2024–25 National League 2 North

Rugby union competition in England
2024–25 National League 2 North
Countries England
DateSeptember 2024 – April 2025
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 National League 2 North is the 37th season of the fourth-tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions; one of three at this level. The others are National League 2 East and National League 2 West.

Structure

The league consists of fourteen teams and each play the others on a home and away basis, to make a total of 26 matches each. The champions are promoted to National League 1 and the last two teams are relegated to Regional 1 North East or Regional 1 North West; depending on their location.

The results of the matches contribute points to the league 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

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Billingham Greenwood Road [1] 1,500 (100 seats) Billingham, County Durham 12th
Chester Hare Lane [2] 2,000 (500 seats) Chester, Cheshire Transferred from National League 2 West (11th)
Fylde Woodlands Memorial Ground[3] 9,000 Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire 5th
Harrogate Rudding Lane Harrogate, North Yorkshire Promoted from Regional 1 North East (Champions)[4]
Hull Ferens Ground 1,500 (288 seats) Kingston upon Hull, East Riding 8th
Hull Ionians Brantingham Park [5] 1,500 (240 seats) Brantingham, East Riding 13th
Leeds Tykes The Sycamores 1,500 Bramhope, Leeds, West Yorkshire Runners up
Lymm Crouchley Lane Lymm, Cheshire 10th
Otley Cross Green[6] 5,000 Otley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 9th
Preston Grasshoppers Lightfoot Green 5,000 Preston, Lancashire 11th
Sheffield Abbeydale Park[7] 3,200 (100 seats) Sheffield, South Yorkshire 3rd
Sheffield Tigers Dore Moor [8] Sheffield, South Yorkshire 7th
Tynedale Tynedale Park [9] 2,000 (400 seats) Corbridge, Northumberland 6th
Wharfedale The Avenue [10] 2,000 Threshfield, North Yorkshire 4th


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Locations of the 2024–25 National League 2 North teams

League table

2024–25 National League 2 North Table
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Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Billingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Chester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Fylde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Harrogate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Hull 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hull Ionians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Leeds Tykes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Lymm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Otley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Preston Grasshoppers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sheffield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sheffield Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Tynedale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Wharfedale 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. ^ "Billingham RUFC". Billingham Rugby Club. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Hare Lane". Chester RUFC. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Contact details". Fylde RFC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Harrogate Rugby Club secure promotion at first attempt". The Stray Ferret. 9 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Brantingham Park". Hull Ionians RUFC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Contact". Otley Rugby Club. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Abbeydale Park". Sheffield RUFC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Directions". Sheffield Tigers RUFC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Tynedale RFC". Tynedale Rugby Football Club. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  10. ^ "The Avenue Clubhouse Bar". Wharfedale RUFC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

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