The 2022–23 National League 2 West was the first season of the
fourth-tier (west) of the English domestic
rugby union competitions; one of three at this level. The others are
National League 2 North and
National League 2 East
National League 2 East is a new rugby union league at level four in the English rugby union system and provides semi-professional competition for teams in London, South East England and East of England
The East of England is one o ...
. Previously, there were two leagues at level four; National League 2 North and
National League 2 South. The champions are promoted to
National League 1. The bottom two teams are relegated to
Regional 1 Midlands or
Regional 1 South West depending on location.
Leicester Lions became champions, with three matches to play, following their 33 – 5 win over Loughborough Students on 25 March 2023.
Barnstaple
Barnstaple ( or ) is a river-port town in North Devon, England, at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool and won great wealth. Later it imported Irish wool, bu ...
(13th place) and
Stourbridge (14th) are relegated to
Regional 1 South West and
Regional 1 Midlands respectively.
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. The bottom two teams are relegated
to
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 (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
* 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.
Participating teams and locations
League table
Fixtures & results
Fixtures for the season were announced by the RFU on 13 June 2022.
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Round 6
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Round 7
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Round 8
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Round 9
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Round 10
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Round 11
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Round 12
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Round 13
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Round 14
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Round 15
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Round 16
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Round 17
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Round 18
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Rescheduled matches
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Rescheduled matches
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Round 19
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Round 20
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Round 21
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Round 22
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Rescheduled matches
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Round 23
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Round 24
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Round 25
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Round 26
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Rescheduled match
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Rescheduled match
Attendances
Individual statistics
Top points scorers
Top try scorers
Notes
See also
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2022–23 National League 1
2022–23 National League 1 is the 35th season of the third tier of the English domestic rugby union competitions, and following a reorganisation of the league structure, it is reverting to a 14-team format.
Structure
The league consists of ...
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2022–23 National League 2 North
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2022–23 National League 2 East
The 2022–23 National League 2 East is the first season of the fourth-tier (east) of the English domestic rugby union competitions; one of three at this level. The others are National League 2 North and National League 2 West. Previously, the ...
References
External links
NCA Rugby
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National League 2 West
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