London 2 North West

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London 2 North West
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SportRugby union
Instituted1987; 35 years ago (1987) (as London 3 North West)
Number of teams12
Country England
HoldersLondon Welsh (1st title) (2019–20)
(promoted to London 1 South)
Most titlesHertford, Tabard (3 titles)
Websiteenglandrugby.com

London 2 North West is an English rugby union league which is at the seventh tier of club rugby union in England and is made up of teams predominantly from north-west London and Hertfordshire. When this division began in 1987 it was known as London 3 North West, changing to its current name ahead of the 2009–10 season.

Promotion is usually to London 1 North with the league champions going up automatically and the runners up entering a promotion playoff against the league runners up from London 2 North East, however those clubs based in London rather than the Home Counties are sometimes promoted to London 1 South. Relegated teams typically drop into London 3 North West. Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Intermediate Cup - a level 7 national competition.

Teams for 2021–22[]

The teams competing in 2021-22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019–20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020–21.

Season 2020–21[]

On 30 October the RFU announced [1] that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning London 2 North West was not contested.

Participating Clubs 2019–20[]

Participating Clubs 2018–19[]

Participating Clubs 2017–18[]

Participating Clubs 2016-17[]

Participating Clubs 2015-16[]

Participating Clubs 2014-15[]

Participating Clubs 2013-14[]

Participating Clubs 2012-13[]

Original teams[]

When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as London 3 North West) contained the following teams:

London 2 North West Honours[]

London 3 North West (1987–1993)[]

Originally known as London 3 North West, this division was a tier 7 league with promotion up to London 2 North and relegation down to either Hertfordshire 1 or Middlesex 1.

London 3 North West
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
1987–88 11 Bishop's Stortford ,
1988–89 11 Finchley Tabard Letchworth Garden City, , Harrow
1989–90 11 Tabard ,
1990–91 11 Letchworth Garden City Hertford ,
1991–92 11 St. Mary's Hospital,
1992–93 13 Letchworth Garden City Harpenden,
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

London 3 North West (1993–1996)[]

At the end of the 1992–93 season, the top six teams from London 1 and the top six from South West 1 were combined to create National 5 South. This meant that London 3 North West dropped from a tier 7 league to a tier 8 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion continued to London 2 North, while relegation was to the newly introduced Herts/Middlesex.

London 3 North West Honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
1993–94 13 Staines Letchworth Garden City ,
1994–95 13 Hertford London New Zealand,
1995–96 13 Old Albanian ,
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

London 3 North East (1996–2000)[]

The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that London 3 North West reverted to being a tier 7 league. Promotion continued to London 2 North, while relegation was to Herts/Middlesex 1 (formerly Herts/Middlesex).

London 3 North West Honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
1996–97 13 Welwyn[c] No relegation[d]
1997–98 17 Harpenden Hertford Hackney, Haringey Rhinos
1998–99[2] 17 Hertford Harlequin Amateurs
1999–00[3] 17 Hertford Ealing Trailfinders Multiple teams[e]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

London 3 North West (2000–2009)[]

London 3 North West continued to be a tier 7 league with promotion up to London 2 North. However, the introduction of London 4 North West ahead of the 2000–01 season meant that clubs were now relegated into this new division instead of into Herts/Middlesex 1.

London 3 North West Honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
2000–01[4] 10 Hertford Welwyn
2001–02[5] 10 Letchworth Garden City Old Merchant Taylors' Lambs,[f] Finchley
2002–03[6] 10 London Scottish Ealing Trailfinders ,
2003–04[7] 9 Civil Service St Albans
2004–05[8] 12 St Albans ,
2005–06[9] 12 Tring ,
2006–07[10] 12 Welwyn , Haringey Rhinos
2007–08[11] 12 Imperial Medicals ,
2008–09[12] 12 Harpenden No relegation due to league restructure[g]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

London 2 North East (2009–present)[]

Nationwide league restructuring by the RFU ahead of the 2009–10 season saw London 3 North West renamed as London 2 North West. It remained at level 7 with promotion to London 1 North (formerly London 2 North) and relegation to London 3 North West (formerly London 4 North West).

London 2 North West Honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
2009–10[13] 12 Tabard Finchley,
2010–11[14] 12 Harpenden ,
2011–12[15] 12 Welwyn, Imperial Medicals
2012–13[16] 12 Tabard ,
2013–14[17] 12 ,
2014–15[18] 12 Harrow , St Albans
2015–16[19] 12 Old Merchant Taylors', Staines
2016–17[20] 12 , Welwyn
2017–18[21] 12 Tabard, Harrow
2018–19[22] 11[h] Belsize Park Harpenden
2019–20[23] 12 London Welsh Luton, Welwyn
2020–21 12
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Promotion play-offs[]

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of London 2 North East and London 2 North West for the third and final promotion place to London 1 North. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the London 2 North East and London 2 North West teams are tied on nine wins apiece, and the home team has won promotion on fourteen occasions compared to the away teams five.

London 2 (north-east v north-west) promotion play-off results
Season Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2000–01[24] (NW) 44-8 Rochford Hundred (NE) Parkfields, Hampton, Greater London
2001–02[25] Letchworth Garden City (NW) 31-22 (NE) Baldock Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
2002–03[26] Ealing Trailfinders (NW) 36-12 (NE) Trailfinders Sports Ground, Ealing, London
2003–04[27] St Albans (2nd XV) (NW) 5-22 (NE) Oaklands Land, St Albans, Hertfordshire
2004–05[28] (NW) 39-0 Romford and Gidea Park (NE) Bank Lane, Roehampton, Greater London
2005–06[29] Tring (NW) 19-5 (NE) Cow Lane, Tring, Hertfordshire
2006–07[30] Welwyn (NW) 19-6 (NE) Hobbs Way, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
2007–08[31] Diss (NE) 50-15 Imperial Medicals (NW) Mackenders, Roydon, Norfolk
2008–09[32] Brentwood (NE) 23-15 (NW) King George's Playing Fields, Brentwood, Essex
2009–10[33] (NW) 22-29 Colchester (NE) Hurlingham Park, Fulham, London
2010–11[34] (NE) 24-14 Harpenden (NW) Robbs Wood, Braintree, Essex 300
2011–12[35] (NE) 38-13 (NW) Gardiners Close, Basildon, Essex
2012–13[36] (NW) 13-16 (aet) (NE) Chaulden Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire 500
2013–14[37] (NW) 44-43 (NE) Parkfields, Hampton, Greater London
2014–15[38] Diss (NE) 13-16 (NW) Mackenders, Roydon, Norfolk
2015–16[39] Sudbury (NE) 22-18 (NW) Whittham Field, Sudbury, Suffolk
2016–17[40] (NW) 48-7[i] (NE) Dukes Meadows, Chiswick, London
2017–18[42] (NW) 7-37 (NE) Parliament Hill Fields, Highgate, Camden, London
2018–19[43] Harpenden (NW) 60-6 Romford and Gidea Park (NE) Redbourn Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
2019–20 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up - (NW) - promoted instead.
2020–21
Green background is the promoted team. NE = London 2 North East (formerly London 3 North East) and NW = London 2 North West (formerly London 3 North West)

Number of league titles[]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ H.A.C. won the 2016-17 play-off but were denied promotion and the result overturned by the RFU due to H.A.C. fielding an ineligible player.
  2. ^ Kingsburians would later merge with Gaytonians and Roxeth Manor to form .
  3. ^ 3rd place also promoted.
  4. ^ No relegation as league was set to expand from 13 to 17 teams for the following season.
  5. ^ The creation of London 4 North West for the following season meant that twelve teams would be relegated. and dropped two divisions to Herts/Middlesex 1, while Tring, St Albans, , , Letchworth Garden City, and went into the new London 4 North West division. 11th place were also supposed to be relegated into the new division but would fold at the end of the season and become amalgamated into .
  6. ^ The Lambs were Old Merchant Taylors' 2nd team.
  7. ^ The division would be renamed London Division 2 North West for the next season and along with the whole national restructure of the league system by the RFU lead to mass changes at all levels.
  8. ^ League reduced from 12 to 11 after withdraw from RFU leagues.
  9. ^ The initial result of the 2016-17 playoff was overturned by the RFU after HAC were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. This meant that South Woodham Ferrers were promoted instead.[41]

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