Regional 2 Thames is an English level 6 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in London and the south-east of England including sides from Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Hertfordshire, Middlesex and Surrey. It was created following the 2022 Adult Competition Review by the Rugby Football Union (RFU). London Scottish Lions are the 2024–25 champions.
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 Brunel University promoted to Regional 1 South Central while Windsor (11th) and Oxford Harlequins II (12th) were relegated to Counties 1 Southern North.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Amersham & Chiltern Weedon Lane Amersham, Buckinghamshire Relegated from Regional 1 South East (10th - playoff losers) Aylesbury Ostler's Field Weston Turville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire 5th Beaconsfield Oak Lodge Meadow Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire Runners-up Belsize Park Regent's Park Belsize Park, London 4th Ealing Trailfinders 1871 Trailfinders Sports Ground 4,000 West Ealing, London Promoted from Counties 1 Middlesex (champions) Grasshoppers MacFarlane Lane Isleworth, London 9th H.A.C. King's House Sports Ground Chiswick, London Level transfer from Regional 2 Anglia (runners-up) Harpenden Redbourn Lane Harpenden, Hertfordshire 8th London Irish Wild Geese Hazelwood 2,000 Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey 10th Marlow Riverwoods Drive Marlow, Buckinghamshire 6th Old Priorians Perivale Greenford, London 3rd Teddington Udney Park Sports Ground Teddington, London 7th
2025–26
Departing were London Scottish Lions promoted to Regional 1 South Central while Hemel Hempstead (11th) and Old Haberdashers (12th) were relegated to Counties 1 Hertfordshire and Counties 1 Middlesex respectively. Also leaving were H.A.C. (runners-up) on a level transfer to Regional 2 Anglia.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Aylesbury Ostler's Field Weston Turville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire 10th Beaconsfield Oak Lodge Meadow Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire 4th Belsize Park Regent's Park Belsize Park, London 3rd Brunel University Brunel University Sports Park Uxbridge, London Promoted from Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex (champions) Grasshoppers MacFarlane Lane Isleworth, London 7th Harpenden Redbourn Lane Harpenden, Hertfordshire Relegated from Regional 1 South East (11th) London Irish Wild Geese Hazelwood 2,000 Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey 5th Marlow Riverwoods Drive Marlow, Buckinghamshire 9th Old Priorians Perivale Greenford, London 6th Oxford Harlequins II Horspath Sports Ground 1,000 Horspath, Oxfordshire Promoted from Counties 1 Southern North (champions) Teddington Udney Park Sports Ground Teddington, London 8th Windsor Home Park Windsor, Berkshire Promoted from Counties 1 Southern North (runners-up)
2024–25
Departing were Amersham & Chiltern, promoted to Regional 1 South East whilst Fullerians were relegated to Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex. Also leaving were Chobham on a level transfer to Regional 2 South Central. Replacing them were London Irish Wild Geese returning to the league on a level transfer from Regional 2 South Central together with London Scottish Lions promoted from Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex, Teddington promoted from Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex and Beaconsfield from Counties 1 Southern North. With three departing and four joining, the league was restored to twelve teams.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Aylesbury Ostler's Field Weston Turville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire 10th Beaconsfield Oak Lodge Meadow Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire Promoted from Counties 1 Southern North (champions) Belsize Park Regent's Park Belsize Park, London 2nd Grasshoppers MacFarlane Lane Isleworth, London 6th H.A.C. Artillery Ground Finsbury, London 3rd Hemel Hempstead Chaulden Lane Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire 5th Marlow Riverwoods Drive Marlow, Buckinghamshire 9th Old Haberdashers Croxdale Road Borehamwood, Hertfordshire 8th Old Priorians Perivale Greenford, London 4th London Irish Wild Geese Hazelwood 2,000 Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey Level transfer from Regional 2 South Central (5th) London Scottish Lions King's House Sports Ground Chiswick, London Promoted from Counties 1 Herts / Mdx (champions) Teddington Udney Park Sports Ground Teddington, London Promoted from Counties 1 Sur / Ssx (champions)
League table Regional 2 Thames 2024–25 TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 1 London Scottish Lions (P) 22 19 0 3 854 376 478 19 2 97 2 Honourable Artillery Company 22 18 0 4 732 289 443 16 4 92 3 Belsize Park 22 17 0 5 691 468 223 13 3 84 4 Beaconsfield 22 13 0 9 679 583 96 13 4 69 5 London Irish Wild Geese 22 13 0 9 638 572 66 13 3 68 6 Old Priorians 22 12 0 10 620 609 11 15 3 66 7 Grasshoppers 22 10 0 12 679 662 17 14 4 58 8 Teddington 22 8 0 14 572 724 −152 13 4 49 9 Marlow 22 8 0 14 488 687 −199 13 3 48 10 Aylesbury 22 5 0 17 566 879 −313 14 6 40 11 Hemel Hempstead (R) 22 5 0 17 488 866 −378 9 5 34 12 Old Haberdashers (R) 22 4 0 18 456 748 −292 9 8 33If 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: 31 August 2025 Source:
2023–24
Leaving the league were Hammersmith & Fulham, promoted to Regional 1 South Central whilst Beaconsfield and Windsor were relegated to Counties 1 Southern North. Also departing were Cobham and London Cornish on a level transfer to Regional 2 South East as did London Irish Wild Geese to Regional 2 South Central
In their place came Chobham promoted from Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex, Hemel Hempstead and Grasshoppers, both promoted from Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex, and Marlow promoted from Counties 1 Southern North whilst H.A.C. joined on a level transfer from Regional 2 Anglia.
Leighton Buzzard had joined on a level transfer from Regional 2 Midlands East (10th in 2022-23) but after conceding numerous walkovers withdrew leaving the league with just eleven sides.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Amersham & Chiltern Weedon Lane Amersham, Buckinghamshire 2nd Aylesbury Ostler's Field Weston Turville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire 7th Belsize Park Regent's Park Belsize Park, London 9th Chobham Fowlers Well Chobham, Surrey Promoted Counties 1 Sur/Ssx (champions) Fullerians Coningsby Drive Watford, Hertfordshire 8th Grasshoppers MacFarlane Lane Isleworth, London Promoted from Counties 1 Herts/Mdx (2nd) H.A.C. Artillery Ground Finsbury, London Level transfer from Regional 2 Anglia (2nd) Hemel Hempstead Chaulden Lane Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Promoted Counties 1 Herts/Mdx (champions) Leighton Buzzard Wright's Meadow Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire Level transfer from Regional 2 Midlands East (10th) Marlow Riverwoods Drive Marlow, Buckinghamshire Promoted from Counties 1 Southern North (2nd) Old Haberdashers Croxdale Road Borehamwood, Hertfordshire 10th Old Priorians Perivale Greenford, London 4th
League table Regional 2 Thames 2023–24 TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 1 Amersham & Chiltern 20 16 1 3 766 322 444 17 3 86 2 Belsize Park 20 17 0 3 689 411 278 14 2 84 3 Honourable Artillery Company 20 16 3 1 575 369 206 11 1 82 4 Old Priorians 20 11 0 9 598 468 130 10 5 59 5 Hemel Hempstead 20 9 2 9 516 584 −68 11 3 54 6 Grasshoppers 20 9 0 11 569 579 −10 13 5 54 7 Chobham 20 9 0 11 555 684 −129 14 2 52 8 Old Haberdashers 20 9 2 9 501 525 −24 6 3 49 9 Marlow 20 5 0 15 388 749 −361 6 2 28 10 Aylesbury 20 2 1 17 497 679 −182 8 8 26 R Fullerians 20 2 1 17 342 626 −284 1 5 16If 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 is the relegation place.Updated: 27 August 2024 Source:
2022–23
This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league had similarities to London 2 North West but was a level higher in the English rugby pyramid being 6 not 7. Some of the teams joining would have previously played in London 2 South West being Surrey Rugby affiliated clubs. It also picked up three Berkshire RFU and Bucks RFU clubs who had historically competed in SW Division leagues.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Amersham & Chiltern Weedon Lane Amersham, Buckinghamshire 8th London 1 North Aylesbury Ostler's Field Weston Turville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire Promoted Southern Counties North (3rd) Beaconsfield Oak Lodge Meadow Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire 7th SW 1 East Belsize Park Regent's Park Belsize Park, London 9th London 1 North Cobham Old Surbitonians Memorial Ground Cobham, Surrey 7th London 1 South Fullerians Coningsby Drive Watford, Hertfordshire Promoted from London 2NW (4th) Hammersmith & Fulham Hurlingham Park Fulham, London 4th London 1 South London Cornish Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields Roehampton Vale, London 13th London 1 South Old Haberdashers Croxdale Road Borehamwood, Hertfordshire 10th London 1 North Old Priorians Perivale Greenford, London Promoted from London 2NW (3rd) London Irish Wild Geese Hazelwood 2,000 Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey 12th London 1 South Windsor Home Park Windsor, Berkshire 11th SW 1 East
League table Regional 2 Thames 2022–23 TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 1 Hammersmith & Fulham 22 18 0 4 869 348 521 17 3 92 2 Amersham & Chiltern 22 17 0 5 673 475 198 15 4 87 3 Chobham 22 16 0 6 669 528 141 14 4 82 4 Old Priorians 22 15 0 7 657 447 210 13 4 77 5 London Irish Wild Geese 22 12 0 10 530 574 −44 13 2 63 6 London Cornish 22 10 0 12 534 591 −57 13 6 59 7 Aylesbury 22 10 0 12 606 686 −80 14 5 59 8 Fullerians 21 8 1 12 460 539 −79 8 6 48 9 Belsize Park 21 8 0 13 392 506 −114 7 4 43 10 Old Haberdashers 22 8 0 14 490 616 −126 5 6 43 11 Beaconsfield 22 4 1 17 442 636 −194 5 10 33 12 Windsor 22 4 0 18 343 719 −376 5 3 24If 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 is the relegation place.Updated: 1 September 2024 Source:
Regional 2 Thames honours List of Regional 2 Thames honoursSeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunner–upRelegated team(s)Ref 2022–23 12 Hammersmith & Fulham Amersham and Chiltern Beaconsfield and Windsor 2023–24 11 Amersham and Chiltern Belsize Park Fullerians 2024–25 12 London Scottish Lions HAC (Honourable Artillery Company) Hemel Hempstead and Old Haberdashers Green background is the promotion place.
See also London & SE Division RFU Hampshire RFU Kent RFU Surrey RFU Sussex RFU