Regional 1 North East
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 2022 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country | |
| Holders | Heath (2025–26 (promoted to National League North) |
| Most titles | Billingham, Harrogate, Scunthorpe, Heath (1 title) |
| Website | Northern Division |
Regional 1 North East is a level five league in the English rugby union system, with the twelve teams drawn from across North East England and the East Midlands. The other level five leagues are Regional 1 Midlands, Regional 1 North West, Regional 1 South Central, Regional 1 South East and Regional 1 South West.[1]
Heath are the 2025-26 champions and are promoted to National League 2 North.
The twelve teams in this league are drawn from across North East England and the East Midlands, with the league champions promoted to National 2 North. The league's bottom two teams are relegated to either Regional 2 North, Regional 2 North East or Regional 2 North Midlands, depending on their geographic location.[1]
The season runs from September to April and comprises twenty-two rounds of matches, with each club playing each of its rivals home and away. The results of the matches contribute points to the league table 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
2025–26
Eiight of last seasons teams competed in this season's competition. Departing were the champions Scunthorpe, promoted to National 2 North, while Percy Park (11th) and Selby (12th) were relegated to Regional 2 North and Regional 2 NE respectively. Also leaving was Huddersfield (2nd) on a level transfer to Regional 1 North West. The new teams entering the league were Harrogate (12th) relegated from National League North, Middlesbrough (1st) promoted from Regional 2 North and two teams, Penrith (7th) and Kendal (9th), both on a level transfer from Regional 1 North West.
Participating teams and locations
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Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Heath | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 983 | 363 | +620 | 17 | 1 | 102 | Promotion place |
| 2 | Alnwick | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 741 | 349 | +392 | 14 | 3 | 93 | Promotion play-off |
| 3 | Harrogate | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 794 | 445 | +349 | 18 | 3 | 85 | |
| 4 | Ilkley | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 811 | 616 | +195 | 17 | 4 | 73 | |
| 5 | Blaydon | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 605 | 558 | +47 | 13 | 3 | 58 | |
| 6 | Driffield | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 582 | 682 | −100 | 15 | 1 | 58 | |
| 7 | Sandal | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 638 | 722 | −84 | 11 | 1 | 50 | |
| 8 | Kendal | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 559 | 532 | +27 | 8 | 6 | 48 | |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 583 | 754 | −171 | 12 | 2 | 46 | Relegation play-off |
| 10 | York | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 455 | 616 | −161 | 9 | 3 | 44 | |
| 11 | Penrith (R) | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 495 | 950 | −455 | 11 | 4 | 39 | Relegation places |
| 12 | Cleckheaton (R) | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 348 | 1007 | −659 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of matches won
- Number of matches drawn
- 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
2024–25
Departing were Harrogate, promoted to National 2 North while Doncaster Phoenix (11th) and Pontefract (12th) were relegated to Regional 2 NE.
Participating teams and locations
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Table
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | ||||||
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| C | Scunthorpe | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 761 | 421 | 340 | 16 | 4 | 88 | |||||
| 2 | Huddersfield | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 714 | 515 | 199 | 16 | 2 | 86 | |||||
| 3 | Heath | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 656 | 492 | 164 | 13 | 3 | 80 | |||||
| 4 | York | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 600 | 426 | 174 | 11 | 0 | 75 | |||||
| 5 | Alnwick | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 612 | 584 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 60 | |||||
| 6 | Cleckheaton | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 557 | 714 | −157 | 10 | 1 | 53 | |||||
| 7 | Ilkley | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 563 | 597 | −34 | 11 | 3 | 52 | |||||
| 8 | Driffield | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 543 | 607 | −64 | 7 | 6 | 51 | |||||
| 9 | Sandal | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 573 | 704 | −131 | 12 | 2 | 50 | |||||
| 10 | Blaydon | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 586 | 616 | −30 | 12 | 5 | 41 | |||||
| R | Percy Park | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 481 | 737 | −256 | 9 | 5 | 38 | |||||
| R | Selby | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 515 | 748 | −233 | 12 | 5 | 37 | |||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places (subject to confirmation by the RFU). Updated: 13 April 2025 Source:[10] | ||||||||||||||||
2023–24
Nine of last seasons teams compete in this season's competition. Last season's champions, Billingham, are promoted to National League 2 North, while two teams were relegated to Regional 2 North Midlands; Paviors (11th) and West Bridgford (12th). New teams in the league are Blaydon and Harrogate, relegated from National League 2 North, and one team was promoted from Regional 2 North East, Pontefract.
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Table
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | ||||||
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| C | Harrogate | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 595 | 382 | 213 | 11 | 3 | 82 | |||||
| 2 | Heath | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 563 | 393 | 170 | 11 | 3 | 80 | |||||
| 3 | York | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 596 | 385 | 211 | 11 | 3 | 76 | |||||
| 4 | Driffield | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 585 | 441 | 144 | 14 | 3 | 69 | |||||
| 5 | Alnwick | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 515 | 571 | −56 | 7 | 1 | 60 | |||||
| 6 | Blaydon | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 570 | 570 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 58 | |||||
| 7 | Scunthorpe | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 490 | 493 | −3 | 9 | 4 | 53 | |||||
| 8 | Sandal | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 520 | 517 | +3 | 9 | 5 | 52 | |||||
| 9 | Ilkley | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 496 | 537 | −41 | 7 | 6 | 45 | |||||
| 10 | Cleckheaton | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 504 | 588 | −84 | 6 | 5 | 43 | |||||
| R | Doncaster Phoenix | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 392 | 655 | −263 | 5 | 3 | 32 | |||||
| R | Pontefract | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 291 | 585 | −294 | 1 | 3 | 24 | |||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places. Updated: 6 April 2024 Source:[14] | ||||||||||||||||