# Counties 2 Yorkshire

Counties 2 Yorkshire, previously known as Yorkshire 2 is an English rugby union league at the eighth 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 promoted to Counties 1 Yorkshire and the bottom two teams are relegated to Counties 3 Yorkshire. Each season a team from Yorkshire 2 is picked to take part in the RFU Senior Vase - a national competition for clubs at level 8.

## Participating clubs 2022–23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar to Yorkshire 2 with teams ranked 4th to 12th returning (1st to 3rd were 'promoted' to Counties 1 Yorkshire and the bottom two 'relegated' to Counties 3 Yorkshire) and supplemented by top 3 from Yorkshire 3 and so with five departing but only three arriving the league was reduced from 14 teams to 12.

## Participating clubs 2021–22

The teams competing in 2021-22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019-20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020-21.

## Season 2020–21

On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Yorkshire 2 was not contested.

## Participating clubs 2016–17

* Barnsley
* Leodiensian
* Moortown
* Old Crossleyans (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
* Old Grovians
* Old Rishworthians
* Pontefract
* Ripon
* Roundhegians
* Sheffield Medicals
* Thornensians (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
* Wath-upon-Dearne
* West Park Leeds (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
* Wetherby (promoted from Yorkshire 3)

## Participating clubs 2015–16

* Barnsley
* Castleford (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
* Keighley
* Knottingley
* Leodiensian
* Moortown
* Old Grovians (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
* Old Rishworthians
* Pontefract (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
* Ripon
* Roundhegians
* Sheffield Medicals
* Wath-upon-Dearne (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
* West Leeds

## Participating clubs 2014–15

* Barnsley
* Bradford Salem
* Goole (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
* Keighley (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
* Knottingley
* Leeds Medics and Dentists (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
* Leodiensian
* Moortown
* Old Rishworthians
* Ripon
* Roundhegians
* Sheffield Medicals
* West Leeds
* West Park Leeds

## Participating clubs 2013–14

* Baildon (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
* Barnsley (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
* Bradford Salem
* Hullensians
* Knottingley
* Leodiensian
* Moortown
* Old Rishworthians (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
* Ripon
* Roundhegians
* Sheffield Medicals
* West Leeds
* West Park Leeds
* Yarnbury

## Participating clubs 2012–13

* Bradford Salem
* Castleford
* Doncaster Phoenix
* Hullensians
* Leodiensian
* Moortown
* Ripon
* Roundhegians
* Selby
* Sheffield Medicals
* Skipton
* West Leeds
* West Park Leeds
* Yarnbury

## Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
* Doncaster
* Huddersfield Y.M.C.A.
* Ilkley
* Ionians
* Leodiensian
* Malton & Norton
* North Ribblesdale
* Old Otliensians
* Sheffield Tigers
* Wath upon Dearne
* Wheatley Hills

## Yorkshire 2 honours
### Yorkshire 2 (1987–1993)

The original Yorkshire 2 was a tier 10 league with promotion up to Yorkshire 1 and relegation down to Yorkshire 3.
Yorkshire 2 :
| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams |
| 1987–88 | 11 | North Ribblesdale | Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. | Leodiensian, Old Otliensians |
| 1988–89 | 11 | Bridlington | Doncaster | Ionians, Marist |
| 1989–90 | 11 | Malton & Norton | York Railway Institute | Sheffield Tigers |
| 1990–91 | 11 | Old Otliensians | Leodiensian | Wath upon Dearne |
| 1991–92 | 11 | Bradford Salem | Goole | No relegation |
| 1992–93 | 13 | Wath upon Dearne | Ilkley | Knottingly |
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. |||||||||||

### Yorkshire 2 (1993–2000)

The creation of National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that Yorkshire 2 dropped to become a tier 11 league. A further restructure at the end of the 1995–96 season, which included the cancellation of National 5 North and the addition of North East 3 at tier 9, saw Yorkshire 2 remain at tier 11.
Yorkshire 2 :
| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams |
| 1993–94 | 13 | Barnsley | Castleford | Leeds CSSA |
| 1994–95 | 13 | Wibsey | Halifax Vandals | York Railway Institute |
| 1995–96 | 13 | Northallerton | Moortown | Multiple teams |
| 1996–97 | 10 | Castleford | Dinnington | Phoenix Park |
| 1997–98 | 9 | Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. | West Leeds | Old Modernians |
| 1998–99 | 10 | Scarborough | Hemsworth | Stanley Rodillians, Barnsley, Moortown |
| 1999–00 | 10 | Dinnington | Sheffield Tigers | Bramley Phoenix, Hullensians, Old Otliensians |
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. |||||||||||

### Yorkshire 2 (2000–present)

Northern league restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1999–2000 season saw the cancellation of North East 1, North East 2 and North East 3 (tiers 7–9). This meant that Yorkshire 2 became a tier 8 league.
Yorkshire 2 :
| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams |
| 2000–01 | 12 | Scarborough | Sheffield Tigers | Wath Upon Dearne, Bradford Salem, Roundhegians |
| 2001–02 | 12 | Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. | Dinnington | Hemsworth, Castleford, York Railway Institute |
| 2002–03 | 12 | Keighley | Malton and Norton | Pocklington, Northallerton |
| 2003–04 | 12 | Beverley | Ilkley | Skipton, West Leeds |
| 2004–05 | 12 | Sheffield Tigers | Bradford Salem | Castleford, Heath |
| 2005–06 | 12 | Scarborough | Old Brodleians | West Leeds, Yarnbury |
| 2006–07 | 12 | Selby | Heath | York Railway Institute, Barnsley |
| 2007–08 | 12 | Old Brodleians | Skipton | West Park Leeds, Goole |
| 2008–09 | 11 | Wheatley Hills | Castleford | No relegation |
| 2009–10 | 14 | North Ribblesdale | Knottingley | Hessle, Goole |
| 2010–11 | 14 | Pocklington | Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. | Old Rishworthians, Roundhegians |
| 2011–12 | 14 | Barnsley | Wath Upon Dearne | Goole |
| 2012–13 | 14 | Selby | Doncaster Phoenix | Castleford, Skipton |
| 2013–14 | 14 | Yarnbury | Hullensians | Baildon |
| 2014–15 | 14 | Bradford Salem | West Park Leeds | Leeds Medics and Dentists, Goole |
| 2015–16 | 14 | West Leeds | Keighley | Castleford, Knottingley |
| 2016–17 | 14 | Moortown | Old Rishworthians | Sheffield Medicals |
| 2017–18 | 14 | Pontefract | Old Crossleyans | Halifax Vandals, Thornensians |
| 2018–19 | 14 | Goole | Leodiensian | Old Otliensians |
| 2019–20 | 14 | Roundhegians | Old Rishworthians | West Park Leeds, Barnsley |
| 2020–21 | 14 | | |
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. |||||||||||

## Number of league titles

* Scarborough (3)
* Barnsley (2)
* Bradford Salem (2)
* Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. (2)
* North Ribblesdale (2)
* Selby (2)
* Beverley (1)
* Bridlington (1)
* Castleford (1)
* Dinnington (1)
* Goole (1)
* Keighley (2)
* Malton & Norton (1)
* Moortown (1)
* Northallerton (1)
* Old Brodleians (1)
* Old Otliensians (1)
* Pocklington (1)
* Pontefract (1)
* Roundhegians (1)
* Sheffield Tigers (1)
* Wath upon Dearne (1)
* West Leeds (1)
* Wheatley Hills (1)
* Wibsey (1)
* Yarnbury (1)