Yorkshire 5

Yorkshire 5
Current season or competition:
2015–16 Yorkshire 5
Sport Rugby union
Number of teams 7
Country  England
Holders Stanley Rodillians (2nd title) (2015–16)
(promoted to Yorkshire 4)
Most titles Wetherby (3 titles)
Website clubs.rfu.com

Yorkshire 5 is an English Rugby Union league at the eleventh tier of the domestic competition and is currently the basement league of club rugby in Yorkshire. This league has not always been the bottom division as for a while there was a Yorkshire 6 but this league merged with Yorkshire 5 a few seasons ago. Also, for a short period, Yorkshire 5 was split into two parallel leagues based on geographical location. Promoted teams move up to Yorkshire 4.

Participating Clubs 2015-16

Participating Clubs 2014-15

Participating Clubs 2013–14

Participating Clubs 2012–13

Clubs joining the League

As this is currently the basement league of club rugby in Yorkshire, any club wishing to join the rugby union club hierarchy must begin at the bottom so all Yorkshire-based teams start in Yorkshire 5 and these are the clubs who have been accepted into the league structure for the first time.

Yorkshire 5 Honours

Yorkshire 5 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1989-90 Wetherby Yorkshire 5
1990-91 Yorkshire 5
1991-92 Yorkshire 5
1992-93 Wetherby Yorkshire 5
1993-94 Yorkshire 5
1994-95 Yorkshire 5
1995-96 Yorkshire 5
1996-97 Yorkshire 5
1997-98 Yorkshire 5
1998-99[1] 8 Rotherham Clifton Edlington Granby Withernsea, Rawmarsh, Wickersley Exel, Adwick Le Street[n 1] Yorkshire 5
1999-00[2] 5 Wakefield Cougars[n 2] Ossett Nestle Rowntree, Garforth, Knaresborough Yorkshire 5
2000-01[3] 10 Wakefield Cougars Doncaster Phoenix Wickersley Exel Yorkshire 5
2001-02[4] 10 Sheffield Medicals Thornensians Rotherham Clifton, Rawmarsh, Marist Yorkshire 5
2002-03[5] 10 Stanley Rodillians Hornsea Ossett, Wibsey Yorkshire 5
2003-04[6] 10 Sheffield Oaks Burley No relegation[n 3] Yorkshire 5[n 4]
2004-05[7] 8 Halifax Vandals Aireborough No relegation Yorkshire 5 North-West
2004-05[8] 8 Hornsea Ossett No relegation Yorkshire 5 South-East
2005-06[9] 8 Knaresborough Wetherby No relegation Yorkshire 5 North-West
2005-06[10] 8 Mosborough Pontefract Pythons No relegation Yorkshire 5 South-East
2006-07[11] 9 Burley Garforth No relegation Yorkshire 5 North-West
2006-07[12] 7 Hemsworth Sheffield Medicals No relegation Yorkshire 5 South-East[n 5]
2007-08[13] 8 Halifax Vandals Sheffield Medicals No relegation Yorkshire 5A
2007-08[14] 8 Old Rishworthians Rotherham Phoenix No relegation Yorkshire 5B
2008-09[15] 9 Sheffield Medicals Hemsworth, Ossett, Harrogate Pythons (both also promoted)[n 6] Sheffield Oaks Yorkshire 5A
2008-09[16] 9 Leeds Medics and Dentists Old Grovians, Adwick Le Street (also promoted)[n 7] Leeds Metropolitan University[n 8] , Wetherby, Rossington Hornets Yorkshire 5B[n 9]
2009-10[17] 7 Mosborough Marist, Stanley Rodillians (also promoted) No relegation[n 10] Yorkshire Division 5
2010-11[18] 12 Wetherby Knaresborough No relegation Yorkshire Division 5
2011-12[19] 10 Hornsea Marist No relegation Yorkshire Division 5
2012-13[20] 9 Doncaster Amateurs Stocksbridge, Sheffield Oaks No relegation Yorkshire Division 5
2013-14[21] 9 Wensleydale Knaresborough No relegation Yorkshire Division 5
2014-15[22] 8 Hessle Rotherham Clifton No relegation Yorkshire Division 5
2015-16[23] 7 Stanley Rodillians Hornsea No relegation Yorkshire Division 5
2016-17 7
Green backgrounds are promotion places.
  1. ↑ Lots of relegations due to the creation of Yorkshire 6 for the following season.
  2. ↑ No promotion as division to increase from 5 to 10 teams for the following season.
  3. ↑ No relegation as Yorkshire 6 to be cancelled at the end of the season - it would re-emerge briefly in 2009-10 for one season only.
  4. ↑ Yorkshire 5 would split into two regional divisions for the following season - Yorkshire 5 North-West and Yorkshire 5 South-East.
  5. ↑ Yorkshire 5 South-East and North-West would be renamed as Yorkshire 5A and Yorkshire 5B for the following season with teams no longer grouped on a regional basis.
  6. ↑ All promoted due to league restructure - Yorkshire 6 to be reinstated and Yorkshire 5 to merge back into a single division.
  7. ↑ All promoted due to league restructure - Yorkshire 6 to be reinstated and Yorkshire 5 to merge back into a single division.
  8. ↑ Leeds Metropolitan University would drop out of the league for the following season.
  9. ↑ Yorkshire 5B and 5A would remerge back into a single division for the following season.
  10. ↑ No relegation as Yorkshire 6 cancelled after just one season.

References

  1. ↑ "1998-1999 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  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. ↑ "2004-2005 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "2005-2006 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "2005-2006 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "2006-2007 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "2006-2007 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "2007-2008 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "2007-2008 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "2008-2009 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "2008-2009 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  17. ↑ "2009-2010 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  18. ↑ "2010-2011 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  19. ↑ "2011-2012 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  20. ↑ "2012-2013 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  21. ↑ "2013-2014 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  22. ↑ "2014-2015 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  23. ↑ "2015-2016 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 4 May 2016.

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