Sussex 2

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

• Azurians
• British Caledonian{{efn|British Caledonian would be renamed as British Airways Wingspan RFC in 1988 following the takeover of British Caledonian by British Airways.}}
• Heathfield & Waldron
• Hellingly
• Plumpton
• St. Francis
• Uckfield
• University of Sussex

The original Sussex 2 was a tier 9 league with promotion up to Sussex 1 and relegation down to Sussex 3 until that division was abolished at the end of the 1991–92 season.

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|1987–88 || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Uckfield || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hellingly || Azurians

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|1988–89 || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Heathfield & Waldron || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| St. Francis || British Caledonian{{efn|Relegated British Caledonian would be renamed as British Airways Wingspan RFC from the following season onward.}}

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|1989–90 || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hastings & Bexhill || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Brightonian || University of Sussex

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|1990–91 || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| St. Francis || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hellingly || RMP Chichester,{{efn|Bottom club RMP Chichester would drop out the Sussex leagues.}} Plumpton

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|1991–92 || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Seaford || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Crowborough || No relegation{{efn|The cancellation of Sussex 3 at the end of the season meant that there was no relegation.}}

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|1992–93 || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| BA Wingspan || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Ditchling || No relegation

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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.

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The creation of National 5 South meant that Sussex 2 dropped from a tier 9 league to a tier 10 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion was to Sussex 1, and relegation was to Sussex 3, which was reinstated for the 1994–95 season after a two-year absence.

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|1993–94 || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Pulborough || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Sunallon{{efn|Promoted Sunallon would rename as Sun Alliance for the following season.{{cite web|url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/holbrook/a/history-9029.html|title=HISTORY|publisher=Holbrook RFC|access-date=13 August 2020}}}} || Midhurst{{efn|The reintroduction of Sussex 3 meant that there was once again relegation from Sussex 2.}}

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|1994–95 || style="text-align: center;"| 6 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| BA Wingspan || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hellingly || Plumpton, Sussex Police

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|1995–96 || style="text-align: center;"| 6 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Ditchling || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Crowborough || Rye, Shoreham

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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.

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The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Sussex 2 reverted to being a tier 9 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Sussex 1 and Sussex 3 respectively.

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|1996–97 || style="text-align: center;"| 7 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| BA Wingspan || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Sun Alliance || Plumpton

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|1997–98 || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Burgess Hill || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Brightonian || Sussex Police, Rye

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|1998–99{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/1998-1999/group/9022|title=1998-1999 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=21 February 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Pulborough || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hellingly || Robertsbridge, St. Francis

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|1999–00{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/1999-2000/group/9319|title=1999-2000 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=21 February 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Chichester IHE || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Newick || No relegation{{efn|No relegation as Sussex 3 abolished at the end of the season.}}

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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.

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Restructuring of the London & South East leagues ahead of the 2000–01 saw the cancellation of Sussex 3 for the second time, and Sussex 2 divided into two regional divisions - Sussex 2 East and Sussex 2 West. Additionally, both regional divisions dropped to tier 10 leagues due to the introduction of London 4 South East. Promotion continued to Sussex 1 and there was no longer relegation.

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| rowspan=2| 2000–01
{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2000-2001/group/9662|title=2000-2001 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=21 February 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2000-2001/group/9663|title=2000-2001 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=21 February 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 7 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Rye || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Sussex Police || No relegation || Sussex 2 East

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| style="text-align: center;"| 7 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| St. Francis || Shoreham || No relegation || Sussex 2 West

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| rowspan=2|2001–02
{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2001-2002/group/9996|title=2001-2002 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=21 February 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2001-2002/group/9997|title=2001-2002 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=21 February 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 7 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Seaford || Newick || Plumpton, Robertsbridge, Ditchling, Old Brightonian{{efn|Many relegation's this season as Sussex 3 would return for the following season and Sussex 2 East would re-merge with Sussex 2 West to form a single division Sussex 2.}} || Sussex 2 East

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| style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Pulborough || Holbrook || Arun, Shoreham, BA Wingspan{{efn|Many relegations this season as Sussex 3 would return for the following season and Sussex 2 West would remerge with Sussex 2 East to form a single division Sussex 2.}} || Sussex 2 West

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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.

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Sussex 2 was re-merged back into a single division ahead of the 2002–03 season, remaining at tier 10 of the league system. Promotion was to Sussex 1 and relegation to Sussex 3, which returned after an absence of two seasons. Sussex 2 was abolished at the end of the 2003–04 season.

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|2002–03{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2002-2003/group/10313|title=2002-2003 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=21 February 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Burgess Hill || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Barns Green || Norfolk Arms

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|2003–04{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2003-2004/group/10698|title=2003-2004 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=21 February 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 7 || St. Francis{{efn|No promotion or relegation as Sussex 2 and Sussex 3 would be abolished at the end of the season. Sussex 2 and 3's equivalents would reappear in 2010–11 as Sussex Canterbury Jack Intermediate.}} || Old Brightonian || No relegation

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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.

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Sussex 2 was reintroduced for the 2010–11 season as Sussex Canterbury Jack Intermediate. It was a tier 10 league with promotion up to Sussex 1 and relegation to either Sussex Asahi 2 East or Sussex Oranjeboom 2 West.

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|2010–11{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/sussex-spitfire-merit-leagues/2010-2011/|title=2010-2011 Sussex Spitfire Merit Leagues|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=21 February 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Chichester III || Bognor II || Hastings & Bexhill II, Norfolk Arms, Hove IV

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|2011–12{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/sussex-spitfire-merit-leagues/2011-2012/|title=2011-2012 Sussex Spitfire Merit Leagues|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=21 February 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Midhurst || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hove III || Bognor II, St. Francis

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|2012–13{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/sussex-spitfire-merit-leagues/2012-2013/|title=2012-2013 Sussex Spitfire Merit Leagues|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=21 February 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || Hove IV{{efn|Despite finishing as league champions Hove IV would be relegated due to Hove III dropping down from the division above.}} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Crawley{{efn|3rd place Crowborough II also promoted.}} || Eastbourne II, Uckfield II

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|2013–14{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/sussex-spitfire-merit-leagues/2013-2014/|title=2013-2014 Sussex Spitfire Merit Leagues|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=21 February 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Worthing Senior I || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hellingly || Hove III, Littlehampton, Plumpton

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|2014–15{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/sussex-spitfire-merit-leagues/2014-2015/|title=2014-2015 Sussex Spitfire Merit Leagues|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=3 May 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || Haywards Heath II{{efn|Despite winning the league - Haywards Heath II would be demoted to Sussex Late Red 3 due to the Haywards Heath 1st team being demoted into Sussex 1.}} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Midhurst || Lewes II, Newick

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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.

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Sussex Canterbury Jack Intermediate was renamed to Sussex 2 for the 2015–16 season. It remained a tier 10 league with promotion to Sussex 1, while relegation was now to Sussex Oranjeboom 3.

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|2015–16{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/sussex-spitfire-merit-leagues/2015-2016/|title=2015-2016 Sussex Spitfire Merit Leagues|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=25 April 2016}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Bognor II || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Shoreham || Holbrook, Norfolk Arms

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|2016–17{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/sussex-spitfire-merit-leagues/2016-2017/|title=2016-2017 Sussex Spitfire Merit Leagues|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=22 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| East Grinstead || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Ditchling{{efn|4th placed Barns Green were also promoted - going up instead of 3rd placed Pulborough II.}} || Sussex Police, Crowborough II

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|2017–18 || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Plumpton || St. Jacques || No relegation

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|2018–19 || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || St. Jacques || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Barns Green || No relegation

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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.

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• BA Wingspan (3)
• Pulborough (3){{efn|One of Pulborough's titles was for Sussex 2 West.}}
• St. Francis (3){{efn|One of St. Francis's titles was for Sussex 2 West.}}
• Burgess Hill (2)
• Seaford (2){{efn|One of Seaford's title was for Sussex 2 East.}}
• Bognor II (1)
• Chichester III (1)
• Chichester IHE (1)
• Ditchling (1)
• East Grinstead (1)
• Hastings & Bexhill (1)
• Haywards Heath II (1)
• Heathfield & Waldron (1)
• Hove IV (1)
• Midhurst (1)
• Plumpton (1)
• Rye (1){{efn|Rye's title was for Sussex 2 East.}}
• St. Jacques (1)
• Uckfield (1)
• Worthing Senior I (1)

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{{notelist}}

• London & SE Division RFU
• Sussex RFU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

{{Reflist|3}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20101105052413/http://www.sussexrugby.co.uk/dyn/pages/competitions/league-results-1 Sussex Canterbury Jack Intermediate Results at Sussex Rugby Football Union]

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