National League 1

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.

The spotlight in Round 26 of National One is on Henley Hawks as the bottom club in the division could be relegated with a defeat on Saturday if other results go against them.

Richmond drew only their second game of the season which saw their lead over Hartpury College reduced to 10 points with five games remaining while rivals Blackheath now look out of the race.

Round 25 marks the final stretch of the season but for league leaders, Richmond they just need take each game as it comes as the league title draws ever closer.

In the second reserve weekend of the season, the attention was all on sides fighting relegation, but with some stand-out result in all three National Leagues, there was drama across the board.

We are now in the second round of reserve fixtures across the National Leagues and it is safe to say that survival seems to take centre stage across the eight games taking place this weekend.

This weekend in National One seemingly belonged to Richmond as their win over Blackheath and a defeat for Hartpury College now leaves the league leaders 13 points clear at the top with just six games left.

Round 24 is a crucial weekend for teams who have hopes for promotion as Blackheath & Hartpury College face tough fixtures and defeats for both could end their Championship dream.

This was the first reserve weekend of postponed fixtures across the National Leagues and the entire onus was on the sides fighting relegation and some took a huge step towards safety.

About to take their next step towards Twickenham, TRU speaks to Ciaran Beattie, George Chuter and Dave Bassett to get an insight into the success behind Loughborough Rugby

The first reserve weekend for fixtures that have been postponed is upon us and with 12 games in all taking place this Saturday, there are a number of talking points ahead of the action.