Eastern_Counties_6

Eastern Counties 6

Eastern Counties 6

English rugby union league

Eastern Counties 6 was an English level 13 Rugby Union league with teams from Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk taking part. Promoted teams used to move up to Eastern Counties 5 and, as this was the lowest tier league in the Eastern Counties divisions, there was no relegation. After just four seasons Eastern Counties 6 was cancelled at the end of the 1991–92 campaign.

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Original teams

When the division was created in 1988 it contained the following teams:

Eastern Counties 6 honours

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Number of league titles

  • Hadleigh (1)
  • Old Cooperians (1)
  • Thames Sports (1)
  • Witham (1)

Notes

  1. Currently known as Thames RFC.
  2. 3rd place Billericay also promoted.
  3. 3rd place Stanford Le Hope also promoted.
  4. Due to the cancellation of Eastern Counties 6 at the end of the season, champions Witham were promoted two divisions up to Eastern Counties 4.
  5. Due to the cancellation of Eastern Counties 6 at the end of the season, runners up Burnham-on-Crouch were also promoted two divisions up to Eastern Counties 4. The other eight teams in the division went into Eastern Counties 5.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. 1990.
  2. [2]
    Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91. 1991.
  3. [3]
    Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. 1992.
  4. [4]
    Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93. 1993.
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