Sussex 2 is an English level 10

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League. It is run by the

Sussex Rugby Football Union The Sussex Rugby Football Union is the society responsible for rugby union in the county of Sussex, England and is one of the constituent bodies of the national Rugby Football Union. History The first rugby club in Sussex was Brighton, formed in ...

and contains teams predominantly from

West Sussex West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an ar ...

. The twelve teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Promoted teams move up to

Sussex 1 Sussex 1 (known as Harvey's of Sussex 1 due to sponsorship reasons) is an English level 9 Rugby Union League. It is made up of teams predominantly from Sussex. Teams play home and away matches from September through to April. The league champi ...

and demoted teams fall to

Sussex 3 Sussex 3 (known as Sussex Oranjeboom Division 3 for sponsorship reasons) is an English level 11 Rugby Union League. It is run by the Sussex Rugby Football Union and was originally for teams predominantly from West Sussex until a division reorg ...

. Up until 2003-04 the league was known as Sussex 2 which was abolished at the end of that season. Sussex Canterbury Jack Intermediate emerged in 2010-11 as the second-tier competition for Sussex with a large number of 2nd, 3rd and 4th teams taking part. The division name changed to Sussex Canterbury Jack Division 2 for the 2016–17 season. A further name change resulted in Sussex Canterbury Jack 2 becoming Sussex 2 Armada Ale for the 2017–18 season.

Original teams

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

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* Heathfield & Waldron *

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* Plumpton * St. Francis *

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Sussex 2 honours

Sussex 2 (1987–1993)

The original Sussex 2 was a tier 9 league with promotion up to

and relegation down to

until that division was abolished at the end of the 1991–92 season.

Sussex 2 (1993–1996)

The creation of National 5 South meant that Sussex 2 dropped from a tier 9 league to a tier 10 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion was to

, and relegation was to

, which was reinstated for the 1994–95 season after a two-year absence.

Sussex 2 (1996–2000)

The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Sussex 2 reverted to being a tier 9 league. Promotion and relegation continued to

and

respectively.

Sussex 2: East / West (2000–2002)

Restructuring of the London & South East leagues ahead of the 2000–01 saw the cancellation of

for the second time, and Sussex 2 divided into two regional divisions - Sussex 2 East and Sussex 2 West. Additionally, both regional divisions dropped to tier 10 leagues due to the introduction of London 4 South East. Promotion continued to

and there was no longer relegation.

Sussex 2 (2002–2004)

Sussex 2 was re-merged back into a single division ahead of the 2002–03 season, remaining at tier 10 of the league system. Promotion was to

and relegation to

, which returned after an absence of two seasons. Sussex 2 was abolished at the end of the 2003–04 season.

Sussex Canterbury Jack Intermediate (2010–2015)

Sussex 2 was reintroduced for the 2010–11 season as Sussex Canterbury Jack Intermediate. It was a tier 10 league with promotion up to

and relegation to either Sussex Asahi 2 East or Sussex Oranjeboom 2 West.

Sussex 2 (2015–present)

Sussex Canterbury Jack Intermediate was renamed to Sussex 2 for the 2015–16 season. It remained a tier 10 league with promotion to

, while relegation was now to Sussex Oranjeboom 3.

Number of league titles

* BA Wingspan (3) *

Pulborough Pulborough is a large village and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England, with some 5,000 inhabitants. It is located almost centrally within West Sussex and is south west of London. It is at the junction of the north–south ...

(3) * St. Francis (3) *

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(2) * Seaford (2) * Bognor II (1) * Chichester III (1) * Chichester IHE (1) *

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(1) *

East Grinstead East Grinstead is a town in West Sussex, England, near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders, south of London, northeast of Brighton, and northeast of the county town of Chichester. Situated in the extreme northeast of the county, the civ ...

(1) * Hastings & Bexhill (1) * Haywards Heath II (1) * Heathfield & Waldron (1) * Hove IV (1) *

Midhurst Midhurst () is a market town, parish and civil parish in West Sussex, England. It lies on the River Rother inland from the English Channel, and north of the county town of Chichester. The name Midhurst was first recorded in 1186 as ''Middeh ...

(1) * Plumpton (1) *

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(1) * St. Jacques (1) *

(1) * Worthing Senior I (1)

Notes

References

External links

Sussex Canterbury Jack Intermediate Results at Sussex Rugby Football Union
{{Rugby union in England Rugby union leagues in England Rugby union in Sussex