The 2002–03 National Division One (for sponsorship reasons known as the Jewson National Division One) was the 16th 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 Orrell and Plymouth Albion who were promoted from National League Two while no team was relegated from the Zurich Premiership 2001-02 as Rotherham ground was not deemed suitable for top flight games.
For the second year in a row Rotherham, were champions, and this year they were promoted to the Zurich Premiership for season 2003–04 with Worcester finishing as runners–up for the third consecutive season. Moseley and Rugby were relegated to the 2003–04 National Division Two.[1]
Participating teams
Locations of the 2002–03 National Division One teams
Team |
Stadium |
Capacity |
City/Area |
Bedford Blues |
Goldington Road |
7,000 |
Bedford, Bedfordshire |
Birmingham & Solihull |
Sharmans Cross |
1,000+ |
Solihull, West Midlands |
Coventry |
Coundon Road |
9,000+ |
Coventry, West Midlands |
Exeter Chiefs |
County Ground |
5,200 |
Exeter, Devon |
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 |
3,000 |
Orrell, Greater Manchester |
Otley |
Cross Green |
5,000 |
Otley, West Yorkshire |
Plymouth Albion |
Beacon Park |
3,500 |
Plymouth, Devon |
Rotherham |
Millmoor |
8,300 |
Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
Rugby Lions |
Webb Ellis Road |
1,000 |
Rugby, Warwickshire |
Wakefield |
College Grove |
3,000 |
Wakefield, West Yorkshire |
Worcester |
Sixways |
8,477 |
Worcester, Worcestershire |
Table
2002–03 National Division One Table |
|
Club |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points For |
Points Against |
Points Difference |
Points Bonus |
Points |
1 |
Rotherham |
26 |
24 |
0 |
2 |
1077 |
336 |
741 |
20 |
116 |
2 |
Worcester |
26 |
23 |
0 |
3 |
1185 |
431 |
754 |
22 |
114 |
3 |
Exeter Chiefs |
26 |
20 |
2 |
4 |
940 |
459 |
481 |
20 |
104 |
4 |
Orrell |
26 |
18 |
2 |
6 |
854 |
595 |
259 |
15 |
91 |
5 |
London Welsh |
26 |
15 |
0 |
11 |
627 |
565 |
62 |
16 |
76 |
6 |
Coventry |
26 |
14 |
0 |
12 |
761 |
684 |
77 |
12 |
68 |
7 |
Bedford Blues |
26 |
13 |
1 |
12 |
675 |
760 |
–85 |
10 |
64 |
8 |
Birmingham & Solihull |
26 |
12 |
2 |
12 |
630 |
569 |
61 |
11 |
63 |
9 |
Plymouth Albion |
26 |
10 |
1 |
15 |
679 |
697 |
–18 |
18 |
60 |
10 |
Wakefield |
26 |
9 |
0 |
17 |
451 |
710 |
–259 |
11 |
47 |
11 |
Otley |
26 |
9 |
0 |
17 |
597 |
839 |
–242 |
11 |
47 |
12 |
Manchester |
26 |
7 |
0 |
19 |
484 |
791 |
–307 |
11 |
39 |
13 |
Moseley |
26 |
4 |
0 |
22 |
399 |
1178 |
–779 |
7 |
23 |
14 |
Rugby |
26 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
422 |
1167 |
–745 |
7 |
7 |
- 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.
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Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places. |
Results
Round 1
Bedford Blues |
21-15 |
Moseley |
|
[1] |
|
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,722
Referee: Eric Woodmason |
Birmingham & Solihull |
35-10 |
London Welsh |
|
[2] |
|
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nigel Higginson |
Coventry |
23-29 |
Worcester |
|
[3] |
|
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 2,495
Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones |
Exeter Chiefs |
51-15 |
Wakefield |
|
[4] |
|
County Ground
Attendance: 840
Referee: Wayne Barnes |
Manchester |
15-24 |
Plymouth Albion |
|
[5] |
|
Grove Park
Attendance: 750
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
Orrell |
70-23 |
Rugby Lions |
|
[6] |
|
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 707
Referee: David Grashoff |
Cross Green
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rob Debney |
Round 2
Coventry |
50-0 |
Birmingham & Solihull |
|
[8] |
|
Coundon Road
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Tim Miller |
Moseley |
19-31 |
London Welsh |
|
[9] |
|
Bournbrook
Attendance: 422
Referee: Mark Wilson |
Plymouth Albion |
49-29 |
Bedford Blues |
|
[10] |
|
Beacon Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: David Rose |
Wakefield |
18-13 |
Manchester |
|
[11] |
|
College Grove
Attendance: 350
Referee: Malcom Changleng |
Worcester |
35-10 |
Orrell |
|
[12] |
|
Sixways
Attendance: 2,074
Referee: Ashley Rowden |
Rotherham |
35-30 |
Exeter Chiefs |
|
[13] |
|
Millmoor
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Tim Fisher |
Rugby Lions |
25-38 |
Otley |
|
[14] |
|
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 454
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
Round 3
Bedford Blues |
47-14 |
Wakefield |
|
[15] |
|
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,490
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
Birmingham & Solihull |
68-14 |
Moseley |
|
[16] |
|
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 750
Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones |
Exeter Chiefs |
89-17 |
Rugby Lions |
|
[17] |
|
County Ground
Attendance: 786
Referee: Tim Miller |
London Welsh |
29-19 |
Plymouth Albion |
|
[18] |
|
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Sean Davey |
Manchester |
15-39 |
Rotherham |
|
[19] |
|
Grove Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: David Rose |
Orrell |
28-24 |
Coventry |
|
[20] |
|
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 747
Referee: Rob Debney |
Otley |
24-62 |
Worcester |
|
[21] |
|
Cross Green
Attendance: 800
Referee: Mark Wilson |
Round 4
Coventry |
57-15 |
Otley |
|
[22] |
|
Coundon Road
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Malcolm Changeleng |
Orrell |
18-27 |
Birmingham & Solihull |
|
[23] |
|
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 742
Referee: Eric Woodmason |
Plymouth Albion |
46-15 |
Moseley |
|
[24] |
|
Beacon Park
Attendance: 1,676
Referee: Trevor Fisher |
Wakefield |
13-20 |
London Welsh |
|
[25] |
|
College Grove
Attendance: 275
Referee: David Grashoff |
Worcester |
28-25 |
Exeter Chiefs |
|
[26] |
|
Sixways
Attendance: 3,026
Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones |
Rotherham |
51-6 |
Bedford Blues |
|
[27] |
|
Millmoor
Attendance: 1,380
Referee: Wayne Barnes |
Rugby Lions |
14-27 |
Manchester |
|
[28] |
|
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 400
Referee: Alan Biggs |
Round 5
Bedford Blues |
37-13 |
Rugby Lions |
|
[29] |
|
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,675
Referee: Mark Wilson |
Birmingham & Solihull |
31-8 |
Plymouth Albion |
|
[30] |
|
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 500
Referee: Martin Fox |
Exeter Chiefs |
35-0 |
Coventry |
|
[31] |
|
County Ground
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: David Rose |
London Welsh |
22-49 |
Rotherham |
|
[32] |
|
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Tim Miller |
Manchester |
22-66 |
Worcester |
|
[33] |
|
Grove Park
Attendance: 785
Referee: Trevor Fisher |
Moseley |
10-25 |
Wakefield |
|
[34] |
|
Bournbrook
Attendance: 750
Referee: Nigel Higginson |
Cross Green
Attendance: 750
Referee: Sean Davey |
Round 6
Coventry |
14-12 |
Manchester |
|
[36] |
|
Coundon Road
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
Orrell |
24-24 |
Exeter Chiefs |
|
[37] |
|
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 486
Referee: Mark Wilson |
Otley |
23-30 |
Birmingham & Solihull |
|
[38] |
|
Cross Green
Attendance: 600
Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones |
Rugby Lions |
19-39 |
London Welsh |
|
[39] |
|
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 348
Referee: Wayne Barnes |
Wakefield |
22-16 |
Plymouth Albion |
|
[40] |
|
College Grove
Attendance: 304
Referee: Tim Miller |
Worcester |
69-10 |
Bedford Blues |
|
[41] |
|
Sixways
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Sean Davey |
Rotherham |
102-3 |
Moseley |
|
[42] |
|
Millmoor
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Rob Debney |
Round 7
Bedford Blues |
26-28 |
Coventry |
|
[43] |
|
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,642 |
Birmingham & Solihull |
23-20 |
Wakefield |
|
[44] |
|
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 400 |
Exeter Chiefs |
69-11 |
Otley |
|
[45] |
|
County Ground
Attendance: 900 |
London Welsh |
7-53 |
Worcester |
|
[46] |
|
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,475
Referee: Mark Wilson |
Manchester |
26-48 |
Orrell |
|
[47] |
|
Grove Park
Attendance: 850
Referee: David Sainsbury |
Moseley |
24-15 |
Rugby Lions |
|
[48] |
|
Bournbrook
Attendance: 433
Referee: Sean Davey |
Plymouth Albion |
13-23 |
Rotherham |
|
[49] |
|
Beacon Park
Attendance: 1,940
Referee: David Grashoff |
Round 8
Coventry |
17-26 |
London Welsh |
|
[50] |
|
Coundon Road
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Nigel Higginson |
Exeter Chiefs |
35-35 |
Birmingham & Solihull |
|
[51] |
|
County Ground
Attendance: 1,213
Referee: David Sainsbury |
Orrell |
43-23 |
Bedford Blues |
|
[52] |
|
Edge Hall Lane
Attendance: 801
Referee: Alan Biggs |
Otley |
23-16 |
Manchester |
|
[53] |
|
Cross Green
Attendance: 740
Referee: Andrew Pearce |
Rugby Lions |
36-39 |
Plymouth Albion |
|
[54] |
|
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 390
Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones |
Worcester |
74-8 |
Moseley |
|
[55] |
|
Sixways
Attendance: 2,469
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
Rotherham |
44-6 |
Wakefield |
|
[56] |
|
Millmoor
Referee: Sean Davey |
Round 9
Bedford Blues |
24-16 |
Otley |
|
[57] |
|
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,471
Referee: Wayne Barnes |
Birmingham & Solihull |
10-20 |
Rotherham |
|
[58] |
|
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 700
Referee: David Grashoff |
London Welsh |
18-28 |
Orrell |
|
[59] |
|
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 980
Referee: David Sainsbury |
Manchester |
5-45 |
Exeter Chiefs |
|
[60] |
|
Grove Park
Attendance: 475
Referee: Rob Debney |
Moseley |
7-23 |
Coventry |
|
[61] |
|
Bournbrook
Attendance: 650
Referee: Sean Davey |
Plymouth Albion |
12-30 |
Worcester |
|
[62] |
|
Beacon Park
Attendance: 1,786
Referee: David Rose |
Wakefield |
31-9 |
Rugby Lions |
|
[63] |
|
College Grove
Attendance: 250
Referee: Alan Biggs |
Round 10
Exeter Chiefs |
28-12 |
Bedford Blues |
|
[64] |
|
County Ground
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Alan Biggs |
Rugby Lions |
0-31 |
Rotherham |
|
[65] |
|
Webb Ellis Road
Referee: Rob Debney |
Coventry |
28-27 |
Plymouth Albion |
|
[66] |
|
Counden Road
Attendance: 900
Referee: Wayne Barnes |
Manchester |
10-21 |
Birmingham & Solihull |
|
[67] |
|
Grove Park
Attendance: 350
Referee: David Rose |
Otley |
25-17 |
London Welsh |
|
[68] |
|
Cross Green
Attendance: 450
Referee: Nigel Higginson |
Worcester |
36-0 |
Wakefield |
|
[69] |
|
Sixways
Attendance: 800
Referee: David Grashoff |
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 402
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
Round 11
Bedford Blues |
54-28 |
Manchester |
|
[71] |
|
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,159
Referee: Andrew Pearce |
Birmingham & Solihull |
23-3 |
Rugby Lions |
|
[72] |
|
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 300
Referee: Trevor Fisher |
Plymouth Albion |
27-27 |
Orrell |
|
[73] |
|
Beacon Park
Attendance: 1,056
Referee: Eric Woodmason |
Rotherham |
38-13 |
Worcester |
|
[74] |
|
Millmoor
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Martin Fox |
Wakefield |
17-22 |
Coventry |
|
[75] |
|
College Grove
Attendance: 250
Referee: Nigel Higginson |
London Welsh |
17-15 |
Exeter Chiefs |
|
[76] |
|
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mark Wilson |
Bournbrook
Attendance: 328
Referee: Nick Williams |
Round 12
Bedford Blues |
19-7 |
Birmingham & Solihull |
|
[78] |
|
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,510
Referee: Martin Fox |
Coventry |
23-37 |
Rotherham |
|
[79] |
|
Coundon Road
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Tim Miller |
Exeter Chiefs |
73-0 |
Moseley |
|
[80] |
|
County Ground
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Nigel Higginson |
Manchester |
10-32 |
London Welsh |
|
[81] |
|
Grove Park
Attendance: 350
Referee: David Grashoff |
Orrell |
22-8 |
Wakefield |
|
[82] |
|
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 760
Referee: Steve Lander |
Otley |
21-40 |
Plymouth Albion |
|
[83] |
|
Cross Green
Attendance: 500
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
Worcester |
67-3 |
Rugby Lions |
|
[84] |
|
Sixways
Attendance: 1,939
Referee: Trevor Fisher |
Round 13
Birmingham & Solihull |
17-37 |
Worcester |
|
[85] |
|
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Sean Davey |
London Welsh |
24-26 |
Bedford Blues |
|
[86] |
|
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,130
Referee: David Rose |
Moseley |
16-20 |
Manchester |
|
[87] |
|
Bournbrook
Attendance: 521
Referee: Trevor Fisher |
Plymouth Albion |
5-12 |
Exeter Chiefs |
|
[88] |
|
Beacon Park
Attendance: 3,420
Referee: Martin Fox |
Rotherham |
29-17 |
Orrell |
|
[89] |
|
Millmoor
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Wayne Barnes |
Rugby Lions |
20-31 |
Coventry |
|
[90] |
|
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 682
Referee: David Sainsbury |
Wakefield |
12-3 |
Otley |
|
[91] |
|
College Grove
Attendance: 300
Referee: Tim Miller |
Round 14
Rugby Lions |
17-46 |
Orrell |
|
[92] |
|
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 400 |
London Welsh |
30-25 |
Birmingham & Solihull |
|
[93] |
|
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 600
Referee: Malcom Changleng |
Moseley |
P - P |
Bedford Blues |
|
|
|
- Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2003.
Plymouth Albion |
47-20 |
Manchester |
|
[94] |
|
Beacon Park
Attendance: 1,246
Referee: Sean Davey |
- Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2003.
Wakefield |
P - P |
Exeter Chiefs |
|
|
|
- Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 21 April 2003.
Worcester |
62-14 |
Coventry |
|
[95] |
|
Sixways
Attendance: 2,733
Referee: David Sainsbury |
Round 15
Bedford Blues |
P - P |
Plymouth Albion |
|
|
|
- Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2003.
Birmingham & Solihull |
P - P |
Coventry |
|
|
|
- Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2003.
Exeter Chiefs |
P - P |
Rotherham |
|
|
|
- Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.
London Welsh |
P - P |
Moseley |
|
|
|
- Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.
Manchester |
P - P |
Wakefield |
|
|
|
- Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.
- Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2003.
Otley |
41-15 |
Rugby Lions |
|
[96] |
|
Cross Green
Referee: Tim Beddow |
Round 16
Rugby Lions |
10-27 |
Exeter Chiefs |
|
[97] |
|
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 280
Referee: Rob Debney |
Coventry |
22-41 |
Orrell |
|
[98] |
|
Coundon Road
Referee: Martin Fox |
Moseley |
0-55 |
Birmingham & Solihull |
|
[99] |
|
Bournbrook
Attendance: 514
Referee: Mark Wilson |
Plymouth Albion |
0-15 |
London Welsh |
|
[100] |
|
Beacon Park
Attendance: 1,590
Referee: Wayne Barnes |
Wakefield |
24-18 |
Bedford Blues |
|
[101] |
|
College Grove
Attendance: 400
Referee: Tim Beddow |
Worcester |
61-12 |
Otley |
|
[102] |
|
Sixways
Attendance: 2,354
Referee: David Rose |
Rotherham |
34-10 |
Manchester |
|
[103] |
|
Millmoor
Attendance: 1,210
Referee: Sean Davey |
Round 17
Bedford Blues |
P - P |
Rotherham |
|
|
|
- Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.
Birmingham & Solihull |
10-38 |
Orrell |
|
[104] |
|
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 350
Referee: Rob Debney |
Exeter Chiefs |
16-20 |
Worcester |
|
[105] |
|
County Ground
Attendance: 2,288
Referee: Ashley Rowden |
London Welsh |
29-8 |
Wakefield |
|
[106] |
|
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 750
Referee: Nigel Higginson |
Manchester |
39-17 |
Rugby Lions |
|
[107] |
|
Grove Park
Attendance: 350
Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones |
Moseley |
25-24 |
Plymouth Albion |
|
[108] |
|
Bournbrook
Attendance: 326
Referee: Trevor Fisher |
Otley |
32-25 |
Coventry |
|
[109] |
|
Cross Green
Attendance: 600
Referee: Mark Wilson |
Round 18
Coventry |
P - P |
Exeter Chiefs |
|
|
|
- Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 9 April 2003.
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 807
Referee: David Rose |
Plymouth Albion |
27-24 |
Birmingham & Solihull |
|
[111] |
|
Beacon Park
Attendance: 1,625
Referee: S Leyshon |
Rotherham |
18-12 |
London Welsh |
|
[112] |
|
Millmoor
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Rob Debney |
Rugby Lions |
23-35 |
Bedford Blues |
|
[113] |
|
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 580
Referee: Nigel Higginson |
Wakefield |
19-14 |
Moseley |
|
[114] |
|
College Grove
Attendance: 300
Referee: Alan Biggs |
Worcester |
57-5 |
Manchester |
|
[115] |
|
Sixways
Attendance: 2,224
Referee: Wayne Barnes |
Round 19
Bedford Blues |
9-45 |
Worcester |
|
[116] |
|
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,227
Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones |
Birmingham & Solihull |
7-21 |
Otley |
|
[117] |
|
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 200
Referee: Tim Beddow |
Exeter Chiefs |
27-13 |
Orrell |
|
[118] |
|
County Ground
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Sean Davey |
London Welsh |
67-17 |
Rugby Lions |
|
[119] |
|
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 890
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
Manchester |
17-34 |
Coventry |
|
[120] |
|
Grove Park
Attendance: 350
Referee: David Sainsbury |
Moseley |
7-75 |
Rotherham |
|
[121] |
|
Bournbrook
Attendance: 453
Referee: Nigel Higginson |
Plymouth Albion |
27-22 |
Wakefield |
|
[122] |
|
Beacon Park
Attendance: 1,719
Referee: Tim Miller |
Round 14 & 15 (rescheduled games)
Birmingham & Solihull |
36-25 |
Coventry |
|
[123] |
|
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 300
Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones |
Moseley |
31-51 |
Bedford Blues |
|
[124] |
|
Bournbrook
Attendance: 451
Referee: David Sainsbury |
Orrell |
27-24 |
Worcester |
|
[125] |
|
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 746
Referee: Ashley Rowden |
Rotherham |
34-20 |
Otley |
|
[126] |
|
Millmoor
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: David Grashoff |
Round 21 (rescheduled game)
Bedford Blues |
26-37 |
Orrell |
|
[127] |
|
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,420
Referee: Wayne Barnes |
- Game brought forward from 1 March 2003.
Round 20
Coventry |
22-25 |
Bedford Blues |
|
[128] |
|
Coundon Road
Referee: Sean Davey |
Otley |
27-29 |
Exeter Chiefs |
|
[129] |
|
Cross Green
Attendance: 720
Referee: Rob Debney |
Rugby Lions |
18-21 |
Moseley |
|
[130] |
|
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 401
Referee: Eric Woodmason |
Wakefield |
6-16 |
Birmingham & Solihull |
|
[131] |
|
College Grove
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mark Wilson |
Worcester |
35-12 |
London Welsh |
|
[132] |
|
Sixways
Attendance: 2,252 |
Orrell |
32-25 |
Manchester |
|
[133] |
|
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 607 |
Rotherham |
55-6 |
Plymouth Albion |
|
[134] |
|
Millmoor
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Robin Goodliffe |
Round 21
Bedford Blues |
P - P |
Orrell |
|
|
|
- Game brought forward to 19 February 2003.
Birmingham & Solihull |
P - P |
Exeter Chiefs |
|
|
|
- Game postphoned. Rescheduled to 8 March 2003.
London Welsh |
36-16 |
Coventry |
|
[135] |
|
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,400 |
Manchester |
18-9 |
Otley |
|
[136] |
|
Grove Park
Attendance: 372
Referee: P De Luca |
Plymouth Albion |
56-12 |
Rugby Lions |
|
[137] |
|
Beacon Park
Attendance: 1,380
Referee: Mark Wilson |
Round 15, 17 & 21 (rescheduled games)
Bedford Blues |
13-40 |
Rotherham |
|
[138] |
|
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,744
Referee: Trevor Fisher |
Birmingham & Solihull |
22-24 |
Exeter Chiefs |
|
[139] |
|
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 350
Referee: Malcom Changleng |
London Welsh |
29-0 |
Moseley |
|
[140] |
|
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Nigel Higginson |
Manchester |
15-13 |
Wakefield |
|
[141] |
|
Grove Park
Attendance: 125
Referee: Robin Goodliffe |
Round 22
Coventry |
60-40 |
Moseley |
|
[142] |
|
Coundon Road
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Mark Wilson |
Exeter Chiefs |
49-5 |
Manchester |
|
[143] |
|
County Ground
Attendance: 1,139
Referee: Nigel Higginson |
Orrell |
30-27 |
London Welsh |
|
[144] |
|
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 550
Referee: Trevor Fisher |
Otley |
41-32 |
Bedford Blues |
|
[145] |
|
Cross Green
Attendance: 740
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
Rotherham |
38-16 |
Birmingham & Solihull |
|
[146] |
|
Millmoor
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Sean Davey |
Rugby Lions |
36-39 |
Wakefield |
|
[147] |
|
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 280
Referee: Tim Miller |
Worcester |
55-36 |
Plymouth Albion |
|
[148] |
|
Sixways
Attendance: 2,018
Referee: David Grashoff |
Round 15 (rescheduled games)
Exeter Chiefs |
30-19 |
Rotherham |
|
[149] |
|
County Ground
Attendance: 1,165
Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones |
Bedford Blues |
31-16 |
Plymouth Albion |
|
|
|
Goldington Road
Attendance: Nick Williams
Referee: 1,442 |
Moseley |
14-70 |
Worcester |
|
[150] |
|
Bournbrook
Attendance: 685
Referee: Wayne Barnes |
Round 23
Bedford Blues |
23-32 |
Exeter Chiefs |
|
[151] |
|
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,359
Referee: Eric Woodmason |
Birmingham & Solihull |
27-29 |
Manchester |
|
[152] |
|
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 250
Referee: S Leyshon |
London Welsh |
36-27 |
Otley |
|
[153] |
|
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 680
Referee: Jean Matheu |
Moseley |
18-52 |
Orrell |
|
[154] |
|
Bournbrook
Attendance: 323
Referee: David Grashoff |
Plymouth Albion |
19-20 |
Coventry |
|
[155] |
|
Beacon Park
Attendance: 2,360
Referee: Rob Debney |
Rotherham |
76-13 |
Rugby Lions |
|
[156] |
|
Millmoor
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Tim Beddow |
Wakefield |
36-55 |
Worcester |
|
[157] |
|
College Grove
Attendance: 450
Referee: David Rose |
Rounds 18 & 26 (rescheduled games)
London Welsh |
13-10 |
Manchester |
|
[158] |
|
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
- Game brought forward from 26 April 2003.
Wakefield |
0-55 |
Rotherham |
|
[159] |
|
College Grove
Attendance: 850
Referee: Rob Debney |
Coventry |
31-34 |
Exeter Chiefs |
|
[160] |
|
Coundon Road
Attendance: 850
Referee: Bruce Robertson |
Round 24
Coventry |
63-28 |
Wakefield |
|
[161] |
|
Coundon Road
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tim Beddow |
Exeter Chiefs |
32-11 |
London Welsh |
|
[162] |
|
County Ground
Attendance: 1,224
Referee: Rob Debney |
Manchester |
22-35 |
Bedford Blues |
|
[163] |
|
Grove Park
Attendance: 303
Referee: Nigel Higginson |
Orrell |
48-24 |
Plymouth Albion |
|
[164] |
|
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 400
Referee: P Bellett |
Otley |
65-27 |
Moseley |
|
[165] |
|
Cross Green
Attendance: 435 |
Rugby Lions |
23-35 |
Birmingham & Solihull |
|
[166] |
|
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 275
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
Worcester |
9-21 |
Rotherham |
|
[167] |
|
Sixways
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: S Leyshon |
Round 25
Bedford Blues |
19-18 |
London Welsh |
|
[168] |
|
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,835
Referee: Tim Beddow |
Coventry |
63-10 |
Rugby Lions |
|
[169] |
|
Coundon Road
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Nigel Harrison |
Exeter Chiefs |
39-22 |
Plymouth Albion |
|
[170] |
|
County Ground
Attendance: 2,958
Referee: David Sainsbury |
Manchester |
50-10 |
Moseley |
|
[171] |
|
Grove Park
Attendance: 452
Referee: Robin Goodliffe |
Orrell |
10-36 |
Rotherham |
|
[172] |
|
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 1,410
Referee: Martin Fox |
Otley |
10-14 |
Wakefield |
|
[173] |
|
Cross Green
Attendance: 730
Referee: Malcom Changleng |
Worcester |
17-6 |
Birmingham & Solihull |
|
[174] |
|
Sixways
Attendance: 1,895
Referee: Eric Gauzins |
Round 14 (rescheduled game)
Wakefield |
27-34 |
Exeter Chiefs |
|
|
|
College Grove
Attendance: 250
Referee: Nick Williams |
Round 26
Birmingham & Solihull |
24-24 |
Bedford Blues |
|
[175] |
|
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 700
Referee: Bruce Robertson |
London Welsh |
P - P |
Manchester |
|
|
|
- Game brought forward to 5 April 2003.
Moseley |
25-36 |
Exeter Chiefs |
|
[176] |
|
Bournbrook
Attendance: 358
Referee: Alan Biggs |
Plymouth Albion |
50-13 |
Otley |
|
[177] |
|
Beacon Park
Attendance: 2,780
Referee: Rowan Kitt |
Rotherham |
25-26 |
Coventry |
|
[178] |
|
Millmoor
Attendance: 3,233
Referee: Wayne Barnes |
Rugby Lions |
24-76 |
Worcester |
|
[179] |
|
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 480
Referee: David Sainsbury |
Wakefield |
14-22 |
Orrell |
|
[180] |
|
College Grove
Attendance: 400
Referee: Tim Beddow |
Total Season Attendances
- Note that Coventry are missing 2 home attendance figures:
- 18 January 2003 game against Orrell, 22 February 2003 game against Bedford Blues
- Otley are missing home attendance figure against Rugby Lions on 11 January 2003
- Rotherham are missing home attendance figure against Wakefield on 27 October 2002
- Rugby Lions are missing home attendance figure against Rotherham on 15 January 2003
Any help on the above missing attendances would be very much appreciated
Club |
Total |
Average |
Highest |
Lowest |
% Capacity |
Bedford Blues |
20,696 |
1,592 |
2,227 |
1,159 |
23% |
Birmingham & Solihull |
6,500 |
500 |
1,200 |
200 |
48% |
Coventry |
16,745 |
1,522 |
2,500 |
850 |
17% |
Exeter Chiefs |
17,663 |
1,359 |
2,958 |
786 |
26% |
London Welsh |
12,155 |
935 |
1,475 |
400 |
16% |
Manchester |
6,712 |
516 |
1,200 |
125 |
13% |
Moseley |
6,214 |
478 |
750 |
323 |
N/A |
Orrell |
9,165 |
705 |
1,410 |
400 |
24% |
Otley |
9,065 |
755 |
2,000 |
435 |
15% |
Plymouth Albion |
24,578 |
1,891 |
3,420 |
1,056 |
54% |
Rotherham |
19,823 |
1,652 |
4,000 |
1,000 |
20% |
Rugby Lions |
4,970 |
414 |
682 |
275 |
41% |
Wakefield |
4,679 |
360 |
850 |
250 |
12% |
Worcester |
31,984 |
2,460 |
5,700 |
800 |
29% |
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[2]
Top try scorers[3]
See also
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