Gloucester 2 Explained

Gloucester 2 North / South
Current Season:2019–20 Gloucester 2 North / South
Sport:Rugby union
Founded: (as Gloucestershire 2)
Teams:18 (9 North / 9 South)
Country:England
Champion:Gloucester 2 North: Brockworth (1st title)
Gloucester 2 South: Ashley Down Old Boys (1st title)
Season:2019–20 neither side promoted
Most Champs:Bream
Count:3
Website:englandrugby.com

Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South are English rugby union leagues which sits at the tenth level of league rugby union in England for teams primarily based in Gloucestershire as well as some teams from Bristol. Promoted clubs move into Gloucester 1 and since the discontinuation of Gloucester 3 at the end of the 2017–18 season there is currently no relegation. Up until 2017-18 Gloucester 2 was a single division but has since been split into two regional divisions.

Teams 2021-22

Ahead of the new season Stroud RFC, promoted to South West 1 West as champions of Western Counties North in 2019–20, withdrew from SW1W and instead joined at the bottom of the regional RFU pyramid in Gloucester 2.[1]

North

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
Bredon Star Bredon Playing Fields 6th
Cheltenham II Newlands Park New entry
Cheltenham Civil Service Tewkesbury Road 3rd
Minchinhampton Hollybush Ground 5th
Newent II Recreation Ground New entry
Norton Norton Parish Grounds 7th
Old Cryptians II The Memorial Ground New entry
Everest Road New entry
Painswick Broadham Fields 4th
Stroud Fromehall Park New entry
Tewkesbury The Moats Relegated from Gloucester 1 (11th)

South

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
Bishopston Bonnington Walk 4th
Bristol Aeroplane Company BAWA Sportsground 5th
Broad Plain Bristol South End 7th
Cotham Park Beggar Bush Lane 8th
Frampton Cotterell II The Park New entry
Kingswood Grimsbury Road Playing Fields 9th
North Bristol Oaklands Relegated from Gloucester 1 (11th)
Memorial Playing Fields New entry
Old Colstonians Colton's School Relegated from Gloucester 1 (12th)
Southmead Greenway Centre 6th
Whitehall II Foundry Lane New entry

2020–21

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.

Teams 2019–20

North

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
Bream High Street Level transfer from Gloucester 2 South (3rd)
Bredon Star Bredon Playing Fields Relegated from Gloucester 1 (11th)
Brockworth Mill Lane Relegated from Gloucester 1 (10th)
Cainscross Victory Park 8th
Cheltenham Civil Service Tewkesbury Road 3rd
Minchinhampton Hollybush Ground 5th
Norton Norton Parish Grounds 7th
Painswick Broadham Fields 4th
Westbury-on-Severn Parish Playing Field 6th

South

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
Aretians Little Stoke Park 7th
Ashley Down Old Boys Lockleaze Combination Ground Runners up
Bishopston Bonnington Walk 4th
Bristol Aeroplane Company BAWA Sportsground 6th
Broad Plain Bristol South End 9th
Cotham Park Beggar Bush Lane 8th
Kingswood Grimsbury Road Playing Fields 10th
Southmead Greenway Centre Relegated from Gloucester 1 (12th)
United Bristol Hospitals Portway Development Ground 5th

Teams 2018–19

North

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
Cainscross Victory Park Promoted from Gloucester 3 (6th)
Cheltenham Civil Service Tewkesbury Road 12th
Fairford Coln House School Playing Grounds Promoted from Gloucester 3 (4th)
Minchinhampton Hollybush Ground 6th
Norton Norton Parish Grounds Promoted from Gloucester 3 (runners up)
Painswick Broadham Fields Promoted from Gloucester 3 (3rd)
Tewkesbury The Moats 8th
Westbury-on-Severn Parish Playing Field Promoted from Gloucester 3 (5th)

South

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
Aretians Little Stoke Park 11th
Ashley Down Old Boys Lockleaze Combination Ground 5th
Bishopston Bonnington Walk 10th
Bream High Street 4th
Bristol Aeroplane Company BAWA Sportsground 3rd
Broad Plain Bristol South End 7th
Cotham Park Beggar Bush Lane 9th
Kingswood Grimsbury Road Playing Fields Promoted from Gloucester 3 (7th)
St Brendan's Old Boys Coombe Dingle Sports Complex Relegated from Gloucester 1 (12th)
United Bristol Hospitals Portway Development Ground Promoted from Gloucester 3 (champions)

Teams 2017–18

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
Aretians Little Stoke Park Promoted from Gloucester 3 (runners up)
Ashley Down Old Boys Lockleaze Combination Ground Relegated from Gloucester 1 (12th)
Bishopston Bonnington Walk 6th
Bream High Street Relegated from Gloucester 1 (11th)
Bristol Aeroplane Company BAWA Sportsground 5th
Broad Plain Bristol South End 7th
Cheltenham Civil Service Tewkesbury Road 8th
Cotham Park Beggar Bush Lane Promoted from Gloucester 3 (champions)
Minchinhampton Hollybush Ground 9th
Ross-on-Wye Abbotts Close 4th
Smiths 2,000 (480 seats) 3rd
Tewkesbury The Moats Relegated from Gloucester 1 (10th)

Teams 2016-17

Teams 2015–16

The 2015–16 Gloucester 2 consists of twelve teams; ten from Gloucestershire and Bristol as well as two teams in Herefordshire and Somerset. The season starts on 12 September 2015 and is due to end on 23 April 2016. Eight of the twelve teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions St Brendan's Old Boys and runners up Bishopston were promoted to the Gloucester 1 while Old Elizabethans were relegated to Gloucester 3.

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
Little Stoke Park 5th
Lockleaze Combination Ground 7th
BAWA Sportsground 9th
Bristol South End 10th
Beggar Bush Lane 8th
Grimsbury Road Playing Fields Relegated from Gloucester 1 (11th)
Hollybush Ground Promoted from Gloucester 3 (runners up)
Colton's School Relegated from Gloucester 1 (12th)
Abbotts Close 3rd
480 Promoted from Gloucester 3 (champions)
Lansdown Road 4th
Parish Playing Field 6th

Teams 2014–15

Teams 2013–14

Teams 2012–13

Teams 2011-12

Teams 2010-11

Teams 2009–10

Teams 2008–09

Teams 2007–08

Teams 2006–07

Teams 2005–06

Teams 2004–05

Teams 2003–04

Teams 2002–03

Teams 2001–02

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division (then a single division known as Gloucestershire 2) contained the following teams:

Gloucester 2 honours

Gloucestershire 2 (1987–1991)

Originally as single division known as Gloucestershire 2, it was a tier 10 league with promotion to Gloucestershire 1 and relegation to Gloucestershire 3.

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Gloucestershire 2
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated TeamsRef
1987–88 11 North Bristol [2]
1988–89 11 Gloucester Old Boys [3]
1989–90 11 Brockworth [4]
1990–91 11 Thornbury [5]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Gloucester 2 (1991–1993)

Gloucestershire 2 was shorted to Gloucester 2 for the 1991–92 season onward. It remained a tier 10 league with promotion to Gloucester 1 and relegation to Gloucester 3.

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Gloucester 2
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated TeamsRef
1991–92 11 Ashley Down Old Boys No relegation [6]
1992–93 13 Stow-on-the-Wold [7]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Gloucester 2 (1993–1996)

The creation of National League 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that Gloucester 2 dropped to become a tier 11 league. Promotion continued to Gloucester 1 and relegation to Gloucester 3.

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Gloucester 2
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated TeamsRef
1993–94 13 Hucclecote Old Boys [8]
1994–95 13 Tredworth [9]
1995–96 13 Old Centralians No relegation [10]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Gloucester 2 (1996–2000)

The cancellation of National League 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Gloucester 2 reverted to being a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to Gloucester 1 and relegation to Gloucester 3.

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Gloucester 2
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated TeamsRef
1996–97 13 Southmead
1997–98 13 Chipping Sodbury
1998–99 12 Westbury-on-Severn No relegation [11]
1999–00 12 Tewkesbury Multiple teams [12]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Gloucester 2 (2000–2009)

Gloucester 2 remained a tier 10 league despite the cancellation of Gloucestershire/Somerset at the end of the 1999–00 season. Promotion continued to Gloucester 1 and relegation to Gloucester 3. Between 2007 and 2009 Gloucester 2 was sponsored by High Bridge Jewellers.

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Gloucester 2
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated TeamsRef
2000–01 10 Painswick [13]
2001–02 9 Bishopston [14]
2002–03 9 Cheltenham Saracens [15]
2003–04 9 Old Colstonians [16]
2004–05 10 Bream [17]
2005–06 10 Hartpury College [18]
2006–07 11 Dursley [19]
2007–08 11 Cheltenham Civil Service [20]
2008–09 11 Bream No relegation [21]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Gloucester 2 (2009–2017)

Despite widespread restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 2008–09 season, Gloucester 2 remained a tier 10 league, with promotion continuing to Gloucester 1 and relegation to Gloucester 3.

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Gloucester 2
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated TeamsRef
2009–10 11 Kingswood [22]
2010–11 12 Cheltenham Saracens [23]
2011–12 11 Chipping Sodbury [24]
2012–13 12 Bream [25]
2013–14 11 Old Cryptians [26]
2014–15 11 St. Brendan's Old Boys [27]
2015–16 12 Spartans [28]
2016–17 12 Old Colstonians [29]
2017–18 12 Ross-on-Wye No relegation [30]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Gloucester 2 North / South (2018–present)

For the 2018–19 season Gloucester 2 was split into two regional tier 10 leagues - Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South. Promotion continued to Gloucester 1 and there was no longer any relegation due to the cancellation of Gloucester 3. The league was now sponsored by Wadworth 6x.

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Gloucester 2 North / South
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated TeamsLeague NameRef
2018–19 8 Tewkesbury No relegation Gloucester 2 North [31]
10 St Brendan's Old Boys No relegation Gloucester 2 South [32]
2019–20 9 Brockworth No relegation Gloucester 2 North [33]
9 Ashley Down Old Boys No relegation Gloucester 2 South
2020–21 9 No relegation Gloucester 2 North
9 No relegation Gloucester 2 South
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2018–19 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of the Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South for the third and final promotion place to Gloucester 1. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season Gloucester 2 North teams have been the most successful with one wins to the Gloucester 2 South teams zero; and the home team has won promotion on one occasions compared to the away teams zero.

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Gloucester Premier v Tribute Somerset Premier promotion play-off results
SeasonHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttendance
2018–19[34] Fairford (N) 11-10 Bream (S)
2019–20 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. No promotion.
2020–21
Green background is the promoted team. N = Gloucester 2 North and S = Gloucester 2 South

Number of league titles

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Update On 2021/22 Season. 23 August 2021. 26 August 2021.
  2. Book: Johns. Stephen. Griffiths. John. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988–89. 1988. Rothmans Publications Ltd. London. 0 356 15884 5. 123–139. 17th.
  3. Book: Johns. Stephen. Griffiths. John. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989–90. 1989. Rothmans Publications Ltd. London. 0 356 17862 5. 133–136. 18th.
  4. Book: Johns. Stephen. Griffiths. John. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990–91. 1990. Rothmans Publications Ltd. London. 0 356 19162 1. 143–146. 19th.
  5. Book: Johns. Stephen. Griffiths. John. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991–92. 1991. Rothmans Publications Ltd. London. 0 356 20249 6. 164–167. 20th.
  6. Book: Johns. Stephen. Griffiths. John. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992–93. 1992. Rothmans Publications Ltd. London. 0 7472 7907 1. 176–179. 21st.
  7. Book: Jones. Stephen. Griffiths. John. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993–94. 1993. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. London. 0 7472 7891 1. 157–160. 22nd.
  8. Book: Jones. Stephen. Griffiths. John. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994–95. 1994. Headline Bookline Publishing. London. 0 7472 7850 4.
  9. Book: Cleary. Mick. Griffiths. John. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995–96. 1995. Headline Bookline Publishing. London. 0 7472 7816 4.
  10. Book: Cleary. Mick. Griffiths. John. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996-97. 1996. Headline Book Publishing. London. 0 7472 7771 0.
  11. Web site: 1998-1999 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 16 January 2015.
  12. Web site: 1999-2000 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 16 January 2015.
  13. Web site: 2000-2001 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 16 January 2015.
  14. Web site: 2001-2002 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 16 January 2015.
  15. Web site: 2002-2003 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 16 January 2015.
  16. Web site: 2003-2004 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 16 January 2015.
  17. Web site: 2004-2005 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 16 January 2015.
  18. Web site: 2005-2006 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 16 January 2015.
  19. Web site: 2006-2007 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 16 January 2015.
  20. Web site: 2007-2008 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 16 January 2015.
  21. Web site: 2008-2009 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 16 January 2015.
  22. Web site: 2009-2010 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 16 January 2015.
  23. Web site: 2010-2011 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 16 January 2015.
  24. Web site: 2011-2012 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 16 January 2015.
  25. Web site: 2012-2013 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 16 January 2015.
  26. Web site: 2013-2014 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 16 January 2015.
  27. Web site: 2014-2015 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 30 April 2015.
  28. Web site: 2015-2016 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 30 April 2016.
  29. Web site: 2016-2017 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 30 April 2017.
  30. Web site: 2017-2018 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 21 April 2018.
  31. Web site: 2018-19 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 13 April 2018.
  32. Web site: 2018-19 South-West Division. England Rugby. RFU. 13 April 2018.
  33. Web site: Men's South West Level 8 and below leagues 2019–20. England Rugby. 25 April 2020.
  34. Web site: Fairford win historic promotion with narrow win over Bream . Wilts & Gloucestershire Standard . 30 April 2019 .

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