Regional 2 North


Regional 2 North is a level six league in the English rugby union system, with the twelve teams drawn from across North East England and Cumbria. The other level six leagues in the Northern Division are Regional 2 North East for teams in Yorkshire, Regional 2 North West for teams in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside. It was created as a product of the 2022 Adult Competition Review. The current champions are Middlesbrough.

Structure

The league consists of twelve teams who play the others on a home and away basis, to make a total of 22 matches each. The champions are promoted to Regional 1 North East or Regional 1 North West and the bottom sides are relegated to Counties 1 Cumbria or Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland depending on the location of the teams.
The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:
  • 4 points are awarded for a win
  • 2 points are awarded for a draw
  • 0 points are awarded for a loss, however
  • 1 losing point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
  • 1 additional point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.

    2025–26

Departing were the champions Middlesbrough promoted to Regional 1 North East while Carlisle and Kirkby Lonsdale were relegated to Counties 1 Cumbria.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
AspatriaBower Park3,000 Aspatria, Cumbria8th
ConsettAmethyst ParkConsett, County Durham6th
Durham CityHollow Drift3,000 Durham, County Durham5th
GuisboroughBelmangateGuisborough, North Yorkshire10th
KeswickDavidson ParkKeswick, Cumbria7th
MorpethGrange House Field1,000Morpeth, Northumberland3rd
NorthernMcCracken Park1,000Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear2nd
Percy ParkPreston AvenueNorth Shields, Tyne and WearRelegated from Regional 1 North East
SunderlandAshbrooke Sports ClubAshbrooke, Sunderland, Tyne and WearPromoted from Counties 1 D&N
Upper EdenPennine ParkKirkby Stephen, Cumbria9th
West HartlepoolBrinkburn2,000 Hartlepool, County Durham4th
WigtonLowmoor RoadWigton, CumbriaPromoted from Counties 1 Cumbria

2024–25

Participating teams and locations

Departing were the champions Percy Park, promoted to Regional 1 North East whilst Cockermouth were relegated to Counties 1 Cumbria and Stockton relegated to Counties 1 Durham/Northumberland. Replacing them were Carlisle promoted from Counties 1 Cumbria, Guisborough promoted from Counties 1 Durham/Northumberland and Kirkby Lonsdale joining on a level transfer from Regional 2 North West.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
AspatriaBower Park3,000 Aspatria, Cumbria5th
CarlisleRugby Ground, Warwick Road1,500 Carlisle, CumbriaPromoted from Counties 1 Cumbria
ConsettAmethyst ParkConsett, County Durham8th
Durham CityHollow Drift3,000 Durham, County Durham4th
GuisboroughBelmangateGuisborough, North YorkshirePromoted from Counties 1 D&N
KeswickDavidson ParkKeswick, Cumbria10th
Kirkby LonsdaleUnderley ParkKirkby Lonsdale, CumbriaLevel transfer from Regional 2 North West
MiddlesbroughAcklam Park5,000 Acklam, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire3rd
MorpethGrange House Field1,000Morpeth, Northumberland7th
NorthernMcCracken Park1,000Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear2nd
Upper EdenPennine ParkKirkby Stephen, Cumbria9th
West HartlepoolBrinkburn2,000 Hartlepool, County Durham6th

League table

2023–24

Participating teams and locations

Departing were Penrith, promoted to Regional 1 North West, whilst Carlisle were relegated to Counties 1 Cumbria and South Shields Westoe relegated to Counties 1 Durham/Northumberland. Replacing them were Cockermouth and Upper Eden, promoted from Counties 1 Cumbria, and West Hartlepool promoted from Counties 1 Durham/Northumberland
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
AspatriaBower Park3,000 Aspatria, Cumbria7th
CockermouthGrassmoor Sports CentreCockermouth, CumbriaPromoted from Counties 1 Cumbria
ConsettAmethyst ParkConsett, County Durham8th
Durham CityHollow Drift3,000 Durham, County Durham6th
KeswickDavidson ParkKeswick, Cumbria9th
MiddlesbroughAcklam Park5,000 Acklam, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire5th
MorpethGrange House Field1,000Morpeth, Northumberland2nd
NorthernMcCracken Park1,000Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear3rd
Percy ParkPreston AvenueNorth Shields, Tyne and Wear4th
StocktonThe Grangefield GroundStockton-on-Tees, County Durham10th
Upper EdenPennine ParkKirkby Stephen, CumbriaPromoted from Counties 1 Cumbria
West HartlepoolBrinkburn2,000 Hartlepool, County DurhamPromoted from Counties 1 D&N

League table

2022–23

Participating teams and locations

This was the first season following the Rugby Football Union Adult Competition Review. The league had some similarities with North 1 East as three clubs returned, but was smaller and the vast majority of Yorkshire RFU clubs were allocated to Regional 2 North East. The league was supplemented by the top five sides from Durham/Northumberland 1 together with three from North 1 West and one each from North 2 West and Yorkshire 1.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
AspatriaBower Park3,000 Aspatria, Cumbria5th DN1
CarlisleRugby Ground, Warwick Road1,500 Carlisle, Cumbria14th North 1 West
ConsettAmethyst ParkConsett, County Durham13th North 1 East
Durham CityHollow Drift3,000 Durham, County Durham12th North 1 East
KeswickDavidson ParkKeswick, Cumbria3rd North 2 West
MiddlesbroughAcklam Park5,000 Acklam, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire1st Yorkshire 1
MorpethGrange House Field1,000Morpeth, Northumberland6th North 1 East
NorthernMcCracken Park1,000Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear2nd DN1
PenrithWinters ParkPenrith, Cumbria6th North 1 West
Percy ParkPreston AvenueNorth Shields, Tyne and Wear1st DN1
South Shields WestoeWood TerraceSouth Shields, Tyne and Wear3rd DN1
StocktonThe Grangefield GroundStockton-on-Tees, County Durham4th DN1

League table

Regional 2 North (2022– )

League restructuring by the RFU created twelve leagues at level six. The champions are promoted to Regional 1 North East or Regional 1 North West and the bottom sides are relegated to Counties 1 Cumbria or Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland.