An RFU statement reads: “Further updates will be provided when the government gives the green light that it is safe for community rugby to restart. Most leagues have been split in two based on geography, the others elected not to be split. The season has been divided into three windows. In the first window clubs will play each team in their group, home and away. Provisional dates have been allocated to these games. If rugby has not started by these dates, each week will be automatically moved to the end of the first window.”

Although we must continue to wait on confirmation of dates, we can reveal the fixtures for our First XV, Wildboys and Wildboys 2.0.

In National League 1, the RFU are working on the basis that at least 15 games can be completed through the following windows.

Window 1 (by October 3) – A full regular season of home and away fixtures will be delivered.

Window 2 (by November 28) – A full round of home or away fixtures will be delivered (15 fixtures). At this point the league will be separated into two groups of eight teams in the top eight league positions go into one group and the next eight teams go into another group. From here, teams play each other home OR away in their group, thus a further seven fixtures (22 fixtures in total).

Window 3 (by January 30, 2021) – A full round of home or away fixtures will be delivered (15 fixtures) – the league winner would be decided by the results of these fixtures.

For the Wildboys and Wildboys 2.0, who play in Berks, Bucks & Oxon Divisions 1 and 3 North respectively, it will be a little different.

Their leagues have been split in two, with ten rounds of home and away group games.

If Window 1 is successfully completed on time, teams will move to the second, competing against clubs from the other group once – either home OR away. If there is still time for Window 3, they will then play the reverse fixtures.

The RFU has also noted the following considerations:
• Dates for windows 2 & 3 will be allocated once competitions are able to start.
• No decision has yet been made about RFU Cup competitions.
• If only the first window is possible, a playoff between the leaders of the two groups will be staged to decide the league winner.
• The fixtures will not be placed on GMS, and thus filter through to club websites, until a start date is confirmed.
• No decision has been made on the effect of this season on promotion/relegation for the 2021-22 season.

2020/21 Fixtures
First XV (National League 1)
Round 1 – September 5 – Plymouth Albion (H)
Round 2 – September 12 – Taunton Titans (H)
Round 3 – September 19 – Birmingham Moseley (A)
Round 4 – September 26 – Bishop’s Stortford (H)
Round 5 – October 3 – Tonbridge Juddians (A)
Round 6 – October 10 – Sale (H)
Round 7 – October 17 – Blackheath (A)
Round 8 – October 24 – Darlington Mowden Park (H)
Round 9 – October 31 – Leeds Tykes (A)
Round 10 – November 14 – Old Elthamians (H)
Round 11 – November 21 – Caldy (A)
Round 12 – November 28 – Rosslyn Park (H)
Round 13 – December 5 – Cambridge (A)
Round 14 – December 12 – Cinderford (H)
Round 15 – December 19 – Rams (A)

Wildboys (Berks, Bucks & Oxon Division 1)
Round 1 – September 26 – Amersham & Chiltern 2nd (A) – Window 1
Round 2 – October 3 – Windsor 2nd (H) – Window 1
Round 3 – October 10 – Banbury 2nd (A) – Window 1
Round 4 – October 17 – Marlow 2nd (H) – Window 1
Round 5 – October 24 – Beaconsfield 2nd (A) – Window 1
Round 6 – October 31 – Windsor 2nd (A) – Window 1
Round 7 – November 14 – Banbury 2nd (H) – Window 1
Round 8 – November 21 – Marlow 2nd (A) – Window 1
Round 9 – November 28 – Beaconsfield 2nd (H) – Window 1
Round 10 – December 5 – Amersham & Chiltern (H) – Window 1
Round 11 – TBD – Reading Abbey 2nd (H) – Window 2
Round 12 – TBD – Oxford Harlequins 2nd (A) – Window 2
Round 13 – TBD – Witney 2nd (H) – Window 2
Round 14 – TBD – Newbury 2nd (A) – Window 2
Round 15 – TBD – Reading 2nd (H) – Window 2
Round 16 – TBD – Rams 3rd (A) – Window 2
Round 17 – TBD – Oxford Harlequins 2nd (H) – Window 3
Round 18 – TBD – Reading Abbey 2nd (A) – Window 3
Round 19 – TBD – Newbury 2nd (H) – Window 3
Round 20 – TBD – Witney 2nd (A) – Window 3
Round 21 – TBD – Rams 3rd (H) – Window 3
Round 22 – TBD – Reading 2nd (A) – Window 3

Wildboys 2.0 (Berks, Bucks & Oxon Division 3 North)
Round 1 – September 26 – Wheatley 2nd (H) – Window 1
Round 2 – October 3 – Oxford Harlequins 3rd (A) – Window 1
Round 3 – October 10 – Aylesbury 3rd (H) – Window 1
Round 4 – October 17 – Bicester 2nd (A) – Window 1
Round 5 – October 24 – Buckingham 3rd (H) – Window 1
Round 6 – October 31 – Oxford Harlequins 3rd (H) – Window 1
Round 7 – November 14 – Aylesbury 3rd (A) – Window 1
Round 8 – November 21 – Bicester 2nd (H) – Window 1
Round 9 – November 28 – Buckingham 3rd (A) – Window 1
Round 10 – December 5 – Wheatley 2nd (A) – Window 1
Round 11 – TBD – Stow on the Wold 2nd (H) – Window 2
Round 12 – TBD – Abingdon 2nd (A) – Window 2
Round 13 – TBD – Littlemore (H) – Window 2
Round 14 – TBD – Grove 3rd (A) – Window 2
Round 15 – TBD – Harwell (H) – Window 2
Round 16 – TBD – Gosford All Blacks 2nd (A) – Window 2
Round 17 – TBD – Abingdon 2nd (H) – Window 3
Round 18 – TBD – Stow on the Wold 2nd (A) – Window 3
Round 19 – TBD – Grove 3rd (H) – Window 3
Round 20 – TBD – Littlemore (A) – Window 3
Round 21 – TBD – Gosford All Blacks 2nd (H) – Window 3
Round 22 – TBD – Harwell (A) – Window 3