2024–25 National League 1
Rugby union competition in England
2024–25 National League 1 Countries England Date 7 September 2024 – 26 April 2025 Matches played 35 Attendance 24,408 Highest attendance 1,302 – Plymouth v Leicester Lions, 21 September 2024 Lowest attendance 243 – Sedgley Park v Bishop's Stortford, 5 October 2024 Tries scored 271 Top point scorer 84 – Richard Hayes (Rotherham) Top try scorer 7 – Max Hayman (Rams)
The 2024–25 National League 1 is the 37th season of the third tier of the English domestic rugby union competitions .
Structure
The league consists of fourteen teams, with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis, to make a total of twenty-six matches each. There is one promotion place, with the champions promoted to the RFU Championship , and typically there are three relegation places to either, National League 2 East , National League 2 North or National League 2 West , depending on the geographical location of the team.[ 1]
Participating teams and locations
2024–25 National 1 teams in England
2024–25 Greater London National League 1 clubs
Team
Ground
Capacity
City/Area
Previous season
Birmingham Moseley Billesley Common [ 2] 5,000 (1,300 seats)
Birmingham , West Midlands 5th
Bishop's Stortford Silver Leys[ 3]
1,600
Bishop's Stortford , Hertfordshire 11th
Blackheath Well Hall
1,650 (550 seats)
Eltham , London 8th
Darlington Mowden Park The Darlington Arena [ 4] 25,500
Darlington , County Durham 7th
Dings Crusaders Shaftesbury Park [ 5]
2,250 (250 seats)
Frenchay , Bristol Promoted from National League 2 West (champions)[ 6]
Esher Molesey Road 3,500
Hersham , Surrey Promoted from National League 2 East (champions)[ 7]
Leicester Lions Westleigh Park
2,000
Blaby , Leicestershire 12th
Plymouth Albion The Brickfields [ 8] 8,500
Plymouth , Devon 4th
Rams Old Bath Road[ 9]
2,000 (300 seats)[ 10]
Sonning , Reading , Berkshire 2nd
Richmond Athletic Ground [ 11] 4,500 (1,000 seats)
Richmond , London 6th
Rosslyn Park The Rock
2,000
Roehampton , London 3rd
Rotherham Titans Clifton Lane [ 12] 2,500
Rotherham , South Yorkshire Promoted from National League 2 North (champions)[ 13]
Sale FC Heywood Road [ 14] 3,387
Sale , Greater Manchester 10th
Sedgley Park Park Lane [ 15] 3,000
Whitefield , Bury, Greater Manchester 9th
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 5 October 2024. Source: National League Rugby
[ 16] 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 for the season were published by the RFU on 31 May 2025.[ 17]
Round 1
Rotherham Titans 31 – 21 Rosslyn Park
Clifton Lane Matt Sharpe
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 65 – 24 Esher
Park Lane Henry Pearson
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 40 – 20 Dings Crusaders
Billesley Common Alan Chandrachud
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford 36 – 12 Leicester Lions
Silver Leys Jamie Parr
Blackheath 20 – 31 Richmond
Well Hall Karl Dickson
(2 BP) Plymouth Albion 24 – 28 Sale FC (1 BP)
The Brickfields Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Rams 41 – 12 Darlington Mowden Park
Old Bath Road Tim Allatt
[ 18]
Round 2
Leicester Lions 7 – 21 Birmingham Moseley
Westleigh Park Tim Allatt
(1 BP) Sale FC 24 – 18 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Heywood Road Iain Kiy
Bishop's Stortford 10 – 39 Blackheath (1 BP)
Silver Leys Michael Lamb
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 28 – 45 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders 46 – 29 Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park Jamie Parr
(1 BP) Esher 24 – 43 Rams (1 BP)
Molesey Road Matt Sharp
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 19 – 21 Richmond
The Rock Adam Wookey
[ 19]
Round 3
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 48 – 19 Esher
Clifton Lane Tim Allatt
Sedgley Park 11 – 20 Dings Crusaders
Park Lane Ben Wood
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 28 – 14 Bishop's Stortford
Billesley Common Henry Pearson
(1 BP) Blackheath 32 – 24 Rosslyn Park
Well Hall Alan Chandrachud
Plymouth Albion 27 – 22 Leicester Lions (1 BP)
The Brickfields Matt Sharp
(1 BP) Richmond 48 – 7 Darlington Mowden Park
Athletic Ground Iain Kiy
21 September 2024[ a]
Old Bath Road Jamie Parr
[ 21]
Round 4
Sale FC 21 – 17 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Heywood Road Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 35 – 13 Blackheath
Billesley Common Ben Rayner
Bishop's Stortford 20 – 39 Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Silver Leys Ben Wood
Darlington Mowden Park 13 – 46 Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena Tim Allatt
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders 36 – 44 Rams (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park Matt Sharpe
Esher 17 – 52 Richmond (1 BP)
Molesey Road Jamie Parr
(1 BP) Leicester Lions 29 – 23 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Westleigh Park Henry Pearson
[ 22]
Round 5
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 45 – 19 Dings Crusaders
Clifton Lane Ben Rayner
Sedgley Park 12 – 27 Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Park Lane Tim Allatt
(1 BP) Blackheath 40 – 5 Darlington Mowden Park
Well Hall Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 35 – 15 Birmingham Moseley
The Brickfields Iain Kiy
(1 BP) Rams 54 – 22 Leicester Lions (1 BP)
Old Bath Road Ben Wood
(1 BP) Richmond 31 – 27 Sale FC (1 BP)
Athletic Ground Jamie Parr
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 44 – 26 Esher (1 BP)
The Rock Michael Lamb
[ 23]
Round 6
Leicester Lions v Rotherham Titans
Birmingham Moseley v Sedgley Park
Esher v Darlington Mowden Park
Plymouth Albion v Blackheath
Round 7
Rotherham Titans v Bishop's Stortford
Sedgley Park v Plymouth Albion
Darlington Mowden Park v Sale FC
Rosslyn Park v Dings Crusaders
Round 8
Leicester Lions v Rosslyn Park
Birmingham Moseley v Rotherham Titans
Bishop's Stortford v Richmond
Dings Crusaders v Darlington Mowden Park
Round 9
Rosslyn Park v Bishop's Stortford
Rotherham Titans v Plymouth Albion
Darlington Mowden Park v Leicester Lions
Richmond v Birmingham Moseley
Round 10
Sedgley Park v Rotherham Titans
Birmingham Moseley v Rosslyn Park
Bishop's Stortford v Darlington Mowden Park
Round 11
Blackheath v Dings Crusaders
Darlington Mowden Park v Birmingham Moseley
Rosslyn Park v Plymouth Albion
Round 12
Leicester Lions v Dings Crusaders
Rotherham Titans v Blackheath
Plymouth Albion v Darlington Mowden Park
Sedgley Park v Rosslyn Park
Bishop's Stortford v Sale FC
Round 13
Sale FC v Birmingham Moseley
Blackheath v Leicester Lions
Darlington Mowden Park v Sedgley Park
Dings Crusaders v Bishop's Stortford
Richmond v Rotherham Titans
Round 14
Rotherham Titans v Darlington Mowden Park
Birmingham Moseley v Leicester Lions
Blackheath v Bishop's Stortford
Plymouth Albion v Dings Crusaders
Round 15
Leicester Lions v Plymouth Albion
Bishop's Stortford v Birmingham Moseley
Darlington Mowden Park v Richmond
Dings Crusaders v Sedgley Park
Round 16
Sedgley Park v Leicester Lions
Blackheath v Birmingham Moseley
Plymouth Albion v Bishop's Stortford
Rosslyn Park v Darlington Mowden Park
Round 17
Birmingham Moseley v Plymouth Albion
Bishop's Stortford v Sedgley Park
Darlington Mowden Park v Blackheath
Dings Crusaders v Rotherham Titans
Round 18
Rotherham v Leicester Lions
Sedgley Park v Birmingham Moseley
Blackheath v Plymouth Albion
Darlington Mowden Park v Esher
Round 19
Sale FC v Darlington Mowden Park
Bishop's Stortford v Rotherham Titans
Dings Crusaders v Rosslyn Park
Plymouth Albion v Sedgley Park
Round 20
Rotherham Titans v Birmingham Moseley
Darlington Mowden Park v Dings Crusaders
Richmond v Bishop's Stortford
Rosslyn Park v Leicester Lions
Round 21
Leicester Lions v Darlington Mowden Park
Birmingham Moseley v Richmond
Bishop's Stortford v Rosslyn Park
Plymouth Albion v Rotherham Titans
Round 22
Rotherham Titans v Sedgley Park
Darlington Mowden Park v Bishop's Stortford
Rosslyn Park v Birmingham Moseley
Round 23
Dings Crusaders v Blackheath
Birmingham Moseley v Darlington Mowden Park
Plymouth Albion v Rosslyn Park
Round 24
Darlington Mowden Park v Plymouth Albion
Sale FC v Bishop's Stortford
Blackheath v Rotherham Titans
Dings Crusaders v Leicester Lions
Rosslyn Park v Sedgley Park
Round 25
Leicester Lions v Blackheath
Rotherham Titans v Richmond
Sedgley Park v Darlington Mowden Park
Birmingham Moseley v Sale FC
Bishop's Stortford v Dings Crusaders
Round 26
Darlington Mowden Park v Rams
Dings Crusaders v Birmingham Moseley
Leicester Lions v Bishop's Stortford
Rosslyn Park v Rotherham Titans
Attendances
Club
Home
Total
Average
Highest
Lowest
% Capacity
Birmingham Moseley
3
1,818
606
620
596
12%
Bishop's Stortford
3
1,755
585
650
500
37%
Blackheath
3
1,665
555
627
425
34%
Darlington Mowden Park
2
1,672
836
950
722
3%
Dings Crusaders
2
1,276
638
672
604
28%
Esher
2
1,977
989
1,032
945
28%
Leicester Lions
2
609
305
340
269
15%
Plymouth Albion
3
3,446
1,149
1,302
1,026
14%
Rams
3
2,878
959
1,175
798
48%
Richmond
2
1,550
775
800
750
17%
Rosslyn Park
2
1,445
723
729
716
36%
Rotherham Titans
3
1,751
584
615
525
23%
Sale FC
2
1,647
824
834
813
24%
Sedgley Park
3
919
306
401
243
10%
[ 18] [ 19] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23]
Individual statistics
Top points scorers
Rank
Player
Team
Points
1
Richard Hayes
Rotherham Titans
84
2
Callum Grieve
Richmond
52
3
Fraser Honey
Rams
50
4
Tom Flitch
Blackheath
48
5
Mike Cooke
Bishop's Stortford
44
Thomas Putt
Plymouth Albion
6
Max Hayman
Rams
35
7
Warren Seals Sedgley Park
34
8
Callum Bustin
Rotherham Titans
30
William Hunt
Sale FC
Steffan James
Rosslyn Park
[ 18] [ 19] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23]
Top try scorers
Rank
Player
Team
Tries
1
Max Hayman
Rams
7
2
Callum Bustin
Rotherham Titans
6
3
Jasper Cameron
Rosslyn Park
5
Zachary Clow
Rams
Aquile Smith
Birmingham Moseley
4
Morgan MacRae
Rams
4
John Okafor
Rotherham Titans
Tomek Posniak
Rams
Alex Rayment
Bishop's Stortford
Noah Sloot
Blackheath
Charlie Walker
Rosslyn Park
[ 18] [ 19] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23]
Notes
^ Game originally scheduled for 15:00 but travel difficulties for Sale FC meant kick-off delayed by an hour.[ 20]
See also
References
External links
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