REGIONAL 1 SOUTH CENTRAL

Stoatgobbler wrote: Regional 1 South Central fixtures 24/25. https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=261&division=56591&season=2024-2025#fixtures My team, London Welsh, have a tough start.

Stoatgobbler wrote: My team, London Welsh, have a tough start.

Karlos F wrote: Mark W-J wrote: Stoatgobbler wrote: My team, London Welsh, have a tough start. No disrespect to Bracknell, who we play on the opening day, but relegated Wimbledon versus runners-up Camberley, and fourth-placed Tunbridge Wells v newly-promoted, ambitious Jersey look like the pick of the fixtures on the first weekend. Whoever is doing your recruitment for the up and coming season is doing a grand job. Looks like it could be all over by Christmas 😉 A couple of new clubs for me next season, Jersey away weekend looks good.

You’d like to think that with the quality of teams in the league this year, it will be a little more open. If you look at the results in Nat 2 and above, all of the top teams lose 3/4 games making it a very exciting 24/25 season.

Welcome - I'm an avid watcher of Southwest Premier.

Since Havant Tony has gone up the leagues, this place has been very quiet. Given everyone’s preseason games, how do we think the first round of league games are going to plan out?

Robb wrote: Ranger101 wrote: Since Havant Tony has gone up the leagues, this place has been very quiet. Given everyone’s preseason games, how do we think the first round of league games are going to plan out? I think Jersey will find out very quickly how tough this league can be. But given they seem to be bringing back all the Reds' old pros, it will be interesting.  With Welsh and Bracknell, Welsh also bringing in the old pros from the old club too should have them challenging. Wimbledon, assuming they haven't had another exodus, should have a good challenge against Camberley (do they still not want to go up?). Alleynians are going to be the surprise package but its a tough opener away at the Civil Service. The other two, I'm not sure how to call but I reckon Horsham will probably make the most of their second chance at this level and I reckon Hammers hammer brighton.

Has Bracknell made some signings for this season? They don't seem to publicise much 

London Welsh, Camberley and Jersey are bringing in some of the older talent on the way down to bolster for the season. London Welsh look like they going to be electric and with the signing of another strong prop and second row they would even be in contention to win the league at Level 4 

I think it's fair to say people will be watching LW and Jersey over the first month or two to see how serious the challenge is!

I suppose my only question about yesterday would be - Who did London Welsh take, and who played for Oxford Harlequins? Was it effectively first team against first team, or first team against senior squad? Or a good mix of levels from both?

On the face of it, it's an interesting result, and worth noting... but pre-season is always difficult to assess from results alone.  

Yesterday - 
Worthing Raiders 19 - 27 TW

I wouldn't say either side was at full strength, and with rotation I'm not sure how much I'd read into the result! I guess we'll find out in September.