Essex Canterbury Jack 1 | |
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Current season or competition:: 2015–16 Essex Canterbury Jack 1 |
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Sport | Rugby union |
Instituted | 2003 |
Number of teams | 16 |
Country | England |
Holders |
East London (2nd title) (2015–16) (promoted to London 3 North East) |
Most titles | Wanstead, Billericay, Campion, East London (2 titles) |
Website | englandrugby.com |
Essex/Canterbury Jack 1 is an English Rugby Union league at the ninth tier of the domestic competition and features teams from Essex. Promoted clubs tend to move up to London 3 North East with the league champions going up automatically and the runners up playing a playoff against the runners up of Eastern Counties 1. Relegated clubs used to drop into Essex Spitfire 2 but as that division has been abolished there is currently no relegation. The division was created in 2003 by Essex-based teams who left Eastern Counties 1 and Eastern Counties 2.
For the 2016-17 season the league was divided into two parallel divisions - Essex 1A and Essex 1B.