National Two West | |
Current Season: | 2024–25 National League 2 West |
Sport: | Rugby union |
Founded: | 2022 |
Teams: | 14 |
Champion: | Dings Crusaders |
Most Champs: | Dings Crusaders, Leicester Lions |
Count: | 1 |
Season: | 2023–24 |
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.[1] The champion club is promoted to National One. The last two teams are relegated to either Regional 1 Midlands or Regional 1 South West.
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.
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:
See main article: article and 2024–25 National League 2 West.
Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
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Avery Fields [2] | 10th | |||
Crane Park | 7,000 (780 seats) | 6th | ||
Beavis Memorial Ground[3] | 2,500 | Relegated from National League 1 (14th)[4] | ||
Station Road [5] | 2,500 (400 seats) | 3rd | ||
The Rectory Field | 2,000 | Promoted from Regional 1 South West (champions)[6] | ||
Topsham Sports Ground[7] | 5th | |||
De Montfort Park [8] | 2,000 | 7th | ||
The Nest, Hutton Moor Park [9] | 1,100 (100 stand) | 12th | ||
East Park | 1,000 | 8th | ||
Mortimer Park [10] | 2,500 (300 seats) | 2nd | ||
Priory Park | 1,250 (250 seats) | Promoted from Regional 1 North West (champions)[11] | ||
Scotland Lane [12] | 4th | |||
Recreation Ground [13] | 3,500 (580 seats) | 9th | ||
Veritas Park[14] | 2,000 (198 seats) | Relegated from National League 1 (13th) | ||
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runner–up | Relegated teams | Ref | ||||||||||
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14 | Leicester Lions | [15] | |||||||||||||
14 | Dings Crusaders | [16] | |||||||||||||
14 | |||||||||||||||
Green background is the promotion place. |