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).
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 table 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.
2026-27 Departing were Dronfield promoted to Regional 1 North East while Newark (11th) and Belgrave (12th) were relegated. Also leaving were Old Salteians (10th) on a level transfer to Regional 2 East Midlands.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Derby Haslams Lane Derby, Derbyshire Relegated from Regional 1 North West Ilkeston The Stute Ilkeston, Derbyshire 7th Long Eaton West Park 1,000 Long Eaton, Derbyshire Relegated from Regional 1 North West Matlock Cromford Meadows Cromford, Matlock, Derbyshire 8th Melbourne Cockshut Lane 2,000 Melbourne, Derbyshire 4th Nottingham University Lady Bay Sports Ground West Bridgford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands East (North) Paviors The Ron Rossin Ground Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 10th Stoke-on-Trent Hartwell Lane 2,000 Barlaston, Staffordshire 5th Sutton Coldfield Roger Smoldon Ground Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands 6th Walsall Broadway Ground 1,150 (150 stand) Walsall, West Midlands 3rd West Bridgford The Memorial Ground West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire 2nd Whitchurch Edgeley Park Whitchurch, Shropshire Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) (Champions)
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. Promoted to this league were Belgrave and Sutton Coldfield, champions of Counties 1 Midlands East (North) and Counties 1 Midlands West (North) respectively.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious 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 2,000 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
League table Regional 2 North Midlands 2025–26 TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints Play offs 1 Dronfield (P) 22 20 0 2 807 302 505 18 2 100 Promoted 2 West Bridgford 22 18 0 4 926 479 447 20 2 94 Promotion play-off 3 Walsall 22 16 0 6 739 507 232 15 3 82 Promotion play-off 4 Melbourne 22 14 0 8 683 511 172 14 1 71 Promotion play-off 5 Stoke-on-Trent 22 10 0 12 557 649 −92 13 5 58 Promotion play-off 6 Sutton Coldfield RFC 22 9 0 13 593 652 −59 14 4 54 7 Ilkeston 22 9 0 13 546 693 −147 14 4 54 8 Matlock 22 9 0 13 517 593 −76 10 4 50 9 Paviors 22 8 0 14 590 677 −87 12 2 46 10 Old Saltleians 22 8 0 14 466 719 −253 10 2 44 Relegation play-off 11 Newark (R) 22 7 0 15 460 613 −153 7 7 42 Relegation play-off 12 Belgrave (R) 22 4 0 18 415 904 −489 7 3 26 RelegatedIf 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 Updated: 7 May 2026 Source:
2024–25 Participating teams and locations Departing, were the champions, Long Eaton promoted to Regional 1 Midlands. Sutton Coldfield (11th) and Wolverhampton (12th) were relegated. Joining were Old Saltleians promoted from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) 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.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious 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) (2nd) Lichfield Cooke Fields 5,460 (460 seats) 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) (2nd) 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
League table Regional 2 North Midlands 2024–25 TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 1 Lichfield (P) 22 20 0 2 921 385 536 18 1 99 2 Dronfield 22 20 0 2 857 308 549 15 0 95 3 Melbourne 22 17 0 5 792 487 305 15 1 84 4 Walsall 22 13 1 8 845 545 300 15 3 67 5 West Bridgford 22 12 1 9 700 554 146 15 2 67 6 Newark 22 11 1 10 667 614 53 11 2 59 7 Ilkeston 22 8 0 14 737 635 102 15 7 54 8 Paviors 22 9 1 12 632 630 2 11 3 52 9 Old Saltleians 22 8 1 13 506 568 −62 10 5 49 10 Matlock 22 8 1 13 539 657 −118 10 4 48 11 Mellish (R) 22 1 0 21 333 1096 −763 5 4 13 12 Tamworth (R) 22 2 0 20 236 1286 −1050 2 1 11If 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: 25 October 2025 Source:
2023–24 Participating teams and locations Departing were Leek, promoted to Regional 1 North West. 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 together with Paviors and West Bridgford, both relegated from Regional 1 North East (12th). Coming up were Tamworth promoted from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) as runners-up (Luctonians 2XV finished top but owing to league regulations were not permitted to be promoted to Level 6) and Mellish 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.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Lichfield Cooke Fields 5,460 (460 seats) 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) (2nd) 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) (2nd) 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
League table Regional 2 North Midlands 2023–24 TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 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 11If 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:
2022–23 Participating teams and locations This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. Nine teams were drawn from various level 7 Midlands leagues with three teams dropping from Midlands 1 East.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious 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
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