London 1 North

London 1 North
SportRugby union
Instituted1987; 37 years ago (1987) (as London 2 North)
Number of teams14
Country Englandle)
HoldersShelford (2nd tit (2021–22)
(promoted to Regional 1 South East)
Most titlesCheshunt (3 titles)
Websiteenglandrugby.com

London 1 North was an English level 6, rugby union league for clubs in London and the south-east of England including sides from Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, north Greater London, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk.[1] When this division began in 1987 it was known as London 2 North, changing to its final name ahead of the 2009–10 season.

The fourteen teams played home and away matches from September through to April. The first placed team in the league won promotion to London & South East Premier while the league runner-up played the second placed team from London 1 South in a play-off for promotion. Relegated teams dropped to either London 2 North East or London 2 North West depending on the location of the club.

The Rugby Football Union reorganised the level six leagues for season 2022–23, with an increase from eight to twelve leagues, and a reduction of the teams in each from fourteen to twelve.[2] The teams in this league were transferred to either Regional 2 Anglia, Regional 2 Thames or Regional 2 East Midlands.[3]

  1. ^ "League Make up". Sussex Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Renaming of RFU National 3 Leagues". Oxfordshire RFU. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. ^ "League Structure and Leagues for 2022/2023". RFU Community Communications. Retrieved 13 August 2022.