National League 1

Hartpury College have been the main talking point of the season so far in National One and rightly so, but Round Seven sees a few of their challengers for promotion go head-to-head this weekend.

Hartpury College secured their sixth bonus point in succession to stay top and unbeaten in National One after victory over Hull Ionians.

Hartpury College have issued the perfect response to missing out on promotion last season by winning their first five games of this term an establishing a comfortable early lead at the summit of National One.

After five rounds of National One action, there is now only one team in the division still undefeated as Birmingham Moseley’s winning start came to an end on Saturday.

The first four weeks of the season has flown by and already we have seen some cracking rugby. However, Round Five in National One could well be the best weekend of action so far.

Even at this early stage of the season, we are seeing the top two sides starting to distance themselves away from the rest of the division as the unbeaten records of Hartpury College and Birmingham Moseley remained intact.

The top two sides in National One will be hoping to head into October with their 100 per cent records intact after what has been a perfect start to the season for Hartpury and Birmingham Moseley.

Week Three in National One certainly delivered on the entertainment front with some cracking games across the league.

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.