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. 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.
Structure
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 a four team promotion-relegation playoff with the runners up from National League 2 North and National League 2 East and the 11th placed side in National League 1.The bottom two teams are relegated to either Regional 1 Midlands or Regional 1 South West.
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 point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
- 1 additional point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.
Current season
Participating teams and locations
| Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
| Barnstaple | Pottingham Road | 2,000 | Barnstaple, Devon | Promoted from Regional 1 South West |
| Camborne | Recreation Ground | 7,000 | Camborne, Cornwall | 2nd |
| Chester | Hare Lane | 2,000 | Chester, Cheshire | Level transfer from National League 2 North |
| Cinderford | Beavis Memorial Ground | 2,500 | Cinderford, Gloucestershire | 7th |
| Exeter University | Topsham Sports Ground | Exeter, Devon | 12th | |
| Hinckley | De Montfort Park | 2,000 | Hinckley, Leicestershire | 9th |
| Hornets | The Nest, Hutton Moor Park | 1,100 | Weston-super-Mare, Somerset | 6th |
| Loughborough Students | East Park | 1,000 | Loughborough, Leicestershire | 4th |
| Luctonians | Mortimer Park | 2,500 | Kingsland, Herefordshire | 5th |
| Lymm | Crouchley Lane | 1,000 | Lymm, Cheshire | Level transfer from National League 2 North |
| Old Redcliffians | Scotland Lane | 1,000 | Brislington, Bristol | 10th |
| Redruth | Recreation Ground | 3,500 | Redruth, Cornwall | 8th |
| Syston | Barkby Road | Queniborough, Leicestershire | Promoted from Regional 1 Midlands | |
| Taunton Titans | Summerfield Stadium | 2,000 | Taunton, Somerset | 3rd |