National League 2 East
Current season or competition:
2023–24 National League 2 East
SportRugby union
Instituted2022
Number of teams14
Country England
HoldersBlackheath (2023–24)
Most titlesBlackheath (1 title)
WebsiteNational 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.[1] 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.[2] Rochford Hundred (13th) and Westcliff (14th) are relegated to Regional 1 South East.[3]

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.[4]

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

Current season

Main article: 2023–24 National League 2 East

Participating teams and locations

League table

2023–24 National League 2 East Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Esher 16 14 0 2 642 371 271 13 2 71
2 Barnes 17 13 0 4 602 413 189 11 4 67
3 Dorking 17 12 1 4 655 432 223 14 2 66
4 Bury St Edmunds 17 12 1 4 551 355 196 10 1 61
5 Henley Hawks 16 11 1 4 484 395 89 10 1 57
6 Tonbridge Juddians 17 9 1 7 519 454 65 12 4 54
7 Canterbury 17 9 0 8 557 487 70 11 4 51
8 Westcombe Park 17 5 1 11 496 535 -39 12 7 41
9 Old Albanian 17 7 0 10 482 525 -43 9 3 40
10 Sevenoaks 17 7 1 9 411 486 -75 5 4 39
11 Guernsey Raiders 16 7 0 9 403 462 -59 9 2 39
12 Worthing Raiders 17 4 0 13 460 620 -160 10 4 30
13 Wimbledon 17 3 1 13 423 629 -206 9 3 26
14 North Walsham 16 0 1 15 210 731 -521 2 0 4
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. 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 relegation places.
Updated: 3 February 2024
Source: National League 2 East RFU [6]


National Two East honours

List of National Two East honours
Season No of teams Champions Runner–up Relegated teams Ref
2022–23 14 Blackheath Barnes Rochford Hundred and Westcliff [7]
2023–24 14
Green background is the promotion place.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Update on Structural Changes to National League Rugby". National League Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ Compton, Richard. "Crushing Club back into Level Three at a stroll". The RugbyPaper. No. 758. pp. 32–3.
  3. ^ "National League 2 East 2022/23 – Points Table". National League Rugby. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Wimbledon RFC". York RUFC. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  6. ^ "National League 2 East". England Rugby.
  7. ^ "National League 2 West". England Rugby. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

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