National League 2 East

National League 2 East is a new rugby union league at level four in the English rugby union system and provides semi-professional competition for teams in London, South East England and the East of England. The remainder of England is covered by two other regional leagues; National League 2 North and National League 2 West.[1] The champion club is promoted to National One. The last two teams are relegated to either Regional 1 South Central or Regional 1 South East.

National League 2 East
Current season or competition:
2022–23 National League 2 East
SportRugby union
Instituted2022
Number of teams14
Country England
HoldersBlackheath (2022–23)
Most titlesBlackheath (1 title)
WebsiteNational Leage 2 East

Blackheath became champions, with three matches to play, following there 93 – 17 defeat of Westcliff on 25 March 2023.[2] Rochford Hundred and Westcliff are relegated to Regional 1 South East.[3]

Current season
Main article: 2022–23 National League 2 East

League table
2022–23 National League 2 East Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points Points adj
PBlackheath2623031072391681202114
2Barnes26190786046239819499
3Dorking26171892056135919695
4Worthing Raiders26180889767722018292
5Bury St Edmunds26180879262117116290
6Henley Hawks26170974160213915487
7Old Albanian261511077863214618282
8Tonbridge Juddians26150116815919013275
9Guernsey Raiders269116711741−3013556
10Canterbury269017671798−12713352
11Sevenoaks266218551716−1659744
12North Walsham268018620916−2969243
RRochford Hundred265120512974−46213540
RWestcliff2600263541478−1124421−5
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places.

Source: "National League 2 East". RugbyEngland.
Updated: 22 April 2023

National Two East honours
List of National Two West honours
Season No of teams Champions Runner–up Relegated teams Ref
2022–2314BlackheathBarnesRochford Hundred and Westcliff[4]
Green background is the promotion place.

See also

References
  1. "Update on Structural Changes to National League Rugby". National League Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. Compton, Richard. "Crushing Club back into Level Three at a stroll". The RugbyPaper. No. 758. pp. 32–3.
  3. "National League 2 East 2022/23 – Points Table". National League Rugby. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  4. "National League 2 West". England Rugby. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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