2022–23 National League One
Countries	England
Date	3 September 2022 – 22 April 2023
Champions	Cambridge (1st title)
Runners-up	Rams
Relegated	Esher Leeds Tykes Hull
Matches played	181
Attendance	111,117 (average 614 per match)
Highest attendance	2,279 – Darlington Mowden Park v Leeds Tykes, 29 October 2022
Lowest attendance	125 – Hull v Cinderford, 12 November 2022
Tries scored	1476 (average 8.2 per match)
Top point scorer	259 – Sam Morley (Esher)
Top try scorer	33 – Nana Asiedu (Cambridge)[1]
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2022–23 National League 1 is the 35th season of the third tier of the English domestic rugby union competitions, and following a reorganisation of the league structure, it is reverting to a 14-team format.

Structure

The league consists of fourteen teams, with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis, to make a total of twenty-six matches each. There is one promotion place, with the champions promoted to the RFU Championship, and there are three relegation places to either, National League 2 East, National League 2 North or National League 2 West, depending on the geographical location of the team.^[2]

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.

Participating teams and locations

Birmingham Moseley

Bishop's Stortford

Cambridge

Chinnor

Cinderford

Darlington Mowden Park

Esher

Hull

Leeds Tykes

Plymouth Albion

Rams

Sale FC

Taunton Titans

Rosslyn Park

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2022–23 National 1 teams in England

The reigning champions entering the season are Caldy who were crowned champions on 23 April 2022, following their final match of the season at home to runner-up Sale; beating them 13–9 in front of a club record attendance of 3,023. They were promoted to the RFU Championship. Blackheath (14th position) and Tonbridge Juddians (15th) were relegated to National League 2 East.^[3]

League table