Cumbria 2 was a short-lived competitive

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league at tier 8 of the

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run by the English

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for club sides based in

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. Teams were promoted to

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and as it was the lowest ranked RFU league in the county there is no relegation. Each season a team from Cumbria 2 was picked to take part in the

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- a national competition for clubs at level 8. Cumbria 2 was formed for the 2018–19 season when the RFU had to restructure the Cumbria and northern leagues due to 19

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based clubs withdrawing from the league structure to form their own competition. A consequence of this was that

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was cancelled and the Cumbria League was split into two divisions, with the North Lancashire/Cumbria clubs joining the top 3 Cumbria League clubs in Cumbria 1, and the rest of the sides (including some 2nd XV teams) forming Cumbria 2. After just one season Cumbria 2 was cancelled with teams moving into a single division Cumbria 1.

Teams 2018–19

Cumbria 2 honours

Number of league titles

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(1)

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Teams 2018–19

Cumbria 2 honours

Number of league titles

See also

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