Regional 1 North West

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

Regional 1 North West
Current season or competition:
2023–24 Regional 1 North West
SportRugby union
Instituted2022
Number of teams12
Country England
HoldersMacclesfield (2023–24)
Most titlesLymm, Macclesfield (1 title)
WebsiteNorthern Division

Macclesfield are the current champions and are promoted to National League 2 North.

Format

The twelve teams in this league are drawn from across North West England, with the league champions promoted to National 2 North. The league's bottom two teams are relegated to either Regional 2 North or Regional 2 North West 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

Participating teams and locations

League table
Regional 1 North West 2023–24
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
CMacclesfield222011908378+530220104
2Rossendale2219121081402+679212101
3Blackburn221615877435+44219287
4Wirral221408550514+3614373
5Manchester221318528519+911267
6Kendal229112488627−1398349
7Stockport228014448611−1639445
8Penrith227015504751−24710442
9Anselmians227213382653−2716341
10Leek225116483658−1754733
RSandbach225017395680−2855530
RNorthwich225017390806−4165126
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Team with most 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 relegation places.
Updated: 12 May 2024
Source:[10]

Results
Home \ Away ANS BLA KEN LEE MAC MAN NOR PEN ROS SAN STO WIR
Anselmians — 29–29 19–12 13–14 5–33 22–22 18–7 26–22 25–57 13–11 22–12 14–27
Blackburn 45–3 — 24–19 57–0 14–29 24–25 62–15 64–17 25–24 42–14 40–5 47–5
Kendal 5–28 38–80 — 20–17 14–25 14–25 47–20 13–0 17–34 26–18 33–24 31–30
Leek 47–20 20–50 25–25 — 11–24 17–28 64–20 41–43 19–34 18–13 11–18 17–22
Macclesfield 75–5 34–26 38–22 41–5 — 31–21 38–17 57–15 36–60 66–24 46–6 22–10
Manchester 18–12 17–24 38–34 20–15 13–29 — 29–18 40–32 26–46 29–14 28–17 33–28
Northwich 29–28 26–87 15–22 34–30 13–66 17–7 — 69–19 7–68 21–5 17–32 13–31
Penrith 38–15 15–21 27–7 21–27 24–33 17–34 35–5 — 35–66 19–14 29–12 23–24
Rossendale 71–7 40–21 45–14 54–12 26–26 27–5 43–3 106–14 — 45–7 40–10 61–33
Sandbach 35–19 8–47 17–30 44–38 12–41 24–12 33–7 21–24 12–75 — 18–17 24–37
Stockport 26–29 24–26 31–34 24–14 7–50 26–34 27–10 32–23 34–33 27–20 — 27–26
Wirral 18–10 28–22 27–15 33–21 32–48 31–24 15–7 24–12 14–26 27–7 28–10 —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2024. Source: Regional 1 North West
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

Participating teams and locations

Final league table
Regional 1 North West 2022–23
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
PLymm221903108937371619196
2Blackburn221903108536971619196
3Rossendale22160686848238617182
4Sandbach22150770343127210171
5Macclesfield22130976057918115471
6Stockport22121964953011912466
7Wirral22110116035614213360
8Manchester229013650665−1514656
9Northwich229112565675−11010250
10Kendal226016560774−2149437
RBurnage222020381975−5944214
RKirkby Lonsdale2200221891616−1427000
  • 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: 17 April 2023
Source:[11]

Results
Home \ Away BLA BUR KEN KIR LYM MAC MAN NOR ROS SAN STO WIR
Blackburn — 68–12 34–24 190–0 27–7 31–14 52–17 33–21 26–13 14–22 33–17 50–26
Burnage 7–45 — 7–39 38–7 14–87 24–43 10–33 13–23 27–31 10–44 26–45 5–38
Kendal 10–57 69–14 — 41–0 19–50 12–41 18–17 38–10 17–35 32–34 26–27 3–28
Kirkby Lonsdale 7–90 7–40 23–46 — 7–95 0–77 10–47 22–54 5–95 5–86 17–42 7–47
Lymm 38–21 90–12 79–21 118–3 — 32–36 43–10 81–5 35–22 29–14 30–14 52–26
Macclesfield 25–19 59–10 53–26 58–17 15–38 — 37–17 26–50 29–35 22–24 23–25 45–24
Manchester 28–50 37–28 50–19 65–5 7–36 31–17 — 28–31 28–34 13–18 31–25 59–21
Northwich 17–36 29–14 29–24 51–8 10–47 38–35 37–40 — 19–23 17–13 17–17 32–42
Rossendale 13–26 40–12 61–28 87–0 36–14 69–22 75–24 36–27 — 38–26 33–19 29–12
Sandbach 23–36 46–29 62–12 106–14 18–31 7–25 31–14 27–17 25–21 — 10–0 32–7
Stockport 15–35 66–7 26–19 79–17 24–26 29–35 36–29 28–14 48–37 15–22 — 24–22
Wirral 7–34 29–22 37–17 64–8 12–32 21–23 32–35 44–17 13–5 30–13 21–28 —
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 West honours
List of Regional 1 North Wwest honours
Season No of teams Champions Runner–up Relegated teams Ref
2022–2312LymmBlackburnBurnage and Kirkby Lonsdale
2023–2412MacclesfieldRossendaleSandbach and Northwich[12]
Green background is the promotion place.

References
  1. "League Structure and Leagues for 2022/2023". RFU Community Communications. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  2. "Contact". Blackburn RUFC. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. "Mint Bridge". Kendal RUFC. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  4. "Grove Lane". Manchester Rugby Club. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  5. "Contact". Penrith RUFC LTD. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  6. "Rossendale Sports Club". Rossendale RUFC. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  7. "Sandbach RUFC". Contact. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  8. "The Memorial Ground". Stockport RUFC. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  9. "Memorial Ground". Wirral RFC.
  10. "Regional 1 North". England Rugby. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  11. "Regional 1 North". England Rugby. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  12. "Macclesfield 57 – Penrith 15". Macclesfield Rugby. 6 April 2024.
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