Counties 2 Yorkshire
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English rugby union league
| Current season or competition: 2022–23 Counties 2 Yorkshire | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1987; 38 years ago (1987) |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Country | England |
| Holders | Keighley
(1st title) (2021–22) (promoted to Counties 1 Yorkshire) |
| Most titles | Scarborough (3 titles) |
| Website | England RFU |
Counties 2 Yorkshire, previously known as Yorkshire 2 is an English rugby union league at the eighth tier of the domestic competition for teams from Yorkshire. Club rugby in Yorkshire operates without promotion play-offs meaning that the top two teams are automatically promoted to Counties 1 Yorkshire and the bottom two teams are relegated to Counties 3 Yorkshire. Each season a team from Yorkshire 2 is picked to take part in the RFU Senior Vase - a national competition for clubs at level 8.
Participating clubs 2024-25
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Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 2 Yorkshire teams in Greater Leeds area Counties 2 Yorkshire is located in Yorkshire and the Humber Baildon B & B Dinnington Halifax Vandals Hemsworth Huddersfield LH Leeds Leeds Northallerton Ripon Ossett Locations of the 2024–25 Counties 2 Yorkshire teams
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Participating clubs 2023–24
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Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 2 Yorkshire teams in Greater Leeds area Counties 2 Yorkshire is located in Yorkshire and the Humber Baildon Dinnington Hemsworth Huddersfield LH Leeds Leeds North Ribblesdale Ripon Ossett Thornensians Wath-upon-Dearne Locations of the 2023–24 Counties 2 Yorkshire teams
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Participating clubs 2022–23
[edit ]This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar to Yorkshire 2 with teams ranked 4th to 12th returning (1st to 3rd were 'promoted' to Counties 1 Yorkshire and the bottom two 'relegated' to Counties 3 Yorkshire) and supplemented by top 3 from Yorkshire 3 and so with five departing but only three arriving the league was reduced from 14 teams to 12.
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Counties 2 Yorkshire is located in Yorkshire and the Humber Baildon Barnsley Bramley Harrogate Pythons Leeds Corinthians Northallerton North Ribblesdale Ripon Wath-upon-Dearne Wensleydale Wheatley Hills Yarnbury Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 2 Yorkshire teams
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Participating clubs 2021–22
[edit ]The teams competing in 2021-22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019-20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020-21.
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Locations of the 2021–22 Yorkshire 2 teams in Greater Leeds area Counties 2 Yorkshire is located in Yorkshire and the Humber Leeds Leeds Hullensians Keighley North Ribblesdale Northallerton Ripon Ripon Thornensians Wath-upon-Dearne Wensleydale Wetherby Wetherby Wheatley Hills Locations of the 2021–22 Yorkshire 2 teams
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Season 2020–21
[edit ]On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced[1] that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Yorkshire 2 was not contested.
Participating clubs 2019–20
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Locations of the 2019–20 Yorkshire 2 teams in Leeds Counties 2 Yorkshire is located in Yorkshire and the Humber Barnsley Leeds Leeds North Ribblesdale Northallerton Grovians Rishworthians Ripon Ripon Thornensians Wath-upon-Dearne Wensleydale Wetherby Wetherby Wheatley Hills Locations of the 2019–20 Yorkshire 2 teams
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Participating clubs 2018–19
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Locations of the 2018–19 Yorkshire 2 teams in Leeds Counties 2 Yorkshire is located in Yorkshire and the Humber Barnsley Goole Leeds Leeds North Ribblesdale Northallerton Grovians Otliensians Ripon Ripon Wath-upon-Dearne Wetherby Wetherby Wheatley Hills Locations of the 2018–19 Yorkshire 2 teams
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Participating clubs 2017–18
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Locations of the 2017–18 Yorkshire 2 teams in Leeds Counties 2 Yorkshire is located in Yorkshire and the Humber Barnsley Goole Halifax Vandals Halifax Vandals Leeds Leeds Crossleyans Grovians Pontefract Ripon Ripon Thornensians Wath-upon-Dearne Wetherby Wetherby Locations of the 2017–18 Yorkshire 2 teams
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Participating clubs 2016–17
[edit ]- Barnsley
- Leodiensian
- Moortown
- Old Crossleyans (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
- Old Grovians
- Old Rishworthians
- Pontefract
- Ripon
- Roundhegians
- Sheffield Medicals
- Thornensians (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
- Wath-upon-Dearne
- West Park Leeds (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
- Wetherby (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
Participating clubs 2015–16
[edit ]- Barnsley
- Castleford (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
- Keighley
- Knottingley
- Leodiensian
- Moortown
- Old Grovians (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
- Old Rishworthians
- Pontefract (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
- Ripon
- Roundhegians
- Sheffield Medicals
- Wath-upon-Dearne (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
- West Leeds
Participating clubs 2014–15
[edit ]- Barnsley
- Bradford Salem
- Goole (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
- Keighley (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
- Knottingley
- Leeds Medics and Dentists (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
- Leodiensian
- Moortown
- Old Rishworthians
- Ripon
- Roundhegians
- Sheffield Medicals
- West Leeds
- West Park Leeds
Participating clubs 2013–14
[edit ]- Baildon (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
- Barnsley (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
- Bradford Salem
- Hullensians
- Knottingley
- Leodiensian
- Moortown
- Old Rishworthians (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
- Ripon
- Roundhegians
- Sheffield Medicals
- West Leeds
- West Park Leeds
- Yarnbury
Participating clubs 2012–13
[edit ]- Bradford Salem
- Castleford
- Doncaster Phoenix
- Hullensians
- Leodiensian
- Moortown
- Ripon
- Roundhegians
- Selby
- Sheffield Medicals
- Skipton
- West Leeds
- West Park Leeds
- Yarnbury
Original teams
[edit ]When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
- Doncaster
- Huddersfield Y.M.C.A.
- Ilkley
- Ionians [a]
- Leodiensian
- Malton & Norton
- North Ribblesdale
- Old Otliensians
- Sheffield Tigers
- Wath upon Dearne
- Wheatley Hills
Yorkshire 2 honours
[edit ]Yorkshire 2 (1987–1993)
[edit ]The original Yorkshire 2 was a tier 10 league with promotion up to Yorkshire 1 and relegation down to Yorkshire 3.
Yorkshire 2
Yorkshire 2 (1993–2000)
[edit ]The creation of National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that Yorkshire 2 dropped to become a tier 11 league. A further restructure at the end of the 1995–96 season, which included the cancellation of National 5 North and the addition of North East 3 at tier 9, saw Yorkshire 2 remain at tier 11.
Yorkshire 2
Yorkshire 2 (2000–present)
[edit ]Northern league restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1999–2000 season saw the cancellation of North East 1, North East 2 and North East 3 (tiers 7–9). This meant that Yorkshire 2 became a tier 8 league.
Yorkshire 2
Number of league titles
[edit ]- Scarborough (3)
- Barnsley (2)
- Bradford Salem (2)
- Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. (2)
- North Ribblesdale (2)
- Selby (2)
- Beverley (1)
- Bridlington (1)
- Castleford (1)
- Dinnington (1)
- Goole (1)
- Keighley (2)
- Malton & Norton (1)
- Moortown (1)
- Northallerton (1)
- Old Brodleians (1)
- Old Otliensians (1)
- Pocklington (1)
- Pontefract (1)
- Roundhegians (1)
- Sheffield Tigers (1)
- Wath upon Dearne (1)
- West Leeds (1)
- Wheatley Hills (1)
- Wibsey (1)
- Yarnbury (1)
See also
[edit ]Notes
[edit ]- ^ Ionians would later merge with Hull & East Riding to form Hull Ionians for the 1989–90 season.[2]
- ^ League restructuring due to the cancellation of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1992–93 season, meant five clubs were promoted into Yorkshire 1 including Wheatley Hills, Yarnbury and Sheffield Oaks.
- ^ League restructuring due to the cancellation of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1992–93 season, meant no clubs were relegated and seven clubs would be promoted from Yorkshire 3.
- ^ Yorkshire league restructuring due to reintroduction of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1996–97 season meant that seven clubs, including Skipton, West Leeds, Aireborough, Hemsworth, Hessle, Wetherby, Huddersfield Y.M.C.A., were relegated into Yorkshire 3.
- ^ Dinnington and Yarnbury were also promoted.
- ^ No relegation as division due to increase from 11 to 14 teams for the following season.
- ^ Only 1 team relegated this season meaning 13th placed Old Crossleyans were safe.
References
[edit ]- ^ "RFU Cancels Adult Competitive Leagues for the 2020/21 Season". RFU. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Club History". Hull Ionians RUFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "1998–1999 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "1999–2000 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2000–2001 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2001–2002 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2002–2003 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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- ^ "2004–2005 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2005–2006 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2006–2007 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2007–2008 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2008–2009 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2009–2010 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2010–2011 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2011–2012 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2012–2013 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2013–2014 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2014–2015 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "2015–2016 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "2016–2017 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "2017-18 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "2018-19 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Men's North Level 8 and below leagues 2019–20" (PDF). England Rugby. Retrieved 25 April 2020.