Scottish Rugby - West Regional Leagues Restructure Approved

Following their Regional League Meeting on 8th May, the West Regional Clubs of the Scottish Rugby Union have approved Cumbernauld Rugbys' proposal to restructure the leagues.

With the bulk of West 2 having finished their campaign by end January, it's perhaps understandable that more games are being sought, but by the same token, West 4 is only now in the first couple of week in May, finishing up.

Having finished 9th in West 2, Cumbernauld are due to be relegated to West 3, but they have taken the opportunity of some Clubs displeasure at such an early finish to the season to avoid the drop, with a proposal to increase West leagues 1 to 3 from 10 teams to 12, and to remove West 4.

There's already some noises of discontent from a few about the travel times that will now be required from Clubs in the new West 3, especially at what is the lowest tier of competitive league rugby in Scotland (whilst others are openly suggesting that it's more about self-preservation).

The revised league currently looks like this (but expect changes as some teams realise they won't meet the travel requirements in West 3).