Regional 1 North West

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SportRugby union
Instituted2022
Number of teams12
Country England
Regional 1 North West
Current season or competition:
2025–26 Regional 1 North West
SportRugby union
Instituted2022
Number of teams12
Country England
HoldersHuddersfield (2025–26)
Most titlesLymm
Macclesfield
Rossendale
Huddersfield (1 title)
WebsiteNorthern Division

Regional 1 North West is a level five league in the English rugby union system, with the twelve teams drawn from across North West England. The other level five leagues are Regional 1 Midlands, Regional 1 North East, Regional 1 South Central, Regional 1 South East and Regional 1 South West.[1]

Huddersfield are the 2025-26 champions and will be promoted to National League 2 North.

The twelve teams in this league are drawn from across North West England, with the league champions promoted to National League 2 North. The league's bottom two teams are relegated to either Regional 2 North or Regional 2 North West 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

Departing were Rossendale, promoted to National League 2 North, whilst Stoke-on-Trent (11th) and Birkenhead Park (12th) were relegated to Regional 2 Midlands North and Regional 2 North West respectively. Also leaving were Penrith (7th) and Kendal (9th) on a level transfer to Regional 1 North East; as were Newport (Salop) (6th) to Regional 1 Midlands.

Participating teams and locations

League table

Regional 1 North West 2025–26
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points Points amend
1Huddersfield (P) 2221011021570432220106
2Anselmians 221912952410542211100
3Stockport 22150766145820313275
4Burton 221219617655−3818371
5Leek 2211011641646−515665
6Blackburn 2212010598690−9213162
7Bowdon 2210012550598−489554
8Rochdale 228113583796−21313552
9Manchester 22811361675413813148
10Wirral 228113575642−678446
11Long Eaton (R) 224018521815−29411431
12Derby (R) 221120429867−4397513−5
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Team with most draws
  3. Difference between points for and against
  4. Total number of points for
  5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  6. 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 (subject to confirmation by the RFU).

Updated: 19 April 2025

Source:[6]

2024–25

Departing were Macclesfield, promoted to National League 2 West, whilst Sandbach and Northwich were relegated to Regional 2 North West.

Participating teams and locations

League table

Regional 1 North West 2024–25
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
CRossendale22181399457042419194
2Anselmians22180470245824414288
3Manchester22170583550233318187
4Wirral2216066275299815281
5Stockport22140877856221616375
6Newport (Salop)22110116616332813562
7Penrith2283117236794915558
8Blackburn227114594805−21110343
9Kendal226115564649−8512543
10Leek227015588836−24810442
RStoke-on-Trent224018602915−31315334
RBirkenhead Park223019447977−5307221
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Team with most draws
  3. Difference between points for and against
  4. Total number of points for
  5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  6. 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 (subject to confirmation by the RFU).

Updated: 15 April 2025

Source:[15]

2023–24

Departing were Lymm, promoted to National League 2 North whilst Kirkby Lonsdale and Burnage were relegated to Regional 2 North West.

Participating teams and locations

League table

Regional 1 North West 2023–24
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
CMacclesfield222011908378+530220104
2Rossendale2219121081402+679212101
3Blackburn221615877435+44219287
4Wirral221408550514+3614373
5Manchester221318528519+911267
6Kendal229112488627−1398349
7Stockport228014448611−1639445
8Penrith227015504751−24710442
9Anselmians227213382653−2716341
10Leek225116483658−1754733
RSandbach225017395680−2855530
RNorthwich225017390806−4165126
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Team with most draws
  3. Difference between points for and against
  4. Total number of points for
  5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  6. 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: 12 May 2024
Source:[24]

Results

Home \ Away ANS BLA KEN LEE MAC MAN NOR PEN ROS SAN STO WIR
Anselmians — 29–29 19–12 13–14 5–33 22–22 18–7 26–22 25–57 13–11 22–12 14–27
Blackburn 45–3 — 24–19 57–0 14–29 24–25 62–15 64–17 25–24 42–14 40–5 47–5
Kendal 5–28 38–80 — 20–17 14–25 14–25 47–20 13–0 17–34 26–18 33–24 31–30
Leek 47–20 20–50 25–25 — 11–24 17–28 64–20 41–43 19–34 18–13 11–18 17–22
Macclesfield 75–5 34–26 38–22 41–5 — 31–21 38–17 57–15 36–60 66–24 46–6 22–10
Manchester 18–12 17–24 38–34 20–15 13–29 — 29–18 40–32 26–46 29–14 28–17 33–28
Northwich 29–28 26–87 15–22 34–30 13–66 17–7 — 69–19 7–68 21–5 17–32 13–31
Penrith 38–15 15–21 27–7 21–27 24–33 17–34 35–5 — 35–66 19–14 29–12 23–24
Rossendale 71–7 40–21 45–14 54–12 26–26 27–5 43–3 106–14 — 45–7 40–10 61–33
Sandbach 35–19 8–47 17–30 44–38 12–41 24–12 33–7 21–24 12–75 — 18–17 24–37
Stockport 26–29 24–26 31–34 24–14 7–50 26–34 27–10 32–23 34–33 27–20 — 27–26
Wirral 18–10 28–22 27–15 33–21 32–48 31–24 15–7 24–12 14–26 27–7 28–10 —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2024. Source: Regional 1 North West
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

2022–23

Regional 1 North West honours

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