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Rugby union competition in England
2024–25 National League 2 East Countries England Date 7 September 2024 – 26 April 2025 Matches played 56 Attendance 23,566 (average 421 per match) Highest attendance 887 – Guernsey v Bury St Edmunds, 26 October 2024 Lowest attendance 143 – Barnes v Worthing, 5 October 2024 Tries scored 490 (average 8.8 per match) Top point scorer 116 – Ciaran McGann (Guernsey) Top try scorer 12 – Curtis Barnes (Tonbridge)
The 2024–25 National League 2 East is the third 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 .
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 [ edit ]
Locations of the 2024–25 National League 2 East teams
Team
Ground
Capacity
City/Area
Previous season
Barnes
Barn Elms
1,000
Barnes , London
Runners up
Bury St Edmunds
The Haberden
3,000 (135 seats)
Bury St Edmunds , Suffolk
6th
Canterbury
Marine Travel Ground
1,500 (75 seats)
Canterbury , Kent
7th
Colchester
Raven Park
1,200
Colchester , Essex
Promoted from Regional 1SE (champions)[ 2]
Dorking
The Big Field
1,500
Dorking , Surrey
3rd
Guernsey Raiders
Footes Lane
5,000 (720 seats)
Saint Peter Port , Guernsey
10th
Havant
Hook's Lane[ 3]
1,500 (500 seats)
Havant , Hampshire
Promoted from Regional 1SC (champions)[ 4]
Henley Hawks
Dry Leas
4,000
Henley-on-Thames , Oxfordshire
4th
Old Albanian
Woollam's Playing Fields
1,000
St Albans , Hertfordshire
8th
Oxford Harlequins
Horspath Sports Ground[ 5]
1,000
Horspath , Oxfordshire
Promoted from Regional 1 Midlands (champions)[ 6]
Sevenoaks
Knole Paddock
1,000
Sevenoaks , Kent
11th
Tonbridge Juddians
The Slade
1,500
Tonbridge , Kent
5th
Westcombe Park
Goddington Dene
3,200 (200 seats)
Orpington , London
9th
Worthing Raiders
Roundstone Lane
1,500 (100 seats)
Angmering , West Sussex
12th
Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2024. Source: National League Rugby
[ 7] Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
Number of matches won
Difference between points for and against
Total number of points for
Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Fixtures for the season were published by the RFU on 31 May 2025.[ 8]
(1 BP) Guernsey Raiders 24 – 16 Worthing Raiders
Footes Lane Attendance: 458 Referee: Alex Powdrell
(1 BP) Barnes 47 – 22 Oxford Harlequins
Barn Elms Attendance: 280 Referee: Philip Russell
(1 BP) Canterbury 53 – 13 Colchester
Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 320 Referee: Peter Buchanan
Hook's Lane Attendance: 803 Referee: Tom Bird
(1 BP) Old Albanian 21 – 22 Henley Hawks
Woollam's Playing Fields Attendance: 393 Referee: Alex Noot
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 45 – 31 Dorking (1 BP)
The Slade Attendance: 287 Referee: Rebecca Piddlesden
(1 BP) Westcombe Park 29 – 24 Bury St Edmunds (2 BP)
Goddington Dene Attendance: 250 Referee: Conor Boyle
[ 9]
(1 BP) Guernsey Raiders 37 – 26 Westcombe Park (1 BP)
Footes Lane Attendance: 421 Referee: Peter Buchanan
(1 BP) Dorking 29 – 24 Barnes (1 BP)
The Big Field Attendance: 420 Referee: Alex Powdrell
(1 BP) Colchester 26 – 48 Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
Raven Park Attendance: 375 Referee: Tom Bird
Henley Hawks 20 – 17 Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
Dry Leas Attendance: 377 Referee: Jack Sutton
(2 BP) Oxford Harlequins 32 – 38 Old Albanian (1 BP)
Horspath Sports Ground Attendance: 223 Referee: Alex Rose
Sevenoaks 14 – 27 Canterbury (1 BP)
Knole Paddock Attendance: 410 Referee: Simon Waite
(2 BP) Worthing Raiders 34 – 40 Havant (1 BP)
Roundstone Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Phillip Russell
[ 10]
Havant 20 – 39 Guernsey Raiders (1 BP)
Hook's Lane Attendance: 630 Referee: Lloyd Davies
(1 BP) Barnes 36 – 20 Colchester
Barn Elms Attendance: 157 Referee: Alex Rose
(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds 61 – 33 Oxford Harlequins (1 BP)
The Haberden Attendance: 511 Referee: George Jones
(1 BP) Canterbury 49 – 21 Worthing Raiders
Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 417 Referee: Jack Sutton
(1 BP) Old Albanian 28 – 43 Dorking (1 BP)
Woollam's Playing Fields Attendance: 393 Referee: Simon Waite
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 50 – 10 Sevenoaks
The Slade Attendance: 753 Referee: Phillip Russell
(1 BP) Westcombe Park 32 – 29 Henley Hawks (2 BP)
Goddington Dene Attendance: 339 Referee: Alex Powdrell
[ 11]
Colchester 19 – 38 Old Albanian (1 BP)
Raven Park Attendance: 340 Referee: Phil Russell
(1 BP) Dorking 47 – 27 Bury St Edmunds
The Big Field Attendance: 415 Referee: Connor Boyle
(1 BP) Havant 23 – 26 Westcombe Park (1 BP)
Hook's Lane Attendance: 638 Referee: George Jones
Oxford Harlequins 19 – 19 Henley Hawks
Horspath Sports Ground Attendance: 287 Referee: Alex Rose
Sevenoaks 5 – 26 Barnes (1 BP)
Knole Paddock Attendance: 475 Referee: Jack Sutton
Worthing Raiders 5 – 38 Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
Roundstone Lane Attendance: 173 Referee: Peter Buchanan
(1 BP) Guernsey Raiders 41 – 23 Canterbury
Footes Lane Attendance: 638 Referee: Alex Powdrell
[ 12]
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 38 – 37 Guernsey Raiders (2 BP)
The Slade Attendance: 831 Referee: Conor Boyle
(1 BP) Barnes 55 – 26 Worthing Raiders (1 BP)
Barn Elms Attendance: 143 Referee: George Jones
(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds 36 – 22 Colchester
The Haberden Attendance: 875 Referee: Simon Waite
(1 BP) Canterbury 36 – 31 Havant (2 BP)
Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 443 Referee: Tom Bird
Henley Hawks 5 – 34 Dorking (1 BP)
Dry Leas Attendance: 427 Referee: Phillip Russell
(1 BP) Old Albanian 52 – 49 Sevenoaks (2 BP)
Woollam's Playing Fields Attendance: 229 Referee: Alex Powdrell
(1 BP) Westcombe Park 46 – 24 Oxford Harlequins
Goddington Dene Attendance: 311 Referee: Jack Sutton
[ 13]
Canterbury 39 – 22 Westcombe Park
Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 617 Referee: Phil Russell
(1 BP) Colchester 7 – 10 Henley Hawks
Raven Park Attendance: 361 Referee: Alex Powdrell
(1 BP) Dorking 36 – 7 Oxford Harlequins
The Big Field Attendance: 510 Referee: Tom Bird
(1 BP) Guernsey Raiders 35 – 31 Barnes (2 BP)
Footes Lane Attendance: 658 Referee: Simon Waite
(1 BP) Havant 31 – 39 Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
Hook's Lane Attendance: 828 Referee: Jack Sutton
Sevenoaks 19 – 28 Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
Knole Paddock Attendance: 390 Referee: George Jones
(2 BP) Worthing Raiders 29 – 31 Old Albanian (1 BP)
Roundstone Lane Attendance: 402 Referee: Connor Boyle
[ 14]
Old Albanian 14 – 37 Guernsey Raiders (1 BP)
Woollam's Playing Fields Attendance: 229 Referee: Harry Parsons
(1 BP) Barnes 33 – 21 Havant
Barn Elms Attendance: 186 Referee: Connor Boyle
(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds 32 – 29 Worthing Raiders (2 BP)
The Haberden Attendance: 413 Referee: Simon Waite
Henley Hawks 26 – 20 Sevenoaks (2 BP)
Dry Leas Attendance: 275 Referee: Alex Rose
(1 BP) Oxford Harlequins 48 – 22 Colchester (1 BP)
Horspath Sports Ground Attendance: 376 Referee: Peter Buchanan
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 40 – 24 Canterbury (1 BP)
The Slade Attendance: 412 Referee: Alex Powdrell
(1 BP) Westcombe Park 31 – 40 Dorking (1 BP)
Goddington Dene Attendance: 180 Referee: Tom Bird
[ 15]
Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 325 Referee: Jack Sutton
(1 BP) Colchester 25 – 38 Dorking (1 BP)
Raven Park Attendance: 438 Referee: Holly Wood
(1 BP) Havant 37 – 29 Old Albanian (1 BP)
Hook's Lane Attendance: 756 Referee: Alex Rose
(1 BP) Sevenoaks 43 – 29 Oxford Harlequins (1 BP)
Knole Paddock Attendance: 450 Referee: Simon Waite
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 40 – 5 Westcombe Park
The Slade Attendance: 412 Referee: Peter Buchanan
(1 BP) Worthing Raiders 34 – 55 Henley Hawks (1 BP)
Roundstone Lane Attendance: 240 Referee: Tom Bird
(1 BP) Guernsey Raiders 36 – 35 Bury St Edmunds (2 BP)
Footes Lane Attendance: 887 Referee: Phil Russell
[ 16]
Barnes v Tonbridge Juddians
Henley Hawks v Guernsey Raiders
Westcombe Park v Colchester
Oxford Harlequins v Worthing Raiders
Guernsey Raiders v Oxford Harlequins
Tonbridge Juddians v Old Albanian
Canterbury v Bury St Edmunds
Bury St Edmunds v Tonbridge Juddians
Colchester v Worthing Raiders
Guernsey Raiders v Colchester
Tonbridge Juddians v Henley Hawks
Worthing Raiders v Sevenoaks
Canterbury v Oxford Harlequins
Old Albanian v Westcombe Park
Sevenoaks v Guernsey Raiders
Westcombe Park v Worthing Raiders
Bury St Edmunds v Old Albanian
Oxford Harlequins v Tonbridge Juddians
Tonbridge Juddians v Colchester
Westcombe Park v Guernsey Raiders
Bury St Edmunds v Henley Hawks
Old Albanian v Oxford Harlequins
Henley Hawks v Westcombe Park
Oxford Harlequins v Bury St Edmunds
Sevenoaks v Tonbridge Juddians
Worthing Raiders v Canterbury
Tonbridge Juddians v Worthing Raiders
Canterbury v Guernsey Raiders
Henley Hawks v Oxford Harlequins
Colchester v Bury St Edmunds
Guernsey Raiders v Tonbridge Juddians
Oxford Harlequins v Westcombe Park
Tonbridge Juddians v Havant
Westcombe Park v Canterbury
Bury St Edmunds v Sevenoaks
Old Albanian v Worthing Raiders
Oxford Harlequins v Dorking
Worthing Raiders v Bury St Edmunds
Canterbury v Tonbridge Juddians
Colchester v Oxford Harlequins
Guernsey Raiders v Old Albanian
Bury St Edmunds v Guernsey Raiders
Westcombe Park v Tonbridge Juddians
Henley Hawks v Worthing Raiders
Oxford Harlequins v Sevenoaks
Worthing Raiders v Oxford Harlequins
Colchester v Westcombe Park
Guernsey Raiders v Henley Hawks
Tonbridge Juddians v Barnes
Bury St Edmunds v Canterbury
Old Albanian v Tonbridge Juddians
Oxford Harlequins v Guernsey Raiders
Tonbridge Juddians v Bury St Edmunds
Worthing Raiders v Colchester
Colchester v Guernsey Raiders
Henley Hawks v Tonbridge Juddians
Oxford Harlequins v Canterbury
Sevenoaks v Worthing Raiders
Westcombe Park v Old Albanian
Guernsey Raiders v Sevenoaks
Old Albanian v Bury St Edmunds
Tonbridge Juddians v Oxford Harlequins
Worthing Raiders v Westcombe Park
Bury St Edmunds v Westcombe Park
Dorking v Tonbridge Juddians
Henley Hawks v Old Albanian
Worthing Raiders v Guernsey Raiders
Club
Home Games
Total
Average
Highest
Lowest
% Capacity
Barnes
4
766
192
280
143
19%
Bury St Edmunds
3
1,799
600
875
413
20%
Canterbury
5
2,122
424
617
320
28%
Colchester
4
1,514
379
438
340
32%
Dorking
3
1,345
448
510
415
30%
Guernsey Raiders
5
3,062
612
887
421
12%
Havant
5
3,655
731
828
630
49%
Henley Hawks
3
1,079
360
427
275
9%
Old Albanian
4
1,244
311
393
229
31%
Oxford Harlequins
3
886
295
376
223
30%
Sevenoaks
4
1,725
431
475
390
43%
Tonbridge Juddians
5
2,174
435
753
287
29%
Westcombe Park
4
1,080
270
339
180
8%
Worthing Raiders
4
1,115
279
402
173
19%
[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Individual statistics [ edit ]
Rank
Player
Team
Points
1
Ciaran McGann
Guernsey Raiders
116
2
Frank Reynolds
Canterbury
90
3
Sam Jones
Old Albanian
71
4
Henry Anscombe
Dorking
68
5
Thomas White
Tonbridge Juddians
64
6
Joel Knight
Havant
63
7
Max Titchener
Henley Hawks
61
8
Curtis Barnes
Tonbridge Juddians
60
Ewan Fox
Oxford Harlequins
[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Rank
Player
Team
Tries
1
Curtis Barnes
Tonbridge Juddians
12
2
Tobermory McRae
Dorking
11
3
Alex Noot
Old Albanian
9
4
Harrison Dakin
Worthing Raiders
8
Garry Jones
Canterbury
5
Joshua Archer
Barnes
7
Jacques Birch
Barnes
Adam Field
Oxford Harlequins
William Metcalfe
Bury St Edmunds
James Roberts
Oxford Harlequins
[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
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