Shepherd Neame Kent 2

Shepherd Neame Kent 2
Sport Rugby Union
Number of teams 10
Country  England
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Shepherd Neame Kent 2 is an English level 10 Rugby Union League[1] and is made up of teams predominantly from South East London and Kent. The teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Currently promoted teams move up to Shepherd Neame Kent 1 and there is no relegation although up until the 2007-08 season teams could drop down to Kent 3 (now folded). Now a single division, in the past Kent 2 was divided into regional divisions - Kent 2 East and Kent 2 West.

Teams for 2014-2015

Teams for 2013-2014

Teams for 2009-2010

Kent 2 Honours

Kent 2 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1998-99[2] 14 New Ash Green Old Elthamians No relegation Kent 2 East
1998-99[3] 4 Greenwich Dartford Valley No relegation Kent 2 West
1999-00[4] 8 Aylesford Bulls[n 1] Sittingbourne Faversham, Vigo, Old Williamsonians, Deal & Betteshanger, Old Gravesendians, Edenbridge[n 2] Kent 2 East
1999-00[5] 9[n 3] Erith[n 4] Dartford Valley Greenwich Academical, Orpington, Old Olavians, Foots Cray, Bexley, Greenwich, Met Police (Hayes)[n 5] Kent 2 West
2000-01[6] 9 Ashford Erith No relegation[n 6] Kent 2
2001-02[7] 10 Aylesford Bulls Sheppey Dartford Valley, HSBC, Dover Kent 2
2002-03[8] 10 Old Elthamians Sittingbourne Brockleians, Bexley Kent 2
2003-04[9] 9 Park House Dover No relegation[n 7] Kent 2
2004-05[10] 10 Brockleians New Ash Green Dartford Valley Kent 2
2005-06[11] 9 Old Gravesendians Sheppey Medway, Bexley Kent 2
2006-07[12] 8 Erith Old Olavians New Ash Green, Orpington, Shooters Hill Kent 2
2007-08[13] 8 Medway Cranbrook, Vigo and Sheppey (both also promoted) No relegation[n 8] Kent 2
2008-09[14] 10[n 9] HSBC Guys' Kings' & St Thomas' Hospital No relegation Kent 2
2009-10[15] 10 Lordswood New Ash Green No relegation Shepherd Neame Kent 2
2010-11[16] 11 Guys' Kings' & St Thomas' Hospital Shooters Hill No relegation Shepherd Neame Kent 2
2011-12[17] 9 King's College Hospital Southwark Lancers No relegation Shepherd Neame Kent 2
2012-13[18] 11 Old Williamsonians Foots Cray No relegation Shepherd Neame Kent 2
2013-14[19] 10 Bexley Lordswood No relegation Shepherd Neame Kent 2
Green backgrounds are promotion places.
  1. ↑ Aylesford Bulls were not promoted this season but instead remained in a new look single division along with runners up Sittingbourne and relegated teams from Kent 1.
  2. ↑ Due to the creation of a single division for Kent 2 as well as two new lower divisions there were a lot of relegations this season. Faversham, Vigo, Old Williamsonians joined Kent 3 while Deal & Betteshanger, Old Gravesendians, Edenbridge joined Kent 4.
  3. ↑ Multiple teams were transferred from Kent 2 East for this season - previously only 4 teams in division.
  4. ↑ Erith were not promoted this season but instead remained in a new look single division along with runners up Dartford Valley and relegated teams from Kent 1.
  5. ↑ Due to the creation of a single division for Kent 2 as well as two new lower divisions there were a lot of relegations this season. Foots Cray, Bexley and Greenwich joined Kent 3 while Orpington and Old Olavians joined Kent 4. Greenwich Academical and Met Police (Hayes) would drop out of the league for the following season.
  6. ↑ No relegation as Kent 4 abolished at end of season and subsequent league restructuring led to division increasing to 10 teams.
  7. ↑ No relegation as division would increase to 10 teams the following season.
  8. ↑ No relegation as Kent 3 abolished at the end of the season.
  9. ↑ Division increased to 10 teams due to Kent 3 being abolished the previous season.

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ "League Make up". Kent RFU.
  2. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/1998-1999/group/9018
  3. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/1998-1999/group/9019
  4. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/1999-2000/group/9315
  5. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/1999-2000/group/9316
  6. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2000-2001/group/9664
  7. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2001-2002/group/9998
  8. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2002-2003/group/10333
  9. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2003-2004/group/10718
  10. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2004-2005/group/11118
  11. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2005-2006/group/11474
  12. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2006-2007/group/11817
  13. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2007-2008/group/12223
  14. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2008-2009/group/12704
  15. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2009-2010/group/13649
  16. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2010-2011/group/14518
  17. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2011-2012/group/15535
  18. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2012-2013/group/16236
  19. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2013-2014/group/17253