Warwickshire 2 was a tier 10 English Rugby Union league with teams from Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Warwickshire 1 and there was no relegation since the cancellation of Warwickshire 3 back in 1992. Warwickshire 2 was cancelled at the end of the 2005–06 season with the majority of teams transferred into the newly introduced Midlands 6 West (South-East) or Midlands 6 West (South-West).
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
Berkswell & Balsall Coventry Saracens Earlsdon Harbury Manor Park Pinley Rugby Welsh Southham Spartans Silhillians Standard
Warwickshire 2 honours
Warwickshire 2 (1987–1992)
The original Warwickshire 2 was a tier 9 league with promotion up to Warwickshire 1 and relegation to Warwickshire 3. At the end of the 1991–92 season the merging of all Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues meant that Warwickshire 2 was discontinued for the years that these leagues were active.
Warwickshire 2SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated teamsReference 1987–88 11 Manor Park Southam Rugby Welsh, Berkswell & Balsall 1988–89 11 Coventry Saracens Spartans Standard, Pinley 1989–90 10 GEC Coventry Old Laurentians Berkswell & Balsall 1990–91 10 Manor Park Silhillians No relegation 1991–92 11 Southam Coventrians No relegation Green backgrounds are promotion places.
Warwickshire 2 (2000–2006)
The restructuring of the Warwickshire league into two single divisions would see the reintroduction of Warwickshire 2 after an absence of seven years, this time at tier 10. Promotion was to Warwickshire 1 and there was no relegation. At the end of the 2005–06 season Warwickshire 2 was cancelled and all teams transferred to the newly introduced Midlands 6 (South-East) and Midlands 6 (South-West).
Warwickshire 2SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated teamsReference 2000–01 10 Standard Old Wheatleyans No relegation 2001–02 10 Harbury Claverdon No relegation 2002–03 8 Pinley Coventry Technical No relegation 2003–04 8 Harbury Old Wheatleyans No relegation 2004–05 9 Stoke Old Boys Pinley No relegation 2005–06 9 Coventry Technical Coventrians No relegation Green backgrounds are promotion places.
Number of league titles
Harbury (2) Manor Park (2) Coventry Saracens (1) Coventry Technical (1) GEC Coventry (1) Pinley (1) Southam (1) Standard (1) Stoke Old Boys (1)
See also Warwickshire 1 Warwickshire 3 Midlands RFU Warwickshire RFU English rugby union system Rugby union in England
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