2001–02 National Division Three South Explained

2001–02 National Division Three South
Champions:	Penzance & Newlyn
Runnersup:	Launceston (also promoted)
Relegated:	Cinderford, Clifton
Highest Attendance:	3,000 Penzance & Newlyn v Launceston 26 January 2002
Attendance:	48,859 (average 388 per match)
Lowest Attendance:	100 (multiple teams)
Top Point Scorer:	Nat Saumi (Penzance & Newlyn) 374 points
Top Try Scorer:	Richard Newton (Penzance & Newlyn) 28 tries
Prevseason:	2000–01

The 2001–02 National Division Three South was the second season (fifteenth overall) of the fourth division (south) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three South. New teams to the division included Lydney and Camberley who were relegated from the 2000–01 National Division Two while promoted teams included Old Colfeians and Old Patesians, champions of London Division 1 and South West Division 1 respectively.^{[1] [2] [3]} The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw with the league champions going straight up into National Division Two and the runners up playing a playoff against the runners up from National Division Three North for the final promotion place.

Two Cornish teams dominated the division this season, with Penzance & Newlyn finishing 1 point ahead of Launceston to win the league title.^{[4] [5]} Launceston, as runners up, found themselves in a similar position to that of the previous year, where they needed to win a playoff against the runners up of the 2001–02 National Division Three North. This time the Polson Bridge side were successful, beating Dudley Kingswinford 26 – 0 to clinch promotion and join Penzance & Newlyn in the 2002–03 National Division Two.^[6] At the opposite end of the table Cinderford and Clifton would be the two teams to be relegated with both sides dropping to South West Division 1.^[7]

Participating teams and locations

width=20%	Team	width=20%	Stadium	width=20%	Capacity	width=20%	City/Area
Barking	Goresbrook	1,000	Becontree, Dagenham, London
Blackheath	Rectory Field	6,000	Blackheath, London
Camberley	Watchetts Recreation Ground		Camberley, Surrey
Cinderford	Dockham Road	2,500	Cinderford, Gloucestershire
Clifton	Station Road	2,500 (400 seats)	Clifton, Bristol
Launceston	Polson Bridge	3,000	Launceston, Cornwall
Lydney	Regentsholme	1,500	Lydney, Gloucestershire
North Walsham	Norwich Road	1,200	Scottow, North Walsham, Norfolk
Old Colfeians	Horn Park		Lee, London
Old Patesians	Everest Road		Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Penzance & Newlyn	Mennaye Field	3,500	Penzance, Cornwall
Redruth	The Recreation Ground	3,500 (580 seats)	Redruth, Cornwall
Tabard	Cobden Hill		Radlett, Hertfordshire
Westcombe Park	Goddington Dene	3,200	Orpington, London

Results

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Round 8

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Round 9

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Round 10

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Round 11

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Round 12

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Round 13

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Round 14

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Round 15

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002.

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Round 16

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Round 17

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Round 18

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.

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Round 19

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.

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Round 20

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Round 15 (rescheduled games)

• Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.

• Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.

• Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.

• Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.

• Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.

• Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.

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Round 21

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Rounds 18 & 19 (rescheduled games)

• Game rescheduled from 26 January 2002.

• Game rescheduled from 2 February 2002.

• Game rescheduled from 26 January 2002.

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Round 22

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Round 23

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Round 19 (rescheduled games)

• Game rescheduled from 2 February 2002.

• Game rescheduled from 2 February 2002.

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Round 24

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Round 25

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Round 26

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Promotion play-off

The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Launceston were runners-up in the south and because they had a better league record than north runners-up, Dudley Kingswinford, they hosted the play-off match.

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Total season attendances

• Not including promotion playoff.

Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Barking	2	600	300	300	300	30%
Blackheath	5	1,550	310	450	200	5%
Camberley	8	1,450	181	250	100
Cinderford	6	1,525	254	400	125	10%
Clifton	6	940	157	210	100	6%
Launceston	8	5,520	690	2,000	250	23%
Lydney	11	4,219	384	526	227	26%
North Walsham	10	2,900	290	400	200	24%
Old Colfeians	7	1,155	165	225	100
Old Patesians	7	1,800	257	400	100
Penzance & Newlyn	11	12,400	1,127	3,000	600	32%
Redruth	9	9,170	834	2,000	500	24%
Tabard	9	1,630	181	225	120
Westcombe Park	12	4,000	333	1,000	100	10%

Individual statistics

• Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.

Top points scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Appearances	Points
1			24	374
2			26	326
3			25	248
4			22	217
5			26	203
6			20	191
7			17	176
8			25	140
9			15	126
10			11	125
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Top try scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Appearances	Tries
1			25	28
2			24	23
			25	23
3			21	20
4			19	17
5			16	16
			20	16
6			24	15
7			24	13
			25	13

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Season records

Team

Largest home win — 80 pts 85 - 5 North Walsham at home to Cinderford on 6 October 2001

Largest away win — 37 pts56 - 19 Penzance & Newyln away to Old Colfeians on 19 January 2002

Most points scored — 85 pts 85 - 5 North Walsham at home to Cinderford on 6 October 2001

Most tries in a match — 14North Walsham at home to Cinderford on 6 October 2001

Most conversions in a match — 9 (x3)Penzance & Newlyn at home to Old Patesians on 20 October 2001
Penzance & Newlyn at home to Clifton on 16 March 2002
Penzance & Newlyn away to Redruth on 30 March 2002

Most penalties in a match — 6 (x5)Launceston at home to North Walsham on 1 September 2001
Camberley at home to Tabard on 3 November 2001
Barking at home to Redruth on 10 November 2001
North Walsham away to Blackheath on 10 November 2001
Barking at home to Westcombe Park on 12 January 2002

Most drop goals in a match — 2 Lydney at home to Redruth on 22 September 2001

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Player

Most points in a match — 34 Nat Saumi Penzance & Newlyn at home to Barking on 22 September 2001

Most tries in a match — 4 (x4) Andy Thorpe for North Walsham at home to Cinderford on 6 October 2001
Richard Newton for Penzance & Newlyn at home to Old Colfeians on 10 November 2001
Victor Olonga for Penzance & Newlyn at home to Tabard on 23 February 2002
Mark Fatialofa for Launceston at home to Old Patesians on 23 March 2002

Most conversions in a match — 9 (x3) Nat Saumi for Penzance & Newlyn at home to Old Patesians on 20 October 2001
Nat Saumi for Penzance & Newlyn at home to Clifton on 16 March 2002
Nat Saumi for Penzance & Newlyn away to Redruth on 30 March 2002

Most penalties in a match — 6 (x5) Danny Sloman for Launceston at home to North Walsham on 1 September 2001
Stephen Webb for Camberley at home to Tabard on 3 November 2001
David Gilmore for Barking at home to Redruth on 10 November 2001
John Dwight for North Walsham away to Blackheath on 10 November 2001
Justin Azzopardi for Barking at home to Westcombe Park on 12 January 2002

Most drop goals in a match — 2 Neil Merrett for Lydney at home to Redruth on 22 September 2001

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Attendances

Highest — 3,000 Penzance & Newlyn at home to Launceston on 26 January 2002

Lowest — 100 (x6)Westcombe Park at home to Redruth on 6 October 2001
Old Patesians at home to Camberley on 10 November 2001
Old Colfeians at home to Lydney on 24 November 2001
Clifton at home to Camberley on 9 February 2002
Camberley at home to Launceston on 16 February 2002
Clifton at home to Redruth on 2 March 2002

Highest Average Attendance — 1,127Penzance & Newlyn

Lowest Average Attendance — 157Clifton

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See also

• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

External links

• NCA Rugby

Notes and References

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