2016–17 National League 1

2016–17 National League 1
Countries  England
Date 3 September 2016 – 29 April 2017
Champions Hartpury College (1st title)
Runners-up Plymouth Albion
Relegated Macclesfield, Blaydon
Matches played 240
Attendance 140,695
(average 586 per match)
Highest attendance 2,712
Coventry v Birmingham Moseley (18 December 2016)
Lowest attendance 113
Loughborough Students v Blaydon (7 January 2017)
Loughborough Students v Old Albanian (4 February 2017)
Tries scored 1802
(average 7.508 per match)
Top point scorer Scotland Harry Leonard
(Rosslyn Park) (265 points)
Top try scorer Lithuania Jonas Mikalcius (Hartpury College) (34 tries)

The 2016–17 National League 1, known for sponsorship reasons as the SSE National League 1 was the eighth season of the third tier of the English rugby union system, since the professionalised format of the second tier RFU Championship was introduced; and was the 30th season since league rugby began in 1987.

Hartpury College were crowned the champions on 11 March 2017 after winning their 25th match and maintaining their 100% record.[1] The college side went on break more National League 1 records by winning all 30 games and gaining promotion to the highest level in the club's history. Other records by Hartpury included most league points in a season (143), most points scored (1,455), as well as tying with Ealing Trailfinders (2014–15) for most bonus points gained in a season (28).

Due to London Welsh going into liquidation in January 2017 and being expelled from the RFU Championship, only two teams were relegated from National League 1.[2] On 1 April 2017 newly promoted Macclesfield were the first team to be relegated after they lost 18–21 at home to Plymouth Albion.[3] The second relegation spot was keenly contested and went to the last game of the season with 14th placed Hull Ionians 3 points ahead of 15th placed Blaydon. In the end Blaydon lost their final game while Hull Ionians won theirs to finish 6 points clear.[4] It ended a run of 10 years in the 3rd tier for Blaydon.

Structure

The league consisted of sixteen teams with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of thirty matches each. There was one promotion place with the champions promoted to the Greene King IPA Championship. There are usually three relegation places with the bottom three teams relegated to either National League 2 North or National League 2 South depending on the geographical location of the team. Due to the expulsion of the championship team London Welsh in January 2017, there was no relegation from the championship and subsequently only two teams relegated from this league.[5]

Participating teams and locations

Twelve of the sixteen teams participated in the preceding season's competition. The 2015–16 champions, Richmond, were promoted to the 2016–17 RFU Championship and replaced by Birmingham Moseley (who changed their name from Moseley prior to the season) and were relegated from the 2015–16 RFU Championship. The three teams relegated last season, were Henley Hawks and Cinderford (both to the 2016–17 National League 2 South) and Wharfedale (2016–17 National League 2 North) – with Wharfedale dropping from the third tier for the first time in 20 years.[6][7][8] The promoted teams are Cambridge and Macclesfield champions of the 2015–16 National League 2 South and 2015–16 National League 2 North respectively, and Old Albanian who won the promotion play-off against Sedgley Park.[9][10][11]

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Ampthill Dillingham Park 3,000 Ampthill, Bedfordshire 4th
Birmingham Moseley Billesley Common 5,000 (1,300 seated) Birmingham, West Midlands relegated from RFU Championship
Blackheath Well Hall 1,550 (550 seats) Eltham, Greenwich, Greater London 3rd
Blaydon Crow Trees 2,000 (400 seats) Swalwell, Tyne and Wear 11th
Cambridge Grantchester Road 1,250 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire promoted from National League 2 South (champions)
Coventry Butts Park Arena 4,000 Coventry, West Midlands 9th
Darlington Mowden Park Northern Echo Arena 25,000 Darlington, County Durham 6th
Esher Molesey Road 3,500 Hersham, Surrey 7th
Fylde Woodlands Memorial Ground 9,000 Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire 10th
Hartpury College College Stadium 2,000 Hartpury, Gloucestershire 2nd
Hull Ionians Brantingham Park 1,500 (240 seats) Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 12th
Loughborough Students Loughborough University Stadium 3,000 Loughborough, Leicestershire 13th
Macclesfield Priory Park 1,000+ (250 seats) Macclesfield, Cheshire promoted from National League 2 North (champions)
Old Albanian Woollam Playing Fields 1,000 St Albans, Hertfordshire promoted from National League 2 South (play-off)
Plymouth Albion The Brickfields 8,500 Plymouth, Devon 8th
Rosslyn Park Priory Lane 2,000 Roehampton, London 5th

League table

2016–17 National League 1 Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Hartpury College (P) 30 30 0 0 1455 532 923 28 0 148
2 Plymouth Albion 30 24 0 6 879 523 356 17 5 118
3 Ampthill 30 22 0 8 844 584 260 17 3 108
4 Coventry 30 20 1 9 974 733 241 17 2 101
5 Birmingham Moseley 30 20 0 10 854 682 172 15 3 98
6 Rosslyn Park 30 16 1 13 867 682 185 13 7 86
7 Blackheath 30 14 1 15 692 724 −32 13 4 75
8 Esher 30 13 0 17 828 854 −26 16 6 74
9 Old Albanian 30 13 0 17 749 926 −177 14 5 71
10 Darlington Mowden Park 30 13 1 16 695 791 −96 10 5 69
11 Loughborough Students 30 10 1 19 905 966 −61 16 8 66
12 Fylde 30 10 0 20 691 1050 −359 15 4 59
13 Hull Ionians 30 10 1 19 679 944 −265 9 7 58
14 Cambridge 30 8 1 21 779 994 −215 18 6 58
15 Blaydon (R) 30 8 2 20 642 1010 −368 10 6 52
16 Macclesfield (R) 30 4 1 25 579 1117 −538 8 5 31
  • Points system: 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 point if a team loses by seven points or less (losing bonus); 1 point if the team scores four or more tries in a match (try bonus)
  • 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 is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places.
    Updated: 29 April 2017
    Source: "National League 1". NCA Rugby. 

    Fixtures

    Round 1

    3 September 2016
    14:30
    Blaydon 3 – 35 Old Albanian (BP)
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 210
    Referee: Jack Makepeace
    3 September 2016
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 34 – 0 Blackheath
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 317
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    3 September 2016
    15:00
    Ampthill 24 – 15 Rosslyn Park
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 478
    Referee: Ben Blaine
    3 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Coventry 54 – 14 Loughborough Students
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 983
    Referee: Adam Leal
    3 September 2016
    15:00
    Esher 21 – 19 Macclesfield (BP)
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 453
    Referee: Tim Baker
    3 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Fylde 20 – 25 Birmingham Moseley
    Woodlands Memorial Ground
    Attendance: 575
    Referee: Matt Turvey
    3 September 2016
    15:00
    Hull Ionians 16 – 10 Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 262
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    3 September 2016
    15:00
    Plymouth Albion 23 – 18 Cambridge (BP)
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 688
    Referee: Fergus Kirby

    [12]


    Round 2

    10 September 2016
    14:00
    Loughborough Students 13 – 6 Hull Ionians (BP)
    Loughborough University Stadium
    Attendance: 123
    Referee: Shane Lewis
    10 September 2016
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 37 – 14 Plymouth Albion
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 372
    Referee: James Leahy
    10 September 2016
    15:00
    Birmingham Moseley 14 – 7 Coventry (BP)
    Billesley Common
    Attendance: 1,232
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    10 September 2016
    15:00
    Blackheath 13 – 6 Esher (BP)
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 527
    Referee: James Philip Clarke
    10 September 2016
    15:00
    Darlington Mowden Park 15 – 14 Blaydon (BP)
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 940
    Referee: Neil Chivers
    10 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Macclesfield 44 – 22 Fylde
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 300
    Referee: Simon Harding
    10 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Old Albanian 17 – 18 Ampthill
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 325
    Referee: Fergus Kirby
    10 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Rosslyn Park 19 – 22 Cambridge
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 768
    Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

    [13]


    Round 3

    17 September 2016
    14:30
    (BP) Blaydon 38 – 66 Loughborough Students (BP)
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 250
    Referee: Ben Blain
    17 September 2016
    15:00
    Ampthill 20 – 39 Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 319
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    17 September 2016
    15:00
    (2BP) Cambridge 34 – 36 Old Albanian (BP)
    Grantshester Road
    Attendance: 410
    Referee: James Sullivan
    17 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Coventry 61 – 14 Macclesfield
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 1,089
    Referee: Darren Gamage
    17 September 2016
    15:00
    Esher 13 – 32 Hartpury College (BP)
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 479
    Referee: Fergus Kirby
    17 September 2016
    15:00
    (2BP) Fylde 24 – 25 Blackheath
    Woodlands Memorial Ground
    Attendance: 615
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    17 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Hull Ionians 22 – 24 Birmingham Moseley (BP)
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 203
    Referee: Matt Turvey
    17 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Plymouth Albion 26 – 20 Rosslyn Park (BP)
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 917
    Referee: Daniel Parrott

    [14]


    Round 4

    24 September 2016
    14:00
    (BP) Loughborough Students 29 – 37 Ampthill (BP)
    Loughborough University Stadium
    Attendance: 543
    Referee: Jack Makepeace
    24 September 2016
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 57 – 14 Fylde
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 200
    Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
    24 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Birmingham Moseley 41 – 13 Blaydon
    Billesley Common
    Attendance: 772
    Referee: Daniel Parrott
    24 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Blackheath 42 – 5 Coventry
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 914
    Referee: Matt Turvey
    24 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 37 – 12 Cambridge
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 777
    Referee: James Clark
    24 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Esher 19 – 21 Plymouth Albion
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 475
    Referee: James Sullivan
    24 September 2016
    15:00
    Macclesfield 19 – 29 Hull Ionians (BP)
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 292
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    24 September 2016
    15:00
    Old Albanian 18 – 13 Rosslyn Park (BP)
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 350
    Referee: Adam Leal

    [15]


    Round 5

    1 October 2016
    14:30
    (BP) Blaydon 24 – 24 Macclesfield (BP)
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 250
    Referee: Llyr ApGeraint Roberts
    1 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Ampthill 26 – 8 Birmingham Moseley
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 472
    Referee: Phillip Davies
    1 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Cambridge 35 – 34 Loughborough Students (2BP)
    Grantchester Road
    Attendance: 380
    Referee: Adam Leal
    1 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Coventry 23 – 27 Hartpury College (BP)
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 955
    Referee: Ben Blain
    1 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Fylde 26 – 20 Esher
    Woodlands Memorial Ground
    Attendance: 547
    Referee: Matt Turvey
    1 October 216
    15:00
    (BP) Hull Ionians 30 – 32 Blackheath (BP)
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 223
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    1 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Plymouth Albion 40 – 13 Old Albanian
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 850
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    1 October 2016
    15:00
    Rosslyn Park 36 – 16 Darlington Mowden Park
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 736
    Referee: James Sullivan

    [16]


    Round 6

    8 October 2016
    14:00
    Loughborough Students 26 – 26 Rosslyn Park
    Loughborough University Stadium
    Attendance: 458
    Referee: Hamish Smales
    8 October 2016
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 43 – 14 Hull Ionians
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 363
    Referee: James Sullivan
    8 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Birmingham Moseley 72 – 14 Cambridge
    Billesley Common
    Attendance: 1,011
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    8 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Blackheath 59 – 17 Blaydon
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 820
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    8 October 2016
    15:00
    Darlington Mowden Park 22 – 9 Old Albanian
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 1,074
    Referee: Matt Tuvey
    8 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Esher 31 – 13 Coventry
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 598
    Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
    8 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Fylde 39 – 37 Plymouth Albion (BP)
    Woodlands Memorial Ground
    Attendance: 685
    Referee: Ben Blain
    8 October 2016
    15:00
    Macclesfield 12 – 28 Ampthill (BP)
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 423
    Referee: Michael Hudson

    [17]


    Round 7

    15 October 2016
    14:30
    Blaydon 5 – 47 Hartpury College (BP)
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 205
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    15 October 2016
    15:00
    Ampthill 17 – 31 Blackheath (BP)
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 512
    Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
    15 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Cambridge 26 – 20 Macclesfield (BP)
    Grantchester Road
    Attendance: 410
    Referee: Phillip Davies
    15 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Coventry 53 – 24 Fylde
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 975
    Referee: Hamish Smales
    15 October 2016
    15:00
    Hull Ionians 32 – 29 Esher (2BP)
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 221
    Referee: Adam Leal
    15 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Old Albanian 26 – 35 Loughborough Students (BP)
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 342
    Referee: Karl Dickson
    15 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Plymouth Albion 39 – 3 Darlington Mowden Park
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 759
    Referee: James Clarke
    15 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Rosslyn Park 24 – 31 Birmingham Moseley (BP)
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 572
    Referee: James Sullivan

    [18]


    Round 8

    22 October 2016
    14:00
    (BP) Loughborough Students 29 – 14 Darlington Mowden Park
    Loughborough University Stadium
    Attendance: 207
    Referee: James Leahy
    22 October 2016
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 49 – 14 Ampthill
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 291
    Referee: Matthew O'Grady
    22 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Birmingham Moseley 56 – 33 Old Albanian (BP)
    Billesley Common
    Attendance: 864
    Referee: Neil Chivers
    22 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Blackheath 34 – 24 Cambridge (BP)
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 869
    Referee: Shane Lewis
    22 October 2016
    15:00
    Coventry 34 – 33 Plymouth Albion (2BP)
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 1,175
    Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
    22 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Esher 71 – 24 Blaydon (BP)
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 520
    Referee: Thomas Davis
    22 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Fylde 38 – 17 Hull Ionians
    Woodlands Memorial Ground
    Attendance: 565
    Referee: Greg Macdonald
    22 October 2016
    15:00
    Macclesfield 18 – 36 Rosslyn Park (BP)
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 321
    Referee: Steve lee

    [19]


    Round 9

    29 October 2016
    14:30
    (BP) Blaydon 30 – 24 Fylde (2BP)
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 180
    Referee: Neil Chivers
    29 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Ampthill 29 – 24 Esher (BP)
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 318
    Referee: Llyr ApGeraint Roberts
    29 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Cambridge 32 – 54 Hartpury College (BP)
    Grantchester Road
    Attendance: 430
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    29 October 2016
    15:00
    Darlington Mowden Park 7 – 15 Birmingham Moseley
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 1,079
    Referee: Matt Turvey
    29 October 2016
    15:00
    Hull Ionians 21 – 40 Coventry (BP)
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 312
    Referee: Thomas Davis
    29 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Old Albanian 49 – 15 Macclesfield
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 320
    Referee: Darren Gamage
    29 October 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Plymouth Albion 53 – 15 Loughborough Students
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 1,042
    Referee: Daniel Parrott
    29 October 2016
    15:00
    Rosslyn Park 28 – 3 Blackheath
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 860
    Referee: Phillip Davies

    [20]


    Round 10

    5 November 2016
    14:00
    (BP) Hull Ionians 18 – 24 Plymouth Albion
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 228
    Referee: Matt Turvey
    5 November 2016
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 37 – 27 Rosslyn Park
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 300
    Referee: Adam Leal
    5 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Birmingham Moseley 47 – 19 Loughborough Students
    Billesley Common
    Attendance: 751
    Referee: Ben Blain
    5 November 2016
    15:00
    Blackheath 13 – 7 Old Albanian (BP)
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 641
    Referee: James Philip Clarke
    5 November 2016
    15:00
    Coventry 19 – 17 Blaydon (BP)
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 994
    Referee: Daniel Parrott
    5 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Esher 40 – 32 Cambridge (BP)
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 468
    Referee: Angus Gardner
    5 November 2016
    15:00
    Fylde 13 – 11 Ampthill (BP)
    Woodlands Memorial Ground
    Attendance: 585
    Referee: Hamish Smales
    5 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Macclesfield 43 – 16 Darlington Mowden Park
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 342
    Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

    [21]


    Round 11

    11 November 2016
    19:45
    (BP) Rosslyn Park 33 – 0 Esher
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 1,347
    Referee: Phillip Davies
    12 November 2016
    14:00
    (BP) Blaydon 66 – 14 Hull Ionians
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 213
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    12 November 2016
    14:00
    (BP) Cambridge 36 – 0 Fylde
    Grantchester Road
    Attendance: 380
    Referee: James Phillip Clarke
    12 November 2016
    14:00
    (BP) Loughborough Students 76 – 30 Macclesfield (BP)
    Loughborough University Stadium
    Attendance: 127
    Referee: Dean Richards
    12 November 2016
    14:15
    Ampthill 22 – 8 Coventry
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 358
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    12 November 2016
    15:00
    Darlington Mowden Park 5 – 31 Blackheath (BP)
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 670
    Referee: Christoper Karl Walker
    12 November 2016
    15:00
    Old Albanian 0 – 32 Hartpury College (BP)
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 225
    Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

    * Hartpury is the first team (in the top three divisions) to win a bonus point in eleven consecutive matches.[22]

    12 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Plymouth Albion 27 – 20 Birmingham Moseley (BP)
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 1,162
    Referee: Karl Dickson

    [23]


    Round 12

    19 November 2016
    14:00
    Hull Ionians 13 – 49 Ampthill (BP)
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 226
    Referee: Philip Clarke
    19 November 2016
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 74 – 0 Darlington Mowden Park
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 150
    Referee: Thomas Davis
    19 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Blackheath 26 – 32 Loughborough Students
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 551
    Referee: Veryan Boscawem
    19 November 2016
    15:00
    Blaydon 17 – 38 Plymouth Albion (BP)
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 178
    Referee: Hamish Smales
    19 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Coventry 55 – 12 Cambridge
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 1,187
    Referee: Neil Chivers
    19 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Esher 34 – 43 Old Albanian (BP)
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 355
    Referee: Adam Leal
    19 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Fylde 34 – 45 Rosslyn Park (BP)
    Woodlands Memorial Ground
    Attendance: 517
    Referee: Ben Blain
    19 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Macclesfield 15 – 17 Birmingham Moseley
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 398
    Referee: Gareth Holsgrave

    [24]


    Round 13

    26 November 2016
    14:00
    (BP) Cambridge 57 – 31 Hull Ionians (BP)
    Grantchester Road
    Attendance: 433
    Referee: Shane Lewis
    26 November 2016
    14:00
    Loughborough Students 25 – 47 Hartpury College (BP)
    Loughborough University Stadium
    Attendance: 423
    Referee: Llyr ApGeraint Roberts
    26 November 2016
    14:15
    (BP) Ampthill 50 – 14 Blaydon
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 346
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    26 November 2016
    15:00
    Birmingham Moseley 22 – 12 Blackheath
    Billesley Common
    Attendance: 776
    Referee: Adam Leal
    26 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 48 – 31 Esher
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 625
    Referee: Ben Blain
    26 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Old Albanian 32 – 17 Fylde
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 331
    Referee: Thomas Davies
    26 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Plymouth Albion 33 – 10 Macclesfield
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 828
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    26 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Rosslyn Park 33 – 15 Coventry
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 578
    Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

    [25]


    Round 14

    3 December 2016
    14:00
    (BP) Blaydon 14 – 17 Cambridge
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 220
    Referee: Matt Turvey
    3 December 2016
    14:00
    Hull Ionians 16 – 14 Rosslyn Park (BP)
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 156
    Referee: Neil Chivers
    3 December 2016
    14:15
    Ampthill 24 – 22 Plymouth Albion (BP)
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 322
    Referee: Jack Lewars
    3 December 2016
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 64 – 5 Birmingham Moseley
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 505
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    3 December 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Blackheath 55 – 10 Macclesfield
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 431
    Referee: Phillip Davies
    3 December 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Coventry 43 – 42 Old Albanian (2BP)
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 939
    Referee: Calum Howard
    3 December 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Esher 34 – 22 Loughborough Students
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 438
    Referee: Shane Lewis
    3 December 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Fylde 31 – 25 Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
    Woodlands Memorial Ground
    Attendance: 521
    Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts

    [26]


    Round 15

    10 December 2016
    14:00
    Cambridge 10 – 20 Ampthill
    Grantchester Road
    Attendance: 480
    Referee: Thomas Davis
    10 December 2016
    14:00
    (BP) Loughborough Students 46 – 17 Fylde
    Loughborough University Stadium
    Attendance: 217
    Referee: James Clarke
    10 December 2016
    15:00
    Birmingham Moseley 24 – 6 Esher
    Billesley Common
    Attendance: 670
    Referee: Neil Chivers
    10 December 2016
    15:00
    Darlington Mowden Park 20 – 20 Coventry
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 948
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    10 December 2016
    15:00
    Macclesfield 12 – 62 Hartpury College (BP)
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 382
    Referee: Matt Turvey
    10 December 2016
    15:00
    Old Albanian 15 – 13 Hull Ionians (BP)
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 307
    Referee: Mike Hudson
    10 December 2016
    15:00
    Plymouth Albion 20 – 5 Blackheath
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 926
    Referee: Simon Harding
    10 December 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Rosslyn Park 51 – 14 Blaydon
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 650
    Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

    [27]


    Round 16

    17 December 2016
    14:00
    (BP) Ampthill 43 – 19 Old Albanian
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 460
    Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
    17 December 2016
    14:00
    (BP) Blaydon 17 – 24 Darlington Mowden Park
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 620
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    17 December 2016
    14:00
    Cambridge 14 – 32 Rosslyn Park (BP)
    Grantchester Road
    Attendance: 400
    Referee: Michael Hudson
    17 December 2016
    14:00
    Hull Ionians 18 – 16 Loughborough Students (BP)
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 355
    Referee: Matthew O'Grady
    17 December 2016
    15:00
    Coventry 26 – 23 Birmingham Moseley (BP)
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 2,712
    Referee: James Clarke
    17 December 2016
    15:00
    Esher 11 – 30 Blackheath (BP)
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 650
    Referee: Calum Howard
    17 December 2016
    15:00
    Fylde 21 – 12 Macclesfield
    Woodlands Memorial Park
    Attendance: 710
    Referee: James Leahy
    17 December 2016
    15:00
    (2BP) Plymouth Albion 24 – 27 Hartpury College
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 1,222
    Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

    Round 17

    7 January 2017
    14:00
    (BP) Loughborough Students 52 – 34 Blaydon (BP)
    Loughborough University Stadium
    Attendance: 113
    Referee: Simon Harding
    7 January 2017
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 66 – 24 Esher (BP)
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 327
    Referee: Michael Hudson
    7 January 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Birmingham Moseley 38 – 19 Hull Ionians
    Billesley Common
    Attendance: 796
    Referee: Ben Blain
    7 January 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Blackheath 47 – 14 Fylde
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 552
    Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
    7 January 2017
    15:00
    Darlington Mowden Park 14 – 12 Ampthill (BP)
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 777
    Referee: Neil Chivers
    7 January 2017
    15:00
    Macclesfield 14 – 37 Coventry (BP)
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 434
    Referee: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts
    7 January 2017
    15:00
    Old Albanian 26 – 24 Cambridge (2BP)
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 419
    Referee: Calum Howard
    7 January 2017
    15:00
    Rosslyn Park 17 – 10 Plymouth Albion (BP)
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 940
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen

    [29]


    Round 18

    14 January 2017
    14:00
    Blaydon P – P Birmingham Moseley
    Crow Trees
    14 January 2017
    14:00
    (2BP) Cambridge 20 – 25 Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
    Grantchester Road
    Attendance: 380
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    14 January 2017
    14:00
    Hull Ionians P – P Macclesfield
    Brantingham Park
    14 January 2017
    14:15
    (BP) Ampthill 25 – 3 Loughborough Students
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 303
    Referee: Matthew O'Grady
    14 January 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Coventry 39 – 3 Blackheath
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 1,178
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    14 January 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Fylde 31 – 57 Hartpury College (BP)
    Woodlands Memorial Ground
    Attendance: 765
    Referee: Matt Turvey
    14 January 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Plymouth Albion 29 – 7 Esher
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 1,107
    Referee: Shane Lewis
    14 January 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Rosslyn Park 35 – 17 Old Albanian
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 150
    Referee: Phillip Davies

    [30]


    Round 19

    21 January 2017
    14:00
    (BP) Loughborough Students 42 – 27 Cambridge (BP)
    Loughborough University Stadium
    Attendance: 214
    Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
    21 January 2017
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 50 – 19 Coventry
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 677
    Referee: Dean Richards
    21 January 2017
    15:00
    Birmingham Moseley 18 – 35 Ampthill (BP)
    Billesley Common
    Attendance: 864
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    21 January 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Blackheath 31 – 29 Hull Ionians (2BP)
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 712
    Referee: Thomas Davis
    21 January 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 19 – 20 Rosslyn Park
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 1,085
    Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
    21 January 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Esher 42 – 29 Fylde (BP)
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 752
    Referee: Adam Leal
    21 January 2017
    15:00
    Macclesfield 7 – 15 Blaydon
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 323
    Referee: James Clarke
    21 January 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Old Albanian 13 – 18 Plymouth Albion
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 270
    Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

    [31]


    Round 20

    28 January 2017
    14:00
    (BP) Blaydon 28 – 11 Blackheath
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 306
    Referee: Ben Blain
    28 January 2017
    14:00
    (BP) Cambridge 30 – 39 Birmingham Moseley (BP)
    Grantchester Road
    Attendance: 420
    Referee: Philip Davies
    28 January 2017
    14:00
    Hull Ionians 7 – 49 Hartpury College (BP)
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 172
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    28 January 2017
    14:15
    (BP) Ampthill 36 – 10 Macclesfield
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 323
    Referee: Thomas Davis
    28 January 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Coventry 35 – 27 Esher (BP)
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 1,397
    Referee: Finlay Brown
    28 January 2017
    15:00
    (2BP) Old Albanian 29 – 35 Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 327
    Referee: Matthew O'Grady
    28 January 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Plymouth Albion 29 – 21 Fylde
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 1,067
    Referee: Calum Howard
    28 January 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Rosslyn Park 39 – 37 Loughborough Students (2BP)
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 510
    Referee: Angus Gardner

    [32]


    Round 21

    4 February 2017
    14:00
    (2BP) Loughborough Students 39 – 46 Old Albanian (BP)
    Loughborough Universlity Stadium
    Attendance: 113
    Referee: James Philip Clarke
    4 February 2017
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 80 – 19 Blaydon
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 250
    Referee: Shane Lewis
    4 February 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Birmingham Moseley 36 – 20 Rosslyn Park
    Billesley Common
    Attendance: 656
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    4 February 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Blackheath 17 – 24 Ampthill
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 404
    Referee: Phil Davies
    4 February 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 17 – 20 Plymouth Albion
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 888
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    4 February 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Esher 47 – 19 Hull Ionians
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 380
    Referee: Michael Hudson
    4 February 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Fylde 33 – 24 Coventry (BP)
    Woodlands Memorial Ground
    Attendance: 585
    Referee: Llyr Apgeriant-Roberts
    4 February 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Macclesfield 24 – 36 Cambridge (BP)
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 347
    Referee: Matt Turvey

    [33]


    Round 22

    11 February 2017
    14:00
    Blaydon 17 – 7 Esher
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 120
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    11 February 2017
    14:00
    Cambridge 23 – 23 Blackheath
    Grantchester Road
    Attendance: 592
    Referee: Thomas Davis
    11 February 2017
    14:00
    (2 BP) Hull Ionians 29 – 31 Fylde (BP)
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 167
    Referee: Matt Turvey
    11 February 2017
    14:15
    (BP) Ampthill 25 – 51 Hartpury College (BP)
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 374
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    11 February 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 27 – 13 Loughborough Students
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 622
    Referee: Ben Blaine
    11 February 2017
    15:00
    Old Albanian 7 – 33 Birmingham Moseley (BP)
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 329
    Referee: Fergus Kirby
    11 February 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Plymouth Albion 33 – 24 Coventry
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 889
    Referee: Daniel Parrott
    11 February 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Rosslyn Park 59 – 28 Macclesfield (BP)
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 325
    Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

    [34]


    Round 23

    18 February 2017
    14:00
    (BP) Loughborough Students 18 – 20 Plymouth Albion
    Loughborough University Stadium
    Attendance: 207
    Referee: Sara Cox
    18 February 2017
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 45 – 36 Cambridge (BP)
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 324
    Referee: Michael Hudson
    18 February 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Birmingham Moseley 19 – 21 Darlington Mowden Park
    Billesley Common
    Attendance: 678
    Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
    18 February 2017
    15:00
    Blackheath 15 – 36 Rosslyn Park (BP)
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 1,187
    Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
    18 February 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Coventry 50 – 38 Hull Ionians (BP)
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 1,286
    Referee: Adam Leal
    18 February 2017
    15:00
    Esher 15 – 46 Ampthill (BP)
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 434
    Referee: James Clarke
    18 February 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Fylde 26 – 17 Blaydon
    Woodlands Memorial Park
    Attendance: 635
    Referee: Neil Chivers
    18 February 2017
    15:00
    Macclesfield 19 – 50 Old Albanian (BP)
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 296
    Referee: Mick Harris

    [35]


    Rescheduled matches (from 14 January)

    25 February 2017
    14:00
    (BP) Blaydon 25 – 12 Birmingham Moseley
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 210
    Referee: Calum Howard
    25 February 2017
    14:00
    (BP) Hull Ionians 45 – 21 Macclesfield
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 151
    Referee: John Meredith

    [36]


    Round 24

    4 March 2017
    14:00
    Loughborough Students 20 – 29 Birmingham Moseley (BP)
    Loughborough University Stadium
    Attendance: 250
    Referee: Daniel Collins
    4 March 2017
    14:00
    (BP) Old Albanian 36 – 10 Blackheath
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 340
    Referee: Phillip Davies
    4 March 2017
    14:30
    (BP) Blaydon 19 – 25 Coventry
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 305
    Referee: Ben Plain
    4 March 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Ampthill 43 – 24 Fylde (BP)
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 482
    Referee: Neil Chivers
    4 March 2017
    15:00
    Cambridge 22 – 36 Esher (BP)
    Grantchester Road
    Attendance: 620
    Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
    4 March 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 48 – 12 Macclesfield
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 711
    Referee: Hamish Smales
    4 March 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Plymouth Albion 26 – 7 Hull Ionians
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 1,169
    Referee: Fergus Kirby
    4 March 2017
    15:00
    Rosslyn Park 28 – 36 Hartpury College
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 320
    Referee: Matt Turvey

    [37]


    Round 25

    10 March 2017
    19:45
    (BP) Esher 18 – 24 Rosslyn Park
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 1,400
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    11 March 2017
    14:00
    (BP) Birmingham Moseley 26 – 47 Plymouth Albion (BP)
    Billesley Common
    Attendance: 720
    Referee: Neil Chivers
    11 March 2017
    14:00
    (BP) Blackheath 26 – 21 Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 401
    Referee: Matthew Grady
    11 March 2017
    14:00
    (BP) Hartpury College 57 – 21 Old Albanian
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 486
    Referee: Daniel Collins
    11 March 2017
    14:00
    (BP) Macclesfield 42 – 38 Loughborough Students (2BP)
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 198
    Referee: Alexander Thomas
    11 March 2017
    14:15
    (BP) Coventry 29 – 19 Ampthill
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 1,057
    Referee: James Clarke
    11 March 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Fylde 28 – 46 Cambridge (BP)
    Woodlands Memorial Ground
    Attendance: 525
    Referee: John Meredith
    11 March 2017
    15:00
    Hull Ionians 17 – 17 Blaydon
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 164
    Referee: Llyr ApGeraint Roberts

    [38]


    Round 26

    25 March 2017
    14:00
    (BP) Loughborough Students 35 – 32 Blackheath (2BP)
    Loughborough University Stadium
    Attendance: 412
    Referee: Matt Turvey
    25 March 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Ampthill 31 – 11 Hull Ionians
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 331
    Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
    25 March 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Birmingham Moseley 28 – 24 Macclesfield (2BP)
    Billesley Common
    Attendance: 885
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    25 March 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Cambridge 27 – 36 Coventry (BP)
    Grantchester Road
    Attendance: 650
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    25 March 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 26 – 34 Hartpury College (BP)
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 844
    Referee: Ben Blain
    25 March 2017
    15:00
    Old Albanian 19 – 65 Esher (BP)
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 310
    Referee: Simon Harding
    25 March 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Plymouth Albion 45 – 0 Blaydon
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 1,821
    Referee: Ian Bibey
    25 March 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Rosslyn Park 36 – 19 Fylde
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 730
    Referee: Daniel Parrott

    [39]


    Round 27

    1 April 2017
    14:30
    Blaydon 17 – 40 Ampthill (BP)
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 179
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    1 April 2017
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 40 – 31 Loughborough Students (BP)
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 803
    Referee: Adam Leal
    1 April 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Blackheath 25 – 32 Birmingham Moseley (BP)
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 1,015
    Referee: Daniel Collins
    1 April 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Coventry 36 – 27 Rosslyn Park
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 1,266
    Referee: Anthony Woodhope
    1 April 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Esher 50 – 33 Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 330
    Referee: Calum Howard
    1 April 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Fylde 17 – 21 Old Albanian
    Woodlands Memorial Ground
    Attendance: 675
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    1 April 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Hull Ionians 31 – 26 Cambridge (2BP)
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 255
    Referee: Neil Chivers
    1 April 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Macclesfield 18 – 21 Plymouth Albion
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 268
    Referee: Ben Blain

    Round 28

    8 April 2017
    14:00
    (2BP) Loughborough Students 37 – 38 Esher
    Loughborough University Stadium
    Attendance: 213
    Referee: Andrew MacNeaney
    8 April 2017
    15:00
    Birmingham Moseley 14 – 32 Hartpury College (BP)
    Billesley Common
    Attendance: 927
    Referee: Ben Blain
    8 April 2017
    15:00
    (2BP) Cambridge 40 – 43 Blaydon (BP)
    Grantchester Road
    Attendance: 585
    Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
    8 April 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 66 – 22 Fylde
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 823
    Referee: Matt Turvey
    8 April 2017
    15:00
    Macclesfield 24 – 12 Blackheath
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 302
    Referee: Jonathan Cook
    8 April 2017
    15:00
    Old Albanian 8 – 73 Coventry (BP)
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 350[40]
    Referee: Neil Chivers
    8 April 2017
    15:00
    Plymouth Albion 19 – 14 Ampthill (BP)
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 1,638
    Referee: Calum Howard
    8 April 2017
    15:00
    (2BP) Rosslyn Park 29 – 30 Hull Ionians
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 448
    Referee: Karl Dickson

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    Round 29

    22 April 2017
    14:30
    (BP) Blaydon 40 – 24 Rosslyn Park (BP)
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 302
    Referee: Ben Blain
    22 April 2017
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 92 – 7 Macclesfield
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 473
    Referee: Neil Chivers
    22 April 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Ampthill 35 – 12 Cambridge
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 823
    Referee: Benjamin Davies
    22 April 2017
    15:00
    Blackheath 7 – 48 Plymouth Albion (BP)
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 1,097
    Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
    22 April 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Coventry 36 – 16 Darlington Mowden Park
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 1,770
    Referee: Karl Dickson
    22 April 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Esher 35 – 24 Birmingham Moseley
    Moseley Park
    Attendance: 1,358
    Referee: Luis Caviglia
    22 April 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Fylde 32 – 21 Loughborough Students
    Woodlands Memorial Park
    Attendance: 735
    Referee: Alexander Thomas
    15 April 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Hull Ionians 46 – 33 Old Albanian (BP)
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 355
    Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts

    [42]


    Round 30

    29 April 2017
    14:30
    (BP) Old Albanian 29 – 24 Blaydon (BP)
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 329
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    29 April 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Birmingham Moseley 57 – 0 Fylde
    Billesley Common
    Attendance: 848
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    29 April 2017
    15:00
    Blackheath 22 – 43 Hartpury College (BP)
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 954
    Referee: Calum Howard
    29 April 2017
    15:00
    Cambridge 15 – 40 Plymouth Albion (BP)
    Grantchester Road
    Attendance: 750
    Referee: Robert Bourke
    29 April 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 26 – 41 Hull Ionians (BP)
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 1,407
    Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
    29 April 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Loughborough Students 22 – 27 Coventry (BP)
    Loughborough University Stadium
    Attendance: 450
    Referee: James Clarke
    29 April 2017
    15:00
    Macclesfield 12 – 24 Esher (BP)
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 478
    Referee: Matt Turvey
    29 April 2017
    15:00
    (BP) Rosslyn Park 21 – 27 Ampthill (BP)
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 963
    Referee: Daniel Collins

    [43]

    Attendances

    Club Home
    Games
    Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
    Ampthill 15 6,221 415 823 303 14%
    Birmingham Moseley 15 12,450 830 1,232 656 17%
    Blackheath 15 11,075 738 1,187 401 48%
    Blaydon 15 3,748 250 620 120 12%
    Cambridge 15 7,320 488 750 380 39%
    Coventry 15 18,963 1,264 2,712 939 32%
    Darlington Mowden Park 15 13,270 885 1,407 622 4%
    Esher 15 9,090 606 1,400 330 17%
    Fylde 15 9,240 616 765 517 7%
    Hartpury College 15 5,838 389 803 150 19%
    Hull Ionians 15 3,450 230 355 151 15%
    Loughborough Students 15 4,070 271 543 113 9%
    Old Albanian 15 4,874 325 419 225 32%
    Macclesfield 15 5,104 340 478 198 34%
    Plymouth Albion 15 16,085 1,072 1,821 688 13%
    Rosslyn Park 15 9,897 660 1,347 150 33%

    Individual statistics

    Top points scorers

    Rank Player Team Points
    1 Scotland Harry Leonard Rosslyn Park 265
    2 England Will Maisey Coventry 245
    3 Ireland James (Matt) Williams Birmingham Moseley 242
    4 England Jacob Perry Hartpury College 231
    5 England Joseph Tarrant Ampthill 200
    6 England Leo Fielding Blackheath 194
    7 England Greg Smith Fylde 193

    Top try scorers

    Rank Player Team Tries
    1 Lithuania Jonas Mikalcius Hartpury College 36
    2 England Sam Baker Ampthill 21
    3 England Ed Sheldon Birmingham-Moseley 19
    3 England Luke Eves Hartpury College 19
    5 Scotland Gair Currie Loughborough Students 16
    5 Italy Jake Polledri Hartpury College 16
    5 Adam Radwan Darlington Mowden Park 16
    5 England Robin Wedlake-Millecham Plymouth Albion 16
    • Jonas Mikalcius scored two tries on 10 December (attributed to Jonas) against Macclesfield but they have not been added to the published tables (officially 34 tries)[27]

    Season records

    Team

    Largest home win — 85 pts

    92 – 7 Hartpury College at home to Macclesfield on 22 April 2017

    Largest away win — 65 pts

    8 – 73 Coventry away to Old Albanian on 8 April 2017

    Most points scored — 92 pts

    92 – 7 Hartpury College at home to Macclesfield on 22 April 2017

    Most points scored away from home — 73 pts

    8 – 73 Coventry away to Old Albanian on 8 April 2017

    Most tries in a match — 15

    92 – 7 Hartpury College at home to Macclesfield on 22 April 2017

    Most conversions in a match — 12

    Hartpury College at home to Macclesfield on 22 April 2017

    Most penalties in a match — 6

    Plymouth Albion at Fylde on 8 October 2016

    Most drop goals in a match — 1 (6)

    Hull Ionians at home to Darlington Mowden Park on 3 September 2016
    Cambridge away to Plymouth Albion, both on 3 September 2016
    Cambridge away to Rosslyn Park on 10 September 2016
    Blaydon away to Birmingham Moseley on 24 September 2016
    Rosslyn Park away to Loughborough Students on 8 October 2016
    Blaydon at home to Hull Ionians on 12 November 2016

    Attendances

    Highest — 2,712

    Coventry at home to Birmingham Moseley on 17 December 2016

    Lowest — 113 (2)

    Loughborough Students v Blaydon (7 January 2017)
    Loughborough Students v Old Albanian (4 February 2017)

    Highest average attendance — 1,264

    Coventry

    Lowest average attendance — 230

    Hull Ionians

    Player

    Most points in a match — 29 (2)

    Protheroe for Hartpury College at Cambridge on 28 October 2016
    Law for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Fylde on 8 April 2017

    Most tries in a match — 3 (25)

    Gair Currie for Loughborough Students away to Cambridge on 1 October 2016
    Dan George for Blackheath at home to Blaydon on 8 August 2016
    Luke Eves for Harpury College at home to Hull Ionians on 8 October 2016
    Ed Sheldon for Birmingham Moseley at home to Old Albanian on 22 October 2016
    Joe Brown for Esher at home to Blaydon on 22 October 2016
    Scott Armstrong for Fylde at home to Hull Ionians on 22 October 2016
    Jonas Mikacius for Hartpury College at home to Ampthill on 22 October 2016
    Jonas Mikacius for Hartpury College at home to Rosslyn Park on 5 November 2016
    Matt Thompson for Blaydon at home to Hull Ionians on 12 November 2016
    Caven for Hartpury College at home to Darlingham Mowden Park on 19 November 2016
    Ali Thomson for Hull Ionians away to Cambridge on 26 November 2016
    Dan Williams for Plymouth Albion home to Hartpury College on 17 December 2016
    Matt Thompson for Blaydon at home to Blackheath on 28 January 2017
    Andy Radwan for Darlington Mowden Park at Old Albanian on 28 January 2017
    Liebeneberg for Cambridge at Macclesfield on 4 February 2017
    Peter White for Coventry at home to Hull Ionians on 18 February 2017
    Chris Briers for Fylde at Ampthill on 4 March 2017
    Andy Radwan for Darlington Mowden Park home to Macclesfield on 4 March 2017
    Protheroe for Hartpury College home to Old Albanian on 11 March 2017
    Nigel Baker for Ampthill away to Blaydon on 1 April 2017
    Garry Law for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Fylde on 8 April 2017
    Max Trimble for Coventry at Old Albanian on 8 April 2017
    Jonas Mikacius for Hartpury College at home to Macclesfield on 22 April 2017
    Callum Irvine for Hull Ionians at home to Old Albanian on 22 April 2017
    Jonas Mikacius for Hartpury College away to Blackheath on 29 April 2017

    Most conversions in a match — 11

    Adam Hastings for Hartpury College at home to Macclesfield on 22 April 2017

    Most penalties in a match — 6

    Kieran Hallett for Plymouth Albion away to Fylde on 8 October 2016

    Most drop goals in a match — 1 (7)

    Lee Millar for Hull Ionians at home to Darlington Mowden Park on 3 September 2016
    Jack Green for Cambridge away to Plymouth Albion on 3 September 2016
    Dan Lewis for Cambridge at Rosslyn Park on 10 September 2016
    Nathan Horsfall for Blaydon at Birmingham Moseley on 24 September 2016
    Scott Sneddon for Rosslyn Park away to Loughborough Students on 8 October 2016
    Ryan Foreman for Blaydon at home to Hull Ionians on 12 November 2016
    Callum Irvine for Hull Ionians at home to Cambridge on 1 April 2017

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    See also

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