Midlands 2 West (North)
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Current season or competition:: 2016–17 Midlands 2 West (North)
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |
 England
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| Holders |
Stourbridge Lions (1st title) (2016–17) (promoted to Midlands 1 West) |
| Most titles | Moseley Oak, Camp Hill, Lichfield (2 titles) |
| Website | England RFU |
Midlands 2 West (North) is a level 7 English Rugby Union league and level 2 of the Midlands League, made up of clubs from the northern part of the West Midlands region including Shropshire, Staffordshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands and occasionally Cheshire, with home and away matches played throughout the season.
The division was formed for the 2000-01 when the old Midlands 3 West was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South) and gained its current title for the 2009-10 season due to further restructuring to the Midlands League. Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 1 West with the league champions going up automatically and the runners up having to play a playoff against the runners up from Midlands 2 West (South) for their place. Demoted teams typically drop to Midlands 3 West (North).
Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Midlands 2 West (North) and Midlands 2 West (South) for the third and final promotion place to Midlands 1 West (asides from 2008-09 which was played between the runners up of Midlands 2 West (South) and Midlands 2 East (North) due to RFU restructuring). The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2016–17 season both the Midlands 2 West (North) and Midlands 2 West (South) teams have eight wins apiece; and the home team has won promotion on nine occasions compared to the away teams seven.
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