National League 2 West
Current season or competition: 2023–24 National League 2 West | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 2022 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Country | England |
| Holders | Leicester Lions (2022–23) |
| Most titles | Leicester Lions (1 title) |
| Website | National League 2 West |
National League 2 West is a rugby union league at level four in the English rugby union system and provides semi-professional competition for teams in the Midlands and South West England. The remainder of England is covered by two other regional leagues; National League 2 East and National League 2 North. The champion club is promoted to National One. The last two teams are relegated to either Regional 1 Midlands or Regional 1 South West.
Leicester Lions became champions, with three matches to spare, following their 33 – 5 win over Loughborough Students on 25 March 2023. Barnstaple (13th place) and Stourbridge (14th) are relegated to Regional 1 South West and Regional 1 Midlands respectively.
Prior to the 2022–23 season, National League 2 West and National League 2 East were part of a unified division known as National League 2 South.
Structure
The league consists of fourteen teams who play the others on a home and away basis, to make a total of 26 matches each. The champions are promoted to National League 1 and the bottom two teams are relegated to either Regional 1 Midlands or Regional 1 South West depending on the location of the teams.
The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:
- 4 points are awarded for a win
- 2 points are awarded for a draw
- 0 points are awarded for a loss, however
- 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
- 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.
Current season
Participating teams and locations
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League table
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | ||||||||
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| 1 | Luctonians | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 575 | 304 | 271 | 14 | 3 | 73 | ||||||
| 2 | Dings Crusaders | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 536 | 265 | 271 | 10 | 3 | 67 | ||||||
| 3 | Clifton | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 512 | 388 | 124 | 9 | 5 | 58 | ||||||
| 4 | Exeter University | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 569 | 486 | 83 | 12 | 3 | 59 | ||||||
| 5 | Hinckley | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 484 | 464 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 58 | ||||||
| 6 | Camborne | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 551 | 533 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 58 | ||||||
| 7 | Redruth | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 423 | 483 | -60 | 9 | 1 | 50 | ||||||
| 8 | Old Redcliffians | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 451 | 447 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 49 | ||||||
| 9 | Chester | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 442 | 530 | -88 | 10 | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| 10 | Loughborough Students | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 608 | 579 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 39 | ||||||
| 11 | Hornets | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 481 | 524 | -43 | 8 | 7 | 33 | ||||||
| 12 | Bournville | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 367 | 455 | -88 | 10 | 7 | 33 | ||||||
| 13 | Newport (Salop) | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 346 | 595 | -249 | 7 | 3 | 22 | ||||||
| 14 | Dudley Kingswinford | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 333 | 623 | -290 | 5 | 2 | 19 | ||||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 3 February 2024 Source: National League 2 West RFU | |||||||||||||||||
National Two West honours
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runner–up | Relegated teams | Ref | |||||||||
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| 2022–23 | 14 | Leicester Lions | Dings Crusaders | Barnstaple and Stourbridge | ||||||||||
| 2023–24 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Green background is the promotion place. | ||||||||||||||