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Scottish National League (rugby union)

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Scottish National League (rugby union)
SportRugby union
Founded1973
No. of teams12
Country Scotland

The Scottish National League (currently named Tennents National League One for sponsorship reasons) is an amateur league competition for rugby union clubs in Scotland. It forms the 2nd tier of the Scottish League Championship.

The league winner is automatically promoted to the top tier of Scottish league rugby (The Tennents Premiership). The bottom two clubs are relegated into National League Two, replaced by the top two teams in that league.

Scottish National League One, 2019–20

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With the creation of the SRU's semi-professional Super 6 there was a major reshuffling of the top leagues. The six franchise holding clubs saw their "Club XV's" relegated from the Premiership, replaced by the six top teams from the 2018-19 National League One.

Play was suspended on 14 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Furthermore, the season was officially cancelled without any winner or relegation/promotion on 31 March, despite Biggar already crowned league champions.

2019/20 Tennents National League One
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points Notes
1 Biggar 20 18 1 1 756 225 531 18 0 92
2 Heriot's Blues 19 14 0 5 672 365 307 16 1 73
3 Highland 18 13 0 5 574 362 212 11 1 64
4 Melrose 19 12 0 7 456 486 -30 10 1 59
5 Gala 19 9 2 9 462 462 0 7 4 51
6 Stirling Wolves 18 9 1 8 413 429 -16 6 3 47
7 Watsonians 20 8 2 10 488 569 -81 8 3 47
8 Cartha QP 19 7 1 11 559 587 -28 11 4 45
9 Kelso 20 7 0 13 387 606 -219 7 4 39
10 Ayr 19 6 1 12 372 531 -159 6 3 35
11 Boroughmuir 18 5 0 13 313 448 -135 3 4 27
12 Dundee 20 3 0 17 313 695 -382 3 1 16