2023–24 National League 2 North

The 2023–24 National League 2 North is the 36th season of the fourth-tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions; one of three at this level. The others are National League 2 East and National League 2 West. The champions are promoted to National League 1 and the bottom two teams are relegated to either Regional 1 North East or Regional 1 North West, depending on their location.

2023–24 National League 2 North
Countries England
Date2 September 2023 – 27 April 2024
Matches played50
Attendance19,569
(average 391 per match)
Highest attendance1,800 - Preston Grasshoppers v Fylde, 9 September 2023
Lowest attendance112 - Otley v Lymm, 14 October 2023
Tries scored393
(average 7.9 per match)
Top point scorer94 – Richard Hayes (Rotherham Titans)
Top try scorer13 – Harry Dukes (Leeds Tykes)

Structure

The league consists of fourteen teams and each play the others on a home and away basis, to make a total of 26 matches each. The champions are promoted to National League 1 and the last two teams are relegated to Regional 1 North East or Regional 1 North West; depending on their location.

The results of the matches contribute points to the league 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.

Participating teams and locations


League table
2023–24 National League 2 North Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1Leeds Tykes88003461751718040
2Rotherham Titans77002661231435033
3Wharfedale750217917183023
4Hull7412211182293122
5Sheffield Tigers7313225186395221
6Billingham7403146182-362119
7Sheffield730420019464218
8Fylde8215203219-165318
9Hull Ionians7304176220-443217
10Tynedale7205189199-104416
11Otley7205172197-253314
12Preston Grasshoppers7214180254-743013
13Lymm7205180229-493213
14Huddersfield7106159301-142206
  • 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: 21 October 2023
Source: National League 2 North RFU [11]

Fixtures & results

Fixtures for the season were published by the RFU on 12 June 2023.[12]

Round 1
2 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Fylde26 – 26Sheffield Tigers (1 BP)
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 620
Referee: James O'Brien
2 September 2023
15:00
(2 BP) Huddersfield31 – 39Hull Ionians (1 BP)
Lockwood Park
Attendance: 235
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
2 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Lymm21 – 22Wharfedlale
Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 300
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
2 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Otley27 – 32Hull (1 BP)
Cross Green
Attendance: 220
Referee: Daniel Woods
2 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans52 – 24Billingham
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 321
Referee: David Charton
2 September 2023
15:00
(2 BP) Sheffield35 – 40Leeds Tykes (1 BP)
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Henry Pearson
2 September 2023
15:00
(2 BP) Tynedale38 – 43Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP)
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 339
Referee: Gavin Jones

[13]

Round 2
9 September 2023
14:00
Wharfedale19 – 34Rotherham Titans
The Avenue
Attendance: 339
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
9 September 2023
14:15
Billingham20 – 17Tynedale (1 BP)
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 485
Referee: Daniel Woods
9 September 2023
14:30
Preston Grasshoppers27 – 41Fylde (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Ben Rayner
9 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Hull25 – 30Hull Ionians
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 450
Referee: Gavin Jones
9 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Leeds Tykes31 – 18Otley
The Sycamores
Attendance: 526
Referee: Ben Buchanan
9 September 2023
15:00
(2 BP) Lymm41 – 48Huddersfield (1 BP)
Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 458
Referee: James O'Brien
9 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers28 – 32Sheffield (1 BP)
Dore Moor
Attendance: 817
Referee: George Ounsley

[14]

Round 3
16 September 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans33 – 10Lymm
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 309
Referee: Gavin James
16 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Fylde32 – 26Billingham (2 BP)
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 505
Referee: Peter Connor
16 September 2023
15:00
Huddersfield12 – 49Hull (1 BP)
Lockwood Park
Attendance: 226
Referee: Henry Pearson
16 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Hull Ionians34 – 49Leeds Tykes (1 BP)
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 308
Referee: Daniel Woods
16 September 2023
15:00
(2 BP) Otley24 – 31Sheffield Tigers (1 BP)
Cross Green
Attendance: 198
Referee: Dave Charlton
16 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Sheffield36 – 14Preston Grasshoppers
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 413
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
16 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Tynedale22 – 24Wharfedale (1 BP)
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 351
Referee: George Ounsley

[15]

Round 4
23 September 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans43 – 15Huddersfield
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 314
Referee: Peter Connor
23 September 2023
14:00
Wharfedale27 – 26Fylde (2 BP)
The Avenue
Attendance: 483
Referee: Daniel Woods
23 September 2023
14:15
Billingham16 – 14Sheffield (1 BP)
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 313
Referee: Nathan Howarth
23 September 2023
14:30
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers26 – 41Otley (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 353
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
23 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Leeds Tykes41 – 11Hull
The Sycamores
Attendance: 325
Referee: James O'Brien
23 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Lymm33 – 26Tynedale (2 BP)
Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 200
Referee: Henry Pearson
23 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers49 – 5Hull Ionians
Dore Moor
Attendance: 192
Referee: Gareth Jones

[16]

Round 5
30 September 2023
14:00
Hull24 – 18Sheffield Tigers (1 BP)
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 245
Referee: Michael Harris
30 September 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Wharfedale33 – 25Sheffield
The Avenue
Attendance: 587
Referee: Gavin Jones
30 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Fylde14 – 15Lymm
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 480
Referee: George Ounsley
30 September 2023
15:00
Huddersfield10 – 52Leeds Tykes (1 BP)
Lockwood Park
Attendance: 296
Referee: Peter Buchanan
30 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Hull Ionians15 – 19Preston Grasshoppers
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 223
Referee: Henry Pearson
30 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Otley10 – 12Billingham
Cross Green
Attendance: 236
Referee: Daniel Woods
30 September 2023
15:00
Tynedale19 – 33Rotherham Titans
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 456
Referee: Nathan Howarth

[17]

Round 6
7 October 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans34 – 19Fylde
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 404
Referee: Henry Pearson
7 October 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Wharfedale31 – 7Otley
The Avenue
Attendance: 510
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
7 October 2023
14:15
(1 BP) Billingham24 – 17Hull Ionians (1 BP)
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 347
Referee: Michael Harris
7 October 2023
14:30
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers30 – 30Hull
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 650
Referee: Peter Buchanan
7 October 2023
15:00
Lymm26 – 41Sheffield (1 BP)
Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 459
Referee: Peter Connor
7 October 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers29 – 50Leeds Tykes (1 BP)
Dore Moor
Attendance: 237
Referee: George Oundsley
7 October 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Tynedale33 – 18Huddersfield
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 425
Referee: Nathan Howarth

[18]

Round 7
14 October 2023
14:00
Huddersfield25 – 44Sheffield Tigers (1 BP)
Lockwood Park
Attendance: 205
Referee: James O'Brien
14 October 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Hull40 – 24Billingham
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 452
Referee: Daniel Woods
14 October 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Otley45 – 34Lymm (1 BP)
Cross Green
Attendance: 112
Referee: Gavin Jones
14 October 2023
14:15
(2 BP) Fylde28 – 34Tynedale (1 BP)
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 452
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
14 October 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Hull Ionians36 – 23Wharfedale
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 249
Referee: David Charlton
14 October 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Leeds Tykes53 – 21Preston Grasshoppers
The Sycamores
Attendance: 327
Referee: Michael Harris
14 October 2023
15:00
Sheffield17 – 37Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 397
Referee: George Ounsley

[19]

Round 13 (rescheduled)
21 October 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Leeds Tykes30 – 17Fylde
The Sycamores
Attendance: 220
  • Game brought forward from 16 December 2023.

[20]

Round 8
4 November 2023
14:00
Rotherham TitansvOtley
Clifton Lane
4 November 2023
14:00
TynedalevSheffield
Tynedale Park
4 November 2023
14:00
WharfedalevHull
The Avenue
4 November 2023
14:15
BillinghamvLeeds Tykes
Greenwood Road
4 November 2023
14:30
Preston GrasshoppersvSheffield Tigers
Lightfoot Green
4 November 2023
15:00
FyldevHuddersfield
Woodlands Memorial Ground
4 November 2023
15:00
LymmvHull Ionians
Crouchley Lane

[21]

Round 9
10 November 2023
20:00
Leeds TykesvWharfedale
The Sycamores
11 November 2023
14:00
HuddersfieldvPreston Grasshoppers
Lockwood Park
11 November 2023
14:00
HullvLymm
Ferens Ground
11 November 2023
14:00
Hull IoniansvRotherham Titans
Brantingham Park
11 November 2023
14:15
OtleyvTynedale
Cross Green
11 November 2023
14:15
SheffieldvFylde
Abbeydale Park
11 November 2023
14:15
Sheffield TigersvBillingham
Dore Moor

[22]

Round 10
18 November 2023
14:00
TynedalevHull Ionians
Tynedale Park
18 November 2023
14:00
Rotherham TitansvHull
Clifton Lane
18 November 2023
14:00
WharfedalevSheffield Tigers
The Avenue
18 November 2023
14:15
BillinghamvPreston Grasshoppers
Greenwood Road
18 November 2023
14:15
SheffieldvHuddersfield
Abbeydale Park
18 November 2023
15:00
FyldevOtley
Woodlands Memorial Ground
18 November 2023
15:00
LymmvLeeds Tykes
Crouchley Lane

[23]

Round 11
25 November 2023
14:00
HuddersfieldvBillingham
Lockwood Park
25 November 2023
14:00
HullvTynedale
Ferens Ground
25 November 2023
14:00
Hull IoniansvFylde
Brantingham Park
25 November 2023
14:00
Sheffield TigersvLymm
Dore Moor
25 November 2023
14:15
OtleyvSheffield
Cross Green
25 November 2023
14:30
Leeds TykesvRotherham Titans
The Sycamores
25 November 2023
14:30
Preston GrasshoppersvWharfedale
Lightfoot Green

[24]

Attendances
Club Home
games		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Billingham31,14538248531325%
Fylde42,0575146204526%
Huddersfield496224129620516%
Hull31,14738245224525%
Hull Ionians378026030822317%
Leeds Tykes41,39835052622023%
Lymm41,417354459200N/A
Otley47661922361124%
Preston Grasshoppers32,8039341,80035319%
Rotherham Titans41,34833740430913%
Sheffield31,01033741320011%
Sheffield Tigers31,246415817192N/A
Tynedale41,57139345633920%
Wharfedale41,91948058733924%

Individual statistics

See also

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