Devon League 2

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Counties 3 Devon
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Rugby football current event.svg 2025–26 Counties 3 Devon
Sport Rugby union
Instituted1987;38 years ago (1987)(as Devon 2A / Devon 2B)
Ceased2018;7 years ago (2018)
Number of teams21
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Most titlesIlfracombe, Salcombe, Totnes (3 titles)
Website englandrugby.com

Counties 3 Devon (formerly Devon League 2, also known as Tribute Devon 2 for sponsorship reasons) is an English level nine rugby union league for clubs based in Devon. Promotion is to Counties 1 Devon. Formerly relegation was to Devon League 3 but after its cancellation in 2003 there was no automatic relegation as this was the lowest division in club rugby union in Devon.

Contents

The league was suspended at the end of the 2017–18 season, with teams being either promoted into Devon League 1 or transferred to the Devon Merit Leagues. The league was reinstated following the RFU Adult competition Review which came into effect ahead of the 2022–23 season, but was initially split into East and West divisions before being re-categorised as East & North / South & West ahead of the 2023–24 season.

Format

The results of the matches contributed points to the league as follows:

2025–26

North & East

Departing were Crediton II, promoted to Counties 2 Devon.

South & West

Departing were Ivybridge II, promoted to Counties 2 Devon.

2024–25

North & East

Departing were Topsham II, promoted to Counties 2 Devon.

Teignmouth II started but did not complete the season leaving eleven sides to contest the fixtures.

South & West

Departing were Dartmouth and Tamar Saracens, promoted to Couties 2 Devon. Tavistock II (10th) did not return for the new season.

2023–24

The league was redesignated as North & East and South & West for the new season.

North & East

Departing were Old Plymouthian & Mannamedian, promoted to Counties 2 Devon. Torrington (9th) and Buckfastleigh Ramblers (10th) returned to their respective merit leagues.

Teignmouth II, Topsham II and Okehampton II joined on a level transfer from the West league.

South & West

Departing were Plymouth Argaum, promoted to Couties 2 Devon.

Topsham II (3rd), Newton Abbot (4th) and Teignmouth II (8th) went on a level transfer to the North & East division.

2022–23

The league was reinstated following the RFU Adult competition Review which saw the competition split into East and West divisions.

East

West

2018–2022

Not contested.

2017–18

The season started on 28 October 2017 and the last matches were played on 24 February 2018

Participating clubs and locations

2016–17

Participating clubs

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
Buckfastleigh RamblersBuckfastleigh Sports Club Buckfastleigh 4th
DartmouthDartmouth Leisure Centre Dartmouth 5th
Devonport HSOBStonehouse Creek Devonport, Plymouth 8th
Old Plymouthian & MannamedianKing George V Playing Fields Plymstock, Plymouthrelegated from Devon 1
Old TechniciansWeston Mill Oak Villa Social Club Plymouth [1] 3rd
Plympton VictoriaSt.Boniface Arena Plympton, Plymouth 7th
St Columba & TorpointDefiance Field Torpoint, Cornwall relegated from Devon 1
SalcombeTwo Meads500 Salcombe 6th

Final table

2016–17 Devon League 2 Final Table [2]
Pos Team P W D L F A Diff Try bonus Loss bonus Pts Notes
1Dartmouth(P)1413014071202877060
2Old Technicians (P)1411122641251393153
3Old Plymothian & Mannamedian1410134491313185047
4Buckfastleigh Ramblers1480636618118553355 pts deducted
5Salcombe146082592411833264 pts deducted
6Devonport HSOB144010213235−2234815 pts deducted
7Plympton Victoria14201295589−4940154 pts deducted
8St Columba & Torpoint14101361492−43100−610 pts deducted

Points are awarded as follows:

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 0 points for a loss
  • 1 point for scoring four tries
  • 1 point for losing by seven points or less

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background are the promotion place. There is no relegation.

2015–16

Participating clubs and locations

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
Buckfastleigh RamblersBuckfastleigh Sports Club Buckfastleigh 6th
Dartmouth Dartmouth Leisure Centre Dartmouth 5th
Devonport HSOBStonehouse Creek Devonport, Plymouth 7th
IlfracombeBrimlands Ilfracombe 4th
Old TechniciansWeston Mill Oak Villa Social Club Plymouth [1] Relegated from Devon 1 (8th)
Plympton VictoriaSt.Boniface Arena Plympton, Plymouth 8th
SalcombeTwo Meads500 Salcombe 3rd
TorringtonDonnacroft Torrington Relegated from Devon 1 (9th)

2014–15

North Tawton came first and were promoted to Devon 1 along with the runner-up Tamar Saracens. Both teams won thirteen of their fourteen matches; losing just the one match away to each other. [3]

2013–14

Participating clubs

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
Buckfastleigh RamblersBuckfastleigh Sports Club Buckfastleigh
Dartmouth Dartmouth Leisure Centre Dartmouth
Devonport HSOBStonehouse Creek Devonport
IlfracombeBrimlands Ilfracombe
North TawtonTaw Meadow North Tawton
Plymouth ArgaumBickleigh Down Plymouth
Plympton VictoriaSt.Boniface Arena Plympton
Tamar SaracensThe Parkway Ernesettle, Plymouth [4]
TorringtonDonnacroft Torrington

[5]

Final table

2013–14 Devon League 2 Final Table [6]
Pos Team P W D L F A Diff Try bonus Loss bonus Pts Notes
1Plymouth Argaum(P)16140264714050710167
2Torrington (P)1612044501423087258
3Tamar Saracens1611055641524128355
4 Dartmouth 16907320365−455143
5North Tawton161105471183288733420 pts deducted
6Buckfastleigh Ramblers16709315326−113233
7Ilfracombe166010257322−6542265 pts deducted
8Devonport HSOB162014111753−6420035 pts deducted
9Plympton Victoria16001695847−75200−1010pts deducted

Points are awarded as follows:

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 0 points for a loss
  • 1 point for scoring four tries
  • 1 point for losing by seven points or less

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background are the promotion places (subject to a possible re-organisation of the league structure). There is no relegation.

2012–13

Participating clubs

Final table

2012–13 Devon 2 Final Table
Pos Team P W D L F A Diff Try bonus Loss bonus Pts Pts Adjusted
1Old Technicians(P)161411518874317167+8 points
2St Columba & Torpoint (P)151014322992237253+10 points
3Plymouth Argaum169073881552337548+12 points
4North Tawton1610153492171323045+3 points
5Tamar Saracens16718242211313437+7 points
6Ilfracombe156272081535540290
7Buckfastleigh Ramblers166010220350−1301227+3 points
8Devonport HSOB14301188488−400009−4 points
9Plympton Victoria14101377652−57502–9−13 pts

Points are awarded as follows:

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 0 points for a loss
  • 1 point for scoring four tries
  • 1 point for losing by seven points or less

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background are the promotion places.

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division was split into two regional leagues known as Devon 2A and Devon 2B and contained the following teams:

Devon 2A

Devon 2A was for teams based in Plymouth and the surrounding area.

Devon 2B

Devon 2B was for teams based in the rest of Devon.

Devon League 2 honours

Devon League 2A / 2B (1987–1992)

The original Devon 2 (sponsored by Courage) was split into two tier 10 regional leagues – Devon 2A (Plymouth region) and Devon 2B (rest of Devon). Promotion was to Devon 1 and there was no relegation.

Devon League 2A / 2B
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners-upRelegated team(s)League nameRef
1987–889 Devonport HSOB Victoria No relegationDevon 2A [10]
7 Cullompton Dartmouth No relegationDevon 2B [10]
1988–899 Prince Rock Jesters No relegationDevon 2A [11]
7 Topsham Tavistock No relegationDevon 2B [11]
1989–9010 Jesters Old Public Oaks No relegationDevon 2A [11]
8 Ilfracombe Dartmouth No relegationDevon 2B [11]
1990–9110 Old Public Oaks Prince Rock No relegationDevon 2A [12]
7 Honiton Kingsbridge No relegationDevon 2B [12]
1991–9210 Old Plymothian & Mannamedian Plymouth Argaum No relegationDevon 2A [13]
7 Tavistock Kingsbridge No relegationDevon 2B [13]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Devon League 2 (1992–1993)

Ahead of the 1992–93 season Devon 2A and 2B were merged into a single tier 10 division known as Devon 2. Promotion continued to Devon 1 and there was no relegation. The league continued to be sponsored by Courage.

Devon League 2
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners-upRelegated team(s)Ref
1992–9314 Withycombe Dartmouth No relegation [13]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Devon League 2 (1993–96)

The creation of National 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that Devon 2 dropped to become a tier 11 league. Promotion continued to Devon 1 and there was no relegation until the introduction of Devon 3 at the end of the 1995–96 season. The league continued to be sponsored by Courage.

Devon League 2
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners-upRelegated team(s)Ref
1993–9412 Salcombe Prince Rock No relegation [14]
1994–9512 Totnes Cullomption No relegation [15]
1995–9612 Tamar Saracens Torrington Plymouth YMCA, Plympton Victoria, Jesters, Axminster [h] [16]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Devon League 2 (1996–2003)

The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season saw Devon 2 return to being a tier 10 division. Promotion continued to Cornwall/Devon and relegation was now down to the new Devon 3.

Devon League 2
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners-upRelegated team(s)Ref
1996–9710 Ilfracombe Dartmouth St Columba [17]
1997–9810 Cullompton Wessex Bovey Tracey [13]
1998–9910 Totnes Tamar Saracens Prince Rock Woodland Fort, Devonport HSOB [18]
1999–0010 Exeter Saracens Topsham Plymouth YMCA, Dartmouth [19]
2000–018 Devonport HSOB Old Public Oaks Plymouth Argaum, North Tawton, Buckfastleigh Ramblers [20]
2001–028 Topsham Exeter Saracens Plympton Victoria, Plymouth Barbarians, Marjon [21]
2002–037 Plymstock Albion Oaks Totnes No relegation [i] [22]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Devon League 2 (2003–2009)

Devon 2 continued as a tier 10 league with promotion to Devon 1. However, the cancellation of Devon 3 at the end of the 2002–03 meant that there was no longer relegation. From the 2008–09 season onward the league sponsor is Tribute.

Devon League 2
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners-upRelegated team(s)Ref
2003–0410 Buckfastleigh Ramblers Dartmouth No relegation [23]
2004–0510 Prince Rock Woodland Fort Plymouth Barbarians No relegation [24]
2005–0610 Tamar Saracens Exeter Saracens No relegation [25]
2006–079 Totnes Topsham No relegation [26]
2007–088 Salcombe St Columba & Torpoint No relegation [27]
2008–099 New Cross Old Technicians No relegation [28]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Devon 1 South & West (2009–2010)

For a solitary season Devon 2 was known as Devon 1 South & West. It remained a tier 10 league with promotion to Devon 1 and there was no relegation. Tribute continued to sponsor the league.

Devon 1 South & West
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners-upRelegated team(s)Ref
2009–109 Salcombe Tamar Saracens No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Devon League 2 (2010–2018)

Devon 1 South & West was renamed back to Devon 2 for the 2010–11 season onward. It continued as a tier 10 league with promotion to Devon 1 and there was no relegation. Tribute continued to sponsor the league. At the end of the 2017–18 season Devon 2 was disbanded and all teams transferred into either Devon 1 or the Devon Merit Leagues.

Devon League 2
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners-upRelegated team(s)Ref
2010–119 St Columba & Torpoint Topsham No relegation [29]
2011–129 Exeter University Dartmouth No relegation [30]
2012–139 Old Technicians St Columba & Torpoint No relegation [31]
2013–149 Plymouth Argaum Torrington No relegation [32]
2014–159 North Tawton Tamar Saracens No relegation [33]
2015–168 Ilfracombe Torrington No relegation [34]
2016–178 Dartmouth Old Technicians No relegation [35]
2017–188 North Tawton Buckfastleigh Ramblers [j] No relegation [36]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

Notes

  1. ↑ 'Old Boys' team for Devonport High School For Boys.
  2. ↑ Jesters RFC would later be incorporated into Old Plymothian & Mannamedian RFC and would be the name for their 2nd XV. [7]
  3. ↑ Plympton would later merge with Victoria to form Plympton Victoria RFC in 1996. [8]
  4. ↑ Plymouth YMCA RFC is no longer active.
  5. ↑ Old Public Oaks would merge with Plymstock in 2007 to form Plymstock Albion Oaks RFC. [9]
  6. ↑ Despite being based in Cornwall, St Columba & Torpoint play in the Devon leagues.
  7. ↑ Victoria would later merge with Plympton to form Plympton Victoria RFC in 1996. [8]
  8. ↑ Multiple clubs were relegated to the newly introduced Devon 3. Relegated Jesters would drop out of the leagues and later become amalgamated with Old Plymothian & Mannamedian.
  9. ↑ The cancellation of Devon 3 at the end of the 2002–03 season meant there was no relegation.
  10. ↑ 3rd placed Old Plymothian & Mannamedian also promoted.
  11. ↑ One of Ilfracombe's titles was for Devon 2B.
  12. ↑ One of Salcombe's titles was when league was known as Devon 1 South & West.
  13. ↑ One of Cullompton's titles was for Devon 2B.
  14. ↑ One of Devonport HSOB's titles was for Devon 2A.
  15. ↑ Prince Rock Woodland Fort's titles include one won when known as Prince Rock and was for Devon 2A.
  16. ↑ One of Topsham's titles was for Devon 2B.
  17. ↑ Honiton's title was for Devon 2B.
  18. ↑ Jesters title was for Devon 2A.
  19. ↑ Old Plymothian & Mannamedian's title was for Devon 2A.
  20. ↑ Old Public Oaks title was for Devon 2A. Club currently known as Plymstock Albion Oaks RFC.
  21. ↑ Tavistock's title was for Devon 2B.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Old Technicians". Pitchero. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Tribute Devon 2 2016–2017". England Rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tribute Devon2". English Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Hill, Drew (7 September 2014). "Combo Chatter". Cornwall Sunday Independent. p. 67.
  5. ↑ "Rugby First. Tribute Devon 2". RFU. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Tribute Devon 2". RFU. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Old Plymothian & Mannamedian Jesters (2nd XV)". OPM Rugby. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Plympton Victoria are hoping for a bright future after securing a new home". Plymouth Gazette. 4 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Club History". Plymstock Albion Oaks RFC. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  10. 1 2 Stephen Jones, ed. (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988–89. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 123–139. ISBN   0 356 15884 5.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91. Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN   1 873057 024.
  12. 1 2 rothmans92 (1991). Stephen Jones (ed.). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991–92. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN   0 356 20249 6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. 1 2 3 4 Devon Rugby Football Union Ltd Official Handbook 2012 – 2013 (PDF). Devon RFU. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  14. ↑ Stephen Jones, ed. (1994). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994–95. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN   0 7472 7850 4.
  15. ↑ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1995). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995–96. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN   0 7472 7816 4.
  16. ↑ Mick Cleary and John Griffiths, ed. (1996). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996–97. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN   0 7472 7771 0.
  17. ↑ Mick Cleary and John Griffiths, ed. (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997–98. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN   0 7472 7732 X.
  18. ↑ "1998-99 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  19. ↑ "1999-00 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  20. ↑ "2000-01 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  21. ↑ "2001-02 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  22. ↑ "2002-03 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  23. ↑ "2003-04 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  24. ↑ "2004-05 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  25. ↑ "2005-06 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  26. ↑ "2006-07 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  27. ↑ "2007-08 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  28. ↑ "2008-09 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  29. ↑ "2010-11 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  30. ↑ "2011-12 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  31. ↑ "2012-13 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  32. ↑ "2013-14 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  33. ↑ "2014-15 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  34. ↑ "2015-16 South West Division". RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  35. ↑ "2016-17 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  36. ↑ "2017-18 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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