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, South West England and Cornwall. 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.
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 while the runners up go into the four team National 2 playoffs with the runners up from National League 2 East and National League 2 North, as well as the 11th placed side in National League 1.
The bottom two teams are relegated to either Regional 1 Midlands or Regional 1 South West, while the 12th placed side go into the four team Regional 1 playoffs with the 12th placed sides from National 2 East and National 2 North as well as the Regional 1 playoff winners.
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
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Barnstaple Pottington Road 2,000 (575 seats) Barnstaple, Devon 7th Bournville Avery Fields Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands Promoted from Regional 1 Midlands (champions) Cinderford Beavis Memorial Ground 2,500 Cinderford, Gloucestershire 5th Clifton Station Road 2,200 (200 seats) Cribbs Causeway, Patchway, Bristol Relegated from National League 1 (12th) Devonport Services The Rectory Field 2,000 Devonport, Plymouth, Devon Promoted from Regional 1 South West (champions) Exeter University Topsham Sports Ground Exeter, Devon 12th Hinckley De Montfort Park 2,000 Hinckley, Leicestershire 3rd Hornets The Nest, Hutton Moor Park 1,100 (100 stand) Weston-super-Mare, Somerset 6th Loughborough Students East Park 1,000 Loughborough, Leicestershire 13th (reprieved from relegation) Luctonians Mortimer Park 2,500 (300 seats) Kingsland, Herefordshire 2nd Lymm Crouchley Lane 1,000 Lymm, Cheshire 9th Old Redcliffians Scotland Lane 1,000 Brislington, Bristol 8th Redruth Recreation Ground 3,500 (580 seats) Redruth, Cornwall 10th Taunton Titans Summerfield Stadium 2,000 (198 seats) Taunton, Somerset 4th
League table
National Two West honours List of National Two West honoursSeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunner–upRelegated teamsRef 2022–23 14 Leicester Lions Dings Crusaders Barnstaple, Stourbridge 2023–24 14 Dings Crusaders Luctonians Dudley Kingswinford, Newport (Salop) 2024–25 14 Clifton Camborne Devonport Services, Bournville 2025–26 14 Camborne Luctonians Syston, Loughborough Students 2026–27 14 Green background is the promotion place.
Number of league titles
Camborne (1) Clifton (1) Dings Crusaders (1) Leicester Lions (1)
Notes
See also English rugby union system History of the English rugby union system National League 2 East National League 2 North
References
External links NCA Rugby