Current season or competition: 2019–20 Surrey 2 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1987; 39 years ago (1987) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Chipstead RFC ( 2nd title) (2021-22) (promoted toSurrey 1) |
| Most titles | Old Amplefordians(3 titles) |
| Website | englandrugby.com |
Counties 2 Surrey is a level 8 English Rugby Union League. It is made up of teams predominantly fromSurrey and south-westLondon. Teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Promoted teams move up toCounties 1 Surrey/Sussex while relegated teams drop down toCounties 3 Surrey. It was previously known as Surrey 2 and a 10 team team league prior to theRFU Adult Competition Review.
Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in theRFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.
Departing were Old Caterhamians and Old Wimbledonians, both promoted toCounties 1 Surrey/Sussex while Kingston (12th) were relegated toCounties 3 Surrey.
Old Haileyburians joined the league having been relegated fromCounties 1 Surrey/Sussex. However, in the off-season Haileyburians folded owing to financial challenges with OH Exiles forming as a phoenix club vacating the Ruxley Lane ground but inheriting the defunct club's league position.[1]
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Leaving the league were Old Haileyburians and Old Rutlishians, both promoted toCounties 1 Surrey/Sussex; Warlingham and Law Society were relegated toCounties 3 Surrey. Also departing were Old Freemans who finished 12th in the previous season and suffered a double relegation toCounties 4 Surrey. Joining in their place were Old Walcountians, Kingston and Old Cranleighan, all relegated fromCounties 1 Surrey/Sussex and Bec Old Boys and Met Police promoted fromCounties 3 Surrey.
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Leaving the league were Effingham and Leatherhead and London Exiles, relegated toCounties 3 Surrey, whilst Teddington were promoted toCounties 1 Surrey/Sussex. In their place came Old Wimbledonians and Old Caterhamians, promoted fromCounties 3 Surrey whilst Warlingham came down fromCounties 1 Surrey/Sussex.
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This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar toSurrey 1 but while that league had been at level 9 of theEnglish rugby pyramid the new league was at level 8 withLondon 3 South West which had been the league Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex clubs were promoted to out of their level 9 county leagues disappearing.
Part of the ACR adjustments meant the league was increased from 10 teams to 12. Eight of the teams had previously competed inSurrey 1 and they were joined from the top three fromSurrey 2 as well as London Exiles, a re-entry having withdrawn fromLondon 2 South West in season 2021–22.
| Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 2 Surrey teams in Greater London Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 2 Surrey teams in Surrey
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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.
| Locations of the 2021-22 Surrey 2 teams in Greater London Locations of the 2021-22 Surrey 2 teams in Surrey
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On 30 October the RFU announced[2] that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Surrey 2 was not contested.
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| Locations of the 2018-19 Surrey 2 teams in Greater London Locations of the 2018-19 Surrey 2 teams in Surrey
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| Locations of the 2017-18 Surrey 2 teams in Greater London Locations of the 2017-18 Surrey 2 teams in Surrey
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When league rugby began in 1987 this division was split into two groups (Surrey 2A and Surrey 2B) containing the following teams:
Surrey 2A
Surrey 2B
The original Surrey 2 was tier 9 league, split into two groups (Surrey 2A, Surrey 2B), with promotion up toSurrey 1 and relegation down toSurrey 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[c] | Surrey 2A | |||||||||
| 12 | John Fisher Old Boys | Old Wandsworthians | Multiple teams[d] | Surrey 2B | ||||||||||
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Surrey 2A and 2B were merged into a single division called Surrey 2. It remained a tier 9 league, with promotion toSurrey 1 and relegation toSurrey 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[e] | No relegation[f] | ||||||||||
| 1992–93 | 13 | Harrodians[g] | Chobham | Old Bevonians | ||||||||||
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The creation ofNational 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 toSurrey 1 andSurrey 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[h] | ||||||||||
| 1994–95 | 13 | Old Caterhamians | Woking | Reigate & Redhill,London Fire Brigade | ||||||||||
| 1995–96 | 13 | Chipstead | Battersea Ironsides | Mitcham,Bec Old Boys | ||||||||||
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The cancellation ofNational 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Surrey 2 reverted to being a tier 9 league. Promotion and relegation continued toSurrey 1 andSurrey 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[i] | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 1997–98 | 13 | Cobham | Merton | Old Freemens,Old Suttonians | ||||||||||
| 1998–99[4] | 13 | Old Tiffinians | Kingston | London Cornish,Reigate | ||||||||||
| 1999–00[5] | 13 | Old Wellingtonians | Old Rutlishians | No relegation[j] | ||||||||||
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The introduction ofLondon 4 South West ahead of the 2000–01 season meant Surrey 2 dropped to become a tier 10 league. Promotion and relegation continued toSurrey 1 andSurrey 3 respectively.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 2000–01[6] | 15 | Law Society | Battersea Ironsides | Wandsworthians,Worth Old Boys | ||||||||||
| 2001–02[7] | 15 | London Exiles | Old Freemens | Chipstead,Haslemere,London Fire Brigade | ||||||||||
| 2002–03[8] | 15 | Old Amplefordians | Streatham-Croydon | London Media,Woking[k] | ||||||||||
| 2003–04[9] | 15 | London Cornish | Old Haileyburians | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2004–05[10] | 15 | Croydon[l] | Chipstead | Multiple teams[m] | ||||||||||
| 2005–06[11] | 10 | Croydon | Old Alleynians | Old Cranleighans | ||||||||||
| 2006–07[12] | 10 | Old Whitgiftian | Old Freemens | Mitcham,Streatham-Croydon,Old Haileyburians | ||||||||||
| 2007–08[13] | 10 | Bec Old Boys | Chipstead | Old Tiffinians,Old Blues | ||||||||||
| 2008–09[14] | 9 | Teddington | Old Walcountians | Law Society | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Surrey 2 remained a tier 10 league despite national restructuring by theRFU. Promotion and relegation continued toSurrey 1 andSurrey 3 respectively.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 2009–10[15] | 10 | Old Blues | Cranleigh | Old Rutlishians,London Media | ||||||||||
| 2010–11[16] | 10 | CL London | Old Tiffinians | Old Caterhamians,Raynes Park | ||||||||||
| 2011–12[17] | 10 | Old Cranleighans | Farnham | Old Haileyburians | ||||||||||
| 2012–13[18] | 9 | Battersea Ironsides | Old Tonbridgians | Worth Old Boys | ||||||||||
| 2013–14[19] | 10 | Law Society | Chipstead | Streatham-Croydon,Bec Old Boys,Old Rutlishians | ||||||||||
| 2014–15[20] | 10 | Old Freemens | Old Emanuel | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2015–16[21] | 10 | Old Amplefordians | Old Georgians | Croydon,Guildfordians | ||||||||||
| 2016–17[22] | 10 | Old Blues | Old Walcountians | Old Caterhamians,Worth Old Boys | ||||||||||
| 2017–18[23] | 10 | Reeds Weybridge | Old Haileyburians | Old Paulines | ||||||||||
| 2018–19[24] | 10 | Purley John Fisher | Kingston | Streatham-Croydon,Metropolitan Police | ||||||||||
| 2019–20[25] | 10 | Old Amplefordians | Old Rutlishians | Old Caterhamians,Bec Old Boys | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | 10 | |||||||||||||
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