Tribute Somerset Premier


Tribute Somerset Premier is an English rugby union league which sits at the eighth level of league rugby union in England involving teams based in the county of Somerset as well as some teams based in Bristol. The league champions are automatically promoted to Tribute Western Counties North while the runners up play the runners up of Gloucester Premier for their place. Relegated teams drop into Somerset 1. Only 1st XV sides can be promoted into Tribute Western Counties North, although any side can fall to Somerset 1. Each season a 1st XV side from Tribute Somerset Premier is picked to take part in the RFU Senior Vase - a national competition for clubs at level 8.
There are five divisions below this league - Somerset 1, Somerset 2 North, Somerset 2 South, Somerset 3 North and Somerset 3 South. These leagues mostly consist of 2nd, 3rd and 4th teams of clubs whose 1st XV plays at a higher level.

Teams 2019–20

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
AvonHicksfieldBath, Somerset4th
Burnham-on-SeaBASC GroundBurnham-on-Sea, SomersetRunners up
Hornets IIHutton Moor ParkWeston-super-Mare, Somerset12th
ImperialSouth Bristol Sports CentreHengrove, Bristol3rd
Minehead BarbariansThe Tom Stewart FieldMinehead, Somerset6th
Nailsea & BackwellWest End ParkNailsea, Somerset7th
Oldfield Old BoysShaft RoadMonkton Combe, Bath, Somerset8th
Old Redcliffians IIScotland LaneBrislington, Bristol9th
St Bernadettes Old BoysWhitchurch Sports GroundWhitchurch, Bristol11th
Stothert & PittAdams FieldBath, SomersetPromoted from Somerset 1
TorBrian Harbinson Memorial ParkGlastonbury, SomersetPromoted from Somerset 1
WellsCharter WayWells, SomersetRelegated from Western Counties North
Weston-super-Mare IIRecreation Ground6,000Weston-super-Mare, Somerset10th
YattonThe ParkYatton, Somerset5th

Teams 2018–19

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
AvonHicksfieldBath, Somerset3rd
Bristol HarlequinsValhallaBrislington, BristolPromoted from Somerset 1
Burnham-on-SeaBASC GroundBurnham-on-Sea, SomersetRelegated from Western Counties West
Hornets IIHutton Moor ParkWeston-super-Mare, Somerset10th
ImperialSouth Bristol Sports CentreHengrove, Bristol5th
Minehead BarbariansThe Tom Stewart FieldMinehead, Somerset8th
Nailsea & BackwellWest End ParkNailsea, Somerset7th
Oldfield Old BoysShaft RoadMonkton Combe, Bath, SomersetRelegated from Western Counties North
Old Redcliffians IIScotland LaneBrislington, Bristol6th
St Bernadettes Old BoysWhitchurch Sports GroundWhitchurch, Bristol9th
Weston-super-Mare IIRecreation Ground6,000Weston-super-Mare, Somerset4th
WiveliscombeRecreational GroundWiveliscombe, SomersetRunners up
YattonThe ParkYatton, SomersetRelegated from Western Counties North

Teams 2017–18

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
AvonHicksfieldBath, SomersetRelegated from Tribute Western Counties North
Bridgwater & Albion IIBath Road5,000Bridgwater, Somerset11th
GordanoCaswell LanePortbury, Somerset6th
Hornets IIHutton Moor ParkWeston-super-Mare, Somerset9th
ImperialSouth Bristol Sports CentreHengrove, BristolPromoted from Tribute Somerset 1
Minehead BarbariansThe Tom Stewart FieldMinehead, SomersetPromoted from Tribute Somerset 1
Nailsea & BackwellWest End ParkNailsea, Somerset8th
Old Redcliffians IIScotland LaneBrislington, Bristol7th
St Bernadettes Old BoysWhitchurch Sports GroundWhitchurch, Bristol12th
Stothert & PittAdams FieldBath, Somerset10th
TorBrian Harbinson Memorial ParkGlastonbury, Somerset5th
Weston-super-Mare IIRecreation Ground6,000Weston-super-Mare, Somerset4th
WiveliscombeRecreational GroundWiveliscombe, Somerset3rd

2016-17

Participating teams

Somerset 1

The 2015–16 Tribute Somerset Premier consists of fourteen teams from Somerset and south-west Bristol. The season began on the 5 September 2015 and ended on the 30 April 2016.

Participating teams and location

Eleven of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions Gordano were promoted to Tribute Western Counties North while Bristol Imperial and Clevedon II were relegated to Somerset 1.
TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
Chew Valley IIChew LaneChew Magna, SomersetPromoted from Somerset 1
Hornets IIHutton Moor ParkWeston-super-Mare, SomersetPromoted from Somerset 1
Minehead BarbariansThe Tom Stewart FieldMinehead, Somerset8th
Nailsea & BackwellWest End ParkNailsea, Somerset9th
Oldfield Old BoysShaft RoadBath, Somerset10th
Old Redcliffians IIScotland LaneBrislington, Bristol6th
St Bernadettes Old BoysWhitchurch Sports GroundWhitchurch, Bristol12th
Stothert & PittAdams FieldBath, SomersetRelegated from Tribute Western Counties North
Taunton IIHyde Park2,000Taunton, Somerset11th
TorBrian Harbinson Memorial ParkGlastonbury, Somerset4th
Weston-super-Mare IIRecreation Ground2,000Weston-super-Mare, Somerset3rd
WinscombeWinscombe Recreation Ground1,200Winscombe, Somerset2nd
WiveliscombeRecreational GroundWiveliscombe, Somerset7th
YattonOff North EndYatton, Somerset5th

1st XV teams participating in Somerset Regional Leagues

Somerset 1

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of the Gloucester Premier and Tribute Somerset Premier for the third and final promotion place to Tribute Western Counties North. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season Gloucester Premier teams have been the most successful with thirteen wins to the Tribute Somerset Premier teams six; and the home team has won promotion on twelve occasions compared to the away teams seven.

Number of league titles