Leinster League Division Two

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Leinster League Division Two
Founded
1994
Nation
 Ireland
Promotion To
Leinster League Division One
Relegation To
Leinster League Division Three
Number of Teams
14
Current Champions (2007–08)
Newbridge RFC

Leinster League Division Two is the second division of Rugby in the Leinster League and started in the 1994/95 season.

History[edit]

Kilkenny, Seapoint, Curragh, Drogheda, Roscrea, North Kildare, Athy, Gorey, Longford, Edenderry and Tullamore entered the division through the qualifying matches in the 1993/1994 season.

Curragh later amalgamated with Old Kilcullen RFC to form Newbridge and Drogheda with Delvin RFC to form Boyne.

2008/2009 season[edit]

2008/2009 table[edit]

2008-2009 Leinster League Division Two League Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Bonus Points Points
Coolmine 7 7 0 0 253 102 151 4 32
New Ross 7 6 0 1 116 51 65 4 28
Kilkenny 7 6 0 1 173 77 96 3 27
Mullingar 7 6 0 1 124 78 46 1 25
Ashbourne 7 3 1 3 112 88 24 5 19
Longford 7 3 2 2 101 97 4 1 17
Clane 7 3 1 3 92 94 −2 2 16[1]
Roscrea 7 3 1 3 80 81 −1 2 16
Portarlington 7 3 1 3 89 109 −20 2 16
Gorey 7 2 0 5 94 120 −26 3 11
Rathdrum 7 2 0 5 82 151 −69 1 9
Clondalkin 7 2 0 5 106 144 −38 1 9
Edenderry 7 0 0 7 46 170 −124 3 3
Arklow 7 0 0 7 45 151 −106 3 −1[2]
Correct as of 16 November 2008
  1. ^ Awarded 4 points for walkover by Arklow
  2. ^ Deducted 4 points for walkover against Clane

2007/2008 season[edit]

At the end of the season, Railway Union were relegated to Division Three, Ashbourne were relegated from Division One, Arklow, Clane, Clondalkin, Gorey and Rathdrum were promoted from Division Three and Enniscorthy, Newbridge and Tullow were promoted to Division One, making it 14 teams once again for 2008/2009.

2007/2008 table[edit]

2007-2008 Leinster League Division Two League Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Bonus Points Points
Newbridge 11 10 0 1 221 106 115 4 44
Enniscorthy 11 10 0 1 273 129 144 4 44
Tullow 11 9 0 2 263 122 141 6 42
Roscrea 11 7 0 4 216 103 113 8 36
Coolmine 11 6 0 5 206 146 60 5 29
Portarlington 11 6 1 4 206 139 67 3 29
Mullingar 11 4 0 7 157 200 −43 5 21
Kilkenny 11 4 0 7 158 158 0 4 20
Edenderry 11 4 0 7 102 195 −93 3 19
New Ross 11 3 1 7 88 262 −174 0 14
Longford 11 1 1 9 134 247 −113 4 10
Railway Union 11 0 1 10 109 326 −217 2 4
Correct as of 2 July 2008

2006/2007 season[edit]

At the end of the season, Athy and North Kildare were relegated to Division Three, Enniscorthy, Kilkenny and Mullingar dropped down from Division One and Tullow and Longford were promoted from Division Three. Ashbourne and Wicklow won promotion to Division One.

2006/2007 table[edit]

2006-2007 Leinster League Division Two League Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Bonus Points Points
Ashbourne 10 10 0 205 122 83 1 41
Wicklow 10 8 0 2 245 105 145 4 36
Portarlington 10 6 1 3 123 122 1 3 29
Roscrea 10 5 1 4 179 118 61 7 21
Coolmine 10 6 0 4 162 152 10 3 27
Newbridge 10 5 1 4 119 127 −8 2 24
Railway Union 10 3 1 6 160 189 −23 4 18
New Ross 10 2 2 6 96 120 −24 4 16
Edenderry 10 2 1 7 98 185 −87 5 15
North Kildare 10 2 0 8 97 148 −58 6 14
Athy 10 2 1 7 125 221 −96 4 14
Correct as of 21 November 2007

Past winners[edit]

1994/1995 Seapoint

1995/1996 Tullamore

1996/1997 Barnhall

1997/1998 Ashbourne

1998/1999 Coolmine RFC

1999/2000 Garda

2000/2001 Arklow

2001/2002 Boyne

2002/2003 Seapoint

2003/2004 Portarlington

2004/2005 Mullingar

2005/2006 Dundalk

2006/2007 Ashbourne

2007/2008 Newbridge

2008/2009 Coolmine RFC

Wins by club[edit]

  • Coolmine RFC (twice)
  • Seapoint (twice)
  • Ashbourne (twice)
  • Tullamore (once)
  • Barnhall (once)
  • Garda (once)
  • Arklow (once)
  • Boyne (once)
  • Portarlington (once)
  • Dundalk (once)
  • Newbridge (once)

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