Rugby union in England
The English rugby union league pyramid is topped by the Premiership. Below this are the Championship and National Leagues 1 to 3. Below this, the structure is split geographically into four regions: Midlands, North, London and South East, and South West. With the exception of the Midlands leagues, which only has regional splits, below these regional leagues are county leagues (e.g. Sussex, Kent, Hampshire). The county leagues are the lowest levels in the English game.
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See also: English rugby union system |
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1 |
Premiership Rugby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 |
RFU Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 |
National League 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 |
National League 2 North |
National League 2 East |
National League 2 West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 |
Regional 1 North East |
Regional 1 North West |
Regional 1 South East |
Regional 1 South Central |
Regional 1 South West |
Regional 1 Midlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 |
Regional 2 North |
Regional 2 North East |
Regional 2 North West |
Regional 2 Anglia |
Regional 2 South East |
Regional 2 Thames |
Regional 2 South Central |
Regional 2 South West |
Regional 2 Severn |
Regional 2 West Midlands |
Regional 2 North Midlands |
Regional 2 East Midlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 |
Counties 1 Cumbria |
Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland |
Counties 1 Yorkshire |
Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire |
Counties 1 Eastern Counties |
Counties 1 Essex |
Counties 1 Kent |
Counties 1 Hampshire |
Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex |
Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex |
Counties 1 Southern North |
Counties 1 Southern South |
Counties 1 Western West |
Counties 1 Western North |
Counties 1 Midlands West (South) |
Counties 1 Midlands West (North) |
Counties 1 Midlands East (North) |
Counties 1 Midlands East (South) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 |
Counties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire |
Counties 2 Eastern Counties |
Counties 2 Cornwall |
Counties 2 Midlands West (North) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 |
Counties 3 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire |
Counties 3 Kent |
Counties 3 Cornwall |
Counties 3 Midlands West (North) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Counties 4 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire |
Counties 4 Kent |
Counties 4 Gloucestershire North |
Counties 4 Midlands West (North) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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11 |
n/a |
Counties 5 Kent |
n/a |
n/a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main article: English Premiership (rugby union) |
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Main article: RFU Championship |
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Main article: National League 1 |
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Main article: National League 2 North |
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Main article: National League 2 East |
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Main article: National League 2 West |
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Main article: Regional 1 North East |
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Main article: Regional 1 North West |
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Main article: Regional 1 Midlands |
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Main article: Regional 1 South West |
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Main article: Regional 1 South Central |
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Main article: Regional 1 South East |
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Main article: Regional 2 North |
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Main article: Regional 2 North East |
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Main article: Regional 2 North West |
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Main article: Regional 2 Anglia |
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Main article: Regional 2 South East |
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Main article: Regional 2 |
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Main article: Regional 2 South Central |
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Main article: Regional 2 South West |
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Main article: Regional 2 Severn |
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Main article: Regional 2 West Midlands |
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Main article: Regional 2 North Midlands |
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Main article: Regional 2 East Midlands |
