Rugby union competition in England
2024–25 National League 1 Countries England Date 7 September 2024 – 26 April 2025 Matches played 91 Attendance 60,248 Highest attendance 1,829 – Rams v Richmond, 6 December 2024 Lowest attendance 189 – Leicester Lions v Rosslyn Park, 26 October 2024 Tries scored 673 Top point scorer 155 – Richard Hayes (Rotherham) Top try scorer 12 – Max Hayman (Rams), Rhys Henderson (Sedgley Park) ← 2023–24 2025–26
The 2024–25 National League 1 is the 37th season of the third tier of the English domestic rugby union competitions .
Structure
The league consists of fourteen teams, with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis, to make a total of twenty-six matches each. There is one promotion place, with the champions promoted to the RFU Championship , and typically there are three relegation places to either, National League 2 East , National League 2 North or National League 2 West , depending on the geographical location of the team.
Participating teams and locations
Birmingham Moseley Bishop's Stortford Darlington Mowden Park Dings Crusaders Esher Leicester Lions Plymouth Albion Rams Rotherham Titans Sale FC Sedgley Park London class=notpageimage| 2024–25 National 1 teams in England
Blackheath Richmond Rosslyn Park class=notpageimage| 2024–25 Greater London National League 1 clubs
Team
Ground
Capacity
City/Area
Previous season
Birmingham Moseley Billesley Common 5,000 (1,300 seats)
Birmingham , West Midlands 5th
Bishop's Stortford Silver Leys
1,600
Bishop's Stortford , Hertfordshire 11th
Blackheath Well Hall
1,650 (550 seats)
Eltham , London 8th
Darlington Mowden Park The Darlington Arena 25,500
Darlington , County Durham 7th
Dings Crusaders Shaftesbury Park
2,250 (250 seats)
Frenchay , Bristol Promoted from National League 2 West (champions)
Esher Molesey Road 3,500
Hersham , Surrey Promoted from National League 2 East (champions)
Leicester Lions Westleigh Park
2,000
Blaby , Leicestershire 12th
Plymouth Albion The Brickfields 8,500
Plymouth , Devon 4th
Rams Old Bath Road
2,000 (300 seats)
Sonning , Reading , Berkshire 2nd
Richmond Athletic Ground 4,500 (1,000 seats)
Richmond , London 6th
Rosslyn Park The Rock
2,000
Roehampton , London 3rd
Rotherham Titans Clifton Lane 2,500
Rotherham , South Yorkshire Promoted from National League 2 North (champions)
Sale FC Heywood Road 3,387
Sale , Greater Manchester 10th
Sedgley Park Park Lane 3,000
Whitefield , Bury, Greater Manchester 9th
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2024. Source: National League Rugby Number of matches won
Difference between points for and against
Total number of points for
Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled Fixtures & results
Fixtures for the season were published by the RFU on 31 May 2025.
Round 1
Rotherham Titans 31 – 21 Rosslyn Park
Clifton Lane
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 65 – 24 Esher
Park Lane
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 40 – 20 Dings Crusaders
Billesley Common
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford 36 – 12 Leicester Lions
Silver Leys
Blackheath 20 – 31 Richmond
Well Hall
(2 BP) Plymouth Albion 24 – 28 Sale FC (1 BP)
The Brickfields
(1 BP) Rams 41 – 12 Darlington Mowden Park
Old Bath Road
Round 2
Leicester Lions 7 – 21 Birmingham Moseley
Westleigh Park
(1 BP) Sale FC 24 – 18 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Heywood Road
Bishop's Stortford 10 – 39 Blackheath (1 BP)
Silver Leys
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 28 – 45 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders 46 – 29 Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park
(1 BP) Esher 24 – 43 Rams (1 BP)
Molesey Road
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 19 – 21 Richmond
The Rock
Round 3
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 48 – 19 Esher
Clifton Lane
Sedgley Park 11 – 20 Dings Crusaders
Park Lane
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 28 – 14 Bishop's Stortford
Billesley Common
(1 BP) Blackheath 32 – 24 Rosslyn Park
Well Hall
Plymouth Albion 27 – 22 Leicester Lions (1 BP)
The Brickfields
(1 BP) Richmond 48 – 7 Darlington Mowden Park
Athletic Ground
Old Bath Road
Round 4
Sale FC 21 – 17 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Heywood Road
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 35 – 13 Blackheath
Billesley Common
Bishop's Stortford 20 – 39 Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Silver Leys
Darlington Mowden Park 13 – 46 Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders 36 – 44 Rams (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park
Esher 17 – 52 Richmond (1 BP)
Molesey Road
(1 BP) Leicester Lions 29 – 23 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Westleigh Park
Round 5
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 45 – 19 Dings Crusaders
Clifton Lane
Sedgley Park 12 – 27 Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Park Lane
(1 BP) Blackheath 40 – 5 Darlington Mowden Park
Well Hall
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 35 – 15 Birmingham Moseley
The Brickfields
(1 BP) Rams 54 – 22 Leicester Lions (1 BP)
Old Bath Road
(1 BP) Richmond 31 – 27 Sale FC (1 BP)
Athletic Ground
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 44 – 26 Esher (1 BP)
The Rock
Round 6
Leicester Lions 17 – 34 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Westleigh Park
Sale FC 15 – 34 Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Heywood Road
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 28 – 26 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Billesley Common
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford 6 – 10 Rams
Silver Leys
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders 31 – 31 Richmond (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park
(1 BP) Esher 31 – 21 Darlington Mowden Park
Molesey Road
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 29 – 23 Blackheath (1 BP)
The Brickfields
Round 7
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 34 – 45 Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Clifton Lane
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 41 – 26 Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Park Lane
(1 BP) Blackheath 50 – 27 Esher (1 BP)
Well Hall
(2 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 34 – 38 Sale FC (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena
(1 BP) Rams 24 – 7 Birmingham Moseley
Old Bath Road
(1 BP) Richmond 43 – 12 Leicester Lions
Athletic Ground
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 61 – 24 Dings Crusaders (1 BP)
The Rock
Round 8
(1 BP) Leicester Lions 24 – 48 Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Westleigh Park
(1 BP) Sale FC 33 – 22 Esher
Heywood Road
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 24 – 36 Blackheath (1 BP)
Park Lane
Birmingham Moseley 19 – 30 Rotherham Titans
Billesley Common
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford 31 – 43 Richmond (1 BP)
Silver Leys
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders 46 – 20 Darlington Mowden Park
Shaftesbury Park
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 16 – 21 Rams
The Brickfields
Round 9
(1 BP) Richmond 42 – 14 Birmingham Moseley
Athletic Ground
Rosslyn Park 18 – 15 Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
The Rock
Rotherham Titans 18 – 17 Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Clifton Lane
(1 BP) Blackheath 31 – 27 Sale FC (1 BP)
Well Hall
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 36 – 29 Leicester Lions (2 BP)
Northern Echo Arena
(1 BP) Esher 51 – 32 Dings Crusaders (1 BP)
Molesey Road
(1 BP) Rams 40 – 22 Sedgley Park
Old Bath Road
Round 10
(2 BP) Leicester Lions 31 – 36 Esher (1 BP)
Westleigh Park
(2 BP) Sedgley Park 30 – 35 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Park Lane
Birmingham Moseley 27 – 26 Rosslyn Park (2 BP)
Billesley Common
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford 33 – 19 Darlington Mowden Park
Silver Leys
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders 31 – 15 Sale FC
Shaftesbury Park
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 15 – 20 Richmond
The Brickfields
(1 BP) Rams 33 – 14 Blackheath
Old Bath Road
Round 11
Rotherham Titans 21 – 14 Rams (1 BP)
Clifton Lane
(1 BP) Sale FC 12 – 15 Leicester Lions
Heywood Road
Blackheath 16 – 7 Dings Crusaders
Well Hall
Darlington Mowden Park P – P Birmingham Moseley
Postponed due to unplayable pitch caused by weather conditions (snow, followed by wind and rain). Game to be rescheduled for 30 November 2024. Esher 14 – 31 Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Molesey Road
Richmond 21 – 6 Sedgley Park
Athletic Ground
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 33 – 29 Plymouth Albion (2 BP)
The Rock
Round 11 (rescheduled game)
Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP) 7 – 24 Birmingham Moseley
Northern Echo Arena
Game rescheduled from 23 November 2024.
Round 12
Old Bath Road
Leicester Lions 22 – 15 Dings Crusaders (1 BP)
Westleigh Park
Rotherham Titans 15 – 12 Blackheath (1 BP)
Clifton Lane
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 24 – 12 Darlington Mowden Park
The Brickfields
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 28 – 0 Rosslyn Park
Park Lane
Birmingham Moseley P – P Esher
Postponed due to waterlogged pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 1st February 2025. Bishop's Stortford 14 – 7 Sale FC (1 BP)
Silver Leys
Round 13
Sale FC 30 – 25 Birmingham Moseley (1 BP)
Heywood Road
Blackheath 22 – 19 Leicester Lions (1 BP)
Well Hall
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 37 – 37 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders 39 – 31 Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park
(2 BP) Esher 31 – 34 Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Molesey Road
(1 BP) Richmond 31 – 29 Rotherham Titans (2 BP)
Athletic Ground
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 27 – 26 Rams (2 BP)
The Rock
Round 14
Old Bath Road
Rotherham Titans v Darlington Mowden Park
Birmingham Moseley v Leicester Lions
Blackheath v Bishop's Stortford
Plymouth Albion v Dings Crusaders
Round 15
Leicester Lions v Plymouth Albion
Bishop's Stortford v Birmingham Moseley
Darlington Mowden Park v Richmond
Dings Crusaders v Sedgley Park
Round 16
Sedgley Park v Leicester Lions
Blackheath v Birmingham Moseley
Plymouth Albion v Bishop's Stortford
Rosslyn Park v Darlington Mowden Park
Round 17
Birmingham Moseley v Plymouth Albion
Bishop's Stortford v Sedgley Park
Darlington Mowden Park v Blackheath
Dings Crusaders v Rotherham Titans
Round 12 (rescheduled game)
Game rescheduled from 7 December 2024. Round 18
Rotherham v Leicester Lions
Sedgley Park v Birmingham Moseley
Blackheath v Plymouth Albion
Darlington Mowden Park v Esher
Round 19
Sale FC v Darlington Mowden Park
Bishop's Stortford v Rotherham Titans
Dings Crusaders v Rosslyn Park
Plymouth Albion v Sedgley Park
Round 20
Rotherham Titans v Birmingham Moseley
Darlington Mowden Park v Dings Crusaders
Richmond v Bishop's Stortford
Rosslyn Park v Leicester Lions
Round 21
Leicester Lions v Darlington Mowden Park
Birmingham Moseley v Richmond
Bishop's Stortford v Rosslyn Park
Plymouth Albion v Rotherham Titans
Round 22
Rotherham Titans v Sedgley Park
Darlington Mowden Park v Bishop's Stortford
Rosslyn Park v Birmingham Moseley
Round 23
Dings Crusaders v Blackheath
Birmingham Moseley v Darlington Mowden Park
Plymouth Albion v Rosslyn Park
Round 24
Darlington Mowden Park v Plymouth Albion
Sale FC v Bishop's Stortford
Blackheath v Rotherham Titans
Dings Crusaders v Leicester Lions
Rosslyn Park v Sedgley Park
Round 25
Leicester Lions v Blackheath
Rotherham Titans v Richmond
Sedgley Park v Darlington Mowden Park
Birmingham Moseley v Sale FC
Bishop's Stortford v Dings Crusaders
Round 26
Darlington Mowden Park v Rams
Dings Crusaders v Birmingham Moseley
Leicester Lions v Bishop's Stortford
Rosslyn Park v Rotherham Titans
Attendances
Club
Home
Total
Average
Highest
Lowest
% Capacity
Birmingham Moseley
6
3,786
631
703
582
13%
Bishop's Stortford
7
3,752
536
650
432
34%
Blackheath
7
3,416
488
627
305
30%
Darlington Mowden Park
6
4,200
700
950
500
3%
Dings Crusaders
6
3,150
525
672
322
23%
Esher
6
4,207
701
1,032
350
20%
Leicester Lions
6
1,617
270
342
189
13%
Plymouth Albion
7
8,062
1,152
1,438
706
14%
Rams
8
8,278
1,035
1,829
747
52%
Richmond
6
4,385
731
820
645
16%
Rosslyn Park
6
4,021
670
962
525
34%
Rotherham Titans
7
4,451
636
847
525
25%
Sale FC
6
4,520
753
834
643
22%
Sedgley Park
7
2,403
343
401
243
11%
Individual statistics
Top points scorers
Rank
Player
Team
Points
1
Richard Hayes
Rotherham Titans
155
2
Callum Grieve
Richmond
120
3
Thomas Putt
Plymouth Albion
118
4
Tom Flitch
Blackheath
99
5
Fraser Honey
Rams
88
6
Joshua Bragman
Rosslyn Park
78
7
Warren Seals Sedgley Park
74
8
Michael Cooke
Bishop's Stortford
61
8
Max Hayman
Rams
60
Rhys Henderson
Sedgley Park
Top try scorers
Rank
Player
Team
Tries
1
Max Hayman
Rams
12
Rhys Henderson
Sedgley Park
2
Joshua Brown
Sale FC
9
Craig Duncan
Plymouth Albion
3
Zachary Clow
Rams
8
4
Callum Bustin
Rotherham
7
Tomas Gwilliam
Dings Crusaders
Jake Lloyd
Blackheath
Solomon O'Brien-Taufa
Dings Crusaders
Chidera Obonna
Richmond
Jake Sterland
Leicester Lions
Notes
BST but travel difficulties for Sale FC meant kick-off delayed by an hour.
See also
References
"RFU Council confirm three teams will be relegated from National One" . National League Rugby . Retrieved 29 April 2023."Contact us" . Moseley Rugby . Retrieved 22 June 2023."Silver Leys" . Bishop Stortford RFC . Retrieved 22 June 2023."The Darlington Arena" . Darlington Mowden Park RFC . Retrieved 22 June 2023."Shaftsbury Park" . Dings Crusaders RFC . Retrieved 10 June 2023."Dings rack up the points to celebrate lifting title". The RugbyPaper . No. 813. 14 April 2024. p. 34-35.
"Esher on top to seal title triumph". The RugbyPaper . No. 813. 14 April 2024. p. 32-33.
"Contact Us" . Plymouth Albion RFC . Retrieved 22 June 2023."Rams Rugby Club" . Rams Rugby Football Club . Retrieved 22 June 2023."Rams would be happy to play in RFU's new Tier 2". The RugbyPaper . No. 802. 28 January 2024. p. 1-2.
"Richmond Athletic Ground" . Richmond Rugby . Retrieved 23 June 2023."Clifton Lane: The Perfect Function Room Venue" . Titans Rugby . Retrieved 13 June 2023."Title-winning Rotherham Titans embrace long-awaited upturn in fortunes" . Rotherham Advertiser . 3 May 2024."Contact Us" . SaleFC . Retrieved 22 June 2023."Park Lane - Sedgley Park RUFC" . UK Events . Retrieved 23 June 2023."National League 1" . NCA Rugby ."National League Rugby fixtures for 2024/25 announced" . National League Rugby . 31 May 2024.^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 834. 8 September 2024. p. 24-25, 36.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 835. 15 September 2024. p. 30-31, 40.
"UPDATE: KICK-OFF CHANGE FOR SALE CONTEST" . Rams Rugby Football Club . 21 September 2024.^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 836. 22 September 2024. p. 28-29, 39.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 837. 29 September 2024. p. 28-29, 39.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 838. 6 October 2024. p. 30-31, 41.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 839. 13 October 2024. p. 28-29, 39.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 840. 20 October 2024. p. 28-29, 39.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 841. 27 October 2024. p. 28-29, 39.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 843. 10 November 2024. p. 28-29, 41.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 844. 17 November 2024. p. 26-27, 36.
"Moseley Fixture Postponed" . Darlington Mowden Park RFC . 21 November 2024.^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 845. 24 November 2024. p. 30-31, 41.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 846. 1 December 2024. p. 30, 37.
"MATCH REPORT: RAMS EDGED OUT AS RICHMOND PREVAIL" . Rams Rugby Football Club . 6 December 2024."Update for todays game" . Facebook . Esher RFC. 7 December 2024.^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 847. 8 December 2024. p. 28-29, 39.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 848. 15 December 2024. p. 28-29, 39.
^ "Results". The RugbyPaper . No. 849. 22 December 2024. p. 28-29, 39.
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