The 2000–01 National Division Two was the fourteenth full season of
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
within the third tier of the
English league system currently known as National League 1. New teams to the division included
West Hartlepool
West Hartlepool was a predecessor of Hartlepool, County Durham, England. It developed in the Victorian era and took the name from its western position in the parish of what is now known as the Headland.
The former town was originally formed in ...
and
Rugby Lions
The Rugby Lions, nicknamed The Lions, is an English rugby union club based in Rugby, Warwickshire. The club plays its home matches at Webb Ellis Road. Its developmental squad is known as the Crusaders. The club also has a ladies team known as ...
who were relegated from the
1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two
The 1999-00 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two was the thirteenth full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. Allied Dunbar sponsored the top two divisions of the English ru ...
while promoted teams included
Kendal
Kendal, once Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England, south-east of Windermere and north of Lancaster. Historically in Westmorland, it lies within the dale of th ...
and
Esher
Esher ( ) is a town in Surrey, England, to the east of the River Mole.
Esher is an outlying suburb of London near the London-Surrey Border, and with Esher Commons at its southern end, the town marks one limit of the Greater London Built-Up Ar ...
who were promoted as champions of
National Division Three North
National League 2 North is one of three, level four leagues in the English rugby union system and provides semi-professional competition for teams in the northern half of England, the North. The remainder of England is covered by the two counte ...
and
National Division Three South
National League 2 South (known before September 2009 as National Division Three South) was a level four league in the English rugby union system until the end of season 2021–22. It was one of two leagues at this level, with its counterpart, N ...
respectively. The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
The league champions were
Bracknell
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who won the title by five points and gained promotion to the
2001–02 National Division One. They would be joined by runners up Rugby Lions (making an instant return to the division) who squeaked past
Rosslyn Park despite being level on points due to a better points for/conceded record.
At the other end of the table West Hartlepool,
Lydney
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and
Camberley
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would be the unfortunate teams to be relegated.
[ West Hartlepool were easily the worse team in the division, failing to win a single game all season and suffering their second successive relegation in a row (part of a slide that would see them drop out of the national league system into regional rugby) while Lydney went down having only played 22 games due to fixture congestion/cancellations – although even if the Gloucestershire-based side won these remaining fixtures it would not have been enough to keep them up. West Hartlepool would drop to the ]2001–02 National Division Three North
The 2001–02 National Division Three North was the second season (fifteenth overall) of the fourth division (north) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three North. New teams to the division included ...
while Camberley and Lydney would drop to the 2001–02 National Division Three South
The 2001–02 National Division Three South was the second season (fifteenth overall) of the fourth division (south) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three South. New teams to the division included ...
.
Participating teams and locations
Final league table
Results
''Some of the early-season scores from Rugby Statbunker are incorrect (possibly due to an automatic scoring system used on that website) as they are different from those reported in the ''Telegraph''. I have used scores from the England Rugby website to ensure that they are accurate with reports from Statbunker primarily used to show scorers, attendances and referees were relevant. Statbunker scores are consistent with rest of sources from 16 December 2000 onwards.''[
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Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Round 6
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Round 7
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Round 8
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 30 December 2000.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 30 December 2000.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 30 December 2000.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 30 December 2000.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 30 December 2000.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 30 December 2000.
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Round 9
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
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Round 10
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.
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Round 11
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
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Round 12
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.
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Round 13
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Round 14
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.
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Round 15
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Round 8 (rescheduled games)
*Game originally rescheduled from 4 November 2000 but postponed once again. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.
*Game originally rescheduled from 4 November 2000 but postponed once again. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.
*Game originally rescheduled from 4 November 2000 and was initially postponed once again - eventually being cancelled due to fixture congestion and the result being irrelevant to Lydney's eventual relegation.
*Game originally rescheduled from 4 November 2000 but postponed once again. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.
*Game originally rescheduled from 4 November 2000 but postponed once again. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.
*Game originally rescheduled from 4 November 2000 but postponed once again. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.
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Round 16
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Round 17
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Round 18
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 April 2001.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 7 April 2001.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 7 April 2001.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 7 April 2001.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 April 2001.
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Round 19
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 April 2001.
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Rounds 3, 9, 11, 12 & 18 (rescheduled games)
*Game rescheduled from 16 September 2000.
*Game rescheduled from 25 November 2000.
*Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.
*Game rescheduled from 2 December 2000.
*Game rescheduled from 11 November 2000.
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Round 20
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 April 2001.
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Rounds 8, 10, 12 & 14 (rescheduled games)
*Game rescheduled from 18 November 2000.
*Game rescheduled from 16 December 2000.
*Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000.
*Game rescheduled from 2 December 2000.
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Round 21
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 April 2001.
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Round 8 (rescheduled games)
*Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000.
*Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000.
*Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000.
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Round 22
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 April 2001.
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Round 23
*Game was initially postponed but would eventually be cancelled due to fixture congestion and the result being irrelevant to Lydney's eventual relegation.
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Round 24
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Round 25
*Game was initially postponed but would eventually be cancelled due to fixture congestion and the result being irrelevant to Lydney's eventual relegation.
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Round 18 (rescheduled games)
*Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.
*Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.
*Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.
*Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.
*Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.
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Round 26
*Game was initially postponed but would eventually be cancelled due to fixture congestion and the result being irrelevant to Lydney's eventual relegation.
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Rounds 19, 20 & 21 (rescheduled games)
*Game rescheduled from 27 January 2001.
*Game rescheduled from 10 February 2001.
*Game rescheduled from 24 February 2001.
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Rounds 8 & 23 (rescheduled games)
*Game rescheduled from 4 November 2000.
*Game rescheduled from 10 March 2001.
Total season attendances
Individual statistics
* Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.
Top points scorers
Top try scorers
Season records
Team
;Largest home win — 92 pts
92 - 0 Kendal at home to West Hartlepool on 27 January 2001
;Largest away win — 57 pts
69 - 12 Rugby Lions away to Camberley on 21 April 2001
;Most points scored — 92 pts
92 - 0 Kendal at home to West Hartlepool on 27 January 2001
;Most tries in a match — 14 (x2)
Kendal at home to West Hartlepool on 27 January 2001
Esher at home to West Hartlepool on 8 April 2001
;Most conversions in a match — 12
Rugby Lions away to Camberley on 21 April 2001
;Most penalties in a match — 8
Lydney away to Fylde on 18 November 2000
;Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x2)
Camberley at home to Nottingham on 17 February 2001
Nottingham away to Fylde on 14 April 2001
Player
;Most points in a match — 42
Mike Scott for Kendal at home to West Hartlepool on 27 January 2001
;Most tries in a match — 4
Mike Scott for Kendal at home to West Hartlepool on 27 January 2001
;Most conversions in a match — 11 (x2)
Jaques Steyn for Rugby Lions at home to Camberley on 2 December 2000
Mike Scott for Kendal at home to West Hartlepool on 27 January 2001
;Most penalties in a match — 7
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for Camberley away to Fylde on 9 September 2000
;Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x2)
Howard Graham for Camberley at home to Nottingham on 17 February 2001
Tom Rolt
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for Nottingham away to Fylde on 14 April 2001
Attendances
;Highest — 1,000
Rosslyn Park at home to Rugby Lions on 24 February 2001
;Lowest — 50
West Hartlepool at home to Camberley on 31 March 2001
;Highest Average Attendance — 650
Rosslyn Park
;Lowest Average Attendance — 164
West Hartlepool
See also
* English Rugby Union Leagues
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* English rugby union system
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Women's Rugby union in England cons ...
* Rugby union in England
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References
External links
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