The 2011–12 National League 1 is the third season of the
third division of the
English
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rugby union
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competitions since the professionalised format of the
second division
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was introduced.
Birmingham & Solihull find themselves playing in this league following their relegation from the
2010-11 RFU Championship in the play-offs, whilst other newcomers to the league in this season are
Ealing Trailfinders
Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club is an English professional rugby union club based in West London. The club's first team are the current champions of the RFU Championship but will remain in that league due to ineligibility for promotion to Premi ...
and
Jersey
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label= Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the l ...
, and
Fylde, who won promotion to the league from the
2010–11 National League 2 South and
2010–11 National League 2 North
The 2010–11 National League 2 North was the second season (twenty-fourth overall) of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. The league s ...
respectively.
The league title was contested by two of the newly promoted sides with
Jersey
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label= Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the l ...
finishing the season ahead of rivals
Ealing Trailfinders
Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club is an English professional rugby union club based in West London. The club's first team are the current champions of the RFU Championship but will remain in that league due to ineligibility for promotion to Premi ...
, despite a 5-point deduction. By winning the league Jersey secured their third promotion in as many seasons, moving up to the
2012–13 RFU Championship
The 2012–13 RFU Championship is the fourth season of the professionalised format of the RFU Championship, the second tier of English domestic rugby union competitions, played between August 2012 and May 2013.
After an appeal, last seasons ch ...
. They were also easily the most popular team in the division with over 33,000 fans attending the 15 home games held at St Peter - a National League 1 record. At the opposite end of the table,
Birmingham & Solihull and
Stourbridge
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were relegated to the
2012–13 National League 2 North while
Barking
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dropped down to the
2012–13 National League 2 South
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having been league runners up the previous season.
Participating teams and locations
League table
Results
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Round 6
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Round 7
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Round 8
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Round 9
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Round 10
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Round 11
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Round 12
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Round 13
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Round 14
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Round 15
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Round 16
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Round 17
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 March 2012.
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Round 18
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Round 19
*Postponed. Game rescheduled for 25 February 2012.
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Round 20
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Round 21
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Round 22
*Postponed. Game rescheduled for 6 April 2012.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled for 25 February 2012.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled for 25 February 2012.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled for 7 April 2012.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled for 25 February 2012.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled for 25 February 2012.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled for 25 February 2012.
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Round 23
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Rounds 19 & 22 (Rescheduled games)
*Game rescheduled from 11 February 2012.
*Game rescheduled from 14 January 2012.
*Game rescheduled from 11 February 2012
*Game rescheduled from 11 February 2012.
*Game rescheduled from 11 February 2012.
*Game rescheduled from 11 February 2012.
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Round 24
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Round 25
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Round 17 (Rescheduled game)
*Rescheduled from 17 December 2011.
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Round 26
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Round 27
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Rounds 22 (Rescheduled games)
*Rescheduled from 11 February 2012.
*Rescheduled from 11 February 2012.
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Round 28
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Round 29
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Round 30
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.
Top points scorers
Top try scorers
Season records
Team
;Largest home win — 49 pts
56 - 7 Blaydon at home to Barking on 28 April 2012
;Largest away win — 64 pts
64 - 0 Jersey away to Tynedale on 31 March 2012
;Most points scored — 64
64 - 0 Jersey away to Tynedale on 31 March 2012
;Most tries in a match — 10
Jersey away to Tynedale on 31 March 2012
;Most conversions in a match — 8 (x2)
Tynedale at home to Sedgley Park on 10 December 2011
Blaydon at home to Barking on 28 April 2012
;Most penalties in a match — 6 (x2)
Cambridge at home to Macclesfield on 1 October 2011
Birmingham & Solihull away to Stourbridge on 14 January 2012
;Most drop goals in a match — 2
Wharfedale at home to Jersey on 28 January 2012
Player
;Most points in a match — 26
Michael Le Bourgeois for Jersey at home to Barking on 5 November 2011
;Most tries in a match — 5
Nick Royle
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for Fylde at home to Cambridge on 25 February 2012
;Most conversions in a match — 8
Andrew Baggett for Blaydon at home to Barking on 28 April 2012
;Most penalties in a match — 6 (x2)
Tom Wheatcroft
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for Cambridge at home to Macclesfield on 1 October 2011
Mark Woodrow for Birmingham & Solihull away to Stourbridge on 14 January 2012
;Most drop goals in a match — 2
Tom Barrett for Wharfedale at home to Jersey on 28 January 2012
Attendances
;Highest — 3,648
Jersey at home to Rosslyn Park on 14 January 2012
;Lowest — 101
Barking at home to Rosslyn Park on 3 September 2011
;Highest Average Attendance — 2,206
Jersey
;Lowest Average Attendance — 180
Barking
See also
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English Rugby Union Leagues
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English rugby union system
Men's Rugby union in England consists of 106 leagues, which includes professional leagues at the highest level, down to amateur regional leagues. Promotion and relegation are in place throughout the system.
Women's Rugby union in England cons ...
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Rugby union in England
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References
External links
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