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The 2026–27 National League 2 North is the 39th 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 plays the others on a home and away basis, to make a total of 26 matches each. The champions are promoted to National League 1 while the runners up go into the four team National 2 playoffs with the runners up from National League 2 East and National League 2 West and the 11th placed side in National League 1.
The bottom two teams are relegated to Regional 1 North East or Regional 1 North West; depending on their location, while the 12th placed side go into the four team Regional 1 playoffs with the 12th placed sides from National 2 North and National League 2 West, as well as the Regional 1 playoff winners.
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 Departing were champions Sheffield promoted to National League 1 while Rossendale (12th) were relegated to Regional 1 North West and Scunthorpe (13th) and Hull (14th) were both relegated to Regional 1 North East. Also departing were Macclesfield (3rd) who were moved on a level transfer to National League 2 West, although they subsequently declined that allocation and consequently were involuntarily relegated to Regional 1 North West.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Billingham Greenwood Road 1,500 (100 seats) Billingham, County Durham 10th Chester Hare Lane 2,000 (500 seats) Chester, Cheshire Level transfer from National League 2 West (11th) Darlington Mowden Park The Darlington Arena 25,500 Darlington, County Durham 5th Fylde Woodlands Memorial Ground 7,500 (500 seats) Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire 6th Harrogate Rudding Lane 2,000 Harrogate, North Yorkshire Promoted from Regional 1 North East (3rd – play-off winner) Heath West Vale West Vale, Halifax, West Yorkshire Promoted from Regional 1 North East (champions) Huddersfield Lockwood Park 1,500 (500 seats) Huddersfield, South Yorkshire Promoted from Regional 1 North West (champions) Hull Ionians Brantingham Park 1,500 (240 seats) Brantingham, East Riding 4th Otley Cross Green 7,000 (852 seats) Otley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 11th Preston Grasshoppers Lightfoot Green 2,250 (250 seats) Preston, Lancashire 9th Sedgley Park Park Lane 3,000 Whitefield, Bury, Greater Manchester Relegated from National League 1 (13th) Sheffield Tigers Dore Moor 1,000 Sheffield, South Yorkshire 8th Tynedale Tynedale Park 2,000 (400 seats) Corbridge, Northumberland 2nd Wharfedale The Avenue 2,000 Threshfield, North Yorkshire 7th
League table
Fixtures & results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Attendances
Does not include promotion/relegation play-offs.
ClubHome GamesTotalAverageHighestLowest% CapacityBillingham000000%Chester000000%Darlington Mowden Park000000%Fylde000000%Harrogate000000%Heath000000%Huddersfield000000%Hull Ionians000000%Otley000000%Preston Grasshoppers000000%Sedgley Park000000%Sheffield Tigers000000%Tynedale000000%Wharfedale000000%
Individual statistics
Does not include promotion/relegation play-offs.
Top points scorers Rank Player Team Points 1 Benjamin Douglas Darlington Mowden Park 15 Alessandro Minozzi Sedgley Park 3 Samuel Freeman Preston Grasshoppers 12 Ciaran Shone Sedgley Park 5 Morgan Bagshaw Chester 10 Jake Haynes Heath George Hotchen Hull Ionians Benjamin Stephenson 9 Joshua Leslie Tynedale 8 10 Daniel Cassidy Fylde 7
Top try scorers Rank Player Team Tries 1 Benjamin Douglas Darlington Mowden Park 3 Alessandro Minozzi Sedgley Park 3 Jake Haynes Heath 10 George Hotchen Hull Ionians Benjamin Stephenson 6 Thirty Eight players2
See also 2026–27 Champ Rugby 2026–27 National League 1 2026–27 National League 2 East 2026–27 National League 2 West
References
External links NCA Rugby