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.[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.
Leicester Lions became champions, with three matches to spare, following their 33 – 5 win over Loughborough Students on 25 March 2023.[2] 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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 Locations of the 2023–24 National League 2 West teams
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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 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 500 | 274 | 226 | 12 | 3 | 63 | ||||||
| 2 | Dings Crusaders | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 464 | 234 | 230 | 9 | 3 | 58 | ||||||
| 3 | Hinckley | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 436 | 388 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 53 | ||||||
| 4 | Clifton | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 451 | 334 | 117 | 8 | 4 | 52 | ||||||
| 5 | Camborne | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 480 | 464 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 51 | ||||||
| 6 | Exeter University | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 496 | 433 | 63 | 10 | 3 | 49 | ||||||
| 7 | Old Redcliffians | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 391 | 397 | -6 | 8 | 2 | 42 | ||||||
| 8 | Redruth | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 368 | 437 | -69 | 7 | 1 | 40 | ||||||
| 9 | Loughborough Students | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 562 | 503 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 38 | ||||||
| 10 | Chester | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 371 | 450 | -79 | 8 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 11 | Bournville | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 342 | 402 | -60 | 9 | 6 | 31 | ||||||
| 12 | Hornets | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 443 | 476 | -33 | 7 | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| 13 | Dudley Kingswinford | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 290 | 542 | -252 | 4 | 2 | 18 | ||||||
| 14 | Newport (Salop) | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 282 | 542 | -260 | 6 | 3 | 17 | ||||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 13 January 2024 Source: National League 2 West RFU [14] | |||||||||||||||||
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 | [15] | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Green background is the promotion place. | ||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Update on Structural Changes to National League Rugby". National League Rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ↑ Howkins, Mike (26 March 2023). "Lions seal the title in style on home soil". The RugbyPaper. No. 758. pp. 34–5.
- ↑ "League compositions confirmed for 2023/24 season". Natiional League Rugby. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ↑ "Avery Fields Sports & Events". Bourneville RFC. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ↑ "Hare Lane". Chester RUFC. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ↑ "Station Road". Clifton Rugby Club. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ↑ "Shaftsbury Park". Dings Crusaders RFC. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ↑ "University of Exeter Topsham Sport Ground". Exeter University RFC. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ↑ "Leicester Road". Hinkley Rugby Club. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ↑ "Contacts". Hornets RFC. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ↑ "Mortimer Park". Luctonians Sports Club. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ↑ "Scotland Lane". Old Redcliffians RFC. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ↑ "The Recreation Ground". Redruth Rugby Football Club. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ↑ "National League 2 West". England Rugby.
- ↑ "National League 2 West". England Rugby. Retrieved 29 April 2023.