The English rugby union league pyramid is topped by the Premiership. Below this are the Championship and National Leagues 1 to 3. Below this, the structure is split geographically into four regions: Midlands, North, London and South East, and South West. With the exception of the Midlands leagues, which only has regional splits, below these regional leagues are county leagues (e.g. Sussex, Kent, Hampshire). The county leagues are the lowest levels in the English game.
Structure
See also: English rugby union systemPremiership
Main article: English Premiership (rugby union)- Bath
- Bristol Bears
- Exeter Chiefs
- Gloucester
- Harlequins
- Leicester Tigers
- Newcastle Falcons
- Northampton Saints
- Sale Sharks
- Saracens
RFU Championship
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- Ampthill
- Bedford Blues
- Caldy
- Cambridge
- Chinnor
- Cornish Pirates (formerly Penzance and Newlyn)
- Coventry
- Doncaster Knights
- Ealing Trailfinders
- Hartpury University
- London Scottish
- Nottingham
National League 1
Main article: National League 1- Birmingham Moseley
- Bishop’s Stortford
- Blackheath
- Darlington Mowden Park
- Dings Crusaders
- Esher
- Leicester Lions
- Plymouth Albion
- Rams
- Richmond
- Rotherham Titans
- Rosslyn Park
- Sale FC
- Sedgley Park
National League 2
National League 2 North
Main article: National League 2 North- Billingham
- Chester
- Fylde
- Harrogate
- Hull
- Hull Ionians
- Leeds Tykes
- Lymm
- Otley
- Preston Grasshoppers
- Sheffield
- Sheffield Tigers
- Tynedale
- Wharfedale
National League 2 East
Main article: National League 2 East- Barnes
- Bury St Edmunds
- Canterbury
- Colchester
- Dorking
- Guernsey Raiders
- Havant
- Henley Hawks
- Old Albanians
- Oxford Harlequins
- Sevenoaks
- Tonbridge Juddians
- Westcombe Park
- Wimbledon
- Worthing Raiders
National League 2 West
Main article: National League 2 West- Bournville
- Camborne
- Cinderford
- Clifton
- Devonport Services
- Dudley Kingswinford
- Exeter University
- Hinckley
- Hornets
- Loughborough Students
- Luctonians
- Macclesfield
- Old Redcliffians
- Redruth
- Taunton Titans
Regional 1
Regional 1 North East
Main article: Regional 1 North East- Alnwick
- Blaydon
- Cleckheaton
- Doncaster Phoenix
- Driffield
- Heath
- Ikley
- Pontefract
- Sandal
- Scunthorpe
- York
Regional 1 North West
Main article: Regional 1 North WestRegional 1 Midlands
Main article: Regional 1 Midlands- Banbury
- Bridgnorth
- Broadstreet
- Bromsgrove
- Burton
- Derby
- Kenilworth
- Old Halesonians
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Stourbridge
- Syston
Regional 1 South West
Main article: Regional 1 South West- Barnstaple
- Brixham
- Chew Valley
- Exmouth
- Ivybridge
- Launceston
- Lydney
- Matson
- Okehampton
- St Austell
- Weston-super-Mare
Regional 1 South Central
Main article: Regional 1 South Central- Bournemouth
- Bracknell
- Brighton
- Camberley
- CS Rugby 1863
- Hammersmith & Fulham
- Horsham
- London Welsh
- Marlborough
- Tunbridge Wells
Regional 1 South East
Main article: Regional 1 South East- Bedford Athletic
- Harpenden
- Hertford
- Letchworth
- Old Northamptonians
- Oundle
- Rochford Hundred RFC
- Shelford
- Sudbury
- Tring
- Westcliff
Regional 2
Regional 2 North
Main article: Regional 2 North- Aspatria
- Cockermouth
- Consett
- Durham City
- Keswick
- Middlesbrough
- Morpeth
- Northern
- Percy Park
- Stockton
- Upper Eden
- West Hartlepool
Regional 2 North East
Main article: Regional 2 North East- Bridlington
- Dronfield
- Glossop
- Malton and Norton
- Moortown
- Morley
- Old Brodleians
- Old Crossleyans
- Rochdale
- Scarborough
- Selby
Regional 2 North West
Main article: Regional 2 North West- Altrincham Kersal
- Birkenhead Park
- Bowden
- Burnage
- Crewe & Nantwich
- Douglas
- Firwood Waterloo
- Kirkby Lonsdale
- Liverpool St Helens
- Vale of Lune
- Whitchurch
- Winnington Park
Regional 2 Anglia
Main article: Regional 2 Anglia- Brentwood
- Chelmsford
- Dagenham
- Eton Manor
- Harlow
- Holt
- Norwich
- Saffron Walden
- Southend Saxons
- Stowmarket
- Thurrock
- Woodford
Regional 2 South East
Main article: Regional 2 South East- Battersea Ironsides
- Beckanham
- Cobham
- Gravesend
- London Cornish
- Medway
- Old Alleynians
- Old Colfeians
- Old Reigatians
- Reeds Weybridge
- Sidcup
- Sutton & Epsom
Regional 2 Thames
Main article: Regional 2- Amersham & Chiltern
- Aylesbury
- Belsize Park
- Chobham
- Fullerians
- Grasshoppers
- H.A.C.
- Hemel Hempstead
- Marlow
- Old Haberdashers
- Old Priorians
Regional 2 South Central
Main article: Regional 2 South Central- Chichester
- Farnham
- Guildford
- Jersey
- London Irish Wild Geese
- Newbury Blues
- Reading
- Salisbury
- Tottonians
- Wimborne
- Winchester
- Witney
Regional 2 South West
Main article: Regional 2 South West- Burnham-on-Sea
- Chard
- Crediton
- Cullompton
- Newton Abbot
- North Petherton
- Sidmouth
- Teignmouth
- Truro
- Wadebridge Camels
- Wellington
Regional 2 Severn
Main article: Regional 2 Severn- Chippenham
- Chosen Hill Former Pupils
- Devizes
- Drybrook
- Gordano
- Keynsham
- Old Centralians
- Royal Wootton Bassett
- Swindon
- Thornbury
- Trowbridge
- Winscombe
Regional 2 West Midlands
Main article: Regional 2 West Midlands- Berkswell & Balsall
- Cheltenham
- Hereford
- Ludlow
- Malvern
- Moseley Oak
- Newent
- Shipston on Stour
- Silhilians
- Stow-on-the-Wold
- Stratford upon Avon
- Worcester
Regional 2 North Midlands
Main article: Regional 2 North MidlandsRegional 2 East Midlands
Main article: Regional 2 East Midlands- Kettering
- Leicester Forest
- Lutterworth
- Market Harborough
- Newbold on Avon
- Northampton Old Scouts
- Nuneaton
- Oadby Wyggestonians
- Olney
- Peterborough
- Towcestrians
- Wellingborough
