Yorkshire 5 was an English Rugby Union league at the eleventh tier of the domestic competition and was the basement league of club rugby in

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. This league was not always the bottom division as for a while there was a Yorkshire 6 but this league merged with Yorkshire 5. Also, for a short period, Yorkshire 5 was split into two parallel leagues based on geographical location. Promoted teams moved up to

Yorkshire 4 Counties 4 Yorkshire is an English rugby union league at the tenth 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 promote ...

. At the end of the 2016-17 season Yorkshire 5 was abolished due to

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changes to the Yorkshire league structure. This restructuring would see

broken up into two regional leagues - Yorkshire 4 (North West) and

Yorkshire 4 (South East) Counties 4 Yorkshire is an English rugby union league at the tenth 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 promote ...

- with teams from both Yorkshire 4 and 5 transferred into these new leagues.

Participating Clubs 2016-17

*Garforth *Knaresborough *Mosborough (relegated from

) *Rossington Hornets *Sheffield Oaks (relegated from

) *Thirsk *Wibsey *Withernsea

Participating Clubs 2015-16

*Garforth *Hallamshire *Hornsea (relegated from

) *Knaresborough (relegated from

) *Rossington Hornets *Stanley Rodillians *Thirsk *Wibsey

Participating Clubs 2014-15

*Garforth *Hallamshire *

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(relegated from

) *Rossington Hornets *Rotherham Clifton *Stanley Rodillians *Thirsk *Wibsey

Participating Clubs 2013–14

*Garforth *Hallamshire *Knaresborough - (relegated from

) *Marist - (relegated from

) *Rossington Hornets *Rotherham Clifton *Stanley Rodillians *Thirsk *Wensleydale *Wibsey

Participating Clubs 2012–13

*Adwick Le Street *Doncaster Amateurs *Garforth *Rawmarsh *Rossington Hornets *Rotherham Clifton *Sheffield Oaks *Stanley Rodillians *Stocksbridge *Wensleydale *Wibsey

Clubs joining the League

As this is currently the basement league of club rugby in Yorkshire, any club wishing to join the rugby union club hierarchy must begin at the bottom so all Yorkshire-based teams start in Yorkshire 5 and these are the clubs who have been accepted into the league structure for the first time. * 2012-13: Doncaster Amateurs * 2013-14: Hallamshire, Thirsk * 2016-17: Withernsea

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams: * BP Chemicals *Halifax Vandals *

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Knaresborough Knaresborough ( ) is a market and spa town and civil parish in the Borough of Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, England, on the River Nidd. It is east of Harrogate. History Knaresborough is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Chenares ...

* Leeds Corinthians * Old Rishworthians *

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* Yorkshire Main

Yorkshire 5 Honours

Yorkshire 5 (1987–1993)

The original Yorkshire 5 was a tier 13 league with promotion up to

and relegation down to Yorkshire 6 until that division was cancelled at the end of the 1991–92 season.

Yorkshire 5 (1993–2000)

The creation of National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that Yorkshire 5 dropped to become a tier 14 league. A further restructure at the end of the 1995–96 season, which included the cancellation of National 5 North and the addition of

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at tier 9, saw Yorkshire 5 remain at tier 14. During this period Yorkshire 6 (and relegation) was re-introduced in 1996-97, cancelled, and then re-introduced for the third time for the 1999–00 season.

Yorkshire 5 (2000–2004)

Northern league restructuring by the

at the end of the 1999-2000 season saw the cancellation of

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and

(tiers 7-9). This meant that Yorkshire 5 became a tier 11 league. Relegation continued to Yorkshire 6 until that division was abolished ahead of the 2003–04 season.

Yorkshire 5 North-East / South East (2004–2007)

For the 2004–05 season Yorkshire 5 was divided into two regional divisions - Yorkshire 5 North-West and Yorkshire 5 South East.

Yorkshire 5A / 5B (2007–2009)

For the 2007-08 season Yorkshire 5 switched from regional divisions into conferences - Yorkshire 5A and Yorkshire 5B. Relegation returned with the reintroduction of Yorkshire 6 (for the fourth time) ahead of the 2009–10 season.

Yorkshire 5 (2009–2017)

Yorkshire 5 once more returned to being a single division from the 2009-10 season onward. The cancellation of Yorkshire 6 after just one season meant that there was no relegation. At the end of the 2016–17 season Yorkshire 5 was cancelled.

Promotion play-offs

Between 2005 and 2007 there was a play-off between the runners-up of Yorkshire 5 North-West and Yorkshire 5 South-West for the third and final promotion place to

. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2016–17 season Yorkshire 5 North-West have been the most successful winning all three games; and the away team has won promotion on two occasions compared to the home teams one. For the 2007-08 season Yorkshire 5 was re-organized into non-geographical groups named Yorkshire 5A and Yorkshire 5B, with Yorkshire 5B being the most successful by winning the only playoff game played. After the 2008-09 season Yorkshire 5 returned to a single division meaning that there have been no more play-offs since.

Number of league titles

*Halifax Vandals (3) *

(3) * Burley (2) *

(2) *

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(2) * Sheffield Medicals (2) * Sheffield Oaks (2) * Stanley Rodillians (2) * Wakefield Cougars (2) *Wetherby (2) * Doncaster Amateurs (1) *

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(1) *

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(1) *

(1) * Leeds Medics & Dentists (1) * Marist (1) * Old Rishworthians (1) *

(1) *

Rawmarsh Rawmarsh (locally ) is a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically within the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is north-northeast from Rotherham town centre and south-southwest of Swinton. ...

(1) * Rotherham Clifton (1) *

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(1) *

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(1) *

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(1)

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Yorkshire 5 Yorkshire 5 was an English Rugby Union league at the eleventh tier of the domestic competition and was the basement league of club rugby in Yorkshire. This league was not always the bottom division as for a while there was a Yorkshire 6 but this ...

Rugby union competitions in Yorkshire

Participating Clubs 2016-17

Participating Clubs 2015-16

Participating Clubs 2014-15

Participating Clubs 2013–14

Participating Clubs 2012–13

Clubs joining the League

Original teams

Yorkshire 5 Honours

Yorkshire 5 (1987–1993)

Yorkshire 5 (1993–2000)

Yorkshire 5 (2000–2004)

Yorkshire 5 North-East / South East (2004–2007)

Yorkshire 5A / 5B (2007–2009)

Yorkshire 5 (2009–2017)

Promotion play-offs

Number of league titles

Notes

See also

References