London 2 North East


London 2 North East is an English level 7 Rugby Union League. It is made up of teams predominantly from north east London, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex. The twelve teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Intermediate Cup - a level 7 national competition.
Promoted teams move up to London 1 North with the league champions going up automatically and the runners up entering a promotion playoff against the league runners up from London 2 North West. Relegated teams from Cambridgeshire, Suffolk or Norfolk drop to London 3 Eastern Counties, while Essex and London teams drop to London 3 Essex.

Teams for 2019–20

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
DissMackendersRoydon, NorfolkRelegated from London 1 North
Epping Upper ClaptonUpland RoadThornwood, Epping, EssexPromoted from London 3 Essex
HoltBridge RoadHolt, NorfolkPromoted from London 3 EC
IpswichHumber Doucy LaneIpswich, Suffolk7th
NorwichBeeston HyrneNorwich, Norfolk4th
Romford & Gidea ParkCrowlandsRomford, LondonRunners up
Saffron WaldenChickney RoadHenham, Hertfordshire5th
South Woodham FerrersSaltcoats Playing FieldSouth Woodham Ferrers, Essex9th
SouthwoldThe CommonSouthwold, Suffolk8th
StowmarketChilton FieldsStowmarket, Suffolk3rd
WansteadCentenary FieldsWanstead, London6th
WymondhamThe Foster Harrison Memorial GroundWymondham, NorfolkPromoted from London 3 EC

Teams for 2018–19

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
BasildonGardiners CloseBasildon, EssexPromoted from London 3 Essex
CantabrigianSedley Taylor RoadCambridge, Cambridgeshire8th
HarlowLatton ParkHarlow, Essex5th
IpswichHumber Doucy LaneIpswich, Suffolk6th
NorwichBeeston HyrneNorwich, Norfolk3rd
Romford & Gidea ParkCrowlandsRomford, London7th
Saffron WaldenChickney RoadHenham, HertfordshireRelegated from London 1 North
South Woodham FerrersSaltcoats Playing FieldSouth Woodham Ferrers, EssexRelegated from London 1 North
SouthwoldThe CommonSouthwold, SuffolkPromoted from London 3 EC
StowmarketChilton FieldsStowmarket, SuffolkPromoted from London 3 EC
WansteadRoding Lane NorthWanstead, London4th
WoodfordHighamsWoodford, London9th

Teams for 2017–18

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
CantabrigianSedley Taylor RoadCambridge, Cambridgeshire3rd
ChelmsfordCoronation ParkChelmsford, EssexRelegated from London 1 North
Epping Upper ClaptonUpland RoadThornwood, Epping, Essex5th
HarlowLatton ParkHarlow, EssexPromoted from London 3 North East
IpswichHumber Doucy LaneIpswich, Suffolk10th
NorwichBeeston HyrneNorwich, Norfolk9th
Old CooperiansCoopers' Company & Corborn SchoolUpminster, London6th
Rochford HundredThe Rugby Park1,000Hawkwell, Rochford, Essex8th
Romford & Gidea ParkCrowlandsRomford, London4th
SudburyWhittome FieldGreat Cornard, Sudbury, SuffolkRelegated from London 1 North
WansteadRoding Lane NorthWanstead, LondonPromoted from London 3 North East
WoodfordHighamsWoodford, London7th

Teams for 2016-17

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of London 2 North East and London 2 North West for the third and final promotion place to London 1 North. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2018–10 season the London 2 North East and London 2 North West teams are tied on nine wins apiece, and the home team has won promotion on fourteen occasions compared to the away teams five.

Number of league titles