List of English rugby union teams
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The English men's rugby union league pyramid is topped by the Premiership. Below this are the Championship and National Leagues 1 to 3. Below this, the structure is split geographically into four regions: Midlands, North, London and South East, and South West. With the exception of the Midlands leagues, which only has regional splits, below these regional leagues are county leagues (e.g. Sussex, Kent, Hampshire). The county leagues are the lowest levels in the English game.
The English women's rugby union league pyramid is topped by Premiership Women's Rugby. Below this are Championship 1 & 2 and National Challenge 1 to 3.
Men's Structure
[edit]Premiership
[edit]- Bath
- Bristol Bears
- Exeter Chiefs
- Gloucester
- Harlequins
- Leicester Tigers
- Newcastle Falcons
- Northampton Saints
- Sale Sharks
- Saracens
RFU Championship
[edit]- Ampthill
- Bedford Blues
- Caldy
- Cambridge
- Chinnor
- Cornish Pirates (formerly Penzance and Newlyn)
- Coventry
- Doncaster Knights
- Ealing Trailfinders
- Hartpury University
- London Scottish
- Nottingham
- Richmond
- Worcester
National League 1
[edit]- Birmingham Moseley
- Bishop’s Stortford
- Blackheath
- Clifton
- Dings Crusaders
- Leeds Tykes
- Leicester Lions
- Plymouth Albion
- Rams
- Rosslyn Park
- Rotherham Titans
- Rosslyn Park
- Sale FC
- Sedgley Park
- Tonbridge Juddians
National League 2
[edit]National League 2 North
[edit]- Billingham
- Chester
- Fylde
- Harrogate
- Hull
- Hull Ionians
- Leeds Tykes
- Lymm
- Otley
- Preston Grasshoppers
- Sheffield
- Sheffield Tigers
- Tynedale
- Wharfedale
National League 2 East
[edit]- Barnes
- Bury St Edmunds
- Canterbury
- Colchester
- Dorking
- Guernsey Raiders
- Havant
- Henley Hawks
- Old Albanians
- Oxford Harlequins
- Sevenoaks
- Tonbridge Juddians
- Westcombe Park
- Wimbledon
- Worthing Raiders
National League 2 West
[edit]- Bournville
- Camborne
- Cinderford
- Clifton
- Devonport Services
- Dudley Kingswinford
- Exeter University
- Hinckley
- Hornets
- Loughborough Students
- Luctonians
- Macclesfield
- Old Redcliffians
- Redruth
- Taunton Titans
Regional 1
[edit]Regional 1 North East
[edit]- Alnwick
- Blaydon
- Cleckheaton
- Doncaster Phoenix
- Driffield
- Heath
- Ikley
- Pontefract
- Sandal
- Scunthorpe
- York
Regional 1 North West
[edit]Regional 1 Midlands
[edit]- Banbury
- Bridgnorth
- Broadstreet
- Bromsgrove
- Burton
- Derby
- Kenilworth
- Old Halesonians
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Stourbridge
- Syston
Regional 1 South West
[edit]- Barnstaple
- Brixham
- Chew Valley
- Exmouth
- Ivybridge
- Launceston
- Lydney
- Matson
- Okehampton
- St Austell
- Weston-super-Mare
Regional 1 South Central
[edit]- Bournemouth
- Bracknell
- Brighton
- Camberley
- CS Rugby 1863
- Hammersmith & Fulham
- Horsham
- London Welsh
- Marlborough
- Tunbridge Wells
Regional 1 South East
[edit]- Bedford Athletic
- Harpenden
- Hertford
- Letchworth
- Old Northamptonians
- Oundle
- Rochford Hundred
- Shelford
- Sudbury
- Tring
- Westcliff
Regional 2
[edit]Regional 2 North
[edit]- Aspatria
- Cockermouth
- Consett
- Durham City
- Keswick
- Middlesbrough
- Morpeth
- Northern
- Percy Park
- Stockton
- Upper Eden
- West Hartlepool
Regional 2 North East
[edit]- Bridlington
- Dronfield
- Glossop
- Malton and Norton
- Moortown
- Morley
- Old Brodleians
- Old Crossleyans
- Rochdale
- Scarborough
- Selby
Regional 2 North West
[edit]- Altrincham Kersal
- Birkenhead Park
- Bowden
- Burnage
- Crewe & Nantwich
- Douglas
- Firwood Waterloo
- Kirkby Lonsdale
- Liverpool St Helens
- Vale of Lune
- Whitchurch
- Winnington Park
Regional 2 Anglia
[edit]- Brentwood
- Chelmsford
- Dagenham
- Eton Manor
- Harlow
- Holt
- Norwich
- Saffron Walden
- Southend Saxons
- Stowmarket
- Thurrock
- Woodford
Regional 2 South East
[edit]- Battersea Ironsides
- Beckanham
- Cobham
- Gravesend
- London Cornish
- Medway
- Old Alleynians
- Old Colfeians
- Old Reigatians
- Reeds Weybridge
- Sidcup
- Sutton & Epsom
Regional 2 Thames
[edit]- Amersham & Chiltern
- Aylesbury
- Belsize Park
- Chobham
- Fullerians
- Grasshoppers
- H.A.C.
- Hemel Hempstead
- Marlow
- Old Haberdashers
- Old Priorians
Regional 2 South Central
[edit]- Chichester
- Farnham
- Guildford
- Jersey
- London Irish Wild Geese
- Newbury Blues
- Reading
- Salisbury
- Tottonians
- Wimborne
- Winchester
- Witney
Regional 2 South West
[edit]- Burnham-on-Sea
- Chard
- Crediton
- Cullompton
- Newton Abbot
- North Petherton
- Sidmouth
- Teignmouth
- Truro
- Wadebridge Camels
- Wellington
Regional 2 Severn
[edit]- Chippenham
- Chosen Hill Former Pupils
- Devizes
- Drybrook
- Gordano
- Keynsham
- Old Centralians
- Royal Wootton Bassett
- Swindon
- Thornbury
- Trowbridge
- Winscombe
Regional 2 West Midlands
[edit]- Berkswell & Balsall
- Cheltenham
- Hereford
- Ludlow
- Malvern
- Moseley Oak
- Newent
- Shipston on Stour
- Silhilians
- Stow-on-the-Wold
- Stratford upon Avon
- Worcester
Regional 2 North Midlands
[edit]- Lichfield
- Long Eaton
- Matlock
- Melbourne
- Melish
- Newark
- Paviors
- Walsall
- West Bridgford
- Wolverhampton
Regional 2 East Midlands
[edit]- Kettering
- Leicester Forest
- Lutterworth
- Market Harborough
- Newbold on Avon
- Northampton Old Scouts
- Nuneaton
- Oadby Wyggestonians
- Olney
- Peterborough
- Towcestrians
- Wellingborough
Women's Structure
[edit]Premiership Women's Rugby
[edit]- Bristol Bears
- Exeter Chiefs
- Gloucester-Hartpury
- Harlequins
- Leicester Tigers
- Loughborough Lightning
- Northampton Saints
- Sale Sharks
- Saracens
- Trailfinders
Championship 1
[edit]Championship North 1
[edit]- Barnsley
- Blaydon Red Kites
- Buckingham Swans
- Bury St Edmunds
- Cheltenham Tigers
- Kenilworth
- Lichfield
- Novocastrians
- Sale FC
- West Park Leeds
Championship South 1
[edit]- Bath
- Exeter Athletic Dakota
- Henley Hawks
- London Irish
- North Bristol
- Old Albanian Saints
- Richmond
- Sutton & Epsom
- Thurrock
- Trojans
Championship 2
[edit]Championship North 2
[edit]- Bishop Auckland
- Birkenhead Park
- Chester Devas
- Driffield
- Halifax
- Kendal Wasps
- Liverpool St Helens
- Manchester
- Sefton
- Sheffield
Championship Midlands 2
[edit]- Bridgnorth
- Cannock Lionesses
- Long Eaton
- Old Albanian Saints (2nd XV)
- Peterborough
- Shelford
- Sudbury
- Sutton Coldfield
Championship South East 2
[edit]- Battersea Ironsides
- Beckenham
- Blackheath
- Dartford Valley
- Hackney
- Hammersmith & Fulham
- Hampstead
- Heathfield & Waldron
- Old Alleynians
- Thurrock (2nd XV)
Championship South West 2
[edit]- Cheltenham Tigers (2nd XV)
- Cullompton
- Guildford Gazelles
- Havant
- Ivybridge
- Launceston
- Newbury
- Oxford Harlequins
- Reading Abbey
National Challenge 1
[edit]National Challenge 1 North
[edit]National Challenge 1 North (South)
[edit]National Challenge 1 Midlands (West)
[edit]- Aston Old Edwardians
- Birmingham Moseley
- Bournville
- Buckingham Swans (2nd XV)
- Coalville
- Derby
- Handsworth
- Lichfield (2nd XV)
- Old Leamingtonians
- West Bridgford
National Challenge 1 East
[edit]- Bedford Blues
- Colchester Iceni
- Harpenden
- Hitchin
- Ipswich
- Stamford
- West Norfolk Warriors
- Wymondham Wasps
National Challenge 1 South East (North)
[edit]- Barnes
- Battersea Ironsides (2nd XV)
- Bec Belles
- Belsize Park
- East London Vixens
- Eton Manor
- Thamesians
- Wasps FC
- Welwyn
- Westcliff
National Challenge 1 South East (South)
[edit]National Challenge 1 South West (West)
[edit]National Challenge 1 South West (East)
[edit]- Amesbury
- Bath (2nd XV)
- Chinnor Kites
- Drybrook
- Ellingham & Ringwood
- Hucclecote
- Melksham
- North Bristol (2nd XV)
- Reading Kites
- Supermarine
