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REGIONAL 1 – PLAY-OFFS
NLR 2 Accession Final 1
12th National 2 North v Winner of SF 1
Regional 1 Play-Off Semi-Final
2nd v 3rd
Regional 1 Play-Off Final 1- North West SF Winner v North East SF Winner
Regional 1 Play-Off Final 2- South Central SF Winner v South East SF Winner
Regional 1 Play-Off Final 3-Midlands SF Winner v South West SF Winner
⁃ The first promotion round takes place within each Regional 1 League.
⁃ 2nd hosts 3rd.
⁃ Winner of the Semi-Final qualifies for the Regional 1 Play-Off Finals.
The Survival Play-Off takes place within each Regional 1 League on the same weekend.
⁃ 9th host 10th with the loser participating in the Regional 1 Accession Finals.
⁃ The next round is competed on a regional basis in a one-off tie.
⁃ Pairings are North West/North East, South Central/South East, Midlands/South West.
⁃ The highest seeded qualifier in each pairing will host the tie
⁃ The winner of each Play-Off Final will qualify for the Accession Finals.
- The NLR 2 Accession Finals are the last stage of the Play-Offs.
⁃ There will be 3 Finals, corresponding with the 3 National 2 Leagues.
⁃ 12th place in each National 2 League will host their respective Regional 1
Play-Off Final winners.⁃ Winner of each Accession Final will play in National 2 the following
season.
NLR 2 Accession Final 2
12thNational 2 East v Winner of SF 2
NLR 2 Accession Final 3
12th National 2 West v Winner of SF 3
Regional 1 Survival Play-Off 9th v 10th Loser participates in Regional 1 Accession Final
