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National League 2 East
National League 2 East is a rugby union league at level four in the English rugby union system and provides semi-professional competition for teams in London, South East England and the East of England. The remainder of England is covered by two other regional leagues; National League 2 North and National League 2 West. The champion club is promoted to National One. The last two teams are relegated to either Regional 1 South Central or Regional 1 South East. Blackheath became champions, with three matches to play, following their 93 – 17 defeat of Westcliff on 25 March 2023. Rochford Hundred (13th) and Westcliff (14th) are relegated to Regional 1 South East. Prior to the 2022–23 season, National League 2 East and National League 2 West were part of a unified division known as National League 2 South. Structure The league consists of fourteen teams who play the others on a home and away basis, to make a total of 26 matches each. The champions are promoted to National Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century. Rugby is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an Rugby ball, oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped Goal (sports)#Structure, goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people regardless of gender, age or size. In 2023, there were more than 10 million people playing worldwide, of whom 8.4 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westcliff RFC
Westcliff Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Eastwood, a suburb of Southend-on-Sea in Essex. The club was formed in 1922 as Old Westcliffians Rugby Football Club, for ex-pupils of Westcliff High School and took the current name of Westcliff Rugby Club in the 1990s. They run four senior teams and the full range of junior teams. The men's 1st XV currently play in Regional 2 Anglia, level 6 of the English rugby pyramid having experienced successive relegations from National League 2 East National League 2 East is a rugby union league at level four in the English rugby union system and provides semi-professional competition for teams in London, South East England and the East of England. The remainder of England is covered by t ... in 2022-23 and Regional 1 South East in 2023-24. Honours * Eastern Counties 2 South champions: 2002–03 * Essex 1 champions: 2003–04 * London Division 3 North East champions: 2007–08 * London Division 1 North champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford Harlequins RFC
Oxford Harlequins (Oxford Quins) Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Oxford, England. The men's 1st XV currently play in National League 2 East, a level 4 league in the English rugby union system, following their promotion from Regional 1 Midlands at the end of the 2023–24 season and as of September 2024, the women's 1st XV compete in National Challenge 1 Midlands, level 4 of the England Rugby women's club championship. The men's 2nd and 3rd XV's compete in Southern North, South West Division and the Berks Bucks & Oxon North, South West Division respectively and the women's 2nd XV compete in National Challenge 2 in the women's club championship. History Oxford Harlequins RFC was formed in 1996 following the merger of Oxford Marathons RFC and Oxford Old Boys RFC. In 2015 a possible merger between Oxford RFC and Oxford Harlequins failed to materialise and Oxford Quins moved their matches to Marston Ferry Road. In 2018 Oxford Harlequins moved from Marston Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oundle RFC
Oundle Rugby Club is an English rugby union club based in Oundle, Northamptonshire. The first XV team currently play in National League 2 East - tier 4 of the English rugby union system - following promotion from Regional 1 South East at the end of the 2024–25 season. The club also runs 2nd and 3rd XVs, an Oundle Vets XV, under-18s and a range of junior teams. The club was formed in 1976, and in the early years of the league system the club played in the lower levels of the East Midlands leagues. The club won promotion from Midlands 4 East (South) in 2014 and this saw the start of the club's rise to the fifth tier of the English rugby union system. Current standings Honours * Midlands 3 East (South) Counties 2 Midlands East (South) (formerly Midlands 3 East (South)) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Bedfordshi ... champions 2015–16 * Midlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Albanian RFC
Old Albanian Rugby Football Club (OAs) is a rugby union club based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. The club currently play in National League 2 East. History The club was formed in 1924 by a group of Old Boys of St Albans School. They acquired their first pavilion, which was a timber World War I Barrack Hut, located at Beech Bottom. They are the largest community sports club in Hertfordshire. The club won promotion from National League 2 South in 2011–12 to National League 1, and in 2012–13 finished 5th, their highest place in the English rugby union system. The club was relegated from National One at the end of the 2014–15 season, after an administration error led to a five-point deduction; this meant that the club missed out on staying up by just a single point. They were promoted back into the division after winning the play-off in 2015–16 before being relegated again to National League 2 South at the end of the 2017–18 season. Following the implementation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Welsh Amateur
London Welsh Amateur Rugby Football Club, previously known as London Welsh Druids and as of 2017 London Welsh, is an English amateur rugby union club based at Old Deer Park in Richmond, London. They were the amateur team of London Welsh until the professional team's liquidation in 2017. The amateur team continued independently as they were considered a separate club by the Rugby Football Union. History London Welsh Amateur were founded in the 1990s after London Welsh reached the top of National League 1 and decided to split the club to separate the professional wing from the community club. In 2004, London Welsh Amateur were incorporated as a limited company. In 2017, London Welsh were expelled from the RFU Championship and later liquidated due to debt. When London Welsh were given extra time for a phoenix company to take over the club and fulfill RFU regulations, one of the conditions was that they had to show a clear separation between London Welsh and London Welsh Amateur bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henley Hawks
Henley Hawks is a rugby union club based in Henley-on-Thames and is one of the leading rugby clubs in the Thames Valley. The first team play in the fourth tier of the English league system; National League 2 East. History Henley RFC was founded in August 1930 as Old Henleiensians (old boys of Henley Grammar School). After a break during the war years the club was re-founded in 1954 and changed its name to Henley RFC in 1963. It has been based at Dry Leas since then. Recent playing record Henley's fortunes stood still until Clive Woodward, England's future World Cup winning manager, became the 1st XV coach in 1990. His introduction of the "flat ball" philosophy was a pioneering event for British rugby and brought promotion in 1992. Henley gained a further promotion in 1994 to the National Leagues and, after Woodward departed to coach London Irish, Henley continued to play fluid rugby and two further promotions ensued (in the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons), landing the club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havant RFC
Havant RFC is an English rugby union club and is a member of the Hampshire RFU. The men's 1st XV currently play in the RFU's National League 2 East, a tier 4 league, following their promotion from Regional 1 South Central at the end of the 2023–24 season. Havant currently run four senior men's teams and two senior women’s teams – 1st XV, 2nd XV (Dolphins) – who play in the Solent League, 3rd XV ('A' XV) – who play in Hampshire 2 and a veteran's side (The Mariners). The two senior women’s teams consist of the 1st XV, who are playing in the RFUW's Women's Championship 2 South West League for the 2023-2024 season, and the Sirens who compete in National Challenge 3 South West (South). In addition to the senior men's teams there is an Academy team (under 19s) – who play in Hampshire Colts League Division 1. Additionally Havant Minis and Juniors run sides covering every age from infant school to sixth form. History Havant RFC, 'Hav', was founded in April 1951 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guernsey RFC
Guernsey Rugby Football Club is an amateur rugby union team who play at Footes Lane in St Peter Port on the Channel Island of Guernsey. The club was formed in 1928. The club runs two senior teams, a veterans side and a colts side. Their first XV, the Guernsey Raiders currently play in level 4 ( National League 2 East) following their promotion from London & South East Premier at the end of the 2019–20 season. The Guernsey Raiders Ladies team plays in level 4, Women's National Challenge 1 South East (South). History Guernsey RFC were founded in 1928 and started playing in English leagues in 1987. As a result of the high transport costs, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) funds the opposition team's travel when they play away at Guernsey as well as funding Guernsey's travel to England for league matches. Until 2010, the Hampshire Rugby Football Union also granted additional funding to help with the transport costs. In 2011, Guernsey had a new clubhouse constructed which was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esher RFC
Esher Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Surrey, England. Esher currently play in the third division of the English league system, National League 1, following their promotion as champions from the 2023–24 National League 2 East. History The club was formed in 1923 when four rugby enthusiasts agreed to start a club. When the league system was introduced in 1987 Esher were placed in London 1, but were relegated in the first season and did not win promotion back to that league until 1993. Esher were first promoted to the national leagues system for the 1997–98 season, finishing fourth in National League 2 South. They led for most of the season the following year but finished second, but won promotion in 1999–00. The club set a new points record when winning National Division Two in 2006–07 and were thus promoted. They were promoted into the second tier, the RFU Championship after winning National League 1 in 2009–10. During this season the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorking R
Dorking () is a market town in Surrey in South East England about south-west of London. It is in Mole Valley, Mole Valley District and the non-metropolitan district, council headquarters are to the east of the centre. The High Street runs roughly east–west, parallel to the Pipp Brook and along the northern face of an outcrop of Lower Greensand Group, Lower Greensand. The town is surrounded on three sides by the Surrey Hills National Landscape and is close to Box Hill, Surrey, Box Hill and Leith Hill. The earliest archaeological evidence of human activity is from the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods, and there are several Bronze Age bowl barrows in the local area. The town may have been the site of a staging post on Stane Street (Chichester), Stane Street during Roman Britain, Roman times, however the name 'Dorking' suggests an History of Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon origin for the modern settlement. A marketplace, market is thought to have been held at least weekly sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canterbury RFC
Canterbury RFC is an English rugby union football club based in Canterbury, Kent. The club currently play in the fourth tier of English club rugby, participating in National League 2 East following their relegation from National League 1 at the end of the 2019–20 season. The club runs five senior sides, Canterbury Hellfire wheelchair rugby team, a ladies team, and a full range of mini and junior teams including girls History Brief history of Canterbury RFC Founded in 1929 Canterbury is the first East Kent club to achieve National League status. That milestone was reached when they became champions of London and South East Division One in 2005–06. In the most rewarding season in the club's history they also won the Kent Cup for a second successive year and gained further recognition when named rugby's Team of the Year by Rugby World magazine. Founding fathers Times have certainly changed from when the founding fathers, many of them involved with agriculture, first took thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
