Gloucester 1 is an English
rugby union
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league which sits at the ninth level of league rugby union in England for teams based primarily in the county of
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean.
The county town is the city of Gl ...
but also on occasion teams from
Bristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city i ...
. Promoted clubs move into
Gloucester Premier
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 ...
and relegated clubs drop into either
Gloucester 2 North or
Gloucester 2 South depending on location. Each year clubs in this division also take part in the
RFU Junior Vase
The RFU Junior Vase is a rugby union national knockout cup competition in England run by the Rugby Football Union, which has been competed for since 1990. It is mostly contested by 1st XV teams at level 9 of the English rugby union system, altho ...
- a level 9-12 national competition.
Teams 2021–22
For the new season Gloucester 1 was split into North and South Divisions with the addition of several second teams from sides higher in the
pyramid
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with twelve clubs in each division
North
South
2020–21
Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.
Teams 2019–20
Teams 2018–19
Teams 2017–18
Teams 2016-17
*Ashley Downs Old Boys (promoted from
Gloucester 2
Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South are English rugby union leagues which sits at the tenth level of league rugby union in England for teams primarily based in Gloucestershire as well as some teams from Bristol. Promoted clubs move int ...
)
*Bream (relegated from
Gloucester Premier
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 ...
)
*Bredon Star
*Brockworth
*Dursley
*Gloucester Old Boys
*Old Cryptians
*Southmead
*Spartans (promoted from
Gloucester 2
Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South are English rugby union leagues which sits at the tenth level of league rugby union in England for teams primarily based in Gloucestershire as well as some teams from Bristol. Promoted clubs move int ...
)
*St Brendan's Old Boys
*Tewkesbury (relegated from
Gloucester Premier
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 ...
)
*Widden Old Boys
Teams 2015–16
The 2015–16 Gloucester 1 consists of twelve teams from
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean.
The county town is the city of Gl ...
and
Bristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city i ...
as well as one team just over the border in
Worcestershire. The season starts on 12 September 2015 and is due to end on 23 April 2016. Eight of the twelve teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions
Longlevens and runners up
Chipping Sodbury
Chipping Sodbury is a market town and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sodbury, in the unitary authority area of South Gloucestershire, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England. It was founded in the 12th century by William ...
were promoted to the
Gloucester Premier
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 ...
while
Old Colstonians and
Kingswood were relegated to
Gloucester 2
Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South are English rugby union leagues which sits at the tenth level of league rugby union in England for teams primarily based in Gloucestershire as well as some teams from Bristol. Promoted clubs move int ...
.
Teams 2014-15
*Bredon Star (promoted from
Gloucester 2
Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South are English rugby union leagues which sits at the tenth level of league rugby union in England for teams primarily based in Gloucestershire as well as some teams from Bristol. Promoted clubs move int ...
)
*Brockworth
*Chipping Sodbury
*Dursley (relegated from
Gloucester Premier
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 ...
)
*Gloucester Old Boys
*Kingswood
*Longlevens
*Old Colstonians
*Old Cryptians (promoted from
Gloucester 2
Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South are English rugby union leagues which sits at the tenth level of league rugby union in England for teams primarily based in Gloucestershire as well as some teams from Bristol. Promoted clubs move int ...
)
*Old Richians
*Southmead (relegated from
Gloucester Premier
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 ...
)
*Widden Old Boys
Teams 2013–14
*Ashley Down Old Boys (promoted from
Gloucester 2
Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South are English rugby union leagues which sits at the tenth level of league rugby union in England for teams primarily based in Gloucestershire as well as some teams from Bristol. Promoted clubs move int ...
)
*Bishopston
*Bream (promoted from
Gloucester 2
Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South are English rugby union leagues which sits at the tenth level of league rugby union in England for teams primarily based in Gloucestershire as well as some teams from Bristol. Promoted clubs move int ...
)
*Brockworth
*
*Chipping Sodbury
*Gloucester Old Boys
*Kingswood
*Longlevens
*Old Colstonians
*Old Richians
*Widden Old Boys (relegated from
Gloucester Premier
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 ...
)
Teams 2012–13
*Bishopston
*Broad Plain
*Brockworth
*
Cheltenham Saracens
*Chipping Sodbury
*Gloucester Old Boys
*Hucclecote
*Kingswood
*Longlevens
*Newent
*Old Colstonians
*Old Richians
Teams 2011-12
*Ashley Down Old Boys
*Bream
*Brockworth
*
Cheltenham Saracens (promoted from
Gloucester 2
Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South are English rugby union leagues which sits at the tenth level of league rugby union in England for teams primarily based in Gloucestershire as well as some teams from Bristol. Promoted clubs move int ...
)
*Dursley
*Gloucester Old Boys
*Hucclecote
*Kingswood
*Newent (promoted from
Gloucester 2
Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South are English rugby union leagues which sits at the tenth level of league rugby union in England for teams primarily based in Gloucestershire as well as some teams from Bristol. Promoted clubs move int ...
)
*Ross-on-Wye
*Spartans
Teams 2010-11
*Aretians
*Ashley Down Old Boys
*Bishopston
*Bream
*Cheltenham Civil Service
*
Cotham Park
*Dursley
*Hucclecote
*Kingswood
*Longlevens
*Painswick
*Spartans
Teams 2009-10
*Aretians
*Ashley Down Old Boys
*Bishopston
*Bream
*Brockworth
*Cheltenham Civil Service
*Chipping Sodbury
*Dursley
*Longlevens
*
Old Bristolians
*Old Cryptians
*Painswick
Teams 2008-09
*Aretians
*Ashley Down Old Boys
*Bishopston
*Brockworth
*Cheltenham Civil Service
*Chipping Sodbury
*Dursley
*Longlevens
*
Old Bristolians
*Painswick
*Ross-on-Wye
*Tewkesbury
Teams 2007-08
*Bishopston
*Bream
*Bristol Saracens
*Brockworth
*Chipping Sodbury
*Dursley
*Longlevens
*
Old Bristolians
*Painswick
*Ross-on-Wye
*Southmead
*Tewkesbury
Teams 2006-07
*Bishopston
*Bream
*Bristol Saracens
*Brockworth
*Cheltenham Civil Service
*Chipping Sodbury
*
Hartpury College
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*Hucclecote
*
Old Bristolians
*Old Cryptians
*Southmead
*Tewkesbury
Teams 2005-06
*Bristol Saracens
*Bishopston
*Bream
*Cheltenham Civil Service
*Chipping Sodbury
*
Cirencester
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*Frampton Cotterell
*
Old Bristolians
*Southmead
*Tewkesbury
Teams 2004-05
*Ashley Down Old Boys
*Bristol Saracens
*Bishopston
*
Cirencester
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*Chipping Sodbury
*Frampton Cotterell
*
Old Bristolians
*Old Colstonians
*Old Cryptians
*Widden Old Boys
Teams 2003-04
*Ashley Down Old Boys
*Bishopston
*Bristol Saracens
*Brockworth
*
Cheltenham Saracens
*Frampton Cotterell
*Hucclecote
*Southmead
*Tewkesbury
*Widden Old Boys
Teams 2002-03
*Ashley Down Old Boys
*Bishopston
*Bream
*Bristol Saracens
*Brockworth
*Chipping Sodbury
*Frampton Cotterell
*
Old Bristolians
*Southmead
*Tewkesbury
Teams 2001-02
*Aretians
*Ashley Down Old Boys
*Bream
*Brockworth
*Frampton Cotterell
*Painswick
*
Old Bristolians
*Old Cryptians
*Tewkesbury
*Westbury-on-Severn
Teams 2000-01
*Ashley Down Old Boys
*Cheltenham Civil Service
*Cheltenham Saracens
*Chosen Hill Former Pupils
*Frampton Cotterell
*Hucclecote
*
Old Bristolians
*Old Cryptians
*Tetbury
*Westbury-on-Severn
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as Gloucestershire 1) contained the following teams:
*
Bream
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*
Bristol Saracens
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*
Cheltenham North
*
Dings Crusaders
*
Drybrook
*
Longlevens
*
Old Colstonians
*
Old Patesians
*
Spartans
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St. Mary's Old Boys
*
Widden Old Boys
Gloucester 1 honours
Gloucestershire 1 (1987–1991)
Originally known as Gloucestershire 1, it was a tier 9 league with promotion to
Gloucestershire/Somerset and relegation to
Gloucester 2
Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South are English rugby union leagues which sits at the tenth level of league rugby union in England for teams primarily based in Gloucestershire as well as some teams from Bristol. Promoted clubs move int ...
.
Gloucester 1 (1991–1993)
Gloucestershire 1 was shorted to Gloucester 1 for the 1991–92 season onward. It remained a tier 9 league with promotion to
Gloucestershire/Somerset and relegation to
Gloucester 2
Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South are English rugby union leagues which sits at the tenth level of league rugby union in England for teams primarily based in Gloucestershire as well as some teams from Bristol. Promoted clubs move int ...
.
Gloucester 1 (1993–1996)
The creation of
National League 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that Gloucester 1 dropped to become a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to
Gloucestershire/Somerset and relegation to
Gloucester 2
Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South are English rugby union leagues which sits at the tenth level of league rugby union in England for teams primarily based in Gloucestershire as well as some teams from Bristol. Promoted clubs move int ...
.
Gloucester 1 (1996–2000)
The cancellation of
National League 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Gloucester 1 reverted to being a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to
Gloucestershire/Somerset and relegation to
Gloucester 2
Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South are English rugby union leagues which sits at the tenth level of league rugby union in England for teams primarily based in Gloucestershire as well as some teams from Bristol. Promoted clubs move int ...
.
Gloucester 1 (2000–2009)
Gloucester 1 remained a tier 9 league despite the cancellation of Gloucestershire/Somerset at the end of the 1999–00 season. Promotion was now to the new
Gloucester Premier
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 ...
, while relegation continued to
Gloucester 2
Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South are English rugby union leagues which sits at the tenth level of league rugby union in England for teams primarily based in Gloucestershire as well as some teams from Bristol. Promoted clubs move int ...
. Between 2007 and 2009 Gloucester 1 was sponsored by
High Bridge Jewellers
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.
Gloucester 1 (2009–2017)
Despite widespread restructuring by the
RFU at the end of the 2008–09 season, Gloucester 1 remained a tier 9 league, with promotion continuing to
Gloucester Premier
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 ...
and relegation to
Gloucester 2
Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South are English rugby union leagues which sits at the tenth level of league rugby union in England for teams primarily based in Gloucestershire as well as some teams from Bristol. Promoted clubs move int ...
.
Gloucester 1 (2017–present)
Gloucester 1 remained a tier 9 league with promotion continuing to
Gloucester Premier
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 ...
, while relegation was now to either
Gloucester 2 North or
Gloucester 2 South (formerly a single division). The league was now sponsored by
Wadworth 6x.
Number of league titles
*
Aretians (2)
*
Bristol Saracens
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(2)
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Old Bristolians (2)
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Spartans
Sparta (Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: wikt:Σπάρτη, Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the nam ...
(2)
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Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury ( ) is a medieval market town and civil parish in the north of Gloucestershire, England. The town has significant history in the Wars of the Roses and grew since the building of Tewkesbury Abbey. It stands at the confluence of the Ri ...
(2)
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Berry Hill (1)
*
Bishopston (1)
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Bream
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(1)
*
Cheltenham North (1)
*
Chipping Sodbury
Chipping Sodbury is a market town and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sodbury, in the unitary authority area of South Gloucestershire, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England. It was founded in the 12th century by William ...
(1)
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Chosen Hill Former Pupils (1)
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Cirencester
Cirencester (, ; see below for more variations) is a market town in Gloucestershire, England, west of London. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames, and is the largest town in the Cotswolds. It is the home of ...
(1)
*
Cleve (1)
*
Dings Crusaders (1)
*
Drybrook (1)
*
Gloucester Old Boys (1)
*
Hartpury College
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(1)
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Longlevens (1)
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Newent
Newent (; originally called "Noent") is a market town and civil parish about 10½ miles (17 km) north-west of Gloucester, England. Its population was 5,073 at the 2001 census, rising to 5,207 in 2011, The population was 6,777 at the 2021 Census. ...
(1)
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Old Centralians
Old Centralians Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based at Saintbridge Sports Center in Gloucester. The club operates three senior sides with the first XV playing in South West Premier, a level five league in the English rugby ...
(1)
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Old Cryptians (1)
*
Old Richians (1)
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Painswick
Painswick is a town and civil parish in the Stroud District in Gloucestershire, England. Originally the town grew from the wool trade, but it is now best known for its parish church's yew trees and the local Rococo Garden. The village is mainly ...
(1)
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Ross-on-Wye
Ross-on-Wye (Welsh: ''Rhosan ar Wy'') is a market town in England, near the border with Wales. It had a population of 10,582 according to the 2011 census, estimated at 11,309 in 2019. It lies in south-eastern Herefordshire, on the River Wye and ...
(1)
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St. Mary's Old Boys (1)
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Stow-on-the-Wold
Stow-on-the-Wold is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, on top of an 800-foot (244 m) hill at the junction of main roads through the Cotswolds, including the Fosse Way (A429), which is of Roman origin. The town was founde ...
(1)
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Widden Old Boys (1)
See also
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South West Division RFU
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Gloucestershire RFU
*
English rugby union system
Men's Rugby union in England consists of 106 leagues, which includes professional leagues at the highest level, down to amateur regional leagues. Promotion and relegation are in place throughout the system.
Women's Rugby union in England cons ...
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Rugby union in England
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Notes
References
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Rugby union in Gloucestershire
Rugby union in Bristol