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Rugby union competition in England
2022–23 National League 2 North Countries England Date 3 September 2022 – 6 May 2023 Champions Sedgley Park (1st title)Runners-up Fylde Relegated Harrogate Blaydon Matches played 180 Attendance 58,114 (average 323 per match) Highest attendance 1,042 – Fylde v Sedgley Park, 4 March 2023 Lowest attendance 100 – Harrogate v Blaydon, 4 February 2023 Harrogate v Chester, 4 March 2023 Harrogate v Huddersfield, 18 March, 2023 Tries scored 1237 (average 6.9 per match) Top point scorer 267 – Richard Hayes (Rotherham Titans) Top try scorer 23 – Rhys Henderson (Sedgley Park) [ 1]
The 2022–23 National League 2 North was the 35th season of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions; one of three at this level. The others are, the newly formed, National League 2 East and National League 2 West . Previously, there were two leagues at level four; this league and National League 2 South .[ 2]
Sedgley Park became champions with one match to play and are promoted to National League One , while Blaydon and Harrogate are relegated to Regional 1 North East .[ 3]
The league consists of fourteen teams and each play the others on a home and away basis, to make a total of 26 matches each. The champions are promoted to National League 1 and the last two teams are relegated to Regional 1 North East or Regional 1 North West ; depending on their location.
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 [ edit ]
Locations of the 2022–23 National League 2 North teams
Eleven of last season ’s sixteen teams played in this season’s competition. Hull , as last season’s champions, were promoted, and four teams were transferred to the newly formed National League 2 West ; Bournville , Loughborough Students , Luctonians and Stourbridge . Three teams were promoted into the league; Otley and Preston Grasshoppers from the North Premier and Sheffield RUFC from the Midlands Premier . There was no relegation and Huddersfield (15th) and Harrogate (16th) continued to play at this level.[ 4] [ 5]
Team
Ground
Capacity
City/Area
Previous season
Blaydon
Crow Trees
2,000 (400 seats)
Swalwell , Tyne and Wear
14th
Chester
Hare Lane
2,000 (500 seats)
Chester , Cheshire
11th
Fylde
Woodlands Memorial Ground
9,000
Lytham St. Annes , Lancashire
5th
Harrogate
Rudding Lane
Harrogate , North Yorkshire
16th
Huddersfield
Lockwood Park
1,500 (500 seats)
Huddersfield , West Yorkshire
15th
Hull Ionians
Brantingham Park
1,500 (240 seats)
Brantingham , East Riding
6th
Otley
Cross Green
5,000
Otley , Leeds , West Yorkshire
promoted from North Premier (1st)
Preston Grasshoppers
Lightfoot Green
5,000
Preston, Lancashire
promoted from North Premier (2nd)
Rotherham Titans
Clifton Lane
2,500
Rotherham , South Yorkshire
3rd
Sedgley Park
Park Lane
3,000
Whitefield , Bury, Greater Manchester
2nd
Sheffield
Abbeydale Park
3,200 (100 seats)
Sheffield , South Yorkshire
promoted from Midlands Premier (2nd)
Sheffield Tigers
Dore Moor
Sheffield , South Yorkshire
9th
Tynedale
Tynedale Park
2,000 (400 seats)
Corbridge , Northumberland
7th
Wharfedale
The Avenue
2,000
Threshfield , North Yorkshire
12th
[ 6]
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2023. Source: National League 2 East RFU
[ 7] 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(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated Notes:
^ Huddersfield were deducted 5 points
^ Blaydon were deducted 5 points
^ Westcliff were deducted 5 points
Fixtures for the season were announced by the RFU on 13 June 2022.[ 8]
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 67 – 15 Harrogate
Clifton Lane Attendance: 252 Referee: Matt Sharpe
(1 BP) Huddersfield 15 – 20 Sheffield Tigers
Lockwood Park Attendance: 215 Referee: Peter Connor
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 38 – 15 Otley
Park Lane Attendance: 301 Referee: Nathan Howarth
Blaydon 21 – 34 Hull Ionians (1 BP)
Crow Trees Attendance: 145 Referee: Dn Wood
(1 BP) Fylde 34 – 29 Chester (1 BP)
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 540 Referee: James O'Brien
(1 BP) Tynedale 36 – 14 Sheffield
Tynedale Park Attendance: 215 Referee: David Charlton
(1 BP) Wharfedale 57 – 18 Preston Grasshoppers
The Avenue Attendance: 535 Referee: Michael Harris
[ 9]
(2 BP) Blaydon 26 – 30 Tynedale
Crow Trees Attendance: 578 Referee: Owen Taylor
(1 BP) Chester 19 – 20 Sedgley Park
Hare Lane Attendance: 301 Referee: Nathan Howarth
Harrogate 7 – 24 Wharfdale (1 BP)
Rudding Lane Attendance: 313 Referee: David Charlton
Hull Ionians 27 – 22 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Brantingham Park Attendance: 353 Referee: Tim Allatt
Otley 25 – 22 Huddersfield (1 BP)
Cross Green Attendance: 250 Referee: David Jones
Preston Grasshoppers 6 – 22 Fylde (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 289 Referee: Ben Davis
Sheffield Tigers 14 – 35 Sheffield (1 BP)
Dore Moor Attendance: 448 Referee: Gavin Jones
[ 10]
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 50 – 3 Blaydon
Clifton Lane Attendance: 259 Referee: Alex Rose
(1 BP) Huddersfield 17 – 23 Chester
Lockwood Park Attendance: 196 Referee: Daniel Rowlands
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 50 – 8 Preston Grasshoppers
Park Lane Attendance: 202 Referee: James O'Brien
(1 BP) Fylde 74 – 5 Harrogate
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 462 Referee: David Charlton
Sheffield 20 – 18 Otley (1 BP)
Abbeydale Park Attendance: 856 Referee: Peter Caunt
(1 BP) Tynedale 41 – 34 Sheffield Tigers (2 BP)
Tynedale Park Attendance: 211 Referee: Daniel Woods
(1 BP) Wharfedale 13 – 20 Hull Ionians
The Avenue Attendance: 525 Referee: Timothy Allatt
[ 11]
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 37 – 7 Tynedale
Clifton Lane Attendance: 251 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers 32 – 12 Huddersfield
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 198 Referee: Nathan Howarth
Blaydon 7 – 46 Wharfedale (1 BP)
Crow Trees Attendance: 167 Referee: Jonathan Cook
Chester 8 – 5 Sheffield (1 BP)
Hare Lane Attendance: 250 Referee: Benjamin Davis
Harrogate 10 – 41 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Rudding Lane Attendance: 199 Referee: Peter Connor
(2 BP) Hull Ionians 31 – 34 Fylde (1 BP)
Brantingham Park Attendance: 301 Referee: Daniel Woods
(1 BP) Otley 24 – 8 Sheffield Tigers
Cross Green Attendance: 175 Referee: Michael Harris
[ 12]
Huddersfield 15 – 29 Harrogate (1 BP)
Lockwood Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Michael Harris
Sedgley Park 18 – 10 Hull Ionians
Park Lane Attendance: 257 Referee: Benjamin Davis
(1 BP) Fylde 42 – 7 Blaydon
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 517 Referee: Nathan Howarth
(1 BP) Sheffield 38 – 17 Preston Grasshoppers
Abbeydale Park Attendance: 245 Referee: Timothy Allatt
Sheffield Tigers 15 – 39 Chester (1 BP)
Dore Moor Attendance: 168 Referee: David Charlton
(1 BP) Tynedale 22 – 25 Otley
Tynedale Park Attendance: 202 Referee: Owen Taylor
(1 BP) Wharfedale 23 – 29 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
The Avenue Attendance: 535 Referee: Daniel Woods
[ 13]
(1 BP) Otley 10 – 15 Hull Ionians
Cross Green Attendance: 250 Referee: Llyr Apgeriant-Roberts
[ 14]
Rotherham Titans 16 – 41 Fylde (1 BP)
Clifton Lane Attendance: 405 Referee: Ben Rayner
Preston Grasshoppers 24 – 18 Sheffield Tigers (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 250 Referee: James O'Brien
Blaydon 15 – 42 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Crow Trees Attendance: 142 Referee: Daniel Woods
(1 BP) Chester 22 – 24 Otley (1 BP)
Hare Lane Attendance: 350 Referee: Nathan Howarth
Harrogate 22 – 47 Sheffield (1 BP)
Rudding Lane Attendance: 150 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
(1 BP) Hull Ionians 58 – 17 Huddersfield
Brantingham Park Attendance: 245 Referee: Gavin Jones
(1 BP) Wharfedale 22 – 29 Tynedale (1 BP)
The Avenue Attendance: 427 Referee: Michael Harris
[ 15]
(1 BP) Huddersfield 24 – 7 Blaydon
Lockwood Park Attendance: 266 Referee: Benjamin Davis
Sedgley Park 25 – 17 Rotherham Titans
Park Lane Attendance: 211 Referee: Benjamin Wood
(1 BP) Fylde 43 – 3 Wharfedale
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 583 Referee: Geraint Roberts
(1 BP) Otley 28 – 15 Preston Grasshoppers
Cross Green Attendance: 250 Referee: Daniel Woods
(1 BP) Sheffield 19 – 26 Hull Ionians (1 BP)
Abbeydale Park Attendance: 231 Referee: Peter Connor
Sheffield Tigers 16 – 10 Harrogate (1 BP)
Dore Moor Attendance: 202 Referee: Galvin Jones
(1 BP) Tynedale 14 – 21 Chester
Tynedale Park Attendance: 211 Referee: David Charlton
[ 16]
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 27 – 3 Huddersfield
Clifton Lane Attendance: 292 Referee: Jamie Parr
Preston Grasshoppers 13 – 29 Chester (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 257 Referee: Peter Connor
(1 BP) Blaydon 32 – 19 Sheffield
Crow Trees Attendance: 178 Referee: Michael Harris
(1 BP) Fylde 43 – 10 Tynedale
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 452 Referee: Daniel Woods
(1 BP) Harrogate 10 – 16 Otley
Rudding Lane Attendance: 250 Referee: Benjamin Davis
(1 BP) Hull Ionians 34 – 16 Sheffield Tigers
Brantingham Park Attendance: 202 Referee: David Charlton
Wharfedale 6 – 15 Sedgley Park
The Avenue Attendance: 372 Referee: Nathan Howarth
[ 17]
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers 34 – 22 Blaydon (1 BP)
Dore Moor Attendance: 311 Referee: Daniel Woods
Tynedale 17 – 12 Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP)
Tynedale Park Attendance: 320 Referee: Ben Rayner
Huddersfield 20 – 14 Wharfedale (1 BP)
Lockwood Park Attendance: 262 Referee: Connor Boyle
Sheffield 14 – 39 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Abbeydale Park Attendance: 623 Referee: Benjamin Davis
Park Lane Attendance: 400 Referee: Timothy Allatt
(1 BP) Chester 45 – 19 Harrogate
Hare Lane Attendance: 400 Referee: Owen Taylor
[ 18]
Harrogate 23 – 17 Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP)
Rudding Lane Attendance: 258 Referee: MIchael Harris
(1 BP) Hull Ionians 26 – 10 Chester
Brantingham Park Attendance: 351 Referee: Timothy Allatt
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 14 – 19 Sheffield Tigers
Clifton Lane Attendance: 325 Referee: James Dowds
(1 BP) Wharfedale 26 – 22 Sheffield (2 BP)
The Avenue Attendance: 409 Referee: Daniel Woods
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 33 – 28 Tynedale (2 BP)
Park Lane Attendance: 378 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
Crow Trees Attendance: 178 Referee: David Charlton
(1 BP) Fylde 57 – 14 Huddersfield
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 480 Referee: Benjamin Davis
[ 19]
(1 BP) Otley 39 – 26 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Cross Green Attendance: 260 Referee: Michael Harris
Sheffield Tigers 34 – 14 Wharfedale
Dore Moor Attendance: 250 Referee: Tim Allatt
Tynedale 15 – 8 Harrogate (1 BP)
Tynedale Park Attendance: 385 Referee: Nathan Howarth
(1 BP) Huddersfield 26 – 38 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Lockwood Park Attendance: 208 Referee: Daniel Woods
Abbeydale Park Attendance: 356 Referee: Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers 20 – 21 Hull Ionians
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 221 Referee: Ben Davis
(1 BP) Chester 31 – 19 Blaydon
Hare Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Henry Pearson
[ 20]
(1 BP) Hull Ionians 24 – 17 Harrogate (1 BP)
Brantingham Park Attendance: 275 Referee: Daniel Woods
Rotherham Titans 26 – 21 Chester (1 BP)
Clifton Lane Attendance: 253 Referee: David Charlton
(1 BP) Wharfedale 27 – 28 Otley
The Avenue Attendance: 580 Referee: Benjamin Davis
(1 BP) Huddersfield 38 – 14 Tynedale
Lockwood Park Attendance: 214 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 47 – 17 Sheffield
Park Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Timothy Allatt
Blaydon 22 – 22 Preston Grasshoppers
Crow Trees Attendance: 215 Referee: Michael Harris
Fylde 20 – 11 Sheffield Tigers
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 583 Referee: James O'Brien
[ 21]
Sheffield Tigers P – P Sedgley Park
Tynedale P – P Hull Ionians
Sheffield P – P Huddersfield
Preston Grasshoppers 21 – 16 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 247 Referee: James O'Brien
Chester 24 – 22 Wharfedale (1 BP)
Hare Lane Attendance: 336 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Robertd
[ 22]
Rotherham Titans P – P Hull Ionians
Sheffield P – P Sheffield Tigers
Fylde P – P Preston Grasshoppers
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Harrogate 0 – 52 Fylde (1 BP)
Rudding Lane Attendance: 200 Referee: Michael Harris
(1 BP) Hull Ionians 37 – 24 Wharfedale (1 BP)
Brantingham Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Daniel Woods
(1 BP) Otley 25 – 3 Sheffield
Cross Green Attendance: 200 Referee: Llyr ApGerriant-Roberts
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers 26 – 7 Tynedale
Dore Moor Attendance: 467 Referee: Peter Connor
Preston Grasshoppers 7 – 46 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 473 Referee: Banjamin Davis
Blaydon 19 – 47 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Crow Trees Attendance: 232 Referee: David Charlton
(1 BP) Chester 19 – 20 Huddersfield
Hare Lane Attendance: 250 Referee: James O'Brien
[ 23]
Sheffield Tigers P – P Otley
Tynedale 25 – 10 Rotherham Titans
Tynedale Park Attendance: 325 Referee: Michael Harris
The Avenue Attendance: 268 Referee: Ben Davis
Huddersfield 19 – 13 Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP)
Lockwood Park Attendance: 233 Referee: David Charlton
(1 BP) Sheffield 7 – 10 Chester
Abbeydale Park Attendance: 456 Referee: Nathan Howarth
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 39 – 7 Harrogate
Park Lane Attendance: 200 Referee: James O'Brien
Fylde 22– 15 Hull Ionians (1 BP)
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 628 Referee: Tim Allat
[ 24]
Chester 23 – 17 Sheffield Tigers (1 BP)
Hare Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
Harrogate P – P Huddersfield
Hull Ionians P – P Sedgley Park
Rotherham Titans P – P Wharfedale
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers 18 – 24 Sheffield (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 322 Referee: Nathan Howarth
Blaydon 12 – 31 Fylde (1 BP)
Crow Trees Attendance: 205 Referee: Daniel Woods
[ 25]
(1 BP) Otley 36 – 22 Chester
Cross Green Attendance: 241 Referee: Daniel Woods
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers 34 – 22 Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP)
Dore Moor Attendance: 500 Referee: Ben Davis
Tynedale 21 – 20 Wharfedale (1 BP)
Tynedale Park Attendance: 540 Referee: David Charlton
(1 BP) Huddersfield 33 – 17 Hull Ionians
Lockwood Park Attendance: 223 Referee: Benjamin Davis
Sheffield 21 – 10 Harrogate
Abbeydale Park Attendance: 654 Referee: Michael Harris
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 75 – 0 Blaydon
Park Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Nathan Howarth
(1 BP) Fylde 30 – 23 Rotherham Titans (! BP)
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 547 Referee: Geraint Roberts
[ 26]
Rescheduled matches [ edit ]
(1 BP) Harrogate 43 – 0 Blaydon
Rudding Lane Attendance: 100 Referee: Peter Connor
(1 BP) Otley 28 – 27 Fylde (2 BP)
Cross Green Attendance: 212 Referee: George Ounsley
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 20 – 27 Wharfedale
Clifton Lane Attendance: 247 Referee: Michael Harris
Sheffield Tigers 3 – 26 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Dore Moor Attendance: 432 Referee: Daniel Woods
Tynedale 21 – 36 Hull Ionians (1 BP)
Tynedale Park Attendance: 180 Referee: Ben Davis
(2 BP) Sheffield 24 – 26 Huddersfield
Abbeydale Park Attendance: 250 Referee: David Charlton
[ 27]
Round 14 (rescheduled matches)[ edit ]
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 52 – 25 Hull Ionians
Clifton Lane Attendance: 267 Referee: Nathan Howarth
(2 BP) Tynedale 24 – 31 Blaydon (1 BP)
Tynedale Park Attendance: 475 Referee: Daniel Woods
Wharfedale 21 – 11 Harrogate
The Avenue Attendance: 575 Referee: George Ounsley
(1 BP) Huddersfield 22 – 29 Otley (1 BP)
Lockwood Park Attendance: 245 Referee: David Charlton
Sheffield 21 – 30 Sheffield Tigers
Abbeydale Park Attendance: 436 Referee: Ben Davies
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 31 – 18 Chester
Park Lane Attendance: 150 Referee: Michael Harris
(1 BP) Fylde 32 – 29 Preston Grasshoppers (2 BP)
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 786 Referee: James O'Brien
[ 28]
Harrogate 18 – 7 Sheffield Tigers
Rudding Lane Attendance: 125 Referee: David Charlton
(1 BP) Hull Ionians 41 – 30 Sheffield (1 BP)
Brantingham Park Attendance: 202 Referee: Peter Connor
Rotherham Titans 20 – 38 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Clifton Lane Attendance: 329 Referee: Ben Rayner
Wharfedale 6 – 24 Fylde (1 BP)
The Avenue Attendance: 435 Referee: Owen Taylor
Preston Grasshoppers 28 – 25 Otley (2 BP)
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 202 Referee: Gavin Jones
(1 BP) Blaydon 13 – 19 Huddersfield
Crow Trees Attendance: 205 Referee: Michael Harris
(1 BP) Chester 29 – 27 Tynedale (1 BP)
Hare Lane Attendance: 400 Referee: Ben Davies
[ 29]
(1 BP) Otley 31 – 13 Harrogate
Cross Green Attendance: 553 Referee: Ben Davies
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers 10 – 17 Hull Ionians
Dore Moor Attendance: 210 Referee: Gavin Jones
Tynedale Park Attendance: 245 Referee: Michael Harris
(1 BP) Huddersfield 39 – 27 Rotherham Titans
Lockwood Park Attendance: 242 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
(1 BP) Sheffield 64 – 5 Blaydon
Abbeydale Park Attendance: 202 Referee: David Charlton
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 35 – 31 Wharfedale (2 BP)
Park Lane Attendance: 200 Referee: Daniel Woods
(1 BP) Chester 37 – 31 Preston Grasshoppers (2 BP)
Hare Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Neil Sweeney
[ 30]
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 36 – 26 Sheffield (1 BP)
Clifton Lane Attendance: 365 Referee: George Ounsley
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers 40 – 34 Tynedale (2 BP)
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 310 Referee: Ben Davies
(2 BP) Blaydon 26 – 28 Sheffield Tigers (1 BP)
Crow Trees Attendance: 143 Referee: Mike Harris
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 1,042 Referee: Ben Rayner
Harrogate 21 – 17 Chester (1 BP)
Rudding Lane Attendance: 100 Referee: Gavin Jones
(1 BP) Hull Ionians 41 – 35 Otley (2 BP)
Brantingham Park Attendance: 449 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
(1 BP) Wharfedale 32 – 31 Huddersfield (2 BP)
The Avenue Attendance: 435 Referee: David Charlton
[ 31] [ 32]
Tynedale 14 – 11 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Tynedale Park Attendance: 280 Referee: Ben Davis
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers 34 – 17 Harrogate
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 307 Referee: Dan Wood
(1 BP) Chester 34 – 32 Hull Ionians (2 BP)
Hare Lane Attendance: 200 Referee: James O'Brien
Sheffield Tigers P – P Rotherham Titans
[ 33]
Rescheduled matches [ edit ]
Harrogate 12 – 21 Huddersfield
Rudding Lane Attendance: 100 Referee: Ben Davis
Hull Ionians 19 – 30 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Brantingham Park Attendance: 251 Referee: Michael Harris
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers 28 – 17 Otley
Dore Moor Attendance: 145 Referee: Peter Connor
[ 34]
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 28 – 21 Otley (1 BP)
Clifton Lane Attendance: 254 Referee: Daniel Charlton
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 38 – 14 Huddersfield
Park Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Jamie Parr
(1 BP) Blaydon 36 – 17 Chester
Crow Trees Attendance: 127 Referee: Gavin Jones
(1 BP) Fylde 47 – 14 Sheffield
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 638 Referee: James O'Brien
Harrogate 12 – 24 Tynedale (1 BP)
Rudding Lane Attendance: 175 Referee: Michael Harris
(1 BP) Hull Ionians 33 – 29 Preston Grasshoppers (2 BP)
Brantingham Park Attendance: 201 Referee: Daniel Woods
(1 BP) Wharfedale 9 – 10 Sheffield Tigers
The Avenue Attendance: 321 Referee: Ben Davis
[ 35]
Otley 25 – 24 Wharfedale (1 BP)
Cross Green Attendance: 560 Referee: Daniel Woods
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers 33 – 21 Blaydon
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 305 Referee: Ben Rayner
Chester 28 – 38 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Hare Lane Attendance: 202 Referee: George Ounsley
(1 BP) Harrogate 40 – 72 Hull Ionians (1 BP)
Rudding Lane Attendance: 175 Referee: Timothy Allatt
Sheffield 17 – 38 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Abbeydale Park Attendance: 456 Referee: Gavin Jones
Sheffield Tigers 30 – 33 Fylde (1 BP)
Dore Moor Attendance: 252 Referee: Michael Harris
(1 BP) Tynedale 47 – 17 Huddersfield
Tynedale Park Attendance: 460 Referee: David Charlton
[ 36]
Sheffield 12 – 38 Wharfedale (1 BP)
Abbeydale Park Attendance: 367 Referee: Ben Rayner
[ 37]
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans 38 – 7 Preston Grasshoppers
Clifton Lane Attendance: 361 Referee: Benjamin Davis
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 80 – 14 Sheffield Tigers
Park Lane Attendance: 600 Referee: George Ounsley
(1 BP) Blaydon 31 – 22 Harrogate (1 BP)
Crow Trees Attendance: 125 Referee: David Charlton
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 912 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
Huddersfield 15 – 51 Sheffield (1 BP)
Lockwood Park Attendance: 233 Referee: Tim Brown
(1 BP) Hull Ionians 59 – 7 Tynedale
Brantingham Park Attendance: 208 Referee: Daniel Woods
(1 BP) Wharfedale 39 – 22 Chester
The Avenue Attendance: 571 Referee: Michael Harris
[ 38]
(1 BP) Chester 25 – 40 Fylde (1 BP)
Hare Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: David Charlton
Harrogate 17 – 45 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Rudding Lane Attendance: 275 Referee: Dan Woods
(1 BP) Hull Ionians 80 – 26 Blaydon (1 BP)
Brantingham Park Attendance: 383 Referee: Gavin Jones
Otley 10 – 28 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Cross Green Attendance: 280 Referee: Owen Taylor
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers 27 – 12 Wharfedale
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 515 Referee: Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Sheffield 36 – 33 Tynedale (2 BP)
Abbeydale Park Attendance: 467 Referee: Michael Harris
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers 24 – 31 Huddersfield (1 BP)
Dore Moor Attendance: 291 Referee: Samuel Yates
[ 39]
Rescheduled matches [ edit ]
(1 BP) Otley 22 – 24 Tynedale (1 BP)
Cross Green Attendance: 238 Referee: Owen Taylor
Sheffield Tigers 10 – 40 Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Dore Moor Attendance: 301 Referee: Gavin Jones
[ 1] [ 40]
Club
Home games
Total
Average
Highest
Lowest
% Capacity
Blaydon
13
2,640
203
578
125
8%
Chester
13
3,889
299
400
200
15%
Fylde
13
8,170
628
1,042
452
7%
Harrogate
13
2,420
186
313
100
N/A
Huddersfield
12[ a]
2,687
224
266
150
15%
Hull Ionians
13
3,671
282
449
201
19%
Otley
12[ b]
3,469
289
560
175
6%
Preston Grasshoppers
13
3,896
300
515
198
6%
Rotherham Titans
13
3,860
297
405
247
12%
Sedgley Park
13
3,799
292
600
150
10%
Sheffield
13
5,599
431
856
202
13%
Sheffield Tigers
13
3,977
306
500
145
N/A
Tynedale
13
4,049
311
540
180
16%
Wharfedale
13
5,988
461
580
268
23%
Individual statistics [ edit ]
Rank
Player
Team
Tries
1
Richard Hayes
Rotherham Titans
267
2
Lewis Minikin
Hull Ionians
255
3
Eliot Fisher
Sheffield
244
4
Gregory Smith
Fylde
219
5
Stephen Collins
Sedgley Park
211
6
Mark Ireland
Sheffield Tigers
204
7
Will Milner
Huddersfield
199
8
Liam Reeve
Chester
159
9
Jake Rodgers
Tynedale
144
[ 39] [ 1]
Rank
Player
Team
Tries
1
Rhys Henderson
Sedgley Park
23
2
Eliot Fisher
Sheffield
20
3
Samuel Wilson
Hull Ionians
18
4
Christian Hooper
Sheffield
17
Lewis Minikin
Hull Ionians
Andrew Riley
Sedgley Park
5
Daniel Maher
Sedgley Park
16
6
Thomas Grimes
Fylde
14
Gethin Long
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^ Huddersfield only played 12 homes games as their game versus Fylde on 29 April 2023 was cancelled.
^ Otley only played 12 homes games as their game versus Blaydon on 6 May 2023 was cancelled.
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