Gloucester 2


Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South are English rugby union leagues which sits at the tenth level of league rugby union in England for teams primarily based in Gloucestershire as well as some teams from Bristol. Promoted clubs move into Gloucester 1 and since the discontinuation of Gloucester 3 at the end of the 2017-18 season there is currently no relegation. Up until 2017-18 Gloucester 2 was a single division but has since been split into two regional divisions.

Teams 2019–20

North

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
BreamHigh StreetBream, Lydney, GloucestershireLevel transfer from Gloucester 2 South
Bredon StarBredon Playing FieldsBredon, WorcestershireRelegated from Gloucester 1
BrockworthMill LaneBrockworth, GloucestershireRelegated from Gloucester 1
CainscrossVictory ParkCainscross, Stroud, Gloucestershire8th
Cheltenham Civil ServiceTewkesbury RoadUckington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire3rd
MinchinhamptonHollybush GroundMinchinhampton, Gloucestershire5th
NortonNorton Parish GroundsNorton, Gloucestershire7th
PainswickBroadham FieldsPainswick, Gloucestershire4th
Westbury-on-SevernParish Playing FieldWestbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire6th

South

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
AretiansLittle Stoke ParkLittle Stoke, Bristol7th
Ashley Down Old BoysLockleaze Combination GroundLockleaze, BristolRunners up
BishopstonBonnington WalkLockleaze, Bristol4th
Bristol Aeroplane CompanyBAWA SportsgroundFilton, Bristol6th
Broad PlainBristol South EndBedminster, Bristol9th
Cotham ParkBeggar Bush LaneFailand, Somerset8th
KingswoodGrimsbury Road Playing FieldsWarmley, Kingswood, Gloucestershire10th
SouthmeadGreenway CentreSouthmead, BristolRelegated from Gloucester 1
United Bristol HospitalsPortway Development GroundPortway, Bristol5th

Teams 2018–19

North

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
CainscrossVictory ParkCainscross, Stroud, GloucestershirePromoted from Gloucester 3
Cheltenham Civil ServiceTewkesbury RoadUckington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire12th
FairfordColn House School Playing GroundsFairford, GloucestershirePromoted from Gloucester 3
MinchinhamptonHollybush GroundMinchinhampton, Gloucestershire6th
NortonNorton Parish GroundsNorton, GloucestershirePromoted from Gloucester 3
PainswickBroadham FieldsPainswick, GloucestershirePromoted from Gloucester 3
TewkesburyThe MoatsTewkesbury, Gloucestershire8th
Westbury-on-SevernParish Playing FieldWestbury-on-Severn, GloucestershirePromoted from Gloucester 3

South

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
AretiansLittle Stoke ParkLittle Stoke, Bristol11th
Ashley Down Old BoysLockleaze Combination GroundLockleaze, Bristol5th
BishopstonBonnington WalkLockleaze, Bristol10th
BreamHigh StreetBream, Lydney, Gloucestershire4th
Bristol Aeroplane CompanyBAWA SportsgroundFilton, Bristol3rd
Broad PlainBristol South EndSouthmead, Bristol7th
Cotham ParkBeggar Bush LaneFailand, Somerset9th
KingswoodGrimsbury Road Playing FieldsWarmley, Kingswood, GloucestershirePromoted from Gloucester 3
St Brendan's Old BoysCoombe Dingle Sports ComplexCoombe Dingle, BristolRelegated from Gloucester 1
United Bristol HospitalsPortway Development GroundPortway, BristolPromoted from Gloucester 3

Teams 2017–18

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
AretiansLittle Stoke ParkLittle Stoke, BristolPromoted from Gloucester 3
Ashley Down Old BoysLockleaze Combination GroundLockleaze, BristolRelegated from Gloucester 1
BishopstonBonnington WalkLockleaze, Bristol6th
BreamHigh StreetBream, Lydney, GloucestershireRelegated from Gloucester 1
Bristol Aeroplane CompanyBAWA SportsgroundFilton, Bristol5th
Broad PlainBristol South EndSouthmead, Bristol7th
Cheltenham Civil ServiceTewkesbury RoadUckington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire8th
Cotham ParkBeggar Bush LaneFailand, SomersetPromoted from Gloucester 3
MinchinhamptonHollybush GroundMinchinhampton, Gloucestershire9th
Ross-on-WyeAbbotts CloseRoss-on-Wye, Herefordshire4th
SmithsPrince of Wales Stadium2,000 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire3rd
TewkesburyThe MoatsTewkesbury, GloucestershireRelegated from Gloucester 1

Teams 2016-17

The 2015–16 Gloucester 2 consists of twelve teams; ten from Gloucestershire and Bristol as well as two teams in Herefordshire and Somerset. The season starts on 12 September 2015 and is due to end on 23 April 2016. Eight of the twelve teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions St Brendan's Old Boys and runners up Bishopston were promoted to the Gloucester 1 while Old Elizabethans were relegated to Gloucester 3.
TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
AretiansLittle Stoke ParkLittle Stoke, Bristol5th
Ashley Down Old BoysLockleaze Combination GroundLockleaze, Bristol7th
Bristol Aeroplane CompanyBAWA SportsgroundFilton, Bristol9th
Broad PlainBristol South EndSouthmead, Bristol10th
Cotham ParkBeggar Bush LaneFailand, Somerset8th
KingswoodGrimsbury Road Playing FieldsWarmley, Kingswood, GloucestershireRelegated from Gloucester 1
MinchinhamptonHollybush GroundMinchinhampton, GloucestershirePromoted from Gloucester 3
Old ColstoniansColton's SchoolStapleton, BristolRelegated from Gloucester 1
Ross-on-WyeAbbotts CloseRoss-on-Wye, Herefordshire3rd
SmithsPrince of Wales Stadium480Cheltenham, GloucestershirePromoted from Gloucester 3
SpartansLansdown RoadGloucester, Gloucestershire4th
Westbury-on-SevernParish Playing FieldWestbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire6th

Teams 2014–15

Gloucester 2 North Honours

Gloucester 2 South Honours

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2018–19 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of the Gloucester 2 North and Gloucester 2 South for the third and final promotion place to Gloucester 1. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season Gloucester 2 North teams have been the most successful with one wins to the Gloucester 2 South teams zero; and the home team has won promotion on one occasions compared to the away teams zero.

Number of league titles