Eastern Counties 5

Eastern Counties 5 was an English level 13 Rugby Union league with teams from Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk taking part. Promoted teams used to move up to Eastern Counties 4 and relegation was to Eastern Counties 6 until that division was cancelled at the end of the 1991–92 season. After ten seasons Eastern Counties 5 was cancelled at the end of the 1996–97 campaign.

Eastern Counties 5
SportRugby union
Instituted1987 (1987)
Ceased1997 (1997)
Number of teams9
Country England
HoldersMillwall (1st title) (1996–97)
(promoted to East Counties 4 South)
Websiteecrurugby.com

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

Eastern Counties 5 honours
Eastern Counties 5 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1987–88[1]12BancroftOld BrentwoodsOrwellEastern Counties 5
1988–89[2]9London HospitalLoughtonSawstonEastern Counties 5
1989–90[3]10Haverhill & DistrictThames SportsChigwellEastern Counties 5
1990–91[4]9DerehamOld CooperiansNo relegation[lower-alpha 3]Eastern Counties 5
1991–92[5]11OngarHadleigh[lower-alpha 4]No relegation[lower-alpha 5]Eastern Counties 5
1992–93[6]11May & BakerBroadlandNo relegationEastern Counties 5
1993–94[7]12Mersea IslandMayfield Old BoysNo relegationEastern Counties 5
1994–95[8]7SawstonRayleighNo relegationEastern Counties 5
1995–96[9]6Norwich UnionStanford Le HopeNo relegationEastern Counties 5
1996–97[10]9MillwallSwaffham[lower-alpha 6]No relegationEastern Counties 5
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles
  • Bancroft (1)
  • Dereham (1)
  • Haverhill & District (1)
  • London Hospital (1)
  • May & Baker (1)
  • Mersea Island (1)
  • Millwall (1)
  • Norwich Union (1)
  • Ongar (1)
  • Sawston (1)

Notes
  1. Since 1995 have been known as St Barts and The Royal London RFC.
  2. Currently known as March Bears RUFC.
  3. No relegation as league was to increase from 9 to 11 teams for the following season.
  4. Restructuring of the Eastern Counties leagues due to the cancellation of Eastern Counties 6 at the end of the season, meant that all eleven teams were promoted from the division into Eastern Counties 4.
  5. No relegation due to cancellation of Eastern Counties 6 at the end of the season.
  6. The cancellation of Eastern Counties 5 at the end of the season meant that all clubs were promoted into Eastern Counties 4.
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See also

References
  1. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. 1989.
  2. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. 1990.
  3. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91. 1991.
  4. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. 1992.
  5. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93. 1993.
  6. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993-94. 1994.
  7. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95. 1995.
  8. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995-96. 1996.
  9. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996-97. 1997.
  10. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997-98. 1998.
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