Following the demise of Jersey, the RFU have circulated clubs with the consequential impact of this on promotion and relegation.

For clarity, the details are as follows:

  • No club is relegated from the Championship
  • Winners of National 1 are promoted to the Championship
  • The bottom two clubs in National 1 are relegated to National 2
  • The top team in each of the three National 2 leagues are promoted to National 1
  • The winners of the six-level 5 leagues are promoted to National 2
  • The clubs in 14th position in the three National 2 leagues are relegated to level 5
  • The playing records of the three clubs in 13th position in the three National 2 leagues are compared. The club with the best playing record remains in National 2 and the other two are relegated to level 5

The best playing record is the process used to determine league positions and is as follows…

If two or more Clubs have the same number of League points at the end of the season, final League positions shall be determined firstly by the number of wins achieved, then the number of draws and then on the basis of match points scored as follows:

  • a Club with a larger number of wins in the League shall be placed higher than a Club with the same number of League points but fewer wins.
  • a Club with a larger number of draws shall be placed ahead of a Club with a fewer number of draws.
  • if Clubs have equal League points and an equal number of wins and draws in the League then a Club with a larger difference between match points ‘for’ and match points ‘against’ shall be placed higher in the League than a Club with a smaller difference between match points ‘for’ and match points ‘against.’
  • should two Clubs have the same number of League points and an equal number of wins and draws and the same match points difference, a Club having scored more match points ‘for’ shall be placed higher in the League than a Club having the lesser number of match points ‘for.’
  • if this still does not establish the positions, then the Clubs involved shall be ranked according to the number of matches won, excluding the first League match of the season. If necessary, this process shall be extended to exclude the second match, third match and so on until the final positions are established.