Scottish National League Division One
Formerly | National League, Premiership Division Two |
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Sport | Rugby union |
Founded | 1973 |
No. of teams | 12 |
Country |
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Most recent champion(s) | Edinburgh Academicals (3rd title) |
Most titles | Stirling County (5 titles) |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | Premiership |
Relegation to | National League Division Two |
The Scottish National League Division One (known as Tennent's National League Division 1 for sponsorship reasons) is the second tier of the Scottish League Championship for amateur rugby union clubs in Scotland.
The division was established in its current format in 2014, with the creation of three national leagues below the Premiership.
Promotion and Relegation
The winners are promoted to the Scottish Premiership, with the runners-up entering a play-off at a neutral venue against the 9th-placed team in the Premiership. The bottom two teams are relegated to Scottish National League Division Two.
Promoted from 2017–18 Scottish National League Division Two
- Kirkcaldy RFC (1st)
- Hamilton RFC (2nd)
Relegated from 2017–18 Scottish Premiership
- Marr RFC (10th)
2018–19 Clubs
Past winners
Winners of the second tier competition – includes Division Two (1973–1995), Premiership Division Two (1996-2012), National League (2013–2014) and National League Division One (2015–)
- Kelso (as Division Two)
- Langholm
- Selkirk
- Melrose
- Kelso
- Melrose
- Gordonians RFC
- Selkirk
- Kilmarnock RFC
- Ayr
- Glasgow Academicals
- Kilmarnock RFC
- Glasgow Academicals
- Kilmarnock RFC
- Jed-Forest
- Stirling County
- Edinburgh Wanderers
- Watsonians
- Kelso
- West Of Scotland
- Glasgow High Kelvinside
- Kelso
- Currie (as Premiership Division Two)
- Edinburgh Academicals
- Glasgow Hawks
- Gala
- Boroughmuir
- Stirling County
- Peebles
- Watsonians
- Gala
- Stirling County
- Dundee HSFP
- Stirling County
- West Of Scotland
- Dundee HSFP
- Stirling County
- Edinburgh Academicals (split format)
- Jed-Forest
- Glasgow Hawks (as National League)
- Boroughmuir
- Selkirk (as National League Division 1)
- Watsonians
- Marr RFC
- Edinburgh Academicals