Southern Counties South
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Current season or competition:: 2016–17 Southern Counties South
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |
 England
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| Holders |
Wimborne (3rd title) (2016–17) (promoted to South West 1 East) |
| Most titles | Wimborne (3 titles) |
| Website | englandrugby.com |
Southern Counties South is a league in the Rugby Football Union South West Division, the rugby union governing body for South West England, part of the Rugby Football Union. The league sits at the seventh tier of club rugby union in England and primarily features teams based in Dorset and Wiltshire. The league champions at the end of the season are promoted to South West 1 East while the runners up face the runners up from Southern Counties North for their place. Relegated teams tend to drop to either Dorset & Wilts 1 North or Dorset & Wilts 1 South depending on geographic placement.
The 2015–16 Southern Counties South consists of twelve teams; four each from Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. The season started on 12 September 2015 and ended on 23 April 2016.
Eight of the twelve teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions Swanage & Wareham and runners up Salisbury (who won their playoff game) were promoted to the South West 1 East while Supermarine and Corsham were both relegated to Dorset & Wilts 1 North. Wootton Bassett were level transferred from Southern Counties North.
Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Southern Counties North and Southern Counties South for the third and final promotion place to South West 1 East. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2016–17 season Southern Counties North teams have been the most successful with eleven wins to the Southern Counties South teams six; and the home team has won promotion on thirteen occasions compared to the away teams four.
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