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.
5-608: 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. 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 Relegated from 2022–23 National League Division 1 Winners of
10-540: The 2013 Scottish Rugby Union AGM, a motion was successfully put forward by Haddington RFC and seconded by Selkirk RFC which called for the leagues to be restructured into three nationalised 12 team leagues below the Premiership . This meant the Championship Leagues would be replaced by National Leagues Divisions Two and Three. The winners of both Championship A and B gained promotion at the end of
15-531: The season to the National League . The bottom placed team in both Championship A and B were relegated to the appropriate Regional League . A third team was relegated in 2012/13 via a play-off between the 9th-placed team in each League. In 2013/14 the play-off was scrapped along with relegation to the Regional Leagues. Teams finishing 2nd to 7th moved into National League Division Two , while
20-492: 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 Premiership Division Three National League Division 2 Scottish Championship Leagues The Scottish Championship Leagues (known as the RBS Championship Leagues for sponsorship reasons) formed
25-684: The third tier in the Scottish rugby union system for amateur rugby union clubs in Scotland between 2012 and 2014. The Championship Leagues were created for the 2012/13 season as part of a reconstruction which reduced the number of fully nationwide leagues from six to just two. A pyramid structure was implemented which saw the Championship Leagues sit between the National and Regional Leagues. The 20 teams were divided into Championship Leagues A and B along approximate east/west geographical lines. At
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