List_of_English_rugby_union_teams Knowpia

The English rugby union league pyramid is topped by the Premiership. Below this are the Championship and National Leagues 1 to 3. Below this, the structure is split geographically into four regions: Midlands, North, London and South East, and South West. With the exception of the Midlands leagues, which only has regional splits, below these regional leagues are county leagues (e.g. Sussex, Kent, Hampshire). The county leagues are the lowest levels in the English game.

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Level	League(s)/Division(s) v t e
1	Premiership Rugby 10 clubs
2	RFU Championship 12 clubs
3	National League 1 14 clubs
4	National League 2 North 14 clubs					National League 2 East 14 clubs										National League 2 West 14 clubs
5	Regional 1 North East 12 clubs			Regional 1 North West 12 clubs		Regional 1 South East 12 clubs					Regional 1 South Central 12 clubs					Regional 1 South West 12 clubs				Regional 1 Midlands 12 clubs
6	Regional 2 North 12 clubs		Regional 2 North East 12 clubs		Regional 2 North West 12 clubs	Regional 2 Anglia 12 clubs		Regional 2 South East 12 clubs			Regional 2 Thames 12 clubs			Regional 2 South Central 12 clubs		Regional 2 South West 12 clubs		Regional 2 Severn 12 clubs		Regional 2 West Midlands 12 clubs		Regional 2 North Midlands 12 clubs		Regional 2 East Midlands 12 clubs
7	Counties 1 Cumbria 12 clubs	Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland 12 clubs		Counties 1 Yorkshire 12 clubs	Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire 12 clubs	Counties 1 Eastern Counties 12 clubs	Counties 1 Essex 12 clubs	Counties 1 Kent 12 clubs	Counties 1 Hampshire 12 clubs	Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex 12 clubs		Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex 12 clubs	Counties 1 Southern North 12 clubs		Counties 1 Southern South 12 clubs	Counties 1 Western West 12 clubs	Counties 1 Western North 12 clubs		Counties 1 Midlands West (South) 12 clubs		Counties 1 Midlands West (North) 12 clubs	Counties 1 Midlands East (North) 12 clubs	Counties 1 Midlands East (South) 12 clubs
8	Counties 2 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland Counties 2 Yorkshire					Counties 2 Eastern Counties Counties 2 Essex Counties 2 Kent Counties 2 Hampshire Counties 2 Herts/Middlesex Counties 2 Surrey Counties 2 Sussex							Counties 2 Cornwall Counties 2 Devon Counties 2 Gloucestershire North Counties 2 Gloucestershire South Counties 2 Somerset Counties 2 Berks/Bucks & Oxon North Counties 2 Berks/Bucks & Oxon South Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts Central Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts North Counties 2 Dorset & Wilts South						Counties 2 Midlands West (North) Counties 2 Midlands West (South) Counties 2 Midlands East (North) Counties 2 Midlands East (South)
9	Counties 3 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire Counties 3 Durham & Northumberland Counties 3 Yorkshire					Counties 3 Kent Counties 3 Hampshire Counties 3 Herts/Middlesex Counties 3 Surrey Counties 3 Sussex							Counties 3 Cornwall Counties 3 Devon East Counties 3 Devon West Counties 3 Gloucestershire North Counties 3 Gloucestershire South Counties 3 Somerset North Counties 3 Somerset South Counties 3 Berks/Bucks & Oxon North Counties 3 Berks/Bucks & Oxon South Counties 3 Dorset & Wilts Central Counties 3 Dorset & Wilts North Counties 3 Dorset & Wilts South						Counties 3 Midlands West (North) Counties 3 Midlands West (South) Counties 3 Midlands East (N) West Counties 3 Midlands East (N) East Counties 3 Midlands East (South)
10	Counties 4 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire Counties 4 Yorkshire					Counties 4 Kent Counties 4 Surrey Counties 4 Sussex							Counties 4 Gloucestershire North Counties 4 Gloucestershire South Counties 4 Somerset North Counties 4 Somerset South Counties 4 Berks/Bucks & Oxon North Counties 4 Berks/Bucks & Oxon South						Counties 4 Midlands West (North) Counties 4 Midlands West (South)
11	n/a					Counties 5 Kent Counties 5 Surrey Counties 5 Sussex							n/a						n/a