2009–10 National League 2 North Explained

2009–10 National League 2 North
Champions:Macclesfield
Runnersup:Loughborough Students
Relegated:Waterloo, Bradford & Bingley, Broadstreet
Highest Attendance:735
Fylde v Preston Grasshoppers
6 February 2010
Attendance:55,958 (average 247 per match)
Lowest Attendance:100
(multiple teams)
Top Point Scorer: Ross Winney (Macclesfield)
422 points
Top Try Scorer: Paul Arnold (Caldy)
27 tries
Prevseason:2008–09
Nextseason:2010–11

The 2009–10 National League 2 North was the first season (twenty-third overall) of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. Previously known as National Division 3 North, 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 South (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 16 teams.

After finishing 3rd the previous season, Macclesfield would go two places better by winning the league title in what was a very close contest with runners up Loughborough Students - Macclesfield clinching the championship by benefit of just 3 points (one more win).[3] [4] Loughborough Students would fail to join Macclesfield in the 2010–11 National League 1 as they lost their playoff at home to the 2009–10 National League 2 South runners up Rosslyn Park.[5] At the other end of the table, Waterloo suffered their 3rd successive relegation as the worst side in the division, followed at later dates by the more competitive Bradford & Bingley and newly promoted Broadstreet.[4] Waterloo and Bradford & Bingley would drop to National League 3 North while Broadstreet would fall back down to the National League 3 Midlands.[6] [7]

Participating teams and locations

Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2008–09 National Division Three North season; Waterloo were relegated from the 2008–09 National Division Two, while Broadstreet would come up as champions of Midlands Division 1 along with Westoe (champions) and Hull (playoffs) from North Division 1.[8] [9] A further move saw that Rugby Lions were level transferred (again) across from the National League 2 South as the most northerly team in that division after promotion and relegation left the two leagues unbalanced (in the end there would still be an imbalance as Mounts Bay's liquidation meant there would only be 15 teams in the 2009–10 National League 2 South compared to 16 in National League 2 North).[10] [11]

TeamStadiumCapacityCity/Area
Bradford & BingleyWagon Lane4,000Bingley, West Yorkshire
BroadstreetIvor Preece Field1,500 (250 seats)Coventry, West Midlands
CaldyPaton Field4,000Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside
FyldeWoodlands Memorial Ground9,000Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire
HarrogateClaro RoadHarrogate, North Yorkshire
HuddersfieldLockwood Park1,500 (500 seats)Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
HullFerens Ground1,500 (288 seats)Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Hull IoniansBrantingham Park1,500 (240 seats)Brantingham, East Riding of Yorkshire
KendalMint Bridge3,000 (300 stand)Kendal, Cumbria
Leicester LionsWestleigh Park2,000Blaby, Leicestershire
Loughborough StudentsLoughborough University Stadium3,000Loughborough, Leicestershire
MacclesfieldPriory Park1,250 (250 seats)Macclesfield, Cheshire
Preston GrasshoppersLightfoot Green5,000Preston, Lancashire
Rugby LionsWebb Ellis Road1,000Rugby, Warwickshire
WaterlooSt Anthony's Road9,000 (200 seats)Blundellsands, Merseyside
WestoeWood TerraceSouth Shields, Tyne and Wear

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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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 15 (rescheduled games)

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Round 21

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Round 22

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Round 23

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Round 24

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Round 25

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Round 16 (rescheduled games)

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Round 26

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Round 27

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Round 28

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Round 29

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Round 30

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Round 20 (rescheduled game)

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Round 17 (rescheduled games)

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Round 17 (rescheduled game)

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Rounds 18, 20 & 22 (rescheduled games)

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Rounds 18 & 20 (rescheduled games)

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Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up in the National League 2 North and National League 2 South 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

ClubHome
Games		TotalAverageHighestLowest% Capacity
Bradford & Bingley 15 3,053 204 275 100 5%
Broadstreet 14 3,379 241 500 150 16%
Caldy 15 3,628 242 402 123 6%
Fylde 15 5,961 397 735 217 4%
Harrogate 13 2,561 197 300 125
Huddersfield 13 3,035 233 303 123 16%
Hull 15 2,710 181 400 100 12%
Hull Ionians 15 3,600 240 500 150 16%
Kendal 15 6,446 430 523 334 14%
Leicester Lions 15 2,036 136 250 100 7%
Loughborough Students 15 2,470 165 250 100 5%
Macclesfield 14 3,549 254 506 144 20%
Preston Grasshoppers 13 3,370 259 473 123 5%
Rugby Lions 14 3,407 243 533 160 24%
Waterloo 15 4,946 330 595 200 4%
Westoe 11 1,807 164 250 100

Individual statistics

Top points scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Points
1 30 422
2 30 352
3 28 327
4 24 246
5 26 240
6 25 215
7 23 201
8 23 199
9 24 197
10 24 189
[14]

Top try scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Tries
1 28 27
2 26 22
28 22
28 22
3 25 20
4 25 18
29 18
5 20 16
21 16
6 26 15
29 15
[15]

Season records

Team

Largest home win — 86 pts100 - 14 Leicester Lions at home to Kendal on 24 April 2010
  • Largest away win — 90 pts104 - 14 Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
  • Most points scored — 104 pts104 - 14 Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
  • Most tries in a match — 15 (x2)Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
    Leicester Lions at home to Kendal on 24 April 2010
  • Most conversions in a match — 13Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
  • Most penalties in a match — 6Huddersfield away to Caldy on 12 September 2009
  • Most drop goals in a match — 2Kendal away to Huddersfield on 10 April 2010

    • [16] [17] [18] [19]

    Player

    Most points in a match — 49 Ross Winney for Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
  • Most tries in a match — 4 (x4) Greg Summers for Broadstreet away to Hull Ionians on 26 September 2009
    John Williamson for Leicester Lions at home to Westoe on 14 November 2009
    Ross Winney for Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
    Matthew Clark for Huddersfield at home to Waterloo on 24 April 2010
  • Most conversions in a match — 13 Ross Winney for Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
  • Most penalties in a match — 6 Chris Johnson for Huddersfield away to Caldy on 12 September 2009
  • Most drop goals in a match — 2 Mike Scott for Kendal away to Huddersfield on 10 April 2010

    • [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]

    Attendances

    Highest — 735Fylde at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 6 February 2010
  • Lowest — 100 (x11)Bradford & Bingley at home to Leicester Lions on 3 October 2009
    Hull at home to Kendal on 7 November 2009
    Loughborough Students at home to Rugby Lions on 2 January 2010
    Westoe at home to Hull on 23 January 2010
    Leicester Lions at home to Hull on 6 February 2010
    Leicester Lions at home to Hull Ionians on 20 February 2010
    Loughborough Students at home to Broadstreet on 27 February 2010
    Leicester Lions at home to Harrogate on 27 March 2010
    Loughborough Students at home to Leicester Lions on 3 April 2010
    Leicester Lions at home to Kendal on 24 April 2010
    Westoe at home to Loughborough Students on 5 May 2010
  • Highest Average Attendance — 430Kendal
  • Lowest Average Attendance — 136Leicester Lions

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    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: RFU announce league structure below Championship . www.rolling-maul.com . 26 May 2009 .
    2. Web site: Leagues next season - Huntingdon Rugby Club . Huntingdon Rugby Club . 26 May 2009 . 30 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150724161617/http://huntingdonrugby.co.uk/chat/index.php?topic=755.0;wap2 . 24 July 2015 . dead .
    3. Web site: Kendal 14 Macclesfield RUFC 40 . Macclesfield Express . 12 May 2010 .
    4. Web site: National League Two 2009-10 . englandrugby.com . 15 May 2010 .
    5. Web site: Parknews153 - Rosslyn Park FC . Rosslyn Park FC . 19 May 2010 . 2015-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924114445/http://www.rosslynpark.co.uk/wp-content/docs/Parknews153.pdf . 2015-09-24 . dead .
    6. Web site: National League Three North 2010-11 . englandrugby.com . 4 September 2010 .
    7. Web site: National League Three Midlands 2010-11 . englandrugby.com . 4 September 2010 .
    8. Web site: North 1 2008-09 . englandrugby.com . 18 April 2009 .
    9. Web site: Midlands 1 2008-09 . englandrugby.com . 18 April 2009 .
    10. Web site: Mounts Bay signal intent to fold . BBC News . 10 July 2009 .
    11. Web site: Mounts Bay fall off the rugby map . BBC News . 24 July 2009 .
    12. Web site: Party time for Rosslyn Park . Richmond and Twickenham Times . 21 May 2010 .
    13. Web site: Students miss out on promotion in heartbreaker . Loughborough Echo . 21 May 2010 .
    14. Web site: National Two North 09/10 Leading top scorers . Rugby Statbunker. 8 May 2010.
    15. Web site: National Two North 09/10 Leading try scorers . Rugby Statbunker. 8 May 2010.
    16. Web site: National 2 North 09/10 Most tries in a match (Team) . Rugby Statbunker . 15 May 2010 .
    17. Web site: National 2 North 09/10 Most conversions in a match (Team) . Rugby Statbunker . 15 May 2010 .
    18. Web site: National 2 North 09/10 Most penalties in a match (Team) . Rugby Statbunker . 15 May 2010 .
    19. Web site: National 2 North 09/10 Most drop goals in a match (Team) . Rugby Statbunker . 15 May 2010 .
    20. Web site: National 2 North 09/10 Most points in a match (Player) . Rugby Statbunker . 15 May 2010 .
    21. Web site: National 2 North 09/10 Most tries in a match (Player) . Rugby Statbunker . 15 May 2010 .
    22. Web site: National 2 North 09/10 Most conversions in a match (Player) . Rugby Statbunker . 15 May 2010 .
    23. Web site: National 2 North 09/10 Most penalties in a match (Player) . Rugby Statbunker . 15 May 2010 .
    24. Web site: National 2 North 09/10 Most drop goals in a match (Player) . Rugby Statbunker . 15 May 2010 .
    25. Web site: National 2 North 09/10 Home attendance . Rugby Statbunker . 15 May 2010 .

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