National Two West
Current season or competition:
2022–23 National League 2 West
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SportRugby union
Instituted2022
Number of teams14
Country England
HoldersLeicester Lions (2022–23)
Most titlesLeicester Lions (1 title)
WebsiteNational League 2 West

National League 2 West is a new 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.[citation needed]

Leicester Lions became champions, with three matches to spare, following their 33 – 5 win over Loughborough Students on 25 March 2023.[2] Barnstaple and Stourbridge are relegated to a level five league next season.

Current season

Main article: 2022–23 National League 2 West

League table

2022–23 National League 2 West Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points Pts adj
P Leicester Lions 26 25 0 1 846 397 449 21 1 122
2 Dings Crusaders 26 20 0 6 932 658 224 20 4 104
3 Clifton 26 19 0 7 932 571 361 21 1 98
4 Luctonians 26 17 0 9 771 474 297 18 4 90
5 Hinckley 26 15 2 9 724 736 −12 18 2 84
6 Loughborough Students 26 13 3 10 849 808 41 19 6 83
7 Redruth 26 14 0 12 773 656 117 16 3 75
8 Old Redcliffians 26 13 1 12 704 738 −34 15 4 73
9 Exeter University 25 13 1 11 713 711 2 14 4 72
10 Newport (Salop) 26 7 0 19 595 951 −356 16 6 50
11 Bournville 25 6 1 18 627 890 −263 13 7 46
12 Hornets RFC 26 6 0 20 657 829 −172 13 9 46
R Barnstaple 26 6 0 20 471 755 −284 7 5 36
R Stourbridge 26 3 0 23 604 974 −370 14 5 26 −5
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 29 April 2023


National Two West honours

List of National Two West honours
Season No of teams Champions Runner–up Relegated teams Ref
2022–23 14 Leicester Lions Dings Crusaders Barnstaple and Stourbridge [3]
Green background is the promotion place.


See also

References

  1. ^ "Update on Structural Changes to National League Rugby". National League Rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  2. ^ Howkins, Mike (26 March 2023). "Lions seal the title in style on home soil". The RugbyPaper. No. 758. pp. 34–5.
  3. ^ "National League 2 West". England Rugby. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

External links

National League 2 West
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