Regional 2 East Midlands
Current season or competition: 2022-23 Regional 2 East Midlands | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 1987 | (as Midlands 2 East)
Number of teams | 12 |
Country | England |
Holders | Bedford Athletic (2021–22 (promoted to Regional 1 South East)) |
Most titles | Bedford Athletic, Syston (4 titles) |
Website | England RFU |
Regional 2 East Midlands is an English
The champions are promoted to
2022–23
Final league table
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Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | Points deducted | |||||
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1 | Old Northamptonians (P) | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 753 | 284 | 260 | 15 | 0 | 91 | |||||
2 | Lutterworth | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 680 | 331 | 349 | 14 | 4 | 82 | |||||
3 | Northampton Old Scouts | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 719 | 427 | 292 | 14 | 4 | 78 | |||||
4 | Market Harborough | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 464 | 311 | 153 | 7 | 3 | 76 | |||||
5 | Peterborough | 21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 597 | 391 | 206 | 12 | 1 | 69 | |||||
6 | Olney | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 562 | 604 | −42 | 11 | 3 | 62 | |||||
7 | Kettering | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 409 | 470 | −61 | 6 | 4 | 51 | |||||
8 | Newbold on Avon | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 429 | 580 | −151 | 9 | 1 | 46 | |||||
9 | Towcestrians | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 380 | 678 | −298 | 7 | 1 | 40 | |||||
10 | Leighton Buzzard | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 397 | 536 | −139 | 6 | 5 | 39 | |||||
11 | Old Laurentians (R) | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 326 | 689 | −363 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |||||
12 | Peterborough Lions (R) | 22 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 286 | 701 | −415 | 5 | 2 | 0 | −15 | ||||
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Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places Updated: 26 June 2023 Source: "Regional 2 East Midlands". England Rugby. |
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Teams 2021–22
The teams competing in 2021-22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019-20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020-21.
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Towcestrians
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2020–21
On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced [3] that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Midlands 1 East was not contested.
Teams 2019–20
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Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 1 East teams
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Teams 2018–19
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Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands 1 East teams
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Teams 2017–18
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Kettering
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2016-17
- Bugbooke
- Dronfield (promoted from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Huntingdon & District
- Ilkeston
- Kettering
- Leighton Buzzard
- Lutterworth (promoted from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Market Rasen & Louth
- Melton Mowbray (promoted from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Newbold-on-Avon (promoted from Midlands 2 West (South))
- Northampton Old Scouts
- National League 3 Midlands)
- Paviors
- Wellingborough
2015–16
- Bedford Athletic
- Bugbooke
- Derby
- Huntingdon & District
- Ilkeston
- Kettering
- Market Rasen & Louth
- Matlock (promoted from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Newark
- Newbold-on-Avon (promoted from Midlands 2 West (South))
- Northampton Old Scouts (promoted from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Old Laurentians (promoted from Midlands 2 West (South))
- Paviors
- Wellingborough (promoted from Midlands 2 East (South))
2014–15
- National League 3 Midlands)
- Belgrave (promoted from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Bugbrooke
- Derby
- Huntingdon & District
- Ilkeston
- Kettering
- Mansfield
- Market Rasen & Louth
- Newark
- Old Northamptonians
- Paviors
- Spalding (promoted from Midlands 2 East (North))
- National League 3 Midlands)
2013–14
- Bugbrooke (promoted from Midlands 2 East (South))
- Coalville (promoted from Midlands 2 East (North))
- National League 3 Midlands)
- Huntingdon & District (promoted from Midlands 2 East (South))
- Ilkeston
- Kettering
- National League 3 Midlands)
- Market Rasen & Lough
- Matlock
- Newark
- Old Northamptonians
- Paviors
- Peterborough
- Peterborough Lions
2012–13
- Bedford Athletic
- Ilkeston
- Kettering
- Loughborough
- Market Bosworth (promoted from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Market Rasen and Louth
- Matlock
- Newark
- Paviors
- Peterborough
- Peterborough Lions
- Spalding
- Towcestrians
2011–12
- Bedford Athletic
- Coalville
- Derby
- Ilkeston
- Kettering
- Leighton Buzzard
- Loughborough
- Market Rasen and Louth
- Matlock
- Nuneaton OE
- Paviors
- Peterborough
- Spalding
- Towcestrians (promoted from Midlands 2 East (South))
2010–11
- Bedford Athletic
- Coalville
- Derby
- Dunstablians
- Ilkeston
- Kettering
- Leighton Buzzard
- Mansfield
- Matlock
- Newark
- Paviors
- Spalding
- Syston
- Wellingborough
2009–10
- Derby
- Dunstablians
- Ilkeston
- Leighton Buzzard
- Mansfield
- Market Bosworth
- Matlock
- Newark
- Old Northamptonians
- Paviors
- Scunthorpe
- Stewarts & Lloyd
- Syston
- Wellingborough
2008–09
Ampthill promoted as champions to newly formed National Division 3 Midlands.
- Ampthill
- Derby
- Dunstablians
- Leighton Buzzard
- Mansfield
- Market Bosworth
- Matlock
- Newark
- Paviors
- Scunthorpe
- Syston
- Wellingborough
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as Midlands 2 East) contained the following teams:
- Kettering
- Leighton Buzzard
- Lincoln
- Loughborough
- Matlock
- Newark
- Stamford
- Stoneygate
- Syston
- Vipers
- Wigston[a]
Midland 1 East honours
Midlands 2 East (1987–1992)
The original Midlands 2 East (along with its counterpart
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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1987–88 | 11 | Newark | Vipers | Wigston, Loughborough | [6] | |||||||||
1988–89 | 11 | Leighton Buzzard | Syston | Hinckley | [7] | |||||||||
1989–90 | 11 | Towcestrians |
Vipers | Stoneygate | [8] | |||||||||
1990–91 | 11 | Syston | Vipers | Chesterfield Panthers |
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1991–92 | 11 | Vipers | Paviors | Scunthorpe, Amber Valley |
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Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
Midlands 2 (1992–1993)
Restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 1992–93 season saw Midlands 2 East and
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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1992–93 | 12 | Burton | Worcester | Biggleswade, Nottingham Moderns | [11] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
Midlands 2 (1993–1996)
The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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1993–94 | 13 | Whitchurch |
Stafford | Vipers | [12] | |||||||||
1994–95 | 13 | Leighton Buzzard | Broadstreet |
Willenhall, Newark, Peterborough | [13] | |||||||||
1995–96 | 13 | Scunthorpe |
Hinckley[d] | No relegation[e] | [14] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
Midlands 2 (1996–2000)
At the end of the 1995–96 season
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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1996–97 | 17 | Banbury | Kenilworth | Bedworth, Matlock, Long Buckby, Keresley | [15] | |||||||||
1997–98 | 17 | Bedford Athletic | Dudley Kingswinford |
Paviors | [16] | |||||||||
1998–99 | 17 | Longton |
Newbold-on-Avon | Towcestrians, Stafford |
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1999–00 | 17 | Malvern[g] | Bromsgrove[h] | No relegation[i] | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
Midlands 2 East (2000–2009)
Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands 2 split back into two tier 6 regional leagues - Midlands 2 East and
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2000–01 | 12 | Dunstablians |
Wellingborough | Nottingham Moderns |
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2001–02 | 12 | Hinckley | Spalding | Lincoln, Huntingdon & District | [18] | |||||||||
2002–03 | 12 | Kettering |
Luton |
Ilkeston, Wellingborough | [19] | |||||||||
2003–04 | 12 | Mansfield | Hinckley | Nottingham Moderns, Banbury, Northampton Old Scouts |
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2004–05 | 12 | Luton |
Market Bosworth | Huntingdon & District, Syston, Melton Mowbray | [21] | |||||||||
2005–06 | 12 | South Leicester | Peterborough | Ampthill, Spalding, Towcestrians | [22] | |||||||||
2006–07 | 12 | Loughborough Students | Matlock | Mansfield, Northampton Old Scouts, Ilkeston | [23] | |||||||||
2007–08 | 12 | Kettering |
Hinckley | Melton Mowbray, Banbury, Old Northamptonians | [24] | |||||||||
2008–09 | 12 | Ampthill | Scunthorpe |
No relegation due to league restructure[j] | [25] | |||||||||
Green background are the promotion places. |
Midlands 1 East (2009–present)
League restructuring by the
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2009–10 | 14 | Scunthorpe |
Old Northamptonians | Market Bosworth, Stewarts & Lloyds | [26] | |||||||||
2010–11 | 14 | Syston | Mansfield | Dunstablians, Wellingborough |
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2011–12 | 14 | Derby | Paviors | Coalville, Nuneaton Old Edwardians, Leighton Buzzard | [28] | |||||||||
2012–13 | 14 | Bedford Athletic | Ilkeston | Loughborough, Spalding, Market Bosworth | [29] | |||||||||
2013–14 | 14 | Peterborough Lions | Derby | Coalville, Peterborough, Matlock | [30] | |||||||||
2014–15 | 14 | Syston | Old Northamptonians | Spalding, Belgrave, Mansfield | [31] | |||||||||
2015–16 | 14 | Bedford Athletic | Derby | Matlock, Old Laurentians, Newark | [32] | |||||||||
2016–17 | 14 | Newbold-on-Avon | Kettering |
Ilkeston, Dronfield[m] | [34] | |||||||||
2017–18 | 14 | Bedford Athletic | Syston | Market Rasen & Louth, Huntingdon & District, Bugbrooke | [35] | |||||||||
2018–19 | 14 | Kettering |
Paviors | Melton Mowbray, Northampton Old Scouts, Leighton Buzzard | [36] | |||||||||
2019–20 | 14 | Syston | Oundle | Melbourne |
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2020–21 | 14 | |||||||||||||
Green background are the promotion places. |
Promotion play-offs
Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Midlands 1 East and
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Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | |||||||||
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2000–01[38] | Luctonians (W) | 20-13 | Wellingborough (E) | Mortimer Park, Kingsland, Herefordshire | ||||||||||
2001–02[39] | Old Laurentians (W) | 10-32 | Spalding (E) | Fenley Field, Rugby, Warwickshire | ||||||||||
2002–03[40] | Luton (E) |
16-11 | Derby (W) | Newlands Road, Luton, Bedfordshire | ||||||||||
2003–04[41] | Derby (W) | 29-12 | Hinckley (E) | Haslams Lane, Derby, Derbyshire | ||||||||||
2004–05[42] | Market Bosworth (E) | 40-7 | Malvern (W) | Cadeby Lane, Market Bosworth, Warwickshire | ||||||||||
2005–06[43] | Peterborough (E) | 23-21 | Kenilworth (W) | Fortress Fengate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | 1,000 | |||||||||
2006–07[44] | Newport (Salop) (W) |
20-5 | Matlock (E) | The Old Showground, Newport, Shropshire | 500 | |||||||||
2007–08[45] | Hereford (W) |
13-43 | Hinckley (E) | Wyeside, Hereford, Herefordshire | ||||||||||
2008–09[46] | Scunthorpe (E) |
9-16 | Hereford (W) |
Heslam Park, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire | ||||||||||
2009–10[47] | Bournville (W) | AWO[n] | Old Northamptonians (E) | Rowheath, Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands | N/A | |||||||||
2010–11[49] | Sutton Coldfield (W) | 27-33 | Mansfield (E) | Roger Smoldon Ground, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands | ||||||||||
2011–12[50] | Bournville (W) | 42-11 | Paviors (E) | Bournbrook, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands | ||||||||||
2012–13[51] | Worcester Wanderers (W) | 27-17 (aet) | Ilkeston (E) | Weston's Field, Worcester, Worcestershire | ||||||||||
2013–14[52] | Burton (W) | 24-20 | Derby (E) | Peel Croft, Burton, Staffordshire | 1,000[53] | |||||||||
2014–15[54] | Old Northamptonians (E) | 20-5 | Worcester Wanderers (W) | Sir Humphrey Cripps Pavilion, Northampton, Northamptonshire | ||||||||||
2015–16[55] | Derby (E) | 28-23 | Bournville (W) | Haslams Lane, Derby, Derbyshire | 200[56] | |||||||||
2016–17[57] | Kettering (E) |
19-55 | Bournville (W) | Waverley Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire | ||||||||||
2017–18[58] | Syston (E) | 37-33 | Dudley Kingswinford (W) |
Barkby Road, Queniborough, Leicestershire | ||||||||||
2018–19[59] | Paviors (E) | 33-30 | Dudley Kingswinford (W) |
The Ron Rossin Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||
2019–20 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up - Oundle (E) - promoted instead. | |||||||||||||
2020–21 | ||||||||||||||
Green background is the promoted team. E = Midlands 1 East (formerly Midlands 2 East) and W = Midlands 1 West (formerly Midlands 2 West) |
Number of league titles
- Bedford Athletic (4)[o]
- Syston (4)
- Kettering(3)
- Leighton Buzzard (2)[p]
- Scunthorpe (2)[q]
- Ampthill (1)
- Banbury (1)[r]
- Burton (1)[s]
- Derby (1)
- Dunstablians(1)
- Hinckley (1)
- Longton (1)[t]
- Loughborough Students (1)
- Luton(1)
- Malvern (1)[u]
- Newark (1)
- Mansfield (1)
- Newbold-on-Avon (1)
- Peterborough Lions (1)
- South Leicester (1)
- Towcestrians(1)
- Vipers (1)
- Whitchurch (1)[v]
Notes
- ^ Wigston RFC would later merge with Westleigh RFC in 1998 to form Leicester Lions RFC.[4][5].
- ^ Not to be confused with Midlands 1 East, Midlands East 1 is currently split into two regional leagues - Midlands 2 East (North) and Midlands 2 East (South).
- ^ Midlands East 1 is currently split into two regional leagues - Midlands 2 East (North) and Midlands 2 East (South).
- ^ Due to widespread restructuring, 3rd and 4th place Derby and Stockwood Park were also promoted.
- ^ Nationwide league restructuring meant that there was no relegation this season.
- ^ Midlands East 1 is currently split into two regional leagues - Midlands 2 East (North) and Midlands 2 East (South).
- Midlands 2 Westdivision.
- Kettering, Ampthill, Mansfield, Huntingdon & District, Lincoln, Nottingham Moderns, Leighton Buzzard and Stockwood Parkwould go into Midlands 2 East.
- ^ Due to the restructuring of Midlands 2 into two regional divisions there was no relegation.
- ^ The division would be renamed Midlands Division 1 East for the next season and along with the whole national restructure of the league system by the RFU lead to mass changes at all levels.
- Midlands Premier.
- ^ Prior to the 2009–10 season Midlands 2 East (North) or Midlands 2 East (South) were both known as Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South).
- ^ Due to London Welsh being expelled from the RFU Championship in January 2017 only 23 teams would be relegated from the 8 divisions that make up tier 6 of the English rugby union league system instead of the usual 24 - meaning that the 12th placed side in one of the leagues would be safe. In the end 12th placed Wellingborough from Midlands 1 East gained more points (56) than any other 12th placed team across tier 6 leaving them safe from relegation and ensuring only 2 teams went down from Midlands 1 East that season.[33]
- ^ Old Northamptonians were promoted by default as Bournville were unable to field a front row for the 2009-10 play-off game.[48]
- ^ One of Bedford Athletic's titles was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
- ^ One of Leighton Buzzard's titles was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
- Scunthorpe'stitles was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
- ^ Banbury's title was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
- ^ Burton's title was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
- Longton'stitle was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
- ^ Malvern's title was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
- Whitchurch'stitle was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
See also
- Midlands RFU
- East Midlands RFU
- Leicestershire RU
- Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire RFU
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
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