National League 1

The RFU Council has clarified promotion and relegation for the upcoming season in National One and National Two.

National One newcomers Hull and Esher get their 2022/23 campaigns underway at Bishop's Stortford and Rams RFC respectively when the season kicks off on September 3rd.

The outcome of Redruth's season may not have had a fairytale ending, but a cluster of their star performers showed their class at Twickenham.

The curtain came down on the playing career of the multiple European Cup winner last weekend and coaching might be a route which O'Brien selects for the next stage of his life.

National League Rugby have provided an update on the structural changes to levels three and four for the 2022/23 season.

Jack Metcalf has had an interesting journey to the top and he spoke to TRU's Joe Harvey.

The final standings in an enthralling season will be rubber-stamped this weekend as the 2021/22 campaign draws to a close.

Three successive victories helped Leeds Tykes survive relegation whilst it was promotion joy for Esher in National Two South.

Josh Beaumont highlights the importance of the RPA's Restart Rugby Weekend plus he looks ahead to Sale's Champions Cup quarter-final and discusses why there are reasons to be positive about rugby in the North-West.

Caldy and Hull both create history by gaining promotion whilst Esher and Redruth take National Two South title race to the last day.

Before the beginning of the season, not many followers of the National Leagues would have predicated Caldy and Sale FC to be battling it out for a place in the Championship.

Caldy and Sale FC both had to work hard for their latest victories in, but a double triumph has set up a mammoth showdown.

With a selection of the promotion candidates all facing difficult trips on the road, there might be a few surprises over the Easter period.

Defeats for Leeds Tykes, Blackheath and Plymouth keep them fighting whilst there was nothing to separate two promotion hopefuls.

While this stage of the season might usually throw up some dead rubbers, it is anything but in National One.

Caldy’s 18-17 victory over Rosslyn Park was not only a wonderful advert for National League Rugby, but a massive statement.

Strap yourselves in. The next month in levels three and four will be a cocktail of elation, drama and despair.

Exclusive: The former England head coach chats to TRU about levels three and four as the season enters an enthralling climax.

Blackheath boosted their survival hopes with a cracking win over Rosslyn Park and there were more twists in National Two.

Rosslyn Park vs Blackheath will have a bearing on both ends of the third tier but all eyes will be on the summit of National Two North as the title race hits a pivotal moment.