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The 2004–05 National Division Three North was the fifth season (seventeenth overall) of the fourth division (north) of the English domestic
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competition using the name National Division Three North. New teams to the division included
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who were relegated from the
2003–04 National Division Two The 2003–04 National Division Two was the fourth version (seventeenth overall) of the third division of the English rugby union league system using the name National Division Two. New teams to the division included Moseley and Rugby Lions who ...
while
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were promoted as champions of Midlands Division 1 along with
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(champions) and
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(playoffs) who both came up from North Division 1. The season would also see the introduction of a new points system with 4 points being awarded for a win, 2 points being awarded for a draw (replacing the old system of 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw) with the addition of a bonus point being given for scoring 4 or more tries as well as a bonus point given if you manage to lose a game within 7 points of the victorious team. In terms of promotion the league champions would go straight up into National Division Two while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from
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(at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place. Halifax would finish as runaway champions of the league, ending up 14 points clear of nearest rivals
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(even with a cancelled game against
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) and gaining promotion to the 2005–06 National Division Two. Runners up Macclesfield would fail to join Halifax as they lost their playoff game away to
2004–05 National Division Three South The 2004–05 National Division Three South was the fifth season (18th 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 Lyd ...
runners up
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in the north-south playoff in front of a huge crowd of 4,000 at the Recreation Ground. Although Halifax won the league with plenty to spare the rest of the division was fairly closely contested with only 3 wins separating 4th placed Fylde from 12th placed Rugby Lions. In terms of relegation newly promoted Bedford Athletic went down first followed by Dudley Kingswinford. The final spot was taken by Rugby Lions suffering their third successive relegation. Rugby Lions would actually have stayed up had in not been for a five-point penalty given for them fielding too many foreign players in a home game against Bedford Athletic. All three relegated teams would drop down to Midlands Division 1 for the following season. Although Rugby Lions were punished from fielding too many overseas players, other teams benefited immensely from their foreign contingent (particularly Halifax and Bradford & Bingley) with six of the top ten try scorers hailing from outside England.


Participating teams and locations


Final league table


Results


Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 12 February 2005. ----


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

*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 12 February 2005. *Postponed. Game rescheduled to 26 March 2005. ----


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

*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 April 2005. *Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 April 2005. *Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 April 2005. *Postponed. Game rescheduled to 26 March 2005. ----


Round 15

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Round 16

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Round 17

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Round 18

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Rounds 3, 7 & 9 (rescheduled games)

*Game rescheduled from 6 November 2004. *Game rescheduled from 20 November 2004. *Game rescheduled from 25 September 2004. ----


Round 19

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Round 20

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Round 21

*Game would initially be postponed but due to fixture congestion was ultimately cancelled as the result would not have any impact on final league standings. ----


Round 22

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Round 23

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Rounds 7, 9 & 14 (rescheduled games)

*Game rescheduled from 20 November 2004. *Game rescheduled from 6 November 2004. *Game rescheduled from 8 January 2005. ----


Round 24

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Round 25

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Round 14 (rescheduled games)

*Game rescheduled from 8 January 2005. *Game rescheduled from 8 January 2005. *Game rescheduled from 8 January 2005. ----


Round 26

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Round 20 (rescheduled games)

*Game rescheduled from 26 February 2005. *Game rescheduled from 26 February 2005. ----


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.
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were the southern division runners up and as they had a superior league record than northern runners-up,
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, they hosted the play-off match.


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 — 70 pts 77 - 7 Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004 ;Largest away win — 33 pts 36 - 3 Rugby Lions away to Dudley Kingswinford on 11 September 2004 ;Most points scored — 77 pts 77 - 7 Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004 ;Most tries in a match — 10 Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004 ;Most conversions in a match — 9 Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004 ;Most penalties in a match — 6 Halifax away to Bradford & Bingley on 16 April 2005 ;Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x5) Bradford & Bingley at home to New Brighton on 30 October 2004
Macclesfield at home to Halifax on 13 November 2004
Bradford & Bingley at home to Macclesfield on 11 December 2004
Macclesfield away to Dudley Kingswinford on 6 November 2004
Tynedale at home to Bradford & Bingley on 2 April 2005


Player

;Most points in a match — 27 Tom Rhodes for Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004 ;Most tries in a match — 4 Simon Mulholland for Kendal at home to Darlington on 11 December 2004 ;Most conversions in a match — 9 Tom Rhodes for Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004 ;Most penalties in a match — 6 Douglas Sanft for Halifax away to Bradford & Bingley on 16 April 2005 ;Most drop goals in a match — 2 Tom Rhodes for Bradford & Bingley at home to New Brighton on 30 October 2004
Michael Newell for Macclesfield at home to Halifax on 13 November 2004
Tom Rhodes for Bradford & Bingley at home to Macclesfield on 11 December 2004
Michael Newell for Macclesfield away to Dudley Kingswinford on 6 November 2004
Gavin Beasley for Tynedale at home to Bradford & Bingley on 2 April 2005


Attendances

;Highest — 700 (x2) Cleckheaton at home to Halifax on 22 January 2005
Bradford & Bingley at home to Halifax on 16 April 2005 ;Lowest — 70 Blaydon at home to Kendal on 4 December 2004 ;Highest Average Attendance — 458 Halifax ;Lowest Average Attendance — 177 Blaydon


See also

* English Rugby Union Leagues *
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References


External links


NCA Rugby
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