London 2 North East is an English level 7

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League. When this division began in 1987 it was known as London 3 North East, changing to its current name ahead of the 2009–10 season. It is made up of teams predominantly from north east

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and Essex. The twelve teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Intermediate Cup - a level 7 national competition. Promoted teams move up to London 1 North with the league champions going up automatically and the runners up entering a promotion playoff against the league runners up from London 2 North West. Relegated teams from Cambridgeshire, Suffolk or Norfolk drop to

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, while Essex and London teams drop to London 3 Essex.

Teams for 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.

Season 2020–21

On 30 October the RFU announced that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues ( National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning London 2 North East was not contested.

Teams for 2019–20

Teams for 2018–19

Teams for 2017–18

Teams for 2016-17

*Campion *Cantabrigian *

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*Epping Upper Clapton (promoted from

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) *Holt *Ipswich *Norwich *Old Cooperians (promoted from

) *

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* Romford & Gidea Park *South Woodham Ferrers *Woodford (transferred from London 2 North West)

Teams for 2015-16

*Basildon *Campion *Cantabrigian (promoted from

) *

*Holt *Ipswich (relegated from London 1 North) *Norwich *

* Romford & Gidea Park (relegated from London 1 North) *Saffron Walden *South Woodham Ferrers *

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(promoted from

)

Teams for 2014-15

*Basildon *Braintree *Campion (promoted from

) * Chelmsford *

(relegated from London 1 North) *Enfield Ignatians *Holt *Norwich *Old Cooperians (promoted from

) *

*Saffron Walden *South Woodham Ferrers

Teams for 2013-14

*Basildon (relegated from London 1 North) *Braintree * Chelmsford *Enfield Ignatians *Holt *Ipswich *Lowestoft & Yarmouth *Norwich (promoted from

) *

*Saffron Walden *South Woodham Ferrers *Stowmarket

Teams for 2012-13

*Braintree * Chelmsford *Enfield Ignatians *Holt *Ipswich *Lowestoft & Yarmouth * North Walsham *Old Streetonians *Saffron Walden *Stevenage Town *Stowmarket *Woodford

Teams for 2009-2010

*Beccles *Braintree *Canvey Island * Chelmsford *Enfield Ignatians *

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*Ipswich *Old Streetonians *

* Romford & Gidea Park *Saffron Walden *

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as London 3 North East) contained the following teams: * Barking * Brentwood *

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* Chingford * Colchester * Eton Manor * Ipswich YMCA * Old Cantabrigian * Old Westcliffians * Saffron Walden

London 2 North East Honours

London 3 North East (1987–1993)

Originally known as London 3 North East, this division was a tier 7 league with promotion up to

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and relegation down to Eastern Counties 1.

London 3 North East (1993–1996)

At the end of the 1992–93 season, the top six teams from

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and the top six from South West 1 were combined to create National 5 South. This meant that London 3 North East dropped from a tier 7 league to a tier 8 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion and relegation continued to

and Eastern Counties 1 respectively.

London 3 North East (1996–2000)

The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that London 3 North East reverted to being a tier 7 league. Promotion and relegation continued to

and Eastern Counties 1 respectively.

London 3 North East (2000–2009)

London 3 North East continued to be a tier 7 league with promotion up to

. However, the introduction of London 4 North East ahead of the 2000–01 season meant that clubs were now relegated into this new division instead of into Eastern Counties 1.

London 2 North East (2009–2017)

Nationwide league restructuring by the RFU ahead of the 2009–10 season saw London 3 North East renamed as London 2 North East. It remained at level 7 with promotion to London 1 North (formerly London 2 North) and relegation to

(formerly London 4 North East).

London 2 North East (2017–present)

Further restructuring ahead of the 2017–18 season, which included the cancellation of

and introduction of

or London 3 Essex, meant that relegation was now to either of these new leagues. Overwise, London 2 North East was unchanged, remaining as a tier 7 division with promotion continuing to London 1 North.

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of London 2 North East and London 2 North West for the third and final promotion place to London 1 North. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2018–10 season the London 2 North East and London 2 North West teams are tied on nine wins apiece, and the home team has won promotion on fourteen occasions compared to the away teams five.

Number of league titles

(4) * Romford & Gidea Park (3) * Chingford (2) *

(2) * Chelmsford (2) * Eton Manor (2) * Ipswich (2) * Shelford (2) * Barking (1) * Brentwood (1) *

(1) * Cambridge (1) * Colchester (1) *

(1) * Lowestoft & Yarmouth (1) * North Walsham (1) * Norwich (1) * Saffron Walden (1) * Southend (1) * Thurrock (1) * Westcliff (1) * Woodford (1)

Notes

References

External links

London 2 North East results at the Rugby Football Union
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