# Regional 1 North West

Regional 1 North West is a level five league in the English rugby union system, with the twelve teams drawn from across North West England. The other level five leagues are Regional 1 Midlands, Regional 1 North East, Regional 1 South Central, Regional 1 South East and Regional 1 South West.
Macclesfield are the current champions and are promoted to National League 2 North.

## Format

The twelve teams in this league are drawn from across North West England, with the league champions promoted to National 2 North. The league's bottom two teams are relegated to either Regional 2 North or Regional 2 North West depending on their geographic location.
The season runs from September to April and comprises twenty-two rounds of matches, with each club playing each of its rivals home and away. 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

## 2023–24
### Participating teams and locations
### League table

Regional 1 North West 2023–24 :
| | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points |
| C | Macclesfield | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 908 | 378 | +530 | 22 | 0 | 104 |
| 2 | Rossendale | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1081 | 402 | +679 | 21 | 2 | 101 |
| 3 | Blackburn | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 877 | 435 | +442 | 19 | 2 | 87 |
| 4 | Wirral | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 550 | 514 | +36 | 14 | 3 | 73 |
| 5 | Manchester | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 528 | 519 | +9 | 11 | 2 | 67 |
| 6 | Kendal | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 488 | 627 | −139 | 8 | 3 | 49 |
| 7 | Stockport | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 448 | 611 | −163 | 9 | 4 | 45 |
| 8 | Penrith | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 504 | 751 | −247 | 10 | 4 | 42 |
| 9 | Anselmians | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 382 | 653 | −271 | 6 | 3 | 41 |
| 10 | Leek | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 483 | 658 | −175 | 4 | 7 | 33 |
| R | Sandbach | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 395 | 680 | −285 | 5 | 5 | 30 |
| R | Northwich | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 390 | 806 | −416 | 5 | 1 | 26 |
| If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Team with most draws 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 |||||||||||||||
| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 12 May 2024 Source: |||||||||||||||

### Results

| Home \ Away | ANS | BLA | KEN | LEE | MAC | MAN | NOR | PEN | ROS | SAN | STO | WIR |
| Anselmians | — | 29–29 | 19–12 | 13–14 | 5–33 | 22–22 | 18–7 | 26–22 | 25–57 | 13–11 | 22–12 | 14–27 |
| Blackburn | 45–3 | — | 24–19 | 57–0 | 14–29 | 24–25 | 62–15 | 64–17 | 25–24 | 42–14 | 40–5 | 47–5 |
| Kendal | 5–28 | 38–80 | — | 20–17 | 14–25 | 14–25 | 47–20 | 13–0 | 17–34 | 26–18 | 33–24 | 31–30 |
| Leek | 47–20 | 20–50 | 25–25 | — | 11–24 | 17–28 | 64–20 | 41–43 | 19–34 | 18–13 | 11–18 | 17–22 |
| Macclesfield | 75–5 | 34–26 | 38–22 | 41–5 | — | 31–21 | 38–17 | 57–15 | 36–60 | 66–24 | 46–6 | 22–10 |
| Manchester | 18–12 | 17–24 | 38–34 | 20–15 | 13–29 | — | 29–18 | 40–32 | 26–46 | 29–14 | 28–17 | 33–28 |
| Northwich | 29–28 | 26–87 | 15–22 | 34–30 | 13–66 | 17–7 | — | 69–19 | 7–68 | 21–5 | 17–32 | 13–31 |
| Penrith | 38–15 | 15–21 | 27–7 | 21–27 | 24–33 | 17–34 | 35–5 | — | 35–66 | 19–14 | 29–12 | 23–24 |
| Rossendale | 71–7 | 40–21 | 45–14 | 54–12 | 26–26 | 27–5 | 43–3 | 106–14 | — | 45–7 | 40–10 | 61–33 |
| Sandbach | 35–19 | 8–47 | 17–30 | 44–38 | 12–41 | 24–12 | 33–7 | 21–24 | 12–75 | — | 18–17 | 24–37 |
| Stockport | 26–29 | 24–26 | 31–34 | 24–14 | 7–50 | 26–34 | 27–10 | 32–23 | 34–33 | 27–20 | — | 27–26 |
| Wirral | 18–10 | 28–22 | 27–15 | 33–21 | 32–48 | 31–24 | 15–7 | 24–12 | 14–26 | 27–7 | 28–10 | — |

## 2022–23
### Final league table

Regional 1 North West 2022–23 :
| | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points |
| P | Lymm | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1089 | 373 | 716 | 19 | 1 | 96 |
| 2 | Blackburn | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1085 | 369 | 716 | 19 | 1 | 96 |
| 3 | Rossendale | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 868 | 482 | 386 | 17 | 1 | 82 |
| 4 | Sandbach | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 703 | 431 | 272 | 10 | 1 | 71 |
| 5 | Macclesfield | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 760 | 579 | 181 | 15 | 4 | 71 |
| 6 | Stockport | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 649 | 530 | 119 | 12 | 4 | 66 |
| 7 | Wirral | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 603 | 561 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 60 |
| 8 | Manchester | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 650 | 665 | −15 | 14 | 6 | 56 |
| 9 | Northwich | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 565 | 675 | −110 | 10 | 2 | 50 |
| 10 | Kendal | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 560 | 774 | −214 | 9 | 4 | 37 |
| R | Burnage | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 381 | 975 | −594 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| R | Kirkby Lonsdale | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 189 | 1616 | −1427 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |||||||||||||||
| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 17 April 2023 Source: |||||||||||||||

### Results

| Home \ Away | BLA | BUR | KEN | KIR | LYM | MAC | MAN | NOR | ROS | SAN | STO | WIR |
| Blackburn | — | 68–12 | 34–24 | 190–0 | 27–7 | 31–14 | 52–17 | 33–21 | 26–13 | 14–22 | 33–17 | 50–26 |
| Burnage | 7–45 | — | 7–39 | 38–7 | 14–87 | 24–43 | 10–33 | 13–23 | 27–31 | 10–44 | 26–45 | 5–38 |
| Kendal | 10–57 | 69–14 | — | 41–0 | 19–50 | 12–41 | 18–17 | 38–10 | 17–35 | 32–34 | 26–27 | 3–28 |
| Kirkby Lonsdale | 7–90 | 7–40 | 23–46 | — | 7–95 | 0–77 | 10–47 | 22–54 | 5–95 | 5–86 | 17–42 | 7–47 |
| Lymm | 38–21 | 90–12 | 79–21 | 118–3 | — | 32–36 | 43–10 | 81–5 | 35–22 | 29–14 | 30–14 | 52–26 |
| Macclesfield | 25–19 | 59–10 | 53–26 | 58–17 | 15–38 | — | 37–17 | 26–50 | 29–35 | 22–24 | 23–25 | 45–24 |
| Manchester | 28–50 | 37–28 | 50–19 | 65–5 | 7–36 | 31–17 | — | 28–31 | 28–34 | 13–18 | 31–25 | 59–21 |
| Northwich | 17–36 | 29–14 | 29–24 | 51–8 | 10–47 | 38–35 | 37–40 | — | 19–23 | 17–13 | 17–17 | 32–42 |
| Rossendale | 13–26 | 40–12 | 61–28 | 87–0 | 36–14 | 69–22 | 75–24 | 36–27 | — | 38–26 | 33–19 | 29–12 |
| Sandbach | 23–36 | 46–29 | 62–12 | 106–14 | 18–31 | 7–25 | 31–14 | 27–17 | 25–21 | — | 10–0 | 32–7 |
| Stockport | 15–35 | 66–7 | 26–19 | 79–17 | 24–26 | 29–35 | 36–29 | 28–14 | 48–37 | 15–22 | — | 24–22 |
| Wirral | 7–34 | 29–22 | 37–17 | 64–8 | 12–32 | 21–23 | 32–35 | 44–17 | 13–5 | 30–13 | 21–28 | — |

## Regional 1 North West honours

List of Regional 1 North West honours :
| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runner–up | Relegated teams |
| 2022–23 | 12 | Lymm | Blackburn | Burnage and Kirkby Lonsdale |
| 2023–24 | 12 | Macclesfield | Rossendale | Sandbach and Northwich |
| Green background is the promotion place. |||||||||||