Counties 4 Gloucestershire

Counties 4 Gloucestershire 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 into Counties 3 Gloucestershire (North) or Counties 3 Gloucestershire (South) depending on location. Since the discontinuation of Gloucester 3 at the end of the 2017–18 season there is currently no relegation. Up until 2017–18 Gloucester 2 was a single division but has since been split into two regional divisions.

Teams 2025–26

For the new campaign the North / South divisional split was reinstated to allow for the cascading down of teams from Counties 2 Gloucestershire which was consolidated from two divisions to one with a corresponding cascade down from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (North) and Counties 3 Gloucestershire (South).

North

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
Cheltenham Civil Service	Tewkesbury Road		Uckington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	Re-entry
Ledbury II	Ross Road		Ledbury, Herefordshire	Promoted from Gloucester & District 1 Merit League
Longlevens II	Longford Lane		Longlevens, Gloucestershire	Demoted from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (North)
Matson II	Redwell Road		Matson, Gloucester, Gloucestershire	Demoted from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (North)
Minchinhampton	Hollybush Ground		Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire	Demoted from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (North)
Ross-on-Wye	Abbotts Close		Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire	5th
Smiths II	Prince of Wales Stadium	3,500	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	6th
Widden Old Boys	The Memorial Ground		Gloucester, Gloucestershire	Demoted from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (North)

South

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
Aretians	Little Stoke Park		Little Stoke, Bristol	8th
Bishopston	Bonnington Walk		Lockleaze, Bristol	2nd
Bristol Aeroplane Company	BAWA Sportsground		Filton, Bristol	Demoted from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (South)
Bristol Barbarians	Norton Lane		Whitchurch, Bristol	7th
Cleve II	The Hayfields		Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire	Promoted from Bristol & District 2 Merit League
Clifton III	Station Road	2,500	Cribbs Causeway, Patchway, Bristol	Demoted from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (South)
Chipping Sodbury	The Ridings		Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire	Relegated from Counties 2 Gloucestershire (South)
Dings Crusaders III	Shaftsbury Park	2,250	Frenchay, Bristol	Demoted from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (South)
Frampton Cotterell II	The Park		Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire	4th
Old Bristolians II	Memorial Playing Fields		Failand, Somerset	Demoted from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (South)
St Brendan's Old Boys	Coombe Dingle Sports Complex		Coombe Dingle, Bristol	Demoted from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (South)
Yate	Yate Outdoor Sports Complex		Yate, Gloucestershire	3rd

Teams 2024–25

For the new campaign the North / South divisional split ceased and the remaining teams consolidated into one league.
Departing from the North division were Norton promoted to Counties 3 Gloucestershire (North); Cheltenham II, Cinderford III and Ledbury II returned to their respective merit leagues.
Departing from the South division were Kingswood and Dings Crusaders III promoted to Counties 3 Gloucestershire (South); Barton Hill II and Whitehall II returned to their respective merit leagues.

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
Aretians	Little Stoke Park		Little Stoke, Bristol	Relegated from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (South)
Bishopston	Bonnington Walk		Lockleaze, Bristol	Relegated from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (South)
Bristol Barbarians	Norton Lane		Whitchurch, Bristol	6th
Drybrook II	Mannings Ground		Drybrook, Gloucestershire	New entry
Frampton Cotterell II	The Park		Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire	3rd
Ross-on-Wye	Abbotts Close		Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire	Relegated from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (North)
Smiths II	Prince of Wales Stadium	3,500	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	New entry
Yate	Yate Outdoor Sports Complex		Yate, Gloucestershire	4th

Teams 2023–24

North

Departing were Painswick and Longlevens II both promoted to Counties 3 Gloucestershire (North). Greyhound, Newent II and Old Cryptians II did not return for the new season.

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
Cheltenham II	Newlands Park		Southam, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	5th
Cinderford III	Beavis Memorial Ground		Cinderford, Gloucestershire	3rd
Ledbury II	Ross Road		Ledbury, Herefordshire	7th
Norton	Norton Parish Grounds		Norton, Gloucestershire	Relegated from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (North)

South

Departing were Bristol Aeroplane Company and Clifton III promoted to Counties 3 Gloucestershire (South).
Thornbury II and Avonmouth Old Boys II did not return for the new season.

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
Barton Hill II	Duncombe Road		Speedwell, Bristol	3rd
Bristol Barbarians	Norton Lane		Whitchurch, Bristol	5th
Dings Crusaders III	Shaftsbury Park		Frenchay, Bristol	6th
Frampton Cotterell II	The Park		Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire	Relegated from Counties 3 Gloucestershire (South)
Kingswood	Grimsbury Road Playing Fields		Warmley, Kingswood, Gloucestershire	7th
Whitehall II	Foundry Lane		Whitehall, Bristol	10th
Yate	Yate Outdoor Sports Complex		Yate, Gloucestershire	8th

Teams 2022–23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review.

North

Departing were Tewkesbury, Bredon Star, Stroud, Minchinhampton, Norton were promoted to Counties 3 Gloucestershire (North). Cheltenham Civil Service and Old Patesians II did not return for the new season.

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
Cheltenham II	Newlands Park		Southam, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	9th
Cinderford III	Beavis Memorial Ground		Cinderford, Gloucestershire	New entry
Greyhound	Hereford Sports Club		Hereford, Herefordshire	New entry
Ledbury II	Ross Road		Ledbury, Herefordshire	New entry
Longlevens II	Longford Lane		Longlevens, Gloucestershire	New entry
Newent II	Recreation Ground		Newent, Gloucestershire	11th
Old Cryptians II	The Memorial Ground		Gloucester, Gloucestershire	7th
Painswick	Broadham Fields		Painswick, Gloucestershire	10th

South

Departing were Old Colstonians, North Bristol, Cotham Park, Southmead, Broad Plain, Old Bristolians II,
Bishopston and Frampton Cotterell II, all promoted to Counties 3 Gloucestershire (South). Cleve II did not return for the new season.
Yate re-entered league rugby having last competed in Somerset 3 North in 2017–18.

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
Avonmouth Old Boys II	Barracks Lane		Shirehampton, Bristol	Relegated from Gloucester 1 (South)
Barton Hill II	Duncombe Road		Speedwell, Bristol	Relegated from Gloucester 1 (South)
Bristol Aeroplane Company	BAWA Sportsground		Filton, Bristol	9th
Bristol Barbarians	Norton Lane		Whitchurch, Bristol	Level transfer from Somerset 2 North
Clifton III	Station Road	2,500	Cribbs Causeway, Patchway, Bristol	New entry
Dings Crusaders III	Shaftsbury Park	2,250	Frenchay, Bristol	New entry
Kingswood	Grimsbury Road Playing Fields		Warmley, Kingswood, Gloucestershire	12th
Thornbury II	Cooper's Farm		Thornbury, Gloucestershire	Relegated from Gloucester 1 (South)
Whitehall II	Foundry Lane		Whitehall, Bristol	10th
Yate	Yate Outdoor Sports Complex		Yate	Re-entry

Teams 2021–22

Ahead of the new season Stroud RFC, promoted to South West 1 West as champions of Western Counties North in 2019–20, withdrew from SW1W and instead joined at the bottom of the regional RFU pyramid in Gloucester 2.

North

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
Bredon Star	Bredon Playing Fields		Bredon, Worcestershire	6th
Cheltenham II	Newlands Park		Southam, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	New entry
Cheltenham Civil Service	Tewkesbury Road		Uckington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	3rd
Minchinhampton	Hollybush Ground		Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire	5th
Newent II	Recreation Ground		Newent, Gloucestershire	New entry
Norton	Norton Parish Grounds		Norton, Gloucestershire	7th
Old Cryptians II	The Memorial Ground		Gloucester, Gloucestershire	New entry
Old Patesians II	Everest Road		Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	New entry
Painswick	Broadham Fields		Painswick, Gloucestershire	4th
Stroud	Fromehall Park	4,000	Stroud, Gloucestershire	New entry
Tewkesbury	The Moats		Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire	Relegated from Gloucester 1

South

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
Bishopston	Bonnington Walk		Lockleaze, Bristol	4th
Bristol Aeroplane Company	BAWA Sportsground		Filton, Bristol	5th
Broad Plain	Bristol South End		Bedminster, Bristol	7th
Cleve II	The Hayfields		Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire
Cotham Park	Beggar Bush Lane		Failand, Somerset	8th
Frampton Cotterell II	The Park		Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire	New entry
Kingswood	Grimsbury Road Playing Fields		Warmley, Kingswood, Gloucestershire	9th
North Bristol	Oaklands		Almondsbury, Bristol	Relegated from Gloucester 1
Old Bristolians II	Memorial Playing Fields		Failand, Somerset	New entry
Old Colstonians	Colton's School		Stapleton, Bristol	Relegated from Gloucester 1
Southmead	Greenway Centre		Southmead, Bristol	6th
Whitehall II	Foundry Lane		Whitehall, Bristol	New entry

2020–21

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.

Teams 2019–20

North

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
Bream	High Street		Bream, Lydney, Gloucestershire	Level transfer from Gloucester 2 South
Bredon Star	Bredon Playing Fields		Bredon, Worcestershire	Relegated from Gloucester 1
Brockworth	Mill Lane		Brockworth, Gloucestershire	Relegated from Gloucester 1
Cainscross	Victory Park		Cainscross, Stroud, Gloucestershire	8th
Cheltenham Civil Service	Tewkesbury Road		Uckington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	3rd
Minchinhampton	Hollybush Ground		Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire	5th
Norton	Norton Parish Grounds		Norton, Gloucestershire	7th
Painswick	Broadham Fields		Painswick, Gloucestershire	4th
Westbury-on-Severn	Parish Playing Field		Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire	6th

South

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
Aretians	Little Stoke Park		Little Stoke, Bristol	7th
Ashley Down Old Boys	Lockleaze Combination Ground		Lockleaze, Bristol	Runners up
Bishopston	Bonnington Walk		Lockleaze, Bristol	4th
Bristol Aeroplane Company	BAWA Sportsground		Filton, Bristol	6th
Broad Plain	Bristol South End		Bedminster, Bristol	9th
Cotham Park	Beggar Bush Lane		Failand, Somerset	8th
Kingswood	Grimsbury Road Playing Fields		Warmley, Kingswood, Gloucestershire	10th
Southmead	Greenway Centre		Southmead, Bristol	Relegated from Gloucester 1
United Bristol Hospitals	Portway Development Ground		Portway, Bristol	5th

Teams 2018–19

North

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
Cainscross	Victory Park		Cainscross, Stroud, Gloucestershire	Promoted from Gloucester 3
Cheltenham Civil Service	Tewkesbury Road		Uckington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	12th
Fairford	Coln House School Playing Grounds		Fairford, Gloucestershire	Promoted from Gloucester 3
Minchinhampton	Hollybush Ground		Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire	6th
Norton	Norton Parish Grounds		Norton, Gloucestershire	Promoted from Gloucester 3
Painswick	Broadham Fields		Painswick, Gloucestershire	Promoted from Gloucester 3
Tewkesbury	The Moats		Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire	8th
Westbury-on-Severn	Parish Playing Field		Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire	Promoted from Gloucester 3

South

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
Aretians	Little Stoke Park		Little Stoke, Bristol	11th
Ashley Down Old Boys	Lockleaze Combination Ground		Lockleaze, Bristol	5th
Bishopston	Bonnington Walk		Lockleaze, Bristol	10th
Bream	High Street		Bream, Lydney, Gloucestershire	4th
Bristol Aeroplane Company	BAWA Sportsground		Filton, Bristol	3rd
Broad Plain	Bristol South End		Southmead, Bristol	7th
Cotham Park	Beggar Bush Lane		Failand, Somerset	9th
Kingswood	Grimsbury Road Playing Fields		Warmley, Kingswood, Gloucestershire	Promoted from Gloucester 3
St Brendan's Old Boys	Coombe Dingle Sports Complex		Coombe Dingle, Bristol	Relegated from Gloucester 1
United Bristol Hospitals	Portway Development Ground		Portway, Bristol	Promoted from Gloucester 3

Teams 2017–18

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
Aretians	Little Stoke Park		Little Stoke, Bristol	Promoted from Gloucester 3
Ashley Down Old Boys	Lockleaze Combination Ground		Lockleaze, Bristol	Relegated from Gloucester 1
Bishopston	Bonnington Walk		Lockleaze, Bristol	6th
Bream	High Street		Bream, Lydney, Gloucestershire	Relegated from Gloucester 1
Bristol Aeroplane Company	BAWA Sportsground		Filton, Bristol	5th
Broad Plain	Bristol South End		Southmead, Bristol	7th
Cheltenham Civil Service	Tewkesbury Road		Uckington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	8th
Cotham Park	Beggar Bush Lane		Failand, Somerset	Promoted from Gloucester 3
Minchinhampton	Hollybush Ground		Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire	9th
Ross-on-Wye	Abbotts Close		Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire	4th
Smiths	Prince of Wales Stadium	3,500	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	3rd
Tewkesbury	The Moats		Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire	Relegated from Gloucester 1

Teams 2016–17

Bishopston '
Bristol Airplane Company
Broad Plain
Cheltenham Civil Service '
Kingswood
Minchinhampton
Painswick '
Old Colstians
Old Elizabethans '
Ross-on-Wye
Smiths
Westbury-on-Severn

Teams 2015–16

The 2015–16 Gloucester 2 consists of twelve teams; ten from Gloucestershire and Bristol as well as two teams in Herefordshire and Somerset. 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 St Brendan's Old Boys and runners up Bishopston were promoted to the Gloucester 1 while Old Elizabethans were relegated to Gloucester 3.

Team	Ground	Capacity	Town/Village	Previous season
Aretians	Little Stoke Park		Little Stoke, Bristol	5th
Ashley Down Old Boys	Lockleaze Combination Ground		Lockleaze, Bristol	7th
Bristol Aeroplane Company	BAWA Sportsground		Filton, Bristol	9th
Broad Plain	Bristol South End		Southmead, Bristol	10th
Cotham Park	Beggar Bush Lane		Failand, Somerset	8th
Kingswood	Grimsbury Road Playing Fields		Warmley, Kingswood, Gloucestershire	Relegated from Gloucester 1
Minchinhampton	Hollybush Ground		Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire	Promoted from Gloucester 3
Old Colstonians	Colton's School		Stapleton, Bristol	Relegated from Gloucester 1
Ross-on-Wye	Abbotts Close		Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire	3rd
Smiths	Prince of Wales Stadium	3,500	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	Promoted from Gloucester 3
Spartans	Lansdown Road		Gloucester, Gloucestershire	4th
Westbury-on-Severn	Parish Playing Field		Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire	6th

Teams 2014–15

Aretians
Ashley Down Old Boys '
Bishopston '
Bristol Aeroplane Co.
Broad Plain
Cotham Park
Old Elizabethans '
Ross-on-Wye
St. Brendan's Old Boys
Spartans
Tredworth '
Westbury-on-Severn

Teams 2013–14

Aretians
Bredon Star
Bristol Aeroplane Co.
Broad Plain '
Cheltenham Civil Service
Cotham Park
Old Cryptians '
Ross-on-Wye
Spartans
St. Brendands Old Boys
Westbury-on-Severn ''''''

Teams 2012–13

Aretians
Ashley Down Old Boys
Bream
Bredon Star
Bristol Aeroplane Co.
Cainscross
Cheltenham Civil Service
Cotham Park
Gloucester All Blues
Ross On Wye
Spartans
St Brendan's Old Boys

Teams 2011–12

Aretians '
Bristol Aeroplane Co.
Broad Plain
Cheltenham Civil Service '
Chipping Sodbury
Cotham Park
Gloucester All Blues
Old Cryptians
Old Elizabethans
St. Brendon's Old Boys
Tetbury
Westbury-on-Severn

Teams 2010–11

Bristol Aeroplane Co.
Cheltenham Saracens RFC
Chipping Sodbury
Greyhound RFC
Old Cryptians
Old Elizabethans
Newent
St. Brendon's Old Boys
Smiths
Tetbury
Tredworth
Westbury-on-Severn

Teams 2009–10

Bristol Aeroplane Co.
Cainscross
Cheltenham Saracens RFC
Cotham Park
Greyhound
Kingswood
Old Elizabethans
St. Brendan's Old Boys
Tetbury
Tredworth
Westbury-on-Severn

Teams 2008–09

Bream
Bristol Aeroplane Co.
Cainscross
Cheltenham Saracens RFC
Greyhound
Kingswood
Old Cryptians
Old Elizabethans
Tetbury
Tredworth
Westbury-on-Severn

Teams 2007–08

Ashley Down Old Boys
Bristol Aeroplane Co.
Cainscross
Cheltenham Civil Service
Cheltenham Saracens RFC
Kingswood
Old Cryptians
Old Elizabethans
Smiths
Tetbury
Westbury-on-Severn

Teams 2006–07

Ashley Down Old Boys
Bristol Aeroplane Co.
Cheltenham Saracens RFC
Cotham Park
Dursley
Ross-on-Wye
Kingswood
Old Elizabethans
Tetbury
Tredworth
Westbury-on-Severn

Teams 2005–06

Ashley Down Old Boys
Bristol Aeroplane Co.
Brockworth
Cheltenham Saracens RFC
Dursley
Hartpury College
Hucclecote
Old Cryptians
Old Elizabethans
Smiths

Teams 2004–05

Bream
Brockworth
Cheltenham Civil Service
Cheltenham Saracens RFC
Cotham Park
Dursley
Gloucester Civil Service
Hucclecote
Kingswood
Old Elizabethans

Teams 2003–04

Bream
Cheltenham Civil Service
Dursley
Minchinhampton
Old Colstonians
Old Cryptians
Old Elizabethans
Smiths
Westbury-on-Severn

Teams 2002–03

Cheltenham Saracens RFC
Kingswood
Minchinhampton
Old Cryptians
Old Elizabethans
Ross-on-Wye
Smiths
Westbury-on-Severn
Widden Old Boys

Teams 2001–02

Bishopston
Bristol Aeroplane Co.
Cainscross
Dursley
Kingswood
Old Elizabethans
Painswick
Smiths
Southmead
Tewkesbury

Original teams

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

Ashley Down Old Boys
Barton Hill
Brockworth
Caincross
Cheltenham Civil Service
Cheltenham Saracens
Cotham Park
Dursley
North Bristol
Old Cryptians
Saintbridge Former Pupils

Gloucester 2 honours

Gloucestershire 2 (1987–1991)

Originally as single division known as Gloucestershire 2, it was a tier 10 league with promotion to Gloucestershire 1 and relegation to Gloucestershire 3.

Gloucester 2 (1991–1993)

Gloucestershire 2 was shorted to Gloucester 2 for the 1991–92 season onward. It remained a tier 10 league with promotion to Gloucester 1 and relegation to Gloucester 3.

Gloucester 2 (1993–1996)

The creation of National League 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that Gloucester 2 dropped to become a tier 11 league. Promotion continued to Gloucester 1 and relegation to Gloucester 3.

Gloucester 2 (1996–2000)

The cancellation of National League 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Gloucester 2 reverted to being a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to Gloucester 1 and relegation to Gloucester 3.

Gloucester 2 (2000–2009)

Gloucester 2 remained a tier 10 league despite the cancellation of Gloucestershire/Somerset at the end of the 1999–00 season. Promotion continued to Gloucester 1 and relegation to Gloucester 3. Between 2007 and 2009 Gloucester 2 was sponsored by High Bridge Jewellers.

Gloucester 2 (2009–2017)

Despite widespread restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 2008–09 season, Gloucester 2 remained a tier 10 league, with promotion continuing to Gloucester 1 and relegation to Gloucester 3.

Gloucester 2 North / South (2018–present)

For the 2018–19 season Gloucester 2 was split into two regional tier 10 leagues - Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South. Promotion continued to Gloucester 1 and there was no longer any relegation due to the cancellation of Gloucester 3. The league was now sponsored by Wadworth 6x.

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2018–19 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of the Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South for the third and final promotion place to Gloucester 1. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season Gloucester 2 North teams have been the most successful with one wins to the Gloucester 2 South teams zero; and the home team has won promotion on one occasions compared to the away teams zero.

Number of league titles

Bream
Ashley Down Old Boys
Brockworth
Cheltenham Saracens
Chipping Sodbury
Old Colstonians
St. Brendan's Old Boys
Tewkesbury
Bishopston
Cheltenham Civil Service
Dursley
Gloucester Old Boys
Hartpury College
Hucclecote Old Boys
Kingswood
North Bristol
Old Centralians
Old Cryptians
Ross-on-Wye
Southmead
Spartans
Stow-on-the-Wold
Thornbury
Tredworth
Westbury-on-Severn