List of English rugby union teams

The English rugby union league pyramid is topped by the Premiership. Below this are the Championship and National Leagues 1 to 3. Below this, the structure is split geographically into four regions: Midlands, North, London and South East, and South West. With the exception of the Midlands leagues, which only has regional splits, below these regional leagues are county leagues (e.g. Sussex, Kent, Hampshire). The county leagues are the lowest levels in the English game.

Structure

See also: English rugby union system

Level	League(s)/Division(s) v t e
1	Premiership Rugby 10 clubs
2	RFU Championship 12 clubs
3	National League 1 14 clubs
4	National League 2 North 14 clubs												National League 2 East 14 clubs																		National League 2 West 14 clubs
5	Regional 1 North East 12 clubs						Regional 1 North West 12 clubs						Regional 1 South East 12 clubs									Regional 1 South Central 12 clubs									Regional 1 South West 12 clubs								Regional 1 Midlands 12 clubs
6	Regional 2 North 12 clubs				Regional 2 North East 12 clubs					Regional 2 North West 12 clubs			Regional 2 Anglia 12 clubs				Regional 2 South East 12 clubs					Regional 2 Thames 12 clubs				Regional 2 South Central 12 clubs					Regional 2 South West 12 clubs					Regional 2 Severn 12 clubs			Regional 2 Midlands West 12 clubs				Regional 2 Midlands North 12 clubs				Regional 2 Midlands East 12 clubs
7	Counties 1 Cumbria 12 clubs			Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland 12 clubs			Counties 1 Yorkshire 12 clubs			Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire 12 clubs			Counties 1 Eastern Counties 12 clubs		Counties 1 Essex 12 clubs		Counties 1 Kent 12 clubs		Counties 1 Hampshire 12 clubs		Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex 12 clubs		Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex 12 clubs		Counties 1 Southern North 12 clubs			Counties 1 Southern South 12 clubs			Counties 1 Western West 12 clubs			Counties 1 Western North 12 clubs			Counties 1 Midlands West (South) 12 clubs			Counties 1 Midlands West (North) 12 clubs			Counties 1 Midlands East (North) 12 clubs			Counties 1 Midlands East (South) 12 clubs
8	Counties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland Counties 2 Yorkshire												Counties 2 Eastern Counties Counties 2 Essex Counties 2 Kent Counties 2 Hampshire Counties 2 Herts/Middlesex Counties 2 Surrey Counties 2 Sussex												Counties 2 Cornwall Counties 2 Devon Counties 2 Gloucestershire North Counties 2 Gloucestershire South Counties 2 Somerset Counties 2 Berks/Bucks & Oxon North Counties 2 Berks/Bucks & Oxon South Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts Central Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts North Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts South												Counties 2 Midlands West (West) Counties 2 Midlands West (East) Counties 2 Midlands East (North) Counties 2 Midlands East (South)
9	Counties 3 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire Counties 3 Durham & Northumberland Counties 3 Yorkshire												Counties 3 Kent Counties 3 Hampshire Counties 3 Herts/Middlesex Counties 3 Surrey												Counties 3 Cornwall Counties 3 Devon North & East Counties 3 Devon South & West Counties 3 Gloucestershire North Counties 3 Gloucestershire South Counties 3 Somerset North Counties 3 Somerset South Counties 3 Berks/Bucks & Oxon North Counties 3 Berks/Bucks & Oxon South Counties 3 Dorset & Wilts Central Counties 3 Dorset & Wilts North Counties 3 Dorset & Wilts South												Counties 3 Midlands West (North) Counties 3 Midlands West (South) Counties 3 Midlands West (East) Counties 3 Midlands East (North West) Counties 3 Midlands East (North East) Counties 3 Midlands East (Central) Counties 3 Midlands East (South)
10	Counties 4 Yorkshire												Counties 4 Kent Counties 4 Hampshire Counties 4 Surrey												Counties 4 Gloucestershire North Counties 4 Gloucestershire South Counties 4 Somerset North Counties 4 Somerset South Counties 4 Berks/Bucks & Oxon North Counties 4 Berks/Bucks & Oxon Central Counties 4 Berks/Bucks & Oxon South												Counties 4 Midlands West (North) Counties 4 Midlands West (South)
11	n/a												Counties 5 Kent Counties 5 Surrey												n/a												n/a

Premiership

Main article: English Premiership (rugby union)

• Bath
• Bristol Bears
• Exeter Chiefs
• Gloucester
• Harlequins
• Leicester Tigers
• Newcastle Falcons
• Northampton Saints
• Sale Sharks
• Saracens

RFU Championship

Main article: RFU Championship

• Ampthill
• Bedford Blues
• Caldy
• Cambridge
• Chinnor
• Cornish Pirates (formerly Penzance and Newlyn)
• Coventry
• Doncaster Knights
• Ealing Trailfinders
• Hartpury University
• London Scottish
• Nottingham

National League 1

Main article: National League 1

• Birmingham Moseley
• Bishop’s Stortford
• Blackheath
• Darlington Mowden Park
• Dings Crusaders
• Esher
• Leicester Lions
• Plymouth Albion
• Rams
• Richmond
• Rotherham Titans
• Rosslyn Park
• Sale FC
• Sedgley Park

National League 2

National League 2 North

Main article: National League 2 North

• Billingham
• Chester
• Fylde
• Harrogate
• Hull
• Hull Ionians
• Leeds Tykes
• Lymm
• Otley
• Preston Grasshoppers
• Sheffield
• Sheffield Tigers
• Tynedale
• Wharfedale

National League 2 East

Main article: National League 2 East

• Barnes
• Bury St Edmunds
• Canterbury
• Colchester
• Dorking
• Guernsey Raiders
• Havant
• Henley Hawks
• Old Albanians
• Oxford Harlequins
• Sevenoaks
• Tonbridge Juddians
• Westcombe Park
• Wimbledon
• Worthing Raiders

National League 2 West

Main article: National League 2 West

• Bournville
• Camborne
• Cinderford
• Clifton
• Devonport Services
• Dudley Kingswinford
• Exeter University
• Hinckley
• Hornets
• Loughborough Students
• Luctonians
• Macclesfield
• Old Redcliffians
• Redruth
• Taunton Titans

Regional 1

Regional 1 North East

Main article: Regional 1 North East

• Alnwick
• Blaydon
• Cleckheaton
• Doncaster Phoenix
• Driffield
• Heath
• Ikley
• Pontefract
• Sandal
• Scunthorpe
• York

Regional 1 North West

Main article: Regional 1 North West

• Anselmians
• Blackburn
• Kendal
• Leek
• Manchester
• Northwich
• Penrith
• Rossendale
• Sandbach
• Stockport
• Wirral

Regional 1 Midlands

Main article: Regional 1 Midlands

• Banbury
• Bridgnorth
• Broadstreet
• Bromsgrove
• Burton
• Derby
• Kenilworth
• Old Halesonians
• Stoke-on-Trent
• Stourbridge
• Syston

Regional 1 South West

Main article: Regional 1 South West

• Barnstaple
• Brixham
• Chew Valley
• Exmouth
• Ivybridge
• Launceston
• Lydney
• Matson
• Okehampton
• St Austell
• Weston-super-Mare

Regional 1 South Central

Main article: Regional 1 South Central

• Bournemouth
• Bracknell
• Brighton
• Camberley
• CS Rugby 1863
• Hammersmith & Fulham
• Horsham
• London Welsh
• Marlborough
• Tunbridge Wells

Regional 1 South East

Main article: Regional 1 South East

• Bedford Athletic
• Harpenden
• Hertford
• Letchworth
• Old Northamptonians
• Oundle
• Rochford Hundred
• Shelford
• Sudbury
• Tring
• Westcliff

Regional 2

Regional 2 North

Main article: Regional 2 North

• Aspatria
• Cockermouth
• Consett
• Durham City
• Keswick
• Middlesbrough
• Morpeth
• Northern
• Percy Park
• Stockton
• Upper Eden
• West Hartlepool

Regional 2 North East

Main article: Regional 2 North East

• Bridlington
• Dronfield
• Glossop
• Malton and Norton
• Moortown
• Morley
• Old Brodleians
• Old Crossleyans
• Rochdale
• Scarborough
• Selby

Regional 2 North West

Main article: Regional 2 North West

• Altrincham Kersal
• Birkenhead Park
• Bowden
• Burnage
• Crewe & Nantwich
• Douglas
• Firwood Waterloo
• Kirkby Lonsdale
• Liverpool St Helens
• Vale of Lune
• Whitchurch
• Winnington Park

Regional 2 Anglia

Main article: Regional 2 Anglia

• Brentwood
• Chelmsford
• Dagenham
• Eton Manor
• Harlow
• Holt
• Norwich
• Saffron Walden
• Southend Saxons
• Stowmarket
• Thurrock
• Woodford

Regional 2 South East

Main article: Regional 2 South East

• Battersea Ironsides
• Beckanham
• Cobham
• Gravesend
• London Cornish
• Medway
• Old Alleynians
• Old Colfeians
• Old Reigatians
• Reeds Weybridge
• Sidcup
• Sutton & Epsom

Regional 2 Thames

Main article: Regional 2

• Amersham & Chiltern
• Aylesbury
• Belsize Park
• Chobham
• Fullerians
• Grasshoppers
• H.A.C.
• Hemel Hempstead
• Marlow
• Old Haberdashers
• Old Priorians

Regional 2 South Central

Main article: Regional 2 South Central

• Chichester
• Farnham
• Guildford
• Jersey
• London Irish Wild Geese
• Newbury Blues
• Reading
• Salisbury
• Tottonians
• Wimborne
• Winchester
• Witney

Regional 2 South West

Main article: Regional 2 South West

• Burnham-on-Sea
• Chard
• Crediton
• Cullompton
• Newton Abbot
• North Petherton
• Sidmouth
• Teignmouth
• Truro
• Wadebridge Camels
• Wellington

Regional 2 Severn

Main article: Regional 2 Severn

• Chippenham
• Chosen Hill Former Pupils
• Devizes
• Drybrook
• Gordano
• Keynsham
• Old Centralians
• Royal Wootton Bassett
• Swindon
• Thornbury
• Trowbridge
• Winscombe

Regional 2 West Midlands

Main article: Regional 2 West Midlands

• Berkswell & Balsall
• Cheltenham
• Hereford
• Ludlow
• Malvern
• Moseley Oak
• Newent
• Shipston on Stour
• Silhilians
• Stow-on-the-Wold
• Stratford upon Avon
• Worcester

Regional 2 North Midlands

Main article: Regional 2 North Midlands

• Lichfield
• Long Eaton
• Matlock
• Melbourne
• Melish
• Newark
• Paviors
• Walsall
• West Bridgford
• Wolverhampton

Regional 2 East Midlands

Main article: Regional 2 East Midlands

• Kettering
• Leicester Forest
• Lutterworth
• Market Harborough
• Newbold on Avon
• Northampton Old Scouts
• Nuneaton
• Oadby Wyggestonians
• Olney
• Peterborough
• Towcestrians
• Wellingborough

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