NATIONAL 2 NORTH

Only Jersey Reds’ expulsion from the National Leagues kept Hull Ionians up therefore there’s only one new side in the North as newly promoted Harrogate join the fray. Sam Fox’s side travel to Billingham, who finished 12th last season, in the feature match of the opening day. In round 2 matters heat up with numerous derbies as Hull take on Hull Ionians, Lymm travel to neighbours Chester, Fylde host Preston Grasshoppers, Harrogate and Wharfedale rekindle their rivalry, Otley will hope to cause a major upset by beating last year’s runners up Leeds Tykes, while Tynedale and Billingham compete for bragging rights in the north east.

Round 16Fri Jan 17 Richmond v Esher (7.30

(All matches 3pm kick-offs unless stated)

Round 1Sat Sep 7

Hull v Otley (2pm)

Wharfedale v Sheffield Tigers (2pm) Billingham v Harrogate (2.15pm) Preston Grasshoppers v Chester (2.30pm)

Hull Ionians v Lymm Leeds Tykes v Tynedale Sheffield v Fylde

Round 2Sat Sep 14 Hull v Hull Ionians (2pm) Chester v Lymm Fylde v Preston Grasshoppers Harrogate v Wharfedale Otley v Leeds Tykes Sheffield Tigers v Sheffield Tynedale v Billingham

Round 3Sat Sep 21 Wharfedale v Tynedale Billingham v Otley Lymm v Fylde Preston Grasshoppers v Sheffield Tigers Hull Ionians v Chester Leeds Tykes v Hull Sheffield v Harrogate

Round 4Sat Sep 28 Hull v Billingham (2pm) Fylde v Chester Harrogate v Preston Grasshoppers Leeds Tykes v Hull Ionians Otley v Wharfedale Sheffield Tigers v Lymm Tynedale v Sheffield

Round 5Sat Oct 5 Wharfedale v Hull Billingham v Leeds Tykes Sheffield v Otley

Lymm v Harrogate Preston Grasshoppers v Tynedale Chester v Sheffield Tigers Hull Ionians v Fylde

Round 6Fri Oct 11 Leeds Tykes v Wharfedale (8pm)

Round 6Sat Oct 12

Hull v Sheffield (2pm)

Billingham v Hull Ionians (2.15pm) Harrogate v Chester Otley v Preston Grasshoppers Sheffield Tigers v Fylde Tynedale v Lymm

Round 7Sat Oct 19 Wharfedale v Billingham (2pm) Lymm v Otley (2.30pm)

Preston Grasshoppers v Hull (2.30pm) Chester v Tynedale Fylde v Harrogate Hull Ionians v Sheffield Tigers Sheffield v Leeds Tykes

Round 8Sat Oct 26 Hull v Lymm (2pm) Wharfedale v Hull Ionians (2pm) Billingham v Sheffield (2.15pm) Harrogate v Sheffield Tigers Leeds Tykes v Preston Grasshoppers Otley v Chester Tynedale v Fylde

Round 9Sat Nov 9 Hull Ionians v Harrogate (2pm) Sheffield Tigers v Tynedale (2pm) Sheffield v Wharfedale (2.15pm) Lymm v Leeds Tykes (2.30pm) Preston Grasshoppers v Billingham (2.30pm)

Chester v Hull Fylde v Otley

Round 10Sat Nov 16 Hull v Fylde (2pm) Tynedale v Harrogate (2pm) Wharfedale v Preston Grasshoppers (2pm)

Billingham v Lymm (2.15pm)

Otley v Sheffield Tigers (2.15pm) Sheffield v Hull Ionians (2.15pm) Leeds Tykes v Chester (2.30pm)

Round 11Sat Nov 23

Harrogate v Otley (2pm)

Hull Ionians v Tynedale (2pm) Sheffield Tigers v Hull (2pm) Lymm v Wharfedale (2.30pm) Preston Grasshoppers v Sheffield (2.30pm)

Chester v Billingham Fylde v Leeds Tykes

Round 12Sat Dec 7 Hull v Harrogate (2pm) Wharfedale v Chester (2pm) Billingham v Fylde (2.15pm) Otley v Tynedale (2.15pm) Sheffield v Lymm (2.15pm) Leeds Tykes v Sheffield Tigers (2.30pm)

Preston Grasshoppers v Hull Ionians (2.30pm)

Round 13Sat Dec 14 Harrogate v Leeds Tykes (2pm) Sheffield Tigers v Billingham (2pm) Tynedale v Hull (2pm)

Otley v Hull Ionians (2.15pm) Lymm v Preston Grasshoppers (2.30pm)

Chester v Sheffield Fylde v Wharfedale

Round 14Fri Dec 20 Sheffield v Sheffield Tigers (7pm)

Round 14Sat Dec 21

Hull Ionians v Hull Wharfedale v Harrogate Billingham v Tynedale Leeds Tykes v Otley Lymm v Chester Preston Grasshoppers v Fylde

Round 15Sat Jan 11

Harrogate v Sheffield (2pm) Hull v Leeds Tykes (2pm) Sheffield Tigers v Preston Grasshoppers (2pm) Tynedale v Wharfedale (2pm) Otley v Billingham (2.15pm) Chester v Hull Ionians Fylde v Lymm

Round 16Sat Jan 18 Hull Ionians v Leeds Tykes (2pm) Wharfedale v Otley (2pm)

Billingham v Hull (2.15pm)

Sheffield v Tynedale (2.15pm) Lymm v Sheffield Tigers (2.30pm) Preston Grasshoppers v Harrogate (2.30pm)

Chester v Fylde

Round 17Sat Jan 25 Harrogate v Lymm (2pm) Hull v Wharfedale (2pm) Sheffield Tigers v Chester (2pm) Tynedale v Preston Grasshoppers (2pm) Otley v Sheffield (2.15pm)

Leeds Tykes v Billingham (2.30pm) Fylde v Hull Ionians (3pm)

Round 18Sat Feb 8 Fylde v Sheffield Tigers (2pm) Hull Ionians v Billingham (2pm)

Wharfedale v Leeds Tykes (2pm) Sheffield v Hull (2.15pm) Lymm v Tynedale (2.30pm) Preston Grasshoppers v Otley (2.30pm)

Chester v Harrogate

Round 19Sat Feb 15 Harrogate v Fylde (2pm) Hull v Preston Grasshoppers (2pm) Otley v Lymm (2pm)

Sheffield Tigers v Hull Ionians (2pm) Tynedale v Chester (2pm)

Billingham v Wharfedale (2.15pm) Leeds Tykes v Sheffield (2.30pm)

Round 20Sat Mar 1

Sheffield v Billingham (2.15pm) Lymm v Hull (2.30pm)

Preston Grasshoppers v Leeds Tykes (2.30pm)

Chester v Otley Fylde v Tynedale Hull Ionians v Wharfedale Sheffield Tigers v Harrogate

Round 21Sat Mar 8 Hull v Chester (2pm)

Tynedale v Sheffield Tigers (2pm) Wharfedale v Sheffield (2pm) Billingham v Preston Grasshoppers (2.15pm)

Harrogate v Hull Ionians (3pm) Otley v Fylde (3pm)

Leeds Tykes v Lymm (4pm)

Round 22Sat Mar 15 Fylde v Hull (2pm)

Lymm v Billingham (2.30pm) Preston Grasshoppers v Wharfedale (2.30pm)

Chester v Leeds Tykes

Harrogate v Tynedale Hull Ionians v Sheffield Sheffield Tigers v Otley

Round 23Sat Mar 22 Hull v Sheffield Tigers Tynedale v Hull Ionians Wharfedale v Lymm Billingham v Chester Sheffield v Preston Grasshoppers Leeds Tykes v Fylde Otley v Harrogate

Round 24Sat Apr 5 Lymm v Sheffield (2.30pm) Chester v Wharfedale Fylde v Billingham Harrogate v Hull Hull Ionians v Preston Grasshoppers Sheffield Tigers v Leeds Tykes Tynedale v Otley

Round 25Fri Apr 11 Leeds Tykes v Harrogate (8pm)

Round 25Sat Apr 12

Hull v Tynedale (2pm)

Wharfedale v Fylde (2pm) Billingham v Sheffield Tigers (2.15pm)

Sheffield v Chester (2.15pm) Preston Grasshoppers v Lymm (2.30pm)

Hull Ionians v Otley

Round 26Sat Apr 26 Chester v Preston Grasshoppers Fylde v Sheffield Harrogate v Billingham Lymm v Hull Ionians Otley v Hull Sheffield Tigers v Wharfedale Tynedale v Leeds Tykes