Regional 2 Thames

Regional 2 Thames
Current season or competition:; 2024–25 Regional 2 Thames
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	2022; 2 years ago
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Holders	Amersham and Chiltern (1st title) (2023–24)
Website	[1]

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). Amersham and Chiltern are the champions and are promoted to Regional 1 South East.

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.

Teams for 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.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous 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	Athletic Ground	4,500	Richmond, London	Promoted from Counties 1 Herts / Mdx (champions)
Teddington	Udney Park Sports Ground		Teddington, London	Promoted from Counties 1 Sur / Ssx (champions)

Locations of the 2024–25 Regional 2 Thames teams in Greater London

London

Locations of the 2024–25 Regional 2 Thames teams in Surrey, Buckinghamshire & Hertfordshire

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^[1] leaving the league with just eleven sides.

Team	Ground	City/Area	Previous 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)
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

Locations of the 2023–24 Regional 2 Thames teams in Greater London

London

Locations of the 2023–24 Regional 2 Thames teams in Surrey, Buckinghamshire & Hertfordshire

League table

Regional 2 Thames 2023–24

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Loss bonus

Points

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

26

R

Fullerians

20

2

1

17

342

626

−284

1

5

16

If 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:^[2]

Teams for 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.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous 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

Locations of the 2022–23 Regional 2 Thames teams in Greater London

London

Locations of the 2022–23 Regional 2 Thames teams in Surrey, Buckinghamshire & Hertfordshire

League table

Regional 2 Thames 2022–23

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Loss bonus

Points

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

24

If 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:^[3]