Yorkshire 5
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Current season or competition:: 2016–17 Yorkshire 5
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Country |
 England
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| Holders |
Wibsey (1st title) (2016–17) (promoted to Yorkshire 4) |
| Most titles | Wetherby (3 titles) |
| Website | England RFU |
Yorkshire 5 is an English Rugby Union league at the eleventh tier of the domestic competition and is currently the basement league of club rugby in Yorkshire. This league has not always been the bottom division as for a while there was a Yorkshire 6 but this league merged with Yorkshire 5 a few seasons ago. Also, for a short period, Yorkshire 5 was split into two parallel leagues based on geographical location. Promoted teams move up to Yorkshire 4.
As this is currently the basement league of club rugby in Yorkshire, any club wishing to join the rugby union club hierarchy must begin at the bottom so all Yorkshire-based teams start in Yorkshire 5 and these are the clubs who have been accepted into the league structure for the first time.
Between 2005 and 2007 there was a play-off between the runners-up of Yorkshire 5 North-West and Yorkshire 5 South-West for the third and final promotion place to Yorkshire 4. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2016–17 season Yorkshire 5 North-West have been the most successful winning all three games; and the away team has won promotion on two occasions compared to the home teams one.
For the 2007-08 season Yorkshire 5 was re-organized into non-geographical groups name Yorkshire 5A and Yorkshire 5B, with Yorkshire 5B being the most successful by winning the only playoff game played. After the 2008-09 season Yorkshire 5 returned to a single division meaning that there have been no more play-offs since.
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