It means there will be seven North East teams and seven Yorkshire teams with a bit less travelling.
Sheffield have joined Ilkley in next season's National 3 North by beating Kirkby Lonsdale in their play-off while Rochdale are returning to North One West
The North East contingent will also include Westoe,who are our opponents in this week's Durham Senior Cup Final, and Guisborough who have had three great seasons and finished off D&N 1 in tremendous style.
Doncaster Phoenix, an offshoot of Doncaster Knights, are marching up the leagues and already being tipped as the ones to watch.
The RFU has postponed any plans for a big league restructure, after pressure from the North, so it will be one up, one in the play-offs and three going down again.
Clubs: Alnwick, Morpeth, Northern, Percy Park, Westoe, West, Guisborough, Beverley, Driffield, Dinnington, Pocklington, Morley, Doncaster Phoenix and Wheatley Hills.