2015–16 National League 1

The league consists of sixteen teams with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of thirty matches each. There is one promotion place and three relegation places. The champions are promoted to the Greene King IPA Championship and the bottom three teams are relegated to either National League 2 North or National League 2 South depending on the geographical location of the team. ==Participating teams and locations==

Twelve of the sixteen teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions Ealing Trailfinders are promoted to the 2015–16 RFU Championship and are replaced by Plymouth Albion who were relegated from the 2014–15 RFU Championship after spending thirteen seasons in the league above. The three teams relegated last season, are Old Albanian, (to the 2015–16 National League 2 South), and Macclesfield and Tynedale, (both to the 2015–16 National League 2 North). The promoted teams are Henley Hawks and Hull Ionians champions of the 2014–15 National League 2 South and 2014–15 National League 2 North respectively, and Ampthill who won the promotion play-off against Bishop's Stortford. ==League table==

Round 1 ---- Round 2 ---- Round 3 ---- Round 4 ---- Round 5 ---- Round 6 ---- Round 7 ---- Round 8 ---- Round 9 ---- Round 10 ---- Round 11 ---- Round 12 ---- Round 13 ---- Round 14 • Postponed due to bad weather and waterlogged pitch. Game rescheduled to 27 February 2016. • Postponed due to bad weather and waterlogged pitch. Game rescheduled to 27 February 2016. ---- Round 15 ---- Round 16 ---- Round 17 ---- Round 18 • Game rescheduled to 12 March 2016 • Game rescheduled to 27 February 2016 ---- Round 19 ---- Round 20 ---- Round 21 ---- Round 22 ---- Round 23 ---- Postponed matches (1) ---- Round 24 ---- Postponed matches (2) ---- Round 25 ---- Round 26 ---- Round 27 ---- Round 28 ---- Round 29 ---- Round 30 • Blackheath's last ever first team game at the Rectory Field. ==Attendances==

• Note if players are tied on tries or points the player with the lowest number of appearances is placed first (if they have the same number of games, then the less minutes played will rank first). Also note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes (unused substitutes not included). Top points scorers Top try scorers ==Season records==

Team ;Largest home win — 59 pts 71 – 12 Hartpury College at home to Blaydon on 23 January 2016 ;Largest away win — 46 pts 46 - 0 Hartpury College away to Henley Hawks on 17 October 2015 ;Most points scored — 71 pts 71 – 12 Hartpury College at home to Blaydon on 23 January 2016 ;Most tries in a match — 11 Hartpury College at home to Blaydon on 23 January 2016 ;Most conversions in a match — 9 Hartpury College at home to Hull Ionians on 30 April 2016 ;Most penalties in a match — 8 Hartpury College at home to Rosslyn Park on 9 April 2016 ;Most drop goals in a match — 3 Fylde away to Esher on 13 February 2016 Player ;Most points in a match — 30 Gareth Thompson for Hartpury College at home to Esher on 26 September 2015 ;Most tries in a match — 4 (x7) Jonas Mikalcius for Hartpury College away to Henley Hawks on 17 October 2015 Spencer Sutherland for Esher at home to Coventry on 7 November 2015 Peter Homan for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 November 2015 Jonas Mikalcius for Hartpury College at home to Blaydon on 23 January 2016 Ben Vellacott for Hartpury College at home to Blaydon on 23 January 2016 Aquile Smith for Hull Ionians at home to Cinderford on 20 February 2016 Jonas Mikalcius for Hartpury College at home to Wharfedale on 19 March 2016 ;Most conversions in a match — 9 Gareth Thompson for Hartpury College at home to Hull Ionians on 30 April 2016 ;Most penalties in a match — 8 Gareth Thompson for Hartpury College at home to Rosslyn Park on 9 April 2016 ;Most drop goals in a match — 3 Chris Johnson for Fylde away to Esher on 13 February 2016 Attendances ;Highest — 1,843 Plymouth Albion v Hartpury College on 23 April 2016 ;Lowest — 80 Blaydon v Fylde on 7 November 2015 ;Highest Average Attendance — 1,153 Plymouth Albion ;Lowest Average Attendance — 243 Blaydon ==See also==