2024–25 National League 2 North Explained
| 2024–25 National League 2 North |
| Date: | 7 September 2024 – 26 April 2025 |
| Matches: | 77 |
| Highest Attendance: | 1,490 – Fylde v Preston, 14 September 2024 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 150 (3) – Harrogate v Preston, 28 September 2024, Harrogate v Chester, 12 October 2024, S Tigers v Hull, 30 November 2024 |
| Top Point Scorer: | 119 – Lewis Minikin (Hull Ionians) |
| Top Try Scorer: | 14 – Harry Holden (Preston) |
| Prevseason: | 2023–24 |
| Nextseason: | 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
| Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
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| Greenwood Road [1] | 1,500 (100 seats) | | 12th |
| Hare Lane [2] | 2,000 (500 seats) | | Transferred from National League 2 West (11th) |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground[3] | 9,000 | | 5th |
| Rudding Lane | 2,000 | | Promoted from Regional 1 North East (Champions)[4] |
| Ferens Ground | 1,500 (288 seats) | | 8th |
| Brantingham Park [5] | 1,500 (240 seats) | | 13th |
| The Sycamores | 1,500 | | Runners up |
| Crouchley Lane | 1,000 | | 10th |
| Cross Green[6] | 5,000 | | 9th |
| Lightfoot Green | 5,000 | | 11th |
| Abbeydale Park[7] | 3,200 (100 seats) | | 3rd |
| Dore Moor [8] | 1,000 | | 7th |
| Tynedale Park [9] | 2,000 (400 seats) | | 6th |
| The Avenue [10] | 2,000 | | 4th | |
Fixtures & results
Fixtures for the season were published by the RFU on 31 May 2025.[11]
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Round 6
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Round 7
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Round 8
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Round 9
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Round 10
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Round 11
- Postponed due to snow. Game to be rescheduled for 30 November 2024.[22]
- Postponed due to recent bad weather (snow, followed by wind and rain). Game to be rescheduled for 30 November 2024.[23]
- Postponed due to waterlogged pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 30 November 2024.[24]
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Round 11 (rescheduled games)
- Game rescheduled from 23 November 2024.
- Game rescheduled from 23 November 2024.
- Game rescheduled from 23 November 2024.
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Round 12
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Round 13
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Round 14
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Round 15
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Round 16
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Round 17
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Round 18
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Round 19
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Round 20
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Round 21
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Round 22
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Round 23
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Round 24
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Round 25
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Round 26
Attendances
| Club | Home
Games | Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
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| Billingham | 6 | 2,383 | 397 | 492 | 310 | 26% |
| Chester | 5 | 1,475 | 295 | 375 | 240 | 15% |
| Fylde | 5 | 4,101 | 820 | 1,490 | 432 | 9% |
| Harrogate | 5 | 950 | 190 | 250 | 150 | 10% |
| Hull | 6 | 1,502 | 250 | 457 | 154 | 17% |
| Hull Ionians | 6 | 1,681 | 280 | 360 | 212 | 19% |
| Leeds Tykes | 6 | 2,853 | 476 | 817 | 347 | 33% |
| Lymm | 5 | 1,675 | 335 | 445 | 261 | 34% |
| Otley | 5 | 2,017 | 403 | 526 | 271 | 8% |
| Preston Grasshoppers | 6 | 1,800 | 300 | 377 | 207 | 6% |
| Sheffield | 6 | 2,199 | 367 | 751 | 168 | 11% |
| Sheffield Tigers | 5 | 1,076 | 215 | 334 | 150 | 22% |
| Tynedale | 5 | 2,125 | 425 | 550 | 220 | 21% |
| Wharfedale | 6 | 2,849 | 475 | 610 | 300 | 24% |
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[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [25] [26] Individual statistics
Top points scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Lewis Minikin | Hull Ionians | 119 |
| 2 | Patrick Bishop | Fylde | 104 |
| 3 | Gregory Smith | Preston Grasshoppers | 98 |
| 4 | Thomas Shard | Lymm | 90 |
| 5 | Mark Ireland | Sheffield Tigers | 75 |
| James Watts | Leeds Tykes |
| 6 | Elliot Fisher | Sheffield | 73 |
| 7 | Harry Holden | Preston Grasshoppers | 70 |
| 8 | Nathan Beesley | Lymm | 65 |
| Rhodri Campbell | Sheffield |
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[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [25] [26] Top try scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Tries |
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| 1 | Harry Holden | Preston Grasshoppers | 14 |
| 2 | Nathan Beesley | Lymm | 13 |
| Rhodri Campbell | Sheffield |
| 3 | Kristan Dobson | Harrogate | 8 |
| Christian Hooper | Sheffield |
| Patrick Jennings | Lymm |
| William Roberts | Tynedale |
| 4 | Adam Brown | Leeds Tykes | 7 |
| George Mewburn | Hull Ionians |
| William Smith | Sheffield |
| Dafydd Williams | Chester |
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Billingham RUFC . Billingham Rugby Club . 13 June 2023.
- Web site: Hare Lane . Chester RUFC . 10 June 2023.
- Web site: Contact details . Fylde RFC . 13 June 2023.
- Web site: Harrogate Rugby Club secure promotion at first attempt . The Stray Ferret. 9 April 2024.
- Web site: Brantingham Park . Hull Ionians RUFC . 13 June 2023.
- Web site: Contact . Otley Rugby Club . 13 June 2023.
- Web site: Abbeydale Park . Sheffield RUFC . 13 June 2023.
- Web site: Directions . Sheffield Tigers RUFC . 13 June 2023.
- Web site: Tynedale RFC . Tynedale Rugby Football Club . 13 June 2023.
- Web site: The Avenue Clubhouse Bar . Wharfedale RUFC . 13 June 2023.
- Web site: National League Rugby fixtures for 2024/25 announced . National League Rugby . 31 May 2024.
- News: Results . The RugbyPaper . 834 . 8 September 2024 . 26-27, 36.
- News: Results . The RugbyPaper . 835 . 15 September 2024 . 32-33, 40.
- News: Results . The RugbyPaper . 836 . 22 September 2024 . 30-31, 39.
- News: Results . The RugbyPaper . 837 . 29 September 2024 . 30-31, 39.
- News: Results . The RugbyPaper . 838 . 6 October 2024 . 32-33, 41.
- News: Results . The RugbyPaper . 839 . 13 October 2024 . 30-31, 39.
- News: Results . The RugbyPaper . 840 . 20 October 2024 . 30-31, 39.
- News: Results . The RugbyPaper . 841 . 27 October 2024 . 30-31, 39.
- News: Results . The RugbyPaper . 843 . 10 November 2024 . 30-31, 41.
- News: Results . The RugbyPaper . 844 . 17 November 2024 . 28-29, 36.
- Web site: Harrogate v Otley - GAME OFF . Harrogate RUFC . 23 November 2023.
- Web site: Today’s fixture v @hullrugbyunion is postponed until 30Nov . X. Sheffield Tigers RUFC. 23 November 2023.
- Web site: FYLDE v LEEDS TYKES OFF! . Fylde Rugby . 23 November 2023.
- News: Results . The RugbyPaper . 845 . 24 November 2024 . 33, 41.
- News: Results . The RugbyPaper . 846 . 1 December 2024 . 30–31, 37.
