Formerly | Championship Leagues, Premiership Division Three, National League Division Three |
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Sport | Rugby union |
Founded | 1973 |
No. of teams | 10 |
Country | Scotland |
Most recent champion(s) | Glasgow Academicals (3rd title) |
Most titles | Kirkcaldy & Haddington (4 titles) |
Level on pyramid | 3 |
Promotion to | National League Division One |
Relegation to | National League Division Three |
The Scottish National League Division Two (known as Tennent's National League Division 2 for sponsorship reasons) is the third tier of the Scottish League Championship for amateur rugby union clubs in Scotland.
The division was established in its current format in 2014 after the creation of three national leagues below the Premiership. This replaced the two Championship Leagues which were scrapped after just two seasons.
For the 2023–24 season, the division was reduced from 12 to 10 teams.[1]
Promotion and Relegation
The top two teams are promoted to National League Division 1 and the bottom two teams are relegated to National League Division 3.
Promoted from 2022–23 National League Division 3
- Gordonians RFC (1st)
Relegated from 2022–23 National League Division 1
- Stirling County (10th)
- Aberdeen Grammar (11th)
- Stewarts Melville (12th)
2023–24 Clubs[2]
Club | Location | Home Ground |
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Aberdeen Grammar | Aberdeen | Rubislaw Playing Fields |
Berwick | Scremerston | |
Falkirk | Falkirk | Horne Park |
Gordonians | Aberdeen | Countesswells |
Kirkcaldy | Kirkcaldy | Beveridge Park |
Lasswade | Bonnyrigg | Hawthornden |
Newton Stewart | Wigtown | Bladnoch Park |
Peebles | Peebles | The Gytes |
Stewart's Melville | Edinburgh | Inverleith |
Stirling County | Stirling | Bridgehaugh Park |
Past winners
Winners of the third tier competition – includes National League Division Three (1973–1995), Premiership Division Three (1996–2012) and National League Division Two (2015–present)
National League Division Three
- Kilmarnock RFC
- Highland RFC
- Haddington
- Preston Lodge
- Leith Academicals
- Royal High School FP
- Glasgow Academicals
- Haddington
- Ayr
- Aberdeen GSFP
- Edinburgh Wanderers
- Musselburgh
- Corstorphine
- Currie
- Langholm
- Kirkcaldy
- Dundee HSFP
- Peebles
- Grangemouth Stags
- Haddington
- Gordonians RFC
- Ayr
Premiership Division Three
- Glasgow Academicals
- Kirkcaldy
- Selkirk
- Peebles
- Edinburgh Academicals
- Murrayfield Wanderers
- Hutchesons/Aloysians
- Dundee HSFP
- Edinburgh Academicals
- Cartha Queens Park
- Hamilton
- Haddington
- Gala
- Kirkcaldy
- Hillhead/Jordanhill
- Whitecraigs
- Howe of Fife (no promotion)
- Championship Leagues A and B
- Championship Leagues A and B
National League Division 2
- Musselburgh
- Hamilton
- Cartha Queens Park
- Kirkcaldy
- Biggar
- Null and void
- No competition
- Glasgow High Kelvinside
- Glasgow Academicals
References
- ↑ Gould, Caitlin (2023-04-25). "Revised season structures for men's game unveiled by Scottish Rugby". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ↑ "Fixtures and results | Scottish Rugby Union". Scottish Rugby Union.