2009–10_National_League_2_South

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 292 per match)
Highest attendance	1,473; Richmond v Rosslyn Park; 26 September 2009
Lowest attendance	30; Barnes v Shelford; 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 →

2009–10 National League 2 South

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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]

Quick Facts Countries, Champions ...

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]

Results

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Barking deducted 2 points.^[9]

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Henley deducted 2 points.^[9]

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Lydney deducted 10 points.^[9]

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Barnes deducted 2 points.^[9]

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Bridgwater deducted 4 points.^[9]

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Westcombe Park awarded 20 - 0 win as Bridgwater & Albion were unable to contest game due to a lack of a front row.^[9]

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Note that 6 home attendances are missing (see below) - so the total attendance will not be 100% accurate. The average attendance has also been taken into account with the missing games not included.

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Missing attendance: 5 December 2009 v Canterbury.

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Missing attendances: 28 November 2009 Southend, 2 January 2010 v Richmond, 27 February 2010 v Rosslyn Park.

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Missing attendance: 26 September 2009 v Westcombe Park.

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Missing attendance: 10 April 2010 v Rosslyn Park.

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Home games against Bridgwater & Albion and Shelford cancelled.

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"Students miss out on promotion in heartbreaker". Loughborough Echo. 21 May 2010.

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"National Two South 09/10 Leading Try Scorers". Statbunker. 19 May 2010.

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"National Two South 09/10 Most tries in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 8 May 2010.

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"National Two South 09/10 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 8 May 2010.

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"National Two South 09/10 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 8 May 2010.

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"National Two South 09/10 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 8 May 2010.

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"National Two South 09/10 Most points in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 8 May 2010.

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"National Two South 09/10 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 8 May 2010.

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"National Two South 09/10 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 8 May 2010.

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"National Two South 09/10 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 8 May 2010.

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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	1,075 (75 seats)	Canterbury, Kent
Clifton	Station Road	2,500 (400 seats)	Clifton, Bristol
Dings Crusaders	Landseer Avenue	1,500	Lockleaze, Bristol
Ealing Trailfinders	Trailfinders Sports Ground	3,020	Ealing, London
Henley Hawks	Dry Leas	4,000	Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Lydney	Regentsholme	1,500	Lydney, Gloucestershire
Richmond	Athletic Ground	4,500	Richmond, London
Rosslyn Park	The Rock	2,000	Roehampton, London
Shelford	The Davey Field	2,000 (150 seats)	Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire
Southend	Warners Bridge Park		Southend, Essex
Westcombe Park	Goddington Dene	3,200	Orpington, London
Worthing Raiders	Roundstone Lane	1,500 (100 seats)	Angmering, West Sussex

2009–10 National League 2 South 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 Raiders	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]}
10	Shelford	27	11	1	15	550	778	-228	7	53
11	Dings Crusaders	28	9	2	17	549	697	-148	13	53
12	Lydney	28	8	0	20	580	807	-227	8	40^{[n2 3]}
13	Westcombe Park	27	8	0	19	434	832	-398	7	39
14	Barnes (R)	28	6	1	21	486	916	-430	5	31^{[n2 4]}
15	Bridgwater & Albion (R)	28	2	0	26	321	996	-675	0	8^{[n2 5]}
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. Sources: westcombeparkrugby.co.uk,^[10] www.englandrugby.com^[11] Updated: 28 April 2012

(BP) Barking	42 - 3	Shelford
	Report

Canterbury	22 - 16	Lydney (BP)
	Report

(BP) Dings Crusaders	29 - 22	Richmond (BP)
	Report

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
Bridgwater & Albion	14	5,468	391	627	217	8%
Canterbury	14	2,617	187	247	124	17%
Clifton	14	2,663	190	287	80	8%
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	12%
Southend	13^{[n1 5]}	3,370	259	550	150
Westcombe Park	12^{[n1 6]}	2,271	189	251	66	6%
Worthing Raiders	14	3,990	285	350	200	19%

2009–10_National_League_2_South

Participating teams

League table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 15 (Rescheduled games)

Round 21

Round 22

Round 23

Round 24

Round 25

Round 17 (Rescheduled game)

Rounds 16, 17 & 18 (Rescheduled games)

Round 26

Round 27

Round 28

Round 29

Round 30

Rounds 17 & 21 (Rescheduled games)

Rounds 20 & 24 (Rescheduled games)

Promotion play-off

Total season attendances

Individual statistics

Top points scorers

Top try scorers

Season records

Team

Player

Attendances

See also

References

External links

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