London 2 North East

London 2 North East
Current season or competition::
2017–18 London 2 North East
Sport Rugby union
Number of teams 12
Country  England
Holders Diss (1st title) (2016–17)
(promoted to London 1 North)
Most titles Rochford Hundred (3 titles)
Website englandrugby.com

London 2 North East is an English level 7 Rugby Union League.[1] It is made up of teams predominantly from north east London, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex. The twelve teams play home and away matches from September through to April.

Promoted teams move up to London 1 North with the league champions going up automatically and the runners up entering a promotion playoff against the league runners up from London 2 North West. Relegated teams from Cambridgeshire, Suffolk or Norfolk drop to London 3 Eastern Counties, while Essex and London teams drop to London 3 Essex.

Teams for 2017–18

Teams for 2016-17

Teams for 2015-16

Teams for 2014-15

Teams for 2013-14

Teams for 2012-13

Teams for 2009-2010

London 2 North East Honours

London 2 North East Honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1998-99[2] 17 Chelmsford Shelford Bancroft, Old Edwardians, Woodbridge London Division 3 North East
1999-00[3] 17 Rochford Hundred Basildon Maldon, Colchester, Eton Manor, Newmarket, Holt, Ely,
West Norfolk, Hadleigh, Canvey Island, Bury St Edmunds, Thefton[a 1] 		London Division 3 North East
2000-01[4] 10 Southend Rochford Hundred Lowestoft & Yarmouth, Braintree, Campion London Division 3 North East
2001-02[5] 10 Shelford Basildon Chelmsford London Division 3 North East
2002-03[6] 10 Romford & Gidea Park Saffron Walden Basildon, Wymondham, West Norfolk London Division 3 North East
2003-04[7] 10 Shelford Hadleigh No relegation due to league restructure from 10 to 12 teams London Division 3 North East
2004-05[8] 12 Chingford Romford & Gidea Park Braintree, Chelmsford London Division 3 North East
2005-06[9] 12 Eton Manor Diss Sudbury, Saffron Walden London Division 3 North East
2006-07[10] 12 Bury St Edmunds Harlow Campion London Division 3 North East
2007-08[11] 12 Westcliff Diss Colchester, Ipswich London Division 3 North East
2008-09[12] 12 Rochford Hundred Brentwood No relegation due to league restructure[a 2] London Division 3 North East
2009-10[13] 12 Thurrock Colchester Mersea Island, Norwich London Division 2 North East
2010-11[14] 12 Rochford Hundred Braintree Harlow, Sudbury London Division 2 North East
2011-12[15] 12 Romford & Gidea Park Basildon Canvey Island, Beccles London Division 2 North East
2012-13[16] 12 North Walsham Woodford Stevenage Town, Old Streetonians London Division 2 North East
2013-14[17] 12 Ipswich Saffron Walden Lowestoft & Yarmouth, Stowmarket London Division 2 North East
2014-15[18] 11 Chelmsford Diss Old Cooperians[a 3] London Division 2 North East
2015-16[19] 12 Saffron Walden Sudbury Basildon[a 4] London Division 2 North East
2016-17[22] 12 Diss South Woodham Ferrers Campion, Holt London Division 2 North East
2016-17 12
Green backgrounds are promotion places.
  1. ↑ The creation of a new division 4 below this league for the next season would lead to a downsizing of the division from 17 teams to 10 resulting in much more relegation spots than usual.
  2. ↑ The division would be renamed London Division 2 North 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.
  3. ↑ Only one team went down this season due to league going back to 12 teams for the following season.
  4. ↑ Only one team went down this season as 11th placed Campion were given a reprieve due to East Grinstead dropping out of National League 3 London & SE due to financial difficulties.[20][21]

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of London 2 North East and London 2 North West for the third and final promotion place to London 1 North. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2016–17 season the London 2 North West and London 2 North East teams are tied on eight wins each; and the home team has won promotion on twelve occasions compared to the away teams five.

London 2 (north-east v north-west) promotion play-off results
Season Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2000-01[23] Twickenham (NW) 44-8 Rochford Hundred (NE) Parkfields, Hampton, Greater London
2001-02[24] Letchworth Garden City (NW) 31-22 Basildon (NE) Baldock Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
2002-03[25] Ealing Trailfinders (NW) 36-12 Saffron Walden (NE) Trailfinders Sports Ground, Ealing, London
2003-04[26] St Albans (2nd XV) (NW) 5-22 Hadleigh (NE) Oaklands Land, St Albans, Hertfordshire
2004-05[27] Bank of England (NW) 39-0 Romford and Gidea Park (NE) Bank Lane, Roehampton, Greater London
2005-06[28] Tring (NW) 19-5 Diss (NE) Cow Lane, Tring, Hertfordshire
2006-07[29] Welwyn (NW) 19-6 Harlow (NE) Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
2007-08[30] Diss (NE) 50-15 Imperial Medicals (NW) Mackenders, Roydon, Norfolk
2008-09[31] Brentwood (NE) 23-15 Hampstead (NW) King George's Playing Fields, Brentwood, Essex
2009-10[32] Hammersmith & Fulham (NW) 22-29 Colchester (NE) Hurlingham Park, Fulham, London
2010-11[33] Braintree (NE) 24-14 Harpenden (NW) Robbs Wood, Braintree, Essex 300
2011-12[34] Basildon (NE) 38-13 Stevenage (NW) Gardiners Close, Basildon, Essex
2012-13[35] Hemel Hempstead (NW) 13-16 (aet) Woodford (NE) Chaulden Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire 500
2013-14[36] Twickenham (NW) 44-43 Saffron Walden (NE) Parkfields, Hampton, Greater London
2014-15[37] Diss (NE) 13-16 Chiswick (NW) Mackenders, Roydon, Norfolk
2015-16[38] Sudbury (NE) 22-18 Hammersmith & Fulham (NW) Whittham Field, Sudbury, Suffolk
2016-17[39] H.A.C. (NW) 48-7[b 1] South Woodham Ferrers (NE) Artillery Ground, Finsbury, London
2017-18
Green background is the promoted team. NE = London 2 North East (formerly London 3 North East) and NW = London 2 North West (formerly London 3 North West)
  1. ↑ The initial result of the 2016-17 playoff was overturned by the RFU after HAC were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. This meant that South Woodham Ferrers were promoted instead.[40]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "League Make up". Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "1998-1999 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "1999-2000 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "2000-2001 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "2001-2002 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "2002-2003 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "2003-2004 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "2004-2005 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "2005-2006 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "2006-2007 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "2007-2008 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "2008-2009 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "2009-2010 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "2010-2011 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "2011-2012 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "2012-2013 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  17. ↑ "2013-2014 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  18. ↑ "2014-2015 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  19. ↑ "2015-2016 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  20. ↑ "Rugby club director who left club after row took everything he ever paid for with him including gym equipment, the scoreboard and even the DOORS". The Sun. 11 May 2016.
  21. ↑ "Tumbling East Grinstead plot a way back". East Grinstead Courier. 25 May 2016.
  22. ↑ "2016-2017 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  23. ↑ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2000-01". England Rugby. 19 May 2001.
  24. ↑ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2001-02". England Rugby. 27 April 2002.
  25. ↑ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2002-03". England Rugby. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  26. ↑ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2003-04". England Rugby. 6 June 2004.
  27. ↑ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2004-05". England Rugby. 30 April 2005.
  28. ↑ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2005-06". England Rugby. 29 April 2006.
  29. ↑ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2006-07". England Rugby. 28 April 2007.
  30. ↑ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2007-08". England Rugby. 26 April 2008.
  31. ↑ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2008-09". England Rugby. 25 April 2009.
  32. ↑ "Hammers 22 Colchester 29". Fulham Rugby. 17 April 2010.
  33. ↑ "RUGBY: Braintree promoted with pulsating win against Harpenden". This is Essex. 28 April 2011.
  34. ↑ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2011-12". England Rugby. 21 April 2009.
  35. ↑ "Woodford seal Promotion with Extra Time Victory". Hemel Hempstead RFC (Pitchero). 27 April 2013.
  36. ↑ "Fantastic, brilliant, stunning and oh so near to pulling off a great win". Saffron Walden RFC (Pitchero). 3 May 2014.
  37. ↑ "Champagne for Chiswick as they go the Diss-tance to secure promotion". Get West London. 27 April 2015.
  38. ↑ "MATCH REPORT: Sudbury secure back-to-back promotions". Suffolk Free Press. 30 April 2016.
  39. ↑ "Woodham beaten by HAC in play-off final". Echo. 30 April 2016.
  40. ↑ "Woodham win shock promotion, three weeks after losing play-off final". Echo. 17 May 2017.
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