Counties 5 Surrey

English rugby union league

Counties 5 SurreySport| Rugby union

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Instituted| 1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Ceased| 1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Re-formed| 2022
Number of teams| 9
Country|  England
Holders| Kew Occasionals RFC (1st title)  (1991–92)

Counties 5 Surrey is a rugby union competition covering the English county of Surrey and parts of south-west London. It sits at the bottom of English Rugby union system, at level 11, making it the lowest level competition still controlled by the Rugby Football Union (RFU). The winner of the league is promoted for the following season to Counties 4 Surrey. There is no relegation from the league, and no promotion into it, however new teams can apply to join.

The league was first formed in the 1989-90 season and ran for three years before its closure at the end of the 1991-1992 season. When the league was disbanded, teams were either automatically promoted to Surrey 4, moved to other leagues, or folded.

As part of a larger restructuring of the entire English rugby union pyramid, undertaken by the RFU, the league was re-formed. Beginning with the 2022-23 season, nine teams from Surrey and south-west London compete in the division.

## Current teams[edit]

The 9 teams currently playing in the division are:[1]

* Croydon
* Egham Hollowegians
* London French
* Merton
* Mitcham & Carshalton
* Old Suttonians
* Raynes Park
* Reigate
* Wandsworthians
* Woking

## Original teams[edit]

When the competition began in 1989, the following teams played in the division:

* Economicals \- relegated from Surrey 4
* Gibraltar Engineers \- new to league
* Haslemere \- relegated from Surrey 3
* Lightwater \- relegated from Surrey 3
* Oxted \- relegated from Surrey 3
* Racal-Decca \- relegated from Surrey 3
* Woking \- new to league

## Surrey 5 honours[edit]

Season  | No of

Teams

| Champions  | Runners–up  | Relegated Teams

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1989–90[2] | 7 | Gibraltar Engineers | Racal-Decca | No relegation
1990–91[3] | 7 | Woking | Shene Old Grammarians | No relegation
1991–92[4] | 10 | Kew Occasionals | London Media | No relegation
2022-23[5] | 9 | Old Hamptonians | Haslemere | No relegation  |  |  |
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

## Number of league titles[edit]

* Gibraltar Engineers (1)
* Woking (1)
* Kew Occasionals (1)

## See also[edit]

* London & SE Division RFU
* Surrey RFU
* English rugby union system
* Rugby union in England

## References[edit]

1. ^ "RFU".
2. ^ Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91. 1991.
3. ^ Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. 1992.
4. ^ Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93. 1993.
5. ^ "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 2022-12-17.

## External links[edit]

* Surrey Rugby Football Union
* RFU Table for Counties Surrey 5

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Governing body|

* Rugby Football Union
* Rugby Football Union for Women (merged into the RFU)

National teams|

| Men's|

* England
* England A
* 7's
* U-21
* U-20
* U-18
* British & Irish Lions
* England Counties XV

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Women's|

* Women's
* 7's

International competitions|

| Men's|

* World Cup
* Six Nations
* Rugby World Cup Sevens
* Sevens World Series
* Sevens Grand Prix Series
* Commonwealth Games

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Women's|

* World Cup
* Six Nations
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Competition divisions|

| Men's|

* Premiership
* Championship
* National Leagues
* London and SE Division
* Northern Division
* Midland Division
* South West Division
* United Hospitals Cup

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Women's|

* Premiership Women's Rugby

European competitions|

* European Rugby Champions Cup
* European Rugby Challenge Cup

National competitions|

* Premiership Rugby
* Premiership Cup
* RFU Championship
* Championship Cup
* National League 1
* National League 2 East
* National League 2 North
* National League 2 West
* RFU Intermediate Cup
* RFU Senior Vase
* RFU Junior Vase
* Premiership Rugby Sevens Series
* Women's Premiership
* Premier 15s

London and South East
competitions|

* Regional 1 South East
* Regional 1 South Central
* Regional 2 South Central
* Regional 2 South East
* Regional 2 Thames
* London 1 North
* London 2 North East
* London 2 North West
* London 2 South East
* London 2 South West
* London 3 North West
* London 3 South East
* London 3 South West
* London 3 Eastern Counties
* London 3 Essex
* Eastern Counties 1
* Eastern Counties 2
* Eastern Counties 3
* Essex 1
* Hampshire Premier
* Hampshire 1
* Hampshire Cups
* Herts/Middlesex 1
* Herts/Middlesex 2
* Hertfordshire Cups
* Middlesex Cups
* Kent 1
* Kent 2
* Kent Cups
* Surrey 1
* Counties 2 Surrey
* Counties 3 Surrey
* Counties 4 Surrey
* Counties 5 Surrey
* Surrey Cups
* Sussex 1
* Sussex Cups

Midland competitions|

* Regional 1 Midlands
* Regional 2 North Midlands
* Regional 2 West Midlands
* Regional 2 East Midlands
* Midlands 2 West (North)
* Midlands 2 West (South)
* Midlands 2 East (North)
* Midlands 2 East (South)
* Midlands 3 West (North)
* Midlands 3 West (South)
* Midlands 3 East (North)
* Midlands 3 East (South)
* Midlands 4 West (North)
* Midlands 4 West (South)
* Midlands 4 East (North)
* Midlands 4 East (South)
* Midlands 5 West (South)
* Leicestershire Cups
* North Midlands Cups
* Staffordshire Cups
* Warwickshire Cups

Northern competitions|

* Regional 1 North East
* Regional 1 North West
* Regional 2 North
* Regional 2 North East
* Regional 2 North West
* North 1 East
* North 1 West
* North 2 West
* Lancs/Cheshire 1
* Lancs/Cheshire 2
* Cheshire Cups
* Lancashire Cups
* Counties 1 Cumbria
* Cumbria Cups
* Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland
* Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland
* Counties 3 Durham & Northumberland
* Durham Cups
* Northumberland Cups
* Counties 1 Yorkshire
* Counties 2 Yorkshire
* Counties 3 Yorkshire
* Counties 4 Yorkshire
* Yorkshire Cups

South West competitions|

* Regional 1 South West
* Regional 2 Severn
* Regional 2 South West
* Counties 1 Southern North
* Counties 1 Southern South
* Counties 1 Western North
* Counties 1 Western West
* Counties 2 Cornwall
* Counties 3 Cornwall
* Cornwall Cups
* Counties 2 Devon
* Counties 3 Devon East
* Counties 3 Devon West
* Devon Cups
* Gloucester Premier
* Gloucester 1
* Gloucester 2 North
* Gloucester 2 South
* Gloucestershire Cups
* Somerset Premier
* Somerset 1
* Somerset 2 North
* Somerset 2 South
* Somerset 3 North
* Somerset 3 South
* Somerset Cups
* Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier
* Oxfordshire Cups
* Dorset & Wilts 1 North
* Dorset & Wilts 1 South
* Dorset & Wilts 2 North
* Dorset & Wilts 2 South
* Dorset & Wilts 3 North

County competitions|

* Division 1
* Division 2
* Division 3

Discontinued competitions|

* Anglo-Welsh Cup
* Cornwall/Devon League
* Divisional Championship
* National League 2 South
* North Premier
* RFU Knockout Cup
* South West 1 East

Related articles|

* International players
* Clubs
* Churchill Cup
* Calcutta Cup
* Millennium Trophy
* Ella-Mobbs Trophy
* Hillary Shield

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