Regional 1 North West

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]

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

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:

  • 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

League table
Regional 1 North West 2023–24
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1Blackburn220010923+862010
2Rossendale220011545+702010
3Macclesfield22008156+252010
4Manchester21106056+4107
5Kendal21016762+5217
6Northwich21014490−46105
7Stockport210156560104
8Leek21013067–37004
9Anselmians20115051–1114
10Wirral200265109−44202
11Penrith20024765−18101
12Sandbach20022165−44011
  • 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: 9 September 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
PLymm221903108937371619196
2Blackburn221903100736364419196
3Rossendale22160686848238617182
4Sandbach22150770343127210171
5Macclesfield22130976057918115471
6Stockport22121964953011912466
7Wirral22110116035614213360
8Manchester229013650665−1514656
9Northwich229112565675−11010250
10Kendal226016560774−2149437
RBurnage222020381975−5944214
RKirkby Lonsdale2200221891616−1427000
  • 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
2022–2312Lymm BlackburnBurnage and Kirkby Lonsdale
Green background is the promotion place.

References
  1. "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 4 September 2023.
  11. "Regional 1 North". England Rugby. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
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