Yorkshire 5

Yorkshire 5 was an English Rugby Union league at the eleventh tier of the domestic competition and was the basement league of club rugby in Yorkshire. This league was not always been the bottom division as for a while there was a Yorkshire 6 but this league merged with Yorkshire 5 a few seasons ago. Also, for a short period, Yorkshire 5 was split into two parallel leagues based on geographical location. Promoted teams moved up to Yorkshire 4.

Yorkshire 5
Current season or competition:
2016–17 Yorkshire 5
SportRugby union
Instituted1987 (1987)
Ceased2017 (2017)
Number of teams8
Country England
HoldersWibsey (1st title) (2016–17)
(promoted to Yorkshire 4)
Most titlesWetherby (3 titles)
WebsiteEngland RFU

At the end of the 2016-17 season Yorkshire 5 was abolished due to RFU changes to the Yorkshire league structure. This restructuring would see Yorkshire 4 broken up into two regional leagues - Yorkshire 4 (North West) and Yorkshire 4 (South East) - with teams from both Yorkshire 4 and 5 transferred into these new leagues.[1]

Participating Clubs 2016-17
  • Garforth
  • Knaresborough
  • Mosborough (relegated from Yorkshire 4)
  • Rossington Hornets
  • Sheffield Oaks (relegated from Yorkshire 4)
  • Thirsk
  • Wibsey
  • Withernsea

Participating Clubs 2015-16
  • Garforth
  • Hallamshire
  • Hornsea (relegated from Yorkshire 4)
  • Knaresborough (relegated from Yorkshire 4)
  • Rossington Hornets
  • Stanley Rodillians
  • Thirsk
  • Wibsey

Participating Clubs 2014-15
  • Garforth
  • Hallamshire
  • Hessle (relegated from Yorkshire 4)
  • Rossington Hornets
  • Rotherham Clifton
  • Stanley Rodillians
  • Thirsk
  • Wibsey

Participating Clubs 2013–14
  • Garforth
  • Hallamshire
  • Knaresborough - (relegated from Yorkshire 4)
  • Marist - (relegated from Yorkshire 4)
  • Rossington Hornets
  • Rotherham Clifton
  • Stanley Rodillians
  • Thirsk
  • Wensleydale
  • Wibsey

Participating Clubs 2012–13
  • Adwick Le Street
  • Doncaster Amateurs
  • Garforth
  • Rawmarsh
  • Rossington Hornets
  • Rotherham Clifton
  • Sheffield Oaks
  • Stanley Rodillians
  • Stocksbridge
  • Wensleydale
  • Wibsey

Clubs joining the League

As this is currently the basement league of club rugby in Yorkshire, any club wishing to join the rugby union club hierarchy must begin at the bottom so all Yorkshire-based teams start in Yorkshire 5 and these are the clubs who have been accepted into the league structure for the first time.

  • 2012-13: Doncaster Amateurs
  • 2013-14: Hallamshire, Thirsk
  • 2016-17: Withernsea

Yorkshire 5 Honours
Yorkshire 5 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90WetherbyYorkshire 5
1990-91Yorkshire 5
1991-92Yorkshire 5
1992-93WetherbyYorkshire 5
1993-9410GarforthStocksbridge, Adwick Le Street (also promoted)No relegationYorkshire 5
1994-95Yorkshire 5
1995-96Yorkshire 5
1996-97Yorkshire 5
1997-98Yorkshire 5
1998-99[2]8Rotherham CliftonEdlington GranbyWithernsea, Rawmarsh, Wickersley Exel, Adwick Le Street[a 1]Yorkshire 5
1999-00[3]5Wakefield Cougars[a 2]OssettNestle Rowntree, Garforth, KnaresboroughYorkshire 5
2000-01[4]10Wakefield CougarsDoncaster PhoenixWickersley ExelYorkshire 5
2001-02[5]10Sheffield MedicalsThornensiansRotherham Clifton, Rawmarsh, MaristYorkshire 5
2002-03[6]10Stanley RodilliansHornseaOssett, WibseyYorkshire 5
2003-04[7]10Sheffield OaksBurleyNo relegation[a 3]Yorkshire 5[a 4]
2004-05[8]8Halifax VandalsAireboroughNo relegationYorkshire 5 North-West
2004-05[9]8HornseaOssettNo relegationYorkshire 5 South-East
2005-06[10]8KnaresboroughWetherbyNo relegationYorkshire 5 North-West
2005-06[11]8MosboroughPontefract PythonsNo relegationYorkshire 5 South-East
2006-07[12]9BurleyGarforthNo relegationYorkshire 5 North-West
2006-07[13]7HemsworthSheffield MedicalsNo relegationYorkshire 5 South-East[a 5]
2007-08[14]8Halifax VandalsSheffield MedicalsNo relegationYorkshire 5A
2007-08[15]8Old RishworthiansRotherham PhoenixNo relegationYorkshire 5B
2008-09[16]9Sheffield MedicalsHemsworth, Ossett, Harrogate Pythons (both also promoted)[a 6]Sheffield OaksYorkshire 5A
2008-09[17]9Leeds Medics & DentistsOld Grovians, Adwick Le Street (also promoted)[a 7]Leeds Metropolitan University[a 8] , Wetherby, Rossington HornetsYorkshire 5B[a 9]
2009-10[18]7MosboroughMarist, Stanley Rodillians (also promoted)No relegation[a 10]Yorkshire Division 5
2010-11[19]12WetherbyKnaresboroughNo relegationYorkshire Division 5
2011-12[20]10HornseaMaristNo relegationYorkshire Division 5
2012-13[21]9Doncaster AmateursStocksbridge, Sheffield OaksNo relegationYorkshire Division 5
2013-14[22]9WensleydaleKnaresboroughNo relegationYorkshire Division 5
2014-15[23]8HessleRotherham CliftonNo relegationYorkshire Division 5
2015-16[24]7Stanley RodilliansHornseaNo relegationYorkshire Division 5
2016-17[25]8WibseyMosboroughNo relegationYorkshire Division 5
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Promotion play-offs

Between 2005 and 2007 there was a play-off between the runners-up of Yorkshire 5 North-West and Yorkshire 5 South-West for the third and final promotion place to Yorkshire 4. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2016–17 season Yorkshire 5 North-West have been the most successful winning all three games; and the away team has won promotion on two occasions compared to the home teams one.

For the 2007-08 season Yorkshire 5 was re-organized into non-geographical groups named Yorkshire 5A and Yorkshire 5B, with Yorkshire 5B being the most successful by winning the only playoff game played. After the 2008-09 season Yorkshire 5 returned to a single division meaning that there have been no more play-offs since.

Yorkshire 5A v Yorkshire 5B promotion play-off results
Season Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2004–05[26]Ossett6-30Aireborough (NW)Ossett Cricket and Athletic Club, Ossett, West Yorkshire
2005–06[27]Wetherby (NW)64-3Pontefract Pythons (SE)Grange Park, Wetherby, West Yorkshire
2006–07[28]Sheffield Medicals (SE)10-13Garforth (NW)Norton Playing Fields, Norton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
2007–08Rotherham Phoenix (B)15-10Sheffield Medicals (A)Clifton Lane, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Green background is the promoted team. NW = Yorkshire 5 North-West, SE = Yorkshire 5 South-East, A = Yorkshire 5A and B = Yorkshire 5B

    Number of league titles
    • Wetherby (3)
    • Halifax Vandals (2)
    • Hornsea (2)
    • Mosborough (2)
    • Sheffield Medicals (2)
    • Stanley Rodillians (2)
    • Wakefield Cougars (2)
    • Burley (1)
    • Doncaster Amateurs (1)
    • Garforth (1)
    • Hemsworth (1)
    • Hessle (1)
    • Knaresborough (1)
    • Leeds Medics & Dentists (1)
    • Old Rishworthians (1)
    • Rotherham Clifton (1)
    • Sheffield Oaks (1)
    • Wensleydale (1)
    • Wibsey (1)

    Notes
    1. Lots of relegations due to the creation of Yorkshire 6 for the following season.
    2. No promotion as division to increase from 5 to 10 teams for the following season.
    3. No relegation as Yorkshire 6 to be cancelled at the end of the season - it would re-emerge briefly in 2009-10 for one season only.
    4. Yorkshire 5 would split into two regional divisions for the following season - Yorkshire 5 North-West and Yorkshire 5 South-East.
    5. Yorkshire 5 South-East and North-West would be renamed as Yorkshire 5A and Yorkshire 5B for the following season with teams no longer grouped on a regional basis.
    6. All promoted due to league restructure - Yorkshire 6 to be reinstated and Yorkshire 5 to merge back into a single division.
    7. All promoted due to league restructure - Yorkshire 6 to be reinstated and Yorkshire 5 to merge back into a single division.
    8. Leeds Metropolitan University would drop out of the league for the following season.
    9. Yorkshire 5B and 5A would remerge back into a single division for the following season.
    10. No relegation as Yorkshire 6 cancelled after just one season.

    See also

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