Midlands 2 West (South)


Midlands 2 West is a level seven English rugby union league and level two of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the West Midlands region including Herefordshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands, Warwickshire and Worcestershire, with home and away matches played throughout the season. Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Intermediate Cup - a level 7 national competition.
The division was formed for the 2000–01 when the old Midlands 3 West was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 3 West and Midlands 3 West and gained its current title for the 2009–10 season due to further restructuring of the Midlands Leagues. Promoted teams usually move up to Midlands 1 West with the league champions going up automatically and the runner-up in a play-off against the runner-up from Midlands 2 West for the third promotion place. Relegated teams usually drop to Midlands 3 West.

2019–20

Participating teams & locations

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Barkers ButtsBob Coward Memorial GroundAllesley, Coventry, West Midlands6th
Moseley OakBillesley Common5,000 Moseley, Birmingham, West MidlandsRelegated from Midlands 1 West
EarlsdonMitchell AvenueCanley, Coventry, West Midlands5th
EveshamLower Albert RoadEvesham, Worcestershire8th
LeamingtonMoorefieldsRoyal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire9th
MalvernSpring LaneMalvern, WorcestershireRelegated from Midlands 1 West
Nuneaton Old EdwardiansWeddington RoadNuneaton, Warwickshire4th
Old LaurentiansFenley FieldRugby, Warwickshire3rd
PinleyWyken CroftWyken, Coventry, West MidlandsPromoted from Midlands 3 WN
SilhilliansThe Memorial GroundSolihull, West Midlands7th
SouthamThe Rugby FieldSoutham, Warwickshire10th
Stratford-upon-AvonLoxley RoadStratford-upon-Avon, WarwickshireRelegated from South West 1 East

2018–19

Participating teams & locations

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Barkers ButtsBob Coward Memorial GroundAllesley, Coventry, West Midlands5th
EarlsdonMitchell AvenueCanley, Coventry, West Midlands4th
EveshamLower Albert RoadEvesham, Worcestershire6th
KenilworthGlasshouse LaneKenilworth, Warwickshire3rd
Kidderminster CaroliansMarlpool LaneKidderminster, WorcestershireLevel transfer from Midlands 2 West
LeamingtonMoorefieldsRoyal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire8th
Nuneaton Old EdwardiansWeddington RoadNuneaton, Warwickshire9th
Old CoventriansTile Hill LaneTile Hill, Coventry, West MidlandsPromoted from Midlands 3 West
Old LaurentiansFenley FieldRugby, WarwickshireLevel transfer from Midlands 2 East
Rugby St AndrewsAshlawn RoadRugby, WarwickshirePromoted from Midlands 3 West
SilhilliansThe Memorial GroundSolihull, West Midlands7th
SouthamThe Rugby FieldSoutham, Warwickshire10th

2017–18

Participating teams & locations

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Barkers ButtsBob Coward Memorial GroundAllesley, Coventry, West Midlands10th
Berkswell & BalsallHoniley RoadBalsall Common, Warwickshire4th
DroitwichGlyn Mitchell Memorial Ground3,000Droitwich, WorcestershirePromoted from Midlands 3 West
EarlsdonMitchell AvenueCanley, Coventry, West Midlands6th
EveshamLower Albert RoadEvesham, WorcestershirePromoted from Midlands 3 West
KenilworthGlasshouse LaneKenilworth, WarwickshireRelegated from Midlands 1 West
LeamingtonMoorefieldsRoyal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire9th
MalvernSpring LaneMalvern, Worcestershire5th
Nuneaton Old EdwardiansWeddington RoadNuneaton, Warwickshire11th
Old YardleiansTilehouse LaneShirley, Solihull, West MidlandsLevel transfer from Midlands 2 West
SilhilliansThe Memorial GroundSolihull, West Midlands2nd
SouthamThe Rugby FieldSoutham, Warwickshire8th

2016–17

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Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Midlands 2 West and Midlands 2 West for the third and final promotion place to Midlands 1 West and Midlands 2 East. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the Midlands 2 West teams had ten wins to Midlands 2 West teams eight; and the home team has won promotion on eleven occasions compared to the away teams seven.

2008-09 promotion play-offs

As mentioned above the 2008-09 promotion playoffs in Midlands 3 were different due to RFU restructuring for the following season. The two runners up with the worst league records in the four regional divisions at this level would have to face each other for the final promotion spot, with the team with the superior league record having home advantage.

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