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towards the end of the 2000s and the teams which would have been promoted into Yorkshire 5 that season were elevated to

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. At this point Yorkshire 5 became the basement league of Yorkshire club rugby.

Original teams

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

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* Bridon * De La Salle (Sheffield) *

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* Maltby Old Boys *

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* Sheffield Medicals * Sheffield Oaks * Sheffield Steels *

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Yorkshire 6 Honours

Yorkshire 6 (1987–1992)

The original Yorkshire 6 was a tier 14 league with promotion up to

. As the lowest ranked division in the Yorkshire leagues there was no relegation. At the end of the 1991–92 season the division was cancelled after five seasons.

Yorkshire 6 (1996-1997)

Yorkshire 6 was re-introduced in 1996–97 and due to National 5 North became a tier 15 league. It only lasted one season before it was cancelled again.

Yorkshire 6 (2000–2004)

Yorkshire 6 was re-introduced for the third time ahead of the 1999–00 season as a tier 15 league. The cancellation of

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and

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(tiers 7–9) as part of Northern league restructuring by the

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at the end of 1999–00 meant that Yorkshire 6 became a tier 11 league. After five seasons the division was cancelled once again at the end of the 2003–04 season.

Yorkshire 6 (2009–2010)

Yorkshire 6 returned for the fourth time ahead of the 2009–10 as a tier 11, lasting a single season before being cancelled yet again.

Number of league titles

(1) * Burley (1) * Castle Colliery (1) * De La Salle (Sheffield) (1) * Doncaster Phoenix (1) * Halifax (1) * Hornsea (1) * Knaresborough (1) * Mosborough (1) * Rawmarsh (1) * Sheffield Oaks (1) * Wibsey (1)