Midlands 1 East
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Current season or competition:: 2016–17 Midlands 1 East
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Number of teams | 14 |
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 England
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| Holders |
Newbold-on-Avon (1st title) (2016–17) (promoted to National League 3 Midlands) |
| Most titles | Kettering, Syston, Bedford Athletic (2 titles) |
| Website | England RFU |
Midlands 1 East is an English semi-professional level 6 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in the eastern region of the Midlands, including sides from Bedfordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and occasionally Cambridgeshire and Oxfordshire.
The champions are promoted to National League 3 Midlands (formerly Midlands 1) and the runner-up plays against the second-placed team from Midlands 1 West for the second promotion place. The last three teams are relegated teams to either Midlands 2 East (North) or Midlands 2 East (South), depending on geographic location.
Ampthill promoted as champions to newly formed National Division 3 Midlands.
Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Midlands 1 East and Midlands 1 West for the third and final promotion place to National League 3 Midlands. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2016–17 season the Midlands 1 East teams have been the most successful with nine wins to the Midlands 1 West teams eight; and the home team has won promotion on eleven occasions compared to the away teams six.
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