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.
Promoted teams move up to Herts/Middlesex 1 and there is currently no relegation. Over the course of its history, Herts/Middlesex 2 has veered between regional and single division formats.

Participating Clubs 2021-22

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.
Pinner & Grammarians finished 11th in 2019-20 and whilst not relegated, did not return for 2021-22 and instead have dropped to Herts Merit 4SW.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Brunel UniversityBrunel University Sports ParkUxbridge, LondonNew to leagues
Chess ValleyCroxley Guild of SportsCroxley, Hertfordshire8th
CuffleyBotany Bay Cricket ClubBotany Bay, London7th
London FrenchBarn ElmsBarnes, London9th
Mill HillChampions WayMill Hill, LondonRelegated from Herts/Middlesex 1
Old MillhilliansMill Hill SchoolMill Hill, London3rd
StainesThe ReevesFeltham, London10th
UCS Old BoysUCS Sports GroundCricklewood, LondonNew to league (withdrew from Herts/Middlesex 1 in 2019-20
UxbridgeUxbridge Sports ClubUxbridge, London4th
West LondonLondon Marathon Playing FieldGreenford, London5th
WatfordRadlett RoadWatford, Hertfordshire6th

Season 2020–21

On 30 October the RFU announced that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues for the 2020/21 season meaning Herts/Middlesex 2 was not contested.

Participating Clubs 2019-20

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Chess ValleyCroxley Guild of SportsCroxley, HertfordshireNew to leagues
CuffleyBotany Bay Cricket ClubBotany Bay, London6th
Ealing Trailfinders 1871Trailfinders Sports Ground4,000West Ealing, LondonNew to leagues
London FrenchBarn Elms500Barnes, London8th
Old ActoniansOld Actonians Sports GroundActon, LondonRelegated from Herts/Middlesex 1
Old MillhilliansMill Hill SchoolMill Hill, London5th
Pinner & GrammariansShaftesbury Playing FieldsPinner, Harrow, London9th
StainesThe ReevesFeltham, LondonRelegated from Herts/Middlesex 1
UxbridgeUxbridge Sports ClubUxbridge, London4th
West LondonLondon Marathon Playing FieldGreenford, London7th
WatfordRadlett RoadWatford, Hertfordshire3rd

Participating Clubs 2018-19

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
CuffleyBotany Bay Cricket ClubBotany Bay, London5th
Haringey RhinosNew River Stadium5,000West Green, London9th
London FrenchBarn Elms500Barnes, LondonRelegated from Herts/Middlesex 1
London Scottish LionsKing's House Sports GroundChiswick, LondonSwitched from Zoo Sports Shield
Mill HillChampions WayMill Hill, London3rd
Old MillhilliansMill Hill SchoolMill Hill, London4th
Pinner & GrammariansShaftesbury Playing FieldsPinner, Harrow, LondonPromoted from Middlesex Merit Tables 2
UxbridgeUxbridge Sports ClubUxbridge, London6th
West LondonLondon Marathon Playing FieldGreenford, London7th
WatfordRadlett RoadWatford, HertfordshireRelegated from Herts/Middlesex 1

Participating Clubs 2017-18

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
CuffleyBotany Bay Cricket ClubBotany Bay, Enfield, London9th
Finsbury ParkDownhills ParkWest Green, Haringey, LondonPromoted from Herts/Middlesex Merit Table 3
Haringey RhinosNew River Stadium5,000West Green, Haringey, London5th
Harlequin AmateursSt. Mary's University CollegeTwickenham, Richmond upon Thames, London8th
Mill HillChampions WayMill Hill, Barnet, London7th
Old MillhilliansMill Hill SchoolMill Hill, Barnet, London3rd
ThamesiansTwickenham GreenTwickenham, Richmond upon Thames, London4th
UxbridgeUxbridge Sports ClubUxbridge, Hillingdon, London11th
West LondonLondon Marathon Playing FieldGreenford, Ealing, London6th

Participating Clubs 2016-17

Participating Clubs 2015-16

Participating Clubs 2014-15

Participating Clubs 2013-14

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

Original teams

When this division began in 1996 it contained the following teams:

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.

Number of league titles