Regional 1 North East

Regional 1 North East is a level five league in the English rugby union system, with the twelve teams drawn from across North East England and the East Midlands. The other level five leagues are Regional 1 Midlands, Regional 1 North West, Regional 1 South Central, Regional 1 South East and Regional 1 South West.[1]

Regional 1 North East
Current season or competition:
2023–24 Regional 1 North East
SportRugby union
Instituted2022
Number of teams12
Country England
HoldersHarrogate (2023–24)
Most titlesBillingham, Harrogate (1 title)
WebsiteNorthern Division

Harrogate are the current champions and will be promoted to National League 2 North.

Format

The twelve teams in this league are drawn from across North East England and the East Midlands, with the league champions promoted to National 2 North. The league's bottom two teams are relegated to either Regional 2 North, Regional 2 North East or Regional 2 North Midlands, depending on their geographic location.[1]

The season runs from September to April and comprises twenty-two rounds of matches, with each club playing each of its rivals home and away. 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

Current season

Nine of last seasons teams compete in this season's competition. Last season's champions, Billingham, are promoted to National League 2 North, while two teams were relegated to Regional 2 North Midlands; Paviors (11th) and West Bridgford (12th). New teams in the league are Blaydon and Harrogate, relegated from National League 2 North, and one team was promoted from Regional 2 North East, Pontefract.

Participating teams and locations

Table
Regional 1 North East 2023–24
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
CHarrogate221624595382+21311382
2Heath221615563393+17011380
3York221516596385+21111376
4Driffield221309585441+14414369
5Alnwick221309515571-567160
6Blaydon2210111570570014258
7Scunthorpe2210012490493-39453
8Sandal229112520517+39552
9Ilkley228014496537-417645
10Cleckheaton228014504588-846543
RDoncaster Phoenix226016392655-2635332
RPontefract225017291585-2941324
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Number of draws
  3. Difference between points for and against
  4. Total number of points for
  5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  6. 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: 6 April 2024
Source:[5]

Results
Home \ Away ALN BLA CLE DON DRI HAR HTH ILK PON SAN SCU YRK
Alnwick — 31–20 35–21 38–25 24–13 6–44 24–38 6–27 48–6 40–38 19–17 19–16
Blaydon 24–10 — 33–14 59–12 30–25 34–25 17–26 50–17 29–24 32–10 31–29 17–35
Cleckheaton 10–23 30–26 — 53–16 25–23 30–27 14–15 29–23 25–3 14–33 13–25 10–30
Doncaster Phoenix 16–25 35–22 22–24 — 10–38 5–7 12–29 10–18 14–10 23–15 12–51 31–15
Driffield 29–19 21–5 34–35 33–14 — 10–20 32–15 34–20 45–6 39–11 30–20 10–18
Harrogate 20–15 26–12 22–18 54–26 45–27 — 16–16 13–18 32–20 27–25 34–0 14–14
Heath 28–30 42–24 17–23 37–22 15–0 18–13 — 32–12 9–28 21–20 13–3 34–12
Ilkley 19–20 43–8 30–28 24–35 17–37 7–27 28–48 — 25–3 16–19 32–16 20–21
Pontefract 10–26 21–22 51–29 12–9 8–28 16–38 0–20 17–34 — 25–17 5–15 0–41
Sandal 50–14 34–34 32–27 47–5 31–36 20–22 6–34 25–19 15–3 — 30–22 10–24
Scunthorpe 43–15 22–17 24–10 15–28 12–14 7–37 36–31 34–32 19–23 33–22 — 37–13
York 57–28 38–24 34–22 29–10 41–27 28–22 21–25 25–5 45–0 7–10 32–10 —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2024. Source: Regional 1 North East
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

2022–23

Billingham are the first team to win this league and are promoted to National League 2 North.

Participating teams and locations

League table
Regional 1 North East 2022–23 [10]
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1Billingham (P) 22190381229351916294
2Heath22160675944431514482
3Driffield22151686047838214379
4Alnwick22160662946016910276
5Sandal22132764554010515273
6York221201061449911511564
7Cleckheaton2210111516598−829253
8Ilkley2210012461522−618553
9Doncaster Phoenix228014481583−1025441
10Scunthorpe224018473771−29811633
11Paviors (R)225017425856−4318432
12West Bridgford (R)2220203701001−6315316
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Number of draws
  3. Difference between points for and against
  4. Total number of points for
  5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  6. 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: 12 April 2023
Source:[11]

Results
Home \ Away ALN BIL CLE DON DRI HTH ILK PAV SAN SCU WBR YRK
Alnwick — 23–20 56–31 40–12 29–15 27–22 43–10 42–10 12–13 43–22 38–15 13–10
Billingham 60–10 — 45–18 31–3 20–14 39–27 39–23 60–0 45–7 67–0 57–10 24–14
Cleckheaton 18–31 7–49 — 31–14 25–24 7–42 21–9 36–14 20–20 19–25 45–11 7–15
Doncaster Phoenix 20–27 19–17 18–22 — 7–37 15–18 16–26 20–12 5–27 29–22 43–7 11–18
Driffield 31–19 19–38 27–14 27–15 — 37–3 45–18 106–7 52–31 34–27 100–12 29–27
Heath 40–30 30–3 16–23 59–32 40–30 — 34–7 57–7 16–23 50–16 52–28 30–6
Ilkley 6–13 7–31 36–5 22–23 35–34 14–15 — 46–12 26–22 14–7 22–15 29–19
Paviors 35–32 7–47 40–43 28–19 29–31 19–38 15–21 — 10–38 43–36 34–10 20–21
Sandal 27–15 19–29 41–31 26–34 29–29 5–30 22–17 34–12 — 57–19 35–21 44–39
Scunthorpe 3–23 3–17 22–26 17–27 31–55 31–43 31–29 47–24 26–33 — 28–27 31–45
West Bridgford 12–32 14–45 10–41 19–82 3–60 25–80 19–20 28–26 28–69 30–15 — 21–32
York 28–40 19–29 33–26 50–17 19–24 20–17 50–24 44–19 24–23 36–14 45–5 —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2023. Source: Regional 1 North East
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Regional 1 North East honours
List of Regional 1 North East honours
Season No of teams Champions Runner–up Relegated teams Ref
2022–2312BillinghamHeathPaviors and West Bridgford
2023–2412HarrogateHeathDoncaster Pheonix and Pontefract[12]
Green background is the promotion place.

References
  1. "League Structure and Leagues for 2022/2023". RFU Community Communications. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  2. "Alnwick Rugby Football Club". Alnwich RFC. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  3. "The Pavilion". Clackheaton RUFC. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  4. "Clifton Park". York RUFC. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  5. "Regional 1 North East". Rugby England. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  6. "Alnwick Rugby Football Club". Alnwich RFC. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  7. "Billingham RUFC". Billingham Rugby Club. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  8. "The Pavilion". Clackheaton RUFC. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  9. "Clifton Park". York RUFC. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  10. "Heath goes second as Paviors suffer drop". The RugbyPaper. 19 March 2023. p. 27.
  11. "Regional 1 North East". Rugby England. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  12. "Harrogate Rugby Club secure promotion at first attempt". The Stray Ferret. 9 April 2024.
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