2016–17 National League 1

2016–17 National League 1
Countries  England
Date 3 September 2016 – 29 April 2017
Matches played 112
Attendance 60,577 (average 541 per match)
Highest attendance 1,347 Rosslyn Park v Esher on 11 November 2016
Lowest attendance 123 Loughborough Students v Hull Ionians
Tries scored 809 (average 7.223 per match)
Top point scorer Josh Sharp
(Loughborough Students) (157 points)
Top try scorer Jonas Mikalcius (Hartpury College) (13 tries)
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The 2016–17 National League 1, known for sponsorship reasons as the SSE National League 1 is the eighth 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 30th season since league rugby began in 1987.

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

Participating teams and locations

Twelve of the sixteen teams participated in last season's competition. The 2015–16 champions, Richmond, are promoted to the 2016–17 RFU Championship and are replaced by Birmingham Moseley (who changed their name from Moseley prior to the season) who are relegated from the 2015–16 RFU Championship. The three teams relegated last season, are Henley Hawks and Cinderford (both to the 2016–17 National League 2 South) and Wharfedale (2016–17 National League 2 North) – with Wharfedale dropping from the third tier for the first time in 20 years.[1][2][3] The promoted teams are Cambridge and Macclesfield champions of the 2015–16 National League 2 South and 2015–16 National League 2 North respectively, and Old Albanian who won the promotion play-off against Sedgley Park.[4][5][6]

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Ampthill Dillingham Park Ampthill, Bedfordshire 4th
Birmingham Moseley Billesley Common 9,000 (6,450 seated) Birmingham, West Midlands relegated from RFU Championship
Blackheath Well Hall Eltham, Greenwich, Greater London 3rd
Blaydon Crow Trees Swalwell, Tyne and Wear 11th
Cambridge Grantchester Road 1,250 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire promoted from National League 2 South (champions)
Coventry Butts Park Arena 4,000 Coventry, West Midlands 9th
Darlington Mowden Park Northern Echo Arena 25,000 Darlington, County Durham 6th
Esher Molesey Road 3,500 Hersham, Surrey 7th
Fylde Woodlands Memorial Ground 9,000 Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire 10th
Hartpury College College Stadium 2,000 Hartpury, Gloucestershire 2nd
Hull Ionians Brantingham Park 240 (seated) Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 12th
Loughborough Students Loughborough University Stadium 3,000 Loughborough, Leicestershire 13th
Macclesfield Priory Park Macclesfield, Cheshire promoted from National League 2 North (champions)
Old Albanian Woollam Playing Fields 1,000 St Albans, Hertfordshire promoted from National League 2 South (play-off)
Plymouth Albion The Brickfields 8,500 Plymouth, Devon 8th
Rosslyn Park Priory Lane 2,000 Roehampton, London 5th

League table

2016–17 National League 1 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Hartpury College 14 14 0 0 634 186 448 14 0 70
2 Birmingham Moseley 14 11 0 3 402 310 92 6 1 51
3 Plymouth Albion 14 10 0 4 430 287 143 8 3 51
4 Blackheath 14 10 0 4 376 261 115 8 1 49
5 Ampthill 14 10 0 4 369 294 75 6 1 47
6 Coventry 14 8 0 6 438 354 84 6 2 40
7 Rosslyn Park 14 6 1 7 369 286 83 4 5 35
8 Old Albanian 14 6 0 8 360 375 −15 8 3 35
9 Loughborough Students 14 6 1 7 435 473 −38 7 1 34
10 Cambridge 14 6 0 8 371 469 −98 8 2 34
11 Esher 14 5 0 9 376 388 −12 6 5 31
12 Fylde 14 5 0 9 326 457 −131 7 3 30
13 Darlington Mowden Park 14 5 0 9 257 400 −143 3 2 25
14 Hull Ionians 14 4 0 10 279 458 −179 2 4 22
15 Blaydon 14 2 1 11 296 520 −224 5 3 18
16 Macclesfield 14 2 1 11 293 493 −200 4 3 17
  • 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

    Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places.
    Updated: 3 December 2016
    Source: "National League 1". NCA Rugby. 

    Fixtures

    Round 1

    3 September 2016
    14:30
    Blaydon 3 – 35 Old Albanian (BP)
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 210
    Referee: Jack Makepeace
    3 September 2016
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 34 – 0 Blackheath
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 317
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    3 September 2016
    15:00
    Ampthill 24 – 15 Rosslyn Park
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 478
    Referee: Ben Blaine
    3 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Coventry 54 – 14 Loughborough Students
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 983
    Referee: Adam Leal
    3 September 2016
    15:00
    Esher 21 – 19 Macclesfield (BP)
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 453
    Referee: Tim Baker
    3 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Fylde 20 – 25 Birmingham Moseley
    Woodlands Memorial Ground
    Attendance: 575
    Referee: Matt Turvey
    3 September 2016
    15:00
    Hull Ionians 16 – 10 Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 262
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    3 September 2016
    15:00
    Plymouth Albion 23 – 18 Cambridge (BP)
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 688
    Referee: Fergus Kirby

    [7]

    Round 2

    10 September 2016
    14:00
    Loughborough Students 13 – 6 Hull Ionians (BP)
    Loughborough University Stadium
    Attendance: 123
    Referee: Shane Lewis
    10 September 2016
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 37 – 14 Plymouth Albion
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 372
    Referee: James Leahy
    10 September 2016
    15:00
    Birmingham Moseley 14 – 7 Coventry (BP)
    Billesley Common
    Attendance: 1,232
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    10 September 2016
    15:00
    Blackheath 13 – 6 Esher (BP)
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 527
    Referee: James Philip Clarke
    10 September 2016
    15:00
    Darlington Mowden Park 15 – 14 Blaydon (BP)
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 940
    Referee: Neil Chivers
    10 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Macclesfield 44 – 22 Fylde
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 300
    Referee: Simon Harding
    10 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Old Albanian 17 – 18 Ampthill
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 325
    Referee: Fergus Kirby
    10 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Rosslyn Park 19 – 22 Cambridge
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 768
    Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

    [8]

    Round 3

    17 September 2016
    14:30
    (BP) Blaydon 38 – 66 Loughborough Students (BP)
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 250
    Referee: Ben Blain
    17 September 2016
    15:00
    Ampthill 20 – 39 Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 319
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    17 September 2016
    15:00
    (2BP) Cambridge 34 – 36 Old Albanian (BP)
    Grantshester Road
    Attendance: 410
    Referee: James Sullivan
    17 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Coventry 61 – 14 Macclesfield
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 1,089
    Referee: Darren Gamage
    17 September 2016
    15:00
    Esher 13 – 32 Hartpury College (BP)
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 479
    Referee: Fergus Kirby
    17 September 2016
    15:00
    (2BP) Fylde 24 – 25 Blackheath
    Woodlands Memorial Ground
    Attendance: 615
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    17 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Hull Ionians 22 – 24 Birmingham Moseley (BP)
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 203
    Referee: Matt Turvey
    17 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Plymouth Albion 26 – 20 Rosslyn Park (BP)
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 917
    Referee: Daniel Parrott

    [9]

    Round 4

    24 September 2016
    14:00
    (BP) Loughborough Students 29 – 37 Ampthill (BP)
    Loughborough University Stadium
    Attendance: 543
    Referee: Jack Makepeace
    24 September 2016
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 57 – 14 Fylde
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 200
    Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
    24 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Birmingham Moseley 41 – 13 Blaydon
    Billesley Common
    Attendance: 772
    Referee: Daniel Parrott
    24 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Blackheath 42 – 5 Coventry
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 914
    Referee: Matt Turvey
    24 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 37 – 12 Cambridge
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 777
    Referee: James Clark
    24 September 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Esher 19 – 21 Plymouth Albion
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 475
    Referee: James Sullivan
    24 September 2016
    15:00
    Macclesfield 19 – 29 Hull Ionians (BP)
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 292
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    24 September 2016
    15:00
    Old Albanian 18 – 13 Rosslyn Park (BP)
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 350
    Referee: Adam Leal

    [10]

    Round 5

    1 October
    14:30
    (BP) Blaydon 24 – 24 Macclesfield (BP)
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 250
    Referee: Llyr ApGeraint Roberts
    1 October
    15:00
    (BP) Ampthill 26 – 8 Birmingham Moseley
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 472
    Referee: Phillip Davies
    1 October
    15:00
    (BP) Cambridge 35 – 34 Loughborough Students (2BP)
    Grantchester Road
    Attendance: 380
    Referee: Adam Leal
    1 October
    15:00
    (BP) Coventry 23 – 27 Hartpury College (BP)
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 955
    Referee: Ben Blain
    1 October
    15:00
    (BP) Fylde 26 – 20 Esher
    Woodlands Memorial Ground
    Attendance: 547
    Referee: Matt Turvey
    1 October
    15:00
    (BP) Hull Ionians 30 – 32 Blackheath (BP)
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 223
    Referee: Christophe Ridley
    1 October
    15:00
    (BP) Plymouth Albion 40 – 13 Old Albanian
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 850
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    1 October
    15:00
    Rosslyn Park 36 – 16 Darlington Mowden Park
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 736
    Referee: James Sullivan

    [11]

    Round 6

    8 October
    14:00
    Loughborough Students 26 – 26 Rosslyn Park
    Loughborough University Stadium
    Attendance: 458
    Referee: Hamish Smales
    8 October
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 43 – 14 Hull Ionians
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 363
    Referee: James Sullivan
    8 October
    15:00
    (BP) Birmingham Moseley 72 – 14 Cambridge
    Billesley Common
    Attendance: 1,011
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    8 October
    15:00
    (BP) Blackheath 59 – 17 Blaydon
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 820
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    8 October
    15:00
    Darlington Mowden Park 22 – 9 Old Albanian
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 1,074
    Referee: Matt Tuvey
    8 October
    15:00
    (BP) Esher 31 – 13 Coventry
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 598
    Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
    8 October
    15:00
    (BP) Fylde 39 – 37 Plymouth Albion (BP)
    Woodlands Memorial Ground
    Attendance: 685
    Referee: Ben Blain
    8 October
    15:00
    Macclesfield 12 – 28 Ampthill (BP)
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 423
    Referee: Michael Hudson

    [12]

    Round 7

    15 October
    14:30
    Blaydon 5 – 47 Hartpury College (BP)
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 205
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    15 October
    15:00
    Ampthill 17 – 31 Blackheath (BP)
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 512
    Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
    15 October
    15:00
    (BP) Cambridge 26 – 20 Macclesfield (BP)
    Grantchester Road
    Attendance: 410
    Referee: Phillip Davies
    15 October
    15:00
    (BP) Coventry 53 – 24 Fylde
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 975
    Referee: Hamish Smales
    15 October
    15:00
    Hull Ionians 32 – 29 Esher (2BP)
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 221
    Referee: Adam Leal
    15 October
    15:00
    (BP) Old Albanian 26 – 35 Loughborough Students (BP)
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 342
    Referee: Karl Dickson
    15 October
    15:00
    (BP) Plymouth Albion 39 – 3 Darlington Mowden Park
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 759
    Referee: James Clarke
    15 October
    15:00
    (BP) Rosslyn Park 24 – 31 Birmingham Moseley (BP)
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 572
    Referee: James Sullivan

    [13]

    Round 8

    22 October
    14:00
    (BP) Loughborough Students 29 – 14 Darlington Mowden Park
    Loughborough University Stadium
    Attendance: 207
    Referee: James Leahy
    22 October
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 49 – 14 Ampthill
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 291
    Referee: Matthew O'Grady
    22 October
    15:00
    (BP) Birmingham Moseley 56 – 33 Old Albanian (BP)
    Billesley Common
    Attendance: 864
    Referee: Neil Chivers
    22 October
    15:00
    (BP) Blackheath 34 – 24 Cambridge (BP)
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 869
    Referee: Shane Lewis
    22 October
    15:00
    Coventry 34 – 33 Plymouth Albion (2BP)
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 1,175
    Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
    22 October
    15:00
    (BP) Esher 71 – 24 Blaydon (BP)
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 520
    Referee: Thomas Davis
    22 October
    15:00
    (BP) Fylde 38 – 17 Hull Ionians
    Woodlands Memorial Ground
    Attendance: 565
    Referee: Greg Macdonald
    22 October
    15:00
    Macclesfield 18 – 36 Rosslyn Park (BP)
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 321
    Referee: Steve lee

    [14]

    Round 9

    29 October
    14:30
    (BP) Blaydon 30 – 24 Fylde (2BP)
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 180
    Referee: Neil Chivers
    29 October
    15:00
    (BP) Ampthill 29 – 24 Esher (BP)
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 318
    Referee: Llyr ApGeraint Roberts
    29 October
    15:00
    (BP) Cambridge 32 – 54 Hartpury College (BP)
    Grantchester Road
    Attendance: 430
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    29 October
    15:00
    Darlington Mowden Park 7 – 15 Birmingham Moseley
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 1,079
    Referee: Matt Turvey
    29 October
    15:00
    Hull Ionians 21 – 40 Coventry (BP)
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 312
    Referee: Thomas Davis
    29 October
    15:00
    (BP) Old Albanian 49 – 15 Macclesfield
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 320
    Referee: Darren Gamage
    29 October
    15:00
    (BP) Plymouth Albion 53 – 15 Loughborough Students
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 1,042
    Referee: Daniel Parrott
    29 October
    15:00
    Rosslyn Park 28 – 3 Blackheath
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 860
    Referee: Phillip Davies

    [15]

    Round 10

    5 November
    14:00
    (BP) Hull Ionians 18 – 24 Plymouth Albion
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 228
    Referee: Matt Turvey
    5 November
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 37 – 27 Rosslyn Park
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 300
    Referee: Adam Leal
    5 November
    15:00
    (BP) Birmingham Moseley 47 – 19 Loughborough Students
    Billesley Common
    Attendance: 751
    Referee: Ben Blain
    5 November
    15:00
    Blackheath 13 – 7 Old Albanian (BP)
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 641
    Referee: James Philip Clarke
    5 November
    15:00
    Coventry 19 – 17 Blaydon (BP)
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 994
    Referee: Daniel Parrott
    5 November
    15:00
    (BP) Esher 40 – 32 Cambridge (BP)
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 468
    Referee: Angus Gardner
    5 November
    15:00
    Fylde 13 – 11 Ampthill (BP)
    Woodlands Memorial Ground
    Attendance: 585
    Referee: Hamish Smales
    5 November
    15:00
    (BP) Macclesfield 43 – 16 Darlington Mowden Park
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 342
    Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

    [16]

    Round 11

    11 November 2016
    19:45
    (BP) Rosslyn Park 33 – 0 Esher
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 1,347
    Referee: Phillip Davies
    12 November 2016
    14:00
    (BP) Blaydon 66 – 14 Hull Ionians
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 213
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    12 November 2016
    14:00
    (BP) Cambridge 36 – 0 Fylde
    Grantchester Road
    Attendance: 380
    Referee: James Phillip Clarke
    12 November 2016
    14:00
    (BP) Loughborough Students 76 – 30 Macclesfield (BP)
    Loughborough University Stadium
    Attendance: 127
    Referee: Dean Richards
    12 November 2016
    14:15
    Ampthill 22 – 8 Coventry
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 358
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    12 November 2016
    15:00
    Darlington Mowden Park 5 – 31 Blackheath (BP)
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 670
    Referee: Christoper Karl Walker
    12 November 2016
    15:00
    Old Albanian 0 – 32 Hartpury College (BP)
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 225
    Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

    * Hartpury is the first team (in the top three divisions) to win a bonus point in eleven consecutive matches.[17]

    12 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Plymouth Albion 27 – 20 Birmingham Moseley (BP)
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 1,162
    Referee: Karl Dickson

    [18]

    Round 12

    19 November 2016
    14:00
    Hull Ionians 13 – 49 Ampthill (BP)
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 226
    Referee: Philip Clarke
    19 November 2016
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 74 – 0 Darlington Mowden Park
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 150
    Referee: Thomas Davis
    19 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Blackheath 26 – 32 Loughborough Students
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 551
    Referee: Veryan Boscawem
    19 November 2016
    15:00
    Blaydon 17 – 38 Plymouth Albion (BP)
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 178
    Referee: Hamish Smales
    19 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Coventry 55 – 12 Cambridge
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 1,187
    Referee: Neil Chivers
    19 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Esher 34 – 43 Old Albanian (BP)
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 355
    Referee: Adam Leal
    19 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Fylde 34 – 45 Rosslyn Park (BP)
    Woodlands Memorial Ground
    Attendance: 517
    Referee: Ben Blain
    19 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Macclesfield 15 – 17 Birmingham Moseley
    Priory Park
    Attendance: 398
    Referee: Gareth Holsgrave

    [19]

    Round 13

    26 November 2016
    14:00
    (BP) Cambridge 57 – 31 Hull Ionians (BP)
    Grantchester Road
    Attendance: 433
    Referee: Shane Lewis
    26 November 2016
    14:00
    Loughborough Students 25 – 47 Hartpury College (BP)
    Loughborough University Stadium
    Attendance: 423
    Referee: Llyr ApGeraint Roberts
    26 November 2016
    14:15
    (BP) Ampthill 50 – 14 Blaydon
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 346
    Referee: Jamie Leahy
    26 November 2016
    15:00
    Birmingham Moseley 22 – 12 Blackheath
    Billsey Common
    Attendance: 776
    Referee: Adam Leal
    26 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 48 – 31 Esher
    Northern Echo Arena
    Attendance: 625
    Referee: Ben Blain
    26 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Old Albanian 32 – 17 Fylde
    Woollam Playing Fields
    Attendance: 331
    Referee: Thomas Davies
    26 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Plymouth Albion 33 – 10 Macclesfield
    Brickfields
    Attendance: 828
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    26 November 2016
    15:00
    (BP) Rosslyn Park 33 – 15 Coventry
    Priory Lane
    Attendance: 578
    Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

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    Round 14

    3 December
    14:00
    (BP) Blaydon 14 – 17 Cambridge
    Crow Trees
    Attendance: 220
    Referee: Matt Turvey
    3 December
    14:00
    Hull Ionians 16 – 14 Rosslyn Park (BP)
    Brantingham Park
    Attendance: 156
    Referee: Neil Chivers
    3 December
    14:15
    Ampthill 24 – 22 Plymouth Albion (BP)
    Dillingham Park
    Attendance: 322
    Referee: Jack Lewars
    3 December
    14:30
    (BP) Hartpury College 64 – 5 Birmingham Moseley
    College Stadium
    Attendance: 505
    Referee: Veryan Boscawen
    3 December
    15:00
    (BP) Blackheath 55 – 10 Macclesfield
    Well Hall
    Attendance: 431
    Referee: Phillip Davies
    3 December
    15:00
    (BP) Coventry 43 – 42 Old Albanian (2BP)
    Butts Park Arena
    Attendance: 939
    Referee: Calum Howard
    3 December
    15:00
    (BP) Esher 34 – 22 Loughborough Students
    Molesey Road
    Attendance: 438
    Referee: Shane Lewis
    3 December
    15:00
    (BP) Fylde 31 – 25 Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
    Woodlands Memorial Ground
    Attendance: 521
    Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts

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    Attendances

    Club Home
    Games    		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
    Ampthill 8 3,125 391 512 318 N/A
    Birmingham Moseley 6 5,406 901 1,232 751
    Blackheath 7 4,753 679 914 431 N/A
    Blaydon 8 1,706 213 250 178 N/A
    Cambridge 6 2,443 407 433 380
    Coventry 8 8,297 1,037 1,187 939
    Darlington Mowden Park 6 5,165 861 1,079 625
    Esher 8 3,786 473 598 355
    Fylde 8 4,610 576 685 517
    Hartpury College 8 2,498 312 505 150
    Hull Ionians 8 1,831 229 312 156 N/A
    Loughborough Students 6 1,881 314 543 123
    Old Albanian 6 1,893 316 350 225
    Macclesfield 6 2,076 346 423 292 N/A
    Plymouth Albion 7 6,246 892 1,162 688
    Rosslyn Park 6 4,861 810 1,347 572

    Individual statistics

    Top points scorers

    Rank Player Team Points
    1 England Josh Sharp Loughborough Students 157
    2 England Kieran Hallett Plymouth Albion 113
    3 England Leo Fielding Blackheath 101
    4 England Jack Green Cambridge 94
    4 England Harry Leonard Rosslyn Park 94
    6 England Will Maisey Coventry 92
    7 England Scott Sneddon Rosslyn Park 90
    7 England Joseph Tarrant Ampthill 90

    Top try scorers

    Rank Player Team Tries
    1 Lithuania Jonas Mikalcius Hartpury College 13
    2 England Sam Baker Ampthill 11
    3 Scotland Gair Currie Loughborough Students 9
    3 England Luke Eves Hartpury College 9
    3 England Steve Leonard Hartpury College 9
    6 England Dan George Blackheath 8
    6 Owain James Plymouth Albion 8
    6 Ali Thomson Hull Ionians 8
    6 Robin Wedlake-Millecham Plymouth Albion 8

    Season records

    Team

    Largest home win — 74 pts

    74 – 0 Hartpury College at home to Darlington Mowden Park on 19 November 2016

    Largest away win — 42 pts

    47 – 5 Hartpury College away to Blaydon on 15 October 2016

    Most points scored — 76 pts

    76 – 30 Loughborough Students at home to Macclesfield on 12 November 2016

    Most points scored away from home — 66 pts

    38 – 66 Loughborough Students away to Blaydon on 17 September 2016

    Most tries in a match — 11 (4)

    72 – 14 Birmingham Moseley at home to Cambridge on 8 October 2016
    71 – 24 Esher at home to Blaydon on 22 October 2016
    76 – 30 Loughborough Students at home to Macclesfield on 12 November 2016
    74 – 0 Hartpury College at home to Darlington Mowden Park on 19 November 2016

    Most conversions in a match — 9

    Loughborough Students at home to Macclesfield on 12 November 2016

    Most penalties in a match — 6

    Plymouth Albion at Fylde on 8 October 2016

    Most drop goals in a match — 1 (6)

    Hull Ionians at home to Darlington Mowden Park on 3 September 2016
    Cambridge away to Plymouth Albion, both on 3 September 2016
    Cambridge away to Rosslyn Park on 10 September 2016
    Blaydon away to Birmingham Moseley on 24 September 2016
    Rosslyn Park away to Loughborough Students on 8 October 2016
    Blaydon at home to Hull Ionians on 12 November 2016

    Player

    Most points in a match — 29

    Protheroe for Hartpury College at Cambridge on 28 October 2016

    Most tries in a match — 3 (11)

    Gair Currie for Loughborough Students away to Cambridge on 1 October 2016
    Dan George for Blackheath at home to Blaydon on 8 August 2016
    Luke Eves for Harpury College at home to Hull Ionians on 8 October 2016
    Ed Sheldon for Birmingham Moseley at home to Old Albanian on 22 October 2016
    Joe Brown for Esher at home to Blaydon on 22 October 2016
    Scott Armstrong for Fylde at home to Hull Ionians on 22 October 2016
    Jonas Mikacius for Hartpury College at home to Ampthill on 22 October 2016
    Jonas Mikacius for Hartpury College at home to Rosslyn Park on 5 November 2016
    Matt Thompson for Blaydon at home to Hull Ionians on 12 November 2016
    Caven for Hartpury College at home to Darlingham Mowden Park on 19 November 2016
    Ali Thomson for Hull Ionians away to Cambridge on 26 November 2016

    Most conversions in a match — 9

    Josh Sharp for Loughborough Students at home to Macclesfield on 12 November 2016

    Most penalties in a match — 6

    Kieran Hallett for Plymouth Albion away to Fylde on 8 October 2016

    Most drop goals in a match — 1 (6)

    Lee Millar for Hull Ionians at home to Darlington Mowden Park on 3 September 2016
    Jack Green for Cambridge away to Plymouth Albion on 3 September 2016
    Dan Lewis for Cambridge at Rosslyn Park on 10 September 2016
    Nathan Horsfall for Blaydon at Birmingham Moseley on 24 September 2016
    Scott Sneddon for Rosslyn Park away to Loughborough Students on 8 October 2016
    Ryan Foreman for Blaydon at home to Hull Ionians on 12 November 2016

    Attendances

    Highest — 1,347

    Rosslyn Park at home to Esher on 12 November 2016

    Lowest — 123

    Loughborough Students at home to Hull Ionians on 10 September 2016


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    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "HAWKS ARE RELEGATED BACK INTO NATIONAL 2 SOUTH". Henley Hawks. 9 April 2016.
    2. ↑ "Cinderford's relegation confirmed by defeat at Rosslyn Park". Gloucester Citizen. 17 April 2016.
    3. ↑ "Wharfedale relegated from English rugby's third tier after 20 years". Telegraph & Argus. 18 April 2016.
    4. ↑ "Cambridge promoted as National League 2S champions". Cambridge News. 30 April 2016.
    5. ↑ "Macclesfield crowned National Two North champions". Talking Rugby Union. 16 April 2016.
    6. ↑ "Old Albanian back in National One after play-off win secures promotion". The Herts Advertiser. 16 May 2016.
    7. 1 2 "National League 1". The RugbyPaper (416). 4 September 2016. pp. 28–29 & 41.
    8. 1 2 "National League 1". The RugbyPaper (417). 11 September 2016. pp. 28–29 & 39.
    9. 1 2 "National League 1". The RugbyPaper (418). 18 September 2016. pp. 28–29 & 39.
    10. 1 2 "National League 1". The RugbyPaper (419). 25 September 2016. pp. 28–29 & 39.
    11. 1 2 "National League 1". The RugbyPaper (420). 2 October 2016. pp. 30–31 & 39.
    12. 1 2 "National League 1". The RugbyPaper (421). 9 October 2016. pp. 28–29 & 39.
    13. 1 2 "National League 1". The RugbyPaper (422). 16 October 2016. pp. 32–3 & 41.
    14. 1 2 "National League 1". The RugbyPaper (423). 23 October 2016. pp. 30–31 & 39.
    15. ↑ "National League 1". The RugbyPaper (424). 30 October 2016. pp. 30–31 & 39.
    16. 1 2 "National League 1". The RugbyPaper (425). 6 November 2016. pp. 30–31 & 39.
    17. ↑ Quinn, Bryan (13 November 2016). "Record-breaking Hartpury stay perfect with five-try win". The RugbyPaper (426). pp. 32–33.
    18. 1 2 "National League 1". The RugbyPaper (426). 13 November 2016. pp. 32–33 & 41.
    19. 1 2 "National League 1". The RugbyPaper (427). 20 November 2016. pp. 30–31 & 39.
    20. 1 2 3 "National League 1". The RugbyPaper (428). 27 November 2016. pp. 30–31 & 39.
    21. 1 2 3 "National League 1". The RugbyPaper (429). 4 December 2016. pp. 32–33 & 41.

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