List of English rugby union teams

The English rugby union league pyramid is topped by the Premiership. Below this are the Championship and National Leagues 1 to 3. Below this, the structure is split geographically into four regions: Midlands, North, London and South East, and South West. With the exception of the Midlands leagues, which only has regional splits, below these regional leagues are county leagues (e.g. Sussex, Kent, Hampshire). The county leagues are the lowest levels in the English game.

Structure

See also: English rugby union system

Level	League(s)/Division(s)
1	Aviva Premiership Rugby (English Premiership) 12 clubs
2	Greene King IPA Championship (RFU Championship) 12 clubs
3	National League 1 16 clubs
4	National League 2 North 16 clubs				National League 2 South 16 clubs
5	National League 3 Midlands 14 clubs		National League 3 North 14 clubs		National League 3 South-East 14 clubs		National League 3 South-West 14 clubs
6	Midlands 1 West 14 clubs	Midlands 1 East 14 clubs	North 1 East 14 clubs	North 1 West 14 clubs	London 1 North 14 clubs	London 1 South 14 clubs	South West 1 West 14 clubs	South West 1 East 14 clubs
7	Midlands 2 West (North) Midlands 2 West (South) Midlands 2 East (North) Midlands 2 East (South)		North Lancashire/Cumbria South Lancashire/Cheshire 1 Durham/Northumberland 1 Yorkshire 1		London 2 North East London 2 North West London 2 South East London 2 South West		Tribute Western Counties North Tribute Western Counties West Southern Counties South Southern Counties North
8	Midlands 3 West (North) Midlands 3 West (South) Midlands 3 East (North) Midlands 3 East (South)		Cumbria League Lancashire (North) South Lancashire/Cheshire 2 Durham/Northumberland 2 Yorkshire 2		London 3 North East London 3 North West London 3 South East London 3 South West		Tribute Somerset Premier Gloucester Premier Tribute Cornwall/Devon Dorset & Wilts 1 North Dorset & Wilts 1 South Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier
9	Midlands 4 West (North) Midlands 4 West (South) Midlands 4 East (North) Midlands 4 East (South)		South Lancashire/Cheshire 3 Durham/Northumberland 3 Yorkshire 3		Eastern Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex 1 Essex 1 Kent 1 Sussex 1 Surrey 1 Hampshire 1		Somerset 1 Gloucester 1 Tribute Cornwall 1 Tribute Devon 1 Dorset & Wilts 2 North Dorset & Wilts 2 South Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship
10	Midlands 5 West (North) Midlands 5 West (South) Midlands 5 East (North)		Yorkshire 4		Eastern Counties 2 Herts/Middlesex 2 Essex 2 Kent 2 Surrey 2 Hampshire 2		Somerset 2 North Somerset 2 South Gloucester 2 Tribute Cornwall 2 Tribute Devon 2 Dorset & Wilts 3 North Dorset & Wilts 3 South Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2
11	n/a		Yorkshire 5		Surrey 3 Eastern Counties 3		Somerset 3 North Somerset 3 South Gloucester 3 Dorset & Wilts 4 Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3
12	n/a		n/a		Surrey 4 Eastern Counties 4		n/a

Premiership

Main article: English Premiership (rugby union)

RFU Championship

Main article: RFU Championship

Bedford Blues
Cornish Pirates (formerly Penzance and Newlyn)
Doncaster Knights
Ealing Trailfinders
Jersey Reds
London Irish
London Scottish
London Welsh
Nottingham
Richmond
Rotherham
Yorkshire Carnegie

National League 1

Main article: National League 1

National League 2

Main article: National League 2

National League 2 North

Main article: National League 2 North

National League 2 South

Main article: National League 2 South

External links

Rugby union in England

Governing body

National teams

Men's	England England Saxons 7's U-20 U-21 U-19 U-18 Schoolboys British and Irish Lions England Counties XV

Women's	Women's 7's

International Competitions

Competition divisions

European competitions

National competitions

London and South East
competitions

Midland competitions

Northern competitions

South West competitions

County competitions

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