Midlands 2 East (South)


Midlands 2 East is a level 7 English Rugby Union league and level 2 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region including sides from Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and occasionally Cambridgeshire and Oxfordshire, who play home and away matches throughout the season. Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Intermediate Cup - a level 7 national competition.
The division was formed for the 2000-01 when the old Midlands 3 East was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 3 East and Midlands 3 East and gained its current title for the 2009–10 season due to further restructuring to the Midlands League. Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 1 East with the champions going up automatically and the runners up having to play a playoff against the runners up from Midlands 2 East for their place. Demoted teams typically drop to Midlands 3 East.

2019–20

Participating teams & locations

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
BelgraveBelgrave PasturesBelgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire4th
BugbrookeCamp CloseBugbrooke, Northamptonshire6th
CoalvilleMemorial GroundCoalville, Leicestershire5th
Leicester ForestHinckley RoadLeicester Forest East, LeicestershirePromoted from Midlands 3 ES
Leighton BuzzardWright's MeadowLeighton Buzzard, BedfordshireRelegated from Midlands 1 East
Long BuckbyStation RoadLong Buckby, Northamptonshire7th
Market BosworthCadeby LaneMarket Bosworth, Leicestershire9th
Melton MowbrayMelton Sports VillageMelton Mowbray, LeicestershireRelegated from Midlands 1 East
Northampton CasualsRush Mills HouseNorthampton, NorthamptonshirePromoted from Midlands 3 ES
Rushmore RoadNorthampton, NorthamptonshireRelegated from Midlands 1 East
Stewarts & LloydsOccupation RoadCorby, Northamptonshire8th
VipersVipers GroundWhetstone, Leicestershire10th

2018–19

Participating teams & locations

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
BelgraveBelgrave PasturesBelgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire4th
BugbrookeCamp CloseBugbrooke, NorthamptonshireRelegated from Midlands 1 East
CoalvilleMemorial GroundCoalville, LeicestershireLevel transfer from Midlands 2 West
Huntingdon & DistrictHuntingdon RacecourseBrampton, Huntingdon, CambridgeshireRelegated from Midlands 1 East
Long BuckbyStation RoadLong Buckby, Northamptonshire8th
Market BosworthCadeby LaneMarket Bosworth, Leicestershire7th
Market HarboroughThe Rugby GroundMarket Harborough, Leicestershire3rd
OakhamRutland ShowgroundOakham, Rutland9th
OlneyEast StreetOlney, Buckinghamshire6th
St IvesSomersham RoadSt Ives, CambridgeshirePromoted from Midlands 3 East
Stewarts & LloydsOccupation RoadCorby, Northamptonshire10th
VipersVipers GroundWhetstone, LeicestershirePromoted from Midlands 3 East

2017–18

Participating teams & locations

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
BelgraveBelgrave PasturesBelgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire7th
Long BuckbyStation RoadLong Buckby, NorthamptonshirePromoted from Midlands 3 East
LutonNewlands RoadLuton, Bedfordshire8th
Market BosworthCadeby LaneMarket Bosworth, LeicestershireLevel transfer from Midlands 2 East
Market HarboroughThe Rugby GroundMarket Harborough, Leicestershire9th
Oadby WyggestoniansOval ParkOadby, Leicestershire4th
OakhamRutland ShowgroundOakham, Rutland6th
Old LaurentiansFenley FieldRugby, Warwickshire5th
OlneyEast StreetOlney, Buckinghamshire3rd
PinleyWyken CroftWyken, Coventry, West MidlandsLevel transfer from Midlands 2 West
StamfordHambleton RoadStamford, Lincolnshire10th
Stewarts & LloydsOccupation RoadCorby, NorthamptonshirePromoted from Midlands 3 East

Teams 2016-17

After leading the division from matchday 1, Huntingdon & District were pipped to the title by Bugbrooke by way of bonus points on the season's final day. Huntingdon were promoted alongside Bugbrooke to Midlands 1 East following a playoff victory over the second placed team from Midlands 2 East, Oakham. Biggleswade joined Vipers in the relegation places following a final day defeat to Oadby Wyggestonians.

Teams 2011–12

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Midlands 2 East and Midlands 2 East for the third and final promotion place to Midlands 1 East and Midlands 2 East. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the Midlands 2 East teams have ten wins to the Midlands 2 East teams eight; and the home team has won promotion on thirteen occasions compared to the away teams five.

Number of league titles