Eastern Counties 6 was an English level 13 Rugby Union league with teams from Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk taking part. Promoted teams used to move up to Eastern Counties 5 and, as this was the lowest tier league in the Eastern Counties divisions, there was no relegation. After just four seasons Eastern Counties 6 was cancelled at the end of the 1991–92 campaign.
Original teams When the division was created in 1988 it contained the following teams:
Billericay Brightlingsea Hadleigh Old Cooperians Ongar Orwell Thames Sports Witham
Eastern Counties 6 honours Eastern Counties 6SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams 1988–89 8 Thames Sports Ongar No relegation 1989–90 10 Old Cooperians Essex Police No relegation 1990–91 10 Hadleigh Brightlingsea No relegation 1991–92 10 Witham Burnham-on-Crouch No relegation Green backgrounds are promotion places.
Number of league titles
Hadleigh (1) Old Cooperians (1) Thames Sports (1) Witham (1)
Notes
See also London & SE Division RFU Eastern Counties RU Essex RFU English rugby union system Rugby union in England
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