2021–22 National League 1

2021–22 National League 1
Countries	England
Date	4 September 2021 – 30 April 2022
Matches played	100
Attendance	54,051 (average 541 per match)
Highest attendance	2,088 – Plymouth Albion v Rosslyn Park, 4 September 2021
Lowest attendance	87 − Tonbridge Juddians v Cinderford, 2 October 2021
Tries scored	649 (average 6.5 per match)
Top point scorer	117 – Warren Seals (Darlington Mowden Park)
Top try scorer	17 – Ben Brownlie (Cambridge)[1]
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2021–22 National League 1 is the twelfth season (34th overall) of the third tier of the English domestic rugby union competitions, since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced.

Structure[]

The league initially consisted of sixteen teams, with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis, to make a total of thirty matches each. Due to financial difficulties, Old Elthamians withdrew before the season started, reducing the league to fifteen teams.^[2] There is one promotion place, with the champions promoted to the Greene King IPA Championship. There are usually three relegation places with the bottom three teams relegated to either National League 2 North or National League 2 South depending on the geographical location of the team.

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.

Participating teams and locations[]

League table[]

2021–22 National League 1 Table · · discuss
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
1	Rosslyn Park	13	11	0	2	425	235	190	9	2	55
2	Cinderford	14	10	0	4	408	304	104	9	3	52
3	Sale FC	14	10	0	4	378	292	86	6	2	48
4	Caldy	14	9	2	3	352	316	36	6	1	47
5	Cambridge	14	7	3	4	349	289	60	9	2	45
6	Chinnor	13	6	1	6	369	310	59	10	6	42
7	Taunton Titans	14	6	1	7	344	414	−70	8	3	37
8	Rams	12	7	0	5	257	247	10	5	3	36
9	Blackheath	14	5	0	9	306	332	−26	4	8	32
10	Darlington Mowden Park	13	5	1	7	311	342	−31	4	3	29
11	Bishop's Stortford	14	4	1	9	319	340	−21	5	3	26
12	Birmingham Moseley	13	5	0	8	220	324	−104	2	2	24
13	Plymouth Albion	13	4	0	9	287	359	−72	5	2	23
14	Leeds Tykes	12	4	0	8	249	378	−129	4	3	23
15	Tonbridge Juddians	13	2	1	10	260	352	−92	3	5	18
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
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 18 December 2021 Source: "National League 1". RFU.

Fixtures & results[]

Fixtures for the season were announced by the RFU on 4 May 2021.^[3]

Round 1[]

Bye/s: Caldy

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Round 2[]

Bye/s: Chinnor

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Round 3[]

Bye/s: Cambridge

^[8]

Round 4[]

Bye/s: Tonbridge Juddians

^[9]

Round 5[]

Bye/s: Plymouth Albion

^[10]

Round 6[]

Bye/s: Leeds Tykes

^[11]

Round 7[]

Bye/s: Taunton Titans

^[12]

Round 8[]

Bye/s: Rosslyn Park

^[13]

Round 9[]

Bye/s: Bishop's Stortford

^[15]

Round 9 (rescheduled matches)[]

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Round 10[]

Bye/s: Rams

^[17]

Round 11[]

Bye/s: Sale FC

^[18]

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Round 12[]

Bye/s: Darlington Mowden Park

^[19]

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Round 13[]

Bye/s: Cinderford

^[20]

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Round 14[]

Bye/s: Birmingham Moseley

^[22]

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Round 15[]

Bye/s: Blackheath

^[25][1]

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Round 16[]

Bye/s: Chinnor

See also[]

• 2021–22 National League 2 North
• 2021–22 National League 2 South

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

• NCA Rugby