National League 2 East

National League 2 East is a new rugby union league at level four in the English rugby union system and provides semi-professional competition for teams in London, South East England and the East of England. The remainder of England is covered by two other regional leagues; National League 2 North and National League 2 West.[1] The champion club is promoted to National One. The last two teams are relegated to either Regional 1 South Central or Regional 1 South East.

National League 2 East
Current season or competition:
2022–23 National League 2 East
SportRugby union
Instituted2022
Number of teams14
Country England
HoldersBlackheath (2022–23)
Most titlesBlackheath (1 title)
WebsiteNational Leage 2 East

Blackheath became champions, with three matches to play, following there 93 – 17 defeat of Westcliff on 25 March 2023.[2] Westcliff are relegated to Regional 1 South East.

Current season

League table

2022–23 National League 2 East Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points Points adj
PBlackheath242103973348625182104
2Barnes24180680841639218393
3Worthing Raiders24170786759926818288
4Dorking24161783650932717588
5Henley Hawks24160867653713913481
6Bury St Edmunds24160871657014614280
7Old Albanian24141970958312617176
8Tonbridge Juddians24130116325597312266
9Guernsey Raiders2491146716581313556
10Canterbury248016595727−13211346
11Sevenoaks245217483694−2118739
12North Walsham247017551836−2857237
13Rochford Hundred245118458916−45811336
RWestcliff2400243471370−1023421−5
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places.

Source: "National League 2 East". RugbyEngland.
Updated: 1 April 2023


See also

References

  1. "Update on Structural Changes to National League Rugby". National League Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. Compton, Richard. "Crushing Club back into Level Three at a stroll". The RugbyPaper. No. 758. pp. 32–3.
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