South West 1 West
| Tribute South West 1 West | |
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Current season or competition:: 2016–17 Tribute South West 1 West
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Instituted | 1987 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Country |
 England
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| Holders |
Weston-super-Mare (1st title) (2016–17 (promoted to National League 3 South West)) |
| Most titles | Cinderford, Henley Hawks, Truro (2 titles) |
| Website | clubs.rfu.com |
Tribute South West 1 West is an English, level six, rugby union league for clubs based in the south-west of England; mainly Bristol, Cornwall, Devon Gloucestershire and Somerset. The champions are promoted to National League 3 South West and the runner-up plays the second team in South West 1 East, with the winning team gaining promotion. Relegated sides usually play in one of the three seventh-tier leagues — Tribute Western Counties North, Tribute Western Counties West or occasionally, Southern Counties South. The current champions are Weston-super-Mare and they will play in National League 3 South West in season 2017–18.
The 2016–17 Tribute South West 1 West consists of fourteen teams; six from Somerset and four each from Devon and Gloucestershire. Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. The season started on 3 September 2016 and the last league matches were played on 22 April 2017. The play-off match was played a week later on 29 April 2017.
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 30 April 2017
Each season, the runners-up in South West 1 East and Tribute South West 1 West, participate in a play-off for promotion to National League 3 South West. The team with the best playing record, in this case Newbury Blues, host the match and they beat their opponents Clevedon 25 – 22.
Camborne became champions on 9 April 2016, with two matches to play. Thornbury lost the play-off for promotion 24 – 26 at Salisbury and will continue to play in this league next season. Avonmouth OB, Coney Hill and Wells are all relegated to Western Counties North.
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