# Dorset & Wilts 2 North

Counties 3 Dorset & Wilts North (formerly Dorset & Wilts 2 North) is an English Rugby Union league, forming part of the South West Division, for clubs based primarily in Wiltshire, sitting at tier 9 of the English rugby union system. From this league teams are promoted to Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts North or occasionally Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts Central. Historically relegation had been to Dorset & Wilts 3 North but following the RFU Adult Competition Review this ceased with teams demoted to their county merit leagues.

## 2024-25

Departing were Fairford, promoted to Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts North.

## 2023-24

Departing were Supermarine, promoted to Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts North. Colerne (3rd) went on a level transfer to Counties 3 D&W Central. Minety II (6th) did not return for the new season.

## 2022-23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review.
Departing were Pewsey Vale, Devizes II and Royal Wootton Bassett III, all promoted to Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts North. Corsham II (9th) were relegated.

## 2021–22

Amesbury, Combe Down II, Melksham II and Trowbridge II did not return as all were level transferred to Dorset & Wilts 2 Central which was newly formed for that season.

## 2020–21

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.

## 2016–17

* Avonvale
* Bath Saracens
* Calne
* Chippenham III (promoted from Dorset & Wilts 3 North)
* Colerne (relegated from Dorset & Wilts 1 North)
* Combe Down II
* Cricklade
* Melksham II
* Royal Wootton Bassett III (promoted from Dorset & Wilts 3 North)
* Sutton Begner
* Trowbridge II
* Westbury

## 2015–16

The 2015–16 Dorset & Wilts 2 North consisted of twelve teams; most of them based in the northern part of Wiltshire but also three teams based just across the county border in Somerset. The season started on 12 September 2015 and was due to end on 23 April 2016.
Seven of the twelve teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions, Royal Wootton Bassett II were promoted to Dorset & Wilts 1 North along with runners up Colerne while Supermarine II and Chippenham III were relegated to Dorset & Wilts 3 North.
| Team | Ground | Capacity | Town/Village | Previous season |
| Avonvale | Bathford Playing Fields | | Bathford, Bath, Somerset | 3rd |
| Bath Saracens | Sulis Sports Club | | Bath, Somerset | 9th |
| Bradford-on-Avon II | Broom Ground | | Winsley, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire | 7th |
| Calne | Calne Recreation Ground | | Calne, Wiltshire | Relegated from Dorset & Wilts 1 North (12th) |
| Combe Down II | Holly's Corner | | Combe Down, Bath, Somerset | |
| Cricklade | Fairview Field | | Cricklade, Wiltshire | Relegated from Dorset & Wilts 1 North (11th) |
| Melksham II | The Conigre | 1,000 | Melksham, Wiltshire | 4th |
| Pewsey Vale | The Angela Yeates Memorial Ground | | Pewsey, Wiltshire | Relegated from Dorset & Wilts 1 North (10th) |
| Sutton Benger | Recreation Ground | | Sutton Benger, Wiltshire | 5th |
| Swindon College Old Boys II | Nationwide Sports Pavilion | | Swindon, Wiltshire | 6th |
| Trowbridge III | Doric Park | | Hilperton, Trowbridge, Wiltshire | 8th |
| Westbury | Knott Field | | Westbury, Wiltshire | Relegated from Dorset & Wilts 1 South (12th) |

## Participating clubs 2012–13

* Bath Saracens
* Chippenham III
* Combe Down II
* Corsham II
* Cricklade
* Fairford
* Melksham II
* Supermarine II
* Sutton Benger
* Swindon College Old Boys II
* Westbury II
* Wootton Bassett II

## Participating clubs 2009–10

* Bath Saracens
* Bradford-on-Avon II
* Chippenham III
* Colerne
* Combe Down
* Devizes II
* Fairford
* Melksham II
* Minety II
* Pewsey Vale
* Swindon College Old Boys II
* Wooton Bassett III

## Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 2) contained the following teams from Berkshire, Dorset and Wiltshire:
* Bradford-on-Avon
* Chippenham
* Corsham
* Lytchett Minster
* Minety
* North Dorset
* Oakmedians
* Poole
* Puddletown
* Swindon College Old Boys
* Supermarine
* Trowbridge

## Dorset & Wilts 2 North honours
### Berks/Dorset/Wilts 2 (1987–1993)

Originally Dorset & Wilts 2 North and Dorset & Wilts 2 South were combined in a single division known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 2, involving clubs based in Berkshire, Dorset and Wiltshire. It was a tier 9 league with promotion to Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1 and, from the 1988–89 season onward, relegation was to either Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 East or Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 West.
Berks/Dorset/Wilts 2 :
| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated team(s) |
| 1987–88 | 12 | Chippenham | Corsham | No relegation |
| 1988–89 | 11 | North Dorset | Puddletown | Minety |
| 1989–90 | 11 | Melksham | Lytchett Minster | Poole |
| 1990–91 | 11 | D.I.H.E. | Swindon College Old Boys | R.E.M.E. Arborfield, Trowbridge, Westbury |
| 1991–92 | 11 | Aldermaston | Lytchett Minster | No relegation |
| 1992–93 | 13 | Supermarine | Marlborough | Berkshire Shire Hall |
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. |||||||||||

### Berks/Dorset/Wilts 2 (1993–1996)

The creation of National League 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that Berks/Dorset/Wilts 2 dropped to become a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1, while relegation was now to Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3.
Berks/Dorset/Wilts 2 :
| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated team(s) |
| 1993–94 | 13 | Blandford | Thatcham | Minety, Hungerford |
| 1994–95 | 13 | Bournemouth University | North Dorset | Poole |
| 1995–96 | 13 | Trowbridge | Calne | Bournemouth University, Puddletown, Warminster |
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. |||||||||||

### Berks/Dorset/Wilts 2 (1996–2000)

The cancellation of National League 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Berks/Dorset/Wilts 2 reverted to being a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to Berks/Dorset/Wilts 1 and relegation to Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3.
Berks/Dorset/ Wilts 2 :
| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated team(s) |
| 1996–97 | 8 | Tadley | Ivel Barbarians | Pewsey Vale |
| 1997–98 | 10 | Swindon College Old Boys | Portcastrians | Supermarine, Berkshire Shire Hall |
| 1998–99 | 9 | Minety | Bridport | Hungerford, Puddletown, Marlborough |
| 1999–2000 | 8 | Thatcham | Oakmeadians | No relegation |
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. |||||||||||

### Dorset & Wilts 2 North (2000–2004)

At the end of the 1999–2000 season Berks/Wilts/Dorset 2 was restructured following the departure of Berkshire clubs to join the Bucks & Oxon leagues. It was now split into two tier 9 regional leagues – Dorset & Wilts 2 North and Dorset & Wilts 2 South. Promotion from Dorset & Wilts 2 North was now to Dorset & Wilts 2 and there was no relegation due to the cancellation of Berks/Wilts/Dorset 3.
Dorset & Wilts 2 North :
| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated team(s) |
| 2000–01 | 7 | Calne | Supermarine | No relegation |
| 2001–02 | 7 | Bradford-on-Avon | Supermarine | No relegation |
| 2002–03 | 7 | Minety | Supermarine | No relegation |
| 2003–04 | 10 | Cricklade | Marlborough | No relegation |
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. |||||||||||

### Dorset & Wilts 2 North (2004–2009)

Ahead of the 2004–05 season, local league restructuring meant that promotion from Dorset & Wilts 2 North was now to Dorset & Wilts 1 North (formerly Dorset & Wilts 1) and relegation to the newly introduced Dorset & Wilts 3 North (last known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3). It remained a tier 9 league.
Dorset & Wilts 2 North :
| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated team(s) |
| 2004–05 | 12 | Colerne | Malmesbury | Multiple teams |
| 2005–06 | 10 | Frome II | Chippenham III | Royal Wootton Bassett III |
| 2006–07 | 10 | Marlborough | Warminster | Swindon III, Hungerford |
| 2007–08 | 9 | Sutton Benger | Corsham II | Malmesbury |
| 2008–09 | 10 | Trowbridge II | Avonvale | Calne II, Royal Wootton Bassett III |
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. |||||||||||

### Dorset & Wilts 2 North (2009–present)

Despite widespread restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 2008–09 season, Dorset & Wilts 2 North remained a tier 9 league, with promotion continuing to Dorset & Wilts 1 North and relegation to Dorset & Wilts 3 North.
Dorset & Wilts 2 North :
| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated team(s) |
| 2009–10 | 11 | Pewsey Vale | Fairford | Minety II |
| 2010–11 | 12 | Swindon II | Bath Saracens | Multiple teams |
| 2011–12 | 10 | Combe Down | Devizes II | Swindon III, Westbury II, Melksham II |
| 2012–13 | 12 | Fairford | Chippenham III | Westbury II, Combe Down II |
| 2013–14 | 12 | Marlborough | Cricklade | Corsham II, Swindon College Old Boys II |
| 2014–15 | 11 | Royal Wootton Bassett II | Colerne | Supermarine II, Chippenham III |
| 2015–16 | 11 | Pewsey Vale | Calne | Bradford-on-Avon II, Swindon College Old Boys II |
| 2016–17 | 12 | Avonvale | Trowbridge II | Chippenham III, Bath Saracens |
| 2017–18 | 12 | Sutton Benger | Calne | Combe Down II |
| 2018–19 | 12 | Frome II | Marlborough II | Royal Wootton Bassett III, Cricklade |
| 2019–20 | 12 | Westbury | Swindon College II | No relegation |
| 2020–21 | 12 | | | |
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. |||||||||||

## Number of league titles

* Bournemouth University (2)
* Frome II (2)
* Marlborough (2)
* Minety (2)
* Pewsey Vale (2)
* Sutton Benger (2)
* Aldermaston (1)
* Avonvale (1)
* Blandford (1)
* Bradford-on-Avon (1)
* Calne (1)
* Chippenham (1)
* Colerne (1)
* Combe Down (1)
* Cricklade (1)
* Fairford (1)
* Melksham (1)
* North Dorset (1)
* Royal Wootton Bassett II (1)
* Supermarine (1)
* Swindon II (1)
* Swindon College Old Boys (1)
* Tadley (1)
* Thatcham (1)
* Trowbridge (1)
* Trowbridge II (1)
* Westbury (1)