Herts/Middlesex 2
Herts/Middlesex 2 is a tier 10 English Rugby Union league. It is organised by the London and South East Division Rugby Football Union and is the second division competition for clubs in Hertfordshire and parts of north-west London that traditionally was encompassed by the historic county of Middlesex. Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.
Current season or competition: 2019–20 Herts/Middlesex 2 | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1996 |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Ealing Trailfinders 1871 (1st title) (2019-20) (promoted to Herts/Middlesex 1) |
| Most titles | Bank Of England, Harlequin Amateurs, Harrow, Kilburn Cosmos, Old Actonians, Saracens Amateurs (2 titles) |
| Website | englandrugby.com |
Promoted teams move up to Herts/Middlesex 1 and there is currently no relegation (prior to 2013-14 teams had dropped into Herts/Middlesex 3). Over the course of its history, Herts/Middlesex 2 has veered between regional and single division formats.
Participating Clubs 2019-20
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  Chess Valley Watford Locations of the 2019-20 Herts/Middlesex 2 teams in Hertfordshire
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Locations of the 2019-20 Herts/Middlesex 2 teams in Greater London
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Participating Clubs 2018-19
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Watford Locations of the 2018-19 Herts/Middlesex 1 teams in Hertfordshire
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Locations of the 2018-19 Herts/Middlesex 2 teams in Greater London
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Participating Clubs 2017-18
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Locations of the 2017-18 Herts/Middlesex 2 teams in Greater London
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Participating Clubs 2016-17
- Bank of England (relegated from Herts/Middlesex 1)
- Chess Valley
- Cuffley
- Haringey Rhinos
- Harlequin Amateurs
- Mill Hill
- Old Isleworthians
- Old Milhallians (relegated from Herts/Middlesex 1)
- Thamesians
- Uxbridge
- Watford
- West London
Participating Clubs 2015-16
- Chess Valley
- Feltham (relegated from Herts/Middlesex 1)
- Haringey Rhinos (relegated from Herts/Middlesex 1)
- Harlequin Amateurs
- Hendon
- Ickenham
- Mill Hill
- Old Isleworthians
- Saracens Amateurs
- Thamesians
- Uxbridge
- Watford
- West London
Participating Clubs 2014-15
- Chess Valley
- Harlequin Amateurs
- Hendon
- Hillingdon Abbots
- Ickenham
- London French
- Mill Hill
- Old Isleworthains
- Quintin
- Saracens Amateurs
- Thamesians
- Uxbridge
- Watford
- West London
Participating Clubs 2013-14
- Chess Valley
- Feltham
- Hillingdon Abbots
- Hendon
- Ickenham
- London Welsh Amateurs
- Quintin
- Saracens Amateurs
- Thamesians
- Uxbridge
Participating Clubs 2012-13
- Chess Valley
- Hillingdon Abbots
- Ickenham
- Kilburn Cosmos
- Old Grammarians
- Old Isleworthians
- Pinner & Grammarians
- Quintin
- Royston
- Saracens Amateurs
- Uxbridge
Participating Clubs 2009-10
- Belsize Park
- Ickenham
- London French
- Old Isleworthians
- Old Merchant Taylors'
- Old Millhillians
- Old Tottonians
- Pinner and Grammarians
- Royston
- Quintin
- Uxbridge
Original teams
When this division began in 1996 it contained the following teams:
- Actonians - transferred from Middlesex 1 (10th)
- CS Stags 1863 - transferred from Middlesex 1 (3rd)
- Datchworth - transferred from Hertfordshire 1 (3rd)
- Enfield Ignatians - promoted from Middlesex 2 (champions)
- Harrow - transferred from Middlesex 1 (4th)
- H.A.C. - transferred from Middlesex 1 (6th)
- London New Zealand - relegated from Herts/Middlesex (13th)
- Old Haberdashers - transferred from Middlesex 1 (5th)
- Old Paulines - transferred from Middlesex 1 (7th)
- Stevenage Town - transferred from Hertfordshire 1 (2nd)
- Twickenham - transferred from Middlesex 1 (9th)
- Upper Clapton[lower-alpha 1] - relegated from Herts/Middlesex (12th)
- Wembley - transferred from Middlesex 1 (8th)
Herts/Middlesex 2 Honours
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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| 1996–97 | 13 | Harrow | Upper Clapton[lower-alpha 2] | No relegation[lower-alpha 3] | Herts/Middlesex 2 | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | 13 | UCS Old Boys | Feltham | London Exiles, Sudbury Court[lower-alpha 4], Watford | Herts/Middlesex 2 | |||||||||
| 1998–99[2] | 12 | Bank Of England | Hitchin | No relegation | Herts/Middlesex 2 | |||||||||
| 1999–00[3] | 13 | Northolt | Hendon | Multiple teams[lower-alpha 5] | Herts/Middlesex 2 | |||||||||
| 2000–01[4] | 9 | CS Rugby 1863 | U.C.S. Old Boys | Hendon, Old Haberdashers, Northolt | Herts/Middlesex 2 | |||||||||
| 2001–02[5] | 9 | Haringey Rhinos | Hitchin | Old Grammarians, Kilburn Cosmos | Herts/Middlesex 2 | |||||||||
| 2002–03[6] | 10 | Hammersmith & Fulham | Datchworth | Old Isleworthians | Herts/Middlesex 2 | |||||||||
| 2003–04[7] | 9 | Old Actonians | Chess Valley | No relegation[lower-alpha 6] | Herts/Middlesex 2[8] | |||||||||
| 2004–05[9] | 9 | Mill Hill | Wealdstone | Southgate, Cuffley | Herts/Middlesex 2 North | |||||||||
| 2004–05[10] | 9 | Harlequin Amateurs | Hillingdon Abbots | Quintin, Old Isleworthians | Herts/Middlesex 2 South | |||||||||
| 2005–06[11] | 8 | Hemel Hempstead | Old Ashmoleans | Royston | Herts/Middlesex 2 North | |||||||||
| 2005–06[12] | 9 | Old Actonians | Uxbridge | GWR, London French | Herts/Middlesex 2 South | |||||||||
| 2006–07[13] | 9 | Saracens Amateurs | Old Millhillians | Chess Valley | Herts/Middlesex 2 North | |||||||||
| 2006–07[14] | 8 | Kilburn Cosmos | Belsize Park | British Airways | Herts/Middlesex 2 South | |||||||||
| 2007–08[15] | 9 | Old Streetonians | Cheshunt | Watford, Old Tottonians | Herts/Middlesex 2 North | |||||||||
| 2007–08[16] | 8 | Harlequin Amateurs | H.A.C. | Ickenham, Old Isleworthians | Herts/Middlesex 2 South | |||||||||
| 2008–09[17] | 9 | Hendon | Old Grammarians | No relegation[lower-alpha 7] | Herts/Middlesex 2 | |||||||||
| 2009–10[18] | 10 | H.A.C. | Old Priorians | Mill Hill | Herts/Middlesex 2 | |||||||||
| 2010–11[19] | 11 | Old Millhillians | Belsize Park | Old Tottonians, Quintin | Herts/Middlesex 2 | |||||||||
| 2011–12[20] | 11 | Harrow | Old Merchant Taylors' | London French | Herts/Middlesex 2 | |||||||||
| 2012–13[21] | 11 | Kilburn Cosmos | Royston | Old Grammarians, Old Isleworthians, Pinner & Grammarians | Herts/Middlesex 2 | |||||||||
| 2013–14[22] | 11 | Feltham | London Welsh Amateurs | No relegation[lower-alpha 8] | Herts/Middlesex 2 | |||||||||
| 2014–15[23] | 14[lower-alpha 9] | Hillingdon Abbots | London French | No relegation | Herts/Middlesex 2 | |||||||||
| 2015–16[24] | 12 | Saracens Amateurs | Hendon | No relegation | Herts/Middlesex 2 | |||||||||
| 2016–17[25] | 12 | Bank Of England | Watford | No relegation | Herts/Middlesex 2 | |||||||||
| 2017–18[26] | 9 | Finsbury Park | Thamesians | No relegation | Herts/Middlesex 2 | |||||||||
| 2018–19[27] | 10 | London Scottish Lions | Mill Hill | No relegation | Herts/Middlesex 2 | |||||||||
| 2019–20[28] | 11[lower-alpha 10] | Ealing Trailfinders 1871 | Old Actonians | No relegation | Herts/Middlesex 2 | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | 11 | No relegation | Herts/Middlesex 2 | |||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Promotion play-offs
Between 2004 and 2008 there was a play-off between the runners-up of Herts/Middlesex 2 North and Herts/Middlesex 2 South for the third and final promotion place to Herts/Middlesex 1. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie.
The playoffs were ended before the 2008-09 season when the two regional divisions re-merged into a single division called Herts/Middlesex 2. At the end of the 2007-08 season the Herts/Middlesex 2 North teams had been the most successful with three wins to the Herts/Middlesex 2 South teams one; and the home team has won promotion on all four occasions.
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| Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | |||||||||
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| 2004–05[30] | Hillingdon Abbots (S) | 30-20 | Wealdstone (N) | Pole Hill Open Spaces, Hayes, Greater London | ||||||||||
| 2005–06[31] | Old Ashmoleans (N) | 35-17 | Uxbridge (S) | Bourneside Sports Ground, Southgate, Greater London | ||||||||||
| 2006–07[32] | Old Millhillians (N) | 15-10 | Belsize Park (S) | Headstone Lane, Harrow, Greater London | ||||||||||
| 2007–08[33] | Cheshunt (N) | 17-10 | H.A.C. (S) | Rosedale Sports Club, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire | ||||||||||
| Green background is the promoted team. N = Herts/Middlesex 2 North and S = Herts/Middlesex 2 South | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Bank Of England (2)
- Harlequin Amateurs (2)
- Harrow (2)
- Kilburn Cosmos (2)
- Old Actonians (2)
- Saracens Amateurs (2)
- Civil Service (1)
- Ealing Trailfinders 1871 (1)
- Feltham (1)
- Finsbury Park (1)
- H.A.C. (1)
- Hammersmith & Fulham (1)
- Haringey Rhinos (1)
- Hemel Hempstead (1)
- Hendon (1)
- Hillingdon Abbots (1)
- Mill Hill (1)
- Northolt (1)
- Old Millhillians (1)
- Old Streetonians (1)
- UCS Old Boys (1)
See also
Notes
- Upper Clapton are currently known as Epping Upper Clapton RFC.
- Due to league restructuring eleven teams would be promoted, including Twickenham, Wembley, Old Paulines, H.A.C., London New Zealand, Enfield Ignatians, CS Stags 1863, Old Haberdashers and Stevenage Town. All teams would go into Herts/Middlesex 1, apart from Old Paulines who would join Surrey 1.
- League restructuring meant that there was no relegation.
- Relegated Sudbury Court would drop out of the leagues.
- Relegated teams included Quintin, Hillingdon Abbots, Southgate, Roxeth Manor O.B., Hammersmith & Fulham, Old Tottonians, Ickenham, Old Actonians, London French and Wealdstone. The large number of relegated teams was due to league restructuring for the following season meant that the division would decrease from 13 to 9 teams.
- No relegation due to Herts/Middlesex league restructure for the following season.
- No relegation as division increased from 9 to 10 teams for the next season.
- No relegation as Herts/Middlesex 3 abolished starting from the next season.
- Due to cancellation of Herts/Middlesex 3 the division would increase to 14 teams with extra teams coming up from the cancelled league.
- Although the league increased from 10 to 11 teams - Haringey Rhinos dropped out of the RFU leagues to play in the Middlesex 3 Merit League for the 2019–20 season.[29]
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