Eastern Counties 6
English rugby union league
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Eastern Counties 6 was an English level 13 Rugby Union league with teams from Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk taking part. Promoted teams used to move up to Eastern Counties 5 and, as this was the lowest tier league in the Eastern Counties divisions, there was no relegation. After just four seasons Eastern Counties 6 was cancelled at the end of the 1991–92 campaign.
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1988 |
| Ceased | 1992 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Witham (1st title) (1991–92) (promoted to Eastern Counties 4) |
| Website | ecrurugby.com |
Original teams
When the division was created in 1988 it contained the following teams:
- Billericay
- Brightlingsea
- Hadleigh
- Old Cooperians
- Ongar
- Orwell
- Thames Sports[a]
- Witham
Eastern Counties 6 honours
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89[1] | 8 | Thames Sports | Ongar[b] | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 1989–90[2] | 10 | Old Cooperians | Essex Police | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 1990–91[3] | 10 | Hadleigh | Brightlingsea[c] | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 1991–92[4] | 10 | Witham[d] | Burnham-on-Crouch[e] | No relegation | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Hadleigh (1)
- Old Cooperians (1)
- Thames Sports (1)
- Witham (1)
Notes
- Currently known as Thames RFC.
- 3rd place Billericay also promoted.
- 3rd place Stanford Le Hope also promoted.
- Due to the cancellation of Eastern Counties 6 at the end of the season, champions Witham were promoted two divisions up to Eastern Counties 4.
- Due to the cancellation of Eastern Counties 6 at the end of the season, runners up Burnham-on-Crouch were also promoted two divisions up to Eastern Counties 4. The other eight teams in the division went into Eastern Counties 5.