Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 West

Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 West was a tier 10 English Rugby Union league with teams from Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and the western region of Leicestershire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West and there was no relegation.

The division was created in 2000, along with its counterpart Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 East, following the splitting of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues and the subsequent merging of the Leicestershire and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire leagues. After four seasons the league was discontinued following further restructuring and teams moved into the newly created Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire and East Midlands/South Leicestershire 2 divisions.

Original teams

When this division was introduced in 2000 it contained the following teams:

Ashby – transferred from East Midlands 2 (8th)
Aylestonians – transferred from East Midlands 2 (5th)
Chesterfield Panthers (2nd XV) – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (15th)
Hope Valley – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (13th)
Meden Vale – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (14th)
Ollerton – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 3 (runners up)
University of Derby – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 3 (champions)