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was introduced.

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were crowned champions on 23 April 2022, following their final match of the season at home to runner-up Sale, beating them 13–9 in front of a club record attendance of 3,023. Next season they will be playing in the

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. Blackheath (14th position) and

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(15th) are relegated to National 2 East.

Structure

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withdrew before the season started, reducing the league to fifteen teams. There is one promotion place, with the champions promoted to the

. As the Championship consisted of just eleven teams this season, a second promotion place would have become available if the winner of the Championship,

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were promoted to

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. However this will not be the case as they were ineligible for promotion. There are usually three relegation places with the bottom three teams relegated to either

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depending on the geographical location of the team. Due to Old Elthamians withdrawal, before the season started, there are only two relegation places. The results of the matches contribute points to the league table 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.

Structure

Participating teams and locations

League table

Fixtures & results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 9 (rescheduled matches)

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Rounds 12, 14, 15 & 17 (rescheduled matches)

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Round 23

Round 24

Round 15 & 21 (rescheduled matches)

Round 25

Round 26

Round 27

Round 28

Round 29

Round 30

Rescheduled match

Attendances

Individual statistics

Top points scorers

Top try scorers

See also

Notes

References

External links