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Regional 2 North
Level six rugby union league in England
Regional 2 North is a level six league in the English rugby union system, with the twelve teams drawn from across North East England and Cumbria. The other level six leagues in the Northern Division are Regional 2 North East for teams in Yorkshire, Regional 2 North West for teams in Lancashire , Greater Manchester and Merseyside. It was created as a product of the 2022 Adult Competition Review.[1] The current champions are Percy Park.
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 or Regional 1 North West and the bottom sides are relegated to Counties 1 Cumbria or Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland depending on the location of the teams.
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
Departing were Percy Park,[2] promoted to Regional 1 North East whilst Cockermouth[3] were relegated to Counties 1 Cumbria and Stockton relegated to Counties 1 Durham/Northumberland. Replacing them were Carlisle promoted from Counties 1 Cumbria,[4] Guisborough promoted from Counties 1 Durham/Northumberland[5] and Kirkby Lonsdale joining on a level transfer from Regional 2 North West.[6]
| Team
|
Ground
|
Capacity
|
City/Area
|
Previous season
|
| Aspatria |
Bower Park |
|
Aspatria, Cumbria |
5th
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| Carlisle |
Rugby Ground, Warwick Road |
1,500 (250 seats) |
Carlisle, Cumbria |
Promoted from Counties 1 Cumbria
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| Consett |
Amethyst Park |
|
Consett, County Durham |
8th
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| Durham City |
Hollow Drift |
1,500 (500 seats) |
Durham, County Durham |
4th
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| Guisborough |
Belmangate |
|
Guisborough, North Yorkshire |
Promoted from Counties 1 D&N
|
| Keswick |
Davidson Park |
|
Keswick, Cumbria |
10th
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| Kirkby Lonsdale |
Underley Park |
|
Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria |
Level transfer from Regional 2 North West (11th)
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| Middlesbrough |
Acklam Park |
5,000 (159 seats) |
Acklam, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |
3rd
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| Morpeth |
Grange House Field |
1,000 |
Morpeth, Northumberland |
7th
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| Northern |
McCracken Park |
1,000 |
Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
2nd
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| Upper Eden |
Pennine Park |
|
Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria |
9th
|
| West Hartlepool |
Brinkburn |
1,000 (76 seats) |
Hartlepool, County Durham |
6th
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Locations of the 2024-25 Regional 2 North teams in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Durham & North Yorkshire Locations of the 2024-25 Regional 2 North teams in Cumbria
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2023–24
Participating teams and locations
Departing were Penrith,[7] promoted to Regional 1 North West, whilst Carlisle were relegated to Counties 1 Cumbria and South Shields Westoe relegated to Counties 1 Durham/Northumberland. Replacing them were Cockermouth[8] and Upper Eden,[9] promoted from Counties 1 Cumbria, and West Hartlepool[10] promoted from Counties 1 Durham/Northumberland
| Team
|
Ground
|
Capacity
|
City/Area
|
Previous season
|
| Aspatria |
Bower Park |
|
Aspatria, Cumbria |
7th
|
| Cockermouth |
Grassmoor Sports Centre |
|
Cockermouth, Cumbria |
Promoted from Counties 1 Cumbria
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| Consett |
Amethyst Park |
|
Consett, County Durham |
8th
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| Durham City |
Hollow Drift |
1,500 (500 seats) |
Durham, County Durham |
6th
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| Keswick |
Davidson Park |
|
Keswick, Cumbria |
9th
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| Middlesbrough |
Acklam Park |
5,000 (159 seats) |
Acklam, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |
5th
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| Morpeth |
Grange House Field |
1,000 |
Morpeth, Northumberland |
2nd
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| Northern |
McCracken Park |
1,000 |
Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
3rd
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| Percy Park |
Preston Avenue |
|
North Shields, Tyne and Wear |
4th
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| Stockton |
The Grangefield Ground |
|
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham |
10th
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| Upper Eden |
Pennine Park |
|
Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria |
Promoted from Counties 1 Cumbria
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| West Hartlepool |
Brinkburn |
1,000 (76 seats) |
Hartlepool, County Durham |
Promoted from Counties 1 D&N
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Locations of the 2023–24 Regional 2 North teams in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Durham & North Yorkshire Locations of the 2023–24 Regional 2 North teams in Cumbria
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League table
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|
|
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Team
|
Played
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
Points for
|
Points against
|
Points diff
|
Try bonus
|
Loss bonus
|
Points
|
Points deducted
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| 1 |
Percy Park (P) |
22 |
19 |
0 |
3 |
775 |
340 |
435 |
20 |
2 |
99 |
0
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| 2 |
Northern |
22 |
19 |
0 |
3 |
660 |
337 |
323 |
15 |
1 |
92 |
0
|
| 3 |
Middlesbrough |
22 |
15 |
1 |
6 |
637 |
405 |
232 |
16 |
4 |
82 |
0
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| 4 |
Durham City |
22 |
13 |
0 |
9 |
559 |
406 |
153 |
9 |
7 |
68 |
0
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| 5 |
Aspatria |
22 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
461 |
541 |
−80 |
4 |
4 |
52 |
0
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| 6 |
West Hartlepool |
22 |
8 |
1 |
13 |
436 |
544 |
−108 |
10 |
5 |
50 |
0
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| 7 |
Morpeth |
22 |
10 |
0 |
12 |
502 |
552 |
−50 |
6 |
3 |
49 |
0
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| 8 |
Consett |
22 |
10 |
0 |
12 |
545 |
596 |
−51 |
7 |
2 |
49 |
0
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| 9 |
Upper Eden |
22 |
9 |
1 |
12 |
423 |
439 |
−16 |
5 |
5 |
48 |
0
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| 10 |
Keswick |
22 |
8 |
0 |
14 |
397 |
520 |
−123 |
4 |
6 |
42 |
0
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| 11 |
Stockton (R) |
22 |
8 |
0 |
14 |
397 |
576 |
−179 |
7 |
1 |
40 |
0
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| 12 |
Cockermouth (R) |
22 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
169 |
705 |
−536 |
1 |
2 |
−5 |
−10
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- 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
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Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places.
Updated: 3 November 2024
Source:[11]
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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 three clubs returned, but was smaller (14 teams reduced to 12) and the vast majority of Yorkshire RFU clubs were allocated to Regional 2 North East. The league was supplemented by the top five sides from Durham/Northumberland 1 together with three from North 1 West and one each from North 2 West and Yorkshire 1.
| Team
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Ground
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Capacity
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City/Area
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Previous season
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| Aspatria |
Bower Park |
|
Aspatria, Cumbria |
5th DN1
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| Carlisle |
Rugby Ground, Warwick Road |
1,500 (250 seats) |
Carlisle, Cumbria |
14th North 1 West
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| Consett |
Amethyst Park |
|
Consett, County Durham |
13th North 1 East
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| Durham City |
Hollow Drift |
1,500 (500 seats) |
Durham, County Durham |
12th North 1 East
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| Keswick |
Davidson Park |
|
Keswick, Cumbria |
3rd North 2 West
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| Middlesbrough |
Acklam Park |
5,000 (159 seats) |
Acklam, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |
1st Yorkshire 1[12]
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| Morpeth |
Grange House Field |
1,000 |
Morpeth, Northumberland |
6th North 1 East
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| Northern[13] |
McCracken Park |
1,000 |
Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
2nd DN1
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| Penrith |
Winters Park |
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Penrith, Cumbria |
6th North 1 West
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| Percy Park |
Preston Avenue |
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North Shields, Tyne and Wear |
1st DN1
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| South Shields Westoe |
Wood Terrace |
|
South Shields, Tyne and Wear |
3rd DN1
|
| Stockton |
The Grangefield Ground |
|
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham |
4th DN1
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Locations of the 2022–23 Regional 2 North teams in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Durham & North Yorkshire Locations of the 2022–23 Regional 2 North teams in Cumbria
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League table
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Team
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Played
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Won
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Drawn
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Lost
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Points for
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Points against
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Points diff
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Try bonus
|
Loss bonus
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Points
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Points deducted
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| 1 |
Penrith (P) |
21 |
19 |
0 |
2 |
1014 |
274 |
740 |
18 |
1 |
95 |
0
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| 2 |
Morpeth |
22 |
18 |
0 |
4 |
842 |
285 |
557 |
16 |
2 |
90 |
0
|
| 3 |
Northern |
22 |
17 |
0 |
5 |
646 |
302 |
344 |
12 |
4 |
85 |
0
|
| 4 |
Percy Park |
22 |
15 |
0 |
7 |
743 |
463 |
280 |
14 |
3 |
77 |
0
|
| 5 |
Middlesbrough |
22 |
13 |
0 |
9 |
668 |
452 |
216 |
12 |
5 |
69 |
0
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| 6 |
Durham City |
21 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
585 |
370 |
215 |
10 |
2 |
68 |
0
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| 7 |
Aspatria |
22 |
8 |
1 |
13 |
518 |
576 |
−58 |
7 |
2 |
43 |
0
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| 8 |
Consett |
22 |
7 |
1 |
14 |
431 |
747 |
−316 |
6 |
2 |
38 |
0
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| 9 |
Keswick |
22 |
6 |
1 |
15 |
366 |
685 |
−319 |
3 |
4 |
33 |
0
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| 10 |
Stockton |
22 |
6 |
0 |
16 |
368 |
849 |
−481 |
4 |
2 |
30 |
0
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| 11 |
South Shields Westoe (R) |
22 |
5 |
2 |
15 |
282 |
846 |
−564 |
3 |
1 |
28 |
0
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| 12 |
Carlisle (R) |
22 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
319 |
933 |
−614 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
−5
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- 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
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Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places.
Updated: 30 October 2024
Source:[14]
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Regional 2 North (2022– )
League restructuring by the RFU created twelve leagues at level six. The champions are promoted to Regional 1 North East or Regional 1 North West and the bottom sides are relegated to Counties 1 Cumbria or Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland.
References
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