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2012–13 National League 2 North Countries England Champions Hull Ionians Runners-up Stourbridge Relegated Huddersfield , Stockport , Westoe Attendance 66,326 (average 279 per match) Highest attendance 1,250 Darlington Mowden Park v Bromsgrove 2 February 2013 Lowest attendance 90 Westoe v Darlington Mowden Park 22 December 2012 Top point scorer Sean Taylor (Preston Grasshoppers) 341 pointsTop try scorer James Twomey (Otley) 28 tries
The 2012–13 National League 2 North was the third season (twenty-sixth overall) of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. The league system was 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and additional bonus points being awarded for scoring 4 or more tries and/or losing within 7 points of the victorious team. In terms of promotion the league champions would go straight up into National League 1 while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from National League 2 South (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place.
The league title battle was extremely tight this year with Hull Ionians eventually taking the championship and promotion to the 2013–14 National League 1 ahead of Stourbridge with both sides dead level on points but Ionians having more wins despite Stourbridge having a much better for/against record and more bonus points.[ 1] [ 2] As runners up Stourbridge faced the 2012–13 National League 2 South runners up Worthing Raiders in what would be a very close game - losing 26 - 28 to the south coast side - meaning that the Stourton Park-based side would not have an instant return to National League 1.[ 3] At the other end of the table Huddersfield were easily the weakest team in the division and were the first to be relegated, with the more competitive Stockport and Westoe being the other two sides to follow them by the end of the season.[ 2] [ 4] [ 5] All three sides would drop down to National League 3 North for the following season.[ 6]
Participating teams and locations [ edit ]
Twelve of the teams listed below participated in the 2011–12 National League 2 North season; Stourbridge and Birmingham & Solihull were relegated from the 2011–12 National League 1 while Dudley Kingswinford came up from National League 3 Midlands as playoff winners along with Darlington Mowden Park who were champions of National League 3 North .[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] Rugby Lions had won the National League 3 Midlands title and were expected to join the 2012–13 National League 2 South instead of National League 2 North but went into liquidation over the summer and dropped out of the leagues leaving the southern division with just 15 teams.[ 11] The season also saw newly demoted Birmingham & Solihull move from ground-sharing with a local football team at Damson Park to their former training base Portway.[ 12] Another team would switch grounds during the season, with Darlington Mowden Park playing their first game at the 25,000 capacity The Northern Echo Arena (former home of the ill-fated football team Darlington F.C. ) on 2 February 2013 against Bromsgrove .[ 13]
Locations of the 2012-13 National League 2 North teams
Team
Stadium
Capacity
City/Area
Birmingham & Solihull
Portway
Portway , Birmingham , West Midlands
Bromsgrove
Finstall Park
Bromsgrove , Worcestershire
Caldy
Paton Field
4,000
Thurstaston , Wirral , Merseyside
Darlington Mowden Park
Yiewsley Drive The Northern Echo Arena
25,000
Darlington , County Durham
Dudley Kingswinford
Heathbrook
2,260 (260 seats)
Kingswinford , Dudley , West Midlands
Huddersfield
Lockwood Park
1,500 (500 seats)
Huddersfield , West Yorkshire
Hull
Ferens Ground
1,500 (288 seats)
Kingston upon Hull , East Riding of Yorkshire
Hull Ionians
Brantingham Park
1,500 (240 seats)
Brantingham , East Riding of Yorkshire
Leicester Lions
Westleigh Park
2,000
Blaby , Leicestershire
Luctonians
Mortimer Park
2,200
Kingsland , Herefordshire
Otley
Cross Green
5,000
Otley , West Yorkshire
Preston Grasshoppers
Lightfoot Green
5,000
Preston , Lancashire
Sheffield Tigers
Dore Moor
Sheffield , South Yorkshire
Stockport
The Memorial Ground
500
Stockport , Greater Manchester
Stourbridge
Stourton Park
3,500 (499 seats)
Stourbridge , West Midlands
Westoe
Wood Terrace
South Shields , Tyne and Wear
Updated to match(es) played on 11-05-2013. Source:
Rugby Statbunker (C) Champion;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ Hull's game away to Leicester Lions would be cancelled due to fixture congestion.
^ Leicester Lions game at home to Hull would be cancelled due to fixture congestion.
^ Dudley Kingswinford's game at home to Huddersfield would be cancelled due to fixture congestion.
^ Hudderfield's game away to Dudley Kingswinford would be cancelled due to fixture congestion.
Birmingham & Solihull 5 - 25 Stourbridge Report
Portway[ c 1] Attendance: 534 Referee: Shane Lewis
Stockport 16 - 24 Luctonians (BP) Report
The Memorial Ground Attendance: 132 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 34 - 0 Darlington Mowden Park Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 402 Referee: D Edmunds
(2BP) Dudley Kingswinford 32 - 34 Otley (BP) Report
Heathbrook Attendance: 430[ 14] Referee: Mike Cooper
Huddersfield 13 - 32 Caldy (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 231 Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick
(2BP) Hull 29 - 30 Bromsgrove (BP) Report
Ferens Ground Attendance: 160 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Hull Ionians 28 - 24 Sheffield Tigers (BP) Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Andy Rawson
(BP) Leicester Lions 32 - 3 Westoe Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 100 Referee: Rowan Kitt
^ This was Birmingham & Solihull's first game at Portway.[ 12]
(BP) Caldy 35 - 29 Stockport (2BP) Report
Paton Field Attendance: 301 Referee: Andy Rawson
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 38 - 24 Westoe Report
Yiewsley Drive Attendance: 355[ 15] Referee: Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Hull Ionians 27 - 22 Hull (BP) Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 450 Referee: David Procter
Leicester Lions 3 - 45 Birmingham & Solihull (BP) Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 120 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
(BP) Luctonians 31 - 17 Bromsgrove Report
Mortimer Park Attendance: 314 Referee: Luke Haskins
(BP) Otley 45 - 27 Huddersfield (BP) Report
Cross Green Attendance: 417 Referee: Mark Liddell
Sheffield Tigers 23 - 20 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
Dore Moor Attendance: 150 Referee: Graham Dickens
(BP) Stourbridge 44 - 10 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Stourton Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Michael Tutty
Birmingham & Solihull 12 - 32 Darlington Mowden Park (BP) Report
Portway Attendance: 209[ 16] Referee: Phil Watters
(2BP) Stockport 33 - 39 Otley (BP) Report
The Memorial Ground Attendance: 146 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Westoe 18 - 23 Sheffield Tigers Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 146 Referee: Will Halford
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 19 - 21 Hull Ionians Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 304 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Bromsgrove 39 - 23 Caldy Report
Finstall Park Attendance: 205 Referee: Craig Maxwell Keys
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 32 - 29 Leicester Lions (BP) Report
Heathbrook Attendance: 320 Referee: Rob Warburton
Huddersfield 7 - 33 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 203 Referee: D Edmunds
(BP) Hull 23 - 26 Luctonians (BP) Report
Ferens Ground Attendance: 148 Referee: Matthew Daubney
(BP) Leicester Lions 39 - 23 Huddersfield Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 100 Referee: Rowan Kitt
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 55 - 12 Hull Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 287 Referee: Mark Liddell
Paton Field Attendance: 213 Referee: Matthew Daubney
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 41 - 21 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Yiewsley Drive Attendance: 305 Referee: Wayne Falla
(BP) Hull Ionians 31 - 15 Westoe Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 200 Referee: David Procter
Otley 24 - 18 Bromsgrove (BP) Report
Cross Green Attendance: 320 Referee: Will Halford
Sheffield Tigers 23 - 17 Birmingham & Solihull (BP) Report
Dore Moor Attendance: 150 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Stourbridge 65 - 24 Stockport Report
Stourton Park Attendance: 500 Referee: James Sullivan
Birmingham & Solihull 9 - 20 Hull Ionians Report
Portway Attendance: 223 Referee: Rob Warburton
Stockport 8 - 24 Leicester Lions (BP) Report
The Memorial Ground Attendance: 123 Referee: Andy Rawson
Westoe 17 - 47 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 180 Referee: Matthew Daubney
Bromsgrove 15 - 47 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Finstall Park Attendance: 575 Referee: David Procter
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 19 - 21 Sheffield Tigers Report
Heathbrook Attendance: 430[ 17] Referee: Rowan Kitt
Huddersfield 27 - 42 Darlington Mowden Park (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 191 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Ferens Ground Attendance: 170 Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick
(BP) Luctonians 43 - 18 Otley Report
Mortimer Park Attendance: 517 Referee: Luke Haskins
(BP) Leicester Lions 29 - 28 Bromsgrove (BP) Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 129 Referee: Phil Watters
(BP) Westoe 19 - 25 Hull (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 117 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 29 - 13 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 304 Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 36 - 17 Stockport Report
Yiewsley Drive Attendance: 264 Referee: Brendan McGaffney
(BP) Hull Ionians 41 - 15 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Mark Liddell
Cross Green Attendance: 369 Referee: Andrew Taylorson
(BP) Stourbridge 43 - 7 Luctonians Report
Stourton Park Attendance: 800 Referee: Craig Maxwell Keys
(BP) Sheffield Tigers 58 - 30 Huddersfield Report
Dore Moor Attendance: 150 Referee: Will Halford
Birmingham & Solihull 21 - 8 Westoe Report
(BP) Bromsgrove 5 - 11 Darlington Mowden Park Report
Finstall Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Lloyd Linton
(BP) Stockport 18 - 20 Sheffield Tigers Report
The Memorial Ground Attendance: 132 Referee: D Edmunds
Caldy 13 - 28 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Paton Field Attendance: 221 Referee: Andy Rawson
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 13 - 18 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Heathbrook Attendance: 600[ 18] Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
Huddersfield 8 - 38 Hull Ionians (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 307 Referee: Will Halford
Ferens Ground Attendance: 195 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Luctonians 31 - 8 Leicester Lions Report
Mortimer Park Attendance: 273 Referee: Rowan Kitt
(BP) Birmingham & Solihull 34 - 16 Hull Report
Portway Attendance: 220 Referee: Rowan Kitt
(BP) Leicester Lions 39 - 13 Caldy Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 134 Referee: Craig Maxwell Keys
(BP) Westoe 34 - 32 Dudley Kingswinford (2BP) Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 230 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 56 - 13 Huddersfield Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 328 Referee: Andy Rawson
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 34 - 18 Luctonians Report
Yiewsley Drive Attendance: 242 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Hull Ionians 42 - 15 Stockport Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 280 Referee: Matthew Daubney
(BP) Sheffield Tigers 42 - 41 Bromsgrove (2BP) Report
(BP) Stourbridge 68 - 10 Otley Report
Stourton Park Attendance: 550 Referee: Rob Warburton
(2BP) Stockport 47 - 48 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
The Memorial Ground Attendance: 159 Referee: Luke Haskins
Bromsgrove 10 - 22 Hull Ionians Report
Finstall Park Attendance: 320 Referee: Graham Dickens
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 33 - 17 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Heathbrook Attendance: 358 Referee: David Procter
(BP) Caldy 21 - 27 Darlington Mowden Park Report
Paton Field Attendance: 310 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
(2BP) Huddersfield 30 - 32 Westoe (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 207 Referee: Clare Daniels
Hull 22 - 36 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Ferens Ground Attendance: 263[ 19] Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick
(2BP) Luctonians 27 - 32 Sheffield Tigers (BP) Report
Mortimer Park Attendance: 279 Referee: John Healy
(2BP) Otley 23 - 27 Leicester Lions (BP) Report
Cross Green Attendance: 273 Referee: Will Halford
Birmingham & Solihull 25 - 10 Huddersfield Report
Portway Attendance: 139 Referee: James Sullivan
(BP) Hull Ionians 28 - 10 Luctonians Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 280 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Leicester Lions 12 - 31 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 184 Referee: Mike Cooper
(BP) Sheffield Tigers 25 - 19 Caldy (BP) Report
Dore Moor Attendance: 139 Referee: Mark Liddell
Westoe 19 - 18 Stockport (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 169 Referee: Will Halford
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 40 - 22 Otley (BP) Report
Yiewsley Drive Attendance: 325 Referee: Graham Dickens
Dudley Kingswinford 15 - 13 Hull (BP) Report
Heathbrook Attendance: 320 Referee: Dave Clarkson
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 29 - 26 Bromsgrove (BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 335 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
Finstall Park Attendance: 200
(BP) Hull 27 - 13 Leicester Lions Report
Ferens Ground Attendance: 165
(BP) Stockport 17 - 21 Birmingham & Solihull Report
The Memorial Ground Attendance: 145 Referee: Andy Rawson
Caldy 27 - 22 Hull Ionians (BP) Report
Paton Field Attendance: 201 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Luctonians 20 - 20 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Mortimer Park Attendance: 235 Referee: D Edmunds
(BP) Otley 29 - 23 Sheffield Tigers (BP) Report
Cross Green Attendance: 341 Referee: Luke Haskins
Huddersfield 13 - 13 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 186 Referee: Matthew Daubney
(BP) Stourbridge 33 - 18 Darlington Mowden Park Report
Stourton Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Michael Tutty
Birmingham & Solihull 18 - 18 Bromsgrove Report
Portway Attendance: 225 Referee: David Procter
(BP) Hull Ionians 31 - 22 Otley (BP) Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 280 Referee: Craig Maxwell Keys
(BP) Sheffield Tigers 20 - 22 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Dore Moor Attendance: 205 Referee: Fergus Kirby
Westoe 17 - 13 Luctonians (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 198 Referee: Matthew Daubney
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 29 - 6 Leicester Lions Report
Yiewsley Drive Attendance: 265 Referee: Will Halford
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 39 - 15 Stockport Report
Heathbrook Attendance: 280 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 31 - 22 Caldy Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 306 Referee: Andy Rawson
(BP) Huddersfield 26 - 21 Hull (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Graham Dickens
Hull 15 - 13 Darlington Mowden Park (BP) Report
Ferens Ground Attendance: 125 Referee: Mark Liddell
Stockport 28 - 20 Huddersfield Report
The Memorial Ground Attendance: 143 Referee: Brendan McGaffney
(BP) Bromsgrove 25 - 3 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Finstall Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Tom Davis
Paton Field Attendance: 220[ 20] Referee: D Edmunds
(BP) Luctonians 39 - 5 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Mortimer Park Attendance: 257 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Otley 22 - 20 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
Cross Green Attendance: 379 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Stourbridge 27 - 15 Hull Ionians Report
Stourton Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Philip Davis
Leicester Lions P - P Sheffield Tigers
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 December 2012.
Round 13 (rescheduled game)[ edit ]
(BP) Leicester Lions 37 - 10 Sheffield Tigers Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 100
Game rescheduled from 24 November 2012.
(BP) Birmingham & Solihull 13 - 17 Caldy Report
Portway Attendance: 122 Referee: Clare Daniels
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 32 - 27 Luctonians (2BP) Report
Heathbrook Attendance: 280 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
(BP) Hull Ionians 38 - 20 Leicester Lions Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 150 Referee: D Edmunds
Sheffield Tigers 12 - 31 Darlington Mowden Park (BP) Report
Dore Moor Attendance: 137 Referee: Andy Rawson
Stockport 24 - 49 Hull (BP) Report
The Memorial Ground Attendance: 132 Referee: Graham Dickens
Wood Terrace Attendance: 181 Referee: Graham Well
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 23 - 35 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 423 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Huddersfield 12 - 14 Bromsgrove Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 182 Referee: Brendan McGaffney
(BP) Hull 40 - 31 Sheffield Tigers (BP) Report
Ferens Ground Attendance: 160 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Leicester Lions 10 - 9 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 120 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Otley 51 - 15 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Cross Green Attendance: 243 Referee: Matthew Daubney
Bromsgrove 22 - 17 Stockport (BP) Report
Finstall Park Attendance: 350 Referee: Rowan Kitt
(BP) Caldy 37 - 6 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Paton Field Attendance: 216 Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick
Luctonians 12 - 21 Huddersfield Report
Mortimer Park Attendance: 211 Referee: Mark Liddell
(BP) Stourbridge 52 - 5 Westoe Report
Stourton Park Attendance: 375 Referee: Luke Haskins
Darlington Mowden Park P - P Hull Ionians
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 February 2013.
Dudley Kingswinford 7 - 29 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Heathbrook Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Nick Cockburn
Ferens Ground Attendance: 310 Referee: Marcus Caton
Westoe 5 - 20 Darlington Mowden Park Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 90 Referee: Wayne Falla
(BP) Huddersfield 15 - 20 Otley Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 222 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Birmingham & Solihull P - P Leicester Lions
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 February 2013.
Bromsgrove P - P Luctonians
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 February 2013.
Preston Grasshoppers P - P Sheffield Tigers
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 February 2013.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 February 2013.
(BP) Hull Ionians 33 - 20 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 260 Referee: Tom Davis
(BP) Leicester Lions 37 - 17 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 170 Referee: Brendan McGaffney
(BP) Sheffield Tigers 36 - 13 Westoe Report
Dore Moor Attendance: 121 Referee: Will Halford
(BP) Stourbridge 40 - 0 Huddersfield Report
Stourton Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Mike Cooper
Paton Field Attendance: 226 Referee: Andy Rawson
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 40 - 10 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Yiewsley Drive[ d 1] Attendance: 345 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Luctonians 48 - 32 Hull (BP) Report
Mortimer Park Attendance: 326 Referee: David Procter
(BP) Otley 32 - 22 Stockport (BP) Report
Cross Green Attendance: 416
Birmingham & Solihull 19 - 0 Sheffield Tigers Report
Portway Attendance: 176 Referee: Douglas Neagle
(2BP) Hull 31 - 36 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
Ferens Ground Attendance: 135 Referee: Mark Liddell
Stockport 5 - 45 Stourbridge (BP) Report
The Memorial Ground Attendance: 135 Referee: D Edmunds
Westoe 8 - 33 Hull Ionians (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 195 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Bromsgrove 24 - 24 Otley (BP) Report
Finstall Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Graham Dickens
Dudley Kingswinford 18 - 15 Darlington Mowden Park (BP) Report
Heathbrook Attendance: 250 Referee: Luke Haskins
(BP) Luctonians 29 - 10 Caldy Report
Mortimer Park Attendance: 347 Referee: Rowan Kitt
(BP) Huddersfield 11 - 14 Leicester Lions Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 207 Referee: Matthew Daubney
Stourbridge 12 - 21 Bromsgrove Report
Stourton Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Rowan Kitt
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 February 2013.
Darlington Mowden Park P - P Huddersfield
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 February 2013.
Hull Ionians P - P Birmingham & Solihull
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 February 2013.
Leicester Lions P - P Stockport
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 February 2013.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 February 2013.
Preston Grasshoppers P - P Westoe
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 May 2013.
Sheffield Tigers P - P Dudley Kingswinford
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 May 2013.
Bromsgrove 3 - 30 Leicester Lions Report
Finstall Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Dan Shaw
Luctonians 5 - 13 Stourbridge Report
Mortimer Park Attendance: 310 Referee: Andy Rawson
Birmingham & Solihull P - P Preston Grasshoppers
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 March 2013.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 March 2013.
Dudley Kingswinford P - P Hull Ionians
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 March 2013.
Huddersfield P - P Sheffield Tigers
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 March 2013.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 March 2013.
Stockport P - P Darlington Mowden Park
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 March 2013.
(BP) Hull Ionians 46 - 7 Huddersfield Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 220 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Leicester Lions 34 - 24 Luctonians (BP) Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 143 Referee: Luke Haskins
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 36 - 7 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 346 Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick
(BP) Sheffield Tigers 42 - 12 Stockport Report
Dore Moor Attendance: 111 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
(2BP) Westoe 31 - 34 Birmingham & Solihull (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 102 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Cross Green Attendance: 349 Referee: Andy Rawson
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 62 - 7 Bromsgrove Report
The Northern Echo Arena[ e 1] Attendance: 1,250 Referee: D Edmunds
(BP) Stourbridge 30 - 14 Caldy Report
Stourton Park Attendance: 375 Referee: Tom Davis
Rounds 15 & 16 (rescheduled games)[ edit ]
(BP) Birmingham & Solihull 19 - 25 Leicester Lions Report
Portway Attendance: 147 Referee: Tom Bartram
Game rescheduled from 22 December 2012.
The Memorial Ground Attendance: 130 Referee: Matthew Daubney
Game rescheduled from 22 December 2012.
(BP) Bromsgrove 39 - 15 Luctonians Report
Finstall Park Attendance: 223 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
Game rescheduled from 22 December 2012.
(2BP) Darlington Mowden Park 27 - 28 Hull Ionians Report
The Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 725 Referee: Andrew Taylorson
Game rescheduled from 15 December 2012.
Preston Grasshoppers 27 - 26 Sheffield Tigers (2BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 272 Referee: Mark Liddell
Game rescheduled from 22 December 2012.
(BP) Hull 24 - 28 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Ferens Ground Attendance: 136 Referee: Alex Manley
(BP) Stockport 15 - 20 Hull Ionians Report
The Memorial Ground Attendance: 100 Referee: Graham Dickens
(BP) Bromsgrove 27 - 15 Sheffield Tigers Report
Finstall Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Mark Liddell
Caldy 12 - 10 Leicester Lions (BP) Report
Paton Field Attendance: 149 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 35 - 33 Westoe (2BP) Report
Heathbrook Attendance: 350 Referee: Neil Muir
Luctonians 17 - 6 Darlington Mowden Park Report
Mortimer Park Attendance: 410 Referee: Marcus Caton
Otley 13 - 12 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Cross Green Attendance: 437 Referee: Will Halford
Huddersfield 6 - 47 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 234 Referee: Matthew Daubney
Round 19 (rescheduled games)[ edit ]
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 69 - 5 Huddersfield Report
The Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 480 Referee: Stephen Rainey
Game rescheduled from 19 January 2013.
(BP) Hull Ionians 28 - 11 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 260 Referee: D Edmunds
Game rescheduled from 19 January 2013.
Leicester Lions 14 - 28 Stockport (BP) Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 100 Referee: Mark Liddell
Game rescheduled from 19 January 2013.
Paton Field Attendance: 101 Referee: Matthew O'Grady
Game rescheduled from 19 January 2013.
(BP) Otley 45 - 26 Luctonians Report
Cross Green Attendance: 210 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Game rescheduled from 19 January 2013.
Birmingham & Solihull 25 - 22 Dudley Kingswinford (BP) Report
Portway Attendance: 236 Referee: Will Halford
(BP) Leicester Lions 43 - 31 Otley (BP) Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 127 Referee: Rowan Kitt
(BP) Westoe 26 - 22 Huddersfield (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 135 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 29 - 8 Caldy Report
The Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 635 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 36 - 10 Stockport Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 421 Referee: D Edmunds
(BP) Hull Ionians 43 - 0 Bromsgrove Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 220 Referee: Matthew Daubney
(BP) Sheffield Tigers 35 - 20 Luctonians Report
Dore Moor Attendance: 103 Referee: Matthew O'Grady
(BP) Stourbridge 48 - 15 Hull Report
Stourton Park Attendance: 650 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
The Memorial Ground Attendance: 100 Referee: Matthew Daubney
Luctonians 14 - 32 Hull Ionians (BP) Report
Mortimer Park Attendance: 290 Referee: D Edmunds
Otley 0 - 27 Darlington Mowden Park Report
Cross Green Attendance: 208 Referee: Will Halford
Bromsgrove 3 - 12 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Finstall Park Attendance: 180 Referee: Rowan Kitt
Caldy 19 - 9 Sheffield Tigers Report
Paton Field Attendance: 142 Referee: Andy Rawson
Huddersfield 3 - 53 Birmingham & Solihull (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 260 Referee: Gareth Holsgrove
(BP) Hull 51 - 9 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Ferens Ground Attendance: 110 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Stourbridge 41 - 3 Leicester Lions Report
Stourton Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Mark Liddell
Round 20 (rescheduled games)[ edit ]
(BP) Birmingham & Solihull 16 - 19 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Portway Attendance: 144 Referee: Tom Davis
Game rescheduled from 26 January 2013.
(BP) Hull 34 - 30 Westoe (2BP) Report
Ferens Ground Attendance: 105 Referee: Mike Cooper
Game rescheduled from 26 January 2013.
Stockport 14 - 40 Darlington Mowden Park (BP) Report
The Memorial Ground Attendance: 130[ 21] Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
Game rescheduled from 26 January 2013.
Paton Field Attendance: 219 Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick
Game rescheduled from 26 January 2013.
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 19 - 22 Hull Ionians Report
Heathbrook Attendance: 300[ 21] Referee: John Healy
Game rescheduled from 26 January 2013.
Huddersfield 20 - 28 Sheffield Tigers (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 243 Referee: Will Halford
Game rescheduled from 26 January 2013.
Westoe 19 - 17 Bromsgrove (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 125 Referee: Elia Rizzo
Darlington Mowden Park 14 - 9 Stourbridge (BP) Report
The Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 647 Referee: Wayne Falla
Birmingham & Solihull P - P Stockport
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 May 2013.
Dudley Kingswinford C - C Huddersfield
Game was initially postponed but would ultimately be cancelled due to fixture congestion at the end of the season and the result would not affect the final outcome of the league.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 May 2013.
Game was initially postponed but would ultimately be cancelled due to fixture congestion at the end of the season and the result would not affect the final outcome of the league.
Preston Grasshoppers P - P Luctonians
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 May 2013.
Sheffield Tigers P - P Otley
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2013.
(BP) Leicester Lions 23 - 28 Darlington Mowden Park Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 173 Referee: Paul Kimber
(BP) Stockport 34 - 27 Dudley Kingswinford (2BP) Report
The Memorial Ground Attendance: 128[ 22] Referee: D Edmunds
(BP) Luctonians 36 - 12 Westoe Report
Mortimer Park Attendance: 270 Referee: Nick Williams
Bromsgrove 22 - 20 Birmingham & Solihull (BP) Report
Finstall Park Attendance: 275 Referee: Alex Manley
(BP) Caldy 30 - 23 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
Paton Field Attendance: 261 Referee: Luke Haskins
(2BP) Otley 26 - 33 Hull Ionians (BP) Report
Cross Green Attendance: 368 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Stourbridge 39 - 9 Sheffield Tigers Report
Stourton Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Mike Cooper
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 May 2013.
(BP) Birmingham & Solihull 21 - 22 Luctonians Report
Portway Attendance: 223 Referee: Richard Harding
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 30 - 32 Bromsgrove Report
Heathbrook Attendance: 365[ 23] Referee: Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Hull Ionians 24 - 23 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 480[ 23] Referee: Wayne Falla
(BP) Westoe 39 - 38 Caldy (2BP) Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 156 Referee: Matthew Daubney
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 32 - 13 Hull Report
The Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 670 Referee: Mark Liddell
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 43 - 35 Otley (BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 393 Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick
Huddersfield 13 - 31 Stockport (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
Sheffield Tigers 15 - 10 Leicester Lions (BP) Report
Dore Moor Attendance: 124 Referee: Jamie Leahy
(BP) Caldy 30 - 36 Birmingham & Solihull (BP) Report
Paton Field Attendance: 273 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
(BP) Leicester Lions 11 - 17 Hull Ionians Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 117 Referee: Rowan Kitt
(2BP) Darlington Mowden Park 28 - 31 Sheffield Tigers (BP) Report
The Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 710 Referee: Andy Rawson
(BP) Bromsgrove 43 - 5 Huddersfield Report
Finstall Park Attendance: 120 Referee: Luke Haskins
(BP) Hull 37 - 25 Stockport (BP) Report
Ferens Ground Attendance: 182 Referee: Clare Hodnett
(BP) Luctonians 12 - 14 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Mortimer Park Attendance: 367 Referee: D Edmunds
(BP) Otley 33 - 24 Westoe (BP) Report
Cross Green Attendance: 216 Referee: Will Halford
(BP) Stourbridge 32 - 22 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Stourton Park Attendance: 550 Referee: Rob Warburton
(2BP) Birmingham & Solihull 24 - 29 Otley (BP) Report
Portway Attendance: 221 Referee: Max Marsden
Stockport 22 - 19 Bromsgrove (BP) Report
The Memorial Ground Attendance: 141 Referee: Brendan McGaffney
Westoe 0 - 53 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 123 Referee: Andy Rawson
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 26 - 26 Caldy Report
Heathbrook Attendance: 300
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 83 - 19 Leicester Lions Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 547 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Hull Ionians 32 - 31 Darlington Mowden Park (2BP) Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 280 Referee: Will Halford
Huddersfield 5 - 64 Luctonians (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Matthew Daubney
Sheffield Tigers 15 - 32 Hull (BP) Report
Dore Moor Attendance: 120 Referee: D Edmunds
(BP) Westoe 52 - 24 Leicester Lions (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 130 Referee: Will Halford
(BP) Bromsgrove 27 - 40 Hull (BP) Report
Finstall Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Mark Liddell
(BP) Caldy 57 - 19 Huddersfield Report
Paton Field Attendance: 371 Referee: D Edmunds
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 54 - 24 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
The Northern Echo Arena Attendance: 1,125 Referee: Matthew Daubney
(BP) Luctonians 42 - 21 Stockport Report
Mortimer Park Attendance: 472 Referee: David Procter
(BP) Otley 59 - 31 Dudley Kingswinford (BP) Report
Cross Green Attendance: 285 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Sheffield Tigers 21 - 41 Hull Ionians (BP) Report
Dore Moor Attendance: 210 Referee: Marcus Caton
(BP) Stourbridge 31 - 12 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Stourton Park Attendance: 850 Referee: Tom Foley
Rounds 19, 25 & 26 (rescheduled games)[ edit ]
(BP) Birmingham & Solihull 46 - 14 Stockport Report
Portway Attendance: 220 Referee: Clare Hodnett
Game rescheduled from 23 March 2013.
(BP) Hull 53 - 10 Huddersfield Report
Ferens Ground Attendance: 105 Referee: Jamie Leahy
Game rescheduled from 30 March 2013.
(BP) Hull Ionians 50 - 7 Caldy Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 450 Referee: Andrew Taylorson
Game rescheduled from 23 March 2013.
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 67 - 31 Westoe (BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 257 Referee: Graham Dickens
Game rescheduled from 19 January 2013.
(BP) Sheffield Tigers 32 - 26 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Dore Moor Attendance: 127 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Game rescheduled from 19 January 2013.
Round 25 (rescheduled game)[ edit ]
(BP) Sheffield Tigers 52 - 21 Otley Report
Dore Moor Attendance: 111 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Game rescheduled from 23 March 2013.
Round 25 (rescheduled game)[ edit ]
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 57 - 21 Luctonians Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 233 Referee: Andy Rawson
Game rescheduled from 23 March 2013.
Each season, the runners–up in the National League 2 South and National League 2 North participate in a play–off for promotion into National League 1 . Stourbridge as runners-up in the north had the better league record than southern counterparts Worthing Raiders and would host the game.
Stourton Park Attendance: 925 Referee: Nick Cockburn
Total season attendances [ edit ]
Figures not including north-south promotion playoff.
Club
Home Games
Total
Average
Highest
Lowest
% Capacity
Birmingham & Solihull
15
3,361
224
534
122
Bromsgrove
15
3,748
250
575
120
Caldy
15
3,424
228
371
101
6%
Darlington Mowden Park
15
8,343
556
1,250
242
3%
Dudley Kingswinford
14[ a 1]
5,783
413
1,200
250
16%
Huddersfield
15
3,173
212
307
150
14%
Hull
15
2,469
165
310
105
11%
Hull Ionians
15
4,310
287
480
150
19%
Leicester Lions
14[ a 2]
1,817
130
184
100
6%
Luctonians
15
4,878
325
517
211
15%
Otley
15
4,831
322
437
208
6%
Preston Grasshoppers
15
5,158
344
547
233
7%
Sheffield Tigers
15
2,128
142
210
103
Stockport
15
1,976
132
159
100
26%
Stourbridge
15
8,650
577
1,200
375
16%
Westoe
15
2,277
152
230
90
^ Dudley Kingswinford only played 14 home games as a game was cancelled due to fixture congestion.
^ Leicester Lions only played 14 home games as a game was cancelled due to fixture congestion.
Individual statistics [ edit ]
Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.
Largest home win — 64 pts (x2)
69 - 5 Darlington Mowden Park at home to Huddersfield on 23 February 2013
83 - 19 Preston Grasshoppers at home to Leicester Lions on 20 April 2013
Largest away win — 59 pts
64 - 5 Luctonians away to Huddersfield on 20 April 2013
Most points scored — 83 pts
83 - 19 Preston Grasshoppers at home to Leicester Lions on 20 April 2013
Most tries in a match — 13
Preston Grasshoppers at home to Leicester Lions on 20 April 2013
Most conversions in a match — 9
Preston Grasshoppers at home to Leicester Lions on 20 April 2013
Most penalties in a match — 6 (x3)
Darlington Mowden Park away to Birmingham & Solihull on 15 September 2012
Hull at home to Otley on 13 October 2012
Birmingham & Solihull at home to Bromsgrove on 17 November 2012
Most drop goals in a match — 1
N/A - multiple times
[ 27] [ 28] [ 29] [ 30]
Most points in a match — 33
Sean Taylor for Preston Grasshoppers at home to Leicester Lions on 20 April 2013
Most tries in a match — 4 (x3)
Shaun McCartney for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Bromsgrove on 2 February 2013
James Twomey for Otley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 April 2013
Adam Birchall for Preston Grasshoppers at home to Luctonians on 11 May 2013
Most conversions in a match — 9
Sean Taylor for Preston Grasshoppers at home to Leicester Lions on 20 April 2013
Most penalties in a match — 6 (x2)
Gregory Lound for Hull at home to Otley on 13 October 2012
Jack Jolly for Birmingham & Solihull at home to Bromsgrove on 17 November 2012
Most drop goals in a match — 1
N/A - multiple players
[ 31] [ 32] [ 33] [ 34] [ 35]
Highest — 1,250
Darlington Mowden Park at home to Bromsgrove on 2 February 2013
Lowest — 90
Westoe at home to Darlington Mowden Park on 22 December 2012
Highest Average Attendance — 577
Stourbridge
Lowest Average Attendance — 130
Leicester Lions
[ 36]
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