2023–24 National League 2 North

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2023–24 National League 2 North
Countries England
Date2 September 2023 – 27 April 2024
ChampionsRotherham Titans (2nd title)
RelegatedHuddersfield
Matches played182
Attendance69,848
(average 384 per match)
Highest attendance1,800 – Preston Grasshoppers v Fylde, 9 September 2023
Lowest attendance112 – Otley v Lymm, 14 October 2023
Tries scored1484
(average 8.2 per match)
Top point scorer327 – Richard Hayes (Rotherham Titans)
Top try scorer24 – Samuel Taylor (Otley)

The 2023–24 National League 2 North is the 36th season of the fourth-tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions; one of three at this level. The others are National League 2 East and National League 2 West. The champions are promoted to National League 1 and the bottom two teams are relegated to either Regional 1 North East or Regional 1 North West, depending on their location.

Rotherham Titans finished the season as champions on 27 April 2024 following an away win against Billingham.[1] The title battle went right to the last day of the season, with Titans finishing just two points clear of Yorkshire rivals Leeds Tykes who had looked certain champions up until very last few games, with Rotherham's home win over Tykes on 23 March 2024 ultimately being the catalyst for who would take the league. In winning the league Rotherham would be promoted back into the 2024–25 National League 1 after an absence of four seasons.

Huddersfield were the first side to be relegated, losing away to Billingham on 23 March 2024 to go down with three games left to play.[2] The battle for the second relegation spot would go all the way until the end of the season, with Billingham's bonus point loss against champions Rotherham, being just enough to see them pip Hull Ionians by virtue of a better better points for against record, with both sides equal on 44 points apiece. Despite finishing 13th, Ionians resounding 94-26 victory against already relegated Huddersfield, was enough to see them stay up as the best ranked National League 2 side, as they had a better for and against record than the 2023–24 National League 2 East side Wimbledon who also finished on 44 points and had an equal number of wins (6). In the end the only relegated club from National League 2 North, Huddersfield would drop down to Regional 1 North East after spending six seasons at level 4.

Structure

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The league consists of fourteen teams and each play the others on a home and away basis, to make a total of 26 matches each. The champions are promoted to National League 1 and typically the last two teams are relegated to Regional 1 North East or Regional 1 North West; depending on their location.

Due to the liquidation of RFU Championship side Jersey Reds in September 2023 and the knock on effect on the league system, the best placed 13th placed side in the three National 2 leagues (National League 2 North, National League 2 East, National 2 West) will be saved from relegation.[3] See Relegation (13th placed teams).

The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:

  • 4 points are awarded for a win
  • 2 points are awarded for a draw
  • 0 points are awarded for a loss, however
  • 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
  • 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.

Participating teams and locations

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Locations of the 2023–24 National League 2 North teams
Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Billingham Greenwood Road [4] 1,500 (100 seats) Billingham, County Durham Promoted from Regional 1 North East (1st)
Fylde Woodlands Memorial Ground[5] 9,000 Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire 2nd
Huddersfield Lockwood Park [6] 1,500 (500 seats) Huddersfield, West Yorkshire 12th
Hull Ferens Ground 1,500 (288 seats) Kingston upon Hull, East Riding Relegated from 2022–23 National League 1 (14th)
Hull Ionians Brantingham Park [7] 1,500 (240 seats) Brantingham, East Riding 3rd
Leeds Tykes The Sycamores 1,500 Bramhope, Leeds, West Yorkshire Relegated from 2022–23 National League 1 (13th)
Lymm Crouchley Lane 1,000 Lymm, Cheshire Promoted from Regional 1 North West (1st)
Otley Cross Green[8] 5,000 Otley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 5th
Preston Grasshoppers Lightfoot Green 5,000 Preston, Lancashire 11th
Rotherham Titans Clifton Lane[9] 2,500 Rotherham, South Yorkshire 4th
Sheffield Abbeydale Park[10] 3,200 (100 seats) Sheffield, South Yorkshire 10th
Sheffield Tigers Dore Moor [11] 1,000 Sheffield, South Yorkshire 9th
Tynedale Tynedale Park [12] 2,000 (400 seats) Corbridge, Northumberland 6th
Wharfedale The Avenue [13] 2,000 Threshfield, North Yorkshire 8th

League table

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2023–24 National League 2 North table
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Result
1 Rotherham Titans (C) 26 25 0 1 970 472 +498 22 1 123 Promoted
2 Leeds Tykes 26 24 0 2 1111 483 +628 23 2 121
3 Sheffield 26 17 1 8 801 638 +163 18 4 92
4 Wharfedale 26 17 0 9 673 504 +169 13 3 84
5 Fylde 26 13 1 12 775 685 +90 18 7 79
6 Tynedale 26 13 1 12 705 680 +25 16 7 77
7 Sheffield Tigers 26 13 1 12 689 737 −48 12 2 68
8 Hull 26 13 1 12 683 799 −116 11 2 67
9 Otley 26 9 1 16 722 773 −51 14 9 61
10 Lymm 26 9 1 16 724 902 −178 12 5 55
11 Preston Grasshoppers 26 8 1 17 747 920 −173 14 6 54
12 Billingham 26 7 2 17 576 787 −211 9 3 44
13 Hull Ionians[a] 26 6 1 19 730 916 −186 11 7 44
14 Huddersfield (R) 26 2 1 23 574 1184 −610 11 2 23 Relegated
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: National League 2 North RFU [14]
Rules for classification: 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
    (C) Champion; (R) Relegated
    Notes:
  1. ^ The liquidation of Jersey Reds meant that Hull Ionians were saved from relegation as the best 13th placed side in National 2.[3]

Relegation (13th placed teams)

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National League 2 relegation
Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts Status
13 N2N Hull Ionians 26 6 1 19 730 916 −186 11 7 44
13 N2E Wimbledon (R) 26 6 1 19 686 899 −213 13 5 44 Relegated
13 N2W Newport (Salop) (R) 26 6 0 20 515 935 −420 11 4 39
14 N2W Dudley Kingswinford (R) 26 4 0 22 511 1021 −510 8 3 27
14 N2N Huddersfield (R) 26 2 1 23 574 1184 −610 11 2 23
14 N2E North Walsham (R) 26 1 1 24 432 1218 −786 6 0 12
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: National League 2 RFU [15][16][17]
(R) Relegated

Fixtures & results

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Fixtures for the season were published by the RFU on 12 June 2023.[18]

Round 1

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2 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Fylde26 – 26Sheffield Tigers (1 BP)
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 620
Referee: James O'Brien
2 September 2023
15:00
(2 BP) Huddersfield31 – 39Hull Ionians (1 BP)
Lockwood Park
Attendance: 235
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
2 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Lymm21 – 22Wharfedlale
Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 300
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
2 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Otley27 – 32Hull (1 BP)
Cross Green
Attendance: 220
Referee: Daniel Woods
2 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans52 – 24Billingham
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 321
Referee: David Charton
2 September 2023
15:00
(2 BP) Sheffield35 – 40Leeds Tykes (1 BP)
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Henry Pearson
2 September 2023
15:00
(2 BP) Tynedale38 – 43Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP)
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 339
Referee: Gavin Jones

[19]

Round 2

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9 September 2023
14:00
Wharfedale19 – 34Rotherham Titans
The Avenue
Attendance: 339
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
9 September 2023
14:15
Billingham20 – 17Tynedale (1 BP)
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 485
Referee: Daniel Woods
9 September 2023
14:30
Preston Grasshoppers27 – 41Fylde (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Ben Rayner
9 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Hull25 – 30Hull Ionians
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 450
Referee: Gavin Jones
9 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Leeds Tykes31 – 18Otley
The Sycamores
Attendance: 526
Referee: Ben Buchanan
9 September 2023
15:00
(2 BP) Lymm41 – 48Huddersfield (1 BP)
Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 458
Referee: James O'Brien
9 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers28 – 32Sheffield (1 BP)
Dore Moor
Attendance: 817
Referee: George Ounsley

[20]

Round 3

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16 September 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans33 – 10Lymm
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 309
Referee: Gavin James
16 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Fylde32 – 26Billingham (2 BP)
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 505
Referee: Peter Connor
16 September 2023
15:00
Huddersfield12 – 49Hull (1 BP)
Lockwood Park
Attendance: 226
Referee: Henry Pearson
16 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Hull Ionians34 – 49Leeds Tykes (1 BP)
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 308
Referee: Daniel Woods
16 September 2023
15:00
(2 BP) Otley24 – 31Sheffield Tigers (1 BP)
Cross Green
Attendance: 198
Referee: Dave Charlton
16 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Sheffield36 – 14Preston Grasshoppers
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 413
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
16 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Tynedale22 – 24Wharfedale (1 BP)
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 351
Referee: George Ounsley

[21]

Round 4

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23 September 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans43 – 15Huddersfield
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 314
Referee: Peter Connor
23 September 2023
14:00
Wharfedale27 – 26Fylde (2 BP)
The Avenue
Attendance: 483
Referee: Daniel Woods
23 September 2023
14:15
Billingham16 – 14Sheffield (1 BP)
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 313
Referee: Nathan Howarth
23 September 2023
14:30
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers26 – 41Otley (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 353
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
23 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Leeds Tykes41 – 11Hull
The Sycamores
Attendance: 325
Referee: James O'Brien
23 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Lymm33 – 26Tynedale (2 BP)
Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 200
Referee: Henry Pearson
23 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers49 – 5Hull Ionians
Dore Moor
Attendance: 192
Referee: Gareth Jones

[22]

Round 5

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30 September 2023
14:00
Hull24 – 18Sheffield Tigers (1 BP)
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 245
Referee: Michael Harris
30 September 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Wharfedale33 – 25Sheffield
The Avenue
Attendance: 587
Referee: Gavin Jones
30 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Fylde14 – 15Lymm
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 480
Referee: George Ounsley
30 September 2023
15:00
Huddersfield10 – 52Leeds Tykes (1 BP)
Lockwood Park
Attendance: 296
Referee: Peter Buchanan
30 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Hull Ionians15 – 19Preston Grasshoppers
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 223
Referee: Henry Pearson
30 September 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Otley10 – 12Billingham
Cross Green
Attendance: 236
Referee: Daniel Woods
30 September 2023
15:00
Tynedale19 – 33Rotherham Titans
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 456
Referee: Nathan Howarth

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Round 6

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7 October 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans34 – 19Fylde
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 404
Referee: Henry Pearson
7 October 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Wharfedale31 – 7Otley
The Avenue
Attendance: 510
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
7 October 2023
14:15
(1 BP) Billingham24 – 17Hull Ionians (1 BP)
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 347
Referee: Michael Harris
7 October 2023
14:30
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers30 – 30Hull
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 650
Referee: Peter Buchanan
7 October 2023
15:00
Lymm26 – 41Sheffield (1 BP)
Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 459
Referee: Peter Connor
7 October 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers29 – 50Leeds Tykes (1 BP)
Dore Moor
Attendance: 237
Referee: George Oundsley
7 October 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Tynedale33 – 18Huddersfield
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 425
Referee: Nathan Howarth

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Round 7

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14 October 2023
14:00
Huddersfield25 – 44Sheffield Tigers (1 BP)
Lockwood Park
Attendance: 205
Referee: James O'Brien
14 October 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Hull40 – 24Billingham
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 452
Referee: Daniel Woods
14 October 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Otley45 – 34Lymm (1 BP)
Cross Green
Attendance: 112
Referee: Gavin Jones
14 October 2023
14:15
(2 BP) Fylde28 – 34Tynedale (1 BP)
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 452
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
14 October 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Hull Ionians36 – 23Wharfedale
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 249
Referee: David Charlton
14 October 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Leeds Tykes53 – 21Preston Grasshoppers
The Sycamores
Attendance: 327
Referee: Michael Harris
14 October 2023
15:00
Sheffield17 – 37Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 397
Referee: George Ounsley

[25]

Round 13 (rescheduled)

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21 October 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Leeds Tykes30 – 17Fylde
The Sycamores
Attendance: 220
  • Game brought forward from 16 December 2023.

[26]

Round 8

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4 November 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans34 – 32Otley (2 BP)
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 284
Referee: Daniel Woods
4 November 2023
14:00
Tynedale19 – 19Sheffield
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 450
Referee: Michael Harris
4 November 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Wharfedale35 – 6Hull
The Avenue
Attendance: 525
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
4 November 2023
14:15
Billingham12 – 29Leeds Tykes (1 BP)
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 567
Referee: David Charlton
4 November 2023
14:30
(2 BP) Preston Grasshoppers39 – 41Sheffield Tigers (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 375
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
4 November 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Fylde62 – 19Huddersfield
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 564
Referee: Henry Pearson
4 November 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Lymm31 – 30Hull Ionians (1 BP)
Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 339
Referee: George Ounsley

[27]

Round 9

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10 November 2023
20:00
Leeds Tykes20 – 8Wharfedale
The Sycamores
Attendance: 965
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
11 November 2023
14:00
Huddersfield17 – 41Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP)
Lockwood Park
Attendance: 238
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
11 November 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Hull34 – 27Lymm (2 BP)
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 325
Referee: Dave Charlton
11 November 2023
14:00
Hull Ionians24 – 49Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 317
Referee: Michael Harris
11 November 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers35 – 25Billingham
Dore Moor
Attendance: 250
Referee: Henry Pearson
11 November 2023
14:15
(1 BP) Otley31 – 26Tynedale (2 BP)
Cross Green
Attendance: 238
Referee: Nathan Howarth
11 November 2023
14:15
(1 BP) Sheffield34 – 28Fylde (2 BP)
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 447
Referee: Daniel Woods

[28]

Round 10

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18 November 2023
14:00
Rotherham Titans28 – 9Hull
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 396
Referee: Peter Connor
18 November 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Tynedale28 – 25Hull Ionians (1 BP)
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 425
Referee: David Charlton
18 November 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Wharfedale31 – 17Sheffield Tigers
The Avenue
Attendance: 595
Referee: Michael Harris
18 November 2023
14:15
(1 BP) Billingham24 – 38Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP)
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 322
Referee: Gavin Jones
18 November 2023
14:15
(1 BP) Sheffield71 – 18Huddersfield
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 350
Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
18 November 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Fylde41 – 18Otley
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 605
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
18 November 2023
15:00
Lymm21 – 43Leeds Tykes (1 BP)
Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 350
Referee: Henry Pearson

[29]

Round 11

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25 November 2023
14:00
HuddersfieldP – PBillingham
Lockwood Park
  • Postponed due to frozen pitch. Game to be rescheduled.[30]
25 November 2023
14:00
Hull10 – 34Tynedale (1 BP)
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 265
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
25 November 2023
14:00
Hull Ionians14 – 36Fylde (1 BP)
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 304
Referee: Gavin Jones
25 November 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers47 – 35Lymm (1 BP)
Dore Moor
Attendance: 165
Referee: Mick Harris
25 November 2023
14:15
(2 BP) Otley41 – 45Sheffield (1 BP)
Cross Green
Attendance: 238
Referee: Dave Charlton
25 November 2023
14:30
(1 BP) Leeds Tykes26 – 20Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
The Sycamores
Attendance: 991
Referee: Dan Woods
25 November 2023
14:30
Preston Grasshoppers22 – 35Wharfedale (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 302
Referee: James O'Brien

[31]

Round 12

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2 December 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Lymm46 – 22Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP)
Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 202
2 December 2023
14:00
Rotherham TitansP – PSheffield Tigers
Clifton Lane
  • Postponed due to poor weather. Game to be rescheduled for 6 January 2024.
2 December 2023
14:00
TynedaleP – PLeeds Tykes
Tynedale Park
  • Postponed due to poor weather. Game to be rescheduled for 6 January 2024.
2 December 2023
14:00
WharfedaleP – PBillingham
The Avenue
  • Postponed due to poor weather. Game to be rescheduled for 3rd February 2024.
2 December 2023
14:15
OtleyP – PHuddersfield
Cross Green
  • Postponed due to poor weather. Game to be rescheduled for 3rd February 2024.
2 December 2023
14:15
SheffieldP – PHull Ionians
Abbeydale Park
  • Postponed due to poor weather. Game to be rescheduled for 6 January 2024.
2 December 2023
15:00
FyldeP – PHull
Woodlands Memorial Ground
  • Postponed due to poor weather. Game to be rescheduled for 6 January 2024.

[32]

Round 13

[edit]
9 December 2023
14:00
Huddersfield12 – 26Wharfedale (1 BP)
Lockwood Park
Attendance: 239
Referee: James O'Brien
9 December 2023
14:00
Hull15 – 33Sheffield (1 BP)
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 438
Referee: George Ounsley
9 December 2023
14:00
(2 BP) Hull Ionians34 – 39Otley (1 BP)
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 310
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
9 December 2023
14:00
Sheffield Tigers0 – 10Tynedale
Dore Moor
Attendance: 145
Referee: Daniel Woods
9 December 2023
14:15
Billingham25 – 25Lymm
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 283
Referee: Mick Harris
9 December 2023
14:30
Preston Grasshoppers7 – 34Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 306
Referee: Dave Charlton
9 December 2023
15:00
Leeds TykesR – RFylde
The Sycamores
  • Rescheduled. Game brought forward to 21 October 2023.

[33]

Round 14

[edit]
16 December 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Fylde33 – 27Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP)
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 1,220
Referee: Michael Harris
16 December 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Huddersfield24 – 33Lymm
Lockwood Park
Attendance: 240
Referee: Sam Yeates
16 December 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Hull Ionians18 – 23Hull
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 675
Referee: Henry Pearson
16 December 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans33 – 7Wharfedale
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 390
Referee: Daniel Woods
16 December 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Tynedale24 – 12Billingham
Tynedale park
Attendance: 460
Referee: David Charlton
16 December 2023
14:15
Otley17 – 47Leeds Tykes (1 BP)
Cross Green
Attendance: 467
Referee: Gavin Jones
16 December 2023
14:15
(1 BP) Sheffield33 – 24Sheffield Tigers
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Harry Gardner

[34]

Round 12 (rescheduled games)

[edit]
6 January 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Huddersfield24 – 8Billingham
Lockwood Park
Attendance: 196
Referee: Henry Pearson
  • Game rescheduled from 2 December 2023.
6 January 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Fylde35 – 8Hull
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 607
Referee: James O'Brien
  • Game rescheduled from 2 December 2023.
6 January 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans35 – 17Sheffield Tigers
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 435
Referee: George Ounsley
  • Game rescheduled from 2 December 2023.
6 January 2024
14:00
Tynedale12 – 35Leeds Tykes (1 BP)
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 475
Referee: Gavin Jones
  • Game rescheduled from 2 December 2023.
6 January 2024
14:15
(1 BP) Sheffield40 – 10Hull Ionians
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Daniel Woods
  • Game rescheduled from 2 December 2023.

[35]

Round 15

[edit]
13 January 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Hull60 – 26Huddersfield (1 BP)
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 265
Referee: Daniel Woods
13 January 2024
14:00
Sheffield Tigers24 – 16Otley
Dore Moor
Attendance: 210
Referee: Dave Charlton
13 January 2024
14:00
WharfedaleP – PTynedale
The Avenue
  • Postponed in respect of Tynedale 1st XV player Rory Cramb whose funeral was being held on same date. Game to be rescheduled for 2 March 2024.[36][37]
13 January 2024
14:15
Billingham25 – 38Fylde (1 BP)
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 353
Referee: Peter Connor
13 January 2024
14:30
(1 BP) Leeds Tykes66 – 15Hull Ionians
The Sycamores
Attendance: 586
Referee: George Ounsley
13 January 2024
14:30
(2 BP) Preston Grasshoppers24 – 26Sheffield (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 300
Referee: Michael Harris
13 January 2024
15:00
Lymm22 – 36Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 270
Referee: James O'Brien

[38]

Round 16

[edit]
20 January 2024
14:00
HuddersfieldP – PRotherham Titans
Lockwood Park
  • Postponed due to frozen pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 2 March 2024.
20 January 2024
14:00
HullP – PLeeds Tykes
Ferens Ground
  • Postponed due to frozen pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 3 February 2024.
20 January 2024
14:00
Hull IoniansP – PSheffield Tigers
Brantingham Park
  • Postponed due to frozen pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 3 February 2024.
20 January 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Tynedale36 – 18Lymm
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 550
Referee: Nathan Howarth
20 January 2024
14:15
OtleyP – PPreston Grasshoppers
Cross Green
  • Postponed due to frozen pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 2 March 2024.
20 January 2024
14:15
(1 BP) Sheffield26 – 13Billingham
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 380
Referee: Daniel Woods
20 January 2024
15:00
Fylde7 – 24Wharfedale
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 915
Referee: Jack Moorhouse

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Round 17

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27 January 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans42 – 7Tynedale
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 398
Referee: Sam Yates
27 January 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers36 – 17Hull
Dore Moor
Attendance: 225
Referee: Daniel Woods
27 January 2024
14:15
(1 BP) Billingham29 – 40Otley (1 BP)
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 399
Referee: George Ounsley
27 January 2024
14:15
(1 BP) Sheffield31 – 14Wharfedale
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 216
Referee: Gavin Jones
27 January 2024
14:30
(1 BP) Leeds Tykes57 – 17Huddersfield
The Sycamores
Attendance: 372
Referee: Dave Charlton
27 January 2024
14:30
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers44 – 35Hull Ionians (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 208
Referee: Henry Pearson
27 January 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Lymm28 – 50Fylde (1 BP)
Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 311
Referee: James O'Brien

[40]

Rounds 12 & 16 (rescheduled games)

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3 February 2024
14:00
Hull22 – 58Leeds Tykes (1 BP)
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 175
Referee: Henry Pearson
  • Game rescheduled from 20 January 2024.
3 February 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Hull Ionians25 – 26Sheffield Tigers
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 121
Referee: Peter Connor
  • Game rescheduled from 20 January 2024.
3 February 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Wharfedale31 – 7Billingham
The Avenue
Attendance: 468
Referee: Dave Charlton
  • Game rescheduled from 2 December 2023.
3 February 2024
14:15
(1 BP) Otley48 – 28Huddersfield (1 BP)
Cross Green
Attendance: 221
Referee: Michael Harris
  • Game rescheduled from 2 December 2023.

[41]

Round 18

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10 February 2024
14:00
Huddersfield19 – 57Tynedale (1 BP)
Lockwood Park
Attendance: 202
Referee: James O'Brien
10 February 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Hull40 – 33Preston Grasshoppers (2 BP)
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 125
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
10 February 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Hull Ionians38 – 38Billingham (1 BP)
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 316
Referee: Gavin Jones
10 February 2024
14:15
Otley0 – 41Wharfedale (1 BP)
Cross Green
Attendance: 529
Referee: Nathan Howarth
10 February 2024
14:15
(1 BP) Sheffield28 – 24Lymm (1 BP)
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 235
Referee: Henry Pearson
10 February 2024
14:30
(1 BP) Fylde27 – 32Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 495
Referee: George Ounsley
10 February 2024
14:30
(1 BP) Leeds Tykes49 – 6Sheffield Tigers
The Sycamores
Attendance: 248
Referee: Michael Harris

[42]

Round 19

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17 February 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans32 – 14Sheffield
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 253
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
17 February 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers34 – 32Huddersfield (2 BP)
Dore Moor
Attendance: 216
Referee: Gareth Jones
17 February 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Tynedale45 – 22Fylde (1 BP)
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 450
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell
17 February 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Wharfedale39 – 19Hull Ionians
The Avenue
Attendance: 398
Referee: Dan Woods
17 February 2024
14:15
(1 BP) Billingham24 – 30Hull (1 BP)
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 358
Referee: Dave Charlton
17 February 2024
14:30
Preston Grasshoppers14 –48Leeds Tykes (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 276
Referee: George Ounsley
17 February 2024
15:00
Lymm15 – 14Otley (1 BP)
Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 176
Referee: Michael Harris

[43]

Round 20

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24 February 2024
14:00
(2 BP) Huddersfield32 – 34Fylde (1 BP)
Lockwood Park
Attendance: 198
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
24 February 2024
14:00
Hull21 – 10Wharfedale
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 225
Referee: Peter Buchanan
24 February 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Hull Ionians31 – 19Lymm
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 356
Referee: Michael Harris
24 February 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers32 – 26Preston Grasshoppers (2 BP)
Dore Moor
Attendance: 150
Referee: Henry Pearson
24 February 2024
14:15
Otley13 – 34Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Cross Green
Attendance: 339
Referee: Gavin Jones
24 February 2024
14:15
(1 BP) Sheffield27 – 19Tynedale
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 350
Referee: George Ounsley
24 February 2024
14:30
(1 BP) Leeds Tykes57 – 13Billingham
The Sycamores
Attendance: 316
Referee: Daniel Woods

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Rounds 15 & 16 (rescheduled games)

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2 March 2024
14:00
Huddersfield12 – 31Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Lockwood Park
Attendance: 242
Referee: James O'Brien
  • Game rescheduled from 20 January 2024.
2 March 2024
14:00
Wharfedale18 – 17Tynedale (1 BP)
The Avenue
Attendance: 381
Referee: Henry Pearson
  • Game rescheduled from 13 January 2024.
2 March 2024
14:15
(1 BP) Otley41 – 12Preston Grasshoppers
Cross Green
Attendance: 172
Referee: Dave Charlton
  • Game rescheduled from 20 January 2024.

[45]

Round 21

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9 March 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans42 – 17Hull Ionians
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 317
Referee: Peter Connor
9 March 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Wharfedale8 – 12Leeds Tykes
The Avenue
Attendance: 486
Referee: Michael Harris
9 March 2024
14:15
(1 BP) Billingham30 – 19Sheffield Tigers
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 309
Referee: Nathan Howarth
9 March 2024
14:30
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers70 – 19Huddersfield
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 207
Referee: George Ounsley
9 March 2024
15:00
Fylde23 – 22Sheffield (1 BP)
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 468
Referee: James O'Brien
9 March 2024
15:00
Lymm28 – 22Hull (1 BP)
Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 130
Referee: Henry Pearson
9 March 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Tynedale26 – 22Otley (1 BP)
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 470
Referee: David Charlton

[46]

Round 22

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16 March 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Hull29 – 47Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 342
Referee: Michael Harris
16 March 2024
14:15
(1 BP) Otley46 – 22Fylde (1 BP)
Cross Green
Attendance: 234
Referee: George Ounsley
16 March 2024
14:30
Preston Grasshoppers26 – 22Billingham (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 327
Referee: James O'Brien
16 March 2024
15:00
Huddersfield15 – 34Sheffield (1 BP)
Lockwood Park
Attendance: 186
Referee: Peter Connor
16 March 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Hull Ionians26 – 36Tynedale (1 BP)
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 181
Referee: Henry Pearson
16 March 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Leeds Tykes78 – 17Lymm
The Sycamores
Attendance: 539
Referee: David Charlton
16 March 2024
15:00
Sheffield Tigers20 – 18Wharfedale (1 BP)
Dore Moor
Attendance: 245
Referee: Nicola O'Donnell

[47]

Round 23

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23 March 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans32 – 26Leeds Tykes (2 BP)
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,141
Referee: Ben Simpson
23 March 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Wharfedale31 – 21Preston Grasshoppers
The Avenue
Attendance: 387
Referee: Michael Harris
23 March 2024
14:15
(1 BP) Billingham53 – 29Huddersfield (1 BP)
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 498
Referee: David Charlton
  • Huddersfield are relegated.
23 March 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Fylde45 – 17Hull Ionians
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 1,195
Referee: Peter Connor
23 March 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Lymm43 – 24Sheffield Tigers (1 BP)
Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 249
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
23 March 2024
15:00
Sheffield21 – 15Otley (1 BP)
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 219
Referee: George Ansley
23 March 2024
15:00
(2 BP) Tynedale34 – 36Hull (1 BP)
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 480
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell

[2]

Round 24

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6 April 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Hull39 – 36Fylde (2 BP)
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 256
Referee: David Charlton
6 April 2024
14:15
Billingham20 – 17Wharfedale (1 BP)
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 491
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
6 April 2024
14:30
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers46 – 42Lymm (2 BP)
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 372
Referee: Peter Connor
6 April 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Huddersfield26 – 26Otley (1 BP)
Lockwood Park
Attendance: 224
Referee: Sam Yates
6 April 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Hull Ionians48 – 14Sheffield
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 212
Referee: Nicola O'Donnell
6 April 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Leeds Tykes55 – 14Tynedale
The Sycamores
Attendance: 392
Referee: Daniel Woods
6 April 2024
15:00
Sheffield TigersP – PRotherham Titans
Dore Moor
  • Postponed as due to waterlogged pitch. Game to be rescheduled for 20 April 2024.[48]

[49]

Round 25

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13 April 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Rotherham Titans67 – 20Preston Grasshoppers
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 525
Referee: Michael Harris
13 April 2024
14:00
(1 BP) Wharfedale40 – 17Huddersfield
The Avenue
Attendance: 395
Referee: Peter Connor
13 April 2024
15:00
Fylde18 – 15Leeds Tykes (1 BP)
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 812
Referee: Daniel Woods
13 April 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Lymm39 – 24Billingham (1 BP)
Crouchley Lane
Attendance: 250
Referee: George Ounsley
13 April 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Otley55 – 34Hull Ionians (1 BP)
Cross Green
Attendance: 271
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
13 April 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Sheffield39 – 14Hull
Abbeydale Park
Attendance: 238
Referee: Gavin Jones
13 April 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Tynedale36 – 27Sheffield Tigers
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 530
Referee: Dave Charlton

[50]

Round 24 (rescheduled game)

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20 April 2024
15:00
Sheffield Tigers14 – 36Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Dore Moor
Attendance: 510
Referee: Daniel Woods
  • Game rescheduled from 6 April 2024.

[51]

Round 26

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27 April 2024
14:15
(1 BP) Billingham26 – 40Rotherham Titans (1 BP)
Greenwood Road
Attendance: 1,002
Referee: Henry Pearson
  • Rotherham Titans are champions.
27 April 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Hull37 – 36Otley (2 BP)
Ferens Ground
Attendance: 325
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell
27 April 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Hull Ionians94 – 26Huddersfield (1 BP)
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 411
Referee: Dave Charlton
27 April 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Leeds Tykes47 – 42Sheffield (2 BP)
The Sycamores
Attendance: 546
Referee: Jack Moorhouse
27 April 2024
15:00
(2 BP) Preston Grasshoppers35 – 36Tynedale (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 376
Referee: Sam Yates
27 April 2024
15:00
Sheffield Tigers21 – 15Fylde (1 BP)
Door More
Attendance: 193
Referee: George Ounsley
27 April 2024
15:00
(1 BP) Wharfedale59 – 31Lymm (1 BP)
The Avenue
Attendance: 509
Referee: Daniel Woods

[52]

Attendances

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Club Home
games 		Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Billingham 13 5,727 441 1,002 283 29%
Fylde 13 8,938 688 1,220 452 8%
Huddersfield 13 2,927 225 296 186 15%
Hull 13 3,888 299 452 125 20%
Hull Ionians 13 3,983 306 675 121 20%
Leeds Tykes 13 6,353 489 991 220 33%
Lymm 13 3,694 284 459 130 28%
Otley 13 3,475 267 529 112 5%
Preston Grasshoppers 13 5,852 450 1,800 207 9%
Rotherham Titans 13 5,487 422 1,141 253 17%
Sheffield 13 4,045 311 447 200 10%
Sheffield Tigers 13 3,555 273 817 145 27%
Tynedale 13 5,861 451 550 339 23%
Wharfedale 13 6,063 466 595 339 23%

Individual statistics

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Notes

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See also

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References

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