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2001–02 National Division One

FieldValue
name2001–02 National Division One
countriesEngland
championsRotherham
runnersupWorcester
relegatedHenley Hawks and Bracknell
highest attendance4,800 Worcester at home to Rotherham on 22 September 2001
attendance168,490 (average 931 per match)
lowest attendance150 (x2) Bracknell at home to Exeter Chiefs on 2 March 2002 & Moseley at home to Rugby Lions on 23 March 2002
top point scorerENGSimon Binns
(Otley) 283 Points
top try scorerAUSChris Garrard
(Worcester) 25 tries
prevseason[2000–01](2000-01-national-division-one)
nextseason[2002–03](2002-03-national-division-one)

(Otley) 283 Points (Worcester) 25 tries

The 2001–02 National Division One (known as the Jewson National Division One for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. New teams to the division included Rotherham who had been relegated from the Zurich Premiership 2000–01 while Bracknell and Rugby Lions had been promoted from the 2000–01 National Division Two.

For the first time the team finishing first, Rotherham, were denied promotion to the Zurich Premiership for season 2002–03 because their ground was not of the required standard - this was the first time a team had been denied entry to the top flight of English rugby since the leagues started in 1987 due to the introduction of the controversial 'minimum standards' rule for clubs seeking to join the Premiership. Worcester were runners-up for the second consecutive season, and Henley Hawks and Bracknell were relegated to the 2002–03 National Division Two with Bracknell spending just one season in the division.

Participating teams

title=The Official RFU Club Directory 2002–2003year=2002publisher=Queen Anne Press.location=Harpendeneditor=Stephen McCormack}}StadiumCapacityCity/Area
Bedford BluesGoldington Road5,000Bedford, Bedfordshire
Birmingham & SolihullSharmans Cross4,000Solihull, West Midlands
BracknellLily Hill Park1,250 (250 seats)Bracknell, Berkshire
CoventryCoundon Road10,000 (1,100 seats)Coventry, West Midlands
Exeter ChiefsCounty Ground5,750 (750 seats)Exeter, Devon
Henley HawksDry Leas4,000Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
London WelshOld Deer Park4,500 (1,500 seats)Richmond, London
ManchesterGrove Park4,000Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester
MoseleyBournbrookBirmingham, West Midlands
OtleyCross Green7,000 (852 seats)Otley, West Yorkshire
RotherhamClifton Lane2,500Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Rugby LionsWebb Ellis Road3,200 (200 seats)Rugby, Warwickshire
WakefieldCollege Grove4,000 (500 seats)Wakefield, West Yorkshire
WorcesterSixways8,477Worcester, Worcestershire

Table

  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: (1) difference between points for and against; (2) total number of points for. There was no promotion this season.

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

  • Postponed. Rescheduled for 24 November 2001.

  • Postponed. Rescheduled for 16 February 2002.

  • Postponed. Rescheduled for 15 December 2001.

  • Postponed. Rescheduled for 15 February 2002.

Round 9

Round 10

Round 8 (rescheduled game)

  • Game rescheduled from 27 October 2001.

Round 11

Round 12

Round 8 (rescheduled game)

  • Game rescheduled from 27 October 2001.

Round 13

Round 14

  • Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.
  • Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.
  • Game rescheduled to 17 February 2002.
  • Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.
  • Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002.
  • Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.
  • Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002.

Round 18

Round 19

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002.

Rounds 8 & 14 (rescheduled games)

  • Game rescheduled from 27 October 2001.
  • Game rescheduled from 27 October 2001.
  • Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.
  • Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.

Round 20

Round 14 (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.

Round 21

Round 22

Round 17 & 19 (rescheduled games)

  • Game rescheduled from 26 January 2002.
  • Game rescheduled from 9 February 2002.

Round 23

Round 24

Round 25

Round 26

Total season attendances

ClubHome
GamesTotalAverageHighestLowest% Capacity
Bedford Blues1318,4451,4191,90895628%
Birmingham & Solihull136,3504881,00020012%
Bracknell134,80537075015030%
Coventry1324,7181,9014,13292419%
Exeter Chiefs1311,9329181,53048716%
Henley Hawks139,5757371,32530018%
London Welsh1311,7509041,40040020%
Manchester136,68551482822513%
Moseley136,6735131,529150
Otley139,3007151,50043010%
Rotherham1318,4511,4192,5001,00057%
Rugby Lions136,49149983630016%
Wakefield134,8003691,1002509%
Worcester1228,5152,3764,8001,44828%

Individual statistics

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

Top points scorers

RankPlayerTeamAppearancesPoints
1ENG Simon BinnsOtley24283
2AUS Chris MaloneExeter Chiefs22247
3CAN James PritchardBedford Blues24244
4ENG Rob LileyWakefield24237
5ENG Martyn DaviesCoventry21223
6ENG John FabianHenley Hawks21199
7ITA Ramiro PezRotherham20197
8ENG Marcus BarrowManchester16141
9ENG John UftonLondon Welsh17133
10WAL Richard DaviesRugby Lions26127

Top try scorers

RankPlayerTeamAppearancesTries
1AUS Chris GarrardWorcester2325
2SCO Ben HinshelwoodWorcester2621
3ENG Duncan RokeWorcester2016
ENG Richard BaxterExeter Chiefs2616
4ENG Nick BaxterBirmingham & Solihull2615
5ESP Oriol RipolRotherham1314
ENG Kurt JohnsonCoventry2314
6ENG Michael WoodRotherham1913
SAM Alfie To'oalaRotherham2213
7ENG Chris JohnsonRotherham2112
ENG Phil ReadRugby Lions2512

Season records

Team

;Largest home win — 73 pts 73 - 0 Rotherham at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 13 April 2002 ;Largest away win — 65 pts 72 - 7 Rotherham away to Manchester on 6 April 2002 ;Most points scored — 73 pts 73 - 0 Rotherham at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 13 April 2002 ;Most tries in a match — 12 Rotherham away to Manchester on 6 April 2002 ;Most conversions in a match — 9 Worcester at home to Henley Hawks on 19 January 2002 ;Most penalties in a match — 9 Manchester at home to Wakefield on 15 December 2001 ;Most drop goals in a match — 3 Exeter Chiefs away to Rotherham on 10 November 2001

Player

;Most points in a match — 32 TON Sateki Tuipulotu for Worcester at home to Henley Hawks on 19 January 2002 ;Most tries in a match — 5 (x2) AUS Chris Garrard for Worcester at home to Otley on 9 March 2002

ENG Michael Wood for Rotherham at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 13 April 2002 ;Most conversions in a match — 8 (x2) ENG Tony Yapp for Worcester at home to Henley Hawks on 19 January 2002

USA Link Wilfley for Rotherham at home to Moseley on 30 March 2002 ;Most penalties in a match — 9 ENG Marcus Barrow for Manchester at home to Wakefield on 15 December 2001 ;Most drop goals in a match — 3 AUS Chris Malone for Exeter Chiefs away to Rotherham on 10 November 2001

Attendances

;Highest — 4,800 Worcester at home to Rotherham on 22 September 2001 ;Lowest — 150 (x2) Bracknell at home to Exeter Chiefs on 2 March 2002

Moseley at home to Rugby Lions on 23 March 2002 ;Highest Average Attendance — 2,376 Worcester ;Lowest Average Attendance — 369 Wakefield

References

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