Regional 2 East Midlands
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Regional 2 East Midlands is an English level 6 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in the eastern region of the Midlands, including sides from Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and occasionally Bedfordshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire. When this division began in 1987 it was known as Midlands 2 East, and has been restructured several times, most notably as a single division known as Midlands 2 between 1992 and 2000, and Midlands 1 East before regionalising again to its present format as part of England Rugby's Future Competition Structure [1] change at the start of the 2022-23 season.
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Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 1987; 37 years ago (1987) (as Midlands 2 East) |
Number of teams | 12 |
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Holders | Bedford Athletic (2021–22 (promoted to Regional 1 South East)) |
Most titles | Bedford Athletic, Syston (4 titles) |
Website | England RFU |
The champions are promoted to Regional 1 Midlands (formerly Midlands Premier) and the runner-up plays against the second-placed team from Midlands 1 West for the second promotion place. The last three teams are relegated teams to either Midlands 2 East (North) or Midlands 2 East (South), depending on geographic location.[2]