Counties 2 Yorkshire

Counties 2 Yorkshire, previously known as Yorkshire 2 is an English rugby union league at the eighth tier of the domestic competition for teams from Yorkshire. Club rugby in Yorkshire operates without promotion play-offs meaning that the top two teams are automatically promoted to Counties 1 Yorkshire and the bottom two teams are relegated to Counties 3 Yorkshire. Each season a team from Yorkshire 2 is picked to take part in the RFU Senior Vase - a national competition for clubs at level 8.

Participating clubs 2023–24
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Participating clubs 2021–22
The teams competing in 2021-22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019-20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020-21.

Season 2020–21
On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Yorkshire 2 was not contested.

Participating clubs 2016–17

 * Barnsley
 * Leodiensian
 * Moortown
 * Old Crossleyans (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
 * Old Grovians
 * Old Rishworthians
 * Pontefract
 * Ripon
 * Roundhegians
 * Sheffield Medicals
 * Thornensians (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
 * Wath-upon-Dearne
 * West Park Leeds (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
 * Wetherby (promoted from Yorkshire 3)

Participating clubs 2015–16

 * Barnsley
 * Castleford (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
 * Keighley
 * Knottingley
 * Leodiensian
 * Moortown
 * Old Grovians (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
 * Old Rishworthians
 * Pontefract (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
 * Ripon
 * Roundhegians
 * Sheffield Medicals
 * Wath-upon-Dearne (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
 * West Leeds

Participating clubs 2014–15

 * Barnsley
 * Bradford Salem
 * Goole (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
 * Keighley (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
 * Knottingley
 * Leeds Medics and Dentists (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
 * Leodiensian
 * Moortown
 * Old Rishworthians
 * Ripon
 * Roundhegians
 * Sheffield Medicals
 * West Leeds
 * West Park Leeds

Participating clubs 2013–14

 * Baildon (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
 * Barnsley (relegated from Yorkshire 1)
 * Bradford Salem
 * Hullensians
 * Knottingley
 * Leodiensian
 * Moortown
 * Old Rishworthians (promoted from Yorkshire 3)
 * Ripon
 * Roundhegians
 * Sheffield Medicals
 * West Leeds
 * West Park Leeds
 * Yarnbury

Participating clubs 2012–13

 * Bradford Salem
 * Castleford
 * Doncaster Phoenix
 * Hullensians
 * Leodiensian
 * Moortown
 * Ripon
 * Roundhegians
 * Selby
 * Sheffield Medicals
 * Skipton
 * West Leeds
 * West Park Leeds
 * Yarnbury

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


 * Doncaster
 * Huddersfield Y.M.C.A.
 * Ilkley
 * Ionians
 * Leodiensian
 * Malton & Norton
 * North Ribblesdale
 * Old Otliensians
 * Sheffield Tigers
 * Wath upon Dearne
 * Wheatley Hills

Yorkshire 2 (1987–1993)
The original Yorkshire 2 was a tier 10 league with promotion up to Yorkshire 1 and relegation down to Yorkshire 3.

Yorkshire 2 (1993–2000)
The creation of National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that Yorkshire 2 dropped to become a tier 11 league. A further restructure at the end of the 1995–96 season, which included the cancellation of National 5 North and the addition of North East 3 at tier 9, saw Yorkshire 2 remain at tier 11.

Yorkshire 2 (2000–present)
Northern league restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1999–2000 season saw the cancellation of North East 1, North East 2 and North East 3 (tiers 7–9). This meant that Yorkshire 2 became a tier 8 league.

Number of league titles

 * Scarborough (3)
 * Barnsley (2)
 * Bradford Salem (2)
 * Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. (2)
 * North Ribblesdale (2)
 * Selby (2)
 * Beverley (1)
 * Bridlington (1)
 * Castleford (1)
 * Dinnington (1)
 * Goole (1)
 * Keighley (2)
 * Malton & Norton (1)
 * Moortown (1)
 * Northallerton (1)
 * Old Brodleians (1)
 * Old Otliensians (1)
 * Pocklington (1)
 * Pontefract (1)
 * Roundhegians (1)
 * Sheffield Tigers (1)
 * Wath upon Dearne (1)
 * West Leeds (1)
 * Wheatley Hills (1)
 * Wibsey (1)
 * Yarnbury (1)