Counties 2 Midlands West (East) (formerly Midlands 3 West (South)) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the West Midlands region including clubs from parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and sometimes Oxfordshire, with home and away matches played throughout the season. When this division began in 1992 it was known as Midlands West 2, until it was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South) ahead of the 2000–01 season. Further restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 2009–10 season, led to it to adopt the name Midlands 3 West (South). Further restructuring followed in the wake of the RFU's Adult Competition Review, from season 2022-23 it was known, briefly as Counties 2 Midlands West (South), before the league was split East/West giving rise to its current name.
Promoted teams tend to move up to Counties 2 Midlands West (South) or Counties 2 Midlands West (North) depending on location. Relegated teams typically drop to Counties 3 Midlands West (South) or Counties 3 Midlands West (East) or occasionally to Counties 3 Midlands West (North). Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Senior Vase - a level 8 national competition.
2026-27
Departing were champions Barkers Butts and runners-up Berkswell & Balsall both promoted to Counties 1 Midlands West (South) while Harborne (11th) and Coventry Welsh (12th) were relegated to Counties 3 Midlands West (South) and Counties 3 Midlands West (East) respectively.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Birmingham & Solihull Portway Capacity 5000 Birmingham, West Midlands 3rd Bournville II Avery Fields Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands 9th Broadstreet 2XV Ivor Preece Field 1,500 (250 seats) Binley Woods, Coventry, West Midlands Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (East) Bromsgrove 2XV Finstall Park Bromsgrove, Worcestershire 4th Claverdon Ossetts Hole Ln Claverdon, Warwickshire 7th Droitwich Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground 3,000 Droitwich, Worcestershire Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) Harbury Waterloo Fields Harbury, Warwickshire 5th Lutterworth II Ashby Lane Lutterworth, Leicestershire 8th Southam The Rugby Field Southam, Warwickshire 6th Tamworth Wigginton Park Tamworth, Staffordshire Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) Upton-upon-Severn Banwell Park Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire 10th Woodrush Icknield Street Forhill, Worcestershire Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (South)
2025-26
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).
Participating teams & locations
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious 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)
2024-25
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.
Participating teams & locations
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious 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)
2023-24
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.
Participating teams & locations
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious 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
2022-23
This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review 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.
Participating teams & locations
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious 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
2021–22
Participating teams & locations
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Alcester Birmingham Road Alcester, Warwickshire 10th Bromyard Clive Richards Sports Ground Bromyard, Herefordshire Promoted from Midlands 4 WS (runners-up) Burbage Recreation Ground Burbage, Leicestershire 11th Coventry Welsh Burbages Lane Exhall, Coventry, West Midlands 4th Ledbury Ross Road Ledbury, Herefordshire 6th Manor Park Griff & Coton Nuneaton, Warwickshire 8th Old Leamingtonians The Crofts Blackdown, Warwickshire 7th Rugby St Andrews Ashlawn Road Rugby, Warwickshire 3rd Southam The Rugby Field Southam, Warwickshire Relegated from Midlands 2 WS (12th) Stoke Old Boys Albert Gale Field Binley, Coventry, West Midlands 9th Tenbury Penlu Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire Promoted from Midlands 4 WS (champions) Woodrush Icknield Street Forhill, Worcestershire 5th
2020–21 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.
2019–20
Participating teams & locations
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Alcester Birmingham Road Alcester, Warwickshire 8th Bedworth Nicholas Chamberlaine School Bedworth, Warwickshire Promoted from Midlands 4 WS (runners up) Berkswell & Balsall Honiley Road Balsall Common, Warwickshire 5th Burbage Recreation Ground Burbage, Leicestershire Promoted from Midlands 4 WS (champions) Coventry Welsh Burbages Lane Exhall, Coventry, West Midlands 9th Ledbury Ross Road Ledbury, Herefordshire 4th Manor Park Griff & Coton Nuneaton, Warwickshire 6th Old Coventrians Tile Hill Lane Tile Hill, Coventry, West Midlands Relegated from Midlands 2 WS (11th) Old Leamingtonians The Crofts Blackdown, Warwickshire 3rd Rugby St Andrews Ashlawn Road Rugby, Warwickshire Relegated from Midlands 2 WS (12th) Stoke Old Boys Albert Gale Field Binley, Coventry, West Midlands 10th Woodrush Icknield Street Forhill, Worcestershire 7th
2018–19
Participating teams & locations
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Alcester Birmingham Road Alcester, Warwickshire 5th Berkswell & Balsall Honiley Road Balsall Common, Warwickshire Relegated from Midlands 2 West (South) (11th) Coventry Welsh Burbages Lane Exhall, Coventry, West Midlands Promoted from Midlands 4 West (South) (runners up) Ledbury Ross Road Ledbury, Herefordshire 6th Manor Park Griff & Coton Nuneaton, Warwickshire 9th Old Leamingtonians The Crofts Blackdown, Warwickshire 4th Old Yardleians Tilehouse Lane Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands Relegated from Midlands 2 West (South) (12th) Pinley Wyken Croft Wyken, Coventry, West Midlands Relegated from Midlands 2 East (South) (12th) Shipston-on-Stour Mayo Road 600 Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire 3rd Stoke Old Boys Albert Gale Field Binley, Coventry, West Midlands Promoted from Midlands 4 West (South) (champions) Upton-upon-Severn The Sports Field Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire 10th Woodrush Icknield Street Forhill, Worcestershire 8th
2017–18
Participating teams & locations