2024–25 National League 2 North
Rugby union competition in England
| 2024–25 National League 2 North | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  England |
| Date | September 2024 – April 2025 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
The 2024–25 National League 2 North is the 37th season of the fourth-tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions; one of three at this level. The others are National League 2 East and National League 2 West.
Structure
The league consists of fourteen teams and each play the others on a home and away basis, to make a total of 26 matches each. The champions are promoted to National League 1 and the last two teams are relegated to Regional 1 North East or Regional 1 North West; depending on their location.
The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:
- 4 points are awarded for a win
- 2 points are awarded for a draw
- 0 points are awarded for a loss, however
- 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
- 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.
Participating teams and locations
Billingham
Chester
Fylde
Harrogate
Hull
Hull
Ionians
Ionians
Leeds
Tykes
Tykes
Lymm
Sheffield
Sheffield Tigers
Tynedale
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Locations of the 2024–25 National League 2 North teamsLeague table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion place |
| 2 | Chester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Fylde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Harrogate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Hull Ionians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Leeds Tykes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Lymm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Otley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Preston Grasshoppers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Sheffield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Sheffield Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Tynedale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation place |
| 14 | Wharfedale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: September 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of matches won
- Difference between points for and against
- Total number of points for
- Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
- Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Fixtures & results
Fixtures for the season were published by the RFU on 31 May 2025.[11]
Round 1
| 7 September 2024 14:00 |
| Hull | v | Otley |
| Ferens Ground |
| 7 September 2024 14:00 |
| Wharfedale | v | Sheffield Tigers |
| The Avenue |
| 7 September 2024 14:15 |
| Billingham | v | Harrogate |
| Greenwood Road |
| 7 September 2024 14:30 |
| Preston Grasshoppers | v | Chester |
| Lightfoot Green |
| 7 September 2024 15:00 |
| Hull Ionians | v | Lymm |
| Brantingham Park |
| 7 September 2024 15:00 |
| Leeds Tykes | v | Tynedale |
| The Sycamores |
| 7 September 2024 15:00 |
| Sheffield | v | Fylde |
| Abbeydale Park |
Round 2
| 14 September 2024 14:00 |
| Hull | v | Hull Ionians |
| Ferens Ground |
| 14 September 2024 15:00 |
| Chester | v | Lymm |
| Hare Lane |
| 14 September 2024 15:00 |
| Fylde | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| 14 September 2024 15:00 |
| Harrogate | v | Wharfedale |
| Rudding Lane |
| 14 September 2024 15:00 |
| Otley | v | Leeds Tykes |
| Cross Green |
| 14 September 2024 15:00 |
| Sheffield Tigers | v | Sheffield |
| Dore Moor |
| 14 September 2024 15:00 |
| Tynedale | v | Billingham |
| Tynedale Park |
Round 3
| 21 September 2024 14:00 |
| Wharfedale | v | Tynedale |
| The Avenue |
| 21 September 2024 14:15 |
| Billingham | v | Otley |
| Greenwood Road |
| 21 September 2024 14:30 |
| Lymm | v | Fylde |
| Crouchley Lane |
| 21 September 2024 14:30 |
| Preston Grasshoppers | v | Sheffield Tigers |
| Lightfoot Green |
| 21 September 2024 15:00 |
| Hull Ionians | v | Chester |
| Brantingham Park |
| 21 September 2024 15:00 |
| Leeds Tykes | v | Hull |
| The Sycamores |
| 21 September 2024 15:00 |
| Sheffield | v | Harrogate |
| Abbeydale Park |
Round 4
| 28 September 2024 14:00 |
| Hull | v | Billingham |
| Ferens Ground |
| 28 September 2024 15:00 |
| Fylde | v | Chester |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| 28 September 2024 15:00 |
| Harrogate | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Rudding Lane |
| 28 September 2024 15:00 |
| Otley | v | Wharfedale |
| Cross Green |
| 28 September 2024 15:00 |
| Sheffield Tigers | v | Lymm |
| Dore Moor |
| 28 September 2024 15:00 |
| Tynedale | v | Sheffield |
| Tynedale Park |
| 28 September 2024 16:00 |
| Leeds Tykes | v | Hull Ionians |
| The Sycamores |
Round 5
| 5 October 2024 14:00 |
| Wharfedale | v | Hull |
| The Avenue |
| 5 October 2024 14:15 |
| Billingham | v | Leeds Tykes |
| Greenwood Road |
| 5 October 2024 14:15 |
| Sheffield | v | Otley |
| Abbeydale Park |
| 5 October 2024 14:30 |
| Lymm | v | Harrogate |
| Crouchley Lane |
| 5 October 2024 14:30 |
| Preston Grasshoppers | v | Tynedale |
| Lightfoot Green |
| 5 October 2024 15:00 |
| Chester | v | Sheffield Tigers |
| Hare Lane |
| 5 October 2024 15:00 |
| Hull Ionians | v | Fylde |
| Brantingham Park |
Round 6
| 11 October 2024 20:00 |
| Leeds Tykes | v | Wharfedale |
| The Sycamores |
| 12 October 2024 14:00 |
| Hull | v | Sheffield |
| Ferens Ground |
| 12 October 2024 14:15 |
| Billingham | v | Hull Ionians |
| Greenwood Road |
| 12 October 2024 15:00 |
| Harrogate | v | Chester |
| Rudding Lane |
| 12 October 2024 15:00 |
| Otley | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Cross Green |
| 12 October 2024 15:00 |
| Sheffield Tigers | v | Fylde |
| Dore Moor |
| 12 October 2024 15:00 |
| Tynedale | v | Lymm |
| Tynedale Park |
Round 7
| 19 October 2024 14:00 |
| Wharfedale | v | Billingham |
| The Avenue |
| 19 October 2024 14:30 |
| Preston Grasshoppers | v | Hull |
| Lightfoot Green |
| 19 October 2024 14:30 |
| Lymm | v | Otley |
| Crouchley Lane |
| 19 October 2024 15:00 |
| Chester | v | Tynedale |
| Hare Lane |
| 19 October 2024 15:00 |
| Fylde | v | Harrogate |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| 19 October 2024 15:00 |
| Hull Ionians | v | Sheffield Tigers |
| Brantingham Park |
| 19 October 2024 15:00 |
| Sheffield | v | Leeds Tykes |
| Abbeydale Park |
Round 8
| 26 October 2024 14:00 |
| Hull | v | Lymm |
| Ferens Ground |
| 26 October 2024 14:00 |
| Wharfedale | v | Hull Ionians |
| The Avenue |
| 26 October 2024 14:15 |
| Billingham | v | Sheffield |
| Greenwood Road |
| 26 October 2024 15:00 |
| Harrogate | v | Sheffield Tigers |
| Rudding Lane |
| 26 October 2024 15:00 |
| Leeds Tykes | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
| The Sycamores |
| 26 October 2024 15:00 |
| Otley | v | Chester |
| Cross Green |
| 26 October 2024 15:00 |
| Tynedale | v | Fylde |
| Tynedale Park |
Round 9
| 9 November 2024 14:00 |
| Hull Ionians | v | Harrogate |
| Brantingham Park |
| 9 November 2024 14:00 |
| Sheffield Tigers | v | Tynedale |
| Dore Moor |
| 9 November 2024 14:15 |
| Sheffield | v | Wharfedale |
| Abbeydale Park |
| 9 November 2024 14:30 |
| Lymm | v | Leeds Tykes |
| Crouchley Lane |
| 9 November 2024 14:30 |
| Preston Grasshoppers | v | Billingham |
| Lightfoot Green |
| 9 November 2024 15:00 |
| Chester | v | Hull |
| Hare Lane |
| 9 November 2024 15:00 |
| Fylde | v | Otley |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
Round 10
| 16 November 2024 14:00 |
| Hull | v | Fylde |
| Ferens Ground |
| 16 November 2024 14:00 |
| Wharfedale | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
| The Avenue |
| 16 November 2024 14:00 |
| Tynedale | v | Harrogate |
| Tynedale Park |
| 16 November 2024 14:15 |
| Billingham | v | Lymm |
| Greenwood Road |
| 16 November 2024 14:15 |
| Otley | v | Sheffield Tigers |
| Cross Green |
| 16 November 2024 14:15 |
| Sheffield | v | Hull Ionians |
| Abbeydale Park |
| 16 November 2024 14:30 |
| Leeds Tykes | v | Chester |
| The Sycamores |
Round 11
| 23 November 2024 14:00 |
| Harrogate | v | Otley |
| Rudding Lane |
| 23 November 2024 14:00 |
| Hull Ionians | v | Tynedale |
| Brantingham Park |
| 23 November 2024 14:00 |
| Sheffield Tigers | v | Hull |
| Dore Moor |
| 23 November 2024 14:30 |
| Lymm | v | Wharfedale |
| Crouchley Lane |
| 23 November 2024 14:30 |
| Preston Grasshoppers | v | Sheffield |
| Lightfoot Green |
| 23 November 2024 15:00 |
| Chester | v | Billingham |
| Hare Lane |
| 23 November 2024 15:00 |
| Fylde | v | Leeds Tykes |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
Round 12
| 7 December 2024 14:00 |
| Hull | v | Harrogate |
| Ferens Ground |
| 7 December 2024 14:00 |
| Wharfedale | v | Chester |
| The Avenue |
| 7 December 2024 14:15 |
| Billingham | v | Fylde |
| Greenwood Road |
| 7 December 2024 14:15 |
| Otley | v | Tynedale |
| Cross Green |
| 7 December 2024 14:15 |
| Sheffield | v | Lymm |
| Abbeydale Park |
| 7 December 2024 14:30 |
| Leeds Tykes | v | Sheffield Tigers |
| The Sycamores |
| 7 December 2024 14:30 |
| Preston Grasshoppers | v | Hull Ionians |
| Lightfoot Green |
Round 13
| 14 December 2024 14:00 |
| Harrogate | v | Leeds Tykes |
| Rudding Lane |
| 14 December 2024 14:00 |
| Sheffield Tigers | v | Billingham |
| Dore Moor |
| 14 December 2024 14:00 |
| Tynedale | v | Hull |
| Tynedale Park |
| 14 December 2024 14:15 |
| Otley | v | Hull Ionians |
| Cross Green |
| 14 December 2024 14:30 |
| Lymm | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Crouchley Lane |
| 14 December 2024 15:00 |
| Chester | v | Sheffield |
| Hare Lane |
| 14 December 2024 15:00 |
| Fylde | v | Wharfedale |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
Round 14
| 20 December 2024 19:00 |
| Sheffield | v | Sheffield Tigers |
| Abbeydale Park |
| 21 December 2024 14:00 |
| Hull Ionians | v | Hull |
| Brantingham Park |
| 21 December 2024 14:00 |
| Wharfedale | v | Harrogate |
| The Avenue |
| 21 December 2024 14:15 |
| Billingham | v | Tynedale |
| Greenwood Road |
| 21 December 2024 14:30 |
| Leeds Tykes | v | Otley |
| The Sycamores |
| 21 December 2024 14:30 |
| Lymm | v | Chester |
| Crouchley Lane |
| 21 December 2024 14:30 |
| Preston Grasshoppers | v | Fylde |
| Lightfoot Green |
Round 15
| 11 January 2025 14:00 |
| Harrogate | v | Sheffield |
| Rudding Lane |
| 11 January 2025 14:00 |
| Hull | v | Leeds Tykes |
| Ferens Ground |
| 11 January 2025 14:00 |
| Sheffield Tigers | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Dore Moor |
| 11 January 2025 14:00 |
| Tynedale | v | Wharfedale |
| Tynedale Park |
| 11 January 2025 14:15 |
| Otley | v | Billingham |
| Cross Green |
| 11 January 2025 15:00 |
| Chester | v | Hull Ionians |
| Hare Lane |
| 11 January 2025 15:00 |
| Fylde | v | Lymm |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
Round 16
| 18 January 2025 14:00 |
| Hull Ionians | v | Leeds Tykes |
| Brantingham Park |
| 18 January 2025 14:00 |
| Wharfedale | v | Otley |
| The Avenue |
| 18 January 2025 14:15 |
| Billingham | v | Hull |
| Greenwood Road |
| 18 January 2025 14:15 |
| Sheffield | v | Tynedale |
| Abbeydale Park |
| 18 January 2025 14:30 |
| Lymm | v | Sheffield Tigers |
| Crouchley Lane |
| 18 January 2025 14:30 |
| Preston Grasshoppers | v | Harrogate |
| Lightfoot Green |
| 18 January 2025 15:00 |
| Chester | v | Fylde |
| Hare Lane |
Round 17
| 25 January 2025 14:00 |
| Harrogate | v | Lymm |
| Rudding Lane |
| 25 January 2025 14:00 |
| Hull | v | Wharfedale |
| Ferens Ground |
| 25 January 2025 14:00 |
| Sheffield Tigers | v | Chester |
| Dore Moor |
| 25 January 2025 14:00 |
| Tynedale | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Tynedale Park |
| 25 January 2025 14:15 |
| Otley | v | Sheffield |
| Cross Green |
| 25 January 2025 14:30 |
| Leeds Tykes | v | Billingham |
| The Sycamores |
| 25 January 2025 15:00 |
| Fylde | v | Hull Ionians |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
Round 18
| 8 February 2025 14:00 |
| Fylde | v | Sheffield Tigers |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| 8 February 2025 14:00 |
| Hull Ionians | v | Billingham |
| Brantingham Park |
| 8 February 2025 14:00 |
| Wharfedale | v | Leeds Tykes |
| The Avenue |
| 8 February 2025 14:15 |
| Sheffield | v | Hull |
| Abbeydale Park |
| 8 February 2025 14:30 |
| Lymm | v | Tynedale |
| Crouchley Lane |
| 8 February 2025 14:30 |
| Preston Grasshoppers | v | Otley |
| Lightfoot Green |
| 8 February 2025 15:00 |
| Chester | v | Harrogate |
| Hare Lane |
Round 19
| 15 February 2025 14:00 |
| Harrogate | v | Fylde |
| Rudding Lane |
| 15 February 2025 14:00 |
| Hull | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Ferens Ground |
| 15 February 2025 14:00 |
| Sheffield Tigers | v | Hull Ionians |
| Dore Moor |
| 15 February 2025 14:00 |
| Tynedale | v | Chester |
| Tynedale Park |
| 15 February 2025 14:15 |
| Billingham | v | Wharfedale |
| Greenwood Road |
| 15 February 2025 14:15 |
| Otley | v | Lymm |
| Cross Green |
| 15 February 2025 14:30 |
| Leeds Tykes | v | Sheffield |
| The Sycamores |
Round 20
| 1 March 2025 14:15 |
| Sheffield | v | Billingham |
| Abbeydale Park |
| 1 March 2025 14:30 |
| Lymm | v | Hull |
| Crouchley Lane |
| 1 March 2025 14:30 |
| Preston Grasshoppers | v | Leeds Tykes |
| Lightfoot Green |
| 1 March 2025 15:00 |
| Chester | v | Otley |
| Hare Lane |
| 1 March 2025 15:00 |
| Fylde | v | Tynedale |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| 1 March 2025 15:00 |
| Hull Ionians | v | Wharfedale |
| Brantingham Park |
| 1 March 2025 15:00 |
| Sheffield Tigers | v | Harrogate |
| Dore Moor |
Round 21
| 8 March 2025 14:00 |
| Hull | v | Chester |
| Ferens Ground |
| 8 March 2025 14:00 |
| Tynedale | v | Sheffield Tigers |
| Tynedale Park |
| 8 March 2025 14:00 |
| Wharfedale | v | Sheffield |
| The Avenue |
| 8 March 2025 14:15 |
| Billingham | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Greenwood Road |
| 8 March 2025 15:00 |
| Harrogate | v | Hull Ionians |
| Rudding Lane |
| 8 March 2025 15:00 |
| Otley | v | Fylde |
| Cross Green |
| 8 March 2025 16:00 |
| Leeds Tykes | v | Lymm |
| The Sycamores |
Round 22
| 15 March 2025 14:00 |
| Fylde | v | Hull |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| 15 March 2025 14:30 |
| Lymm | v | Billingham |
| Crouchley Lane |
| 15 March 2025 14:30 |
| Preston Grasshoppers | v | Wharfedale |
| Lightfoot Green |
| 15 March 2025 15:00 |
| Chester | v | Leeds Tykes |
| Hare Lane |
| 15 March 2025 15:00 |
| Harrogate | v | Tynedale |
| Rudding Lane |
| 15 March 2025 15:00 |
| Hull Ionians | v | Sheffield |
| Brantingham Park |
| 15 March 2025 15:00 |
| Sheffield Tigers | v | Otley |
| Dore Moor |
Round 23
| 22 March 2025 14:00 |
| Hull | v | Sheffield Tigers |
| Ferens Ground |
| 22 March 2025 14:00 |
| Tynedale | v | Hull Ionians |
| Tynedale Park |
| 22 March 2025 14:00 |
| Wharfedale | v | Lymm |
| The Avenue |
| 22 March 2025 14:15 |
| Billingham | v | Chester |
| Greenwood Road |
| 22 March 2025 14:15 |
| Sheffield | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Abbeydale Park |
| 22 March 2025 14:30 |
| Leeds Tykes | v | Fylde |
| The Sycamores |
| 22 March 2025 15:00 |
| Otley | v | Harrogate |
| Cross Green |
Round 24
| 5 April 2025 14:30 |
| Lymm | v | Sheffield |
| Crouchley Lane |
| 5 April 2025 15:00 |
| Chester | v | Wharfedale |
| Hare Lane |
| 5 April 2025 15:00 |
| Fylde | v | Billingham |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| 5 April 2025 15:00 |
| Harrogate | v | Hull |
| Rudding Lane |
| 5 April 2025 15:00 |
| Hull Ionians | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Brantingham Park |
| 5 April 2025 15:00 |
| Sheffield Tigers | v | Leeds Tykes |
| Dore Moor |
| 5 April 2025 15:00 |
| Tynedale | v | Otley |
| Tynedale Park |
Round 25
| 11 April 2025 20:00 |
| Leeds Tykes | v | Harrogate |
| The Sycamores |
| 12 April 2025 14:00 |
| Hull | v | Tynedale |
| Ferens Ground |
| 12 April 2025 14:00 |
| Wharfedale | v | Fylde |
| The Avenue |
| 12 April 2025 14:15 |
| Billingham | v | Sheffield Tigers |
| Greenwood Road |
| 12 April 2025 14:15 |
| Sheffield | v | Chester |
| Abbeydale Park |
| 12 April 2025 14:30 |
| Preston Grasshoppers | v | Lymm |
| Lightfoot Green |
| 12 April 2025 15:00 |
| Hull Ionians | v | Otley |
| Brantingham Park |
Round 26
| 26 April 2025 15:00 |
| Chester | v | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Hare Lane |
| 26 April 2025 15:00 |
| Fylde | v | Sheffield |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| 26 April 2025 15:00 |
| Harrogate | v | Billingham |
| Rudding Lane |
| 26 April 2025 15:00 |
| Lymm | v | Hull Ionians |
| Crouchley Lane |
| 26 April 2025 15:00 |
| Otley | v | Hull |
| Cross Green |
| 26 April 2025 15:00 |
| Sheffield Tigers | v | Wharfedale |
| Dore Moor |
| 26 April 2025 15:00 |
| Tynedale | v | Leeds Tykes |
| Tynedale Park |
See also
References
- ^ "Billingham RUFC". Billingham Rugby Club. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Hare Lane". Chester RUFC. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Contact details". Fylde RFC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Harrogate Rugby Club secure promotion at first attempt". The Stray Ferret. 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Brantingham Park". Hull Ionians RUFC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Contact". Otley Rugby Club. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Abbeydale Park". Sheffield RUFC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Directions". Sheffield Tigers RUFC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Tynedale RFC". Tynedale Rugby Football Club. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "The Avenue Clubhouse Bar". Wharfedale RUFC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "National League Rugby fixtures for 2024/25 announced". National League Rugby. 31 May 2024.
External links
- NCA Rugby
