The
2006–07 National Division One was the 20th full season of
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the
RFU Championship
The RFU Championship is an English rugby union competition comprising twelve clubs. It is the second level of men's English rugby and is played by both professional and semi-professional players. The competition has existed since 1987, when Eng ...
. This season saw the league increased from 14 to 16 teams with new teams including
Leeds Tykes
Leeds Tykes (formerly Leeds RUFC, Leeds Carnegie and Yorkshire Carnegie) is an English rugby union club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the National League 2 North.
The club was founded as Headingley FC, but renamed in 1991 when ...
(relegated from the
2005–06 Guinness Premiership), as well as
Moseley
Moseley ( ') is an affluent suburb in south Birmingham, England, south of the city centre.
It is located within the eponymous Moseley ward of the constituency of Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley (UK Parliament constituency), Hall Green and ...
and
Waterloo
Waterloo most commonly refers to:
* Battle of Waterloo, 1815 battle where Napoleon's French army was defeated by Anglo-allied and Prussian forces
* Waterloo, Belgium
Waterloo may also refer to:
Other places
Australia
* Waterloo, New South Wale ...
who were promoted from
2005–06 National Division Two. Other changes saw
Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs (officially Exeter Rugby Club) is an England, English professional rugby union club based in Exeter, Devon. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
The club was founded in 1871 and since 2006 has played i ...
move from the County Ground to
Sandy Park
Sandy Park is a rugby union stadium and conference and banqueting centre in Exeter, England. It is the home ground of Exeter Chiefs, who from the 2010–11 season have been playing in Premiership Rugby, the top flight of the English rugby union ...
, a modern stadium with room for further expansion,
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...
moved from Ireland Avenue to groundshare with
Notts County
Notts County Football Club is a professional association football, football club in Nottingham, England, which competes in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of Football in England, English football, following promotion and relegation, promotion ...
at the much larger
Meadow Lane
Meadow Lane is a football (soccer), football stadium in Nottingham, England. It is the home ground of Notts County F.C., Notts County, who have played there since it opened in 1910. The stadium was also home to Notts County Ladies F.C. from 201 ...
and finally
Cornish Pirates
The Cornish Pirates () are a professional rugby union team who play in the RFU Championship, Championship, the second level of the English rugby union pyramid, and are the premier Cornish rugby club. The Cornish Pirates team are the 'First XV' o ...
moved from their temporary ground at Kenwyn in
Truro
Truro (; ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England; it is the southernmost city in the United Kingdom, just under west-south-west of Charing Cross in London. It is Cornwall's county town, s ...
to the larger (and more permanent) Recreation Ground owned by
Camborne RFC
Camborne RFC was established in 1878, known locally by fans as 'Town', are one of the most famous rugby union clubs in Cornwall. They are currently champions of Regional 1 South West, a level five league in the English rugby union system and ar ...
.
Leeds Tykes
Leeds Tykes (formerly Leeds RUFC, Leeds Carnegie and Yorkshire Carnegie) is an English rugby union club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the National League 2 North.
The club was founded as Headingley FC, but renamed in 1991 when ...
bounced back by winning the National Division One title at the first attempt and returned to the
Guinness Premiership
Premiership Rugby, officially known as Gallagher Premiership Rugby, or the Gallagher Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is an English professional rugby union competition, consisting of 10 clubs, and is the top division of the English rugby u ...
for season
2007–08.
Earth Titans finished in second place, and
Otley
Otley is a market town and civil parish at a bridging point on the River Wharfe, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the population was 13,668 at the 2011 c ...
and
Waterloo
Waterloo most commonly refers to:
* Battle of Waterloo, 1815 battle where Napoleon's French army was defeated by Anglo-allied and Prussian forces
* Waterloo, Belgium
Waterloo may also refer to:
Other places
Australia
* Waterloo, New South Wale ...
were relegated to the
2007–08 National Division Two.
Participating teams
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
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Round 17
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Round 18
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 24 March 2007.
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Round 19
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Round 20
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Round 21
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Round 22
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 March 2007.
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Round 23
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 April 2007.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 14 April 2007.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 24 March 2007.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 14 April 2007.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 April 2007.
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Round 24
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Round 22 (rescheduled game)
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Round 25
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Round 26
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Round 18 & 23 (rescheduled games)
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Round 27
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Round 23 (rescheduled game)
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Round 28
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Round 23 (rescheduled games)
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Round 29
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Round 30
Total season attendances
''Notes''
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 — 66 pts
66 - 0 Leeds Tykes at home to Waterloo on 11 March 2007
;Largest away win — 62 pts
77 - 15 Leeds Tykes away to Waterloo on 4 November 2006
;Most points scored — 77 pts
77 - 15 Leeds Tykes away to Waterloo on 4 November 2006
;Most tries in a match — 12
Leeds Tykes away to Waterloo on 4 November 2006
;Most conversions in a match — 9
Doncaster Knights at home to Waterloo on 21 April 2007
;Most penalties in a match — 6 (x2)
Sedgley Park away to Coventry on 26 November 2006
Moseley at home to Otley on 27 January 2007
;Most drop goals in a match — 2
Newbury at home to Sedgley Park on 24 March 2007
Player
;Most points in a match — 32
Alberto Di Bernardo for Cornish Pirates at home to Moseley on 17 September 2006
;Most tries in a match — 5
Nicolas Sestaret for Plymouth Albion at home to Moseley on 23 March 2007
;Most conversions in a match — 9
Cerith Rees for Doncaster Knights at home to Waterloo on 21 April 2007
;Most penalties in a match — 6 (x2)
Phil Jones for Sedgley Park away to Coventry on 26 November 2006
Oliver Thomas for Moseley at home to Otley on 27 January 2007
;Most drop goals in a match — 2
Nick Defty for Newbury at home to Sedgley Park on 24 March 2007
Attendances
;Highest — 7,105
Leeds Tykes at home to Earth Titans on 22 April 2007
;Lowest — 308
Pertemps Bees at home to Plymouth Albion on 3 February 2007
;Highest Average Attendance — 3,351
Exeter Chiefs
;Lowest Average Attendance — 521
Waterloo
See also
*
English rugby union system
Men's Rugby union in England consists of 106 leagues, which includes professional leagues at the highest level, down to amateur regional leagues. Promotion and relegation are in place throughout the system.
Women's Rugby union in England consi ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:National Division 1
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