Counties 2 Yorkshire

Departing were Dinnington and Yarnbury, promoted to Counties 1 Yorkshire. Hemsworth were relegated to Counties 3 Yorkshire. ==Participating clubs 2024–25==

Departing were North Ribblesdale and Wath-upon-Dearne, promoted to Counties 1 Yorkshire. Leeds Corinthians were relegated to Counties 3 Yorkshire. ==Participating clubs 2023–24==

Departing were Wensleydale and Harrogate Pythons, promoted to Counties 1 Yorkshire. Northallerton (10th), Wheatley Hills (11th) and Barnsley (12th) were relegated to Counties 3 Yorkshire. ==Participating clubs 2022–23==

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar to Yorkshire 2 with teams ranked 4th to 12th returning (1st to 3rd were 'promoted' to Counties 1 Yorkshire and the bottom two 'relegated' to Counties 3 Yorkshire) and supplemented by top 3 from Yorkshire 3 and so with five departing but only three arriving the league was reduced from 14 teams to 12. ==Participating clubs 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. ==Season 2020–21==

On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Yorkshire 2 was not contested. ==Participating clubs 2019–20==

==Participating clubs 2018–19==

==Participating clubs 2017–18==

==Participating clubs 2016–17==

• Barnsley • Leodiensian • Moortown • Old Crossleyans (relegated from Yorkshire 1) • Old Grovians • Old Rishworthians • Pontefract • Ripon • Roundhegians • Sheffield Medicals • Thornensians (promoted from Yorkshire 3) • Wath-upon-Dearne • West Park Leeds (relegated from Yorkshire 1) • Wetherby (promoted from Yorkshire 3) ==Participating clubs 2015–16==

• Barnsley • Castleford (promoted from Yorkshire 3) • Keighley • Knottingley • Leodiensian • Moortown • Old Grovians (promoted from Yorkshire 3) • Old Rishworthians • Pontefract (relegated from Yorkshire 1) • Ripon • Roundhegians • Sheffield Medicals • Wath-upon-Dearne (relegated from Yorkshire 1) • West Leeds ==Participating clubs 2014–15==

• Barnsley • Bradford Salem • Goole (promoted from Yorkshire 3) • Keighley (relegated from Yorkshire 1) • Knottingley • Leeds Medics and Dentists (promoted from Yorkshire 3) • Leodiensian • Moortown • Old Rishworthians • Ripon • Roundhegians • Sheffield Medicals • West Leeds • West Park Leeds ==Participating clubs 2013–14==

• Baildon (promoted from Yorkshire 3) • Barnsley (relegated from Yorkshire 1) • Bradford Salem • Hullensians • Knottingley • Leodiensian • Moortown • Old Rishworthians (promoted from Yorkshire 3) • Ripon • Roundhegians • Sheffield Medicals • West Leeds • West Park Leeds • Yarnbury ==Participating clubs 2012–13==

• Bradford Salem • Castleford • Doncaster Phoenix • Hullensians • Leodiensian • Moortown • Ripon • Roundhegians • Selby • Sheffield Medicals • Skipton • West Leeds • West Park Leeds • Yarnbury ==Original teams==

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams: • Doncaster • Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. • Ilkley • Ionians • Leodiensian • Malton & Norton • North Ribblesdale • Old Otliensians • Sheffield Tigers • Wath upon Dearne • Wheatley Hills ==Yorkshire 2 honours==

Yorkshire 2 (1987–1993) The original Yorkshire 2 was a tier 10 league with promotion up to Yorkshire 1 and relegation down to Yorkshire 3. Yorkshire 2 (1993–2000) The creation of National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that Yorkshire 2 dropped to become a tier 11 league. A further restructure at the end of the 1995–96 season, which included the cancellation of National 5 North and the addition of North East 3 at tier 9, saw Yorkshire 2 remain at tier 11. Yorkshire 2 (2000–present) Northern league restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1999–2000 season saw the cancellation of North East 1, North East 2 and North East 3 (tiers 7–9). This meant that Yorkshire 2 became a tier 8 league. ==Number of league titles==

• Scarborough (3) • Barnsley (2) • Bradford Salem (2) • Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. (2) • North Ribblesdale (2) • Selby (2) • Beverley (1) • Bridlington (1) • Castleford (1) • Dinnington (1) • Goole (1) • Keighley (2) • Malton & Norton (1) • Moortown (1) • Northallerton (1) • Old Brodleians (1) • Old Otliensians (1) • Pocklington (1) • Pontefract (1) • Roundhegians (1) • Sheffield Tigers (1) • Wath upon Dearne (1) • West Leeds (1) • Wheatley Hills (1) • Wibsey (1) • Yarnbury (1) ==See also==