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{{Short description|English level 10 Rugby Union League}}
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|name = Eastern Counties 2
|current_season = 2019–20 Eastern Counties 2
| logo = England Rugby text logo.svg
|sport = [[Rugby union]]
|founded = {{Start date and age|1987}}
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'''Eastern Counties 2''' is an English level 10 [[Rugby Union]] League - currently divided into 3 regional divisions (north, south, west). Promoted teams move up to [[Eastern Counties 1]] with teams in this league tending to be from [[Cambridgeshire]], [[Norfolk]] or [[Suffolk]]. Currently a three divisions, Eastern Counties 2 has previously been divided into North and South divisions with teams from [[Essex]] taking part, and had relegation to [[Eastern Counties 3]]. In 2003-04 the Essex teams broke away, forming a new league - with [[Essex Spitfire 2|Essex 2]] being the equivalent division to Eastern Counties 2.
 
In 2014-15 Eastern Counties 2 split into three regional divisions - north, south and west<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asarek.wordpress.com/2014/05/23/revised-leagues-for-201415-in-eastern-counties/|author=Andrew Sarek|title=Revised Eastern Counties Leagues for 2014/15|date=23 May 2014|accessdateaccess-date=3 May 2015}}</ref> to allow for more 2nd and 3rd teams to take part. Due to the reorganization of the divisions, relegation is now possible to [[Eastern Counties 3]].
 
==Participating Clubs 2013-14==
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===Eastern Counties 2 (1987–1993)===
 
The original Eastern Counties 2 was a tier 9 league with promotion up to [[Eastern Counties 1]] and relegation down to [[Eastern Counties 3]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://files.pitchero.com/counties/76/1441812607.pdf |title=EASTERN COUNTIES RUGBY UNION HANDBOOK 2015/16 |publisher=Eastern Counties RU |accessdateaccess-date=12 June 2019 |archive-date=12 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812154713/http://files.pitchero.com/counties/76/1441812607.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
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===Eastern Counties 2 (1993–96)===
 
The creation of [[Courage League Division 5|National 5 South]] meant that Eastern Counties 2 dropped from a tier 9 league to a tier 10 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion and relegation continued to [[Eastern Counties 1]] and [[Eastern Counties 3]] respectively.
 
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===Eastern Counties 2 (1996–2000)===
 
The cancellation of [[Courage League Division 5|National 5 South]] at the end of the 1996–971995–96 season meant that Eastern Counties 2 reverted back to being a tier 9 league. Promotion and relegation continued to [[Eastern Counties 1]], andwhile relegation was to [[Eastern Counties 3]], respectively.which would split into two regional divisions - north and south - ahead of the 1997–98 season.
 
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| 1997–98 || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Metropolitan Police Chigwell RFC|Met Police Chigwell]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Thetford RUFC|Thetford]] || [[Loughton RFC|Loughton]], [[Fakenham RUFC|Fakenham]]
|-
| 1998–99<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/1998-1999/group/9013|title=1998-19 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|accessdateaccess-date=30 January 2015|publisher=RFU}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Billericay Rugby Football Club|Billericay]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Old Cooperians RFC|Old Cooperians]] || [[Southwold RFC|Southwold]], [[Old Palmerians RFC|Old Palmerians]]
|-
| 1999–00<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/1999-2000/group/9310|title=1999-20 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|accessdateaccess-date=30 January 2015|publisher=RFU}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Wanstead RFC|Wanstead]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Mersea Island RFC|Mersea Island]] || [[Harwich & Dovercourt Rugby Club|Harwich & Dovercourt]]
|-
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.
|}
 
===Eastern Counties 2: North / South (2000–20092000–2003)===
 
TheEast Counties 2 was split into two regional divisions - north and south - and the introduction of [[London 3 North East|London 4 North East]] ahead of the 2000–01 season meant Easternthe Counties 2divisions dropped to become a tier 10 leagueleagues. Promotion and relegation continuedwas to [[Eastern Counties 1]] and relegation to [[Eastern Counties 3]] respectively.- north or south.
 
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| style="border:0;"|'''Eastern Counties 2: North / South'''
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! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:275px;"|Relegated Teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:300px150px;"|League Name
|- align=left
| rowspan=2|2000–01<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2000-2001/group/9660|title=2000-01 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|accessdateaccess-date=30 January 2015|publisher=RFU}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2000-2001/group/9661|title=2000-01 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|accessdateaccess-date=30 January 2015|publisher=RFU}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Beccles RUFC|Beccles]]''' || [[Ipswich Y.M. RUFC|Ipswich Y.M.]] || [[Brightlingsea Rugby Club|Brightlingsea]], [[Norwich Union RFC|Norwich Union]], [[Southwold RFC|Southwold]] || East Counties 2 North
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Stanford Le Hope RFC|Stanford Le Hope]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Epping Upper Clapton RFC|Epping Upper Clapton]] || [[Old Cooperians RFC|Old Cooperians]] || East Counties 2 South
|-
| rowspan=2|2001–02<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2001-2002/group/9994|title=2001-02 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|accessdateaccess-date=30 January 2015|publisher=RFU}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2001-2002/group/9995|title=2001-02 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|accessdateaccess-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Colchester RFC|Colchester]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Stowmarket RUFC|Stowmarket]] || [[Harwich & Dovercourt Rugby Club|Harwich & Dovercourt]] || East Counties 2 North
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Wanstead RFC|Wanstead]]''' || [[East London RFC|East London]] || [[May & Baker RFC|May & Baker]], [[Millwall RFC|Millwall]] || East Counties 2 South
|-
| rowspan=2|2002–03<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2002-2003/group/10329|title=2002-03 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdateaccess-date=30 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2002-2003/group/10330|title=2002-03 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdateaccess-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Ipswich Y.M. RUFC|Ipswich Y.M.]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"|[[Southwold RFC|Southwold]]{{efn| 3rd and 4th place [[Thurston RUFC|Thurston]] and [[Cantabrigian RUFC|Cantabrigian]] were also promoted.}} || No relegation || East Counties 2 North{{efn|This was the last season for East Counties 2 North due to restructuring of the Eastern Counties league as a new Essex league was introduced. Teams from East Counties 2 North would stay in the league and would move into either [[Eastern Counties 1]] or Eastern Counties 2 for the next season depending on league position.}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 10 || '''[[Westcliff RFC|Westcliff]]'''{{efn|[[Westcliff RFC|Westcliff]] transferred to [[Essex Canterbury Jack 1|Essex 1]] for next season.}} || [[East London RFC|East London]]{{refn|[[East London RFC|East London]] transferred to [[Essex Canterbury Jack 1|Essex 1]] for next season.}} || No relegation || East Counties 2 South{{efn|This was the last season for East Counties 2 South due to re-structuring of the Eastern Counties league. A new [[Essex]] league would be introduced for the next season with teams from East Counties 2 south joining either [[Essex Canterbury Jack 1|Essex 1]] or [[Essex Spitfire 2|Essex 2]] for the next year depending on league position.}}
|-
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.
| 2003–04<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2003-2004/group/10689|title=2003-04 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdate=30 January 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Crusaders RUFC (Norfolk)|Crusaders]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Wisbech Rugby Club|Wisbech]] || No relegation || Eastern Counties 2
|}
 
===Eastern Counties 2 (2003–2009)===
 
Eastern Counties 2 re-merged into a single division ahead of the 2003–04 season, continuing to be a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to [[Eastern Counties 1]] and after the cancellation of [[Eastern Counties 3]] at the end of the 2003–04 season, there was no relegation.
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
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|colspan="11" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|<!--
| 2004–05<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2004-2005/group/11089|title=2004-05 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdate=30 January 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Newmarket RUFC|Newmarket]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Fakenham RUFC|Fakenham]] || No relegation || Eastern Counties 2
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|-
| style="width:20%; border:0;"|
| 2005–06<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2005-2006/group/11445|title=2005-06 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdate=30 January 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"|11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Woodbridge Rugby Club|Woodbridge]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Dereham Rugby Club|Dereham]] || No relegation || Eastern Counties 2
| style="border:0;"|'''Eastern Counties 2'''
| style="width:20%; border:0;"|
|}
|-
! style="background:#efefef; width:80px;"|Season
| 2006–07<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2006-2007/group/11799|title=2006-07 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU n|accessdate=30 January 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Cantabrigian RUFC|Cantabrigian]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Ely Tigers Rugby Club|Ely]] || No relegation || Eastern Counties 2
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of Teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:275px;"|Relegated Teams
|- align=left
| 2003–04<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2003-2004/group/10689|title=2003-04 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Crusaders RUFC (Norfolk)|Crusaders]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Wisbech Rugby Club|Wisbech]] || No relegation
|-
| 2007–082004–05<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/20072004-20082005/group/1220711089|title=20072004-0805 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdateaccess-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"|11 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[ThetfordNewmarket RUFC|ThetfordNewmarket]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[NewmarketFakenham RUFC|NewmarketFakenham]] || No relegation || Eastern Counties 2
|-
| 2008–092005–06<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/20082005-20092006/group/1269111445|title=20082005-0906 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdateaccess-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 1011 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[SouthwoldWoodbridge RFCRugby Club|SouthwoldWoodbridge]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Ely TigersDereham Rugby Club|ElyDereham]] || No relegation
|| Eastern Counties 2-
| 2006–07<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2006-2007/group/11799|title=2006-07 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU n|access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Cantabrigian RUFC|Cantabrigian]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Ely Tigers Rugby Club|Ely]] || No relegation
|-
| 2007–08<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2007-2008/group/12207|title=2007-08 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"|11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Thetford RUFC|Thetford]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Newmarket RUFC|Newmarket]] || No relegation
|-
| 2008–09<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2008-2009/group/12691|title=2008-09 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Southwold RFC|Southwold]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Ely Tigers Rugby Club|Ely]] || No relegation
|-
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.
| 2009–10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2009-2010/group/13644|title=2009-10 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdate=30 January 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Harwich & Dovercourt Rugby Club|Harwich & Dovercourt]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Haverhill & District RFC|Haverhill & District]] || No relegation || Eastern Counties 2
|}
 
===Eastern Counties 2 (2009–2014)===
 
Eastern Counties 2 remained a tier 10 league despite national restructuring by the [[Rugby Football Union|RFU]]. Promotion continued to [[Eastern Counties 1]] and there was no relegation.
 
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|colspan="11" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|<!--
| 2010–11<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2010-2011/group/14513|title=2010-11 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdate=30 January 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Ipswich Y.M. RUFC|Ipswich Y.M.]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Broadland - Great Yarmouth RFC|Broadland - Great Yarmouth]] || No relegation || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2
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| style="width:20%; border:0;"|
| 2011–12<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2011-2012/group/15530|title=2011-12 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdate=30 January 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Hadleigh RFC|Hadleigh]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Thurston RUFC|Thurston]] || No relegation || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2
| style="border:0;"|'''Eastern Counties 2'''
| style="width:20%; border:0;"|
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! style="background:#efefef; width:80px;"|Season
| 2012–13<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2012-2013/group/16231|title=2012-13 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdate=30 January 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Swaffham RUFC|Swaffham]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Broadland - Great Yarmouth RFC|Broadland - Great Yarmouth]] || No relegation || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of Teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:275px;"|Relegated Teams
|- align=left
| 2009–10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2009-2010/group/13644|title=2009-10 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Harwich & Dovercourt Rugby Club|Harwich & Dovercourt]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Haverhill & District RFC|Haverhill & District]] || No relegation
|-
| 2013–142010–11<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/20132010-20142011/group/1724814513|title=20132010-1411 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdateaccess-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[ThetfordIpswich Y.M. RUFC|ThetfordIpswich Y.M.]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[ThurstonBroadland RUFC- Great Yarmouth RFC|ThurstonBroadland - Great Yarmouth]] || No relegation || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2
|-
| rowspan=3| 2014–15<br>2011–12<ref name=ecrurugby>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugbyenglandrugby.com/competitionsfixtures-and-101results/competitions/london--se-division/2011-eastern-counties-greene-king-d-101062012/group/15530|title=2011-12 London & SE Division South- 2014-15 Eastern Counties Greene KingEast Division Two North|website=PitcheroEngland Rugby|publisher=EasternRFU Counties Rugby Union|accessdateaccess-date=330 MayJanuary 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 109 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[DissHadleigh Rugby ClubRFC|Diss IIHadleigh]]''' || [[Broadland-Great Yarmouth Rugby Club|Broadland-Great Yarmouth]] |style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[WattonThurston Rugby ClubRUFC|WattonThurston]] || Greene King IPA Eastern CountiesNo 2relegation North
|-
| 2012–13<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2012-2013/group/16231|title=2012-13 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Swaffham RUFC|Swaffham]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Broadland - Great Yarmouth RFC|Broadland - Great Yarmouth]] || No relegation
| style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Colchester RFC|Colchester II]]''' || [[Harwich & Dovercourt Rugby Club|Harwich & Dovercourt]] || [[Brightlingsea Rugby Club|Brightlingsea]] || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 South
|-
| 2013–14<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2013-2014/group/17248|title=2013-14 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Thetford RUFC|Thetford]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Thurston RUFC|Thurston]] || No relegation
| style="text-align: center;"| 10 || '''[[Cantabrigian RFC|Cantabrigian II]]''' || [[Bury St Edmunds RUFC|Bury St Edmunds III]] || [[Sawston Rugby Club|Sawston]] || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 West
|-
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.
| rowspan=3 | 2015–16<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-197/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-d-20336/|title=London & SE Division - 2015-16 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Two North|publisher= Eastern Counties Rugby Union|website=Pitchero|accessdate=25 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-197/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-d-20337/|title=London & SE Division - 2015-16 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Two South|publisher= Eastern Counties Rugby Union|website=Pitchero|accessdate=25 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-197/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-d-20338/|title=London & SE Division - 2015-16 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Two West|publisher= Eastern Counties Rugby Union|website=Pitchero|accessdate=25 April 2016}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || '''[[Broadland - Great Yarmouth RFC|Broadland - Great Yarmouth]]''' || [[Norwich Medics RFC|Norwich Medics]] || [[Beccles RUFC|Beccles II]] || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 North
|}
 
===Eastern Counties 2: North / South / West (2014–present)===
 
Eastern Counties 2 was once again restructured - this time into three regional divisions - north, south and west. It remained a tier 10 league with promotion to [[Eastern Counties 1]] and the reintroduction of [[Eastern Counties 3]] meant there was once again relegation to one of its regional divisions - north, south or west.
 
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| style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Colchester RFC|Colchester III]]''' || [[Harwich & Dovercourt Rugby Club|Harwich & Dovercourt]] || [[Aldeburgh & Thorpeness RFC|Aldeburgh & Thorpeness]] || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 South
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| style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Bury St Edmunds RUFC|Bury St Edmunds III]]''' || [[Cantabrigian RFC|Cantabrigian II]] || [[March Bears RFC|March Bears]] || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 West
| style="border:0;"|'''Eastern Counties 2: North / South / West'''
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! style="background:#efefef; width:80px;"|Season
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of Teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:275px;"|Relegated Teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|League Name
|- align=left
| rowspan=3| 2014–15<br><ref name=ecrurugby>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-101/london--se-division-eastern-counties-greene-king-d-10106/|title=London & SE Division - 2014-15 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Two North|website=Pitchero|publisher=Eastern Counties Rugby Union|access-date=3 May 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Diss Rugby Club|Diss II]]''' || [[Broadland-Great Yarmouth Rugby Club|Broadland-Great Yarmouth]] || [[Watton Rugby Club|Watton]] || Eastern Counties 2 North
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Colchester RFC|Colchester II]]''' || [[Harwich & Dovercourt Rugby Club|Harwich & Dovercourt]] || [[Brightlingsea Rugby Club|Brightlingsea]] || Eastern Counties 2 South
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 10 || '''[[Cantabrigian RFC|Cantabrigian II]]''' || [[Bury St Edmunds RUFC|Bury St Edmunds III]] || [[Sawston Rugby Club|Sawston]] || Eastern Counties 2 North
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2015–16<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-197/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-d-20336/|title=London & SE Division - 2015-16 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Two North|publisher= Eastern Counties Rugby Union|website=Pitchero|access-date=25 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-197/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-d-20337/|title=London & SE Division - 2015-16 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Two South|publisher= Eastern Counties Rugby Union|website=Pitchero|access-date=25 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-197/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-d-20338/|title=London & SE Division - 2015-16 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Two West|publisher= Eastern Counties Rugby Union|website=Pitchero|access-date=25 April 2016}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || '''[[Broadland - Great Yarmouth RFC|Broadland - Great Yarmouth]]''' || [[Norwich Medics RFC|Norwich Medics]] || [[Beccles RUFC|Beccles II]] || Eastern Counties 2 North
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| style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Colchester RFC|Colchester III]]''' || [[Harwich & Dovercourt Rugby Club|Harwich & Dovercourt]] || [[Aldeburgh & Thorpeness RFC|Aldeburgh & Thorpeness]] || Eastern Counties 2 South
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| style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Bury St Edmunds RUFC|Bury St Edmunds III]]''' || [[Cantabrigian RFC|Cantabrigian II]] || [[March Bears RFC|March Bears]] || Eastern Counties 2 West
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| rowspan=3| 2016–17<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-228/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-l-27887/|title=London & SE Division - 2016-17 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Two North|publisher= Eastern Counties Rugby Union|website=Pitchero|accessdateaccess-date=22 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-228/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-l-27888/|title=London & SE Division - 2016-17 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Two South|publisher= Eastern Counties Rugby Union|website=Pitchero|accessdateaccess-date=22 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-228/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-l-27889/|title=London & SE Division - 2016-17 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Two West|publisher= Eastern Counties Rugby Union|website=Pitchero|accessdateaccess-date=22 April 2017}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 10 ||style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Fakenham RFC|Fakenham]]''' || [[Diss Rugby|Diss II]] || [[Dereham RFC|Dereham]] || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 North
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| style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Mersea Island RFC|Mersea Island]]''' || [[Ipswich RFC|Ipswich II]] || [[Felixstowe RFC|Felixstowe]] || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 South
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| style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Cottenham Renegades RFC|Cottenham Renegades]]''' || [[Shelford Rugby Club|Shelford III]] || [[Ely RFC|Ely II]] || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 West
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| rowspan=3| 2017–18<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/eastern-counties-greene-king-leagues/2017-2018/group/23525|title=Eastern Counties Greene King Division Two North 2017-18|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdateaccess-date=13 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/eastern-counties-greene-king-leagues/2017-2018/group/23518|title=Eastern Counties Greene King Division Two South 2017-18|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdateaccess-date=13 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/eastern-counties-greene-king-leagues/2017-2018/group/23526|title=Eastern Counties Greene King Division Two West 2017-18|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdateaccess-date=13 June 2019}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Wymondham RUFC|Wymondham II]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Norwich RUFC|Norwich II]] || [[Broadland-Great Yarmouth Rugby Club|Broadland - Great Yarmouth II]] || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 North
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Halstead Templars RFC|Halstead Templars]]''' || [[Colchester RFC|Colchester IV]] || [[Ipswich Y.M. RUFC|Ipswich Y.M. II]] || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 South
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| style="text-align: center;"| 6 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[March Bears RFC|March Bears]]''' || [[St Ives RFC (Midlands)|St Ives II]] || No relegation || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 West
|-
| rowspan=3| 2018–19<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/eastern-counties-greene-king-leagues/2018-2019/group/26668|title=Eastern Counties Greene King Division Two North 2018-19|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdateaccess-date=13 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/eastern-counties-greene-king-leagues/2018-2019/group/26669|title=Eastern Counties Greene King Division Two South 2018-19|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdateaccess-date=13 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/eastern-counties-greene-king-leagues/2018-2019/group/26672|title=Eastern Counties Greene King Division Two West 2018-19|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |accessdateaccess-date=13 June 2019}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Holt RUFC|Holt II]] || [[Watton Rugby Club|Watton]] || [[West Norfolk RUFC|West Norfolk II]] || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 North
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Stowmarket RUFC|Stowmarket]]''' || [[Braintree RFC|Braintree II]] || [[Mersea Island RFC|Mersea Island II]] || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 South
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| style="text-align: center;"| 10 || '''[[Shelford Rugby Club|Shelford IV]]'''{{efn|Champions [[Shelford Rugby Club|Shelford IV]] cannot be promoted as Shelford III in [[Eastern Counties 1]].}} || [[Haverhill & District RFC|Haverhill & District]] || [[Sawston Rugby Club|Sawston]] || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 West
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| rowspan=3| 2019–20 || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| || || || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 North
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| style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| || || || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 South
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| style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| || || || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 West
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| rowspan=3| 2020–21 || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| || || || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 North
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| style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| || || || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 South
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| style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| || || || Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 2 West
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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.
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==Promotion play-offs==
 
From 2000 to 2002 there was a playoff between the runners-up of Eastern Counties 2 North and Eastern Counties 2 South for the third and final promotion place to [[Eastern Counties 1]] with the team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. The promotion playoffs were discontinued when a single Eastern Counties 2 division was created for the 2002-032002–03 season.
 
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==Notes==
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==See also==
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*[[English rugby union system]]
*[[Rugby union in England]]
 
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==References==
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