Regional 1 North West

Current season or competition: 2022–23 Regional 1 North West
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	2022
Number of teams	12
Country	England
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]

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 three 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 May and comprises twenty-four 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

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Blackburn Ramsgreave Drive Blackburn, Lancashire North Premier (3rd) Burnage Varley Park Stockport, Greater Manchester North Premier (12th) Kendal Mint Bridge Stadium 3,500 (258 seats) Kendal, Cumbria Promoted from North 1 West (3rd) Kirkby Lonsdale Underley Park Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria North Premier (13th) Lymm Crouchley Lane Lymm, Cheshire North Premier (5th) Macclesfield Priory Park 1,250 (250 seats) Macclesfield, Cheshire North Premier (6th) Manchester Grove Park 4,000 (250 seats) Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Greater Manchester Promoted from North 1 West (2nd) Northwich Moss Farm Northwich, Cheshire North Premier (14th) Rossendale Marl Pits Rawtenstall, Rossendale, Lancashire North Premier (8th) Sandbach Bradwall Road Sandbach, Cheshire Transferred from Midlands Premier (5th) Stockport The Memorial Ground 500 Bramhall, Stockport, Greater Manchester Promoted from North 1 West (champions) Wirral The Memorial Ground Clatterbridge, Wirral North Premier (9th)

Blackburn Burnage Kirkby Lonsdale Kendal Lymm Macclesfield Manchester Sandbach Stockport Northwich Rossendale Wirral Locations of the 2022–23 Regional 1 North West teams