Regional 2 North Midlands

Regional 2 Midlands North

Current season or competition: 2024–25 Regional 2 Midlands North
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	2022;3 years ago (2022)
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Holders	Lichfield (2024-25)
Most titles	Leek, Lichfield, Long Eaton (1 title)
Website

Regional 2 Midlands North is an English level 6 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in the North Midlands including sides from Leicestershire, Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Warwickshire. It was created following the 2022 Adult Competition Review by the Rugby Football Union (RFU). ^[1]

The 2024-25 champions are Lichfield.

Structure and format

The twelve teams play home and away matches from September through to April, making a total of twenty-two matches each. 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

There is one automatic promotion place and two relegation places. The first-placed team at the end of season wins promotion to Regional 1 Midlands. Relegation is to Counties 1 Midlands West (North) or Counties 1 Midlands East (North) depending on location.

2025–26

Departing were Lichfield promoted to Regional 1 Midlands while Mellish and Tamworth were relegated to Counties 1 Midlands East (North) and Counties 1 Midlands West (North) respectively.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Belgrave Belgrave Pastures Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands East (North) Dronfield Gosforth Fields Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, Derbyshire 2nd Ilkeston The Stute Ilkeston, Derbyshire 7th Matlock Cromford Meadows Cromford, Matlock, Derbyshire 10th Melbourne Cockshut Lane 2,000 Melbourne, Derbyshire 3rd Newark The Rugby Ground 1,000 (60 seats) Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire 6th Old Saltleians Watton Lane Water Orton, Warwickshire 9th Paviors The Ron Rossin Ground Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 8th Stoke-on-Trent Hartwell Lane Barlaston, Staffordshire Relegated from Regional 1 North West (11th) Sutton Coldfield Roger Smoldon Ground Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) Walsall Broadway Ground 1,150 (150 stand) Walsall, West Midlands 4th West Bridgford The Memorial Ground West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire 5th

Belgrave Dronfield Ilkeston Matlock Melbourne Newark Saltleians Paviors Stoke Sutton C. Walsall West Bridgford class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2025-26 Regional 2 North Midlands teams

2024–25

Participating teams and locations

Departing were Long Eaton, promoted to Regional 1 Midlands. ^[2] Sutton Coldfield (11th) and Wolverhampton (12th) were relegated.

Joining were Old Saltleians promoted from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) ^[3] and Ilkeston promoted from Counties 1 Midlands East (North) as runners-up (Hinckley Staghounds (2XV) finished top but owing to league regulations were not permitted to be promoted to Level 7). The league was completed with the addition of Dronfield on a level transfer from Regional 2 North East. ^[4]

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Dronfield Gosforth Fields Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, Derbyshire Level transfer from Regional 2 North East Ilkeston The Stute Ilkeston, Derbyshire Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands East (North) (runners-up) Lichfield Cooke Fields Lichfield, Staffordshire 2nd Matlock Cromford Meadows Cromford, Matlock, Derbyshire 9th Melbourne Cockshut Lane 2,000 Melbourne, Derbyshire 4th Mellish War Memorial Ground Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 10th Newark The Rugby Ground 1,000 (60 seats) Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire 8th Old Saltleians Watton Lane Water Orton, Warwickshire Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) (runners-up) Paviors The Ron Rossin Ground Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 5th Tamworth Wigginton Park Tamworth, Staffordshire 6th Walsall Broadway Ground 1,150 (150 stand) Walsall, West Midlands 7th West Bridgford The Memorial Ground West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire 3rd

Dronfield Ilkeston Lichfield Matlock Melbourne Mellish Newark Saltleians Paviors Tamworth Walsall West Bridgford class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024–25 Regional 2 North Midlands teams

2023–24

Participating teams and locations

Departing were Leek, promoted to Regional 1 North West. ^[5] Belgrave (11th) and Nuneaton Old Edwardians (12th) were relegated. Also leaving the league were Moseley Oak and Silhillians who went on a level transfer to Regional 2 West Midlands as did Leicester Forest and Oadby Wyggestonians to Regional 2 East Midlands.

Joining were Lichfield, relegated from Regional 1 Midlands ^[6] together with Paviors and West Bridgford, ^[7] both relegated from Regional 1 North East (12th). Coming up were Tamworth ^[8] promoted from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) as runners-up (Luctonians 2XV finished top ^[9] but owing to league regulations were not permitted to be promoted to Level 6) and Mellish ^[10] promoted from Counties 1 Midlands East (North) as runner-up (Hinckley Staghounds (2XV) finished top but were similarly not permitted to be promoted). The league was completed by Wolverhampton and Walsall both on a level transfer from Regional 2 East Midlands.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Lichfield Cooke Fields Lichfield, Staffordshire Relegated from Regional 1 Midlands (12th) Long Eaton West Park 1,000 Long Eaton, Derbyshire 2nd Matlock Cromford Meadows Cromford, Matlock, Derbyshire 7th Melbourne Cockshut Lane 2,000 Melbourne, Derbyshire 4th Mellish War Memorial Ground Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands East (North) (runners-up) Newark The Rugby Ground 1,000 (60 seats) Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire 6th Paviors The Ron Rossin Ground Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Relegated from Regional 1 North East (11th) Sutton Coldfield Roger Smoldon Ground Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands 5th Tamworth Wigginton Park Tamworth, Staffordshire Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) (runners-up) Walsall Broadway Ground 1,150 (150 stand) Walsall, West Midlands Level transfer from Regional 2 East Midlands West Bridgford The Memorial Ground West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire Relegated from Regional 1 North East (12th) Wolverhampton Castlecroft Road Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Level transfer from Regional 2 East Midlands

Lichfield Long Eaton Matlock Melbourne Mellish Newark Paviors Sutton Coldfield Tamworth Walsall West Bridgford Wolverhampton class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023–24 Regional 2 North Midlands teams

League table

Regional 2 North Midlands 2023–24
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
1	Long Eaton (P)	22	18	1	3	705	450	255	17	2	92
2	Lichfield	22	17	2	3	755	391	364	15	1	86
3	West Bridgford	22	15	0	7	719	458	261	16	4	80
4	Melbourne	22	14	1	7	596	511	85	13	2	73
5	Paviors	22	13	0	9	637	583	54	16	4	72
6	Tamworth	22	14	0	8	593	474	119	10	2	68
7	Walsall	22	12	0	10	603	586	17	10	2	60
8	Newark	22	11	0	11	535	624	−89	11	3	59
9	Matlock	22	6	0	16	461	569	−108	10	7	42
10	Mellish	22	4	0	18	439	754	−315	8	9	33
11	Sutton Coldfield (R)	22	5	0	17	515	753	−238	10	6	31
12	Wolverhampton (R)	22	1	0	21	383	788	−405	5	7	11
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Number of draws 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: 6 December 2024 Source: [11]

2022–23

Participating teams and locations

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. ^[12] Nine teams were drawn from various level 7 Midlands leagues with three teams dropping from Midlands 1 East. ^[13]

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Belgrave Belgrave Pastures Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire 9th Midlands 1 East Leek Post and Time Park Cheddleton, Staffordshire 1st Midlands 2 West (North) Leicester Forest Hinckley Road Leicester Forest East, Leicestershire 1st Midlands 2 East (South) Long Eaton West Park 1,000 Long Eaton, Derbyshire 1st Midlands 2 East (North) Matlock Cromford Meadows Cromford, Matlock, Derbyshire 3rd Midlands 2 East (North) Melbourne Cockshut Lane 2,000 Melbourne, Derbyshire 2nd Midlands 2 East (North) Moseley Oak Billesley Common 5,000 (1,300 seats) Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands 3rd Midlands 2 West (North) Newark The Rugby Ground 1,000 (60 seats) Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire 4th Midlands 2 East (North) Nuneaton Old Edwardians Weddington Road Nuneaton, Warwickshire 1st Midlands 2 West (South) Oadby Wyggestonians Oval Park Oadby, Leicestershire 10th Midlands 1 East Silhillians The Memorial Ground Solihull, West Midlands 3rd Midlands 2 West (South) Sutton Coldfield Roger Smoldon Ground Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands 10th Midlands 1 West

Belgrave Leek Leicester Forest Long Eaton Matlock Melbourne Moseley Oak Newark Nuneaton OE Oadby Wyggs Silhillians Sutton Coldfield class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2022−23 Regional 2 North Midlands teams

League table

Regional 2 North Midlands 2022–23
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
1	Leek (P)	22	19	0	3	721	364	357	15	3	94
2	Long Eaton	22	16	0	6	686	523	163	15	2	81
3	Moseley Oak	22	13	1	8	571	446	125	10	4	69
4	Melbourne	22	12	3	7	529	515	14	10	3	67
5	Sutton Coldfield	22	11	2	9	628	680	−52	15	3	66
6	Newark	22	11	1	10	674	625	49	13	6	65
7	Matlock	22	10	1	11	572	507	65	13	6	61
8	Oadby Wyggestonians	22	10	1	11	637	691	−54	12	2	56
9	Leicester Forest	22	8	0	14	613	625	−12	17	4	53
10	Silhillians	22	8	0	14	521	581	−60	11	7	50
11	Belgrave (R)	22	6	0	16	433	630	−197	7	3	29
12	Nuneaton Old Edwardians (R)	22	3	1	18	336	734	−398	6	4	24
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Number of draws 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: 30 October 2024 Source: [14]

Regional 2 North Midlands honours

List of Regional 2 North Midlands honours
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runner–up	Relegated teams	Ref
2022–23	12	Leek	Long Eaton	Belgrave and Nuneaton Old Edwardians	[14]
2023–24	12	Long Eaton	Lichfield	Sutton Coldfield and Wolverhampton	[11]
Green background is the promotion place.

See also

• East Midlands
• Leicestershire
• North Midlands
• Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire
• Staffordshire
• Warwickshire
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

References

1. "Future competition structure 2022/23 in the adult male game". RFU. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
2. "Long Eaton Rugby Club: 2024 Champions". Long Eaton RFC. 24 March 2024.
3. "1XV Promotion". Old Salteians RFC. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
4. "A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RUGBY" (PDF). Paviors RFC. 14 September 2024.
5. "9th Straight Win Completes Title Winning League Campaign". Leek RFC. 26 March 2023.
6. "Relegated Lichfield suffer defeat on the final day of the league season". Lichfield Live. 3 April 2023.
7. ""A Tricky One For Us All" Kerr Reflects". Nottingham Sport. 21 June 2023.
8. "Ruthless Tamworth Secure Promotion In Fine Style". Tamworth RUFC. 6 March 2023.
9. "Luctonians says 2023 'promises to be another cracker'". Hereford Times. 2 January 2023.
10. "Mellish Looking To Build On Recent Success". Nottingham Sport. 3 July 2023.
11. "Regional 2 North Midlands". England Rugby. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
12. "RFU announce new men's community structure". RFU. 13 June 2022.
13. "League Structure and Leagues for 2022/2023". RFU. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
14. "Regional 2 North Midlands". England Rugby. Retrieved 5 December 2024.