National League 1

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National League 1
Founded1987;37 years ago (1987)
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Number of teams14
Level on pyramid Level 3
Promotion to RFU Championship
Relegation to National Two East
National Two North
National Two West
Current champions Chinnor (1st title)
(2023–24)
Most championships Coventry, Otley, Richmond (3 titles)
Website National League 1
Current: 2024–25 National League 1

National One, up until 2023 known as National League 1 and previously known before September 2009 as National Division Two), is the third of three national leagues in the domestic rugby union competition of England. It was known as Courage League National Division Three when founded in 1987. [1] Chinnor are the current champions.

Contents

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) approved a new structure for the National Leagues from the 2022–23 season. This division will be reduced to fourteen teams, playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of 26 matches each.

The champions are promoted to the RFU Championship and the bottom three teams are relegated to either National Two East, National Two North or National Two West depending on the geographical location of the team. There will be a two-week break over Christmas and protected weekend breaks through the season. The competition structure will be reviewed every three years. [2] [3]

Structure

The league consists of fourteen teams, with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis, to make a total of twenty-six matches each. There is one promotion place, with the champions promoted to the RFU Championship, and there are three relegation places to either, National League 2 East, National League 2 North or National League 2 West, depending on the geographical location of the team.

The results of the matches contribute points to the league table as follows:

Current season

Participating teams and locations

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2024–25 National 1 teams in England
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2024–25 Greater London National League 1 clubs


TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Birmingham Moseley Billesley Common [4] 5,000 (1,300 seats) Birmingham, West Midlands 5th
Bishop's Stortford Silver Leys [5] 1,600 Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire 11th
Blackheath Well Hall1,650 (550 seats) Eltham, London 8th
Darlington Mowden Park The Darlington Arena [6] 25,500 Darlington, County Durham 7th
Dings Crusaders Shaftesbury Park [7] 2,250 (250 seats) Frenchay, Bristol Promoted from National League 2 West (champions) [8]
Esher Molesey Road 3,500 Hersham, Surrey Promoted from National League 2 East (champions) [9]
Leicester Lions Westleigh Park2,000 Blaby, Leicestershire 12th
Plymouth Albion The Brickfields [10] 8,500 Plymouth, Devon 4th
Rams Old Bath Road [11] 2,000 (300 seats) [12] Sonning, Reading, Berkshire 2nd
Richmond Athletic Ground [13] 4,500 (1,000 seats) Richmond, London 6th
Rosslyn Park The Rock2,000 Roehampton, London 3rd
Rotherham Titans Clifton Lane [14] 2,500 Rotherham, South Yorkshire Promoted from National League 2 North (champions) [15]
Sale FC Heywood Road [16] 3,387 Sale, Greater Manchester 10th
Sedgley Park Park Lane [17] 3,000 Whitefield, Bury, Greater Manchester 9th

League table

2024–25 National League 1 table
PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDTBLBPtsQualification
1 Richmond 111010383199+1847049Promotion place
2 Rams 111001357187+1708149
3 Rotherham Titans 11902358250+1086143
4 Rosslyn Park 11704374257+1177237
5 Blackheath 11704314252+626135
6 Birmingham Moseley 11704258244+145033
7 Bishop's Stortford 1150626826806228
8 Plymouth Albion 11407286287−17528
9 Sale FC 11506240290−504327
10 Dings Crusaders 11416312363−517025
11 Esher 11308291450−1596018
12 Sedgley Park 11209278310−324416Relegation place
13 Leicester Lions 11209227370−1435316
14 Darlington Mowden Park 111010202421−219318
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2024. Source: National League Rugby [18]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

History

When the rugby union leagues were introduced in 1987 the division was known as Courage League National Division Three. Ten years later, in 1997, the league was restructured and the Premiership was introduced, which consisted of the top two divisions. Therefore, National 3 became the top league outside of the Premiership structure, and was renamed as National 1. In 2000–01, the Premiership was reduced to a single division and National 1 was renamed National 2. Following the formation of the professional RFU Championship in 2009 the league, once again, became known as National League 1, and is currently the lowest tier that is nationwide. The league has previously consisted of fourteen clubs, but from 2009–10 increased to sixteen before reducing to fourteen again ahead of the 2022–23 season. Only one team was promoted to the RFU Championship and between 2009–10 and 2019–20 three teams were relegated to either National League 2 North or National League 2 South depending on geographical location. Following reorganisation in 2022, three teams are now relegated to either National League 2 East, National League 2 North or National League 2 West depending on geographical location.

Summary of tier three format

YearNameNo of teamsNo of matches
1987–90Courage National 31211
1990–92Courage National 31312
1992–93Courage National 31211
1993–96Courage National 31018
1996–97Courage National 31630
1997–2000Jewson National League 11426
2000–09National Division 21426
2009–22National League 11630
2022–National League 11426

Original teams

When the league system was formed in 1987, the following teams participated in the league, which was known as National 3. Thirty-three years on, only one team Plymouth Albion, are currently playing at this level. (Updated to 2019–20)

League results

National Division Three

National Division Three
SeasonNo of teamsNo of matchesChampionsRunners-upRelegated team(s)Ref
1987–88 1211 Wakefield West Hartlepool Morley, Birmingham [19]
1988–89 1211 Plymouth Albion Rugby Metropolitan Police, Maidstone [20]
1989–90 1211 London Scottish Wakefield London Welsh [20]
1990–91 1312 West Hartlepool Morley Metropolitan Police, Vale of Lune [21]
1991–92 1312 Richmond Fylde Nuneaton, Lydney [22]
1992–93 1211 Otley Havant Multiple teams [a] [23]
1993–94 1018 Coventry Fylde Havant, Redruth [24]
1994–95 1018 Bedford Blackheath Clifton, Exeter [25]
1995–96 1018 Coventry Richmond [b] Fylde in last place (no relegation) [26]
1996–97 1630 Exeter Fylde Walsall, Havant, Redruth, Clifton [27]

National League One

National League One
SeasonNo of teamsNo of matchesChampionsRunners-upRelegated team(s)Ref
1997–98 1426 Worcester Leeds Tykes [c] No relegation [28]
1998–99 1426 Henley Manchester Morley, Liverpool St Helens [29]
1999–00 1426 Otley Birmingham & Solihull Reading, Blackheath [30]

National Division Two

National Division Two
SeasonNo of teamsNo of matchesChampionsRunners-upRelegated team(s)Ref
2000–01 1426 Bracknell Rugby Camberley, Lydney, West Hartlepool [31]
2001–02 1426 Orrell Plymouth Albion Rosslyn Park, Waterloo, Preston Grasshoppers [31]
2002–03 1426 Penzance-Newlyn Henley Launceston, Kendal, Fylde [32]
2003–04 1426 Sedgley Park Nottingham Rugby, Lydney [33]
2004–05 1426 Doncaster Newbury Nuneaton, Bracknell, Rosslyn Park [34]
2005–06 1426 Moseley Waterloo Orrell [35]
2006–07 1426 Esher Launceston Bradford & Bingley, Barking, Harrogate [36]
2007–08 1426 Otley Manchester Nuneaton, Henley Hawks, Halifax [37]
2008–09 1426 Birmingham & Solihull Cambridge Westcombe Park, Southend, Mounts Bay, Waterloo [38]

National League One

National League One
SeasonNo of teamsNo of matchesChampionsRunners-upRelegated team(s)Ref
2009–10 1630 Esher London Scottish Newbury, Nuneaton, Manchester [39]
2010–11 1630 London Scottish Barking Redruth, Otley, Launceston [40]
2011–12 1630 Jersey Ealing Trailfinders Birmingham & Solihull, Stourbridge, Barking
2012–13 1630 Ealing Trailfinders Esher Macclesfield, Sedgley Park, Cambridge [41]
2013–14 1630 Doncaster Knights Rosslyn Park Henley Hawks, Worthing Raiders, Hull Ionians [42]
2014–15 1630 Ealing Trailfinders Rosslyn Park Tynedale, Macclesfield, Old Albanian
2015–16 1630 Richmond Hartpury College Henley Hawks, Cinderford, Wharfedale
2016–17 1630 Hartpury College Plymouth Albion Macclesfield, Blaydon [d]
2017–18 1630 Coventry Darlington Mowden Park Fylde, Old Albanian, Hull Ionians
2018–19 1630 Ampthill Old Elthamians Loughborough Students, Esher, Caldy
2019–20 1625 [e] Richmond Rams Hull Ionians, Canterbury, Rotherham Titans
2020–21Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the season was cancelled.
2021–22 1528 Caldy Sale FC Blackheath, Tonbridge Juddians [46]
2022–23 1426 Cambridge Rams Esher, Leeds Tykes, Hull [47]
2023–24 1426 Chinnor Rams Cinderford, Taunton Titans [48]
2024–25 1426
Green background are the promotion places.

Number of league titles

Records

Note that all records are from 1996–97 season onwards as this is widely held as the dawn of professionalism across the English club game. It also offers a better comparison between seasons as the division team numbers are roughly equal (for example when league rugby union first started in 1987–88 the Courage League National Division Three had only 12 teams playing 11 games each, compared to 16 teams in 1996–97 playing 30 games (home & away)). Attendance records are from 2000 onwards unless otherwise specified. All records are up to date up till the end of the 2019–20 season.

League records

Otley (1992–93, 1999–00, 2007–08)
Coventry (1993–94, 1995–96, 2017–18)
Richmond (1991–92, 2015–16, 2019–20)
Richmond (1991–92, 1995–96, 2015–16, 2019–20)
Nuneaton (1991–92, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10)
Hartpury College (2016–17)
West Hartlepool (2000–01), Manchester (2009–10)
Hartpury College (2016–17)
Manchester (2009–10)
Manchester (2009–10)
Henley Hawks (1998–99) [49]
Esher (2009–10)
Manchester (2009–10)
Hartpury College (2016–17)
Manchester (2009–10)
Wharfedale (2005–06), Richmond (2012–13), Ampthill (2017–18)
Ealing Trailfinders (2014–15)
Hartpury College (2016–17)

Match records

124 – 5 Wharfedale at home to Manchester on 26 September 2009 (2009–10)
148 – 0 Esher away to Manchester on 5 September 2009 (2009–10)
Esher away to Manchester on 5 September 2009 (2009–10)
Blaydon away to Manchester on 19 September 2009 (2009–10)
Esher away to Manchester on 5 September 2009 (2009–10)
Esher at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 1 December 2001 (2001–02)
Stourbridge at home to Rosslyn Park on 25 October 2003 (2003–04)
Hartpury College at home to Rosslyn Park on 9 April 2016 (2015–16)
Rotherham Titans at home to Rosslyn Park on 15 September 2018 (2018–19)
Fylde away to Esher on 13 February 2016 (2015–16)

Player records

Flag of England.svg Neil Hallett for Esher (2005–06, 2006–07)
Flag of England.svg Phil Chesters for Ealing Trailfinders (2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15)
Flag of England.svg Sam Ulph for Esher (2009–10)
Flag of England.svg Phil Chesters for Ealing Trailfinders (2011–12)
Flag of England.svg Sam Ulph for Esher away to Manchester on 5 September 2009 (2009–10)
Flag of England.svg Hugo Ellis for Rosslyn Park at home to Cambridge on 12 January 2013
Flag of England.svg Sam Ulph for Esher away to Manchester on 5 September 2009 (2009–10)
Flag of England.svg Jonathon Gregory for Esher at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 1 December 2001 (2001–02)
Flag of England.svg Ben Harvey for Stourbridge at home to Rosslyn Park on 25 October 2003 (2003–04)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gareth Thompson for Hartpury College at home to Rosslyn Park on 9 April 2016 (2015–16)
Flag of England.svg Alex Dolly for Rotherham Titans at home to Rosslyn Park on 15 September 2018 (2018–19)
Flag of England.svg Chris Johnson for Fylde away to Esher on 13 February 2016 (2015–16)

Attendance records

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Coventry RFC at home to Hull Ionians on 28 April 2018 (2017–18)
West Hartlepool at home to Camberley on 31 March 2001 (2000–01)
Jersey (2011–12)
Barking (2011–12)

Top ten point scorers

As of the end of the games of 27 April 2019. Stats taken from 1996–97 season onwards and include regular league games only in National League 1 (no cup games). Points scored includes tries, drop kicks, penalties and conversions. [50]
RankNatNameYearsClub(s)PointsAppsRatio
1 Flag of England.svg Andrew Baggett 2001–08
2008–17		 Wharfedale
Blaydon 		1,7074094.2
2 Flag of England.svg Neil Hallett 1999–02
2002–04
2004–10
2011–12		 Rosslyn Park
Bracknell
Esher
Ealing Trailfinders 		1,4401818.0
3 Flag of England.svg Alastair Bressington 2004–05
2005–10, 2010–12
2010		 Moseley
Stourbridge
Cinderford 		1,2011478.2
4 Flag of England.svg Lee Cholewa 1996–97
1998–99, 2000–05
2005–07
2010–11		 Rotherham
Harrogate
London Welsh
London Scottish 		1,1681468.0
5 Flag of England.svg Chris Johnson 2012–16
2019, 2019–		 Fylde
Sale FC 		1,0751199.0
6 Flag of South Africa.svg Clifford Hodgson 2012–2017
2019– [51] 		Coventry
Birmingham Moseley 		1,024
109
9.4
Flag of England.svg Mark Bedworth 2005–10 Wharfedale 1,0241149.0
7 Flag of England.svg Ben Harvey 1996–97
1999–00
2000–01
2001–05		 Richmond
Worcester Warriors
Moseley
Stourbridge 		9871188.4
8 Flag of England.svg Jonathon Gregory 1996–97
2000–04		 Richmond
Esher 		9708411.5
9 Flag of England.svg Jonathon Davies 1997–07 Wharfedale 9461984.8

(Bold denotes players still playing in National League 1)

Top ten try scorers

As of the end of the games of 27 April 2019. Stats taken from 1996–97 season onwards and include regular league games only in National League 1 (no cup games). [52]
RankNatNameYearsClub(s)TriesAppsRatio
1 Flag of England.svg David Allen 2004–17 Blackheath 1472770.5
2 Flag of England.svg Oliver Brennand 2011–17 Fylde 1171610.7
3 Flag of England.svg Hugo Ellis 2012– Rosslyn Park 1071550.7
4 Flag of England.svg Phil Chesters 2011–13, 2014–15 Ealing Trailfinders 105821.3
5 Flag of England.svg Jason Smithson 2007–17 Blaydon 962240.4
6 Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Malherbe 1998–99
2001–02
2002–11		 Camberley
Kendal
Wharfedale 		952220.4
Flag of England.svg Andrew Hodgson 1997–99, 2000–04, 2005–13, 2014–16 Wharfedale 952640.4
7 Flag of South Africa.svg Christoff Lombaard 2006–07, 2008–10
2012–15, 16–17		 Cambridge
Old Albanian 		811510.5
8 Flag of England.svg Nigel Baker 2009–12
2013–15, 2016
2015
2016–19		 Stourbridge
Cinderford
Coventry
Ampthill 		791490.5
9 Flag of England.svg Spencer Sutherland 2011–12
2012–18
2018–19		 Coventry
Esher
Ampthill 		781480.5

(Bold denotes players still playing in National League 1)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Sheffield, Leeds, Liverpool St Helens, Clifton, Aspatria, Askeans, Broughton Park and Plymouth Albion were the relegated teams. The large number of relegations was due to the restructuring of the league system for the 1993–94 season.
  2. ↑ Rugby and Rotherham were also promoted.
  3. ↑ London Welsh and Rugby were also promoted.
  4. ↑ Only 2 teams relegated at the end of the 2016–17 season instead of 3 due to London Welsh being expelled from the RFU Championship in January 2017. [43]
  5. ↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom the RFU cancelled all rugby below the Premiership with most clubs in National League 1 having played 25 games, and a best playing record formula was used to decide the final table. [44] [45]
  6. ↑ Penzance & Newlyn are now known as the Cornish Pirates.
  7. ↑ Note that due to poor attendance keeping by press and online sources means that the 2000–01 and 2003–04 seasons are excluded from these statistics due to lack of information expect in the case of lowest recorded league game attendance.

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