Location England, United Kingdom Attendance 42,577 | Top point scorer Jack Lavin(Caldy) 307 Start date September 2016 Country England Matches played 182 | |
Lowest attendance 50South Leicester v Caldy (22 October 2016) People also search for | ||
The 2016–17 National League 2 North is the eight season (30th overall) of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. New teams to the division include Wharfedale who were relegated from National League 1 while Sheffield Tigers were promoted as champions of National League 3 North along with Scunthorpe (champions) and Hinckley (playoffs) from National League 3 Midlands.
Contents
- Structure
- Participating teams and locations
- League table
- Round 13
- Round 18
- Rounds 13 18 rescheduled games
- Attendances
- Individual statistics
- References
The league system is 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and additional bonus points being awarded for scoring 4 or more tries and/or losing within 7 points of the victorious team. In terms of promotion the league champions are promoted to National League 1 while the second-placed team play-off against the second-placed team from National League 2 South (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place.
Structure
The league consists of sixteen teams with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of thirty matches each. There is one automatic promotion place, one play-off place and three relegation places. The champions are promoted to the 2017–18 National League 1 and the runners-up play the second-placed team in the 2016–17 National League 2 South with the winner being promoted. The last three teams are relegated to either National League 3 North or National League 3 Midlands depending on the geographical location of the team (in some cases teams may join the southern regional leagues).
Participating teams and locations
Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2015–16 National League 2 North season;