Although a narrow 19-17, win away to Warwickshire, it was enough for Yorkshire to hold on to pole position in the premier division of the UKDA National League with a total of fifty-five points from their opening two games. With Essex having a bye, they have dropped down to sixth with twenty-two points and have been replaced in the number two spot by West Midlands, after they returned from Suffolk on the back of a convincing 23-13 victory to put them on forty-five points, ten short of the leaders. Lancashire were somewhat surprisingly held to an 18-18 draw away to Dorset, and as a result are currently lying in a very unusual bottom of the table position, however they have only played one fixture so far, as have Warwickshire just above them, Lancashire are on fifteen points and Warwickshire have seventeen.
| Premier Division | ||||||||
| County | P | MA | WA | MB | WB | BP | TP | +/- |
| Yorkshire | 2 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 75 |
| West Midlands | 2 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 26 |
| Dorset | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 39 | -6 |
| Glamorgan | 2 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 33 | -15 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 10 |
| Essex | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 9 |
| Suffolk | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | -87 |
| Warwickshire | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | -9 |
| Lancashire | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | -3 |
In the championship division, Leicestershire remain top of the table with fifty-one points from the first two games of the new season, the latest of which saw them win 24-12 away to Sussex, the defeat for Sussex seeing them drop from second place to sixth with thirty-six points. Replacing Sussex in the number two spot is Hampshire who moved up from eighth to second following their huge 29-7 home win over Kent who remain at the foot of the table after this their first fixture, while Hampshire’s forty-seven points are just four fewer than leaders Leicestershire. London, who had a bye this round, drop from third to next to bottom of the table and are fifteen points to the good on Kent, the two bottom teams having a game in hand on all the teams above them.
| Championship Division | ||||||||
| County | P | MA | WA | MB | WB | BP | TP | +/- |
| Leicestershire | 2 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 45 |
| Hampshire | 2 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 40 |
| Middlesex | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 1 |
| Cornwall | 2 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Gwent | 2 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 39 | -4 |
| Sussex | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 36 | -10 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 32 | -26 |
| London | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 |
| Kent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -60 |
After suffering a 20-16 defeat away to Cheshire, Norfolk have been ousted from the top spot in division one and drop to second place behind new leaders Salopian who played a rearranged fixture against Oxfordshire. Playing away Salopian returned with a 23-13 win to put them top of the division with forty-nine points, nine better off than former leaders Norfolk. In addition to Norfolk having forty points so do third and fourth placed Cambridgeshire and Cheshire, Cambridgeshire winning their home tie with Northamptonshire 21-15. At the other end of the table, Merseyside who didn’t play, are bottom with fifteen points from their opening game.
| Division One | ||||||||
| County | P | MA | WA | MB | WB | BP | TP | +/- |
| Salopian | 2 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 36 |
| Norfolk | 2 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 14 |
| Cambridgeshire | 2 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 40 | -3 |
| Cheshire | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 40 | -12 |
| Northamptonshire | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 9 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 35 | -14 |
| Humberside | 2 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 33 | -27 |
| Worcestershire | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 9 |
| Merseyside | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | -12 |
With wins in their opening two fixtures, Somerset remain top of division two with a total of fifty-one points, their latest success being a 22-14 win playing away against Berkshire. Hot on the heels of the leaders are Clwyd whose 26-10 home win over Shropshire has seen them move up from fourth in the table to second replacing Devon who lost their home game with Black Country 22-14. Clwyd are now on the same fifty one points as Somerset and are three points ahead of Black Country who have held on to third place. Tyne and Wear and Staffordshire have both only played one fixture, Staffordshire bottom of the division with seventeen points and Tyne and Wear just above them having amounted twenty-two points.
| Division Two | ||||||||
| County | P | MA | WA | MB | WB | BP | TP | +/- |
| Somerset | 2 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 51 | 41 |
| Clwyd | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 38 |
| The Black Country | 2 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 30 |
| Devon | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 38 | -6 |
| Berkshire | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 30 | -28 |
| Derbyshire | 2 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 | -29 |
| Shropshire | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 25 | -45 |
| Tyne & Wear | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | -3 |
There were just the two rearranged fixtures played in division three, Cumbria playing at home beat Buckinghamshire 21-15 and in their home fixture Nottinghamshire defeated West of England 28-8. The big win for Nottinghamshire put them top of the division with thirty-one points, while Cumbria’s victory secured the second place with twenty-four points. Surrey, without a game so far, are bottom of the division, West of England and Buckinghamshire just above them with respective points of eight and fifteen.
| Division Three | ||||||||
| County | P | MA | WA | MB | WB | BP | TP | +/- |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 62 |
| Cumbria | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 18 |
| County Durham | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 8 |
| Northumberland | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | -8 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | -18 |
| West of England | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -62 |
| Surrey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In division four, Breconshire added a 21-15 home win over third placed Wiltshire to their account to keep them top of the table with fifty-five points, at this stage, a huge fifteen points clear of their nearest rivals, newcomers Herefordshire, who went down 20-16 playing away against Pembrokeshire. Wiltshire are on the same forty-two points as Herefordshire and have a five points advantage over fourth placed Isle of Wight who for the first time in the six seasons of the UKDA National League, chalked up their very first win, a 21-15 home success over Montgomery and Radnor. Previously Isle of Wight’s best performances came in March 2023 and April 2024 when they earned respective 18-18 draw at home against Montgomery and Radnor and away against Shropshire. The win puts them fourth in the division with thirty-seven points. Well done to all players and officials of Isle of Wight.
| Division Four | ||||||||
| County | P | MA | WA | MB | WB | BP | TP | +/- |
| Breconshire | 2 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 72 |
| Herefordshire | 2 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 26 |
| Wiltshire | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 15 |
| Isle of Wight | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | -23 |
| Bedfordshire | 2 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 35 | -5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 35 | -29 |
| Wirral | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 39 |
| Montgomery & Radnor | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 23 | -69 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | -26 |
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