The 2013–14 National League 2 South was the fifth season (27th overall) of the
fourth tier (south) of the English domestic
rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the
second division was introduced. 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 League 1 while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from
National League 2 North (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place. After an absence of several years, the
Cornwall Super Cup
The Cornwall Super Cup is an annual English Rugby Union club competition founded in 2007, organized by the Cornwall Rugby Football Union and was last sponsored by Tribute Ales. Previously the competition was competed for by the top three Cor ...
returned in a new format with the two league matches between the Cornish sides
Launceston and
Redruth
Redruth ( , kw, Resrudh) is a town and civil parishes in Cornwall, civil parish in Cornwall, England. The population of Redruth was 14,018 at the 2011 census. In the same year the population of the Camborne-Redruth urban area, which also inc ...
also counting towards the cup.
Hartpury College, as champions, were promoted to the third tier (
2014–15 National League 1
The 2014–15 National League 1, known for sponsorship reasons as the SSE National League 1 is the sixth season of the third tier of the English domestic rugby union competitions, since the professionalised format of the second tier RFU Champio ...
) for next season. League runners-up,
Ampthill, lost the annual play–off against the
2013–14 National League 2 North
The 2013–14 National League 2 North was the fourth season (27th overall) of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. The league system ...
runners up,
Darlington Mowden Park
Darlington Mowden Park is a professional rugby union club, based in Darlington, County Durham, England. They currently compete in National League 1, the third division of the Rugby Football Union domestic league competition pyramid, having ach ...
30 – 28.
London Irish Wild Geese
London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club, also known as London Irish Wild Geese, is an amateur English rugby union club based in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, who play their rugby in Regional 2 Thames – a league at tier 6 of the English rugby u ...
were demoted to
National League 3 London & SE, and
Bournemouth
Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...
and
Exmouth were both relegated to
National League 3 South West. Finally, the Cornish Super Cup was won by Launceston who defeated Redruth via an aggregate score of 39 - 28.
Participating teams
Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the
2012–13 National League 2 South
The 2012–13 National League 2 South was the fourth season (26th overall) of the fourth tier (south) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. The league system was ...
season. Cambridge were relegated from National League 1; London Irish and Exmouth were promoted from National League 3 South West; Bishop's Stortford were promoted from National League 3 London & SE; Ampthill were promoted from
National League 3 Midlands
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and were then level transferred from National League 2 North (where they would normally have expected to play) due to an imbalance in the number of teams in the two fourth tier leagues.
League table
Results
Round 1
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Round 2
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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
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Round 8
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Round 9
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Round 10
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Round 11
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Round 12
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Round 13
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Round 14
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Round 15
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Round 16
*Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2014.
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Round 17
*Postponed. Game to be replayed on 15 March 2014.
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Round 18
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Round 19
*Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2014.
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Round 20
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Round 21
*Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2014.
*Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2014.
*Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 15 March 2014.
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Round 22
*Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2014.
*Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 19 April 2014.
*Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 15 March 2014.
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Round 23
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 April 2014.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 February 2014.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 March 2014.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 April 2014.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 April 2014.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 March 2014.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 April 2014.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 March 2015.
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Rounds 16, 19, 21, 22 & 23 (Rescheduled Games)
*Game rescheduled from 18 January 2014
*Game rescheduled from 1 February 2014.
*Game rescheduled from 21 December 2013
*Game rescheduled from 8 February 2015.
*Game rescheduled from 15 February 2014
*Game rescheduled from 1 February 2014.
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Round 24
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Round 25
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Rounds 17, 21, 22 & 23 (Rescheduled Games)
*Game rescheduled from 8 February 2014.
*Game rescheduled from 4 January 2014.
*Game rescheduled from 15 February 2014.
*Game rescheduled from 15 February 2014.
*Game rescheduled from 1 February 2014.
*Game rescheduled from 15 February 2014.
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Round 26
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Round 27
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Round 28
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Round 29
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Rounds 22 & 23 (Rescheduled Games)
*Game rescheduled from 8 February 2014.
*Game rescheduled from 15 February 2014.
*Game rescheduled from 15 February 2014.
*Game rescheduled from 15 February 2014.
*Game rescheduled from 15 February 2014.
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Round 30
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Promotion play–off
Each season, the runners–up in the National League 2 South and National League 2 North participate in a play–off for promotion into National Division 1. Darlington Mowden Park were runners-up in the
2013–14 National League 2 North
The 2013–14 National League 2 North was the fourth season (27th overall) of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. The league system ...
and as they had a better record than the South runners-up,
Ampthill, they hosted the play–off match. The game was played on 3 May 2014 at
The Northern Echo Arena and finished 25 – 25 after normal time, so went to two 10-minute periods of extra time. The game was won with a try scored by DMP in the 3rd minute of added on time. As a result, they will play in
National League 1 in the
2014–15 season for the first time.
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 — 68 pts
78 - 10 Ampthill at home to Dings Crusaders on 16 November 2013
;Largest away win — 41 pts
63 – 22 Cambridge away to Bishop's Stortford on 5 October 2013
;Most points scored — 78 pts
78 - 10 Ampthill at home to Dings Crusaders on 16 November 2013
;Most tries in a match — 12
Ampthill at home to Dings Crusaders on 16 November 2013
;Most conversions in a match — 9 (x2)
Cambridge away to Bishop's Stortford on 5 October 2013
Ampthill at home to Dings Crusaders on 16 November 2013
;Most penalties in a match — 7
Launceston at home to Hartpury College on 28 September 2013
;Most drop goals in a match — 1
N/A - multiple teams
Player
;Most points in a match — 31
Elliot Clements-Hill for Ampthill away to Bournemouth on 19 April 2014
;Most tries in a match — 4 (x4)
Sam Hardcastle for Bournemouth at home to London Irish Wild Geese on 14 September 2013
Tristan Corpe for Chinnor at home to Dings Crusaders on 14 September 2013
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for Ampthill at home to Dings Crusaders on 16 November 2013
Jim Wigglesworth
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for Cambridge at home to Exmouth on 30 November 2013
;Most conversions in a match — 9
Jim Wigglesworth
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for Cambridge away to Bishop's Stortford on 5 October 2013
;Most penalties in a match — 6
Jake Murphy
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for Launceston at home to Hartpury College on 28 September 2013
;Most drop goals in a match — 1
N/A - multiple players
Attendances
;Highest — 1,905
Shelford at home to Cambridge on 12 April 2014
;Lowest — 80
Clifton at home to Southend Saxons on 8 February 2014
;Highest Average Attendance — 720
Redruth
;Lowest Average Attendance — 179
Exmouth
See also
*
English rugby union system
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Rugby union in England
References
External links
NCA Rugby
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2013–14 in English rugby union leagues