3rd Sidcup Crescent Farm Sidcup, Kent Relegated from Regional 1 SE (11th) Sutton & Epsom Rugby Lane Cheam, London Relegated from Regional 1 SC (12th)
League table Regional 2 South East 2023–24 TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DiffTry bonusLoss bonusPointsAdjust C Old Alleynians 22 16 0 6 793 454 +339 15 3 82 2 Battersea Ironsides 22 16 0 6 655 456 +199 12 4 80 3 Medway 22 14 0 8 591 541 +50 11 2 69 4 Old Reigatian 22 13 0 9 626 627 -1 15 2 69 5 Sidcup 22 12 0 10 584 516 +68 10 4 63 6 Beckenham 22 11 0 11 610 618 -8 12 5 61 7 Reeds Weybridge 22 13 0 9 547 419 128 8 5 60 -5 8 Sutton & Epsom 22 10 0 12 599 598 1 8 5 53 9 Old Colfeians 22 9 0 13 517 601 −84 8 5 49 10 Gravesend 22 7 0 15 484 579 −95 7 7 42 R Cobham 22 6 0 16 475 760 −285 9 3 36 R London Cornish 22 5 0 17 451 763 −312 6 3 29If 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: 6 April 2024 Source:
2022–23
This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar to London 1 South but was smaller as seven teams left but only six joined (14 teams reduced to 12) with Regional 2 Thames and Regional 2 South Central taking teams that historically would have played in London 1 South.
Departing were London Welsh and Camberley who were promoted to Regional 1 South Central and Medway, promoted to Regional 1 South East. Also leaving the league were Hammersmith & Fulham, London Cornish, Cobham and London Irish Wild Geese - all level transferred to Regional 2 Thames.
In their place came Old Colfeians, Beckenham, Gravesend and Dartfordians - the top four from London 2 South East alongside Old Reigatian and Reeds Weybridge from London 2 South West.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Battersea Ironsides Burntwood Lane Earlsfield, London 9th London 1 South Beckenham Balmoral Avenue Beckenham, London Promoted from L2SE (2nd) Chichester Oaklands Park Chichester, West Sussex 10th London 1 South Dartfordians Bourne Road Bexley, London Promoted from L2SE (4th) Farnham Wilkinson Way Farnham, Surrey 11th London 1 South Gravesend Rectory Field Gravesend, Kent Promoted from L2SE (3rd) Guildford Broadwater Sports Club Farncombe, Surrey 5th London 1 South Horsham Coolhurst Ground Horsham, West Sussex 6th London 1 South KCS Old Boys Dornan Fields Motspur Park, London 8th London 1 South Old Colfeians Horn Park Lee, London Promoted from L2SE (champions) Old Reigatian Geoffrey Knight Fields Reigate, Surrey Promoted from L2SW (3rd) Reeds Weybridge Whiteley Village Hersham, Surrey Promoted from L2SW (2nd)
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