Counties 2 Yorkshire, previously known as Yorkshire 2 is an English

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

league at the eighth tier of the domestic competition for teams from

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...

. 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 Counties 3 Yorkshire, previously known as Yorkshire 3, is an English rugby union league at the ninth tier of the domestic competition. Club rugby in Yorkshire operates without promotion play-offs meaning that the top two teams are automaticall ...

. Each season a team from Yorkshire 2 is picked to take part in the

RFU Senior Vase The RFU Senior Vase is a rugby union national knockout cup competition in England run by the Rugby Football Union, which has been competed for since the 2006–07 season. It is contested for by teams at level 8 of the English rugby union system, ...

- a national competition for clubs at level 8.

Participating clubs 2021–22

The teams competing in 2021-22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019-20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020-21.

Season 2020–21

On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues ( National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Yorkshire 2 was not contested.

Participating clubs 2019–20

Participating clubs 2018–19

Participating clubs 2017–18

Participating clubs 2016–17

*Barnsley *Leodiensian *Moortown *Old Crossleyans (relegated from Yorkshire 1) *Old Grovians *Old Rishworthians *Pontefract *

Ripon Ripon () is a cathedral city in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The city is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the ...

*Roundhegians *Sheffield Medicals *Thornensians (promoted from

) *Wath-upon-Dearne *West Park Leeds (relegated from Yorkshire 1) *Wetherby (promoted from

)

Participating clubs 2015–16

*Barnsley *Castleford (promoted from

) *Keighley *Knottingley *Leodiensian *Moortown *Old Grovians (promoted from

) *Old Rishworthians *Pontefract (relegated from Yorkshire 1) *

*Roundhegians *Sheffield Medicals *Wath-upon-Dearne (relegated from Yorkshire 1) *West Leeds

Participating clubs 2014–15

*Barnsley *Bradford Salem *Goole (promoted from

) *Keighley (relegated from Yorkshire 1) *Knottingley *Leeds Medics and Dentists (promoted from

) *Leodiensian *Moortown *Old Rishworthians *

*Roundhegians *Sheffield Medicals *West Leeds *West Park Leeds

Participating clubs 2013–14

*Baildon (promoted from

) *Barnsley (relegated from Yorkshire 1) *Bradford Salem *Hullensians *Knottingley *Leodiensian *Moortown *Old Rishworthians (promoted from

) *

*Roundhegians *Sheffield Medicals *West Leeds *West Park Leeds *Yarnbury

Participating clubs 2012–13

*Bradford Salem *Castleford *Doncaster Phoenix *Hullensians *Leodiensian *Moortown *

*Roundhegians *Selby *Sheffield Medicals *Skipton *West Leeds *West Park Leeds *Yarnbury

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams: *

Doncaster Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in ...

* Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. * Ilkley * Ionians * Leodiensian * Malton & Norton * North Ribblesdale * Old Otliensians * Sheffield Tigers *

Wath upon Dearne Wath upon Dearne (shortened to Wath or often hyphenated) is a town south of the River Dearne in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, north of Rotherham and almost midway between Barnsley and Doncaster. It had a pop ...

Wheatley Hills Wheatley Hills is a suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It is situated around north-east of the city centre. The Wheatley Hills & Intake ward within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster had a population of 17,733 at the 2011 ce ...

Yorkshire 2 honours

Yorkshire 2 (1987–1993)

The original Yorkshire 2 was a tier 10 league with promotion up to Yorkshire 1 and relegation down to

Yorkshire 2 (1993–2000)

The creation of National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that Yorkshire 2 dropped to become a tier 11 league. A further restructure at the end of the 1995–96 season, which included the cancellation of National 5 North and the addition of

North East 3 North East 3 was an English Rugby Union league which was at the ninth tier of the domestic competition and was available to teams in North East England. Promoted teams moved up to North East 2 while relegated teams dropped to either Yorkshire 1 ...

at tier 9, saw Yorkshire 2 remain at tier 11.

Yorkshire 2 (2000–present)

Northern league restructuring by the

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at the end of the 1999–2000 season saw the cancellation of

North East 1 North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

North East 2 North East 2 (not to be confused with North 2 East) was an English Rugby Union league was at the eighth tier of the domestic competition when it was founded in 1987 and was available to teams in North East England. Promoted teams moved up to ...

and

(tiers 7–9). This meant that Yorkshire 2 became a tier 8 league.

Number of league titles

* Scarborough (3) *

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough ha ...

(2) * Bradford Salem (2) * Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. (2) * North Ribblesdale (2) *

Selby Selby is a market town and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, south of York on the River Ouse, with a population at the 2011 census of 14,731. The town was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until ...

(2) *

Beverley Beverley is a market and minster town and a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, of which it is the county town. The town centre is located south-east of York's centre and north-west of City of Hull. The town is known fo ...

(1) *

Bridlington Bridlington is a coastal town and a civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is about north of Hull and east of York. The Gypsey Race enters the North Sea at its harbour. The 2011 ...

(1) *

Castleford Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the town centre the River Calder joins th ...

(1) * Dinnington (1) * Goole (1) *

Keighley Keighley ( ) is a market town and a civil parish in the City of Bradford Borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is the second largest settlement in the borough, after Bradford. Keighley is north-west of Bradford city centre, north-west o ...

(1) * Malton & Norton (1) * Moortown (1) * Northallerton (1) *

Old Brodleians Old Brodleians RUFC (or ''Brods'', as they are known) are an English rugby union club from Hipperholme, near Halifax, West Yorkshire. The club currently operates three senior men's teams in the past there was a strong veterans side whose regular ...

(1) * Old Otliensians (1) *

Pocklington Pocklington is a market town and civil parish situated at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded its population as 8,337. It is east of York and northwest of Hull. The town's sk ...

(1) *

Pontefract Pontefract is a historic market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, east of Wakefield and south of Castleford. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is one of the towns in the City of Wak ...

(1) * Roundhegians (1) * Sheffield Tigers (1) *

(1) * West Leeds (1) *

(1) * Wibsey (1) * Yarnbury (1)

Notes

References

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Participating clubs 2021–22

Season 2020–21

Participating clubs 2019–20

Participating clubs 2018–19

Participating clubs 2017–18

Participating clubs 2016–17

Participating clubs 2015–16

Participating clubs 2014–15

Participating clubs 2013–14

Participating clubs 2012–13

Original teams

Yorkshire 2 honours

Yorkshire 2 (1987–1993)

Yorkshire 2 (1993–2000)

Yorkshire 2 (2000–present)

Number of league titles

See also

Notes

References