The 2012–13 National League 1 was the fourth season of the third tier of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. New teams to the division included Esher who were relegated from the 2011–12 RFU Championship, Loughborough Students who were promoted as champions from the 2011–12 National League 2 North along with Old Albanian (champions) and Richmond (playoffs) who came up from the 2011–12 National League 2 South.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Ealing Trailfinders finished in first place and, as champions, were promoted to the 2013–14 RFU Championship for next season. Macclesfield, Sedgley Park and Cambridge were relegated to the fourth tier, the first two named, to the 2013–14 National League 2 North and Cambridge to the 2013–14 National League 2 South.[7][8][9]
Participating teams and locations
Locations of the 2012-13 National League 1 teams
Greater London National League 1 clubs
[10][11]
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: statbunker.com
Rules for classification: 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
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 9 February 2013.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 9 February 2013.
- Game brought forward from 9 February 2013.
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 February 2013.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 February 2013.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 February 2013.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 February 2013.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 February 2013.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 February 2013.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 February 2013.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 February 2013.
Round 20
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 March 2013.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 March 2013.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 March 2013.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 March 2013.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 March 2013.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 March 2013.
Round 21
- Game originally set for 22 December 2012.
- Game originally set for 22 December 2012.
- Game brought forward to 22 December 2012.
Round 22
Round 19 (Rescheduled games)
Round 23
Round 24
Round 20 (Rescheduled games)
Round 25
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 4 May 2013.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 4 May 2013.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 17 April 2013.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 4 May 2013.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 4 May 2013.
Round 26
- Postponed. Rescheduled to 11 March 2013.
Round 27
Round 28
Round 25 (Rescheduled game)
Round 29
Round 30
Round 25 (Rescheduled games)
Round 26 (Rescheduled game)
Total Season Attendances
Individual statistics
- Note if players are tied on tries or points the player with the lowest number of appearances will come first. Also note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.
Season records
References
- ^ "Esher RFC relegated despite second successive win". Get Surrey. 23 April 2012.
- ^ "Loughborough Students crowned National 2 North Champions". Loughborough University. 27 March 2012.
- ^ "SSE National League 2 North 2011-12". englandrugby.com. 28 April 2012.
- ^ "Old Albanian are the champions!". Welwyn Hatfield Times. 3 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
- ^ "Heartbreak for Caldy as they lose National League Two play-off final against Richmond". Liverpool Echo. 7 May 2012.
- ^ "Richmond 20 -v- Caldy 13 (aet)". Pitchero. 5 May 2012.
- ^ "Coventry 61 Sedgley Park 7". Coventry Telegraph. 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Macclesfield RUFC 29 Fylde 28: All over as Blues get sinking feeling". Macclesfield Express. 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Promotion/relegation 2013". rolling-maul.com. 10 March 2013.
- ^ "National League 1". This Is Rugby.info. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "English National League One Table". BBC. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Cinderford - Matches archive". rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Coventry - Matches archive". rugbyarchive.net. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "National One 12/13 Leading top scorers". Statbunker. 11 May 2013.
- ^ "National One 12/13 Leading try scorers". Statbunker. 11 May 2013.
- ^ "National One 12/13 Most tries in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 11 May 2013.
- ^ "National One 12/13 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 11 May 2013.
- ^ "National One 12/13 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 11 May 2013.
- ^ "National One 12/13 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 11 May 2013.
- ^ "National One 12/13 Most points in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 11 May 2013.
- ^ "National One 12/13 Most tries in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 11 May 2013.
- ^ "National One 12/13 Most conversions in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 11 May 2013.
- ^ "National One 12/13 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 11 May 2013.
- ^ "National One 12/13 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 11 May 2013.
- ^ "National One 12/13 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 11 May 2013.
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