The 2019–20 National League 1 , known for sponsorship reasons as the SSE National League 1, was the 11th 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 33rd season since league rugby began in 1987.
2019–20 National League 1 Countries England Date September 2019 – 14 March 2020 Champions Richmond (3rd title)Runners-up Rams Relegated Hull Ionians , Canterbury , Rotherham Titans Matches played 198 Attendance 110,390 Highest attendance 2,000 Lowest attendance 145 Tries scored 1279 Top point scorer Warren Seals Top try scorer Jake Lloyd Jason Worrall
Newly promoted Canterbury were the first team to be relegated after losing away to league leaders Richmond on 29 February, with six games still to play.[ 1] Hull Ionians , also newly promoted, were the second team to be relegated after losing their rescheduled match at home to Blackheath on 14 March - Ionians having six games still to play.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom the Rugby Football Union officially cancelled the season after an initially suspension of all rugby in England including training, from which was scheduled to last until 14 April 2020.[ 2] [ 3] Richmond , who had been 7 points clear when the league had been suspended, were crowned as champions, beating off stiff opposition from Rosslyn Park (who beat Richmond home and away) and newly promoted Rams , who had a fantastic debut season in the third tier. Richmond's title was their third at level 3, and tied them with Coventry and Otley as the clubs that had the most league titles. It also was the fourth time Richmond had been promoted from tier 3 - a divisional record.
With two relegation spots already decided, it was tough luck for Rotherham Titans who were designated as the third team to go down, despite a late surge which had seen them gaining ground on 13th placed Birmingham Moseley . It was also a great fall for a side that were once playing in the Premiership and the lowest level for the club since the mid-1990s.[ 4] 2020–21 RFU Championship after one season away, while Rotherham Titans and Hull Ionians would relegated to 2021–22 National League North and Canterbury to 2021–22 National League South .
Another interesting statistic from the season was Brandon Asher-Wood's 7 tries for Darlington Mowden Park's resounding win against Hull Ionians on 21 December 2019. Wood's tries equalled the league record of 7 previously set by Hugo Ellis of Rosslyn Park back in the 2012–13 season .
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 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.
The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:
4 points are awarded for a win
2 points are awarded for a draw
0 points are awarded for a loss, however
1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match. Participating teams and locations
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2019–20 National 1 teams in England
2019–20 Greater London National League 1 clubs
Twelve of the sixteen teams participated in the preceding season's competition. The 2018–19 champions, Ampthill , were promoted to the 2019–20 RFU Championship , swapping places with bottom club, Richmond , who were relegated from the 2018–19 RFU Championship .[ 5] [ 6] Loughborough Students , Esher and Caldy .[ 5] [ 7] [ 8]
The teams promoted into the division were Hull Ionians and Rams , champions of 2018–19 National League 2 North and 2018–19 National League 2 South respectively, along with the south runners-up Canterbury , who defeated the north's Chester in the promotion play-off.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
Team
Ground
Capacity
City/Area
Previous season
Birmingham Moseley Billesley Common 5,000 (1,300 seats)
Birmingham , West Midlands 12th
Bishop's Stortford Silver Leys
1,600
Bishop's Stortford , Hertfordshire 9th
Blackheath Well Hall
1,650 (550 seats)
Eltham , London 4th
Cambridge Grantchester Road 2,000 (200 seats)
Cambridge , Cambridgeshire 13th
Canterbury Marine Travel Ground
1,500 (75 seats)
Canterbury , Kent Promoted from N2S (playoff)
Chinnor Kingsey Road
2,000
Thame , Oxfordshire 10th
Cinderford Dockham Road
2,500
Cinderford , Gloucestershire 8th
Darlington Mowden Park Northern Echo Arena 25,500
Darlington , County Durham 7th
Hull Ionians Brantingham Park
1,500 (240 seats)
Brantingham , East Riding Promoted from N2N (champions)
Old Elthamians College Meadow
1,800
Eltham , London Runners up
Plymouth Albion The Brickfields 8,500
Plymouth , Devon 5th
Rams Old Bath Road
1,250
Sonning , Reading , Berkshire Promoted from N2S (champions)
Richmond Athletic Ground 4,500 (1,000 seats)
Richmond , London Relegated from Championship
Rosslyn Park The Rock
2,000
Roehampton , London 3rd
Rotherham Titans Clifton Lane 2,500
Rotherham , South Yorkshire 6th
Sale FC Heywood Road 3,387
Sale , Greater Manchester 11th
At the date the leagues were suspended, the National League 1 table read as follows:
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2020. Source:
"National League 1" . NCA Rugby.Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
Number of matches won
Difference between points for and against
Total number of points for
Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
On 4 April, the RFU confirmed the final table for the season.[ 13]
(1 BP) Sale FC 22 – 46 Cinderford (1 BP) Report
Heywood Road Colin Burrell
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 70 – 16 Hull Ionians Report
Billesley Common James O'Brien
(1 BP) Blackheath 15 – 17 Chinnor Report
Well Hall Adam Leal
(2 BP) Cambridge 32 – 36 Rams (1 BP) Report
Grantchester Road Nick Wood
Canterbury 14 – 37 Old Elthamians (1 BP) Report
Marine Travel Ground James Clarke
(2 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 37 – 40 Richmond (1 BP) Report
Northern Echo Arena Alex Thomas
(2 BP) Plymouth Albion 40 – 42 Bishop's Stortford (1 BP) Report
Brickfields Sara Cox
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 38 – 19 Rotherham Titans Report
The Rock Karl Dickson
[ 14]
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 31 – 20 Sale FC Report
Clifton Lane Andrew Jackson
Rams 25 – 21 Birmingham Moseley (1 BP) Report
Old Bath Road Harry Walbaum
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford 27 – 36 Cambridge (1 BP) Report
Silver Leys Jonathan Cook
(2 BP) Canterbury 33 – 34 Blackheath (1 BP) Report
Marine Travel Ground Calum Howard
(1 BP) Cinderford 36 – 29 Plymouth Albion (2 BP) Report
Dockham Road Greg MacDonald
Hull Ionians 5 – 52 Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP) Report
Brantingham Park Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Old Elthamians 24 – 30 Rosslyn Park Report
College Meadow Simon Harding
Athletic Ground Ben Russell
[ 15]
Sale FC 26 – 15 Old Elthamians Report
Heywood Road Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 34 – 32 Bishop's Stortford (2 BP) Report
Billesley Common Charlie Gayther
(1 BP) Blackheath 19 – 20 Richmond Report
Well Hall Richard Haughton
(1 BP) Cambridge 15 – 19 Cinderford Report
Grantchester Road James Clarke
(1 BP) Chinnor 29 – 19 Hull Ionians Report
Kingsey Road Nick Wood
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 7 – 11 Rams Report
Northern Echo Arena Joe James
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 33 – 27 Rotherham Titans (1 BP) Report
Brickfields Ben Russell
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 47 – 14 Canterbury Report
The Rock Jonathan Cook
[ 16]
Rotherham Titans 22 – 17 Cambridge (1 BP) Report
Clifton Lane Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Rams 27 – 21 Chinnor (1 BP) Report
Old Bath Road Jonathan Cook
(2 BP) Bishop's Stortford 30 – 31 Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP) Report
Silver Leys Ben Wilde
Canterbury 7 – 27 Sale FC (1 BP) Report
Marine Travel Ground Daniel Collins
(1 BP) Cinderford 20 – 27 Birmingham Moseley Report
Dockham Road Dan Parrott
Hull Ionians 7 – 52 Richmond (1 BP) Report
Brantingham Park Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
Old Elthamians 27 – 20 Plymouth Albion (1 BP) Report
College Meadow Calum Howard
Rosslyn Park 14 – 29 Blackheath (1 BP) Report
The Rock Joe James
[ 17]
Sale FC 13 – 46 Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Heywood Road Ben Rayner
Birmingham Moseley 15 – 11 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Billesley Common Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
(1 BP) Blackheath 44 – 19 Hull Ionians
Well Hall Andrew MacNeaney
Cambridge 14 – 25 Old Elthamians
Grantchester Road Charlie Gayther
(1 BP) Chinnor 32 – 29 Bishop's Stortford (2 BP)
Kingsey Road Ben Russell
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 26 – 27 Cinderford
Northern Echo Arena Harry Walbaum
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 41 – 20 Canterbury
Brickfields Alan Chandrachud
(1 BP) Richmond 37 – 22 Rams
Athletic Ground Calum Howard
[ 18]
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 13 – 18 Darlington Mowden Park
Clifton Lane Ben Dixon
(1 BP) Sale FC 43 – 18 Blackheath
Heywood Road James O'Brien
(1 BP) Old Elthamians 46 – 3 Birmingham Moseley
College Meadow Jonathan Cook
(1 BP) Rams 36 – 8 Hull Ionians
Old Bath Road Dan Parrott
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford 17 – 18 Richmond
Silver Leys Harry Walbaum
Canterbury 7 – 34 Cambridge (1 BP)
The Marine Travel Ground Alan Chandrachud
Cinderford 23 – 31 Chinnor (1 BP)
Dockham Road Sara Cox
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 33 – 17 Plymouth Albion
The Rock Joe James
[ 19]
Birmingham Moseley 25 – 21 Canterbury (1 BP)
Billesley Common Jack Makepeace
Blackheath 22 – 17 Rams (1 BP)
Well Hall Nick Wood
Cambridge 24 – 20 Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Grantchester Road James Clarke
(2 BP) Chinnor 24 – 26 Rotherham Titans
Kingsey Road Harry Walbaum
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 37 – 17 Old Elthamians
Northern Echo Arena James O'Brien
(2 BP) Hull Ionians 32 – 39 Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Brantingham Park Timothy Allatt
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 33 – 22 Sale FC
Brickfields Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Richmond 14 – 19 Cinderford
Athletic Ground Jonathan Cook
[ 20]
Old Elthamians 20 – 8 Chinnor
College Meadow Nick Wood
Rotherham Titans 6 – 23 Richmond
Clifton Lane Charlie Gayther
Heywood Road Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
Bishop's Stortford 21 – 11 Rams
Silver Leys Alexis Manley
(1 BP) Canterbury 13 – 17 Darlington Mowden Park
The Marine Travel Ground Jonathan Cook
Cinderford P – P Hull Ionians
Postponed due to adverse weather conditions (wind/rain). Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2020. (1 BP) Plymouth Albion 21 – 26 Blackheath (1 BP)
Brickfields Ben Russell
Rosslyn Park 27 – 21 Birmingham Moseley (1 BP)
Priory Park Calum Howard
[ 21]
Cambridge 20 – 20 Plymouth Albion
Grantchester Road Daniel Collins
Hull Ionians 20 – 20 Rotherham Titans
Brantingham Road James O'Brien
Blackheath 19 – 14 Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Well Hall Calum Howard
(1 BP) Rams 29 – 7 Cinderford
Old Bath Road Nick Wood
Birmingham Moseley 29 – 24 Sale FC (1 BP)
Billesley Common Ben Russell
(1 BP) Chinnor 28 – 20 Canterbury
Kingsey Road James Clarke
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 17 – 24 Rosslyn Park
Northern Echo Arena Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
(1 BP) Richmond 25 – 12 Old Elthamians
Athletic Ground Harry Walbaum
[ 22]
(2 BP) Cambridge 24 – 25 Blackheath (1 BP)
Grantchester Road Richard Haughton
Cinderford 18 – 13 Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Dockham Road Ben Russell
(1 BP) Old Elthamians 31 – 0 Hull Ionians
College Meadow Daniel Collins
Rotherham Titans 16 – 28 Rams (1 BP)
Clifton Lane Joe James
Sale FC 18 – 8 Darlington Mowden Park
Heywood Road Charlie Gayther
Canterbury 0 – 50 Richmond (1 BP)
Merton Lane Benjamin Wilde
Plymouth Albion 19 – 7 Birmingham Moseley
Brickfields Jonathan Cook
Rosslyn Park 27 – 27 Chinnor
The Rock Dan Parrott
[ 23]
(1 BP) Hull Ionians 34 – 20 Canterbury
Brantingham Park Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
Rams 10 – 23 Old Elthamians (1 BP)
Old Bath Road Charlie Gayther
Birmingham Moseley 10 – 45 Cambridge (1 BP)
Billesley Common James Clarke
Bishop's Stortford 30 – 14 Rotherham Titans
Silver Leys Jonathan Cook
Blackheath 13 – 27 Cinderford
Well Hall Matt Rodden
(1 BP) Chinnor 38 – 31 Sale FC (2 BP)
Kingsey Road Daniel Collins
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 49 – 22 Plymouth Albion
Northern Echo Arena Callum Howard
(1 BP) Richmond 13 – 18 Rosslyn Park
Athletic Ground Joe James
[ 24]
Cambridge 17 – 17 Darlington Mowden Park
Grantchester Road Harry Walbaum
Old Elthamians 17 – 17 Bishop's Stortford
College Meadow Joe James
Rotherham Titans 7 – 30 Cinderford (1 BP)
Clifton Lane Ben Rayner
Sale FC 8 – 7 Richmond (1 BP)
Heywood Road Richard Haughton
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 5 – 9 Blackheath
Billesley Common Nick Wood
Canterbury 22 – 48 Rams (1 BP)
Merton Lane Veryan Boscawen
Plymouth Albion 10 – 10 Chinnor
Brickfields James Milliner-Woodcock
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 36 – 8 Hull Ionians
The Rock James Clarke
[ 25]
(1 BP) Cinderford 24 – 18 Old Elthamians (1 BP)
Dockham Road Benjamin Russell
Hull Ionians 7 – 36 Sale FC (1 BP)
Brantingham Road Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Rams 27 – 20 Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Old Bath Road Harry Walbaum
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford 43 – 0 Canterbury
Silver Leys Andrew MacNeaney
(1 BP) Blackheath 33 – 17 Rotherham Titans
Well Hall Alan Chandrachud
(1 BP) Chinnor 34 – 22 Cambridge (1 BP)
Kingsey Road Jonathan Cook
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 66 – 8 Birmingham Moseley
Northern Echo Arena James O'Brien
(2 BP) Richmond 30 – 31 Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Athletic Ground Charlie Gayther
[ 26]
Grantchester Road Calum Howard
(1 BP) Old Elthamians 46 – 18 Rotherham Titans
College Meadow Charles Gayther
(1 BP) Sale FC 19 – 26 Rams (1 BP)
Heywood Road Ben Henderson
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 17 – 22 Chinnor
Billesley Common Ben Russell
Canterbury 19 – 17 Cinderford (1 BP)
Merton Lane James Clarke
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 34 – 17 Blackheath
Northern Echo Arena Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 37 – 31 Hull Ionians (2 BP)
Brickfields Sam Phillips
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 38 – 16 Bishop's Stortford
The Rock Alan Chandrachud
[ 27]
(1 BP) Cinderford 3 – 8 Rosslyn Park
Dockham Road Adam Wookey
Hull Ionians 10 – 59 Cambridge (1 BP)
Brantingham Park Hamish Grant
(1 BP) Rams 44 – 14 Plymouth Albion
Old Bath Road Veryan Boscawen
Rotherham Titans 20 – 19 Canterbury (1 BP)
Clifton Lane Tim Allatt
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford 26 – 19 Sale FC (1 BP)
Silver Leys Alexis Manley
(2 BP) Blackheath 25 – 31 Old Elthamians (1 BP)
Well Hall Dan Parrott
(1 BP) Chinnor 37 – 27 Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP)
Kingsey Road Jonathan Cook
(1 BP) Richmond 39 – 10 Birmingham Moseley
Athletic Ground Joe James
[ 28]
Cambridge 23 – 16 Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Grantchester Road Benjamin Wilde
(1 BP) Sale FC 49 – 7 Rotherham Titans
Heywood Road Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 27 – 29 Rams (1 BP)
Billesley Common Harry Walbaum
(1 BP) Blackheath 28 – 17 Canterbury
Well Hall Veryan Boscawen
Kingsey Road Dan Parrott
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 92 – 7 Hull Ionians
Northern Echo Arena Ben Rayner
Plymouth Albion 5 – 18 Cinderford
Brickfields Charles Gayther
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 33 – 20 Old Elthamians
The Rock Nick Wood
[ 29]
(1 BP) Cinderford 3 – 8 Cambridge
Dockham Road Dan Parrott
Hull Ionians 7 – 54 Chinnor (1 BP)
Brantingham Road Timothy Allatt
(1 BP) Old Elthamians 28 – 21 Sale FC (1 BP)
Meadow Lane Harry Walbaum
(1 BP) Rams 27 – 17 Darlington Mowden Park
Old Bath Road Hamish Grant
(2 BP) Rotherham Titans 32 – 38 Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Clifton Lane Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford 29 – 15 Birmingham Moseley
Silver Leys Joe James
Canterbury 5 – 38 Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Marine Travel Ground Callum Howard
Athletic Ground Nick Wood
[ 30]
(1 BP) Chinnor 17 – 21 Rams
Kingsey Road Ben Russell
(1 BP) Cambridge 25 – 21 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Grantchester Road Samuel Phillips
(1 BP) Sale FC 33 – 14 Canterbury
Heywood Road Ben Raynor
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 35 – 15 Cinderford
Billesley Common Nick Wood
(1 BP) Blackheath 27 – 22 Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Well Hall Jonathan Cook
Darlington Mowden Park 26 – 19 Bishops Stortford (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena Veryan Boscawen
Plymouth Albion 21 – 10 Old Elthamians
Brickfields James Milliner-Woodcock
(1 BP) Richmond 86 – 7 Hull Ionians
Athletic Ground Calum Howard
[ 31]
Cinderford 20 – 14 Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP)
Dockham Road Harry Walbaum
Hull Ionians P – P Blackheath
Game postponed due to the funeral of Hull Ionians player, Billy Hardy, who died on 28 December 2019 after falling ill following a gym workout.[ 32] [ 33] (2 BP) Old Elthamians 25 – 28 Cambridge (1 BP)
Meadow Lane Andrew Wigley
(1 BP) Rams 17 – 22 Richmond
Old Bath Road Daniel Collins
Rotherham Titans 22 – 20 Birmingham Moseley (1 BP)
Clifton Lane Charles Gayther
Bishop's Stortford 17 – 30 Chinnor (1 BP)
Silver Leys Calum Howard
Canterbury 5 – 52 Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Marine Travel Ground Jonathan Cook
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 40 – 21 Sale FC
The Rock Nick Wood
[ 34]
(1 BP) Cambridge 29 – 28 Canterbury (2 BP)
Grantchester Road Joe James
Hull Ionians 13 – 40 Rams (1 BP)
Brantingham Park Timothy Allatt
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 41 – 22 Rosslyn Park
Brickfields Daniel Collins
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 22 – 23 Old Elthamians
Billesley Common Veryan Boscawen
(1 BP) Blackheath 48 – 29 Sale FC
Well Hall Jonathan Cook
(1 BP) Chinnor 28 – 27 Cinderford (2 BP)
Kingsey Road Charlie Gayther
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 41 – 27 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
(1 BP) Richmond 51 – 10 Bishop's Stortford
Athletic Ground Nick Wood
[ 35]
Cinderford 10 – 25 Richmond (1 BP)
Dockham Road Benjamin Russell
(1 BP) Old Elthamians 28 – 26 Darlington Mowden Park (2 BP)
College Meadow Joe James
Rams 18 – 31 Blackheath (1 BP)
Old Bath Road Nick Wood
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 24 – 42 Chinnor (1 BP)
Clifton Lane Harry Walbaum
(1 BP) Sale FC 26 – 25 Plymouth Albion (2 BP)
Heywood Road James O'Brien
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford 40 – 22 Hull Ionians
Silver Leys Dan Parrott
Canterbury 13 – 29 Birmingham Moseley (1 BP)
Marine Travel Ground Callum Howard
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 50 – 19 Cambridge
The Rock Dean Richards
[ 36]
(1 BP) Cambridge 37 – 31 Sale FC (2 BP)
Grantchester Road Hamish Grant
Hull Ionians 10 – 58 Cinderford (1 BP)
Brantingham Park James O'Brien
(1 BP) Rams 35 – 31 Bishop's Stortford (2 BP)
Old Bath Road Charles Gayther
(1 BP) Richmond 52 –20 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Athletic Ground Veryan Boscawen
Birmingham Moseley 19 – 31 Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Billesley Common Joe James
Blackheath 29 – 19 Plymouth Albion
Well Hall Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Chinnor 33 – 3 Old Elthamians
Kingsey Road George Selwood
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 64 – 14 Canterbury
Northern Echo Arena Tim Wigglesworth
[ 37]
Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 14 March 2020. (1 BP) Old Elthamians 7 – 9 Richmond
College Meadow Adam Wookey
Plymouth Albion P – P Cambridge
Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2020. (1 BP) Rotherham Titans 26 – 10 Hull Ionians
Clifton Lane James O'Brien
Sale FC P – P Birmingham Moseley
Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2020. Bishop's Stortford 10 – 10 Blackheath
Silver Leys Ross Mabon
(1 BP) Canterbury 0 – 7 Chinnor
Marine Travel Ground Samuel Phillips
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 26 – 12 Darlington Mowden Park
The Rock Jonathan Cook
[ 38]
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(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 49 – 10 Cambridge
Brickfields James Milliner
Game rescheduled from 15 February 2020. Sale FC P – P Birmingham Moseley
Game originally rescheduled from 15 February 2020 but postponed again due to poor weather. Game to be rescheduled for 12 March 2020. Hull Ionians P – P Cinderford
Game rescheduled from 26 October 2019 but postponed again due to poor weather. Game to be rescheduled for 11 April 2020. [ 39]
Hull Ionians 6 – 26 Old Elthamians (1 BP)
Brantingham Park Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Rams 25 – 10 Rotherham Titans
Old Bath Road Fergus Kirby
Birmingham Moseley 14 – 26 Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Billesley Common Nick Wood
Bishop's Stortford P – P Cinderford
Postponed due to bad weather. Game to be rescheduled for 2 May 2020. Blackheath 12 – 3 Cambridge
Well Hall Jonathan Cook
Chinnor 24 – 21 Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Kingsey Road Alexander Thomas
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 34 – 15 Sale FC
Northern Echo Arena Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Richmond 27 – 10 Canterbury
Athletic Ground Daniel Collins
Canterbury are relegated.[ 1] [ 40]
Rosslyn Park 19 – 12 Richmond (1 BP)
The Rock Alex Thomas
Old Elthamians 15 – 31 Rams (1 BP)
College Meadow Neil Chivers
(2 BP) Rotherham Titans 24 – 31 Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Clifton Lane Charlie Gayther
Sale FC 22 – 19 Chinnor (1 BP)
Heywood Road Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
Cambridge 13 – 12 Birmingham Moseley (1 BP)
Grantchester Road Daniel Collins
Canterbury 24 – 15 Hull Ionians
Marine Travel Ground Joe James
Cinderford 21 – 16 Blackheath (1 BP)
Dockham Road Calum Howard
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 35 – 27 Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP)
Brickfields Benjamin Russell
[ 41]
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(1 BP) Sale FC 26 – 10 Birmingham Moseley
Heywood Road Neil Chivers
Game originally rescheduled from 15 February 2020 and then again from 22 February 2020. Hull Ionians 17 – 64 Blackheath (1 BP)
Brantingham Park Samuel Phillips
Game rescheduled from 18 January 2020. Hull Ionians are relegated. (2 BP) Cinderford 38 – 40 Rams (1 BP)
Dockham Road James O'Brien
Game rescheduled from 15 February 2020. [ 42]
Bishop's Stortford C – C Old Elthamians
Blackheath C – C Birmingham Moseley
Chinnor C – C Plymouth Albion
Cinderford C – C Rotherham Titans
Darlington Mowden Park C – C Cambridge
Hull Ionians C – C Rosslyn Park
[ 43]
Old Elthamians C – C Cinderford
Rotherham Titans C – C Blackheath
Birmingham Moseley C – C Darlington Mowden Park
Canterbury C – C Bishop's Stortford
Plymouth Albion C – C Richmond
[ 44]
Rotherham Titans C – C Old Elthamians
Bishops Stortford C – C Rosslyn Park
Blackheath C – C Darlington Mowden Park
Chinnor C – C Birmingham Moseley
Cinderford C – C Canterbury
Hull Ionians C – C Plymouth Albion
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Cinderford C – C Hull Ionians
Game rescheduled from 26 October 2019 and then 22 February 2020. Sale FC C – C Bishop's Stortford
Birmingham Moseley C – C Richmond
Cambridge C – C Hull Ionians
Canterbury C – C Rotherham Titans
Darlington Mowden Park C – C Chinnor
Old Elthamians C – C Blackheath
Rosslyn Park C – C Cinderford
Bishop's Stortford C – C Plymouth Albion
Hull Ionians C – C Birmingham Moseley
Old Elthamians C – C Canterbury
Richmond C – C Darlington Mowden Park
Rotherham Titans C – C Rosslyn Park
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Bishop's Stortford C – C Cinderford
Game rescheduled from 29 February 2020.
Club
Home
Total
Average
Highest
Lowest
% Capacity
Birmingham Moseley
13
9,066
697
882
578
14%
Bishop's Stortford
11
4,852
441
825
350
28%
Blackheath
13
6,698
515
832
352
41%
Cambridge
13
6,217
518
832
352
23%
Canterbury
13
5,239
403
610
296
27%
Chinnor
12
6,203
517
1,024
252
26%
Cinderford
11
3,212
292
425
145
12%
Darlington Mowden Park
13
10,599
815
1,128
479
3%
Hull Ionians
12
2,945
245
411
176
16%
Old Elthamians
12
3,140
262
515
174
15%
Plymouth Albion
13
13,071
1,005
1,301
826
12%
Rams
12
7,070
589
1,131
356
47%
Richmond
12
7,449
621
756
495
31%
Rosslyn Park
13
9,449
727
2,000
495
36%
Rotherham Titans
12
6,298
525
687
462
21%
Sale FC
13
5,216
401
712
210
12%
Individual statistics
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Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes (unused substitutes not included).
Largest home win — 85 points 92 – 7 Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2019
Largest away win — 50 points 50 – 0 Richmond away to Canterbury on 9 November 2019
Most points scored — 92 92 – 7 Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2019
Most tries in a match — 14 Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2019
Most conversions in a match — 11 Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2019
Most penalties in a match — 5 (6) Old Elthamians at home to Plymouth Albion on 28 September 2019
Most drop goals in a match — 1 (3) Plymouth Albion at home to Canterbury on 5 October 2019
Highest — 2,000 Rosslyn Park at home to Richmond on 6 March 2020
Lowest — 145 Cinderford at home to Blackheath on 7 March 2020
Highest average attendance — 1,005 Plymouth Albion
Lowest average attendance — 245 Hull Ionians
Most points in a match — 35 Brandon Asher-Wood for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2019
Most tries in a match — 7 Brandon Asher-Wood for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2019
Most conversions in a match — 9 Warren Seals for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Birmingham Moseley on 30 November 2019
Most penalties in a match — 5 (6) Tom White for Old Elthamians at home to Plymouth Albion on 28 September 2019 Clifford Hodgson for Birmingham Moseley at home to Sale FC on 2 November 2019 Craig Holland for Rosslyn Park at home to Chinnor on 9 November 2019 Clifford Hodgson for Birmingham Moseley at home to Rams on 21 December 2019 Chris Johnson for Sale FC away to Blackheath on 25 January 2020 Mark Cooke for Blackheath at home to Plymouth Albion on 8 February 2020
Most drop goals in a match — 1 (3) Connor Eastgate for Plymouth Albion at home to Canterbury on 5 October 2019 Chris Johnson for Sale FC at home to Rosslyn Park on 5 October 2019 Bradley Burr for Bishop's Stortford at home to Rams on 26 October 2019
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