2002–03 National Division Three North Explained

2002–03 National Division Three North
Champions:Nuneaton
Runnersup:New Brighton
Relegated:Scunthorpe, Hull Ionians, Broadstreet, Bedford Athletic
Attendance:N/A
Top Point Scorer: Tony Handley (Waterloo)
293 points
Top Try Scorer: Jody Peacock (Nuneaton)
Gary Marshall (Nuneaton)
21 tries
Prevseason:2001–02
Nextseason:2003–04

The 2002–03 National Division Three North was the third season (fifteenth overall) of the fourth division (north) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three North. New teams to the division included Preston Grasshoppers and Waterloo who were relegated from the 2001–02 National Division Two while promoted teams included Broadstreet who came up as champions of Midlands Division 1 while Halifax (champions) and Hull Ionians (playoffs) came up from North Division 1.[1] [2] [3] The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw with the promotion system changing for this season with a playoff system being introduced. The champions of both National Division Three North and National Division Three South would automatically go up but the runners up of these two divisions would meet each other in a one off match (at the home ground of the side with the superior league record) to see who would claim the third and final promotion place to National Division Two for the following season.

By the end of the season Nuneaton would finish as champions, just edging out runners up New Brighton by virtue of an extra win and gaining promotion to the 2003–04 National Division Two.[4] New Brighton would go into a promotion playoff away at the 2002–03 National Division Three South runners up Lydney but were unable to join Nuneaton as Lydney won 21 - 7 to claim the final promotion slot.[5] At the other end of the table, Scunthorpe were the first team to be relegated with just one win all season while Hull Ionians, Broadstreet and Bedford Athletic were the other teams to go down at a later date with Bedford Athletic just one point off safety.[4] Hull Ionians would drop to North Division 1 while Scunthorpe, Broadstreet and Bedford Athletic would drop to Midlands Division 1.[6] [7]

Participating teams and locations

width=25%Teamwidth=20%Stadiumwidth=20%Capacitywidth=35%City/Area
Bedford AthleticPutnoe Woods500Bedford, Bedfordshire
BlaydonCrow Trees2,000 (400 seats)Swalwell, Tyne and Wear
BroadstreetIvor Preece Field1,500 (250 seats)Coventry, West Midlands
Darlington Mowden ParkYiewsley DriveDarlington, County Durham
Dudley KingswinfordHeathbrookKingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands
HalifaxOvenden ParkHalifax, West Yorkshire
Hull IoniansBrantingham Park1,500 (240 seats)Brantingham, East Riding of Yorkshire
Liverpool St HelensMoss LaneSt Helens, Merseyside
New BrightonHartsfield2,000Wirral, Merseyside
NuneatonLiberty Way4,314 (514 seats)Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Preston GrasshoppersLightfoot Green5,000Preston, Lancashire
ScunthorpeHeslam ParkScunthorpe, Lincolnshire
TynedaleTynedale Park2,000 (400 seats)Corbridge, Northumberland
WaterlooSt Anthony's Road9,000 (200 seats)Blundellsands, Merseyside

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

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Rounds 6 & 9 (rescheduled games)

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Round 16

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Round 17

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Round 18

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Round 19

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Round 20

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Round 21

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Rounds 9, 16 & 17 (rescheduled games)

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Round 22

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Round 23

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Rounds 11, 12, 17 & 23 (rescheduled games)

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Round 24

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Rounds 15, 16 & 17 (rescheduled games)

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Round 25

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Rounds 17 & 20 (rescheduled games)

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Round 26

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Round 20 (rescheduled games)

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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. Lydney were runners-up in the south and because they had a better league record than north runners-up, New Brighton, they hosted the play-off match.

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Total season attendances

ClubHome
Games		TotalAverageHighestLowest% Capacity
Bedford Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Blaydon 2 250 125 150 100 6%
Broadstreet 0 0 0 0 0
Darlington Mowden Park 0 0 0 0 0
Dudley Kingswinford 0 0 0 0 0
Halifax 0 0 0 0 0
Hull Ionians 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Liverpool St Helens 0 0 0 0 0
New Brighton 1 500 500 500 500 25%
Nuneaton 1 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 28%
Preston Grasshoppers 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Scunthorpe 7 2,025 289 450 200
Tynedale 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Waterloo 0 0 0 0 0 0%

Individual statistics

Top points scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Points
1 26 293
2 23 254
3 23 224
4 24 211
5 21 204
6 25 195
7 25 176
8 17 172
9 21 136
10 17 135
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Top try scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Tries
1 25 21
26 21
2 25 19
3 26 18
4 24 17
5 24 16
25 16
6 19 14
20 14
23 14
26 14
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Season records

Team

Largest home win — 67 pts67 - 0 Bedford Athletic at home to Scunthorpe on 22 March 2003
  • Largest away win — 60 pts60 - 0 Darlington Mowden Park away to Scunthorpe 22 February 2003
  • Most points scored — 71 pts71 - 19 Waterloo at home to Broadstreet on 8 February 2003
  • Most tries in a match — 11Bedford Athletic at home to Scunthorpe on 22 March 2003
  • Most conversions in a match — 8Waterloo at home to Broadstreet on 8 February 2003
  • Most penalties in a match — 8Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2002
  • Most drop goals in a match — 2Liverpool St Helens at home to Nuneaton on 23 November 2002

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    Player

    Most points in a match — 35 Mark Bedworth for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2002
  • Most tries in a match — 4 (x3) Oliver Viney for Preston Grasshoppers at home to Scunthorpe on 16 November 2002
    Fergus Griffies for Waterloo away to Scunthorpe on 15 February 2003
    Rod Penney for Dudley Kingswinford at home to Liverpool St Helens on 22 February 2003
  • Most conversions in a match — 8 Tony Handley for Waterloo at home to Broadstreet on 8 February 2003
  • Most penalties in a match — 8 Mark Bedworth for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2002
  • Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x2) Simon Worsley for Liverpool St Helens at home to Darlington Mowden Park on 2 November 2002
    Simon Worsley for Liverpool St Helens at home to Nuneaton on 23 November 2002

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    Attendances

    Highest — 1,200Nuneaton at home to Broadstreet on 1 November 2002
  • Lowest — 150Blaydon at home to Nuneaton on 12 October 2002
  • Highest Average Attendance — N/A
  • Lowest Average Attendance — N/A

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    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

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    2. Web site: Midlands 1 2001-02 . englandrugby.com . 20 April 2002 .
    3. Web site: North 1 2001-02 . englandrugby.com . 25 May 2002 .
    4. Web site: National League 3 North 2002-03 . englandrugby.com . 19 April 2003 .
    5. Web site: National League Playoffs 2002-03 . englandrugby.com . 26 April 2003 .
    6. Web site: North 1 2003-04 . englandrugby.com . 6 September 2003 .
    7. Web site: Midlands 1 2003-04 . englandrugby.com/ . 6 September 2003 .
    8. Web site: Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph . Telegraph . 31 August 2002 .
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    12. Web site: Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph . Telegraph . 12 October 2002 .
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    39. Web site: National Three North 02/03 Leading top scorers . Rugby Statbunker. 19 April 2003.
    40. Web site: National Three North 02/03 Leading try scorers . Rugby Statbunker. 19 April 2003.
    41. Web site: National 3 North 02/03 Most tries in a match (Team) . Rugby Statbunker . 19 April 2003 .
    42. Web site: National 3 North 02/03 Most conversions in a match (Team) . Rugby Statbunker . 19 April 2003 .
    43. Web site: National 3 North 02/03 Most penalties in a match (Team) . Rugby Statbunker . 19 April 2003 .
    44. Web site: National 3 North 02/03 Most drop goals in a match (Team) . Rugby Statbunker . 19 April 2003 .
    45. Web site: National 3 North 02/03 Most points in a match (Player) . Rugby Statbunker . 19 April 2003 .
    46. Web site: National 3 North 02/03 Most tries in a match (Player) . Rugby Statbunker . 19 April 2003 .
    47. Web site: National 3 North 02/03 Most conversions in a match (Player) . Rugby Statbunker . 19 April 2003 .
    48. Web site: National 3 North 02/03 Most penalties in a match (Player) . Rugby Statbunker . 19 April 2003 .
    49. Web site: National 3 North 02/03 Most drop goals in a match (Player) . Rugby Statbunker . 19 April 2003 .
    50. Web site: National 3 North 02/03 Home attendance . Rugby Statbunker . 19 April 2003 .

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