2021–22 National League 2 North

2021–22 National League 2 North
Countries	England
Date	4 September 2021 – 30 April 2022
Matches played	145
Attendance	46,899 (average 323 per match)
Highest attendance	800 – Fylde v Rotherham Titans, 29 January 2022
Lowest attendance	50 – Harrogate v Rotherham Titans, 11 December 2021
Tries scored	1000 (average 6.9 per match)
Top point scorer	179 – Gregory Smith (Fylde)
Top try scorer	23 – Matthew Gallagher (Sedgley Park) [1]
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The 2021–22 National League 2 North is the twelfth season (34th overall) of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced.

Structure[]

The league consists of sixteen teams with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of thirty matches each. There is one automatic promotion place, one play-off place and three relegation places. The champions are promoted to the National League 1 and the runner-up play the second-placed team in the 2021–22 National League 2 South, with the winner also being promoted. The last three teams are relegated to either North Premier or Midlands Premier depending on the geographical location of the team (in some cases teams may join the southern regional leagues).

The results of the matches contribute points to the league 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[]

Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2019–20 National League 2 North season. The 2019–20 champions, Caldy, were promoted to the 2021–22 National League 1, replacing Rotherham Titans and Hull Ionians who were relegated from the 2019–20 National League 1. The three teams relegated from National League 2 North the previous season were Otley and Preston Grasshoppers (both North Premier) and Scunthorpe (Midlands Premier). The promoted teams were Bournville (champions of Midlands Premier), while Blaydon and Harrogate come up as champions and runner-up of North Premier. In order to address an imbalance of teams, Hinckley have been level transferred to the 2021–22 National League 2 South as the most appropriate located team in terms of access to the southern sides.

League table[]

2021–22 National League 2 North Table · · discuss
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
1	Hull	19	17	0	2	590	234	356	14	2	84
2	Fylde	19	15	0	4	653	331	322	11	1	72
3	Rotherham Titans	17	14	2	1	581	295	286	11	1	72
4	Stourbridge	18	14	0	4	614	432	182	14	2	72
5	Sedgley Park	17	13	1	3	601	284	317	12	3	69
6	Hull Ionians	19	11	2	6	525	388	137	8	4	60
7	Loughborough Students	18	7	0	11	418	548	−130	8	5	41
8	Luctonians	19	7	0	12	366	389	−23	4	6	38
9	Sheffield Tigers	18	8	0	10	333	421	−88	1	4	37
10	Wharfedale	18	7	1	10	344	478	−134	4	2	36
11	Tynedale	19	6	1	12	388	552	−164	6	4	36
12	Chester	18	7	0	11	367	475	−108	5	1	34
13	Bournville	17	5	1	11	430	530	−100	6	5	33
14	Huddersfield	18	5	0	13	320	481	−161	4	4	28
15	Harrogate	18	3	0	15	275	633	−358	4	2	18
16	Blaydon	18	2	0	16	312	646	−334	3	2	13
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. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 5 February 2022 Source: "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby.

Fixtures & results[]

Fixtures for the season were announced by the RFU on 4 May 2021.^[2]

Round 1[]

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Round 2[]

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Round 3[]

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Round 4[]

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Round 5[]

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Round 6[]

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Round 7[]

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Round 8[]

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Round 9[]

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Rounds 2, 5 & 7 (rescheduled games)[]

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Round 10[]

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Round 11[]

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Round 12[]

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Round 13[]

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Round 14[]

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Round 15[]

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Round 16[]

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Round 17[]

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Round 18[]

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Round 19[]

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Rounds 6, 8, 9 & 12 (rescheduled matches)[]

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Round 20[]

See also[]

• 2021–22 National League 1
• 2021–22 National League 2 South

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

• NCA Rugby