Shepherd Neame Kent 1
| Shepherd Neame Kent 1 | |
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Current season or competition:: 2016–17 Shepherd Neame Kent 1
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |
 England
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| Holders |
Hastings & Bexhill (1st title) (2016–17) (promoted to London 3 South East) |
| Most titles | Dartfordians (3 titles) |
| Website | englandrugby.com |
Shepherd Neame Kent 1 is an English level 9 Rugby Union League and is made up of teams predominantly from south-east London and Kent. The teams play home and away matches from September through to April. The league champions move up to London 3 South East while the runners up play against the runners up of Sussex Spitfire 1 for the remaining place. Relegated teams drop down to Shepherd Neame Kent 2.
Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Shepherd Neame Kent 1 and Sussex Spitfire 1 for the third and final promotion place to London 3 South East. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2016–17 season the Shepherd Neame Kent 1 teams have been the most successful with twelve wins to the Sussex Spitfire 1 teams five; and the home team has won promotion on nine occasions compared to the away teams eight.
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