National Division Two South
Current season or competition:: 2017–18 National League 2 South
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1987 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Country |
 England
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| Holders |
Bishop's Stortford (1st title) (2016-17 (promoted to National League 1) |
| Most titles |
Barking Henley Hawks Cambridge (2 titles) |
| Website | clubs.rfu.com |
National League 2 South (known before September 2009 as National Division Three South) is a level four league in the English rugby union system. It is one of two leagues at this level, with its counterpart, National League 2 North, covering the north of England. The format of the league was changed at the beginning of the 2009–10 season following reorganisation by the Rugby Football Union.
The champions are promoted to National League 1. The runners-up play in a promotion play-off with the runners-up of National League 2 North; the team with the best record having home advantage. The bottom three teams are relegated, to either South West Premier or London & South East Premier.
Twelve of the teams listed below participated in the 2016–17 National League 2 South season. The 2016-17 champions Bishop's Stortford and play-off winners Old Elthamians, who won the promotion play-off against Sale FC, were promoted into the 2017–18 National League 1, while no sides located in the south were relegated. The two relegated sides from National League 2 South included Exmouth (who drop to South West Premier) and Barnes (who drop to London & South East Premier). Usually three sides would be relegated but when RFU Championship side London Welsh went into liquidation in the spring of 2017 it granted a reprieve for the 14th placed side in either National League 2 North or National League 2 South depending on comparable points, which in the end turned out to be Barnstaple.
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