Warwickshire 2

Warwickshire 2
Current season or competition:
2005–06 Warwickshire 2
SportRugby union
Instituted1987; 38 years ago (1987)
Ceased2006; 19 years ago (2006)
Country England
HoldersCoventry Technical (1st title) (2005–06)
(promoted to Midlands 5 West (South))
Most titlesHarbury, Manor Park (2 titles)

Warwickshire 2 was a tier 10 English Rugby Union league with teams from Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Warwickshire 1 and there was no relegation since the cancellation of Warwickshire 3 back in 1992. Warwickshire 2 was cancelled at the end of the 2005–06 season with the majority of teams transferred into the newly introduced Midlands 6 West (South-East) or Midlands 6 West (South-West).

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

Warwickshire 2 honours

Warwickshire 2 (1987–1992)

The original Warwickshire 2 was a tier 9 league with promotion up to Warwickshire 1 and relegation to Warwickshire 3. At the end of the 1991–92 season the merging of all Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues meant that Warwickshire 2 was discontinued for the years that these leagues were active[a].

Warwickshire 2
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1987–88 11 Manor Park Southam Rugby Welsh, Berkswell & Balsall [1]
1988–89 11 Coventry Saracens Spartans Standard, Pinley [2]
1989–90 10 GEC Coventry Old Laurentians Berkswell & Balsall [3]
1990–91 10 Manor Park Silhillians No relegation [4]
1991–92 11 Southam[b] Coventrians[c] No relegation[d] [5]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Warwickshire 2 (2000–2006)

The restructuring of the Warwickshire league into two single divisions would see the reintroduction of Warwickshire 2 after an absence of seven years, this time at tier 10. Promotion was to Warwickshire 1 and there was no relegation. At the end of the 2005–06 season Warwickshire 2 was cancelled and all teams transferred to the newly introduced Midlands 6 (South-East) and Midlands 6 (South-West).

Warwickshire 2
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
2000–01 10 Standard Old Wheatleyans No relegation [6]
2001–02 10 Harbury Claverdon No relegation [7]
2002–03 8 Pinley Coventry Technical No relegation [8]
2003–04 8 Harbury Old Wheatleyans No relegation [9]
2004–05 9 Stoke Old Boys Pinley No relegation [10]
2005–06 9 Coventry Technical[e] Coventrians[f] No relegation [11]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The new format included four divisions; Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1, Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2, Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 and Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4.
  2. ^ The restructuring of the Staffordshire & Warwickshire leagues meant that champions Southam were not promoted, instead being transferred into the new Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2 division.
  3. ^ Coventrians, Berkswell & Balshall, Pinley, Earlsdon and Rugby St Andrews would all be transferred into Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2 at the end of the season.
  4. ^ Although there was no relegation due to the restructuring of the Staffordshire & Warwickshire leagues, the bottom five clubs including Harbury, Claverdon, Shipston-on-Stour, Atherstone and Old Warwickians would be transferred into Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 at the end of the season.
  5. ^ Champions Coventry Technical were promoted into the new Midlands 5 West (South) at the end of the season.
  6. ^ Due to the cancellation of Warwickshire 2 at the end of the season, runners up Coventrians and the rest of the clubs in the division would be transferred into one of two newly introduced leagues - Midlands 6 West (South-East) or Midlands 6 West (South-West).
  7. ^ Currently known as Copsewood RFC - GEC Coventry was the clubs name up until 1996.[12]

References

  1. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. Queen Anne Press. pp. 130–134. ISBN 0-356-15884-5.
  2. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1989). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. Queen Anne Press. pp. 136–139. ISBN 0-356-17862-5.
  3. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1990). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91. Queen Anne Press. pp. 140–143. ISBN 0-356-19162-1.
  4. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1991). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. Queen Anne Press. pp. 161–164. ISBN 0-356-20249-6.
  5. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93. Headline. pp. 183–185. ISBN 0-7472-7907-1.
  6. ^ "2000-2001 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  7. ^ "2001-2002 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  8. ^ "2002-2003 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  9. ^ "2003-2004 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  10. ^ "2004-2005 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  11. ^ "2005-2006 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  12. ^ "HISTORY". Copsewood RFC. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

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