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Holders Towcestrians (1st title) (2015–16(promoted to National League 3 South West)) | ||
South West 1 East is an English, level six, rugby union league in south and south-west England; mainly Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. The champions are promoted to National League 3 South West and the runners-up play the second team in South West 1 West, with the winning team gaining promotion. Relegated sides usually play in one of the two seventh-tier leagues (depending on location) – Southern Counties North or Southern Counties South. The current champions are Towcestrians and will play in National League 3 South West in season 2016–17 along with the runner-up and play-off winner Salisbury.
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2016-17
2015–16
The 2015–16 South West 1 East consists of fourteen teams; four from Berkshire, three from Oxfordshire, three from Wiltshire and one each from Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset and Northamptonshire. The season started on 5 September 2015 and ended on 23 April 2016.
Participating teams and location
Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions Chippenham were promoted to National League 3 South West while Bletchley and Buckingham were relegated to Southern Counties North and Devizes to Southern Counties South.
Promotion play-off
Each season, the runners-up in South West 1 East and Tribute South West 1 West, participate in a play-off for promotion to National League 3 South West. The team with the best playing record, in this case Salisbury, host the match and their opponents are Thornbury.
Teams 2014–15
Teams 2013–14
Teams 2012–13
South West 1 (east v west) promotion play-offs
Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of South West 1 East and South West 1 West for the third and final promotion place to National League 3 South-West. The team with the superior league record has home advantage. As of the end of the 2015–16 season the South West 1 West teams' have been the stronger with 11 wins to the South West 1 East teams' 5.