2023–24 National League 2 East
| 2023–24 National League 2 East | |
|---|---|
| Countries | England Guernsey |
| Date | 2 September 2023 – 27 April 2024 |
| Champions | Esher (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Barnes |
| Relegated | North Walsham, Wimbledon |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Attendance | 65,969 (average 362 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 1,415 – Esher v Dorking, 13 April 2024 |
| Lowest attendance | 41 – Wimbledon v Old Albanian, 10 February 2024 |
| Tries scored | 1583 (average 8.7 per match) |
| Top point scorer | 283 – Frank Reynolds (Canterbury) |
| Top try scorer | 36 – James Botterill (Esher) |
The 2023–24 National League 2 East was the second season of the fourth-tier (east) of the English domestic rugby union competitions; one of three at this level. The others are National League 2 North and National League 2 West.
Esher were crowned champions on 13 April with two games still to play following a home win over Dorking, booking a quick return to 2024–25 National League 1 after a gap of just one season. In the end it was fairly comfortable with Esher who could even afford to lose to runners up Barnes on the last day of the season.
North Walsham were the first side to be relegated, going down with five games remaining following an away defeat to Canterbury on 9 March. It was a miserable season for the Norfolk club, who would achieve just one victory all season. The second relegation spot was much more keenly fought, particularly as one 13th place team in National 2 could stay up, and went down to the last day of the season. In the end Wimbledon would go down, a losing bonus point away to Dorking not enough to keep them in the league, finishing 3 points below 12th place Worthing Raiders and also missing out on being the best ranked 13th placed side to 2023–24 National League 2 North side Hull Ionians by the narrowest of margins (points for against).
Out of the two relegated sides North Walsham would drop to Regional 1 South East while Wimbledon would go into Regional 1 South Central. For Wimbledon it would be an instant return to tier 5, while for North Walsham a gap of two seasons.