National League 2 North

After a dramatic start to 2022, the National League season enters Round 17 with the spotlight on promotion and relegation battles.

The National Leagues delivered yet another compelling weekend with significant movements at the top of all three divisions.

National One and National Two North rightly grab the headlines as tiers three and four return after the Christmas break.

Tiers three and four of the English game may have been dormant for 18 months, but the first half of the season blew any concerns out of the water.

The RFU have confirmed the process for promotion from National One to the Championship at the end of the 2021/22 season.

Despite the disruption caused by Covid-19, the National Leagues still provided us with some Christmas cheer across Round 15.

Talking Rugby Union were set to be involved with the live streaming of Rams RFC v Chinnor in National One, but a rise in Covid-19 cases means the game has been called off.

Due to the recent surge of Covid-19 cases across the country, several of Round 15’s matches have been called off in the National Leagues.

The Blood and Sand’s excellent victory over Rosslyn Park halted the National One league leaders.

Talking Rugby Union will be playing a major role in the live streaming of Rams RFC against Chinnor on Friday 17th December.

The conversation surrounding the promotion races across the National Leagues is never going to go away, but the battle towards the bottom of National One is equally as gripping.

The weekend just gone in the National Leagues once again underlined why this season has been so compelling.

With more promotion candidates facing off in Round 13, the landscape at the top of each division will undoubtedly change over the next few weeks.

Despite five postponements across the three leagues, the fight for the top spots has a different complexion after another unpredictable weekend of rugby.

Cinderford will be under the microscope in Round 12 when they host Sale FC & the top four collide in National Two South.

With top of the table clashes dominating Round 11 in the National Leagues, it wasn’t a surprise to see some shake-ups at the summit of each division.

It seems like the narrative is the same every week but the competitiveness on display is making the early title battles hard to ignore.

The gripping title battles in National Two delivered in Round 10 whilst the top three in National One all picked up victories.

Following the first rest week of the season, the National Leagues are back and the battles for top spot in the fourth tier are shaping up nicely.

Rosslyn Park halted Cinderford’s winning streak and they were not the only side to see a good run of form conclude.