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Yorkshire 2
Current season or competition:
2018–19 Yorkshire 2
SportRugby union
Number of teams14
Country England
HoldersPontefract (1st title) (2017–18)
(promoted to Yorkshire 1)
Most titlesScarborough (3 titles)
WebsiteEngland RFU

Yorkshire 2 is an English Rugby Union league at the eighth tier of the domestic competition for teams from Yorkshire. Club rugby in Yorkshire operates without promotion play-offs meaning that the top two teams are automatically promoted to Yorkshire 1 and the bottom two teams are relegated to Yorkshire 3.

Participating Clubs 2018–19

Participating Clubs 2017–18

Participating Clubs 2016–17

  • Barnsley
  • Leodiensian
  • Moortown
  • Old Crossleyans (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
  • Old Grovians
  • Old Rishworthians
  • Pontefract
  • Ripon
  • Roundhegians
  • Sheffield Medicals
  • Thornensians (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
  • Wath-upon-Dearne
  • West Park Leeds (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
  • Wetherby (promoted from Yorkshire 3)

Participating Clubs 2015–16

  • Barnsley
  • Castleford (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
  • Keighley
  • Knottingley
  • Leodiensian
  • Moortown
  • Old Grovians (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
  • Old Rishworthians
  • Pontefract (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
  • Ripon
  • Roundhegians
  • Sheffield Medicals
  • Wath-upon-Dearne (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
  • West Leeds

Participating Clubs 2014–15

  • Barnsley
  • Bradford Salem
  • Goole (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
  • Keighley (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
  • Knottingley
  • Leeds Medics and Dentists (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
  • Leodiensian
  • Moortown
  • Old Rishworthians
  • Ripon
  • Roundhegians
  • Sheffield Medicals
  • West Leeds
  • West Park Leeds

Participating Clubs 2013–14

  • Baildon (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
  • Barnsley (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
  • Bradford Salem
  • Hullensians
  • Knottingley
  • Leodiensian
  • Moortown
  • Old Rishworthians (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
  • Ripon
  • Roundhegians
  • Sheffield Medicals
  • West Leeds
  • West Park Leeds
  • Yarnbury

Participating Clubs 2012–13

  • Bradford Salem
  • Castleford
  • Doncaster Phoenix
  • Hullensians
  • Leodiensian
  • Moortown
  • Ripon
  • Roundhegians
  • Selby
  • Sheffield Medicals
  • Skipton
  • West Leeds
  • West Park Leeds
  • Yarnbury

Yorkshire 2 Honours

Yorkshire 2 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1993-94 13 Barnsley Castleford Leeds CSSA Yorkshire 2
1994-95 Yorkshire 2
1995-96 Yorkshire 2
1996-97 Yorkshire 2
1997–98 10 Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. Yorkshire 2
1998–99[1] 10 Scarborough Hemsworth Stanley Rodillians, Barnsley, Moortown Yorkshire 2
1999-00[2] 10 Dinnington Sheffield Tigers Bramley Phoenix, Hullensians, Old Otliensians Yorkshire 2
2000–01[3] 12 Scarborough Sheffield Tigers Wath Upon Dearne, Bradford Salem, Roundhegians Yorkshire 2
2001–02[4] 12 Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. Dinnington Hemsworth, Castleford, York Railway Institute Yorkshire 2
2002–03[5] 12 Keighley Malton and Norton Pocklington, Northallerton Yorkshire 2
2003–04[6] 12 Beverley Ilkley Skipton, West Leeds Yorkshire 2
2004–05[7] 12 Sheffield Tigers Bradford Salem Castleford, Heath Yorkshire 2
2005–06[8] 12 Scarborough Old Brodleians West Leeds, Yarnbury Yorkshire 2
2006–07[9] 12 Selby Heath York Railway Institute, Barnsley Yorkshire 2
2007–08[10] 12 Old Brodleians Skipton West Park Leeds, Goole Yorkshire 2
2008–09[11] 11 Wheatley Hills Castleford[a 1] No relegation[a 2] Yorkshire 2
2009–10[12] 14 North Ribblesdale Knottingley Hessle, Goole Yorkshire Division 2
2010–11[13] 14 Pocklington Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. Old Rishworthians, Roundhegians Yorkshire Division 2
2011–12[14] 14 Barnsley Wath Upon Dearne Goole Yorkshire Division 2
2012–13[15] 14 Selby Doncaster Phoenix Castleford, Skipton Yorkshire Division 2
2013–14[16] 14 Yarnbury Hullensians Baildon Yorkshire Division 2
2014–15[17] 14 Bradford Salem West Park Leeds Leeds Medics and Dentists, Goole Yorkshire Division 2
2015–16[18] 14 West Leeds Keighley Castleford, Knottingley Yorkshire Division 2
2016–17[19] 14 Moortown Old Rishworthians Sheffield Medicals[a 3] Yorkshire Division 2
2017–18[20] 14 Pontefract Old Crossleyans Halifax Vandals, Thornensians Yorkshire Division 2
2018–19 14
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Notes

  1. ^ Dinnington and Yarnbury were also promoted.
  2. ^ No relegation as division due to increase from 11 to 14 teams for the following season.
  3. ^ Only 1 team relegated this season meaning 13th placed Old Crossleyans were safe.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "1999–2000 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. ^ "2000–2001 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  4. ^ "2001–2002 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  5. ^ "2002–2003 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  6. ^ "2003–2004 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  7. ^ "2004–2005 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  8. ^ "2005–2006 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  9. ^ "2006–2007 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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  13. ^ "2010–2011 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  14. ^ "2011–2012 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  15. ^ "2012–2013 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  16. ^ "2013–2014 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  17. ^ "2014–2015 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  18. ^ "2015–2016 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  19. ^ "2016–2017 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  20. ^ "2017-18 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 28 April 2018.