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Counties 2 Middlesex

Counties 2 Middlesex is a level 8 Rugby Union league with teams from North-West London taking part. Historically the league was a level 11 completion and the division was cancelled at the end of the 1995–96 campaign due to the merger of the Hertfordshire and Middlesex regional leagues. After nearly 20 years, ahead of the 2025–26 season the league was reinstated as a decision was taken to once more split out Hertfordshire RFU and Middlesex RFU clubs.

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Counties 2 Middlesex
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Instituted1987 (1987)
Country England

Counties 2 Middlesex (formerly Middlesex 2) is a level 8 Rugby Union league with teams from North-West London taking part. Historically the league was a level 11 completion and the division was cancelled at the end of the 1995–96 campaign due to the merger of the Hertfordshire and Middlesex regional leagues. After nearly 20 years, ahead of the 2025–26 season the league was reinstated as a decision was taken to once more split out Hertfordshire RFU and Middlesex RFU clubs.

Promoted teams typically move up to Counties 1 Middlesex and relegated sides move down to the Middlesex RFU merit tables.

2026-27

Departing were Hackney promoted to Counties 1 Middlesex.

Participating clubs 2025–26

The league was made up of teams who moved on a level transfer from Counties 2 Herts/Middlesex with others drawn up from Counties 3 Herts/Middlesex as both leagues were, effective from this season, exclusively for Hertfordshire RFU clubs.

After 14 rounds of fixtures the league will split into a 'Trophy' for the clubs placed 1st-4th with a 'Shield' for those in 5th-8th resulting in an additional six fixtures for all teams to contest.

1996–2025

Not contested

Original teams

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

Middlesex 2 honours

Middlesex 2 (1987–1992)

The original Middlesex 2 was a tier 9 league with promotion up to Middlesex 1 and relegation was to Middlesex 3.

Middlesex 2
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
1987–882 12 Old Abbots Centaurs Pinner & Grammarians, Antlers
1988–893 11 Old Millhillians Old Meadonians Hammersmith & Fulham, Old Hamptonians, Thamesians
1989–904 11 Hackney Old Abbots Barclays Bank, Osterley
1990–915 11 Haringey Rhinos Old Millhillians St. Bart's Hospital, Old Paulines
1991–926 11 Old Meadonianse Antlersf No relegationg
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Middlesex 2 (1992–1996)

The creation of Herts/Middlesex at the beginning of the 1992–93 season meant that Middlesex 2 dropped to become a tier 10 league. The introduction of National 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that Middlesex 3 dropped another level to become a tier 11 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion continued to Middlesex 1 and relegation to Middlesex 3. The merging of the Hertfordshire and Middlesex regional divisions at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Middlesex 2 was cancelled.

Middlesex 2
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
1992–937 13 Old Hamptonians Actonians St. Bart's Hospital, Old Tottonians
1993–948 13 Old Paulines Belsize Park Osterley, Orleans FP, London Cornish
1994–959 13 London Nigerian HAC No relegation
1995–9610 13 Enfield Ignatiansh Old Abbotsi No relegationj
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

  • Enfield Ignatians (1)
  • Hackney (1)
  • Haringey Rhinos (1)
  • London Nigerian (1)
  • Old Abbots (1)k
  • Old Hamptonians (1)
  • Old Meadoniansl
  • Old Millhillians (1)
  • Old Paulines (1)
Notes

Notes

  1. Currently known as Teddington RFC.1
  2. Currently known as Hillingdon Abbots RFC.
  3. Currently known as Pinner RFC.
  4. Would merge with London Hospital RFC in 1995 to form Barts and the London RFC.
  5. Champions Old Meadonians were promoted two levels up into the new Herts/Middlesex division.
  6. Runners up Antlers were also promoted two levels up into the new Herts/Middlesex division. Teams ranked 3rd to 11th were promoted into Middlesex 1 as part of the league restructuring.
  7. Due to restructuring of the Hertfordshire and Middlesex leagues there was no relegation this season.
  8. The merging of the Herts/Middlesex regional divisions saw champions Enfield Ignatians promoted into Herts/Middlesex 2.
  9. The merging of the Herts/Middlesex regional divisions saw runners up Old Abbots transferred into Herts/Middlesex 3 along with Barclays Bank, Antlers, London French, Bank Of England and London Exiles.
  10. Although there would be no relegation, all remaining teams would be transferred into the new Herts/Middlesex leagues - Feltham, Hammersmith & Fulham, Old Isleworthians, Pinner & Grammarians and Hayes would join Herts/Middlesex 4. 11th place Thamesians would drop out of the leagues before the start of the new season.
  11. Currently known as Hillingdon Abbots RFC.
  12. Currently known as Chiswick RFC.
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Teddington RFC 50 Years Celebration Ball" (PDF). Teddington RFC. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. 1989.
  3. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. 1990.
  4. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91. 1991.
  5. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. 1992.
  6. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93. 1993.
  7. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993-94. 1994.
  8. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95. 1995.
  9. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995-96. 1996.
  10. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996-97. 1997.