The 2009–10 National League 2 North was the first season (twenty-third overall) of the
fourth tier (north) of the English domestic
rugby union
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competitions since the professionalised format of the
second division was introduced. Previously known as National Division 3 North, it had been renamed due to widespread changes to the league system by the
RFU
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with National One becoming the
Championship
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Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this sys ...
, National 2 becoming
National 1 and so on. 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
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while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from
National League 2 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 ...
(at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place. A further change to the league system would see the division increase from 14 to 16 teams.
After finishing 3rd the previous season,
Macclesfield
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would go two places better by winning the league title in what was a very close contest with runners up
Loughborough Students - Macclesfield clinching the championship by benefit of just 3 points (one more win).
Loughborough Students would fail to join Macclesfield in the
2010–11 National League 1 as they lost their playoff at home to the
2009–10 National League 2 South runners up
Rosslyn Park.
At the other end of the table, Waterloo suffered their 3rd successive relegation as the worst side in the division, followed at later dates by the more competitive
Bradford & Bingley
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and newly promoted Broadstreet.
[ Waterloo and Bradford & Bingley would drop to National League 3 North while Broadstreet would fall back down to the ]National League 3 Midlands
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.
Participating teams and locations
Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2008–09 National Division Three North season; Waterloo were relegated from the 2008–09 National Division Two, while Broadstreet would come up as champions of Midlands Division 1 along with Westoe
Westoe was originally a village near South Shields, in the South Tyneside district, in Tyne and Wear, England, but has since become part of the town and is now used to refer to the area of the town where the village once was. It is also an Wards o ...
(champions) and Hull
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Ma ...
(playoffs) from North Division 1. A further move saw that Rugby Lions
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were level transferred (again) across from the National League 2 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 ...
as the most northerly team in that division after promotion and relegation left the two leagues unbalanced (in the end there would still be an imbalance as Mounts Bay's liquidation meant there would only be 15 teams in the 2009–10 National League 2 South compared to 16 in National League 2 North).
Final 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
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
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Round 16
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 29 April 2010.
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Round 17
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 May 2010.
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Round 18
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 May 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.
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Round 19
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Round 20
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 May 2010.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.
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Round 15 (rescheduled games)
*Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
*Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
*Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
*Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
*Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
*Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
*Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
*Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
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Round 21
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Round 22
*Postponed. Game rescheduled for 8 May 2010.
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Round 23
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Round 24
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Round 25
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Round 16 (rescheduled games)
*Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010.
*Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010.
*Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010.
*Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010.
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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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Round 30
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Round 20 (rescheduled game)
*Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010.
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Round 17 (rescheduled games)
*Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
*Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
*Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
*Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
*Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
*Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
*Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
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Round 17 (rescheduled game)
*Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
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Rounds 18, 20 & 22 (rescheduled games)
*Game rescheduled from 16 January 2010.
*Game rescheduled from 20 February 2010.
*Game rescheduled from 16 January 2010.
*Game rescheduled from 16 January 2010.
*Game rescheduled from 30 January 2010.
*Game rescheduled from 16 January 2010.
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Rounds 18 & 20 (rescheduled games)
*Game rescheduled from 30 January 2010. Game would ultimately be cancelled as result would have no outcome on final league table.
*Game rescheduled from 16 January 2010. Game would ultimately be cancelled as result would have no outcome on final league table.
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Promotion play-off
Each season, the runners-up in the National League 2 North and National League 2 South
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participate in a play-off for promotion into National League 1
National One, up until 2023 known as National League 1 and previously known before September 2009 as National Division Two), is the third of three national leagues in the domestic rugby union competition of England. It was known as Courage Lea ...
. Loughborough Students were runners-up in the North and would host the game as they had a better record in the league in comparison to the South runners up Rosslyn Park.
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Total season attendances
*Figures not including north–south promotion playoff.
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 — 86 pts
100 - 14 Leicester Lions at home to Kendal on 24 April 2010
;Largest away win — 90 pts
104 - 14 Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
;Most points scored — 104 pts
104 - 14 Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
;Most tries in a match — 15 (x2)
Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
Leicester Lions at home to Kendal on 24 April 2010
;Most conversions in a match — 13
Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
;Most penalties in a match — 6
Huddersfield away to Caldy on 12 September 2009
;Most drop goals in a match — 2
Kendal away to Huddersfield on 10 April 2010
Player
;Most points in a match — 49
Ross Winney for Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
;Most tries in a match — 4 (x4)
Greg Summers for Broadstreet away to Hull Ionians on 26 September 2009
John Williamson for Leicester Lions at home to Westoe on 14 November 2009
Ross Winney for Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
Matthew Clark
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for Huddersfield at home to Waterloo on 24 April 2010
;Most conversions in a match — 13
Ross Winney for Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
;Most penalties in a match — 6
Chris Johnson for Huddersfield away to Caldy on 12 September 2009
;Most drop goals in a match — 2
Mike Scott for Kendal away to Huddersfield on 10 April 2010
Attendances
;Highest — 735
Fylde at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 6 February 2010
;Lowest — 100 (x11)
Bradford & Bingley at home to Leicester Lions on 3 October 2009
Hull at home to Kendal on 7 November 2009
Loughborough Students at home to Rugby Lions on 2 January 2010
Westoe at home to Hull on 23 January 2010
Leicester Lions at home to Hull on 6 February 2010
Leicester Lions at home to Hull Ionians on 20 February 2010
Loughborough Students at home to Broadstreet on 27 February 2010
Leicester Lions at home to Harrogate on 27 March 2010
Loughborough Students at home to Leicester Lions on 3 April 2010
Leicester Lions at home to Kendal on 24 April 2010
Westoe at home to Loughborough Students on 5 May 2010
;Highest Average Attendance — 430
Kendal
;Lowest Average Attendance — 136
Leicester Lions
See also
* English Rugby Union Leagues
* 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 ...
* Rugby union in England
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References
External links
NCA Rugby
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2009–10 in English rugby union leagues