2022–23 National League 1, the Glossary
2022–23 National League 1 is the 35th season of the third tier of the English domestic rugby union competitions, and following a reorganisation of the league structure, it is reverting to a 14-team format.[1]
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68 relations: Berkshire, Billesley Common, Birmingham, Birmingham Moseley Rugby, Bishop's Stortford, Bishop's Stortford RFC, Blackheath F.C., Bramhope, Caldy RFC, Cambridge, Cambridge R.U.F.C., Cambridgeshire, Chinnor R.F.C., Cinderford, Cinderford R.F.C., County Durham, Darlington, Darlington Mowden Park R.F.C., Devon, East Riding of Yorkshire, English rugby union system, Esher RFC, Gloucestershire, Grantchester Road, Greater Manchester, Headingley Rugby Stadium, Hersham, Hertfordshire, Heywood Road, Hull RUFC, Kingston upon Hull, Leeds, Leeds Tykes, London, Molesey Road, National League 1, National League 2 East, National League 2 North, National League 2 West, Oxfordshire, Plymouth, Plymouth Albion R.F.C., Rams RFC, Reading, Berkshire, RFU Championship, Roehampton, Rosslyn Park F.C., Sale FC Rugby Club, Sale, Greater Manchester, Somerset, ... Expand index (18 more) »
- 2022–23 in English rugby union leagues
- National League 1 seasons
Berkshire
The Royal County of Berkshire, commonly known as simply Berkshire (abbreviated Berks.), is a ceremonial county in South East England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Berkshire
Billesley Common
Billesley Common is a recreational area of public open space in South Birmingham, England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Billesley Common
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Birmingham
Birmingham Moseley Rugby
Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club is an English rugby union club, based in Birmingham, that compete in the third tier of English rugby.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Birmingham Moseley Rugby
Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford RFC
Bishop's Stortford is an English rugby union team based in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Bishop's Stortford RFC
Blackheath F.C.
Blackheath Football Club is a rugby union club based in Well Hall, Eltham, in south-east London.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Blackheath F.C.
Bramhope
Bramhope is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England, north of Holt Park and north east of Cookridge.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Bramhope
Caldy RFC
Caldy Rugby Club is an English rugby union club which play in the RFU Championship, the second tier of English rugby, following their promotion from National League 1 at the end of 2021–22.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Caldy RFC
Cambridge
Cambridge is a city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Cambridge
Cambridge R.U.F.C.
Cambridge Rugby Union Football Club or CRUFC ('The Blood & Sand') is an English rugby union club representing the city of Cambridge.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Cambridge R.U.F.C.
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Cambridgeshire
Chinnor R.F.C.
Chinnor Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Thame, Oxfordshire.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Chinnor R.F.C.
Cinderford
Cinderford is a town and civil parish on the eastern fringe of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Cinderford
Cinderford R.F.C.
Cinderford RFC is a rugby union club based in the town of Cinderford, Gloucestershire.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Cinderford R.F.C.
County Durham
County Durham, officially simply Durham (/ˈdʌrəm/), is a ceremonial county in North East England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and County Durham
Darlington
Darlington is a market and industrial town in County Durham, England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Darlington
Darlington Mowden Park R.F.C.
Darlington Mowden Park is a professional rugby union club, based in Darlington, County Durham, England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Darlington Mowden Park R.F.C.
Devon
Devon (historically also known as Devonshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Devon
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, often abbreviated to the East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and East Riding of Yorkshire
English rugby union system
Men's Rugby union in England consists of 106 leagues, which includes professional leagues at the highest level, down to amateur regional leagues.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and English rugby union system
Esher RFC
Esher Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Surrey, England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Esher RFC
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire (abbreviated Glos.) is a ceremonial county in South West England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Gloucestershire
Grantchester Road
Grantchester Road is a rugby stadium in Cambridge, England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Grantchester Road
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Greater Manchester
Headingley Rugby Stadium
Headingley Rugby Stadium (known as AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium due to sponsorship) is a rugby league stadium in Headingley, Leeds and shares the same site as Headingley Cricket Ground.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Headingley Rugby Stadium
Hersham
Hersham is a suburban village in Surrey, within the M25.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Hersham
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire (or; often abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and one of the home counties.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Hertfordshire
Heywood Road
Heywood Road (currently known as CorpAcq Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is a multi-use rugby stadium in Sale, Greater Manchester, England, which has been the home ground of rugby union side Sale F.C. since 1905.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Heywood Road
Hull RUFC
Hull Rugby Union Football Club is one of two rugby union clubs based in Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Hull RUFC
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Kingston upon Hull
Leeds
Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Leeds
Leeds Tykes
Leeds Tykes (formerly Leeds RUFC, Leeds Carnegie and Yorkshire Carnegie) is an English rugby union club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the National League 2 North.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Leeds Tykes
London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and London
Molesey Road
Molesey Road is a rugby union stadium in Hersham, Surrey, that is home to Esher RFC.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Molesey Road
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. Chinnor are the current champions.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and National League 1
National League 2 East
National League 2 East is a rugby union league at level four in the English rugby union system and provides semi-professional competition for teams in London, South East England and the East of England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and National League 2 East
National League 2 North
National League 2 North is one of three level four leagues in the English rugby union system and provides semi-professional competition for teams in Northern England. The remainder of England is covered by the two counterpart leagues National League 2 East and National League 2 West. The champion club is promoted to National One.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and National League 2 North
National League 2 West
National League 2 West is a rugby union league at level four in the English rugby union system and provides semi-professional competition for teams in the Midlands and South West England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and National League 2 West
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon) is a ceremonial county in South East England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Oxfordshire
Plymouth
Plymouth is a port city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Plymouth
Plymouth Albion R.F.C.
Plymouth Albion Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club who play in Plymouth, England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Plymouth Albion R.F.C.
Rams RFC
Rams Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based near the village of Sonning on the outskirts of Reading in the county of Berkshire.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Rams RFC
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a town and borough in Berkshire, England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Reading, Berkshire
RFU Championship
The RFU Championship is an English rugby union competition comprising eleven clubs.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and RFU Championship
Roehampton
Roehampton is an area in southwest London, in the Putney SW15 postal district, and takes up a far western strip, running north to south, in the London Borough of Wandsworth.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Roehampton
Rosslyn Park F.C.
Rosslyn Park Football Club is a rugby union club based in south west London.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Rosslyn Park F.C.
Sale FC Rugby Club
Sale FC is a semi-professional rugby union club based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Sale FC Rugby Club
Sale, Greater Manchester
Sale is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, in the historic county of Cheshire on the south bank of the River Mersey, south of Stretford, northeast of Altrincham, and southwest of Manchester.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Sale, Greater Manchester
Somerset
Somerset (archaically Somersetshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Somerset
Sonning
Sonning (traditional:; modern) is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England, on the River Thames, east of Reading.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Sonning
Surrey
Surrey is a ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Surrey
Taunton
Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Taunton
Taunton R.F.C.
Taunton Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Taunton, Somerset.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Taunton R.F.C.
Thame
Thame is a market town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about east of the city of Oxford and southwest of Aylesbury.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Thame
The Brickfields
Brickfields Recreation Ground is a sports stadium and multi-sport complex in Devonport, Plymouth, England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and The Brickfields
The Darlington Arena
The Darlington Arena is a rugby union stadium, located in Darlington, County Durham.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and The Darlington Arena
Tonbridge Juddians RFC
Tonbridge Juddians Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Tonbridge in Kent.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and Tonbridge Juddians RFC
West Midlands (county)
West Midlands is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the larger West Midlands region of England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and West Midlands (county)
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and West Yorkshire
2021–22 National League 1
2021–22 National League 1 is the twelfth season (34th overall) of the third tier of the English domestic rugby union competitions, since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. 2022–23 National League 1 and 2021–22 National League 1 are national League 1 seasons.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and 2021–22 National League 1
2021–22 National League 2 North
The 2021–22 National League 2 North was the twelfth season (34th overall) of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and 2021–22 National League 2 North
2021–22 National League 2 South
The 2021–22 National League 2 South was the twelfth and final season (34th overall) of the fourth tier (south) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and 2021–22 National League 2 South
2022–23 National League 2 East
The 2022–23 National League 2 East is the first season of the fourth-tier (east) of the English domestic rugby union competitions; one of three at this level. 2022–23 National League 1 and 2022–23 National League 2 East are 2022–23 in English rugby union leagues.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and 2022–23 National League 2 East
2022–23 National League 2 North
The 2022–23 National League 2 North was the 35th season of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions; one of three at this level. 2022–23 National League 1 and 2022–23 National League 2 North are 2022–23 in English rugby union leagues.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and 2022–23 National League 2 North
2022–23 National League 2 West
The 2022–23 National League 2 West was the first season of the fourth-tier (west) of the English domestic rugby union competitions; one of three at this level. 2022–23 National League 1 and 2022–23 National League 2 West are 2022–23 in English rugby union leagues.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and 2022–23 National League 2 West
2022–23 RFU Championship
The 2022–23 RFU Championship is the fourteenth season of the RFU Championship, the professional second tier of rugby union in England. 2022–23 National League 1 and 2022–23 RFU Championship are 2022–23 in English rugby union leagues.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and 2022–23 RFU Championship
2023–24 National League 1
The 2023–24 National League 1 is the 36th season of the third tier of the English domestic rugby union competitions. 2022–23 National League 1 and 2023–24 National League 1 are national League 1 seasons.
See 2022–23 National League 1 and 2023–24 National League 1
See also
2022–23 in English rugby union leagues
- 2022–23 National League 1
- 2022–23 National League 2 East
- 2022–23 National League 2 North
- 2022–23 National League 2 West
- 2022–23 Premier 15s
- 2022–23 Premiership Rugby
- 2022–23 RFU Championship
National League 1 seasons
- 1987–88 Courage League National Division Three
- 1988–89 Courage League National Division Three
- 1989–90 Courage League National Division Three
- 1990–91 Courage League National Division Three
- 1991–92 Courage League National Division Three
- 1992–93 Courage League National Division Three
- 1993–94 Courage League National Division Three
- 1994–95 Courage League National Division Three
- 1995–96 Courage League National Division Three
- 1996–97 Courage League National Division Three
- 1997–98 National League 1
- 1998–99 National League 1
- 1999–2000 National League 1
- 2000–01 National Division Two
- 2001–02 National Division Two
- 2002–03 National Division Two
- 2003–04 National Division Two
- 2004–05 National Division Two
- 2005–06 National Division Two
- 2006–07 National Division Two
- 2007–08 National Division Two
- 2008–09 National Division Two
- 2009–10 National League 1
- 2010–11 National League 1
- 2011–12 National League 1
- 2012–13 National League 1
- 2013–14 National League 1
- 2014–15 National League 1
- 2015–16 National League 1
- 2016–17 National League 1
- 2017–18 National League 1
- 2018–19 National League 1
- 2019–20 National League 1
- 2021–22 National League 1
- 2022–23 National League 1
- 2023–24 National League 1
- 2024–25 National League 1
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022–23_National_League_1
, Sonning, Surrey, Taunton, Taunton R.F.C., Thame, The Brickfields, The Darlington Arena, Tonbridge Juddians RFC, West Midlands (county), West Yorkshire, 2021–22 National League 1, 2021–22 National League 2 North, 2021–22 National League 2 South, 2022–23 National League 2 East, 2022–23 National League 2 North, 2022–23 National League 2 West, 2022–23 RFU Championship, 2023–24 National League 1.