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Counties 2 Yorkshire
English rugby union league
Counties 2 Yorkshire, previously known as Yorkshire 2 is an English rugby union league at the eighth tier of the domestic competition for teams from Yorkshire. Club rugby in Yorkshire operates without promotion play-offs meaning that the top two teams are automatically promoted to Counties 1 Yorkshire and the bottom two teams are relegated to Counties 3 Yorkshire. Each season a team from Yorkshire 2 is picked to take part in the RFU Senior Vase - a national competition for clubs at level 8.
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Current season or competition: 2022–23 Counties 2 Yorkshire | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1987; 37 years ago (1987) |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Keighley
(1st title) (2021–22) (promoted to Counties 1 Yorkshire) |
| Most titles | Scarborough (3 titles) |
| Website | England RFU |
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  Leeds Corinthians Roundhegians Bramley Locations of the 2023–24 Yorkshire 2 teams in Leeds  Leeds Baildon North Ribblesdale Ripon Thornensians Wath-upon-Dearne Huddersfield LH Dinnington Ripon Ossett Locations of the 2023–24 Yorkshire 2 teams
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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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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 Yorkshire 2 was not contested.
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- Barnsley
- Leodiensian
- Moortown
- Old Crossleyans (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
- Old Grovians
- Old Rishworthians
- Pontefract
- Ripon
- Roundhegians
- Sheffield Medicals
- Thornensians (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
- Wath-upon-Dearne
- West Park Leeds (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
- Wetherby (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
- Barnsley
- Castleford (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
- Keighley
- Knottingley
- Leodiensian
- Moortown
- Old Grovians (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
- Old Rishworthians
- Pontefract (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
- Ripon
- Roundhegians
- Sheffield Medicals
- Wath-upon-Dearne (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
- West Leeds
- Barnsley
- Bradford Salem
- Goole (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
- Keighley (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
- Knottingley
- Leeds Medics and Dentists (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
- Leodiensian
- Moortown
- Old Rishworthians
- Ripon
- Roundhegians
- Sheffield Medicals
- West Leeds
- West Park Leeds
- Baildon (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
- Barnsley (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
- Bradford Salem
- Hullensians
- Knottingley
- Leodiensian
- Moortown
- Old Rishworthians (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
- Ripon
- Roundhegians
- Sheffield Medicals
- West Leeds
- West Park Leeds
- Yarnbury
- Bradford Salem
- Castleford
- Doncaster Phoenix
- Hullensians
- Leodiensian
- Moortown
- Ripon
- Roundhegians
- Selby
- Sheffield Medicals
- Skipton
- West Leeds
- West Park Leeds
- Yarnbury
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
- Doncaster
- Huddersfield Y.M.C.A.
- Ilkley
- Ionians[lower-alpha 1]
- Leodiensian
- Malton & Norton
- North Ribblesdale
- Old Otliensians
- Sheffield Tigers
- Wath upon Dearne
- Wheatley Hills
Yorkshire 2 (1987–1993)
The original Yorkshire 2 was a tier 10 league with promotion up to Yorkshire 1 and relegation down to Yorkshire 3.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1987–88 | 11 | North Ribblesdale | Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. | Leodiensian, Old Otliensians | ||||||||||
| 1988–89 | 11 | Bridlington | Doncaster | Ionians, Marist | ||||||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | Malton & Norton | York Railway Institute | Sheffield Tigers | ||||||||||
| 1990–91 | 11 | Old Otliensians | Leodiensian | Wath upon Dearne | ||||||||||
| 1991–92 | 11 | Bradford Salem | Goole[lower-alpha 2] | No relegation[lower-alpha 3] | ||||||||||
| 1992–93 | 13 | Wath upon Dearne | Ilkley | Knottingly | ||||||||||
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Yorkshire 2 (1993–2000)
The creation of National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that Yorkshire 2 dropped to become a tier 11 league. A further restructure at the end of the 1995–96 season, which included the cancellation of National 5 North and the addition of North East 3 at tier 9, saw Yorkshire 2 remain at tier 11.
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| 1993–94 | 13 | Barnsley | Castleford | Leeds CSSA | ||||||||||
| 1994–95 | 13 | Wibsey | Halifax Vandals | York Railway Institute | ||||||||||
| 1995–96 | 13 | Northallerton | Moortown | Multiple teams[lower-alpha 4] | ||||||||||
| 1996–97 | 10 | Castleford | Dinnington | Phoenix Park | ||||||||||
| 1997–98 | 9 | Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. | West Leeds | Old Modernians | ||||||||||
| 1998–99[3] | 10 | Scarborough | Hemsworth | Stanley Rodillians, Barnsley, Moortown | ||||||||||
| 1999–00[4] | 10 | Dinnington | Sheffield Tigers | Bramley Phoenix, Hullensians, Old Otliensians | ||||||||||
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Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire 2 became a tier 8 league.
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| 2000–01[5] | 12 | Scarborough | Sheffield Tigers | Wath Upon Dearne, Bradford Salem, Roundhegians | ||||||||||
| 2001–02[6] | 12 | Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. | Dinnington | Hemsworth, Castleford, York Railway Institute | ||||||||||
| 2002–03[7] | 12 | Keighley | Malton and Norton | Pocklington, Northallerton | ||||||||||
| 2003–04[8] | 12 | Beverley | Ilkley | Skipton, West Leeds | ||||||||||
| 2004–05[9] | 12 | Sheffield Tigers | Bradford Salem | Castleford, Heath | ||||||||||
| 2005–06[10] | 12 | Scarborough | Old Brodleians | West Leeds, Yarnbury | ||||||||||
| 2006–07[11] | 12 | Selby | Heath | York Railway Institute, Barnsley | ||||||||||
| 2007–08[12] | 12 | Old Brodleians | Skipton | West Park Leeds, Goole | ||||||||||
| 2008–09[13] | 11 | Wheatley Hills | Castleford[lower-alpha 5] | No relegation[lower-alpha 6] | ||||||||||
| 2009–10[14] | 14 | North Ribblesdale | Knottingley | Hessle, Goole | ||||||||||
| 2010–11[15] | 14 | Pocklington | Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. | Old Rishworthians, Roundhegians | ||||||||||
| 2011–12[16] | 14 | Barnsley | Wath Upon Dearne | Goole | ||||||||||
| 2012–13[17] | 14 | Selby | Doncaster Phoenix | Castleford, Skipton | ||||||||||
| 2013–14[18] | 14 | Yarnbury | Hullensians | Baildon | ||||||||||
| 2014–15[19] | 14 | Bradford Salem | West Park Leeds | Leeds Medics and Dentists, Goole | ||||||||||
| 2015–16[20] | 14 | West Leeds | Keighley | Castleford, Knottingley | ||||||||||
| 2016–17[21] | 14 | Moortown | Old Rishworthians | Sheffield Medicals[lower-alpha 7] | ||||||||||
| 2017–18[22] | 14 | Pontefract | Old Crossleyans | Halifax Vandals, Thornensians | ||||||||||
| 2018–19[23] | 14 | Goole | Leodiensian | Old Otliensians | ||||||||||
| 2019–20[24] | 14 | Roundhegians | Old Rishworthians | West Park Leeds, Barnsley | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | 14 | |||||||||||||
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- Scarborough (3)
- Barnsley (2)
- Bradford Salem (2)
- Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. (2)
- North Ribblesdale (2)
- Selby (2)
- Beverley (1)
- Bridlington (1)
- Castleford (1)
- Dinnington (1)
- Goole (1)
- Keighley (2)
- Malton & Norton (1)
- Moortown (1)
- Northallerton (1)
- Old Brodleians (1)
- Old Otliensians (1)
- Pocklington (1)
- Pontefract (1)
- Roundhegians (1)
- Sheffield Tigers (1)
- Wath upon Dearne (1)
- West Leeds (1)
- Wheatley Hills (1)
- Wibsey (1)
- Yarnbury (1)
- Ionians would later merge with Hull & East Riding to form Hull Ionians for the 1989–90 season.[2]
- League restructuring due to the cancellation of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1992–93 season, meant five clubs were promoted into Yorkshire 1 including Wheatley Hills, Yarnbury and Sheffield Oaks.
- League restructuring due to the cancellation of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1992–93 season, meant no clubs were relegated and seven clubs would be promoted from Yorkshire 3.
- Yorkshire league restructuring due to reintroduction of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1996–97 season meant that seven clubs, including Skipton, West Leeds, Aireborough, Hemsworth, Hessle, Wetherby, Huddersfield Y.M.C.A., were relegated into Yorkshire 3.
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