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Sussex Rugby Football Union
League Rugby

UPDATED
16/07/2008

THE R.F.U. ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP  LEAGUES 
LONDON LEAGUES 1, 2 South, 3 and 4 South-East  - SUSSEX 1
SUSSEX LEAGUES - Reserves, Two West & East, Three West, Central & East

Sussex RFU make every effort to supply correct information but does not accept any liability caused by errors on Site

The League Pyramid Who plays where ?
London Leagues		 Who plays where ?
Sussex Leagues		 Problems ?contact
League Secretaries
EAST GRINSTEAD
have something
to celebrate after
 their play-off
 victory against
O. Gravesendians gains
them promotion to
 London IV South East

Other Sussex teams promoted for 2008-9
Worthing (to Nat. 3)
Haywards Heath
(to London 1)
Bognor (to LIIISW)
Hove (to LIIISE)
Heathfield (to LIV SE)
We know its confusing but for League purposes Sussex Division 1 is a 'London League !
The RFU Leagues for Levels 5- 9 (London Division One to Sussex Division One)
are organised by the London District Organising Committee. 
Their website has Secretaries, Fixtures, Tables, Results, Regulations and Postponed Fixtures
 Click here ...www.rfulondon.com
Fixtures and Results are also published on the RFU Website
Click here ...www.rfu.com

THE LEAGUE PYRAMID - SUSSEX 1 TO THE PREMIERSHIP

All  National Leagues are regulated by the RFU
Premier League   Level 1
National League 1 Level 2
National League 2 Level 3
National 3  South   National 3 North Level 4
Below this level, Leagues are regulated by the RFU and administered by London Competitions Committee. 
South West
Division 1		 London Division 1   Midlands
Division 1		 North Division one Level 5
London 2 South   London 2
North		   Level 6
London 3 South West   London 3
South East		   Level 7
London 4
South West		 London 4
South East		 Level 8
Kent 
Division  1		 Sussex Division 1    Level 9
Below this level, Leagues are supervised by London but administered at County level. 
 No Second XV's above this level, but Sussex RFU run Leagues for every team,
For details of Sussex Reserves, Sussex Two (West, Central), Sussex Three (West, Central, East)
Click here
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WHO PLAYS WHERE  - London Leagues ?

National
3 South

London 1

London 3
 South-East

London 3 
South West

 London 4 
South East 

Sussex 1 
 Barking

 Barnes

 Aylesford

  Bognor

 Beccehamian

  Brighton
 Bridgwater/Albion

 Bishop's Stortford

 Deal/Betteshanger

  Chichester  Bromley

 Burgess Hill
 Canterbury

 Haywards Heath

 Eastbourne

  Effingham/LH

 Charlton Park

 Crawley
 Chinnor

 Hertford

 Hove

  Guernsey  Crowborough  Hellingly
 Dings Crusaders  Jersey  Lewes  Guildford  East Grinstead  Hay. Heath III *
 Ealing  Luton

 Lordswood

  KCSOB  Folkestone  Holbrook
 Havant  North Walsham

 O. Dunstonian

  Lon. Cornish  Hastings/ Bexhill  Hove II  *
 Henley

 Old Albanians

  O. Elthamians  Lon. Irish Ams.  Heathfield/Waldron  Lewes II  *
 Lon Scottish

 Portsmouth

  O. Reigatian  Lon. S. Africa  Horsham

 Pulborough
 Lydney

 Tring

 Purley John Fisher

  Tottonians

 Park House

 Seaford
 Richmond

 Shelford

  Sevenoaks  Wimbledon

 Tonbridge Juddian

  Rye
 Rosslyn Park  Sutton/Epsom  Warlingham  Winchester Whitstable

 Uckfield
 Rugby Lions  Worthing II and Haywards Heath II play in the Canterbury leagues
 Bognor II and Chichester II play in the Hampshire Merit Tables

Only First XV's can be  
promoted from Sussex Division 1  

 Worthing

WHO PLAYS WHERE - Sussex Team Leagues
Sussex
Intermediate		 Sussex 2
 West		 Sussex 2 
East 

Sussex 3
 West

Sussex 3
 Central

 Sussex 3
 East
(10 teams) (10 teams) (10 teams) (8 teams) (7 teams) (8 teams)
 Barns Green 1  Bognor 3  Brighton 3  Barns Green 2  Burgess Hill 2  Cinque Ports 1
 Brighton 2  Chichester 3  Crowborough 2  Bognor 4  Crawley 3  Crowborough 3
 Eastbourne 2  Crawley 2  E. Grinstead 2  Holbrook 2  Ditchling 1  Eastbourne 3
 Hastings/Bex 2  Horsham 2  East Grinstead 2  Horsham 3  Eastbourne 4  E. Grinstead 3
 Heathfield/Wal 2  Hove 4  Hay. Heath 4  Pulborough 3  Hove Fus. 5  Hastings/Bex 3
 Newick 1  Littlehampton  Heathfield/ W 3  St. Francis 2  Sx Police 1  Heathfield / W 4
 Norfolk Arms 1  Midhurst 1  Hove 3  Shoreham 2  Uckfield 3  Hellingly 2
 Plumpton 1  Pulborough 2  Lewes 3  Worthing 5    Uckfield 2
 Shoreham 1  St. Francis 1  Robertsbridge 1      
 Worthing 3  Worthing 4  Seaford 2      

 These Leagues contain all XV's
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Problems ?     Contact your League Secretary First
London Region Admin Sec.           - Mike Ward, PO Box 140, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 9XH-
                                                        Tel  01502 539345  email - londonrfu.competitions@btinternet.com

London & SE Registrations            - P.O. Box 3113    WOKINGHAM  Berkshire   RG41 4FB    

                                             Tel 0845 - 226 - 0411    Fax:  0845 - 226 - 0511

                                                         email -  londonreg@firsteleven.co.uk 
Secretaries London Leagues          - 1, 2 South, Three South East, Four South East, Sussex One,
                                                        click here for the       rfulondon.com website
Secretaries Sussex Team Leagues -         -Mike Richardson - 6 Wayside, Westdene, Brighton BN1 5HL
                                                        Tel  01273 500512 email - mr@railex.demon.co.uk
                                                   

Sussex RFU makes every effort to publish correct information but does not accept liability caused by errors on this site
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