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.
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2025. Source: National League Rugby Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
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
7 September 2024 14:30
Rotherham Titans
31 – 21
Rosslyn Park
Clifton Lane Attendance: 525 Referee: Matthew Sharpe
7 September 2024 14:30
(1 BP) Sedgley Park
65 – 24
Esher
Park Lane Attendance: 401 Referee: Henry Pearson
7 September 2024 15:00
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley
40 – 20
Dings Crusaders
Billesley Common Attendance: 596 Referee: Alan Chandrachud
7 September 2024 15:00
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford
36 – 12
Leicester Lions
Silver Leys Attendance: 605 Referee: Jamie Parr
7 September 2024 15:00
Blackheath
20 – 31
Richmond
Well Hall Attendance: 613 Referee: Karl Dickson
7 September 2024 15:00
(2 BP) Plymouth Albion
24 – 28
Sale FC (1 BP)
The Brickfields Attendance: 1,026 Referee: Adam Wookey
7 September 2024 15:00
(1 BP) Rams
41 – 12
Darlington Mowden Park
Old Bath Road Attendance: 798 Referee: Timothy Allatt
Round 2
14 September 2024 14:00
Leicester Lions
7 – 21
Birmingham Moseley
Westleigh Park Attendance: 340 Referee: Timothy Allatt
14 September 2024 14:30
(1 BP) Sale FC
24 – 18
Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Heywood Road Attendance: 834 Referee: Iain Kiy
14 September 2024 15:00
Bishop's Stortford
10 – 39
Blackheath (1 BP)
Silver Leys Attendance: 650 Referee: Michael Lamb
14 September 2024 15:00
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park
28 – 45
Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 950 Referee: Ben Rayner
14 September 2024 15:00
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders
46 – 29
Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park Attendance: 672 Referee: Jamie Parr
14 September 2024 15:00
(1 BP) Esher
24 – 43
Rams (1 BP)
Molesey Road Attendance: 1,032 Referee: Matt Sharp
14 September 2024 15:00
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park
19 – 21
Richmond
The Rock Attendance: 716 Referee: Adam Wookey
Round 3
21 September 2024 14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans
48 – 19
Esher
Clifton Lane Attendance: 611 Referee: Timothy Allatt
21 September 2024 14:30
Sedgley Park
11 – 20
Dings Crusaders
Park Lane Attendance: 275 Referee: Ben Wood
21 September 2024 15:00
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley
28 – 14
Bishop's Stortford
Billesley Common Attendance: 602 Referee: Henry Pearson
21 September 2024 15:00
(1 BP) Blackheath
32 – 24
Rosslyn Park
Well Hall Attendance: 627 Referee: Alan Chandrachud
21 September 2024 15:00
Plymouth Albion
27 – 22
Leicester Lions (1 BP)
The Brickfields Attendance: 1,302 Referee: Matt Sharp
21 September 2024 15:00
(1 BP) Richmond
48 – 7
Darlington Mowden Park
Athletic Ground Attendance: 800 Referee: Iain Kiy
21 September 2024 16:00
(1 BP) Rams
33 – 0
Sale FC
Old Bath Road Attendance: 905 Referee: Jamie Parr
Round 4
28 September 2024 14:30
Sale FC
21 – 17
Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Heywood Road Attendance: 813 Referee: Adam Wookey
28 September 2024 15:00
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley
35 – 13
Blackheath
Billesley Common Attendance: 620 Referee: Ben Rayner
Game abandoned after 65 minutes due to power failure with Sale FC leading 30 – 25. Initially it was thought that the result would stand but the RFU ruled that the game would be replayed on 22 February 2025.
14 December 2024 15:00
Blackheath
22 – 19
Leicester Lions (1 BP)
Well Hall Attendance: 370 Referee: Mike Lamb
14 December 2024 15:00
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park
37 – 37
Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Owen Taylor
14 December 2024 15:00
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders
39 – 31
Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park Attendance: 616 Referee: Adam Wookey
14 December 2024 15:00
(2 BP) Esher
31 – 34
Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Molesey Road Attendance: 500 Referee: Ben Wood
14 December 2024 15:00
(1 BP) Richmond
31 – 29
Rotherham Titans (2 BP)
Athletic Ground Attendance: 820 Referee: Alan Chandrachud
14 December 2024 15:00
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park
27 – 26
Rams (2 BP)
The Rock Attendance: 962 Referee: Matt Sharpe
Round 14
20 December 2024 19:45
(1 BP) Rams
31 – 3
Esher
Old Bath Road Attendance: 1,211 Referee: Adam Wookey
21 December 2024 14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans
29 – 14
Darlington Mowden Park
Clifton Lane Attendance: 878 Referee: Timothy Allatt
21 December 2024 14:30
Sedgley Park
14 – 12
Sale FC (1 BP)
Park Lane Attendance: 1,303 Referee: Ben Wood
21 December 2024 15:00
Birmingham Moseley
27 – 10
Leicester Lions
Billesley Common Attendance: 625 Referee: Ben Rayner
21 December 2024 15:00
(1 BP) Blackheath
39 – 32
Bishop's Stortford (2 BP)
Well Hall Attendance: 357 Referee: Holly Wood
21 December 2024 15:00
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion
31 – 3
Dings Crusaders
The Brickfields Attendance: 1,111 Referee: Iain Kiy
21 December 2024 15:00
Richmond
17 – 25
Rosslyn Park
Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,142 Referee: Henry Pearson
Round 15
11 January 2025 14:00
Leicester Lions
P – P
Plymouth Albion
Westleigh Road
Postponed due to frozen pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 1 February 2025.
11 January 2025 14:30
Sale FC
P – P
Rams
Heywood Road
Postponed due to frozen pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 1 February 2025.
11 January 2025 15:00
Bishop's Stortford
P – P
Birmingham Moseley
Silver Leys
Postponed due to frozen pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 29 March 2025.
11 January 2025 15:00
Darlington Mowden Park
P – P
Richmond
Northern Echo Arena
Postponed due to frozen pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 1 February 2025.
11 January 2025 15:00
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders
35 – 3
Sedgley Park
Shaftesbury Park Attendance: 632 Referee: Holly Wood
11 January 2025 15:00
Esher
P – P
Rotherham Titans
Molesey Road
Postponed due to frozen pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2025.