Regional 2 East Midlands

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Regional 2 Midlands East is an English level 6 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in the eastern region of the Midlands, including sides from Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and occasionally Bedfordshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire. When this division began in 1987 it was known as Midlands 2 East, and has been restructured several times, most notably as a single division known as Midlands 2 between 1992 and 2000, and Midlands 1 East before regionalising again to its present format with the new name of Regional 2 Midlands East as part of England Rugby's Future Competition Structure[1] change at the start of the 2022–23 season. Lutterworth are the 2024-25 champions.

Structure and format

The twelve teams play home and away matches from September through to April, making a total of twenty-two matches each. The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:

  • 4 points are awarded for a win
  • 2 points are awarded for a draw
  • 0 points are awarded for a loss, however
  • 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
  • 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match

There is one automatic promotion place and two relegation places. The champions and runner-up are promoted to Regional 1 Midlands (formerly Midlands Premier). The last two teams are relegated teams to either Midlands 2 East (North) or Midlands 2 East (South), depending on geographic location.[2]

2025-26

Departing were Lutterworth, promoted to Regional 1 Midlands whilst Leicester Forest and Market Bosworth were relegated to Counties 1 Midlands East (South).

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2024–25

Departing were Nuneaton, promoted to Regional 1 Midlands whilst Newbold on Avon and Towcestrians were relegated. Joining were Broadstreet, relegated from Regional 1 Midlands together with Daventry and Market Bosworth both promoted from Counties 1 Midlands East (South).

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2023–24

Participating teams and locations

Departing were Old Northamptonians, promoted to Regional 1 South East while Peterborough Lions and Old Laurentians were relegated. Leighton Buzzard, 10th the previous season, were level transferred to Regional 2 Thames. Joining were Nuneaton, relegated from Regional 1 Midlands, Oadby Wyggestonians and Leicester Forest both on a level transfer from Regional 2 Midlands North and Wellingborough promoted from Counties 1 Midlands East (South).

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Final league table

Regional 2 Midlands East 2023–24
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1 Nuneaton (P) 22 19 0 3 980 397 583 20 3 99
2 Lutterworth 22 18 1 3 868 363 505 18 2 94
3 Market Harborough 22 18 1 3 712 327 385 15 0 89
4 Northampton Old Scouts 22 16 3 3 854 355 499 16 0 86
5 Kettering 22 12 0 10 517 561 −44 10 1 59
6 Olney 22 9 0 13 635 671 −36 14 2 52
7 Leicester Forest 22 8 1 13 544 640 −96 9 2 45
8 Peterborough 22 7 0 15 507 588 −81 7 9 44
9 Wellingborough 22 9 0 13 438 591 −153 6 1 43
10 Oadby Wyggestonians 22 7 0 15 522 783 −261 7 3 38
11 Newbold on Avon 22 4 0 18 326 920 −594 4 0 20
12 Towcestrians 22 2 0 20 347 1054 −707 6 2 16
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places
Updated: 01 January 2025
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2022–23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review with the league rebranded as Regional 2 Midlands East.

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Final league table

Regional 2 East Midlands 2022–23
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Points deducted
1 Old Northamptonians (P) 20 19 0 1 753 284 260 15 0 91
2 Lutterworth 22 16 0 6 680 331 349 14 4 82
3 Northampton Old Scouts 22 15 0 7 719 427 292 14 4 78
4 Market Harborough 22 16 0 6 464 311 153 7 3 76
5 Peterborough 21 14 0 7 597 391 206 12 1 69
6 Olney 22 12 0 10 562 604 −42 11 3 62
7 Kettering 22 10 0 12 409 470 −61 6 4 51
8 Newbold on Avon 21 9 0 12 429 580 −151 9 1 46
9 Towcestrians 22 8 0 14 380 678 −298 7 1 40
10 Leighton Buzzard 22 7 0 15 397 536 −139 6 5 39
11 Old Laurentians (R) 22 2 0 20 326 689 −363 3 3 14
12 Peterborough Lions (R) 22 2 0 22 286 701 −415 5 2 0 −15
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places
Updated: 26 June 2023
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Teams 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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2020–21

On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced[4] 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 Midlands 1 East was not contested.

Teams 2019–20

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Teams 2018–19

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Teams 2017–18

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2016-17

2015–16

2014–15

2013–14

2012–13

2011–12

2010–11

2009–10

2008–09

Ampthill promoted as champions to newly formed National Division 3 Midlands.

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as Midlands 2 East) contained the following teams:

Midland 1 East honours

Midlands 2 East (1987–1992)

The original Midlands 2 East (along with its counterpart Midlands 2 West) was a tier 6 league with promotion up to Midlands Premier and relegation down to either East Midlands/Leicestershire or Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1.

Midlands 2 East
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1987–88 11 Newark Vipers Wigston, Loughborough [7]
1988–89 11 Leighton Buzzard Syston Hinckley [8]
1989–90 11 Towcestrians Vipers Stoneygate [9]
1990–91 11 Syston Vipers Lincoln, Kettering, Chesterfield Panthers [10]
1991–92 11 Vipers Paviors Stewarts & Lloyds, Scunthorpe, Amber Valley [11]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands 2 (1992–1993)

Restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 1992–93 season saw Midlands 2 East and Midlands 2 West combined in a single tier 6 division known as Midlands 2. Promotion continued to Midlands 1 while relegation as now was now to the newly introduced Midlands East 1Template:Efn.

Midlands 2
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1992–93 12 Burton Worcester Biggleswade, Nottingham Moderns [12]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands 2 (1993–1996)

The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from North 1 were combined to create National 5 North, meaning that Midlands 2 dropped to become a tier 7 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Midlands Premier and Midlands East 1Template:Efn.

Midlands 2
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1993–94 13 Whitchurch Stafford Vipers [13]
1994–95 13 Leighton Buzzard Broadstreet Willenhall, Newark, Peterborough [14]
1995–96 13 Scunthorpe HinckleyTemplate:Efn No relegationTemplate:Efn [15]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands 2 (1996–2000)

At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and Midlands 2 returned to being a tier 6 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Midlands Premier and Midlands East 1Template:Efn.

Midlands 2
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1996–97 17 Banbury Kenilworth Bedworth, Matlock, Long Buckby, Keresley [16]
1997–98 17 Bedford Athletic Dudley Kingswinford Paviors [17]
1998–99 17 Longton Newbold-on-Avon Leamington, Towcestrians, Stafford
1999–00 17 MalvernTemplate:Efn BromsgroveTemplate:Efn No relegationTemplate:Efn
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands 2 East (2000–2009)

Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands 2 split back into two tier 6 regional leagues - Midlands 2 East and Midlands 2 West. Promotion continued to Midlands 1 while relegation was now to either Midlands 3 East (North) or Midlands 3 East (South) (both formerly part of Midlands East 1).

Midlands 2 East
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
2000–01 12 Dunstablians Wellingborough Stockwood Park, Leighton Buzzard, Nottingham Moderns [18]
2001–02 12 Hinckley Spalding Lincoln, Huntingdon & District [19]
2002–03 12 Kettering Luton Ilkeston, Wellingborough [20]
2003–04 12 Mansfield Hinckley Nottingham Moderns, Banbury, Northampton Old Scouts [21]
2004–05 12 Luton Market Bosworth Huntingdon & District, Syston, Melton Mowbray [22]
2005–06 12 South Leicester Peterborough Ampthill, Spalding, Towcestrians [23]
2006–07 12 Loughborough Students Matlock Mansfield, Northampton Old Scouts, Ilkeston [24]
2007–08 12 Kettering Hinckley Melton Mowbray, Banbury, Old Northamptonians [25]
2008–09 12 Ampthill Scunthorpe No relegation due to league restructureTemplate:Efn [26]
Green background are the promotion places.

Midlands 1 East (2009–2022)

League restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 2 East and Midlands 2 West were renamed as Midlands 1 East and Midlands 1 West, with both leagues remaining at tier 6. Promotion was now to National League 3 MidlandsTemplate:Efn (formerly Midlands 1) and relegation to either Midlands 2 East (North) or Midlands 2 East (South)Template:Efn.

Midlands 1 East
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
2009–10 14 Scunthorpe Old Northamptonians Market Bosworth, Stewarts & Lloyds [27]
2010–11 14 Syston Mansfield Dunstablians, Wellingborough [28]
2011–12 14 Derby Paviors Coalville, Nuneaton Old Edwardians, Leighton Buzzard [29]
2012–13 14 Bedford Athletic Ilkeston Loughborough, Spalding, Market Bosworth [30]
2013–14 14 Peterborough Lions Derby Coalville, Peterborough, Matlock [31]
2014–15 14 Syston Old Northamptonians Spalding, Belgrave, Mansfield [32]
2015–16 14 Bedford Athletic Derby Matlock, Old Laurentians, Newark [33]
2016–17 14 Newbold-on-Avon Kettering Ilkeston, DronfieldTemplate:Efn [34]
2017–18 14 Bedford Athletic Syston Market Rasen & Louth, Huntingdon & District, Bugbrooke [35]
2018–19 14 Kettering Paviors Melton Mowbray, Northampton Old Scouts, Leighton Buzzard [36]
2019–20 14 Syston Oundle Wellingborough, Olney, Melbourne [37]
2020–21 14 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
Green background are the promotion places.

Regional 2 Midlands East (2022–present)

Regional 2 Midlands East
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
2022–23 12 Old Northamptonians Lutterworth Old Laurentians and Peterborough Lions RFC
2023–24 12 Nuneaton Lutterworth Newbold-on-Avon and Towcestrians

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Midlands 1 East and Midlands 1 West for the third and final promotion place to National League 3 Midlands. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the Midlands 1 East teams have been the most successful with eleven wins to the Midlands 1 West teams eight; and the home team has won promotion on thirteen occasions compared to the away teams six.

Midlands 1 East v Midlands 1 West promotion play-off results
Season Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2000–01[38] Luctonians (W) 20-13 Wellingborough (E) Mortimer Park, Kingsland, Herefordshire
2001–02[39] Old Laurentians (W) 10-32 Spalding (E) Fenley Field, Rugby, Warwickshire
2002–03[40] Luton (E) 16-11 Derby (W) Newlands Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
2003–04[41] Derby (W) 29-12 Hinckley (E) Haslams Lane, Derby, Derbyshire
2004–05[42] Market Bosworth (E) 40-7 Malvern (W) Cadeby Lane, Market Bosworth, Warwickshire
2005–06[43] Peterborough (E) 23-21 Kenilworth (W) Fortress Fengate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 1,000
2006–07[44] Newport (Salop) (W) 20-5 Matlock (E) The Old Showground, Newport, Shropshire 500
2007–08[45] Hereford (W) 13-43 Hinckley (E) Wyeside, Hereford, Herefordshire
2008–09[46] Scunthorpe (E) 9-16 Hereford (W) Heslam Park, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
2009–10[47] Bournville (W) AWOTemplate:Efn Old Northamptonians (E) Rowheath, Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands N/A
2010–11[48] Sutton Coldfield (W) 27-33 Mansfield (E) Roger Smoldon Ground, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
2011–12[49] Bournville (W) 42-11 Paviors (E) Bournbrook, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands
2012–13[50] Worcester Wanderers (W) 27-17 (aet) Ilkeston (E) Weston's Field, Worcester, Worcestershire
2013–14[51] Burton (W) 24-20 Derby (E) Peel Croft, Burton, Staffordshire 1,000[52]
2014–15[53] Old Northamptonians (E) 20-5 Worcester Wanderers (W) Sir Humphrey Cripps Pavilion, Northampton, Northamptonshire
2015–16[54] Derby (E) 28-23 Bournville (W) Haslams Lane, Derby, Derbyshire 200[55]
2016–17[56] Kettering (E) 19-55 Bournville (W) Waverley Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire
2017–18[57] Syston (E) 37-33 Dudley Kingswinford (W) Barkby Road, Queniborough, Leicestershire
2018–19[58] Paviors (E) 33-30 Dudley Kingswinford (W) The Ron Rossin Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
2019–20 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up - Oundle (E) - promoted instead.
Green background is the promoted team. E = Midlands 1 East (formerly Midlands 2 East) and W = Midlands 1 West (formerly Midlands 2 West)

Number of league titles

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See also

References

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