2023–24 National League 1 is the 36th season of the third tier of the English domestic rugby union competitions .
2023–24 National League One Countries England Date 2 September 2023 – 27 April 2024 Champions Chinnor (1st title)Runners-up Rams Relegated Cinderford , Taunton Titans Matches played 182 Attendance 124,419 (average 684 per match) Highest attendance 2,270 – Chinnor v Rams, 15 December 2023 Lowest attendance 160 – Leicester Lions v Rosslyn Park, 11 November 2023 Tries scored 1324 (average 7.3 per match) Top point scorer 229 – Warren Seals (Sedgley Park) Top try scorer 26 – Max Hayman (Rams)
Chinnor claimed the league title on 13 April with one game still to play following a resounding away win at Birmingham Moseley .[1] Runners up Rams looked like contenders for most of the season but in the end it was comfortable for Chinnor, who finished 13 points clear. In winning the league Chinnor would be promoted to the 2024–25 RFU Championship - the highest level the club had reached in its history.
The relegation race was very tight and went to the last game of the season, with four sides possibly going down. In the end Cinderford and Taunton Titans were the relegated teams.[2] In Taunton's case they would feel particular hard done by having won the final four games of the season but in the end missing out on survival by just one point. Both sides would drop down to the 2024–25 National League 2 West , with Taunton returning to tier 4 for the first time in three seasons and Cinderford in six.
Structure
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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 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.[3]
Due to the liquidation of RFU Championship side Jersey Reds in September 2023 and the knock on effect on the league system, there will only be two teams relegated from National League 1 at the end of the 2023–24 season.[4]
The results of the matches contribute points to the league table as follows:
4 points are awarded for a win
2 points are awarded for a draw
0 points are awarded for a loss, however
1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.
Participating teams and locations
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Team
Ground
Capacity
City/Area
Previous season
Birmingham Moseley
Billesley Common [5]
5,000 (1,300 seats)
Birmingham , West Midlands
9th
Bishop's Stortford
Silver Leys[6]
1,600
Bishop's Stortford , Hertfordshire
6th
Blackheath
Well Hall
1,650 (550 seats)
Eltham , London
Promoted from National League 2 East (1st)
Chinnor
Kingsey Road[7]
2,500
Thame , Oxfordshire
8th
Cinderford
Beavis Memorial Ground[8]
2,500
Cinderford , Gloucestershire
7th
Darlington Mowden Park
The Darlington Arena [9]
25,500
Darlington , County Durham
10th
Leicester Lions
Westleigh Park
2,000
Blaby , Leicestershire
Promoted from National League 2 West (1st)
Plymouth Albion
The Brickfields [10]
8,500
Plymouth , Devon
5th
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
Relegated from Championship (12th)
Rosslyn Park
The Rock
2,000
Roehampton , London
4th
Sale FC
Heywood Road [14]
3,387
Sale , Greater Manchester
3rd
Sedgley Park
Park Lane [15]
3,000
Whitefield , Bury, Greater Manchester
Promoted from National League 2 North (1st)
Taunton Titans
Veritas Park[16]
2,000 (198 seats)
Taunton , Somerset
11th
2023–24 National 1 teams in England
2023–24 Greater London National League 1 clubs
League table
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Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
Points for
Points against
Points diff
Try bonus
Losing bonus
Points
1
Chinnor (C)
26
22
0
4
1039
403
636
21
3
112
2
Rams
26
19
0
7
787
585
202
20
3
99
3
Rosslyn Park
26
14
2
10
765
656
109
17
5
82
4
Plymouth Albion
26
15
0
11
631
571
60
13
4
77
5
Birmingham Moseley
26
14
1
11
649
667
-18
12
6
76
6
Richmond
26
11
1
14
689
681
8
14
8
68
7
Darlington Mowden Park
26
12
0
14
635
682
-47
12
7
67
8
Blackheath
26
12
1
13
641
613
28
10
4
64
9
Sedgley Park
26
11
1
14
657
784
-127
11
4
61
10
Sale FC
26
11
0
15
567
628
-61
8
4
56
11
Bishop's Stortford
26
10
0
16
592
746
-154
10
6
56
12
Leicester Lions
26
11
0
15
525
697
-172
7
3
54
13
Taunton Titans (R)
26
8
0
18
713
930
-217
17
4
53
14
Cinderford (R)
26
9
0
17
528
775
-247
6
6
48
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
Number of matches won
Difference between points for and against
Total number of points for
Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
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 the relegation places.Updated: 27 April 2024
Source: "National League 1" . RugbyEngland.
Source: "National League Rugby – Promotion and Relegation: 2023-24" .
Fixtures & results
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Fixtures for the season were published by the RFU on 12 June 2023.[17]
(2 BP) Bishop's Stortford 28 – 30 Cinderford
Silver Leys Attendance: 605 Referee: Owen Taylor
(1 BP) Chinnor 22 – 10 Darlington Mowden Park
Kingsey Road Attendance: 813 Referee: Matt Sharpe
Leicester Lions 23 – 19 Sale FC (1 BP)
Westleigh Park Attendance: 350 Referee: Timothy Allatt
(1 BP) Rams 50 – 36 Birmingham Moseley (1 BP)
Old Bath Road Attendance: 859 Referee: Alan Chandrachud
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 39 – 36 Plymouth Albion (2 BP)
The Rock Attendance: 517 Referee: Richard Gordon
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 32 – 31 Richmond (2 BP)
Park Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Andrew Wigley
(1 BP) Taunton Titans 33 – 36 Blackheath
Veritas Park Attendance: 599 Referee: Alan Chandrachud
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(1 BP) Rams 29 – 19 Chinnor
Old Bath Road Attendance: 836 Referee: Owen Taylor
Birmingham Moseley 21 – 44 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Billesley Common Attendance: 725 Referee: Timothy Allatt
(1 BP) Blackheath 27 – 31 Bishops Stortford (1 BP)
Well Hall Attendance: 480 Referee: Jamie Parr
Cinderford 23 – 17 Leicester Lions (1 BP)
Beavis Memorial Ground Attendance: 302 Referee: Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 54 – 29 Taunton Titans (1 BP)
The Brickfields Attendance: 1,216 Referee: Iain Kiy
(1 BP) Richmond 24 – 31 Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,035 Referee: Alan Chandrachud
(1 BP) Sale FC 21 – 28 Darlington Mowden Park
Heywood Road Attendance: 693 Referee: Neil Sweeney
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Leicester Lions 3 – 34 Blackheath (1 BP)
Westleigh Park Attendance: 170 Referee: Matthew Sharpe
Sedgley Park 20 – 41 Rams (1 BP)
Park Lane Attendance: 350 Referee: Timothy Allatt
(1 BP) Bishops Stortford 21 – 24 Plymouth Albion
Silver Leys Attendance: 503 Referee: Ben Wood
(1 BP) Chinnor 36 – 0 Sale FC
Kingsey Road Attendance: 576 Referee: Jamie Parr
Darlington Mowden Park 25 – 20 Cinderford (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 744 Referee: Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 19 – 24 Birmingham Moseley
The Rock Attendance: 360 Referee: Iain Kiy
Taunton Titans 14 – 29 Richmond (1 BP)
Veritas Park Attendance: 432 Referee: Callum Watson
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Sedgley Park 27 – 21 Chinnor (1 BP)
Park Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Callum Watson
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 36 – 22 Taunton Titans (1 BP)
Billesley Common Attendance: 700 Referee: Owen Taylor
(1 BP) Blackheath 43 – 13 Darlington Mowden Park
Cinderford 15 – 12 Sale FC (1 BP)
Beavis Memorial Ground Attendance: 275 Referee: Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 45 – 21 Leicester Lions
The Brickfields Attendance: 876 Referee: Iain Kiy
(1 BP) Rams 31 – 20 Rosslyn Park
Old Bath Road Attendance: 847 Referee: Alan Chandrachud
(1 BP) Richmond 50 – 40 Bishops Stortford (1 BP)
Athletic Ground Attendance: 553 Referee: Neil Sweeney
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Leicester Lions 22 – 35 Richmond (1 BP)
Westleigh Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Bishops Stortford 29 – 22 Birmingham Moseley (1 BP)
Silver Leys Attendance: 541 Referee: Matthew Sharpe
(1 BP) Chinnor 48 – 17 Cinderford
Kingsey Road Attendance: 311 Referee: Iain Kiy
Darlington Mowden Park 17 – 27 Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 824 Referee: Ben Wood
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 67 – 15 Sedgley Park
The Rock Attendance: 438 Referee: Jamie Parr
Sale FC 19 – 14 Blackheath (1 BP)
Heywood Road Attendance: 754 Referee: Owen Taylor
(2 BP) Taunton Titans 35 – 41 Rams (1 BP)
Veritas Park Attendance: 432 Referee: Callum Watson
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(1 BP) Blackheath 52 – 12 Cinderford
Well Hall Attendance: 303 Referee: Neil Sweeney
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 32 – 28 Taunton Titans (2 BP)
Park Lane Attendance: 275 Referee: Ben Rayner
Birmingham Moseley 25 – 18 Leicester Lions (1 BP)
Billesley Common Attendance: 329 Referee: Michael Lamb
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 36 – 10 Sale FC
The Brickfields Attendance: 1,127 Referee: Jamie Parr
(1 BP) Rams 26 – 10 Bishop Stortford
Old Bath Road Attendance: 912 Referee: Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Richmond 24 – 34 Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP)
Athletic Ground Attendance: 486 Referee: Iain Kiy
Rosslyn Park 21 – 48 Chinnor (1 BP)
The Rock Attendance: 423 Referee: Owen Taylor
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(1 BP) Leicester Lions 26 – 24 Rams (2 BP)
Westleigh Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Iain Kiy
(2 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 27 – 28 Birmingham Moseley
Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 823 Referee: Owen Taylor
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford 33 – 45 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Silver Leys Attendance: 470 Referee: Matthew Sharpe
(1 BP) Chinnor 53 – 8 Blackheath
Kingsey Road Attendance: 589 Referee: Timothy Allatt
Cinderford 20 – 12 Plymouth Albion
Beavis Memorial Ground Attendance: 425 Referee: Alan Chandrachud
Heywood Road Attendance: 402 Referee: Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Taunton Titans 40 – 17 Rosslyn Park
Veritas Park Attendance: 711 Referee: Adam Wookey
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Sedgley Park 28 – 20 Leicester Lions
Park Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Owen Taylor
Birmingham Moseley 22 – 14 Sale FC
Billesley Common Attendance: 500 Referee: Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 28 – 15 Blackheath
The Brickfields Attendance: 1,202 Referee: Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Rams 36 – 41 Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP)
Old Bath Road Attendance: 985 Referee: Timothy Allatt
Athletic Ground Attendance: 675 Referee: Jamie Parr
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 48 – 22 Bishop's Stortford
The Rock Attendance: 395 Referee: Matthew Sharpe
Taunton Titans 21 – 53 Chinnor (1 BP)
Veritas Park Attendance: 823 Referee: Iain Kiy
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Leicester Lions 23 – 32 Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Westleigh Park Attendance: 160 Referee: Iain Kiy
Cinderford 14 – 34 Birmingham Moseley (1 BP)
Beavis Memorial Ground Attendance: 375 Referee: Timothy Allatt
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford 38 – 29 Taunton Titans (1 BP)
Silver Leys Attendance: 603 Referee: Mike Lamb
Blackheath 21 – 17 Richmond (1 BP)
Well Hall Attendance: 938 Referee: Ben Wood
(1 BP) Chinnor 17 – 22 Plymouth Albion
Kingsey Road Attendance: 985 Referee: Ben Rayner
Darlington Mowden Park 25 – 18 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 871 Referee: Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Sale FC 29 – 17 Rams
Heywood Road Attendance: 803 Referee: Owen Taylor
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Round 10
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Sedgley Park 26 – 11 Sale FC
Park Lane Attendance: 850 Referee: Michael Lamb
Birmingham Moseley 19 – 17 Blackheath (1 BP)
Billesley Common Attendance: 612 Referee: Callum Watson
Bishop's Stortford 7 – 26 Chinnor (1 BP)
Silver Leys Attendance: 588 Referee: Jamie Parr
(1 BP) Rams 24 – 10 Cinderford
Old Bath Road Attendance: 733 Referee: Matthew Sharpe
(1 BP) Richmond 36 – 22 Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Athletic Ground Attendance: 678 Referee: Alan Chandrachud
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 38 – 7 Darlington Mowden Park
The Rock Attendance: 510 Referee: Ben Wood
Taunton Titans 17 – 27 Leicester Lions (1 BP)
Veritas Park Attendance: 753 Referee: Adam Wookey
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Round 11
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(2 BP) Leicester Lions 29 – 36 Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Westleigh Park Attendance: 265 Referee: Callum Watson
Blackheath 22 – 42 Rams (1 BP)
Well Hall Attendance: 806 Referee: Iain Kiy
(1 BP) Chinnor 55 – 26 Richmond (1 BP)
Kingsey Road Attendance: 976 Referee: Adam Wookey
Cinderford 19 – 43 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Beavis Memorial Ground Attendance: 275 Referee: James Parr
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 24 – 33 Taunton Titans (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 721 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
Plymouth Albion 19 – 18 Birmingham Moseley (1 BP)
The Brickfields Attendance: 1,152 Referee: Matthew Sharpe
(1 BP) Sale FC 45 – 12 Rosslyn Park
Heywood Road Attendance: 723 Referee: Ben Wood
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Round 12
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Leicester Lions 15 – 40 Chinnor (1 BP)
Westleigh Park Attendance: 287 Referee: Jamie Parr
Sedgley Park P – P Blackheath
Postponed due to frozen pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 6 January 2024.
Birmingham Moseley P – P Richmond
Postponed due to frozen pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 6 January 2024.
Bishop's Stortford 13 – 6 Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP)
Silver Keys Attendance: 350 Referee: Adam Wookey
Rams 22 – 20 Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Old Bath Road Attendance: 993 Referee: Owen Taylor
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 42 – 29 Cinderford (1 BP)
The Rock Attendance: 328 Referee: Michael Lamb
(1 BP) Taunton Titans 32 – 56 Sale FC (1 BP)
Veritas Park Attendance: 612 Referee: Matthew Sharpe
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Round 13
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Blackheath 0 – 15 Rosslyn Park
Well Hall Attendance: 613 Referee: Jamie Parr
(1 BP) Chinnor 27 – 24 Birmingham Moseley (1 BP)
Kingsey Road Attendance: 393 Referee: Matthew Sharpe
(1 BP) Cinderford 40 – 31 Taunton Titans (1 BP)
Beavis Memorial Ground Attendance: 305 Referee: Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 29 – 3 Leicester Lions
Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 612 Referee: Ben Rayner
Plymouth Albion 22 – 3 Sedgley Park
The Brickfields Attendance: 1,238 Referee: Iain Kiy
(2 BP) Richmond 40 – 47 Rams (1 BP)
Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,205 Referee: Timothy Allatt
Sale FC 8 – 7 Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Heywood Road Attendance: 734 Referee: Owen Taylor
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Round 14
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Kingsey Road Attendance: 2,270 Referee: Alan Chandrachud
Leicester Lions 25 – 20 Cinderford (1 BP)
Wesleigh Park Attendance: 397 Referee: Timothy Allatt
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 32 – 26 Birmingham Moseley (2 BP)
Park Lane Attendance: 450 Referee: Owen Taylor
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford 14 – 18 Blackheath
Silver Leys Attendance: 620 Referee: Callum Watson
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 29 – 19 Sale FC
Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 855 Referee: Matthew Sharpe
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 18 – 22 Richmond
The Rock Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Iain Kiy
(1 BP) Taunton Titans 29 – 24 Plymouth Albion (2 BP)
Veritas Park Attendance: 1,314 Referee: Mike Lamb
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Round 12 (rescheduled games)
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(1 BP) Sedgley Park 17 – 24 Blackheath
Park Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Benjamin Wood
Game rescheduled from 2 December 2023.
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 31 – 29 Richmond (2 BP)
Billesley Common Attendance: 570 Referee: Ben Rayner
Game rescheduled from 2 December 2023.
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Round 15
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(2 BP) Birmingham Moseley 32 – 33 Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Billesley Common Attendance: 617 Referee: Matthew Sharpe
(2 BP) Blackheath 27 – 29 Leicester Lions (1 BP)
Well Hall Attendance: 650 Referee: Iain Kiy
Cinderford 24 – 23 Darlington Mowden Park (2 BP)
Beavis Memorial Ground Attendance: 250 Referee: Alan Chandrachud
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 39 – 23 Bishop's Stortford
The Brickfields Attendance: 1,305 Referee: Ben Wood
(1 BP) Rams 28 – 7 Sedgley Park
Old Bath Road Attendance: 732 Referee: Jamie Parr
(1 BP) Richmond 22 – 21 Taunton Titans (1 BP)
Athletic Ground Attendance: 905 Referee: Neil Sweeney
Sale FC 10 – 47 Chinnor (1 BP)
Heywood Road Attendance: 836 Referee: Timothy Allatt
[34]
Round 16
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Leicester Lions P – P Plymouth Albion
Postponed due to frozen pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 3 February 2024.
Bishop's Stortford P – P Richmond
Postponed due to frozen pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 3 February 2024.
Postponed due to frozen pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 3 February 2024.
Darlington Mowden Park P – P Blackheath
Postponed due to frozen pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 3 February 2024.
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 17 – 21 Rams
The Rock Attendance: 556 Referee: Ben Rayner
Postponed due to frozen pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 3 February 2024.
Taunton Titans 15 – 34 Birmingham Moseley (1 BP)
Veritas Park Attendance: 339 Referee: Iain Kiy
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Round 17
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Cinderford 0 – 57 Chinnor (1 BP)
Beavis Memorial Ground Attendance: 275 Referee: Matt Sharpe
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 24 – 24 Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Park Lane Attendance: 400 Referee: Owen Taylor
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 38 – 13 Bishop's Stortford
Billesley Common Attendance: 585 Referee: Ben Rayner
Well Hall Attendance: 335 Referee: Ben Wood
Plymouth Albion 17 – 28 Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP)
The Brickfields Attendance: 1,505 Referee: Iain Kiy
(1 BP) Rams 52 – 17 Taunton Titans
Old Bath Road Attendance: 834 Referee: Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Richmond 20 – 21 Leicester Lions
Athletic Ground Attendance: 725 Referee: Ben Rayner
[36]
Round 16 (rescheduled games)
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Leicester Lions 19 – 12 Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Westleigh Park Attendance: 285 Referee: Jack Moorhouse
Game rescheduled from 20 January 2024.
Bishop's Stortford 14 – 38 Richmond (1 BP)
Silver Leys Attendance: 300 Referee: Owen Taylor
Game rescheduled from 20 January 2024.
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 42 – 27 Blackheath
Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 572 Referee: Timothy Allatt
Game rescheduled from 20 January 2024.
Sale FC 21 – 15 Cinderford (1 BP)
Heywood Road Attendance: 674 Referee: Jamie Parr
Game rescheduled from 20 January 2024.
(1 BP) Chinnor 38 – 34 Sedgley Park (2 BP)
Kingsey Road Attendance: 689 Referee: Alan Chandrachud
Game rescheduled from 20 January 2024.
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Round 18
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(1 BP) Chinnor 31 – 10 Rosslyn Park
Kingsey Road Attendance: 1,756 Referee: Jamie Parr
Leicester Lions 10 – 20 Birmingham Moseley
Westleigh Park Attendance: 308 Referee: Adam Wookey
Cinderford 18 – 30 Blackheath (1 BP)
Beavis Memorial Ground Attendance: 308 Referee: Iain Kiy
Bishop's Stortford 14 – 26 Rams (1 BP)
Silver Leys Attendance: 424 Referee: Alan Chandrachud
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 34 – 22 Richmond
Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 617 Referee: Matt Sharp
(1 BP) Sale FC 31 – 3 Plymouth Albion
Heywood Road Attendance: 703 Referee: Timothy Allatt
(1 BP) Taunton Titans 49 – 14 Sedgley Park
Veritas Park Attendance: 615 Referee: Matt Lamb
[38]
Round 19
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Sedgley Park 14 – 22 Bishop's Stortford
Park Lane Attendance: 350 Referee: Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 32 – 28 Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP)
Billesley Common Attendance: 633 Referee: Alan Chandrachad
Blackheath 22 – 17 Chinnor (1 BP)
Well Hall Attendance: 745 Referee: Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 24 – 3 Cinderford
The Brickfields Attendance: 1,003 Referee: Callum Watson
(1 BP) Rams 33 – 12 Leicester Lions
Old Bath Road Attendance: 748 Referee: Timothy Allatt
(1 BP) Richmond 31 – 19 Sale FC
Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,018 Referee: Keith David
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 38 – 14 Taunton Titans
The Rock Attendance: 531 Referee: Ben Wood
[39]
Round 20
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Darlington Mowden Park 14 – 28 Rams (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 644 Referee: Iain Kiy
(1 BP) Leicester Lions 36 – 17 Sedgley Park
Westleigh Park Attendance: 318 Referee: Owen Taylor
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford 21 – 27 Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Silver Leys Attendance: 650 Referee: Neil Sweeney
(1 BP) Blackheath 34 – 12 Plymouth Albion
Well Hall Attendance: 372 Referee: Jamie Parr
(1 BP) Chinnor 80 – 10 Taunton Titans
Kingsey Road Attendance: 976 Referee: Alan Chandrachud
(1 BP) Cinderford 40 – 34 Richmond (2 BP)
Beavis Memorial Ground Attendance: 325 Referee: Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Sale FC 37 – 31 Birmingham Moseley (2 BP)
Heywood Road Attendance: 867 Referee: Timothy Allatt
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Round 21
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Richmond 22 – 13 Blackheath
Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,028 Referee: Jamie Parr
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 35 – 7 Leicester Lions
The Rock Attendance: 412 Referee: Neil Sweeney
Plymouth Albion 5 – 26 Chinnor
The Brickfields Attendance: 924 Referee: Adam Wookey
(2 BP) Sedgley Park 31 – 34 Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP)
Park Lane Attendance: 274 Referee: Timothy Allatt
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 26 – 14 Cinderford
Billesley Common Attendance: 950 Referee: Iain Kiy
Rams 19 – 36 Sale FC (1 BP)
Old Bath Road Attendance: 920 Referee: Alan Chandrachud
(1 BP) Taunton Titans 26 – 45 Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Veritas Park Attendance: 731 Referee: Matthew Sharpe
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Round 22
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(1 BP) Leicester Lions 29 – 21 Taunton Titans
Westleigh Park Attendance: 326 Referee: Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Blackheath 36 – 12 Birmingham Moseley
Well Hall Attendance: 403 Referee: Alan Chandrachud
(1 BP) Chinnor 80 – 10 Bishop's Stortford
Kingsey Road Attendance: 1,089 Referee: Jamie Parr
Cinderford 14 – 38 Rams (1 BP)
Beavis Memorial Ground Attendance: 300 Referee: Matthew Sharpe
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 30 – 36 Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 831 Referee: Owen Taylor
Plymouth Albion 18 – 10 Richmond
Brickfields Attendance: 746 Referee: Iain Kiy
(1 BP) Sale FC 35 – 24 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Heywood Road Attendance: 1,105 Referee: Benjamin Wood
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Round 23
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Sedgley Park 30 – 25 Cinderford (1 BP)
Park Lane Attendance: 400 Referee: Callum Watson
Birmingham Moseley 3 – 20 Plymouth Albion
Billesley Common Attendance: 747 Referee: Owen Taylor
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford 39 – 12 Leicester Lions
Silver Leys Attendance: 552 Referee: Ben Wood
(1 BP) Rams 33 – 25 Blackheath (1 BP)
Old Bath Road Attendance: 987 Referee: Ben Rayner
Richmond 16 – 41 Chinnor (1 BP)
Athletic Ground Attendance: 921 Referee: Owen Taylor
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 41 – 19 Sale FC
The Rock Attendance: 554 Referee: Matthew Sharpe
(1 BP) Taunton Titans 22 – 20 Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP)
Veritas Park Attendance: 800 Referee: Iain Kiy
[43]
Round 24
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Blackheath 25 – 15 Sedgley Park
Well Hall Road Attendance: 467 Referee: Matt Sharpe
(1 BP) Chinnor 42 – 12 Leicester Lions
Kingsey Road Attendance: 1,876 Referee: Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Cinderford 29 – 28 Rosslyn Park (2 BP)
Beavis Memorial Ground Attendance: 408 Referee: Alan Chandrachud
Darlington Mowden Park 17 – 13 Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 922 Referee: Timothy Allatt
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 28 – 22 Rams (2 BP)
The Brickfields Attendance: 1,642 Referee: Iain Kiy
Richmond 17 – 17 Birmingham Moseley
Athletic Ground Attendance: 725 Referee: Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Sale FC 27 – 41 Taunton Titans (1 BP)
Heywood Road Attendance: 891 Referee: Owen Taylor
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Round 25
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(1 BP) Leicester Lions 43 – 10 Darlington Mowden Park
Westleigh Park Attendance: 376 Referee: Iain Kiy
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 47 – 29 Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Park Lane Attendance: 501 Referee: Ben Rayner
Birmingham Moseley 0 – 52 Chinnor (1 BP)
Billesley Common Attendance: 950 Referee: Jamie Parr
Bishop's Stortford 22 – 19 Sale FC (1 BP)
Silver Leys Attendance: 983 Referee: Alan Chandrachud
Rams 19 – 13 Richmond (1 BP)
Old Bath Road Attendance: 1,431 Referee: Matt Sharpe
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 29 – 29 Blackheath (1 BP)
The Rock Attendance: 758 Referee: Callum Watson
(1 BP) Taunton Titans 37 – 31 Cinderford (2 BP)
Veritas Park Attendance: 1,393 Referee: Adam Wookey
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Round 26
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(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 39 – 31 Rams (1 BP)
Billesley Common Attendance: Adam Wookey Referee: 1,112
(1 BP) Blackheath 32 – 47 Taunton Titans (1 BP)
Well Hall Road Attendance: 560 Referee: Alan Chandrachud
Taunton Titans are relegated.
(2 BP) Cinderford 22 – 27 Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Beavis Memorial Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: Ben Rayner
Cinderford are relegated.
(2 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 40 – 42 Chinnor (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 978 Referee: Timothy Allatt
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 33 – 28 Rosslyn Park (2 BP)
The Brickfields Attendance: 1,708 Referee: Matt Sharpe
(1 BP) Richmond 50 – 18 Sedgley Park
Athletic Ground Attendance: 812 Referee: Callum Watson
Sale FC 14 – 23 Leicester Lions
Heywood Road Attendance: 956 Referee: Jamie Parr
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Attendances
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Club
Home games
Total
Average
Highest
Lowest
% Capacity
Birmingham Moseley
13
9,030
695
1,112
329
14%
Bishop's Stortford
13
7,189
553
983
300
35%
Blackheath
13
6,992
538
938
303
33%
Chinnor
13
13,299
1,023
2,270
311
41%
Cinderford
13
4,323
333
500
250
13%
Darlington Mowden Park
13
10,014
770
978
572
3%
Leicester Lions
13
3,692
284
397
160
14%
Plymouth Albion
13
15,644
1,203
1,708
746
14%
Rams
13
11,793
907
1,431
684
45%
Richmond
13
10,766
828
1,205
486
18%
Rosslyn Park
13
6,932
533
1,150
328
27%
Sale FC
13
10,141
780
1,105
402
23%
Sedgley Park
13
5,050
388
850
274
13%
Taunton Titans
13
9,554
735
1,393
339
37%
Individual statistics
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Top points scorers
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Rank
Player
Team
Points
1
Warren Seals
Sedgley Park
229
2
Daniel Lewis
Leicester Lions
192
George Worboys
Chinnor
3
Fraser Honey
Rams
177
4
Tighe Maxwell-Whiteley
Birmingham Moseley
151
Joe Winfield
Cinderford
5
Thomas Putt
Plymouth Albion
145
6
Tom Ffitch
Blackheath
143
7
Max Hayman
Rams
130
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Top try scorers
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Rank
Player
Team
Tries
1
Max Hayman
Rams
26
2
Alun Walker
Chinnor
20
3
Noah Fenton
Taunton Titans
19
Charles Walker
Rosslyn Park
Charlie Wright
Taunton Titans
4
Morgan Passman
Chinnor
18
5
Chris Smith
Bishop's Stortford
16
Aquile Smith
Birmingham Moseley
6
Alexander Post
Richmond
15
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See also
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References
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^ "Champions! Chinnor celebrate in fine style". The RugbyPaper . No. 813. 14 April 2024. p. 28-29.
^ Heal Chris (29 April 2024). "Bishop's Stortford and Leicester Lions survive while Rotherham complete centenary year as champions" . Talking Rugby Union.
^ "RFU Council confirm three teams will be relegated from National One" . National League Rugby . Retrieved 29 April 2023 .
^ "National League Rugby – Promotion and Relegation: 2023-24" . National League Rugby . 14 December 2023.
^ "Contact us" . Moseley Rugby . Retrieved 22 June 2023 .
^ "Silver Leys" . Bishop Stortford RFC . Retrieved 22 June 2023 .
^ "Rectory Pavilion" . Chinnor Rugby Club . Retrieved 22 June 2023 .
^ "Contact us" . Cinderford RFC . Retrieved 22 June 2023 .
^ "The Darlington Arena" . Darlington Mowden Park RFC . Retrieved 22 June 2023 .
^ "Contact Us" . Plymouth Albion RFC . Retrieved 22 June 2023 .
^ "Rams Rugby Club" . Rams Rugby Football Club . Retrieved 22 June 2023 .
^ "Rams would be happy to play in RFU's new Tier 2". The RugbyPaper . No. 802. 28 January 2024. p. 1-2.
^ "Richmond Athletic Ground" . Richmond Rugby . Retrieved 23 June 2023 .
^ "Contact Us" . SaleFC . Retrieved 22 June 2023 .
^ "Park Lane - Sedgley Park RUFC" . UK Events . Retrieved 23 June 2023 .
^ "Veritas Park" . Taunton Rugby Football Club . Retrieved 23 June 2023 .
^ "National League Rugby fixtures announced for 2023-24 campaign" . National League Rugby . Retrieved 22 June 2023 .
^ "Opening Day Fixtures" . National League Rugby . Retrieved 22 June 2023 .
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 781. 3 September 2023. p. 40.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 782. 10 September 2023. p. 30-31, 38.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 783. 17 September 2023. p. 30-31, 38.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 784. 24 September 2023. p. 30-31, 39.
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^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 786. 8 October 2023. p. 32-33, 41.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 787. 15 October 2023. p. 30-31, 38.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 790. 5 November 2023. p. 30-31, 39.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 791. 12 November 2023. p. 26-27, 34.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 792. 19 November 2023. p. 30-31, 39.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 793. 26 November 2023. p. 26-27, 37.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 794. 3 December 2023. p. 26-27, 37.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 795. 10 December 2023. p. 30-31, 41.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 796. 17 December 2023. p. 30-31, 41.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 799. 7 January 2024. p. 26, 33.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 800. 14 January 2024. p. 30-31, 41.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 801. 21 January 2024. p. 30-31, 37.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 802. 28 January 2024. p. 18, 31, 41.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 803. 4 February 2024. p. 34-35, 41.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 804. 11 February 2024. p. 30-31, 41.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 805. 18 February 2024. p. 26-27, 37.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 806. 25 February 2024. p. 30-31, 41.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 808. 10 March 2024. p. 30-31, 41.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 809. 17 March 2024. p. 28-29, 41.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 810. 24 March 2024. p. 28-29, 41.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 812. 7 April 2024. p. 28-29, 41.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 813. 14 April 2024. p. 28-29, 41.
^ a b c "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 815. 28 April 2024. p. 26-27, 36.
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