2019–20 National League 2 North Countries England Date September 2019 – 14 March 2020 Champions Caldy (2nd title)Relegated Scunthorpe Matches played 199 Attendance 69,282 Highest attendance 1,059 Lowest attendance 110 (3) Top point scorer Gavin Roberts Top try scorer Dan Rundle
The 2019–20 National League 2 North was the eleventh season (33rd overall) of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced.
On 22 February Scunthorpe were the first side to be relegated after suffering a massive 109–12 defeat against Chester , going down with eight games still to play. Although it was a miserable season on the pitch for Scunthorpe, comfortably the weakest side in the division in terms of results, the loss of their player James Walker, who died earlier in the season was a far keener felt blow.[ 1] Caldy became champions with a resounding 49–5 win away to relegation threatened Preston Grasshoppers to seal an instant return to National League 1 and claim their second National League 2 North title.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom , the Rugby Football Union officially cancelled the season on 20 March 2020, after an initial postponement of all rugby in England including training.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Fylde claimed the runners up spot but missed out on promotion as the 2019–20 National League 2 South runner up, Tonbridge Juddian had a better comparative league record and went up instead (the playoff had been cancelled). Joining Scunthorpe in the relegation spots were Preston Grasshoppers and Otley . Although Preston were as good as down by the time the leagues were suspended, Otley were in a real battle against Luctonians , and will feel hard done by. Scunthorpe will drop to Midlands Premier while Otley and Preston Grasshoppers will drop to North Premier . For Otley, once a second tier club, the drop to the regional leagues will be the lowest level they have played at since the 1990s.
The league was an interesting one in terms of National League 2 North records, included records that might have been achieved had the full 30 games been played. For instance, Caldy, with 25 wins out of 25 were looking to break the record of 28 wins (out of 30) set by Hull Ionians in the 2012–13 season . They may also have shattered the 134 point record set by Ionians during the 2014–15 season with a maximum of 144 achievable. A club record that were achieved despite the premature ending were the 4 draws achieved by Huddersfield (breaking the record of 3 set by numerous teams), while Caldys Gavin Roberts , in finishing as league top scorer for the second time in his career, tied a record set by a number of other players such as the prolific Chris Johnson . Stourbridge's Dan Rundle , finishing as top try scorer with 30 tries would likely have beating the existing record of 32 tries in a season (set several times by Nick Royle ).
While Caldy had been looking to break records, Scunthorpe were looking to avoid making any of their own. Although the early end of the season meant they wouldn't equal the 30 games lost by Manchester and Dudley Kingswinford in the 2010–11 and 2013–14 seasons respectively, the club's relegation was their third from the division - equalling Morley and Sheffield . A final record that was set was the league average league attendance which reached an all time divisional high of 348, helped by good regular attendances at the likes of Fylde, Hinckley and Wharfedale . This was the first time in recent seasons that the National League North average attendances trumped those in National League South.
Structure
The league consists of sixteen teams with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of thirty matches each. There is one automatic promotion place, one play-off place and three relegation places. The champions are promoted to the 2020–21 National League 1 and the runners up play the second-placed team in the 2019–20 National League 2 South with the winner also being promoted. The last three teams are relegated to either North Premier or Midlands Premier depending on the geographical location of the team (in some cases teams may join the southern regional leagues).
The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:
4 points are awarded for a win
2 points are awarded for a draw
0 points are awarded for a loss, however
1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.
Participating teams and locations
Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2018–19 National League 2 North season. The 2018–19 champions, Hull Ionians , were promoted into the 2019–20 National League 1 , replacing Caldy and Loughborough Students who were relegated from the 2018–19 National League 1 .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Peterborough Lions and South Leicester (both Midlands Premier ) and Macclesfield (North Premier ).[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
The promoted teams include Scunthorpe (champions) and Luctonians (play-offs) from Midlands Premier, while Hull come up as champions of North Premier.[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] Leicester Lions have been level transferred to the 2019–20 National League 2 South as the most appropriate located team in terms of access to the southern sides.
Team
Ground
Capacity
City/Area
Previous season
Caldy Paton Field 4,000
Thurstaston , Wirral , Merseyside Relegated from National 1 (14th)
Chester Hare Lane
2,000 (500 seats)
Chester , Cheshire Runners up (lost play-off)
Fylde Woodlands Memorial Ground 9,000
Lytham St. Annes , Lancashire 6th
Hinckley De Montfort Park
2,000
Hinckley , Leicestershire 10th
Huddersfield Lockwood Park
1,500 (500 seats)
Huddersfield , West Yorkshire 4th
Hull Ferens Ground
1,500 (288 seats)
Kingston upon Hull , East Riding of Yorkshire Promoted from North Premier (champions)
Loughborough Students Loughborough University Stadium
3,000
Loughborough , Leicestershire Relegated from National 1 (16th)
Luctonians Mortimer Park
2,500 (300 seats)
Kingsland , Herefordshire Promoted from Midlands Premier (play-off)
Otley Cross Green 5,000
Otley , Leeds , West Yorkshire 9th
Preston Grasshoppers Lightfoot Green
5,000
Preston, Lancashire 7th
Scunthorpe Heslam Park
Scunthorpe , Lincolnshire Promoted from Midlands Premier (champions)
Sedgley Park Park Lane 3,000
Whitefield , Bury, Greater Manchester 3rd
Sheffield Tigers Dore Moor
Sheffield , South Yorkshire 13th
Stourbridge Stourton Park
3,500 (499 seats)
Stourbridge , West Midlands 11th
Tynedale Tynedale Park
2,000 (400 seats)
Corbridge , Northumberland 5th
Wharfedale The Avenue
2,000
Threshfield , North Yorkshire 8th
Locations of the 2019–20 National League 2 North teams
Tables
Round 1
Preston Grasshoppers 20 – 30 Sedgley Park (1 BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Ben Davis
Hinckley 13 – 29 Caldy (1 BP) Report
De Montfort Park George Richardson
Lockwood Park Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
(1 BP) Scunthorpe 32 – 52 Fylde (1 BP) Report
Heslam Park Owen Taylor
Sheffield Tigers 25 – 19 Chester (1 BP) Report
Dore Moor Daniel Woods
(1 BP) Stourbridge 31 – 20 Loughborough Students Report
Stourton Park Ieuan Davies
(2 BP) Tynedale 33 – 36 Luctonians (1 BP) Report
Tynedale Park Michael Harris
Wharfedale 15 – 8 Otley (1 BP) Report
The Avenue Ben Rayner
[ 15]
Round 2
(1 BP) Loughborough Students 41 – 7 Hinckley Report
Loughborough University Stadium Jack Sutton
Otley 15 – 15 Huddersfield Report
Cross Green Hamish Smales
Sedgley Park 17 – 14 Wharfedale (1 BP) Report
Park Lane Owen Taylor
Fylde 24 – 24 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground James O'Brien
(1 BP) Hull 36 – 29 Tynedale (2 BP) Report
Ferens Ground Daniel Woods
Luctonians 19 – 45 Stourbridge (1 BP) Report
Mortimer Park Neil Chivers
(1 BP) Scunthorpe 27 – 31 Sheffield Tigers (1 BP) Report
Heslam Park Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
Paton Field Benjamin Davis
[ 16]
Round 3
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers 48 – 24 Scunthorpe (1 BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Chester 29 – 23 Loughborough Students (1 BP) Report
Hare Lane Tim Allatt
(1 BP) Hinckley 23 – 17 Luctonians (1 BP) Report
De Montfort Park Carl Adams
Huddersfield 10 – 25 Sedgley Park Report
Lockwood Park Michael Harris
Sheffield Tigers 7 – 37 Caldy (1 BP) Report
Dore Moor Daniel Rowlands
(1 BP) Stourbridge 14 – 19 Hull Report
Stourton Park Andrew Wigley
(1 BP) Tynedale 34 – 34 Otley (1 BP) Report
Tynedale Park Owen Taylor
Wharfedale 19 – 32 Fylde (1 BP) Report
The Avenue Ben Davis
[ 17]
Round 4
(1 BP) Loughborough Students 28 – 33 Caldy Report
Loughborough University Stadium Samuel Phillips
(1 BP) Otley 27 – 31 Stourbridge (1 BP) Report
Cross Green Michael Harris
Preston Grasshoppers 10 – 9 Sheffield Tigers (1 BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Dave Charlton
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 7 – 12 Tynedale Report
Park Lane Benjamin Davis
(1 BP) Fylde 40 – 10 Huddersfield Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground Daniel Woods
Hull 18 – 36 Hinckley (1 BP) Report
Ferens Ground Ieuan Davis
(1 BP) Luctonians 20 – 24 Chester (1 BP) Report
Mortimer Park Andrew Wigley
Scunthorpe 5 – 24 Wharfedale Report
Heslam Park George Richardson
[ 18]
Round 5
(1 BP) Caldy 62 – 10 Luctonians
Paton Field Daniel Woods
Hare Lane Ben Davis
(1 BP) Hinckley 14 – 17 Otley
De Montfort Park Nikki O'Donnell
Huddersfield 25 – 24 Scunthorpe (2 BP)
Lockwood Park Tim Allatt
(2 BP) Sheffield Tigers 37 – 40 Loughborough Students (1 BP)
Dore Moor Robert Davidson
(1 BP) Stourbridge 25 – 28 Sedgley Park
Stourton Park Dan Parrott
(2 BP) Tynedale 27 – 34 Fylde (1 BP)
Tynedale Park Michael Harris
Wharfedale 20 – 19 Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP)
The Avenue George Richardson
[ 19]
Round 6
Otley 18 – 17 Chester (1 BP)
Cross Green Daniel Woods
(2 BP) Preston Grasshoppers 22 – 27 Huddersfield (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green Carl Adams
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 34 – 29 Hinckley (2 BP)
Park Lane Pater Caunt
(1 BP) Fylde 41 – 19 Stourbridge
Woodlands Memorial Ground Owen Taylor
Ferens Ground George Richardson
(2 BP) Luctonians 33 – 36 Loughborough Students (1 BP)
Mortimer Park Ieuan Davies
Scunthorpe 17 – 59 Tynedale (1 BP)
Heslam Park Chris Broomfield
Wharfedale 18 – 34 Sheffield Tigers (1 BP)
The Avenue Michael Harris
[ 20]
Round 7
Loughborough Students 22 – 17 Hull (1 BP)
Loughborough University Stadium Charles Gayther
Paton Field Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Chester 24 – 28 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Hare Lane Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
Hinckley 7 – 43 Fylde (1 BP)
De Montfort Park [ b] Ieuan Davies
(1 BP) Huddersfield 30 – 40 Wharfedale (1 BP)
Lockwood Park Owen Taylor
Sheffield Tigers 27 – 18 Luctonians
Dore Moor Carl Adams
(1 BP) Stourbridge 45 – 7 Scunthorpe
Stourton Park Dan Rowlands
(1 BP) Tynedale 34 – 5 Preston Grasshoppers
Tynedale Park Benjamin Davis
[ 21]
Round 8
Ferens Ground George Richardson
Otley 19 – 12 Loughborough Students (1 BP)
Cross Green Tim Allatt
Preston Grasshoppers 20 – 17 Stourbridge (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green Ben Rayner
Postponed due to adverse weather conditions (wind/rain). Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2020. (1 BP) Fylde 42 – 17 Chester
Woodlands Memorial Ground James O'Brien
Huddersfield 17 – 32 Sheffield Tigers (1 BP)
Lockwood Park Ben Davies
Scunthorpe 10 – 28 Hinckley (1 BP)
Heslam Park Daniel Woods
Wharfedale 27 – 27 Tynedale
The Avenue Ieuan Davies
[ 22]
Round 9
Sheffield Tigers 12 – 9 Hull (1 BP)
Dore Moor Tim Allatt
(1 BP) Tynedale 33 – 18 Huddersfield
Tynedale Park Michael Harris
Paton Field Owen Taylor
Loughborough Students 23 – 18 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Loughborough University Stadium Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Luctonians 15 – 20 Otley
Mortimer Park Lloyd Davies
Postponed out of respect for James Walker - a Scunthorpe 1st XV player - who died on the morning before the game. Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2020.[ 23] (1 BP) Stourbridge 43 – 19 Wharfedale
Stourton Park Andrew Wigley
Hinckley 27 – 17 Preston Grasshoppers
De Montfort Park George Richardson
[ 24]
Round 10
Tynedale 19 – 18 Sheffield Tigers (1 BP)
Tynedale Park Owen Taylor
(1 BP) Wharfedale 24 – 19 Hinckley (1 BP)
The Avenue Benjamin Davis
Scunthorpe 7 – 68 Caldy (1 BP)
Heslam Park Michael Harris
Cross Green Nikki O'Donnell
Preston Grasshoppers 10 – 27 Chester (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green Andrew Wigley
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 40 – 34 Luctonians (2 BP)
Park Lane Carl Adams
(1 BP) Fylde 33 – 7 Loughborough Students
Woodlands Memorial Ground Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
(1 BP) Huddersfield 32 – 31 Stourbridge (2 BP)
Lockwood Park Daniel Woods
[ 25]
Round 11
(2 BP) Hull 24 – 27 Sedgley Park
Ferens Ground Dave Charlton
(1 BP) Loughborough Students 57 – 11 Scunthorpe
Loughborough University Stadium Neil Sweeney
Sheffield Tigers 21 – 6 Otley
Dore Moor Carl Adams
(1 BP) Caldy 49 – 21 Preston Grasshoppers
Paton Field James O'Brien
(1 BP) Luctonians 25 – 27 Fylde (1 BP)
Mortimer Park George Richardson
(1 BP) Chester 26 – 14 Wharfedale
Hare Lane Daniel Woods
(1 BP) Hinckley 36 – 33 Huddersfield (2 BP)
De Montfort Park [ c] Timothy Allatt
Stourbridge 13 – 10 Tynedale (1 BP)
Stourton Park Iain Kiy
[ 26]
Round 12
Tynedale 20 – 15 Hinckley (1 BP)
Tynedale Park Michael Harris
(1 BP) Wharfedale 11 – 16 Caldy
The Avenue David Charlton
Scunthorpe 8 – 40 Luctonians (1 BP)
Heslam Park Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
Preston Grasshoppers 21 – 34 Loughborough Students (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green Hamish Grant
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 47 – 19 Otley
Park Lane Alexander Thomas
Woodlands Memorial Ground Daniel Woods
Huddersfield 27 – 27 Chester
Lockwood Park Owen Taylor
(1 BP) Stourbridge 17 – 20 Sheffield Tigers
Stourton Park Benjamin Davis
[ 27]
Round 13
(1 BP) Hull 34 – 16 Scunthorpe
Ferens Ground Owen Taylor
(1 BP) Loughborough Students 48 – 12 Wharfedale
Loughborough University Stadium George Richardson
Sheffield Tigers 19 – 29 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Dore Moor Elliot Lewis
(1 BP) Caldy 34 – 13 Huddersfield
Paton Field Benjamin Davis
(1 BP) Luctonians 29 – 3 Preston Grasshoppers
Mortimer Park Tom Bird
Cross Green Gavin Jones
(1 BP) Chester 36 – 17 Tynedale
Hare Lane Ieuan Davies
(1 BP) Hinckley 32 – 3 Stourbridge
De Montfort Park [ d] Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
[ 28]
Round 14
Tynedale 14 – 47 Caldy (1 BP)
Tynedale Park David Charlton
Wharfedale 25 – 5 Luctonians
The Avenue Michael Harris
(1 BP) Scunthorpe 24 – 62 Otley (1 BP)
Heslam Park Tim Allatt
(1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers 13 – 18 Hull
Lightfoot Green Benjamin Davis
Fylde 17 – 10 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Woodlands Memorial Ground Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Hinckley 53 – 23 Sheffield Tigers
De Montfort Park Michael Lamb
Huddersfield 25 – 19 Loughborough Students (1 BP)
Lockwood Park Daniel Woods
(2 BP) Stourbridge 27 – 33 Chester (1 BP)
Stourton Park Andrew Wigley
[ 29]
Round 15
Hull 12 – 9 Wharfedale (1 BP)
Ferens Ground Matthew Astle[ e]
(1 BP) Loughborough Students 46 – 14 Tynedale
Loughborough University Stadium Peter Caunt
Otley 0 – 0 Preston Grasshoppers
Cross Green Daniel Woods
Sheffield Tigers 16 – 10 Fylde (1 BP)
Dore Moor Nikki O'Donnell
(1 BP) Caldy 54 – 7 Stourbridge
Paton Field James O'Brien
Luctonians 15 – 10 Huddersfield (1 BP)
Mortimer Park Iain Kiy
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 59 – 7 Scunthorpe
Park Lane Matthew Atsle[ f]
Chester 19 – 18 Hinckley (1 BP)
Hare Lane Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
[ 30]
Round 16
(1 BP) Sheffield Tigers 56 – 14 Scunthorpe
Door Moor Andy Smith
(1 BP) Stourbridge 10 – 14 Luctonians
Stourton Park Iain Kiy
(1 BP) Tynedale 12 – 16 Hull
Tynedale Park Alan Chandrachud
(2 BP) Wharfedale 36 – 39 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
The Avenue Owen Taylor
Preston Grasshoppers 3 – 28 Fylde (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green Benjamin Davis
Chester 12 – 53 Caldy (1 BP)
Hare Lane Tim Allatt
Hinckley 15 – 9 Loughborough Students (1 BP)
De Montfort Park George Richardson
Lockwood Park Matt Sharpe
[ 31]
Round 17
(1 BP) Hull 18 – 25 Stourbridge (1 BP)
Ferens Ground Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Loughborough Students 64 – 31 Chester (1 BP)
Loughborough University Stadium Daniel Rowlands
Otley 16 – 13 Tynedale (1 BP)
Cross Green George Richardson
(1 BP) Caldy 40 – 7 Sheffield Tigers
Paton Field Benjamin Davies
(1 BP) Luctonians 20 – 26 Hinckley (1 BP)
Mortimer Park Ieuan Davies
Scunthorpe 7 – 30 Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP)
Heslam Park Michael Roberts
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 28 – 24 Huddersfield (2 BP)
Park Lane James O'Brien
(1 BP) Fylde 24 – 17 Wharfedale (1 BP)
Woodlands Memorial Ground Andrew Wigley
[ 32]
Round 18
Sheffield Tigers 11 – 10 Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP)
Dore Moor Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
Tynedale 15 – 8 Sedgley Park (1 BP)
Tynedale Park Daniel Woods
(1 BP) Wharfedale 49 – 12 Scunthorpe
The Avenue Timothy Allatt
(1 BP) Caldy 41 – 7 Loughborough Students
Paton Field Daniel Rowlands
(2 BP) Chester 25 – 29 Luctonians (1 BP)
Hare Lane Elliot Lewis
De Montfort Park Lloyd Davies
(1 BP) Huddersfield 32 – 15 Fylde
Lockwood Park Owen Taylor
(1 BP) Stourbridge 50 – 12 Otley
Stourton Park Joe James
[ 33]
Round 19
Ferens Ground Daniel Woods
(1 BP) Loughborough Students 36 – 24 Sheffield Tigers
Loughborough University Stadium Tom Bird
(1 BP) Otley 14 – 19 Hinckley
Cross Green Tim Allatt
Luctonians 3 – 31 Caldy (1 BP)
Mortimer Park Iain Kiy
Scunthorpe 17 – 28 Huddersfield (1 BP)
Heslam Park Gavin Jones
Preston Grasshoppers 26 – 26 Wharfedale
Lightfoot Green Ieuan Davies
Sedgley Park 30 – 28 Stourbridge (2 BP)
Park Lane Peter Caunt
(1 BP) Fylde 50 – 10 Tynedale
Woodlands Memorial Ground Ben Davis
[ 34]
Round 20
Loughborough Students 10 – 19 Luctonians
Loughborough University Stadium Owen Taylor
Sheffield Tigers 17 – 25 Wharfedale
Dore Moor George Richardson
(1 BP) Tynedale 54 – 5 Scunthorpe
Tynedale Park Michael Harris
Paton Field Benjamin Davis
(1 BP) Chester 36 – 17 Otley
Hare Lane James O'Brien
(1 BP) Hinckley 50 – 15 Sedgley Park
De Montfort Park Harry Walbaum
Huddersfield 25 – 15 Preston Grasshoppers
Lockwood Park Daniel Woods
Stourbridge 12 – 64 Fylde (1 BP)
Stourton Park Ieuan Davies
[ 35]
Round 21
(1 BP) Hull 33 – 20 Loughborough Students (1 BP)
Ferens Ground Ieuan Davies
Wharfedale 10 – 3 Huddersfield (1 BP)
The Avenue Benjamin Davis
(1 BP) Luctonians 27 – 7 Sheffield Tigers
Mortimer Park Charles Gayther
Scunthorpe 15 – 76 Stourbridge (1 BP)
Heslam Park Timothy Allatt
Cross Green Daniel Woods
Preston Grasshoppers 14 – 29 Tynedale (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Sedgley Park 27 – 14 Chester
Park Lane Michael Harris
Fylde 17 – 27 Hinckley (1 BP)
Woodlands Memorial Ground Ben Rowlands
[ 36]
Round 22
(1 BP) Loughborough Students 47 – 33 Otley (1 BP)
Loughborough University Stadium Samuel Phillips
Sheffield Tigers 10 – 27 Huddersfield (1 BP)
Dore Moor Jamie Leahy
(1 BP) Tynedale 26 – 34 Wharfedale (1 BP)
Tynedale Park Owen Taylor
(1 BP) Caldy 32 – 11 Sedgley Park
Paton Field Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Luctonians 10 – 17 Hull
Mortimer Park Lloyd Davies
Chester 15 – 51 Fylde (1 BP)
Hare Lane Ieuan Davies
(1 BP) Hinckley 47 – 5 Scunthorpe
De Montfort Park Ben Davis
(1 BP) Stourbridge 52 – 12 Preston Grasshoppers
Stourton Park Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
[ 37]
Round 23
(1 BP) Hull 34 – 21 Sheffield Tigers
Ferens Ground Daniel Rowlands
Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2020. Wharfedale P – P Stourbridge
Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2020. Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 14 March 2020. Preston Grasshoppers 3 – 33 Hinckley (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green Ian Tempest
Sedgley Park P – P Loughborough Students
Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 14 March 2020. Woodlands Memorial Ground George Richardson
Huddersfield P – P Tynedale
Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2020. [ 38]
Game originally rescheduled from 15 February 2020 but postponed again due to bad weather. Game to be rescheduled for 14 March 2020. Wharfedale P – P Stourbridge
Game originally rescheduled from 15 February 2020 but postponed again due to bad weather. Game to be rescheduled for 14 March 2020. Sedgley Park 10 – 29 Caldy (1 BP)
Park Lane Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
Game rescheduled from 26 October 2019. (1 BP) Chester 109 – 12 Scunthorpe
Hare Lane George Richardson
Game rescheduled from 2 November 2019. Scunthorpe are relegated. Huddersfield P – P Tynedale
Game originally rescheduled from 15 February 2020 but postponed again due to bad weather. Game to be rescheduled for 14 March 2020. [ 39]
Round 24
Ferens Ground Gavin Jones
(1 BP) Loughborough Students 32 – 30 Fylde (2 BP)
Loughborough University Stadium Carl Adams
Sheffield Tigers P – P Tynedale
Postponed due to bad weather. Game to be rescheduled for 11 April 2020. (1 BP) Caldy 103 – 0 Scunthorpe
Paton Field James O'Brien
Luctonians 22 – 13 Sedgley Park
Mortimer Park Iain Kiy
(1 BP) Chester 27 – 14 Preston Grasshoppers
Hare Lane Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts
De Montfort Park Andrew Wigley
Stourbridge 14 – 14 Huddersfield
Stourton Park Owen Taylor
[ 40]
Round 25
(2 BP) Tynedale 27 – 29 Stourbridge (1 BP)
Tynedale Park James O'Brien
(2 BP) Otley 29 – 32 Sheffield Tigers
Cross Green Owen Taylor
Preston Grasshoppers 5 – 49 Caldy (1 BP)
Lightfoot Green Daniel Rowlands
Sedgley Park 13 – 10 Hull (1 BP)
Park Lane Daniel Woods
(1 BP) Fylde 48 – 10 Luctonians
Woodlands Memorial Ground Benjamin Davis
Huddersfield 15 – 24 Hinckley
Lockwood Park Jamie Leahy
Scunthorpe 7 – 54 Loughborough Students (1 BP)
Heslam Park Peter Caunt
(1 BP) Wharfedale 14 – 19 Chester
The Avenue Timothy Allatt
[ 41]
(1 BP) Otley 36 – 24 Luctonians (1 BP)
Cross Green Mike Harris
Game originally rescheduled from 15 February 2020 and then again from 22 February 2020. Scunthorpe 18 – 64 Chester (1 BP)
Heslam Park Matthew Sharpe
Game rescheduled from 15 February 2020. (1 BP) Sedgley Park 32 – 14 Loughborough Students
Park Lane Daniel Rowlands
Game rescheduled from 15 February 2020. (1 BP) Huddersfield 31 – 15 Tynedale
Lockwood Park Elliot Lewis
Game originally rescheduled from 15 February 2020 and then again from 22 February 2020. Wharfedale 19 – 15 Stourbridge (1 BP)
The Avenue Benjamin Davis
Game originally rescheduled from 15 February 2020 and then again from 22 February 2020. [ 42]
Round 26
Loughborough Students C – C Preston Grasshoppers
Loughborough University Stadium
Luctonians C – C Scunthorpe
Sheffield Tigers C – C Stourbridge
[ 43]
Round 27
Preston Grasshoppers C – C Luctonians
Sedgley Park C – C Sheffield Tigers
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Wharfedale C – C Loughborough Students
[ 44]
Round 28
Loughborough Students C – C Huddersfield
Loughborough University Stadium
Hull C – C Preston Grasshoppers
Luctonians C – C Wharfedale
Sheffield Tigers C – C Hinckley
Sheffield Tigers C – C Tynedale
Game rescheduled from 29 February 2020.
Round 29
Preston Grasshoppers C – C Otley
Fylde C – C Sheffield Tigers
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Huddersfield C – C Luctonians
Scunthorpe C – C Sedgley Park
Tynedale C – C Loughborough Students
Round 30
Chester C – C Sheffield Tigers
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Loughborough Students C – C Stourbridge
Loughborough University Stadium
Sedgley Park C – C Preston Grasshoppers
Attendances
Does not include promotion play-off.
Club
Home
Total
Average
Highest
Lowest
% Capacity
Caldy
12
4,353
363
463
212
9%
Chester
12
4,784
399
670
320
20%
Fylde
12
8,144
679
1,059
450
8%
Hinckley
13
7,049
542
766
276
27%
Huddersfield
13
3,685
283
450
197
19%
Hull
12
2,293
191
250
112
13%
Loughborough Students
12
2,987
249
568
117
8%
Luctonians
12
4,465
372
565
297
15%
Otley
12
2,650
221
300
150
4%
Preston Grasshoppers
13
4,399
338
786
211
7%
Scunthorpe
13
2,424
186
470
110
Sedgley Park
12
3,072
256
320
175
9%
Sheffield Tigers
12
2,579
215
423
125
Stourbridge
13
4,675
360
525
240
10%
Tynedale
13
5,495
423
650
280
21%
Wharfedale
13
6,228
479
693
372
24%
Individual statistics
Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes (unused substitutes not included).
Top points scorers
[ 42]
Top try scorers
[ 42]
Season records
Team
Largest home win — 103 points 103 – 0 Caldy at home to Scunthorpe on 29 February 2020
Largest away win — 61 points (2) 68 – 7 Caldy away to Scunthorpe on 9 November 2019
Most points scored — 109 points 109 – 12 Chester at home to Scunthorpe on 22 February 2020
Most tries in a match — 17 (2) Chester at home to Scunthorpe on 22 February 2020
Most conversions in a match — 12 Chester at home to Scunthorpe on 22 February 2020
Most penalties in a match — 6 Sheffield Tigers away to Otley on 7 March 2020
Most drop goals in a match — 1 (2) Sedgley Park away to Hull on 16 November 2019
Attendances
Highest — 1,059 Fylde at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 14 September 2019
Lowest — 110 (3) Scunthorpe at home to Luctonians on 23 November 2019
Highest average attendance — 679 Fylde
Lowest average attendance — 186 Hull
Player
Most points in a match — 38 Ben Jones for Caldy away to Scunthorpe on 9 November 2019
Most tries in a match — 4 (3) Nick Royle for Caldy at home to Luctonians on 5 October 2019Ben Jones for Caldy away to Scunthorpe on 9 November 2019Nick Royle for Caldy at home to Scunthorpe on 29 February 2020
Most conversions in a match — 12 Dan Pemberton for Chester at home to Scunthorpe on 23 February 2020
Most penalties in a match — 6 Mark Ireland for Sheffield Tigers away to Otley on 7 March 2020
Most drop goals in a match — 1 (2) Callum McShane for Sedgley Park away to Hull on 16 November 2019Stephen Collins for Sedgley Park at home to Stourbridge on 18 January 2020
Notes
^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom the promotion playoff game between the runners up of National League 2 North and the 2019–20 National League 2 South was cancelled and the winners were determined on final points tally. Tonbridge Juddians with 117.02 points were promoted ahead of Fylde with 107.88.
^ Hinckley's attendance v Fylde on 19 October 2019 was incorrectly given as 275 in The Rugby Paper, with the official figure provided by Hinckley RFC instead being 560.
^ Hinckley's attendance v Huddersfield on 19 November 2019 was incorrectly given as 375 in The Rugby Paper, with the official figure provided by Hinckley RFC instead being 580.
^ Hinckley's attendance v Stourbridge on 30 November 2019 was incorrectly given as 216 in The Rugby Paper, with the official figure provided by Hinckley RFC instead being 520.
^ The Rugby Paper reported Matthew Astle as being referee for the Hull v Wharfedale game while also referring Sedgley Park v Scunthorpe, both on 14 December 2019.
^ The Rugby Paper reported Matthew Astle as being referee for the Sedgley Park v Scunthorpe game while also referring Hull v Wharfedale on the same day, both on 14 December 2019.
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