Midlands 3 West (South)

Departing were Aston Old Edwardians promoted to Counties 1 Midlands West (North) and Earlsdon promoted to Counties 1 Midlands West (South) as champions and runners-up respectively. Meanwhile Broadstreet 2XV (9th), Old Wheatleyans (10th) and Stoke Old Boys (11th) were relegated to Counties 3 Midlands West (East). Also leaving were Coalville who moved on a level transfer to Counties 2 Midlands East (North).

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Barkers Butts Bob Coward Memorial Ground Allesley, Coventry, West Midlands Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) Berkswell & Balsall Honiley Road Balsall Common, Warwickshire Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) Birmingham & Solihull Portway Capacity 5000 Birmingham, West Midlands 4th Bournville II Avery Fields Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (South) Bromsgrove 2XV Finstall Park Bromsgrove, Worcestershire Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) Claverdon Ossetts Hole Ln Claverdon, Warwickshire 7th Coventry Welsh Burbages Lane Exhall, Coventry, West Midlands 8th Harborne Metchley Park Birmingham, West Midlands Level transfer from Counties 2 Midlands West (West) (8th) Harbury Waterloo Fields Harbury, Warwickshire 5th Lutterworth II Ashby Lane Lutterworth, Leicestershire Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (East) Southam The Rugby Field Southam, Warwickshire 6th Upton-upon-Severn Banwell Park Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (South)

Birmingham & Solihull Bournville II Bromsgrove II Coventry Harborne Upton Locations of the 2025-26 Counties 2 Midlands West (East) teams in West Midlands & Worcestershire Barkers Butts Berkswell & Balsall Claverdon Coventry Welsh Harbury Harbury Lutterworth II Southam Locations of the 2025-26 Counties 2 Midlands West (East) teams in Coventry, Warwickshire & Leicestershire

Departing were Barkers Butts promoted to Counties 1 Midlands West (South) and Veseyans promoted to Counties 1 Midlands West (North). Uttoxeter and Woodrush were relegated. Walsall II (8th) moved on a level transfer to Counties 2 Midlands West (West)

Joining were Aston Old Edwardians, Broadstreet 2XV, Earlsdon, Harbury and Stoke Old Boys.

In November 2024 Coventrians (3rd in 2023-24) withdrew from the league stating "decision was taken to protect the safety and well being of our players following a significant loss of playing personnel for various reasons including injury and retirement." The league will therefore be completed with eleven sides.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Aston Old Edwardians Sunnybank Avenue Kingstanding, Birmingham, West Midlands Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (North) (Champions) Birmingham & Solihull Portway Portway, Birmingham, West Midlands 5th Broadstreet 2XV Ivor Preece Field 1,500 (250 seats) Binley Woods, Coventry, West Midlands Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) Claverdon Ossetts Hole Ln Claverdon, Warwickshire 6th Coalville Memorial Ground Coalville, Leicestershire 7th Coventry Welsh Burbages Lane Exhall, Coventry, West Midlands 4th Earlsdon Mitchell Avenue Canley, Coventry, West Midlands Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) Harbury Waterloo Fields Harbury, Warwickshire Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (South) (Champions) Old Wheatleyans Stade Wheats Coundon, Coventry, West Midlands 10th Southam The Rugby Field Southam, Warwickshire 9th Stoke Old Boys Albert Gale Field Binley, Coventry, West Midlands Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (South) (Runners-up)

Claverdon Coalville Harbury Coventry & West Midlands Southam Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 2 Midlands West (East) teams Aston OE Birmingham & Solihull Broadstreet II Coventry Welsh Earlsdon Wheatleyans Stoke OB Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 2 Midlands West (East) teams in Birmingham & Coventry

The league name changed from Counties 2 Midlands West (South) to Counties 2 Midlands West (East) with a corresponding adjustment in the make up of the competing sides.

Departing were Alcester and Manor Park, both promoted to Counties 1 Midlands West (South); Pinley (12th) and Kenilworth II (11th) were both relegated to Counties 3 Midlands West (South); Rugby St Andrews (10th) were relegated to Counties 3 Midlands East (South); Burbage (9th) withdrew from league competition. Also leaving, but on a level transfer, were Bromyard (6th) and Tenbury (4th) to Counties 2 Midlands West (West).

Joining were Barkers Butts, Birmingham & Solihull, Coalville, Coventry Welsh, Old Coventrians, Uttoxeter, Veseyans and Walsall II.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Barkers Butts Bob Coward Memorial Ground Allesley, Coventry, West Midlands Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) Birmingham & Solihull Portway Portway, Birmingham, West Midlands Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (South) (Champions) Claverdon Stadium of Dreams Claverdon, Warwickshire 7th Coalville Memorial Ground Coalville, Leicestershire Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands East (North) Coventrians The Black Pad Holbrooks, Coventry, West Midlands Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (South) (Runners-up) Coventry Welsh Burbages Lane Exhall, Coventry, West Midlands Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) Old Wheatleyans Stade Wheats Coundon, Coventry, West Midlands 3rd Southam The Rugby Field Southam, Warwickshire 5th Uttoxeter Oldfields Sports & Social Club 2,000 Uttoxeter, Staffordshire Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) Veseyans Memorial Ground Walsall, West Midlands Level transfer from Counties 2 Midlands West (North) (3rd) Walsall II Broadway Ground 1,150 (150 stand) Walsall, West Midlands New entry Woodrush Icknield Street Forhill, Worcestershire 8th

Claverdon Coalville Coventry & West Mids Southam Uttoxeter Veseyans Walsall II Woodrush Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 2 Midlands West (East) teams Barkers Butts Birmingham & Solihull Coventrians Coventry Welsh OW Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 2 Midlands West (East) teams in Birmingham & Coventry

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review^[1] with the league adopting its new name of Counties 2 Midlands West (South).

Departing were Ledbury, Old Leamingtonians and Coventry Welsh all promoted to Counties 2 Midlands West (South). Stoke Old Boys were relegated.

Joining were Claverdon, Old Wheatleyans, Pinley and Kenilworth II.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Alcester Birmingham Road Alcester, Warwickshire 4th Bromyard Clive Richards Sports Ground Bromyard, Herefordshire 11th Burbage Recreation Ground Burbage, Leicestershire 7th Claverdon Stadium of Dreams Claverdon, Warwickshire Promoted from Midlands 4 WS Kenilworth II Glasshouse Lane Kenilworth, Warwickshire New entry Manor Park Griff & Coton Nuneaton, Warwickshire 5th Old Wheatleyans Stade Wheats Coundon, Coventry, West Midlands Promoted from Midlands 4 WS Pinley Wyken Croft Wyken, Coventry, West Midlands Relegated from Midlands 2 WS (12th) Rugby St Andrews Ashlawn Road Rugby, Warwickshire 6th Southam The Rugby Field Southam, Warwickshire 8th Tenbury Penlu Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire 9th Woodrush Icknield Street Forhill, Worcestershire 10th

Alcester Bromyard Burbage Coventry Tenbury Woodrush Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 2 Midlands West (South) teams in Herefordshire, Leicestershire & Worcestershire Claverdon Kenilworth II Manor Park Wheatleyans Pinley Rugby SA Southam Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 2 Midlands West (South) teams in Coventry & Warwickshire

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.

• Bedworth (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Droitwich (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Evesham
• Ledbury
• Manor Park (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
• Old Coventrians
• Old Leamingtonians
• Old Wheatleyans
• Rugby St Andrews
• Shipston on Stour
• Upton-on-Severn (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
• Woodrush

• Cheltenham North
• Evesham (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
• Harbury
• Ledbury
• Old Coventrians (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Old Leamingtonians (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Old Wheatleyans
• Pershore
• Rugby Lions (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
• Shipston on Stour
• Southam
• Woodrush

• Bedworth (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Cheltenham North
• Dunlop (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Harbury (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
• Ledbury
• Manor Park
• Old Wheatleyans
• Pershore
• Shipston on Stour
• Southam
• Upton-on-Severn
• Woodrush (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))

• Cheltenham North
• Evesham
• Kings Norton
• Ledbury
• Manor Park
• Old Wheatleyans
• Old Yardleians (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
• Pershore
• Pinley
• Shipston on Stour (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Southam
• Upton-on-Severn (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))

• Cheltenham North
• Evesham
• Kings Norton
• Ledbury
• Old Coventrians
• Old Leamingtonians
• Old Wheatleyans
• Pershore
• Pinley
• Redditch
• Southam
• Woodrush

• Dunlop
• Edwardians
• Harbury
• Kings Norton
• Ledbury
• Old Leamingtonians
• Pershore
• Redditch
• Shipston on Stour
• Southam
• Upton upon Severn
• Woodrush

• Bedworth
• Dunlop
• Edwardians
• Kings Norton
• Ledbury
• Old Leamingtonians
• Pershore
• Shipston on Stour
• Southam
• Upton On Severn
• Woodrush
• Worcester Wanderers

Teams in Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South) were originally part of a single division called Midlands 2 West, which contained the following sides when it was introduced in 1992:

• Aston Old Edwardians - promoted from North Midlands 1 (10th)
• Coventry Welsh - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (10th)
• Dixonians - promoted from North Midlands 1 (6th)
• Handsworth - promoted from Staffordshire 1 (champions)
• Kenilworth - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (7th)
• Nuneaton Old Edwardians - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (6th)
• Old Laurentians - promoted from Warwickshire 1 (champions)
• Selly Oak^[a] - promoted from North Midlands 2 (champions)
• Shrewsbury - promoted from North Midlands 1 (11th)
• Stratford-upon-Avon - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (9th)
• Tamworth - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (8th)
• West Midlands Police - promoted from North Midlands 1 (8th)
• Woodrush - promoted from North Midlands 1 (7th)

Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South) were originally part of a single tier 8 division called Midlands West 2. Promotion was to Midlands West 1 and relegation was to either North Midlands 1 or Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1.

The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from North 1 were combined to create National 5 North, meaning that Midlands 2 West dropped to become a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to Midlands West 1 while relegation was to either North Midlands 1 or Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1.

At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and Midlands West 2 returned to being a tier 8 league. Promotion continued to Midlands West 1 while relegation was to either North Midlands 1 or Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1.

Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands West 2 split into two tier 8 regional leagues - Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South). Promotion was now to Midlands 3 West (South)^[i] and relegation to either North Midlands 1 or Warwickshire 1.^[j]

At the start of the 2004–05 season Midlands 4 West (South) remained at tier 8 of the league system, with promotion continuing to Midlands 3 West (South). However, the restructuring of the leagues below meant that relegation was now to either North Midlands (South) 1^[k] or Warwickshire 1.

At the start of the 2006–07 season Midlands 4 West (South) remained at tier 8 of the league system, with promotion continuing to Midlands 3 West (South). The cancellation of Warwickshire 1 league meant that relegation was now to the newly introduced Midlands 5 West (South).

League restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South) were renamed as Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 8. Promotion was now to Midlands 2 West (South) (formerly Midlands 3 West (North)) and relegation to Midlands 4 West (South).