Regional 1 North East

Regional 1 North East
Current season or competition:; 2022–23 Regional 1 North East
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	2022
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Website	Northern Division

Regional 1 North East is a level five league in the English rugby union system, with the twelve teams drawn from across North East England and the East Midlands. The other level five leagues are Regional 1 Midlands, Regional 1 North West, Regional 1 South Central, Regional 1 South East and Regional 1 South West.^[1]

Format

The twelve teams in this league are drawn from across North East England and the East Midlands, with the league champions promoted to National 2 North. The league's bottom three teams are relegated to either Regional 2 North or Regional 2 North East depending on their geographic location.^[1]

The season runs from September to May and comprises twenty-four 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

Current season

Participating teams and locations

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Alnwick	Greensfield	1,200 (200 in stand)	Alnwick, Northumberland	North Premier (7th)
Billingham	Greenwood Road	1,500 (100 seats)	Billingham, County Durham	North Premier (4th)
Cleckheaton	Moorend		Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire	Promoted from North 1 East
Doncaster Phoenix	Castle Park	5,000	Doncaster, South Yorkshire	Midlands Premier (12th)
Driffield	Show Ground		Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire	Promoted from North 1 East
Heath	West Vale		West Vale, Halifax, West Yorkshire	Promoted from North 1 East
Ilkley	Stacks Field	2,000 (40 seats)	Ilkley, West Yorkshire	Promoted from North 1 East
Paviors	The Ron Rossin Ground		Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	Midlands Premier (13th)
Sandal	Milnthorpe Green		Sandal Magna, Wakefield, West Yorkshire	North Premier (11th
Scunthorpe	Heslam Park		Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire	Midlands Premier (8th)
West Bridgford	The Memorial Ground		West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire	Promoted from Midlands 1 East
York	Clifton Park		York, North Yorkshire	North Premier (10th)