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 | 97 |
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| Attendance | 39,454
(average 407 per match) |
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| Highest attendance | 2,125 – Sheffield v Sheffield Tigers, 20 December 2024 |
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| Lowest attendance | 124 – Hull v Harrogate, 7 December 2024 |
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| Tries scored | 774
(average 8 per match) |
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| Top point scorer | 177 – Lewis Minikin (Hull Ionians) |
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| Top try scorer | 16 – Nathan Beesley (Lymm) |
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Close
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[a] | 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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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: David 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 |
[13]
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 |
[14]
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: David 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 |
[16]
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 |
[17]
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: David Charlton |
| (2 BP) Tynedale | 32 – 37 | Lymm (1 BP) |
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Tynedale Park
Attendance: 375
Referee: George Ounsley |
[18]
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 |
[19]
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 |
[20]
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 |
[21]
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 |
[22]
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: David 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]
[26]
Round 11 (rescheduled games)
| (1 BP) Harrogate | 39 – 7 | Otley |
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Rudding Lane
Attendance: 250
Referee: George Ounsley |
- Game rescheduled from 23 November 2024.
| Sheffield Tigers | 29 – 15 | Hull |
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Dore Moor
Attendance: 150
Referee: Nathan Howarth |
- Game rescheduled from 23 November 2024.
| (1 BP) Fylde | 17 – 22 | Leeds Tykes (1 BP) |
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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 432
Referee: Jack Moorhouse |
- Game rescheduled from 23 November 2024.
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Round 12
| (1 BP) Hull | 29 – 12 | Harrogate |
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Ferens Ground
Attendance: 124
Referee: Michael Harris |
| (1 BP) Wharfedale | 22 – 19 | Chester (1 BP) |
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The Avenue
Attendance: 309
Referee: Daniel Woods |
Greenwood Road
Referee: Nathan Howarth |
- Game abandoned at half time with Billingham leading 5-0, due to adverse weather conditions.[28] Game to be rescheduled for 1st February 2025.
| (1 BP) Otley | 26 – 41 | Tynedale (1 BP) |
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Cross Green
Attendance: 126
Referee: David Charlton |
| (1 BP) Sheffield | 24 – 5 | Lymm |
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Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 375
Referee: Jack Moorhouse |
| Leeds Tykes | 12 – 11 | Sheffield Tigers (1 BP) |
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The Sycamores
Attendance: 220
Referee: Owen Taylor |
| Preston Grasshoppers | 0 – 39 | Hull Ionians (1 BP) |
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Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 350
Referee: George Ounsley |
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Round 13
| (1 BP) Harrogate | 22 – 47 | Leeds Tykes (1 BP) |
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Rudding Lane
Attendance: 400
Referee: David Charlton |
| (1 BP) Otley | 36 – 35 | Hull Ionians (2 BP) |
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Cross Green
Attendance: 251
Referee: Michael Harris |
| (1 BP) Sheffield Tigers | 32 – 12 | Billingham |
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Dore Moor
Attendance: 173
Referee: Jack Moorhouse |
| (1 BP) Tynedale | 38 – 17 | Hull |
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Tynedale Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell |
| (1 BP) Lymm | 42 – 29 | Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP) |
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Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 203
Referee: Daniel Woods |
| Chester | 31 – 43 | Sheffield (1 BP) |
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Hare Lane
Attendance: 230
Referee: Gavin Jones |
| (1 BP) Fylde | 31 – 30 | Wharfedale (2 BP) |
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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 1,178
Referee: George Ounsley |
[30]
Round 14
| Sheffield | 17 – 12 | Sheffield Tigers (1 BP) |
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Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 2,125
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
| (1 BP) Leeds Tykes | 33 – 10 | Otley |
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| (2 BP) Hull Ionians | 36 – 37 | Hull (1 BP) |
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Brantingham Park
Attendance: 805
Referee: Daniel Woods |
| Wharfedale | 18 – 15 | Harrogate (1 BP) |
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The Avenue
Attendance: 610
Referee: Samuel Yates |
| (1 BP) Billingham | 25 – 26 | Tynedale (1 BP) |
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Greenwood Road
Attendance: 541
Referee: Michael Harris |
| (1 BP) Lymm | 52 – 26 | Chester (1 BP) |
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Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 365
Referee: Andrew Shaw |
| Preston Grasshoppers | 12 – 38 | Fylde (1 BP) |
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Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 1,203
Referee: Jack Moorhouse |
[31]
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 12 (rescheduled game)
- Game rescheduled from 7 December 2024.
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 | 7 | 2,924 | 418 | 541 | 310 | 28% |
| Chester | 6 | 1,705 | 284 | 375 | 230 | 14% |
| Fylde | 6 | 5,279 | 880 | 1,490 | 432 | 10% |
| Harrogate | 6 | 1,350 | 225 | 400 | 150 | 11% |
| Hull | 7 | 1,626 | 232 | 457 | 124 | 15% |
| Hull Ionians | 7 | 2,486 | 355 | 805 | 212 | 24% |
| Leeds Tykes | 8 | 3,753 | 469 | 817 | 220 | 25% |
| Lymm | 7 | 2,243 | 320 | 445 | 203 | 30% |
| Otley | 7 | 2,394 | 342 | 526 | 126 | 7% |
| Preston Grasshoppers | 8 | 3,353 | 419 | 1,203 | 207 | 8% |
| Sheffield | 8 | 4,699 | 587 | 2,125 | 168 | 18% |
| Sheffield Tigers | 6 | 1,249 | 208 | 334 | 150 | 21% |
| Tynedale | 6 | 2,625 | 438 | 550 | 220 | 22% |
| Wharfedale | 8 | 3,768 | 471 | 610 | 300 | 24% |
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