Gloucester Premier
| Gloucester Premier | |
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Current season or competition:: 2016–17 Gloucester Premier
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Instituted | 2000 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country | England |
| Holders |
Old Richians (1st title) (2016–17) (promoted to Tribute Western Counties North) |
| Most titles | Drybrook (3 titles) |
| Website | englandrugby.com |
Gloucester Premier is an English rugby union league which sits at the eighth level of league rugby union in England with teams largely being based in the county of Gloucestershire and Bristol. The league champions are automatically promoted to Tribute Western Counties North while the runner-up play the runner-up from Tribute Somerset Premier for the third promotion place. Relegated teams drop down into Gloucester 1.
The 2015–16 Gloucester Premier consisted of twelve teams from Gloucestershire and Bristol. The season started on 5 September 2015 and the last match was played on 23 April 2016.
Eight of the twelve teams participated in last season's competition.
Stroud are champions and along with the runner-up Whitehall (play-off winner) were promoted to Tribute Western Counties North. Painswick and Gordon League were relegated to Gloucester 1.
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 2016–17 season Gloucester Premier teams have been the most successful with eleven wins to the Tribute Somerset Premier teams six; and the home team has won promotion on twelve occasions compared to the away teams five.
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