Windsor and Swindon will be playing in an enlarged Southern Counties North Division next season as organisers of the English Clubs Championship try to cut down on travelling.

Both Windsor and Swindon, who faced long trips to Dorset in Southern Counties South, have taken avantage of this relaxation in the rules, which will not be repeated for three years.

So for next season only, the Southern Counties North will have 11 teams.

Witney are promoted to South West Division 2 East, with Salisbury coming in the other direction. Relegated clubs Wallingford and Oxford will be replaced by Phoenix and Grove, the top teams in the Bucks and Oxon Division.

Next season, Bucks and Oxon will be split into two divisions, after being supplemented by Thatcham, Berkshire House and Aldermaston.

It is hoped that Winslow, who withdrew in mid-term, will return next season, bringing the number up to 15 clubs eight in the first and seven in the second.

The changes await ratification at a meeting on May 14.

NEXT SEASON'S

PROPOSED LEAGUE SET-UP

Southern Counties North (11 clubs): Salisbury, Beaconsfield, Oxford Harlequins, Bicester, Drifters, Buckingham, Chipping Norton, Bletchley, Phoenix, Grove, Windsor, Swindon.

Bucks & Oxon Div 1(8 clubs): Wallingford, Oxford, Milton Keynes, Chesham, Littlemore, Pennanians, Berkshire House, Thatcham.

Bucks & Oxon Div 2 (7 clubs): Wheatley, Didcot, Abingdon, Harwell, Gosford All Blacks, Winslow, Aldermaston.