Rugby union competition in England
| 2024–25 National League 2 West |
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| Countries |  England |
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| Date | 7 September 2024 – 26 April 2025 |
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| Matches played | 14 |
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| Attendance | 2,140
(average 153 per match) |
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| Highest attendance | 637 – Camborne v Macclesfield, 8 September 2024 |
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| Lowest attendance | 101 – Exeter Uni v Clifton, 8 September 2024 |
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| Tries scored | 121
(average 8.6 per match) |
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| Top point scorer | 15 – Aden Brassington (Camborne), George Morgan (Bournville) |
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| Top try scorer | 3 – Aden Brassington (Camborne) |
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The 2024–25 National League 2 West is the third season of the fourth-tier (west) of the English domestic rugby union competitions; one of three at this level. The others are National League 2 East and National League 2 North.
Structure
The league consists of fourteen teams who 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. The bottom two teams are relegated to Regional 1 Midlands or Regional 1 South West.[1]
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
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Locations of the 2024–25 National League 2 West teams
| Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
| Bournville | Avery Fields [2] | | Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands | 10th |
| Camborne | Crane Park[a] | 7,000 (780 seats) | Camborne, Cornwall | 6th |
| Cinderford | Beavis Memorial Ground[3] | 2,500 | Cinderford, Gloucestershire | Relegated from National League 1 (14th)[4] |
| Clifton | Station Road [5] | 2,500 (400 seats) | Cribbs Causeway, Patchway, Bristol | 3rd |
| Devonport Services | The Rectory Field | 2,000 | Devonport, Plymouth, Devon | Promoted from Regional 1 South West (champions)[6] |
| Exeter University | Topsham Sports Ground[7] | | Exeter, Devon | 5th |
| Hinckley | De Montfort Park [8] | 2,000 | Hinckley, Leicestershire | 7th |
| Hornets | The Nest, Hutton Moor Park [9] | | Weston-super-Mare, Somerset | 12th |
| Loughborough Students | East Park[b] | 1,000 | Loughborough, Leicestershire | 8th |
| Luctonians | Mortimer Park [10] | 2,500 (300 seats) | Kingsland, Herefordshire | 2nd |
| Macclesfield | Priory Park | 1,250 (250 seats) | Macclesfield, Cheshire | Promoted from Regional 1 North West (champions)[11] |
| Old Redcliffians | Scotland Lane [12] | | Brislington, Bristol | 4th |
| Redruth | Recreation Ground [13] | 3,500 (580 seats) | Redruth, Cornwall | 9th |
| Taunton Titans | Veritas Park[14] | 2,000 (198 seats) | Taunton, Somerset | Relegated from National League 1 (13th)[4] |
League table
2024–25 National League 2 West table | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Loughborough Students | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 45 | +88 | 2 | 0 | 10 | Promotion place |
| 2 | Camborne | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 60 | +35 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| 3 | Luctonians | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Exeter University | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 34 | +40 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Clifton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Bournville | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 53 | +15 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Old Redcliffians | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Redruth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 70 | −6 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Macclesfield | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 80 | −24 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Taunton Titans | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Cinderford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Hornets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Devonport Services | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 99 | −58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Relegation place |
| 14 | Hinckley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 127 | −68 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
First match(es) will be played: September 2024. Source:
[citation needed]Rules for classification: 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
Fixtures & results
Fixtures for the season were published by the RFU on 31 May 2025.[15]
Round 1
| Exeter University | 15 – 15 | Clifton |
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Topsham Sport Ground
Attendance: 101
Referee: James Walker |
| (1 BP) Hornets | 27 – 29 | Redruth (1 BP) |
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The Nest
Attendance: 200
Referee: Dan Parrott |
| (1 BP) Loughborough Students | 33 – 3 | Taunton Titans |
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East Park
Attendance: 402
Referee: Ben Simpson |
| (1 BP) Bournville | 40 – 22 | Devonport Services (1 BP) |
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Avery Fields
Attendance: 150
Referee: Callum Watson |
| (1 BP) Camborne | 52 – 25 | Macclesfield (1 BP) |
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Crane Park
Attendance: 637
Referee: Tom Evans-Jones |
| Hinckley | 17 – 27 | Luctonians |
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De Montfort Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Nathan Howarth |
| (1 BP) Old Redcliffians | 38 – 31 | Cinderford (2 BP) |
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Scotland Lane
Attendance: 250
Referee: Haydn Davies |
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Round 2
| (1 BP) Loughborough Students | 100 – 42 | Hinckley (1 BP) |
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| (1 BP) Clifton | 36 – 28 | Old Redcliffians (1 BP) |
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| Devonport Services | 19 – 59 | Exeter University (1 BP) |
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| (1 BP) Redruth | 35 – 43 | Camborne (1 BP) |
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| (1 BP) Cinderford | 13 – 15 | Luctonians |
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| (1 BP) Macclesfield | 31 – 28 | Bournville (2 BP) |
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| (1 BP) Taunton Titans | 34 – 19 | Hornets |
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Round 3
| Exeter University | v | Macclesfield |
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| Hornets | v | Loughborough Students |
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| Old Redcliffians | v | Devonport Services |
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Round 4
| Loughborough Students | v | Camborne |
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| Devonport Services | v | Luctonians |
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| Macclesfield | v | Old Redcliffians |
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| Redruth | v | Exeter University |
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| Taunton Titans | v | Bournville |
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Round 5
| Exeter University | v | Taunton Titans |
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| Bournville | v | Loughborough Students |
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| Cinderford | v | Devonport Services |
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Round 6
| Loughborough Students | v | Exeter University |
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| Devonport Services | v | Clifton |
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| Taunton Titans | v | Old Redcliffians |
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Round 7
| Exeter University | v | Hornets |
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| Hinckley | v | Devonport Services |
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| Luctonians | v | Taunton Titans |
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| Old Redcliffians | v | Loughborough Students |
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Round 8
| Loughborough Students | v | Luctonians |
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| Camborne | v | Exeter University |
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| Macclesfield | v | Devonport Services |
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| Taunton Titans | v | Cinderford |
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Round 9
| Exeter University | v | Bournville |
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| Old Redcliffians | v | Camborne |
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| Devonport Services | v | Redruth |
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| Cinderford | v | Loughborough Students |
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Round 10
| Exeter University | v | Hinckley |
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| Loughborough Students | v | Clifton |
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| Bournville | v | Old Redcliffians |
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| Taunton Titans | v | Devonport Services |
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Round 11
| Old Redcliffians | v | Exeter University |
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| Devonport Services | v | Loughborough Students |
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| Macclesfield | v | Taunton Titans |
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Round 12
| Exeter University | v | Luctonians |
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| Loughborough Students | v | Macclesfield |
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| Old Redcliffians | v | Hinckley |
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| Hornets | v | Devonport Services |
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Round 13
| Redruth | v | Loughborough Students |
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| Luctonians | v | Old Redcliffians |
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| Devonport Services | v | Camborne |
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| Cinderford | v | Exeter University |
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Round 14
| Exeter University | v | Devonport Services |
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| Hinckley | v | Loughborough Students |
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Round 15
| Loughborough Students | v | Hornets |
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| Devonport Services | v | Old Redcliffians |
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| Macclesfield | v | Exeter University |
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Round 16
| Exeter University | v | Redruth |
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| Old Redcliffians | v | Macclesfield |
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| Luctonians | v | Devonport Services |
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| Bournville | v | Taunton Titans |
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| Camborne | v | Loughborough Students |
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Round 17
| Taunton Titans | v | Exeter University |
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| Loughborough Students | v | Bournville |
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| Devonport Services | v | Cinderford |
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Round 18
| Exeter University | v | Loughborough Students |
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| Old Redcliffians | v | Taunton Titans |
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| Clifton | v | Devonport Services |
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Round 19
| Loughborough Students | v | Old Redcliffians |
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| Devonport Services | v | Hinckley |
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| Hornets | v | Exeter University |
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| Taunton Titans | v | Luctonians |
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Round 20
| Exeter University | v | Camborne |
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| Devonport Services | v | Macclesfield |
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| Cinderford | v | Taunton Titans |
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| Luctonians | v | Loughborough Students |
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Round 21
| Loughborough Students | v | Cinderford |
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| Bournville | v | Exeter University |
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| Camborne | v | Old Redcliffians |
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| Redruth | v | Devonport Services |
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Round 22
| Clifton | v | Loughborough Students |
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| Devonport Services | v | Taunton Titans |
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| Hinckley | v | Exeter University |
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| Old Redcliffians | v | Bournville |
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Round 23
| Exeter University | v | Old Redcliffians |
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| Loughborough Students | v | Devonport Services |
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| Taunton Titans | v | Macclesfield |
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Round 24
| Devonport Services | v | Hornets |
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| Hinckley | v | Old Redcliffians |
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| Luctonians | v | Exeter University |
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| Macclesfield | v | Loughborough Students |
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Round 25
| Exeter University | v | Cinderford |
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| Loughborough Students | v | Redruth |
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| Camborne | v | Devonport Services |
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| Old Redcliffians | v | Luctonians |
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Round 26
| Cinderford | v | Old Redcliffians |
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| Clifton | v | Exeter University |
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| Devonport Services | v | Bournville |
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| Taunton Titans | v | Loughborough Students |
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Attendances
| Club | Home
Games | Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
| Bournville | 1 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | N/A |
| Camborne | 1 | 637 | 637 | 637 | 637 | 9% |
| Cinderford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Clifton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Devonport Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Exeter University | 1 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | N/A |
| Hinckley | 1 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 20% |
| Hornets | 1 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | N/A |
| Loughborough Students | 1 | 402 | 402 | 402 | 402 | 40% |
| Luctonians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Macclesfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Old Redcliffians | 1 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | N/A |
| Redruth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Taunton Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
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Individual statistics
Top points scorers | Rank | Player | Team | Points | | 1 | Aden Brassington | Camborne | 15 | | George Morgan | Bournville | | 2 | Alex Gapper | Old Redcliffians | 13 | | 3 | Jamie Elswood | Hornets | 12 | | Jamie Hodgkins | Luctonians | | Rory Vowles | Hinckley | | 4 | Peter Anderson | Clifton | 10 | | Tom Davies | Devonport Services | | Nathan Decalmer | Bournville | | Theo Mayell | Loughborough Students | | Kyle Moyle | Camborne | | Jamie Prisk | Redruth | [16]
| Top try scorers | Rank | Player | Team | Tries | | 1 | Aden Brassington | Camborne | 3 | | 2 | Peter Anderson | Clifton | 2 | | Tom Davies | Devonport Services | | Nathan Decalmer | Bournville | | Theo Mayell | Loughborough Students | | Jamie Prisk | Redruth | [16] |
See also
Notes
- ^ Also known as the Recreation Ground.
- ^ Since relegation from the 2018–19 National League 1 Loughborough Students have switched games from the Loughborugh University Stadium to nearby East Park.
References
- ^ "How promotion and relegation will work for Men's National 1 and below and Women's Championship and below". England Rugby. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Avery Fields Sports & Events". Bournville RFC. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Contact us". Cinderford RFC. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ a b Heal Chris (29 April 2024). "Bishop's Stortford and Leicester Lions survive while Rotherham complete centenary year as champions". Talking Rugby Union.
- ^ "Station Road". Clifton Rugby Club. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "RUGBY REPORTS: Devonport Services dig deep to secure the Regional One South West title at Lydney". Plymouth Gazette. 24 March 2024.
- ^ "University of Exeter Topsham Sport Ground". Exeter University RFC. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Leicester Road". Hinkley Rugby Club. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Contacts". Hornets RFC. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Mortimer Park". Luctonians Sports Club. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Macclesfield 57 – Penrith 15". Macclesfield Rugby. 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Scotland Lane". Old Redcliffians RFC. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "The Recreation Ground". Redruth Rugby Football Club. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Veritas Park". Taunton Rugby Football Club. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "National League Rugby fixtures for 2024/25 announced". National League Rugby. 31 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 834. 8 September 2024. p. 28-29, 36.
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