Sussex 2

Sussex 2 is an English level 10 Rugby Union League.[1] It is run by the Sussex Rugby Football Union and contains teams predominantly from West Sussex. The twelve teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Promoted teams move up to Sussex Spitfire 1 and demoted teams fall to Sussex Oranjeboom Division 3. Up until 2003-04 the league was known as Sussex 2 which was abolished at the end of that season. Sussex Canterbury Jack Intermediate emerged in 2010-11 as the second tier competition for Sussex with a large number of 2nd, 3rd and 4th teams taking part. The division name changed to Sussex Canterbury Jack Division 2 for the 2016-17 season. A further name change resulted in Sussex Canterbury Jack 2 becoming Sussex 2 Armada Ale for the 2017-18 season.

Sussex 2
Current season or competition:
2019–20 Sussex 2 Armada Ale
SportRugby union
Number of teams8
Country England
HoldersSt Jacques (1st title) (2018–19)
(not promoted)
Most titlesPulborough, St Francis (2 titles)
Websitewww.sussexrugby.co.uk

Teams for 2015/16 Season

Teams for 2009-2010
  • Barns Green I
  • Eastbourne II
  • East Grinstead II
  • Heathfield & Waldron II
  • Hellingly I
  • Hove III
  • Hove IV
  • Newick I
  • Norfolk Arms I
  • Plumpton I
  • Shoreham I
  • St Francis I

Sussex 2 Honours
Sussex 2 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1998-99[2]8PulboroughHellinglyRobertsbridge, St FrancisSussex 2
1999-00[3]8Chichester IHENewickNo relegation[a 1]Sussex 2[a 2]
2000-01[4]7RyeSussex PoliceNo relegationSussex 2 East
2000-01[5]7St FrancisShorehamNo relegationSussex 2 West
2001-02[6]7SeafordNewickPlumpton, Robertsbridge, Ditchling, Old Brightonian[a 3]Sussex 2 East
2001-02[7]8PulboroughHolbrookArun, Shoreham, B.A. Wingspan[a 4]Sussex 2 West
2002-03[8]8Burgess HillBarns GreenNorfolk ArmsSussex 2
2003-04[9]7St Francis[a 5]Old BrightonianNo relegationSussex 2
2010-11[10]12Chichester IIIBognor 2nd XVHastings & Bexhill II, Norfolk Arms, Hove IVSussex Canterbury Jack Intermediate
2011-12[11]12MidhurstHove IIIBognor 2nd XV, St FrancisSussex Canterbury Jack Intermediate
2012-13[12]12Hove IV[a 6]Crawley, Crowborough II (also promoted)Eastbourne II, Uckfield IISussex Canterbury Jack Intermediate
2013-14[13]13Worthing Senior IHellinglyHove III, Littlehampton, PlumptonSussex Canterbury Jack Intermediate
2014-15[14]12Haywards Heath II[a 7]MidhurstLewes II, NewickSussex Canterbury Jack Intermediate
2015-16[15]12Bognor 2nd XVShorehamHolbrook, Norfolk ArmsSussex Canterbury Jack Division 2
2016-17[16]11East GrinsteadDitchling[a 8]Sussex Police, Crowborough IISussex Canterbury Jack Division 2
2017-189PlumptonSt JacquesNo relegationSussex 2 Armada Ale
2018-198St JacquesBarns GreenSussex 2 Armada Ale
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Notes
  1. No relegation as Sussex 3 abolished at the end of the season.
  2. Sussex 2 would split into regional divisions - east and west - from the beginning of 2000-01.
  3. Lots of relegations this season as Sussex 3 would return for the following season and Sussex 2 East would remerge with Sussex 2 West to form a single division Sussex 2.
  4. Lots of relegations this season as Sussex 3 would return for the following season and Sussex 2 West would remerge with Sussex 2 East to form a single division Sussex 2.
  5. No promotion or relegation as Sussex 2 and Sussex 3 would be abolished at the end of the season. Sussex 2 and 3's equivalents would reappearing in 2010-11 as Sussex Canterbury Jack Intermediate and the Asahi 2 East/Oranjeboom 2 West respectively.
  6. Despite finishing as league champions Hove IV would be relegated due to Hove III dropping down from the division above.
  7. Despite winning the league - Haywards Heath II would be demoted to Sussex Late Red 3 due to the Haywards Heath 1st team being demoted into Sussex Spitfire 1.
  8. 4th placed Barns Green were also promoted - going up instead of 3rd placed Pulborough II.

See also

References
  1. "League Make up". Sussex Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  2. "1998-1999 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  3. "1999-2000 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  4. "2000-2001 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  5. "2000-2001 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  6. "2001-2002 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  7. "2001-2002 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  8. "2002-2003 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  9. "2003-2004 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  10. "2010-2011 Sussex Spitfire Merit Leagues". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  11. "2011-2012 Sussex Spitfire Merit Leagues". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  12. "2012-2013 Sussex Spitfire Merit Leagues". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  13. "2013-2014 Sussex Spitfire Merit Leagues". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  14. "2014-2015 Sussex Spitfire Merit Leagues". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  15. "2015-2016 Sussex Spitfire Merit Leagues". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  16. "2016-2017 Sussex Spitfire Merit Leagues". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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