Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 East
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| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2000 |
| Ceased | 2004 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | (3rd title) (2003–04) (not promoted)[a]) |
| Most titles | (3 titles) |
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 East was a tier 10 English Rugby Union league with teams from Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and the eastern region of Leicestershire taking part[b]. Promoted teams moved up to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East and there was no relegation.
The division was created in 2000, along with its counterpart Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 West, following the splitting of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues and the subsequent merging of the Leicestershire and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire leagues. After four seasons the league was discontinued following further restructuring and the majority of teams moved into the newly created and divisions.
Original teams[]
When this division was introduced in 2000 it contained the following teams:
- – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 3 (8th)
- – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 3 (6th)
- – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 3 (10th)
- – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 3 (79th)
- – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 3 (9th)
- [c] – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 3 (4th)
- – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (9th)
- – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (11th)
- – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 3 (5th)
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 East honours[]
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | 9 | No relegation | [2] | |||||||||||
| 2001–02 | 9 | No relegation | [3] | |||||||||||
| 2002–03 | 9 | [d] | [e] | No relegation | [4] | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | 7 | [f] | No relegation | [5] | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles[]
- (3)
- (1)
Notes[]
- ^ Champions would drop out of the leagues.
- ^ Despite the name Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire, most Derbyshire based teams would play in Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 West.
- ^ North Kesteven Old Boys RUFC would be renamed as North Hykeham RUFC in 2007.[1]
- ^ Champions decline promotion in order to allow clubs younger players a further season to develop.[1].
- ^ Runners up were promoted instead of champions .
- ^ Champions would drop out of the leagues at the end of the season despite winning the title. They would return to league rugby in 2006, taking part in Midlands 6 East (North-East) under the new name .
See also[]
- Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East
- Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West
- Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 West
- Midlands RFU
- Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire RFU
- Leicestershire RU
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
References[]
- ^ a b "CLUB HISTORY & HONOURS". North Hykeham RUFC. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "2000-2001 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "2001-2002 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "2002-2003 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "2003-2004 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
External links[]
- Rugby union leagues in England
- Rugby union in Nottinghamshire
- Rugby union in Lincolnshire
- Rugby union in Leicestershire
- Sports leagues established in 2000
- Sports leagues disestablished in 2004