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01/02 English second tier rugby union season
The 2001–02 National Division One rugby union within the second tier of the English league system , currently known as the RFU Championship . New teams to the division included Bedford Blues who had been relegated from the Allied Dunbar Premiership 1999-00 while Otley and Birmingham & Solihull had been promoted from National League Two . This season also saw the introduction of the bonus points scoring system .[ 2] Moseley who moved from their traditional home at The Reddings to share the University of Birmingham rugby pitch at Bournbrook , with The Reddings being sold to property developers in order to generate funds to keep the club in existence.[ 3] [ 4]
Leeds Tykes , the champions, were promoted to the Allied Dunbar Premiership for season 2001–02 . There was only one promotion place available and the runners–up Worcester remained in National League 1 while Orrell and Waterloo were relegated to the 2001–02 National Division Two .[ 5]
Participating teams [ edit ] Locations of the 2000–01 National Division One teams
Team
Stadium
Capacity
City/Area
Bedford Blues
Goldington Road
7,000
Bedford , Bedfordshire
Birmingham & Solihull
Sharmans Cross
2,500
Solihull , West Midlands
Coventry
Coundon Road
9,000
Coventry , West Midlands
Exeter Chiefs
County Ground
5,200
Exeter , Devon
Henley Hawks
Dry Leas
4,000
Henley-on-Thames , Oxfordshire
Leeds Tykes
Headingley Stadium
22,250
Leeds , West Yorkshire
London Welsh
Old Deer Park
5,850
Richmond , London
Manchester
Grove Park
4,000
Cheadle Hulme , Greater Manchester
Moseley
Bournbrook
Birmingham , West Midlands
Orrell
Edge Hall Road
5,500
Orrell , Greater Manchester
Otley
Cross Green
5,000
Otley , West Yorkshire
Wakefield
College Grove
3,000
Wakefield , West Yorkshire
Waterloo
St Anthony's Road
9,000
Blundellsands , Merseyside
Worcester
Sixways
8,477
Worcester , Worcestershire
2000–01 National Division One table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
TB
LB
Pts
Qualification
1
Leeds Tykes (C)
26
24
0
2
1032
407
+625
19
1
116
Promoted
2
Worcester
26
23
1
2
844
387
+457
17
1
112
3
Exeter Chiefs
26
14
0
12
677
563
+114
9
6
71
4
Wakefield
26
15
0
11
568
503
+65
7
3
70
5
Coventry
26
14
0
12
565
604
−39
4
6
66
6
London Welsh
26
13
0
13
525
616
−91
6
6
64
7
Henley
26
12
2
12
517
589
−72
3
7
62
8
Manchester
26
12
0
14
471
549
−78
1
4
53
9
Birmingham & Solihull
26
7
5
14
427
481
−54
1
9
48
10
Moseley
26
9
2
15
497
646
−149
3
4
47
11
Bedford
26
9
1
16
463
616
−153
2
7
47
12
Otley
26
9
1
16
455
630
−175
2
6
46
13
Orrell
26
8
1
17
437
661
−224
2
10
46
Relegated
14
Waterloo
26
6
1
19
450
676
−226
3
6
35
Source:
rugbyarchive.net Rules for classification: Points are awarded as follows: four points for a win; two points for a draw; no points for a loss; one bonus point for scoring four
tries or more in a match; one bonus point for losing by seven points or less.
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.(C) Champion Bedford Blues 31 - 34 Henley Hawks Report
Goldington Road Roy Maybank
Coventry 12 - 19 Exeter Chiefs Report
Coundon Road Martin Fox
Leeds Tykes 40 - 25 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Headingley Steve Savage
Manchester 26 - 18 London Welsh Report
Grove Park David Grashoff
Edge Hall Road Tim Fisher
College Grove S Leyshon
St Antony's Road Tim Miller
[ 6]
Birmingham & Solihull 23 - 19 Manchester Report
Sharmans Cross Eric Woodmason
Exeter Chiefs 18 - 16 Wakefield Report
County Ground David Sainsbury
Henley Hawks 33 - 27 Coventry Report
Dry Leas Nick Cousins
London Welsh 14 - 20 Bedford Blues Report
Old Deer Park Tim Miller
Edge Hall Road Roy Maybank
Cross Green Martin Fox
Worcester 40 - 13 Leeds Tykes Report
Sixways S Leyshon
[ 7]
Bedford Blues 17 - 20 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Goldington Road Tony Spreadbury
Coventry 20 - 25 London Welsh Report
Coundon Road Geraint Ashton-Jones
Manchester 12 - 40 Worcester Report
Grove Park Steve Savage
Orrell 17 - 24 Leeds Tykes Report
Edge Hall Road David Grashoff
Cross Green Tim Fisher
Wakefield 31 - 10 Henley Hawks Report
College Grove S Terheege
Waterloo 17 - 14 Exeter Chiefs Report
St Anthony's Road David Pearson
[ 8]
Birmingham & Solihull 16 - 17 Coventry Report
Sharmans Cross David Sainsbury
Exeter Chiefs 56 - 17 Otley Report
County Ground Roy Maybank
Henley Hawks 19 - 18 Waterloo Report
Dry Leas Tony Spreadbury
Leeds Tykes 19 - 16 Moseley Report
Headingley David Pearson
London Welsh 34 - 19 Wakefield Report
Old Deer Park Martin Fox
Edge Hall Road Tim Miller
Worcester 31 - 25 Bedford Blues Report
Sixways Eric Woodmason
[ 9]
Bedford Blues 27 - 0 Orrell Report
Goldington Road Steve Savage
Coventry 17 - 34 Worcester Report
Coundon Road David Grashoff
Manchester 9 - 21 Leeds Tykes Report
Grove Park Tony Spreadbury
Moseley 27 - 18 Exeter Chiefs Report
Bournbrook Eric Woodmason
Otley 16 - 10 Henley Hawks Report
Cross Green Stuart Piercy
Wakefield 11 - 0 Birmingham & Solihull Report
College Grove Tim Miller
Waterloo 25 - 18 London Welsh Report
St Anthony's Road Trevor Fisher
[ 10]
Birmingham & Solihull 33 - 12 Waterloo Report
Sharmans Cross D May
Henley Hwaks 32 - 24 Exeter Chiefs Report
Dry Leas Chris Rees
Leeds Tykes 42 - 6 Bedford Blues Report
Headingley Geraint Ashton-Jones
London Welsh 38 - 26 Otley Report
Old Deer Park S Terheege
Manchester 32 - 15 Moseley Report
Grove Park Andrew Pearce
Edge Hall Road David Pearson
Worcester 22 - 3 Wakefield Report
Sixways Roy Maybank
[ 11]
Bedford Blues 20 - 8 Manchester Report
Goldington Road Tony Spreadbury
Coventry 3 - 34 Leeds Tykes Report
Coundon Road Wayne Erikkson
Exeter Chiefs 18 - 24 London Welsh Report
County Ground Steve Savage
Moseley 16 - 12 Henley Hawks Report
Bournbrook Tim Miller
Otley 5 - 8 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Cross Green David Grashoff
College Grove Eric Woodmason
Waterloo 19 - 32 Worcester Report
St Anthony's Road Martin Fox
[ 12]
London Welsh 20 - 15 Henley Hawks Report
Old Deer Park David Pearson
Edge Hall Road David Grashoff
Bedford Blues 28 - 14 Moseley Report
Goldington Road Nick Cousins
Birmingham & Solihull 27 - 21 Exeter Chiefs Report
Sharmans Cross Martin Fox
Leeds Tykes 32 - 21 Wakefield Report
Headingley Tim Miller
Manchester 20 - 28 Coventry Report
Grove Park Eric Woodmason
Sixways Andrew Pearce
[ 13]
Exeter Chiefs P - P Leeds Tykes
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 18 April 2001. Henley Hawks 23 - 15 Orrell Report
Dry Leas David Pearson
London Welsh 12 - 29 Worcester Report
Old Deer Park Trevor Fisher
Moseley 13 - 14 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Bournbrook Tony Spreadbury
Cross Green Robin Goodliffe
Wakefield 24 - 18 Coventry Report
College Grove S Terheege
Waterloo 11 - 20 Bedford Blues Report
St Anthony's Road Steve Savage
[ 14]
Bedford Blues 16 - 15 Otley Report
Goldington Road Eric Woodmason
Coundon Road David Pearson
Leeds Tykes 43 - 7 Henley Hawks Report
Headingley J Barnard
London Welsh 33 - 32 Orrell Report
Old Deer Park Andrew Pearce
Manchester 21 - 3 Exeter Chiefs Report
Grove Park David Grashoff
College Grove Martin Fox
Worcester 21 - 16 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Sixways Steve Leyshon
[ 15]
Birmingham & Solihull P - P Orrell
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001. Exeter Chiefs P - P Bedford Blues
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001. Henley Hawks 13 - 26 Manchester Report
Dry Leas Tony Spreadbury
London Welsh 12 - 35 Leeds Tykes Report
Old Deer Park Nigel Yates
Bournbrook Robin Goodliffe
Cross Green Martin Fox
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001. [ 16]
Bedford Blues 37 - 9 Waterloo Report
Goldington Road Tim Miller
Birmingham & Solihull 20 - 20 Moseley Report
Sharmans Cross David Grashoff
Coundon Road Trevor Fisher
Leeds Tykes 63 - 13 Exeter Chiefs Report
Headingley Martin Fox
College Grove Roy Maybank
Orrell 17 - 22 Henley Hawks Report
Edge Hall Road Eric Woodmason
Worcester 51 - 3 London Welsh Report
Sixways S Terheege
[ 17]
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001. Henley Hawks P - P Worcester Warriors
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 18 February 2001. London Welsh P - P Birmingham & Solihull
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 18 February 2001. Postponed. Game rescheduled to 18 February 2001. Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001. Wakefield P - P Bedford Blues
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 24 March 2001. Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001. [ 18]
Bedford Blues 15 - 20 Coventry Report
Goldington Road Geraint Ashton-Jones
Birmingham & Solihull 16 - 6 Henley Hawks Report
Sharmans Cross Tim Miller
Leeds Tykes 45 - 0 Waterloo Report
Headingley Nigel Yates
London Welsh 34 - 6 Moseley Report
Old Deer Park David Sainsbury
Manchester 28 - 29 Wakefield Report
Grove Park S Leyshon
Edge Hall Road J Barnard
Worcester 25 - 6 Exeter Chiefs Report
Sixways Chris Rees
[ 19]
Coventry 18 - 10 Manchester Report
Coundon Road Ed Morrison
Exeter Chiefs 22 - 6 Birmingham & Solihull Report
County Ground Eric Woodmason
Henley Hawks 30 - 12 London Welsh Report
Dry Leas Stuart Piercy
Moseley 24 - 17 Bedford Blues Report
Bournbrook Nick Cousins
Cross Green David Pearson
Wakefield 25 - 38 Leeds Tykes Report
College Grove Martin Fox
St Anthony's Road Tony Spreadbury
[ 20]
Bedford Blues P - P Wakefield
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 April 2001. Birmingham & Solihull P - P London Welsh
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 7 April 2001. Coundon Road Tim Miller
Headingley Steve Lander
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 24 March 2001. Postponed. Game rescheduled to 24 March 2001. Worcester 56 - 18 Henley Hawks Report
Sixways Ed Morrison
[ 21]
Coventry 39 - 22 Bedford Blues Report
Coundon Road Nigel Yates
Exeter Chiefs 22 - 29 Worcester Report
County Ground Eric Woodmason
Henley Hawks 18 - 18 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Dry Leas Andrew Pearce
Moseley 17 - 32 London Welsh Report
Bournbrook David Pearson
Cross Green Martin Fox
Wakefield 21 - 18 Manchester Report
College Grove David Grashoff
Waterloo 17 - 45 Leeds Tykes Report
St Anthony's Road S Leyshon
[ 22]
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 April 2001. Edge Hall Road Geraint Ashton-Jones
Birmingham & Solihull 10 - 13 Otley Report
Sharmans Cross Roy Maybank
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 March 2001. London Welsh 24 - 15 Exeter Chiefs Report
Old Deer Park David Grashoff
Manchester 22 - 13 Bedford Blues Report
Grove Park Andrew Pearce
Worcester 30 - 18 Waterloo Report
Sixways Robin Goodliffe
[ 23]
Bedford Blues 3 - 48 Leeds Tykes Report
Goldington Road Roy Maybank
Coundon Road
Exeter Chiefs P - P Henley Hawks
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 April 2001. Bournbrook S Terheege
Cross Green Nigel Yates
Wakefield 5 - 23 Worcester Report
College Grove Tim Fisher
Waterloo 12 - 9 Birmingham & Solihull Report
St Anthony's Road David Pearson
[ 24]
[ edit ] Exeter Chiefs 48 - 11 Orrell Report
County Ground Ed Morrison
Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000. Cross Green Tim Miller
Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000. Waterloo 16 - 17 Wakefield Report
St Anthony's Road Tony Spreadbury
Game rescheduled from 9 December 2000. Henley Hawks 13 - 16 Worcester Report
Dry Leas David Grashoff
Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000. London Welsh P - P Birmingham & Solihull
Game originally rescheduled from 30 December 2000 but postponed once again. Game rescheduled to 24 March 2001. Bournbrook S Leyshon
Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000. [ 25]
Birmingham & Solihull 22 - 32 Wakefield Report
Sharmans Cross David Sainsbury
Exeter Chiefs 24 - 19 Moseley Report
County Ground Roy Maybank
Henley Hawks 20 - 23 Otley Report
Dry Leas Eric Woodmason
Leeds Tykes 46 - 13 Manchester Report
Headingley Stuart Piercy
London Welsh 31 - 16 Waterloo Report
Old Deer Park Geraint Ashton-Jones
Orrell 15 - 14 Bedford Blues Report
Edge Hall Road Mike Hamlin
Worcester 27 - 16 Coventry Report
Sixways Ashley Rowden
[ 26]
[ edit ] Birmingham & Solihull 15 - 15 Orrell Report
Sharmans Cross S Terheege
Game rescheduled from 9 December 2000. Exeter Chiefs 39 - 13 Bedford Blues Report
County Ground S Leyshon
Game rescheduled from 9 December 2000. Waterloo 14 - 16 Manchester Report
St Anthony's Road Steve Savage
Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000. Leeds Tykes 68 - 8 Coventry Report
Headingley Tony Spreadbury
Game rescheduled from 3 February 2001. [ 27]
Bedford Blues 14 - 32 Worcester Report
Goldington Road Chris White
Coventry 23 - 18 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Coundon Road
Grove Park Roy Maybank
Moseley 23 - 50 Leeds Tykes Report
Bournbrook Nigel Yates
Wakefield 38 - 15 London Welsh Report
College Grove [ 28] David Pearson
Waterloo 17 - 29 Henley Hawks Report
St Anthony's Road Nick Cousins
Otley 22 - 31 Exeter Chiefs Report
Cross Green [ 29] Geraint Ashton-Jones
Birmingham & Solihull P - P Bedford Blues
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 April 2001. Exeter Chiefs 29 - 10 Waterloo Report
County Ground Eric Woodmason
Henley Hawks 24 - 7 Wakefield Report
Dry Leas Tim Miller
Leeds Tykes 81 - 20 Orrell Report
Headingley David Sainsbury
London Welsh 14 - 20 Coventry Report
Old Deer Park S Terheege
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 24 March 2001. Sixways Nick Cousins
[ edit ] London Welsh 11 - 7 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Old Deer Park Trevor Fisher
Game rescheduled from 18 February 2001 after having been originally rescheduled from 30 December 2000. Manchester 10 - 23 Waterloo Report
Grove Park Steve Lander
Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001. Bournbrook Tony Spreadbury
Game rescheduled from 17 March 2001. Orrell 32 - 34 Exeter Chiefs Report
Edge Hall Road Chris White
Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001. Wakefield 21 - 20 Bedford Blues Report
College Grove Ed Morrison
Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000. Bedford Blues 23 - 18 London Welsh Report
Goldington Road Tim Miller
Coventry 25 - 18 Henley Hawks Report
Coundon Road Geraint Ashton-Jones
Manchester 14 - 13 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Grove Park Steve Savage
Bournbrook David Pearson
Wakefield 21 - 20 Exeter Chiefs Report
College Grove J Barnard
St Anthony's Road Stuart Piercy
Leeds Tykes 30 - 13 Worcester Report
Headingley Ed Morrison
[ 30]
[ edit ] Birmingham & Solihull 13 - 14 London Welsh Report
Sharmans Cross Roy Maybank
Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001. Bedford Blues 19 - 18 Wakefield Report
Goldington Road Nick Cousins
Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001. Henley Hawks 20 - 12 Moseley Report
Dry Leas Tim Fisher
Game rescheduled from 3 February 2001. Birmingham & Solihull 20 - 31 Leeds Tykes Report
Sharmans Cross David Grashoff
Exeter Chiefs 48 - 22 Coventry Report
County Ground R Glynne Jones
Henley Hawks 18 - 10 Bedford Blues Report
Dry Leas David Pearson
London Welsh 31 - 30 Manchester Report
Old Deer Park Ashley Rowden
Bournbrook Geraint Ashton-Jones
Cross Green Roy Maybank
Sixways David Sainsbury
[ 31]
[ edit ] Exeter Chiefs 26 - 33 Leeds Tykes Report
County Ground Ashley Rowden
Game rescheduled from 25 November 2000. Bedford Blues 11-33 Exeter Chiefs Report
Goldington Road Tony Spreadbury
Coundon Road Tim Miller
Leeds Tykes 55-16 London Welsh Report
Headingley
Manchester 39-37 Henley Hawks Report
Grove Park Robin Goodliffe
Orrell 20-13 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Edge Hall Road J Barnard
College Grove R Glynne Jones
[ 32]
[ edit ] Birmingham & Solihull 19 - 18 Bedford Blues Report
Sharmans Cross Geraint Ashton-Jones
Game rescheduled from 17 March 2001. Exeter Chiefs 41 - 8 Henley Hawks Report
County Ground Martin Fox
Game rescheduled from 10 February 2001. Birmingham & Solihull 26 - 26 Worcester Report
Sharmans Cross Ashley Rowden
Exeter Chiefs 35 - 21 Manchester Report
County Ground
Henley Hawks 18 - 13 Leeds Tykes Report
Bournbrook
Orrell 23 - 22 London Welsh Report
Edge Hall Road
Otley 17 - 17 Bedford Blues Report
Cross Green
St Anthony's Road David Sainsbury
[ 33]
Total Season Attendances [ edit ]
Club
Home
Total
Average
Highest
Lowest
% Capacity
Bedford Blues
13
20,490
1,576
2,190
1,100
23%
Birmingham & Solihull
11[ a 2]
3,540
322
500
200
13%
Coventry
13
23,266
1,790
3,185
1,000
20%
Exeter Chiefs
12[ a 3]
11,119
927
1,250
538
18%
Henley Hawks
13
8,295
638
1,150
310
16%
Leeds Tykes
13
14,847
1,142
5,509
306
5%
London Welsh
12[ a 4]
9,330
778
1,150
530
13%
Manchester
13
8,107
624
942
325
16%
Moseley
13
8,982
691
1,102
462
N/A
Orrell
13
6,900
531
800
300
10%
Otley
13
6,700
515
850
400
10%
Wakefield
12[ a 5]
4,420
368
600
250
12%
Waterloo
11[ a 6]
3,821
347
500
250
4%
Worcester
13
29,007
2,231
3,065
1,600
26%
[ 34]
^ Note that 7 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.
^ Missing home attendances Bedford Blues on 25 April 2001 and Worcester on 28 April 2001.
^ Missing home attendance v Henley Hawks on 25 April 2001.
^ Missing home attendance v Bedford Blues on 16 September 2000.
^ Missing home attendance v Bedford Blues on 24 March 2001.
^ Missing home attendances v Manchester on 3 March 2001 and Coventry on 28 April 2001.
Individual statistics [ edit ] Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.
Largest home win — 61 pts 81 - 20 Leeds Tykes at home to Orrell on 17 March 2001
Largest away win — 45 pts 48 - 3 Leeds Tykes away to Bedford Blues on 10 February 2001
Most points scored — 81 pts 81 - 20 Leeds Tykes at home to Orrell on 17 March 2001
Most tries in a match — 12 Leeds Tykes at home to Coventry on 4 March 2001
Most conversions in a match — 9 Leeds Tykes at home to Orrell on 17 March 2001
Most penalties in a match — 8 Orrell at home to Moseley on 16 September 2000
Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x4) Bedford Blues at home to Henley Hawks on 9 September 2000
[ 37] [ 38] [ 39] [ 40]
Most points in a match — 31 (x2) Richard Le Bas for Leeds Tykes at home to Wakefield on 19 November 2000Sateki Tuipulotu for Worcester at home to Henley Hawks on 20 January 2001
Most tries in a match — 3 (x15) N/A - multiple players
Most conversions in a match — 9 Richard Le Bas for Leeds Tykes at home to Wakefield on 19 November 2000
Most penalties in a match — 8 David Sleman for Orrell at home to Moseley on 16 September 2000
Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x4) James Shanahan for Bedford Blues at home to Henley Hawks on 9 September 2000Sam Howard for Exeter Chiefs at home to Wakefield on 16 September 2000Dan Clappison for Otley away to London Welsh on 14 October 2000David Sleman for Orrell at home to Wakefield on 3 February 2001
[ 41] [ 42] [ 43] [ 44] [ 45]
Highest — 5,509 Leeds Tykes at home to Worcester on 1 April 2001
Lowest — 200 (x3) Birmingham & Solihull at home to Waterloo on 14 October 2000, Moseley on 16 December 2001 & Otley on 4 February 2001
Highest Average Attendance — 2,231 Worcester
Lowest Average Attendance — 322[ b 1] Birmingham & Solihull
[ 46]
^ Birmingham & Solihull are missing 2 home attendances so this figure is not 100% accurate.
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