Regional 2 South Central is a level six league in the English rugby union system, one of twelve leagues, at this level. Originally part of the South West Division of the RFU, the league was transferred to the London & SE Division for season 2023–24, with a subsequent change of teams, with only five of the previous season's twelve teams remaining. Bournemouth are the current champions and are promoted to Regional 1 South Central.
Format The season runs from September to April and comprises twenty-two rounds of matches, with each club playing each of its rivals home and away. The results of the matches contribute points to the league table 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
The club finishing in first place is automatically promoted to Regional 1 South Central. Relegated teams drop down to a level seven league.
2026–27 Participating teams and locations NIne of the teams remain from last season. Departing were the champions Bournemouth, promoted to Regional 1 South Central while Reeds Weybridge (11th) and Ellingham & Ringwood (12th) were relegated to Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex and Counties 1 Hampshire respectively. Incoming teams were Camberley, relegated from Regional 1 South Central, while Bognor, champions of Counties 1 Hampshire and Weybridge Vandals, runner-up of Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex were promoted to Regional 2 South Central.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Bognor Hampshire Avenue Bognor Regis, West Sussex Promoted from Counties 1 Hampshire (champions) Camberley Watchetts Recreation Ground Camberley, Surrey Relegated from Regional 1 South Central (12th) Chobham Fowlers Well Chobham, Surrey 9th Guildford Broadwater Sports Club Farncombe, Surrey 10th Havant II Hook's Lane 1,500 Havant, Hampshire 7th Old Tiffinians Grist's Memorial Ground Thames Ditton, Surrey 4th Petersfield Penn's Place Petersfield, Hampshire 5th Tottonians Water Lane Totton, Hampshire 6th Twickenham Parkfields Hampton, London 8th Weybridge Vandals Brownacres Walton-on-Thames, Surrey Promoted from Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex (2nd) Wimborne Leigh Park Wimborne Minster, Dorset 3rd Winchester North Walls Park Winchester, Hampshire 2nd
2025–26 Participating teams and locations Seven teams remained from last season. Departing were Farnham, promoted to Regional 1 South Central while Chichester (11th) and Andover (12th) were relegated to Counties 1 Hampshire. Also leaving were Newbury Blues (8th) and North Dorset (10th) on a level transfer to Regional 2 Severn. Incoming teams were Havant II (1st) and Ellingham & Ringwood (2nd), both promoted from Counties 1 Hampshire and Twickenham (1st) promoted from Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex. Reeds Weybridge (6th) and Old Tiffinians (7th) were both level transferred from Regional 2 South East.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Bournemouth Chapel Gate 1,500 Bournemouth, Dorset 2nd Chobham Fowlers Well Chobham, Surrey 7th Ellingham & Ringwood Parsonage Barn Lane Ringwood, Hampshire Promoted from Counties 1 Hampshire (2nd) Guildford Broadwater Sports Club Farncombe, Surrey 9th Havant II Hook's Lane 1,500 Havant, Hampshire Promoted from Counties 1 Hampshire (champions) Old Tiffinians Grist's Memorial Ground Thames Ditton, Surrey Level transfer from Regional 2 South East (7th) Petersfield Penn's Place Petersfield, Hampshire 5th Reeds Weybridge Whiteley Village Hersham, Surrey Level transfer from Regional 2 South East (6th) Tottonians Water Lane Totton, Hampshire 4th Twickenham Parkfields Hampton, London Promoted from Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex (champions) Wimborne Leigh Park Wimborne Minster, Dorset 6th Winchester North Walls Park Winchester, Hampshire 3rd
League table 2025–26 Regional 2 South CentralPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPointsPts. adj. 1 Bournemouth (P) 22 21 1 0 888 367 521 15 0 103 2 Winchester 22 19 0 3 823 361 462 17 2 96 −1 3 Wimborne 22 16 0 6 788 465 323 18 2 84 4 Old Tiffinians 22 13 1 8 876 555 321 20 5 79 5 Petersfield 22 12 1 9 566 526 40 13 3 67 +1 6 Tottonians 22 11 1 10 653 497 156 14 7 67 7 Havant II 22 10 0 12 782 829 −47 17 2 59 8 Twickenham 22 10 0 12 679 665 14 14 3 57 9 Chobham 22 7 0 15 536 723 −187 9 2 39 10 Guildford 22 6 0 16 442 897 −455 9 1 34 11 Reeds Weybridge (R) 22 4 0 18 384 838 −454 4 4 19 −5 12 Ellingham & Ringwood (R) 22 1 0 21 276 970 −694 6 1 6 −5 Points are awarded as follows: four points for a win two points for a draw no points for a loss one bonus point for scoring four tries or more in a match one bonus point for losing by seven points or less. If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won 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 Mint 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: 24 June 2026Source:
2024–25 Participating teams and locations Leaving the league were Jersey, promoted to Regional 1 South East together with Reading and Salisbury who were relegated to Counties 1 Southern North and Counties 1 Southern South respectively. Also departing on level transfers were London Irish Amateur (to Regional 2 Thames) and Witney (to Regional 2 Severn).
Joining were North Dorset, promoted from Counties 1 Southern South together with Andover and Petersfield, both promoted from Counties 1 Hampshire. Bournemouth came down from Regional 1 South Central whilst Chobham were added on a level transfer (from Regional 2 Thames).
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Andover Foxcotte Lane Andover, Hampshire Promoted from Counties 1 Hampshire (runners-up) Bournemouth Chapel Gate 1,500 Bournemouth, Dorset Relegated from Regional 1SC (12th) Chichester Oaklands Park Chichester, West Sussex 9th Chobham Fowlers Well Chobham, Surrey Level transfer from Regional 2 Thames (7th) Farnham Wilkinson Way Farnham, Surrey 7th Guildford Broadwater Sports Club Farncombe, Surrey 4th Newbury Blues Monks Lane 8,000 Newbury, Berkshire 10th North Dorset Slaughtergate 1,000 Gillingham, Dorset Promoted from Counties 1 Southern South (champions) Petersfield Penn's Place Petersfield, Hampshire Promoted from Counties 1 Hampshire (champions) Tottonians Water Lane Totton, Hampshire 3rd Wimborne Leigh Park Wimborne Minster, Dorset 8th Winchester North Walls Park Winchester, Hampshire 2nd
League table 2024–25 Regional 2 South CentralPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 1 Farnham (P) 22 20 2 0 777 340 437 17 0 101 2 Bournemouth 22 19 0 3 870 429 441 14 2 92 3 Winchester 22 17 2 3 844 355 489 15 3 90 4 Tottonians 22 17 1 4 744 449 295 14 1 85 5 Petersfield 22 11 0 11 676 601 75 17 3 64 6 Wimborne 22 10 0 12 640 523 117 13 4 57 7 Chobham 22 7 0 15 539 750 −211 13 5 46 8 Newbury Blues 22 8 0 14 417 657 −240 6 4 42 9 Guildford 22 5 2 15 514 732 −218 11 4 39 10 North Dorset 22 7 0 15 422 808 −386 8 1 37 11 Chichester (R) 22 5 1 16 476 699 −223 8 6 36 12 Andover (R) 22 2 0 20 361 937 −576 4 1 13 Points are awarded as follows: four points for a win two points for a draw no points for a loss one bonus point for scoring four tries or more in a match one bonus point for losing by seven points or less. If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won 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 relegation places.Updated: 24 August 2025Source:
2023–24 Participating teams and locations Regional 2 South Central has been transferred from the South West Division of the RFU to the London & SE Division and only five of the 2022–23 seasons teams remain. The Gloucestershire and Wiltshire teams (with the exception of Salisbury) were transferred to leagues in the South West Division.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Chichester Oaklands Park Chichester, West Sussex Transferred from Regional 2SE (9th) Farnham Wilkinson Way Farnham, Surrey Transferred from Regional 2SE (2nd) Guildford Broadwater Sports Club Farncombe, Surrey Transferred from Regional 2SE (8th) Jersey St Peter 4000 St Peter, Jersey Promoted from Counties 1 Hampshire (1st) London Irish Wild Geese Hazelwood 2,000 Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey Transferred from Regional 2 Thames (5th) Newbury Blues Monks Lane 8,000 Newbury, Berkshire 3rd Reading Holme Park Reading, Berkshire 6th Salisbury Salisbury, Wiltshire 7th Tottonians Water Lane Totton, Hampshire 2nd Wimborne Leigh Park Wimborne Minster, Dorset Promoted from Counties 1 Southern South (1st) Winchester North Walls Park Winchester, Hampshire Promoted from Counties 1 Hampshire (2nd) Witney Witney, Oxfordshire 5th
League table 2023–24 Regional 2 South Central TablePlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPointsPoints deducted 1 Jersey (P) 22 20 0 2 975 423 552 20 1 102 2 Winchester 22 16 1 5 653 332 321 16 3 85 3 Tottonians 22 15 0 7 679 443 236 11 6 77 4 Guildford 22 13 1 8 672 469 203 15 3 72 5 London Irish Wild Geese 22 11 1 10 643 616 27 14 6 66 6 Witney 22 12 0 10 448 446 2 9 5 62 7 Farnham 22 8 0 14 668 578 90 16 9 57 8 Wimborne 22 9 1 12 503 668 −165 10 5 53 9 Chichester 22 8 1 13 489 566 −77 8 5 47 10 Newbury Blues 22 9 0 13 387 629 −242 5 1 42 11 Salisbury (R) 22 5 0 17 325 815 −490 3 1 24 12 Reading (R) 22 3 1 18 312 769 −457 3 3 20 Points are awarded as follows: four points for a win two points for a draw no points for a loss one bonus point for scoring four tries or more in a match one bonus point for losing by seven points or less. If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won 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 relegation places.Updated: 29 October 2024Source:
2022–23 Participating teams and locations The twelve teams are based in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and Wiltshire. Marlborough won all 22 of their matches and are promoted to Regional 1 South Central, while Grove (11th) and Buckingham (12th), will play in Counties 1 Southern North.