Counties 2 Gloucestershire (or Counties 2 Tribute Gloucester for sponsorship reasons; formerly known as 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. Originally a single division called Gloucestershire/Somerset, in 2000 the division split into two county leagues called Gloucester Premier and Somerset Premier. Following the Adult Competition Review the league was renamed Counties 2 Gloucestershire and split into North and South divisions. For season 2025-26 the divisions were consolidated once more.
The league champions are promoted to Counties 1 Western North while the runner-up play the runner-up from Somerset Premier for the third promotion place. Relegated teams drop down into Counties 3 Gloucestershire North or Counties 3 Gloucestershire South depending on location.
Teams 2026-27
Departing were Cinderford II, promoted to Counties 1 Western North while Dursley (11th) and Old Richians (12th) were relegated to Counties 3 Gloucestershire (North).
Cheltenham North (9th in 2025-26) were initially placed in the league but withdrew shortly before the season began.
TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season Bream High Street Bream, Lydney, Gloucestershire 10th Bristol Saracens Bakewell Memorial Ground Cribbs Causeway, Bristol Promoted from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (South) (champions) Chosen Hill Former Pupils Brookfield Road Churchdown, Gloucestershire Relegated from Counties 1 Western North Frampton Cotterell The Park Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire 4th Hucclecote Charlies Way Hucclecote, Gloucestershire Promoted from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (North) (champions) Old Elizabethans Severn Road Hallen, Gloucestershire 5th Old Patesians Everest Road Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 7th Smiths Prince of Wales Stadium 3,500 (500 seats) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 4th St Mary's Old Boys Trench Lane Almondsbury, Bristol 2nd Stroud Fromehall Park 4,000 (200 seats) Stroud, Gloucestershire 6th Tewkesbury The Moats Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire 8th
Teams 2025–26
For season 2025–26 the North / South divisions were consolidated once more.
Departing were Dings Crusaders II , promoted to Counties 1 Western North as champions of the South division who defeated Smiths (champions of the North division) 28-45 in the promotion play-off.
All other teams, those placed 6th-12th in the North division and 7th-12th in the South division were cascaded down a level in the RFU pyramid to Counties 3 Gloucestershire (North) and Counties 3 Gloucestershire (South) respectively with the exception of Chipping Sodbury (12th South) who dropped two levels to Counties 4 Gloucestershire (South).
TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season Bream High Street Bream, Lydney, Gloucestershire 4th (South) Cheltenham North Stoke Orchard Road Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucestershire 2nd (North) Cinderford II Dockham Road 2,500 Cinderford, Gloucestershire Relegated from Counties 1 Western North Dursley Stragglers Sports Ground Stinchcombe, Dursley, Gloucestershire 6th (South) Frampton Cotterell The Park Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire 2nd (South) Old Elizabethans Severn Road Hallen, Gloucestershire 5th (South) Old Patesians Everest Road Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 4th (North) Old Richians Sandyleaze Gloucester, Gloucestershire 3rd (North) Smiths Prince of Wales Stadium 3,500 (500 seats) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 1st (North) St Mary's Old Boys Trench Lane Almondsbury, Bristol 3rd (South) Stroud Fromehall Park 4,000 (200 seats) Stroud, Gloucestershire 5th (North) Tewkesbury The Moats Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire Promoted from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (North) (champions)
Teams 2024–25
North
Departing were Gordon League, promoted to Counties 1 Western North. Old Cryptians (11th) were relegated.
Joining were Gloucester Old Boys, Bredon Star and Berry Hill.
TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season Berry Hill Lakers Road Coleford, Gloucestershire Level transfer from Counties 2 Gloucestershire (South) (10th) Bredon Star Bredon Playing Fields Bredon, Worcestershire Promoted from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (North) (runners-up) Brockworth Mill Lane Brockworth, Gloucestershire 10th Cheltenham North Stoke Orchard Road Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucestershire 6th Cirencester The Whiteway Cirencester, Gloucestershire 9th Coney Hill Metz Hill Gloucester, Gloucestershire 8th Gloucester Old Boys Horton Road Gloucester, Gloucestershire Promoted from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (North) (champions) Hucclecote Charlies Way Hucclecote, Gloucestershire 5th Old Patesians Everest Road Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 2nd Old Richians Sandyleaze Gloucester, Gloucestershire 7th Smiths Prince of Wales Stadium 3,500 (500 seats) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 3rd Stroud Fromehall Park 4,000 (200 seats) Stroud, Gloucestershire 4th
South
Departing were Berry Hill on a level transfer to Counties 2 Gloucestershire (North). Avonmouth Old Boys (11th) and Whitehall (12th) were relegated.
Joining were Lydney II, Chipping Sodbury and Southmead
TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season Bream High Street Bream, Lydney, Gloucestershire Champions (not promoted) Bristol Saracens Bakewell Memorial Ground Cribbs Causeway, Bristol 6th Chipping Sodbury The Ridings Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire Relegated from Counties 1 Western North Dings Crusaders II Shaftsbury Park 2,250 (250 seats) Frenchay, Bristol 2nd Dursley Stragglers Sports Ground Stinchcombe, Dursley, Gloucestershire 5th Frampton Cotterell The Park Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire 3rd Lydney II Regentsholm 1,500 Lydney, Gloucestershire Promoted from merit leagues North Bristol Oaklands Almondsbury, Bristol 9th Old Colstonians Colton's School Stapleton, Bristol 7th Old Elizabethans Severn Road Hallen, Gloucestershire 4th Southmead Greenway Centre Southmead, Bristol Promoted from merit leagues St Mary's Old Boys Trench Lane Almondsbury, Bristol 8th
Teams 2023–24
North
Departing were Cheltenham Saracens (12th), Old Centralians II (11th) and Ross-On-Wye (10th), all relegated. Spartans (Gloucester) (8th) did not return for the new season.
Joining were Old Patesians and Stroud, both promoted, together with Cheltenham North, relegated from Counties 1 Western North
TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season Brockworth Mill Lane Brockworth, Gloucestershire 4th Cheltenham North Stoke Orchard Road Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucestershire Relegated from Counties 1 Western North (11th) Cirencester The Whiteway Cirencester, Gloucestershire 5th Coney Hill Metz Hill Gloucester, Gloucestershire 3rd Gordon League Hempsted Lane Gloucester, Gloucestershire Runners-up Hucclecote Charlies Way Hucclecote, Gloucestershire 7th Old Cryptians The Memorial Ground Gloucester, Gloucestershire 6th Old Patesians Everest Road Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Promoted from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (North) (champions) Old Richians Sandyleaze Gloucester, Gloucestershire 9th Smiths Prince of Wales Stadium 3,500 (500 seats) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Champions (not promoted) Stroud Fromehall Park 4,000 (200 seats) Stroud, Gloucestershire Promoted from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (North) (runners-up)
South
Departing were Clifton II, promoted to Counties 1 Western North. Lydney II (11th) and Drybrook II (12th) were relegated.
Joining were Avonmouth Old Boys, relegated from Counties 1 Western North, together with North Bristol and Old Colstonians.
TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season Avonmouth Old Boys Barracks Lane Shirehampton, Bristol Relegated from Counties 1 Western North Berry Hill Lakers Road Coleford, Gloucestershire 9th Bream High Street Bream, Lydney, Gloucestershire 4th Bristol Saracens Bakewell Memorial Ground Cribbs Causeway, Bristol 8th Dings Crusaders II Shaftsbury Park 2,250 (250 seats) Frenchay, Bristol 6th Dursley Stragglers Sports Ground Stinchcombe, Dursley, Gloucestershire 3rd Frampton Cotterell The Park Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire 7th North Bristol Oaklands Almondsbury, Bristol Promoted from merit leagues Old Colstonians Colton's School Stapleton, Bristol Promoted from merit leagues Old Elizabethans Severn Road Hallen, Gloucestershire Runners-up St Mary's Old Boys Trench Lane Almondsbury, Bristol 5th Whitehall Foundry Lane Whitehall, Bristol 10th
Teams 2022–23
This was the first season following the RFU's Adult Competition review and saw the league split into two divisions.
Departing were Longlevens, promoted to Counties 1 Western North.
North
Joining were Spartans who had withdrawn from Counties 1 Western North in the 2021–22 season.
TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season Brockworth Mill Lane Brockworth, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (North) Cheltenham Saracens King George V Playing Field Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 10th Cirencester The Whiteway Cirencester, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (North) Coney Hill Metz Hill Gloucester, Gloucestershire 11th Gordon League Hempsted Lane Gloucester, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (North) Hucclecote Charlies Way Hucclecote, Gloucestershire 7th Old Centralians II Saintbridge Sports Centre Gloucester, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (North) Old Cryptians The Memorial Ground Gloucester, Gloucestershire 5th Old Richians Sandyleaze Gloucester, Gloucestershire 9th Ross-on-Wye Abbotts Close Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire 12th Smiths Prince of Wales Stadium 3,500 (500 seats) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (North)Spartans (Gloucester) Lansdown Road Gloucester, Gloucestershire Relegated from Counties 1 Western North
South
TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season Berry Hill Lakers Road Coleford, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (North) Bream High Street Bream, Lydney, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (South) Bristol Saracens Bakewell Memorial Ground Cribbs Causeway, Bristol 8th Clifton II Station Road 2,500 (400 seats) Cribbs Causeway, Patchway, Bristol Runners-up Dings Crusaders II Shaftsbury Park 2,250 (250 seats) Frenchay, Bristol 6th Drybrook II Mannings Ground Drybrook, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (North) Dursley Stragglers Sports Ground Stinchcombe, Dursley, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (South) Frampton Cotterell The Park Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire 3rd Lydney II Regentsholm 1,500 Lydney, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (South) Old Elizabethans Severn Road Hallen, Gloucestershire 4th St Mary's Old Boys Trench Lane Almondsbury, Bristol Promoted from Gloucester 1 (South) Whitehall Foundry Lane Whitehall, Bristol Promoted from Gloucester 1 (South)
Teams 2021–22
St Mary's Old Boys and Berry Hill who finished 9th and 10th respectively in 2019–20 but will play in Gloucester 1 in the current season. Their places were taken by Clifton II and Dings Crusaders II.
TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season Bristol Saracens Bakewell Memorial Ground Cribbs Causeway, Bristol Relegated from Western Counties North (13th) Cheltenham Saracens King George V Playing Field Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 8th Clifton II Station Road 2,500 (400 seats) Cribbs Causeway, Patchway, Bristol New entry Coney Hill Metz Hill Gloucester, Gloucestershire Relegated from Western Counties North (14th) Dings Crusaders II Shaftsbury Park 2,250 (250 seats) Frenchay, Bristol New entry Frampton Cotterell The Park Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire 5th Hucclecote Charlies Way Hucclecote, Gloucestershire 4th Longlevens Longford Lane Longlevens, Gloucestershire 3rd Old Cryptians The Memorial Ground Gloucester, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (champions) Old Elizabethans Severn Road Hallen, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 1 (runners-up) Old Richians Sandyleaze Gloucester, Gloucestershire 6th Ross-on-Wye Abbotts Close Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire 7th
2020–21 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.
Teams 2019–20