Herts/Middlesex 2

Herts/Middlesex 2 is a tier 10 English Rugby Union league. It is organised by the London and South East Division Rugby Football Union and is the second division competition for clubs in Hertfordshire and parts of north-west London that traditionally was encompassed by the historic county of Middlesex. Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.

Herts/Middlesex 2
Current season or competition:
2019–20 Herts/Middlesex 2
SportRugby union
Instituted1996 (1996)
Number of teams11
Country England
HoldersEaling Trailfinders 1871 (1st title) (2019-20)
(promoted to Herts/Middlesex 1)
Most titlesBank Of England, Harlequin Amateurs, Harrow, Kilburn Cosmos, Old Actonians, Saracens Amateurs (2 titles)
Websiteenglandrugby.com

Promoted teams move up to Herts/Middlesex 1 and there is currently no relegation (prior to 2013-14 teams had dropped into Herts/Middlesex 3). Over the course of its history, Herts/Middlesex 2 has veered between regional and single division formats.

Participating Clubs 2019-20

Participating Clubs 2018-19

Participating Clubs 2017-18

Participating Clubs 2016-17

Participating Clubs 2015-16

Participating Clubs 2014-15

Participating Clubs 2013-14

Participating Clubs 2012-13
  • Chess Valley
  • Hillingdon Abbots
  • Ickenham
  • Kilburn Cosmos
  • Old Grammarians
  • Old Isleworthians
  • Pinner & Grammarians
  • Quintin
  • Royston
  • Saracens Amateurs
  • Uxbridge

Participating Clubs 2009-10

Original teams

When this division began in 1996 it contained the following teams:

Herts/Middlesex 2 Honours
Herts/Middlesex 2 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1996–9713HarrowUpper Clapton[lower-alpha 2]No relegation[lower-alpha 3]Herts/Middlesex 2
1997–9813UCS Old BoysFelthamLondon Exiles, Sudbury Court[lower-alpha 4], WatfordHerts/Middlesex 2
1998–99[2]12Bank Of EnglandHitchinNo relegationHerts/Middlesex 2
1999–00[3]13NortholtHendonMultiple teams[lower-alpha 5]Herts/Middlesex 2
2000–01[4]9CS Rugby 1863U.C.S. Old BoysHendon, Old Haberdashers, NortholtHerts/Middlesex 2
2001–02[5]9Haringey RhinosHitchinOld Grammarians, Kilburn CosmosHerts/Middlesex 2
2002–03[6]10Hammersmith & FulhamDatchworthOld IsleworthiansHerts/Middlesex 2
2003–04[7]9Old ActoniansChess ValleyNo relegation[lower-alpha 6]Herts/Middlesex 2[8]
2004–05[9]9Mill HillWealdstoneSouthgate, CuffleyHerts/Middlesex 2 North
2004–05[10]9Harlequin AmateursHillingdon AbbotsQuintin, Old IsleworthiansHerts/Middlesex 2 South
2005–06[11]8Hemel HempsteadOld AshmoleansRoystonHerts/Middlesex 2 North
2005–06[12]9Old ActoniansUxbridgeGWR, London FrenchHerts/Middlesex 2 South
2006–07[13]9Saracens AmateursOld MillhilliansChess ValleyHerts/Middlesex 2 North
2006–07[14]8Kilburn CosmosBelsize ParkBritish AirwaysHerts/Middlesex 2 South
2007–08[15]9Old StreetoniansCheshuntWatford, Old TottoniansHerts/Middlesex 2 North
2007–08[16]8Harlequin AmateursH.A.C.Ickenham, Old IsleworthiansHerts/Middlesex 2 South
2008–09[17]9HendonOld GrammariansNo relegation[lower-alpha 7]Herts/Middlesex 2
2009–10[18]10H.A.C.Old PrioriansMill HillHerts/Middlesex 2
2010–11[19]11Old MillhilliansBelsize ParkOld Tottonians, QuintinHerts/Middlesex 2
2011–12[20]11HarrowOld Merchant Taylors'London FrenchHerts/Middlesex 2
2012–13[21]11Kilburn CosmosRoystonOld Grammarians, Old Isleworthians, Pinner & GrammariansHerts/Middlesex 2
2013–14[22]11FelthamLondon Welsh AmateursNo relegation[lower-alpha 8]Herts/Middlesex 2
2014–15[23]14[lower-alpha 9]Hillingdon AbbotsLondon FrenchNo relegationHerts/Middlesex 2
2015–16[24]12Saracens AmateursHendonNo relegationHerts/Middlesex 2
2016–17[25]12Bank Of EnglandWatfordNo relegationHerts/Middlesex 2
2017–18[26]9Finsbury ParkThamesiansNo relegationHerts/Middlesex 2
2018–19[27]10London Scottish LionsMill HillNo relegationHerts/Middlesex 2
2019–20[28]11[lower-alpha 10]Ealing Trailfinders 1871Old ActoniansNo relegationHerts/Middlesex 2
2020–2111No relegationHerts/Middlesex 2
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Promotion play-offs

Between 2004 and 2008 there was a play-off between the runners-up of Herts/Middlesex 2 North and Herts/Middlesex 2 South for the third and final promotion place to Herts/Middlesex 1. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie.

The playoffs were ended before the 2008-09 season when the two regional divisions re-merged into a single division called Herts/Middlesex 2. At the end of the 2007-08 season the Herts/Middlesex 2 North teams had been the most successful with three wins to the Herts/Middlesex 2 South teams one; and the home team has won promotion on all four occasions.

Herts/Middlesex 2 North v Herts/Middlesex 2 South promotion play-off results
Season Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2004–05[30]Hillingdon Abbots (S)30-20Wealdstone (N)Pole Hill Open Spaces, Hayes, Greater London
2005–06[31]Old Ashmoleans (N)35-17Uxbridge (S)Bourneside Sports Ground, Southgate, Greater London
2006–07[32]Old Millhillians (N)15-10Belsize Park (S)Headstone Lane, Harrow, Greater London
2007–08[33]Cheshunt (N)17-10H.A.C. (S)Rosedale Sports Club, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
Green background is the promoted team. N = Herts/Middlesex 2 North and S = Herts/Middlesex 2 South

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See also

Notes
  1. Upper Clapton are currently known as Epping Upper Clapton RFC.
  2. Due to league restructuring eleven teams would be promoted, including Twickenham, Wembley, Old Paulines, H.A.C., London New Zealand, Enfield Ignatians, CS Stags 1863, Old Haberdashers and Stevenage Town. All teams would go into Herts/Middlesex 1, apart from Old Paulines who would join Surrey 1.
  3. League restructuring meant that there was no relegation.
  4. Relegated Sudbury Court would drop out of the leagues.
  5. Relegated teams included Quintin, Hillingdon Abbots, Southgate, Roxeth Manor O.B., Hammersmith & Fulham, Old Tottonians, Ickenham, Old Actonians, London French and Wealdstone. The large number of relegated teams was due to league restructuring for the following season meant that the division would decrease from 13 to 9 teams.
  6. No relegation due to Herts/Middlesex league restructure for the following season.
  7. No relegation as division increased from 9 to 10 teams for the next season.
  8. No relegation as Herts/Middlesex 3 abolished starting from the next season.
  9. Due to cancellation of Herts/Middlesex 3 the division would increase to 14 teams with extra teams coming up from the cancelled league.
  10. Although the league increased from 10 to 11 teams - Haringey Rhinos dropped out of the RFU leagues to play in the Middlesex 3 Merit League for the 2019–20 season.[29]

References
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