2024–25 National League 2 North

Rugby union competition in England

2024–25 National League 2 North

Countries|  England
Date| 7 September 2024 – 26 April 2025
Matches played| 35
Attendance| 10,911
(average 312 per match)
Highest attendance| 1,490 – Fylde v Preston, 14 September 2024
Lowest attendance| 150 – Harrogate v Preston, 28 September 2024
Tries scored| 280
(average 8 per match)
Top point scorer| 57 – Tom Shard (Lymm)
Top try scorer| 7 – Harry Holden (Preston)

<- 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

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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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Billingham

Chester

Fylde

Harrogate

Hull

Hull
Ionians

Leeds
Tykes

Lymm

Otley

Preston Grasshoppers

Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers

Tynedale

Wharfedale

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Locations of the 2024–25 National League 2 North teams

Team  | Ground  | Capacity  | City/Area  | Previous season

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Billingham | Greenwood Road [1] | 1,500 (100 seats) | Billingham, County Durham | 12th
Chester | Hare Lane [2] | 2,000 (500 seats) | Chester, Cheshire | Transferred from National League 2 West (11th)
Fylde | Woodlands Memorial Ground[3] | 9,000 | Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire | 5th
Harrogate | Rudding Lane |  | Harrogate, North Yorkshire | Promoted from Regional 1 North East (Champions)[4]
Hull | Ferens Ground | 1,500 (288 seats) | Kingston upon Hull, East Riding | 8th
Hull Ionians | Brantingham Park [5] | 1,500 (240 seats) | Brantingham, East Riding | 13th
Leeds Tykes | The Sycamores | 1,500 | Bramhope, Leeds, West Yorkshire | Runners up
Lymm | Crouchley Lane |  | Lymm, Cheshire | 10th
Otley | Cross Green[6] | 5,000 | Otley, Leeds, West Yorkshire | 9th
Preston Grasshoppers | Lightfoot Green | 5,000 | Preston, Lancashire | 11th
Sheffield | Abbeydale Park[7] | 3,200 (100 seats) | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 3rd
Sheffield Tigers | Dore Moor [8] |  | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 7th
Tynedale | Tynedale Park [9] | 2,000 (400 seats) | Corbridge, Northumberland | 6th
Wharfedale | The Avenue [10] | 2,000 | Threshfield, North Yorkshire | 4th

## League table

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2024–25 National League 2 North table  Pos | Team

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* e

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1  | Lymm | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 224  | 111  | +113  | 5  | 0  | 25  | Promotion place
2  | Leeds Tykes | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 190  | 80  | +110  | 5  | 0  | 25  |
3  | Sheffield | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 193  | 73  | +120  | 4  | 0  | 24
4  | Wharfedale | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 146  | 143  | +3  | 5  | 0  | 17
5  | Fylde | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 137  | 163  | −26  | 3  | 0  | 15
6  | Preston Grasshoppers | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 146  | 142  | +4  | 3  | 2  | 15
7  | Hull Ionians | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 169  | 148  | +21  | 4  | 1  | 13
8  | Billingham | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 111  | 121  | −10  | 2  | 0  | 12
9  | Otley | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 109  | 124  | −15  | 1  | 2  | 11
10  | Chester | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 153  | 175  | −22  | 3  | 0  | 11
11  | Hull | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 120  | 167  | −47  | 2  | 1  | 11
12  | Tynedale | 5  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 90  | 169  | −79  | 1  | 1  | 6
13  | Harrogate | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 115  | 220  | −105  | 3  | 2  | 5  | Relegation place
14  | Sheffield Tigers | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 91  | 158  | −67  | 1  | 2  | 3

Updated to match(es) played on 5 October 2024. Source: National League Rugby [11]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Number of matches won
2. Difference between points for and against
3. Total number of points for
4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

## Fixtures & results

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Fixtures for the season were published by the RFU on 31 May 2025.[12]

### Round 1

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7 September 2024
14:00

(1 BP) Hull| 12 – 13| Otley

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Ferens Ground
Attendance: 275
Referee: Jack Moorhouse

7 September 2024
14:00

(1 BP) Wharfedale| 22 – 8| Sheffield Tigers

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The Avenue
Attendance: 340
Referee: Michael Harris

7 September 2024
14:15

(1 BP) Billingham| 33 – 12| Harrogate

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Greenwood Road
Attendance: 439
Referee: Dave Charlton

7 September 2024
14:30

(2 BP) Preston Grasshoppers| 30 – 32| Chester (1 BP)

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Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 267
Referee: Daniel Woods

7 September 2024
15:00

Hull Ionians| 27 – 39| Lymm (1 BP)

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Brantingham Park
Attendance: 360
Referee: Sam Yates

7 September 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Leeds Tykes| 47 – 5| Tynedale

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The Sycamores
Attendance: 347
Referee: George Ounsley

7 September 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Sheffield| 38 – 19| Fylde

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Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 168
Referee: Peter Connor

[13]

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### Round 2

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14 September 2024
14:00

Hull| 18 – 55| Hull Ionians (1 BP)

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Ferens Ground
Attendance: 457
Referee: Henry Pearson

14 September 2024
15:00

Chester| 19 – 51| Lymm (1 BP)

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Hare Lane
Attendance: 375
Referee: Jack Moorhouse

14 September 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Fylde| 22 – 20| Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP)

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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 1,490
Referee: Sam Yates

14 September 2024
15:00

(2 BP) Harrogate| 29 – 35| Wharfedale (1 BP)

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Rudding Lane
Attendance: 200
Referee: Michael Harris

14 September 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Otley| 20 – 24| Leeds Tykes (1 BP)

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Cross Green
Attendance: 498
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell

14 September 2024
15:00

Sheffield Tigers| 13 – 22| Sheffield

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Dore Moor
Attendance: 334
Referee: George Oundsley

14 September 2024
15:00

Tynedale| 19 – 19| Billingham

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Tynedale Park
Attendance: 220
Referee: Nathan Howarth

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### Round 3

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21 September 2024
14:00

(1 BP) Wharfedale| 34 – 28| Tynedale (2 BP)

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The Avenue
Attendance: 300
Referee: Daniel Woods

21 September 2024
14:15

Billingham| 19 – 17| Otley (1 BP)

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Greenwood Road
Attendance: 356
Referee: Michael Harris

21 September 2024
14:30

(1 BP) Lymm| 49 – 14| Fylde

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Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 261
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts

21 September 2024
14:30

(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers| 27 – 26| Sheffield Tigers (1 BP)

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Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 207
Referee: Jack Moorhouse

21 September 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Hull Ionians| 30 – 19| Chester

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Brantingham Park
Attendance: 259
Referee: Dave Charlton

21 September 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Leeds Tykes| 49 – 16| Hull

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The Sycamores
Attendance: 371
Referee: Sam Yates

21 September 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Sheffield| 57 – 19| Harrogate

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Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 350
Referee: Peter Connor

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### Round 4

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28 September 2024
14:00

(1 BP) Hull| 40 – 26| Billingham (1 BP)

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Ferens Ground
Attendance: 224
Referee: Jack Moorhouse

28 September 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Fylde| 47 – 24| Chester (1 BP)

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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 1,080
Referee: George Ounsley

28 September 2024
15:00

(2 BP) Harrogate| 31 – 38| Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP)

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Rudding Lane
Attendance: 150
Referee: David Charlton

28 September 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Otley| 44 – 31| Wharfedale (1 BP)

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Cross Green
Attendance: 526
Referee: Sam Yates

28 September 2024
15:00

(2 BP) Sheffield Tigers| 27 – 28| Lymm (1 BP)

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Dore Moor
Attendance: 189
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell

28 September 2024
15:00

Tynedale| 7 – 38| Sheffield (1 BP)

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Tynedale Park
Attendance: 430
Referee: Gavin Jones

28 September 2024
16:00

(1 BP) Leeds Tykes| 37 – 25| Hull Ionians (1 BP)

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The Sycamores
Attendance: 438
Referee: Owen Taylor

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### Round 5

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5 October 2024
14:00

(1 BP) Wharfedale| 24 – 34| Hull (1 BP)

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The Avenue

5 October 2024
14:15

Billingham| 14 – 33| Leeds Tykes (1 BP)

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Greenwood Road

5 October 2024
14:30

(1 BP) Lymm| 57 – 24| Harrogate (1 BP)

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Crouchley Lane

5 October 2024
14:30

Preston Grasshoppers| 31 – 31| Tynedale (1 BP)

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Lightfoot Green

5 October 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Chester| 59 – 17| Sheffield Tigers

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Hare Lane

5 October 2024
15:00

(2 BP) Hull Ionians| 32 – 35| Fylde (1 BP)

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Brantingham Park

5 October 2024
15:00

(1 BP) Sheffield| 38 – 15| Otley

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Abbeydale Park

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### Round 6

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11 October 2024
20:00

Leeds Tykes| v| Wharfedale

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The Sycamores

12 October 2024
14:00

Hull| v| Sheffield

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Ferens Ground

12 October 2024
14:15

Billingham| v| Hull Ionians

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Greenwood Road

12 October 2024
15:00

Harrogate| v| Chester

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Rudding Lane

12 October 2024
15:00

Otley| v| Preston Grasshoppers

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Cross Green

12 October 2024
15:00

Sheffield Tigers| v| Fylde

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Dore Moor

12 October 2024
15:00

Tynedale| v| Lymm

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Tynedale Park

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### Round 7

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19 October 2024
14:00

Wharfedale| v| Billingham

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The Avenue

19 October 2024
14:30

Preston Grasshoppers| v| Hull

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Lightfoot Green

19 October 2024
14:30

Lymm| v| Otley

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Crouchley Lane

19 October 2024
15:00

Chester| v| Tynedale

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Hare Lane

19 October 2024
15:00

Fylde| v| Harrogate

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Woodlands Memorial Ground

19 October 2024
15:00

Hull Ionians| v| Sheffield Tigers

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Brantingham Park

19 October 2024
15:00

Sheffield| v| Leeds Tykes

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Abbeydale Park

* * *

### Round 8

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26 October 2024
14:00

Hull| v| Lymm

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Ferens Ground

26 October 2024
14:00

Wharfedale| v| Hull Ionians

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The Avenue

26 October 2024
14:15

Billingham| v| Sheffield

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Greenwood Road

26 October 2024
15:00

Harrogate| v| Sheffield Tigers

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Rudding Lane

26 October 2024
15:00

Leeds Tykes| v| Preston Grasshoppers

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The Sycamores

26 October 2024
15:00

Otley| v| Chester

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Cross Green

26 October 2024
15:00

Tynedale| v| Fylde

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Tynedale Park

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### Round 9

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9 November 2024
14:00

Hull Ionians| v| Harrogate

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Brantingham Park

9 November 2024
14:00

Sheffield Tigers| v| Tynedale

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Dore Moor

9 November 2024
14:15

Sheffield| v| Wharfedale

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Abbeydale Park

9 November 2024
14:30

Lymm| v| Leeds Tykes

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Crouchley Lane

9 November 2024
14:30

Preston Grasshoppers| v| Billingham

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Lightfoot Green

9 November 2024
15:00

Chester| v| Hull

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Hare Lane

9 November 2024
15:00

Fylde| v| Otley

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Woodlands Memorial Ground

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### Round 10

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16 November 2024
14:00

Hull| v| Fylde

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Ferens Ground

16 November 2024
14:00

Wharfedale| v| Preston Grasshoppers

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The Avenue

16 November 2024
14:00

Tynedale| v| Harrogate

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Tynedale Park

16 November 2024
14:15

Billingham| v| Lymm

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Greenwood Road

16 November 2024
14:15

Otley| v| Sheffield Tigers

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Cross Green

16 November 2024
14:15

Sheffield| v| Hull Ionians

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Abbeydale Park

16 November 2024
14:30

Leeds Tykes| v| Chester

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The Sycamores

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### Round 11

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23 November 2024
14:00

Harrogate| v| Otley

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Rudding Lane

23 November 2024
14:00

Hull Ionians| v| Tynedale

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Brantingham Park

23 November 2024
14:00

Sheffield Tigers| v| Hull

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Dore Moor

23 November 2024
14:30

Lymm| v| Wharfedale

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Crouchley Lane

23 November 2024
14:30

Preston Grasshoppers| v| Sheffield

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Lightfoot Green

23 November 2024
15:00

Chester| v| Billingham

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Hare Lane

23 November 2024
15:00

Fylde| v| Leeds Tykes

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Woodlands Memorial Ground

* * *

### Round 12

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7 December 2024
14:00

Hull| v| Harrogate

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Ferens Ground

7 December 2024
14:00

Wharfedale| v| Chester

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The Avenue

7 December 2024
14:15

Billingham| v| Fylde

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Greenwood Road

7 December 2024
14:15

Otley| v| Tynedale

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Cross Green

7 December 2024
14:15

Sheffield| v| Lymm

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Abbeydale Park

7 December 2024
14:30

Leeds Tykes| v| Sheffield Tigers

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The Sycamores

7 December 2024
14:30

Preston Grasshoppers| v| Hull Ionians

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Lightfoot Green

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### Round 13

[edit]

14 December 2024
14:00

Harrogate| v| Leeds Tykes

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Rudding Lane

14 December 2024
14:00

Sheffield Tigers| v| Billingham

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Dore Moor

14 December 2024
14:00

Tynedale| v| Hull

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Tynedale Park

14 December 2024
14:15

Otley| v| Hull Ionians

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Cross Green

14 December 2024
14:30

Lymm| v| Preston Grasshoppers

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Crouchley Lane

14 December 2024
15:00

Chester| v| Sheffield

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Hare Lane

14 December 2024
15:00

Fylde| v| Wharfedale

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Woodlands Memorial Ground

* * *

### Round 14

[edit]

20 December 2024
19:00

Sheffield| v| Sheffield Tigers

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Abbeydale Park

21 December 2024
14:00

Hull Ionians| v| Hull

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Brantingham Park

21 December 2024
14:00

Wharfedale| v| Harrogate

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The Avenue

21 December 2024
14:15

Billingham| v| Tynedale

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Greenwood Road

21 December 2024
14:30

Leeds Tykes| v| Otley

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The Sycamores

21 December 2024
14:30

Lymm| v| Chester

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Crouchley Lane

21 December 2024
14:30

Preston Grasshoppers| v| Fylde

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Lightfoot Green

* * *

### Round 15

[edit]

11 January 2025
14:00

Harrogate| v| Sheffield

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Rudding Lane

11 January 2025
14:00

Hull| v| Leeds Tykes

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Ferens Ground

11 January 2025
14:00

Sheffield Tigers| v| Preston Grasshoppers

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Dore Moor

11 January 2025
14:00

Tynedale| v| Wharfedale

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Tynedale Park

11 January 2025
14:15

Otley| v| Billingham

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Cross Green

11 January 2025
15:00

Chester| v| Hull Ionians

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Hare Lane

11 January 2025
15:00

Fylde| v| Lymm

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Woodlands Memorial Ground

* * *

### Round 16

[edit]

18 January 2025
14:00

Hull Ionians| v| Leeds Tykes

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Brantingham Park

18 January 2025
14:00

Wharfedale| v| Otley

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The Avenue

18 January 2025
14:15

Billingham| v| Hull

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Greenwood Road

18 January 2025
14:15

Sheffield| v| Tynedale

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Abbeydale Park

18 January 2025
14:30

Lymm| v| Sheffield Tigers

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Crouchley Lane

18 January 2025
14:30

Preston Grasshoppers| v| Harrogate

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Lightfoot Green

18 January 2025
15:00

Chester| v| Fylde

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Hare Lane

* * *

### Round 17

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25 January 2025
14:00

Harrogate| v| Lymm

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Rudding Lane

25 January 2025
14:00

Hull| v| Wharfedale

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Ferens Ground

25 January 2025
14:00

Sheffield Tigers| v| Chester

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Dore Moor

25 January 2025
14:00

Tynedale| v| Preston Grasshoppers

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Tynedale Park

25 January 2025
14:15

Otley| v| Sheffield

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Cross Green

25 January 2025
14:30

Leeds Tykes| v| Billingham

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The Sycamores

25 January 2025
15:00

Fylde| v| Hull Ionians

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Woodlands Memorial Ground

* * *

### Round 18

[edit]

8 February 2025
14:00

Fylde| v| Sheffield Tigers

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Woodlands Memorial Ground

8 February 2025
14:00

Hull Ionians| v| Billingham

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Brantingham Park

8 February 2025
14:00

Wharfedale| v| Leeds Tykes

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The Avenue

8 February 2025
14:15

Sheffield| v| Hull

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Abbeydale Park

8 February 2025
14:30

Lymm| v| Tynedale

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Crouchley Lane

8 February 2025
14:30

Preston Grasshoppers| v| Otley

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Lightfoot Green

8 February 2025
15:00

Chester| v| Harrogate

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Hare Lane

* * *

### Round 19

[edit]

15 February 2025
14:00

Harrogate| v| Fylde

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Rudding Lane

15 February 2025
14:00

Hull| v| Preston Grasshoppers

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Ferens Ground

15 February 2025
14:00

Sheffield Tigers| v| Hull Ionians

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Dore Moor

15 February 2025
14:00

Tynedale| v| Chester

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Tynedale Park

15 February 2025
14:15

Billingham| v| Wharfedale

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Greenwood Road

15 February 2025
14:15

Otley| v| Lymm

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Cross Green

15 February 2025
14:30

Leeds Tykes| v| Sheffield

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The Sycamores

* * *

### Round 20

[edit]

1 March 2025
14:15

Sheffield| v| Billingham

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Abbeydale Park

1 March 2025
14:30

Lymm| v| Hull

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Crouchley Lane

1 March 2025
14:30

Preston Grasshoppers| v| Leeds Tykes

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Lightfoot Green

1 March 2025
15:00

Chester| v| Otley

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Hare Lane

1 March 2025
15:00

Fylde| v| Tynedale

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Woodlands Memorial Ground

1 March 2025
15:00

Hull Ionians| v| Wharfedale

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Brantingham Park

1 March 2025
15:00

Sheffield Tigers| v| Harrogate

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Dore Moor

* * *

### Round 21

[edit]

8 March 2025
14:00

Hull| v| Chester

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Ferens Ground

8 March 2025
14:00

Tynedale| v| Sheffield Tigers

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Tynedale Park

8 March 2025
14:00

Wharfedale| v| Sheffield

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The Avenue

8 March 2025
14:15

Billingham| v| Preston Grasshoppers

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Greenwood Road

8 March 2025
15:00

Harrogate| v| Hull Ionians

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Rudding Lane

8 March 2025
15:00

Otley| v| Fylde

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Cross Green

8 March 2025
16:00

Leeds Tykes| v| Lymm

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The Sycamores

* * *

### Round 22

[edit]

15 March 2025
14:00

Fylde| v| Hull

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Woodlands Memorial Ground

15 March 2025
14:30

Lymm| v| Billingham

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Crouchley Lane

15 March 2025
14:30

Preston Grasshoppers| v| Wharfedale

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Lightfoot Green

15 March 2025
15:00

Chester| v| Leeds Tykes

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Hare Lane

15 March 2025
15:00

Harrogate| v| Tynedale

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Rudding Lane

15 March 2025
15:00

Hull Ionians| v| Sheffield

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Brantingham Park

15 March 2025
15:00

Sheffield Tigers| v| Otley

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Dore Moor

* * *

### Round 23

[edit]

22 March 2025
14:00

Hull| v| Sheffield Tigers

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Ferens Ground

22 March 2025
14:00

Tynedale| v| Hull Ionians

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Tynedale Park

22 March 2025
14:00

Wharfedale| v| Lymm

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The Avenue

22 March 2025
14:15

Billingham| v| Chester

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Greenwood Road

22 March 2025
14:15

Sheffield| v| Preston Grasshoppers

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Abbeydale Park

22 March 2025
14:30

Leeds Tykes| v| Fylde

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The Sycamores

22 March 2025
15:00

Otley| v| Harrogate

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Cross Green

* * *

### Round 24

[edit]

5 April 2025
14:30

Lymm| v| Sheffield

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Crouchley Lane

5 April 2025
15:00

Chester| v| Wharfedale

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Hare Lane

5 April 2025
15:00

Fylde| v| Billingham

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Woodlands Memorial Ground

5 April 2025
15:00

Harrogate| v| Hull

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Rudding Lane

5 April 2025
15:00

Hull Ionians| v| Preston Grasshoppers

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Brantingham Park

5 April 2025
15:00

Sheffield Tigers| v| Leeds Tykes

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Dore Moor

5 April 2025
15:00

Tynedale| v| Otley

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Tynedale Park

* * *

### Round 25

[edit]

11 April 2025
20:00

Leeds Tykes| v| Harrogate

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The Sycamores

12 April 2025
14:00

Hull| v| Tynedale

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Ferens Ground

12 April 2025
14:00

Wharfedale| v| Fylde

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The Avenue

12 April 2025
14:15

Billingham| v| Sheffield Tigers

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Greenwood Road

12 April 2025
14:15

Sheffield| v| Chester

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Abbeydale Park

12 April 2025
14:30

Preston Grasshoppers| v| Lymm

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Lightfoot Green

12 April 2025
15:00

Hull Ionians| v| Otley

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Brantingham Park

* * *

### Round 26

[edit]

26 April 2025
15:00

Chester| v| Preston Grasshoppers

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Hare Lane

26 April 2025
15:00

Fylde| v| Sheffield

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Woodlands Memorial Ground

26 April 2025
15:00

Harrogate| v| Billingham

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Rudding Lane

26 April 2025
15:00

Lymm| v| Hull Ionians

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Crouchley Lane

26 April 2025
15:00

Otley| v| Hull

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Cross Green

26 April 2025
15:00

Sheffield Tigers| v| Wharfedale

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Dore Moor

26 April 2025
15:00

Tynedale| v| Leeds Tykes

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Tynedale Park

## Attendances

[edit]

Club  | Home
Games  | Total  | Average  | Highest  | Lowest  | % Capacity

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|
|

Billingham | 2 | 795 | 398 | 439 | 356 | 27%
Chester | 1 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 19%
Fylde | 2 | 2,570 | 1,285 | 1,490 | 1,080 | 14%
Harrogate | 2 | 350 | 175 | 200 | 150 | N/A
Hull | 3 | 956 | 319 | 457 | 224 | 21%
Hull Ionians | 2 | 619 | 310 | 360 | 259 | 21%
Leeds Tykes | 3 | 1,156 | 385 | 438 | 347 | 26%
Lymm | 1 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | N/A
Otley | 2 | 1,024 | 512 | 526 | 498 | 10%
Preston Grasshoppers | 2 | 474 | 237 | 267 | 207 | 5%
Sheffield | 2 | 518 | 259 | 350 | 168 | 8%
Sheffield Tigers | 2 | 523 | 262 | 334 | 189 | N/A
Tynedale | 2 | 650 | 325 | 430 | 220 | 16%
Wharfedale | 2 | 640 | 320 | 340 | 300 | 16%

[13][14][15][16][17]

## Individual statistics

[edit]

### Top points scorers

[edit]

| Rank | Player | Team | Points

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|
|

1 | Tom Shard | Lymm | 57
2 | Lewis Minikin | Hull Ionians | 55
3 | James Watts | Leeds Tykes | 40
4 | Harry Holden | Preston Grasshoppers | 35
5 | Mark Ireland | Sheffield Tigers | 34
6 | Will Smith | Sheffield | 30
7 | Sam Gaudie | Wharfedale | 29
Joe Rowntree | Otley
8 | Nathan Beesley | Lymm | 25
Christian Hooper | Sheffield

[13][14][15][16][17]

### Top try scorers

[edit]

| Rank | Player | Team | Tries

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|
|

1 | Harry Holden | Preston Grasshoppers | 7
2 | Will Smith | Sheffield | 6
3 | Nathan Beesley | Lymm | 5
Christian Hooper | Sheffield Tigers
4 | Eddie Crossland | Otley | 4
Jordan Dorrington | Fylde
Matt Garrod | Fylde
Joe Heaton | Chester
Will Roberts | Tynedale
Ben Turpin | Leeds

[13][14][15][16][17]

## Notes

[edit]

## See also

[edit]

* 2024–25 National League 1
* 2024–25 National League 2 East
* 2024–25 National League 2 West

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Billingham RUFC". Billingham Rugby Club. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
2. ^ "Hare Lane". Chester RUFC. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
3. ^ "Contact details". Fylde RFC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
4. ^ "Harrogate Rugby Club secure promotion at first attempt". The Stray Ferret. 9 April 2024.
5. ^ "Brantingham Park". Hull Ionians RUFC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
6. ^ "Contact". Otley Rugby Club. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
7. ^ "Abbeydale Park". Sheffield RUFC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
8. ^ "Directions". Sheffield Tigers RUFC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
9. ^ "Tynedale RFC". Tynedale Rugby Football Club. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
10. ^ "The Avenue Clubhouse Bar". Wharfedale RUFC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
11. ^ "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby.
12. ^ "National League Rugby fixtures for 2024/25 announced". National League Rugby. 31 May 2024.
13. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 834\. 8 September 2024. p. 26-27, 36.
14. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 835\. 15 September 2024. p. 32-33, 40.
15. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 836\. 22 September 2024. p. 30-31, 39.
16. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 837\. 29 September 2024. p. 30-31, 39.
17. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 838\. 6 October 2024. p. 30-31, 39.

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