Regional 2 Midlands West is an English level 6 rugby union league for rugby clubs in the western region of the Midlands. It includes sides from Birmingham, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, the West Midlands, Worcestershire and occasionally Cheshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Oxfordshire. When this division began in 1987 it was known as Midlands 2 West, and has been restructured several times, most notably as a single division known as Midlands 2 between 1992 and 2000. It has been called Regional 2 Midlands West since 2022–23. The 2024–25 champions are Newent.
2026-27
Departing were Moseley Oak, promoted to Regional 1 Midlands while Stratford-upon-Avon (11th) and Old Halesonians (12th) were relegated.
A week ahead of the new season, Edwardians (6th in 2025-26) announced they were withdrawing from the league due to "unforeseen circumstances" and instead would take the place of their 2XV in Counties 4 Midlands West (South East).
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Dudley Kingswinford Heathbrook 2,260 (260 seats) Kingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands Relegated from Regional 1 Midlands (11th) Drybrook Mannings Ground Drybrook, Gloucestershire Relegated from Regional 1 Midlands (10th - lost play off) Hereford Wyeside 3,200 (200 seats) Hereford, Herefordshire 4th Kenilworth Glasshouse Lane Kenilworth, Warwickshire 8th Luctonians 2XV Mortimer Park 2,500 (300 seats) Kingsland, Herefordshire 3rd Ludlow The Linney Ludlow, Shropshire 7th Malvern Spring Lane Malvern, Worcestershire 9th Shipston-on-Stour Mayo Road 600 Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire 10th Silhillians The Memorial Ground Solihull, West Midlands 5th Stow-on-the-Wold Oddington Road Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire 2nd Worcester Offerton Lane Worcester, Worcestershire Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands West (South)
2025–26 Participating teams and locations Departing were Newent, promoted to Regional 1 Midlands while Ledbury (11th) and Whitchurch (12th) were relegated to Counties 1 Midlands West (South) and Counties 1 Midlands West (North) respectively. Also leaving were Cheltenham on a level transfer to Regional 2 Severn.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Edwardians Memorial Ground Solihull, West Midlands 3rd Hereford Wyeside 3,200 (200 seats) Hereford, Herefordshire 10th Kenilworth Glasshouse Lane Kenilworth, Warwickshire Relegated from Regional 1 Midlands (12th) Luctonians 2XV Mortimer Park 2,500 (300 seats) Kingsland, Herefordshire Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) Ludlow The Linney Ludlow, Shropshire 5th Malvern Spring Lane Malvern, Worcestershire 9th Moseley Oak Billesley Common 5,000 (1,300 seats) Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands 2nd Old Halesonians Wassell Grove Hagley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire 8th Shipston-on-Stour Mayo Road 600 Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire 4th Silhillians The Memorial Ground Solihull, West Midlands Relegated from Regional 1 Midlands (11th) Stow-on-the-Wold Oddington Road Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire Level transfer from Regional 2 Severn (6th) Stratford-upon-Avon Loxley Road Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire 7th
League table Regional 2 Midlands West 2025–26TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 1 Moseley Oak (P) 22 20 0 2 826 298 528 20 1 101 2 Stow-on-the-Wold 22 16 0 6 574 462 112 11 1 76 3 Luctonians II 22 14 0 8 515 425 90 10 1 67 4 Hereford 22 11 0 11 496 481 15 12 7 63 5 Silhillians 22 12 0 10 549 491 58 9 5 62 6 Edwardians 22 9 1 12 528 567 −39 14 7 59 7 Ludlow 22 11 0 11 442 492 −50 9 3 56 8 Kenilworth RFC 22 9 1 12 533 579 −46 13 5 56 9 Malvern 22 10 0 12 515 576 −61 11 3 54 10 Shipston-on-Stour 22 8 1 13 505 586 −81 10 4 48 11 Stratford-upon-Avon (R) 22 7 1 14 375 574 −199 8 1 39 12 Old Halesonians RFC (R) 22 3 0 19 436 763 −327 8 3 23 If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won 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 Mint background is the promotion place (1st) Green background is the promotion play-off places (2nd–5th)Pink background are the relegation play-off places (10th–11th)Salmon background is the relegation place (12th) Updated: 18 May 2026
2024–25 Participating teams and locations Departing were Silhillians, promoted to Regional 1 Midlands while Worcester Wanderers and Berkswell & Balsall were relegated. Stow-on-the-Wold moved on a level transfer to Regional 2 Severn. Joining were Old Halesonians, relegated from Regional 1 Midlands; Edwardians, promoted as champions from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) and Ledbury runner-up in Counties 1 Midlands West (South) – (Luctonians 2XV won the league but owing to league regulations were not permitted to be promoted to Level 6). Whitchurch were level transferred from Regional 2 North West.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Cheltenham Newlands Park Southam, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 4th Edwardians Memorial Ground Solihull, West Midlands Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) (champions) Hereford Wyeside 3,200 (200 seats) Hereford, Herefordshire 5th Ledbury Ross Road Ledbury, Herefordshire Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) (2nd) Ludlow The Linney Ludlow, Shropshire 8th Malvern Spring Lane Malvern, Worcestershire 10th Moseley Oak Billesley Common 5,000 (1,300 seats) Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands 8th Newent Recreation Ground Newent, Gloucestershire 3rd Old Halesonians Wassell Grove Hagley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire Relegated from Regional 1 Midlands (11th) Shipston-on-Stour Mayo Road 600 Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire 9th Stratford-upon-Avon Loxley Road Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire 6th Whitchurch Edgeley Park Whitchurch, Shropshire Level transfer from Regional 2NW (6th)
League table Regional 2 Midlands West 2024–25TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPointsPoints deducted 1 Newent (P) 22 21 1 0 811 287 524 16 0 103 2 Moseley Oak 22 17 0 5 738 420 318 15 0 83 3 Edwardians 22 15 0 7 600 483 117 13 5 78 4 Shipston-on-Stour 22 12 1 9 736 481 255 14 2 66 5 Ludlow 22 12 1 9 544 370 174 7 5 62 6 Cheltenham 22 11 0 11 563 641 −78 14 3 56 7 Stratford-upon-Avon 22 8 2 12 516 561 −45 7 6 49 8 Old Halesonians RFC 22 8 0 14 393 603 −210 8 5 45 9 Malvern 22 7 0 15 435 743 −308 8 2 38 10 Hereford 22 6 2 14 391 558 −167 6 4 38 11 Ledbury (R) 22 6 1 15 348 589 −241 5 4 36 12 Whitchurch (R) 22 5 0 17 396 735 −339 5 5 25 If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won 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 Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places Updated: 25 October 2025Source:
2023–24 Participating teams and locations Departing were Old Halesonians, promoted to Regional 1 Midlands whilst Droitwich and Evesham were relegated. There were level transfers for Wolverhampton and Walsall to Regional 2 Midlands North while Crewe & Nantwich and Whitchurch moved to Regional 2 North West. Joining were Berkswell & Balsall, Moseley Oak, Shipston-on-Stour, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cheltenham and Newent as the league moved further south in its reach.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Berkswell & Balsall Honiley Road Balsall Common, Warwickshire Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) (champions) Cheltenham Newlands Park Southam, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Level transfer from Regional 2 Severn (8th) Hereford Wyeside 3,200 (200 seats) Hereford, Herefordshire 5th Ludlow The Linney Ludlow, Shropshire 3rd Malvern Spring Lane Malvern, Worcestershire 6th Moseley Oak Billesley Common 5,000 (1,300 seats) Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands Level transfer from Regional 2 Midlands North (3rd) Newent Recreation Ground Newent, Gloucestershire Level transfer from Regional 2 Severn (4th) Shipston-on-Stour Mayo Road 600 Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire Level transfer from Regional 2 South Central (9th) Silhillians The Memorial Ground Solihull, West Midlands Level transfer from Regional 2 Midlands North (10th) Stratford-upon-Avon Loxley Road Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire 4th Stow-on-the-Wold Oddington Road Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire Level transfer from Regional 2 South Central (4th) Worcester Wanderers Cummins Farm / Weston Field Pitches Worcester, Worcestershire 7th
League table Regional 2 Midlands West 2023–24TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPointsPoints deducted 1 Silhillians (P) 22 19 0 3 718 327 391 13 2 91 2 Stow-on-the-Wold 22 15 1 6 595 352 243 14 3 79 3 Newent 22 16 1 5 645 340 305 11 5 77 4 Cheltenham 22 13 2 7 572 550 22 10 2 68 5 Hereford 22 12 1 9 555 516 39 12 5 67 6 Stratford-upon-Avon 22 12 0 10 592 450 142 13 5 66 7 Moseley Oak 22 12 2 8 564 446 118 9 3 64 8 Ludlow 22 11 1 10 465 513 −48 9 1 56 9 Shipston-on-Stour 22 9 0 13 570 444 126 12 6 54 10 Malvern 22 5 3 14 399 675 −276 6 2 34 11 Worcester Wanderers (R) 22 1 1 20 359 795 −436 4 5 15 12 Berkswell & Balsall (R) 22 1 0 21 254 880 −626 3 1 8 If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won 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 Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places Updated: 7 December 2024Source:
2022–23 This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review with the league rebranded as Regional 2 Midlands West. The league was reduced from 14 to 12 clubs. Participating teams and locations
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Crewe & Nantwich Newcastle Road Nantwich, Cheshire 4th Midlands 2 West (North) Droitwich Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground 3,000 Droitwich, Worcestershire 13th Midlands 1 West Evesham Lower Albert Road Evesham, Worcestershire 2nd Midlands 2 West (South) Hereford Wyeside 3,200 (200 seats) Hereford, Herefordshire 9th Midlands 1 West Ludlow The Linney Ludlow, Shropshire 4th Midlands 1 West Malvern Spring Lane Malvern, Worcestershire 12th Midlands 1 West Old Halesonians Wassell Grove Hagley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire 11th Midlands 1 West Stratford-upon-Avon Loxley Road Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire 5th Midlands 1 West Walsall Broadway Ground 1,150 (150 stand) Walsall, West Midlands 2nd Midlands 2 West (North) Whitchurch Edgeley Park Whitchurch, Shropshire 7th Midlands 1 West Wolverhampton Castlecroft Road Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, West Midlands 8th Midlands 1 West Worcester Wanderers Cummins Farm / Weston Field Pitches Worcester, Worcestershire 14th Midlands 1 West
League table Regional 2 West Midlands 2022–23TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPointsPoints deducted 1 Old Halesonians (P) 22 19 0 3 652 392 260 15 0 91 2 Walsall 22 17 0 5 720 285 435 15 2 86 3 Ludlow 22 17 0 5 762 307 455 14 1 83 4 Stratford-upon-Avon 22 13 0 9 596 436 160 11 2 65 5 Hereford 22 13 0 9 502 464 38 10 3 65 6 Malvern 22 13 0 9 512 485 27 8 2 65 7 Worcester Wanderers 22 11 0 11 521 571 −50 9 3 56 8 Crewe 22 10 0 12 567 558 9 11 3 54 9 Whitchurch 22 9 0 13 563 493 70 11 5 52 10 Wolverhampton 22 8 0 14 422 493 −71 7 4 43 11 Evesham (R) 22 2 0 20 354 772 −418 3 4 10 −5 12 Droitwich (R) 22 0 0 22 170 1085 −915 0 0 0 If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams