Surrey 2
Surrey 2 is a level 10 English Rugby Union League. It is made up of teams predominantly from Surrey and south-west London. Teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Promoted teams move up to Surrey 1 while relegated teams drop down to Surrey 3.
Current season or competition: 2019–20 Surrey 2 | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1987 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Old Amplefordians (3rd title) (2019–20) (promoted to Surrey 1) |
| Most titles | Old Amplefordians (3 titles) |
| Website | englandrugby.com |
Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.
Teams for 2019-20
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  Cranleigh Caterhamians Wellingtonians Worth OB Locations of the 2019-20 Surrey 2 teams in Surrey
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Locations of the 2019-20 Surrey 2 teams in Greater London
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Teams for 2018-19
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Cranleigh Met Police Wellingtonians Locations of the 2018-19 Surrey 2 teams in Surrey
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Locations of the 2018-19 Surrey 2 teams in Greater London
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Teams for 2017-18
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Cranleigh Haileyburians Paulines Wellingtonians Reeds Locations of the 2017-18 Surrey 2 teams in Surrey
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Locations of the 2017-18 Surrey 2 teams in Greater London
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Teams for 2016-2017
Teams for 2015-2016
Teams for 2014-2015
Teams for 2013-2014
- Bec Old Boys
- Chipstead
- Croydon
- Economicals
- Law Society
- Old Amplefordians
- Old Emanuel
- Old Rutlishians
- Stretham Croydon
- Worth Old Boys
Teams for 2012-2013
- Battersea Ironsides
- Bec Old Boys
- Chipstead
- CL London
- Law Society
- Old Emanuel
- Old Rutlishians
- Old Tonbridgians
- Stretham Croydon
- Worth Old Boys
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division was split into two groups (Surrey 2A and Surrey 2B) containing the following teams:
Surrey 2A
- Charing Cross & Westminster Hospitals[lower-alpha 1]
- Chobham
- Effingham
- Kingston
- Old Freemens
- Old Haileyburians
- Old Reedonians[lower-alpha 2]
- Raynes Park
- Shene Old Grammarians
- Weybridge Vandals
- Wimbledon
Surrey 2B
- Bec Old Boys
- Chipstead
- King's College Hospital
- Merton
- Mitcham
- Old Bevonians
- Old Epsomians
- Old Johnians
- Old Pelhamians
- Old Suttonians
- Old Wandsworthians
- Shirley Wanderers
Surrey 2 honours
Surrey 2A / 2B (1987–1989)
The original Surrey 2 was tier 9 league, split into two groups (Surrey 2A, Surrey 2B), with promotion up to Surrey 1 and relegation down to Surrey 3.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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| 1987–88 | 11 | Effingham | Wimbledon | Shene Old Grammarians | Surrey 2A | |||||||||
| 12 | Merton | Mitcham | Old Bevonians | Surrey 2B | ||||||||||
| 1988–89 | 11 | Harrodians | Wimbledon | Multiple teams[lower-alpha 3] | Surrey 2A | |||||||||
| 12 | John Fisher Old Boys | Old Wandsworthians | Multiple teams[lower-alpha 4] | Surrey 2B | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Surrey 2 (1989–1993)
Surrey 2A and 2B were merged into a single division called Surrey 2. It remained a tier 9 league, with promotion to Surrey 1 and relegation to Surrey 3.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1989–90 | 11 | Wimbledon | Raynes Park | Bec Old Boys, Old Johnians | ||||||||||
| 1990–91 | 11 | Shirley Wanderers | Mitcham | Old Haileyburians, Old Wandsworthians | ||||||||||
| 1991–92 | 11 | Kingston | Old Reedonians[lower-alpha 5] | No relegation[lower-alpha 6] | ||||||||||
| 1992–93 | 13 | Harrodians[lower-alpha 7] | Chobham | Old Bevonians | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Surrey 2 (1993–1996)
The creation of National 5 South meant that Surrey 2 dropped from a tier 9 league to a tier 10 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 1 and Surrey 3 respectively.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1993–94 | 13 | Old Cranleighans | Farnham | Charing Cross & Westminster Hospitals[lower-alpha 8] | ||||||||||
| 1994–95 | 13 | Old Caterhamians | Woking | Reigate & Redhill, London Fire Brigade | ||||||||||
| 1995–96 | 13 | Chipstead | Battersea Ironsides | Mitcham, Bec Old Boys | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Surrey 2 (1996–2000)
The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Surrey 2 reverted back to being a tier 9 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 1 and Surrey 3 respectively.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1996–97 | 13 | Raynes Park | Old Wandsworthians[lower-alpha 9] | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 1997–98 | 13 | Cobham | Merton | Old Freemens, Old Suttonians | ||||||||||
| 1998–99[2] | 13 | Old Tiffinians | Kingston | London Cornish, Reigate | ||||||||||
| 1999–00[3] | 13 | Old Wellingtonians | Old Rutlishians | No relegation[lower-alpha 10] | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Surrey 2 (2000–2009)
The introduction of London 4 South West ahead of the 2000–01 season meant Surrey 2 dropped to become a tier 10 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 1 and Surrey 3 respectively.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 2000–01[4] | 15 | Law Society | Battersea Ironsides | Wandsworthians, Worth Old Boys | ||||||||||
| 2001–02[5] | 15 | London Exiles | Old Freemens | Chipstead, Haslemere, London Fire Brigade | ||||||||||
| 2002–03[6] | 15 | Old Amplefordians | Streatham-Croydon | London Media, Woking[lower-alpha 11] | ||||||||||
| 2003–04[7] | 15 | London Cornish | Old Haileyburians | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2004–05[8] | 15 | Croydon[lower-alpha 12] | Chipstead | Multiple teams[lower-alpha 13] | ||||||||||
| 2005–06[9] | 10 | Croydon | Old Alleynians | Old Cranleighans | ||||||||||
| 2006–07[10] | 10 | Old Whitgiftian | Old Freemens | Mitcham, Streatham-Croydon, Old Haileyburians | ||||||||||
| 2007–08[11] | 10 | Bec Old Boys | Chipstead | Old Tiffinians, Old Blues | ||||||||||
| 2008–09[12] | 9 | Teddington | Old Walcountians | Law Society | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Surrey 2 (2009–present)
Surrey 2 remained a tier 10 league despite national restructuring by the RFU. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 1 and Surrey 3 respectively.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 2009–10[13] | 10 | Old Blues | Cranleigh | Old Rutlishians, London Media | ||||||||||
| 2010–11[14] | 10 | CL London | Old Tiffinians | Old Caterhamians, Raynes Park | ||||||||||
| 2011–12[15] | 10 | Old Cranleighans | Farnham | Old Haileyburians | ||||||||||
| 2012–13[16] | 9 | Battersea Ironsides | Old Tonbridgians | Worth Old Boys | ||||||||||
| 2013–14[17] | 10 | Law Society | Chipstead | Streatham-Croydon, Bec Old Boys, Old Rutlishians | ||||||||||
| 2014–15[18] | 10 | Old Freemens | Old Emanuel | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2015–16[19] | 10 | Old Amplefordians | Old Georgians | Croydon, Guildfordians | ||||||||||
| 2016–17[20] | 10 | Old Blues | Old Walcountians | Old Caterhamians, Worth Old Boys | ||||||||||
| 2017–18[21] | 10 | Reeds Weybridge | Old Haileyburians | Old Paulines | ||||||||||
| 2018–19[22] | 10 | Purley John Fisher | Kingston | Streatham-Croydon, Metropolitan Police | ||||||||||
| 2019–20[23] | 10 | Old Amplefordians | Old Rutlishians | Old Caterhamians, Bec Old Boys | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Old Amplefordians (3)
- Croydon (2)
- Harrodians[lower-alpha 14]
- Law Society (2)
- Old Blues (2)
- Old Cranleighans (2)
- Purley John Fisher (2)[lower-alpha 15]
- Battersea Ironsides (1)
- Bec Old Boys (1)
- Chipstead (1)
- CL London (1)
- Cobham (1)
- Effingham (1)[lower-alpha 16]
- Kingston (1)
- London Cornish (1)
- London Exiles (1)
- Merton (1)[lower-alpha 17]
- Old Caterhamians (1)
- Old Freemens (1)
- Old Tiffinians (1)
- Old Wellingtonians (1)
- Old Whitgiftian (1)
- Raynes Park (1)
- Reeds Weybridge (1)
- Shirley Wanderers (1)
- Teddington (1)
- Wimbledon (1)
Notes
- Would merge with St Mary's Hospital in 1997 to form Imperial Medicals Rugby Club.
- Old Reedonians would later be renamed Reeds Weybridge RFC.[1]
- The restructuring of Surrey 2 into a single division for the following season meant that five teams were relegated from Surrey 2A including Chobham, Farnham, Kingston, Old Freemans and Old Reedonians.
- The restructuring of Surrey 2 into a single division for the following season meant that six teams were relegated from Surrey 2B including Old Epsomians, Old Suttonians, King's College Hospital, Chipstead, Shirley Wanderers and Old Pelhamians.
- The restructuring of the Surrey leagues meant that 3rd and 4th place Weybridge Vandals and Cobham were also promoted.
- The restructuring of the Surrey leagues meant that there was no relegation.
- Champions Harrodians would be renamed as Barnes RFC for the following season.
- Relegated Charing Cross & Westminster Hospitals would drop out of the Surrey leagues.
- 3rd place Farnham were also promoted.
- No relegation due to league restructuring for the following season as Surrey 4 abolished and extra teams added to Surrey 2 (and other divisions) as a result.
- Woking dropped out of the league at the end of the season.
- Neither Croydon nor runners up Chipstead promoted as Surrey 4 was reinstated for the next season leading to restructuring to all divisions.
- Teddington 2nd XV, Merton, Lightwater, Old Abingdonians, Guildfordians, London Fire Brigade, Worth Old Boys, Wandsworthians, Reigate, Old Walcountians and Raynes Park were the relegated teams this year. The reason for so many relegation's was due to reinstatement of Surrey 4 for the 2005-06 season with teams from Surrey 3 dropping to the new division and the relegated Surrey 2 teams replacing them.
- One of Harrodians titles was for Surrey 2A.
- One of Purley John Fisher's titles was won by founder club John Fisher Old Boys RFC and was for Surrey 2B.
- Effingham's title was for Surrey 2A.
- Merton's title was for Surrey 2B.
References
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- "1998-1999 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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- "2000-2001 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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