2023–24 National League 1
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The 2023–24 National League 1 is the 36th season of the third tier of the English domestic rugby union competitions.
2023–24 National League One | |
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Countries | England |
Date | 2 September 2023 – 27 April 2024 |
Champions | Chinnor (1st title) |
Runners-up | Rams |
Relegated | Cinderford, Taunton Titans |
Matches played | 182 |
Attendance | 124,419 (average 684 per match) |
Highest attendance | 2,270 – Chinnor v Rams, 15 December 2023 |
Lowest attendance | 160 – Leicester Lions v Rosslyn Park, 11 November 2023 |
Tries scored | 1324 (average 7.3 per match) |
Top point scorer | 229 – Warren Seals (Sedgley Park) |
Top try scorer | 26 – Max Hayman (Rams) |
Chinnor claimed the league title on 13 April with one game still to play following a resounding away win at Birmingham Moseley.[1] Runners up Rams looked like contenders for most of the season but in the end it was comfortable for Chinnor, who finished 13 points clear. In winning the league Chinnor would be promoted to the 2024–25 RFU Championship - the highest level the club had reached in its history.
The relegation race was very tight and went to the last game of the season, with four sides possibly going down. In the end Cinderford and Taunton Titans were the relegated teams.[2] In Taunton's case they would feel particular hard done by having won the final four games of the season but in the end missing out on survival by just one point. Both sides would drop down to the 2024–25 National League 2 West, with Taunton returning to tier 4 for the first time in three seasons and Cinderford in six.