National League 2 South
Current season or competition: 2017–18 National League 2 South | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 1987 |
Number of teams | 16 |
Country | England |
Holders | Bishop's Stortford (1st title) (2016-17 (promoted to National League 1) |
Most titles | Barking Henley Hawks Cambridge (2 titles) |
Website | clubs.rfu.com |
National League 2 South (known before September 2009 as National Division Three South) is a level four league in the English rugby union system. It is one of two leagues at this level, with its counterpart, National League 2 North, covering the north of England. The format of the league was changed at the beginning of the 2009–10 season following reorganisation by the Rugby Football Union.
The champions are promoted to National League 1. The runners-up play in a promotion play-off with the runners-up of National League 2 North; the team with the best record having home advantage. The bottom three teams are relegated, to either National League 3 South-West or National League 3 London & SE.[1]
Current season
Participating teams and locations
Twelve of the teams listed below participated in the 2016–17 National League 2 South season. The 2016-17 champions Bishop's Stortford and play-off winners Old Elthamians, who won the promotion play-off against Sale FC, were promoted into the 2017–18 National League 1, while no sides located in the south were relegated.[2][3] The two relegated sides from National League 2 South included Exmouth (who drop to National League 3 South West) and Barnes (who drop to National League 3 London & SE).[4][5] Usually three sides would be relegated but when RFU Championship side London Welsh went into liquidation in the spring of 2017 it granted a reprieve for the 14th placed side in either National League 2 North or National League 2 South depending on comparable points, which in the end turned out to be Barnstaple.[6][5]
The promoted teams include Old Redcliffians who finished as champions of National League 3 South West, while Tonbridge Juddians (champions) and Wimbledon (playoffs) came up from National League 3 London & SE.[7][8][9] Broadstreet were also included in the division when they were level transferred from National League 2 North having been promoted as champions of National League 3 Midlands.[10] Broadstreet's inclusion came due to an imbalance of teams as both Bishop's Stortford and Old Elthamians had gone up into National League 1 coupled with no teams coming down the opposite way, and as the most southerly club, Broadstreet were deemed the most suitable for a level transfer.
- ^ Usually a 14th place finish would have meant relegation for Barnstaple most seasons. However, due to London Welsh going into liquidation in the latter half of the 2016-17, one team from level 4 were given a reprieve, meaning that Barnstaple were kept safe due to having the better record than the similarly placed team in the 2016–17 National League 2 North.[6][5]
- ^ Broadstreet were level transferred into National League 2 South from National League 2 North due to an imbalance of teams.
Current standings
Template:2017–18 National League 2 South
List of champions
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Season | No of teams | No of matches | Champions | Runner-up | Relegated team(s) | Ref | |||||||
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1987–88 | 11 | 10 | Askeans | Sidcup | Streatham/Croydon | ||||||||
1988–89 | 11 | 10 | Lydney | Havant | Ealing, Stroud and Sidcup | ||||||||
1989–90 | 11 | 10 | Metropolitan Police | Clifton | Salisbury |
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Season | No of teams | No of matches | Champions | Runner-up | Relegated team(s) | Ref | |||||||
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1990–91 | 11 | 10 | Redruth | Basingstoke | Maidenhead and Cheltenham | ||||||||
1991–92 | 11 | 10 | Havant | Basingstoke | Ealing and Sidcup | ||||||||
1992–93 | 11 | 10 | Sudbury | London Welsh | Thurrock |
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Season | No of teams | No of matches | Champions | Runner-up | Relegated team(s) | Ref | |||||||
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1993–94 | 10 | 18 | Clifton | Harrogate | Sheffield (to 5 North) and Sudbury (to 5 South)[n 1] | ||||||||
1994–95 | 10 | 18 | Rotherham[11] | Reading | Askeans (to 5 South) and Broughton Park (to 5 North) | ||||||||
1995–96 | 10 | 18 | Exeter | London Welsh[n 2] | Aspatria (to 4 North) and Plymouth Albion (to 4 South) |
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Season | No of teams | No of matches | Champions | Runner-up | Relegated team(s) | Ref | |||||||
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1996–97 | 14 | 26 | Newbury | Henley | Berry Hill, High Wycombe, Charlton Park and Askeans | ||||||||
1997–98 | 14 | 26 | Camberley | Henley | no relegation | ||||||||
1998–99 | 14 | 26 | Bracknell | Esher | Havant | ||||||||
1999–00 | 14 | 26 | Esher | Penzance & Newlyn | Bridgwater & Albion, Norwich and Metropolitan Police |
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Season | No of teams | No of matches | Champions | Runner-up | Relegated team(s) | Ref | |||||||
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2000–01 | 14 | 26 | Plymouth Albion | Launceston | Reading, Weston-super-Mare, Basingstoke and Cheltenham | [12] | |||||||
2001–02 | 14 | 26 | Penzance & Newlyn | Launceston | Clifton, Cinderford | [13] | |||||||
2002–03 | 14 | 26 | Rosslyn Park | Lydney | Havant, Camberley | ||||||||
2003–04 | 14 | 26 | Blackheath | Launceston | Basingstoke, Old Colfeians | ||||||||
2004–05 | 14 | 26 | Barking | Redruth | Weston-super-Mare, Tabard, Haywards Heath | [14] | |||||||
2005–06 | 14 | 26 | Cambridge | North Walsham | Reading, Bracknell | ||||||||
2006–07 | 14 | 26 | Southend | Westcombe Park | Hertford, Old Patesians, Chinnor | ||||||||
2007–08 | 14 | 26 | Mount's Bay | Cinderford | Clifton, North Walsham, Luton | [15] | |||||||
2008–09 | 14 | 26 | London Scottish | Rosslyn Park | Chinnor, Havant |
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Season | No of teams | No of matches | Champions | Runner-up | Relegated team(s) | Ref | ||||||||
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2009–10 | 15 | 28 | Barking | Rosslyn Park | Barnes, Bridgwater & Albion | [n 3] | ||||||||
2010–11 | 16 | 30 | Ealing Trailfinders | Jersey | Canterbury, Hinckley, Newbury | |||||||||
2011–12 | 16 | 30 | Old Albanian | Richmond | Westcombe Park, Hertford. Barnes | [17] | ||||||||
2012–13 | 15 | 28 | Henley Hawks | Worthing Raiders | Lydney, Barking | [n 4] [19] | ||||||||
2013–14 | 16 | 30 | Hartpury College | Ampthill & District | London Irish Wild Geese, Bournemouth, Exmouth | |||||||||
2014–15 | 16 | 30 | Henley Hawks | Bishop's Stortford | Lydney, Shelford, Dings Crusaders | |||||||||
2015–16 | 16 | 30 | Cambridge | Old Albanian | Dorking, Southend Saxons, Launceston | |||||||||
2016–17 | 16 | 30 | Bishop's Stortford | Old Elthamians | Exmouth, Barnes[n 5] | |||||||||
2017–18 | 16 | 30 | ||||||||||||
Green background are promotion places. |
- ^ This year there was a league restructure with a new league (Courage National League 4) becoming the new tier 4. Courage National 4 would contain the previous season's top teams from National 4 North and National 4 South with the remaining teams joining lower tier teams as part of Courage League Division 5 (which retained the North/South divisions). This structure would continue for several years before being abolished at the end of 1996 where the league would revert to the old system.
- ^ The top eight teams were all promoted to the re-organised, sixteen team, Courage League Division 3 for season 1996–97
- ^ Mounts Bay were originally scheduled to participate in the 2009–10 season after being demoted at the end of the previous season but folded in July 2009. As they were unable to participate, the division went ahead with fifteen teams instead of the expected sixteen.[16]
- ^ Rugby Lions were on the original 2012–13 fixture list after winning promotion from National League 3 Midlands but during July 2012 they went into liquidation and were unable to participate in the division, leaving fifteen teams instead of the usual sixteen.[18]
- ^ Due to London Welsh being expelled from the RFU Championship in January 2017 only 5 teams would be relegated from National League 2 North and National League South instead of the usual 6 - meaning that the 14th placed side in one of the leagues would be safe. In the end 14th placed Barnstaple (National League 2 South) gained more points (51) than 14th placed Harrogate (47) (National League 2 North) condemning them to the drop instead.[20]
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National Two promotion play-offs
Since the 2000–01 season there has been a promotion play-off between the league runners-up of National League 2 North and National League 2 South for the third and final promotion place to National League 1. The team with the superior league record has home advantage. As of the end of the 2016–17 season the southern teams have been more successful with 12 wins to the northern teams 4.
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Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | |||||||||
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2000–01[30] | Sedgley Park (N3N) | 40–23 | Launceston (N3S) | Park Lane, Whitefield, Greater Manchester | 1,500 | |||||||||
2001–02[31] | Launceston (N3S) | 26–0 | Dudley Kingswinford (N3N) | Polson Bridge, Launceston, Cornwall | 2,500 | |||||||||
2002–03[32] | Lydney (N3S) | 21–7 | New Brighton (N3N) | Regentsholme, Lydney, Gloucestershire | ||||||||||
2003–04[33][34] | Halifax (N3N) | 16–18 | Launceston (N3S) | Ovenden Park, Halifax, West Yorkshire | ||||||||||
2004–05[35] | Redruth (N3S) | 33–14 | Macclesfield (N3N) | The Recreation Ground, Redruth, Cornwall | 4,000 | |||||||||
2005–06[36][37] | North Walsham (N3S) | 5–15 | Nuneaton (N3N) | Norwich Road, Scottow, Norfolk | 1,302 | |||||||||
2006–07[38][39] | Westcombe Park (N3S) | 36–20 | Tynedale (N3N) | Goddington Dene, Orpington, Greater London | ||||||||||
2007–08[40][41] | Cinderford (N3S) | 15–14 | Darlington Mowden Park (N3N) | Dockham Road, Cinderford, Gloucestershire | 2,800 | |||||||||
2008–09 | No promotion play-off this season due to widespread restructuring to the English rugby union league system, which meant that only the champions of the two divisions would go up.[42] | |||||||||||||
2009–10[43][44] | Loughborough Students (N2N) | 21–43 | Rosslyn Park (N2S) | Loughborough University Stadium, Loughborough, Leicestershire | 1,000 | |||||||||
2010–11[45][46] | Jersey (N2S) | 30–5 | Loughborough Students (N2N) | St. Peter, Saint Peter, Jersey | 3,100 | |||||||||
2011–12[47][48] | Richmond (N2S) | 20–13 (aet) | Caldy (N2N) | Athletic Ground, Richmond, Greater London | 1,600 | |||||||||
2012–13[49] | Stourbridge (N2N) | 26–28 | Worthing Raiders (N2S) | Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands | 925 | |||||||||
2013–14[50] | Darlington Mowden Park (N2N) | 30–28 (aet) | Ampthill (N2S) | The Northern Echo Arena, Darlington, County Durham | 975 | |||||||||
2014–15[51][52] | Ampthill (N2N) | 19–10 | Bishop's Stortford (N2S) | Dillingham Park, Ampthill, Bedfordshire | 1,253 | |||||||||
2015–16[53][54] | Old Albanian (N2S) | 24–0 | Sedgley Park (N2N) | Woollam Playing Fields, St Albans, Hertfordshire | 473 | |||||||||
2016–17 | Sale (N2N) | 14–19 | Old Elthamians (N2S) | Heywood Road, Sale, Greater Manchester | ||||||||||
2017-18 | ||||||||||||||
Green backgrounds represent promoted teams. N2N stands for National League 2 North while N2S stands for National 2 South (or N3N/N3S for versions prior to 2009). |
League format since 1987
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Year | Name | No of teams | No of matches | ||||||||||
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1987–93 | Courage National Division Four North and Courage National Division Four South | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||
1993–96 | Courage National Division Four | 10 | 18 | ||||||||||
1996–97 | National Four North and National Four South |
14 | 26 | ||||||||||
1997–00 | Jewson National Division 2 North and Jewson National Division 2 South |
14 | 26 | ||||||||||
2000–09 | National Division Three North and National Division Three South |
14 | 26 | ||||||||||
2009– | National League 2 North and National League 2 South |
16 | 30 |
[21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [55][56] [57] [58] [29] [59] [60] [61]
Records
Note that all records are from 1996-97 season onwards as this is widely held as the dawn of professionalism across the English club game. It also offers a better comparison between seasons as the division team numbers are roughly equal (for example when league rugby union first started in 1987-88 the southern league had only 11 teams playing 10 games each, compared to 14 teams in 1996-97 playing 26 games (home & away), going up to 16 teams in 2009-10 playing 30 games each). Attendance records are from 2000 onwards unless otherwise specified. All records are up to date up till the end of the 2015-16 season.
League records
- Most titles: 2
- Most times promoted from division: 3
- Henley Hawks (1997–98, 2012-13, 2014-15)
- Most times relegated from division: 3
- Most league points in a season: 132
- Least league points in a season: 0
- Metropolitan Police (1999-00)[62]
- Camberley (2002-03)
- Most points scored in a season: 1,490
- Least points scored in a season: 270
- Most points conceded in a season: 2,055
- Least points conceded in a season: 240
- Best points difference (For/Against): 1,066
- Worst points difference (For/Against):
- -1,676, Newbury Blues (2010-11)
- Most games won in a season: 27
- Ealing Trailfinders and Jersey (both 2010-11)
- Most games lost in a season: 29
- Most games drawn in a season: 4
- Most bonus points in a season: 30
Match records
- Largest home win: 132 - 0
- Old Albanian at home to Newbury Blues on 26 March 2011 (2010-11)
- Largest away win:
- 85 - 3, Henley Hawks away to Barking on 27 October 2012 (2012-13)
- Most points scored in a match: 132
- Old Albanian at home to Newbury Blues on 26 March 2011 (2010-11)
- Most tries scored in a match: 20
- Jersey at home to Newbury Blues on 6 November 2011 (2010-11)
- Ealing Trailfinders at home to Hinckley on 12 March 2011 (2010-11)
- Old Albanian at home to Newbury Blues on 26 March 2011 (2010-11)
- Most conversions scored in a match: 16
- Old Albanian at home to Newbury Blues on 26 March 2011 (2010-11)
- Ealing Trailfinders at home to Lydney on 30 April 2011 (2010-11)
- Most penalties scored in a match: 7
- Blackheath at home to Redruth on 14 December 2002 (2002-03)
- Hertford at home to Rosslyn Park on 30 September 2006 (2006-07)
- Clifton at home to Lydney on 21 October 2006 (2006-07)
- Dings Crusaders at home to Southend on 6 November 2011 (2010-11)
- Launceston at home to Hartpury College on 28 September 2013 (2013-14)
- Launceston away to Dings Crusaders on 27 September 2014 (2014-15)
- Most drop kicks scored in a match: 3
- Westcombe Park at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 5 December 2009 (2009-10)
Player records
- Most times top points scorer: 2
- Nat Saumi for Penzance & Newlyn (2000-01, 2001-02)
- Adam Westall for Lydney (2002-03, 2004-05)
- Andy Frost for Southend (2005-06, 2006-07)
- Gary Kingdom for Taunton Titans (2014-15, 2015-16)
- Most times top try scorer: 2
- Phil Chesters for Ealing Trailfinders (2009-10, 2010-11)
- Ian Clark for Hartpury College (2011-12, 2012-13)
- Most points in a season: 374
- Most tries in a season: 70
- Most points in a match: 45
- Adam Westall for Lydney away to Haywards Heath on 12 March 2005 (2004-05)
- Most tries in a match: 7
- James O'Brien for Old Patesians at home to Old Colfeians on 27 March 2004 (2003-04)
- Phil Chesters for Ealing Trailfinders at home to Newbury Blues on 2 October 2010 and at home to Lydney on 30 April 2011 (2010-11)
- Most conversions in a match: 16
- Richard Gregg for Old Albanian at home to Newbury Blues on 26 March 2011 (2010-11)
- Most penalties in a match: 7
- Jonathan Griffin for Blackheath at home to Redruth on 14 December 2002 (2002-03)
- Kieron Davies for Hertford at home to Rosslyn Park on 30 September 2006 (2006-07)
- John Barnes for Clifton at home to Lydney on 21 October 2006 (2006-07)
- Mitch Burton for Dings Crusaders at home to Southend on 6 November 2011 (2010-11)
- Luke Cozens for Hartpury College away to Dings Crusaders on 17 November 2012 (2012-13)
- Danial Trigg for Dings Crusaders away to Lydney on 1 December 2012 (2012-13)
- Kieron Lewitt for Launceston away to Dings Crusaders on 27 September 2014 (2014-15)
- Most drop kicks in a match: 3
- Lee Audis for Westcombe Park at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 5 December 2009 (2009-10)
Attendance records
- Highest attendance (league game): 3,270
- Henley Hawks at home to Worthing Raiders on 4 May 2013 (2012-13)
- Lowest attendance (league game): 30
- Highest attendance (promotion playoff): 4,000
- Redruth at home to Macclesfield on 1 May 2005 (2004-05)
- Lowest attendance (promotion playoff): 473
- Old Albanian at home to Sedgley Park on 14 May 2016 (2015–16)
- Highest average attendance (club): 1,281
- Lowest average attendance (club): 96
- Highest average attendance (season): 573 (2000-01)
- Lowest average attendance (season): 292 (2009-10)
Notes;
- ^ Note that due to poor attendance keeping by press and online sources means that the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons are excluded from these statistics due to lack of information.
National League 2 South top 10 point scorers, all time
- As of the end of the games of 29 April 2017. Stats taken from 1998-99 season onwards and include regular league games only in National League 2 South (no promotion playoff games). Points scored includes tries, drop kicks, penalties and conversions.[63]
Rank | Nat | Name | Years | Club(s) | Points | Apps | Ratio |
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1 | Matthew McLean | 2008-13, 2014- | Worthing Raiders | 1,678 | 178 | 9.4 | |
2 | Gary Kingdom | 2010- | Taunton Titans | 1,571 | 198 | 7.9 | |
3 | Adam Westall | 2002-03, 2004-08 2008-10 |
Lydney Dings Crusaders |
1,368 | 130 | 11 | |
4 | Andy Frost | 2005-07, 2009-13 2014-15 |
Southend Saxons Dorking |
1,302 | 117 | 11 | |
5 | Derek Coates | 2000-03 2003-04 |
Westcombe Park Blackheath |
1,183 | 99 | 12 | |
6 | Kieron Lewitt | 2007-09 2011-15 |
Canterbury Launceston |
1,134 | 131 | 9 | |
7 | James Combden | 2009-13, 2014-15 | Henley Hawks | 924 | 103 | 9 | |
8 | Tom Best | 2009-11 2012- |
Canterbury | 793 | 158 | 5.0 | |
9 | Tom White | 2014-17 | Old Elthamians | 778 | 85 | 9.2 | |
10 | Ben Ward | 2007-11 | Ealing Trailfinders | 756 | 108 | 7 |
(Bold denotes players still playing in National League 2 South)
National League 2 South top 10 try scorers, all time
- As of the end of the games of 29 April 2017. Stats taken from 1998-99 season onwards and include regular league games only in National League 2 South (no promotion playoff games).[64]
Rank | Nat | Name | Years | Club(s) | Tries | Apps | Ratio |
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1 | Andy Thorpe | 2001–08 | North Walsham | 114 | 143 | 0.8 | |
2 | Phil Chesters | 2009-11 | Ealing Trailfinders | 98 | 53 | 1.8 | |
3 | Michael Melford | 2006-11, 2012-13 | Canterbury | 92 | 148 | 0.6 | |
4 | Mark Billings | 2005-07, 2009-16 | Southend | 89 | 213 | 0.4 | |
5 | Alexander Nielsen | 2008-13, 2014- | Worthing Raiders | 83 | 139 | 0.6 | |
6 | Owen Bruynseels | 2007-11 | Ealing Trailfinders | 81 | 95 | 0.9 | |
7 | Gert De Kock | 2003-05 2006-11 |
Westcombe Park Canterbury |
80 | 166 | 0.5 | |
8 | Nick Hankin | 2013-17 | Bishop's Stortford | 79 | 119 | 0.7 | |
9 | Matthew McLean | 2008-13, 2014- | Worthing Raiders | 78 | 178 | 0.4 | |
10 | Sylvan Edwards | 2003-12 | Dings Crusaders | 69 | 177 | 0.4 |
(Bold denotes players still playing in National League 2 South)
See also
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