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| top point scorer = 66 – Benjamin Adams (Sevenoaks)

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| top try scorer = 9 – Daniel Robertshaw (Barnes)

| top try scorer = – Daniel Robertshaw (Barnes)

| prevseason = [[2024–25 National League 2 East|2024–25]]

| prevseason = [[2024–25 National League 2 East|2024–25]]

| nextseason = ”[[2026–27 National League East|2026–27]]”

| nextseason = ”[[2026–27 National League East|2026–27]]”

Revision as of 08:47, 19 October 2025

Rugby union competition in England

2025–26 National League 2 East
Countries England
Date 6 September 2025 – 25 April 2026
Matches played 49
Attendance 14,910
(average 304 per match)
Highest attendance 920 – Esher v L Welsh, 4 October 2025
Lowest attendance 127 – Oxford v Westcombe Park, 6 September 2025
Tries scored 440
(average 9 per match)
Top point scorer 82 – Benjamin Adams (Sevenoaks)
Top try scorer 11 – Daniel Robertshaw (Barnes)

The 2025–26 National League 2 East is the fourth season of the fourth-tier (east) of the English domestic rugby union competitions; one of three at this level. The others are National League 2 North and National League 2 West.

Structure

The league consists of fourteen teams who play the others on a home and away basis, to make a total of 26 matches each. The champions are promoted to National League 1 and the bottom two teams are relegated to Regional 1 South Central or Regional 1 South East.[1]

The results of the matches contribute points to the league 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.

Participating teams and locations

Locations of the 2025–26 National League 2 East teams
Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Barnes Barn Elms 1,000 Barnes, London 3rd
Bury St Edmunds The Haberden 3,000 (135 seats) Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 9th
Canterbury Marine Travel Ground 1,500 (75 seats) Canterbury, Kent 4th
Dorking The Big Field 1,500 Dorking, Surrey 2nd
Esher Molesey Road 3,500 Hersham, Surrey Relegated from National League 1 (13th)
Guernsey Raiders Footes Lane 5,000 (720 seats) Saint Peter Port, Guernsey 7th
Havant Hook’s Lane[2] 1,500 (500 seats) Havant, Hampshire 11th
Henley Hawks Dry Leas 4,000 Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire 8th
London Welsh Old Deer Park[3] 5,850 (1,000 seats) Richmond, London Promoted from Regional 1 South Central
Old Albanian Woollam’s Playing Fields 1,000 St Albans, Hertfordshire 6th
Oundle Occupation Road Oundle, Northamptonshire Promoted from Regional 1 South East
Oxford Harlequins Horspath Sports Ground[4] 1,000 Horspath, Oxfordshire 12th
Sevenoaks Knole Paddock 1,000 Sevenoaks, Kent 10th
Westcombe Park Goddington Dene 3,200 (200 seats) Orpington, London 5th

League table

Updated to match(es) played on 18 October 2025. Source: National League Rugby [5]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Number of matches drawn
  3. Difference between points for and against
  4. Total number of points for
  5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  6. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Fixtures & results

Round 1

(1 BP) Henley Hawks 26 – 24 Guernsey Raiders (2 BP)
Dry Leas
Attendance: 223
Referee: Max Marshall
(1 BP) Oundle 24 – 39 Havant (1 BP)
Occupation Road
Attendance: 181
Referee: Harry Parsons
(1 BP) Barnes 26 – 14 Canterbury
Barn Elms
Attendance: 203
Referee: Peter Buchanan
Dorking 17 – 10 London Welsh (1 BP)
The Big Field
Attendance: 800
Referee: Phillip Russell
(1 BP) Esher 24 – 12 Sevenoaks
Molesey Road
Attendance: 476
Referee: Simon Waite
(1 BP) Old Albanian 27 – 19 Bury St Edmunds
Woollam’s Playing Fields
Attendance: 368
Referee: Rebecca Piddlestone
(1 BP) Oxford Harlequins 22 – 43 Westcombe Park (1 BP)
Horspath Sports Ground
Attendance: 127
Referee: Alex Rose

[6]

Round 2

Guernsey Raiders 22 – 39 Dorking (1 BP)
Footes Lane
Attendance: 326
Referee: Henry Parsons
(1 BP) Havant 71 – 15 Oxford Harlequins
Hook’s Lane
Attendance: 600
Referee: Phillip Russell
Barnes 20 – 20 Henley Hawks
Barn Elms
Attendance: 227
Referee: Thomas Bird
(2 BP) Bury St Edmunds 43 – 47 Oundle (1 BP)
The Haberden
Attendance: 393
Referee: Peter Buchanan
(1 BP) Canterbury 42 – 37 Sevenoaks (2 BP)
The Marine Travel Ground
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nathan Howarth
(2 BP) London Welsh 28 – 33 Old Albanian (1 BP)
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 508
Referee: Simon Waite
(2 BP) Westcombe Park 29 – 31 Esher (1 BP)
Goddington Dene
Attendance: 230
Referee: Conor Boyle

[7]

Round 3

(1 BP) Esher 40 – 36 Havant (2 BP)
Molesey Road
Attendance: 301
Referee: Alex Rose
(1 BP) Old Albanian 87 – 17 Guernsey Raiders
Woollam’s Playing Fields
Attendance: 364
Referee: Jack Sargentina
(1 BP) Oundle 50 – 38 London Welsh (1 BP)
Occupation Road
Attendance: 315
Referee: Harry Parsons
(1 BP) Dorking 21 – 22 Barnes
The Big Field
Attendance: 389
Referee: Simon Waite
(1 BP) Henley Hawks 17 – 22 Canterbury
Dry Leas
Attendance: 331
Referee: Conor Boyle
(2 BP) Oxford Harlequins 38 – 45 Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
Horspath Sports Ground
Attendance: 130
Referee: Thomas Bird
Sevenoaks 27 – 26 Westcombe Park (2 BP)
Knole Paddock
Attendance: 281
Referee: Rebecca Piddlestone

[8]

Round 4

(1 BP) Havant 33 – 48 Sevenoaks (1 BP)
Hook’s Lane
Attendance: 487
Referee: Conor Boyle
Barnes 22 – 21 Old Albanian (1 BP)
Barn Elms
Attendance: 131
Referee: Max Marshall
(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds 43 – 35 Esher (1 BP)
The Haberden
Attendance: 329
Referee: Alex Powdrell
Canterbury 30 – 23 Westcombe Park (1 BP)
The Marine Travel Ground
Attendance: 183
Referee: Peter Douglas
(1 BP) Guernsey Raiders 24 – 21 Oundle (1 BP)
Footes Lane
Attendance: 531
Referee: Peter Buchanan
(2 BP) Henley Hawks 36 – 41 Dorking (1 BP)
Dry Leas
Attendance: 248
Referee: Jack Sargentina
(2 BP) London Welsh 22 – 24 Oxford Harlequins
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 477
Referee: Phillip Russell

[9]

Round 5

(1 BP) Oundle 31 – 26 Barnes (2 BP)
Occupation Road
Attendance: 257
Referee: Rebecca Piddleston
Oxford Harlequins 19 – 37 Guernsey Raiders (1 BP)
Horspath Sports Ground
Attendance: 132
Referee: Connor Boyle
(1 BP) Dorking 31 – 7 Canterbury
The Big Field
Attendance: 487
Referee: Harry Parsons
(1 BP) Esher 50 – 33 London Welsh (1 BP)
Molesey Road
Attendance: 920
Referee: Jack Sargentina
(1 BP) Old Albanian 31 – 22 Henley Hawks
Woollam’s Playing Fields
Attendance: 200
Referee: Alex Rose
(1 BP) Sevenoaks 28 – 43 Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
Knole Paddock
Attendance: 288
Referee: Phillip Russell
(1 BP) Westcombe Park 38 – 24 Havant (1 BP)
Goddington Dene
Attendance: 130
Referee: Thomas Bird

[10]

Round 6

(1 BP) Guernsey Raiders 45 – 19 Esher
Footes Lane
Attendance: 500[a]
Referee: Thomas Bird
(1 BP) Barnes 52 – 5 Oxford Harlequins
Barn Elms
Attendance: 135
Referee: Harry Parsons
(2 BP) Bury St Edmunds 26 – 29 Westcombe Park (1 BP)
The Haberden
Attendance: 473
Referee: Jack Sargentina
(1 BP) Canterbury 56 – 26 Havant (1 BP)
Marine Travel Ground
Attendance: 548
Referee: William Foster
Dorking 21 – 34 Old Albanian (1 BP)
The Big Field
Attendance: 339[b]
Referee: Peter Buchanan
(2 BP) Henley Hawks 29 – 33 Oundle (1 BP)
Dry Leas
Attendance: 231
Referee: Peter Connor
(1 BP) London Welsh 34 – 24 Sevenoaks
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 611
Referee: Simon Waite

[11]

Round 7

Oundle 22 – 19 Dorking (1 BP)
Occupation Road
Attendance: 275
Referee: Phillip Russell
(1 BP) Havant 28 – 36 Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
Hook’s Lane
Attendance: 751
Referee: Conor Boyle
(2 BP) Sevenoaks 41 – 45 Guernsey Raiders (1 BP)
Knole Paddock
Attendance: 300
Referee: George Jones
(1 BP) Esher 28 – 36 Barnes (1 BP)
Moseley Road
Attendance: 720
Referee: Simon Waite
(1 BP) Old Albanian 43 – 31 Canterbury (1 BP)
Woollam’s Playing Fields
Attendance: 282
Referee: Alexander Rose
(1 BP) Oxford Harlequins 33 – 17 Henley Hawks
Horspath Sports Ground
Attendance: 212
Referee: Peter Buchanan
(1 BP) Westcombe Park 59 – 14 London Welsh
Goddington Dene
Attendance: 500
Referee: Harry Parsons

[12]

Round 8

Guernsey Raiders v Westcombe Park
Canterbury v Bury St Edmunds
Dorking v Oxford Harlequins

[13]

Attendances

Club Home
Games 		Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Barnes 4 696 174 227 131 17%
Bury St Edmunds 3 1,195 398 473 329 13%
Canterbury 3 1,231 410 548 183 27%
Dorking 4 2,015 504 800 339 34%
Esher 3 1,697 566 920 301 16%
Guernsey Raiders 3 1,357 452 531 326 9%
Havant 2 1,087 544 600 487 36%
Henley Hawks 4 1,033 258 331 223 6%
London Welsh 3 1,596 532 611 477 9%
Old Albanian 3 932 311 368 200 31%
Oundle 3 753 251 315 181 N/A
Oxford Harlequins 3 389 130 132 127 13%
Sevenoaks 2 569 285 288 281 28%
Westcombe Park 2 360 180 230 130 6%

[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Individual statistics

Notes

  1. ^ The Rugby Paper gave 2 attendances for Guernsey’s home game against Esher on 11 October – 500 in the match report and 250 on the results page. The match report figure has been used as this is closer to Guernsey’s average attendance.
  2. ^ The Rugby Paper gave 2 attendances for Dorking’s home game against Old Albanian on 11 October – 339 in the match report and 512 on the results page. The match report figure has been used until further notice.

See also

References

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