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| Bishop Auckland || West Mills Playing Fields || || [[Bishop Auckland]], [[County Durham]] || 9th |
| Bishop Auckland || West Mills Playing Fields || || [[Bishop Auckland]], [[County Durham]] || 9th |
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| Barnard Castle || Birch Road || || [[Barnard Castle]], [[County Durham]] || Relegated from [[Durham/Northumberland 1]] (14th) |
| Barnard Castle || Birch Road || || [[Barnard Castle]], [[County Durham]] || Relegated from [[Durham/Northumberland 1|DN1]] (14th) |
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| [[Darlington RFC|Darlington]] || Blackwell Meadows || 3,000 || [[Darlington]], [[County Durham]] || 10th |
| [[Darlington RFC|Darlington]] || Blackwell Meadows || 3,000 || [[Darlington]], [[County Durham]] || 10th |
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| Gateshead || Eastwood Gardens || || [[Gateshead]], [[Tyne and Wear]] || Relegated from [[Durham/Northumberland 1]] (12th) |
| Gateshead || Eastwood Gardens || || [[Gateshead]], [[Tyne and Wear]] || Relegated from [[Durham/Northumberland 1|DN1]] (12th) |
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| Guisborough || Belmangate || || [[Guisborough]], [[North Yorkshire]] || 3rd |
| Guisborough || Belmangate || || [[Guisborough]], [[North Yorkshire]] || 3rd |
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| Hartlepool || Mayfield Park || || [[Hartlepool]], [[County Durham]] || 4th |
| Hartlepool || Mayfield Park || || [[Hartlepool]], [[County Durham]] || 4th |
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| North Shields || Preston Playing Fields || || [[Preston, Tyne and Wear|Preston]], [[North Shields]], [[Tyne and Wear]] || Relegated from [[Durham/Northumberland 1]] (13th) |
| North Shields || Preston Playing Fields || || [[Preston, Tyne and Wear|Preston]], [[North Shields]], [[Tyne and Wear]] || Relegated from [[Durham/Northumberland 1|DN1]] (13th) |
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| [[Redcar Rugby Union Football Club|Redcar]] || Mackinlay Park || || [[Redcar]], [[North Yorkshire]] || Promoted from [[Durham/Northumberland 3]] (champions) |
| [[Redcar Rugby Union Football Club|Redcar]] || Mackinlay Park || || [[Redcar]], [[North Yorkshire]] || Promoted from [[Durham/Northumberland 3|DN3]] (champions) |
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| Ryton || Main Road || || [[Ryton, Tyne and Wear|Ryton]], [[Tyne and Wear]] || 6th |
| Ryton || Main Road || || [[Ryton, Tyne and Wear|Ryton]], [[Tyne and Wear]] || 6th |
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| Seaham || Seaham Leisure Centre || || [[Seaham]], [[County Durham]] || Promoted from [[Durham/Northumberland 3]] (runners-up) |
| Seaham || Seaham Leisure Centre || || [[Seaham]], [[County Durham]] || Promoted from [[Durham/Northumberland 3|DN3]] (runners-up) |
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| Sedgefield || Sedgefield Cricket Club || || [[Sedgefield]], [[County Durham]] || 11th |
| Sedgefield || Sedgefield Cricket Club || || [[Sedgefield]], [[County Durham]] || 11th |
Revision as of 14:54, 8 July 2024
Current season or competition: 2022–23 Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland | |
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
- Durham University Rugby Football Club
- Ashington
- Barnard Castle
- Bishop Auckland
- Gateshead
- North Shields
- Redcar
- Ryton
- Seaham
- Sedgefield
- Wallsend (promoted from Durham / Northumberland 3 North)
- Whitby
- Winlaton Vulcans
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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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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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[a] | No relegation[b] | ||||||||||
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[c] | ||||||||||
1996–97 | 10 | Consett | North Durham | Wensleydale, Darlington Railway Athletic[d] | ||||||||||
1997–98 | 10 | Billingham | Novocastrians | Seaton Carew | ||||||||||
1998–99[2] | 9 | Houghton | Seghill | Guisborough | ||||||||||
1999–00[3] | 10 | Gosforth[e] | 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.
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.