Rugby union competition in England
2022–23 National League 2 North |
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Countries | England |
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Date | 3 September 2022 – 6 May 2023 |
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Champions | Sedgley Park (1st title) |
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Runners-up | Fylde |
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Relegated | Harrogate Blaydon |
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Matches played | 180 |
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Attendance | 58,114 (average 323 per match) |
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Highest attendance | 1,042 – Fylde v Sedgley Park, 4 March 2023 |
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Lowest attendance | 100 – Harrogate v Blaydon, 4 February 2023 Harrogate v Chester, 4 March 2023 Harrogate v Huddersfield, 18 March, 2023 |
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Tries scored | 1237 (average 6.9 per match) |
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Top point scorer | 267 – Richard Hayes (Rotherham Titans) |
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Top try scorer | 23 – Rhys Henderson (Sedgley Park) [1] |
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The 2022–23 National League 2 North was the 35th season of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions; one of three at this level. The others are, the newly formed, National League 2 East and National League 2 West. Previously, there were two leagues at level four; this league and National League 2 South.[2]
Sedgley Park became champions with one match to play and are promoted to National League One, while Blaydon and Harrogate are relegated to Regional 1 North East.[3]
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
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Locations of the 2022–23 National League 2 North teams
Eleven of last season’s sixteen teams played in this season’s competition. Hull, as last season’s champions, were promoted, and four teams were transferred to the newly formed National League 2 West; Bournville, Loughborough Students, Luctonians and Stourbridge. Three teams were promoted into the league; Otley and Preston Grasshoppers from the North Premier and Sheffield RUFC from the Midlands Premier. There was no relegation and Huddersfield (15th) and Harrogate (16th) continued to play at this level.[4][5]
Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
Blaydon | Crow Trees | 2,000 (400 seats) | Swalwell, Tyne and Wear | 14th |
Chester | Hare Lane | 2,000 (500 seats) | Chester, Cheshire | 11th |
Fylde | Woodlands Memorial Ground | 9,000 | Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire | 5th |
Harrogate | Rudding Lane | | Harrogate, North Yorkshire | 16th |
Huddersfield | Lockwood Park | 1,500 (500 seats) | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire | 15th |
Hull Ionians | Brantingham Park | 1,500 (240 seats) | Brantingham, East Riding | 6th |
Otley | Cross Green | 5,000 | Otley, Leeds, West Yorkshire | promoted from North Premier (1st) |
Preston Grasshoppers | Lightfoot Green | 5,000 | Preston, Lancashire | promoted from North Premier (2nd) |
Rotherham Titans | Clifton Lane | 2,500 | Rotherham, South Yorkshire | 3rd |
Sedgley Park | Park Lane | 3,000 | Whitefield, Bury, Greater Manchester | 2nd |
Sheffield | Abbeydale Park | 3,200 (100 seats) | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | promoted from Midlands Premier (2nd) |
Sheffield Tigers | Dore Moor | | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 9th |
Tynedale | Tynedale Park | 2,000 (400 seats) | Corbridge, Northumberland | 7th |
Wharfedale | The Avenue | 2,000 | Threshfield, North Yorkshire | 12th |
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League table
2022–23 National League 2 North table Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
1 | Sedgley Park (C, P) | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 931 | 384 | +547 | 19 | 1 | 118 | Promoted |
2 | Fylde | 25 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 849 | 401 | +448 | 19 | 1 | 106 | |
3 | Hull Ionians | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 850 | 610 | +240 | 16 | 3 | 95 |
4 | Rotherham Titans | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 810 | 570 | +240 | 15 | 5 | 80 |
5 | Otley | 25 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 594 | 553 | +41 | 11 | 6 | 77 |
6 | Tynedale | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 594 | 674 | −80 | 10 | 7 | 69 |
7 | Chester | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 620 | 629 | −9 | 9 | 6 | 67 |
8 | Wharfedale | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 602 | 574 | +28 | 9 | 10 | 59 |
9 | Sheffield Tigers | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 510 | 660 | −150 | 6 | 6 | 56 |
10 | Sheffield | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 605 | 679 | −74 | 11 | 5 | 52 |
11 | Preston Grasshoppers | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 543 | 725 | −182 | 9 | 8 | 51 |
12 | Huddersfield | 25 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 530 | 690 | −160 | 6 | 5 | 50[a] |
13 | Blaydon (R) | 25 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 416 | 907 | −491 | 8 | 3 | 24[b] | Relegated |
14 | Westcliff (R) | 26 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 418 | 816 | −398 | 4 | 4 | 23[c] |
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2023. Source: National League 2 East RFU
[7]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
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Huddersfield were deducted 5 points
- ^ Blaydon were deducted 5 points
- ^ Westcliff were deducted 5 points
Fixtures & results
Fixtures for the season were announced by the RFU on 13 June 2022.[8]
Round 1
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans | 67 – 15 | Harrogate |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 252 Referee: Matt Sharpe |
(1 BP) Huddersfield | 15 – 20 | Sheffield Tigers |
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Lockwood Park Attendance: 215 Referee: Peter Connor |
(1 BP) Sedgley Park | 38 – 15 | Otley |
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Park Lane Attendance: 301 Referee: Nathan Howarth |
Blaydon | 21 – 34 | Hull Ionians (1 BP) |
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Crow Trees Attendance: 145 Referee: Dn Wood |
(1 BP) Fylde | 34 – 29 | Chester (1 BP) |
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Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 540 Referee: James O'Brien |
(1 BP) Tynedale | 36 – 14 | Sheffield |
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Tynedale Park Attendance: 215 Referee: David Charlton |
(1 BP) Wharfedale | 57 – 18 | Preston Grasshoppers |
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The Avenue Attendance: 535 Referee: Michael Harris |
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Round 2
(2 BP) Blaydon | 26 – 30 | Tynedale |
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Crow Trees Attendance: 578 Referee: Owen Taylor |
(1 BP) Chester | 19 – 20 | Sedgley Park |
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Hare Lane Attendance: 301 Referee: Nathan Howarth |
Harrogate | 7 – 24 | Wharfdale (1 BP) |
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Rudding Lane Attendance: 313 Referee: David Charlton |
Hull Ionians | 27 – 22 | Rotherham Titans (1 BP) |
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Brantingham Park Attendance: 353 Referee: Tim Allatt |
Otley | 25 – 22 | Huddersfield (1 BP) |
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Cross Green Attendance: 250 Referee: David Jones |
Preston Grasshoppers | 6 – 22 | Fylde (1 BP) |
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Lightfoot Green Attendance: 289 Referee: Ben Davis |
Sheffield Tigers | 14 – 35 | Sheffield (1 BP) |
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Dore Moor Attendance: 448 Referee: Gavin Jones |
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Round 3
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans | 50 – 3 | Blaydon |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 259 Referee: Alex Rose |
(1 BP) Huddersfield | 17 – 23 | Chester |
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Lockwood Park Attendance: 196 Referee: Daniel Rowlands |
(1 BP) Sedgley Park | 50 – 8 | Preston Grasshoppers |
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Park Lane Attendance: 202 Referee: James O'Brien |
(1 BP) Fylde | 74 – 5 | Harrogate |
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Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 462 Referee: David Charlton |
Sheffield | 20 – 18 | Otley (1 BP) |
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Abbeydale Park Attendance: 856 Referee: Peter Caunt |
(1 BP) Tynedale | 41 – 34 | Sheffield Tigers (2 BP) |
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Tynedale Park Attendance: 211 Referee: Daniel Woods |
(1 BP) Wharfedale | 13 – 20 | Hull Ionians |
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The Avenue Attendance: 525 Referee: Timothy Allatt |
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Round 4
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans | 37 – 7 | Tynedale |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 251 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers | 32 – 12 | Huddersfield |
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Lightfoot Green Attendance: 198 Referee: Nathan Howarth |
Blaydon | 7 – 46 | Wharfedale (1 BP) |
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Crow Trees Attendance: 167 Referee: Jonathan Cook |
Chester | 8 – 5 | Sheffield (1 BP) |
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Hare Lane Attendance: 250 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
Harrogate | 10 – 41 | Sedgley Park (1 BP) |
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Rudding Lane Attendance: 199 Referee: Peter Connor |
(2 BP) Hull Ionians | 31 – 34 | Fylde (1 BP) |
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Brantingham Park Attendance: 301 Referee: Daniel Woods |
(1 BP) Otley | 24 – 8 | Sheffield Tigers |
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Cross Green Attendance: 175 Referee: Michael Harris |
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Round 5
Huddersfield | 15 – 29 | Harrogate (1 BP) |
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Lockwood Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Michael Harris |
Sedgley Park | 18 – 10 | Hull Ionians |
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Park Lane Attendance: 257 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
(1 BP) Fylde | 42 – 7 | Blaydon |
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Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 517 Referee: Nathan Howarth |
(1 BP) Sheffield | 38 – 17 | Preston Grasshoppers |
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Abbeydale Park Attendance: 245 Referee: Timothy Allatt |
Sheffield Tigers | 15 – 39 | Chester (1 BP) |
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Dore Moor Attendance: 168 Referee: David Charlton |
(1 BP) Tynedale | 22 – 25 | Otley |
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Tynedale Park Attendance: 202 Referee: Owen Taylor |
(1 BP) Wharfedale | 23 – 29 | Rotherham Titans (1 BP) |
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The Avenue Attendance: 535 Referee: Daniel Woods |
[13]
Rescheduled match
(1 BP) Otley | 10 – 15 | Hull Ionians |
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Cross Green Attendance: 250 Referee: Llyr Apgeriant-Roberts |
[14]
Round 6
Rotherham Titans | 16 – 41 | Fylde (1 BP) |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 405 Referee: Ben Rayner |
Preston Grasshoppers | 24 – 18 | Sheffield Tigers (1 BP) |
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Lightfoot Green Attendance: 250 Referee: James O'Brien |
Blaydon | 15 – 42 | Sedgley Park (1 BP) |
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Crow Trees Attendance: 142 Referee: Daniel Woods |
(1 BP) Chester | 22 – 24 | Otley (1 BP) |
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Hare Lane Attendance: 350 Referee: Nathan Howarth |
Harrogate | 22 – 47 | Sheffield (1 BP) |
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Rudding Lane Attendance: 150 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
(1 BP) Hull Ionians | 58 – 17 | Huddersfield |
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Brantingham Park Attendance: 245 Referee: Gavin Jones |
(1 BP) Wharfedale | 22 – 29 | Tynedale (1 BP) |
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The Avenue Attendance: 427 Referee: Michael Harris |
[15]
Round 7
(1 BP) Huddersfield | 24 – 7 | Blaydon |
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Lockwood Park Attendance: 266 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
Sedgley Park | 25 – 17 | Rotherham Titans |
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Park Lane Attendance: 211 Referee: Benjamin Wood |
(1 BP) Fylde | 43 – 3 | Wharfedale |
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Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 583 Referee: Geraint Roberts |
(1 BP) Otley | 28 – 15 | Preston Grasshoppers |
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Cross Green Attendance: 250 Referee: Daniel Woods |
(1 BP) Sheffield | 19 – 26 | Hull Ionians (1 BP) |
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Abbeydale Park Attendance: 231 Referee: Peter Connor |
Sheffield Tigers | 16 – 10 | Harrogate (1 BP) |
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Dore Moor Attendance: 202 Referee: Galvin Jones |
(1 BP) Tynedale | 14 – 21 | Chester |
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Tynedale Park Attendance: 211 Referee: David Charlton |
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Round 8
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans | 27 – 3 | Huddersfield |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 292 Referee: Jamie Parr |
Preston Grasshoppers | 13 – 29 | Chester (1 BP) |
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Lightfoot Green Attendance: 257 Referee: Peter Connor |
(1 BP) Blaydon | 32 – 19 | Sheffield |
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Crow Trees Attendance: 178 Referee: Michael Harris |
(1 BP) Fylde | 43 – 10 | Tynedale |
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Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 452 Referee: Daniel Woods |
(1 BP) Harrogate | 10 – 16 | Otley |
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Rudding Lane Attendance: 250 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
(1 BP) Hull Ionians | 34 – 16 | Sheffield Tigers |
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Brantingham Park Attendance: 202 Referee: David Charlton |
Wharfedale | 6 – 15 | Sedgley Park |
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The Avenue Attendance: 372 Referee: Nathan Howarth |
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Round 9
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers | 34 – 22 | Blaydon (1 BP) |
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Dore Moor Attendance: 311 Referee: Daniel Woods |
Tynedale | 17 – 12 | Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP) |
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Tynedale Park Attendance: 320 Referee: Ben Rayner |
Huddersfield | 20 – 14 | Wharfedale (1 BP) |
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Lockwood Park Attendance: 262 Referee: Connor Boyle |
Sheffield | 14 – 39 | Rotherham Titans (1 BP) |
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Abbeydale Park Attendance: 623 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
Park Lane Attendance: 400 Referee: Timothy Allatt |
(1 BP) Chester | 45 – 19 | Harrogate |
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Hare Lane Attendance: 400 Referee: Owen Taylor |
[18]
Round 10
Harrogate | 23 – 17 | Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP) |
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Rudding Lane Attendance: 258 Referee: MIchael Harris |
(1 BP) Hull Ionians | 26 – 10 | Chester |
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Brantingham Park Attendance: 351 Referee: Timothy Allatt |
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans | 14 – 19 | Sheffield Tigers |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 325 Referee: James Dowds |
(1 BP) Wharfedale | 26 – 22 | Sheffield (2 BP) |
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The Avenue Attendance: 409 Referee: Daniel Woods |
(1 BP) Sedgley Park | 33 – 28 | Tynedale (2 BP) |
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Park Lane Attendance: 378 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
Crow Trees Attendance: 178 Referee: David Charlton |
(1 BP) Fylde | 57 – 14 | Huddersfield |
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Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 480 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
[19]
Round 11
(1 BP) Otley | 39 – 26 | Rotherham Titans (1 BP) |
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Cross Green Attendance: 260 Referee: Michael Harris |
Sheffield Tigers | 34 – 14 | Wharfedale |
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Dore Moor Attendance: 250 Referee: Tim Allatt |
Tynedale | 15 – 8 | Harrogate (1 BP) |
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Tynedale Park Attendance: 385 Referee: Nathan Howarth |
(1 BP) Huddersfield | 26 – 38 | Sedgley Park (1 BP) |
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Lockwood Park Attendance: 208 Referee: Daniel Woods |
Abbeydale Park Attendance: 356 Referee: Ben Rayner |
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers | 20 – 21 | Hull Ionians |
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Lightfoot Green Attendance: 221 Referee: Ben Davis |
(1 BP) Chester | 31 – 19 | Blaydon |
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Hare Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Henry Pearson |
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Round 12
(1 BP) Hull Ionians | 24 – 17 | Harrogate (1 BP) |
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Brantingham Park Attendance: 275 Referee: Daniel Woods |
Rotherham Titans | 26 – 21 | Chester (1 BP) |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 253 Referee: David Charlton |
(1 BP) Wharfedale | 27 – 28 | Otley |
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The Avenue Attendance: 580 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
(1 BP) Huddersfield | 38 – 14 | Tynedale |
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Lockwood Park Attendance: 214 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
(1 BP) Sedgley Park | 47 – 17 | Sheffield |
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Park Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Timothy Allatt |
Blaydon | 22 – 22 | Preston Grasshoppers |
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Crow Trees Attendance: 215 Referee: Michael Harris |
Fylde | 20 – 11 | Sheffield Tigers |
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Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 583 Referee: James O'Brien |
[21]
Round 13
Sheffield Tigers | P – P | Sedgley Park |
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Tynedale | P – P | Hull Ionians |
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Sheffield | P – P | Huddersfield |
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Preston Grasshoppers | 21 – 16 | Rotherham Titans (1 BP) |
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Lightfoot Green Attendance: 247 Referee: James O'Brien |
Chester | 24 – 22 | Wharfedale (1 BP) |
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Hare Lane Attendance: 336 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Robertd |
[22]
Round 14
Rotherham Titans | P – P | Hull Ionians |
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Sheffield | P – P | Sheffield Tigers |
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Fylde | P – P | Preston Grasshoppers |
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Woodlands Memorial Ground |
Round 15
Harrogate | 0 – 52 | Fylde (1 BP) |
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Rudding Lane Attendance: 200 Referee: Michael Harris |
(1 BP) Hull Ionians | 37 – 24 | Wharfedale (1 BP) |
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Brantingham Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Daniel Woods |
(1 BP) Otley | 25 – 3 | Sheffield |
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Cross Green Attendance: 200 Referee: Llyr ApGerriant-Roberts |
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers | 26 – 7 | Tynedale |
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Dore Moor Attendance: 467 Referee: Peter Connor |
Preston Grasshoppers | 7 – 46 | Sedgley Park (1 BP) |
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Lightfoot Green Attendance: 473 Referee: Banjamin Davis |
Blaydon | 19 – 47 | Rotherham Titans (1 BP) |
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Crow Trees Attendance: 232 Referee: David Charlton |
(1 BP) Chester | 19 – 20 | Huddersfield |
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Hare Lane Attendance: 250 Referee: James O'Brien |
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Round 16
Sheffield Tigers | P – P | Otley |
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Tynedale | 25 – 10 | Rotherham Titans |
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Tynedale Park Attendance: 325 Referee: Michael Harris |
The Avenue Attendance: 268 Referee: Ben Davis |
Huddersfield | 19 – 13 | Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP) |
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Lockwood Park Attendance: 233 Referee: David Charlton |
(1 BP) Sheffield | 7 – 10 | Chester |
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Abbeydale Park Attendance: 456 Referee: Nathan Howarth |
(1 BP) Sedgley Park | 39 – 7 | Harrogate |
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Park Lane Attendance: 200 Referee: James O'Brien |
Fylde | 22– 15 | Hull Ionians (1 BP) |
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Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 628 Referee: Tim Allat |
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Round 17
Chester | 23 – 17 | Sheffield Tigers (1 BP) |
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Hare Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
Harrogate | P – P | Huddersfield |
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Hull Ionians | P – P | Sedgley Park |
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Rotherham Titans | P – P | Wharfedale |
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(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers | 18 – 24 | Sheffield (1 BP) |
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Lightfoot Green Attendance: 322 Referee: Nathan Howarth |
Blaydon | 12 – 31 | Fylde (1 BP) |
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Crow Trees Attendance: 205 Referee: Daniel Woods |
[25]
Round 18
(1 BP) Otley | 36 – 22 | Chester |
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Cross Green Attendance: 241 Referee: Daniel Woods |
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers | 34 – 22 | Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP) |
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Dore Moor Attendance: 500 Referee: Ben Davis |
Tynedale | 21 – 20 | Wharfedale (1 BP) |
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Tynedale Park Attendance: 540 Referee: David Charlton |
(1 BP) Huddersfield | 33 – 17 | Hull Ionians |
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Lockwood Park Attendance: 223 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
Sheffield | 21 – 10 | Harrogate |
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Abbeydale Park Attendance: 654 Referee: Michael Harris |
(1 BP) Sedgley Park | 75 – 0 | Blaydon |
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Park Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Nathan Howarth |
(1 BP) Fylde | 30 – 23 | Rotherham Titans (! BP) |
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Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 547 Referee: Geraint Roberts |
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Rescheduled matches
(1 BP) Harrogate | 43 – 0 | Blaydon |
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Rudding Lane Attendance: 100 Referee: Peter Connor |
(1 BP) Otley | 28 – 27 | Fylde (2 BP) |
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Cross Green Attendance: 212 Referee: George Ounsley |
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans | 20 – 27 | Wharfedale |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 247 Referee: Michael Harris |
Sheffield Tigers | 3 – 26 | Sedgley Park (1 BP) |
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Dore Moor Attendance: 432 Referee: Daniel Woods |
Tynedale | 21 – 36 | Hull Ionians (1 BP) |
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Tynedale Park Attendance: 180 Referee: Ben Davis |
(2 BP) Sheffield | 24 – 26 | Huddersfield |
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Abbeydale Park Attendance: 250 Referee: David Charlton |
[27]
Round 14 (rescheduled matches)
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans | 52 – 25 | Hull Ionians |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 267 Referee: Nathan Howarth |
(2 BP) Tynedale | 24 – 31 | Blaydon (1 BP) |
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Tynedale Park Attendance: 475 Referee: Daniel Woods |
Wharfedale | 21 – 11 | Harrogate |
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The Avenue Attendance: 575 Referee: George Ounsley |
(1 BP) Huddersfield | 22 – 29 | Otley (1 BP) |
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Lockwood Park Attendance: 245 Referee: David Charlton |
Sheffield | 21 – 30 | Sheffield Tigers |
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Abbeydale Park Attendance: 436 Referee: Ben Davies |
(1 BP) Sedgley Park | 31 – 18 | Chester |
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Park Lane Attendance: 150 Referee: Michael Harris |
(1 BP) Fylde | 32 – 29 | Preston Grasshoppers (2 BP) |
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Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 786 Referee: James O'Brien |
[28]
Round 19
Harrogate | 18 – 7 | Sheffield Tigers |
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Rudding Lane Attendance: 125 Referee: David Charlton |
(1 BP) Hull Ionians | 41 – 30 | Sheffield (1 BP) |
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Brantingham Park Attendance: 202 Referee: Peter Connor |
Rotherham Titans | 20 – 38 | Sedgley Park (1 BP) |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 329 Referee: Ben Rayner |
Wharfedale | 6 – 24 | Fylde (1 BP) |
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The Avenue Attendance: 435 Referee: Owen Taylor |
Preston Grasshoppers | 28 – 25 | Otley (2 BP) |
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Lightfoot Green Attendance: 202 Referee: Gavin Jones |
(1 BP) Blaydon | 13 – 19 | Huddersfield |
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Crow Trees Attendance: 205 Referee: Michael Harris |
(1 BP) Chester | 29 – 27 | Tynedale (1 BP) |
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Hare Lane Attendance: 400 Referee: Ben Davies |
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Round 20
(1 BP) Otley | 31 – 13 | Harrogate |
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Cross Green Attendance: 553 Referee: Ben Davies |
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers | 10 – 17 | Hull Ionians |
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Dore Moor Attendance: 210 Referee: Gavin Jones |
Tynedale Park Attendance: 245 Referee: Michael Harris |
(1 BP) Huddersfield | 39 – 27 | Rotherham Titans |
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Lockwood Park Attendance: 242 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
(1 BP) Sheffield | 64 – 5 | Blaydon |
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Abbeydale Park Attendance: 202 Referee: David Charlton |
(1 BP) Sedgley Park | 35 – 31 | Wharfedale (2 BP) |
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Park Lane Attendance: 200 Referee: Daniel Woods |
(1 BP) Chester | 37 – 31 | Preston Grasshoppers (2 BP) |
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Hare Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Neil Sweeney |
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Round 21
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans | 36 – 26 | Sheffield (1 BP) |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 365 Referee: George Ounsley |
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers | 40 – 34 | Tynedale (2 BP) |
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Lightfoot Green Attendance: 310 Referee: Ben Davies |
(2 BP) Blaydon | 26 – 28 | Sheffield Tigers (1 BP) |
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Crow Trees Attendance: 143 Referee: Mike Harris |
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 1,042 Referee: Ben Rayner |
Harrogate | 21 – 17 | Chester (1 BP) |
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Rudding Lane Attendance: 100 Referee: Gavin Jones |
(1 BP) Hull Ionians | 41 – 35 | Otley (2 BP) |
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Brantingham Park Attendance: 449 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
(1 BP) Wharfedale | 32 – 31 | Huddersfield (2 BP) |
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The Avenue Attendance: 435 Referee: David Charlton |
[31][32]
Round 22
Tynedale | 14 – 11 | Sedgley Park (1 BP) |
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Tynedale Park Attendance: 280 Referee: Ben Davis |
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers | 34 – 17 | Harrogate |
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Lightfoot Green Attendance: 307 Referee: Dan Wood |
(1 BP) Chester | 34 – 32 | Hull Ionians (2 BP) |
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Hare Lane Attendance: 200 Referee: James O'Brien |
Sheffield Tigers | P – P | Rotherham Titans |
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Harrogate | 12 – 21 | Huddersfield |
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Rudding Lane Attendance: 100 Referee: Ben Davis |
Hull Ionians | 19 – 30 | Sedgley Park (1 BP) |
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Brantingham Park Attendance: 251 Referee: Michael Harris |
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers | 28 – 17 | Otley |
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Dore Moor Attendance: 145 Referee: Peter Connor |
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Round 23
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans | 28 – 21 | Otley (1 BP) |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 254 Referee: Daniel Charlton |
(1 BP) Sedgley Park | 38 – 14 | Huddersfield |
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Park Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Jamie Parr |
(1 BP) Blaydon | 36 – 17 | Chester |
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Crow Trees Attendance: 127 Referee: Gavin Jones |
(1 BP) Fylde | 47 – 14 | Sheffield |
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Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 638 Referee: James O'Brien |
Harrogate | 12 – 24 | Tynedale (1 BP) |
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Rudding Lane Attendance: 175 Referee: Michael Harris |
(1 BP) Hull Ionians | 33 – 29 | Preston Grasshoppers (2 BP) |
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Brantingham Park Attendance: 201 Referee: Daniel Woods |
(1 BP) Wharfedale | 9 – 10 | Sheffield Tigers |
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The Avenue Attendance: 321 Referee: Ben Davis |
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Round 24
Otley | 25 – 24 | Wharfedale (1 BP) |
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Cross Green Attendance: 560 Referee: Daniel Woods |
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers | 33 – 21 | Blaydon |
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Lightfoot Green Attendance: 305 Referee: Ben Rayner |
Chester | 28 – 38 | Rotherham Titans (1 BP) |
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Hare Lane Attendance: 202 Referee: George Ounsley |
(1 BP) Harrogate | 40 – 72 | Hull Ionians (1 BP) |
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Rudding Lane Attendance: 175 Referee: Timothy Allatt |
Sheffield | 17 – 38 | Sedgley Park (1 BP) |
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Abbeydale Park Attendance: 456 Referee: Gavin Jones |
Sheffield Tigers | 30 – 33 | Fylde (1 BP) |
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Dore Moor Attendance: 252 Referee: Michael Harris |
(1 BP) Tynedale | 47 – 17 | Huddersfield |
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Tynedale Park Attendance: 460 Referee: David Charlton |
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Sheffield | 12 – 38 | Wharfedale (1 BP) |
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Abbeydale Park Attendance: 367 Referee: Ben Rayner |
[37]
Round 25
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans | 38 – 7 | Preston Grasshoppers |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 361 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
(1 BP) Sedgley Park | 80 – 14 | Sheffield Tigers |
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Park Lane Attendance: 600 Referee: George Ounsley |
(1 BP) Blaydon | 31 – 22 | Harrogate (1 BP) |
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Crow Trees Attendance: 125 Referee: David Charlton |
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 912 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
Huddersfield | 15 – 51 | Sheffield (1 BP) |
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Lockwood Park Attendance: 233 Referee: Tim Brown |
(1 BP) Hull Ionians | 59 – 7 | Tynedale |
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Brantingham Park Attendance: 208 Referee: Daniel Woods |
(1 BP) Wharfedale | 39 – 22 | Chester |
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The Avenue Attendance: 571 Referee: Michael Harris |
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Round 26
(1 BP) Chester | 25 – 40 | Fylde (1 BP) |
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Hare Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: David Charlton |
Harrogate | 17 – 45 | Rotherham Titans (1 BP) |
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Rudding Lane Attendance: 275 Referee: Dan Woods |
(1 BP) Hull Ionians | 80 – 26 | Blaydon (1 BP) |
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Brantingham Park Attendance: 383 Referee: Gavin Jones |
Otley | 10 – 28 | Sedgley Park (1 BP) |
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Cross Green Attendance: 280 Referee: Owen Taylor |
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers | 27 – 12 | Wharfedale |
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Lightfoot Green Attendance: 515 Referee: Ben Rayner |
(1 BP) Sheffield | 36 – 33 | Tynedale (2 BP) |
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Abbeydale Park Attendance: 467 Referee: Michael Harris |
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers | 24 – 31 | Huddersfield (1 BP) |
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Dore Moor Attendance: 291 Referee: Samuel Yates |
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Rescheduled matches
(1 BP) Otley | 22 – 24 | Tynedale (1 BP) |
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Cross Green Attendance: 238 Referee: Owen Taylor |
Sheffield Tigers | 10 – 40 | Rotherham Titans (1 BP) |
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Dore Moor Attendance: 301 Referee: Gavin Jones |
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Attendances
Club | Home games | Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
Blaydon | 13 | 2,640 | 203 | 578 | 125 | 8% |
Chester | 13 | 3,889 | 299 | 400 | 200 | 15% |
Fylde | 13 | 8,170 | 628 | 1,042 | 452 | 7% |
Harrogate | 13 | 2,420 | 186 | 313 | 100 | N/A |
Huddersfield | 12[a] | 2,687 | 224 | 266 | 150 | 15% |
Hull Ionians | 13 | 3,671 | 282 | 449 | 201 | 19% |
Otley | 12[b] | 3,469 | 289 | 560 | 175 | 6% |
Preston Grasshoppers | 13 | 3,896 | 300 | 515 | 198 | 6% |
Rotherham Titans | 13 | 3,860 | 297 | 405 | 247 | 12% |
Sedgley Park | 13 | 3,799 | 292 | 600 | 150 | 10% |
Sheffield | 13 | 5,599 | 431 | 856 | 202 | 13% |
Sheffield Tigers | 13 | 3,977 | 306 | 500 | 145 | N/A |
Tynedale | 13 | 4,049 | 311 | 540 | 180 | 16% |
Wharfedale | 13 | 5,988 | 461 | 580 | 268 | 23% |
Individual statistics
Top points scorers Rank | Player | Team | Tries | 1 | Richard Hayes | Rotherham Titans | 267 | 2 | Lewis Minikin | Hull Ionians | 255 | 3 | Eliot Fisher | Sheffield | 244 | 4 | Gregory Smith | Fylde | 219 | 5 | Stephen Collins | Sedgley Park | 211 | 6 | Mark Ireland | Sheffield Tigers | 204 | 7 | Will Milner | Huddersfield | 199 | 8 | Liam Reeve | Chester | 159 | 9 | Jake Rodgers | Tynedale | 144 | [39][1] | Top try scorers Rank | Player | Team | Tries | 1 | Rhys Henderson | Sedgley Park | 23 | 2 | Eliot Fisher | Sheffield | 20 | 3 | Samuel Wilson | Hull Ionians | 18 | 4 | Christian Hooper | Sheffield | 17 | Lewis Minikin | Hull Ionians | Andrew Riley | Sedgley Park | 5 | Daniel Maher | Sedgley Park | 16 | 6 | Thomas Grimes | Fylde | 14 | Gethin Long | Chester | [39][1] |
Notes
- ^ Huddersfield only played 12 homes games as their game versus Fylde on 29 April 2023 was cancelled.
- ^ Otley only played 12 homes games as their game versus Blaydon on 6 May 2023 was cancelled.
See also
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