National League 1

Across all three National League divisions, only one side has breathing space at the top of their league and that is Hartpury College in National One.

Last year’s runners-up in National One, Hartpury College, couldn’t have asked for a better start to this campaign as two bonus-point wins leaves them clear at the top of the division.

Cornish Pirates’ summer signing Bar Bartlett tells TRU about his time with Loughborough, his inspirations and life in Cornwell.

Round Two of National One is upon us and after a very intriguing opening weekend last Saturday, it seems that this league could be tighter than even this year.

Four months on from Richmond sealing the title and a place in the Championship, National One has returned and it is back with a bang as 16 teams fight it out for glory this season.

Who will escape National One this season, which teams will be looking to keep clear of danger and what can we expect from the new boys?

Darlington Mowden Park's Simon Uzowke has recently signed a two year deal with Newcastle Falcons and he talks to TRU about his journey from Ipswich to the Aviva Premiership.

With the title race being hotly contested and the relegation battle going right to the wire in National One, we were in for another exciting an unpredictable campaign and the 2015/16 duly delivered.

Coventry City Football club has confirmed that they are in discussion with the Coventry Rugby Football Club over a potential sharing of the Butts Park Arena stadium.

Going into the final day of the National One campaign, there was one issue still yet to be decided: Who would finish runners-up in the third tier of English rugby?

In the final rounds of the National League season, the attention was well and truly on National Two with relegation still looming for sides in the North while the title was yet to be decided in the South.

The final round of fixtures in National One is now upon us and with promotion and relegation already confirmed; attention turns to the race for the runners-up place.

With promotion and relegation all confirmed in National One, the penultimate weekend of the season may have been seen as an early holiday for most teams, but that certainly wasn’t the case on Saturday.

With just two weeks to go in National One, everything has already been decided with Richmond being crowned champions last weekend while Wharfedale and Cinderford were relegated alongside Henley Hawks.

Richmond clinched the National One title and promotion to the Championship following victory over Hartpury College in Round 28 while Wharfedale and Cinderford had their fates sealed with relegation to National Two now confirmed.

Round 28 could well be the week that promotion and relegation is settled in National One with the title and the drop firmly on the line this Saturday.

Round 27 in National One was all about teams closing in on promotion or fending off relegation for another week and the situation remains the same after this series of fixtures.

The prop forward talks about his move to Northampton Saints, and his journey to the Aviva Premiership and what his current club Wharfedale means to him.

Nothing can be decided in National One this weekend, but nevertheless, there are some intriguing battles taking place at both ends of the table.

Henley Hawks became the first team in National One to be relegated this season after a home defeat to Coventry on Saturday.