Yorkshire 2
| Yorkshire 2 | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2014–15 Yorkshire 2 | |
 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Country |
 England |
| Holders |
West Leeds (1st title) (2015–16) (promoted to Yorkshire 1) |
| Most titles | Scarborough (3 titles) |
| Website | clubs.rfu.com |
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 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
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, Dinnington, Yarnbury (both also promoted) | No relegation[n 1] | 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 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
- ↑ No relegation as division due to increase from 11 to 14 teams for the following season.
References
- ↑ "1998-1999 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "1999-2000 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "2000-2001 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "2001-2002 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "2002-2003 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "2003-2004 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "2004-2005 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "2005-2006 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "2006-2007 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "2007-2008 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "2008-2009 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "2009-2010 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "2010-2011 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "2011-2012 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "2012-2013 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "2013-2014 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "2014-2015 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ↑ "2015-2016 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
See Also
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