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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 76 Attendance 29,804 Highest attendance 887 – Guernsey v Bury St Edmunds, 26 October 2024 Lowest attendance 110 – Oxford H v Worthing, 9 November 2024 Tries scored 656 Top point scorer 137 – Frank Reynolds (Canterbury) Top try scorer 14 – Garry Jones (Canterbury)
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 .
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 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
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 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]
Round 1
(1 BP) Guernsey Raiders 24 – 16 Worthing Raiders
Footes Lane Alex Powdrell
(1 BP) Barnes 47 – 22 Oxford Harlequins
Barn Elms Philip Russell
(1 BP) Canterbury 53 – 13 Colchester
Marine Travel Ground Peter Buchanan
Hook's Lane Tom Bird
(1 BP) Old Albanian 21 – 22 Henley Hawks
Woollam's Playing Fields Alex Noot
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 45 – 31 Dorking (1 BP)
The Slade Rebecca Piddlesden
(1 BP) Westcombe Park 29 – 24 Bury St Edmunds (2 BP)
Goddington Dene Conor Boyle
[ 9]
Round 2
(1 BP) Guernsey Raiders 37 – 26 Westcombe Park (1 BP)
Footes Lane Peter Buchanan
(1 BP) Dorking 29 – 24 Barnes (1 BP)
The Big Field Alex Powdrell
(1 BP) Colchester 26 – 48 Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
Raven Park Tom Bird
Henley Hawks 20 – 17 Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
Dry Leas Jack Sutton
(2 BP) Oxford Harlequins 32 – 38 Old Albanian (1 BP)
Horspath Sports Ground Alex Rose
Sevenoaks 14 – 27 Canterbury (1 BP)
Knole Paddock Simon Waite
(2 BP) Worthing Raiders 34 – 40 Havant (1 BP)
Roundstone Lane Phillip Russell
[ 10]
Round 3
Havant 20 – 39 Guernsey Raiders (1 BP)
Hook's Lane Lloyd Davies
(1 BP) Barnes 36 – 20 Colchester
Barn Elms Alex Rose
(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds 61 – 33 Oxford Harlequins (1 BP)
The Haberden George Jones
(1 BP) Canterbury 49 – 21 Worthing Raiders
Marine Travel Ground Jack Sutton
(1 BP) Old Albanian 28 – 43 Dorking (1 BP)
Woollam's Playing Fields Simon Waite
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 50 – 10 Sevenoaks
The Slade Phillip Russell
(1 BP) Westcombe Park 32 – 29 Henley Hawks (2 BP)
Goddington Dene Alex Powdrell
[ 11]
Round 4
Colchester 19 – 38 Old Albanian (1 BP)
Raven Park Phil Russell
(1 BP) Dorking 47 – 27 Bury St Edmunds
The Big Field Connor Boyle
(1 BP) Havant 23 – 26 Westcombe Park (1 BP)
Hook's Lane George Jones
Oxford Harlequins 19 – 19 Henley Hawks
Horspath Sports Ground Alex Rose
Sevenoaks 5 – 26 Barnes (1 BP)
Knole Paddock Jack Sutton
Worthing Raiders 5 – 38 Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
Roundstone Lane Peter Buchanan
(1 BP) Guernsey Raiders 41 – 23 Canterbury
Footes Lane Alex Powdrell
[ 12]
Round 5
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 38 – 37 Guernsey Raiders (2 BP)
The Slade Conor Boyle
(1 BP) Barnes 55 – 26 Worthing Raiders (1 BP)
Barn Elms George Jones
(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds 36 – 22 Colchester
The Haberden Simon Waite
(1 BP) Canterbury 36 – 31 Havant (2 BP)
Marine Travel Ground Tom Bird
Henley Hawks 5 – 34 Dorking (1 BP)
Dry Leas Phillip Russell
(1 BP) Old Albanian 52 – 49 Sevenoaks (2 BP)
Woollam's Playing Fields Alex Powdrell
(1 BP) Westcombe Park 46 – 24 Oxford Harlequins
Goddington Dene Jack Sutton
[ 13]
Round 6
Canterbury 39 – 22 Westcombe Park
Marine Travel Ground Phil Russell
(1 BP) Colchester 7 – 10 Henley Hawks
Raven Park Alex Powdrell
(1 BP) Dorking 36 – 7 Oxford Harlequins
The Big Field Tom Bird
(1 BP) Guernsey Raiders 35 – 31 Barnes (2 BP)
Footes Lane Simon Waite
(1 BP) Havant 31 – 39 Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
Hook's Lane Jack Sutton
Sevenoaks 19 – 28 Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
Knole Paddock George Jones
(2 BP) Worthing Raiders 29 – 31 Old Albanian (1 BP)
Roundstone Lane Connor Boyle
[ 14]
Round 7
Old Albanian 14 – 37 Guernsey Raiders (1 BP)
Woollam's Playing Fields Harry Parsons
(1 BP) Barnes 33 – 21 Havant
Barn Elms Connor Boyle
(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds 32 – 29 Worthing Raiders (2 BP)
The Haberden Simon Waite
Henley Hawks 26 – 20 Sevenoaks (2 BP)
Dry Leas Alex Rose
(1 BP) Oxford Harlequins 48 – 22 Colchester (1 BP)
Horspath Sports Ground Peter Buchanan
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 40 – 24 Canterbury (1 BP)
The Slade Alex Powdrell
(1 BP) Westcombe Park 31 – 40 Dorking (1 BP)
Goddington Dene Tom Bird
[ 15]
Round 8
Marine Travel Ground Jack Sutton
(1 BP) Colchester 25 – 38 Dorking (1 BP)
Raven Park Holly Wood
(1 BP) Havant 37 – 29 Old Albanian (1 BP)
Hook's Lane Alex Rose
(1 BP) Sevenoaks 43 – 29 Oxford Harlequins (1 BP)
Knole Paddock Simon Waite
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 40 – 5 Westcombe Park
The Slade Peter Buchanan
(1 BP) Worthing Raiders 34 – 55 Henley Hawks (1 BP)
Roundstone Lane Tom Bird
(1 BP) Guernsey Raiders 36 – 35 Bury St Edmunds (2 BP)
Footes Lane Phil Russell
[ 16]
Round 9
(1 BP) Barnes 25 – 26 Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
Barn Elms Alex Rose
(1 BP) Henley Hawks 26 – 15 Guernsey Raiders
Dry Leas Sam Yates
(1 BP) Westcombe Park 39 – 36 Colchester (2 BP)
Goddington Dene Harry Parsons
(1 BP) Dorking 50 – 26 Sevenoaks (1 BP)
The Big Field Conor Boyle
(2 BP) Bury St Edmunds 49 – 53 Havant (1 BP)
The Haberden Tom Bird
Old Albanian 17 – 54 Canterbury (1 BP)
Woollam's Playing Fields George Jones
(1 BP) Oxford Harlequins 34 – 20 Worthing Raiders
Horspath Sports Ground Simon Waite
[ 17]
Round 10
(1 BP) Barnes 34 – 12 Westcombe Park
Barn Elms George Jones
(1 BP) Guernsey Raiders 49 – 27 Oxford Harlequins (1 BP)
Footes Lane Alex Rowe
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 41 – 28 Old Albanian (1 BP)
The Slade Alex Powdrell
(1 BP) Worthing Raiders 34 – 61 Dorking (1 BP)
Roundstone Lane James Walker
(1 BP) Sevenoaks 23 – 28 Colchester (1 BP)
Knole Paddock Phil Russell
(1 BP) Canterbury 59 – 35 Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
Marine Travel Ground Holly Wood
Havant 28 – 36 Henley Hawks (1 BP)
Hook's Lane Peter Buchanan
[ 18]
Round 11
Dorking P – P Guernsey Raiders
Postponed as strong winds caused unsafe travel conditions for visiting side. Game to be rescheduled for 1 February 2025.[ 19] (1 BP) Westcombe Park 12 – 14 Sevenoaks
Goddington Dene Holly Wood
(1 BP) Old Albanian 10 – 13 Barnes
Woollam's Playing Fields Simon Waite
(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds 32 – 21 Tonbridge Juddians
The Haberden George Jones
(1 BP) Colchester 14 – 20 Worthing Raiders (1 BP)
Raven Park Peter Buchanan
Henley Hawks 17 – 16 Canterbury (1 BP)
Dry Leas Tom Bird
(1 BP) Oxford Harlequins 17 – 22 Havant
Horspath Sports Ground Phillip Russell
[ 20]
Round 12
Guernsey Raiders v Colchester
Tonbridge Juddians v Henley Hawks
Worthing Raiders v Sevenoaks
Canterbury v Oxford Harlequins
Old Albanian v Westcombe Park
Round 13
Sevenoaks v Guernsey Raiders
Westcombe Park v Worthing Raiders
Bury St Edmunds v Old Albanian
Oxford Harlequins v Tonbridge Juddians
Round 14
Tonbridge Juddians v Colchester
Westcombe Park v Guernsey Raiders
Bury St Edmunds v Henley Hawks
Old Albanian v Oxford Harlequins
Round 15
Henley Hawks v Westcombe Park
Oxford Harlequins v Bury St Edmunds
Sevenoaks v Tonbridge Juddians
Worthing Raiders v Canterbury
Round 16
Tonbridge Juddians v Worthing Raiders
Canterbury v Guernsey Raiders
Henley Hawks v Oxford Harlequins
Round 17
Colchester v Bury St Edmunds
Guernsey Raiders v Tonbridge Juddians
Oxford Harlequins v Westcombe Park
Round 18
Tonbridge Juddians v Havant
Westcombe Park v Canterbury
Bury St Edmunds v Sevenoaks
Old Albanian v Worthing Raiders
Oxford Harlequins v Dorking
Round 19
Worthing Raiders v Bury St Edmunds
Canterbury v Tonbridge Juddians
Colchester v Oxford Harlequins
Guernsey Raiders v Old Albanian
Round 20
Bury St Edmunds v Guernsey Raiders
Westcombe Park v Tonbridge Juddians
Henley Hawks v Worthing Raiders
Oxford Harlequins v Sevenoaks
Round 21
Worthing Raiders v Oxford Harlequins
Colchester v Westcombe Park
Guernsey Raiders v Henley Hawks
Tonbridge Juddians v Barnes
Round 22
Bury St Edmunds v Canterbury
Old Albanian v Tonbridge Juddians
Oxford Harlequins v Guernsey Raiders
Round 23
Tonbridge Juddians v Bury St Edmunds
Worthing Raiders v Colchester
Round 24
Colchester v Guernsey Raiders
Henley Hawks v Tonbridge Juddians
Oxford Harlequins v Canterbury
Sevenoaks v Worthing Raiders
Westcombe Park v Old Albanian
Round 25
Guernsey Raiders v Sevenoaks
Old Albanian v Bury St Edmunds
Tonbridge Juddians v Oxford Harlequins
Worthing Raiders v Westcombe Park
Round 26
Bury St Edmunds v Westcombe Park
Dorking v Tonbridge Juddians
Henley Hawks v Old Albanian
Worthing Raiders v Guernsey Raiders
Attendances
Club
Home
Total
Average
Highest
Lowest
% Capacity
Barnes
6
1,130
188
280
143
19%
Bury St Edmunds
5
2,329
466
875
235
16%
Canterbury
6
2,572
429
617
320
29%
Colchester
5
1,856
371
438
340
31%
Dorking
4
1,745
436
510
400
29%
Guernsey Raiders
6
3,649
608
887
421
12%
Havant
6
4,431
739
828
630
49%
Henley Hawks
5
1,543
309
427
187
8%
Old Albanian
6
1,728
288
393
202
29%
Oxford Harlequins
5
1,113
223
376
110
22%
Sevenoaks
5
2,105
421
475
380
42%
Tonbridge Juddians
6
2,496
416
753
287
28%
Westcombe Park
6
1,480
247
339
150
8%
Worthing Raiders
5
1,627
325
512
173
22%
[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 20]
Individual statistics
Top points scorers
Rank
Player
Team
Points
1
Frank Reynolds
Canterbury
137
2
Ciaran McGann
Guernsey Raiders
135
3
Henry Anscombe
Dorking
95
4
Joel Knight
Havant
89
5
Sam Jones
Old Albanian
85
6
Ewan Fox
Oxford Harlequins
81
7
Thomas White
Tonbridge Juddians
77
8
Max Titchener
Henley Hawks
75
9
Garry Jones
Canterbury
70
10
Jack Martin
Barnes
69
[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 20]
Top try scorers
Rank
Player
Team
Tries
1
Garry Jones
Canterbury
14
2
Tobermory McRae
Dorking
13
3
Curtis Barnes
Tonbridge Juddians
12
Jacques Birch
Barnes
4
Alex Noot
Old Albanian
10
5
William Metcalfe
Bury St Edmunds
9
6
Joshua Archer
Barnes
8
Harrison Dakin
Worthing Raiders
Thomas Howe
Dorking
Scott Sedgwick
Sevenoaks
[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 20]
Notes
See also
References
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