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The 2002–03 National Division Three South was the third season (sixteenth overall) of the fourth division (south) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three South. New teams to the division included Rosslyn Park who were relegated from the 2001–02 National Division Two while Havant (champions) and Basingstoke (playoffs) were promoted from London Division 1 along with champions of South West Division 1 – Weston-super-Mare .[1] [2] [3] National Division Two and the runners up playing a playoff against the runners up from National Division Three North for the final promotion place.
By the end of the season, Rosslyn Park made an instant return to National Division Two by winning the league championship, beating runners up Lydney to the title by virtue of just two points.[4] 2003–04 National Division Two by winning their playoff game against the 2002–03 National Division Three North runners up New Brighton .[5] Camberley were comfortable the worst team in the division with 26 defeats out of the 26 games played and over 1,000 points conceded. Newly promoted Havant made a much better fight out of it in what was a very close relegation scrap, winning their last 3 games but eventually going down with only 2 points separating them from 9th placed Tabard . Camberley would drop down to London Division 1 while Havant went back into South West Division 1.[6] [7]
Participating teams and locations [ edit ] Locations of the 2002-03 National Division Three South teams
Greater London National Division Three South clubs
Team
Stadium
Capacity
City/Area
Barking
Goresbrook
1,000
Becontree , Dagenham , London
Basingstoke
Down Grange
2,500 (250 seats)
Basingstoke , Hampshire
Blackheath
Rectory Field
6,000
Blackheath , London
Camberley
Watchetts Recreation Ground
Camberley , Surrey
Havant
Hook's Lane
1,500
Havant , Hampshire
Lydney
Regentsholme
1,500
Lydney , Gloucestershire
North Walsham
Norwich Road
1,200
Scottow , North Walsham , Norfolk
Old Colfeians
Horn Park
Lee , London
Old Patesians
Everest Road
Cheltenham , Gloucestershire
Redruth
The Recreation Ground
3,500 (580 seats)
Redruth , Cornwall
Rosslyn Park
The Rock
2,000
Roehampton , London
Tabard
Cobden Hill
Radlett , Hertfordshire
Westcombe Park
Goddington Dene
3,200
Orpington , London
Weston-super-Mare
Recreation Ground
6,000
Weston-super-Mare , Somerset
Final league table [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Round 1 [ edit ] Havant 43 - 32 Old Patesians Report
Hook's Lane Terry Hall
Lydney 18 - 16 Westcombe Park Report
Regentsholme Andrew Pearce
North Walsham 42 - 8 Camberley Report
Norwich Road Mark Varnon
Redruth 13 - 27 Blackheath Report
The Recreation Ground Steve Harland
Rosslyn Park 29 - 13 Old Colfeians Report
The Rock Rowan Kitt
Tabard 25 - 28 Basingstoke Report
Cobden Hill Andrew Gardner
Weston-super-Mare 30 - 25 Barking Report
Recreation Ground Gareth Copsey
[8]
Round 2 [ edit ] Goresbrook Andrew Canning
Camberley 14 - 17 Weston-super-Mare Report
Watchetts Recreation Ground Paul Dickens
Lydney 41 - 20 Old Colfeians Report
Regentsholme D May
North Walsham 28 - 10 Tabard Report
Norwich Road Mark Varnon
Old Patesians 34 - 13 Basingstoke Report
Everest Road Paul Dix
Redruth 21 - 29 Rosslyn Park Report
The Recreation Ground Tim Beddow
Westcombe Park 30 - 18 Havant Report
Goddington Dene Rob Sawyer
[9]
Round 3 [ edit ] Basingstoke 14 - 29 Westcombe Park Report
Down Grange Gareth Copsey
Blackheath 56 - 0 Camberley Report
Rectory Field Darryl Chapman
Havant 36 - 12 Old Colfeians Report
Hook's Lane Steve Harland
Regentsholme D Edmunds
Rosslyn Park 57 - 22 Barking Report
The Rock Mark Varnon
Tabard 27 - 26 Old Patesians Report
Cobden Hill Guy Steel Bodger
Weston-super-Mare 15 - 16 North Walsham Report
Recreation Ground G O'Hara
[10]
Round 4 [ edit ] Goresbrook Andrew Canning
Camberley 8 - 40 Rosslyn Park Report
Watchetts Recreation Ground Rowan Kitt
North Walsham 45 - 6 Blackheath Report
Norwich Road Andrew Vertigan
Old Colfeians 41 - 22 Basingstoke Report
Horn Park Doug Chapman
The Recreation Ground
Westcombe Park 7 - 35 Old Patesians Report
Goddington Dene Mark Varnon
Weston-super-Mare 23 - 5 Tabard Report
Recreation Ground Chris Healey
[11]
Round 5 [ edit ] Basingstoke 50 - 15 Redruth Report
Down Grange Dean Richards
Blackheath 22 - 19 Weston-super-Mare Report
Rectory Field Rob Sawyer
Hook's Lane D May
Regentsholme Bruce Robertson
Old Patesians 34 - 10 Old Colfeians Report
Everest Road Gareth Copsey
Rosslyn Park 37 - 10 North Walsham Report
The Rock Richard Parker-Sedgmore
Tabard 5 - 25 Westcombe Park Report
Cobden Hill Guy Steel Bodger
[12]
Round 6 [ edit ] Watchetts Recreation Ground
Old Colfeians 27 - 21 Westcombe Park Report
Horn Park Keith Lewis
Redruth 12 - 37 Old Patesians Report
The Recreation Ground R Steggall
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002. Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002. Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002. Weston-super-Mare P - P Rosslyn Park
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002. [13]
Round 7 [ edit ] Basingstoke 43 - 15 Camberley Report
Down Grange Guy Steel Bodger
Havant 30 - 39 North Walsham Report
Hook's Lane Mark Varnon
Lydney 26 - 9 Weston-super-Mare Report
Regentsholme Paul Dickens
Old Colfeians 20 - 22 Tabard Report
Horn Park Paul Kimber
Old Patesians 10 - 0 Barking Report
Everest Road Andrew Bickle
Rosslyn Park 55 - 14 Blackheath Report
The Rock Rowan Kitt
Westcombe Park 53 - 29 Redruth Report
Goddington Dene Rob Sawyer
[14]
Round 8 [ edit ] Barking 24 - 6 Westcombe Park Report
Goresbrook Andrew Small
Rectory Field Richard Parker-Sedgmore
Camberley 5 - 40 Old Patesians Report
Watchetts Recreation Ground Dean Richards
North Walsham 34 - 10 Basingstoke Report
Norwich Road S Makinson
Redruth 24 - 26 Old Colfeians Report
The Recreation Ground Steve Harland
Tabard 18 - 26 Rosslyn Park Report
Cobden Hill Andrew Pearce
Weston-super-Mare 16 - 5 Havant Report
Recreation Ground D May
[15]
Round 9 [ edit ] Basingstoke 24 - 50 Barking Report
Down Grange Bruce Robertson
Hook's Lane Richard Parker-Sedgmore
Old Patesians 16 - 15 Redruth Report
Everest Road Mark Varnom
Cobden Hill David Max
Westcombe Park 33 - 13 Old Colfeians Report
Goddington Dene Greg Garner
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003. Rosslyn Park P - P Weston-super-Mare
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003. [16]
Round 10 [ edit ] Goresbrook Greg Garner
North Walsham 10 - 17 Rosslyn Park Report
Norwich Road Bruce Robertson
Old Colfeians 18 - 14 Old Patesians Report
Horn Park Steve Brown
Redruth 33 - 6 Basingstoke Report
The Recreation Ground
Westcombe Park 22 - 11 Tabard Report
Goddington Dene Paul Dickens
Weston-super-Mare 30 - 11 Blackheath Report
Recreation Ground Guy Steel Bodger
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003. [17]
Round 11 [ edit ] Basingstoke 19 - 21 Old Colfeians Report
Down Grange Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
Blackheath 14 - 24 North Walsham Report
Rectory Field Mark Varnon
Hook's Lane Darryl Chapman
Regentsholme Guy Steel Bodger
Old Patesians 46 - 5 Westcombe Park Report
Everest Road Al Klemp
Tabard 17 - 5 Weston-super-Mare Report
Cobden Hill Richard Parker-Sedgmore
Rosslyn Park P - P Camberley
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003. [18]
Round 12 [ edit ] Barking 7 - 38 Rosslyn Park Report
Goresbrook Richard Parker-Sedgmore
Camberley 3 - 17 Blackheath Report
Watchetts Recreation Ground
North Walsham 18 - 6 Weston-super-Mare Report
Norwich Road Andrew Canning
Old Colfeians 17 - 21 Havant Report
Horn Park Dean Richards
Old Patesians 29 - 28 Tabard Report
Everest Road D May
The Recreation Ground Bruce Robertson
Westcombe Park 27 - 44 Basingstoke Report
Goddington Dene Rob Sawyer
[19]
Round 13 [ edit ] Basingstoke 49 - 8 Old Patesians Report
Down Grange Andrew Canning
Rectory Field Mark Rose
Havant 16 - 30 Westcombe Park Report
Hook's Lane Paul Dix
Old Colfeians 12 - 26 Lydney Report
Horn Park Greg Garner
Rosslyn Park 36 - 17 Redruth Report
The Rock Alan Biggs
Tabard 31 - 7 North Walsham Report
Cobden Hill Paul Dickens
Weston-super-Mare 56 - 3 Camberley Report
Recreation Ground D May
[20]
Round 14 [ edit ] Barking 10 - 7 Weston-super-Mare Report
Goresbrook Gareth Copsey
Down Grange Guy Steel Bodger
Blackheath 35 - 17 Redruth Report
Rectory Field Dean Richards
Camberley 20 - 45 North Walsham Report
Watchetts Recreation Ground Greg Garner
Old Colfeians 10 - 67 Rosslyn Park Report
Horn Park Mark Varnon
Old Patesians 23 - 14 Havant Report
Everest Road Steve Harland
Westcombe Park 22 - 23 Lydney Report
Goddington Dene Richard Parker-Sedgmore
[21]
Round 15 [ edit ] Blackheath 35 - 7 Old Colfeians Report
Rectory Field David Sainsbury
Havant 19 - 21 Basingstoke Report
Hook's Lane Nick Cousins
Lydney 24 - 3 Old Patesians Report
Regentsholme Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
North Walsham 38 - 0 Barking Report
Norwich Road Guy Steel Bodger
Rosslyn Park 82 - 17 Westcombe Park Report
The Rock Andrew Canning
Cobden Hill D May
Weston-super-Mare 14 - 5 Redruth Report
Recreation Ground Richard Parker-Sedgmore
[22]
Round 6 (rescheduled games) [ edit ] Barking 11 - 39 Basingstoke Report
Goresbrook Rob Sawyer
Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002. Rectory Field Nick Cousins
Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002. North Walsham 15 - 25 Lydney Report
Norwich Road Paul Dickens
Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002. Weston-super-Mare 13 - 18 Rosslyn Park Report
Recreation Ground Andrew Pearce
Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002. [23]
Round 16 [ edit ] Down Grange Richard Parker-Sedgmore
Goresbrook Rowan Kitt
Hook's Lane D May
Redruth 18 - 12 North Walsham Report
The Recreation Ground Mark Varnon
Rosslyn Park 49 - 13 Old Patesians Report
The Rock Guy Steel Bodger
Westcombe Park 20 - 34 Blackheath Report
Goddington Dene Richard Phillips
Old Colfeians P - P Weston-super-Mare
Postponed. Game rescheduled for 8 March 2003. [24]
Round 17 [ edit ] Blackheath 27 - 15 Old Patesians Report
Rectory Field Gareth Copsey
Rosslyn Park 77 - 5 Basingstoke Report
The Rock David Sainsbury
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003. Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003. North Walsham P - P Old Colfeians
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003. Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003. Weston-super-Mare P - P Westcombe Park
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003. [25]
Round 18 [ edit ] Basingstoke 0 - 24 Blackheath Report
Down Grange Bruce Robertson
Havant 15 - 44 Rosslyn Park Report
Hook's Lane Gareth Copsey
Regentsholme Paul Dickens
Old Colfeians 39 - 3 Camberley Report
Horn Park Guy Steel Bodger
Old Patesians 27 - 41 Weston-super-Mare Report
Everest Road D May
The Recreation Ground Paul Dix
Westcombe Park 16 - 29 North Walsham Report
Goddington Dene Andrew Vertigan
[26]
Round 19 [ edit ] Barking 32 - 17 Old Colfeians Report
Goresbrook Rob Sawyer
Rectory Field Paul Dickens
Camberley 10 - 48 Westcombe Park Report
Watchetts Recreation Ground D May
North Walsham 31 - 3 Old Patesians Report
Norwich Road Andrew Vertigan
Rosslyn Park 20 - 12 Lydney Report
The Rock Tim Miller
Cobden Hill Steve Harland
Weston-super-Mare 29 - 22 Basingstoke Report
Recreation Ground Andrew Pearce
[27]
Round 20 [ edit ] Regentsholme Guy Steel Bodger
Old Colfeians 13 - 16 Redruth Report
Horn Park Paul Dickens
Old Patesians 60 - 14 Camberley Report
Everest Road Greg Garner
Westcombe Park 25 - 11 Barking Report
Goddington Dene Andrew Canning
Basingstoke P - P North Walsham
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003. Havant P - P Weston-super-Mare
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003. Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003. [28]
Round 21 [ edit ] Barking 13 - 8 Old Patesians Report
Goresbrook Guy Steel Bodger
Blackheath 13 - 0 Rosslyn Park Report
Rectory Field Andrew Canning
Camberley 15 - 35 Basingstoke Report
Watchetts Recreation Ground Stuart Clotworth
North Walsham 19 - 8 Havant Report
Norwich Road Mark Rose
Redruth 30 - 19 Westcombe Park Report
The Recreation Ground Richard Parker-Sedgmore
Tabard 8 - 23 Old Colfeians Report
Cobden Hill Richard Draper
Weston-super-Mare 16 - 26 Lydney Report
Recreation Ground Steve Haarland
[29]
Rounds 9 & 17 (rescheduled games) [ edit ] Watchetts Recreation Ground Andrew Canning
Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003. Lydney 27 - 7 North Walsham Report
Regentsholme Richard Parker-Sedgmore
Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002. Rosslyn Park 45 - 19 Weston-super-Mare Report
The Rock Mark Rose
Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002. Cobden Hill Paul Dickens
Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003. [30]
Round 22 [ edit ] Basingstoke 28 - 9 Weston-super-Mare Report
Down Grange R Steggall
Hook's Lane Steve Haarland
Lydney 18 - 44 Rosslyn Park Report
Regentsholme David Sainsbury
Old Colfeians 19 - 19 Barking Report
Horn Park Andrew Small
Old Patesians 22 - 8 North Walsham Report
Everest Road Nick Williams
Westcombe Park 32 - 8 Camberley Report
[31]
Round 23 [ edit ] Goresbrook Richard Draper
Blackheath 18 - 17 Basingstoke Report
Camberley 20 - 30 Old Colfeians Report
Watchetts Recreation Ground Stuart Clotworth
North Walsham 35 - 15 Westcombe Park Report
Norwich Road Rob Sawyer
Rosslyn Park 33 - 11 Havant Report
The Rock Richard Phillips
Cobden Hill Andrew Smith
Weston-super-Mare 13 - 9 Old Patesians Report
Recreation Ground Andrew Bickle
[32]
Rounds 11, 16, 17 & 20 (rescheduled games) [ edit ] Basingstoke 35 - 13 North Walsham Report
Down Grange Steve Harland
Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003. Regentsholme Dan Berry
Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003. Old Colfeians 17 - 10 Weston-super-Mare Report
Horn Park Nick Cousins
Game rescheduled from 4 January 2003. Rosslyn Park 55 - 12 Camberley Report
The Rock Paul Dickens
Game rescheduled from 23 November 2002. [33]
Round 24 [ edit ] Goresbrook G O'Hara
Basingstoke 25 - 36 Rosslyn Park Report
Down Grange Steve Brown
Hook's Lane R Steggall
Old Colfeians 21 - 45 North Walsham Report
Horn Park Revis Phillips
Old Patesians 36 - 32 Blackheath Report
Everest Road Richard Draper
The Recreation Ground Andrew Bickle
Westcombe Park 23 - 35 Weston-super-Mare Report
Goddington Dene Greg Garner
[34]
Rounds 10, 17 & 20 (rescheduled games) [ edit ] Watchetts Recreation Ground Steve Harland
Game rescheduled from 16 November 2002. North Walsham 34 - 17 Old Colfeians Report
Norwich Road Greg Garner
Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003. Rosslyn Park 58 - 10 Tabard Report
The Rock Andrew Pearce
Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003. Weston-super-Mare 20 - 10 Westcombe Park Report
Recreation Ground Mark Rose
Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003. [35]
Round 25 [ edit ] Blackheath 36 - 16 Westcombe Park Report
Rectory Field Andrew Small
Watchetts Recreation Ground Fred Copstake
Lydney 46 - 29 Basingstoke Report
Regentsholme Andrew Bickle
North Walsham 19 - 27 Redruth Report
Norwich Road Stuart Clotworth
Old Patesians 39 - 18 Rosslyn Park Report
Everest Road Gareth Copsey
Cobden Hill Terry Hall
Weston-super-Mare 19 - 10 Old Colfeians Report
Recreation Ground G O'Hara
[36]
Round 20 (rescheduled game) [ edit ] Havant 67 - 7 Weston-super-Mare Report
Hook's Lane Gareth Copsey
Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003. [37]
Round 26 [ edit ] Barking 41 - 13 North Walsham Report
Goresbrook Richard Draper
Basingstoke 15 - 51 Havant Report
Down Grange D May
Watchetts Recreation Ground Richard Phillips
Old Colfeians 28 - 27 Blackheath Report
Horn Park Steve Harland
Old Patesians 25 - 28 Lydney Report
Redruth 43 - 8 Weston-super-Mare Report
The Recreation Ground Terry Hall
Westcombe Park 23 - 45 Rosslyn Park Report
Goddington Dene G O'Hara
[38]
Promotion play-off [ edit ] The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Lydney were runners-up in the south and because they had a better league record than north runners-up, New Brighton , they hosted the play-off match.
Lydney 21 - 7 New Brighton Report
Regentsholme Nigel Higginson
[5]
Total season attendances [ edit ]
Club
Home
Total
Average
Highest
Lowest
% Capacity
Barking
3
750
250
300
200
25%
Basingstoke
3
700
233
250
200
9%
Blackheath
1
300
300
300
300
5%
Camberley
2
450
225
250
200
Havant
2
600
300
300
300
20%
Lydney
0
0
0
0
0
0%
North Walsham
3
1,150
383
500
300
32%
Old Colfeians
2
500
250
300
200
Old Patesians
2
700
350
400
300
Redruth
5
2,850
570
650
500
16%
Rosslyn Park
2
800
400
400
400
20%
Tabard
3
630
210
250
180
Westcombe Park
5
1,550
310
400
250
10%
Weston-super-Mare
3
700
233
250
200
4%
^ Due to extremely poor coverage and reporting by the media for this season there is not enough attendance data for the league to give an accurate figure.
Individual statistics [ edit ] Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Season records [ edit ]
Largest home win — 72 pts 77 - 5 Rosslyn Park at home to Basingstoke on 11 January 2003
Largest away win — 57 pts 67 - 10 Rosslyn Park away to Old Colfeians on 14 December 2002
Most points scored — 82 pts 82 - 17 Rosslyn Park at home to Westcombe Park on 21 December 2002
Most tries in a match — 14 Rosslyn Park at home to Basingstoke on 11 January 2003
Most conversions in a match — 8 (x3) Rosslyn Park away to Old Colfeians on 14 December 2002
Most penalties in a match — 7 Blackheath at home to Redruth on 14 December 2002
Most drop goals in a match — 2 Lydney away to North Walsham on 28 December 2012
[41] [42] [43] [44]
Most points in a match — 32 Sam Howard for Rosslyn Park away to Old Colfeians on 14 December 2002
Most tries in a match — 4 (x3) Scott Pollock for Old Patesians at home to Camberley on 1 February 2003Christopher for Basingstoke at home to North Walsham on 8 March 2003Nick Marval for Rosslyn Park at home to Tabard on 22 March 2003
Most conversions in a match — 8 (x3) Sam Howard for Rosslyn Park away to Old Colfeians on 14 December 2002Sam Howard for Rosslyn Park at home to Westcombe Park on 21 December 2002Owen Cobbe for Havant v Weston-super-Mare on 5 April 2003
Most penalties in a match — 7 Jonathan Griffin for Blackheath at home to Redruth on 14 December 2002
Most drop goals in a match — 1 N/A - multiple players
[45] [46] [47] [48] [49]
Attendances [ edit ] Highest — 650 Redruth at home to Rosslyn Park on 7 September 2002
Lowest — 180 Tabard at home to Blackheath on 9 November 2002
Highest Average Attendance — 570 Redruth
Lowest Average Attendance — 180 Tabard
Extremely poor attendance tracking meant it was impossible to get an accurate figure for attendances during this season. The figures above are simply the ones documented and larger/smaller attendances than those mentioned are very likely.
[50]
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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