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English rugby union system
League system for the sport of Rugby Union in England
English rugby union system
Rugby union in England is organised as a multi-tier league pyramid linking fully professional national divisions to regional community competitions, with promotion and relegation connecting most levels. Since 2022–23, the RFU has operated a revised competition framework across the community game, and from 2023–24 promotion and relegation at the top has been conducted via a two-legged play-off between the Premiership’s bottom club and the RFU Championship winners, subject to minimum standards criteria. In the women’s game, Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) sits at the top of a pyramid administered under RFU competition regulations. Men’s rugby union operates a tiered system from Premiership Rugby and the RFU Championship through National League 1 and National League 2 (East/West/North) to regional divisions, with promotion and relegation linking the tiers. League sizes and formats are set in RFU Regulation 6 and reviewed on a multi-year cycle. Women’s rugby union follows a similar pyramid...
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