The 2009–10 National League 2 North was the first season (twenty-third overall) of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. Previously known as National Division 3 North, it had been renamed due to widespread changes to the league system by the RFU with National One becoming the Championship, National 2 becoming National 1 and so on. The league system was 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and additional bonus points being awarded for scoring 4 or more tries and/or losing within 7 points of the victorious team. In terms of promotion the league champions would go straight up into National League 1 while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from National League 2 South (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place. A further change to the league system would see the division increase from 14 to 16 teams.
After finishing 3rd the previous season, Macclesfield would go two places better by winning the league title in what was a very close contest with runners up Loughborough Students - Macclesfield clinching the championship by benefit of just 3 points (one more win). Loughborough Students would fail to join Macclesfield in the 2010–11 National League 1 as they lost their playoff at home to the 2009–10 National League 2 South runners up Rosslyn Park. At the other end of the table, Waterloo suffered their 3rd successive relegation as the worst side in the division, followed at later dates by the more competitive Bradford & Bingley and newly promoted Broadstreet. Waterloo and Bradford & Bingley would drop to National League 3 North while Broadstreet would fall back down to the National League 3 Midlands.
Participating teams and locations
Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2008–09 National Division Three North season; Waterloo were relegated from the 2008–09 National Division Two, while Broadstreet would come up as champions of Midlands Division 1 along with Westoe (champions) and Hull (playoffs) from North Division 1. A further move saw that Rugby Lions were level transferred (again) across from the National League 2 South as the most northerly team in that division after promotion and relegation left the two leagues unbalanced (in the end there would still be an imbalance as Mounts Bay's liquidation meant there would only be 15 teams in the 2009–10 National League 2 South compared to 16 in National League 2 North).
Final league table
Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Round 16
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 29 April 2010.
Round 17
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 May 2010.
Round 18
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.
Round 19
Round 20
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.
Round 15 (rescheduled games)
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.