The 2024–25 National League 1 is the 37th season of the third tier of the English domestic rugby union competitions .
2024–25 National League 1 Countries England Date 7 September 2024 – 26 April 2025 Matches played 56 Attendance 37,158 Highest attendance 1,310 – Plymouth v Blackheath, 12 October 2024 Lowest attendance 189 – Leicester Lions v Rosslyn Park, 26 October 2024 Tries scored 448 Top point scorer 113 – Richard Hayes (Rotherham) Top try scorer 9 – Max Hayman (Rams)
Participating teams and locations
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2024–25 National 1 teams in England
2024–25 Greater London National League 1 clubs
Team
Ground
Capacity
City/Area
Previous season
Birmingham Moseley Billesley Common [ 2] 5,000 (1,300 seats)
Birmingham , West Midlands 5th
Bishop's Stortford Silver Leys[ 3]
1,600
Bishop's Stortford , Hertfordshire 11th
Blackheath Well Hall
1,650 (550 seats)
Eltham , London 8th
Darlington Mowden Park The Darlington Arena [ 4] 25,500
Darlington , County Durham 7th
Dings Crusaders Shaftesbury Park [ 5]
2,250 (250 seats)
Frenchay , Bristol Promoted from National League 2 West (champions)[ 6]
Esher Molesey Road 3,500
Hersham , Surrey Promoted from National League 2 East (champions)[ 7]
Leicester Lions Westleigh Park
2,000
Blaby , Leicestershire 12th
Plymouth Albion The Brickfields [ 8] 8,500
Plymouth , Devon 4th
Rams Old Bath Road[ 9]
2,000 (300 seats)[ 10]
Sonning , Reading , Berkshire 2nd
Richmond Athletic Ground [ 11] 4,500 (1,000 seats)
Richmond , London 6th
Rosslyn Park The Rock
2,000
Roehampton , London 3rd
Rotherham Titans Clifton Lane [ 12] 2,500
Rotherham , South Yorkshire Promoted from National League 2 North (champions)[ 13]
Sale FC Heywood Road [ 14] 3,387
Sale , Greater Manchester 10th
Sedgley Park Park Lane [ 15] 3,000
Whitefield , Bury, Greater Manchester 9th
Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2024. Source: National League Rugby
[ 16] 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
Fixtures for the season were published by the RFU on 31 May 2025.[ 17]
Rotherham Titans 31 – 21 Rosslyn Park
Clifton Lane Matt Sharpe
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 65 – 24 Esher
Park Lane Henry Pearson
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 40 – 20 Dings Crusaders
Billesley Common Alan Chandrachud
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford 36 – 12 Leicester Lions
Silver Leys Jamie Parr
Blackheath 20 – 31 Richmond
Well Hall Karl Dickson
(2 BP) Plymouth Albion 24 – 28 Sale FC (1 BP)
The Brickfields Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Rams 41 – 12 Darlington Mowden Park
Old Bath Road Tim Allatt
[ 18]
Leicester Lions 7 – 21 Birmingham Moseley
Westleigh Park Tim Allatt
(1 BP) Sale FC 24 – 18 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Heywood Road Iain Kiy
Bishop's Stortford 10 – 39 Blackheath (1 BP)
Silver Leys Michael Lamb
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 28 – 45 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders 46 – 29 Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park Jamie Parr
(1 BP) Esher 24 – 43 Rams (1 BP)
Molesey Road Matt Sharp
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 19 – 21 Richmond
The Rock Adam Wookey
[ 19]
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 48 – 19 Esher
Clifton Lane Tim Allatt
Sedgley Park 11 – 20 Dings Crusaders
Park Lane Ben Wood
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 28 – 14 Bishop's Stortford
Billesley Common Henry Pearson
(1 BP) Blackheath 32 – 24 Rosslyn Park
Well Hall Alan Chandrachud
Plymouth Albion 27 – 22 Leicester Lions (1 BP)
The Brickfields Matt Sharp
(1 BP) Richmond 48 – 7 Darlington Mowden Park
Athletic Ground Iain Kiy
21 September 2024[ a]
Old Bath Road Jamie Parr
[ 21]
Sale FC 21 – 17 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Heywood Road Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 35 – 13 Blackheath
Billesley Common Ben Rayner
Bishop's Stortford 20 – 39 Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Silver Leys Ben Wood
Darlington Mowden Park 13 – 46 Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena Tim Allatt
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders 36 – 44 Rams (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park Matt Sharpe
Esher 17 – 52 Richmond (1 BP)
Molesey Road Jamie Parr
(1 BP) Leicester Lions 29 – 23 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Westleigh Park Henry Pearson
[ 22]
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 45 – 19 Dings Crusaders
Clifton Lane Ben Rayner
Sedgley Park 12 – 27 Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Park Lane Tim Allatt
(1 BP) Blackheath 40 – 5 Darlington Mowden Park
Well Hall Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 35 – 15 Birmingham Moseley
The Brickfields Iain Kiy
(1 BP) Rams 54 – 22 Leicester Lions (1 BP)
Old Bath Road Ben Wood
(1 BP) Richmond 31 – 27 Sale FC (1 BP)
Athletic Ground Jamie Parr
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 44 – 26 Esher (1 BP)
The Rock Michael Lamb
[ 23]
Leicester Lions 17 – 34 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Westleigh Park Jamie Parr
Sale FC 15 – 34 Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Heywood Road Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Birmingham Moseley 28 – 26 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Billesley Common Henry Pearson
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford 6 – 10 Rams
Silver Leys Matt Sharpe
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders 31 – 31 Richmond (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Esher 31 – 21 Darlington Mowden Park
Molesey Road Callum Watson
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 29 – 23 Blackheath (1 BP)
The Brickfields Mike Lamb
[ 24]
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 34 – 45 Bishop's Stortford (1 BP)
Clifton Lane Owen Taylor
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 41 – 26 Plymouth Albion (1 BP)
Park Lane Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Blackheath 50 – 27 Esher (1 BP)
Well Hall Ben Wood
(2 BP) Darlington Mowden Park 34 – 38 Sale FC (1 BP)
Northern Echo Arena Tim Allatt
(1 BP) Rams 24 – 7 Birmingham Moseley
Old Bath Road Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Richmond 43 – 12 Leicester Lions
Athletic Ground Callum Watson
(1 BP) Rosslyn Park 61 – 24 Dings Crusaders (1 BP)
The Rock Jamie Parr
[ 25]
(1 BP) Leicester Lions 24 – 48 Rosslyn Park (1 BP)
Westleigh Park Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Sale FC 33 – 22 Esher
Heywood Road Matthew Sharpe
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 24 – 36 Blackheath (1 BP)
Park Lane Jamie Parr
Birmingham Moseley 19 – 30 Rotherham Titans
Billesley Common Iain Kiy
(1 BP) Bishop's Stortford 31 – 43 Richmond (1 BP)
Silver Leys Henry Pearson
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders 46 – 20 Darlington Mowden Park
Shaftesbury Park Jack Moorhouse
(1 BP) Plymouth Albion 16 – 21 Rams
The Brickfields Alan Chandrachud
[ 26]
Richmond v Birmingham Moseley
Rosslyn Park v Bishop's Stortford
Rotherham Titans v Plymouth Albion
Darlington Mowden Park v Leicester Lions
Sedgley Park v Rotherham Titans
Birmingham Moseley v Rosslyn Park
Bishop's Stortford v Darlington Mowden Park
Blackheath v Dings Crusaders
Darlington Mowden Park v Birmingham Moseley
Rosslyn Park v Plymouth Albion
Leicester Lions v Dings Crusaders
Rotherham Titans v Blackheath
Plymouth Albion v Darlington Mowden Park
Sedgley Park v Rosslyn Park
Bishop's Stortford v Sale FC
Sale FC v Birmingham Moseley
Blackheath v Leicester Lions
Darlington Mowden Park v Sedgley Park
Dings Crusaders v Bishop's Stortford
Richmond v Rotherham Titans
Rotherham Titans v Darlington Mowden Park
Birmingham Moseley v Leicester Lions
Blackheath v Bishop's Stortford
Plymouth Albion v Dings Crusaders
Leicester Lions v Plymouth Albion
Bishop's Stortford v Birmingham Moseley
Darlington Mowden Park v Richmond
Dings Crusaders v Sedgley Park
Sedgley Park v Leicester Lions
Blackheath v Birmingham Moseley
Plymouth Albion v Bishop's Stortford
Rosslyn Park v Darlington Mowden Park
Birmingham Moseley v Plymouth Albion
Bishop's Stortford v Sedgley Park
Darlington Mowden Park v Blackheath
Dings Crusaders v Rotherham Titans
Rotherham v Leicester Lions
Sedgley Park v Birmingham Moseley
Blackheath v Plymouth Albion
Darlington Mowden Park v Esher
Sale FC v Darlington Mowden Park
Bishop's Stortford v Rotherham Titans
Dings Crusaders v Rosslyn Park
Plymouth Albion v Sedgley Park
Rotherham Titans v Birmingham Moseley
Darlington Mowden Park v Dings Crusaders
Richmond v Bishop's Stortford
Rosslyn Park v Leicester Lions
Leicester Lions v Darlington Mowden Park
Birmingham Moseley v Richmond
Bishop's Stortford v Rosslyn Park
Plymouth Albion v Rotherham Titans
Rotherham Titans v Sedgley Park
Darlington Mowden Park v Bishop's Stortford
Rosslyn Park v Birmingham Moseley
Dings Crusaders v Blackheath
Birmingham Moseley v Darlington Mowden Park
Plymouth Albion v Rosslyn Park
Darlington Mowden Park v Plymouth Albion
Sale FC v Bishop's Stortford
Blackheath v Rotherham Titans
Dings Crusaders v Leicester Lions
Rosslyn Park v Sedgley Park
Leicester Lions v Blackheath
Rotherham Titans v Richmond
Sedgley Park v Darlington Mowden Park
Birmingham Moseley v Sale FC
Bishop's Stortford v Dings Crusaders
Darlington Mowden Park v Rams
Dings Crusaders v Birmingham Moseley
Leicester Lions v Bishop's Stortford
Rosslyn Park v Rotherham Titans
Club
Home
Total
Average
Highest
Lowest
% Capacity
Birmingham Moseley
5
3,103
621
703
582
12%
Bishop's Stortford
5
2,785
557
650
500
35%
Blackheath
4
2,186
547
627
425
33%
Darlington Mowden Park
3
2,528
843
950
722
3%
Dings Crusaders
4
1,931
483
672
322
21%
Esher
3
2,707
902
1,032
730
26%
Leicester Lions
4
1,037
259
340
189
13%
Plymouth Albion
5
5,918
1,184
1,310
1,026
14%
Rams
4
3,688
922
1,175
798
46%
Richmond
3
2,195
732
800
645
16%
Rosslyn Park
3
1,970
657
729
525
33%
Rotherham Titans
4
2,361
590
615
525
24%
Sale FC
4
3,102
776
834
712
23%
Sedgley Park
5
1,647
329
401
243
11%
[ 18] [ 19] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25] [ 26]
Individual statistics
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Rank
Player
Team
Points
1
Richard Hayes
Rotherham Titans
113
2
Tom Flitch
Blackheath
87
3
Callum Grieve
Richmond
84
4
Thomas Putt
Plymouth Albion
73
5
Michael Cooke
Bishop's Stortford
61
6
Fraser Honey
Rams
60
7
Joshua Bragman
Rosslyn Park
49
8
Max Hayman
Rams
45
8
Rhys Henderson
Sedgley Park
40
[ 18] [ 19] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25] [ 26]
Rank
Player
Team
Tries
1
Max Hayman
Rams
9
2
Rhys Henderson
Sedgley Park
8
3
Callum Bustin
Rotherham
7
Craig Duncan
Plymouth Albion
4
Zachary Clow
Rams
6
Tomasz Posniak
Rams
5
Deago Bailey
Dings Crusaders
5
Joshua Brown
Sale FC
Jasper Cameron
Rosslyn Park
Obi Ene
Sale FC
Benjamin Marfo
Rosslyn Park
Chidera Obonna
Richmond
Aquile Smith
Birmingham Moseley
Alexander Schwarz
Richmond
Charlie Walker
Rosslyn Park
[ 18] [ 19] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25] [ 26]
^ Game originally scheduled for 15:00 BST but travel difficulties for Sale FC meant kick-off delayed by an hour.[ 20]
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