Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland is an English amateur rugby union competition. Until season 2021-22 it was known as Durham & Northumberland 1.The league consists of twelve clubs, and is the seventh tier of the English rugby union system, as one of the 18 regional leagues, though is the highest level of local rugby in the North East of England. The champions are automatically promoted to or , a division with a wider geographical area that also encompasses the Yorkshire region. Relegation is to .