Counties 1 Yorkshire is an English rugby union division, the seventh tier of the domestic competition, and the top level for local rugby union in parts of Yorkshire. The champions are automatically promoted to Regional 2 North East (formerly North 1 East), a division with a wider geographical area that also encompasses northeast England. The bottom two clubs are relegated to Counties 2 Yorkshire. The current champions are North Ribblesdale who are promoted to Regional 2 North West
Format The first-placed team (and sometimes the runner-up) is promoted to Regional 2 North West or Regional 2 North East depending on geographical location. One, two or three teams are relegated to Counties 2 Yorkshire; numbers depending on feedback following promotion and relegation in the leagues above.
The season runs from September to April and comprises twenty-two rounds of matches, with each club playing each of its rivals, home and away. 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.
2026–27
Departing were Wath-upon-Dearne (champions) and Dinnington (runners-up) promoted to Regional 2 North East while Beverley (11th) and Leodiensian (12th) were relegated to Counties 2 Yorkshire A and Counties 2 Yorkshire B respectively.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Bridlington Dukes Park Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire Promoted from Counties 2 Yorkshire Doncaster Phoenix Castle Park 5,000 Doncaster, South Yorkshire Relegated from Regional 2 North East (12th) Goole Westfield Banks Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire 3rd Harrogate Pythons The Jim Saynor Ground Harrogate, North Yorkshire, 9th Hullensians Springhead Lane Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 10th Keighley Rose Cottage Keighley, West Yorkshire 6th Old Crossleyans Broomfield Avenue Halifax, West Yorkshire Relegated from Regional 2 North East (11th) Old Otliensians Chaffers Field Otley, West Yorkshire Promoted from Counties 2 Yorkshire Old Rishworthians Hollas Lane Copley, Halifax, West Yorkshire 8th Wensleydale Cawkill Park Leyburn, North Yorkshire 7th West Leeds Bluehill Lane Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 5th Yarnbury Brownberrie Lane Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire 4th
2025–26 Participating teams and location Departing were North Ribblesdale (champions) and Pocklington (runners-up), promoted to Regional 2 North West and Regional 2 North East respectively. Bridlington were relegated to Counties 2 Yorkshire.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Beverley Beaver Park Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire 5th Dinnington Lodge Lane Dinnington, South Yorkshire, Sheffield Promoted from Counties 2 Yorkshire (runners up) Goole Westfield Banks Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire Relegated from Regional 2 North East (12th) Harrogate Pythons The Jim Saynor Ground Harrogate, North Yorkshire, 8th Hullensians Springhead Lane Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 3rd Keighley Rose Cottage Keighley, West Yorkshire 4th Leodiensian Crag Lane Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 11th North Ribblesdale Grove Park Settle, North Yorkshire Old Rishworthians Hollas Lane Copley, Halifax, West Yorkshire 10th Wath-upon-Dearne Moor Road Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire champions Wensleydale Cawkill Park Leyburn, North Yorkshire 7th West Leeds Bluehill Lane Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 9th Yarnbury Brownberrie Lane Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire Promoted from Counties 2 Yorkshire (runners-up)
2024–25 Participating teams and location Departing were Bradford Salem and Wetherby, both promoted to Regional 2 North East while Bradford & Bingley were relegated to Counties 2 Yorkshire.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Beverley Beaver Park Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire 8th Bridlington Dukes Park Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire Relegated from Regional 2NE (13th) Harrogate Pythons The Jim Saynor Ground Harrogate, North Yorkshire, 11th Hullensians Springhead Lane Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 10th Keighley Rose Cottage Keighley, West Yorkshire 3rd Leodiensian Crag Lane Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 7th North Ribblesdale Grove Park Settle, North Yorkshire Promoted from Counties 2 Yorkshire (champions) Old Rishworthians Hollas Lane Copley, Halifax, West Yorkshire 9th Pocklington Percy Road Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire 4th Wath-upon-Dearne Moor Road Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire Promoted from Counties 2 Yorkshire (2nd) Wensleydale Cawkill Park Leyburn, North Yorkshire 6th West Leeds Bluehill Lane Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 5th
League table 2024–25 Counties 1 YorkshirePlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPointsPts adj 1 North Ribblesdale (P) 22 22 0 0 1046 333 713 19 0 107 2 Pocklington (P) 22 20 0 2 890 302 588 16 1 97 3 Hullensians 22 16 0 6 696 467 229 15 2 83 −2 4 Keighley 22 14 0 8 778 456 322 13 5 74 5 Beverley 22 13 0 9 657 533 124 12 4 68 6 Wath-upon-Dearne 22 10 0 12 454 563 −109 7 2 50 +1 7 Wensleydale 22 9 0 13 454 563 −109 11 1 43 −5 8 Harrogate Pythons 22 8 0 14 486 759 −273 8 1 41 9 West Leeds 22 7 0 15 486 786 −300 6 1 35 10 Old Rishworthians 22 5 0 17 407 728 −321 7 4 31 11 Leodiensian 22 5 0 17 397 730 −333 4 3 27 12 Bridlington (R) 22 3 0 19 370 901 −531 5 1 13 −5If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background is the promotion place Pink background are the relegation placesUpdated: 28 November 2025
2023–24 Participating teams and location Departing were Goole, promoted to Regional 2 North East. Also leaving were Huddersfield Laund Hill (10th), Dinnington (11th) and Roundhegians (12th) all relegated to Counties 2 Yorkshire.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Beverley Beaver Park Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire 3rd Bradford & Bingley Wagon Lane 4,000 Bingley, West Yorkshire Relegated from Regional 2 NE (12th) Bradford Salem Shay Lane Heaton, Bradford, West Yorkshire 6th Harrogate Pythons The Jim Saynor Ground Harrogate, North Yorkshire,Promoted from Counties 2 Yorkshire (2nd) Hullensians Springhead Lane Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 7th Keighley Rose Cottage Keighley, West Yorkshire 2nd Leodiensian Crag Lane Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 9th Old Rishworthians Hollas Lane Copley, Halifax, West Yorkshire 5th Pocklington Percy Road Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire Relegated from Regional 2 NE (11th) Wensleydale Cawkill Park Leyburn, North Yorkshire Promoted from Counties 2 Yorkshire (champions) West Leeds Bluehill Lane Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 8th Wetherby Grange Park Wetherby, West Yorkshire 4th
League table 2023–24 Counties 1 YorkshirePlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPointsPts adj 1 Bradford Salem (P) 22 19 0 3 638 349 289 12 0 89 +1 2 Wetherby (P) 22 18 0 4 681 392 289 13 3 88 3 Keighley 22 17 0 5 625 346 279 12 3 83 4 Pocklington 22 15 0 7 545 381 164 8 2 70 5 West Leeds 22 13 0 9 562 451 111 7 4 63 6 Wensleydale 22 10 0 12 457 510 −53 5 5 50 7 Leodiensian 22 9 1 12 458 513 −55 7 4 49 8 Beverley 22 8 3 11 451 497 −46 9 5 45 −7 9 Old Rishworthians 22 7 1 14 546 600 −54 9 5 42 −2 10 Hullensians 22 6 0 16 527 618 −91 7 9 40 11 Harrogate Pythons 22 3 1 18 422 773 −351 5 5 24 12 Bradford & Bingley (R) 22 4 0 18 352 834 −482 2 2 20 If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background is the promotion place Pink background are the relegation placesUpdated: 27 November 2025
2022–23 Participating teams and location This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar to Yorkshire 1 with the nine lowest ranked teams returning and supplemented by the top three from Yorkshire 2. Leaving were champions Middlesbrough 'promoted' to Regional 2 North whilst 2nd to 5th place teams (Pontefract, Old Crossleyans, Bridlington & Selby) were 'promoted' to Regional 2 North East). With five departing but only three arriving the league was reduced from 14 teams to 12.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Beverley Beaver Park Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire 10th Yorkshire 1 Bradford Salem Shay Lane Heaton, Bradford, West Yorkshire 13th Yorkshire 1 Dinnington Lodge Lane Dinnington, South Yorkshire 8th Yorkshire 1 Goole Westfield Banks Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire 7th Yorkshire 1 Huddersfield Laund Hill Laund Hill Stadium Nettleton_Hill, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire 14th Yorkshire 1 Hullensians Springhead Lane Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 2 (3rd) Keighley Rose Cottage Keighley, West Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 2 (champions) Leodiensian Crag Lane Alwoodley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 12th Yorkshire 1 Old Rishworthians Hollas Lane Copley, Halifax, West Yorkshire 9th Yorkshire 1 Roundhegians The Memorial Groun Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire 11th Yorkshire 1 West Leeds Bluehill Lane Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 6th Yorkshire 1 Wetherby Grange Park Wetherby, West Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 2 (2nd)
League table 2022–23 Counties 1 YorkshirePlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPointsPts adj 1 Goole (P) 22 20 0 2 765 244 521 16 2 98 2 Keighley 22 15 3 4 651 344 307 9 1 76 3 Beverley 22 14 0 8 758 550 208 12 2 70 4 Wetherby 22 14 1 7 570 378 192 12 3 68 −5 5 Old Rishworthians 22 12 0 10 608 459 149 12 5 65 6 Bradford Salem 22 11 2 9 601 423 178 7 5 60 7 Hullensians 22 10 1 11 525 560 −35 9 2 53 8 West Leeds 22 9 2 11 515 577 −62 8 3 51 9 Leodiensian 22 8 1 13 411 588 −177 7 1 42 10 Huddersfield Laund Hill (R) 22 6 2 14 476 667 −191 7 5 40 11 Dinnington (R) 22 5 0 17 320 994 −674 4 2 26 12 Roundhegians (R) 22 2 0 20 417 833 −416 5 7 20 If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background is the promotion place Pink background are the relegation placesUpdated: 24 November 2025
2021–22 Participating teams and location The teams competing in 2021–22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019–20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020-21.