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2008–09 National Division Three North

FieldValue
name2008–09 National Division Three North
countriesEngland
championsNuneaton
runnersupCaldy
relegatedBradford & Bingley, Darlington Mowden Park
highest attendance1,644
Fylde v Hull Ionians
21 March 2009
attendance43,985 (average 262 per match)
lowest attendance65
Loughborough Students v Huddersfield
29 November 2008
top point scorerWAL Gavin Roberts (Caldy)
290 points
top try scorerENG Gareth Collins (Leicester Lions)
29 tries
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Fylde v Hull Ionians 21 March 2009 Loughborough Students v Huddersfield 29 November 2008 290 points 29 tries

The 2008–09 National Division Three North was the tenth and last season (twenty-second overall) of the fourth division (north) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three North. The division was set to be re-branded National League 2 North for the following season due to an RFU reshuffle of the entire league system. New teams to the division included Halifax and Nuneaton who were relegated from the 2007–08 National Division Two while promoted sides included Loughborough Students who came up as champions of Midlands Division 1 along with Kendal (champions) Huddersfield (playoffs) coming up from North Division 1. A further, final change to the division saw Rugby Lions transfer across to 2008–09 National Division Three South as the most southerly side in the division in order to address a team imbalance between the two leagues. 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 what would be known as National League 1 from 2009-10 but unlike previous years, there would be no promotion playoff between the runners up of the division and the runners up of National Division Three South due to the league restructuring.

Nuneaton made it an instant return to the (newly named) 2009–10 National League 1 winning the league title and promotion ahead of nearest rivals Caldy who finished 9 points behind without the consolation of the usual north-south playoff. At the opposite end of the table Halifax suffered their second consecutive relegation being comfortably the worst team in the league with just 1 win and 1 draw for their efforts. Much more competitive but ultimately 8 points worse off than next highest team were Darlington Mowden Park who were relegated despite finishing runners up the previous season (narrowly losing in the playoffs). The second relegated team, Halifax, were initial supposed to join Darlington Mowden Park in that division but due to financial difficulties the club decided to drop out of the national leagues and start as an amateur club in Yorkshire 6 - the lowest level the club could drop to.

Participating teams and locations

TeamStadiumCapacityCity/Area
Bradford & BingleyWagon Lane4,000Bingley, West Yorkshire
CaldyPaton Field4,000Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside
Darlington Mowden ParkYiewsley DriveDarlington, County Durham
FyldeWoodlands Memorial Ground7,500 (500 seats)Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire
HalifaxOvenden ParkHalifax, West Yorkshire
HarrogateClaro Road4,500 (500 seats)Harrogate, North Yorkshire
HuddersfieldLockwood Park1,500 (500 seats)Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Hull IoniansBrantingham Park1,500 (240 seats)Brantingham, East Riding of Yorkshire
KendalMint Bridge4,600 (600 seats)Kendal, Cumbria
Leicester LionsWestleigh Park2,000Blaby, Leicestershire
Loughborough StudentsLoughborough University Stadium3,000Loughborough, Leicestershire
MacclesfieldPriory Park1,250 (250 seats)Macclesfield, Cheshire
NuneatonLiberty Way3,800 (500 seats)Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Preston GrasshoppersLightfoot Green2,250 (250 seats)Preston, Lancashire

Final league table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 May 2009.

Round 6

Round 7

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 April 2009.

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 January 2009.

Round 12

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 14 March 2009.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 14 March 2009.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 April 2009.

Round 13

Round 14

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 April 2009.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 January 2009.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 April 2009.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 May 2009.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 January 2009.

Round 15

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 May 2009.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 January 2009.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 April 2009.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 April 2009.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 April 2009.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 May 2009.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 14 March 2009.

Rounds 11, 14 & 15 (rescheduled games)

  • Game rescheduled from 29 November 2008.
  • Game rescheduled from 10 January 2009.
  • Game rescheduled from 3 January 2009.
  • Game rescheduled from 3 January 2009.

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 May 2009.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 May 2009.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 14 March 2009.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 May 2009.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 May 2009.

Round 19

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 May 2009.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 May 2009.

Round 20

Round 21

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 April 2009.

Round 22

Rounds 12, 15 & 18 (rescheduled games)

  • Game rescheduled from 6 December 2008.
  • Game rescheduled from 6 December 2008.
  • Game rescheduled from 7 February 2009.
  • Game rescheduled from 10 January 2009.

Round 23

Round 24

Round 25

Rounds 7, 14 & 15 (rescheduled games)

  • Game rescheduled from 3 January 2009.
  • Game rescheduled from 3 January 2009.
  • Game rescheduled from 25 October 2008.
  • Game rescheduled from 10 January 2009.

Round 26

Rounds 12, 15 & 21 (rescheduled games)

  • Game rescheduled from 10 January 2009.
  • Game rescheduled from 10 January 2009.
  • Game rescheduled from 6 December 2008.
  • Game rescheduled from 28 February 2009.

Rounds 14 & 18 (rescheduled games)

  • Game rescheduled from 7 February 2009.
  • Game rescheduled from 7 February 2009.
  • Game rescheduled from 3 January 2009.
  • Game rescheduled from 7 February 2009.
  • Game rescheduled from 7 February 2009.

Round 19 (rescheduled game)

  • Game rescheduled from 14 February 2009.

Rounds 15 & 19 (rescheduled games)

  • Game rescheduled from 10 January 2009.
  • Game rescheduled from 14 February 2009.
  • Game rescheduled from 10 January 2009.

Round 5 (rescheduled game)

  • Game rescheduled from 4 October 2008.

Total season attendances

ClubHome
GamesTotalAverageHighestLowest% Capacity
Bradford & Bingley112,240204375955%
Caldy113,0802804191277%
Darlington Mowden Park121,675140200100
Fylde137,6725901,6443508%
Halifax122,179182361125
Harrogate122,4852072801205%
Huddersfield132,64420328311914%
Hull Ionians133,55027335015018%
Kendal115,99954569037512%
Leicester Lions131,7001312001007%
Loughborough Students91,365152250655%
Macclesfield132,77321331014317%
Nuneaton132,7092083301275%
Preston Grasshoppers123,91432675820314%

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

RankPlayerTeamAppearancesPoints
1WAL Gavin RobertsCaldy22290
2ENG Ross WinneyMacclesfield25215
3ENG Chris JohnsonHuddersfield22248
4ENG Jon BodenLeicester Lions24229
5ENG Stephen NuttFylde20216
6ENG Hugh ThomasNuneaton26189
7ENG Marcus JacksonPreston Grasshoppers18186
8ENG Rickie AleyNuneaton12150
9ENG Steve BrimacombeNuneaton21146
10ENG Gareth CollinsLeicester Lions26145

Top try scorers

RankPlayerTeamAppearancesTries
1ENG Gareth CollinsLeicester Lions2629
2ENG Lewis BoydKendal2628
3ENG Nick RoyleFylde1724
ENG Oliver BrennandFylde2424
4ENG William CaveNuneaton2116
5ENG Fergus MulchroneMacclesfield2315
ENG Mark TurnerCaldy2415
6ENG Rob CookNuneaton2514
ENG Gary HolmesNuneaton2614
NZ Aaron TakarangiNuneaton2614
ENG Andrew SoutarCaldy2614

Season records

Team

;Largest home win — 80 pts 83 - 3 Leicester Lions at home to Halifax on 11 April 2009 ;Largest away win — 68 pts 68 - 0 Kendal away to Bradford & Bingley on 9 May 2009 ;Most points scored — 83 pts 83 - 3 Leicester Lions at home to Halifax on 11 April 2009 ;Most tries in a match — 13 Leicester Lions at home to Halifax on 11 April 2009 ;Most conversions in a match — 9 Leicester Lions at home to Halifax on 11 April 2009 ;Most penalties in a match — 8 Huddersfield away to Halifax on 3 January 2009 ;Most drop goals in a match — 3 (x2) Nuneaton at home to Macclesfield on 11 October 2008

Nuneaton away to Bradford & Bingley on 29 November 2008

Player

;Most points in a match — 30 (x2) ENG Gareth Collins for Leicester Lions away to Bradford & Bingley on 7 March 2009

ENG Gareth Collins for Leicester Lions at home to Halifax on 11 April 2009 ;Most tries in a match — 6 (x2) ENG Gareth Collins for Leicester Lions away to Bradford & Bingley on 7 March 2009

ENG Gareth Collins for Leicester Lions at home to Halifax on 11 April 2009 ;Most conversions in a match — 9 ENG Jon Boden for Leicester Lions at home to Halifax on 11 April 2009 ;Most penalties in a match — (x6) ENG Ross Winney for Macclesfield at home to Hull Ionians on 6 September 2008

ENG Rickie Aley for Nuneaton away to Harrogate on 4 October 2008

ENG Jon Benson for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Fylde on 7 March 2009 ;Most drop goals in a match — 3 (x2) ENG Rickie Aley for Nuneaton at home to Macclesfield on 11 October 2008

ENG Rickie Aley for Nuneaton away to Bradford & Bingley on 29 November 2008

Attendances

;Highest — 1,644 Fylde at home to Hull Ionians on 21 March 2009 ;Lowest — 65 Loughborough Students at home to Huddersfield on 29 November 2008 ;Highest Average Attendance — 590 Fylde ;Lowest Average Attendance — 131 Leicester Lions

References

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