Current season or competition: 2019–20 Eastern Counties 2 | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 1987 |
Number of teams | 29 (across 3 regional divisions) |
Country | England |
Holders | Holt II (North - 1st title) Stowmarket (South - 1st title) Shelford IV (West - 1st title) (2018–19) (promoted to Eastern Counties 1) |
Most titles | Cantabrigian, Hadleigh, Ipswich Y.M., Thetford, Wanstead (2 titles) |
Website | ecrurugby.com |
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 2 being the equivalent division to Eastern Counties 2.
In 2014-15 Eastern Counties 2 split into three regional divisions - north, south and west[1] 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.