Regional 2 West Midlands
Current season or competition: 2023–24 Regional 2 West Midlands | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 1987 | (as Midlands 2 West)
Number of teams | 12 |
Country | England |
Holders | Old Halesonians (2022–23) |
Most titles | Burton, Bromsgrove (4 titles) |
Website | England RFU |
Regional 2 West Midlands is an English
The current champions are Old Halesonians and they are promoted to Regional 1 Midlands for season 2023–24.
2022–23
Final league table
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Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | Points deducted | |||||
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1 | Old Halesonians (P) | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 652 | 392 | 260 | 15 | 0 | 91 | |||||
2 | Walsall | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 720 | 285 | 435 | 15 | 2 | 86 | |||||
3 | Ludlow | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 762 | 307 | 455 | 14 | 1 | 83 | |||||
4 | Stratford-upon-Avon | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 596 | 436 | 160 | 11 | 2 | 65 | |||||
5 | Hereford | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 502 | 464 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 65 | |||||
6 | Malvern | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 512 | 485 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 65 | |||||
7 | Worcester Wanderers | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 521 | 571 | −50 | 9 | 3 | 56 | |||||
8 | Crewe | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 567 | 558 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 54 | |||||
9 | Whitchurch | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 563 | 493 | 70 | 11 | 5 | 52 | |||||
10 | Wolverhampton | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 422 | 493 | −71 | 7 | 4 | 43 | |||||
11 | Evesham (R) | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 354 | 772 | −418 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −5 | ||||
12 | Droitwich (R) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 170 | 1085 | −915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
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Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places Updated: 25 June 2023 Source: "Regional 2 West Midlands". England Rugby. |
2021–22
The teams competing in 2021–22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019–20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020–21.
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Locations of the 2021–22 Midlands 1 West teams
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2020–21
On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced [1] that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Midlands 1 West was not contested.
Teams 2019–20
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Whitchurch
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Teams 2018–19
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Whitchurch
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Teams 2017–18
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Moseley Oak
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2016-17
- Bournville
- Burton
- Crewe & Nantwich
- Dudley Kingswinford
- Hereford
- Kenilworth
- Moseley Oak (promoted from Midlands 2 West (North))
- National League 3 Midlands)
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Stratford upon Avon
- National League 3 Midlands)
- Whitchurch
- Wolverhampton (promoted from Midlands 2 West (North))
- Worcester Wanderers
2015–16
Participating teams and locations
Team | Ground | City/Area | Previous season |
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Bournville | Birmingham, West Midlands | relegated from National League 3 Midlands
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Bridgnorth | Bridgnorth, Shropshire | promoted from Midlands 2 West (North) | |
Burton | Peel Croft | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire | relegated from National League 3 Midlands
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Crewe & Nantwich | Vagrants Sports Ground | Willaston, Cheshire | |
Dudley Kingswinford |
Heathbrook | Kingswinford, West Midlands | relegated from National League 3 Midlands
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Hereford |
Wyeside | Hereford, Herefordshire | |
Kenilworth | Kenilworth, Warwickshire | ||
Leek | Post and Time Park | Cheddleton, Staffordshire | |
Silhillians |
Memorial Ground | Solihull, West Midlands | |
Stoke-on-Trent |
Staffordshire | ||
Stratford upon Avon | Pearcecorft | Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire | |
Walsall | Broadway Ground | Walsall, West Midlands | |
Whitchurch |
Edgeley Park | Whitchurch, Shropshire | |
Worcester Wanderers | Sixways | Worcester, Worcestershire |
2014–15
- Barkers Butts
- Berkswell & Balsall
- Crewe and Nantwich (promoted from Midlands 2 West (North))
- Earlsdon (promoted from Midlands 2 West (South))
- Hereford
- Kenilworth
- Leek (promoted from Midlands 2 West (North))
- National League 3 Midlands)
- Silhillians
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Stratford Upon Avon
- Walsall
- Whitchurch
- National League 3 South West)
2013–14
- Barkers Butts
- Berkswell & Balsall
- Burton
- Hereford
- Kenilworth (promoted from Midlands 2 West (South))
- Lichfield
- National League 3 South West)
- Midlands 1 East)
- Old Laurentians
- Silhillians (promoted from Midlands 2 West (North))
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Stratford Upon Avon
- Walsall
- Whitchurch
2012–13
- Barkers Butts
- Berkswell & Balsall
- Burton
- Camp Hill
- National League 3 Midlands)
- Lichfield
- Ludlow
- Northwich
- Old Halesonians
- Stoke-on-Trent (promoted from Midlands 2 West (North)
- Stratford Upon Avon
- Walsall
- Whitchurch
- Worcester Wanderers
2011–12
- Bedworth
- Bournville
- National League 3 Midlands)
- Camp Hill
- Dunlop
- National League 3 Midlands)
- Lichfield
- Ludlow
- Old Halesonians RFC
- Stratford Upon Avon
- Sutton Coldfield
- Walsall
- Whitchurch
- Worcester Wanderers
2010–11
- Banbury
- Bournville
- Camp Hill
- Dudley Kingswinford
- Leamington
- Lichfield
- Nuneaton Old Edwardians
- Old Halesonians
- Old Laurentians
- Stratford Upon Avon
- Sutton Coldfield
- Walsall
- Whitchurch
- Worcester Wanderers
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as Midlands 2 West) contained the following teams:
- Bromsgrove
- Burton
- Dixonians
- Dudley Kingswinford
- Evesham
- Hereford
- Leamington
- Newbold-on-Avon
- Sutton Coldfield
- Tamworth
- Worcester
Regional 2 West Midlands honours
Midlands 2 West (1987–1992)
The original Midlands 2 West (along with its counterpart
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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1987–88 | 11 | Hereford |
Dixonians | Evesham, Leamington | [2] | |||||||||
1988–89 | 11 | Sutton Coldfield | Bedworth | Worcester, Tamworth | [3] | |||||||||
1989–90 | 11 | Camp Hill | Wolverhampton | Dixonians | [4] | |||||||||
1990–91 | 11 | Leamington | Keresley | Dudley Kingswinford, Old Yardleians |
[5] | |||||||||
1991–92 | 11 | Bedworth | Wolverhampton | Bromsgrove, Sutton Coldfield, Newbold-on-Avon[a] | [6] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
Midlands 2 (1992–1993)
Restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 1992–93 season saw Midlands 2 West and
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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1992–93 | 12 | Burton | Worcester | Biggleswade, Nottingham Moderns | [7] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
Midlands 2 (1993–1996)
The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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1993–94 | 13 | Whitchurch |
Stafford | Vipers | [8] | |||||||||
1994–95 | 13 | Leighton Buzzard | Broadstreet |
Willenhall, Newark, Peterborough | [9] | |||||||||
1995–96 | 13 | Scunthorpe |
Hinckley[d] | No relegation[e] | [10] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
Midlands 2 (1996–2000)
At the end of the 1995–96 season
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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1996–97 | 17 | Banbury | Kenilworth | Bedworth, Matlock, Long Buckby, Keresley | [11] | |||||||||
1997–98 | 17 | Bedford Athletic | Dudley Kingswinford |
Paviors | [12] | |||||||||
1998–99 | 17 | Longton |
Newbold-on-Avon | Towcestrians, Stafford |
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1999–00 | 17 | Malvern[g] | Bromsgrove[h] | No relegation[i] | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
Midlands 2 West (2000–2009)
Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands 2 split back into two tier 6 regional leagues – Midlands 2 West and
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2000–01 | 12 | Malvern | Luctonians | Moseley Oak |
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2001–02 | 12 | Bromsgrove | Old Laurentians | Stoke-on-Trent, Shrewsbury |
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2002–03 | 12 | Old Laurentians | Derby | Lordswood Dixonians, Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury | [15] | |||||||||
2003–04 | 12 | Bromsgrove | Derby | Hereford, Barkers Butts |
[16] | |||||||||
2004–05 | 12 | Burton | Malvern | Nuneaton Old Edwardians, Old Coventrians, Aston Old Edwardians | [17] | |||||||||
2005–06 | 12 | Broadstreet |
Kenilworth | Stoke-on-Trent |
[18] | |||||||||
2006–07 | 12 | Kenilworth | Newport |
Stafford, Camp Hill, Bridgnorth | [19] | |||||||||
2007–08 | 12 | Malvern | Hereford |
Lichfield |
[20] | |||||||||
2008–09 | 12 | Bromsgrove | Hereford |
No relegation[j] | [21] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Midlands 1 West (2009–2022)
League restructuring by the
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2009–10 | 13 | Burton | Bournville | Stoke-on-Trent |
[22] | |||||||||
2010–11 | 14 | Dudley Kingswinford |
Sutton Coldfield | Leamington, Banbury, Old Laurentians | [23] | |||||||||
2011–12 | 14 | Sutton Coldfield | Bournville | Dunlop, Bedworth, Kenilworth | [24] | |||||||||
2012–13 | 14 | Old Halesonians | Worcester Wanderers | Camphill, Northwich, Ludlow | [25] | |||||||||
2013–14 | 14 | Lichfield |
Burton | Market Bosworth, Malvern, Old Laurentians | [26] | |||||||||
2014–15 | 14 | Newport (Salop) |
Worcester Wanderers | Berkswell & Balsall, Earlsdon, Barkers Butts | [27] | |||||||||
2015–16 | 14 | Bridgnorth | Bournville | Silhillians, Leek |
[28] | |||||||||
2016–17 | 14 | Newport (Salop) |
Bournville | Whitchurch |
[29] | |||||||||
2017–18 | 14 | Burton | Dudley Kingswinford |
Melbourne |
[30] | |||||||||
2018–19 | 14 | Bromsgrove | Dudley Kingswinford |
Longton |
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2019–20 | 14 | Dudley Kingswinford |
Kenilworth | Kidderminster Carolians, Stourbridge Lions | [32] | |||||||||
2020–21 | 14 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Regional 2 West (2022–present)
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | ||||||||
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2022–23 | 12 | Old Halesonians | Walsall | Evesham, Droitwich | [33] |
Promotion play-offs
From 2000–01 until 2018–19 there has been a play-off between the runners-up of
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Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | |||||||||
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2000–01[34] | Luctonians (W) | 20–13 | Wellingborough (E) | Mortimer Park, Kingsland, Herefordshire | ||||||||||
2001–02[35] | Old Laurentians (W) | 10–32 | Spalding (E) | Fenley Field, Rugby, Warwickshire | ||||||||||
2002–03[36] | Luton (E) |
16–11 | Derby (W) | Newlands Road, Luton, Bedfordshire | ||||||||||
2003–04[37] | Derby (W) | 29–12 | Hinckley (E) | Haslams Lane, Derby, Derbyshire | ||||||||||
2004–05[38] | Market Bosworth (E) | 40–7 | Malvern (W) | Cadeby Lane, Market Bosworth, Warwickshire | ||||||||||
2005–06[39] | Peterborough (E) | 23–21 | Kenilworth (W) | Fortress Fengate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | 1,000 | |||||||||
2006–07[40] | Newport (Salop) (W) |
20–5 | Matlock (E) | The Old Showground, Newport, Shropshire | 500 | |||||||||
2007–08[41] | Hereford (W) |
13–43 | Hinckley (E) | Wyeside, Hereford, Herefordshire | ||||||||||
2008–09[42] | Scunthorpe (E) |
9–16 | Hereford (W) |
Heslam Park, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire | ||||||||||
2009–10[43] | Bournville (W) | AWO[m] | Old Northamptonians (E) | Rowheath, Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands | N/A | |||||||||
2010–11[45] | Sutton Coldfield (W) | 27–33 | Mansfield (E) | Roger Smoldon Ground, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands | ||||||||||
2011–12[46] | Bournville (W) | 42–11 | Paviors (E) | Bournbrook, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands | ||||||||||
2012–13[47] | Worcester Wanderers (W) | 27–17 (aet) | Ilkeston (E) | Weston's Field, Worcester, Worcestershire | ||||||||||
2013–14[48] | Burton (W) | 24–20 | Derby (E) | Peel Croft, Burton, Staffordshire | 1,000[49] | |||||||||
2014–15[50] | Old Northamptonians (E) | 20–5 | Worcester Wanderers (W) | Sir Humphrey Cripps Pavilion, Northampton, Northamptonshire | ||||||||||
2015–16[51] | Derby (E) | 28–23 | Bournville (W) | Haslams Lane, Derby, Derbyshire | 200[52] | |||||||||
2016–17[53] | Kettering (E) |
19–55 | Bournville (W) | Waverley Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire | ||||||||||
2017–18[54] | Dudley Kingswinford (W) |
33–37 | Syston (E) | Heathbrook, Swindon Road, Wall Heath, Kingswinford | ||||||||||
2018–19[55] | Paviors (E) | 33–30 | Dudley Kingswinford (W) |
The Ron Rossin Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||
2019–20 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up – Oundle (E) – promoted instead. | |||||||||||||
Green background is the promoted team. E = Midlands 1 East (formerly Midlands 2 East) and W = Midlands 1 West (formerly Midlands 2 West) |
Number of league titles
- Burton (4)[n]
- Bromsgrove (4)
- Malvern (3)[o]
- Dudley Kingswinford(2)
- Lichfield (2)
- Newport (Salop)(2)
- Sutton Coldfield (2)
- Banbury (1)[p]
- Bedford Athletic (1)[q]
- Bedworth (1)
- Bridgnorth (1)
- Broadstreet(1)
- Camp Hill (1)
- Hereford(1)
- Kenilworth (1)
- Leamington (1)
- Leighton Buzzard (1)[r]
- Longton (1)[s]
- Old Halesonians (1)
- Old Laurentians (1)
- Scunthorpe (1)[t]
- Whitchurch (1)[u]
Notes
- ^ All relegated to new Midlands West 1 division.
- ^ Not to be confused with Midlands 1 West, Midlands West 1 is currently split into two regional leagues - Midlands 2 West (North) and Midlands 2 West (South).
- ^ Midlands West 1 is currently split into two regional leagues - Midlands 2 West (North) and Midlands 2 West (South).
- ^ Due to widespread restructuring, 3rd and 4th place Derby and Stockwood Park were also promoted.
- ^ Nationwide league restructuring meant that there was no relegation this season.
- ^ Midlands West 1 is currently split into two regional leagues - Midlands 2 West (North) and Midlands 2 West (South).
- ^ Due to the restructuring of Midlands 2 into two regional divisions champions Malvern were not promoted, instead being transferred to the new Midlands 2 West division.
- Midlands 2 East.
- ^ Due to the restructuring of Midlands 2 into two regional divisions there was no relegation.
- ^ No relegation due to nationwide league restructure.
- Midlands Premier.
- ^ Prior to the 2009–10 season Midlands 2 West (North) or Midlands 2 West (South) were both known as Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South).
- ^ Old Northamptonians were promoted by default as Bournville were unable to field a front row for the 2009-10 play-off game.[44]
- ^ One of Burton's titles was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
- ^ One of Malvern's titles was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
- ^ Banbury's title was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
- ^ Bedford Athletic's title was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
- ^ Leighton Buzzard's title was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
- Longton'stitle was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
- Scunthorpe'stitle was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
- Whitchurch'stitle was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
See also
- Midlands RFU
- North Midlands RFU
- Staffordshire RU
- Warwickshire RFU
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
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