2025–26 National League 2 North

2025–26 National League 2 North
Countries England
Date6 September 2025 – 25 April 2026
Matches played91
Attendance32,353
(average 356 per match)
Highest attendance1,107 – Darlington MP v Tynedale, 12 September 2025
Lowest attendance110 – Hull v Preston, 20 September 2025
Tries scored772
(average 8.5 per match)
Top point scorer194 – Harry Oliver (Macclesfield)
Top try scorer16 – Christian Hooper (Sheffield)

The 2025–26 National League 2 North is the 38th 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

League table

2025–26 National League 2 North table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Sheffield 13 13 0 0 511 212 +299 12 0 64 Promotion place
2 Macclesfield 13 11 0 2 564 354 +210 10 1 55
3 Tynedale 13 10 0 3 477 258 +219 10 2 52
4 Darlington Mowden Park 13 9 1 3 470 369 +101 11 1 50
5 Fylde 13 9 2 2 403 290 +113 6 1 47
6 Hull Ionians 13 8 1 4 421 275 +146 10 2 46
7 Wharfedale 13 5 0 8 362 396 −34 7 5 32
8 Sheffield Tigers 14 5 0 9 314 372 −58 6 3 29
9 Otley 13 4 0 9 390 432 −42 8 5 29
10 Preston Grasshoppers 13 5 0 8 361 394 −33 7 1 28
11 Billingham 13 5 0 8 284 466 −182 7 0 27
12 Hull 13 2 0 11 275 472 −197 4 4 16
13 Rossendale 13 2 0 11 287 523 −236 6 1 15 Relegation place
14 Scunthorpe 12 1 0 11 229 535 −306 4 3 11
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2025. Source: National League Rugby [12]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Number of matches drawn
  3. Difference between points for and against
  4. Total number of points for
  5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  6. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Fixtures & results

Round 1

6 September 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Hull18 – 22Rossendale (1 BP)
Ferrens Ground
Attendance: 221
Referee: Mark Hyde
6 September 2025
14:30
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers46 – 24Billingham (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green Lane
Attendance: 339
Referee: Samuel Yates
6 September 2025
15:00
Fylde22 – 22Hull Ionians
The Woodlands
Attendance: 486
Referee: Daniel Woods
6 September 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Macclesfield46 – 26Sheffield Tigers (1 BP)
Priory Park
Attendance: 345
Referee: Thomas Hurdley
6 September 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Scunthorpe29 – 63Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP)
Heslam Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Gavin Jones
6 September 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Sheffield48 – 26Otley (1 BP)
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 325
Referee: Michael Harris
6 September 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Tynedale50 – 19Wharfdale
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 525
Referee: Andrew Ward

[13]

Round 2

12 September 2025
19:45
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park38 – 48Tynedale (1 BP)
The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 1,107
Referee: Samuel Yates
13 September 2025
14:15
Billingham21 – 16Wharfedale (1 BP)
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 433
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell
13 September 2025
14:30
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers20 – 24Fylde
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 1,037
Referee: Thomas Hurdley
13 September 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Hull Ionians35 – 19Hull
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 558
Referee: David Charlton
13 September 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Otley59 – 8Scunthorpe
Cross Green
Attendance: 276
Referee: Andrew Shaw
13 September 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Rossendale41 – 53Macclesfield (1 BP)
Marl Pits
Attendance: 252[b]
Referee: Michael Harris
13 September 2025
15:00
Sheffield Tigers9 – 29Sheffield (1 BP)
Dore Moor
Attendance: 843
Referee: Daniel Woods

[14]

Round 3

20 September 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Hull3 – 10Preston Grasshoppers
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 110
Referee: Michael Harris
20 September 2025
14:00
(2 BP) Wharfedale28 – 31Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP)
The Avenue
Attendance: 324
Referee: Nathan Howarth
20 September 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Fylde37 – 11Billingham
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 346
Referee: Gavin Jones
20 September 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Scunthorpe18 – 19Sheffield Tigers
Heslam Park
Attendance: 150
Referee: David Charlton
20 September 2025
15:00(1 BP)
(1 BP) Sheffield45 – 10Rossendale
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 274
Referee: Mark Hyde
20 September 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Tynedale34 – 8Otley
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 425
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell
20 September 2025
15:15
Macclesfield31 – 26Hull Ionians (2 BP)
Priory Park
Attendance: 301
Referee: Samuel Yates

[15]

Round 4

27 September 2025
14:15
(1 BP) Billingham26 – 36Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP)
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 664
Referee: Not recorded[c]
27 September 2025
14:30
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers29 – 42Macclesfield (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 252
Referee: Gavin Jones
27 September 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Fylde40 – 29Hull (1 BP)
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 506
Referee: Thomas Hurdley
27 September 2025
15:00
Hull Ionians21 – 32Sheffield (1 BP)
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 140
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
27 September 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Otley20 – 21Wharfedale
Cross Green
Attendance: 499
Referee: Michael Harris
27 September 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Rossendale54 – 29Scunthorpe (1 BP)
Marl Pits
Attendance: 202
Referee: Daniel Woods
27 September 2025
15:00
Sheffield Tigers14 – 31Tynedale (1 BP)
Door Moor
Attendance: 196
Referee: Matthew Arrowsmith

[16]

Round 5

4 October 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Hull33 – 24Billingham (1 BP)
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 339[d]
Referee: Gavin Jones
4 October 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Wharfedale33 – 15Sheffield Tigers
The Avenue
Attendance: 395
Referee: Peter Connor
4 October 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park33 – 27Otley (2 BP)
The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 772
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell
4 October 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Macclesfield19 – 21Fylde
Priory Park
Attendance: 223[e]
Referee: Max Marshall
4 October 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Scunthorpe18 – 24Hull Ionians (1 BP)
Heslam Park
Attendance: 150
Referee: Michael Harris
4 October 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Sheffield40 – 10Preston Grasshoppers
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 255
Referee: Mark Hyde
4 October 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Tynedale46 – 29Rossendale (1 BP)
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 525
Referee: David Charlton

[17]

Round 6

11 October 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Hull26 – 66Macclesfield (1 BP)
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 125
Referee: David Charlton
11 October 2025
14:15
(1 BP) Billingham47 – 42Otley (2 BP)
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 450
Referee: Daniel Woods
11 October 2025
14:30
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers74 – 7Scunthorpe
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 407
Referee: Thomas Hardley
11 October 2025
15:00
Fylde18 – 40Sheffield (1 BP)
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 487
Referee: Andrew Shaw
11 October 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Hull Ionians35 – 19Tynedale
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 244
Referee: Mark Hyde
11 October 2025
15:00
Rossendale3 – 29Wharfedale (1 BP)
Marl Pits
Attendance: 350
Referee: Michael Harris
11 October 2025
15:00
(2 BP) Sheffield Tigers24 – 28Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP)
Dore Moor
Attendance: 208
Referee: Owen Taylor

[18]

Round 7

18 October 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Wharfedale30 – 37Hull Ionians (1 BP)
The Avenue
Attendance: 520
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell
18 October 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park56 – 27Rossendale
The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 875
Referee: Gavin Jones
18 October 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Macclesfield41 – 19Billingham
Priory Park
Attendance: 233
Referee: Andrew Shaw
18 October 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Otley37 – 36Sheffield Tigers (2 BP)
Cross Green
Attendance: 296
Referee: Michael Harris
18 October 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Scunthorpe27 – 45Fylde (1 BP)
Heslam Park
Attendance: 148[f]
Referee: Mark Hyde
18 October 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Sheffield71 – 27Hull
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 425
Referee: Thomas Hurdley
18 October 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Tynedale25 – 15Preston Grasshoppers
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 325
Referee: Nathan Howarth

[19]

Round 8

25 October 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Hull25 – 27Scunthorpe
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 210
Referee: Owen Taylor
25 October 2025
14:15
(1 BP) Billingham35 – 31Sheffield Tigers (2 BP)
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 388
Referee: Nathan Howarth
25 October 2025
14:30
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers46 – 41Wharfedale (2 BP)
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 262
Referee: David Charlton
25 October 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Fylde19 – 24Tynedale (1 BP)
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 784
Referee: Daniel Woods
25 October 2025
15:00
Hull Ionians17 – 36Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP)
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 229
Referee: Thomas Hurdley
25 October 2025
15:00
Macclesfield25 – 41Sheffield (1 BP)
Priory Park
Attendance: 272
Referee: Gavin Jones
25 October 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Rossendale32 – 43Otley (1 BP)
Marl Pits
Attendance: 225
Referee: Samuel Yates

[20]

Round 9

8 November 2025
14:00
Otley22 – 45Hull Ionians (1 BP)
Cross Green
Attendance: 245
Referee: Samuel Yates
8 November 2025
14:00
Scunthorpe14 – 66Macclesfield (1 BP)
Heslam Park
Attendance: 150
Referee: Timothy Allatt
8 November 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers33 – 15Rossendale
Dore Moor
Attendance: 208
Referee: Michael Harris
8 November 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Tynedale66 – 26Hull (1 BP)
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 550
Referee: David Charlton
8 November 2025
14:00
(2 BP) Wharfedale39 – 43Fylde (1 BP)
The Avenue
Attendance: 537
Referee: Mark Hyde
8 November 2025
14:15
(1 BP) Sheffield58 – 7Billingham
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 325
Referee: Gavin Jones
8 November 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Darlington Mowden Park57 – 35Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP)
The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 635
Referee: Arthur Shaw

[21]

Round 10

15 November 2025
14:00
Hull21 – 44Wharfedale (1 BP)
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 135
Referee: Matt Arrowsmith
15 November 2025
14:00
(2 BP) Hull Ionians26 – 27Sheffield Tigers
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 231
Referee: Gavin Jones
15 November 2025
14:15
(1 BP) Billingham31 – 27Rossendale (2 BP)
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 317
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell
15 November 2025
14:30
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers25 – 34Otley (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 202
Referee: Michael Harris
15 November 2025
15:00
SheffieldP – PScunthorpe
Abbeydale Park
  • Postponed due to waterlogged pitch.[22] Game to be rescheduled for 29 November 2025.
15 November 2025
15:00
Fylde17 – 17Darlington Mowden Park
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 355
Referee: Daniel Woods
15 November 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Macclesfield39 – 38Tynedale (2 BP)
Priory Park
Attendance: 280
Referee: Andrew Shaw

[23]

Round 11

22 November 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Otley20 – 24Fylde
Cross Green
Attendance: 284
Referee: Andrew Shaw
22 November 2025
14:00
Scunthorpe19 – 27Billingham (1 BP)
Heslam Park
Attendance: 180
Referee: Mark Hyde
22 November 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers36 – 12Preston Grasshoppers
Dore Moor
Attendance: 192
Referee: Daniel Woods
22 November 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Tynedale8 – 14Sheffield
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 425
Referee: Nathan Howarth
22 November 2025
14:00
Wharfedale15 – 43Macclesfield (1 BP)
The Avenue
Attendance: 309
Referee: Owen Taylor
22 November 2025
14:15
Rossendale0 – 53Hull Ionians (1 BP)
Marl Pits
Attendance: 350
Referee: Thomas Hurdley
22 November 2025
15:00
Darlington Mowden Park27 – 24Hull (1 BP)
The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 524
Referee: Gavin Jones

[24]

Round 10 (rescheduled)

29 November 2025
15:00
SheffieldP – PScunthorpe
Abbeydale Park
  • Game rescheduled from 15 November 2025 but postponed for a second time due to waterlogged pitch.[25] Game to be rescheduled for 7 February 2026.

[26]

Round 12

6 December 2025
14:00
Hull24 – 18Otley (1 BP)
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 165
Referee: Mark Hyde
6 December 2025
14:00
Scunthorpe5 – 47Tynedale (1 BP)
Heslam Park
Attendance: 191
Referee: Matthew Arrowsmith
6 December 2025
14:15
Billingham12 – 39Hull Ionians (1 BP)
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 353
Referee: Andrew Shaw
6 December 2025
14:15
(1 BP) Sheffield38 – 13Wharfedale
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 225
Referee: Michael Harris
6 December 2025
14:30
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers32 – 20Rossendale
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 294
Referee: Timothy Allatt
6 December 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Fylde36 – 12Sheffield Tigers
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 570
Referee: David Charlton
6 December 2025
15:00
(1 BP) Macclesfield38 – 24Darlington Mowden Park (1 BP)
Priory Park
Attendance: 212
Referee: Daniel Woods

[27]

Round 13

13 December 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Hull Ionians41 – 7Preston Grasshoppers
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 407
Referee: David Charlton
13 December 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Otley34 – 55Macclesfield (1 BP)
Cross Green
Attendance: 317
Referee: Michael Harris
13 December 2025
14:00
Sheffield Tigers22 – 0Hull
Dore Moor
Attendance: 159
Referee: Jack Sargentina
13 December 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Tynedale41 – 0Billingham
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 253
Referee: Owen Taylor
13 December 2025
14:00
(1 BP) Wharfedale34 – 28Scunthorpe (2 BP)
The Avenue
Attendance: 420
Referee: Daniel Woods
13 December 2025
14:15
Rossendale10 – 57Fylde (1 BP)
Marl Pits
Attendance: 210
Referee: Matthew Arrowsmith
13 December 2025
15:00
(2 BP) Darlington Mowden Park28 – 29Sheffield (1 BP)
The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 685
Referee: Nathan Howarth

[28]

Round 14

19 December 2025
19:00
(1 BP) Sheffield26 – 10Sheffield Tigers
Abbeydale Park
20 December 2025
14:00
HullvHull Ionians
Ferens Ground
20 December 2025
14:00
ScunthorpevOtley
Heslam Park
20 December 2025
14:00
TynedalevDarlington Mowden Park
Tynedale Park
20 December 2025
14:00
WharfedalevBillingham
The Avenue
20 December 2025
15:00
FyldevPreston Grasshoppers
Woodlands Memorial Ground
20 December 2025
15:00
MacclesfieldvRossendale
Priory Park

[29]

Attendances

Club Home
Games 		Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Billingham 6 2,605 434 664 317 29%
Darlington Mowden Park 6 4,598 766 1,107 524 3%
Fylde 7 3,534 505 784 346 6%
Hull 7 1,305 186 339 110 12%
Hull Ionians 6 1,809 302 558 140 20%
Macclesfield 7 1,866 267 345 212 21%
Otley 6 1,917 320 499 245 6%
Preston Grasshoppers 7 2,793 399 1,037 202 8%
Rossendale 6 1,589 265 350 202 24%
Scunthorpe 7 1,169 167 200 148 14%
Sheffield 6 1,829 305 425 225 10%
Sheffield Tigers 6 1,806 301 843 159 30%
Tynedale 7 3,028 433 550 253 22%
Wharfedale 6 2,505 418 537 309 21%

[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][23][24][27][28]

Individual statistics

Notes

  1. ^ Normally the 13th placed team would be relegated but due to the RFU Championship expanding from 12 to 14 teams ahead of the 2025–26 season Billingham avoided relegation from the 2024–25 National League 2 North by finishing as the best ranked 13th placed side at level 4.[2]
  2. ^ The Rugby Paper gave 2 attendances for Rossendale's home game versus Macclesfield on 13 September 2025 - 252 on the match report and 420 on the results page. The match report figure will be used until further notice.
  3. ^ The Rugby Paper listed David Charlton as being the referee for Billingham's home match against Darlington Mowden Park on 27 September 2025. However, as David Charlton was referring the Birmingham Moseley against Dings Crusaders game on the same day this is not possible. Leaving as "Not recorded" until further notice.
  4. ^ The Rugby Paper gave 2 attendances for Hull's home game versus Macclesfield on 13 September 2025 - 339 on the match report and 250 on the results page. The match report figure will be used until further notice.
  5. ^ The Rugby Paper gave 2 attendances for Macclesfield's home game versus Fylde on 4 October 2025 - 223 on the match report and 201 on the results page. The match report figure will be used until further notice.
  6. ^ The Rugby Paper gave 2 attendances for Hull's home game versus Macclesfield on 13 September 2025 - 200 on the match report and 148 on the results page. The results figure will be used until further notice as it is more specific.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Billingham RUFC". Billingham Rugby Club. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Promotion/Relegation 2024-25". London & SE Division Rugby Football Union. 2 March 2025.
  3. ^ "The Darlington Arena". Darlington Mowden Park RFC. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Contact details". Fylde RFC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Brantingham Park". Hull Ionians RUFC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Contact". Otley Rugby Club. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Rossendale Sports Club". Rossendale RUFC. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Abbeydale Park". Sheffield RUFC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Directions". Sheffield Tigers RUFC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Tynedale RFC". Tynedale Rugby Football Club. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  11. ^ "The Avenue Clubhouse Bar". Wharfedale RUFC. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  12. ^ "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby.
  13. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 886. 7 September 2025. pp. 24–25, 31.
  14. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 887. 14 September 2025. pp. 24–25, 31.
  15. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 888. 21 September 2025. pp. 26–27, 33.
  16. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 889. 28 September 2025. pp. 26–27, 35.
  17. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 890. 5 October 2025. pp. 28–29, 35.
  18. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 891. 12 October 2025. pp. 28–29, 35.
  19. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 892. 19 October 2025. pp. 28–29, 35.
  20. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 893. 26 October 2025. pp. 30–31, 37.
  21. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 895. 9 November 2025. pp. 28–29, 35.
  22. ^ "GAME POSTPONED". Instagram. Sheffield RUFC. 15 November 2025.
  23. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 896. 16 November 2025. pp. 30–31, 37.
  24. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 897. 23 November 2025. pp. 24–25, 31.
  25. ^ "GAME POSTPONED (Again)". X. Sheffield RUFC. 29 November 2025.
  26. ^ "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 898. 30 November 2025. pp. 28–29, 35.
  27. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 899. 7 December 2025. pp. 24–25, 31.
  28. ^ a b c d "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 900. 14 December 2025. pp. 24–25, 31.
  29. ^ "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 901. 21 December 2025. pp. 28–29, 35.
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