National League 1

Chris Heal and the TRU take a look at some of the star men from National One

Old Elthamians have been promoted to National One for the first time in their history following a 19-14 victory in the National Two play-off against Sale FC.

Hull Ionians secured their safety in National One after a bonus-point victory over Darlington Mowden Park.

So it has all come down to this. Hull Ionians and Blaydon will be in the National One spotlight on this final weekend of the season as both sides aim to avoid relegation.

Former New Zealand international Sam Tuitupou has announced his decision to switch from Aviva Premiership club Sale Sharks to National League One club Coventry at the end of the season.

The relegation battle in National One will go to the final day of the season as both Hull Ionians and Blaydon secured victories in Round 29.

The fight for survival in National One has come down to the final two weeks of the season as both Hull Ionians and Blaydon set their sights on victory this weekend as they bid to avoid the drop.

Seb Negri has been a standout performer for Hartpury College in his final year at the club and he speaks to TRU about life in Gloucester, his upbringing in Zimbabwe and his move to Treviso in Italy.

Hull Ionians kicked a late penalty to earn a crucial victory against Rosslyn Park in their battle for survival in National One.

Last weekend, Hull Ionians produced a hard-fought victory to defeat Cambridge and with that, they moved out of the relegation zone with just three rounds left of the National One season.

All the attention in National One was on the battle against the drop in Round 27 and as expected, there were twists and turns involving the teams down at the wrong end of the table.

It's the final step before reaching the big time, but it’s not often you see clubs attaining successive promotions to catapult themselves from National League One to the Premiership, via the Championship.

As we begin the final month of the National One season, the relegation battle is at the heart of all the stories in this division as three sides are still fighting to avoid the drop.

National One’s bottom club Macclesfield may well have handed themselves a lifeline in their battle against relegation after a spirited display against Birmingham Moseley.

In recent weeks the rugby-verse was set aflame by the announcement that the Top 14’s two Parisian clubs Stade Francais and Racing Metro 92 were to merge into one super-club next season.

At this stage of the season, every point matters for sides at the top and the bottom of any division in rugby and in National One, it is no different.

TRU’s Chris Heal reflects on yet another intriguing weekend in the National Leagues which saw titles lifted, campaigns reignited and revivals continue.

We have known for quite some time that Hartpury College will become champions of National One, but this weekend, it could be made official.

Promotion battles and relegation fights once again grabbed the headlines in the National Leagues in Round 24 as the twists and turns continued at this crucial stage of the season.

The final two months of the season are upon us and in National One, we could see promotion confirmed for Hartpury College this weekend while another chapter in the relegation battle awaits.