2013–14 National League 1
| 2013–14 National League 1 | |
|---|---|
| Countries |
 England
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| Champions | Doncaster Knights (2013–14) |
| Runners-up | Rosslyn Park |
| Relegated | Henley Hawks, Worthing Raiders and Hull Ionians |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Attendance | 143,750 (average 599 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 1,756 Rosslyn Park at home to Doncaster Knights on 29 March 2014 |
| Lowest attendance | 100 Loughborough Students at home to Hull Ionians on 22 March 2014 |
| Tries scored | 1558 (average 6.492 per match) |
| Top point scorer |
Clifford Hodgson (Coventry) 374 |
| Top try scorer |
Tyson Lewis (Doncaster Knights) 22 |
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2014–15 →
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The 2013–14 National League 1, known for sponsorship reasons as the SSE National League 1 is the fifth season of the third tier of the English domestic rugby union competitions, since the professionalised format of the second tier RFU Championship was introduced. After being relegated last season, Doncaster Knights are the champions and became the first team to be promoted straight back to the RFU Championship for the 2014-15 season. The teams promoted last season from 2012–13 National League 2 South and 2012–13 National League 2 North, Henley Hawks, Hull Ionians and Worthing Raiders finished in the bottom three places with Henley and Worthing to join the 2014–15 National League 2 South and Ionians to the 2014–15 National League 2 North.
After eight seasons in the second tier, Doncaster Knights find themselves playing in this league following their relegation from the RFU Championship. Henley Hawks and Hull Ionians were promoted as champions of their respected leagues National League 2 South and National League 2 North respectively. The third team to win promotion to the league was Worthing Raiders who beat Stourbridge in the promotion play-off 28–26. It is the first appearance at this level for both Hull Ionians and Worthing Raiders.
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