Gloucester 2

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Gloucester 2
Current season or competition:
2015–16 Gloucester 2
Sport Rugby union
Number of teams 12
Country England
Holders Spartans (1st title) (2015–16 promoted to Gloucester 1)
Most titles Bream (3 titles)
Website englandrugby.com

Gloucester 2 is an English rugby union league which sits at the tenth level of league rugby union in England for teams primarily based in Gloucestershire as well as some teams from Bristol. Promoted clubs move into Gloucester 1 and relegated clubs drop into Gloucester 3.

2015–16

The 2015–16 Gloucester 2 consists of twelve teams; ten from Gloucestershire and Bristol as well as two teams in Herefordshire and Somerset. The season starts on 12 September 2015 and is due to end on 23 April 2016.

Participating teams and location

Eight of the twelve teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions St Brendan's Old Boys and runners up Bishopston were promoted to the Gloucester 1 while Old Elizabethans were relegated to Gloucester 3.

Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season
Aretians Little Stoke Park Little Stoke, Bristol 5th
Ashley Down Old Boys Lockleaze Combination Ground Lockleaze, Bristol 7th
Bristol Aeroplane Company BAWA Sportsground Filton, Bristol 9th
Broad Plain Bristol South End Southmead, Bristol 10th
Cotham Park Beggar Bush Lane Failand, Somerset 8th
Kingswood Grimsbury Road Playing Fields Warmley, Kingswood, Gloucestershire Relegated from Gloucester 1 (11th)
Minchinhampton Hollybush Ground Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 3 (runners up)
Old Colstonians Colton's School Stapleton, Bristol Relegated from Gloucester 1 (12th)
Ross-on-Wye Abbotts Close Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire 3rd
Smiths Prince of Wales Stadium 480 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Promoted from Gloucester 3 (champions)
Spartans Lansdown Road Gloucester, Gloucestershire 4th
Westbury-on-Severn Parish Playing Field Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire 6th

Participating Clubs 2014-15

  • Aretians
  • Ashley Down Old Boys (relegated from Gloucester 1)
  • Bishopston (relegated from Gloucester 1)
  • Bristol Aeroplane Co.
  • Broad Plain
  • Cotham Park
  • Old Elizabethans (promoted from Gloucester 3)
  • Ross-on-Wye
  • St. Brendan's Old Boys
  • Spartans RFC (Gloucester)
  • Tredworth (Promoted from Gloucester 3)
  • Westbury-on-Severn

Participating Clubs 2013–14

  • Aretians
  • Bredon Star
  • Bristol Aeroplane Co.
  • Broad Plain (relegated from Gloucester 1)
  • Cheltenham Civil Service
  • Cotham Park
  • Old Cryptians (promoted from Gloucester 3)
  • Ross-on-Wye
  • Spartans (Gloucester)
  • St. Brendands Old Boys
  • Westbury-on-Severn (promoted from Gloucester 3)

Participating Clubs 2012–13

  • Aretians
  • Ashley Down Old Boys
  • Bream
  • Bredon Star
  • Bristol Aeroplane Co.
  • Cainscross
  • Cheltenham Civil Service
  • Cotham Park
  • Gloucester All Blues
  • Ross On Wye
  • Spartans (Gloucester)
  • St Brendan's Old Boys

Participating Clubs 2011-12

  • Aretians (relegated from Gloucester 1)
  • Bristol Aeroplane Co.
  • Broad Plain
  • Cheltenham Civil Service (relegated from Gloucester 1)
  • Chipping Sodbury
  • Cotham Park (relegated from Gloucester 1)
  • Gloucester All Blues
  • Old Cryptians
  • Old Elizabethans
  • St. Brendon's Old Boys
  • Tetbury (Withdrawn)
  • Westbury-on-Severn

Participating Clubs 2010-11

  • Bristol Aeroplane Co.
  • Cheltenham Saracens RFC
  • Chipping Sodbury
  • Greyhound RFC
  • Old Cryptians
  • Old Elizabethans
  • Newent
  • St. Brendon's Old Boys
  • Smiths (Industries)
  • Tetbury
  • Tredworth
  • Westbury-on-Severn

Participating Clubs 2009-10

  • Bristol Aeroplane Co.
  • Cainscross
  • Cheltenham Saracens RFC
  • Cotham Park
  • Greyhound
  • Kingswood
  • Old Elizabethans
  • St. Brendan's Old Boys
  • Tetbury
  • Tredworth
  • Westbury-on-Severn

Participating Clubs 2008-09

  • Bream
  • Bristol Aeroplane Co.
  • Cainscross
  • Cheltenham Saracens RFC
  • Greyhound
  • Kingswood
  • Old Cryptians
  • Old Elizabethans
  • Tetbury
  • Tredworth
  • Westbury-on-Severn

Participating Clubs 2007-08

  • Ashley Down Old Boys
  • Bristol Aeroplane Co.
  • Cainscross
  • Cheltenham Civil Service
  • Cheltenham Saracens RFC
  • Kingswood
  • Old Cryptians
  • Old Elizabethans
  • Smiths (Industries)
  • Tetbury
  • Westbury-on-Severn

Participating Clubs 2006-07

  • Ashley Down Old Boys
  • Bristol Aeroplane Co.
  • Cheltenham Saracens RFC
  • Cotham Park
  • Dursley
  • Ross-on-Wye
  • Kingswood
  • Old Elizabethans
  • Tetbury
  • Tredworth
  • Westbury-on-Severn

Participating Clubs 2005-06

Participating Clubs 2004-05

  • Bream
  • Brockworth
  • Cheltenham Civil Service
  • Cheltenham Saracens RFC
  • Cotham Park
  • Dursley
  • Gloucester Civil Service
  • Hucclecote
  • Kingswood
  • Old Elizabethans

Participating Clubs 2003-04

  • Bream
  • Cheltenham Civil Service
  • Dursley
  • Minchinhampton
  • Old Colstonians
  • Old Cryptians
  • Old Elizabethans
  • Smiths (Industries)
  • Westbury-on-Severn

Participating Clubs 2002-03

  • Cheltenham Saracens RFC
  • Kingswood
  • Minchinhampton
  • Old Cryptians
  • Old Elizabethans
  • Ross-on-Wye
  • Smiths (Industries)
  • Westbury-on-Severn
  • Widden Old Boys

Participating Clubs 2001-02

  • Bishopston
  • Bristol Aeroplane Co.
  • Cainscross
  • Dursley
  • Kingswood
  • Old Elizabethans
  • Painswick
  • Smiths (Industries)
  • Southmead
  • Tewkesbury

Gloucester 2 Honours

Gloucester 2 Honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1998-99[1] 12 Westbury-on-Severn Tetbury No relegation Gloucester 2
1999-00[2] 12 Tewkesbury Bishopston Old Colstonians, Gloucester All Blues, Cotham Park, Gloucester Civil Service, Minchinhampton Gloucester 2
2000-01[3] 10 Painswick Tewkesbury Cainscross, Bristol Telephone Area, Smiths (Industries) Gloucester 2
2001-02[4] 9 Bishopston Southmead Dursley, Old Colstonians, Cheltenham Civil Service Gloucester 2
2002-03[5] 9 Cheltenham Saracens Widden Old Boys Ross-on-Wye, Kingswood Gloucester 2
2003-04[6] 9 Old Colstonians Old Cryptians Minchinhampton, Smiths (Industries), Westbury-on-Severn Gloucester 2
2004-05[7] 10 Bream Cheltenham Civil Service Gloucester Civil Service, Kingswood, Cotham Park Gloucester 2
2005-06[8] 10 Hartpury College Hucclecote Smiths (Industries) Gloucester 2
2006-07[9] 11 Dursley Ross-on-Wye Tredworth, Cotham Park Gloucester 2
2007-08[10] 11 Cheltenham Civil Service Ashley Down Old Boys Smiths (Industries) High Bridge Jewellers Gloucester 2
2008-09[11] 11 Bream Old Cryptians No relegation High Bridge Jewellers Gloucester 2
2009-10[12] 11 Kingswood Cotham Park Cainscross Gloucester 2
2010-11[13] 12 Cheltenham Saracens Newent Tredworth, Smiths (Industries), Greyhound, Tetbury Gloucester 2
2011-12[14] 11 Chipping Sodbury Broad Plain Old Elizabethans, Westbury-on-Severn, Old Cryptians Gloucester 2
2012-13[15] 12 Bream Ashley Down Old Boys Cainscross Gloucester 2
2013-14[16] 11 Old Cryptians Bredon Star Cheltenham Civil Service Gloucester 2
2014-15[17] 11 St. Brendan's Old Boys Bishopston Old Elizabethans Gloucester 2
2015-16[18] 12 Spartans Ashley Down Old Boys Aretians Gloucester 2
2016-17 12
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