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:

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 Rossendale 10 9 0 1 539 183 +356 9 1 46
2 Blackburn 10 9 0 1 486 169 +317 10 0 46
3 Macclesfield 10 9 0 1 362 206 +156 10 0 46
4 Wirral 10 6 0 4 250 266 −16 7 1 32
5 Manchester 10 5 1 4 260 264 −4 7 1 30
6 Kendal 10 5 1 4 280 287 −7 6 2 30
7 Stockport 10 4 0 6 196 295 −99 3 0 19
8 Leek 10 3 1 6 175 274 −99 0 1 15
9 Northwich 10 3 0 7 216 318 −102 3 0 15
10 Anselmians 10 2 1 7 139 302 −163 2 2 13
11 Penrith 10 2 0 8 192 407 −215 1 1 11
12 Sandbach 10 1 0 9 131 255 −124 1 4 9
  • 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: 30 November 2023
Source:[10]

Results

Home \ Away ANS BLA KEN LEE MAC MAN NOR PEN ROS SAN STO WIR
Anselmians — 27 Jan 4 Nov 30 Sep 18 Nov 22–22 9 Dec 2 Mar 6 Jan 16 Sep 23 Mar 21 Oct
Blackburn 14 Oct — 3 Feb 6 Jan 2 Mar 23 Mar 62–15 4 Nov 16 Sep 9 Dec 18 Nov 30 Sep
Kendal 17 Feb 21 Oct — 27 Jan 23 Mar 9 Dec 16 Sep 18 Nov 30 Sep 6 Jan 33–24 11 Nov
Leek 13 Jan 23 Sep 14 Oct — 4 Nov 18 Nov 23 Mar 3 Feb 9 Dec 18–13 2 Mar 16 Sep
Macclesfield 16 Mar 11 Nov 2 Dec 17 Feb — 6 Jan 30 Sep 6 Apr 21 Oct 27 Jan 16 Sep 9 Dec
Manchester 6 Apr 2 Dec 38–34 16 Mar 23 Sep — 21 Oct 16 Dec 11 Nov 17 Feb 13 Jan 27 Jan
Northwich 29–28 6 Apr 16 Dec 2 Dec 13 Jan 3 Feb — 23 Sep 16 Mar 11 Nov 14 Oct 17 Feb
Penrith 11 Nov 17 Feb 16 Mar 21 Oct 24–33 16 Sep 6 Jan — 27 Jan 30 Sep 9 Dec 2 Dec
Rossendale 23 Sep 16 Dec 13 Jan 54–12 3 Feb 2 Mar 18 Nov 14 Oct — 23 Mar 4 Nov 61–33
Sandbach 16 Dec 8–47 23 Sep 6 Apr 14 Oct 4 Nov 2 Mar 13 Jan 2 Dec — 3 Feb 16 Mar
Stockport 2 Dec 16 Mar 6 Apr 11 Nov 16 Dec 30 Sep 27 Jan 32–23 17 Feb 21 Oct — 6 Jan
Wirral 3 Feb 13 Jan 2 Mar 16 Dec 32–48 14 Oct 4 Nov 23 Mar 6 Apr 18 Nov 23 Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2023. 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 1007 363 644 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.
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