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Gloucester 2
English rugby union leagues
Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South are English rugby union leagues which sits at the tenth level of league rugby union in England for teams primarily based in Gloucestershire as well as some teams from Bristol. Promoted clubs move into Gloucester 1 and since the discontinuation of Gloucester 3 at the end of the 2017–18 season there is currently no relegation. Up until 2017-18 Gloucester 2 was a single division but has since been split into two regional divisions.
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| Instituted | 1987; 37 years ago (1987) (as Gloucestershire 2) |
| Number of teams | 18 (9 North / 9 South) |
| Country | England |
| Holders | Gloucester 2 North: Brockworth (1st title) Gloucester 2 South: Ashley Down Old Boys (1st title) (2019–20 neither side promoted) |
| Most titles | Bream (3 titles) |
| Website | englandrugby.com |
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Ahead of the new season Stroud RFC, promoted to South West 1 West as champions of Western Counties North in 2019–20, withdrew from SW1W and instead joined at the bottom of the regional RFU pyramid in Gloucester 2.[1]
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.
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- Bishopston (relegated from Gloucester 1)
- Bristol Airplane Company
- Broad Plain
- Cheltenham Civil Service (promoted from Gloucester 3)
- Kingswood
- Minchinhampton
- Painswick (relegated from Gloucester 1)
- Old Colstians
- Old Elizabethans (promoted from Gloucester 3)
- Ross-on-Wye
- Smiths
- Westbury-on-Severn
The 2015–16 Gloucester 2 consists of twelve teams; ten from Gloucestershire and Bristol as well as two teams in Herefordshire and Somerset. The season starts on 12 September 2015 and is due to end on 23 April 2016. Eight of the twelve teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions St Brendan's Old Boys and runners up Bishopston were promoted to the Gloucester 1 while Old Elizabethans were relegated to Gloucester 3.
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- Aretians
- Ashley Down Old Boys (relegated from Gloucester 1)
- Bishopston (relegated from Gloucester 1)
- Bristol Aeroplane Co.
- Broad Plain
- Cotham Park
- Old Elizabethans (promoted from Gloucester 3)
- Ross-on-Wye
- St. Brendan's Old Boys
- Spartans
- Tredworth (promoted from Gloucester 3)
- Westbury-on-Severn
- Aretians
- Bredon Star
- Bristol Aeroplane Co.
- Broad Plain (relegated from Gloucester 1)
- Cheltenham Civil Service
- Cotham Park
- Old Cryptians (promoted from Gloucester 3)
- Ross-on-Wye
- Spartans
- St. Brendands Old Boys
- Westbury-on-Severn (promoted from Gloucester 3)
- Aretians
- Ashley Down Old Boys
- Bream
- Bredon Star
- Bristol Aeroplane Co.
- Cainscross
- Cheltenham Civil Service
- Cotham Park
- Gloucester All Blues
- Ross On Wye
- Spartans
- St Brendan's Old Boys
- Aretians (relegated from Gloucester 1)
- Bristol Aeroplane Co.
- Broad Plain
- Cheltenham Civil Service (relegated from Gloucester 1)
- Chipping Sodbury
- Cotham Park (relegated from Gloucester 1)
- Gloucester All Blues
- Old Cryptians
- Old Elizabethans
- St. Brendon's Old Boys
- Tetbury (withdrawn)
- Westbury-on-Severn
- Bristol Aeroplane Co.
- Cheltenham Saracens RFC
- Chipping Sodbury
- Greyhound RFC
- Old Cryptians
- Old Elizabethans
- Newent
- St. Brendon's Old Boys
- Smiths
- Tetbury
- Tredworth
- Westbury-on-Severn
- Bristol Aeroplane Co.
- Cainscross
- Cheltenham Saracens RFC
- Cotham Park
- Greyhound
- Kingswood
- Old Elizabethans
- St. Brendan's Old Boys
- Tetbury
- Tredworth
- Westbury-on-Severn
- Bream
- Bristol Aeroplane Co.
- Cainscross
- Cheltenham Saracens RFC
- Greyhound
- Kingswood
- Old Cryptians
- Old Elizabethans
- Tetbury
- Tredworth
- Westbury-on-Severn
- Ashley Down Old Boys
- Bristol Aeroplane Co.
- Cainscross
- Cheltenham Civil Service
- Cheltenham Saracens RFC
- Kingswood
- Old Cryptians
- Old Elizabethans
- Smiths
- Tetbury
- Westbury-on-Severn
- Ashley Down Old Boys
- Bristol Aeroplane Co.
- Cheltenham Saracens RFC
- Cotham Park
- Dursley
- Ross-on-Wye
- Kingswood
- Old Elizabethans
- Tetbury
- Tredworth
- Westbury-on-Severn
- Ashley Down Old Boys
- Bristol Aeroplane Co.
- Brockworth
- Cheltenham Saracens RFC
- Dursley
- Hartpury College
- Hucclecote
- Old Cryptians
- Old Elizabethans
- Smiths
- Bream
- Brockworth
- Cheltenham Civil Service
- Cheltenham Saracens RFC
- Cotham Park
- Dursley
- Gloucester Civil Service
- Hucclecote
- Kingswood
- Old Elizabethans
- Bream
- Cheltenham Civil Service
- Dursley
- Minchinhampton
- Old Colstonians
- Old Cryptians
- Old Elizabethans
- Smiths
- Westbury-on-Severn
- Cheltenham Saracens RFC
- Kingswood
- Minchinhampton
- Old Cryptians
- Old Elizabethans
- Ross-on-Wye
- Smiths
- Westbury-on-Severn
- Widden Old Boys
- Bishopston
- Bristol Aeroplane Co.
- Cainscross
- Dursley
- Kingswood
- Old Elizabethans
- Painswick
- Smiths
- Southmead
- Tewkesbury
When league rugby began in 1987 this division (then a single division known as Gloucestershire 2) contained the following teams:
- Ashley Down Old Boys
- Barton Hill
- Brockworth
- Caincross
- Cheltenham Civil Service
- Cheltenham Saracens
- Cotham Park
- Dursley
- North Bristol
- Old Cryptians
- Saintbridge Former Pupils[lower-alpha 2]
Gloucestershire 2 (1987–1991)
Originally as single division known as Gloucestershire 2, it was a tier 10 league with promotion to Gloucestershire 1 and relegation to Gloucestershire 3.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | Ref | |||||||||
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| 1987–88 | 11 | North Bristol | Saintbridge Former Pupils | Caincross, Dursley | [3] | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | 11 | Gloucester Old Boys | Cheltenham North | Cheltenham Civil Service | [4] | |||||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | Brockworth | Ashley Down Old Boys | Old Bristolians | [5] | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | 11 | Thornbury | Frampton Cotterell | Old Colstonians | [6] | |||||||||
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Gloucester 2 (1991–1993)
Gloucestershire 2 was shorted to Gloucester 2 for the 1991–92 season onward. It remained a tier 10 league with promotion to Gloucester 1 and relegation to Gloucester 3.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | Ref | |||||||||
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| 1991–92 | 11 | Ashley Down Old Boys | Bristol Saracens[lower-alpha 3] | No relegation[lower-alpha 4] | [7] | |||||||||
| 1992–93 | 13 | Stow-on-the-Wold | Painswick | Cainscross | [8] | |||||||||
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Gloucester 2 (1993–1996)
The creation of National League 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that Gloucester 2 dropped to become a tier 11 league. Promotion continued to Gloucester 1 and relegation to Gloucester 3.
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| 1993–94 | 13 | Hucclecote Old Boys | Barton Hill | Dursley, Chipping Sodbury | [9] | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | 13 | Tredworth | Bristol Saracens | Kingswood | [10] | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | 13 | Old Centralians | Cheltenham Saracens[lower-alpha 5] | No relegation | [11] | |||||||||
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Gloucester 2 (1996–2000)
The cancellation of National League 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Gloucester 2 reverted to being a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to Gloucester 1 and relegation to Gloucester 3.
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| 1996–97 | 13 | Southmead | Chosen Hill Former Pupils | St. Brendan's Old Boys, Gloucester Civil Service | ||||||||||
| 1997–98 | 13 | Chipping Sodbury | Aretians | Old Colstonians | ||||||||||
| 1998–99 | 12 | Westbury-on-Severn | Tetbury | No relegation | [12] | |||||||||
| 1999–00 | 12 | Tewkesbury | Bishopston | Multiple teams[lower-alpha 6] | [13] | |||||||||
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Gloucester 2 (2000–2009)
Gloucester 2 remained a tier 10 league despite the cancellation of Gloucestershire/Somerset at the end of the 1999–00 season. Promotion continued to Gloucester 1 and relegation to Gloucester 3. Between 2007 and 2009 Gloucester 2 was sponsored by High Bridge Jewellers.
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| 2000–01 | 10 | Painswick | Tewkesbury | Cainscross, Bristol Telephone Area, Smiths | [14] | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | 9 | Bishopston | Southmead | Dursley, Old Colstonians, Cheltenham Civil Service | [15] | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | 9 | Cheltenham Saracens | Widden Old Boys | Ross-on-Wye, Kingswood | [16] | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | 9 | Old Colstonians | Old Cryptians | Minchinhampton, Smiths, Westbury-on-Severn | [17] | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | 10 | Bream | Cheltenham Civil Service | Gloucester Civil Service, Kingswood, Cotham Park | [18] | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | 10 | Hartpury College | Hucclecote | Smiths | [19] | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | 11 | Dursley | Ross-on-Wye | Tredworth, Cotham Park | [20] | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | 11 | Cheltenham Civil Service | Ashley Down Old Boys | Smiths | [21] | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | 11 | Bream | Old Cryptians | No relegation | [22] | |||||||||
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Gloucester 2 (2009–2017)
Despite widespread restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 2008–09 season, Gloucester 2 remained a tier 10 league, with promotion continuing to Gloucester 1 and relegation to Gloucester 3.
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| 2009–10 | 11 | Kingswood | Cotham Park | Cainscross | [23] | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | 12 | Cheltenham Saracens | Newent | Tredworth, Smiths, Greyhound, Tetbury | [24] | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | 11 | Chipping Sodbury | Broad Plain | Old Elizabethans, Westbury-on-Severn, Old Cryptians | [25] | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | 12 | Bream | Ashley Down Old Boys | Cainscross | [26] | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | 11 | Old Cryptians | Bredon Star | Cheltenham Civil Service | [27] | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | 11 | St. Brendan's Old Boys | Bishopston | Old Elizabethans | [28] | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | 12 | Spartans | Ashley Down Old Boys | Aretians, Cotham Park | [29] | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | 12 | Old Colstonians | Old Elizabethans | Kingswood, Painswick, Westbury-on-Severn | [30] | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | 12 | Ross-on-Wye | Smiths | No relegation[lower-alpha 7] | [31] | |||||||||
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Gloucester 2 North / South (2018–present)
For the 2018–19 season Gloucester 2 was split into two regional tier 10 leagues - Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South. Promotion continued to Gloucester 1 and there was no longer any relegation due to the cancellation of Gloucester 3. The league was now sponsored by Wadworth 6x.
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| 2018–19 | 8 | Tewkesbury | Fairford | No relegation | Gloucester 2 North | [32] | ||||||||
| 10 | St Brendan's Old Boys | Ashley Down Old Boys | No relegation | Gloucester 2 South | [33] | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | 9 | Brockworth | Bream | No relegation | Gloucester 2 North | [34] | ||||||||
| 9 | Ashley Down Old Boys | Aretians | No relegation | Gloucester 2 South | [34] | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | 9 | No relegation | Gloucester 2 North | |||||||||||
| 9 | No relegation | Gloucester 2 South | ||||||||||||
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Since the 2018–19 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of the Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South for the third and final promotion place to Gloucester 1. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season Gloucester 2 North teams have been the most successful with one wins to the Gloucester 2 South teams zero; and the home team has won promotion on one occasions compared to the away teams zero.
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| 2018–19[35] | Fairford (N) | 11-10 | Bream (S) | Coln House School Playing Grounds, Fairford, Gloucestershire | ||||
| 2019–20 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. No promotion. | |||||||
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- Bream (3)
- Ashley Down Old Boys (2)[lower-alpha 8]
- Brockworth (2)[lower-alpha 9]
- Cheltenham Saracens (2)
- Chipping Sodbury (2)
- Old Colstonians (2)
- St. Brendan's Old Boys (2)[lower-alpha 10]
- Tewkesbury (2)[lower-alpha 11]
- Bishopston (1)
- Cheltenham Civil Service (1)
- Dursley (1)
- Gloucester Old Boys (1)
- Hartpury College (1)
- Hucclecote Old Boys (1)[lower-alpha 12]
- Kingswood (1)
- North Bristol (1)
- Old Centralians (1)
- Old Cryptians (1)
- Ross-on-Wye (1)
- Southmead (1)
- Spartans (1)
- Stow-on-the-Wold (1)
- Thornbury (1)
- Tredworth (1)
- Westbury-on-Severn (1)
- Saintbridge Former Pupils would be renamed as Old Centralians.[2]
- The cancellation of National League 5 South at the end of the season, meant that nine teams were promoted into Gloucester 1 including Cainscross, Cheltenham Civil Service, Bristol Telephone Area, Bishopston, Old Bristolians, Painswick and Ashley Down Old Boys.
- Old Colstonians, Gloucester All Blues, Cotham Park, Gloucester Civil Service and Minchinhampton would be the relegated teams this year. The reason for so many relegations was partly due to Gloucester 2 reducing in size from 12 to 10 teams but also due to the introduction of Gloucester 3 South for the 2000-01 season leading to a restructuring of the Gloucestershire regional divisions.
- The dissolution of Gloucester 3 at the end of the 2017-18 season and the splitting of Gloucester 2 into north and south regions for the 2018-19 season meant there were no relegation.
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