North Premier
Current season or competition:: 2017–18 North Premier
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| Sport | Rugby Union |
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| Instituted | 1987 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Country |
 England
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| Holders |
Huddersfield (2nd title) (2016–17 (promoted to National League 2 North) |
| Most titles | Darlington Mowden Park, Huddersfield, Morley (2 titles) |
| Website | clubs.rfu.com |
North Premier (formerly known as National League 3 North) is a level five league in the English rugby union system. It is one of four leagues at this level, with its counterparts; London & South East Premier, South West Premier and Midlands Premier. The format of the league was changed at the beginning of the 2009–10 season following reorganisation by the Rugby Football Union when the league was formally known as North Division One. A further name change from National League 3 to Premier was introduced for the 2017-18 season by the RFU in order to lessen confusion for what is a series of regional leagues.. The fourteen teams in the division are drawn from across northern England and is the highest regional rugby union league in the north of England.
The champion club is automatically promoted to National League 2 North and the runner-up meets the second placed team of Midlands Premier in a play-off, with the winner also gaining promotion. The current champions are Huddersfield, winning all of their 26 matches and finishing 25 points above the runner-up, Rossendale. Huddersfield was relegated from National 2 North last season. Subject to confirmation by the RFU three clubs are relegated; Cleckheaton, Firwood Waterloo and .
The fourteen teams in this league are drawn from across northern England with the league champions being promoted to National League 2 North and the runner-up going into a play-off with the second placed team from Midlands Premier with the winner also being promoted. The league's bottom three teams are relegated to either North 1 East or North 1 West depending on their geographic location.
The season runs from September to May and comprises twenty-six rounds of matches, with each club playing each of its rivals home and away. The results of the matches contribute points to the league table as follows:
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