Current season or competition: 2023–24 Regional 1 North East | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 2022 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Country | England |
Holders | Billingham (2022–23) |
Most titles | Billingham (1 title) |
Website | Northern Division |
Regional 1 North East is a level five league in the English rugby union system, with the twelve teams drawn from across North East England and the East Midlands. The other level five leagues are Regional 1 Midlands, Regional 1 North West, Regional 1 South Central, Regional 1 South East and Regional 1 South West. [1]
Billingham are the champions and are promoted to National League 2 North.
The twelve teams in this league are drawn from across North East England and the East Midlands, with the league champions promoted to National 2 North. The league's bottom two teams are relegated to either Regional 2 North, Regional 2 North East or Regional 2 North Midlands, depending on their geographic location. [1]
The season runs from September to April and comprises twenty-two rounds of matches, with each club playing each of its rivals home and away. The results of the matches contribute points to the league table as follows:
Nine of last seasons teams compete in this season's competition. Last season's champions, Billingham, are promoted to National League 2 North, while two teams were relegated to Regional 2 North Midlands; Paviors (11th) and West Bridgford (12th). New teams in the league are Blaydon and Harrogate, relegated from National League 2 North, and one team was promoted from Regional 2 North East, Pontefract.
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Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | ||||||
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1 | York | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 474 | 310 | +164 | 9 | 2 | 65 | |||||
2 | Driffield | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 511 | 337 | +174 | 12 | 3 | 63 | |||||
3 | Heath | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 433 | 329 | +104 | 8 | 3 | 61 | |||||
4 | Harrogate | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 422 | 257 | +165 | 9 | 3 | 60 | |||||
5 | Alnwick | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 398 | 433 | –35 | 6 | 0 | 50 | |||||
6 | Ilkley | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 401 | 391 | +10 | 6 | 5 | 43 | |||||
7 | Blaydon | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 449 | 461 | –12 | 10 | 2 | 40 | |||||
8 | Scunthorpe | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 385 | 434 | –49 | 6 | 3 | 37 | |||||
9 | Cleckheaton | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 433 | 486 | –53 | 5 | 4 | 37 | |||||
10 | Sandal | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 396 | 457 | –61 | 6 | 5 | 35 | |||||
11 | Doncaster Phoenix | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 309 | 494 | –185 | 3 | 2 | 25 | |||||
12 | Pontefract | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 255 | 477 | –222 | 1 | 2 | 23 | |||||
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Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places. Updated: 24 February 2024 Source: [5] |
Billingham are the first team to win this league and are promoted to National League 2 North.
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Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | ||||||
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1 | Billingham(P) | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 812 | 293 | 519 | 16 | 2 | 94 | |||||
2 | Heath | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 759 | 444 | 315 | 14 | 4 | 82 | |||||
3 | Driffield | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 860 | 478 | 382 | 14 | 3 | 79 | |||||
4 | Alnwick | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 629 | 460 | 169 | 10 | 2 | 76 | |||||
5 | Sandal | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 645 | 540 | 105 | 15 | 2 | 73 | |||||
6 | York | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 614 | 499 | 115 | 11 | 5 | 64 | |||||
7 | Cleckheaton | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 516 | 598 | −82 | 9 | 2 | 53 | |||||
8 | Ilkley | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 461 | 522 | −61 | 8 | 5 | 53 | |||||
9 | Doncaster Phoenix | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 481 | 583 | −102 | 5 | 4 | 41 | |||||
10 | Scunthorpe | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 473 | 771 | −298 | 11 | 6 | 33 | |||||
11 | Paviors (R) | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 425 | 856 | −431 | 8 | 4 | 32 | |||||
12 | West Bridgford (R) | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 370 | 1001 | −631 | 5 | 3 | 16 | |||||
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Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places. Updated: 12 April 2023 Source: [11] |
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runner–up | Relegated teams | Ref | |||||||||
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2022–23 | 12 | Billingham | Heath | Paviors and West Bridgford | ||||||||||
Green background is the promotion place. |
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