2024–25 National League 1

Rugby union competition in England
2024–25 National League 1
Countries England
DateSeptember 2024 – April 2025
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The 2024–25 National League 1 is the 37th season of the third tier of the English domestic rugby union competitions.

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 typically 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.[1]

Participating teams and locations

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


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2024–25 Greater London National League 1 clubs
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League table

2024–25 National League 1 Table
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Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Birmingham Moseley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bishop's Stortford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Blackheath 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Darlington Mowden Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Dings Crusaders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Esher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Leicester Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Plymouth Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Rams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Richmond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Rosslyn Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Rotherham Titans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sale FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sedgley Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • 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
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 11 May 2024


See also

References

  1. ^ "RFU Council confirm three teams will be relegated from National One". National League Rugby. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Contact us". Moseley Rugby. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Silver Leys". Bishop Stortford RFC. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  4. ^ "The Darlington Arena". Darlington Mowden Park RFC. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Shaftsbury Park". Dings Crusaders RFC. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Dings rack up the points to celebrate lifting title". The RugbyPaper. No. 813. 14 April 2024. p. 34-35.
  7. ^ "Esher on top to seal title triumph". The RugbyPaper. No. 813. 14 April 2024. p. 32-33.
  8. ^ "Contact Us". Plymouth Albion RFC. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Rams Rugby Club". Rams Rugby Football Club. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Rams would be happy to play in RFU's new Tier 2". The RugbyPaper. No. 802. 28 January 2024. p. 1-2.
  11. ^ "Richmond Athletic Ground". Richmond Rugby. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Clifton Lane: The Perfect Function Room Venue". Titans Rugby. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Title-winning Rotherham Titans embrace long-awaited upturn in fortunes". Rotherham Advertiser. 3 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Contact Us". SaleFC. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Park Lane - Sedgley Park RUFC". UK Events. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

External links

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