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2007–08 National Division Two

Rugby union competition in England

Field	Value
name	2007–08 National Division Two
countries	England
champions	Otley
runnersup	Manchester (also promoted)
relegated	Halifax, Henley Hawks, Nuneaton
highest attendance	1,453 Blackheath at home to Westcombe Park on 24 November 2007
attendance	87,398 (average 483 per match)
lowest attendance	100 Nuneaton at home to Manchester on 10 November 2007
top point scorer	ENG Gareth Wynne
Manchester 286 points
top try scorer	SAF Christoff Lombaard
Cambridge 21 tries
prevseason	[2006-07](2006-07-national-division-two)
nextseason	[2008-09](2008-09-national-division-two)

Manchester 286 points Cambridge 21 tries

The 2007–08 National Division Two was the eighth version (twenty first overall) of the third division of the English rugby union league system using the name National Division Two. New teams to the division included Waterloo and Otley who were relegated from the 2006–07 National Division One while promoted teams included Blaydon coming up from the 2006–07 National Division Three North while Southend (champions) and Westcombe Park (playoffs) came up from the 2006–07 National Division Three South.

At the end of the season Otley made an instant return to their former division by beating runners up Manchester to the title by just one point, with Manchester also gaining promotion by virtue of their second-place finish - both teams would be promoted to the 2008–09 National Division One. Relegated teams included Halifax, Henley Hawks and Nuneaton with Halifax picking up just two wins all season. Halifax and Nuneaton would drop to the 2008–09 National Division Three North while Henley Hawks would go into the 2008–09 National Division Three South.

One of the more bizarre events to take place over the season was Redruth's game away at Cambridge. Trailing 30 – 0 at half time the Reds returned to their dressing room to find that it had been raided by thieves while they had been playing. Incensed at the missing valuables, including wedding rings, the Redruth team refused to come out for the second half. This led to the game finishing 30 – 0 to Cambridge (who also got a bonus point for scoring four tries) and the RFU would dock Redruth 10 points for failing to complete the game.

Participating teams and locations

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Blackheath	Rectory Field	3,500 (500 seats)	Blackheath, London
Blaydon	Crow Trees	2,000 (400 seats)	Swalwell, Tyne and Wear
Cambridge	Grantchester Road	2,200 (200 seats)	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Halifax	Ovenden Park		Halifax, West Yorkshire
Henley Hawks	Dry Leas	4,000	Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Manchester	Grove Park	4,000	Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester
Nuneaton	Liberty Way	3,800 (500 seats)	Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Otley	Cross Green	7,000 (852 seats)	Otley, West Yorkshire
Redruth	The Recreation Ground	3,500 (580 seats)	Redruth, Cornwall
Southend	Warners Park	1,500 (150 seats)	Southend, Essex
Stourbridge	Stourton Park	3,500 (499 seats)	Stourbridge, West Midlands
Waterloo	St Anthony's Road	9,950 (950 seats)	Blundellsands, Merseyside
Westcombe Park	Goddington Dene	3,200 (200 seats)	Orpington, London
Wharfedale	The Avenue	2,000	Threshfield, Craven, North Yorkshire

Final league table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 November 2007.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 November 2007.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 November 2007.

Round 3

Round 4

Game abandoned after 40 minutes as Redruth players refused to play second half after thieves raided the players dressing room. Redruth deducted 10 points for failing to finish game.

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 2 (rescheduled games)

Game rescheduled from 15 September 2007.
Game rescheduled from 15 September 2007.
Game rescheduled from 15 September 2007.

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2008.

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2008.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2008.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 February 2008.

Round 17

Round 16 (rescheduled game)

Game rescheduled from 19 January 2008.

Round 18

Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2008.

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 16 (rescheduled games)

Game rescheduled from 19 January 2008.
Game rescheduled from 19 January 2008.

Round 22

Rounds 13 & 18 (rescheduled games)

Game rescheduled from 9 February 2008.
Game rescheduled from 15 December 2007.

Round 23

Round 24

Round 25

Round 26

Total season attendances

Club	Home
Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Blackheath	13	9,582	737	1,453	460	21%
Blaydon	13	4,718	363	614	210	18%
Cambridge	13	7,862	605	1,370	402	27%
Halifax	13	4,660	358	585	220	N/A
Henley Hawks	13	4,741	365	527	190	9%
Manchester	13	4,455	343	563	243	9%
Nuneaton	13	2,690	207	400	100	5%
Otley	13	9,639	741	1,363	461	11%
Redruth	13	10,249	788	968	612	23%
Southend	13	5,985	460	720	250	31%
Stourbridge	13	7,450	573	800	350	16%
Waterloo	12	4,552	379	620	286	4%
Westcombe Park	13	4,606	354	1,021	189	11%
Wharfedale	13	6,209	478	1,010	330	24%

Individual statistics

Note if players are tied on tries or points the player with the lowest number of appearances will come first. Also note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.

Top points scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Appearances	Points
1	ENG Gareth Wynne	Manchester	25	286
2	ENG Andy Frost	Southend	26	282
3	ENG Alastair Bressington	Stourbridge	22	235
4	ENG Robin Kitching	Otley	19	230
5	ENG James Whittingham	Westcombe Park	24	187
6	ENG Joseph Knowles	Halifax	26	179
7	ENG Andrew Baggett	Wharfedale	26	168
8	ENG Alex Davies	Waterloo	22	154
9	ENG Gareth Griffiths	Redruth	20	151
10	WAL Gareth Cull	Cambridge	19	142

Top try scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Appearances	Tries
1	SAF Christoff Lombaard	Cambridge	25	21
2	WAL Andrew Fenby	Blaydon	20	18
3	SAM Faapulou Soolefai	Southend	23	17
4	ENG Robin Kitching	Otley	19	15
ENG Richard Wainwright	Manchester	25	15
5	ENG Lewis Vinnicombe	Redruth	17	13
ENG Andre Wilson	Manchester	23	13
6	ENG Paul Kendal	Cambridge	25	12
7	ENG Ben Coulbeck	Manchester	23	11
ENG Andy Frost	Southend	26	11

Season records

Team

;Largest home win — 65 pts 67 - 3 Manchester at home to Halifax on 22 March 2008 ;Largest away win — 31 pts 39 - 8 Westcombe Park away to Nuneaton on 16 February 2008 ;Most points scored — 67 pts (x2) 67 - 15 Westcombe Park at home to Nuneaton on 20 October 2007

67 - 3 Manchester at home to Halifax on 22 March 2008 ;Most tries in a match — 11 Westcombe Park at home to Nuneaton on 20 October 2007 ;Most conversions in a match — 7 (x4) Westcombe Park at home to Halifax on 5 January 2008

Manchester at home to Blaydon on 8 March 2008

Southend at home to Henley Hawks on 15 March 2008

Manchester at home to Halifax on 22 March 2008 ;Most penalties in a match — 4 N/A - multiple teams ;Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x3) Nuneaton away to Blaydon on 13 October 2007

Nuneaton away to Halifax on 27 October 2007

Stourbridge at home to Otley on 15 March 2008

Player

;Most points in a match — 27 ENG Robin Kitching for Otley at home to Blackheath on 19 April 2008 ;Most tries in a match — 4 ENG Adam Slade for Westcombe Park at home to Nuneaton on 20 October 2007 ;Most conversions in a match — 7 (x3) ENG Paul Trendell for Westcombe Park at home to Halifax on 5 January 2008

ENG Gareth Wynne for Manchester at home to Blaydon on 8 March 2008

ENG Gareth Wynne for Manchester at home to Halifax on 22 March 2008 ;Most penalties in a match — 4 N/A - multiple players ;Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x3) ENG Howard Graham for Nuneaton away to Blaydon on 13 October 2007

ENG Rob Cook for Nuneaton away to Halifax on 27 October 2007

AUS Rod Petty for Stourbridge at home to Otley on 15 March 2008

Attendances

;Highest — 1,453 Blackheath at home to Westcombe Park on 24 November 2007 ;Lowest — 100 Nuneaton at home to Manchester on 10 November 2007 ;Highest Average Attendance — 788 Redruth ;Lowest Average Attendance — 207 Nuneaton

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