lancs/cheshire division 2 (formerly south lancs/cheshire 2) is a regional english rugby union league for teams from cheshire, merseyside, lancashire and greater manchester, ranked at tier 8 of the english league system. the top two clubs are promoted to lancs/cheshire division 1 and the bottom two clubs are relegated to lancs/cheshire division 3. each season two teams from lancs/cheshire division 2 are picked to take part in the rfu senior vase (a national competition for clubs at level 8) - one affiliated with the cheshire rfu, the other with the lancashire rfu.