Regional 1 North West
Current season or competition: 2024–25 Regional 1 North West | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 2022 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Country | England |
Holders | Macclesfield (2023–24) |
Most titles | Lymm, Macclesfield (1 title) |
Website | Northern Division |
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]
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
2024–25
Participating teams and locations
| Newport Northwich class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024–25 Regional 1 North West teams
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2023–24
Participating teams and locations
| Northwich class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023–24 Regional 1 North West teams
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League table
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Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | ||||||
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C | Macclesfield | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 908 | 378 | +530 | 22 | 0 | 104 | |||||
2 | Rossendale | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1081 | 402 | +679 | 21 | 2 | 101 | |||||
3 | Blackburn | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 877 | 435 | +442 | 19 | 2 | 87 | |||||
4 | Wirral | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 550 | 514 | +36 | 14 | 3 | 73 | |||||
5 | Manchester | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 528 | 519 | +9 | 11 | 2 | 67 | |||||
6 | Kendal | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 488 | 627 | −139 | 8 | 3 | 49 | |||||
7 | Stockport | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 448 | 611 | −163 | 9 | 4 | 45 | |||||
8 | Penrith | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 504 | 751 | −247 | 10 | 4 | 42 | |||||
9 | Anselmians | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 382 | 653 | −271 | 6 | 3 | 41 | |||||
10 | Leek | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 483 | 658 | −175 | 4 | 7 | 33 | |||||
R | Sandbach | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 395 | 680 | −285 | 5 | 5 | 30 | |||||
R | Northwich | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 390 | 806 | −416 | 5 | 1 | 26 | |||||
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Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 12 May 2024 Source:[17] |
Results
Home \ Away | ANS | BLA | KEN | LEE | MAC | MAN | NOR | PEN | ROS | SAN | STO | WIR |
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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 | — |
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
Northwich class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2022–23 Regional 1 North West teams
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Final league table
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Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | ||||||
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P | Lymm | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1089 | 373 | 716 | 19 | 1 | 96 | |||||
2 | Blackburn | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1085 | 369 | 716 | 19 | 1 | 96 | |||||
3 | Rossendale | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 868 | 482 | 386 | 17 | 1 | 82 | |||||
4 | Sandbach | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 703 | 431 | 272 | 10 | 1 | 71 | |||||
5 | Macclesfield | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 760 | 579 | 181 | 15 | 4 | 71 | |||||
6 | Stockport | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 649 | 530 | 119 | 12 | 4 | 66 | |||||
7 | Wirral | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 603 | 561 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 60 | |||||
8 | Manchester | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 650 | 665 | −15 | 14 | 6 | 56 | |||||
9 | Northwich | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 565 | 675 | −110 | 10 | 2 | 50 | |||||
10 | Kendal | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 560 | 774 | −214 | 9 | 4 | 37 | |||||
R | Burnage | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 381 | 975 | −594 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |||||
R | Kirkby Lonsdale | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 189 | 1616 | −1427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
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Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 17 April 2023 Source:[18] |
Results
Home \ Away | BLA | BUR | KEN | KIR | LYM | MAC | MAN | NOR | ROS | SAN | STO | WIR |
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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 | — |
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
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runner–up | Relegated teams | Ref | |||||||||
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2022–23 | 12 | Lymm | Blackburn | Burnage and Kirkby Lonsdale | ||||||||||
2023–24 | 12 | Macclesfield | Rossendale | Sandbach and Northwich | [19] | |||||||||
Green background is the promotion place. |
References
- ^ a b "League Structure and Leagues for 2022/2023". RFU Community Communications. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Contact". Blackburn RUFC. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Mint Bridge". Kendal RUFC. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Grove Lane". Manchester Rugby Club. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Contact". Penrith RUFC LTD. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Rossendale Sports Club". Rossendale RUFC. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "The Memorial Ground". Stockport RUFC. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Memorial Ground". Wirral RFC.
- ^ "Contact". Blackburn RUFC. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Mint Bridge". Kendal RUFC. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Grove Lane". Manchester Rugby Club. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Contact". Penrith RUFC LTD. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Rossendale Sports Club". Rossendale RUFC. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Sandbach RUFC". Contact. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "The Memorial Ground". Stockport RUFC. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Memorial Ground". Wirral RFC.
- ^ "Regional 1 North". England Rugby. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Regional 1 North". England Rugby. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Macclesfield 57 – Penrith 15". Macclesfield Rugby. 6 April 2024.
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