Each team will play a match vs each of the other teams in D2. During the regular season play, competition points will be awarded as follows:
- Match points
- 4 points will be awarded for a win
- 2 points will be awarded for a draw
- Bonus points
- 1 point will be awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or less
- 1 point will be awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match
- Total competition points will be match point plus bonus points
At the end of the league season, teams will be ranked by match points based on wins and draws.
- If two teams are tied with the same number of match points, the winner of the head to head match will be ranked higher
- If the teams drew, then the team with the higher total competition points will be ranked higher.
- If the teams are still tied, then the team with the greater difference in points for minus points against will be ranked higher.
- If the teams are still tied, then the team with the higher number of tries will be ranked higher.
- If the teams are still tied, then a coin flip will be used to determine the rank. The winner of the coin flip will be ranked higher.
- If three or more teams are tied with the same number of match points based on wins and draws, the team with the highest total competition points will be ranked highest.
- If the teams are still tied, then the team with the greatest difference in points for minus points against will be ranked higher.
- If the teams are still tied, then the team with the higher number of tries will be ranked higher.
- If the teams are still tied, then a coin flip will be used to determine the rank. The winner of the coin flip will be ranked higher.
The teams seeded 1 to 4 will advance to the playoffs
- Play-off Match 1 will be seed #4 at seed #1
- Play-off Match 2 will be seed #3 at seed #2
- The winners of Play-off Match 1 and Play-off Match 2 will play for the D2 championship. The team with the higher seed will be the home team.