2025–26 National League 1

The 2025–26 National League 1 is the 38th season of the third tier of the English domestic rugby union competitions.

2025–26 National League 1
Countries	England
Date	September 2025 – April 2026
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Structure

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.^[1]

Participating teams and locations

Blackheath

Birmingham Moseley

Bishop's Stortford

Clifton

Dings Crusaders

Leeds Tykes

Leicester Lions

Plymouth Albion

Rams

Rosslyn Park

Rotherham Titans

Sale FC

Sedgley Park

Tonbridge Juddians

2025–26 National 1 teams in England

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Birmingham Moseley	Billesley Common[2]	5,000 (1,300 seats)	Birmingham, West Midlands	7th
Bishop's Stortford	Silver Leys[3]	1,600	Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire	9th
Blackheath	Well Hall	1,650 (550 seats)	Eltham, London	6th
Clifton	Station Road [4]	2,500 (400 seats)	Cribbs Causeway, Patchway, Bristol	Promoted from National League 2 West (champions)
Dings Crusaders	Shaftesbury Park [5]	2,250 (250 seats)	Frenchay, Bristol	10th
Leeds Tykes	The Sycamores	1,500	Bramhope, Leeds, West Yorkshire	Promoted from National League 2 North (champions)[6]
Leicester Lions	Westleigh Park	2,000	Blaby, Leicestershire	12th[a]
Plymouth Albion	The Brickfields[8]	8,500	Plymouth, Devon	4th
Rams	Old Bath Road[9]	2,000 (300 seats)[10]	Sonning, Reading, Berkshire	5th
Rosslyn Park	The Rock	2,000	Roehampton, London	2nd
Rotherham Titans	Clifton Lane[11]	2,500	Rotherham, South Yorkshire	3rd
Sale FC	Heywood Road[12]	3,387	Sale, Greater Manchester	8th
Sedgley Park	Park Lane[13]	3,000	Whitefield, Bury, Greater Manchester	11th
Tonbridge Juddians	The Slade	1,500	Tonbridge, Kent	Promoted from National League 2 East (champions)[14]

League table

2025–26 National League 1 table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Birmingham Moseley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion place
2	Blackheath	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bishop's Stortford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Clifton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Dings Crusaders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Leeds Tykes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Leicester Lions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Plymouth Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Rams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Rosslyn Park	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Rotherham Titans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Sale FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation place
13	Sedgley Park	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Tonbridge Juddians	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: September 2025. Source: National League Rugby ^[15]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Number of matches won
2. Number of matches drawn
3. Difference between points for and against
4. Total number of points for
5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
6. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Fixtures & results

To be updated

Attendances

Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Birmingham Moseley	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Bishop's Stortford	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Blackheath	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Clifton	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Dings Crusaders	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Leeds Tykes	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Leicester Lions	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Plymouth Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Rams	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Rosslyn Park	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Rotherham Titans	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Sale FC	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Sedgley Park	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Tonbridge Juddians	0	0	0	0	0	0%

Individual statistics

Top points scorers Rank Player Team Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Top try scorers Rank Player Team Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Notes

1. Typically the 12th placed team would be relegated but Leicester Lions avoided relegation from the 2024–25 National League 1 due to the RFU Championship expanding from 12 to 14 teams ahead of the 2025–26 season.^[7]

See also

• 2025–26 National League 2 East
• 2025–26 National League 2 North
• 2025–26 National League 2 West