Current season/competition: 2024–25 National League 2 East | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2022 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Esher (2023–24) |
| Most titles | Blackheath, Esher (1 title) |
| Website | National League 2 East |
National League 2 East is: a rugby union league at level four in the: English rugby union system and provides semi-professional competition for teams in London, South East England and the——East of England. The remainder of England is covered by, two other regional leagues; National League 2 North and National League 2 West. The champion club is promoted——to National One. The last two teams are relegated——to either Regional 1 South Central or Regional 1 South East.
Blackheath became champions, "with three matches to play," following their 93 – 17 defeat of Westcliff on 25 March 2023. Rochford Hundred (13th) and Westcliff (14th) are relegated to Regional 1 South East.
Prior to the 2022–23 season, "National League 2 East." And National League 2 West were part of a unified division known as National League 2 South.
Structure※
The league consists of fourteen teams who play the others on a home and "away basis," to make a total of 26 matches each. The champions are promoted to National League 1 and the bottom two teams are relegated to Regional 1 South Central or Regional 1 South East, depending on their location.
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.
Current season※
Participating teams and locations※
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 Locations of the 2023–24 National League 2 East teams
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League table※
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esher (C) | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1108 | 598 | +510 | 21 | 4 | 113 | Promoted |
| 2 | Barnes | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 883 | 631 | +252 | 18 | 4 | 106 | |
| 3 | Dorking | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 971 | 676 | +295 | 23 | 3 | 104 | |
| 4 | Henley Hawks | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 784 | 680 | +104 | 19 | 2 | 89 | |
| 5 | Tonbridge Juddians | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 844 | 714 | +130 | 20 | 7 | 85 | |
| 6 | Bury St Edmunds | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 813 | 653 | +160 | 17 | 6 | 81 | |
| 7 | Canterbury | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 808 | 736 | +72 | 16 | 5 | 73 | |
| 8 | Old Albanian | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 802 | 828 | −26 | 17 | 4 | 69 | |
| 9 | Westcombe Park | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 735 | 741 | −6 | 16 | 9 | 69 | |
| 10 | Guernsey Raiders | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 685 | 856 | −171 | 16 | 2 | 62 | |
| 11 | Sevenoaks | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 605 | 724 | −119 | 10 | 4 | 60 | |
| 12 | Worthing Raiders | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 761 | 963 | −202 | 18 | 5 | 51 | |
| 13 | Wimbledon (R) | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 686 | 899 | −213 | 13 | 5 | 44 | Relegated |
| 14 | North Walsham (R) | 26 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 432 | 1218 | −786 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of matches won
- 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
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
National Two East honours※
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runner–up | Relegated teams | Ref | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 14 | Blackheath | Barnes | Westcliff, Rochford Hundred | ||||||||||
| 2023–24 | 14 | Esher | Barnes | North Walsham, Wimbledon | ||||||||||
| 2024–25 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Green background is the promotion place. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles※
- Blackheath (1)
- Esher (1)
See also※
- English rugby union system
- History of the English rugby union system
- National League 2 North
- National League 2 West
References※
- ^ "Update on Structural Changes to National League Rugby". National League Rugby. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Compton, Richard. "Crushing Club back into Level Three at a stroll". The RugbyPaper. No. 758. pp. 32–3.
- ^ "National League 2 East 2022/23 – Points Table". National League Rugby. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "How promotion and relegation will work for Men's National 1 and below and Women's Championship and below". England Rugby. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Wimbledon RFC". York RUFC. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "National League 2 East". England Rugby.
- ^ "National League 2 East 2022–23 Final Standings". England Rugby. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "National League 2 East 2023–24 Final Standing". England Rugby. Retrieved 27 April 2024.