Current season or competition: 2022–23 Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1987 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Guisborough (2nd title) (2021–22) (promoted to Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland) |
| Most titles | Ponteland (4 titles) |
| Website | England RFU |
Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland, formerly known as Durham/Northumberland 2, is an English rugby union league at the eighth tier of the domestic competition for teams from North East England. The champions and runner-up are promoted to Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland and the bottom two clubs are relegated to Counties 3 Durham & Northumberland. Each season two teams from Durham/Northumberland 2 are picked to take part in the RFU Senior Vase (a national competition for clubs at level 8) - one affiliated with the Durham County RFU, the other with the Northumberland RFU. Ponteland won their fourth title in 2020 with Sunderland also promoted.
Participating clubs 2022–23
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.
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  Ashington Barnard Castle Bishop Auckland Gateshead Guisborough Hartlepool Ryton Seaham Sedgefield  Whitby Winlaton Locations of the 2021-22 Durham/Northumberland 2 teams
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Season 2020–21
On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced [1] 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 DN2 was not contested.
Participating clubs 2019-20
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Ashington Bishop Auckland Blyth Guisborough Hartlepool Ponteland Ryton Seaton Carew Sedgefield Sunderland Whitby Winlaton Locations of the 2019-20 Durham/Northumberland 2 teams
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Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
- Bishop Auckland
- Consett
- Hartlepool
- Hartlepool B.B.O.B.
- Houghton
- North Durham
- Medicals
- Mowden Park
- Seaham
- Sunderland
- Wallsend
Durham/Northumberland 2 honours
Durham/Northumberland 2 (1987–1993)
The original Durham/Northumberland 2 was a tier 10 league with promotion up to Durham/Northumberland 1 and relegation down to Durham/Northumberland 3.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1987–88 | 11 | Mowden Park | Hartlepool | Houghton | ||||||||||
| 1988–89 | 11 | Whitby | Sunderland | Hartlepool B.B.O.B. | ||||||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | Bishop Auckland | Darlington Railway Athletic | North Shields, Wallsend | ||||||||||
| 1990–91 | 11 | Consett | Hartlepool | Billingham | ||||||||||
| 1991–92 | 11 | Percy Park | Guisborough[lower-alpha 1] | No relegation[lower-alpha 2] | ||||||||||
| 1992–93 | 13 | North Durham | North Shields | Barnard Castle, Billingham | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Durham/Northumberland 2 (1993–2000)
The creation of National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that Durham/Northumberland 2 dropped to being a tier 11 league. A further restructure at the end of the 1995–96 season saw Durham/Northumberland 2 remain at tier 11.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1993–94 | 12 | Ponteland | Wallsend | Newton Aycliffe, Seaton Carew | ||||||||||
| 1994–95 | 13 | Winlaton Vulcans | Medicals | Seaton Carew, Seghill | ||||||||||
| 1995–96 | 13 | Hartlepool | Guisborough | Multiple teams[lower-alpha 3] | ||||||||||
| 1996–97 | 10 | Consett | North Durham | Wensleydale, Darlington Railway Athletic[lower-alpha 4] | ||||||||||
| 1997–98 | 10 | Billingham | Novocastrians | Seaton Carew | ||||||||||
| 1998–99[2] | 9 | Houghton | Seghill | Guisborough | ||||||||||
| 1999–00[3] | 10 | Gosforth[lower-alpha 5] | Hartlepool | Richmondshire, Chester-Le-Street, Barnard Castle | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Durham/Northumberland 2 (2000–present)
Northern league restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1999–2000 season saw the cancellation of North East 1, North East 2 and North East 3 (tiers 7–9). This meant that Durham/Northumberland 2 became a tier 8 league.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 2000–01[4] | 12 | Gosforth | Billingham | Novocastrians | ||||||||||
| 2001–02[5] | 12 | Acklam | Hartlepool | Whitley Bay Rockcliff, Medicals | ||||||||||
| 2002–03[6] | 12 | Consett | Houghton | Blyth, Whitby | ||||||||||
| 2003–04[7] | 12 | Ryton | Ponteland | Sunderland, Barnard Castle | ||||||||||
| 2004–05[8] | 12 | Gateshead | North Shields | Richmondshire, Yarm | ||||||||||
| 2005–06[9] | 12 | Sunderland | Gosforth | Whitby, Hartlepool | ||||||||||
| 2006–07[10] | 12 | Wallsend | West Hartlepool T.D.S.O.B. | Seaton Carew, Blyth | ||||||||||
| 2007–08[11] | 12 | Ashington | Consett | Yarm, Guisborough | ||||||||||
| 2008–09[12] | 12 | Team Northumbria | Hartlepool[lower-alpha 6] | No relegation[lower-alpha 7] | ||||||||||
| 2009–10[13] | 12 | Ponteland | Medicals | Houghton, North Shields | ||||||||||
| 2010–11[14] | 12 | Guisborough | Acklam | Prudhoe & Stocksfield | ||||||||||
| 2011–12[15] | 13 | Blyth | Consett | Yarm, Whitby | ||||||||||
| 2012–13[16] | 13 | Bishop Auckland | Novocastrians | Winlaton Vulcans, Seaham | ||||||||||
| 2013–14[17] | 13 | Ryton | Sunderland | Prudhoe & Stocksfield, Whitby | ||||||||||
| 2014–15[18] | 14 | Ponteland | Acklam | Hartlepool B.B.O.B., South Tyneside College | ||||||||||
| 2015–16[19] | 14 | Barnard Castle | Hartlepool | Houghton, Wallsend | ||||||||||
| 2016–17[20] | 14 | Redcar | Ponteland | Seaton Carew, South Shields, Blyth[lower-alpha 8] | ||||||||||
| 2017–18[21] | 14 | Acklam | Whitby | Richmondshire, Newton Aycliffe | ||||||||||
| 2018–19[22] | 14 | Whitley Bay Rockcliff | North Shields | South Shields, Houghton | ||||||||||
| 2019–20[23] | 14 | Ponteland | Sunderland | Blyth, Seaton Carew, Gosforth | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Ponteland (4)
- Consett (3)
- Acklam (2)
- Bishop Auckland (2)
- Gosforth (2)
- Ryton (2)
- Ashington (1)
- Barnard Castle (1)
- Billingham (1)
- Blyth (1)
- Gateshead (1)
- Guisborough (1)
- Hartlepool (1)
- Houghton (1)
- Mowden Park (1)
- North Durham (1)
- Percy Park (1)
- Redcar (1)
- Sunderland (1)
- Team Northumbria (1)
- Wallsend (1)
- Winlaton Vulcans (1)
- Whitley Bay Rockcliff (1)
- Whitby (1)
Notes
- ↑ Runners up Guisborough alongside Whitby, Seaham and West Hartlepool TDSOB were promoted due to league restructuring caused by the cancellation of Durham/Northumberland 4 at the end of season.
- ↑ Due to league restructuring caused by the cancellation of Durham/Northumberland 4 there would be no relegation this season.
- ↑ Due to restructuring six clubs, including Sedgefield, Seaham, Hartlepool B.B.O.B., Houghton, Richmondshire, Billingham, were relegated to Durham/Northumberland 3. This was done to decrease league sizes and begin home and away fixtures in order to inaugurate North East 3 and the re-introduction of Durham/Northumberland 4 for the following season.
- ↑ 9th placed Darlington Railway Athletic would be dissolved at the end of the season.
- ↑ No promotion this season as division set to increase from 10 to 12 teams for 2000-01.
- ↑ Redcar, Novocastrians were also promoted. The reason for more promotions than usual was because Durham/Northumberland 1 was due to increase from 12 to 14 teams for 2009-10.
- ↑ Due to the increased number of teams being promoted from the division to Durham/Northumberland 1 there would be no relegation this season.
- ↑ 3 teams relegated due to relegations from higher leagues.
See also
References
- ↑ "RFU Cancels Adult Competitive Leagues for the 2020/21 Season". RFU. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ↑ "1998-99 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "1999-00 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "2000-01 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "2001-02 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "2002-03 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "2003-04 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "2004-05 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "2005-06 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "2006-07 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "2007-08 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "2008-09 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "2009-10 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "2010-11 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "2011-12 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "2012-13 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "2013-14 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "2014-15 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "2015-16 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "2016-17 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "2017-18 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ↑ "2018-19 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ↑ "Men's North Level 8 and below leagues 2019–20" (PDF). England Rugby. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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