2009–10 National League 2 South

2009–10 National League 2 South
Countries	England
Champions	Barking
Runners-up	Rosslyn Park (also promoted)
Relegated	Bridgwater & Albion, Barnes
Attendance	58,619 (average 289 per match)[n1 1]
Highest attendance	1,473 Richmond at home to Rosslyn Park on 26 September 2009
Lowest attendance	30 Barnes at home to Shelford on 20 February 2010
Top point scorer	Ross Laidlaw Rosslyn Park 318 points
Top try scorer	Phil Chesters Ealing Trailfinders 28 tries
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 National League 2 South was the first season (23rd overall) of the fourth tier (south) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. Previously known as National Division 3 South, it had been renamed due to widespread changes to the league system by the RFU with National One becoming the Championship, National 2 becoming National 1 and so on.^[1][2] 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 North (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place. A further change to the league system would see the division increase from 14 to 15 teams (this was originally supposed to be 16 teams but one of the teams relegated from the 2008-09 National Division 2, Mounts Bay, folded at the beginning of the season).^[3][4]

Barking would finish as champions with only two league defeats all season, while runners up Rosslyn Park would join them in the 2010–11 National League 1 by defeating 2009–10 National League 2 North runners up Loughborough Students in the National 2 promotion playoff.^[5][6] At the bottom of the table Bridgwater & Albion and newly promoted Barnes would be condemned to National League 3 South West and National League 3 London & SE respectively.^[7][8]

Participating teams

Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2008-09 National League 3 South season; Westcombe Park were relegated from the 2008-09 National Division 2, while Clifton were promoted as champions of South West Division 1 with Shelford (champions) and Barnes (playoffs) coming up from London Division 1.

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Barking	Goresbrook	1,000	Barking, London
Barnes	Barn Elms		Barnes, London
Bridgwater & Albion	Bath Road	5,000	Bridgwater, Somerset
Canterbury	Merton Lane		Canterbury, Kent
Clifton	Station Road	400 (seated)	Clifton, Bristol
Dings Crusaders	Landseer Avenue	1,500	Lockleaze, Bristol
Ealing Trailfinders	Trailfinders Sports Ground	3,000 (est)	Ealing, London
Henley Hawks	Dry Leas	4,000	Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Lydney	Regentsholme	1,500	Lydney, Gloucestershire
Richmond	Richmond Athletic Ground	4,500	Richmond, London
Rosslyn Park	Priory Lane	2,000	Roehampton, London
Shelford	The Davey Field		Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire
Southend	Warners Bridge Park		Southend, Essex
Westcombe Park	Goddington Dene	3,200	Orpington, London
Worthing	Roundstone Lane		Angmering, West Sussex

League table

2009–10 National League 2 South Final Table
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Bonus Points	Points
1	Barking (C)	28	26	0	2	1060	335	725	20	124[n2 1]
2	Rosslyn Park (P)	28	23	1	4	995	423	572	19	113
3	Ealing Trailfinders	28	22	1	5	1014	504	510	23	113
4	Southend	28	19	1	8	802	566	236	17	95
5	Clifton	28	18	2	8	682	571	111	15	91
6	Worthing	28	16	1	11	653	561	92	9	75
7	Canterbury	28	13	1	14	625	780	-155	13	67
8	Richmond	28	11	0	17	706	761	-55	18	62
9	Henley Hawks	28	11	1	16	668	598	70	10	56[n2 2]
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 28 April 2012

Notes

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Results

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Round 1

Bye: Ealing Trailfinders

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Round 2

Bye: Bridgwater & Albion

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Round 3

Bye: Rosslyn Park

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Round 4

Bye: Henley Hawks

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Round 5

Bye: Worthing

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Round 6

Bye: Southend

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Round 7

Bye: Westcombe Park

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Round 8

Bye: Clifton

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Round 9

Bye: Barnes

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Round 10

Bye: Shelford

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Round 11

Bye: Richmond

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Round 12

Bye: Lydney

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Round 13

Bye: Barking

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Round 14

Bye: Canterbury

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Round 15

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.

Bye: Dings Crusaders

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Round 16

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.

Bye: Bridgwater & Albion

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Round 17

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.

Bye: Rosslyn Park

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Round 18

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 March 2010.

Bye: Henley Hawks

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Round 19

Bye: Worthing

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Round 20

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.

Bye: Southend

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Round 15 (Rescheduled games)

• Rescheduled from 19 December 2009.

• Rescheduled from 19 December 2009.

• Rescheduled from 19 December 2009.

• Rescheduled from 19 December 2009.

• Rescheduled from 19 December 2009.

• Rescheduled from 19 December 2009.

• Rescheduled from 19 December 2009.

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Round 21

• Postponed. Game rescheduled for 1 May 2010.

Bye: Westcombe Park

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Round 22

Bye: Clifton

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Round 23

Bye: Barnes

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Round 24

Bye: Shelford

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Round 25

Bye: Richmond

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Round 17 (Rescheduled game)

• Rescheduled from 16 January 2010 and eventually cancelled altogether due to fixture congestion meaning both Westcombe Park and Shelford would only play 29 games each.^[13][14]

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Rounds 16, 17 & 18 (Rescheduled games)

• Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010.

• Game rescheduled from 16 January 2010.

• Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010.

• Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.

• Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.

• Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010.

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Round 26

Bye: Lydney

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Round 27

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.

Bye: Barking

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Round 28

Bye: Canterbury

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Round 29

Bye: Dings Crusaders

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Round 30

Bye: Ealing Trailfinders

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Rounds 17 & 21 (Rescheduled games)

• Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.

• Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.

• Game rescheduled from 13 February 2010.

• Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.

• Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.

• Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.

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Rounds 20 & 24 (Rescheduled games)

• Rescheduled from 3 April 2010.

• Rescheduled from 30 January 2010.

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Promotion play-off

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. Loughborough Students were runners-up in the North and would host the game as they had a better record in the league in comparison to the South runners up Rosslyn Park.

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Total season attendances

Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Barking	14	4,398	314	500	180	31%
Barnes	12[n1 2]	1,185	99	200	30	N/A
Bridgwater & Albion	14	5,468	391	627	217	8%
Canterbury	14	2,617	187	247	124	N/A
Clifton	14	2,663	190	287	80	N/A
Dings Crusaders	14	1,745	125	256	101	8%
Ealing Trailfinders	11[n1 3]	3,663	333	574	200	11%
Henley Hawks	14	4,010	286	375	210	7%
Lydney	14	5,900	421	650	250	28%
Richmond	14	7,922	566	1,473	114	13%
Rosslyn Park	14	6,310	451	780	210	23%
Shelford	13[n1 4]	3,107	239	426	137	N/A
Southend	13[n1 5]	3,370	259	550	150	N/A
Westcombe Park	12[n1 6]	2,271	189	251	66	6%
Worthing	14	3,990	285	350	200	N/A

Individual statistics

• Note if players are tied on tries or points the player with the lowest number of appearances will come first. Also note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Does not include North - South playoff game.

Season records

See also

• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

References

External links

• NCA Rugby

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