The 2024–25 National League 2 North is the 37th season of the fourth-tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions; one of three at this level. The others are National League 2 East and National League 2 West.
Quick Facts Countries, Date ...
| 2024–25 National League 2 North |
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| Countries |  England |
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| Date | 7 September 2024 – 26 April 2025 |
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| Matches played | 74 |
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| Attendance | 27,854
(average 376 per match) |
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| Highest attendance | 1,490 – Fylde v Preston, 14 September 2024 |
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| Lowest attendance | 150 (2) – Harrogate v Preston, 28 September 2024, Harrogate v Chester, 12 October 2024 |
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| Tries scored | 609
(average 8.2 per match) |
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| Top point scorer | 119 – Lewis Minikin (Hull Ionians) |
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| Top try scorer | 14 – Harry Holden (Preston) |
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The league consists of fourteen teams and each play the others on a home and away basis, to make a total of 26 matches each. The champions are promoted to National League 1 and the last two teams are relegated to Regional 1 North East or Regional 1 North West; depending on their location.
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
Locations of the 2024–25 National League 2 North teams
More information Team, Ground ...
| Team |
Ground |
Capacity |
City/Area |
Previous season |
| Billingham | Greenwood Road [1] | 1,500 (100 seats) | Billingham, County Durham | 12th |
| Chester | Hare Lane [2] | 2,000 (500 seats) | Chester, Cheshire | Transferred from National League 2 West (11th) |
| Fylde | Woodlands Memorial Ground[3] | 9,000 | Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire | 5th |
| Harrogate | Rudding Lane | 2,000 | Harrogate, North Yorkshire | Promoted from Regional 1 North East (Champions)[4] |
| Hull | Ferens Ground | 1,500 (288 seats) | Kingston upon Hull, East Riding | 8th |
| Hull Ionians | Brantingham Park [5] | 1,500 (240 seats) | Brantingham, East Riding | 13th |
| Leeds Tykes | The Sycamores | 1,500 | Bramhope, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Runners up |
| Lymm | Crouchley Lane | 1,000 | Lymm, Cheshire | 10th |
| Otley | Cross Green[6] | 5,000 | Otley, Leeds, West Yorkshire | 9th |
| Preston Grasshoppers | Lightfoot Green | 5,000 | Preston, Lancashire | 11th |
| Sheffield | Abbeydale Park[7] | 3,200 (100 seats) | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 3rd |
| Sheffield Tigers | Dore Moor [8] | 1,000 | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 7th |
| Tynedale | Tynedale Park [9] | 2,000 (400 seats) | Corbridge, Northumberland | 6th |
| Wharfedale | The Avenue [10] | 2,000 | Threshfield, North Yorkshire | 4th |
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More information Pos, Pld ...
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Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. Source: National League Rugby
[11]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 for the season were published by the RFU on 31 May 2025.[12]
Round 1
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 275
Referee: Jack Moorhouse |
| (1 BP) Wharfedale | 22 – 8 | Sheffield Tigers |
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The Avenue
Attendance: 340
Referee: Michael Harris |
| (1 BP) Billingham | 33 – 12 | Harrogate |
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Greenwood Road
Attendance: 439
Referee: Dave Charlton |
| (2 BP) Preston Grasshoppers | 30 – 32 | Chester (1 BP) |
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Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 267
Referee: Daniel Woods |
| Hull Ionians | 27 – 39 | Lymm (1 BP) |
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Brantingham Park
Attendance: 360
Referee: Sam Yates |
| (1 BP) Leeds Tykes | 47 – 5 | Tynedale |
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The Sycamores
Attendance: 347
Referee: George Ounsley |
| (1 BP) Sheffield | 38 – 19 | Fylde |
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Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 168
Referee: Peter Connor |
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Round 2
| Hull | 18 – 55 | Hull Ionians (1 BP) |
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Ferens Ground
Attendance: 457
Referee: Henry Pearson |
| Chester | 19 – 51 | Lymm (1 BP) |
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Hare Lane
Attendance: 375
Referee: Jack Moorhouse |
| (1 BP) Fylde | 22 – 20 | Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP) |
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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 1,490
Referee: Sam Yates |
| (2 BP) Harrogate | 29 – 35 | Wharfedale (1 BP) |
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Rudding Lane
Attendance: 200
Referee: Michael Harris |
| (1 BP) Otley | 20 – 24 | Leeds Tykes (1 BP) |
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Cross Green
Attendance: 498
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell |
| Sheffield Tigers | 13 – 22 | Sheffield |
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Dore Moor
Attendance: 334
Referee: George Oundsley |
| Tynedale | 19 – 19 | Billingham |
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Tynedale Park
Attendance: 220
Referee: Nathan Howarth |
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Round 3
| (1 BP) Wharfedale | 34 – 28 | Tynedale (2 BP) |
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The Avenue
Attendance: 300
Referee: Daniel Woods |
| Billingham | 19 – 17 | Otley (1 BP) |
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Greenwood Road
Attendance: 356
Referee: Michael Harris |
Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 261
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
| (1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers | 27 – 26 | Sheffield Tigers (1 BP) |
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Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 207
Referee: Jack Moorhouse |
| (1 BP) Hull Ionians | 30 – 19 | Chester |
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Brantingham Park
Attendance: 259
Referee: Dave Charlton |
| (1 BP) Leeds Tykes | 49 – 16 | Hull |
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The Sycamores
Attendance: 371
Referee: Sam Yates |
| (1 BP) Sheffield | 57 – 19 | Harrogate |
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Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 350
Referee: Peter Connor |
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Round 4
| (1 BP) Hull | 40 – 26 | Billingham (1 BP) |
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Ferens Ground
Attendance: 224
Referee: Jack Moorhouse |
| (1 BP) Fylde | 47 – 24 | Chester (1 BP) |
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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 1,080
Referee: George Ounsley |
| (2 BP) Harrogate | 31 – 38 | Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP) |
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Rudding Lane
Attendance: 150
Referee: David Charlton |
| (1 BP) Otley | 44 – 31 | Wharfedale (1 BP) |
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Cross Green
Attendance: 526
Referee: Sam Yates |
| (2 BP) Sheffield Tigers | 27 – 28 | Lymm (1 BP) |
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Dore Moor
Attendance: 189
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell |
| Tynedale | 7 – 38 | Sheffield (1 BP) |
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Tynedale Park
Attendance: 430
Referee: Gavin Jones |
| (1 BP) Leeds Tykes | 37 – 25 | Hull Ionians (1 BP) |
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The Sycamores
Attendance: 438
Referee: Owen Taylor |
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Round 5
| (1 BP) Wharfedale | 24 – 34 | Hull (1 BP) |
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The Avenue
Attendance: 421
Referee: David Charlton |
| Billingham | 14 – 33 | Leeds Tykes (1 BP) |
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Greenwood Road
Attendance: 492
Referee: Henry Pearson |
| (1 BP) Lymm | 57 – 24 | Harrogate (1 BP) |
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Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 350
Referee: Michael Harris |
| Preston Grasshoppers | 31 – 31 | Tynedale (1 BP) |
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Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 317
Referee: Sam Yates |
| (1 BP) Chester | 59 – 17 | Sheffield Tigers |
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Hare Lane
Attendance: 310
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
| (2 BP) Hull Ionians | 32 – 35 | Fylde (1 BP) |
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Brantingham Park
Attendance: 265
Referee: Nathan Howarth |
| (1 BP) Sheffield | 38 – 15 | Otley |
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Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 411
Referee: George Ounsley |
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Round 6
| (1 BP) Leeds Tykes | 33 – 12 | Wharfedale |
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The Sycamores
Attendance: 817
Referee: Jack Moorhouse |
| (2 BP) Hull | 36 – 38 | Sheffield (1 BP) |
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Ferens Ground
Attendance: 157
Referee: Michael Harris |
| Billingham | 27 – 12 | Hull Ionians |
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Greenwood Road
Attendance: 369
Referee: Sam Yates |
| Harrogate | 22 – 16 | Chester (1 BP) |
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Rudding Lane
Attendance: 150
Referee: Peter Connor |
| (1 BP) Otley | 45 – 22 | Preston Grasshoppers |
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Cross Green
Attendance: 320
Referee: Gavin Jones |
| (2 BP) Sheffield Tigers | 26 – 33 | Fylde (1 BP) |
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Dore Moor
Attendance: 214
Referee: Dave Charlton |
| (2 BP) Tynedale | 32 – 37 | Lymm (1 BP) |
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Tynedale Park
Attendance: 375
Referee: George Ounsley |
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Round 7
| (1 BP) Wharfedale | 40 – 17 | Billingham |
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The Avenue
Attendance: 610
Referee: Nathan Howarth |
| (1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers | 45 – 29 | Hull (1 BP) |
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Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 377
Referee: George Ounsley |
Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 280
Referee: Sam Yates |
| (1 BP) Chester | 46 – 19 | Tynedale |
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Hare Lane
Attendance: 300
Referee: David Charlton |
| (1 BP) Fylde | 61 – 14 | Harrogate |
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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 549
Referee: Gavin Jones |
| (1 BP) Hull Ionians | 33 – 20 | Sheffield Tigers |
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Brantingham Park
Attendance: 212
Referee: Michael Harris |
| (1 BP) Sheffield | 12 – 13 | Leeds Tykes |
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Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 751
Referee: Henry Pearson |
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Round 8
| (1 BP) Hull | 18 – 24 | Lymm (1 BP) |
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Ferens Ground
Attendance: 154
Referee: Peter Connor |
| (1 BP) Wharfedale | 30 – 24 | Hull Ionians (1 BP) |
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The Avenue
Attendance: 583
Referee: George Ounsley |
| Billingham | 10 – 45 | Sheffield (1 BP) |
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Greenwood Road
Attendance: 417
Referee: Gavin Jones |
| (2 BP) Harrogate | 33 – 34 | Sheffield Tigers (1 BP) |
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Rudding Lane
Attendance: 200
Referee: Alex Powdrell |
| (1 BP) Leeds Tykes | 35 – 29 | Preston Grasshoppers (2 BP) |
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The Sycamores
Attendance: 485
Referee: Daniel Woods |
| Otley | 19 – 14 | Chester (1 BP) |
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Cross Green
Attendance: 402
Referee: Nathan Howarth |
| (1 BP) Tynedale | 22 – 45 | Fylde (1 BP) |
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Tynedale Park
Attendance: 550
Referee: Sam Yates |
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Round 9
| Hull Ionians | 25 – 23 | Harrogate (1 BP) |
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Brantingham Park
Attendance: 302
Referee: Daniel Woods |
| (2 BP) Sheffield Tigers | 24 – 29 | Tynedale (1 BP) |
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Dore Moor
Attendance: 189
Referee: Peter Connor |
| (1 BP) Lymm | 30 – 26 | Leeds Tykes (2 BP) |
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Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 445
Referee: George Ounsley |
| (1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers | 48 – 22 | Billingham (1 BP) |
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Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 375
Referee: James Walker |
| (1 BP) Chester | 39 – 19 | Hull |
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Hare Lane
Attendance: 240
Referee: Michael Harris |
| (1 BP) Fylde | 56 – 29 | Otley (1 BP) |
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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 550
Referee: Nathan Howarth |
| (1 BP) Sheffield | 43 – 20 | Wharfedale |
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Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 311
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell |
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Round 10
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 235
Referee: George Ounsley |
| (1 BP) Wharfedale | 40 – 14 | Preston Grasshoppers |
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The Avenue
Attendance: 595
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
| (1 BP) Tynedale | 33 – 33 | Harrogate (1 BP) |
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Tynedale Park
Attendance: 550
Referee: Gavin Jones |
| (1 BP) Billingham | 26 – 36 | Lymm (1 BP) |
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Greenwood Road
Attendance: 310
Referee: Mick Harris |
| Otley | 24 – 24 | Sheffield Tigers (1 BP) |
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Cross Green
Attendance: 271
Referee: Daniel Woods |
| (1 BP) Sheffield | 40 – 33 | Hull Ionians (2 BP) |
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Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 208
Referee: Jack Moorhouse |
| (1 BP) Leeds Tykes | 75 – 31 | Chester (1 BP) |
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The Sycamores
Attendance: 395
Referee: David Charlton |
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Round 11
- Postponed due to snow. Game to be rescheduled for 30 November 2024.[23]
| (1 BP) Hull Ionians | 12 – 16 | Tynedale |
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Brantingham Park
Attendance: 283
Referee: Daniel Woods |
| Sheffield Tigers | P – P | Hull |
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- Postponed due to recent bad weather (snow, followed by wind and rain). Game to be rescheduled for 30 November 2024.[24]
| (1 BP) Lymm | 26 – 0 | Wharfedale |
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Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 339
Referee: Gavin Jones |
| Preston Grasshoppers | 17 – 25 | Sheffield (1 BP) |
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Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 257
Referee: Dave Charlton |
| (1 BP) Chester | 47 – 22 | Billingham |
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Hare Lane
Attendance: 250
Referee: Andy Shaw |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
- Postponed due to waterlogged pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 30 November 2024.[25]
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Round 11 (rescheduled games)
- Game rescheduled from 23 November 2024.
- Game rescheduled from 23 November 2024.
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
- Game rescheduled from 23 November 2024.
Round 12
| Leeds Tykes | v | Sheffield Tigers |
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| Preston Grasshoppers | v | Hull Ionians |
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Round 13
| Sheffield Tigers | v | Billingham |
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| Lymm | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
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| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
Round 14
| Sheffield | v | Sheffield Tigers |
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| Preston Grasshoppers | v | Fylde |
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Round 15
| Sheffield Tigers | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
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| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
Round 16
| Preston Grasshoppers | v | Harrogate |
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Round 17
| Tynedale | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
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| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
Round 18
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| Preston Grasshoppers | v | Otley |
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Round 19
| Hull | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
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| Sheffield Tigers | v | Hull Ionians |
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Round 20
| Preston Grasshoppers | v | Leeds Tykes |
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| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| Sheffield Tigers | v | Harrogate |
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Round 21
| Tynedale | v | Sheffield Tigers |
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| Billingham | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
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Round 22
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| Preston Grasshoppers | v | Wharfedale |
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Round 23
| Sheffield | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
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Round 24
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| Hull Ionians | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
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| Sheffield Tigers | v | Leeds Tykes |
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Round 25
| Billingham | v | Sheffield Tigers |
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| Preston Grasshoppers | v | Lymm |
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Round 26
| Chester | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
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| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| Sheffield Tigers | v | Wharfedale |
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More information Club, Home Games ...
| Club |
Home
Games |
Total |
Average |
Highest |
Lowest |
% Capacity |
| Billingham | 6 | 2,383 | 397 | 492 | 310 | 26% |
| Chester | 5 | 1,475 | 295 | 375 | 240 | 15% |
| Fylde | 4 | 3,669 | 917 | 1,490 | 549 | 10% |
| Harrogate | 4 | 700 | 175 | 200 | 150 | 9% |
| Hull | 6 | 1,502 | 250 | 457 | 154 | 17% |
| Hull Ionians | 6 | 1,681 | 280 | 360 | 212 | 19% |
| Leeds Tykes | 6 | 2,853 | 476 | 817 | 347 | 33% |
| Lymm | 5 | 1,675 | 335 | 445 | 261 | 34% |
| Otley | 5 | 2,017 | 403 | 526 | 271 | 8% |
| Preston Grasshoppers | 6 | 1,800 | 300 | 377 | 207 | 6% |
| Sheffield | 6 | 2,199 | 367 | 751 | 168 | 11% |
| Sheffield Tigers | 4 | 926 | 232 | 334 | 189 | 23% |
| Tynedale | 5 | 2,125 | 425 | 550 | 220 | 21% |
| Wharfedale | 6 | 2,849 | 475 | 610 | 300 | 24% |
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More information Rank, Player ...
Top points scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Lewis Minikin | Hull Ionians | 119 |
| 2 | Gregory Smith | Preston Grasshoppers | 98 |
| 3 | Patrick Bishop | Fylde | 97 |
| 4 | Thomas Shard | Lymm | 90 |
| 5 | James Watts | Leeds Tykes | 75 |
| 6 | Elliot Fisher | Sheffield | 73 |
| 7 | Harry Holden | Preston Grasshoppers | 70 |
| 8 | Nathan Beesley | Lymm | 65 |
| Rhodri Campbell | Sheffield |
| 9 | Morgan Bagshaw | Chester | 63 |
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Top try scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Tries |
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| 1 | Harry Holden | Preston Grasshoppers | 14 |
| 2 | Nathan Beesley | Lymm | 13 |
| Rhodri Campbell | Sheffield |
| 3 | Kristan Dobson | Harrogate | 8 |
| Christian Hooper | Sheffield |
| Patrick Jennings | Lymm |
| William Roberts | Tynedale |
| 4 | Adam Brown | Leeds Tykes | 7 |
| George Mewburn | Hull Ionians |
| William Smith | Sheffield |
| Dafydd Williams | Chester |
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