London 2 South East
{{Short description|English rugby union league}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox rugby league football competition
| name = London 2 South East
| current_season = 2019–20 London 2 South East
| logo =
| pixels =
| sport = Rugby union
| founded = {{Start date and age|1987}} (as London 3 South East)
| teams = 12
| country = {{ENG}}
| champion = Haywards Heath (1st title)
| season = 2019–20)
(promoted to London 1 South
| most_champs = Tunbridge Wells
| count = 4
| TV =
| website = [http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2016-2017/group/21311 englandrugby.com]
}}
London 2 South East is an English level 7 Rugby Union League.{{cite web|publisher=Sussex Rugby Union |title=League Make up |url=http://www.sussexrugby.co.uk/dyn/pages/competitions/league-results/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112130757/http://www.sussexrugby.co.uk/dyn/pages/competitions/league-results |archive-date=12 January 2010 }} When this division began in 1987 it was known as London 3 South East, changing to its current name ahead of the 2009–10 season. The division is made up of teams predominantly from south-east London, Kent, East Sussex and West Sussex. The twelve teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Intermediate Cup - a level 7 national competition.
Promoted teams move up to London 1 South with the league champions being promoted automatically and the runners up playing the runners up from London 2 South West, while demoted teams tend to move down to London 3 South East.
Teams for 2021–22
The teams competing in 2021-22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019-20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020-21.
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|Team
!|Ground !|Capacity !|City/Area !|Previous season | ||||
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Ashford | Kinney's Field | Ashford, Kent | Promoted from London 3SE (champions) | |
Beccehamian | Sparrow's Den | West Wickham, London | 9th | |
Beckenham | Balmoral Avenue | Beckenham, London | Relegated from London 1 South (14th) | |
Charlton Park | Broad Walk | Kidbrooke, London | 4th | |
Crowborough | Steel Cross | Crowborough, East Sussex | 5th | |
Dartfordians | Bourne Road | Bexley, London | Relegated from London 1 South (13th) | |
Deal & Betteshanger | The Drill Field | Deal, Kent | 8th | |
Folkestone | New Burlington Ground | Newington, Folkestone, Kent | Promoted from London 3SE (runners-up) | |
Gravesend | Rectory Field | Gravesend, Kent | 6th | |
Old Alleynians | Dulwich Common | Dulwich, London | 3rd | |
Old Colfeians | Lee | Lee, London | 2nd | |
Thanet Wanderers | St Peter's Recreation Ground | Broadstairs, Kent | 10th |
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Season 2020–21
On 30 October the RFU announced{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/rfu-cancels-adult-competitive-leaguesfor-the-202021-season|title=RFU Cancels Adult Competitive Leagues for the 2020/21 Season |publisher=RFU |date=2020-10-20 |access-date=2020-11-09}} that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning London 2 South East was not contested.
Teams for 2019–20
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|Team
!|Ground !|Capacity !|City/Area !|Previous season | ||||
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Beccehamian | Sparrow's Den | West Wickham, London | Promoted from London 3 SE (runners up) | |
Charlton Park | Broad Walk | Kidbrooke, London | 3rd | |
Crowborough | Steel Cross | Crowborough, East Sussex | Promoted from London 3 SE (champions) | |
Deal & Betteshanger | The Drill Field | Deal, Kent | 7th | |
Dover | Crabble Athletic Ground | Dover, Kent | 9th | |
Gravesend | Rectory Field | Gravesend, Kent | 6th | |
Haywards Heath | Whitemans Green | Cuckfield, West Sussex | 4th | |
Hove | Hove Recreation Ground | Hove, East Sussex | Relegated from London 1 South (14th) | |
Maidstone | William Davey Memorial Ground | Maidstone, Kent | 10th | |
Old Alleynians | Dulwich Common | Dulwich, London | Level transfer from London 2 SW (4th) | |
Old Colfeians | Lee | Lee, London | 5th |
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Teams for 2018–19
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|Team
!|Ground !|Capacity !|City/Area !|Previous season | ||||
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Aylesford Bulls | Jack Williams Ground | Aylesford, Kent | Promoted from London 3 SE (champions) | |
Beckenham | Balmoral Avenue | Beckenham, London | 6th | |
Charlton Park | Broad Walk | Kidbrooke, London | 3rd | |
Deal & Betteshanger | The Drill Field | Deal, Kent | 9th | |
Dover | Crabble Athletic Ground | Dover, Kent | 5th | |
Gravesend | Rectory Field | Gravesend, Kent | Relegated from London 1 South (14th) | |
Haywards Heath | Whitemans Green | Cuckfield, West Sussex | 7th | |
Heathfield & Waldron | Hardy Roberts Recreational Ground | Cross In Hand, Heathfield, East Sussex | 10th | |
Horsham | Coolhurst Ground | Horsham, West Sussex | 5th | |
Maidstone | William Davey Memorial Ground | Maidstone, Kent | Relegated from London 1 South (12th) | |
Old Colfeians | Lee | Lee, London | Relegated from London 1 South (13th) | |
Thanet Wanderers | St Peter's Recreation Ground | Broadstairs, Kent | Promoted from London 3 SE (runners up) |
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Teams for 2017–18
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|Team
!|Ground !|Capacity !|City/Area !|Previous season | ||||
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Barking | Goresbrook | 1,000 | Becontree, London | Relegated from London 1 North (14th) |
Beckenham | Balmoral Avenue | Beckenham, London | 5th | |
Charlton Park | Broad Walk | Kidbrooke, London | 4th | |
Dartfordians | Bourne Road | Bexley, London | 3rd | |
Deal & Betteshanger | The Drill Field | Deal, Kent | 8th | |
Dover | Crabble Athletic Ground | Dover, Kent | Relegated from London 1 South (13th) | |
Haywards Heath | Whitemans Green | Cuckfield, West Sussex | Promoted from London 3 South East (runners up) | |
Heathfield & Waldron | Hardy Roberts Recreational Ground | Cross In Hand, Heathfield, East Sussex | 10th | |
Horsham | Coolhurst Ground | Horsham, West Sussex | 7th | |
Hove | Hove Recreation Ground | Hove, East Sussex | 6th | |
Old Alleynians | Dulwich Common | Dulwich, London | 9th | |
Pulborough | Freelands | Pulborough, West Sussex | Promoted from London 3 South East (champions) |
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Teams for 2016-2017
- Beckenham
- Bromley (promoted from London 3 South East)
- Charlton Park (relegated from London 1 South)
- Crowborough
- Dartfordians
- Deal & Betteshanger
- Heathfield & Waldron (promoted from London 3 South East)
- Horsham
- Hove
- Medway (relegated from London 1 South)
- Old Alleynians
- Old Colfeians
Teams for 2015-2016
- Ashford
- Beckenham
- Crowborough
- Dartfordians (promoted from London 3 South East)
- Deal & Betteshanger
- Horsham (promoted from London 3 South East)
- Hove (relegated from London 1 South)
- Old Alleynians (transferred from London 2 South West)
- Old Colfeians
- Sevenoaks
- Thanet Wanderers
- Tunbridge Wells
Teams for 2014-2015
- Ashford (promoted from London 3 South East)
- Aylesford Bulls
- Beckenham (relegated from London 1 South)
- Crowborough
- Deal & Betteshanger
- Haywards Heath (relegated from London 1 South) withdrew from league prior to the season, now playing in Sussex 2
- Maidstone
- Medway
- Old Colfeians
- Sevenoaks
- Thanet Wanderers (promoted from London 3 South East)
- Tunbridge Wells
Teams for 2013-2014
- Aylesford Bulls
- Charlton Park
- Crowborough
- Deal & Betteshanger
- Heathfield & Waldron
- Lewes
- Maidstone (promoted from London 3 South East)
- Medway
- Old Colfeians (relegated from London 1 South)
- Sevenoaks
- Tunbridge Wells (promoted from London 3 South East)
- Warlingham
Teams for 2012-2013
- Aylesford Bulls
- Brighton Football Club
- Crowborough
- Charlton Park
- Deal & Betteshanger
- Heathfield & Waldron
- Lewes
- Medway
- Old Dunstonians
- Sevenoaks
- Thanet Wanderers
- Warlingham
Teams for 2011-2012
- Aylesford Bulls
- Brighton Football Club
- Charlton Park
- Deal & Betteshanger
- East Grinstead
- Heathfield & Waldron
- Lewes
- Old Dunstonians
- Old Mid-Whitgiftian
- Sevenoaks
- Tunbridge Wells
- Warlingham
Teams for 2010-2011
- Aylesford Bulls
- Brighton Football Club
- Deal & Betteshanger
- East Grinstead
- Lewes
- Maidstone
- Old Dunstonians
- Old Elthamians
- Old Mid-Whitgiftian
- Purley John Fisher
- Sevenoaks
- Warlingham
Teams for 2009-2010
- Bromley
- Deal & Betteshanger
- Eastbourne
- Hove
- KCS Old Boys
- Lewes
- Old Dunstonians
- Old Reigatian
- Purley John Fisher
- Sevenoaks
- Tonbridge Juddian
- Warlingham
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as London 3 South East) contained the following teams:
London 2 South East Honours
=London 3 South East (1987–1993)=
Originally known as London 3 South East, this division was a tier 7 league with promotion up to London 2 South and relegation down to either Kent 1 or Sussex 1.
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! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:300px;"|Relegated Teams
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|1987–88 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Tunbridge Wells || Beckenham || Canterbury, Gillingham Anchorians
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|1988–89 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Colfeians || Westcombe Park || Old Dunstonians
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|1989–90 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Westcombe Park || Old Juddian || East Grinstead
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|1990–91 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Juddian || Beckenham || Bognor, Park House, Gillingham Anchorians
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|1991–92 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Charlton Park || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Thanet Wanderers || Hastings & Bexhill
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|1992–93 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Horsham || Brighton || Crawley, Dartfordians
|-
|-
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.
|}
=London 3 South East (1993–1996)=
At the end of the 1992–93 season, the top six teams from London 1 and the top six from South West 1 were combined to create National 5 South. This meant that London 3 South East dropped from a tier 7 league to a tier 8 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion continued to London 2 South, and relegation to either Kent 1 or Sussex 1.
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! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:300px;"|Relegated Teams
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|1993–94 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Gravesend || Beckenham || Hove, Tunbridge Wells, Gillingham Anchorians
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|1994–95 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Brockleians || Beckenham || Erith, East Grinstead
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|1995–96 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Beckenham || Brighton || Heathfield & Waldron, Uckfield
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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.
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=London 3 South East (1996–2000)=
The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that London 3 South East reverted to being a tier 7 league. Promotion continued to London 2 South and relegation to either Kent 1 or Sussex 1.
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! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Runners–up
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|1996–97 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Lewes || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Sevenoaks{{efn|3rd place Haywards Heath also promoted.}} || No relegation{{efn|No relegation as league was set to expand from 13 to 17 teams for the following season.}}
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|1997–98 || style="text-align: center;"| 17 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Canterbury || Worthing || Bognor
|-
| 1998–99{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/1998-1999/group/9005|title=1998–99 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 16 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Maidstone || Brighton || Uckfield
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| 1999–00{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/1999-2000/group/9302|title=1999–00 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 17 || Brighton || Worthing || Multiple teams{{efn|The introduction of London 4 South East for the following season meant that ten clubs were relegated. Horsham and Medway dropped two levels to Sussex 1 and Kent 1 respectively, while Beccehamian, Hove, Park House, Folkestone, Heathfield & Waldron, Dartfordians, Chichester and Eastbourne all went into the new London 4 South East division.}}
|-
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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.
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=London 3 South East (2000–2009)=
London 3 South East continued to be a tier 7 league with promotion up to London 2 South. However, the introduction of London 4 South East ahead of the 2000–01 season meant that clubs were now relegated into this new division instead of into Kent 1 or Sussex 1.
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! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of teams
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| 2000–01{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2000-2001/group/9627|title=2000–01 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Tunbridge Wells || Sidcup || Askean, Cranbrook
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| 2001–02{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2001-2002/group/9961|title=2001–02 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Worthing || Sidcup || Crawley, Old Dunstonians
|-
| 2002–03{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2002-2003/group/10296|title=2002–03 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Sidcup || Dartfordians || Betteshanger, East Grinstead, Eastbourne
|-
| 2003–04{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2003-2004/group/10681|title=2003–04 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Dartfordians || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Lewes || No relegation{{efn|Due to restructure of league from 10 teams to 12 for the following season meant there was no relegation.}}
|-
| 2004–05{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2004-2005/group/11081|title=2004–05 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Maidstone || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Sevenoaks || Cobham, Charlton Park
|-
| 2005–06{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2005-2006/group/11437|title=2005–06 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Tunbridge Wells || Purley John Fisher || Brighton, Dartfordians
|-
| 2006–07{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2006-2007/group/11796|title=2006–07 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Sidcup || Purley John Fisher || Folkestone, Bognor
|-
| 2007–08{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2007-2008/group/12204|title=2007–08 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Gravesend || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Dover || Tonbridge Juddians, Old Mid-Whitgiftian{{efn|The division would be renamed London Division 2 South East for the next season and along with the whole national restructure of the league system by the RFU lead to mass changes at all levels.}}
|-
| 2008–09{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2008-2009/group/12688|title=2008–09 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Elthamians || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Aylesford Bulls{{efn|Both Aylesford Bulls and the runners up from London 2 West, Wimbledon, were promoted to London 2 South this year.}} || Lordswood
|-
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.
|}
=London 2 South East (2009–present)=
Nationwide league restructuring by the RFU ahead of the 2009–10 season saw London 3 South East renamed as London 2 South East. It remained at level 7 with promotion to London 1 South (formerly London 2 South) and relegation to London 3 South East (formerly London 4 South East).
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| style="border:0;"|London 2 South East | style="width:20%; border:0;"| |
|-
! style="background:#efefef; width:80px;"|Season
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:300px;"|Relegated Teams
|- align=left
| 2009–10{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2009-2010/group/13661|title=2009–10 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Tonbridge Juddians || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hove || Eastbourne, Bromley
|-
| 2010–11{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2010-2011/group/14528|title=2010–11 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Elthamians || Aylesford Bulls || Maidstone, Purley John Fisher
|-
| 2011–12{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2011-2012/group/15545|title=2011–12 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| East Grinstead || Charlton Park || Old Mid-Whitgiftian, Tunbridge Wells
|-
| 2012–13{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2012-2013/group/16246|title=2012–13 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Brighton || Charlton Park || Thanet Wanderers, Old Dunstonians
|-
| 2013–14{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2013-2014/group/17263|title=2013–14 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Charlton Park || Maidstone || Heathfield & Waldron, Lewes, Warlington
|-
| 2014–15{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2014-2015/group/18351|title=2014–15 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Maidstone || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Medway || Aylesford Bulls{{efn|Only 1 team relegated this season as the league would go back to 12 teams the following season.}}
|-
| 2015–16{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2015-2016/group/19824|title=2015–16 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Tunbridge Wells || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Sevenoaks || Ashford, Thanet Wanderers
|-
| 2016–17{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2016-2017/group/21311|title=2016–17 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=5 May 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Medway || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Colfeians || Crowborough, Bromley
|-
| 2017–18{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2017-2018/group/23025|title=2017–18 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=21 April 2018}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Dartfordians || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hove || Barking, Pulborough
|-
| 2018–19{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2018-2019/group/26574 |title=2018-2019 London & South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=13 April 2019}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Beckenham || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Horsham || Heathfield & Waldron, Aylesford Bulls
|-
| 2019–20{{cite web|title=Men's level 5 - 7 leagues 2019–20|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/dxdam/1d/1d602337-7f0c-401d-89b3-4ea9b38fecb6/Levels%205%20-%207.pdf|website=England Rugby|access-date=25 April 2020}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Haywards Heath || Old Colfeians || Maidstone, Dover
|-
| 2020–21 || style="text-align: center;"|12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| || ||
|-
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.
|}
Promotion play-offs
Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of London 2 South East and London 2 South West for the third and final promotion place to London 1 South. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the London 2 South West teams have been the most successful with ten wins to the London 2 South East teams nine, and the home team has won promotion on eleven occasions compared to the away teams eight.
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| style="border:0;"|London 2 (south-east v south-west) promotion play-off results | style="width:20%; border:0;"| |
|-
! style="background:#efefef;"|Season
! style="background:#efefef"|Home team
! style="background:#efefef"|Score
! style="background:#efefef"|Away team
! style="background:#efefef"|Venue
! style="background:#efefef"|Attendance
|- align=left
|-
| 2000–01{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2000-2001/group/9666|title=London & SE Division Play-Offs 2000-01 |publisher=England Rugby |date=12 May 2001}} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Gosport & Fareham (SW) || 27-14 || Sidcup (SE) || Gosport Park, Gosport, Hampshire ||
|-
| 2001–02{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2001-2002/group/10000|title=London & SE Division Play-Offs 2001-02 |publisher=England Rugby |date=19 May 2001}} || Sidcup (SE) || 21-23 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Cobham (SW) || Crescent Farm, Sidcup, Kent ||
|-
| 2002–03{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2002-2003/group/10335|title=London & SE Division Play-Offs 2002-03 |publisher=England Rugby |access-date=6 May 2017}} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Barnes (SW) || 41-3 || Dartfordians (SE) || Barn Elms, Barnes, London ||
|-
| 2003–04{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2003-2004/group/10720|title=London & SE Division Play-Offs 2003-04 |publisher=England Rugby |date=24 April 2004}} || Old Wimbledonians (SW) || 3-24 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Lewes (SE) || Somerset Avenue, Wimbledon, London ||
|-
| 2004–05{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2004-2005/group/11120|title=London & SE Division Play-Offs 2004-05 |publisher=England Rugby |date=30 April 2005}} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Sevenoaks (SE) || 33-12 || Effingham & Leatherhead (SW) || Knole Paddock, Sevenoaks, Kent ||
|-
| 2005–06{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2005-2006/group/11476|title=London & SE Division Play-Offs 2005-06 |publisher=England Rugby |date=29 April 2006}} || Purley John Fisher (SE) || 15-23 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| London Irish Wild Geese (SW) || Parsons Pightle, Old Coulsdon, Greater London ||
|-
| 2006–07{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2006-2007/group/11819|title=London & SE Division Play-Offs 2005-06 |publisher=England Rugby |date=28 April 2007}} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Dorking (SW) || 21-6 || Purley John Fisher (SE) || The Big Field, Brockham, Surrey ||
|-
| 2007–08{{cite web|url=http://www.pjfrfc.co.uk/teams/125785/match-centre/0-2470751|title=PJF falter at Playoff stage |publisher=Purley John Fisher RFC (Pitchero) |date=26 April 2008}} || Purley John Fisher (SW) || 19-25 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Dover (SE) || Parsons Pightle, Old Coulsdon, Greater London || 400
|-
| 2008–09{{cite web|url=http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/4322735.Dons_gore_the_Bulls/|title=Aylesford Bulls 20 Wimbledon 36 |publisher=Richmond and Twickenham Times |date=27 April 2009}} || Aylesford Bulls (SE){{efn|Despite losing the playoff, Aylesford Bulls would join Wimbledon in London 1 South the following season.{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2009-2010/group/13658|title=2009–2010 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=23 January 2015}}}} || 20-36 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wimbledon (SW) || Hall Road, Aylesford, Kent ||
|-
| 2009–10{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2009-2010/group/13655|title=London & SE Division Play-Offs 2009-10 |publisher=England Rugby |date=24 April 2010}} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hove (SE) || 17-14 || Guernsey (SW) || Hove Recreation Ground, Hove, East Sussex ||
|-
| 2010–11{{cite web|url=http://www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2011/05/trojans-end-season-on-a-high/|title=Trojans end season on a high |publisher=Eastleigh News |date=31 May 2011 }} || Aylesford Bulls (SE) || 14-28 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Trojans (SW) || Hall Road, Aylesford, Kent ||
|-
| 2011–12{{cite web|url=http://www.everythingrugby.com/rugby-news19443-wimbledon-18---charlton-park-6.html |title=Wimbledon 18 - Charlton Park 6 |publisher=Everything Rugby |date=23 April 2012 }} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wimbledon (SW) || 18-6 || Charlton Park (SE) || Somerset Avenue, Wimbledon, London ||
|-
| 2012–13{{cite web|url=http://www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/sport/10376537.Sutton___Epsom_skipper_celebrates_promotion_to_London_One_South_with_a_warning_to_rivals/ |title="It's time to set the wrongs right," says Sutton & Epsom skipper Matt Whitaker |publisher=Wimbledon Guardian |date=24 April 2013 }} || Charlton Park (SE) || 12-15 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Sutton & Epsom (SW) || Broad Walk, Kidbrooke, Greater London ||
|-
| 2013–14{{cite web|url=http://www.kentsportsnews.com/gosport-fareham-14-10-maidstone-26-04-2014/ |title=Gosport & Fareham 14-10 Maidstone |publisher=Kent Sports News |date=26 April 2014 }} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Gosport & Fareham (SW) || 14-10 || Maidstone (SE) || Gosport Park, Gosport, Hampshire ||
|-
| 2014–15{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/londoncornishrfc/teams/27535/match-centre/0-2807453|title=Medway End Cornish Dreams...For Now!|publisher=London Cornish RFC (Pitchero)|date=25 April 2015 }} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Medway (SE) || 29-12 || London Cornish (SW) || Priestfields, Rochester, Kent || 600
|-
| 2015–16{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/londoncornishrfc/teams/27535/match-centre/0-3223480|title=Cornish Go Down All Guns Blazing!|publisher=London Cornish RFC (Pitchero)|date=30 April 2016 }} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Sevenoaks (SE) || 37-31 || London Cornish (SW) || Knole Paddock, Sevenoaks, Kent || 234
|-
| 2016–17{{cite web|url=http://www.camberleyrugbyclub.co.uk/teams/101306/match-centre/0-3661530|title=Cam unable to escape OCs Stranglehold|publisher=Camberley RFC (Pitchero)|date=22 April 2017 }} || Camberley (SW) || 17-20 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Colfeians (SE) || Watchetts Recreation Ground, Camberley, Surrey ||
|-
| 2017–18{{cite web|url=https://www.oldreigatianrfc.com/news/points-make-prizes-close-but-no-cigar-as-or-1st-xv-go-down-valiantly-at-hove-in-promotion-play-off-|title=POINTS MAKE PRIZES; CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR AS OR 1ST XV GO DOWN VALIANTLY AT HOVE IN PROMOTION PLAY-OFF|publisher=OLD REIGATIAN RFC|date=24 April 2018 }} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hove (SE) || 17-16 || Old Reigatian (SW) || Hove Recreation Ground, Hove, East Sussex ||
|-
| 2018–19{{cite web|url=http://www.horshamrufc.com/teams/29388/match-centre/0-4440550|title=Horsham put in a commanding performance to secure play-off promotion|publisher=Horsham Rugby Club (Pitchero)|date=13 April 2019 }} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Horsham (SE) || 44-17 || Farnham (SW) || Coolhurst Ground, Horsham, West Sussex || 600
|-
| 2019–20 || colspan=6| Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up - Farnham (SW) - promoted instead.
|-
| 2020–21 ||
|-
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green background is the promoted team. SE = London 2 South East (formerly London 3 South East) and SW = London 2 South West (formerly London 3 South West)
|-
|}
Number of league titles
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- Tunbridge Wells (4)
- Maidstone (3)
- Beckenham (2)
- Brighton (2)
- Charlton Park (2)
- Dartfordians (2)
- Gravesend (2)
- Old Elthamians (2)
- Tonbridge Juddians (2){{efn|One of Tonbridge Juddians titles was won by founder club Old Juddian.}}
- Canterbury (1)
- East Grinstead (1)
- Haywards Heath (1)
- Horsham (1)
- Lewes (1)
- Medway (1)
- Old Brockleians (1)
- Old Colfeians (1)
- Sidcup (1)
- Westcombe Park (1)
- Worthing (1)
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Notes
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See also
References
{{Reflist|3}}