2010–11 National League 2 South
| 2010–11 National League 2 South | |
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| Countries |
 England
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| Champions | Ealing |
| Runners-up | Jersey (also promoted) |
| Relegated | Newbury Blues, Hinckley, Canterbury |
| Attendance | 71,374 (average 331 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 2,000 Jersey at home to Richmond on 12 February 2011 |
| Lowest attendance | 50 Hinckley at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 6 November 2010 |
| Top point scorer |
Phil Chesters Ealing Trailfinders 350 points |
| Top try scorer |
Phil Chesters Ealing Trailfinders 70 tries |
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The 2010–11 National League 2 South was the second season (24th overall) of the fourth tier of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. The league system was 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and additional bonus points being awarded for scoring 4 or more tries and/or losing within 7 points of the victorious team. In terms of promotion the league champions would go straight up into National League 1 while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from National League 2 North (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place.
Ealing Trailfinders finished the season as champions pipping newly promoted Jersey to the title by just four points in a season where both sides dominated the league. Jersey did join Ealing in the 2011–12 National League 1 by beating the 2010–11 National League 2 North runners up Loughborough Students in a playoff game watched by 3,000 fans in Saint Peter, Jersey. At the opposite end of the table, Newbury Blues had a terrible season, suffering a third consecutive relegation dropping to National League 3 South West, having won just one game and conceded over 2,000 points (a divisional all time worst which also included a record 132 - 0 defeat by Old Albanian). Joining Newbury in relegation would be Hinckley who dropped to National League 3 Midlands, while the third and final place went to the wire with relegation rivals Canterbury and Westcombe Park meeting in a rescheduled game on the 7 May 2011 - a week after the season had finished. Westcombe Park won 25 - 18 at Canterbury to condemn the Kent side to National League 3 London & SE. The season was also notable for the incredible try scoring feats of Ealing Trailfinders winger Phil Chesters who scored an amazing 70 tries in 27 games - an English league record, as well as the dedicated support for Jersey who had regular attendances of over a thousand - outstanding for tier 4. Chesters also became the first top try scorer in the league to also become the top points scorer as well.
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