Английская Википедия:Eastern Counties 2
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Eastern Counties 2 is an English level 10 Rugby Union League - currently divided into 3 regional divisions (north, south, west). Promoted teams move up to Eastern Counties 1 with teams in this league tending to be from Cambridgeshire, Norfolk or Suffolk. Currently a three divisions, Eastern Counties 2 has previously been divided into North and South divisions with teams from Essex taking part, and had relegation to Eastern Counties 3. In 2003-04 the Essex teams broke away, forming a new league - with Essex 2 being the equivalent division to Eastern Counties 2.
In 2014-15 Eastern Counties 2 split into three regional divisions - north, south and west[1] to allow for more 2nd and 3rd teams to take part. Due to the reorganization of the divisions, relegation is now possible to Eastern Counties 3.
Participating Clubs 2013-14
- Fakenham
- Felixstowe
- Hadleigh (relegated from Eastern Counties 1)
- Haverhill & District
- Mildenhall Red Lodge
- Mistley
- Norwich Medics
- Norwich Union
- Thetford
- Thurston (relegated from Eastern Counties 1)
Participating Clubs 2012–13
- Broadland – Great Yarmouth
- Felixstowe
- Haverhill & District
- Mildenhall Red Lodge
- Mistley
- Norwich Medics
- Norwich Union
- Sawston
- Swaffham
- Thetford
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
- Basildon
- Braintree
- Canvey Island
- Chelmsford
- Diss
- East London
- Ilford Wanderers
- Port of London AuthorityШаблон:Efn
- Upminster
- Wanstead
- Woodbridge
Eastern Counties 2 Honours
Eastern Counties 2 (1987–1993)
The original Eastern Counties 2 was a tier 9 league with promotion up to Eastern Counties 1 and relegation down to Eastern Counties 3.[2]
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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1987–88 | 11 | Basildon | Canvey Island | Ilford Wanderers | ||||||||||
1988–89 | 11 | Old Edwardians | Braintree | Thetford | ||||||||||
1989–90 | 11 | Chelmsford | Woodbridge | Wanstead | ||||||||||
1990–91 | 11 | Campion | Port of London AuthorityШаблон:Efn | Ipswich YMCA | ||||||||||
1991–92 | 11 | Maldon | UpminsterШаблон:Efn | No relegationШаблон:Efn | ||||||||||
1992–93 | 13 | Wymondham | Harwich & Dovercourt | Redbridge, South Woodham Ferrers | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Eastern Counties 2 (1993–96)
The creation of National 5 South meant that Eastern Counties 2 dropped from a tier 9 league to a tier 10 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion and relegation continued to Eastern Counties 1 and Eastern Counties 3 respectively.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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1993–94 | 13 | Diss | Holt | Ipswich YMCA, Crusaders | ||||||||||
1994–95 | 12 | Ilford Wanderers | Loughton | East London | ||||||||||
1995–96 | 13 | Cantabrigian | Wanstead | Old Bealonians, Lakenham Hewett | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Eastern Counties 2 (1996–2000)
The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Eastern Counties 2 reverted to being a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to Eastern Counties 1, while relegation was to Eastern Counties 3, which would split into two regional divisions - north and south - ahead of the 1997–98 season.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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1996–97 | 13 | Hadleigh | BancroftШаблон:Efn | Ravens | ||||||||||
1997–98 | 10 | Met Police Chigwell | Thetford | Loughton, Fakenham | ||||||||||
1998–99[3] | 9 | Billericay | Old Cooperians | Southwold, Old Palmerians | ||||||||||
1999–00[4] | 9 | Wanstead | Mersea Island | Harwich & Dovercourt | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Eastern Counties 2: North / South (2000–2003)
East Counties 2 was split into two regional divisions - north and south - and the introduction of London 4 North East ahead of the 2000–01 season meant the divisions dropped to become tier 10 leagues. Promotion was to Eastern Counties 1 and relegation to Eastern Counties 3 - north or south.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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2000–01 [5][6] |
10 | Beccles | Ipswich Y.M. | Brightlingsea, Norwich Union, Southwold | East Counties 2 North | |||||||||
9 | Stanford Le Hope | Epping Upper Clapton | Old Cooperians | East Counties 2 South | ||||||||||
2001–02 [7][8] |
10 | Colchester | Stowmarket | Harwich & Dovercourt | East Counties 2 North | |||||||||
10 | Wanstead | East London | May & Baker, Millwall | East Counties 2 South | ||||||||||
2002–03 [9][10] |
10 | Ipswich Y.M. | SouthwoldШаблон:Efn | No relegation | East Counties 2 NorthШаблон:Efn | |||||||||
10 | WestcliffШаблон:Efn | East LondonШаблон:Refn | No relegation | East Counties 2 SouthШаблон:Efn | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Eastern Counties 2 (2003–2009)
Eastern Counties 2 re-merged into a single division ahead of the 2003–04 season, continuing to be a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to Eastern Counties 1 and after the cancellation of Eastern Counties 3 at the end of the 2003–04 season, there was no relegation.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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2003–04[11] | 8 | Crusaders | Wisbech | No relegation | ||||||||||
2004–05[12] | 9 | Newmarket | Fakenham | No relegation | ||||||||||
2005–06[13] | 11 | Woodbridge | Dereham | No relegation | ||||||||||
2006–07[14] | 11 | Cantabrigian | Ely | No relegation | ||||||||||
2007–08[15] | 11 | Thetford | Newmarket | No relegation | ||||||||||
2008–09[16] | 10 | Southwold | Ely | No relegation | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Eastern Counties 2 (2009–2014)
Eastern Counties 2 remained a tier 10 league despite national restructuring by the RFU. Promotion continued to Eastern Counties 1 and there was no relegation.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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2009–10[17] | 10 | Harwich & Dovercourt | Haverhill & District | No relegation | ||||||||||
2010–11[18] | 10 | Ipswich Y.M. | Broadland - Great Yarmouth | No relegation | ||||||||||
2011–12[19] | 9 | Hadleigh | Thurston | No relegation | ||||||||||
2012–13[20] | 9 | Swaffham | Broadland - Great Yarmouth | No relegation | ||||||||||
2013–14[21] | 10 | Thetford | Thurston | No relegation | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Eastern Counties 2: North / South / West (2014–present)
Eastern Counties 2 was once again restructured - this time into three regional divisions - north, south and west. It remained a tier 10 league with promotion to Eastern Counties 1 and the reintroduction of Eastern Counties 3 meant there was once again relegation to one of its regional divisions - north, south or west.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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2014–15 [22] |
10 | Diss II | Broadland-Great Yarmouth | Watton | Eastern Counties 2 North | |||||||||
10 | Colchester II | Harwich & Dovercourt | Brightlingsea | Eastern Counties 2 South | ||||||||||
10 | Cantabrigian II | Bury St Edmunds III | Sawston | Eastern Counties 2 North | ||||||||||
2015–16 [23][24][25] |
10 | Broadland - Great Yarmouth | Norwich Medics | Beccles II | Eastern Counties 2 North | |||||||||
10 | Colchester III | Harwich & Dovercourt | Aldeburgh & Thorpeness | Eastern Counties 2 South | ||||||||||
10 | Bury St Edmunds III | Cantabrigian II | March Bears | Eastern Counties 2 West | ||||||||||
2016–17 [26][27][28] |
10 | Fakenham | Diss II | Dereham | Eastern Counties 2 North | |||||||||
9 | Mersea Island | Ipswich II | Felixstowe | Eastern Counties 2 South | ||||||||||
9 | Cottenham Renegades | Shelford III | Ely II | Eastern Counties 2 West | ||||||||||
2017–18 [29][30][31] |
11 | Wymondham II | Norwich II | Broadland - Great Yarmouth II | Eastern Counties 2 North | |||||||||
9 | Halstead Templars | Colchester IV | Ipswich Y.M. II | Eastern Counties 2 South | ||||||||||
6 | March Bears | St Ives II | No relegation | Eastern Counties 2 West | ||||||||||
2018–19 [32][33][34] |
10 | Holt II | Watton | West Norfolk II | Eastern Counties 2 North | |||||||||
9 | Stowmarket | Braintree II | Mersea Island II | Eastern Counties 2 South | ||||||||||
10 | Shelford IVШаблон:Efn | Haverhill & District | Sawston | Eastern Counties 2 West | ||||||||||
2019–20 | 10 | Eastern Counties 2 North | ||||||||||||
9 | Eastern Counties 2 South | |||||||||||||
10 | Eastern Counties 2 West | |||||||||||||
2020–21 | 10 | Eastern Counties 2 North | ||||||||||||
9 | Eastern Counties 2 South | |||||||||||||
10 | Eastern Counties 2 West | |||||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Promotion play-offs
From 2000 to 2002 there was a playoff between the runners-up of Eastern Counties 2 North and Eastern Counties 2 South for the third and final promotion place to Eastern Counties 1 with the team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. The promotion playoffs were discontinued when a single Eastern Counties 2 division was created for the 2002–03 season.
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Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | |||||||||
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2000-01[35] | Epping Upper Clapton (S) | 21-15 | Ipswich Y.M. (N) | Upland Road, Thornwood, Essex | ||||||||||
2001-02[36] | Stowmarket (N) | 21-12 | East London (S) | Chilton Fields, Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||||||||||
Green background is the promoted team. N = Eastern Counties 2 North and S = Eastern Counties 2 South |
Number of league titles
- Cantabrigian (2)Шаблон:Efn
- Hadleigh (2)
- Ipswich Y.M. (2)
- Thetford (2)
- Wanstead (2)
- Basildon (1)
- Beccles (1)
- Billericay (1)
- Broadland - Great Yarmouth (1)
- Bury St Edmunds III (1)
- Campion (1)
- Cantabrigian II (1)
- Chelmsford (1)
- Colchester (1)Шаблон:Efn
- Colchester II (1)
- Colchester III (1)
- Cottenham Renegades (1)
- Crusaders (1)
- Diss (1)Шаблон:Efn
- Diss II (1)
- Fakenham (1)
- Halstead Templars (1)
- Harwich & Dovercourt (1)
- Holt II (1)
- Ilford Wanderers (1)
- Maldon (1)
- March Bears (1)
- Mersea Island (1)
- Met Police Chigwell (1)
- Newmarket (1)
- Old Edwardians (1)
- Shelford IV (1)
- Southwold (1)
- Stanford Le Hope (1)
- Stowmarket (1)
- Swaffham (1)
- Westcliff (1)
- Woodbridge (1)
- Wymondham (1)Шаблон:Efn
- Wymondham II (1)
See also
- London & SE Division RFU
- Eastern Counties RU
- Essex RFU
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
Notes
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