Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland, formerly known as Durham/Northumberland 2, is an English
rugby union league at the eighth tier of the domestic competition for teams from
North East England. The champions and runner-up are promoted to
Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland and the bottom two clubs are relegated to
Counties 3 Durham & Northumberland. Each season two teams from Durham/Northumberland 2 are picked to take part in the
RFU Senior Vase (a national competition for clubs at level 8) - one affiliated with the
Durham County RFU, the other with the
Northumberland RFU. Ponteland won their fourth title in 2020 with Sunderland also promoted.
Wallsend (promoted from Durham / Northumberland 3 North)
Whitby
Winlaton Vulcans
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.
Locations of the 2021-22 Durham/Northumberland 2 teams
Season 2020–21
On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced [1] 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 DN2 was not contested.
The creation of
National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that Durham/Northumberland 2 dropped to being a tier 11 league. A further restructure at the end of the 1995–96 season saw Durham/Northumberland 2 remain at tier 11.
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 Durham/Northumberland 2 became a tier 8 league.
^No promotion this season as division set to increase from 10 to 12 teams for 2000-01.
^Redcar,
Novocastrians were also promoted. The reason for more promotions than usual was because
Durham/Northumberland 1 was due to increase from 12 to 14 teams for 2009-10.
^Due to the increased number of teams being promoted from the division to
Durham/Northumberland 1 there would be no relegation this season.
^3 teams relegated due to relegations from higher leagues.