# Counties 1 Kent

Counties 1 Kent is an English level 7 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in London and the south-east of England including sides from Kent, Greater London and East Sussex. Administration of the leagues is divided between Kent Rugby, Sussex Rugby and the London & SE RFU. (The locations in Greater London are all in areas that were historically part of Kent.)

## Structure and format

The twelve teams play home and away matches from September through to April, making a total of twenty-two matches each. The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:
* 4 points are awarded for a win.
* 2 points are awarded for a draw.
* 0 points are awarded for a loss.
In addition:
* 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
* 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match
There is one automatic promotion place and two relegation places. The first-placed team at the end of season wins promotion to Regional 2 South East. The last twoplaced clubs are typically relegated to either Counties 2 Kent or Counties 2 Sussex depending on location.

## Teams for 2024–25

Departing were Dartfordians promoted to Regional 2 South East as runners-up (Canterbury Pilgrims finished top but owing to league regulations were not permitted to be promoted to Level 6) with Thanet being relegated to Counties 2 Kent. With no team coming down from Regional 2 South East there was a reprieve for Charlton Park who finished 11th and would ordinarily have been relegated to Counties 2 Kent. Coming up were Sevenoaks 2XV and Park House.

## Teams for 2023–24

Departing were Old Alleynians promoted to Regional 2 South East with Folkestone and Aylesford Bulls relegated to Counties 2 Kent. In their place In their place came Dover and Canterbury Pilgrims promoted as 'joint champions' from Counties 2 Kent whilst Dartfordians were relegated from Regional 2 South East.

### League table

Counties 1 Kent 2023–24 :
| | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | Adjust |
| C | Canterbury Pilgrims | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 846 | 439 | +407 | 18 | 0 | 98 |
| 2 | Dartfordians | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 692 | 444 | +248 | 19 | 1 | 90 |
| 3 | Beccehamian | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 839 | 299 | +540 | 16 | 1 | 86 | -5 |
| 4 | Bromley | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 621 | 416 | 205 | 13 | 3 | 79 |
| 5 | Crowborough | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 530 | 463 | +67 | 9 | 1 | 70 |
| 6 | Dover | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 466 | 548 | -82 | 9 | 3 | 50 |
| 7 | Heathfield & Waldron | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 459 | 469 | -10 | 7 | 6 | 50 |
| 8 | Deal & Betteshanger | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 403 | 582 | -179 | 6 | 4 | 42 |
| 9 | Ashford | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 345 | 518 | −173 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | Cranbrook | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 388 | 756 | −368 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
| 11 | Charlton Park | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 371 | 684 | −313 | 5 | 3 | 23 | -5 |
| R | Thanet Wanderers | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 378 | 720 | −342 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Number of draws Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled |||||||||||||||
| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places. Updated: 25 June 2024 Source: |||||||||||||||

## Teams for 2022–23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar to London 2 South East with the teams placed 5th-12th returning. The teams finishing 1st - 4th were promoted to Regional 2 South East (level 6) with the top four teams coming up from London 3 South East (level 8).

### League table

Counties 1 Kent 2022–23 :
| | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | Adjust |
| C | Old Alleynians | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 890 | 257 | +633 | 16 | 1 | 97 |
| 2 | Bromley | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 575 | 316 | +259 | 12 | 1 | 77 |
| 3 | Beccehamian | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 596 | 381 | +215 | 11 | 4 | 71 |
| 4 | Heathfield & Waldron | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 468 | 486 | -18 | 9 | 3 | 68 |
| 5 | Charlton Park | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 525 | 537 | -12 | 10 | 1 | 67 |
| 6 | Cranbrook | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 538 | 511 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 59 |
| 7 | Ashford | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 440 | 399 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 56 |
| 8 | Deal & Betteshanger | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 448 | 507 | -39 | 7 | 3 | 55 |
| 9 | Crowborough | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 443 | 552 | −109 | 7 | 1 | 35 | -5 |
| 10 | Thanet Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 309 | 593 | −284 | 5 | 0 | 33 |
| R | Folkestone | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 346 | 797 | −451 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| R | Aylesford Bulls | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 341 | 603 | −262 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Number of draws Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled |||||||||||||||
| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places. |||||||||||||||