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Midlands 2 East (South) is a level 7 English Rugby Union league and level 2 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region including sides from Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and occasionally Cambridgeshire and Oxfordshire, who play home and away matches throughout the season. When this division began in 1992 it was known as Midlands East 1, until it was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South) ahead of the 2000–01 season. Further restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 2009–10 season, led to the current name of Midlands 2 East (South).
Current season or competition: 2019–20 Midlands 2 East (South) | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 1992 | (as Midlands East 1)
Number of teams | 12 |
Country | England |
Holders | Leighton Buzzard (2nd title) (2019–20) (promoted to Midlands 1 East) |
Most titles | Northampton Old Scouts (3 titles) |
Website | England RFU |
Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 1 East with the champions going up automatically and the runners up having to play a playoff against the runners up from Midlands 2 East (North) for their place. Demoted teams typically drop to Midlands 3 East (South). Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Intermediate Cup - a level 7 national competition.
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.
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After leading the division from matchday 1, Huntingdon & District were pipped to the title by Bugbrooke by way of bonus points on the season's final day. Huntingdon were promoted alongside Bugbrooke to Midlands 1 East following a playoff victory over the second placed team from Midlands 2 East (North), Oakham. Biggleswade joined Vipers in the relegation places following a final day defeat to Oadby Wyggestonians.
Teams in Midlands 2 East (North) and Midlands 2 East (South) were originally part of a single division called Midlands 1 East, which contained the following sides when it was introduced in 1992:
Midlands 2 East (North) and Midlands 2 East (South) were originally part of a single tier 7 division called Midlands East 1. Promotion was to Midlands 2 and relegation to Midlands East 2[lower-alpha 1].
The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from North 1 were combined to create National 5 North, meaning that Midlands 1 East dropped to become a tier 8 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Midlands 2 and Midlands East 2.
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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1993–94 | 13 | Hinckley | Scunthorpe | Nottingham Moderns, Luton | [3] | |||||||||
1994–95 | 13 | Scunthorpe | Long Buckby | Chesterfield, Northampton BBOB, Wellingborough | [4] | |||||||||
1995–96 | 13 | Kettering | Huntingdon & District[lower-alpha 2] | No relegation[lower-alpha 3] | [5] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and Midlands East 1 returned to being a tier 7 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Midlands 2 and Midlands East 2.
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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1996–97 | 17 | Nottingham Moderns | Old Northamptonians | Northampton BBOB, Biggleswade, Amber Valley | [6] | |||||||||
1997–98 | 17 | Lincoln | Northampton Old Scouts | Ashbourne | [7] | |||||||||
1998–99 | 17 | Wellingborough | Dunstablians | Coalville, Vipers | ||||||||||
1999–00 | 17 | Dunstablians | Luton | No relegation[lower-alpha 4] | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands East 1 split into two tier 7 regional leagues - Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South). Promotion was now to Midlands 2 East (formerly Midlands 2) and relegation to Midlands 4 East (South) (formerly Midlands East 2)[lower-alpha 5].
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2000–01 | 10 | South Leicester | Stewarts & Lloyds | Lutterworth, Old Northamptonians | [8] | |||||||||
2001–02 | 10 | Northampton Old Scouts | Stewarts & Lloyds | Vipers, Stockwood Park | [9] | |||||||||
2002–03 | 10 | Huntingdon & District | Peterborough | Long Buckby, Market Harborough | [10] | |||||||||
2003–04 | 10 | Old Northamptonians | Peterborough | No relegation[lower-alpha 6] | [11] | |||||||||
2004–05 | 12 | Towcestrians | Stewarts & Lloyds | Stoneygate, Rushden & Higham | [12] | |||||||||
2005–06 | 12 | Northampton Old Scouts | Banbury | Stockwood Park | [13] | |||||||||
2006–07 | 12 | Ampthill | Banbury | Bugbrooke, Northampton Mens Own | [14] | |||||||||
2007–08 | 12 | Wellingborough | Leighton Buzzard | Daventry, Northampton Casuals | [15] | |||||||||
2008–09 | 12 | Old Northamptonians | Stewarts & Lloyds[lower-alpha 7] | No relegation | [16] | |||||||||
2009–10 | 12 | Banbury | Market Harborough | Old Newtonians | [17] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
League restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South) were renamed as Midlands 2 East (North) and Midlands 2 East (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 7. Promotion was now to Midlands 1 East (formerly Midlands 2 East) and relegation to Midlands 3 East (South) (formerly Midlands 4 East (South)).
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2010–11 | 12 | Towcestrians | Peterborough Lions | Northampton BBOB, Stewarts & Lloyds | [18] | |||||||||
2011–12 | 12 | Peterborough Lions | Lutterworth | Long Buckby, Stockwood Park | [19] | |||||||||
2012–13 | 12 | Bugbrooke | Huntingdon & District | Vipers, Biggleswade | [20] | |||||||||
2013–14 | 12 | Leighton Buzzard | Newbold-on-Avon | Northampton BBOB, Rushden & Higham | [21] | |||||||||
2014–15 | 12 | Northampton Old Scouts | Wellingborough | Dunstablians, Stewarts & Lloyds | [22] | |||||||||
2015–16 | 12 | Melton Mowbray | Lutterworth | Biggleswade, Leicester Forest | [23] | |||||||||
2016–17 | 12 | Peterborough | Oundle | Rushden & Higham, Vipers | [24] | |||||||||
2017–18 | 12 | Oadby Wyggestonians | Luton | Pinley, Stamford | [25] | |||||||||
2018–19 | 12 | Olney | Market Harborough | Huntingdon & District, Oakham | [26] | |||||||||
2019–20 | 12 | Leighton Buzzard | Belgrave | Melton Mowbray, Stewarts & Lloyds | [27] | |||||||||
2020–21 | 12 | |||||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Midlands 2 East (North) and Midlands 2 East (South) for the third and final promotion place to Midlands 1 East (asides from 2008-09 which was played between the runners up of Midlands 2 West (South) and Midlands 2 East (North) due to RFU restructuring). The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the Midlands 2 East (South) teams have ten wins to the Midlands 2 East (North) teams eight; and the home team has won promotion on thirteen occasions compared to the away teams five.
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Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | |||||||||
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2000–01[28] | Stewarts & Lloyds (S) | 9-13 | Ilkeston (N) | Occupation Road, Corby, Northamptonshire | ||||||||||
2001–02[29] | Nottingham Moderns (N) | 26-8 | Stewarts & Lloyds (S) | Ferryfields, Wilford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||
2002-03[30] | Peterborough (S) | 3-59 | Loughborough Students (N) | Fortress Fengate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||
2003-04[31] | Peterborough (S) | 33-13 | Matlock (N) | Fortress Fengate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||
2004-05[32] | Matlock (N) | 25-10 | Stewarts & Lloyds (S) | Cromford Meadows, Cromford, Derbyshire | ||||||||||
2005–06[33] | Ilkeston (N) | 24-21 | Banbury (S) | The Stute, Ilkeston, Derbyshire | ||||||||||
2006–07[34] | Lutterworth (N) | 3-21 | Banbury (S) | Ashby Lane, Lutterworth, Leicestershire | ||||||||||
2007–08[35] | Leighton Buzzard (S) | 16-15 | Spalding (N) | Wright's Meadow, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire | ||||||||||
2008–09 | Promotion playoffs different for this season only.÷[lower-alpha 8] | |||||||||||||
2009–10[36] | Spalding (N) | 25-10 | Market Harborough (S) | Memorial Field, Spalding, Lincolnshire | 400 | |||||||||
2010–11[37] | Peterborough Lions (S) | 17-20 | Loughborough (N) | Bretton Woods, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||
2011–12[38] | Market Bosworth (S) | 17-14 | Lutterworth (N) | Cadeby Lane, Market Bosworth, Warwickshire | ||||||||||
2012–13[39] | Huntingdon (S) | 30-17 | Oakham (N) | The Racecourse, Brampton, Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||
2013–14[40] | Spalding (N) | 24-14 | Newbold-on-Avon (S) | Memorial Field, Spalding, Lincolnshire | 400 | |||||||||
2014–15[41] | Coalville (N) | 25-36 | Wellingborough (S) | Memorial Ground, Coalville, Leicestershire | ||||||||||
2015–16[42] | Lutterworth (S) | 43-17 | West Bridgford (N) | Ashby Lane, Lutterworth, Leicestershire | ||||||||||
2016–17[43] | Oundle (S) | 30-12 | Coalville (N) | Occupation Road, Oundle, Northamptonshire | 400 | |||||||||
2017–18[44] | Luton (S) | 35-22 | Matlock (N) | Newlands Road, Luton, Bedfordshire | ||||||||||
2018–19[45] | Market Harborough (S) | 25-21[lower-alpha 9] | Dronfield (N) | Cadeby Lane, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire | ||||||||||
2019–20 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up - Belgrave (S) - promoted instead. | |||||||||||||
2020–21 | ||||||||||||||
Green background is the promoted team. M2EN = Midlands 2 East (North) (formerly Midlands 3 East (North)) and M2ES = Midlands 2 East (South) (formerly Midlands 3 East (South)) | ||||||||||||||
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