| 2021–22 National League 2 North | |
| Date: | 4 September 2021 – 7 May 2022 |
| Champions: | Hull |
| Count: | 1 |
| Runnersup: | Sedgley Park |
| Relegated: | No relegation |
| Matches: | 239 |
| Highest Attendance: | 1,106 – Fylde v Tynedale, 30 April 2022 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 50 – Harrogate v Rotherham Titans, 11 December 2021 |
| Top Point Scorer: | 278– Gregory Smith (Fylde) |
| Top Try Scorer: | 36 – Matthew Gallagher (Sedgley Park) |
| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
The 2021–22 National League 2 North was the twelfth season (34th overall) of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced.
Hull were crowned champions on 23 April 2022, when they played their last but one match of the season at home to local rivals Hull Ionians, beating them with a final minute try, 31–29 in front of a crowd of 950.[1] Hull were promoted to National One for the 2022–23 seasom. Owing to the reorganisation of the national leagues, there was no play-off match and Sedgley Park continued to play at this level. Huddersfield (15th) and Harrogate (16th) also continued to play at this level, due to the increase of tier 4 leagues from two to three.[2]
The league consists of sixteen teams with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of thirty matches each. There is one promotion place and owing to the reorganisation of tier three and four divisions, there is no relegation. The champions are promoted to National League 1.
The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:
Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2019–20 National League 2 North season. The 2019–20 champions, Caldy, were promoted to the 2021–22 National League 1, replacing Rotherham Titans and Hull Ionians who were relegated from the 2019–20 National League 1. The three teams relegated from National League 2 North the previous season were Otley and Preston Grasshoppers (both North Premier) and Scunthorpe (Midlands Premier). The promoted teams were Bournville (champions of Midlands Premier), while Blaydon and Harrogate came up as champions and runner-up of North Premier. In order to address an imbalance of teams, Hinckley were level transferred to the 2021–22 National League 2 South as the most appropriately located team in terms of access to the southern sides.
| Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Trees | 2,000 (400 seats) | promoted from North Premier (1st) | ||
| Avery Fields | promoted from Midlands Premier (1st) | |||
| Hare Lane | 2,000 (500 seats) | 6th | ||
| 9,000 | 2nd | |||
| Rudding Lane | 2,000 | promoted from North Premier (2nd) | ||
| De Montfort Park | 2,000 | 3rd | ||
| Lockwood Park | 1,500 (500 seats) | 12th | ||
| Ferens Ground | 1,500 (288 seats) | 8th | ||
| Brantingham Park | 1,500 (240 seats) | relegated from National 1 (16th) | ||
| East Park | 1,000 | 5th | ||
| Mortimer Park | 2,500 (300 seats) | 13th | ||
| 5,000 | relegated from N2N (14th) | |||
| Lightfoot Green | 5,000 | relegated from N2N (15th) | ||
| 2,500 | relegated from National 1 (14th) | |||
| Heslam Park | Relegated from N2N (16th) | |||
| 3,000 | 4th | |||
| Dore Moor | 1,000 | 10th | ||
| Stourton Park | 3,500 (499 seats) | 7th | ||
| Tynedale Park | 2,000 (400 seats) | 11th | ||
| The Avenue | 2,000 | 9th | ||
Fixtures for the season were announced by the RFU on 4 May 2021.[3]
[4] ----
[5] ----
[6] ----
[7] ----
[8] ----
[9] ----
[10] ----
[11] ----
[12] ----
[13] ----
[14] ----
[15] ----
[16] ----
[17] ----
[18] ----
[21] ----
[22] ----
[23] ----
[24] ----
[25] ----
[26] ----
[27] ----
[28] ----
[29] ----
[30] ----
[31] ----
[32] ----
[33] ----
[34] ----
[35] ----
[36] ----
[37] ----
| Club | Home games | Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaydon | 15 | 3,457 | 230 | 682 | 127 | 9% |
| Bournville | 15 | 4,116 | 274 | 500 | 170 | N/A |
| Chester | 15 | 4,605 | 307 | 670 | 200 | 15% |
| Fylde | 15 | 7,916 | 528 | 1,106 | 192 | 6% |
| Harrogate | 15 | 2,925 | 195 | 350 | 50 | 10% |
| Huddersfield | 14 | 3,361 | 240 | 332 | 196 | 16% |
| Hull | 14 | 4,897 | 350 | 950 | 133 | 23% |
| Hull Ionians | 15 | 4,353 | 290 | 733 | 120 | 19% |
| Loughborough Students | 15 | 3,848 | 257 | 350 | 182 | 26% |
| Luctonians | 15 | 6,658 | 444 | 670 | 316 | 18% |
| Rotherham Titans | 14 | 6,384 | 456 | 594 | 197 | 18% |
| Sedgley Park | 15 | 4,991 | 333 | 567 | 212 | 11% |
| Sheffield Tigers | 15 | 3,604 | 240 | 298 | 101 | 24% |
| Stourbridge | 15 | 6,292 | 419 | 819 | 244 | 12% |
| Tynedale | 15 | 5,664 | 378 | 572 | 230 | 19% |
| Wharfedale | 15 | 5,983 | 399 | 478 | 220 | 20% |
| Rank | Player | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregory Smith | Fylde | 278 |
| 2 | Stephen Collins | Sedgley Park | 242 |
| 3 | Mitchell McGahan | Bournville | 222 |
| 4 | Lewis Minikin | Hull Ionians | 215 |
| 5 | Liam Reeve | Chester | 210 |
| 6 | Mark Ireland | Sheffield Tigers | 191 |
| 7 | Michael Heaney | Stourbridge | 181 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Gallagher | Sedgley Park | 36 |
| 2 | Thomas Carleton | Fylde | 29 |
| Daniel Rundle | Stourbridge | ||
| 3 | Michael Adlard | Hull | 28 |
| 4 | Thomas Grimes | Fylde | 24 |
| 5 | Rian Hamilton | Stourbridge | 22 |
| Rhys Harrison | Sedgley Park | ||