Midlands 3 West (South)

Counties 2 Midlands West (East)

Current season or competition: 2024-25 Counties 2 Midlands West (East)
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1992; 32 years ago (1992) (as Midlands West 2)
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Most titles	Droitwich, Dunlop, Old Coventrians, Old Yardleians (2 titles)
Website	England RFU

Counties 2 Midlands West (East) (formerly Midlands 3 West (South)) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the West Midlands region including clubs from parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and sometimes Oxfordshire, with home and away matches played throughout the season. When this division began in 1992 it was known as Midlands West 2, until it was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South) ahead of the 2000–01 season. Further restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 2009–10 season, led to it to adopt the name Midlands 3 West (South). Further restructuring followed in the wake of the RFU's Adult Competition Review, from season 2022-23 it was known, briefly as Counties 2 Midlands West (South), before the league was split East/West giving rise to its current name.

Promoted teams tend to move up to Counties 2 Midlands West (South) or Counties 2 Midlands West (North) depending on location. Relegated teams typically drop to Counties 3 Midlands West (South) or Counties 3 Midlands West (East) or occasionally to Counties 3 Midlands West (North). Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Senior Vase - a level 8 national competition.

Departing were Barkers Butts promoted to Counties 1 Midlands West (South) and Veseyans promoted to Counties 1 Midlands West (North). Uttoxeter and Woodrush were relegated. Walsall II (8th) moved on a level transfer to Counties 2 Midlands West (West)

Joining were Aston Old Edwardians, Broadstreet 2XV, Earlsdon, Harbury and Stoke Old Boys.

In November 2024 Coventrians (3rd in 2023-24) withdrew from the league stating "decision was taken to protect the safety and well being of our players following a significant loss of playing personnel for various reasons including injury and retirement." The league will therefore be completed with eleven sides.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Aston Old Edwardians Sunnybank Avenue Kingstanding, Birmingham, West Midlands Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (North) (Champions) Birmingham & Solihull Portway Portway, Birmingham, West Midlands 5th Broadstreet 2XV Ivor Preece Field 1,500 (250 seats) Binley Woods, Coventry, West Midlands Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) Claverdon Ossetts Hole Ln Claverdon, Warwickshire 6th Coalville Memorial Ground Coalville, Leicestershire 7th Coventry Welsh Burbages Lane Exhall, Coventry, West Midlands 4th Earlsdon Mitchell Avenue Canley, Coventry, West Midlands Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) Harbury Waterloo Fields Harbury, Warwickshire Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (South) (Champions) Old Wheatleyans Stade Wheats Coundon, Coventry, West Midlands 10th Southam The Rugby Field Southam, Warwickshire 9th Stoke Old Boys Albert Gale Field Binley, Coventry, West Midlands Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (South) (Runners-up)

Aston OE Claverdon Coalville Harbury Coventry Southam class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 2 Midlands West (East) teams Birmingham & Solihull Broadstreet II Coventry Welsh Earlsdon Wheatleyans Stoke OB class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 2 Midlands West (East) teams in Birmingham & Coventry

The league name changed from Counties 2 Midlands West (South) to Counties 2 Midlands West (East) with a corresponding adjustment in the make up of the competing sides.

Departing were Alcester and Manor Park, both promoted to Counties 1 Midlands West (South); Pinley (12th) and Kenilworth II (11th) were both relegated to Counties 3 Midlands West (South); Rugby St Andrews (10th) were relegated to Counties 3 Midlands East (South); Burbage (9th) withdrew from league competition. Also leaving, but on a level transfer, were Bromyard (6th) and Tenbury (4th) to Counties 2 Midlands West (West).

Joining were Barkers Butts, Birmingham & Solihull, Coalville, Coventry Welsh, Old Coventrians, Uttoxeter, Veseyans and Walsall II.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Barkers Butts Bob Coward Memorial Ground Allesley, Coventry, West Midlands Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) Birmingham & Solihull Portway Portway, Birmingham, West Midlands Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (South) (Champions) Claverdon Stadium of Dreams Claverdon, Warwickshire 7th Coalville Memorial Ground Coalville, Leicestershire Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands East (North) Coventrians The Black Pad Holbrooks, Coventry, West Midlands Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (South) (Runners-up) Coventry Welsh Burbages Lane Exhall, Coventry, West Midlands Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) Old Wheatleyans Stade Wheats Coundon, Coventry, West Midlands 3rd Southam The Rugby Field Southam, Warwickshire 5th Uttoxeter Oldfields Sports & Social Club 2,000 Uttoxeter, Staffordshire Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) Veseyans Memorial Ground Walsall, West Midlands Level transfer from Counties 2 Midlands West (North) (3rd) Walsall II Broadway Ground 1,150 (150 stand) Walsall, West Midlands New entry Woodrush Icknield Street Forhill, Worcestershire 8th

Claverdon Coalville Coventry Southam Uttoxeter Veseyans Walsall II Woodrush class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 2 Midlands West (East) teams Barkers Butts Birmingham & Solihull Coventrians Coventry Welsh OW class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 2 Midlands West (East) teams in Birmingham & Coventry

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review^[1] with the league adopting its new name of Counties 2 Midlands West (South).

Departing were Ledbury, Old Leamingtonians and Coventry Welsh all promoted to Counties 2 Midlands West (South). Stoke Old Boys were relegated.

Joining were Claverdon, Old Wheatleyans, Pinley and Kenilworth II.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Alcester Birmingham Road Alcester, Warwickshire 4th Bromyard Clive Richards Sports Ground Bromyard, Herefordshire 11th Burbage Recreation Ground Burbage, Leicestershire 7th Claverdon Stadium of Dreams Claverdon, Warwickshire Promoted from Midlands 4 WS Kenilworth II Glasshouse Lane Kenilworth, Warwickshire New entry Manor Park Griff & Coton Nuneaton, Warwickshire 5th Old Wheatleyans Stade Wheats Coundon, Coventry, West Midlands Promoted from Midlands 4 WS Pinley Wyken Croft Wyken, Coventry, West Midlands Relegated from Midlands 2 WS (12th) Rugby St Andrews Ashlawn Road Rugby, Warwickshire 6th Southam The Rugby Field Southam, Warwickshire 8th Tenbury Penlu Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire 9th Woodrush Icknield Street Forhill, Worcestershire 10th

Alcester Bromyard Burbage Coventry Southam Tenbury Woodrush class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 2 Midlands West (South) teams in Herefordshire, Warwickshire & Worcestershire Claverdon Kenilworth II Manor Park Wheatleyans Pinley Rugby SA class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 2 Midlands West (South) teams in Coventry & Warwickshire

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Alcester Birmingham Road Alcester, Warwickshire 10th Bromyard Clive Richards Sports Ground Bromyard, Herefordshire Promoted from Midlands 4 WS (runners-up) Burbage Recreation Ground Burbage, Leicestershire 11th Coventry Welsh Burbages Lane Exhall, Coventry, West Midlands 4th Ledbury Ross Road Ledbury, Herefordshire 6th Manor Park Griff & Coton Nuneaton, Warwickshire 8th Old Leamingtonians The Crofts Blackdown, Warwickshire 7th Rugby St Andrews Ashlawn Road Rugby, Warwickshire 3rd Southam The Rugby Field Southam, Warwickshire Relegated from Midlands 2 WS (12th) Stoke Old Boys Albert Gale Field Binley, Coventry, West Midlands 9th Tenbury Penlu Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire Promoted from Midlands 4 WS (champions) Woodrush Icknield Street Forhill, Worcestershire 5th

Bromyard Ledbury Tenbury class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2021–22 Midlands 3 West (South) teams in Herefordshire & Worcestershire Alcester Burbage C Welsh Manor Park Leamingtonians Rugby SA Southam Stoke OB Woodrush class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2021-22 Midlands 3 West (South) teams in Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire & Leicestershire

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Alcester Birmingham Road Alcester, Warwickshire 8th Bedworth Nicholas Chamberlaine School Bedworth, Warwickshire Promoted from Midlands 4 WS (runners up) Berkswell & Balsall Honiley Road Balsall Common, Warwickshire 5th Burbage Recreation Ground Burbage, Leicestershire Promoted from Midlands 4 WS (champions) Coventry Welsh Burbages Lane Exhall, Coventry, West Midlands 9th Ledbury Ross Road Ledbury, Herefordshire 4th Manor Park Griff & Coton Nuneaton, Warwickshire 6th Old Coventrians Tile Hill Lane Tile Hill, Coventry, West Midlands Relegated from Midlands 2 WS (11th) Old Leamingtonians The Crofts Blackdown, Warwickshire 3rd Rugby St Andrews Ashlawn Road Rugby, Warwickshire Relegated from Midlands 2 WS (12th) Stoke Old Boys Albert Gale Field Binley, Coventry, West Midlands 10th Woodrush Icknield Street Forhill, Worcestershire 7th

Ledbury class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 3 West (South) teams in Herefordshire Alcester Bedworth B & B Burbage C Welsh Manor Park Coventrians Leamingtonians Rugby SA Stoke OB Woodrush class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 3 West (South) teams in Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire & Leicestershire

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Alcester Birmingham Road Alcester, Warwickshire 5th Berkswell & Balsall Honiley Road Balsall Common, Warwickshire Relegated from Midlands 2 West (South) (11th) Coventry Welsh Burbages Lane Exhall, Coventry, West Midlands Promoted from Midlands 4 West (South) (runners up) Ledbury Ross Road Ledbury, Herefordshire 6th Manor Park Griff & Coton Nuneaton, Warwickshire 9th Old Leamingtonians The Crofts Blackdown, Warwickshire 4th Old Yardleians Tilehouse Lane Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands Relegated from Midlands 2 West (South) (12th) Pinley Wyken Croft Wyken, Coventry, West Midlands Relegated from Midlands 2 East (South) (12th) Shipston-on-Stour Mayo Road 600 Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire 3rd Stoke Old Boys Albert Gale Field Binley, Coventry, West Midlands Promoted from Midlands 4 West (South) (champions) Upton-upon-Severn The Sports Field Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire 10th Woodrush Icknield Street Forhill, Worcestershire 8th

Ledbury class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands 3 West (South) teams in Herefordshire Alcester B & B C Welsh Manor P Leamingtonians Yardleians Pinley Shipston Stoke OB Upton Woodrush class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands 3 West (South) teams in Warwickshire, Worcestershire & West Midlands

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Alcester Birmingham Road Alcester, Warwickshire Promoted from Midlands 4 West (South) (runners up) Bromyard Clive Richards Sports Ground Bromyard, Herefordshire Promoted from Midlands 4 West (South) (champions) Dunlop Dunlop Sports & Social Club Holbrooks, Coventry, West Midlands Relegated from Midlands 2 West (South) (12th) Ledbury Ross Road Ledbury, Herefordshire 3rd Manor Park Griff & Coton Nuneaton, Warwickshire 8th Old Coventrians Tile Hill Lane Tile Hill, Coventry, West Midlands 5th Old Leamingtonians The Crofts Blackdown, Warwickshire 7th Old Wheatleyans Stade Wheats Coundon, Coventry, West Midlands 9th Rugby St Andrews Ashlawn Road Rugby, Warwickshire 6th Shipston-on-Stour Mayo Road 600 Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire 4th Upton-upon-Severn The Sports Field Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire 10th Woodrush Icknield Street Forhill, Worcestershire 11th

Bromyard Ledbury class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2017-18 Midlands 3 West (South) teams in Herefordshire & Worcestershire Alcester Dunlop Manor Park Coventrians Leamingtonians Wheatleyans Rugby SA Shipston Upton Woodrush class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2017–18 Midlands 3 West (South) teams

• Bedworth (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Droitwich (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Evesham
• Ledbury
• Manor Park (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
• Old Coventrians
• Old Leamingtonians
• Old Wheatleyans
• Rugby St Andrews
• Shipston on Stour
• Upton-on-Severn (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
• Woodrush

• Cheltenham North
• Evesham (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
• Harbury
• Ledbury
• Old Coventrians (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Old Leamingtonians (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Old Wheatleyans
• Pershore
• Rugby Lions (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
• Shipston on Stour
• Southam
• Woodrush

• Bedworth (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Cheltenham North
• Dunlop (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Harbury (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
• Ledbury
• Manor Park
• Old Wheatleyans
• Pershore
• Shipston on Stour
• Southam
• Upton-on-Severn
• Woodrush (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))

• Cheltenham North
• Evesham
• Kings Norton
• Ledbury
• Manor Park
• Old Wheatleyans
• Old Yardleians (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
• Pershore
• Pinley
• Shipston on Stour (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Southam
• Upton-on-Severn (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))

• Cheltenham North
• Evesham
• Kings Norton
• Ledbury
• Old Coventrians
• Old Leamingtonians
• Old Wheatleyans
• Pershore
• Pinley
• Redditch
• Southam
• Woodrush

• Dunlop
• Edwardians
• Harbury
• Kings Norton
• Ledbury
• Old Leamingtonians
• Pershore
• Redditch
• Shipston on Stour
• Southam
• Upton upon Severn
• Woodrush

• Bedworth
• Dunlop
• Edwardians
• Kings Norton
• Ledbury
• Old Leamingtonians
• Pershore
• Shipston on Stour
• Southam
• Upton On Severn
• Woodrush
• Worcester Wanderers

Teams in Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South) were originally part of a single division called Midlands 2 West, which contained the following sides when it was introduced in 1992:

• Aston Old Edwardians - promoted from North Midlands 1 (10th)
• Coventry Welsh - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (10th)
• Dixonians - promoted from North Midlands 1 (6th)
• Handsworth - promoted from Staffordshire 1 (champions)
• Kenilworth - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (7th)
• Nuneaton Old Edwardians - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (6th)
• Old Laurentians - promoted from Warwickshire 1 (champions)
• Selly Oak^[a] - promoted from North Midlands 2 (champions)
• Shrewsbury - promoted from North Midlands 1 (11th)
• Stratford-upon-Avon - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (9th)
• Tamworth - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (8th)
• West Midlands Police - promoted from North Midlands 1 (8th)
• Woodrush - promoted from North Midlands 1 (7th)

Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South) were originally part of a single tier 8 division called Midlands West 2. Promotion was to Midlands West 1 and relegation was to either North Midlands 1 or Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1.

The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from North 1 were combined to create National 5 North, meaning that Midlands 2 West dropped to become a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to Midlands West 1 while relegation was to either North Midlands 1 or Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1.

At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and Midlands West 2 returned to being a tier 8 league. Promotion continued to Midlands West 1 while relegation was to either North Midlands 1 or Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1.

Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands West 2 split into two tier 8 regional leagues - Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South). Promotion was now to Midlands 3 West (South)^[i] and relegation to either North Midlands 1 or Warwickshire 1.^[j]

At the start of the 2004–05 season Midlands 4 West (South) remained at tier 8 of the league system, with promotion continuing to Midlands 3 West (South). However, the restructuring of the leagues below meant that relegation was now to either North Midlands (South) 1^[k] or Warwickshire 1.

At the start of the 2006–07 season Midlands 4 West (South) remained at tier 8 of the league system, with promotion continuing to Midlands 3 West (South). The cancellation of Warwickshire 1 league meant that relegation was now to the newly introduced Midlands 5 West (South).

League restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South) were renamed as Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 8. Promotion was now to Midlands 2 West (South) (formerly Midlands 3 West (North)) and relegation to Midlands 4 West (South).

• Midlands RFU
• North Midlands RFU
• Warwickshire RFU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England
• English Rugby Union Leagues
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

• English RFU (2008). "Rugby First". RFU. Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2008.