Leinster League Division Two |
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Founded |
1994 |
Nation |
Promotion To |
Leinster League Division One |
Relegation To |
Leinster League Division Three |
Number of Teams |
14 |
Current Champions (2007–08) |
Newbridge RFC |
Leinster League Division Two is the second division of Rugby in the Leinster League and started in the 1994/95 season.
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The Leinster League is the second tier of rugby in Leinster, behind the Leinster Senior League. It has five divisions. The champions qualify for a round-robin tournament with the champions of the other three provincial junior leagues for one of two promotion places to the All-Ireland League.
Kilkenny, Seapoint, Curragh, Drogheda, Roscrea, North Kildare, Athy, Gorey, Longford, Edenderry and Tullamore entered the division through the qualifying matches in the 1993/1994 season.
Kilkenny RFC is an Irish rugby team based in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, playing in Division 1B of the Leinster League. The club colours are black and white.
Seapoint RFC is a community-based Irish rugby club located in Killiney, County Dublin, playing in Division 2C of the All-Ireland League. The club also provides a key focal point for players attending rugby schools who live in the Cabinteely/Killiney/Ballybrack and greater Dun Laoghaire area.
Newbridge RFC is an Irish rugby club based in County Kildare, playing in Division 2A of the Leinster League.
Curragh later amalgamated with Old Kilcullen RFC to form Newbridge and Drogheda with Delvin RFC to form Boyne.
Arklow RFC is an Irish rugby team based in Arklow, County Wicklow, playing in Division 2B of the Leinster League. The club colours are black and red. They have 1st and 2nd Senior team, ladies team the Arklow Amazons, Under 18s Girls, Under 14's ,Under 13's boys and an array of minis teams.
Ashbourne RFC is an Irish rugby team based in Ashbourne, County Meath, playing in Division 1A of the Leinster League. The club colours are black and gold.Also nicknamed the cement mixers.
Clane RFC is an Irish rugby team based in Clane, County Kildare, playing in Division 3 of the Leinster League. The club colours are black and red. The club has teams at all underage levels, from U7 to U18. The U18 side reached the final of the Leinster League in May 2016, losing 30-27 via a last minute penalty to Portarlington in Donnybrook.
2008-2009 Leinster League Division Two League Table | |||||||||
Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Bonus Points | Points |
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Coolmine | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 102 | 151 | 4 | 32 |
New Ross | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 51 | 65 | 4 | 28 |
Kilkenny | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 77 | 96 | 3 | 27 |
Mullingar | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 78 | 46 | 1 | 25 |
Ashbourne | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 112 | 88 | 24 | 5 | 19 |
Longford | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 97 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
Clane | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 92 | 94 | −2 | 2 | 16 [1] |
Roscrea | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 80 | 81 | −1 | 2 | 16 |
Portarlington | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 89 | 109 | −20 | 2 | 16 |
Gorey | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 94 | 120 | −26 | 3 | 11 |
Rathdrum | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 151 | −69 | 1 | 9 |
Clondalkin | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 106 | 144 | −38 | 1 | 9 |
Edenderry | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 170 | −124 | 3 | 3 |
Arklow | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 151 | −106 | 3 | −1 [2] |
Correct as of 16 November 2008 | |||||||||
Coolmine Rugby Football club is a rugby union club located at Ashbrook, near the suburbs of Castleknock and Blanchardstown in west County Dublin, Ireland, playing in Division 1B of the Leinster League. The club was established in 1980. Coolmine RFC has junior club status in Leinster.
Edenderry RFC is an Irish rugby team based in County Offaly, playing in Division 2A of the Leinster League. The club colour is white and royal blue.
Enniscorthy RFC is an Irish rugby team based in Enniscorthy, Leinster, playing in Division 1A of the Leinster League. It is the oldest rugby club in county Wexford.
At the end of the season, Railway Union were relegated to Division Three, Ashbourne were relegated from Division One, Arklow, Clane, Clondalkin, Gorey and Rathdrum were promoted from Division Three and Enniscorthy, Newbridge and Tullow were promoted to Division One, making it 14 teams once again for 2008/2009.
Leinster League Division Three is the third division of the Leinster League and started in the 1994/95 season.
Leinster League Division One, as the name implies, is the first division of the Leinster League and started in the 1994/95 season.
2007-2008 Leinster League Division Two League Table | |||||||||
Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Bonus Points | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newbridge | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 221 | 106 | 115 | 4 | 44 |
Enniscorthy | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 273 | 129 | 144 | 4 | 44 |
Tullow | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 263 | 122 | 141 | 6 | 42 |
Roscrea | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 216 | 103 | 113 | 8 | 36 |
Coolmine | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 206 | 146 | 60 | 5 | 29 |
Portarlington | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 206 | 139 | 67 | 3 | 29 |
Mullingar | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 157 | 200 | −43 | 5 | 21 |
Kilkenny | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 158 | 158 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
Edenderry | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 102 | 195 | −93 | 3 | 19 |
New Ross | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 88 | 262 | −174 | 0 | 14 |
Longford | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 134 | 247 | −113 | 4 | 10 |
Railway Union | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 109 | 326 | −217 | 2 | 4 |
Correct as of 2 July 2008 | |||||||||
North Kildare RFC is an Irish rugby team based in Kilcock, County Kildare, playing in Division 1B of the Leinster League. The First XV is currently captained by Tom Satchwell.The club colours are cerise, white and blue. The First XV were promoted to Division 2A of the Leinster League at the end of the 2015 season, a second promotion in 3 years. In the 2015/16 season the club finished 3rd in 1B, the highest the club had ever reached in Leinster since the Leinster League began in 1993/94. Aside from the First XV, the club also fields a Second XV. It is part of the North Kildare Club, which also includes hockey, squash and tennis sections.
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At the end of the season, Athy and North Kildare were relegated to Division Three, Enniscorthy, Kilkenny and Mullingar dropped down from Division One and Tullow and Longford were promoted from Division Three. Ashbourne and Wicklow won promotion to Division One.
2006-2007 Leinster League Division Two League Table | |||||||||
Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Bonus Points | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashbourne | 10 | 10 | 0 | 205 | 122 | 83 | 1 | 41 | |
Wicklow | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 245 | 105 | 145 | 4 | 36 |
Portarlington | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 123 | 122 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
Roscrea | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 179 | 118 | 61 | 7 | 21 |
Coolmine | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 162 | 152 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
Newbridge | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 119 | 127 | −8 | 2 | 24 |
Railway Union | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 160 | 189 | −23 | 4 | 18 |
New Ross | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 96 | 120 | −24 | 4 | 16 |
Edenderry | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 98 | 185 | −87 | 5 | 15 |
North Kildare | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 97 | 148 | −58 | 6 | 14 |
Athy | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 125 | 221 | −96 | 4 | 14 |
Correct as of 21 November 2007 | |||||||||
1994/1995 Seapoint
1995/1996 Tullamore
1996/1997 Barnhall
1997/1998 Ashbourne
1998/1999 Coolmine RFC
1999/2000 Garda
2000/2001 Arklow
2001/2002 Boyne
2002/2003 Seapoint
2003/2004 Portarlington
2004/2005 Mullingar
2005/2006 Dundalk
2006/2007 Ashbourne
2007/2008 Newbridge
2008/2009 Coolmine RFC
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