Midlands 2 West (South)
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Current season or competition:: 2016–17 Midlands 2 West (South)
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Number of teams | 12 |
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 England
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| Holders |
Rugby Lions (1st title) (2016–17) (promoted to Midlands 1 West) |
| Most titles | Leamington (2 titles) |
| Website | England RFU |
Midlands 2 West (South) is a level seven English rugby union league and level two of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the West Midlands region including Herefordshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands, Warwickshire and Worcestershire, 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 of the Midlands Leagues. Promoted teams usually move up to Midlands 1 West with the league champions going up automatically and the runner-up in a play-off against the runner-up from Midlands 2 West (North) for the third promotion place. Relegated teams usually drop to Midlands 3 West (South).
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.
As mentioned above the 2008-09 promotion playoffs in Midlands 3 were different due to RFU restructuring for the following season. The two runners up with the worst league records in the four regional divisions at this level would have to face each other for the final promotion spot, with the team with the superior league record having home advantage.
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