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Scottish National League Division One

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Sport
  
Rugby union

Country
  
Scotland

Level on pyramid
  
2

Date founded
  
1973

Levels on pyramid
  
2

No. of teams
  
12

Most recent champion(s)
  
Watsonians RFC

Number of teams
  
12

Promotion to
  
Scottish Premiership

Scottish National League Division One

Formerly
  
National League, Premiership Division Two

Relegation to
  
Scottish National League Division Two

Teams
  
Edinburgh Academical Football, Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians, Stewart's Melville RFC, Selkirk RFC, Jed‑Forest RFC

The Scottish National League Division One (known as the BT National League Division 1 for sponsorship reasons) is the second tier of the Scottish League Championship for amateur rugby union clubs in Scotland.

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Promotion and Relegation

The winners are promoted to the Scottish Premiership, with the runners-up entering a play-off at a neutral venue against the 9th-placed team in the Premiership. The bottom two teams are relegated to Scottish National League Division Two.

Promoted from 2015–16 Scottish National League Division Two

  • Hamilton RFC (1st)
  • Falkirk RFC (2nd)
  • Relegated from 2015–16 Scottish Premiership

  • Selkirk RFC (10th)
  • 2016–17 Clubs

  • Aberdeen GSFP RFC
  • Dundee HSFP
  • Edinburgh Academicals
  • Falkirk RFC
  • GHA RFC
  • Hamilton RFC
  • Howe of Fife RFC
  • Jed-Forest RFC
  • Marr RFC
  • Musselburgh RFC
  • Selkirk RFC
  • Stewart's Melville RFC
  • Details: [1]

    Past winners

    Winners of the second tier competition – includes Division Two (1973–2012), National League (2013–2014) and National League Division One (2015–)

    References

    Scottish National League Division One Wikipedia