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Regional 1 North West
Current season or competition:
2023–24 Regional 1 North West
SportRugby union
Instituted2022
Number of teams12
Country England
HoldersLymm (2022–23)
Most titlesLymm (1 title)
WebsiteNorthern 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]

Lymm are the current champions and are promoted to National 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
1 Macclesfield 18 16 1 1 702 334 +368 18 0 84
2 Rossendale 18 15 1 2 915 369 +546 17 2 81
3 Blackburn 18 14 1 3 726 331 +395 16 1 75
4 Wirral 18 11 0 7 448 437 +11 11 3 58
5 Manchester 18 10 1 7 460 441 +19 11 2 55
6 Kendal 18 8 1 9 422 497 −75 7 3 44
7 Stockport 18 7 0 11 363 518 −155 7 2 37
8 Penrith 18 6 0 12 428 637 −209 9 3 36
9 Anselmians 18 5 2 11 317 526 −209 5 2 31
10 Northwich 18 5 0 13 330 554 −224 4 1 25
11 Leek 18 4 1 13 355 556 −201 2 4 24
12 Sandbach 18 3 0 15 287 553 −266 3 5 20
  • 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 February 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 2 Mar 25–57 13–11 23 Mar 14–27
Blackburn 45–3 24–19 57–0 2 Mar 23 Mar 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 23 Mar 41–43 19–34 18–13 2 Mar 17–22
Macclesfield 16 Mar 34–26 38–22 41–5 31–21 38–17 6 Apr 36–60 66–24 46–6 22–10
Manchester 6 Apr 17–24 38–34 16 Mar 13–29 29–18 40–32 26–46 29–14 28–17 33–28
Northwich 29–28 6 Apr 15–22 34–30 13–66 17–7 69–19 16 Mar 21–5 17–32 13–31
Penrith 38–15 15–21 16 Mar 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 2 Mar 43–3 106–14 23 Mar 40–10 61–33
Sandbach 35–19 8–47 17–30 6 Apr 12–41 24–12 2 Mar 21–24 12–75 18–17 16 Mar
Stockport 26–29 16 Mar 6 Apr 24–14 7–50 26–34 27–10 32–23 34–33 27–20 27–26
Wirral 18–10 28–22 2 Mar 33–21 32–48 31–24 15–7 23 Mar 6 Apr 27–7 28–10
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 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
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
  • 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
2022–23 12 Lymm Blackburn Burnage and Kirkby Lonsdale
Green background is the promotion place.

References

  1. ^ a b "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 30 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Regional 1 North". England Rugby. Retrieved 17 April 2023.