Sussex Spitfire 1

Sussex Spitfire 1
Current season or competition::
2015–16 Sussex Spitfire 1
Sport Rugby union
Number of teams 10
Country  England
Holders Crawley (2nd title) (2016–17)
(promoted to London 3 South East))
Most titles Uckfield (3 titles)
Website englandrugby.com

Sussex Spitfire 1, also known as Sussex 1 is an English level 9 Rugby Union League.[1] It is made up of teams predominantly from Sussex. Teams play home and away matches from September through to April. The league champions are automatically promoted up to London 3 South East, while the second placed team plays a promotion playoff against the second placed team from Shepherd Neame Kent 1. Relegated teams drop to Sussex Canterbury Jack Division 2.

Teams for 2016-17

Teams for 2015-16

Teams for 2014-15

Teams for 2012-13

Sussex Spitfire 1 Honours

Sussex Spitfire 1 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1998-99[2] 9 Hove Crowborough Burgess Hill, Ditchling, Old Brightonian Sussex 1
1999-00[3] 8 Bognor Crowborough No relegation[a 1] Sussex 1
2000-01[4] 10 Uckfield Hastings & Bexhill Holbrook, Newick, Seaford Sussex 1
2001-02[5] 10 Chichester Heathfield & Waldron St Francis, Sussex Police Sussex 1
2002-03[6] 9 Uckfield Hastings & Bexhill Chichester IHE, Hellingly Sussex 1
2003-04[7] 10 Hove Hastings & Bexhill Rye, Norfolk Arms Sussex 1
2004-05[8] 8 Horsham Hastings & Bexhill No relegation[a 2] Sussex 1
2005-06[9] 9 Crowborough Hastings & Bexhill Hellingly[a 3] Sussex 1
2006-07[10] 10 Hastings & Bexhill Horsham Plumpton[a 4] Sussex 1
2007-08[11] 9 Heathfield & Waldron East Grinstead Burgess Hill, Hellingly[a 5] Sussex 1
2008-09[12] 11 Brighton Uckfield No relegation Sussex 1
2009-10[13] 12 Crawley Uckfield Lewes II Sussex Spitfire 1
2010-11[14] 12 Uckfield Burgess Hill St Francis, Worthing III Sussex Spitfire 1
2011-12[15] 10 Pulborough East Grinstead II, Burgess Hill (3rd)[a 6] Eastbourne II[a 7] Sussex Spitfire 1
2012-13[16] 12 Burgess Hill Eastbourne Midhurst, Newick Sussex Spitfire 1
2013-14[17] 12 Pulborough Crawley Lewes II, Haywards Heath II Sussex Spitfire 1
2014-15[18] 12 Eastbourne Burgess Hill Holbrook, Rye Sussex Spitfire 1
2015-16[19] 12 Lewes Haywards Heath Crowborough II, Midhurst Sussex Spitfire 1
2016-17[20] 10[a 8] Crawley Uckfield Horsham II, Brighton II Sussex Spitfire 1
2017-18 8
Green backgrounds are promotion places.
  1. ↑ No relegation as Sussex 3 would be abolished at the end of the season leading to the Sussex league being restructured and Sussex 1 increasing from 8 to 10 teams.
  2. ↑ No relegation as Sussex 2 and Sussex 3 would be abolished at the end of the season. Sussex 2 and 3's equivalents would reappearing in 2010-11 as Sussex Canterbury Jack Intermediate and the Asahi 2 East/Oranjeboom 2 West respectively.
  3. ↑ Hellingly drop out of league by season's end.
  4. ↑ Plumpton drop out of league by season's end.
  5. ↑ Burgess Hill and Hellingly drop out of league by season's end.
  6. ↑ Despite finishing 2nd East Grinstead II were not able to take part in the 2011-12 promotion playoff due to the East Grinstead first team being in the division above. This meant that 3rd placed Burgess Hill went into the playoff game instead.
  7. ↑ Despite finishing 2nd Eastbourne II were relegated as Eastbourne first team would drop down to division.
  8. ↑ A number of teams (mostly 2nd teams) would withdraw prior to the 2016-17 season.

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Shepherd Neame Kent 1 and Sussex Spitfire 1 for the third and final promotion place to London 3 South East. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2016–17 season the Shepherd Neame Kent 1 teams have been the most successful with twelve wins to the Sussex Spitfire 1 teams five; and the home team has won promotion on nine occasions compared to the away teams eight.

Shepherd Neame Kent 1 v Sussex Spitfire 1 promotion play-off results
Season Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2000–01[21] Hastings & Bexhill (S) 12-29 Betteshanger (K) William Parker Lower School, Hastings, East Sussex
2001–02[22] Heathfield & Waldron (S) 25-12 Whitstable (K) Hardy Roberts Recreational Ground, Cross In Hand, Heathfield, East Sussex
2002–03[23] Ashford (K) 10-0 Hastings & Bexhill (S) Canterbury Road, Ashford, Kent
2003–04[24] Hastings & Bexhill (S) 13-21 Old Elthamians (K) William Parker Lower School, Hastings, East Sussex
2004–05[25] Hastings & Bexhill (S) 0-22 Sittingbourne (K) William Parker Lower School, Hastings, East Sussex
2005–06[26] Hastings & Bexhill (S) 17-18 Ashford (K) William Parker Lower School, Hastings, East Sussex
2006–07[27] Horsham (S) 33-7 Park House (K) Coolhurst Ground, Horsham, West Sussex
2007–08[28] Old Gravesendians (K) 8-14 East Grinstead (S) Fleetway Sports Ground, Gravesend, Kent
2008–09[29] Old Gravesendians (K) 10-5 Uckfield (S) Fleetway Sports Ground, Gravesend, Kent 300
2009–10[30] Uckfield (S) 19-21 Cranbrook (K) Hempstead Playing Fields, Uckfield, East Sussex
2010–11[31] Sheppey (K) 42-10 Burgess Hill (S) Stupple Field, Minster, Kent 500
2011–12[32] Vigo (K) 10-7 Burgess Hill (S)[b 1] Swanswood Field, Meopham, Kent 400
2012–13[33] Eastbourne (S) 0-47 Beccehamian (K) Park Avenue, Eastbourne, East Sussex
2013–14[34] Crawley (S) 22-41 Hastings & Bexhill (K) Willoughby Fields Pavilion, Crawley, West Sussex
2014–15[35] Burgess Hill (S) 26-23 Sheppey (K) Southway Recreation Ground, Burgess Hill, West Sussex
2015–16[36] Haywards Heath (S) 13-8 Old Williamsonians (K) Whitemans Green, Cuckfield, West Sussex
2016–17[37] Old Williamsonians (K) 20-17 Uckfield (S) Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School, Rochester, Kent
2017–18
Green background is the promoted team. K = Shepherd Neame Kent 1 and S = Sussex Spitfire 1
  1. ↑ Despite finishing 3rd in the league Burgess Hill took 2nd placed East Grinstead II place in the 2011-12 promotion playoff as East Grinstead's first team were in the division above.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "League Make up". Sussex Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "1998-1999 London South East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "1999-2000 London South East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "2000-2001 London South East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "1998-1999 London South East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "2002-2003 London South East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "2003-2004 London South East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "2004-2005 London South East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "2005-2006 London South East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "2006-2007 London South East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "2007-2008 London South East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "2008-2009 London South East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "2009-2010 London South East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "2010-2011 London South East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "2011-2012 London South East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "2012-2013 London South East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "2013-2014 London South East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  18. ↑ "1998-1999 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.
  20. ↑ "2016-2017 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  21. ↑ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2000-01". England Rugby. 19 May 2001.
  22. ↑ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2001-02". England Rugby. 27 April 2002.
  23. ↑ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2002-03". England Rugby. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  24. ↑ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2003-04". England Rugby. 24 April 2004.
  25. ↑ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2004-05". England Rugby. 30 April 2005.
  26. ↑ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2005-06". England Rugby. 29 April 2006.
  27. ↑ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2006-07". England Rugby. 28 April 2007.
  28. ↑ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2007-08". England Rugby. 27 April 2008.
  29. ↑ "Old Gravesendians 10-5 Uckfield". News Shopper. 28 April 2009.
  30. ↑ "Cranes in stunning fightback". This is Kent. 23 April 2010.
  31. ↑ "Sheppey 42 - 10 Burgess Hill". Sheppey RFC (Pitchero). 16 April 2011.
  32. ↑ "Vigo 10 - 7 Burgess Hill". Burgess Hill RFC (Pitchero). 28 April 2012.
  33. ↑ "What a finish to the season....". Beccehamian RFC (Pitchero). 27 April 2013.
  34. ↑ "Crawley Miss Out On Successive Promotions". Crawley RFC (Pitchero). 26 April 2014.
  35. ↑ "BHRFC 1 v Sheppey". Burgess Hill RFC (Pitchero). 25 April 2015.
  36. ↑ "Haywards Heath 13, Old Williamsonians 8: Heath gain promotion with home win after tense play-off". Mid Sussex Times. 2 May 2016.
  37. ↑ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2016-17". England Rugby. 22 April 2017.
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