National League 1

This week, London Irish’s Josh McNally spoke to TRU and discussed his difficult end to 2017, the unique route he took into rugby, the importance of the lower tiers and the Exiles’ Premiership ambitions.

Rosslyn Park and Ampthill & District will have their sights set on a victory on Saturday as both sides look to remain in the promotion battle in National One.

Birmingham Moseley and Bishop’s Stortford will enter December in better spirits as both clinched much-needed victories in Round 12 in National One.

Esher and Birmingham Moseley could take a vital step in the right direction on Saturday as the sides meet in Round 12 of National One.

Blackheath and Old Elthamians remain level on points at the summit of National One as the leading pair both drew their matches in Round 11.

After a weekend away from rugby last Saturday, National One resumes for Round 11 and the battle for pole position returns in some style.

Blackheath secured their fifth consecutive victory in National One to move to the summit of the division following a thumping win over Sale FC.

Quite rightly, the first two months of this season have been dominated by the swapping and changing of the league leaders in National One, but this week, the attention is on the wrong end of the table.

The lead in National One changed hands once again in Round Nine as the race for promotion provided another twist in this fascinating season.

Pole position in National One once again changed hands last week as Caldy moved to the summit of the division following a late victory over Cambridge.

Loughborough Students secured their first victory of the National One season as they downed last year’s runners-up Darlington Mowden Park in Round Eight.

Old Elthamians will be hoping to stay at the top of National One when they take on Chinnor in Round Eight.

Old Elthamians comfortably defeated Loughborough Students in Round Seven as they moved to the top of the National One table.

A very interesting selection of National One results last weekend has left this division wide open with just five points separating first and 12th place so expect an entertaining afternoon this Saturday.

The new National League season is several weeks old and the RFU now wants to hear from the people involved at this level of the game.

We were treated to a brilliant round of National One action to begin October as the division produced some outstanding results across the board.

Followers of National One may not have predicated Caldy would be sitting at the top of the table after five rounds of action and the Wirral outfit will be aiming to stay there when they visit Plymouth Albion this weekend.

Craig Dods is currently the fly-half for Tennent’s National 1 side Kelso and while Scotland has always been home, Hungary now holds a special place in the 26-year-old’s heart.

Ben Jones kicked a late penalty as Caldy clinched a dramatic victory over Esher to see them move to the summit of National One.

As we conclude the first month of the season, for some, it maybe a surprise to see Cinderford and Chinnor leading the way in National One and the newly promoted teams clash this weekend at Dockham Road.