2011–12 National League 1

2011-2012 National League 1
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The 2011–12 National League 1 is the 3rd season of the third division of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. Birmingham & Solihull find themselves playing in this league following their relegation from the 2010-11 RFU Championship in the play-offs, whilst other newcomers to the league in this season are Ealing Trailfinders and Jersey, and Fylde, who won promotion to the league from National League 2 South and National League 2 North respectively.

Participating Teams

Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Barking Goresbrook 1,000 Becontree, Dagenham, Essex
Birmingham & Solihull Damson Park 3,050 Solihull, England
Blackheath Rectory Field N/A Blackheath, London
Blaydon Crow Trees N/A Swalwell, Tyne and Wear
Cambridge West Renault Park 1,250 Cambridge
Cinderford Dockham Road 2,500 Cinderford, Gloucestershire
Coventry Butts Park Arena 4,000 Coventry
Ealing Trailfinders Trailfinders Sports Club N/A West Ealing, London
Fylde Woodlands Memorial Ground 9,000 Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire
Jersey St Peter N/A Jersey
Macclesfield Priory Park, Priory Lane N/A Macclesfield, Cheshire
Rosslyn Park Priory Lane 2,000 Roehampton, London
Sedgley Park Park Lane N/A Whitefield, Greater Manchester
Stourbridge Stourton Park N/A Stourbridge, West Midlands
Tynedale Tynedale Park 400 Corbridge, Northumberland
Wharfedale Threshfield 2,000 Threshfield, Craven, North Yorkshire

League Table

2011–12 National League 1 Table watch · edit · discuss
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Bonus Points Points
1 Ealing Trailfinders 6 6 0 0 194 103 91 3 27
2 Macclesfield 6 5 0 1 213 157 56 6 26
3 Fylde 6 5 0 1 204 133 71 5 25
4 Coventry 6 4 1 1 132 126 6 1 19
5 Blaydon 6 3 1 2 177 134 43 5 19
6 Sedgley Park 6 3 0 3 171 169 2 5 17
7 Blackheath 6 3 0 3 137 141 -4 4 16
8 Tynedale 6 3 0 3 151 160 -9 4 16
9 Cambridge 6 3 0 3 157 183 -26 4 16
10 Rosslyn Park 6 3 0 3 140 137 3 3 15
11 Jersey 6 3 0 3 142 114 28 2 14
12 Birmingham & Solihull 6 2 0 4 111 179 -68 2 10
13 Cinderford 6 1 0 5 121 144 -23 5 9
14 Wharfedale 6 1 0 5 128 181 -53 4 8
15 Stourbridge 6 1 0 5 128 191 -63 4 8
16 Barking 6 1 0 5 126 180 -54 3 7
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background are promotion play-off places. Pink background are relegation play-off places.