Midlands 5 East (North)
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Current season or competition:: 2016–17 Midlands 5 East (North)
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Instituted | 2006 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
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 England
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Skegness (1st title) (2016–17) (promoted to Midlands 4 East (North)) |
| Website | England RFU |
Midlands 5 East (North) is a level 10 English Rugby Union league and level 5 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the East Midlands region including Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and the occasional team from Leicestershire, with home and away matches played throughout the season.
Formed in 2006, the league was originally split into 2 regional divisions – Midlands 6 East (North-East) and Midlands 6 East (North-West) - but, by the 2009-10 season, the league merged into a single division. In its present format, promoted teams typically move up to Midlands 4 East (North) and there is no relegation due to it being one of the basement divisions for Midlands rugby.
Between 2008 and 2009 there was a promotion playoff between the runners-up of Midlands 5 East (North-East) and Midlands 5 East (North-West) for the third and final promotion place to Midlands 4 West (North), with the team with the superior league record having home advantage in the tie. The playoffs were dissolved at the end of the 2008-09 season when Midlands 5 East (North) became one division. By the end of the promotion play-offs the Midlands 5 East (North-West) teams won all both playoff games and the home team has also won promotion both times.
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