National League 2 West
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Current season or competition: 2025–26 National League 2 West | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 2022 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Camborne (2025–26) |
| Most titles | Camborne, Clifton, Dings Crusaders, 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, 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.[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.
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.
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.[2]
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.[3]
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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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Camborne (C) | 25 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1040 | 627 | +413 | 21 | 3 | 108 | Promotion place |
| 2 | Luctonians (Q) | 25 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 813 | 512 | +301 | 19 | 2 | 101 | Promotion Play-off |
| 3 | Hinckley | 25 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 938 | 698 | +240 | 22 | 2 | 96 | |
| 4 | Taunton Titans | 25 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 870 | 751 | +119 | 19 | 9 | 84 | |
| 5 | Hornets | 25 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 735 | 692 | +43 | 16 | 2 | 74 | |
| 6 | Barnstaple | 25 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 715 | 735 | −20 | 19 | 1 | 74 | |
| 7 | Cinderford | 25 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 736 | 734 | +2 | 17 | 6 | 71 | |
| 8 | Old Redcliffians | 25 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 733 | 759 | −26 | 17 | 7 | 68 | |
| 9 | Redruth | 25 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 681 | 713 | −32 | 16 | 6 | 64 | |
| 10 | Chester | 25 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 730 | 908 | −178 | 18 | 6 | 62 | |
| 11 | Lymm | 25 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 694 | 783 | −89 | 14 | 3 | 61 | |
| 12 | Exeter University | 25 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 813 | 933 | −120 | 16 | 1 | 53 | Relegation Play-off |
| 13 | Loughborough Students | 25 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 790 | 996 | −206 | 19 | 4 | 53 | Relegation place |
| 14 | Syston (R) | 25 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 577 | 1024 | −447 | 11 | 2 | 29 |
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of matches won
- Number of matches drawn
- Difference between points for and against
- Total number of points for
- Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
- Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
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, Stourbridge | [14] | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | 14 | Dings Crusaders | Luctonians | Dudley Kingswinford, Newport (Salop) | [15] | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | 14 | Clifton | Camborne | Devonport Services, Bournville | [16] | |||||||||
| 2025–26 | 14 | Camborne | Luctonians | Syston, Loughborough Students | ||||||||||
| Green background is the promotion place. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Camborne (1)
- Clifton (1)
- Dings Crusaders (1)
- Leicester Lions (1)