The 2005–06 National Division Three North was the sixth season (eighteenth overall) of the
fourth division (north) of the
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rugby union
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competition using the name National Division Three North. New teams to the division included
Nuneaton who were relegated from the
2004–05 National Division Two while
Leicester Lions
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came up as champions of
Midlands Division 1 along with
Preston Grasshoppers (champions) and
Hull Ionians
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(playoffs) who were promoted from
North Division 1. 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
National Division Two
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while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from
National Division Three South (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place.
After just missing out on the playoffs last season,
Bradford & Bingley went two places better by winning the championship, finishing 13 points clear of runners up Nuneaton to gain promotion to the
2006–07 National Division Two
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.
Nuneaton would, however, make an instance return to National Division Two after their relegation a season ago, by defeating
2005–06 National Division Three South
The 2005–06 National Division Three South was the sixth season (19th 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 Bra ...
runners up
North Walsham
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The civil parish has an area of and in the 2011 census had a population of 12,634. For the purposes of local government, the pa ...
away in the north-south playoff.
There were only two relegation spots this year with the two teams to go down being
Kendal and
New Brighton.
[ They were easily the weakest in the division with 13th placed New Brighton finishing 41 points behind 12th placed Leicester Lions. Both sides would drop down to North Division 1.
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Participating teams and locations
Final league table
Results
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 10 (rescheduled game)
*Game brought forward from 26 November 2005.
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Round 6
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Round 7
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 February 2006.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 February 2006.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 February 2006.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 February 2006.
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Round 8
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 29 April 2006.
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Round 9
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 March 2006.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 March 2006.
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Round 10
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 April 2006.
*Game brought forward to 17 September 2005.
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Round 11
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Round 12
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Round 13
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 March 2006.
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Round 14
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Round 15
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Round 16
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Round 17
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Round 7 (rescheduled games)
*Game rescheduled from 5 November 2005.
*Game rescheduled from 5 November 2005.
*Game rescheduled from 5 November 2005.
*Game rescheduled from 5 November 2005.
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Round 18
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 29 April 2006.
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Round 19
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Round 20
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Round 21
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 March 2006.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 March 2006.
*Game initially postponed but due to fixture congestion and the fact that the result would not affect the final league table the game would ultimately be cancelled.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 March 2006.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 April 2006.
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Rounds 9, 13 & 21 (rescheduled games)
*Game rescheduled from 4 March 2006.
*Game rescheduled from 4 March 2006.
*Game rescheduled from 19 November 2005.
*Game rescheduled from 19 November 2005.
*Game rescheduled from 4 March 2006.
*Game rescheduled from 17 December 2005.
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Round 22
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 May 2006.
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Round 23
*Game initially postponed but due to fixture congestion and the fact that the result would not affect the final league table the game would ultimately be cancelled.
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Round 24
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 April 2006.
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Round 25
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Rounds 10, 21 & 24 (rescheduled games)
*Game rescheduled from 26 November 2005.
*Game rescheduled from 1 April 2006.
*Game rescheduled from 4 March 2006.
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Round 26
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Rounds 8 & 18 (rescheduled games)
*Game rescheduled from 12 November 2005.
*Game rescheduled from 11 February 2006.
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Round 22 (rescheduled game)
*Game rescheduled from 18 March 2006.
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Promotion play-off
The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. North Walsham
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were the southern division runners up and as they had a superior league record than northern runners-up, Nuneaton, they hosted the play-off match.
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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 — 74 pts
74 - 0 Nuneaton at home to Kendal on 22 April 2006
;Largest away win — 61 pts
68 - 7 Preston Grasshoppers away to New Brighton on 22 October 2005
;Most points scored — 90 pts
90 - 21 Bradford & Bingley at home to New Brighton on 18 February 2006
;Most tries in a match — 14
Bradford & Bingley at home to New Brighton on 18 February 2006
;Most conversions in a match — 10
Bradford & Bingley at home to New Brighton on 18 February 2006
;Most penalties in a match — 6
Fylde away to Leicester Lions on 25 February 2006
;Most drop goals in a match — 3
Fylde at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 7 January 2006
Player
;Most points in a match — 32
Paul Bailey for Preston Grasshoppers at home to Fylde on 10 September 2005
;Most tries in a match — 6
Mark Kirkby for Fylde away to Leicester Lions on 25 February 2006
;Most conversions in a match — 10
Tom Rhodes
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for Bradford & Bingley at home to New Brighton on 18 February 2006
;Most penalties in a match — 6
Mike Scott for Fylde away to Leicester Lions on 25 February 2006
;Most drop goals in a match — 3
Mike Scott for Fylde at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 7 January 2006
Attendances
;Highest — 1,575
Fylde at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 7 January 2006
;Lowest — 50
Leicester Lions at home to Cleckheaton on 7 January 2006
;Highest Average Attendance — 479
Fylde
;Lowest Average Attendance — 104
Leicester Lions
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
NCA Rugby
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