Tribute Western Counties West
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Current season or competition:: 2016–17 Tribute Western Counties West
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Instituted | 1987 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Country | England |
| Holders | Okehampton (2nd title) (2015–16 promoted to Tribute South West 1 West) |
| Most titles | Penryn (3 titles) |
| Website | clubs.rfu.com |
Tribute Western Counties West is an English, level seven, rugby union league for clubs based in the south-west of England; mainly Cornwall, Devon and Somerset. The champions are promoted to Tribute South West 1 West and the runner-up plays the second team in Tribute Western Counties North, with the winning team also gaining promotion. The number of teams relegated depends on feedback following promotion and relegation in the leagues above, but is usually two or three to Tribute Cornwall/Devon. The current champions are Okehampton who won this league for the second time; their last title was in 1996–97. Kingsbridge beat Keynsham 16 – 10 in the promotion play-off and will join Okehampton in Tribute South West 1 next season.
The 2016–17 Tribute Western Counties West League consists of fourteen teams; seven from Devon, five from Cornwall and two from Somerset. The season starts on 3 September 2016 and is due to be completed on 22 April 2015. Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition, the 2015–16 champions, Okehampton were promoted to Tribute South West 1 West, along with the play-off winners Kingsbridge. Two Cornish teams, Penryn and Saltash were relegated to Tribute Cornwall/Devon League and were replaced by Bude (champions) and St Ives (runner-up). The three relegated teams from Tribute South West One were all allocated places in Tribute Western Counties North so the two most westerly teams from that division, Burnham and Wellington were transferred to this league to bring the number of teams to fourteen.
The 2015–16 Tribute Western Counties West League consists of fourteen teams; nine from Devon and five from Cornwall. The seasons started on 5 September 2015 and the last matches were played on 30 April 2016.
Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions Teignmouth were promoted to Tribute South West 1 West and Tavistock and St Ives were relegated to Tribute Cornwall/Devon League. The only team from Somerset, Wellington, was transferred to Tribute Western Counties North.
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