Kent 1

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SportRugby union
Instituted1987; 35 years ago (1987)
Number of teams10
Country England
Holders (1st title) (2019–20)
(promoted to London 3 South East)
Most titles (4 titles)
Websiteenglandrugby.com

Kent 1 (known as Shepherd Neame Kent 1 for sponsorship reasons) is an English level 9 Rugby Union League[1] and is made up of teams predominantly from south-east London and Kent. The teams play home and away matches from September through to April. The league champions move up to London 3 South East while the runners up play against the runners up of Sussex 1 for the remaining place. Relegated teams drop down to Kent 2.

Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.

Participating clubs 2021-22[]

The teams competing in 2021-22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019-20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020-21.

Despite finishing 7th in season 2019-20, HSBC did not return to the league for the current season.

Season 2020–21[]

On 30th October 2020 the RFU announced [2] that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Kent 1 was not contested.

Participating clubs 2019-20[]

Participating clubs 2018-19[]

Participating clubs 2017-18[]

Participating clubs 2016-17[]

  • Beccehamaian
  • Brockleians
  • Hastings & Bexhill
  • HSBC
  • King's College Hospital
  • Lordswood
  • New Ash Green
  • Old Gravesendians
  • Sittingbourne (promoted from Kent 2)
  • Southwark Lancers
  • Snowdon C.W. (promoted from Kent 2)
  • Vigo

Participating clubs 2015-16[]

Participating clubs 2014-2015[]

Participating clubs 2010-2011[]

Original teams[]

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

Kent 1 honours[]

Kent 1 (1987–1993)[]

The original Kent 1 was a tier 8 league with promotion up to London 3 South East and relegation down to Kent 2.

Kent 1
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
1987–88 11 Charlton Park , , Sevenoaks
1988–89 11 Betteshanger Old Elthamians, Tonbridge
1989–90 11 Canterbury, Dover
1990–91 11 Thanet Wanderers , Dover,
1991–92 11 No relegation[b]
1992–93 13 Canterbury Sevenoaks , Tonbridge
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Kent 1 (1993–1996)[]

The creation of National 5 South meant that Kent 1 dropped from a tier 8 league to a tier 9 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion and relegation continued to London 3 South East and Kent 2 respectively.

Kent 1
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
1993–94 13 Sevenoaks , ,
1994–95 13 Sevenoaks Tunbridge Wells , Betteshanger
1995–96 13 Tunbridge Wells Old Elthamians, , [c]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Kent 1 (1996–2000)[]

The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Kent 1 reverted to being a tier 8 league. Promotion and relegation continued to London 3 South East and Kent 2 respectively.

Kent 1
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
1996–97 12 Cranbrook [d] No relegation[e]
1997–98 16 Deal Wanderers,
1998–99[3] 17 Guys' Kings' & St Thomas' Hospital ,
1999–00[4] 15 Betteshanger , , , Dover[f]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Kent 1 (2000–2009)[]

The introduction of London 4 South East ahead of the 2000–01 season meant Kent 1 dropped to become a tier 9 league with promotion to this new division. Relegation continued to Kent 2.

Kent 1
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
2000–01[5] 10 Guys' Kings' & St Thomas' Hospital Betteshanger Old Elthamians
2001–02[6] 10 , ,
2002–03[7] 10 Aylesford Bulls ,
2003–04[8] 10 Old Elthamians
2004–05[9] 10 Dover
2005–06[10] 10
2006–07[11] 10 , , Cranbrook
2007–08[12] 10 No relegation[g]
2008–09[13] 12
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Kent 1 (2009–present)[]

Kent 1 remained a tier 9 league despite national restructuring by the RFU. Promotion was to London 3 South East (formerly London 4 South East) and relegation to Kent 2.

Kent 1
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
2009–10[14] 12 Cranbrook Guys' Kings' & St Thomas' Hospital,
2010–11[15] 11
2011–12[16] 12
2012–13[17] 11
2013–14[18] 12 Footscray,
2014–15[19] 12 Cranbrook ,
2015–16[20] 12 ,
2016–17[21] 12 ,
2017–18[22] 12
2018–19[23] 11[h] , Footscray
2019–20[24] 10 Cranbrook ,
2020–21
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Promotion play-offs[]

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Kent 1 and Sussex 1 for the third and final promotion place to London 3 South East. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the Kent 1 teams have been the most successful with fourteen wins to the Sussex 1 teams five; and the home team has won promotion on eleven occasions compared to the away teams eight.

Kent 1 v Sussex 1 promotion play-off results
Season Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2000–01[25] (S) 12-29 Betteshanger (K) William Parker Lower School, Hastings, East Sussex
2001–02[26] (S) 25-12 (K) Hardy Roberts Recreational Ground, Cross In Hand, Heathfield, East Sussex
2002–03[27] (K) 10-0 (S) Canterbury Road, Ashford, Kent
2003–04[28] (S) 13-21 Old Elthamians (K) William Parker Lower School, Hastings, East Sussex
2004–05[29] (S) 0-22 (K) William Parker Lower School, Hastings, East Sussex
2005–06[30] (S) 17-18 (K) William Parker Lower School, Hastings, East Sussex
2006–07[31] (S) 33-7 (K) Coolhurst Ground, Horsham, West Sussex
2007–08[32] (K) 8-14 East Grinstead (S) Fleetway Sports Ground, Gravesend, Kent
2008–09[33] (K) 10-5 (S) Fleetway Sports Ground, Gravesend, Kent 300
2009–10[34] (S) 19-21 Cranbrook (K) Hempstead Playing Fields, Uckfield, East Sussex
2010–11[35] (K) 42-10 Burgess Hill (S) Stupple Field, Minster, Kent 500
2011–12[36] (K) 10-7 Burgess Hill (S)[i] Swanswood Field, Meopham, Kent 400
2012–13[37] (S) 0-47 (K) Park Avenue, Eastbourne, East Sussex
2013–14[38] Crawley (S) 22-41 (K) Willoughby Fields Pavilion, Crawley, West Sussex
2014–15[39] Burgess Hill (S) 26-23 (K) Southway Recreation Ground, Burgess Hill, West Sussex
2015–16[40] Haywards Heath (S) 13-8 (K) Whitemans Green, Cuckfield, West Sussex
2016–17[41] (K) 20-17 (S) Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School, Rochester, Kent
2017–18[42] (K) 31-17 (S) Swanswood Field, Meopham, Kent
2018–19[43] (K) 23-21 Crawley (S) Darland Banks, Gillingham, Kent
2019–20 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up - Cranbrook (K) - promoted instead.
2020–21
Green background is the promoted team. K = Kent 1 and S = Sussex 1

Number of league titles[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Tonbridge would later merge with Old Juddian in 1999 to form Tonbridge Juddians RFC.
  2. ^ No relegation as Kent 1 to increase from 11 to 13 teams.
  3. ^ 11th place would drop out of the leagues before the start of the following season.
  4. ^ 3rd place also promoted.
  5. ^ No relegation as Kent 1 to increase from 12 to 16 teams.
  6. ^ More relegations than normal due to league restructuring - Kent 2 would become a single division and Kent 3 and Kent 4 were created for the following season.
  7. ^ No relegation due to Kent 3 folding at the end of the season and the subsequent league restructuring meant that the number of teams in Kent 1 would increase to 12 for the following season.
  8. ^ Reduced from 12 to 11 teams after withdrew from league.
  9. ^ Despite finishing 3rd in the league Burgess Hill took 2nd placed East Grinstead II place in the 2011-12 promotion playoff as East Grinstead's first team were in the division above.

See also[]

References[]

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