Our opponents on the opening day of the 2021/22 season happen to be the last side we played against in the third tier before the COVID-19 pandemic and we will welcome the Greater Manchester club to Kingsey Road on Saturday, September 4.

A trip to Old Elthamians is followed by a mouth-watering clash at home to Cinderford.

We will travel to Leeds Tykes for the first time on November 20, with the Yorkshire side coming to Chinnor RFC Thame on March 26.

The much-anticipated derbies against Rams take place on December 18 at Old Bath Road and April 23 at Kingsey Road.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 FIXTURES – 2021/22
SEPTEMBER
Sep 4 - Sale (H)
Sep 11 - Old Elthamians (A)
Sep 18 - Cinderford (H)
Sep 25 - Birmingham Moseley (A)
OCTOBER
Oct 2 - Blackheath (H)
Oct 9 - Caldy (A)
Oct 16 - Darlington Mowden Park (H)
Oct 23 - Cambridge (H)
Oct 30 - Tonbridge Juddians (A)
NOVEMBER
Nov 13 - Plymouth Albion (H)
Nov 20 - Leeds Tykes (A)
Nov 27 - Taunton Titans (H)
DECEMBER
Dec 4 - Rosslyn Park (A)
Dec 11 - Bishop’s Stortford (H)
Dec 18 - Rams (A)
JANUARY
Jan 8 - Old Elthamians (H)
Jan 15 - Cinderford (A)
Jan 22 - Birmingham Moseley (H)
Jan 29 - Blackheath (A)
FEBRUARY
Feb 12 - Caldy (H)
Feb 19 - Darlington Mowden Park (A)
Feb 26 - Cambridge (A)
MARCH
Mar 5 - Tonbridge Juddians (H)
Mar 12 - Plymouth Albion (A)
Mar 26 - Leeds Tykes (H)
APRIL
Apr 2 - Taunton Titans (A)
Apr 9 - Rosslyn Park (H)
Apr 16 - Bishop’s Stortford (A)
Apr 23 - Rams (H)
Apr 30 - Sale (A)