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2017–18 National League 1

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2017–18 National League 1
Countries England
Date2 September 2017 – 28 April 2018
ChampionsCoventry (3rd title)
Runners-upDarlington Mowden Park
RelegatedFylde, Old Albanian, Hull Ionians
Matches played240
Attendance156,700
(average 653 per match)
Highest attendance3,758
Coventry v Hull Ionians
28 April 2018
Lowest attendance103
Loughborough Students v Cambridge
23 December 2017
Tries scored1651
(average 6.9 per match)
Top point scorer262
England Will Maisey (Coventry)
Top try scorer21
England Sam Baker (Ampthill)
England James Stokes (Coventry)

The 2017–18 National League 1, known for sponsorship reasons as the SSE National League 1 is the ninth season of the third tier of the English rugby union system, since the professionalised format of the second tier RFU Championship was introduced; and is the 31st season since league rugby began in 1987.

Following defeat at Blackheath on 10 March, Fylde are the first team to be relegated.[1][2] A week later Coventry became the league champions with five games to go after beating Caldy away on the 17 March.[3] On 21 April Old Albanian became the second team to go down with a game to go, losing 21–24 away to Plymouth Albion.[4] The third and final relegation spot went to the taken by Hull Ionians who lost 21–38 away to champions Coventry on 28 April 2018 in front of a divisional record attendance of 3,758.[5] As champions, Coventry are promoted into the 2018–19 RFU Championship, while relegated sides Fylde and Hull Ionians drop to the 2018–19 National League 2 North, and Old Albanian into the 2018–19 National League 2 South.

Of further interest were a number of divisional records set or equalled during the course of the season. These included a record crowd (3,758 at Coventry) and record overall league average attendance (653), while Coventry's promotion meant they now had 3 tier titles (equal with Otley). Ampthill also equalled a more obscure record of four league draws previously achieved by both Wharfedale and Richmond.

Structure

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 with the champions promoted to the Greene King IPA Championship. There are usually three relegation places with the bottom three teams relegated to either National League 2 North or National League 2 South depending on the geographical location of the team.

Participating teams and locations

2017–18 Greater London National League 1 clubs

Twelve of the sixteen teams participated in the preceding season's competition. The 2016–17 champions, Hartpury College, were promoted to the 2017–18 RFU Championship, replacing London Welsh who went into liquidation, in the second half of the season, and ceased to exist as a professional team.[6] Due to London Welsh's liquidation only two teams (instead of the usual three) were relegated last season – Macclesfield and Blaydon – both of whom drop to the 2017–18 National League 2 North.

The promoted teams are Bishop's Stortford and Caldy, champions of the 2016–17 National League 2 South and 2016–17 National League 2 North respectively, and Old Elthamians who won the promotion play-off against Sale FC.[7][8][9] National League 1 is the highest level all three of these sides have ever reached.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
AmpthillDillingham Park3,000Ampthill, Bedfordshire3rd
Birmingham MoseleyBillesley Common5,000 (1,300 seated)Birmingham, West Midlands5th
Bishop's StortfordSilver Leys1,600Bishop's Stortford, HertfordshirePromoted from National League 2 South (champions)
BlackheathWell Hall1,650 (550 seats)Eltham, Greenwich, Greater London7th
CaldyPaton Field4,000Thurstaston, Wirral, MerseysidePromoted from National League 2 North (champions)
CambridgeGrantchester Road2,200 (200 seats)Cambridge, Cambridgeshire14th
CoventryButts Park Arena4,000 (3,000 seats)Coventry, West Midlands4th
Darlington Mowden ParkNorthern Echo Arena25,500Darlington, County Durham10th
EsherMolesey Road3,500 (1,200 seats)Hersham, Surrey8th
FyldeWoodlands Memorial Ground7,500 (500 seats)[10]Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire12th
Hull IoniansBrantingham Park1,500 (240 seats)Brantingham, East Riding of Yorkshire13th
Loughborough StudentsLoughborough University Stadium3,000Loughborough, Leicestershire11th
Old AlbanianWoollam Playing Fields1,000St Albans, Hertfordshire9th
Old ElthamiansCollege Meadow1,800Eltham, Greenwich, LondonPromoted from National League 2 South (play-off)
Plymouth AlbionThe Brickfields8,500Plymouth, Devon2nd
Rosslyn ParkThe Rock2,000 (630 seats)Roehampton, London6th

League table

2017–18 National League 1 table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Coventry (C) 30 27 0 3 1213 495 +718 26 0 134 Promoted
2 Darlington Mowden Park 30 23 1 6 838 637 +201 19 2 115
3 Plymouth Albion 30 20 2 8 844 549 +295 18 6 108
4 Ampthill 30 19 4 7 797 540 +257 17 5 106
5 Blackheath 30 17 2 11 764 636 +128 13 3 88
6 Old Elthamians 30 15 1 14 714 709 +5 14 5 81
7 Birmingham Moseley 30 14 2 14 680 770 −90 13 6 79
8 Bishop's Stortford 30 15 1 14 750 713 +37 8 8 78
9 Esher 30 11 2 17 774 827 −53 18 8 74
10 Cambridge 30 14 0 16 613 600 +13 8 8 72
11 Caldy 30 12 0 18 726 743 −17 12 8 68
12 Rosslyn Park 30 10 2 18 766 863 −97 15 7 66
13 Loughborough Students 30 10 3 17 756 894 −138 10 6 62
14 Hull Ionians (R) 30 10 1 19 685 941 −256 14 3 59 Relegated
15 Old Albanian (R) 30 9 1 20 620 941 −321 11 5 54
16 Fylde (R) 30 3 0 27 405 1087 −682 4 4 20
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2018. Source: [11]
Rules for classification: Points system: 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 point if a team loses by seven points or less (losing bonus); 1 point if the team scores four or more tries in a match (try bonus)
  • 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
    (C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Fixtures

Round 1

2 September 2017
15:00
Birmingham Moseley21 – 21Ampthill
Report
Billesley Common
Attendance: 717
Referee: Calum Howard
2 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Bishop's Stortford49 – 26Caldy (BP)
Report
Silver Leys
Attendance: 720
Referee: Robert Bourke
2 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Blackheath32 – 31Plymouth Albion (2 BP)
Report
Well Hall
Attendance: 563
Referee: Veryan Boscawen
2 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park33 – 23Loughborough Students
Report
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 878
Referee: Daniel Collins
2 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Esher39 – 14Old Elthamians
Report
Molesey Road
Attendance: 621
Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
2 September 2017
15:00
Fylde12 – 25Cambridge
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 537
Referee: Ian Tempest
2 September 2017
15:00
Hull Ionians20 – 63Coventry (BP)
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 324
Referee: Alexander Thomas
2 September 2017
15:00
Old Albanian0 – 58Rosslyn Park (BP)
Report
Woollam Playing Fields
Attendance: 345
Referee: Simon Harding

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Round 2

9 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Ampthill28 – 24Old Albanian (BP)
Report
Dillingham Park
Attendance: 311
Referee: Philip Davies
9 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Caldy37 – 19Fylde
Report
Paton Field
Attendance: 423
Referee: Michael Harris
9 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Cambridge9 – 14Loughborough Students
Report
Grantchester Road
Attendance: 412
Referee: Thomas Davis
9 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Coventry50 – 11Birmingham Moseley
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 2,242
Referee: Jamie Leahy
9 September 2017
15:00
Hull Ionians15 – 27Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 224
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
9 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Old Elthamians13 – 19Bishop's Stortford
Report
College Meadow
Attendance: 688
Referee: James Clarke
9 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Plymouth Albion43 – 10Esher
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 1,080
Referee: Calum Howard
9 September 2017
15:00
Rosslyn Park6 – 25Blackheath
Report
The Rock
Attendance: 621
Referee: Matt Turvey

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Round 3

15 September 2017
20:00
(BP) Birmingham Moseley38 – 24Hull Ionians
Report
Billesley Common
Attendance: 683
Referee: Neil Chivers
16 September 2017
14:00
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park35 – 18Cambridge
Report
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 777
Referee: Michael Harris
16 September 2017
15:00
Bishop's Stortford17 – 36Plymouth Albion (BP)
Report
Silver Leys
Attendance: 350
Referee: Fergus Kirby
16 September 2017
15:00
Blackheath16 – 15Ampthill (BP)
Report
Well Hall
Attendance: 530
Referee: James Clarke
16 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Esher32 – 17Rosslyn Park
Report
Molesey Road
Attendance: 620
Referee: Robert Bourke
16 September 2017
15:00
Fylde7 – 43Old Elthamians (BP)
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 524
Referee: Jamie Leahy
16 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Loughborough Students26 – 31Caldy (BP)
Report
Loughborough University Stadium
Attendance: 342
Referee: Alexander Thomas
16 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Old Albanian19 – 21Coventry
Report
Woollam Playing Fields
Attendance: 420
Referee: Daniel Collins

[15]

Round 4

23 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Ampthill45 – 5Esher
Report
Dillingham Park
Attendance: 285
Referee: Shane Lewis
23 September 2017
15:00
Birmingham Moseley17 – 31Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
Report
Billesley Common
Attendance: 714
Referee: James Clarke
23 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Caldy16 – 20Cambridge (BP)
Report
Paton Field
Attendance: 769
Referee: Benjamin Davis
23 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Coventry37 – 10Blackheath
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 1,455
Referee: Neil Chivers
23 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Hull Ionians26 – 36Old Albanian (BP)
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 157
Referee: Jamie Leahy
23 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Old Elthamiams36 – 20Loughborough Students
Report
College Meadow
Attendance: 454
Referee: Thomas Davos
23 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Plymouth Albion68 – 15Fylde
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 996
Referee: Christophe Ridley
23 September 2017
15:00
(2BP) Rosslyn Park24 – 31Bishop's Stortford (BP)
Report
The Rock
Attendance: 610
Referee: Fergus Kirby

[16]

Round 5

30 September 2017
14:00
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park32 – 26Caldy (2BP)
Report
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 822
Referee: Jamie Leahy
30 September 2017
15:00
Bishop's Stortford22 – 41Ampthill (BP)
Report
Silver Leys
Attendance: 700
Referee: Stephen Light
30 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Blackheath46 – 13Hull Ionians
Report
Well Hall
Attendance: 578
Referee: Sara Cox
30 September 2017
15:00
(2BP) Cambridge28 – 29Old Elthamians (BP)
Report
Grantchester Road
Attendance: 395
Referee: Calum Howard
30 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Esher26 – 61Coventry (BP)
Report
Molesey Road
Attendance: 733
Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
30 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Fylde29 – 20Rosslyn Park
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 483
Referee: Michael Harris
30 September 2017
15:00
(BP) Loughborough Students28 – 49Plymouth Albion (BP)
Report
Loughborough University Stadium
Attendance: 326
Referee: Daniel Collins
30 September 2017
15:00
Old Albanian19 – 38Birmingham Moseley (BP)
Report
Woollam Playing Fields
Attendance: 324
Referee: Veryan Boscawen

[17]

Round 6

7 October 2017
14:30
(BP) Old Elthamians23 – 21Caldy (BP)
Report
College Meadow
Attendance: 295
Referee: Daniel Collins
7 October 2017
15:00
(BP) Ampthill35 – 12Fylde
Report
Dillingham Park
Attendance: 386
Referee: Calum Howard
7 October 2017
15:00
Birmingham Moseley14 – 55Blackheath (BP)
Report
Billesley Common
Attendance: 750
Referee: Gareth John
7 October 2017
15:00
(BP) Coventry30 – 27Bishop's Stortford (BP)
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 1,703
Referee: Dewi Phillips
7 October 2017
15:00
(BP) Hull Ionians43 – 28Esher (BP)
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 183
Referee: Alexander Thomas
7 October 2017
15:00
Old Albanian33 – 31Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
Report
Woollam Playing Fields
Attendance: 370
Referee: Robert Bourke
7 October 2017
15:00
Plymouth Albion17 – 10Cambridge (BP)
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 901
Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
7 October 2017
15:00
(BP) Rosslyn Park49 – 12Loughborough Students
Report
The Rock
Attendance: 540
Referee: Veryan Boscawen

[18]

Round 7

14 October 2017
14:00
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park36 – 21Old Elthamians
Report
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 807
Referee: Matt Turvey
14 October 2017
15:00
(BP) Bishop's Stortford35 – 31Hull Ionians (2BP)
Report
Silver Leys
Attendance: 760
Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
14 October 2017
15:00
(BP) Blackheath31 – 3Old Albanian
Report
Well Hall
Attendance: 736
Referee: Calum Howard
14 October 2017
15:00
Caldy17 – 34Plymouth Albion (BP)
Report
Paton Field
Attendance: 436
Referee: Alexander Thomas
14 October 2017
15:00
(BP) Cambridge50 – 23Rosslyn Park
Report
Grantchester Road
Attendance: 453
Referee: James Clarke
14 October 2017
15:00
(2BP) Esher27 – 32Birmingham Moseley (BP)
Report
Molesey Road
Attendance: 768
Referee: Daniel Collins
14 October 2017
15:00
Fylde0 – 64Coventry (BP)
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 506
Referee: Jamie Leahy
14 October 2017
15:00
Loughborough Students14 – 36Ampthill (BP)
Report
Loughborough University Stadium
Attendance: 213
Referee: Robert Bourke

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Round 8

21 October 2017
15:00
(BP) Ampthill7 – 8Cambridge
Report
Dillingham Park
Attendance: 424
Referee: Daniel Collins
21 October 2017
15:00
(BP) Birmingham Moseley25 – 27Bishop's Stortford (BP)
Report
Billesley Common
Attendance: 665
Referee: Neil Chivers
21 October 2017
15:00
(BP) Blackheath39 – 24Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
Report
Well Hall
Attendance: 787
Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
21 October 2017
15:00
(BP) Coventry36 – 0Louthborough Students
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 1,552
Referee: James Clarke
21 October 2017
15:00
(BP) Hull Ionians33 – 14Fylde
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 255
Referee: Lylr ApGeraint-Roberts
21 October 2017
15:00
(BP) Old Albanian29 – 15Esher
Report
Woollam Playing Fields
Attendance: 320
Referee: Philip Davies
21 October 2017
15:00
Plymouth Albion17 – 17Old Elthamians
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 1,120
Referee: Robert Bourke
21 October 2017
15:00
(BP) Rosslyn Park36 – 32Caldy (2BP)
Report
The Rock
Attendance: 618
Referee: Calum Howard

[20]

Round 9

28 October 2017
14:00
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park33 – 31Plymouth Albion (2BP)
Report
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 890
Referee: Neil Chivers
28 October 2017
14:00
(BP) Old Elthamians34 – 27Rosslyn Park (2BP)
Report
College Meadow
Attendance: 445
Referee: Finlay Brown
28 October 2017
15:00
Bishop's Stortford18 – 14Old Albanian (BP)
Report
Silver Leys
Attendance: 743
Referee: Alexander Thomas
28 October 2017
15:00
Caldy22 – 39Ampthill (BP)
Report
Paton Field
Attendance: 531
Referee: Michael Harris
28 October 2017
15:00
Cambridge7 – 40Coventry (BP)
Report
Grantchester Road
Attendance: 912
Referee: Thomas Davis
28 October 2017
15:00
Esher28 – 19Blackheath
Report
Molesey Road
Attendance: 1,022
Referee: Daniel Collins
28 October 2017
15:00
(BP) Fylde22 – 26Birmingham Moseley (BP)
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 476
Referee: Benjamin Davis
28 October 2017
15:00
(BP) Loughborough Students58 – 29Hull Ionians (BP)
Report
Loughborough University Stadium
Attendance: 251
Referee: Philip Davies

[21]

Round 10

4 November 2017
14:00
(BP) Blackheath19 – 21Bishop's Stortford
Report
Well Hall
Attendance: 624
Referee: Matthew Carley
4 November 2017
14:10
(BP) Hull Ionians27 – 21Cambridge (BP)
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 367
Referee: Matt Turvey
4 November 2017
14:15
(BP) Ampthill33 – 7Old Elthamians
Report
Dillingham Park
Attendance: 273
Referee: Aled Evans
4 November 2017
15:00
(BP) Birmingham Moseley36 – 10Loughborough Students
Report
Billesley Common
Attendance: 861
Referee: Jamie Leahy
4 November 2017
15:00
(BP) Coventry38 – 14Caldy
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 1,587
Referee: Veryan Boscawen
4 November 2017
15:00
(BP) Esher33 – 26Darlington Mowden Park (2BP)
Report
Molesey Road
Attendance: 869
Referee: Angus Gardner
4 November 2017
15:00
Old Albanian15 – 16Fylde
Report
Woollam Playing Fields
Attendance: 310
Referee: Michael Hudson
4 November 2017
15:00
(BP) Rosslyn Park26 – 26Plymouth Albion (BP)
Report
The Rock
Attendance: 683
Referee: Ben Breakspear

[22]

Round 11

11 November 2017
14:00
(BP) Caldy27 – 26Hull Ionians (2BP)
Report
Paton Field
Attendance: 278
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
11 November 2017
14:00
(BP) Cambridge15 – 22Birmingham Moseley
Report
Grantchester Road
Attendance: 417
Referee: Calum Howard
11 November 2017
14:00
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park36 – 7Rosslyn Park
Report
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Alexander Thomas
11 November 2017
14:00
(BP) Old Elthamians16 – 20Coventry
Report
College Meadow
Attendance: 454
Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
11 November 2017
14:15
Bishop's Stortford24 – 17Esher (BP)
Report
Silver Leys
Attendance: 505
Referee: Philip Davies
11 November 2017
15:00
(BP) Fylde19 – 26Blackheath (BP)
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 479
Referee: Benjamin Davis
11 November 2017
15:00
(BP) Loughborough Students37 – 18Old Albanian
Report
Loughborough University Stadium
Attendance: 234
Referee: Matt Turvey
11 November 2017
15:00
Plymouth Albion16 – 9Ampthill (BP)
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 1,118
Referee: Veryan Boscawen

[23]

Round 12

25 November 2017
14:00
Bishop's Stortford22 – 22Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
Report
Silver Leys
Attendance: 367
Referee: Calum Howard
25 November 2017
14:00
(BP) Hull Ionians27 – 11Old Elthamians
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 277
Referee: Neil Chivers
25 November 2017
14:15
(BP) Ampthill29 – 23Rosslyn Park (BP)
Report
Dillingham Park
Attendance: 235
Referee: Dan Parrott
25 November 2017
15:00
Birmingham Moseley13 – 11Caldy (BP)
Report
Billesley Common
Attendance: 663
Referee: Alex Thomas
25 November 2017
15:00
(BP) Blackheath21 – 22Loughborough Students (BP)
Report
Well Hall
Attendance: 474
Referee: Daniel Collins
25 November 2017
15:00
(BP) Coventry29 – 14Plymouth Albion
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 2,065
Referee: Matt Turvey
25 November 2017
15:00
(BP) Esher50 – 12Fylde
Report
Molesey Road
Attendance: 469
Referee: Veryan Boscawen
25 November 2017
15:00
Old Albanian7 – 54Cambridge (BP)
Report
Woollam Playing Fields
Attendance: 270
Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

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Round 13

2 December 2017
14:00
Caldy21 – 0Old Albanian
Report
Paton Field
Attendance: 312
Referee: Simon Mills
2 December 2017
14:00
Cambridge16 – 27Blackheath
Report
Grantchester Road
Attendance: 417
Referee: Robert Bourke
2 December 2017
14:00
Darlington Mowden Park21 – 15Ampthill (BP)
Report
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 877
Referee: Matthew Turvey
2 December 2017
14:00
(BP) Old Elthamians47 – 17Birmingham Moseley
Report
College Meadow
Attendance: 341
Referee: Aled Evans
2 December 2017
15:00
(BP) Fylde29 – 22Bishop's Stortford (BP)
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 571
Referee: Michael Harris
2 December 2017
15:00
(BP) Loughborough Students49 – 38Esher (BP)
Report
Loughborough University Stadium
Attendance: 243
Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
2 December 2017
15:00
(BP) Plymouth Albion29 – 3Hull Ionians
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 956
Referee: Dan Parrott
2 December 2017
15:00
Rosslyn Park13 – 43Coventry (BP)
Report
The Rock
Attendance: 840
Referee: Calum Howard

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Round 14

9 December 2017
14:00
(BP) Bishop's Stortford43 – 12Loughborough Students
Report
Silver Leys
Attendance: 502
Referee: Thomas Davis
9 December 2017
14:00
Hull IoniansP – PRosslyn Park
Brantingham Park
  • Postponed due to bad weather (snow), game rescheduled to 24 February 2018.[26]
9 December 2017
15:00
Birmingham MoseleyP – PPlymouth Albion
Billesley Common
  • Postponed due to bad weather (snow), game rescheduled to 24 February 2018.[27]
9 December 2017
15:00
(BP) Blackheath29 – 17Caldy
Report
Well Hall
Attendance: 380
Referee: Philip Davies
9 December 2017
15:00
(BP) Coventry63 – 14Ampthill
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 1,776
Referee: Neil Chivers
9 December 2017
15:00
(BP) Esher10 – 13Cambridge
Report
Molesey Road
Attendance: 955
Referee: Dan Parrott
9 December 2017
15:00
(BP) Fylde10 – 13Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 583
Referee: Benjamin Davis
9 December 2017
15:00
Old Albanian15 – 24Old Elthamians
Report
Woollam Playing Fields
Attendance: 312
Referee: Daniel Collins

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Round 15

16 December 2017
14:00
(BP) Ampthill45 – 17Hull Ionians
Report
Dillingham Park
Attendance: 207
Referee: Jonathan Cook
16 December 2017
14:00
Caldy15 – 7Esher
Report
Paton Field
Attendance: 278
Referee: Alexander Thomas
16 December 2017
14:00
Cambridge22 – 21Bishop's Stortford (BP)
Report
Grantchester Road
Attendance: 620
Referee: Callum Howard
16 December 2017
14:00
(BP) Old Elthamians32 – 7Blackheath
Report
College Meadow
Attendance: 1,653[a 1]
Referee: Veryan Boscawen
16 December 2017
15:00
Darlington Mowden ParkP – PCoventry
Northern Echo Arena
  • Postponed due to a frozen pitch, game rescheduled for 24 February 2018.[29]
16 December 2017
15:00
Loughborough Students21 – 0Fylde
Report
Loughborough University Stadium
Attendance: 143
Referee: Dan Parrott
16 December 2017
15:00
(BP) Plymouth Albion29 – 8Old Albanian
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 1,232
Referee: Robert Bourke
16 December 2017
15:00
Rosslyn Park30 – 26Birmingham Moseley (2BP)
Report
The Rock
Attendance: 620
Referee: Dan Collins

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Round 16

23 December 2017
14:00
(BP) Bishop's Stortford34 – 20Old Elthamians
Report
Silver Leys
Attendance: 742
Referee: Daniel Collins
23 December 2017
14:00
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park26 – 0Hull Ionians
Report
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 1,122
Referee: Mike Harris
23 December 2017
15:00
Birmingham Moseley17 – 41Coventry (BP)
Report
Billesley Common
Attendance: 2,130
Referee: Veryan Boscawen
23 December 2017
15:00
Blackheath17 – 17Rosslyn Park
Report
Well Hall
Attendance: 737
Referee: Dan Parrott
23 December 2017
15:00
(2BP) Esher29 – 33Plymouth Albion (BP)
Report
Molesey Road
Attendance: 780
Referee: Calum Howard
23 December 2017
15:00
Fylde9 – 34Caldy (BP)
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 723
Referee: Jonathan Cook
23 December 2017
15:00
(BP) Loughborough Students21 – 28Cambridge
Report
Loughborough University Stadium
Attendance: 103
Referee: Neil Chivers
23 December 2017
15:00
(BP) Old Albanian35 – 35Ampthill (BP)
Report
Woollam Playing Fields
Attendance: 360
Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

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Round 17

6 January 2018
14:00
(BP) Caldy71 – 14Loughborough Students
Report
Paton Field
Attendance: 321
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
6 January 2018
14:00
CambridgeP – PDarlington Mowden Park
Grantchester Park
  • Postponed due to waterlogged pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 17 March 2018.[32]
6 January 2018
14:00
Hull Ionians13 – 29Birmingham Moseley (BP)
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 331
Referee: Matt Turvey
6 January 2018
14:00
(BP) Old Elthamians55 – 10Fylde
Report
College Meadow
Attendance: 266
Referee: Alexander Thomas
6 January 2018
14:15
Ampthill21 – 14Blackheath (BP)
Report
Dillingham Park
Attendance: 292
Referee: Neil Chivers
6 January 2018
15:00
(BP) Coventry52 – 5Old Albanian
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 1,721
Referee: Tom Davis
6 January 2018
15:00
Plymouth AlbionP – PBishop's Stortford
Brickfields
  • Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 17 March 2018.[33]
6 January 2018
15:00
(BP) Rosslyn Park44 – 37Esher (2BP)
Report
The Rock
Attendance: 862
Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

[34]

Round 18

13 January 2018
14:00
(BP) Bishop's Stortford20 – 22Rosslyn Park (BP)
Report
Silver Leys
Attendance: 551
Referee: Alexander Thomas
13 January 2018
14:00
CambridgeP – PCaldy
Grantchester Road
  • Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. Match rescheduled for 24 February 2018.[35]
13 January 2018
14:00
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park42 – 7Birmingham Moseley
Report
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 943
Referee: Neil Chivers
13 January 2018
15:00
(BP) Blackheath61 – 29Coventry (BP)
Report
Well Hall
Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
13 January 2018
15:00
(BP) Esher29 – 29Ampthill (BP)
Report
Molesey Road
Attendance: 711[a 2]
Referee: Jonathan Cook
13 January 2018
15:00
Fylde0 – 26Plymouth Albion (BP)
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 477
Referee: Matt Turvey
13 January 2018
15:00
Loughborough Students21 – 25Old Elthamians (BP)
Report
Loughborough University Stadium
Attendance: 219
Referee: Jamie Leahy
13 January 2018
15:00
(BP) Old Albanian50 – 28Hull Ionians (BP)
Report
Woollam Playing Fields
Attendance: 345
Referee: Calum Howard

[36]

Round 19

20 January 2018
14:00
(BP) Caldy8 – 10Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Paton Field
Attendance: 254
Referee: Matt Turvey
20 January 2018
14:00
(BP) Hull Ionians32 – 21Blackheath
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 257
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
20 January 2018
14:00
Old Elthamians12 – 7Cambridge (BP)
Report
College Meadow
Attendance: 277
Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
20 January 2018
14:15
Ampthill22 – 12Bishop's Stortford
Report
Dillingham Park
Attendance: 155
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
20 January 2018
15:00
Birmingham Moseley34 – 13Old Albanian
Report
Billesley Common
Attendance: 696
Referee: Dan Parrott
20 January 2018
15:00
(BP) Coventry57 – 12Esher
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 1,626
Referee: Alex Thomas
20 January 2018
15:00
Plymouth AlbionP – PLoughborough Students
Brickfields
  • Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. Game rescheduled for 31 March 2018.[37]
20 January 2018
15:00
(BP) Rosslyn Park31 – 15Fylde
Report
The Rock
Attendance: 653
Referee: Robert Bourke

[38]

Round 20

27 January 2018
14:00
Bishop's Stortford10 – 36Coventry (BP)
Report
Silver Leys
Attendance: 420
Referee: Neil Chivers
27 January 2018
14:00
(BP) Caldy32 – 24Old Elthamians
Report
Paton Field
Attendance: 277
Referee: Callum Sharp
27 January 2018
14:00
Cambridge16 – 14Plymouth Albion (BP)
Report
Grantchester Road
Attendance: 476
Referee: James Clarke
27 January 2018
14:00
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park52 – 24Old Albanian (BP)
Report
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 855
Referee: Matt Dudman
27 January 2018
15:00
Blackheath20 – 12Birmingham Moseley
Report
Well Hall
Attendance: 586
Referee: Robert Bourke
27 January 2018
15:00
(BP) Esher38 – 27Hull Ionians (BP)
Report
Molesey Road
Attendance: 661
Referee: Philip Davison
27 January 2018
15:00
Fylde5 – 26Ampthill (BP)
Report
Woodlands Playing Fields
Attendance: 413
Referee: Jamie Leahy
27 January 2018
15:00
(BP) Loughborough Students37 – 15Rosslyn Park
Report
Loughborough University Stadium
Attendance: 278
Referee: Lylr ApGeraint-Roberts

[39]

Round 21

3 February 2018
14:00
(BP) Hull Ionians14 – 21Bishop's Stortford
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 203
Referee: Jamie Leahy
3 February 2018
14:00
(BP) Old Elthamians14 – 19Darlington Mowden Park
Report
College Meadow
Attendance: 208
Referee: Alexander Thomas
3 February 2018
14:15
Ampthill17 – 17Loughborough Students
Report
Dillingham Park
Attendance: 162
Referee: Robert Bourke
3 February 2018
15:00
Birmingham Moseley20 – 20Esher
Report
Billesley Common
Attendance: 576
Referee: Matt Turvey
3 February 2018
15:00
(BP) Coventry47 – 3Fylde
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 1,357
Referee: Callum Sharp
3 February 2018
15:00
Old Albanian6 – 32Blackheath (BP)
Report
Woollam Playing Fields
Attendance: 290
Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
3 February 2018
15:00
Plymouth Albion21 – 16Caldy
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 777
Referee: Daniel Parrott
3 February 2018
15:00
Rosslyn Park10 – 7Cambridge (BP)
Report
The Rock
Attendance: 680
Referee: Calum Howard

[40]

Round 22

10 February 2018
14:00
(BP) Bishop's Stortford10 – 15Birmingham Moseley
Report
Silver Leys
Attendance: 313
Referee: Nicholas Wood
10 February 2018
14:00
(BP) Caldy33 – 3Rosslyn Park
Report
Paton Field
Attendance: 376
Referee: Harry Walbaum
10 February 2018
14:00
Cambridge20 – 8Ampthill
Report
Grantchester Road
Attendance: 415
Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
10 February 2018
14:00
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park33 – 19Blackheath
Report
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 979[41]
Referee: Matt Turvey
10 February 2018
14:00
Old Elthamians16 – 12Plymouth Albion (BP)
Report
College Meadow
Attendance: 255
Referee: Benjamin Russell
10 February 2018
15:00
(BP) Esher24 – 8Old Albanian
Report
Molesey Road
Attendance: 561
Referee: Robert Bourke
10 February 2018
15:00
(BP) Fylde12 – 14Hull Ionians
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 412
Referee: Alexander Thomas
10 February 2018
15:00
(BP) Loughborough Students24 – 31Coventry (BP)
Report
Loughborough University Stadium
Attendance: 512
Referee: Phillip Davis

[42]

Round 23

17 February 2018
14:00
Hull Ionians15 – 15Loughborough Students
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 247
Referee: Matt Turvey
17 February 2018
14:15
(BP) Ampthill30 – 14Caldy
Report
Dillingham Park
Attendance: 327
Referee: Dan Parrott
17 February 2018
15:00
(BP) Birmingham Moseley36 – 21Fylde
Report
Billesley Common
Attendance: 594
Referee: Neil Chivers
17 February 2018
15:00
(BP) Blackheath29 – 28Esher (2BP)
Report
Well Hall
Attendance: 787
Referee: James Clarke
17 February 2018
15:00
(BP) Coventry40 – 10Cambridge
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 1,689
Referee: Jamie Leahy
17 February 2018
15:00
(BP) Old Albanian36 – 17Bishop's Stortford
Report
Woollam Playing Fields
Attendance: 349
Referee: Jonathan Cook
17 February 2018
15:00
(BP) Plymouth Albion34 – 19Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 906
Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
17 February 2018
15:00
(2BP) Rosslyn Park29 – 36Old Elthamians (BP)
Report
The Rock
Attendance: 647
Referee: George Selwood

[43]

Rounds 14, 15 & 18 (rescheduled matches)

24 February 2018
14:00
Cambridge6 – 15Caldy
Report
Grantchester Road
Attendance: 390
Referee: Philip Davies
  • Game rescheduled from 13 January 2018.
24 February 2018
14:00
Darlington Mowden Park0 – 42Coventry (BP)
Report
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 1,879
Referee: Neil Chivers
  • Game rescheduled from 16 December 2017.
24 February 2018
14:00
Hull Ionians27 – 26Rosslyn Park (2BP)
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 127
Referee: Dan Parrott
  • Game rescheduled from 9 December 2017.
24 February 2018
15:00
(BP) Birmingham Moseley16 – 20Plymouth Albion
Report
Billesley Common
Attendance: 475
Referee: Alexander Thomas
  • Game rescheduled from 9 December 2017.

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Round 24

3 March 2018
14:00
Darlington Mowden ParkP – PEsher
Northern Echo Arena
  • Postponed due to bad weather (snow). Game rescheduled for 31 March 2018.
3 March 2018
14:00
Old ElthamiansP – PAmpthill
College Meadow
  • Postponed due to bad weather (snow). Game rescheduled for 30 March 2018.
3 March 2018
14:30
Bishop's StortfordP – PBlackheath
Silver Leys
  • Postponed due to bad weather (snow). Game rescheduled for 30 March 2018.
3 March 2018
15:00
CaldyP – PCoventry
Paton Field
  • Postponed due to bad weather (snow). Game rescheduled for 17 March 2018.
3 March 2018
15:00
CambridgeP – PHull Ionians
Grantchester Road
  • Postponed due to bad weather (snow). Game rescheduled for 31 March 2018.
3 March 2018
15:00
Fylde21 – 31Old Albanian (BP)
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 451
Referee: Matt Turvey
3 March 2018
15:00
(2 BP) Loughborough Students32 – 33Birmingham Moseley (BP)
Report
Loughborough University Stadium
Attendance: 158
Referee: Alex Thomas
3 March 2018
15:00
Plymouth AlbionP – PRosslyn Park
Brickfields
  • Postponed due to bad weather (snow). Game rescheduled for 5 May 2018.

[45]

Round 25

10 March 2018
14:30
(BP) Old Albanian34 – 19Loughborough Students
Report
Woolham Playing Fields
Attendance: 303
Referee: Dan Parrott
10 March 2018
15:00
(BP) Ampthill33 – 28Plymouth Albion (2 BP)
Report
Dillingham Park
Attendance: 297
Referee: Daniel Coles
10 March 2018
15:00
Birmingham Moseley14 – 13Cambridge (BP)
Report
Billesley Common
Attendance: 571
Referee: Benjamin Russell
10 March 2018
15:00
(BP) Blackheath36 – 5Fylde
Report
Well Hall
Attendance: 293
Referee: Jack Lewars
  • Fylde are relegated.[2]
10 March 2018
15:00
(BP) Coventry48 – 13Old Elthamians
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 1,473
Referee: Matt Turvey
10 March 2018
15:00
Esher17 – 28Bishop's Stortford
Report
Molesey Road
Attendance: 622
Referee: Andrew MacNeaney
10 March 2018
15:00
(BP) Hull Ionians29 – 24Caldy (BP)
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 408
Referee: Alexander Thomas
10 March 2018
15:00
(BP) Rosslyn Park38 – 26Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
The Rock
Attendance: 517
Referee: Nick Wood

[46]

Rounds 17 & 24 (rescheduled matches)

17 March 2018
13:00
Plymouth Albion17 – 10Bishop's Stortford (BP)
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 671
Referee: Calum Howard
  • Game rescheduled from 6 January 2018.
17 March 2018
14:00
Cambridge15 – 25Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Grantchester Road
Attendance: 331
Referee: Jonathan Cook
  • Game rescheduled from 6 January 2018.
17 March 2018
15:00
Caldy12 – 55Coventry (BP)
Report
Paton Field
Attendance: 546
Referee: Jame Leahy
  • Game rescheduled from 3 March 2018. Coventry win league title.[3]

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Round 26

24 March 2018
14:00
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park41 – 35Bishop's Stortford (2 BP)
Report
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 894
Referee: Michael Harris
24 March 2018
14:30
(BP) Old Elthamians42 – 26Hull Ionians (BP)
Report
College Meadow
Attendance: 253
Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
24 March 2018
15:00
Caldy21– 20Birmingham Moseley (BP)
Report
Paton Field
Attendance: 385
Referee: Matt Turvey
24 March 2018
15:00
(BP) Cambridge50 – 26Old Albanian (BP)
Report
Grantchester Road
Attendance: 463
Referee: Calum Howard
24 March 2018
15:00
Fylde17 – 32Esher (BP)
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 380
Referee: Calum Sharpe
24 March 2018
15:00
(BP) Loughborough Students34 – 34Blackheath (BP)
Report
Loughborough University Stadium
Attendance: 247
Referee: Nick Wood
24 March 2018
15:00
(BP) Plymouth Albion21 – 24Coventry
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 2,898
Referee: Dan Parrott
24 March 2018
15:00
Rosslyn Park21 – 31Ampthill (BP)
Report
The Rock
Attendance: 324
Referee: Andrew Thomas

[48]

Rounds 19 & 24 (rescheduled matches)

30 March 2018
14:00
Old Elthamians6 – 18Ampthill
Report
College Meadow
Attendance: 186
Referee: Neil Chivers
  • Game rescheduled from 3 March 2018.
30 March 2018
14:30
Bishop's Stortford15 – 5Blackheath
Report
Silver Leys
Attendance: 749
Referee: Veryan Boscawen
  • Game rescheduled from 3 March 2018.
31 March 2018
14:00
Darlington Mowden Park18 – 16Esher (BP)
Report
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 622
Referee: George Selwood
  • Game rescheduled from 3 March 2018.
31 March 2018
15:00
(BP) Cambridge29 – 19Hull Ionians
Report
Grantchester Road
Attendance: 313
Referee: James Clarke
  • Game rescheduled from 3 March 2018.
31 March 2018
15:00
Plymouth AlbionP – PLoughborough Students
Brickfields
  • Game rescheduled from 20 January 2018 but postponed again due to a waterlogged pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 12 May 2018.[49]

[50]

Round 27

7 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Ampthill15 – 17Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Dillingham Park
Attendance: 385
Referee: Veryan Boscawen
7 April 2018
15:00
(2BP) Birmingham Moseley28 – 32Old Elthamians (BP)
Report
Billesley Common
Attendance: 752
Referee: George Selwood
7 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Bishop's Stortford70 – 24Fylde (BP)
Report
Silver Leys
Attendance: 571
Referee: Luke Davies
7 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Blackheath23 – 12Cambridge
Report
Well Hall
Attendance: 827
Referee: Andrea Piardi
7 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Coventry32 – 27Rosslyn Park (2BP)
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 2,088
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
7 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Esher23 – 25Loughborough Students
Report
Molesey Road
Attendance: 769
Referee: James Clarke
7 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Hull Ionians33 – 14Plymouth Albion
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 275
Referee: Alexander Thomas
7 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Old Albanian43 – 25Caldy
Report
Woollam Playing Fields
Attendance: 320
Referee: Robert Bourke

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Round 28

14 April 2018
14:00
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park40 – 7Fylde
Report
Northern Echo Arena
Attendance: 933
Referee: Benjamin Davis
14 April 2018
15:00
Ampthill22 – 10Coventry
Report
Dillingham Park
Attendance: 738
Referee: Alexander Thomas
14 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Caldy42 – 18Blackheath
Report
Paton Field
Attendance: 329
Referee: Lylr ApGeraint-Roberts
14 April 2018
15:00
Cambridge22 – 32Esher (BP)
Report
Grantchester Road
Attendance: 425
Referee: Harry Walbaum
14 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Loughborough Students32 – 14Bishop's Stortford
Report
Loughborough University Stadium
Attendance: 329
Referee: Matt Turney
14 April 2018
15:00
(2BP) Old Elthamians29 – 34Old Albanian (BP)
Report
College Meadows
Attendance: 274
Referee: Philip Davies
14 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Plymouth Albion28 – 24Birmingham Moseley (BP)
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 1,563
Referee: Robert Bourke
14 April 2018
15:00
(2BP) Rosslyn Park36 – 37Hull Ionians
Report
The Rock
Attendance: 582
Referee: Dan Parrott

[52]

Round 29

21 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Birmingham Moseley34 – 19Rosslyn Park
Report
Billesley Commn
Attendance: 1,158
Referee: Jack Lewars
21 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Bishop's Stortford27 – 33Cambridge (BP)
Report
Silver Leys
Attendance: 1,152
Referee: Jonathan Cook
21 April 2018
15:00
Blackheath28 – 23Old Elthamians (2BP)
Report
Well Hall
Attendance: 1,650
Referee: Jack Walsh
21 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Coventry36 – 46Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 1,938
Referee: Daniel Collins
21 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Esher42 – 28Caldy (BP)
Report
Molesey Road
Attendance: 1,203
Referee: Luke Davies
21 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Fylde33 – 81Loughborough Students (BP)
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 550
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
21 April 2018
15:00
Hull Ionians16 – 42Ampthill (BP)
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 402
Referee: Neil Chivers
21 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Old Albanian21 – 24Plymouth Albion
Report
Woollam Playing Fields
Attendance: 325
Referee: Callum Howard
  • Old Albanian are relegated.[4]

[53]

Round 30

28 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Ampthill36 – 5Birmingham Moseley
Report
Dillingham Park
Attendance: 342
Referee: Calum Howard
28 April 2018
15:00
Caldy18 – 28Bishop's Stortford
Report
Paton Field
Attendance: 784
Referee: Benjamin Davis
28 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Cambridge29 – 7Fylde
Report
Grantchester Road
Attendance: 524
Referee: Thomas Davies
28 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Coventry38 – 21Hull Ionians
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 3,758
Referee: Alex Thomas
  • Hull Ionians are relegated. Coventry's attendance of 3,758 is a divisional record.[5]
28 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Loughborough Students17 – 24Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Loughborough University Stadium
Attendance: 253
Referee: Dan Parrott
28 April 2018
15:00
Old Elthamians0 – 30Esher (BP)
Report
College Meadow
Attendance: 311
Referee: Jack Lewars
28 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Plymouth Albion29 – 5Blackheath
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 1,171
Referee: George Selwood
28 April 2018
15:00
(BP) Rosslyn Park55 – 14Old Albanian
Report
The Rock
Attendance: 780
Referee: Jamie Leahy

[54]

Round 24 (rescheduled game)

5 May 2018
15:00
(BP) Plymouth Albion55 – 14Rosslyn Park
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 695
Referee: Ben Russell
  • Game rescheduled from 3 March 2018.

[55]

Round 19 (rescheduled game)

12 May 2018
15:00
(BP) Plymouth Albion33 – 19Loughborough Students
Brickfields
Attendance: 750
Referee: Charlie Gayther
  • Game originally rescheduled from 20 January 2018 and then from 31 March 2018.

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Attendances

Club Home
games		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Ampthill154,81932173815511%
Birmingham Moseley1512,0058002,13047516%
Bishop's Stortford159,1456101,15231338%
Blackheath1510,5607041,65029343%
Caldy156,29942078425410%
Cambridge156,96346491231321%
Coventry1528,0301,8693,7581,35747%
Darlington Mowden Park1514,4289621,8796224%
Esher1511,3647581,20346922%
Fylde157,5655047233807%
Hull Ionians154,03726940812718%
Loughborough Students153,8512575121039%
Old Albanian154,96333142027033%
Old Elthamians156,3604241,65318624%
Plymouth Albion1516,8341,1222,89867113%
Rosslyn Park159,57763886232432%

Individual statistics

  • Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes (unused substitutes not included).

Season records

Team

Largest home win — 53  pts

68 – 15 Plymouth Albion at home to Fylde on 23 September 2017

Largest away win — 64  pts

64 – 0 Coventry away to Fylde on 14 October 2017

Most points scored — 81

81 – 33 Loughborough Students away to Fylde on 21 April 2018

Most points scored away from home — 81

81 – 33 Loughborough Students away to Fylde on 21 April 2018

Most tries in a match — 11 (2)

Bishop's Stortford at home to Fylde on 7 April 2018
Loughborough Students away to Fylde on 21 April 2018

Most tries in an away match — 11

Loughborough Students away to Fylde on 21 April 2018

Most conversions in a match — 9 (3)

Plymouth Albion at home to Fylde on 23 September 2017
Coventry at home to Ampthill on 9 December 2017
Caldy at home to Loughborough Students on 6 January 2018

Most penalties in a match — 7

Cambridge away to Loughborough Students on 23 December 2017

Most drop goals in a match — 1 (4)

Cambridge away to Fylde on 2 September 2017
Hull Ionians at home to Cambridge on 4 November 2017
Old Albanian at home to Ampthill on 23 December 2017
Hull Ionians at home to Rosslyn Park on 24 February 2018

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Attendances

Highest — 3,758

Coventry at home to Hull Ionians on 28 April 2018

Lowest — 103

Loughborough Students at home to Cambridge on 23 December 2017

Highest average attendance — 1,869

Coventry

Lowest average attendance — 257

Loughborough Students

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Player

Most points in a match — 26

Wales Gavin Roberts for Caldy at home to Loughborough Students on 6 January 2018

Most tries in a match — 5

England Ryan Hutler for Bishop's Stortford at home to Fylde on 7 April 2018

Most tries in an away match — 4

England Mark Harrison for Birmingham Moseley away to Esher on 14 October 2017

Most conversions in a match — 9

England Dan Mugford for Plymouth Albion at home to Fylde on 23 September 2017
Wales Gavin Roberts for Caldy at home to Loughborough Students on 6 January 2018

Most penalties in a match — 6

England Isaac Green for Hull Ionians away to Rosslyn Park on 14 April 2018

Most drop goals in a match — 1 (4)

England Jack Green for Cambridge away to Fylde on 2 September 2017
England Chris Bell for Hull Ionians at home to Cambridge on 4 November 2017
England Tom Bednall for Old Albanian at home to Ampthill on 23 December 2017
England Greg Lound for Hull Ionians at home to Rosslyn Park on 24 February 2018

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Notes

  1. The Rugby Paper reported an attendance of 1,653 while the NCA and Rugby Statbunker had an attendance of 1,453 for the game between Old Elthamians and Blackheath on 16 December 2017. From discussion with Old Elthamians chairman he says the Rugby Paper's version is accurate.
  2. The Rugby Paper reported an attendance of 380 while the NCA and Rugby Statbunker had an attendance of 711 for the game between Esher and Ampthill on 13 January 2018. Given that the NCA is using an official figure from the club, and the Rugby Paper source tends to underestimate Esher's attendances quite drastically, The 711 figure seems more accurate.

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