Counties 2 Yorkshire, previously known as Yorkshire 2 is an English rugby union league at the eighth tier of the domestic competition for teams from Yorkshire. Club rugby in Yorkshire operates without promotion play-offs meaning that the top two teams are automatically promoted to Counties 1 Yorkshire and the bottom two teams are relegated to Counties 3 Yorkshire. Each season a team from Yorkshire 2 is picked to take part in the RFU Senior Vase - a national competition for clubs at level 8.
Participating clubs 2026-27
Ahead of the new season a decision was taken to introduce 2XVs into the league(s) and to split the clubs out into A and B divisions.
Departing were Bridlington and Old Otliensians promoted to Counties 1 Yorkshire while Halifax and Ossett were relegated to Counties 3 Yorkshire B.
A Division
Baildon, Bradford & Bingley and Halifax Vandals were initially placed in the league before being reallocated to the B Division. Pocklington II were provisionally placed in the league but instead opted to compete in Counties 3 Yorkshire A.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Beverley Beaver Park Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire Relegated from Counties 1 Yorkshire (11th) Driffield II Show Ground Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire New entry Harrogate II Rudding Lane 2,000 Harrogate, North Yorkshire New entry Hull Ionians II Brantingham Park 1,500 (240 seats) Brantingham, East Riding New entry Ilkley II Stacks Field 2,000 (40 seats) Ilkley, West Yorkshire New entry Leeds Corinthians Nutty Slack Middleton, Leeds, West Yorkshire Promoted from Counties 3 Yorkshire Leodiensian Crag Lane Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire Relegated from Counties 1 Yorkshire (12th) Malton & Norton II The Gannock Malton, North Yorkshire New entry Northallerton Brompton Lodge Northallerton, North Yorkshire 10th Ripon Mallorie Park Ripon, North Yorkshire 5th Wharfedale II The Avenue 2,000 Threshfield, North Yorkshire New entry
B Division
Harrogate II, Leeds Corinthians and Leodiensian were initially placed in the league before being reallocated to the A Division.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Baildon Jenny Lane Baildon, West Yorkshire 7th Bradford & Bingley Wagon Lane 4,000 Bingley, West Yorkshire 6th Bramley Phoenix The Warrels Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 8th Halifax Vandals Warley Town Lane Halifax, West Yorkshire 9th Heath II West Vale West Vale, Halifax, West Yorkshire New entry Huddersfield Laund Hill Laund Hill Stadium Nettleton_Hill, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire 4th Roundhegians The Memorial Ground Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire 3rd Sandal II Milnthorpe Green Sandal Magna, Wakefield, West Yorkshire New entry Sheffield II Abbeydale Park 3,200 (100 seats) Sheffield, South Yorkshire New entry Sheffield Tigers II Dore Moor 1,000 Sheffield, South Yorkshire New entry Wath-upon-Dearne II Moor Road Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire New entry Wheatley Hills Brunel Road Doncaster, South Yorkshire Promoted from Counties 3 Yorkshire
Participating clubs 2025–26
Departing were Dinnington and Yarnbury, promoted to Counties 1 Yorkshire. Hemsworth were relegated to Counties 3 Yorkshire.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Baildon Jenny Lane Baildon, West Yorkshire 4th Bradford & Bingley Wagon Lane 4,000 Bingley, West Yorkshire 9th Bramley Phoenix The Warrels Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 10th Bridlington Dukes Park Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire Relegated from Counties 1 Yorkshire (13th) Halifax Ovenden Park Halifax, West Yorkshire Promoted from Counties 3 Yorkshire (runners-up) Halifax Vandals Warley Town Lane Halifax, West Yorkshire 5th Huddersfield Laund Hill Laund Hill Stadium Nettleton_Hill, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire 8th Northallerton Brompton Lodge Northallerton, North Yorkshire 11th Old Otliensians Chaffers Field Otley, West Yorkshire Promoted from Counties 3 Yorkshire (champions) Ossett Queens Terrace Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire 7th Ripon Mallorie Park Ripon, North Yorkshire 3rd Roundhegians The Memorial Groun Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire 6th
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.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Baildon Jenny Lane Baildon, West Yorkshire 5th Bradford & Bingley Wagon Lane 4,000 Bingley, West Yorkshire Relegated from Counties 1 Yorkshire (12th) Bramley Phoenix The Warrels Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 9th Dinnington Lodge Lane Dinnington, South_Yorkshire, Sheffield 8th Halifax Vandals Warley Town Lane Halifax, West Yorkshire Promoted from Counties 3 Yorkshire (runners-up) Hemsworth Moxon Fields Hemsworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire 11th Huddersfield Laund Hill Laund Hill Stadium Nettleton_Hill, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire 7th Northallerton Brompton Lodge Northallerton, North Yorkshire Promoted from Counties 3 Yorkshire (champions) Ossett Queens Terrace Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire 10th Ripon Mallorie Park Ripon, North Yorkshire 4th Roundhegians The Memorial Groun Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire 6th Yarnbury Brownberrie Lane Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire 3rd
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.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Baildon Jenny Lane Baildon, West Yorkshire 3rd Bramley Phoenix The Warrels Middleton, Leeds, West Yorkshire 8th Dinnington Lodge Lane Dinnington, South_Yorkshire, Sheffield Relegated from Counties 1 Yorkshire (11th) Hemsworth Moxon Fields Hemsworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire Promoted from Counties 3 Yorkshire (champions) Huddersfield Laund Hill Laund Hill Stadium Nettleton_Hill, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Relegated from Counties 1 Yorkshire (10th) Leeds Corinthians Nutty Slack Middleton, Leeds, West Yorkshire 9th North Ribblesdale Grove Park Settle, North Yorkshire 7th Ossett Queens Terrace Ossett, Wakefield, West Yorkshire Promoted from Counties 3 Yorkshire (runners-up) Ripon Mallorie Park Ripon, North Yorkshire 5th Roundhegians The Memorial Groun Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire Relegated from Counties 1 Yorkshire (12th) Wath-upon-Dearne Moor Road Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire 4th Yarnbury Brownberrie Lane Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire 6th
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.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Baildon Jenny Lane Baildon, West Yorkshire 7th Yorkshire 2 Barnsley Shaw Lane Barnsley, South Yorkshire Champions Yorkshire 3 Bramley Phoenix The Warrels Middleton, Leeds, West Yorkshire 3rd Yorkshire 3 Harrogate Pythons The Jim Saynor Ground Harrogate, North Yorkshire, Runners-Up Yorkshire 3 Leeds Corinthians Nutty Slack Middleton, Leeds, West Yorkshire 12th Yorkshire 2 Northallerton Brompton Lodge Northallerton, North Yorkshire 8th Yorkshire 2 North Ribblesdale Grove Park Settle, North Yorkshire 10th Yorkshire 2 Ripon Mallorie Park Ripon, North Yorkshire 11th Yorkshire 2 Wath-upon-Dearne Moor Road Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire 5th Yorkshire 2 Yarnbury Brownberrie Lane Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire 9th Yorkshire 2 Wensleydale Cawkill Park Leyburn, North Yorkshire 6th Yorkshire 2 Wheatley Hills Brunnel Road Doncaster, South Yorkshire 4th Yorkshire 2
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.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Baildon Jenny Lane Baildon, West Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 3 (runners-up) Hullensians Springhead Lane Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire Relegated from Yorkshire 1 (12th) Keighley Rose Cottage 800 (84 seated) Keighley, West Yorkshire Relegated from Yorkshire 1 (11th) Leeds Corinthians Nutty Slack Middleton, Leeds, West Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 3 (champions) North Ribblesdale Grove Park Settle, North Yorkshire 7th Northallerton Brompton Lodge Northallerton, North Yorkshire 8th Old Grovians Woodhouse Grove School Apperley Bridge, West Yorkshire 9th Ripon Mallorie Park Ripon, North Yorkshire 5th Thornensians Coulman Road Thorne, South Yorkshire 10th Wath-upon-Dearne Moor Road Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire 4th Wensleydale Cawkill Park Leyburn, North Yorkshire 3rd Wetherby Grange Park Wetherby, West Yorkshire 12th Wheatley Hills Brunnel Road Doncaster, South Yorkshire 6th Yarnbury Brownberrie Lane Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire 11th
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
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Barnsley Shaw Lane Barnsley, South Yorkshire 13th (not relegated) North Ribblesdale Grove Park Settle, North Yorkshire 8th Northallerton Brompton Lodge Northallerton, North Yorkshire 4th Old Grovians Woodhouse Grove School Apperley Bridge, West Yorkshire 9th Old Rishworthians Hollas Lane Copley, Halifax, West Yorkshire Relegated from Yorkshire 1 (13th) Ripon Mallorie Park Ripon, North Yorkshire 11th Roundhegians The Memorial Ground Moortown, Leeds, West Yorkshire 7th Thornensians Coulman Road Thorne, South Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 3 (runners up) Wath-upon-Dearne Moor Road Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire 3rd Wensleydale Cawkill Park Leyburn, North Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 3 (champions) West Park Leeds The Sycamores Bramhope, Leeds, West Yorkshire 12th Wetherby Grange Park Wetherby, West Yorkshire 10th Wheatley Hills Brunnel Road Doncaster, South Yorkshire 5th Yarnbury Brownberrie Lane Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire 6th
Participating clubs 2018–19
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Barnsley Shaw Lane Barnsley, South Yorkshire 4th Goole Westfield Banks Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire 5th Leodiensian Crag Lane Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 12th North Ribblesdale Grove Park Settle, North Yorkshire Relegated from Yorkshire 1 (13th) Northallerton Brompton Lodge Northallerton, North Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 3 (champions) Old Grovians Woodhouse Grove School Apperley Bridge, West Yorkshire 11th Old Otliensians Chaffers Field Otley, West Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 3 (runners up) Ripon Mallorie Park Ripon, North Yorkshire 7th Roundhegians The Memorial Ground Moortown, Leeds, West Yorkshire 9th Wath-upon-Dearne Moor Road Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire 6th West Park Leeds The Sycamores Bramhope, Leeds, West Yorkshire 10th Wetherby Grange Park Wetherby, West Yorkshire 8th Wheatley Hills Brunnel Road Doncaster, South Yorkshire Relegated from Yorkshire 1 (14th) Yarnbury Brownberrie Lane Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire 3rd
Participating clubs 2017–18