Middlesex 2 Explained

Middlesex 2
Sport:Rugby union
Teams:13
Champion:Enfield Ignatians (1st title)
Season:1995–96)
(promoted to Herts/Middlesex 2

Middlesex 2 was an English level 11 Rugby Union league with teams from north-west London taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Middlesex 1 and relegation was to Middlesex 3. The division was cancelled in at the end of the 1995–96 campaign after nine seasons due to the merger of the Hertfordshire and Middlesex regional leagues.

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

Middlesex 2 honours

Middlesex 2 (1987–1992)

The original Middlesex 2 was a tier 9 league with promotion up to Middlesex 1 and relegation was to Middlesex 3.

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Middlesex 2
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams
1987–88[1] 12 Old Abbots Pinner & Grammarians, Antlers
1988–89[2] 11 Old Millhillians Hammersmith & Fulham, Old Hamptonians, Thamesians
1989–90[3] 11 Hackney Barclays Bank, Osterley
1990–91[4] 11 Haringey Rhinos St. Bart's Hospital, Old Paulines
1991–92[5] 11 Old Meadonians No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Middlesex 2 (1992–1996)

The creation of Herts/Middlesex at the beginning of the 1992–93 season meant that Middlesex 2 dropped to become a tier 10 league. The introduction of National 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that Middlesex 3 dropped another level to become a tier 11 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion continued to Middlesex 1 and relegation to Middlesex 3. The merging of the Hertfordshire and Middlesex regional divisions at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Middlesex 2 was cancelled.

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Middlesex 2
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams
1992–93[6] 13 Old Hamptonians St. Bart's Hospital, Old Tottonians
1993–94[7] 13 Old Paulines
1994–95[8] 13 London Nigerian No relegation
1995–96[9] 13 Enfield Ignatians No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. 1989.
  2. Book: Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. 1990.
  3. Book: Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91. 1991.
  4. Book: Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. 1992.
  5. Book: Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93. 1993.
  6. Book: Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993-94. 1994.
  7. Book: Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95. 1995.
  8. Book: Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995-96. 1996.
  9. Book: Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996-97. 1997.