Leagues for 2022/23

With Leeds winning on Friday and Blackburn losing again today, it looks as though there may be no North relegation out of Nat 1 and no North/Midland best 3rd place promotion from L5, which may mean that both Chester and Sheffield could be reprieved and be in N2 North next season. Leeds (or Blackheath/Plymouth?) still have work to do for the N1 relegation slot to be confirmed - but is that it? Is there anything else to factor in?

cheshire exile wrote: Plymouth Albion cannot be caught. One of DMP, Leeds or Blackheath will go down.

Not sure DMP can go down either, Blackheath can only equal DMP's 54 points but DMP have won 3 more games so would be above Blackheath if they were level on points.

So it is down to Leeds or Blackheath with Leeds needing 4 points from 2 games - Taunton (a) and Cinderford (h) to be safe assuming Blackheath get 5 points from their remaining game at Cinderford.

I hadn't twigged we'd have 8 weeks off! What will I do if there's no rugby to watch? 😱

'National 1 is going to be hit worse, and should have remained 16 teams.'

And the reduction to 14 team Leagues at National 1 and National 2 should result in better rugby from refreshed, fit teams as well as fewer mismatches.

So at present we have three promoted teams at the bottom of Nat 2S. Two  of which should have been demoted. Next season three more teams from level 5 get promoted, so with the league being reduced to 14 teams that mean in reality there will be 6 teams who are going to struggle . 14 teams 8 of which are established at level 4 . Leaving 6 who historically struggle. The last full season of 16 teams only had 2/3 from level 5. 

There is a similar drop in quality at level 5, 6 and 7 - each of those leagues loses its three strongest teams and keeps the three that would be demoted and gains three or four from the leagues below and is shuffled into a new configuration.

I noted with interest some rare praise from Stephen Jones in the Sunday Times when he said that the RFU was doing a good job with what I call club rugby, but now seems to be called community rugby. 

Hi guys I was asked a question that I couldnt answer - with the restructuring of the mens leagues is the  womens game undergoing the same sort of restructuring Does anyone know?