Regional 2 North West

Regional 2 North West is a level six league in the English rugby union system, with the twelve teams drawn for the most part from Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside and the Isle of Man with selected others from neighbouring counties. The other level six leagues in the Northern Division are Regional 2 North for teams in North East England and Cumbria; and Regional 2 North East for teams, predominantly, in Yorkshire. It was created as a product of the 2022 Adult Competition Review.
Bowdon are the current champions and are promoted to Regional 1 North West.

Structure

The league consists of twelve teams who play the others on a home and away basis, to make a total of 22 matches each. The champions are promoted to Regional 1 North West and the bottom sides are relegated to Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire.
The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Altrincham Kersal	Stelfox Avenue		Timperley, Altrincham, Greater Manchester	7th
Birkenhead Park	Upper Park	2,000	Birkenhead, Wirral	Relegated from Regional 1NW
Burnage	Varley Park		Stockport, Greater Manchester	5th
Douglas	Port-E-Chee		Douglas, Isle of Man	6th
Firwood Waterloo	St Anthony's Road	9,950	Blundellsands, Merseyside	2nd
North Ribblesdale	Grove Park		Settle, North Yorkshire	Promoted from Counties 1 Yorkshire
Northwich	Moss Farm		Northwich, Cheshire	8th
Sandbach	Bradwall Road		Sandbach, Cheshire	3rd
Vale of Lune	Powder House Lane	4,000	Lancaster, Lancashire	4th
West Park St Helens	Red Rocks		St. Helens, Lancashire	Promoted from Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire
Widnes	Heath Road		Widnes, Cheshire	9th
Winnington Park	Burrows Hill	5,000	Hartford, Northwich, Cheshire	10th

Departing were Birkenhead Park, who were promoted to Regional 1 North West, and Liverpool St Helens, who were relegated to Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire. Kirkby Lonsdale went on a level transfer to Regional 2 North as did Whitchurch on a level transfer back to Regional 2 West Midlands after just one season. Joining were Sandbach and Northwich, relegated from Regional 1 North West, whilst Eccles and Widnes were promoted from Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Altrincham Kersal	Stelfox Avenue		Timperley, Altrincham, Greater Manchester	8th
Bowdon	Clay Lane		Timperley, Altrincham, Greater Manchester	3rd
Burnage	Varley Park		Stockport, Greater Manchester	5th
Crewe & Nantwich	Newcastle Road		Nantwich, Cheshire	4th
Douglas	Port-E-Chee		Douglas, Isle of Man	10th
Eccles	Gorton Street		Eccles, Greater Manchester	Promoted from Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire
Firwood Waterloo	St Anthony's Road	9,950	Blundellsands, Merseyside	2nd
Northwich	Moss Farm		Northwich, Cheshire	Relegated from Regional 1 North West
Sandbach	Bradwall Road		Sandbach, Cheshire	Relegated from Regional 1 North West
Vale of Lune	Powder House Lane	4,000	Lancaster, Lancashire	7th
Widnes	Heath Road		Widnes, Cheshire	Promoted from Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire
Winnington Park	Burrows Hill	5,000	Hartford, Northwich, Cheshire	8th

Departing were Anselmians, who were promoted to Regional 1 North West while Broughton Park and Wilmslow were relegated to Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire. Glossop and Rochdale went on a level transfer to Regional 2 North East.
Joining were Burnage and Kirby Lonsdale, relegated from Regional 1 North West, and Liverpool St Helens promoted from Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire. Also coming in were Crewe & Nantwich and Whitchurch, both on a level transfer from Regional 2 West Midlands.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Altrincham Kersal	Stelfox Avenue		Timperley, Altrincham, Greater Manchester	6th
Birkenhead Park	Upper Park	2,000	Birkenhead, Wirral	3rd
Bowdon	Clay Lane		Timperley, Altrincham, Greater Manchester	2nd
Burnage	Varley Park		Stockport, Greater Manchester	Relegated from Regional 1 North West
Crewe & Nantwich	Newcastle Road		Nantwich, Cheshire	Level transfer from Regional 2 West Midlands
Douglas	Port-E-Chee		Douglas, Isle of Man	10th
Firwood Waterloo	St Anthony's Road	9,950	Blundellsands, Merseyside	5th
Kirkby Lonsdale	Underley Park		Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria	Relegated from Regional 1 North West
Liverpool St Helens	Moss Lane	4,370	St. Helens, Lancashire	Promoted from Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire
Vale of Lune	Powder House Lane	4,000	Lancaster, Lancashire	7th
Whitchurch	Edgeley Park		Whitchurch, Shropshire	Level transfer from Regional 2 West Midlands
Winnington Park	Burrows Hill	5,000	Hartford, Northwich, Cheshire	8th

This was the first season following the Rugby Football Union Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar to North 1 West with nine teams returning supplemented by three from North 2 West – Anselmians, Rochdale and Winnington Park.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Altrincham Kersal	Stelfox Avenue		Timperley, Altrincham, Greater Manchester	10th North 1 West
Anselmians	Malone Field		Eastham, Merseyside	1st North 2 West
Birkenhead Park	Upper Park	2,000	Birkenhead, Wirral	5th North 1 West
Bowdon	Clay Lane		Timperley, Altrincham, Greater Manchester	12th North 1 West
Broughton Park	Hough End		Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester	8th North 1 West
Douglas	Port-E-Chee		Douglas, Isle of Man	13th North 1 West
Firwood Waterloo	St Anthony's Road	9,950	Blundellsands, Merseyside	4th North 1 West
Glossop	Hargate Hill Lane		Charlesworth, Glossop, Derbyshire	7th North 1 West
Rochdale	Moorgate Avenue		Rochdale, Greater Manchester	2nd North 2 West
Vale of Lune	Powder House Lane	4,000	Lancaster, Lancashire	9th North 1 West
Wilmslow	Memorial Ground		Wilmslow, Cheshire	11th North 1 West
Winnington Park	Burrows Hill	5,000	Hartford, Northwich, Cheshire	4th North 2 West

League restructuring by the RFU created twelve leagues at level six. The champions are promoted to Regional 1 North West and the bottom sides are relegated to Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire