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2024–25 National League 1

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2024–25 National League 1
Countries England
Date7 September 2024 – 26 April 2025
RelegatedDarlington Mowden Park
Matches played161
Attendance108,239
(average 672 per match)
Highest attendance2,410 – Plymouth v Rosslyn Park, 22 March 2025
Lowest attendance140 – Leicester Lions v Richmond, 15 February 2025
Tries scored1245
(average 7.7 per match)
Top point scorer277 – Richard Hayes (Rotherham)
Top try scorer20 – Rhys Henderson (Sedgley Park)

The 2024–25 National League 1 is the 37th season of the third tier of the English domestic rugby union competitions.

Darlington Mowden Park were the first side to be relegated on 15 March, losing at home to Bishop's Stortford to go down with four games to go, ending a stay of eleven consecutive years at tier 3, in what was a terrible season for Mowden Park both on and off the pitch.

Structure

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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]

Earlier in the season it had been indicated that the RFU Championship was due to increase from 12 to 14 teams for 2025–26. This was finally confirmed by the RFU with most of the season completed, and the subsequent league restructuring meant that one team per league level would have a reprieve from relegation meaning that only two teams instead of the normal three would be relegated from National League 1 at the end of 2024–25.[2]

Participating teams and locations

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2024–25 Greater London National League 1 clubs
Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Birmingham Moseley Billesley Common[3] 5,000 (1,300 seats) Birmingham, West Midlands 5th
Bishop's Stortford Silver Leys[4] 1,600 Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire 11th
Blackheath Well Hall 1,650 (550 seats) Eltham, London 8th
Darlington Mowden Park The Darlington Arena[5] 25,500 Darlington, County Durham 7th
Dings Crusaders Shaftesbury Park [6] 2,250 (250 seats) Frenchay, Bristol Promoted from National League 2 West (champions)[7]
Esher Molesey Road 3,500 Hersham, Surrey Promoted from National League 2 East (champions)[8]
Leicester Lions Westleigh Park 2,000 Blaby, Leicestershire 12th
Plymouth Albion The Brickfields[9] 8,500 Plymouth, Devon 4th
Rams Old Bath Road[10] 2,000 (300 seats)[11] Sonning, Reading, Berkshire 2nd
Richmond Athletic Ground[12] 4,500 (1,000 seats) Richmond, London 6th
Rosslyn Park The Rock 2,000 Roehampton, London 3rd
Rotherham Titans Clifton Lane[13] 2,500 Rotherham, South Yorkshire Promoted from National League 2 North (champions)[14]
Sale FC Heywood Road[15] 3,387 Sale, Greater Manchester 10th
Sedgley Park Park Lane[16] 3,000 Whitefield, Bury, Greater Manchester 9th

League table

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2024–25 National League 1 table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Richmond 23 19 2 2 763 435 +328 16 0 96 Promotion place
2 Rotherham Titans 23 18 0 5 713 511 +202 11 3 86
3 Rosslyn Park 23 17 0 6 765 576 +189 16 2 86
4 Rams 23 14 0 9 657 477 +180 18 6 80
5 Blackheath 23 15 0 8 735 524 +211 13 5 78
6 Plymouth Albion 23 14 0 9 606 596 +10 14 6 76
7 Sale FC 23 12 0 11 568 573 −5 11 6 65
8 Birmingham Moseley 23 11 1 11 606 548 +58 12 5 63
9 Bishop's Stortford 23 10 0 13 603 588 +15 13 6 59
10 Sedgley Park 23 8 1 14 576 632 −56 10 5 49
11 Dings Crusaders 23 8 1 14 622 758 −136 14 1 49
12 Esher 23 6 0 17 616 937 −321 13 1 38
13 Leicester Lions 23 5 0 18 492 638 −146 8 7 35 Relegation place
14 Darlington Mowden Park (R) 23 1 1 21 394 923 −529 6 3 15
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2025. Source: National League Rugby [17]
Rules for classification: 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

Fixtures & results

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Fixtures for the season were published by the RFU on 31 May 2025.[18]

Round 1

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7 September 2024
14:30
Rotherham Titans31 – 21Rosslyn Park
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 525
Referee: Matthew Sharpe
7 September 2024
14:30
(1 BP) Sedgley Park65 – 24Esher
Park Lane
Attendance: 401
Referee: Henry Pearson
7 September 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley40 – 20Dings Crusaders
Billesley Common
Attendance: 596
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
7 September 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford36 – 12Leicester Lions
Silver Leys
Attendance: 605
Referee: Jamie Parr
7 September 2024
15:00
Blackheath20 – 31Richmond
Well Hall
Attendance: 613
Referee: Karl Dickson
7 September 2024
15:00
(2 BP) Plymouth Albion24 – 28Sale FC (1 BP)
The Brickfields
Attendance: 1,026
Referee: Adam Wookey
7 September 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Rams41 – 12Darlington Mowden Park
Old Bath Road
Attendance: 798
Referee: Timothy Allatt

[19]


Round 2

[edit]
14 September 2024
14:00
Leicester Lions7 – 21Birmingham Moseley
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 340
Referee: Timothy Allatt
14 September 2024
14:30
(1 BP) Sale FC24 – 18Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Heywood Road
Attendance: 834
Referee: Iain Kiy
14 September 2024
15:00
Bishop's Stortford10 – 39Blackheath (1 BP)
Silver Leys
Attendance: 650
Referee: Michael Lamb
14 September 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park28 – 45Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 950
Referee: Ben Rayner
14 September 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders46 – 29Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 672
Referee: Jamie Parr
14 September 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Esher24 – 43Rams (1 BP)
Molesey Road
Attendance: 1,032
Referee: Matt Sharp
14 September 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park19 – 21Richmond
The Rock
Attendance: 716
Referee: Adam Wookey

[20]


Round 3

[edit]
21 September 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans48 – 19Esher
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 611
Referee: Timothy Allatt
21 September 2024
14:30
Sedgley Park11 – 20Dings Crusaders
Park Lane
Attendance: 275
Referee: Ben Wood
21 September 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley28 – 14Bishop's Stortford
Billesley Common
Attendance: 602
Referee: Henry Pearson
21 September 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Blackheath32 – 24Rosslyn Park
Well Hall
Attendance: 627
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
21 September 2024
15:00
Plymouth Albion27 – 22Leicester Lions (1 BP)
The Brickfields
Attendance: 1,302
Referee: Matt Sharp
21 September 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Richmond48 – 7Darlington Mowden Park
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 800
Referee: Iain Kiy
21 September 2024
16:00[a]
(1 BP) Rams33 – 0Sale FC
Old Bath Road
Attendance: 905
Referee: Jamie Parr

[22]


Round 4

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28 September 2024
14:30
Sale FC21 – 17Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Heywood Road
Attendance: 813
Referee: Adam Wookey
28 September 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley35 – 13Blackheath
Billesley Common
Attendance: 620
Referee: Ben Rayner
28 September 2024
15:00
Bishop's Stortford20 – 39Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Silver Leys
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ben Wood
28 September 2024
15:00
Darlington Mowden Park13 – 46Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 722
Referee: Timothy Allatt
28 September 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders36 – 44Rams (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 604
Referee: Matthew Sharpe
28 September 2024
15:00
Esher17 – 52Richmond (1 BP)
Molesey Road
Attendance: 945
Referee: Jamie Parr
28 September 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Leicester Lions29 – 23Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 269
Referee: Henry Pearson

[23]


Round 5

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5 October 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans45 – 19Dings Crusaders
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 615
Referee: Ben Rayner
5 October 2024
14:30
Sedgley Park12 – 27Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Park Lane
Attendance: 243
Referee: Timothy Allatt
5 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Blackheath40 – 5Darlington Mowden Park
Well Hall
Attendance: 425
Referee: Adam Wookey
5 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion35 – 15Birmingham Moseley
The Brickfields
Attendance: 1,118
Referee: Iain Kiy
5 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Rams54 – 22Leicester Lions (1 BP)
Old Bath Road
Attendance: 1,175
Referee: Ben Wood
5 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Richmond31 – 27Sale FC (1 BP)
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 750
Referee: Jamie Parr
5 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park44 – 26Esher (1 BP)
The Rock
Attendance: 729
Referee: Michael Lamb

[24]


Round 6

[edit]
12 October 2024
14:00
Leicester Lions17 – 34Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 239
Referee: Jamie Parr
12 October 2024
14:30
Sale FC15 – 34Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Heywood Road
Attendance: 743
Referee: Ben Rayner
12 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley28 – 26Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Billesley Common
Attendance: 582
Referee: Henry Pearson
12 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford6 – 10Rams
Silver Leys
Attendance: 503
Referee: Matthew Sharpe
12 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders31 – 31Richmond (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 322
Referee: Adam Wookey
12 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Esher31 – 21Darlington Mowden Park
Molesey Road
Attendance: 730
Referee: Callum Watson
12 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion29 – 23Blackheath (1 BP)
The Brickfields
Attendance: 1,310
Referee: Mike Lamb

[25]


Round 7

[edit]
19 October 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans34 – 45Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 610
Referee: Owen Taylor
19 October 2024
14:30
(1 BP) Sedgley Park41 – 26Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Park Lane
Attendance: 350
Referee: Adam Wookey
19 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Blackheath50 – 27Esher (1 BP)
Well Hall
Attendance: 521
Referee: Ben Wood
19 October 2024
15:00
(2 BP) Darlington Mowden Park34 – 38Sale FC (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 856
Referee: Timothy Allatt
19 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Rams24 – 7Birmingham Moseley
Old Bath Road
Attendance: 976
Referee: Ben Rayner
19 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Richmond43 – 12Leicester Lions
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 645
Referee: Callum Watson
19 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park61 – 24Dings Crusaders (1 BP)
The Rock
Attendance: 525
Referee: Jamie Parr

[26]


Round 8

[edit]
26 October 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Leicester Lions24 – 48Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 189
Referee: Ben Rayner
26 October 2024
14:30
(1 BP) Sale FC33 – 22Esher
Heywood Road
Attendance: 712
Referee: Matthew Sharpe
26 October 2024
14:30
(1 BP) Sedgley Park24 – 36Blackheath (1 BP)
Park Lane
Attendance: 378
Referee: Jamie Parr
26 October 2024
15:00
Birmingham Moseley19 – 30Rotherham Titans
Billesley Common
Attendance: 703
Referee: Iain Kiy
26 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford31 – 43Richmond (1 BP)
Silver Leys
Attendance: 527
Referee: Henry Pearson
26 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders46 – 20Darlington Mowden Park
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 333
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
26 October 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion16 – 21Rams
The Brickfields
Attendance: 1,162
Referee: Alan Chandrachud

[27]


Round 9

[edit]
8 November 2024
19:45
(1 BP) Richmond42 – 14Birmingham Moseley
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 700
Referee: Jamie Parr
8 November 2024
20:00
Rosslyn Park18 – 15Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
The Rock
Attendance: 557
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
9 November 2024
14:00
Rotherham Titans18 – 17Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 847
Referee: Ben Rayner
9 November 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Blackheath31 – 27Sale FC (1 BP)
Well Hall
Attendance: 305
Referee: Callum Watson
9 November 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park36 – 29Leicester Lions (2 BP)
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 644
Referee: Owen Taylor
9 November 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Esher51 – 32Dings Crusaders (1 BP)
Molesey Road
Attendance: 650
Referee: Ben Wood
9 November 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Rams40 – 22Sedgley Park
Old Bath Road
Attendance: 803
Referee: Adam Wookey

[28]


Round 10

[edit]
16 November 2024
14:00
(2 BP) Leicester Lions31 – 36Esher (1 BP)
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 238
Referee: Ben Rayner
16 November 2024
14:30
(2 BP) Sedgley Park30 – 35Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Park Lane
Attendance: 400
Referee: Henry Pearson
16 November 2024
15:00
Birmingham Moseley27 – 26Rosslyn Park (2 BP)
Billesley Common
Attendance: 683
Referee: Adam Wookey
16 November 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford33 – 19Darlington Mowden Park
Silver Leys
Attendance: 535
Referee: Matt Sharp
16 November 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders31 – 15Sale FC
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 603
Referee: Iain Kiy
16 November 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion15 – 20Richmond
The Brickfields
Attendance: 1,438
Referee: Ben Wood
16 November 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Rams33 – 14Blackheath
Old Bath Road
Attendance: 747
Referee: Jamie Parr

[29]


Round 11

[edit]
23 November 2024
14:00
Rotherham Titans21 – 14Rams (1 BP)
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 702
Referee: Owen Taylor
23 November 2024
14:30
(1 BP) Sale FC12 – 15Leicester Lions
Heywood Road
Attendance: 643
Referee: Timothy Allatt
23 November 2024
15:00
Blackheath16 – 7Dings Crusaders
Well Hall
Attendance: 555
Referee: Mike Lamb
23 November 2024
15:00
Darlington Mowden ParkP – PBirmingham Moseley
Northern Echo Arena
  • Postponed due to unplayable pitch caused by weather conditions (snow, followed by wind and rain). Game to be rescheduled for 30 November 2024.[30]
23 November 2024
15:00
Esher14 – 31Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Molesey Road
Attendance: 350
Referee: Jamie Parr
23 November 2024
15:00
Richmond21 – 6Sedgley Park
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 670
Referee: Adam Wookey
23 November 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park33 – 29Plymouth Albion (2 BP)
The Rock
Attendance: 532
Referee: Alan Chandrachud

[31]


Round 11 (rescheduled game)

[edit]
30 November 2024
15:00
Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP)7 – 24Birmingham Moseley
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 528
Referee: Henry Pearson
  • Game rescheduled from 23 November 2024.

[32]


Round 12

[edit]
6 December 2024
19:45
(1 BP) Rams5 – 7Richmond
Old Bath Road
Attendance: 1,829[b]
Referee: Jamie Parr
7 December 2024
14:00
Leicester Lions22 – 15Dings Crusaders (1 BP)
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 342
Referee: Matthew Sharpe
7 December 2024
14:00
Rotherham Titans15 – 12Blackheath (1 BP)
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 541
Referee: Ben Wood
7 December 2024
14:30
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion24 – 12Darlington Mowden Park
The Brickfields
Attendance: 706
Referee: Adam Wookey
7 December 2024
14:30
(1 BP) Sedgley Park28 – 0Rosslyn Park
Park Lane
Attendance: 356
Referee: Ben Rayner
7 December 2024
15:00
Birmingham MoseleyP – PEsher
Billesley Common
  • Postponed due to waterlogged pitch.[34] Game to be rescheduled for 1st February 2025.
7 December 2024
15:00
Bishop's Stortford14 – 7Sale FC (1 BP)
Silver Leys
Attendance: 432
Referee: Timothy Allatt

[35]


Round 13

[edit]
14 December 2024
14:30
Sale FCA – ABirmingham Moseley (1 BP)
Heywood Road
Referee: Henry Pearson
  • Game abandoned after 65 minutes due to power failure with Sale FC leading 30 – 25.[36] Initially it was thought that the result would stand but the RFU ruled that the game would be replayed on 21 February 2025.[37]
14 December 2024
15:00
Blackheath22 – 19Leicester Lions (1 BP)
Well Hall
Attendance: 370
Referee: Mike Lamb
14 December 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park37 – 37Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Owen Taylor
14 December 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders39 – 31Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 616
Referee: Adam Wookey
14 December 2024
15:00
(2 BP) Esher31 – 34Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Molesey Road
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ben Wood
14 December 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Richmond31 – 29Rotherham Titans (2 BP)
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 820
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
14 December 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park27 – 26Rams (2 BP)
The Rock
Attendance: 962
Referee: Matt Sharpe

[38]


Round 14

[edit]
20 December 2024
19:45
(1 BP) Rams31 – 3Esher
Old Bath Road
Attendance: 1,211
Referee: Adam Wookey
21 December 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans29 – 14Darlington Mowden Park
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 878
Referee: Timothy Allatt
21 December 2024
14:30
Sedgley Park14 – 12Sale FC (1 BP)
Park Lane
Attendance: 1,303
Referee: Ben Wood
21 December 2024
15:00
Birmingham Moseley27 – 10Leicester Lions
Billesley Common
Attendance: 625
Referee: Ben Rayner
21 December 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Blackheath39 – 32Bishop's Stortford (2 BP)
Well Hall
Attendance: 357
Referee: Holly Wood
21 December 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion31 – 3Dings Crusaders
The Brickfields
Attendance: 1,111
Referee: Iain Kiy
21 December 2024
15:00
Richmond17 – 25Rosslyn Park
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,142
Referee: Henry Pearson

[39]


Round 15

[edit]
11 January 2025
14:00
Leicester LionsP – PPlymouth Albion
Westleigh Road
  • Postponed due to frozen pitch.[40] Game to be rescheduled for 1 February 2025.
11 January 2025
14:30
Sale FCP – PRams
Heywood Road
  • Postponed due to frozen pitch.[41] Game to be rescheduled for 1 February 2025.
11 January 2025
15:00
Bishop's StortfordP – PBirmingham Moseley
Silver Leys
  • Postponed due to frozen pitch.[42] Game to be rescheduled for 29 March 2025.
11 January 2025
15:00
Darlington Mowden ParkP – PRichmond
Northern Echo Arena
  • Postponed due to frozen pitch.[43] Game to be rescheduled for 1 February 2025.
11 January 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders35 – 3Sedgley Park
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 632
Referee: Holly Wood
11 January 2025
15:00
EsherP – PRotherham Titans
Molesey Road
  • Postponed due to frozen pitch.[44] Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2025.
11 January 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park26 – 25Blackheath (1 BP)
The Rock
Attendance: 876
Referee: Adam Wookey

[45]


Round 16

[edit]
17 January 2025
19:30
(1 BP) Richmond40 – 22Esher
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Holly Wood
18 January 2025
14:00
Rotherham Titans23 – 17Sale FC (1 BP)
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 782
Referee: Matthew Sharpe
18 January 2025
14:30
Sedgley Park25 – 10Leicester Lions
Park Lane
Attendance: 386
Referee: Timothy Allatt
18 January 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Blackheath51 – 26Birmingham Moseley (1 BP)
Well Hall
Attendance: 428
Referee: Ben Wood
18 January 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion24 – 21Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Brickfields
Attendance: 1,248
Referee: Adam Wookey
18 January 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Rams26 – 17Dings Crusaders
Old Bath Road
Attendance: 815
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
18 January 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park49 – 24Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP)
The Rock
Attendance: 330
Referee: Michael Lamb

[46]


Round 17

[edit]
25 January 2025
14:00
Leicester Lions19 – 36Rams (1 BP)
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: Henry Pearson
25 January 2025
14:30
(1 BP) Sale FC32 – 18Richmond
Heywood Road
Attendance: 734
Referee: Ben Wood
25 January 2025
15:00
(2 BP) Birmingham Moseley32 – 33Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Billesley Common
Attendance: 825
Referee: Timothy Allatt
25 January 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford19 – 22Sedgley Park
Silver Leys
Attendance: 560
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
25 January 2025
15:00
Darlington Mowden ParkP – PBlackheath
Northern Echo Arena
  • Postponed due to frozen pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2025.[47]
25 January 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders26 – 45Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 607
Referee: Jamie Parr
25 January 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Esher54 – 42Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Molesey Road
Attendance: 845
Referee: Adam Wookey

[48]


Rounds 12 & 15 (rescheduled games)

[edit]
1 February 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Leicester Lions17 – 20Plymouth Albion
Westleigh Road
Attendance: 208
Referee: Jamie Parr
  • Game rescheduled from 11 January 2025.
1 February 2025
14:30
Sale FC25 – 22Rams (2 BP)
Heywood Road
Attendance: 728
Referee: Timothy Allatt
  • Game rescheduled from 11 January 2025.
1 February 2025
15:00
(2 BP) Birmingham Moseley24 – 31Esher (1 BP)
Billesley Common
Attendance: 442
Referee: Adam Wookey
  • Game rescheduled from 7 December 2024.
1 February 2025
15:00
Darlington Mowden Park17 – 33Richmond (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 534
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
  • Game rescheduled from 11 January 2025.

[49]


Round 18

[edit]
8 February 2025
14:00
Rotherham Titans24 – 7Leicester Lions
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 560
Referee: Timothy Allatt
8 February 2025
14:30
Sedgley Park20 – 28Birmingham Moseley
Park Lane
Attendance: 387
Referee: Matthew Sharpe
8 February 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Blackheath19 – 22Plymouth Albion
Well Hall
Attendance: 500
Referee: Callum Watson
8 February 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park22 – 29Esher (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 410
Referee: Owen Taylor
8 February 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Rams25 – 34Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Old Bath Road
Attendance: 753
Referee: Ben Wood
8 February 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Richmond31 – 14Dings Crusaders
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 603
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
8 February 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park52 – 33Sale FC (1 BP)
The Rock
Attendance: 356
Referee: Holly Wood

[50]


Round 19

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15 February 2025
14:00
Leicester Lions10 – 26Richmond (1 BP)
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 140
Referee: Ben Wood
15 February 2025
14:30
(1 BP) Sale FC33 – 7Darlington Mowden Park
Heywood Road
Attendance: 703
Referee: Michael Lamb
15 February 2025
15:00
Birmingham Moseley19 – 0Rams
Billesley Common
Attendance: 525
Referee: Henry Pearson
15 February 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford11 – 17Rotherham Titans
Silver Leys
Attendance: 535
Referee: Matthew Sharpe
15 February 2025
15:00
Dings Crusaders19 – 50Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 529
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
15 February 2025
15:00
Esher22 – 64Blackheath (1 BP)
Molesey Road
Attendance: 912[c]
Referee: Holly Wood
15 February 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion38 – 35Sedgley Park (2 BP)
The Brickfields
Attendance: 1,447[d]
Referee: Adam Wookey

[52]


Rounds 13, 15 & 17 (rescheduled games)

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21 February 2025
14:30
(1 BP) Sale FC22 – 10Birmingham Moseley
Heywood Road
Attendance: 634
Referee: Henry Pearson
  • Game rescheduled from 14 December 2024.
22 February 2025
14:45
(1 BP) Esher34 – 68Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Molesey Road
Attendance: 485
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
  • Game rescheduled from 11 January 2025.
22 February 2025
15:00
Darlington Mowden Park7 – 52Blackheath (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 434
Referee: Matthew Sharpe
  • Game rescheduled from 25 January 2025.

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Round 20

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1 March 2025
14:00
Rotherham Titans28 – 27Birmingham Moseley (1 BP)
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 802
Referee: Ben Rayner
1 March 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Blackheath22 – 25Sedgley Park
Well Hall
Attendance: 715
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
1 March 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park24 – 31Dings Crusaders (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 452
Referee: Timothy Allatt
1 March 2025
15:00
Esher21 – 37Sale FC (1 BP)
Molesey Road
Attendance: 664
Referee: Michael Lamb
1 March 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Rams33 – 47Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Old Bath Road
Attendance: 973
Referee: Henry Pearson
1 March 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Richmond38 – 21Bishop's Stortford
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 909
Referee: Jamie Parr
1 March 2025
15:00
Rosslyn Park21 – 19Leicester Lions (1 BP)
The Rock
Attendance: 620
Referee: Ben Wood

[54]


Round 21

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7 March 2025
19:45
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley35 – 35Richmond (1 BP)
Billesley Common
Attendance: 605
Referee: Iain Kiy
8 March 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Leicester Lions75 – 0Darlington Mowden Park
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 205
Referee: George Ounsley
8 March 2025
14:30
Sale FC19 – 33Blackheath (1 BP)
Heywood Road
Attendance: 733
Referee: Henry Pearson
8 March 2025
14:30
(1 BP) Sedgley Park34 – 33Rams (2 BP)
Park Lane
Attendance: 407
Referee: Ben Rayner
8 March 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford28 – 40Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Silver Leys
Attendance: 649
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
8 March 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders47 – 35Esher (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 677
Referee: Adam Wookey
8 March 2025
15:00
Plymouth Albion23 – 20Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
The Brickfields
Attendance: 1,342
Referee: Matthew Sharpe

[55]


Round 22

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15 March 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park29 – 22Birmingham Moseley (2 BP)
The Rock
Attendance: 502
Referee: Alex Powdrell
15 March 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans38 – 29Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 740
Referee: Henry Pearson
15 March 2025
14:30
(1 BP) Sale FC54 – 38Dings Crusaders (1 BP)
Heywood Road
Attendance: 701
Referee: Timothy Allatt
15 March 2025
14:45
Esher15 – 26Leicester Lions (1 BP)
Molesey Road
Attendance: 687
Referee: Ben Wood
15 March 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Blackheath39 – 33Rams (2 BP)
Well Hall
Attendance: 751
Referee: Michael Lamb
15 March 2025
15:00
Darlington Mowden Park12 – 41Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 336
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
  • Darlington Mowden Park are relegated.
15 March 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Richmond54 – 0Plymouth Albion
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 803
Referee: Alan Chandrachud

[56]


Round 23

[edit]
22 March 2025
14:00
(2 BP) Leicester Lions31 – 37Sale FC (1 BP)
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 342
Referee: Ben Rayner
22 March 2025
14:30
(1 BP) Sedgley Park26 – 50Richmond (1 BP)
Park Lane
Attendance: 450
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
22 March 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley69 – 14Darlington Mowden Park
Billesley Common
Attendance: 875
Referee: Callum Watson
22 March 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders26 – 43Blackheath (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 742
Referee: Timothy Allatt
22 March 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion24 – 30Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
The Brickfields
Attendance: 2,410
Referee: Henry Pearson
22 March 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford52 – 28Esher (1 BP)
Silver Leys
Attendance: 709
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
22 March 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Rams30 – 19Rotherham Titans
Old Bath Road
Attendance: 803
Referee: Jamie Parr

[57]


Round 15 (rescheduled game)

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29 March 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford31 – 29Birmingham Moseley (2 BP)
Silver Leys
Attendance: 503
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
  • Game rescheduled from 11 January 2025.

[58]


Round 24

[edit]
4 April 2025
19:45
RichmondvRams
Athletic Ground
5 April 2025
14:30
Darlington Mowden ParkvPlymouth Albion
Northern Echo Arena
5 April 2025
14:30
Sale FCvBishop's Stortford
Heywood Road
5 April 2025
15:00
BlackheathvRotherham Titans
Well Hall
5 April 2025
15:00
Dings CrusadersvLeicester Lions
Shaftesbury Park
5 April 2025
15:00
EshervBirmingham Moseley
Molesey Road
5 April 2025
15:00
Rosslyn ParkvSedgley Park
The Rock

Round 25

[edit]
12 April 2025
14:00
Leicester LionsvBlackheath
Westleigh Park
12 April 2025
14:00
Rotherham TitansvRichmond
Clifton Lane
12 April 2025
14:30
Sedgley ParkvDarlington Mowden Park
Park Lane
12 April 2025
15:00
Birmingham MoseleyvSale FC
Billesley Common
12 April 2025
15:00
Bishop's StortfordvDings Crusaders
Silver Leys
12 April 2025
15:00
Plymouth AlbionvEsher
The Brickfields
12 April 2025
15:00
RamsvRosslyn Park
Old Bath Road

Round 26

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26 April 2025
15:00
Darlington Mowden ParkvRams
Northern Echo Arena
26 April 2025
15:00
Dings CrusadersvBirmingham Moseley
Shaftesbury Park
26 April 2025
15:00
EshervSedgley Park
Molesey Road
26 April 2025
15:00
Leicester LionsvBishop's Stortford
Westleigh Park
26 April 2025
15:00
RichmondvBlackheath
Athletic Ground
26 April 2025
15:00
Rosslyn ParkvRotherham Titans
The Rock
26 April 2025
15:00
Sale FCvPlymouth Albion
Heywood Road

Attendances

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Club Home
Games
Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Birmingham Moseley 12 7,683 640 875 442 13%
Bishop's Stortford 12 6,708 559 709 432 35%
Blackheath 12 6,167 514 751 305 31%
Darlington Mowden Park 11 6,366 579 950 336 2%
Dings Crusaders 11 6,337 576 742 322 26%
Esher 11 7,800 709 1,032 350 20%
Leicester Lions 11 2,762 251 342 140 13%
Plymouth Albion 12 15,620 1,302 2,410 706 15%
Rams 12 11,622 969 1,829 747 48%
Richmond 11 8,942 813 1,142 603 18%
Rosslyn Park 11 6,705 610 962 330 30%
Rotherham Titans 12 8,213 684 878 525 27%
Sale FC 11 7,978 725 834 634 21%
Sedgley Park 12 5,336 445 1,303 243 15%

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Individual statistics

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Notes

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  1. ^ Game originally scheduled for 15:00 BST but travel difficulties for Sale FC meant kick-off delayed by an hour.[21]
  2. ^ Record crowd at Old Bath Road.[33]
  3. ^ The Rugby Paper gave two attendance figures for Esher's home game versus Blackheath on 15 February 2025 - 502 on the match report and 912 on the results page. The larger figure as it was a local(ish) game and Esher have been improving results.
  4. ^ The Rugby Paper gave an attendance of 1,305 while Plymouth Albion's X feed gave the crowd number as 1,447. The official Albion figure has been used.[51]

See also

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References

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  39. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 849. 22 December 2024. p. 26-27, 37.
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