Counties 2 Hertfordshire

Counties 2 Hertfordshire is a level 8 league within the RFU league structure and is made up of teams predominantly from north-west London and Hertfordshire. Promoted sides move up to Counties 1 Hertfordshire while relegated teams drop to Counties 3 Hertfordshire. Following the RFU's Adult Competition Review, from season 2022–23 it adopted the name Counties 2 Herts/Middlesex, however ahead of the 2025–26 season a decision was taken to split out Hertfordshire RFU and Middlesex RFU clubs for the first time, with Middlesex teams moving on a level transfer to Counties 2 Middlesex.

Teams for 2025–26

This was the first season with the league containing only Hertfordshire RFU clubs.
Departing were Hampstead, Wasps FC, Saracens Amatuers and UCS Old Boys all promoted to Counties 1 Middlesex.
Also leaving on a level transfer to Counties 2 Middlesex were Harrow, Enfield Ignatians, Barnet Elizabethans and Old Millhillians.
Old Albanian III were originally due to participate in the league but withdrew before the season began.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Chess Valley	Croxley Guild of Sports		Croxley, Hertfordshire	Promoted from Counties 3 Herts/Middlesex
Datchworth	Datchworth Sports Club		Datchworth, Hertfordshire	Relegated from Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex
Letchworth Garden City II	Legends Lane, Baldock Road		Letchworth, Hertfordshire	New entry
Luton	Newlands Road		Luton, Bedfordshire	Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands East (South)
Royston	The Heath Sports Centre		Royston, Hertfordshire	Promoted from Counties 3 Herts/Middlesex
St Albans	Boggymead Springs		St Albans, Hertfordshire	8th
Tabard	Cobden Hill		Radlett, Hertfordshire	6th
Tring II	Pendley Sports Centre		Tring, Hertfordshire	Level transfer from Counties 2 Berks/Bucks & Oxon (North)
Verulamians	Cotlandswick		London Colney, Hertfordshire	9th

Teams for 2024–25

Departing were Brunel University and Ealing Trailfinders 1871, both promoted to Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex. Hendon were relegated to Counties 3 Herts/Middlesex.
Joining were Enfield Ignatians and Hampstead, both relegated from Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex together with Verulamians and UCS Old Boys, both promoted from Counties 3 Herts/Middlesex.
With three teams departing and four joining, the league ran with eleven sides.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Barnet Elizabethans	Byng Road		Chipping Barnet, London	8th
Enfield Ignatians	Donkey Lane		Enfield, London, London	Relegated from Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex
Hampstead	Parliament Hill Fields		Highgate, London	Relegated from Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex
Harrow	Grove Field		Stanmore, London	5th
Old Millhillians	Mill Hill School		Mill Hill, London	7th
Saracens Amateurs	Bramley Sports Ground		Cockfosters, London	4th
St Albans	Boggymead Springs		St Albans, Hertfordshire	9th
Tabard	Cobden Hill		Radlett, Hertfordshire	6th
UCS Old Boys	UCS Sports Ground		Cricklewood, London	Promoted from Counties 3 Herts/Middlesex
Verulamians	Cotlandswick		London Colney, Hertfordshire	Promoted from Counties 3 Herts/Middlesex
Wasps FC	Twyford Avenue Sports Ground		Acton, London	3rd

Teams for 2023–24

Departing were Cheshunt and London Scottish Lions, both promoted to Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex. Royston were relegated to Counties 3 Herts/Middlesex.
Joining were Brunel University and Old Millhillians, both promoted from Counties 3 Herts/Middlesex.
With three teams departing and two joining, the league ran with ten sides.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Barnet Elizabethans	Byng Road		Chipping Barnet, London	9th
Brunel University	Brunel University Sports Park		Uxbridge, London	Promoted from Counties 3 Herts/Middlesex
Ealing Trailfinders 1871	Trailfinders Sports Ground	4,000	West Ealing, London	3rd
Harrow	Grove Field		Stanmore, London	10th
Hendon	Copthall Playing Fields		Hendon, London	7th
Old Millhillians	Mill Hill School		Mill Hill, London	Promoted from Counties 3 Herts/Middlesex
Saracens Amateurs	Bramley Sports Ground		Cockfosters, London	4th
St Albans	Boggymead Springs		St Albans, Hertfordshire	8th
Tabard	Cobden Hill		Radlett, Hertfordshire	6th
Wasps FC	Twyford Avenue Sports Ground		Acton, London	5th

Teams for 2022–23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review with the league adopting its new name of Counties 2 Herts/Middlesex.
Returning were six of the ten teams from the previous season supplemented by the top five from Herts/Middlesex 1.
Departing were the top three sides Finchley, Welwyn and Hitchin, all promoted to Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex. Finsbury Park, 8th in 2021–22, did not return for the new season instead dropping to Middlesex RFU Merit 2.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Barnet Elizabethans	Byng Road		Chipping Barnet, London	Promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1
Cheshunt	Rosedale Sports Club		Cheshunt, Hertfordshire	4th
Ealing Trailfinders 1871	Trailfinders Sports Ground	4,000	West Ealing, London	Promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1
Harrow	Grove Field		Stanmore, London	7th
Hendon	Copthall Playing Fields		Hendon, London	5th
London Scottish Lions	King's House Sports Ground		Chiswick, London	Promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1
Royston	The Heath Sports Centre		Royston, Hertfordshire	9th
Saracens Amateurs	Bramley Sports Ground		Cockfosters, London	Promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1
St Albans	Boggymead Springs		St Albans, Hertfordshire	6th
Tabard	Cobden Hill		Radlett, Hertfordshire	10th
Wasps FC	Twyford Avenue Sports Ground		Acton, London	Promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1

Teams for 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.
Stevenage Town, 3rd in 2019–20, did not return for the new season instead dropping to Middlesex RFU Merit 3. This meant the league started with eleven clubs competing.
Old Merchant Taylors', who finished 9th in 2019–20, withdrew from the league in November 2021, consequently it was completed with ten teams.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Cheshunt	Rosedale Sports Club		Cheshunt, Hertfordshire	4th
Finchley	Summers Lane	1,000	Finchley, London	10th
Finsbury Park	Downhills Park		West Green, London	5th
Harrow	Grove Field		Stanmore, London	12th
Hendon	Copthall Playing Fields		Hendon, London	Promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1
Hitchin	King George V Playing Fields		Hitchin, Hertfordshire	6th
Royston	The Heath Sports Centre		Royston, Hertfordshire	8th
St Albans	Boggymead Springs		St Albans, Hertfordshire	Promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1
Tabard	Cobden Hill		Radlett, Hertfordshire	7th
Welwyn	Hobbs Way		Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire	Relegated from London 2 North West

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 London 3 North West was not contested.

Participating clubs 2019–20

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Cheshunt	Rosedale Sports Club		Cheshunt, Hertfordshire	8th
Enfield Ignatians	Donkey Lane		Enfield Town, London	Relegated from London 2 NW
Finchley	Summers Lane	1,000	Finchley, London	10th
Finsbury Park	Downhills Park		West Green, London	Promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1
Harrow	Grove Field		Stanmore, London	7th
Hitchin	King George V Playing Fields		Hitchin, Hertfordshire	Promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1
Kilburn Cosmos	Gladstone Park		Kilburn, London	9th
Old Merchant Taylors'	War Memorial Sports Ground		Northwood, London	6th
Old Streetonians	Haggerston Park		Shoreditch, London	4th
Royston	The Heath Sports Centre		Royston, Hertfordshire	11th
Stevenage Town	North Road		Stevenage, Hertfordshire	3rd
Tabard	Cobden Hill		Radlett, Hertfordshire	5th

Participating clubs 2018–19

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Cheshunt	Rosedale Sports Club		Cheshunt, Hertfordshire	10th
Datchworth	Datchworth Sports Club		Datchworth, Hertfordshire	8th
Finchley	Summers Lane	1,000	Finchley, London	7th
Harrow	Grove Field		Stanmore, London	Relegated from London 2 NW
Kilburn Cosmos	Gladstone Park		Kilburn, London	6th
London Welsh	Old Deer Park	5,850	Richmond, London	Promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1
Old Merchant Taylors'	War Memorial Sports Ground		Northwood, London	9th
Old Streetonians	Haggerston Park		Shoreditch, London	4th
Royston	The Heath Sports Centre		Royston, Hertfordshire	Promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1
Stevenage Town	North Road		Stevenage, Hertfordshire	3rd
Tabard	Cobden Hill		Radlett, Hertfordshire	Relegated from London 2 NW
Verulamians	Cotlandswick		London Colney, Hertfordshire	5th

Participating clubs 2017–18

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Cheshunt	Rosedale Sports Club		Cheshunt, Hertfordshire	10th
Datchworth	Datchworth Sports Club		Datchworth, Hertfordshire	6th
Finchley	Summers Lane	1,000	Finchley, London	11th
Grasshoppers	MacFarlane Lane		Isleworth, London	4th
Hitchin	King George V Playing Fields		Hitchin, Hertfordshire	8th
Kilburn Cosmos	Gladstone Park		Kilburn, London	5th
Old Merchant Taylors'	War Memorial Sports Ground		Northwood, London	9th
Old Streetonians	Haggerston Park		Shoreditch, London	Promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1
St Albans	Boggymead Springs		St Albans, Hertfordshire	7th
Stevenage Town	North Road		Stevenage, Hertfordshire	3rd
Verulamians	Cotlandswick		London Colney, St Albans, Hertfordshire	Promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1
Welwyn	Hobbs Way		Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire	Relegated from London 2 North West

Participating clubs 2016–17

Cheshunt '
Datchworth
Finchley
Grasshoppers
Hackney
Hemel Hempstead
Hitchin
Kilburn Cosmos '
Old Merchant Taylors' '
St Albans
Staines '
Stevenge Town

Participating clubs 2015–16

Belsize Park
Datchworth
Finchley
Grasshoppers
Hackney
Hemel Hempstead '
Hitchin
London Nigerian '
Old Actonians '
St Albans '
Stevenage Town
Wasps

Participating clubs 2014–15

Belsize Park '
Datchworth
Finchley
Fullerians
Grasshoppers
Hackney '
Hitchin
Old Streetonians
Stevenage Town
UCS Old Boys
Wasps
Welwyn

Participating clubs 2013–14

Datchworth
Finchley
Fullerians '
Grasshoppers '
Harrow '
Hitchin
London New Zealand
Old Merchant Taylors' '
Old Streetonians '
Stevenage Town '
Wasps
Welwyn

Participating clubs 2012–13

Barnet Elizabethans
Cheshunt
Datchworth
Finchley
Haringey Rhinos
Hitchin
Imperial Medicals
London New Zealand
Old Priorians
Twickenham
Wasps
Welwyn

Participating clubs 2009–10

Bank of England
Barnet Elizabethans
Cheshunt
Datchworth
Fullerians
Haringey Rhinos
Hitchin
Old Ashmoleans
Old Hamptonians
Old Streetonians
West London

Original teams

When this division was introduced in 2000 it contained the following teams:

Bank Of England - promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1
Chiswick - relegated from London 3 North West
Fullerians - relegated from London 3 North West
Grasshoppers - relegated from London 3 North West
Hampstead - relegated from London 3 North West
Hemel Hempstead - relegated from London 3 North West
Letchworth Garden City - relegated from London 3 North West
London New Zealand - promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1
Old Millhillians - relegated from London 3 North West
St Albans - relegated from London 3 North West
Tring - relegated from London 3 North West

London 3 North West honours

London 4 North West (2000–2009)

Originally known as London 4 North West, this division was a tier 8 league with promotion up to London 3 North West and relegation down to Herts/Middlesex 1.

London 3 North West (2009–present)

League restructuring by the RFU ahead of the 2009–10 season saw London 4 North East renamed as London 3 North West. Remaining as a tier 8 league promotion was to London 2 North West, while relegation continued to Herts/Middlesex 1.

Number of league titles

Old Streetonians
Chiswick
Civil Service
Finchley
Fullerians
Grasshoppers
Hackney
Hammersmith & Fulham
Harrow
H.A.C.
Letchworth Garden City
London New Zealand
London Nigerian
London Scottish
London Welsh
Old Haberdashers
Old Priorians
Tring
Welwyn