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 .
2024–25 National League 2 East Countries England Date 7 September 2024 – 26 April 2025 Matches played 96 Attendance 33,432 Highest attendance 887 – Guernsey v Bury SE, 26 October 2024 Lowest attendance 110 (3) – Oxford H v Worthing, 9 November 2024, Tonbridge v Henley, 7 December 2024, Westcombe Park v Worthing, 14 December 2024 Tries scored 789 Top point scorer 168 – Frank Reynolds (Canterbury) Top try scorer 14 – Jacques Birch (Barnes), Garry Jones (Canterbury)
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
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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 21 December 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 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]
(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]
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]
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]
(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]
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]
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]
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]
(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]
(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]
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]
(1 BP) Barnes 31 – 5 Bury St Edmunds
Barn Elms Alex Powdrell
Guernsey Raiders P – P Colchester
Postponed due to high winds.[ 21] Tonbridge Juddians 17 – 0 Henley Hawks
The Slade Simon Waite
Worthing Raiders 7 – 36 Sevenoaks (1 BP)
Roundstone Lane Peter Buchanan
(1 BP) Canterbury 31 – 10 Oxford Harlequins
Marine Travel Ground Conor Boyle
(1 BP) Havant 25 – 28 Dorking
Hook's Lane Tom Bird
(1 BP) Old Albanian 17 – 19 Westcombe Park
Woollam's Playing Fields Philip Russell
[ 22]
(2 BP) Dorking 34 – 35 Canterbury (1 BP)
The Big Field Philip Russell
Sevenoaks 24 – 16 Guernsey Raiders
Knole Paddock George Jones
(1 BP) Westcombe Park 68 – 19 Worthing Raiders
Goddington Dene Tom Bird
Bury St Edmunds 24 – 20 Old Albanian (1 BP)
The Haberden Jack Sutton
(1 BP) Colchester 31 – 31 Havant (1 BP)
Raven Park Alex Powdrell
(1 BP) Henley Hawks 22 – 32 Barnes (1 BP)
Dry Leas Conor Boyd
(1 BP) Oxford Harlequins 36 – 54 Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
Horspath Sports Ground Alex Rose
[ 23]
(1 BP) Barnes 7 – 14 Dorking
Barn Elms Tom Bird
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 22 – 0 Colchester
The Slade Rebecca Piddlesden
Westcombe Park 14 – 8 Guernsey Raiders (1 BP)
Goddington Dene Alex Rose
(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds 41 – 17 Henley Hawks
The Haberden Philip Russell
(1 BP) Canterbury 35 – 22 Sevenoaks
Marine Travel Ground Simon Waite
Havant 22 – 19 Worthing Raiders (1 BP)
Hook's Lane Jack Sutton
(1 BP) Old Albanian 52 – 8 Oxford Harlequins
Woollam's Playing Fields Peter Buchanan
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
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Game rescheduled from 23 November 2024. 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
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Guernsey Raiders v Colchester
Rescheduled from 7 December 2024. 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
Total
Average
Highest
Lowest
% Capacity
Barnes
7
1,319
188
280
143
19%
Bury St Edmunds
6
2,726
454
875
235
15%
Canterbury
7
2,822
403
617
250
27%
Colchester
6
2,242
374
438
340
31%
Dorking
5
2,198
440
510
400
29%
Guernsey Raiders
6
3,649
608
887
421
12%
Havant
7
4,770
681
828
339
45%
Henley Hawks
6
1,893
316
427
187
8%
Old Albanian
7
1,910
273
393
182
27%
Oxford Harlequins
6
1,261
210
376
110
21%
Sevenoaks
6
2,516
419
475
380
42%
Tonbridge Juddians
7
2,606
372
753
110
25%
Westcombe Park
7
1,590
227
339
110
7%
Worthing Raiders
6
1,930
322
512
173
21%
[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 20] [ 22] [ 23]
Individual statistics
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Rank
Player
Team
Points
1
Frank Reynolds
Canterbury
168
2
Ciaran McGann
Guernsey Raiders
144
3
Henry Anscombe
Dorking
112
4
Joel Knight
Havant
110
5
Sam Jones
Old Albanian
92
6
Max Titchener
Henley Hawks
84
7
Ewan Fox
Oxford Harlequins
81
8
Sam Evans
Tonbridge Juddians
80
9
Charlie Reed
Bury St Edmunds
77
Thomas White
Tonbridge Juddians
10
Jacques Birch
Barnes
70
Garry Jones
Canterbury
[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 20] [ 22] [ 23]
Rank
Player
Team
Tries
1
Jacques Birch
Barnes
14
Garry Jones
Canterbury
2
Curtis Barnes
Tonbridge Juddians
13
Tobermory McRae
Dorking
3
Alex Noot
Old Albanian
12
4
Eoin O'Donoghue
Canterbury
11
5
Max Coyle
Dorking
9
Harrison Dakin
Worthing Raiders
Scott Sedgwick
Sevenoaks
William Metcalfe
Bury St Edmunds
[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 20] [ 22] [ 23]
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