Yorkshire 2


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 Yorkshire 1 and the bottom two teams are relegated to Yorkshire 3. 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.

Participating Clubs 2019–20

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
BarnsleyShaw LaneBarnsley, South Yorkshire13th
North RibblesdaleGrove ParkSettle, North Yorkshire8th
NorthallertonBrompton LodgeNorthallerton, North Yorkshire4th
Old GroviansWoodhouse Grove SchoolApperley Bridge, West Yorkshire9th
Old RishworthiansHollas LaneCopley, Halifax, West YorkshireRelegated from Yorkshire 1
RiponMallorie ParkRipon, North Yorkshire11th
RoundhegiansThe Memorial GroundMoortown, Leeds, West Yorkshire7th
ThornensiansCoulman RoadThorne, South YorkshirePromoted from Yorkshire 3
Wath-upon-DearneMoor RoadWath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire3rd
WensleydaleCawkill ParkLeyburn, North YorkshirePromoted from Yorkshire 3
West Park LeedsThe SycamoresBramhope, Leeds, West Yorkshire12th
WetherbyGrange ParkWetherby, West Yorkshire10th
Wheatley HillsBrunnel RoadDoncaster, South Yorkshire5th
YarnburyBrownberrie LaneHorsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire6th

Participating Clubs 2018–19

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
BarnsleyShaw LaneBarnsley, South Yorkshire4th
GooleWestfield BanksGoole, East Riding of Yorkshire5th
LeodiensianCrag LaneAlwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire12th
North RibblesdaleGrove ParkSettle, North YorkshireRelegated from Yorkshire 1
NorthallertonBrompton LodgeNorthallerton, North YorkshirePromoted from Yorkshire 3
Old GroviansWoodhouse Grove SchoolApperley Bridge, West Yorkshire11th
Old OtliensiansChaffers FieldOtley, West YorkshirePromoted from Yorkshire 3
RiponMallorie ParkRipon, North Yorkshire7th
RoundhegiansThe Memorial GroundMoortown, Leeds, West Yorkshire9th
Wath-upon-DearneMoor RoadWath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire6th
West Park LeedsThe SycamoresBramhope, Leeds, West Yorkshire10th
WetherbyGrange ParkWetherby, West Yorkshire8th
Wheatley HillsBrunnel RoadDoncaster, South YorkshireRelegated from Yorkshire 1
YarnburyBrownberrie LaneHorsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire3rd

Participating Clubs 2017–18

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
BarnsleyShaw LaneBarnsley, South Yorkshire7th
GooleWestfield BanksGoole, East Riding of YorkshirePromoted from Yorkshire 3
Halifax VandalsWarley Town LaneHalifax, West YorkshirePromoted from Yorkshire 3
LeodiensianCrag LaneAlwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire12th
Old CrossleyansBroomfield AvenueHalifax, West Yorkshire13th
Old GroviansWoodhouse Grove SchoolApperley Bridge, West Yorkshire10th
PontefractMoor LanePontefract, West Yorkshire3rd
RiponMallorie ParkRipon, North Yorkshire6th
RoundhegiansThe Memorial GroundMoortown, Leeds, West Yorkshire5th
ThornensiansCoulman RoadThorne, South Yorkshire9th
Wath-upon-DearneMoor RoadWath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire11th
West Park LeedsThe SycamoresBramhope, Leeds, West Yorkshire8th
WetherbyGrange ParkWetherby, West Yorkshire4th
YarnburyBrownberrie LaneHorsforth, Leeds, West YorkshireRelegated from Yorkshire 1

Participating Clubs 2016–17

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

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.

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.

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. This meant that Yorkshire 2 became a tier 8 league.

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