2016–17 National League 1

The 2016–17 National League 1, known for sponsorship reasons as the SSE National League 1 was 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 was the 30th season since league rugby began in 1987.

2016–17 National League 1
Countries	England
Date	3 September 2016 – 29 April 2017
Champions	Hartpury College (1st title)
Runners-up	Plymouth Albion
Relegated	Macclesfield, Blaydon
Matches played	240
Attendance	140,695 (average 586 per match)
Highest attendance	2,712 Coventry v Birmingham Moseley (18 December 2016)
Lowest attendance	113 Loughborough Students v Blaydon (7 January 2017) Loughborough Students v Old Albanian (4 February 2017)
Tries scored	1802 (average 7.5 per match)
Top point scorer	Harry Leonard (Rosslyn Park) (265 points)
Top try scorer	Jonas Mikalcius (Hartpury College) (34 tries)

Hartpury College were crowned the champions on 11 March 2017 after winning their 25th match and maintaining their 100% record.[1] The college side went on break more National League 1 records by winning all 30 games and gaining promotion to the highest level in the club's history. Other records by Hartpury included most league points in a season (143), most points scored (1,455), as well as tying with Ealing Trailfinders (2014–15) for most bonus points gained in a season (28).

Due to London Welsh going into liquidation in January 2017 and being expelled from the RFU Championship, only two teams were relegated from National League 1.[2] On 1 April 2017 newly promoted Macclesfield were the first team to be relegated after they lost 18–21 at home to Plymouth Albion.[3] The second relegation spot was keenly contested and went to the last game of the season with 14th placed Hull Ionians 3 points ahead of 15th placed Blaydon. In the end Blaydon lost their final game while Hull Ionians won theirs to finish 6 points clear.[4] It ended a run of 10 years in the 3rd tier for Blaydon.

Structure

The league consisted 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 was one promotion place with the champions promoted to the Greene King IPA Championship. There are usually three relegation places with the bottom three teams relegated to either National League 2 North or National League 2 South depending on the geographical location of the team. Due to the expulsion of the championship team London Welsh in January 2017, there was no relegation from the championship and subsequently only two teams relegated from this league.[5]

Participating teams and locations

Twelve of the sixteen teams participated in the preceding season's competition. The 2015–16 champions, Richmond, were promoted to the 2016–17 RFU Championship and replaced by Birmingham Moseley (who changed their name from Moseley prior to the season) and were relegated from the 2015–16 RFU Championship. The three teams relegated last season, were 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.[6][7][8] 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.[9][10][11]

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Ampthill Dillingham Park 3,000 Ampthill, Bedfordshire 4th Birmingham Moseley Billesley Common 5,000 (1,300 seated) Birmingham, West Midlands relegated from RFU Championship Blackheath Well Hall 1,650 (550 seats) Eltham, Greenwich, Greater London 3rd Blaydon Crow Trees 2,000 (400 seats) Swalwell, Tyne and Wear 11th Cambridge Grantchester Road 1,250 (200 seats) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Promoted from National League 2 South (champions) Coventry Butts Park Arena 4,000 (3,000 seats) Coventry, West Midlands 9th Darlington Mowden Park Northern Echo Arena 25,000 Darlington, County Durham 6th Esher Molesey Road 3,500 (1,200 seats) 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 1,500 (240 seats) Brantingham, East Riding of Yorkshire 12th Loughborough Students Loughborough University Stadium 3,000 Loughborough, Leicestershire 13th Macclesfield Priory Park 1,250 (250 seats) 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 The Rock 2,000 Roehampton, London 5th

Blackheath Ampthill Birmingham Moseley Blaydon Cambridge Coventry Darlington MP Esher Fylde Hartpury College Hull Ionians Loughborough Students Macclesfield Old Albanian Plymouth Albion Rosslyn Park National 1 teams in England

League table

2016–17 National League 1 Table
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
1	Hartpury College (P)	30	30	0	0	1455	532	923	28	0	148
2	Plymouth Albion	30	24	0	6	879	523	356	17	5	118
3	Ampthill	30	22	0	8	844	584	260	17	3	108
4	Coventry	30	20	1	9	974	733	241	17	2	101
5	Birmingham Moseley	30	20	0	10	854	682	172	15	3	98
6	Rosslyn Park	30	16	1	13	867	682	185	13	7	86
7	Blackheath	30	14	1	15	692	724	−32	13	4	75
8	Esher	30	13	0	17	828	854	−26	16	6	74
9	Old Albanian	30	13	0	17	749	926	−177	14	5	71
10	Darlington Mowden Park	30	13	1	16	695	791	−96	10	5	69
11	Loughborough Students	30	10	1	19	905	966	−61	16	8	66
12	Fylde	30	10	0	20	691	1050	−359	15	4	59
13	Hull Ionians	30	10	1	19	679	944	−265	9	7	58
14	Cambridge	30	8	1	21	779	994	−215	18	6	58
15	Blaydon (R)	30	8	2	20	642	1010	−368	10	6	52
16	Macclesfield (R)	30	4	1	25	579	1117	−538	8	5	31
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: 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 relegation places. Updated: 29 April 2017 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 Blain

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

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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

The Rock Attendance: 768 Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

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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

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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

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Round 5

1 October 2016 14:30

(BP) Blaydon	24 – 24	Macclesfield (BP)

Crow Trees Attendance: 250 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint Roberts

1 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Ampthill	26 – 8	Birmingham Moseley

Dillingham Park Attendance: 472 Referee: Phillip Davies

1 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Cambridge	35 – 34	Loughborough Students (2BP)

Grantchester Road Attendance: 380 Referee: Adam Leal

1 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Coventry	23 – 27	Hartpury College (BP)

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 955 Referee: Ben Blain

1 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Fylde	26 – 20	Esher

Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 547 Referee: Matt Turvey

1 October 216 15:00

(BP) Hull Ionians	30 – 32	Blackheath (BP)

Brantingham Park Attendance: 223 Referee: Christophe Ridley

1 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Plymouth Albion	40 – 13	Old Albanian

Brickfields Attendance: 850 Referee: Veryan Boscawen

1 October 2016 15:00

Rosslyn Park	36 – 16	Darlington Mowden Park

The Rock Attendance: 736 Referee: James Sullivan

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Round 6

8 October 2016 14:00

Loughborough Students	26 – 26	Rosslyn Park

Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 458 Referee: Hamish Smales

8 October 2016 14:30

(BP) Hartpury College	43 – 14	Hull Ionians

College Stadium Attendance: 363 Referee: James Sullivan

8 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Birmingham Moseley	72 – 14	Cambridge

Billesley Common Attendance: 1,011 Referee: Jamie Leahy

8 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Blackheath	59 – 17	Blaydon

Well Hall Attendance: 820 Referee: Veryan Boscawen

8 October 2016 15:00

Darlington Mowden Park	22 – 9	Old Albanian

Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 1,074 Referee: Matt Tuvey

8 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Esher	31 – 13	Coventry

Molesey Road Attendance: 598 Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

8 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Fylde	39 – 37	Plymouth Albion (BP)

Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 685 Referee: Ben Blain

8 October 2016 15:00

Macclesfield	12 – 28	Ampthill (BP)

Priory Park Attendance: 423 Referee: Michael Hudson

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Round 7

15 October 2016 14:30

Blaydon	5 – 47	Hartpury College (BP)

Crow Trees Attendance: 205 Referee: Jamie Leahy

15 October 2016 15:00

Ampthill	17 – 31	Blackheath (BP)

Dillingham Park Attendance: 512 Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

15 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Cambridge	26 – 20	Macclesfield (BP)

Grantchester Road Attendance: 410 Referee: Phillip Davies

15 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Coventry	53 – 24	Fylde

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 975 Referee: Hamish Smales

15 October 2016 15:00

Hull Ionians	32 – 29	Esher (2BP)

Brantingham Park Attendance: 221 Referee: Adam Leal

15 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Old Albanian	26 – 35	Loughborough Students (BP)

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 342 Referee: Karl Dickson

15 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Plymouth Albion	39 – 3	Darlington Mowden Park

Brickfields Attendance: 759 Referee: James Clarke

15 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Rosslyn Park	24 – 31	Birmingham Moseley (BP)

The Rock Attendance: 572 Referee: James Sullivan

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Round 8

22 October 2016 14:00

(BP) Loughborough Students	29 – 14	Darlington Mowden Park

Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 207 Referee: James Leahy

22 October 2016 14:30

(BP) Hartpury College	49 – 14	Ampthill

College Stadium Attendance: 291 Referee: Matthew O'Grady

22 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Birmingham Moseley	56 – 33	Old Albanian (BP)

Billesley Common Attendance: 864 Referee: Neil Chivers

22 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Blackheath	34 – 24	Cambridge (BP)

Well Hall Attendance: 869 Referee: Shane Lewis

22 October 2016 15:00

Coventry	34 – 33	Plymouth Albion (2BP)

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts

22 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Esher	71 – 24	Blaydon (BP)

Molesey Road Attendance: 520 Referee: Thomas Davis

22 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Fylde	38 – 17	Hull Ionians

Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 565 Referee: Greg Macdonald

22 October 2016 15:00

Macclesfield	18 – 36	Rosslyn Park (BP)

Priory Park Attendance: 321 Referee: Steve lee

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Round 9

29 October 2016 14:30

(BP) Blaydon	30 – 24	Fylde (2BP)

Crow Trees Attendance: 180 Referee: Neil Chivers

29 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Ampthill	29 – 24	Esher (BP)

Dillingham Park Attendance: 318 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint Roberts

29 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Cambridge	32 – 54	Hartpury College (BP)

Grantchester Road Attendance: 430 Referee: Veryan Boscawen

29 October 2016 15:00

Darlington Mowden Park	7 – 15	Birmingham Moseley

Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 1,079 Referee: Matt Turvey

29 October 2016 15:00

Hull Ionians	21 – 40	Coventry (BP)

Brantingham Park Attendance: 312 Referee: Thomas Davis

29 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Old Albanian	49 – 15	Macclesfield

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 320 Referee: Darren Gamage

29 October 2016 15:00

(BP) Plymouth Albion	53 – 15	Loughborough Students

Brickfields Attendance: 1,042 Referee: Daniel Parrott

29 October 2016 15:00

Rosslyn Park	28 – 3	Blackheath

The Rock Attendance: 860 Referee: Phillip Davies

[20]

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Round 10

5 November 2016 14:00

(BP) Hull Ionians	18 – 24	Plymouth Albion

Brantingham Park Attendance: 228 Referee: Matt Turvey

5 November 2016 14:30

(BP) Hartpury College	37 – 27	Rosslyn Park

College Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Adam Leal

5 November 2016 15:00

(BP) Birmingham Moseley	47 – 19	Loughborough Students

Billesley Common Attendance: 751 Referee: Ben Blain

5 November 2016 15:00

Blackheath	13 – 7	Old Albanian (BP)

Well Hall Attendance: 641 Referee: James Philip Clarke

5 November 2016 15:00

Coventry	19 – 17	Blaydon (BP)

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 994 Referee: Daniel Parrott

5 November 2016 15:00

(BP) Esher	40 – 32	Cambridge (BP)

Molesey Road Attendance: 468 Referee: Angus Gardner

5 November 2016 15:00

Fylde	13 – 11	Ampthill (BP)

Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 585 Referee: Hamish Smales

5 November 2016 15:00

(BP) Macclesfield	43 – 16	Darlington Mowden Park

Priory Park Attendance: 342 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

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Round 11

11 November 2016 19:45

(BP) Rosslyn Park	33 – 0	Esher

The Rock 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.[22]

12 November 2016 15:00

(BP) Plymouth Albion	27 – 20	Birmingham Moseley (BP)

Brickfields Attendance: 1,162 Referee: Karl Dickson

[23]

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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

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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

Billesley 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

The Rock Attendance: 578 Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

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Round 14

3 December 2016 14:00

(BP) Blaydon	14 – 17	Cambridge

Crow Trees Attendance: 220 Referee: Matt Turvey

3 December 2016 14:00

Hull Ionians	16 – 14	Rosslyn Park (BP)

Brantingham Park Attendance: 156 Referee: Neil Chivers

3 December 2016 14:15

Ampthill	24 – 22	Plymouth Albion (BP)

Dillingham Park Attendance: 322 Referee: Jack Lewars

3 December 2016 14:30

(BP) Hartpury College	64 – 5	Birmingham Moseley

College Stadium Attendance: 505 Referee: Veryan Boscawen

3 December 2016 15:00

(BP) Blackheath	55 – 10	Macclesfield

Well Hall Attendance: 431 Referee: Phillip Davies

3 December 2016 15:00

(BP) Coventry	43 – 42	Old Albanian (2BP)

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 939 Referee: Calum Howard

3 December 2016 15:00

(BP) Esher	34 – 22	Loughborough Students

Molesey Road Attendance: 438 Referee: Shane Lewis

3 December 2016 15:00

(BP) Fylde	31 – 25	Darlington Mowden Park (BP)

Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 521 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts

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Round 15

10 December 2016 14:00

Cambridge	10 – 20	Ampthill

Grantchester Road Attendance: 480 Referee: Thomas Davis

10 December 2016 14:00

(BP) Loughborough Students	46 – 17	Fylde

Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 217 Referee: James Clarke

10 December 2016 15:00

Birmingham Moseley	24 – 6	Esher

Billesley Common Attendance: 670 Referee: Neil Chivers

10 December 2016 15:00

Darlington Mowden Park	20 – 20	Coventry

Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 948 Referee: Jamie Leahy

10 December 2016 15:00

Macclesfield	12 – 62	Hartpury College (BP)

Priory Park Attendance: 382 Referee: Matt Turvey

10 December 2016 15:00

Old Albanian	15 – 13	Hull Ionians (BP)

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 307 Referee: Mike Hudson

10 December 2016 15:00

Plymouth Albion	20 – 5	Blackheath

Brickfields Attendance: 926 Referee: Simon Harding

10 December 2016 15:00

(BP) Rosslyn Park	51 – 14	Blaydon

The Rock Attendance: 650 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

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Round 16

17 December 2016 14:00

(BP) Ampthill	43 – 19	Old Albanian

Dillingham Park Attendance: 460 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

17 December 2016 14:00

(BP) Blaydon	17 – 24	Darlington Mowden Park

Crow Trees Attendance: 620 Referee: Veryan Boscawen

17 December 2016 14:00

Cambridge	14 – 32	Rosslyn Park (BP)

Grantchester Road Attendance: 400 Referee: Michael Hudson

17 December 2016 14:00

Hull Ionians	18 – 16	Loughborough Students (BP)

Brantingham Park Attendance: 355 Referee: Matthew O'Grady

17 December 2016 15:00

Coventry	26 – 23	Birmingham Moseley (BP)

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 2,712 Referee: James Clarke

17 December 2016 15:00

Esher	11 – 30	Blackheath (BP)

Molesey Road Attendance: 650 Referee: Calum Howard

17 December 2016 15:00

Fylde	21 – 12	Macclesfield

Woodlands Memorial Park Attendance: 710 Referee: James Leahy

17 December 2016 15:00

(2BP) Plymouth Albion	24 – 27	Hartpury College

Brickfields Attendance: 1,222 Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

• Hartpury failed to gain a bonus point for the first time this season.[28]

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Round 17

7 January 2017 14:00

(BP) Loughborough Students	52 – 34	Blaydon (BP)

Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 113 Referee: Simon Harding

7 January 2017 14:30

(BP) Hartpury College	66 – 24	Esher (BP)

College Stadium Attendance: 327 Referee: Michael Hudson

7 January 2017 15:00

(BP) Birmingham Moseley	38 – 19	Hull Ionians

Billesley Common Attendance: 796 Referee: Ben Blain

7 January 2017 15:00

(BP) Blackheath	47 – 14	Fylde

Well Hall Attendance: 552 Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

7 January 2017 15:00

Darlington Mowden Park	14 – 12	Ampthill (BP)

Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 777 Referee: Neil Chivers

7 January 2017 15:00

Macclesfield	14 – 37	Coventry (BP)

Priory Park Attendance: 434 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint Roberts

7 January 2017 15:00

Old Albanian	26 – 24	Cambridge (2BP)

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 419 Referee: Calum Howard

7 January 2017 15:00

Rosslyn Park	17 – 10	Plymouth Albion (BP)

The Rock Attendance: 940 Referee: Veryan Boscawen

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Round 18

14 January 2017 14:00

Blaydon	P – P	Birmingham Moseley

Crow Trees

14 January 2017 14:00

(2BP) Cambridge	20 – 25	Darlington Mowden Park (BP)

Grantchester Road Attendance: 380 Referee: Veryan Boscawen

14 January 2017 14:00

Hull Ionians	P – P	Macclesfield

Brantingham Park

14 January 2017 14:15

(BP) Ampthill	25 – 3	Loughborough Students

Dillingham Park Attendance: 303 Referee: Matthew O'Grady

14 January 2017 15:00

(BP) Coventry	39 – 3	Blackheath

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,178 Referee: Jamie Leahy

14 January 2017 15:00

(BP) Fylde	31 – 57	Hartpury College (BP)

Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 765 Referee: Matt Turvey

14 January 2017 15:00

(BP) Plymouth Albion	29 – 7	Esher

Brickfields Attendance: 1,107 Referee: Shane Lewis

14 January 2017 15:00

(BP) Rosslyn Park	35 – 17	Old Albanian

The Rock Attendance: 150 Referee: Phillip Davies

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Round 19

21 January 2017 14:00

(BP) Loughborough Students	42 – 27	Cambridge (BP)

Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 214 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

21 January 2017 14:30

(BP) Hartpury College	50 – 19	Coventry

College Stadium Attendance: 677 Referee: Dean Richards

21 January 2017 15:00

Birmingham Moseley	18 – 35	Ampthill (BP)

Billesley Common Attendance: 864 Referee: Jamie Leahy

21 January 2017 15:00

(BP) Blackheath	31 – 29	Hull Ionians (2BP)

Well Hall Attendance: 712 Referee: Thomas Davis

21 January 2017 15:00

(BP) Darlington Mowden Park	19 – 20	Rosslyn Park

Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 1,085 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts

21 January 2017 15:00

(BP) Esher	42 – 29	Fylde (BP)

Molesey Road Attendance: 752 Referee: Adam Leal

21 January 2017 15:00

Macclesfield	7 – 15	Blaydon

Priory Park Attendance: 323 Referee: James Clarke

21 January 2017 15:00

(BP) Old Albanian	13 – 18	Plymouth Albion

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 270 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

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Round 20

28 January 2017 14:00

(BP) Blaydon	28 – 11	Blackheath

Crow Trees Attendance: 306 Referee: Ben Blain

28 January 2017 14:00

(BP) Cambridge	30 – 39	Birmingham Moseley (BP)

Grantchester Road Attendance: 420 Referee: Philip Davies

28 January 2017 14:00

Hull Ionians	7 – 49	Hartpury College (BP)

Brantingham Park Attendance: 172 Referee: Jamie Leahy

28 January 2017 14:15

(BP) Ampthill	36 – 10	Macclesfield

Dillingham Park Attendance: 323 Referee: Thomas Davis

28 January 2017 15:00

(BP) Coventry	35 – 27	Esher (BP)

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,397 Referee: Finlay Brown

28 January 2017 15:00

(2BP) Old Albanian	29 – 35	Darlington Mowden Park (BP)

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 327 Referee: Matthew O'Grady

28 January 2017 15:00

(BP) Plymouth Albion	29 – 21	Fylde

Brickfields Attendance: 1,067 Referee: Calum Howard

28 January 2017 15:00

(BP) Rosslyn Park	39 – 37	Loughborough Students (2BP)

The Rock Attendance: 510 Referee: Angus Gardner

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Round 21

4 February 2017 14:00

(2BP) Loughborough Students	39 – 46	Old Albanian (BP)

Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 113 Referee: James Philip Clarke

4 February 2017 14:30

(BP) Hartpury College	80 – 19	Blaydon

College Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Shane Lewis

4 February 2017 15:00

(BP) Birmingham Moseley	36 – 20	Rosslyn Park

Billesley Common Attendance: 656 Referee: Veryan Boscawen

4 February 2017 15:00

(BP) Blackheath	17 – 24	Ampthill

Well Hall Attendance: 404 Referee: Phil Davies

4 February 2017 15:00

(BP) Darlington Mowden Park	17 – 20	Plymouth Albion

Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 888 Referee: Jamie Leahy

4 February 2017 15:00

(BP) Esher	47 – 19	Hull Ionians

Molesey Road Attendance: 380 Referee: Michael Hudson

4 February 2017 15:00

(BP) Fylde	33 – 24	Coventry (BP)

Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 585 Referee: Llyr Apgeriant-Roberts

4 February 2017 15:00

(BP) Macclesfield	24 – 36	Cambridge (BP)

Priory Park Attendance: 347 Referee: Matt Turvey

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Round 22

11 February 2017 14:00

Blaydon	17 – 7	Esher

Crow Trees Attendance: 120 Referee: Jamie Leahy

11 February 2017 14:00

Cambridge	23 – 23	Blackheath

Grantchester Road Attendance: 592 Referee: Thomas Davis

11 February 2017 14:00

(2 BP) Hull Ionians	29 – 31	Fylde (BP)

Brantingham Park Attendance: 167 Referee: Matt Turvey

11 February 2017 14:15

(BP) Ampthill	25 – 51	Hartpury College (BP)

Dillingham Park Attendance: 374 Referee: Veryan Boscawen

11 February 2017 15:00

(BP) Darlington Mowden Park	27 – 13	Loughborough Students

Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 622 Referee: Ben Blaine

11 February 2017 15:00

Old Albanian	7 – 33	Birmingham Moseley (BP)

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 329 Referee: Fergus Kirby

11 February 2017 15:00

(BP) Plymouth Albion	33 – 24	Coventry

Brickfields Attendance: 889 Referee: Daniel Parrott

11 February 2017 15:00

(BP) Rosslyn Park	59 – 28	Macclesfield (BP)

The Rock Attendance: 325 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

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Round 23

18 February 2017 14:00

(BP) Loughborough Students	18 – 20	Plymouth Albion

Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 207 Referee: Sara Cox

18 February 2017 14:30

(BP) Hartpury College	45 – 36	Cambridge (BP)

College Stadium Attendance: 324 Referee: Michael Hudson

18 February 2017 15:00

(BP) Birmingham Moseley	19 – 21	Darlington Mowden Park

Billesley Common Attendance: 678 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

18 February 2017 15:00

Blackheath	15 – 36	Rosslyn Park (BP)

Well Hall Attendance: 1,187 Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

18 February 2017 15:00

(BP) Coventry	50 – 38	Hull Ionians (BP)

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,286 Referee: Adam Leal

18 February 2017 15:00

Esher	15 – 46	Ampthill (BP)

Molesey Road Attendance: 434 Referee: James Clarke

18 February 2017 15:00

(BP) Fylde	26 – 17	Blaydon

Woodlands Memorial Park Attendance: 635 Referee: Neil Chivers

18 February 2017 15:00

Macclesfield	19 – 50	Old Albanian (BP)

Priory Park Attendance: 296 Referee: Mick Harris

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Rescheduled matches (from 14 January)

25 February 2017 14:00

(BP) Blaydon	25 – 12	Birmingham Moseley

Crow Trees Attendance: 210 Referee: Calum Howard

25 February 2017 14:00

(BP) Hull Ionians	45 – 21	Macclesfield

Brantingham Park Attendance: 151 Referee: John Meredith

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Round 24

4 March 2017 14:00

Loughborough Students	20 – 29	Birmingham Moseley (BP)

Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Daniel Collins

4 March 2017 14:00

(BP) Old Albanian	36 – 10	Blackheath

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 340 Referee: Phillip Davies

4 March 2017 14:30

(BP) Blaydon	19 – 25	Coventry

Crow Trees Attendance: 305 Referee: Ben Plain

4 March 2017 15:00

(BP) Ampthill	43 – 24	Fylde (BP)

Dillingham Park Attendance: 482 Referee: Neil Chivers

4 March 2017 15:00

Cambridge	22 – 36	Esher (BP)

Grantchester Road Attendance: 620 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

4 March 2017 15:00

(BP) Darlington Mowden Park	48 – 12	Macclesfield

Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 711 Referee: Hamish Smales

4 March 2017 15:00

(BP) Plymouth Albion	26 – 7	Hull Ionians

Brickfields Attendance: 1,169 Referee: Fergus Kirby

4 March 2017 15:00

Rosslyn Park	28 – 36	Hartpury College

The Rock Attendance: 320 Referee: Matt Turvey

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Round 25

10 March 2017 19:45

(BP) Esher	18 – 24	Rosslyn Park

Molesey Road Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Veryan Boscawen

11 March 2017 14:00

(BP) Birmingham Moseley	26 – 47	Plymouth Albion (BP)

Billesley Common Attendance: 720 Referee: Neil Chivers

11 March 2017 14:00

(BP) Blackheath	26 – 21	Darlington Mowden Park (BP)

Well Hall Attendance: 401 Referee: Matthew Grady

11 March 2017 14:00

(BP) Hartpury College	57 – 21	Old Albanian

College Stadium Attendance: 486 Referee: Daniel Collins

• With victory Hartpury College are champions.

11 March 2017 14:00

(BP) Macclesfield	42 – 38	Loughborough Students (2BP)

Priory Park Attendance: 198 Referee: Alexander Thomas

11 March 2017 14:15

(BP) Coventry	29 – 19	Ampthill

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,057 Referee: James Clarke

11 March 2017 15:00

(BP) Fylde	28 – 46	Cambridge (BP)

Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 525 Referee: John Meredith

11 March 2017 15:00

Hull Ionians	17 – 17	Blaydon

Brantingham Park Attendance: 164 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint Roberts

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Round 26

25 March 2017 14:00

(BP) Loughborough Students	35 – 32	Blackheath (2BP)

Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 412 Referee: Matt Turvey

25 March 2017 15:00

(BP) Ampthill	31 – 11	Hull Ionians

Dillingham Park Attendance: 331 Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

25 March 2017 15:00

(BP) Birmingham Moseley	28 – 24	Macclesfield (2BP)

Billesley Common Attendance: 885 Referee: Jamie Leahy

25 March 2017 15:00

(BP) Cambridge	27 – 36	Coventry (BP)

Grantchester Road Attendance: 650 Referee: Veryan Boscawen

25 March 2017 15:00

(BP) Darlington Mowden Park	26 – 34	Hartpury College (BP)

Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 844 Referee: Ben Blain

25 March 2017 15:00

Old Albanian	19 – 65	Esher (BP)

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 310 Referee: Simon Harding

25 March 2017 15:00

(BP) Plymouth Albion	45 – 0	Blaydon

Brickfields Attendance: 1,821 Referee: Ian Bibey

25 March 2017 15:00

(BP) Rosslyn Park	36 – 19	Fylde

The Rock Attendance: 730 Referee: Daniel Parrott

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Round 27

1 April 2017 14:30

Blaydon	17 – 40	Ampthill (BP)

Crow Trees Attendance: 179 Referee: Veryan Boscawen

1 April 2017 14:30

(BP) Hartpury College	40 – 31	Loughborough Students (BP)

College Stadium Attendance: 803 Referee: Adam Leal

1 April 2017 15:00

(BP) Blackheath	25 – 32	Birmingham Moseley (BP)

Well Hall Attendance: 1,015 Referee: Daniel Collins

1 April 2017 15:00

(BP) Coventry	36 – 27	Rosslyn Park

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,266 Referee: Anthony Woodhope

1 April 2017 15:00

(BP) Esher	50 – 33	Darlington Mowden Park (BP)

Molesey Road Attendance: 330 Referee: Calum Howard

1 April 2017 15:00

(BP) Fylde	17 – 21	Old Albanian

Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 675 Referee: Jamie Leahy

1 April 2017 15:00

(BP) Hull Ionians	31 – 26	Cambridge (2BP)

Brantingham Park Attendance: 255 Referee: Neil Chivers

1 April 2017 15:00

(BP) Macclesfield	18 – 21	Plymouth Albion

Priory Park Attendance: 268 Referee: Ben Blain

• Macclesfield are relegated.[3]

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Round 28

8 April 2017 14:00

(2BP) Loughborough Students	37 – 38	Esher

Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 213 Referee: Andrew MacNeaney

8 April 2017 15:00

Birmingham Moseley	14 – 32	Hartpury College (BP)

Billesley Common Attendance: 927 Referee: Ben Blain

8 April 2017 15:00

(2BP) Cambridge	40 – 43	Blaydon (BP)

Grantchester Road Attendance: 585 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

8 April 2017 15:00

(BP) Darlington Mowden Park	66 – 22	Fylde

Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 823 Referee: Matt Turvey

8 April 2017 15:00

Macclesfield	24 – 12	Blackheath

Priory Park Attendance: 302 Referee: Jonathan Cook

8 April 2017 15:00

Old Albanian	8 – 73	Coventry (BP)

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 350[40] Referee: Neil Chivers

8 April 2017 15:00

Plymouth Albion	19 – 14	Ampthill (BP)

Brickfields Attendance: 1,638 Referee: Calum Howard

8 April 2017 15:00

(2BP) Rosslyn Park	29 – 30	Hull Ionians

The Rock Attendance: 448 Referee: Karl Dickson

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Round 29

22 April 2017 14:30

(BP) Blaydon	40 – 24	Rosslyn Park (BP)

Crow Trees Attendance: 302 Referee: Ben Blain

22 April 2017 14:30

(BP) Hartpury College	92 – 7	Macclesfield

College Stadium Attendance: 473 Referee: Neil Chivers

22 April 2017 15:00

(BP) Ampthill	35 – 12	Cambridge

Dillingham Park Attendance: 823 Referee: Benjamin Davies

22 April 2017 15:00

Blackheath	7 – 48	Plymouth Albion (BP)

Well Hall Attendance: 1,097 Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

22 April 2017 15:00

(BP) Coventry	36 – 16	Darlington Mowden Park

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,770 Referee: Karl Dickson

22 April 2017 15:00

(BP) Esher	35 – 24	Birmingham Moseley

Moseley Park Attendance: 1,358 Referee: Luis Caviglia

22 April 2017 15:00

(BP) Fylde	32 – 21	Loughborough Students

Woodlands Memorial Park Attendance: 735 Referee: Alexander Thomas

15 April 2017 15:00

(BP) Hull Ionians	46 – 33	Old Albanian (BP)

Brantingham Park Attendance: 355 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts

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Round 30

29 April 2017 14:30

(BP) Old Albanian	29 – 24	Blaydon (BP)

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 329 Referee: Veryan Boscawen

• Blaydon are relegated.[4]

29 April 2017 15:00

(BP) Birmingham Moseley	57 – 0	Fylde

Billesley Common Attendance: 848 Referee: Jamie Leahy

29 April 2017 15:00

Blackheath	22 – 43	Hartpury College (BP)

Well Hall Attendance: 954 Referee: Calum Howard

29 April 2017 15:00

Cambridge	15 – 40	Plymouth Albion (BP)

Grantchester Road Attendance: 750 Referee: Robert Bourke

29 April 2017 15:00

(BP) Darlington Mowden Park	26 – 41	Hull Ionians (BP)

Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 1,407 Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

29 April 2017 15:00

(BP) Loughborough Students	22 – 27	Coventry (BP)

Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: James Clarke

29 April 2017 15:00

Macclesfield	12 – 24	Esher (BP)

Priory Park Attendance: 478 Referee: Matt Turvey

29 April 2017 15:00

(BP) Rosslyn Park	21 – 27	Ampthill (BP)

The Rock Attendance: 963 Referee: Daniel Collins

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Attendances

Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Ampthill	15	6,221	415	823	303	14%
Birmingham Moseley	15	12,450	830	1,232	656	17%
Blackheath	15	11,075	738	1,187	401	45%
Blaydon	15	3,748	250	620	120	12%
Cambridge	15	7,320	488	750	380	39%
Coventry	15	18,963	1,264	2,712	939	32%
Darlington Mowden Park	15	13,270	885	1,407	622	4%
Esher	15	9,090	606	1,400	330	17%
Fylde	15	9,240	616	765	517	7%
Hartpury College	15	5,838	389	803	150	19%
Hull Ionians	15	3,450	230	355	151	15%
Loughborough Students	15	4,070	271	543	113	9%
Old Albanian	15	4,874	325	419	225	32%
Macclesfield	15	5,104	340	478	198	27%
Plymouth Albion	15	16,085	1,072	1,821	688	13%
Rosslyn Park	15	9,897	660	1,347	150	33%

Individual statistics

Top points scorers Rank Player Team Points 1 Harry Leonard Rosslyn Park 265 2 Will Maisey Coventry 245 3 James (Matt) Williams Birmingham Moseley 242 4 Jacob Perry Hartpury College 231 5 Joseph Tarrant Ampthill 200 6 Leo Fielding Blackheath 194 7 Greg Smith Fylde 193

Top try scorers Rank Player Team Tries 1 Jonas Mikalcius Hartpury College 36 2 Sam Baker Ampthill 21 3 Ed Sheldon Birmingham-Moseley 19 3 Luke Eves Hartpury College 19 5 Gair Currie Loughborough Students 16 5 Jake Polledri Hartpury College 16 5 Adam Radwan Darlington Mowden Park 16 5 Robin Wedlake-Millecham Plymouth Albion 16 Jonas Mikalcius scored two tries on 10 December (attributed to Jonas) against Macclesfield but they have not been added to the published tables (officially 34 tries)[27]

• Updated to matches played on 29 April 2017[41][42][43]

Season records

• Updated to matches played on 29 April 2017

Team Largest home win — 85 pts 92 – 7 Hartpury College at home to Macclesfield on 22 April 2017 Largest away win — 65 pts 8 – 73 Coventry away to Old Albanian on 8 April 2017 Most points scored — 92 pts 92 – 7 Hartpury College at home to Macclesfield on 22 April 2017 Most points scored away from home — 73 pts 8 – 73 Coventry away to Old Albanian on 8 April 2017 Most tries in a match — 15 92 – 7 Hartpury College at home to Macclesfield on 22 April 2017 Most conversions in a match — 12 Hartpury College at home to Macclesfield on 22 April 2017 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 Attendances Highest — 2,712 Coventry at home to Birmingham Moseley on 17 December 2016 Lowest — 113 (2) Loughborough Students v Blaydon (7 January 2017) Loughborough Students v Old Albanian (4 February 2017) Highest average attendance — 1,264 Coventry Lowest average attendance — 230 Hull Ionians

Player Most points in a match — 29 (2) Protheroe for Hartpury College at Cambridge on 28 October 2016 Law for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Fylde on 8 April 2017 Most tries in a match — 3 (25) 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 Dan Williams for Plymouth Albion home to Hartpury College on 17 December 2016 Matt Thompson for Blaydon at home to Blackheath on 28 January 2017 Andy Radwan for Darlington Mowden Park at Old Albanian on 28 January 2017 Liebeneberg for Cambridge at Macclesfield on 4 February 2017 Peter White for Coventry at home to Hull Ionians on 18 February 2017 Chris Briers for Fylde at Ampthill on 4 March 2017 Andy Radwan for Darlington Mowden Park home to Macclesfield on 4 March 2017 Protheroe for Hartpury College home to Old Albanian on 11 March 2017 Nigel Baker for Ampthill away to Blaydon on 1 April 2017 Garry Law for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Fylde on 8 April 2017 Max Trimble for Coventry at Old Albanian on 8 April 2017 Jonas Mikacius for Hartpury College at home to Macclesfield on 22 April 2017 Callum Irvine for Hull Ionians at home to Old Albanian on 22 April 2017 Jonas Mikacius for Hartpury College away to Blackheath on 29 April 2017 Most conversions in a match — 11 Adam Hastings for Hartpury College at home to Macclesfield on 22 April 2017 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 (7) 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 Callum Irvine for Hull Ionians at home to Cambridge on 1 April 2017

[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][21][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] [31][32][33][35][37][38][39][3][41][42][43]

See also

• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

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External links

• NCA Rugby