Regional 2 North East

Regional 2 North East
Current season or competition:; 2024–25 Regional 2 North East
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	2022
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Holders	Selby (2023–24)
Website	Northern Division

Regional 2 North East is a level six league in the English rugby union system, with the twelve teams drawn in the main from across Yorkshire with others in Lancashire and Derbyshire. The other level six leagues in the Northern Division are Regional 2 North for teams in North East England and Cumbria; and Regional 2 North West for teams in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside. Selby are the current champions and are promoted to Regional 1 North East.

It was created as a product of the 2022 Adult Competition Review.^[1]

Structure

The league consists of twelve teams who play the others on a home and away basis, to make a total of 22 matches each. The champions are promoted to Regional 1 North East and the bottom two teams are relegated to either, Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire or Counties 1 Yorkshire, depending on their location.^[2]

The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:

4 points are awarded for a win
2 points are awarded for a draw
0 points are awarded for a loss, however
1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.

2024–25

Participating teams and locations

Eight teams participated in last seasons competition. Departing were Selby, promoted to Regional 1 North East, while Glossop and Bridlington were relegated to Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire and Counties 1 Yorkshire respectively. Also departing were Dronfield who moved on a level transfer to Regional 2 Midlands North.^[3]^[4]^[5] Joining were Bradford Salem and Wetherby, promoted from Counties 1 Yorkshire while Doncaster Phoenix and Pontefract were relegated from Regional 1 North East.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Bradford Salem	Shay Lane		Heaton, Bradford, West Yorkshire	Promoted from Counties 1 Yorkshire (champions)
Doncaster Phoenix	Castle Park	5,000	Doncaster, South Yorkshire	Relegated from Regional 1NE (11th)
Goole	Westfield Banks		Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire	4th
Malton & Norton	The Gannock		Malton, North Yorkshire	5th
Moortown	Moss Valley		Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire	7th
Morley^[10]	Scatcherd Lane		Morley, West Yorkshire	8th
Old Brodleians	Woodhead		Hipperholme, Halifax, West Yorkshire	3rd
Old Crossleyans	Broomfield Avenue		Halifax, West Yorkshire	10th
Pontefract	Moor Lane		Pontefract, West Yorkshire	Relegated from Regional 1NE (12th)
Rochdale	Moorgate Avenue		Rochdale, Greater Manchester	2nd
Scarborough	Silver Royd	4500 (425 seats)	Scalby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire	9th
Wetherby	Grange Park		Wetherby, West Yorkshire	Promoted from Counties 1 Yorkshire (runners-up)^[11]

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Wetherby

Locations of the 2024-25 Regional 2 North East teams

2023–24

Participating teams and locations

Departing were the champions, Pontefract promoted to Regional 1 North East while Pocklington and Bradford & Bingley were relegated to Counties 1 Yorkshire. Joining were Goole, promoted from Counties 1 Yorkshire, and Glossop and Rochdale, both level transferred from Regional 2 North West.^[12]^[13]

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Bridlington	Dukes Park		Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire	4th
Dronfield	Gosforth Fields		Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, Derbyshire	6th^[14]
Glossop	Hargate Hill Lane		Charlesworth, Glossop, Derbyshire	Level transfer from Regional 2NW (9th)
Goole	Westfield Banks		Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire	Promoted from Counties 1 Yorkshire (champions)^[15]
Malton & Norton	The Gannock		Malton, North Yorkshire	3rd
Moortown	Moss Valley		Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire	2nd
Morley	Scatcherd Lane		Morley, West Yorkshire	7th
Old Brodleians	Woodhead		Hipperholme, Halifax, West Yorkshire	8th
Old Crossleyans	Broomfield Avenue		Halifax, West Yorkshire	10th
Rochdale	Moorgate Avenue		Rochdale, Greater Manchester	Level transfer from Regional 2NW (4th)
Scarborough	Silver Royd	4500 (425 seats)	Scalby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire	5th
Selby	Sandhill Lane		Selby, North Yorkshire	9th

Locations of the 2023–24 Regional 2 North East teams

League table

Regional 2 North East 2023–24

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Loss bonus

Points

Points deducted

1

Selby (P)

22

17

0

5

693

375

318

16

3

87

0

2

Rochdale

22

16

0

6

657

410

247

13

5

82

0

3

Old Brodleians

22

14

0

8

551

512

39

10

3

69

0

4

Goole

22

13

1

8

529

390

139

11

5

68

0

5

Malton and Norton

22

13

1

8

602

474

128

12

2

68

0

6

Dronfield

22

12

0

10

503

406

97

7

3

58

0

7

Moortown

22

9

2

11

674

571

103

13

5

56

0

8

Morley

22

10

0

12

537

474

63

9

6

55

0

9

Scarborough

22

10

0

12

377

531

−154

5

3

48

0

10

Old Crossleyans

22

8

0

14

508

686

−178

10

3

45

0

11

Bridlington (R)

22

7

0

15

370

593

−223

6

5

40

0

12

Glossop (R)

22

1

0

21

238

817

−579

2

3

4

−5

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

Number of matches won
Number of draws
Difference between points for and against
Total number of points for
Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places.
Updated: 23 November 2024
Source:^[16]

2022–23

Participating teams and locations

This was the first season following the Rugby Football Union (RFU) Adult Competition Review. The league had some similarities with North 1 East as seven clubs returned, but was smaller (14 teams reduced to 12) and the Durham RFU and Northumberland RFU clubs were allocated to Regional 2 North. The league was supplemented by four of the top five sides from Yorkshire 1 with the last place taken by Dronfield level transferred from Midlands 1 East.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Bradford & Bingley	Wagon Lane	4,000	Bingley, West Yorkshire	14th North 1 East
Bridlington	Dukes Park		Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire	4th Yorkshire 1
Dronfield	Gosforth Fields		Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, Derbyshire	5th Midlands 1 East
Malton & Norton	The Gannock		Malton, North Yorkshire	9th North 1 East
Moortown	Moss Valley		Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire	8th North 1 East
Morley	Scatcherd Lane		Morley, West Yorkshire	11th North 1 East
Old Brodleians	Woodhead		Hipperholme, Halifax, West Yorkshire	5th North 1 East
Old Crossleyans	Broomfield Avenue		Halifax, West Yorkshire	3rd Yorkshire 1
Pocklington	Percy Road		Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire	10th North 1 East
Pontefract	Moor Lane		Pontefract, West Yorkshire	2nd Yorkshire 1
Scarborough	Silver Royd	4500 (425 seats)	Scalby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire	7th North 1 East
Selby	Sandhill Lane		Selby, North Yorkshire	5th Yorkshire 1

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Locations of the 2022-23 Regional 2 North East teams

League table

Regional 2 North East 2022–23

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Try bonus

Loss bonus

Points

Points deducted

1

Pontefract (P)

22

18

0

4

651

309

342

14

4

90

0

2

Moortown

22

18

0

4

885

447

438

15

2

89

0

3

Malton and Norton

22

16

0

6

700

441

259

12

2

78

0

4

Bridlington

22

13

0

9

628

502

126

13

3

68

0

5

Scarborough

22

12

0

10

538

547

−9

10

4

62

0

6

Dronfield

22

10

1

11

567

579

−12

9

4

55

0

7

Morley

22

10

0

12

586

487

99

10

4

54

0

8

Old Brodleians

22

10

1

11

498

603

−105

8

1

51

0

9

Selby

22

9

0

13

485

585

−100

8

3

47

0

10

Old Crossleyans

22

9

0

13

496

610

−114

7

2

45

0

11

Pocklington (R)

22

6

0

16

479

680

−201

7

2

33

0

12

Bradford & Bingley (R)

22

0

22

292

1015

−723

2

1

−7

−10

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

Number of matches won
Number of draws
Difference between points for and against
Total number of points for
Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places.
Updated: 17 November 2024
Source:^[17]

Regional 2 North East (2022– )

League restructuring by the RFU created twelve leagues at level six. The champions are promoted to Regional 1 North East and the bottom sides are relegated to either, Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire or Counties 1 Yorkshire, depending on their location.

Regional 2 North East

Season

No of teams

No of matches

Champions

Runners-up

Relegated team(s)

Ref

2022–23

12

22

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