Yorkshire 6 was an English Rugby Union league which existed for a short period in the 2000s and throughout its existence it was the basement league of club rugby in Yorkshire. It was merged with Yorkshire 5 towards the end of the 2000s and the teams which would have been promoted into Yorkshire 5 that season were elevated to Yorkshire 4. At this point Yorkshire 5 became the basement league of Yorkshire club rugby.
| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1987 |
| Ceased | 2010 |
| Country |  England |
| Website | clubs.rfu.com |
Original teams
editWhen league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
Yorkshire 6 Honours
editYorkshire 6 (1987–1992)
editThe original Yorkshire 6 was a tier 14 league with promotion up to Yorkshire 5. As the lowest ranked division in the Yorkshire leagues there was no relegation. At the end of the 1991–92 season the division was cancelled after five seasons.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1987–88 | 11 | Sheffield Oaks | Bridon[a] | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 1988–89 | 9 | Castle Colliery | Knaresborough | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | De La Salle (Sheffield) | Withernsea | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 1990–91 | 7 | Hornsea | Hull & East Riding | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 1991–92 | 6 | Mosborough | Rowntrees[b] | No relegation | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Yorkshire 6 (1996-1997)
editYorkshire 6 was re-introduced in 1996–97 and due to National 5 North became a tier 15 league. It only lasted one season before it was cancelled again.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1996–97 | 7 | Adwick-le-Street | De La Salle (Sheffield)[c] | No relegation | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Yorkshire 6 (2000–2004)
editYorkshire 6 was re-introduced for the third time ahead of the 1999–00 season as a tier 15 league. The cancellation of North East 1, North East 2 and North East 3 (tiers 7–9) as part of Northern league restructuring by the RFU at the end of 1999–00 meant that Yorkshire 6 became a tier 11 league. After five seasons the division was cancelled once again at the end of the 2003–04 season.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1999–00[1] | 6 | Doncaster Phoenix | Sheffield Medicals[d] | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2000–01[2] | 8 | Rawmarsh | Wharfedale Rams | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2001–02[3] | 9 | Knaresborough | Wibsey | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2002–03[4] | 9 | Burley | Pontefract Pythons | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2003–04[5] | 6 | Wibsey | Ossett[e] | No relegation | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Yorkshire 6 (2009–2010)
editYorkshire 6 returned for the fourth time ahead of the 2009–10 as a tier 11, lasting a single season before being cancelled yet again.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 2009–10[6] | 5 | Halifax | Rawmarsh[f] | No relegation | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
edit- Adwick-le-Street (1)
- Burley (1)
- Castle Colliery (1)
- De La Salle (Sheffield) (1)
- Doncaster Phoenix (1)
- Halifax (1)
- Hornsea (1)
- Knaresborough (1)
- Mosborough (1)
- Rawmarsh (1)
- Sheffield Oaks (1)
- Wibsey (1)
Notes
edit- ^ Runners up Bridon would not be promoted to Yorkshire 5 as they would instead drop out of the Yorkshire league system.
- ^ The cancellation of Yorkshire 6 at the end of the season meant that all six clubs would be promoted into Yorkshire 5 including Adwick-le-Street, Stockbridge, Rawmarsh and New Earswick.
- ^ The cancellation of Yorkshire 6 at the end of the season meant that five clubs would be promoted into Yorkshire 5 including [, Rawmarsh, Withernsea and Leeds Medics & Dentists. New Earswick and Menwith Hill would drop out at the end of the season.
- ^ The expansion of Yorkshire 5 from 5 teams to 10 for the following season, meant that four clubs including Adwick Le Street and Wickersley Exel were promoted.
- ^ All teams in the division promoted to Yorkshire 5 as Yorkshire 6 would be cancelled for the following season and would not return until 2009-10.
- ^ All five teams in the division promoted to Yorkshire 5 as Yorkshire 6 would be cancelled for the following season.
References
edit- ^ "1999-2000 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2000-2001 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2001-2002 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2002-2003 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2003-2004 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "2009-2010 Northern Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2015.