London 2 North East
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. Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Intermediate Cup - a level 7 national competition.
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1987 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |  |
| Holders | Norwich (1st title) (2019–20) (promoted to London 1 North) |
| Most titles | Rochford Hundred (4 titles) |
| Website | englandrugby.com |
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 2019–20
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  Epping Holt Ipswich London Norwich Saffron Walden SW Ferrers Southwold Stowmarket Wymondham  Locations of the 2019–20 London 2 North East teams
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Location of 2019–20 London 2 North East teams in London
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Teams for 2018–19
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Basildon Cantabrigian Ipswich London Norwich Saffron Walden SW Ferrers Southwold Stowmarket Locations of the 2018–19 London 2 North East teams
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Location of 2018–19 London 2 North East clubs in London
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Teams for 2017–18
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Cantabrigian Epping Ipswich London Norwich Locations of the 2017–18 London 2 North East teams
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Location of 2017–18 London 2 North East clubs in London
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Teams for 2016-17
- Campion
- Cantabrigian
- Diss
- Epping Upper Clapton (promoted from London 3 North East)
- Holt
- Ipswich
- Norwich
- Old Cooperians (promoted from London 3 North East)
- Rochford Hundred
- Romford & Gidea Park
- South Woodham Ferrers
- Woodford (transferred from London 2 North West)
Teams for 2015-16
- Basildon
- Campion
- Cantabrigian (promoted from London 3 North East)
- Diss
- Holt
- Ipswich (relegated from London 1 North)
- Norwich
- Rochford Hundred
- Romford & Gidea Park (relegated from London 1 North)
- Saffron Walden
- South Woodham Ferrers
- Sudbury (promoted from London 3 North East)
Teams for 2014-15
- Basildon
- Braintree
- Campion (promoted from London 3 North East)
- Chelmsford
- Diss (relegated from London 1 North)
- Enfield Ignatians
- Holt
- Norwich
- Old Cooperians (promoted from London 3 North East)
- Rochford Hundred
- Saffron Walden
- South Woodham Ferrers
Teams for 2013-14
- Basildon (relegated from London 1 North)
- Braintree
- Chelmsford
- Enfield Ignatians
- Holt
- Ipswich
- Lowestoft & Yarmouth
- Norwich (promoted from London 3 North East)
- Rochford Hundred
- Saffron Walden
- South Woodham Ferrers
- Stowmarket
Teams for 2012-13
- Braintree
- Chelmsford
- Enfield Ignatians
- Holt
- Ipswich
- Lowestoft & Yarmouth
- North Walsham
- Old Streetonians
- Saffron Walden
- Stevenage Town
- Stowmarket
- Woodford
Teams for 2009-2010
- Beccles
- Braintree
- Canvey Island
- Chelmsford
- Enfield Ignatians
- Harlow
- Ipswich
- Old Streetonians
- Rochford Hundred
- Romford & Gidea Park
- Saffron Walden
- Sudbury
London 2 North East Honours
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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| 1987–88 | Barking | London Division 3 North East | ||||||||||||
| 1988–89 | Eton Manor | London Division 3 North East | ||||||||||||
| 1989–90 | Chingford | London Division 3 North East | ||||||||||||
| 1990–91 | Harlow | London Division 3 North East | ||||||||||||
| 1991–92 | Cambridge | London Division 3 North East | ||||||||||||
| 1992–93 | Brentwood | London Division 3 North East | ||||||||||||
| 1993–94 | Romford & Gidea Park | London Division 3 North East | ||||||||||||
| 1994–95 | Colchester | London Division 3 North East | ||||||||||||
| 1995–96 | Ipswich | London Division 3 North East | ||||||||||||
| 1996–97 | Diss | London Division 3 North East | ||||||||||||
| 1997–98 | Lowestoft & Yarmouth | London Division 3 North East | ||||||||||||
| 1998–99[3] | 17 | Chelmsford | Shelford | Bancroft, Old Edwardians, Woodbridge | London Division 3 North East | |||||||||
| 1999–00[4] | 17 | Rochford Hundred | Basildon | Multiple teams[a 1] | London Division 3 North East | |||||||||
| 2000–01[5] | 10 | Southend | Rochford Hundred | Lowestoft & Yarmouth, Braintree, Campion | London Division 3 North East | |||||||||
| 2001–02[6] | 10 | Shelford | Basildon | Chelmsford | London Division 3 North East | |||||||||
| 2002–03[7] | 10 | Romford & Gidea Park | Saffron Walden | Basildon, Wymondham, West Norfolk, Rochford Hundred | London Division 3 North East | |||||||||
| 2003–04[8] | 10 | Shelford | Hadleigh | No relegation[a 2] | London Division 3 North East | |||||||||
| 2004–05[9] | 12 | Chingford | Romford & Gidea Park | Braintree, Chelmsford | London Division 3 North East | |||||||||
| 2005–06[10] | 12 | Eton Manor | Diss | Sudbury, Saffron Walden | London Division 3 North East | |||||||||
| 2006–07[11] | 12 | Bury St Edmunds | Harlow | Campion | London Division 3 North East | |||||||||
| 2007–08[12] | 12 | Westcliff | Diss | Colchester, Ipswich | London Division 3 North East | |||||||||
| 2008–09[13] | 12 | Rochford Hundred | Brentwood | No relegation[a 3] | London Division 3 North East | |||||||||
| 2009–10[14] | 12 | Thurrock | Colchester | Mersea Island, Norwich | London Division 2 North East | |||||||||
| 2010–11[15] | 12 | Rochford Hundred | Braintree | Harlow, Sudbury | London Division 2 North East | |||||||||
| 2011–12[16] | 12 | Romford & Gidea Park | Basildon | Canvey Island, Beccles | London Division 2 North East | |||||||||
| 2012–13[17] | 12 | North Walsham | Woodford | Stevenage Town, Old Streetonians | London Division 2 North East | |||||||||
| 2013–14[18] | 12 | Ipswich | Saffron Walden | Lowestoft & Yarmouth, Stowmarket | London Division 2 North East | |||||||||
| 2014–15[19] | 11 | Chelmsford | Diss | Old Cooperians[a 4] | London Division 2 North East | |||||||||
| 2015–16[20] | 12 | Saffron Walden | Sudbury | Basildon[a 5] | London Division 2 North East | |||||||||
| 2016–17[22] | 12 | Diss | South Woodham Ferrers | Campion, Holt | London Division 2 North East | |||||||||
| 2017–18[23] | 12 | Rochford Hundred | Sudbury | Old Cooperians, Epping Upper Clapton, Chelmsford | London Division 2 North East | |||||||||
| 2018–19[24] | 12 | Woodford | Romford & Gidea Park | Basildon, Harlow, Cantabrigian | London Division 2 North East | |||||||||
| 2019–20[25] | 12 | Norwich | Southwold | Epping, Holt, Romford & Gidea Park | London Division 2 North East | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
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 2018–10 season the London 2 North East and London 2 North West teams are tied on nine wins apiece, and the home team has won promotion on fourteen occasions compared to the away teams five.
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| Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | |||||||||
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| 2000–01[27] | Twickenham (NW) | 44-8 | Rochford Hundred (NE) | Parkfields, Hampton, Greater London | ||||||||||
| 2001–02[28] | Letchworth Garden City (NW) | 31-22 | Basildon (NE) | Baldock Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire | ||||||||||
| 2002–03[29] | Ealing Trailfinders (NW) | 36-12 | Saffron Walden (NE) | Trailfinders Sports Ground, Ealing, London | ||||||||||
| 2003–04[30] | St Albans (2nd XV) (NW) | 5-22 | Hadleigh (NE) | Oaklands Land, St Albans, Hertfordshire | ||||||||||
| 2004–05[31] | Bank of England (NW) | 39-0 | Romford and Gidea Park (NE) | Bank Lane, Roehampton, Greater London | ||||||||||
| 2005–06[32] | Tring (NW) | 19-5 | Diss (NE) | Cow Lane, Tring, Hertfordshire | ||||||||||
| 2006–07[33] | Welwyn (NW) | 19-6 | Harlow (NE) | Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire | ||||||||||
| 2007–08[34] | Diss (NE) | 50-15 | Imperial Medicals (NW) | Mackenders, Roydon, Norfolk | ||||||||||
| 2008–09[35] | Brentwood (NE) | 23-15 | Hampstead (NW) | King George's Playing Fields, Brentwood, Essex | ||||||||||
| 2009–10[36] | Hammersmith & Fulham (NW) | 22-29 | Colchester (NE) | Hurlingham Park, Fulham, London | ||||||||||
| 2010–11[37] | Braintree (NE) | 24-14 | Harpenden (NW) | Robbs Wood, Braintree, Essex | 300 | |||||||||
| 2011–12[38] | Basildon (NE) | 38-13 | Stevenage (NW) | Gardiners Close, Basildon, Essex | ||||||||||
| 2012–13[39] | Hemel Hempstead (NW) | 13-16 (aet) | Woodford (NE) | Chaulden Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire | 500 | |||||||||
| 2013–14[40] | Twickenham (NW) | 44-43 | Saffron Walden (NE) | Parkfields, Hampton, Greater London | ||||||||||
| 2014–15[41] | Diss (NE) | 13-16 | Chiswick (NW) | Mackenders, Roydon, Norfolk | ||||||||||
| 2015–16[42] | Sudbury (NE) | 22-18 | Hammersmith & Fulham (NW) | Whittham Field, Sudbury, Suffolk | ||||||||||
| 2016–17[43] | H.A.C. (NW) | 48-7[a 6] | South Woodham Ferrers (NE) | Artillery Ground, Finsbury, London | ||||||||||
| 2017–18[45] | Hampstead (NW) | 7-37 | Sudbury (NE) | Parliament Hill Fields, Highgate, Camden, London | ||||||||||
| 2018–19[46] | Harpenden (NW) | 60-6 | Romford and Gidea Park (NE) | Redbourn Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire | ||||||||||
| 2019–20 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up - Hammersmith & Fulham (NW) - promoted instead. | |||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Rochford Hundred (4)
- Romford & Gidea Park (3)
- Diss (2)
- Chelmsford (2)
- Eton Manor (2)
- Shelford (2)
- Barking (1)
- Brentwood (1)
- Bury St Edmunds (1)
- Cambridge (1)
- Chingford (1)
- Colchester (1)
- Harlow (1)
- Ipswich (1)
- Lowestoft & Yarmouth (1)
- North Walsham (1)
- Norwich (1)
- Saffron Walden (1)
- Southend (1)
- Thurrock (1)
- Westcliff (1)
- Woodford (1)
Notes
- Maldon, Colchester, Eton Manor, Newmarket, Holt, Ely, West Norfolk, Hadleigh, Canvey Island, Bury St Edmunds and Thefton were the relegated teams this season. This was due 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.
- Due to due to league restructure from 10 to 12 teams for the 2004-05 season there would be no relegation.
- There was no relegation this year as the division would be renamed London Division 2 North East for the 2009-10 season and along with the whole national restructure of the league system by the RFU lead to mass changes at all levels.
- Only one team went down this season due to league going back to 12 teams for the following season.
- 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.[21]
- 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.[44]
See also
- London & SE Division RFU
- Eastern Counties RFU
- Essex RFU
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
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