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Tribute Devon League 2
Current season or competition:
2018–19 Tribute Devon League 2
SportRugby union
Instituted1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Ceased2018; 6 years ago (2018)
Number of teams6
Country England
HoldersNorth Tawton (2nd title) (2017–18)
(promoted to Devon League 1)
Most titlesIlfracombe, Salcombe, Totnes (3 titles)
Websiteenglandrugby.com

Tribute Devon 2, as the league was known for sponsorship reasons, was an English level ten rugby union league for clubs based in Devon; with one exception (St Columba and Torpoint RFC is based in Torpoint, Cornwall and have always played in Plymouth Combination competitions). The champions and runners-up are promoted to Tribute Devon 1, there was no relegation as this is the lowest division in club rugby union within Devon.

The league was cancelled at the end of the 2017-18 season, with teams being either promoted into Tribute Devon 1 or transferred into the Devon Merit Leagues.

Format

The season runs from September to April and comprises twenty-six rounds of matches, with each club playing each of its rivals, home and away. The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:

  • 4 points are awarded for a win
  • 2 points are awarded for a draw
  • 0 points are awarded for a loss, however
  • 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
  • 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.

The top two teams are promoted to Western Counties West and the bottom three teams are relegated to either Cornwall One or Devon One depending on their location.

2017–18

The season is due to start on 28 October 2017 and the last matches are due to be played on 24 February 2018

Participating clubs and locations

2016–17

Participating clubs

Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season
Buckfastleigh Ramblers Buckfastleigh Sports Club Buckfastleigh 4th
Dartmouth Dartmouth Leisure Centre Dartmouth 5th
Devonport HSOB Stonehouse Creek Devonport, Plymouth 8th
Old Plymouthian & Mannamedian King George V Playing Fields Plymstock, Plymouth relegated from Devon 1
Old Technicians Weston Mill Oak Villa Social Club Plymouth[1] 3rd
Plympton Victoria St.Boniface Arena Plympton, Plymouth 7th
St Columba & Torpoint Defiance Field Torpoint, Cornwall relegated from Devon 1
Salcombe Two Meads 500 Salcombe 6th

Final table

2016–17 Tribute Devon League 2 Final Table[2]
Pos Team P W D L F A Diff Try bonus Loss bonus Pts Notes
1 Dartmouth (P) 14 13 0 1 407 120 287 7 0 60
2 Old Technicians (P) 14 11 1 2 264 125 139 3 1 53
3 Old Plymothian & Mannamedian 14 10 1 3 449 131 318 5 0 47
4 Buckfastleigh Ramblers 14 8 0 6 366 181 185 5 3 35 5 pts deducted
5 Salcombe 14 6 0 8 259 241 18 3 3 26 4 pts deducted
6 Devonport HSOB 14 4 0 10 213 235 −22 3 4 8 15 pts deducted
7 Plympton Victoria 14 2 0 12 95 589 −494 0 1 5 4 pts deducted
8 St Columba & Torpoint 14 1 0 13 61 492 −431 0 0 −6 10 pts deducted

Points are awarded as follows:

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 0 points for a loss
  • 1 point for scoring four tries
  • 1 point for losing by seven points or less

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background are the promotion place. There is no relegation.

2015–16

Participating clubs and locations

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Locations of the 2015–16 Tribute Devon 2
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season
Buckfastleigh Ramblers Buckfastleigh Sports Club Buckfastleigh 6th
Dartmouth Dartmouth Leisure Centre Dartmouth 5th
Devonport HSOB Stonehouse Creek Devonport, Plymouth 7th
Ilfracombe Brimlands Ilfracombe 4th
Old Technicians Weston Mill Oak Villa Social Club Plymouth[3] Relegated from Tribute Devon 1 (8th)
Plympton Victoria St.Boniface Arena Plympton, Plymouth 8th
Salcombe Two Meads 500 Salcombe 3rd
Torrington Donnacroft Torrington Relegated from Tribute Devon 1 (9th)

2014–15

North Tawton came first and were promoted to Tribute Devon 1 along with the runner-up Tamar Saracens. Both teams won thirteen of their fourteen matches; losing just the one match away to each other.[4]

2013–14

Participating clubs

Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season
Buckfastleigh Ramblers Buckfastleigh Sports Club Buckfastleigh
Dartmouth Dartmouth Leisure Centre Dartmouth
Devonport HSOB Stonehouse Creek Devonport
Ilfracombe Brimlands Ilfracombe
North Tawton Taw Meadow North Tawton
Plymouth Argaum Bickleigh Down Plymouth
Plympton Victoria St.Boniface Arena Plympton
Tamar Saracens The Parkway Ernesettle, Plymouth[5]
Torrington Donnacroft Torrington

[6]

Final table

2013–14 Tribute Devon League 2 Final Table[7]
Pos Team P W D L F A Diff Try bonus Loss bonus Pts Notes
1 Plymouth Argaum (P) 16 14 0 2 647 140 507 10 1 67
2 Torrington (P) 16 12 0 4 450 142 308 7 2 58
3 Tamar Saracens 16 11 0 5 564 152 412 8 3 55
4 Dartmouth 16 9 0 7 320 365 −45 5 1 43
5 North Tawton 16 11 0 5 471 183 288 7 3 34 20 pts deducted
6 Buckfastleigh Ramblers 16 7 0 9 315 326 −11 3 2 33
7 Ilfracombe 16 6 0 10 257 322 −65 4 2 26 5 pts deducted
8 Devonport HSOB 16 2 0 14 111 753 −642 0 0 3 5 pts deducted
9 Plympton Victoria 16 0 0 16 95 847 −752 0 0 −10 10pts deducted

Points are awarded as follows:

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 0 points for a loss
  • 1 point for scoring four tries
  • 1 point for losing by seven points or less

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background are the promotion places (subject to a possible re-organisation of the league structure). There is no relegation.

2012–13

Participating clubs

  • Buckfastleigh Ramblers
  • Devonport HSOB
  • Ilfracombe
  • North Tawton
  • Plymouth Argaum
  • Plympton Victoria
  • St Columba & Torpoint
  • Tamar Saracens

Final table

2012–13 Tribute Devon 2 Final Table
Pos Team P W D L F A Diff Try bonus Loss bonus Pts Pts Adjusted
1 Old Technicians (P) 16 14 1 1 518 87 431 7 1 67 +8 points
2 St Columba & Torpoint (P) 15 10 1 4 322 99 223 7 2 53 +10 points
3 Plymouth Argaum 16 9 0 7 388 155 233 7 5 48 +12 points
4 North Tawton 16 10 1 5 349 217 132 3 0 45 +3 points
5 Tamar Saracens 16 7 1 8 242 211 31 3 4 37 +7 points
6 Ilfracombe 15 6 2 7 208 153 55 4 0 29 0
7 Buckfastleigh Ramblers 16 6 0 10 220 350 −130 1 2 27 +3 points
8 Devonport HSOB 14 3 0 11 88 488 −400 0 0 9 −4 points
9 Plympton Victoria 14 1 0 13 77 652 −575 0 2 –9 −13 pts

Points are awarded as follows:

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 0 points for a loss
  • 1 point for scoring four tries
  • 1 point for losing by seven points or less

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background are the promotion places.

Devon League 2 honours

Devon League 2 Honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams (or bottom team with no relegation) League name
1987–88[8] 9 Devonport HSOB Victoria No relegation Devon 2A[a 1]
7 Cullompton Dartmouth No relegation Devon 2B[a 2]
1988–89[9] 9 Prince Rock Jesters No relegation Devon 2A
7 Topsham Tavistock No relegation Devon 2B
1989–90[9] 10 Jesters OPO No relegation Devon 2A
8 Ilfracombe Dartmouth No relegation Devon 2B
1990–91[10] 10 Old Public Oaks Prince Rock No relegation Devon 2A
7 Honiton Kingsbridge No relegation Devon 2B
1991–92[11] Old Plymothian & Mannamedian Devon 2A
Tavistock Devon 2B
1992–93[11] Withycombe Courage Devon 2
1993–94[12] 12 Salcombe Prince Rock (Plymouth YMCA) Courage Devon 2
1994–95[13] 12 Totnes Cullompton (Plymouth YMCA) Courage Devon 2
1995–96[14] 12 Tamar Saracens Torrington Plymouth YMCA Devon 2
1996–97[15] 10 Ilfracombe Dartmouth St Columba Devon 2
1997–98[11] Cullompton Devon 2
1998–99[16] 10 Totnes Tamar Saracens Prince Rock Woodland Fort, Devonport HSOB Devon 2
1999–00[17] 10 Exeter Saracens Topsham Plymouth YMCA, Dartmouth Devon 2
2000–01[18] 8 Devonport HSOB Plymstock Albion Oaks Plymouth Argaum, North Tawton, Buckfastleigh Ramblers Devon 2
2001–02[19] 8 Topsham Exeter Saracens Plympton Victoria, Plymouth Barbarians, Marjons Devon 2
2002–03[20] 7 Plymstock Albion Oaks Totnes Ilfracombe Devon 2
2003–04[21] 10 Buckfastleigh Ramblers Dartmouth No relegation Devon 2
2004–05[22] 10 Prince Rock Woodland Fort Plymouth Barbarians No relegation Devon 2
2005–06[23] 10 Tamar Saracens Exeter Saracens No relegation Devon 2
2006–07[24] 9 Totnes Topsham No relegation Devon 2
2007–08[25] 8 Salcombe St Columba & Torpoint No relegation Tribute Devon 2
2008–09[26] 9 New Cross Old Technicians No relegation Tribute Devon 2
2009–10[27] 9 Salcombe Tamar Saracens No relegation Tribute 1 Devon South & West
2010–11[28] 9 St Columba & Torpoint Topsham No relegation Tribute Devon 2
2011–12[29] 9 Exeter University Dartmouth No relegation Tribute Devon 2
2012–13[30] 9 Old Technicians St Columba & Torpoint No relegation Tribute Devon 2
2013–14[31] 9 Plymouth Argaum Torrington No relegation Tribute Devon 2
2014–15[32] 9 North Tawton Tamar Saracens No relegation Tribute Devon 2
2015–16[33] 8 Ilfracombe Torrington No relegation Tribute Devon 2
2016–17[34] 8 Dartmouth Old Technicians No relegation Tribute Devon 2
2017–18[35] 8 North Tawton Buckfastleigh Ramblers[a 3] No relegation Tribute Devon 2

Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places.

Number of league titles

Notes

  1. ^ For the first four seasons Devon 2 would be divided into two subdivisions - this was Devon 2A.
  2. ^ For the first four seasons Devon 2 would be divided into two subdivisions - this was Devon 2B.
  3. ^ 3rd placed Old Plymothian & Mannamedian also promoted.
  4. ^ Prince Rock Woodland Fort's titles include one won when known as Prince Rock.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Old Technicians". Pitchero. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Tribute Devon 2 2016-2017". England Rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Old Technicians". Pitchero. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Tribute Devon2". English Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  5. ^ Hill, Drew (7 September 2014). "Combo Chatter". Cornwall Sunday Independent. p. 67.
  6. ^ "Rugby First. Tribute Devon 2". RFU. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Tribute Devon 2". RFU. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  8. ^ Stephen Jones, ed. (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988–89. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 123–139. ISBN 0 356 15884 5.
  9. ^ a b Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91. Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 1 873057 024.
  10. ^ rothmans92 (1991). Stephen Jones (ed.). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991–92. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 356 20249 6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ a b c Devon Rugby Football Union Ltd Official Handbook 2012 – 2013 (PDF). Devon RFU. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  12. ^ Stephen Jones, ed. (1994). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994–95. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0 7472 7850 4.
  13. ^ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1995). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995–96. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0 7472 7816 4.
  14. ^ Mick Cleary and John Griffiths, ed. (1996). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996–97. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0 7472 7771 0.
  15. ^ Mick Cleary and John Griffiths, ed. (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997–98. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0 7472 7732 X.
  16. ^ "1998-99 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  17. ^ "1999-00 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  18. ^ "2000-01 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  19. ^ "2001-02 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  20. ^ "2002-03 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  21. ^ "2003-04 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  22. ^ "2004-05 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  23. ^ "2005-06 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  24. ^ "2006-07 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  25. ^ "2007-08 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  26. ^ "2008-09 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  27. ^ "2009-10 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  28. ^ "2010-11 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  29. ^ "2011-12 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  30. ^ "2012-13 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  31. ^ "2013-14 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  32. ^ "2014-15 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  33. ^ "2015-16 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  34. ^ "2016-17 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  35. ^ "2017-18 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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