2017–18 National League 2 North

2017–18 National League 2 North
Countries  England
Date September 2017 – May 2018
2018–19 →

The 2017–18 National League 2 North is the ninth season (31st overall) of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced.

Structure

The league consists 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 is one automatic promotion place, one play-off place and three relegation places. The champions are promoted to the 2018–19 National League 1 and the runners up play the second-placed team in the 2017–18 National League 2 South with the winner also being promoted. The last three teams are relegated to either North Premier or Midlands Premier depending on the geographical location of the team (in some cases teams may join the southern regional leagues).

The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:

Participating teams and locations

Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2016–17 National League 2 North season. The 2016-17 champions, Caldy, were promoted into the 2017–18 National League 1, replacing Blaydon and Macclesfield who were relegated from the 2016–17 National League 1.[1][2][3] The three teams relegated last season were Preston Grasshoppers and Harrogate (both to North Premier) and Scunthorpe (Midlands Premier).

The promoted teams include Huddersfield, who were promoted as champions of National League 3 North (now North Premier) and Sheffield (playoffs) who came up from National League 3 Midlands (now Midlands Premier).[4][5] Broadstreet (champions of National League 3 Midlands) would have usually have come into this division but due to an imbalance of teams they were instead level transferred to the 2017–18 National League 2 South as they were considered the most southerly team in the division.[6]

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Blaydon Crow Trees 2,000 (400 seats) Swalwell, Tyne and Wear Relegated from National League 1 (15th)
Chester Hare Lane 2,000 (500 seats) Chester, Cheshire 5th
Hinckley Leicester Road 2,000 Hinckley, Leicestershire 9th
Huddersfield Lockwood Park 1,500 Huddersfield, South Yorkshire Promoted from National League 3 North (champions)
Leicester Lions Westleigh Park 2,000 Blaby, Leicestershire 3rd
Luctonians Mortimer Park 300 (seated) Kingsland, Herefordshire 12th
Macclesfield Priory Park 1,000+ (250 seats) Macclesfield, Cheshire Relegated from National League 1 (16th)
Otley Cross Green 5,000 Otley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 9th
Sale Heywood Road 3,387 Sale, Greater Manchester 2nd (lost playoff)
Sedgley Park Park Lane 3,000 Whitefield, Bury, Greater Manchester 4th
Sheffield Abbeydale Park 1,000 (100 seats) Sheffield, South Yorkshire Promoted from National League 3 Midlands (playoffs)
Sheffield Tigers Dore Moor Sheffield, South Yorkshire 13th
South Leicester Welford Road Ground 500 Leicester, Leicestershire 7th
Stourbridge Stourton Park 3,500 (499 seats) Stourbridge, West Midlands 8th
Tynedale Tynedale Park 2,000 (400 seats) Corbridge, Northumberland 6th
Wharfedale Threshfield 2,000 Threshfield, North Yorkshire 10th
Locations of the 2017–18 National League 2 North teams

League table

2017–18 National League 2 North Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Blaydon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Chester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Hinckley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Huddersfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Leicester Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Luctonians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Macclesfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Otley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Sale FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sedgley Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sheffield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sheffield Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 South Leicester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Stourbridge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Tynedale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Wharfedale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • 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. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 4 June 2017
Source: "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby. 

Attendances

Club Home
Games		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Blaydon
Chester
Hinckley
Huddersfield
Leicester Lions
Luctonians
Macclesfield
Otley
Sale
Sedgley Park
Sheffield
Sheffield Tigers
South Leicester
Stourbridge
Tynedale
Wharfedale

Individual statistics

Top points scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Points
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Top try scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Tries
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Season records

Team

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Most tries in a match —
Most conversions in a match —
Most penalties in a match —
Most drop goals in a match —

Player

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Most tries in a match —
Most conversions in a match —
Most penalties in a match —
Most drop goals in a match —

Attendances

Highest —
Lowest —
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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Caldy land title after stunning fightback". The RUGBYPaper (447). Rugby Paper Ltd. 9 April 2017. p. 32.
  2. ↑ "National League 1". The RugbyPaper (446). 2 April 2017. pp. 30–31 & 39.
  3. ↑ "Old Albanian provide perfect send off with Blaydon victory". The Herts Advertiser. 29 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Huddersfield RUFC v Sandal". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 24 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "National 3 round up". The RUGBYPaper (450). Rugby Paper Ltd. 30 April 2017. p. 33.
  6. ↑ "Broadstreet to face a new challenge following their recent promotion". Coventry Telegraph. 30 May 2017.
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