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The provisional structure for the SW Leagues in 2017-2018 has been drawn up and can be found here. 

In accessing them please note the following:

1) We are still awaiting confirmation on level transfers into the SW from outside the division.

2) The publishing of this document is for clubs' information and to allow any omissions to be pointed out - it is not intended to spark a debate about which league a club would like to be in.

Once the structure is confirmed work will commence on the fixtures with the intention of publishing them at the end of May.

05 May 17

Truro, Saltash and Spartans will all be aiming for a place in a Twickenham final on Saturday 15th April.

Truro, who have had away wins at Torquay, Chew Valley and Swanage & Wareham to reach this stage of the Intermediate Cup, must travel again. Their opponents are Charlton Park based in South East London. They have completed their league programme, finishing fourth in London 2 South East.

Saltash must also travel east. They go to Farnham in Surrey, following home wins over Withycombe, Wiveliscombe and Swanage & Wareham. Farnham have suffered only one competitive defeat all season and have won the championship in London 3 South West by a country mile.

Saltash celebrate after their win over Swindon College Old Boys

Spartans, the current leaders of Gloucester 1, have home advantage for their Semi Final against Old Whitgiftians. The Surrey club have suffered three successive league defeats since their victory in the last round of the Junior Vase. That form cost them the chance of taking the Surrey 1 title. Spartans' Vase successes came over Bristol Barbarians, New Cross and Calne as they chase a possible League and Vase double.

13 Apr 17

The initial Tribute Team of the Month awards have been announced.

Panels of local county officials have decided the winners in Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.

In Cornwall Falmouth had three bonus point wins in February and scored over 150 points in the process. They ended the month 14 points clear at the top of the Tribute Cornwall/Devon League with six games left to play.

Somerset’s Morganians also recorded three wins out of three in February, including a 101-nil thrashing of Bridgwater & Albion II and led Tribute Somerset Two South by 28 points at the month’s end.

Perseverance earned Plympton Victoria the Devon award. They won their first game in 18 months, beating St. Columba & Torpoint on the 18th February. This was a week after they travelled to league leaders and unbeaten Dartmouth with 14 players, and lost the game 69-7. In their efforts to get a side out, they Included three retired coaches all over the age of 50 and they finished the game with only 11 players on the field losing three through injury.

All three clubs will receive a case of Tribute Ale in presentations shortly.

15 Mar 17

The South West Leagues in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset have teamed up with St Austell Brewery to launch a Team of the Month award.

Each month a local panel of judges will decide on the most deserving rugby union team in each of the three counties and they will receive a case of Tribute Ale.

Mike Gee, the South West Leagues’ Co-ordinating Secretary, said: “We are delighted to have closer ties with St Austell Brewery, who have been very supportive of us over the years. The awards will not necessarily go to the teams winning the most games, we will also look at teams who have battled against the odds to succeed or pulled off a giant-killing result – so there is all to play for”.

St Austell, through its Tribute brand, has backed rugby in the three counties for a decade. Marc Bishop, the brewery’s Trade Marketing Manager, said: “Tribute is delighted to be increasing our involvement with Rugby Union in the South West leagues. We are pleased to be recognising the effort clubs put in week in, week out on the pitch.”

The first awards, for February, will announced in early March.

14th February 2017