Shepherd Neame Kent 1

Shepherd Neame Kent 1
Current season or competition: 2015–16 Shepherd Neame Kent 1
Sport	Rugby union
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Holders	Sheppey (1st title) (2015–16) (promoted to London 3 South East)
Most titles	Dartfordians (3 titles)
Website	englandrugby.com

Shepherd Neame Kent 1 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 Spitfire 1 for the remaining place. Relegated teams drop down to Shepherd Neame Kent 2.

Participating Clubs 2016-17

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

Participating Clubs 2015-16

• Beccehamaian
• Brockleians (promoted from Shepherd Neame Kent 2)
• Hastings & Bexhill (relegated from London 3 South East)
• HSBC
• King's College Hospital
• Lordswood
• New Ash Green (promoted from Shepherd Neame Kent 2)
• Old Gravesendians
• Old Williamsonians
• Sheppey
• Southwark Lancers
• Vigo

Participating Clubs 2014-2015

• Beccehamian (relegated from London 3 South East)
• Bexley (promoted from Shepherd Neame Kent 2)
• Cranbrook
• HSBC
• King's College Hospital
• Lordswood
• Old Gravesendians
• Old Williamsonians
• Sheppey (relegated from London 3 South East)
• Sittingbourne
• Southwark Lancers
• Vigo

Participating Clubs 2010-2011

• Ashford
• Beccehamian
• Cranbrook
• Dartfordians
• Erith
• Gillingham Anchorians.
• Guys' Kings' & St Thomas' Hospital
• Hastings and Bexhill
• HSBC
• New Ash Green
• Old Gravesendians
• Shooters Hill
• Sittingbourne
• Vigo
• Whitstable

Shepherd Neame Kent 1 Honours

Shepherd Neame Kent 1 Honours
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams	League Name
1998-99[2]	17	Dartfordians	Guys' Kings' & St Thomas' Hospital	Met Police (Hayes), Sittingbourne	Kent 1
1999-00[3]	15	Old Dunstonians	Betteshanger	Sheppey, HSBC, Ashford, Dover[n 1]	Kent 1
2000-01[4]	10	Guys' Kings' & St Thomas' Hospital	Betteshanger	Old Elthamians	Kent 1
2001-02[5]	10	Bromley	Whitstable	Brockleians, Medway, Park House	Kent 1
2002-03[6]	10	Aylesford Bulls	Ashford	Erith, New Ash Green	Kent 1
2003-04[7]	10	Lordswood	Old Elthamians	Askean	Kent 1
2004-05[8]	10	Dover	Sittingbourne	Sheppey	Kent 1
2005-06[9]	10	Beccehamian	Ashford	New Ash Green	Kent 1
2006-07[10]	10	Whitstable	Park House	Brockleians, Sheppey, Cranbrook	Kent 1
2007-08[11]	10	Park House	Old Gravesendians	No relegation[n 2]	Kent 1
2008-09[12]	12	Medway	Old Gravesendians	Askean	Shepherd Neame Kent 1
2009-10[13]	12	Dartfordians	Cranbrook	Guys' Kings' & St Thomas' Hospital, Erith	Shepherd Neame Kent 1
2010-11[14]	11	Ashford	Sheppey	Lordswood	Shepherd Neame Kent 1
2011-12[15]	12	Gillingham Anchorians	Vigo	New Ash Green	Shepherd Neame Kent 1
2012-13[16]	11	Dartfordians	Beccehamian	Whitstable	Shepherd Neame Kent 1
2013-14[17]	12	Park House	Hastings & Bexhill	Foots Cray, Shooters Hill	Shepherd Neame Kent 1
2014-15[18]	12	Cranbrook	Sheppey	Bexley, Sittingbourne	Shepherd Neame Kent 1
2015-16[19]	12	Sheppey	Old Williamsonians	Old Gravesendians, Lordswood	Shepherd Neame Kent 1
2016-17	12
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

1. 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.
2. 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.

See also

• English Rugby Union Leagues
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

References

1. "League Make up". Kent RFU. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
2. "1998-1999 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
3. "1999-2000 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
4. "2000-2001 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
5. "2001-2002 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
6. "2002-2003 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
7. "2003-2004 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
8. "2004-2005 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
9. "2005-2006 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
10. "2006-2007 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
11. "2007-2008 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
12. "2008-2009 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
13. "2009-2010 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
14. "2010-2011 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
15. "2011-2012 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
16. "2012-2013 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
17. "2013-2014 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
18. "2014-2015 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
19. "2015-2016 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

External links

• Kent Rugby Football Union