Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex is an English level 7 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in London and the south-east of England including sides from Surrey, Greater London (in locations that were historically part of Surrey), East Sussex and West Sussex. Administration of the leagues is divided between Surrey Rugby, Sussex Rugby and the London & SE RFU. The current champions are Twickenham.
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.
In addition: 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
Promotion is either Regional 2 South East, Regional 2 South Central or Regional 2 Thames whilst relegated teams drop to either Counties 2 Surrey or Counties 2 Sussex depending on location.
2026–27
Departing were champions Cobham promoted to Regional 2 South East and runners-up Weybridge Vandals promoted to Regional 2 South Central, whilst KCS Old Boys (11th) were relegated to Counties 2 Surrey.
With four teams joining the league was restored to twelve clubs.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Bec Old Boys Ashcroft Technology Academy Earlsfield, London Promoted from Counties 2 Surrey (runners-up) Eastbourne Park Avenue Eastbourne, East Sussex 5th Haywards Heath Whitemans Green Cuckfield, West Sussex 8th Hove Hove Recreation Ground Hove, East Sussex 4th London Cornish Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields Roehampton Vale, London 6th Old Caterhamians Caterham School Caterham, Surrey 9th Old Hamptonians Dean Road Hampton, London Promoted from Counties 2 Surrey (champions) Old Reigatian Geoffrey Knight Fields Reigate, Surrey Relegated from Regional 2 South East (12th) Old Rutlishians Old Rutlishians' Sports Ground Merton Park, London 7th Old Wimbledonians Old Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports Ground Raynes Park, London 10th Reeds Weybridge Whiteley Village Hersham, Surrey Relegated from Regional 2 South Central (12th) Trinity Trinity Sanderstead Sports & Social Club Sanderstead, London 3rd
2025–26 Participating teams and locations Departing were Twickenham, promoted to Regional 2 South Central, whilst East Grinstead (11th) and Old Haileyburians (12th) were relegated to Counties 2 Sussex and Counties 2 Surrey respectively.
A month ahead of the new season began Uckfield, who had been promoted as champions of Counties 2 Sussex, withdrew from the competition having lost their head coach and a significant number of senior players to league rivals Hove.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Cobham Old Surbitonians Memorial Ground Cobham, Surrey 4th Eastbourne Park Avenue Eastbourne, East Sussex 6th Haywards Heath Whitemans Green Cuckfield, West Sussex 10th Hove Hove Recreation Ground Hove, East Sussex 9th KCS Old Boys Dornan Fields Motspur Park, London 8th London Cornish Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields Roehampton Vale, London 7th Old Caterhamians Caterham School Caterham, Surrey Promoted from Counties 2 Surrey (champions) Old Rutlishians Old Rutlishians' Sports Ground Merton Park, London 2nd Old Wimbledonians Old Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports Ground Raynes Park, London Promoted from Counties 2 Surrey (runners-up) Trinity Trinity Sanderstead Sports & Social Club Sanderstead, London 5th Weybridge Vandals Brownacres Walton-on-Thames, Surrey 3rd
2024–25 Participating teams and locations Leaving the league were Teddington and Old Tiffinians, promoted to Regional 2 Thames and Regional 2 South East respectively; while Kingston, Old Walcountians and Old Cranleighans were relegated to Counties 2 Surrey. Joining were Cobham and London Cornish both relegated from Regional 2 South East; coming up were Haywards Heath from Counties 2 Sussex and Old Haileyburians and Old Rutlishians both from Counties 2 Surrey.
The London & SE RFU published fixtures for the league in June 2024.
TeamGroundCity/AreaPrevious season Cobham Old Surbitonians Memorial Ground Cobham, Surrey Relegated from Regional 2SE (11th) East Grinstead Saint Hill East Grinstead, West Sussex 8th Eastbourne Park Avenue Eastbourne, East Sussex 6th Haywards Heath Whitemans Green Cuckfield, West Sussex Promoted from Counties 2 Sussex (1st) Hove Hove Recreation Ground Hove, East Sussex 7th KCS Old Boys Dornan Fields Motspur Park, London 5th London Cornish Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields Roehampton Vale, London Relegated from Regional 2SE (12th) Old Haileyburians Ruxley Lane Epsom, Surrey Promoted from Counties 2 Surrey (2nd) Old Rutlishians Old Rutlishians' Sports Ground Merton Park, London Promoted from Counties 2 Surrey (1st) Trinity Trinity Sanderstead Sports & Social Club Sanderstead, London 9th Twickenham Parkfields Hampton, London 4th Weybridge Vandals Brownacres Walton-on-Thames, Surrey 3rd
League table Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex 2024–25 TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 1 Twickenham (P) 22 18 1 3 752 377 375 14 3 91 2 Old Rutlishians 22 17 0 5 811 466 345 15 4 87 3 Weybridge Vandals 22 16 1 5 849 364 485 17 3 86 4 Cobham 22 14 1 7 870 494 376 17 5 80 5 Trinity 22 15 0 7 538 574 −36 10 0 70 6 Eastbourne 22 11 2 9 736 556 180 13 5 66 7 London Cornish 22 9 1 12 593 574 19 9 6 53 8 KCS Old Boys RFC 22 8 0 14 543 808 −265 13 3 48 9 Hove 22 9 1 12 428 757 −329 6 1 45 10 Haywards Heath 22 5 0 17 406 817 −411 8 6 34 11 East Grinstead (R) 22 3 1 18 380 717 −337 4 7 25 12 Old Haileyburians (R) 22 3 0 19 389 791 −402 5 5 22If 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 place.s Source:
2023–24 Participating teams and locations Leaving the league were Chobham promoted to Regional 2 Thames. Warlingham were relegated to Counties 2 Surrey for what were reported as "...administrative, rather than playing, reasons...". Joining the league were promoted sides Teddington, from Counties 2 Surrey, Eastbourne and East Grinstead, both from Counties 2 Sussex. Coming down from Regional 2 South East were KCS Old Boys. Further post-ACR adjustments meant the league was restored to twelve teams.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Eastbourne Park Avenue Eastbourne, East Sussex Promoted from Counties 2 Sussex (1st) East Grinstead Saint Hill East Grinstead, West Sussex Promoted from Counties 2 Sussex (2nd) Hove Hove Recreation Ground Hove, East Sussex 3rd KCS Old Boys Dornan Fields Motspur Park, London Relegated from Regional 2SE (12th) Kingston Hook Road Chessington, London 6th Old Cranleighans Old Cranleighan Sports Club Thames Ditton, Surrey 9th Old Tiffinians Grist's Memorial Ground Thames Ditton, Surrey 2nd Old Walcountians Clockhouse Ground Woodmansterne, Surrey 7th Teddington Udney Park Sports Ground Teddington, London Promoted from Counties 2 Surrey (1st) Trinity Trinity Sanderstead Sports & Social Club Sanderstead, London 8th Twickenham Parkfields Hampton, London 4th Weybridge Vandals Brownacres Walton-on-Thames, Surrey 5th
League table Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex 2023–24 TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPointsAdjust 1 Teddington (P) 22 21 0 1 1024 313 711 21 1 107 +1 2 Old Tiffinians (P) 22 17 0 5 812 495 317 20 5 94 +1 3 Weybridge Vandals 22 16 0 6 765 428 337 15 1 82 +2 4 Twickenham 22 16 0 6 852 444 408 15 1 81 +1 5 KCS Old Boys RFC 22 16 0 6 601 499 102 14 1 80 +1 6 Eastbourne 22 10 1 11 542 662 −120 11 2 57 +2 7 Hove 22 10 0 12 609 583 26 14 3 57 8 East Grinstead 22 9 0 13 435 577 −142 6 4 48 9 Trinity 22 8 0 14 424 786 −362 8 2 42 10 Old Walcountians (R) 22 6 0 16 373 786 −413 7 3 34 11 Kingston (R) 22 2 1 19 339 875 −536 4 1 10 −5 12 Old Cranleighans (R) 22 0 0 22 194 522 −328 3 4 −28 −35If 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 are the promotion places. Pink background are the relegation place.s Source:
2022–23 Participating teams and locations This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was similar to London 2 South West but was smaller (12 teams reduced to 10) with Counties 1 Hampshire taking teams that historically would have played in London 2 South West. This prompted a substantial reordering of the leagues with two teams, Kingston and Trinity, effectively achieving a 'double' promotion from level 9 (Surrey 1) to level 7 of the RFU rugby pyramid. Warlingham, Weybridge Vandals and Old Walcountians were all promoted from the upper end of London 3 South West whilst, rather less predictably, Old Cranleighans also came up from the same league despite having finished in last place.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Chobham Fowlers Well Chobham, Surrey L2SW (5th) Hove Hove Recreation Ground Hove, East Sussex L2SW (9th) Kingston Hook Road Chessington, London Promoted from (Surrey 1) (champions) Old Cranleighans Old Cranleighan Sports Club Thames Ditton, Surrey Promoted from (L3SW) (12th) Old Tiffinians Grist's Memorial Ground Thames Ditton, Surrey L2SW (6th) Old Walcountians Clockhouse Ground Woodmansterne, Surrey Promoted from (L3SW) (4th) Trinity Trinity Sanderstead Sports & Social Club Sanderstead, London Promoted from (Surrey 1) (2nd) Twickenham Parkfields Hampton, London L2SW (10th) Warlingham Limpsfield Road Warlingham, Surrey Promoted from (L3SW) (champions) Weybridge Vandals Brownacres Walton-on-Thames, Surrey Promoted from (L3SW) (3rd)
League table Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex 2022–23 TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPointsAdjust 1 Chobham (P) 18 16 0 2 668 283 385 13 1 79 +1 2 Old Tiffinians 18 15 0 3 540 306 234 9 2 72 +1 3 Hove 18 13 0 5 513 263 250 11 2 66 +1 4 Twickenham 18 13 1 4 560 361 199 9 1 65 +1 5 Weybridge Vandals 18 11 1 6 563 319 244 9 2 58 +1 6 Kingston 18 6 0 12 323 615 −292 6 1 32 +1 7 Old Walcountians 18 6 0 12 360 504 −144 6 1 31 8 Trinity 18 4 0 14 343 584 −241 4 4 24 9 Old Cranleighans 18 4 0 14 274 403 −129 5 3 4 −20 10 Warlingham (R) 18 1 0 17 213 719 −506 1 1 −4 −10If 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. Source:
Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex honours (2022–present) Following the RFU Adult Competition Review, the league was initially made up of ten clubs from East Sussex, south-west London, Surrey and West Sussex. Promotion is either Regional 2 South East, Regional 2 South Central or Regional 2 Thames while relegated teams drop to either Counties 2 Surrey or Counties 2 Sussex depending on location.
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