Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 West
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| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2000 |
| Ceased | 2004 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Chesterfield Panthers (1st title) (2003–04) (promoted to ) |
| Most titles | Multiple teams (1 title) |
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 West was a tier 10 English Rugby Union league with teams from Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and the western region of Leicestershire taking part[a]. Promoted teams moved up to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West and there was no relegation.
The division was created in 2000, along with its counterpart Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 East, following the splitting of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues and the subsequent merging of the Leicestershire and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire leagues. After four seasons the league was discontinued following further restructuring and teams moved into the newly created , and divisions.
Original teams[]
When this division was introduced in 2000 it contained the following teams:
- – transferred from East Midlands 2 (8th)
- – transferred from East Midlands 2 (5th)
- Chesterfield Panthers (2nd XV)[b] – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (15th)
- – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (13th)
- – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (14th)
- – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 3 (runners up)
- University of Derby – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 3 (champions)
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 West honours[]
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 2000–01 | 7 | No relegation | [1] | |||||||||||
| 2001–02 | 10 | No relegation | [2] | |||||||||||
| 2002–03 | 10 | Leesbrook | No relegation | [3] | ||||||||||
| 2003–04 | 10 | Chesterfield Panthers[c] | [d] | No relegation | [4] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles[]
- (1)
- (1)
- Chesterfield Panthers (1)
- Leesbrook (1)
Notes[]
- ^ Despite the name Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire, most Lincolnshire based teams would play in Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 East.
- ^ 2nd team of Chesterfield Panthers RUFC.
- ^ League restructuring saw champions Chesterfield Panthers promoted into the newly introduced .
- ^ As part of league restructuring runners up who also be promoted into . The rest of the clubs in the division were transferred into respective new level 10 leagues. Melbourne (3rd), University of Derby (4th), (5th), Rolls-Royce (8th) and (10th) would go into , while (6th) and (7th) went into .
See also[]
- Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East
- Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West
- Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 East
- Midlands RFU
- Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire RFU
- Leicestershire RU
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
References[]
- ^ "2000-2001 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "2001-2002 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "2002-2003 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "2003-2004 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
External links[]
- Rugby union leagues in England
- Rugby union in Derbyshire
- Rugby union in Nottinghamshire
- Rugby union in Leicestershire
- Sports leagues established in 2000
- Sports leagues disestablished in 2004