National Division 2 North
Current season or competition:: 2017–18 National League 2 North
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1987 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Country |
 England
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| Holders | Caldy (2016–17) |
| Most titles | Macclesfield (3 titles) |
| Website | clubs.rfu.com |
National League 2 North, (which before September 2009 was known as National Division Three North) is a level four league in the English rugby union system and provides mostly amateur competition for teams in the northern half of England. From 2009–10 the RFU restructured the league system in England, and this league was expanded from fourteen to sixteen teams. Participating clubs are from the English Midlands and Northern England. Each team plays thirty league games on a home and away basis. The champion club is promoted to National League 1 and the runner-up participates in a one-off play-off with the runner-up of National League 2 South for promotion. Relegation is to either the Midlands Premier or North Premier leagues depending on where the teams are based.
Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2016–17 National League 2 North season. The 2016-17 champions, Caldy, were promoted into the 2017–18 National League 1, replacing Blaydon and Macclesfield who were relegated from the 2016–17 National League 1. The three teams relegated last season were Preston Grasshoppers and Harrogate (both to North Premier) and Scunthorpe (Midlands Premier).
The promoted teams include Huddersfield, who were promoted as champions of National League 3 North (now North Premier) and Sheffield (playoffs) who came up from National League 3 Midlands (now Midlands Premier).Broadstreet (champions of National League 3 Midlands) would have usually have come into this division but due to an imbalance of teams they were instead level transferred to the 2017–18 National League 2 South as they were considered the most southerly team in the division.
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