NCA rebrand to National League Rugby confirmed by RFU council
Today we are pleased to announce that we can now proudly call ourselves National League Rugby.
Return of full contact training delayed for National League clubs
Despite the Rugby Football Union’s (RFU) best efforts to secure approval, the government has not given permission for scrums and mauls to be re-instated at our level next week.
Peter Winterbottom on Esher’s return to action
There is still a long way to go before normality is restored at our National League clubs, but last weekend was hopefully the beginning of the end as teams returned to action. Photo Credit: (Aaron Bayliss)
National League Rugby release fixtures for 2021-22 season
The National Clubs Association have today released the fixtures for the 2021-22 season. (Photo Credit: Lee Sullivan)
England Rugby highlight National League clubs in Mental Health Awareness Week
Monday marked the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week and our National League clubs are using different ways to help tackle the stigma around mental health. Photo Credit: Aaron Bayliss
NCA set to rebrand to National League Rugby
Pending a full meeting of the RFU Council in June, the NCA’s name will be changed to National League Rugby to mark the return of the game at our level.
National League structure to change from 2022/23 season
The RFU Council has agreed changes for a new competition structure in the adult male game from the National Leagues and below.
Rams RFC raring to go again
After a 13 month period of no matches and fleeting training sessions, Rams RFC now have some fixtures to look forward to as National League clubs begin functioning once again. Photo Credit: [Rams RFC / Tim Pitfield]
#BackToGrassroots: In The Press – NCA Chairman John Inverdale
Our #BackToGrassroots theme continued this week as our chairman John Inverdale spoke to the excellent Will Kelleher from the Daily Mail.
London Irish’s George Nott: “It’s great to see clubs up and running again
London Irish’s George Nott is preparing for a European quarter-final this weekend, but he chatted to Talking Rugby Union about the importance of the National Leagues and why he is pleased to see grassroots club reopening their doors. [Photo Credit: London Irish]