National League 2 North

While the world's best are set to do battle in France, there is still plenty of exciting action to get stuck into across National League Rugby.

Round One suggests there might be a step up in drama once again, encapsulated by victories for Sedgley Park, Blackheath and Leicester Lions. 

It is not unrealistic to say levels three and four produced the most exciting rugby across the English game last year and it's nearly time to do it all again.

While Fylde's Rugby Community Foundation is independent of the club, the impact their charitable initiative is having on the local area is shining a positive light on the Lancashire side.

The fixtures for the 2023-24 National League Rugby season have been released by the Rugby Football Union and the new campaign will get underway on Saturday, September 2nd.

Some of the stars of National League Rugby played their part in an enthralling County Championship final.

The Rugby Football Union have released the league compositions for the 2023/24 National League Rugby season, with six new teams coming up from level five.

Sedgley Park's title-winning forward Beltus Nonleh has signed a professional contract with Northampton Saints ahead of the 2023/24 season.

The long-term future of the Championship is seemingly up in the air but Cambridge's promotion is the 'feel good' story which should underpin the 'grassroots' game.

With so much talk and debate surrounding the future of the Championship, in the short-term, the second tier could be welcoming a new club in the form of Cambridge.

The RFU Council have voted to adopt law changes in regards to lowering the tackle height in the community game which will come into force from July 1st.

This engrossing National One title race has gone the distance but will it be decided this weekend?

The National Two North title is within touching distance for Sedgley Park while North Walsham take on Rochford Hundred.

The sharp end of the BUCS Super Rugby campaign is here but the climax of the season will happen without one of university rugby's great characters after the former Durham Director of Rugby called time on his tenure earlier this year.

Huddersfield's Gareth Lewis will attempt to complete a 144-mile bike ride in two days to raise awareness for the Darby Rimmer Foundation.

On Friday night in Colwyn Bay, Tristan Woodman will make his first start for England U20s against Wales in the third round of the U20 Six Nations.

Sevenoaks were another big winner with February set to be another exciting month in levels three and four.

As the debate surrounding the controversial tackle laws continues, TRU heard from Harry Spencer, who coaches SC Bernay on the lower rungs of the French rugby ladder, about the study in France which has influenced the RFU’s decision.

The community game has been in the spotlight due to the new tackle height law but can our attention just be on the 80 minutes on Saturday?

With the RFU set to speak to community clubs about the change in the tackle height law, former Saracens back-row Mike Rhodes chatted to TRU.