Eastern Counties 2
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.
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1987 |
| Number of teams | 29 (across 3 regional divisions) |
| Country |  |
| Holders | Holt II (North - 1st title) Stowmarket (South - 1st title) Shelford IV (West - 1st title) (2018–19) (promoted to Eastern Counties 1) |
| Most titles | Cantabrigian, Hadleigh, Ipswich Y.M., Thetford, Wanstead (2 titles) |
| Website | ecrurugby.com |
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 Authority[lower-alpha 1]
- Upminster
- Wanstead
- Woodbridge
Eastern Counties 2 Honours
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–88 | 11 | Basildon | Canvey Island | Ilford Wanderers | Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | 11 | Old Edwardians | Braintree | Thetford | Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | Chelmsford | Woodbridge | Wanstead | Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | 11 | Campion | Port of London Authority[lower-alpha 2] | Ipswich YMCA | Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | 11 | Maldon | Upminster[lower-alpha 3] | No relegation[lower-alpha 4] | Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 1992–93 | 13 | Wymondham | Harwich & Dovercourt | Redbridge, South Woodham Ferrers | Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 1993–94 | 13 | Diss | Holt | Ipswich YMCA, Crusaders | Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | 12 | Ilford Wanderers | Loughton | East London | Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | 13 | Cantabrigian | Wanstead | Old Bealonians, Lakenham Hewett | Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | 13 | Hadleigh | Bancroft[lower-alpha 5] | Ravens | Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | 10 | Met Police Chigwell | Thetford | Loughton, Fakenham | Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 1998–99[3] | 9 | Billericay | Old Cooperians | Southwold, Old Palmerians | Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 1999–00[4] | 9 | Wanstead | Mersea Island | Harwich & Dovercourt | Eastern Counties 2[lower-alpha 6] | |||||||||
| 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. | Southwold, Thurston, Cantabrigian (all promoted) | No relegation | East Counties 2 North[lower-alpha 7] | |||||||||
| 10 | Westcliff[lower-alpha 8] | East London[11] | No relegation | East Counties 2 South[lower-alpha 9] | ||||||||||
| 2003–04[12] | 8 | Crusaders | Wisbech | No relegation | Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 2004–05[13] | 9 | Newmarket | Fakenham | No relegation | Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 2005–06[14] | 11 | Woodbridge | Dereham | No relegation | Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 2006–07[15] | 11 | Cantabrigian | Ely | No relegation | Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 2007–08[16] | 11 | Thetford | Newmarket | No relegation | Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 2008–09[17] | 10 | Southwold | Ely | No relegation | Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 2009–10[18] | 10 | Harwich & Dovercourt | Haverhill & District | No relegation | Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 2010–11[19] | 10 | Ipswich Y.M. | Broadland - Great Yarmouth | No relegation | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 2011–12[20] | 9 | Hadleigh | Thurston | No relegation | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 2012–13[21] | 9 | Swaffham | Broadland - Great Yarmouth | No relegation | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 2013–14[22] | 10 | Thetford | Thurston | No relegation | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 | |||||||||
| 2014–15 [23] | 10 | Diss II | Broadland-Great Yarmouth | Watton | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 North | |||||||||
| 10 | Colchester II | Harwich & Dovercourt | Brightlingsea | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 South | ||||||||||
| 10 | Cantabrigian II | Bury St Edmunds III | Sawston | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 West | ||||||||||
| 2015–16 [24][25][26] | 10 | Broadland - Great Yarmouth | Norwich Medics | Beccles II | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 North | |||||||||
| 10 | Colchester III | Harwich & Dovercourt | Aldeburgh & Thorpeness | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 South | ||||||||||
| 10 | Bury St Edmunds III | Cantabrigian II | March Bears | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 West | ||||||||||
| 2016–17 [27][28][29] | 10 | Fakenham | Diss II | Dereham | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 North | |||||||||
| 9 | Mersea Island | Ipswich II | Felixstowe | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 South | ||||||||||
| 9 | Cottenham Renegades | Shelford III | Ely II | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 West | ||||||||||
| 2017–18 [30][31][32] | 11 | Wymondham II | Norwich II | Broadland - Great Yarmouth II | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 North | |||||||||
| 9 | Halstead Templars | Colchester IV | Ipswich Y.M. II | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 South | ||||||||||
| 6 | March Bears | St Ives II | No relegation | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 West | ||||||||||
| 2018–19 [33][34][35] | 10 | Holt II | Watton | West Norfolk II | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 North | |||||||||
| 9 | Stowmarket | Braintree II | Mersea Island II | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 South | ||||||||||
| 10 | Shelford IV[lower-alpha 10] | Haverhill & District | Sawston | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 West | ||||||||||
| 2019–20 | 10 | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 North | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 South | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 West | |||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | 10 | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 North | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 South | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Greene King IPA 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01[37] | Epping Upper Clapton (S) | 21-15 | Ipswich Y.M. (N) | Upland Road, Thornwood, Essex | ||||||||||
| 2001-02[38] | 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)[lower-alpha 11]
- 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)[lower-alpha 12]
- Colchester II (1)
- Colchester III (1)
- Cottenham Renegades (1)
- Crusaders (1)
- Diss (1)[lower-alpha 13]
- 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)[lower-alpha 14]
- Wymondham II (1)
Notes
- Runners up and promoted side Port of London Authority would be renamed as Ravens for the following season when they competed in Eastern Counties 1.[2]
- Runners up and promoted side Port of London Authority would be renamed as Ravens for the following season when they competed in Eastern Counties 1.[2]
- 3rd place Lowestoft & Yarmouth also promoted.
- There was no relegation as the league was to increase from 11 to 13 teams for the following season.
- League restructuring meant that four clubs were promoted including Felixstowe and Westcliff.
- The league would split into two regional leagues - East Counties 2 North and South - for the following season.
- This was the last season for East Counties 2 North due to restructuring of the Eastern Counties league as a new Essex league was introduced. Teams from East Counties 2 North would stay in the league and would move into either Eastern Counties 1 or Eastern Counties 2 for the next season depending on league position.
- Westcliff transferred to Essex 1 for next season.
- This was the last season for East Counties 2 South due to re-structuring of the Eastern Counties league. A new Essex league would be introduced for the next season with teams from East Counties 2 south joining either Essex 1 or Essex 2 for the next year depending on league position.
- Champions Shelford IV cannot be promoted as Shelford III in Eastern Counties 1.
- As a club Cantabrigian has won 3 titles - 2 by the 1st XV, 1 by the 2nd XV.
- As a club Colchester has won 3 titles - 1 each by the 1st XV, 2nd XV and 3rd XV.
- As a club Diss has won 2 titles - 1 by the 1st XV, the other by the 2nd XV.
- As a club Wymondham has won 2 titles - 1 by the 1st XV, the other by the 2nd XV.
See also
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