Leinster League Division Two
| Leinster League Division Two |
|---|
| Founded |
| 1994 |
| Nation |
 Ireland |
| Promotion To |
| Leinster League Division One |
| Relegation To |
| Leinster League Division Three |
| Number of Teams |
| 14 |
| Current Champions (2007–08) |
| Newbridge RFC |
Leinster League Division Two is the second division of the Leinster League and started in the 1994/95 season.
History
Kilkenny, Seapoint, Curragh, Drogheda, Roscrea, North Kildare, Athy, Gorey, Longford, Edenderry and Tullamore entered the division through the qualifying matches in the 1993/1994 season.
Curragh later amalgamated with Old Kilcullen RFC to form Newbridge and Drogheda with Delvin RFC to form Boyne.
2008/2009 season
- Arklow
- Ashbourne
- Clane
- Clondalkin
- Coolmine
- Edenderry
- Gorey
- Kilkenny
- Longford
- Mullingar
- New Ross
- Portarlington
- Rathdrum
- Roscrea
2008/2009 table
| 2008-2009 Leinster League Division Two League Table | |||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Bonus Points | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolmine | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 102 | 151 | 4 | 32 |
| New Ross | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 51 | 65 | 4 | 28 |
| Kilkenny | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 77 | 96 | 3 | 27 |
| Mullingar | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 78 | 46 | 1 | 25 |
| Ashbourne | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 112 | 88 | 24 | 5 | 19 |
| Longford | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 97 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| Clane | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 92 | 94 | −2 | 2 | 16[1] |
| Roscrea | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 80 | 81 | −1 | 2 | 16 |
| Portarlington | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 89 | 109 | −20 | 2 | 16 |
| Gorey | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 94 | 120 | −26 | 3 | 11 |
| Rathdrum | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 151 | −69 | 1 | 9 |
| Clondalkin | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 106 | 144 | −38 | 1 | 9 |
| Edenderry | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 170 | −124 | 3 | 3 |
| Arklow | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 151 | −106 | 3 | −1[2] |
| Correct as of 16 November 2008 | |||||||||
2007/2008 season
- Coolmine
- Edenderry
- Enniscorthy
- Kilkenny
- Longford
- Mullingar
- New Ross
- Newbridge
- Portarlington
- Railway Union
- Roscrea
- Tullow
At the end of the season, Railway Union were relegated to Division Three, Ashbourne were relegated from Division One, Arklow, Clane, Clondalkin, Gorey and Rathdrum were promoted from Division Three and Enniscorthy, Newbridge and Tullow were promoted to Division One, making it 14 teams once again for 2008/2009.
2007/2008 table
| 2007-2008 Leinster League Division Two League Table | |||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Bonus Points | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbridge | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 221 | 106 | 115 | 4 | 44 |
| Enniscorthy | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 273 | 129 | 144 | 4 | 44 |
| Tullow | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 263 | 122 | 141 | 6 | 42 |
| Roscrea | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 216 | 103 | 113 | 8 | 36 |
| Coolmine | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 206 | 146 | 60 | 5 | 29 |
| Portarlington | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 206 | 139 | 67 | 3 | 29 |
| Mullingar | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 157 | 200 | −43 | 5 | 21 |
| Kilkenny | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 158 | 158 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| Edenderry | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 102 | 195 | −93 | 3 | 19 |
| New Ross | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 88 | 262 | −174 | 0 | 14 |
| Longford | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 134 | 247 | −113 | 4 | 10 |
| Railway Union | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 109 | 326 | −217 | 2 | 4 |
| Correct as of 2 July 2008 | |||||||||
2006/2007 season
- Ashbourne
- Athy
- Coolmine
- Edenderry
- New Ross
- Newbridge
- North Kildare
- Portarlington
- Railway Union
- Roscrea
- Wicklow
At the end of the season, Athy and North Kildare were relegated to Division Three, Enniscorthy, Kilkenny and Mullingar dropped down from Division One and Tullow and Longford were promoted from Division Three. Ashbourne and Wicklow won promotion to Division One.
2006/2007 table
| 2006-2007 Leinster League Division Two League Table | |||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Bonus Points | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashbourne | 10 | 10 | 0 | 205 | 122 | 83 | 1 | 41 | |
| Wicklow | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 245 | 105 | 145 | 4 | 36 |
| Portarlington | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 123 | 122 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
| Roscrea | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 179 | 118 | 61 | 7 | 21 |
| Coolmine | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 162 | 152 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| Newbridge | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 119 | 127 | −8 | 2 | 24 |
| Railway Union | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 160 | 189 | −23 | 4 | 18 |
| New Ross | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 96 | 120 | −24 | 4 | 16 |
| Edenderry | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 98 | 185 | −87 | 5 | 15 |
| North Kildare | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 97 | 148 | −58 | 6 | 14 |
| Athy | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 125 | 221 | −96 | 4 | 14 |
| Correct as of 21 November 2007 | |||||||||
Past winners
1994/1995 Seapoint
1995/1996 Tullamore
1996/1997 Barnhall
1997/1998 Ashbourne
1998/1999 Coolmine RFC 1999/2000 Garda
2000/2001 Arklow
2001/2002 Boyne
2002/2003 Seapoint
2003/2004 Portarlington
2004/2005 Mullingar
2005/2006 Dundalk
2006/2007 Ashbourne
2007/2008 Newbridge
2008/2009 Coolmine RFC
Wins by club
- Coolmine RFC (twice)
- Seapoint (twice)
- Ashbourne (twice)
- Tullamore (once)
- Barnhall (once)
- Garda (once)
- Arklow (once)
- Boyne (once)
- Portarlington (once)
- Dundalk (once)
- Newbridge (once)
External links
- Leinster Rugby : Leinster League History: Division Two
- Leinster League Division Two 2008/2009
- Leinster League Division Two 2007/2008
- Leinster League Division Two 2006/2007