[1] Its name changed following the 2012 restructure of amateur rugby league in Great Britain.

The conference made the leap from 30 to 52 teams in 2003 and a South West Division appeared for the first time.

In 2012, the intended play-off match was cancelled as the majority of the Devon Sharks team, the South West Champions, were unable to break off from the start of the rugby union season to fulfil the fixture.

[2] The match was featured on the BBC national news and was widely covered by the rugby league press.

Winners are: The first South West County Championship took place on the May Bank Holiday weekend in 2011 at Aretians RFC in Bristol.