2002–03 National Division Three North

2002-03 National Division Three North
Countries  England
Champions Nuneaton
Runners-up New Brighton
Relegated Scunthorpe, Hull Ionians, Broadstreet, Bedford Athletic
Attendance N/A[a 1]
Top point scorer England Tony Handley
Waterloo 293 points
Top try scorer England Jody Peacock
Nuneaton 21 tries
← 2001-02
2003-04 →

The 2002–03 National Division Three North was the third season (fifteenth overall) of the fourth division (north) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three North. New teams to the division included Preston Grasshoppers and Waterloo who were relegated from the 2001–02 National Division Two while promoted teams included Broadstreet who came up as champions of Midlands Division 1 while Halifax (champions) and Hull Ionians (playoffs) came up from North Division 1.[1][2][3] The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw with the promotion system changing for this season with a playoff system being introduced. The champions of both National Division Three North and National Division Three South would automatically go up but the runners up of these two divisions would meet each other in a one off match (at the home ground of the side with the superior league record) to see who would claim the third and final promotion place to National Division Two for the following season.

By the end of the season Nuneaton would finish as champions, just edging out runners up New Brighton by virtue of an extra win and gaining promotion to the 2003–04 National Division Two.[4] New Brighton would go into a promotion playoff away at the 2002–03 National Division Three South runners up Lydney but were unable to join Nuneaton as Lydney won 21 - 7 to claim the final promotion slot.[5] At the other end of the table, Scunthorpe were the first team to be relegated with just one win all season while Hull Ionians, Broadstreet and Bedford Athletic were the other teams to go down at a later date with Bedford Athletic just one point off safety.[4] Hull Ionians would drop to North Division 1 while Scunthorpe, Broadstreet and Bedford Athletic would drop to Midlands Division 1.[6][7]

Participating teams and locations

Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bedford Athletic Putnoe Woods 500 Bedford, Bedfordshire
Blaydon Crow Trees Swalwell, Tyne and Wear
Broadstreet Ivor Preece Field 250 (seated) Coventry, West Midlands
Darlington Mowden Park Yiewsley Drive Darlington, County Durham
Dudley Kingswinford Heathbrook Kingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands
Halifax Ovenden Park Halifax, West Yorkshire
Hull Ionians Brantingham Park 300 (seats) Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Liverpool St Helens Moss Lane St Helens, Merseyside
New Brighton Hartsfield 2,000 Wirral, Merseyside
Nuneaton Liberty Way 4,314 (514 seats) Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Preston Grasshoppers Lightfoot Green 5,000 Preston, Lancashire
Scunthorpe Heslam Park Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
Tynedale Tynedale Park 400 seats Corbridge, Northumberland
Waterloo St Anthony's Road 9,000 (200 seats) Blundellsands, Merseyside

Final league table

2002–03 National Division Three North Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Points
1 Nuneaton (C) 26 23 0 3 802 406 396 46
2 New Brighton 26 22 0 4 812 441 371 44
3 Waterloo 26 21 0 5 888 458 430 42
4 Halifax 26 17 0 9 666 588 78 34
5 Darlington Mowden Park 26 14 0 12 688 491 197 28
6 Liverpool St Helens 26 12 1 13 612 574 38 25
7 Tynedale 26 12 1 13 561 582 -21 25
8 Blaydon 26 12 0 14 568 645 -77 24
9 Preston Grasshoppers 26 11 1 14 617 625 -8 23
10 Dudley Kingswinford 26 10 1 15 502 596 -94 21
11 Bedford Athletic (R) 26 10 0 16 497 625 -128 20
12 Broadstreet (R) 26 8 1 17 477 795 -318 17
13 Hull Ionians (R) 26 6 1 19 515 747 -232 13
14 Scunthorpe (R) 26 1 0 25 343 975 -632 2
Reference Rugby Statbunker: Updated 19-04-2003

Results

Round 1

31 August 2002
Blaydon 20 - 22 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
31 August 2002
Broadstreet 21 - 42 Halifax
Report
Ivor Preece Field
Referee: Andrew Canning
31 August 2002
Darlington Mowden Park 31 - 18 Tynedale
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: S Makinson
31 August 2002
Liverpool St Helens 28 - 19 Bedford Athletic
Report
Moss Lane
Referee: Andrew Gardner
31 August 2002
Nuneaton 24 - 18 New Brighton
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: David Drury
31 August 2002
Waterloo 35 - 10 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Mark Rose
1 September 2002
Scunthorpe 14 - 52 Hull Ionians
Report
Heslam Park
Referee: Mick Reid

[8]

Round 2

7 September 2002
Dudley Kingswinford 23 - 18 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
7 September 2002
Halifax 33 - 30 Bedford Athletic
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
7 September 2002
Hull Ionians 19 - 21 Broadstreet
Report
Brantingham Park
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
7 September 2002
New Brighton 42 - 21 Blaydon
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Don Helme
7 September 2002
Preston Grasshoppers 22 - 34 Nuneaton
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Mick Reid
7 September 2002
Tynedale 46 - 5 Scunthorpe
Report
Tynedale Park
7 September 2002
Waterloo 17 - 33 Liverpool St Helens
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Alan Hughes

[9]

Round 3

14 September 2002
Bedford Athletic 22 - 9 Hull Ionians
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: Rowan Kitt
14 September 2002
Blaydon 33 - 32 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Chris Sharp
14 September 2002
Broadstreet 8 - 14 Tynedale
Report
Ivor Preece Field
Referee: Paul Dickens
14 September 2002
Darlington Mowden Park 11 - 28 New Brighton
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
14 September 2002
Liverpool St Helens 28 - 10 Halifax
Report
Moss Lane
Referee: Mick Reid
14 September 2002
Nuneaton 57 - 21 Waterloo
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: Andrew Gardner
14 September 2002
Scunthorpe 12 - 13 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: David Drury

[10]

Round 4

28 September 2002
Dudley Kingswinford 41 - 17 Broadstreet
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: L Coltue
28 September 2002
Hull Ionians 30 - 15 Halifax
Report
Brantingham Park
28 September 2002
New Brighton 33 - 3 Scunthorpe
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
28 September 2002
Nuneaton 35 - 14 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: Rob Sawyer
28 September 2002
Preston Grasshoppers 18 - 34 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
28 September 2002
Tynedale 18 - 16 Bedford Athletic
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Andrew Gardner
28 September 2002
Waterloo 35 - 13 Blaydon
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: David Drury

[11]

Round 5

12 October 2002
Bedford Athletic 19 - 5 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: Paul Dickens
12 October 2002
Blaydon 8 - 13 Nuneaton
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 150
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
12 October 2002
Broadstreet 23 - 46 New Brighton
Report
Ivor Preece Field
Referee: S Makinson
12 October 2002
Darlington Mowden Park 27 - 29 Waterloo
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
12 October 2002
Halifax 29 - 14 Tynedale
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Andrew Gardner
12 October 2002
Liverpool St Helens 17 - 10 Hull Ionians
Report
Moss Lane
Referee: David Drury
12 October 2002
Scunthorpe 15 - 29 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 350
Referee: Greg Garner

[12]

Round 6

19 October 2002
Blaydon 28 - 20 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Matthew Daubney
19 October 2002
Preston Grasshoppers 34 - 20 Broadstreet
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Dale Newitt
19 October 2002
Tynedale 57 - 22 Hull Ionians
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Ged Stone
19 October 2002
Dudley Kingswinford P - P Halifax

19 October 2002
New Brighton P - P Bedford Athletic

19 October 2002
Nuneaton P - P Darlington Mowden Park

19 October 2002
Waterloo P - P Scunthorpe

[13]

Round 7

26 October 2002
Bedford Athletic 36 - 15 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: Dean Richards
26 October 2002
Broadstreet 13 - 24 Waterloo
Report
Ivor Preece Field
Referee: Wayne Poulter
26 October 2002
Darlington Mowden Park 10 - 25 Blaydon
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Marcus Anderson
26 October 2002
Halifax 32 - 27 New Brighton
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Chris Seeley
26 October 2002
Hull Ionians 19 - 20 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Brantingham Park
Referee: Mick Reid
26 October 2002
Scunthorpe 22 - 31 Nuneaton
Report
Heslam Park
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
26 October 2002
Tynedale 35 - 28 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

[14]

Round 8

1 November 2002
Nuneaton 36 - 13 Broadstreet
Report
Liberty Way
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Nick Williams
2 November 2002
Blaydon 35 - 25 Scunthorpe
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Ged Stone
2 November 2002
Dudley Kingswinford 16 - 16 Tynedale
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
2 November 2002
Liverpool St Helens 21 - 20 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Moss Lane
Referee: Don Helme
2 November 2002
New Brighton 23 - 6 Hull Ionians
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
2 November 2002
Preston Grasshoppers 20 - 16 Halifax
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Mick Reid
2 November 2002
Waterloo 53 - 3 Bedford Athletic
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Mike Hamlin

[15]

Round 9

9 November 2002
Bedford Athletic 8 - 52 New Brighton
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: Paul Dickens
9 November 2002
Broadstreet 26 - 20 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Ivor Preece Field
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
9 November 2002
Darlington Mowden Park 20 - 27 Nuneaton
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Chris Seeley
9 November 2002
Hull Ionians 30 - 15 Tynedale
Report
Brantingham Park
Referee: David Drury
9 November 2002
Halifax P - P Dudley Kingswinford

9 November 2002
Liverpool St Helens P - P Blaydon

9 November 2002
Scunthorpe P - P Waterloo

[16]

Round 10

16 November 2002
Dudley Kingswinford 23 - 11 Bedford Athletic
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Calum Fraser
16 November 2002
Hull Ionians 30 - 8 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Brantingham Park
16 November 2002
New Brighton 34 - 14 Broadstreet
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Mike Hamlin
16 November 2002
Nuneaton 32 - 10 Blaydon
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: S Makinson
16 November 2002
Preston Grasshoppers 41 - 6 Scunthorpe
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
16 November 2002
Tynedale 18 - 29 Halifax
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Matthew Daubney
16 November 2002
Waterloo 20 - 16 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Mick Reid

[17]

Round 11

23 November 2002
Bedford Athletic 18 - 25 Tynedale
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: Rob Sawyer
23 November 2002
Blaydon 35 - 19 Waterloo
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Marcus Anderson
23 November 2002
Broadstreet 33 - 10 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Ivor Preece Field
Referee: Chris Deeley
23 November 2002
Darlington Mowden Park 38 - 14 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: David Drury
23 November 2002
Halifax 35 - 13 Hull Ionians
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Mike Hamlin
23 November 2002
Liverpool St Helens 23 - 31 Nuneaton
Report
Moss Lane
Referee: Andrew Gardner
23 November 2002
Scunthorpe P - P New Brighton

[18]

Round 12

30 November 2002
Dudley Kingswinford 27 - 5 Scunthorpe
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
30 November 2002
Hull Ionians 15 - 7 Bedford Athletic
Report
Brantingham Park
Referee: Don Helme
30 November 2002
New Brighton 34 - 0 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
30 November 2002
Preston Grasshoppers 15 - 11 Blaydon
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Andrew Gardner
30 November 2002
Tynedale 34 - 21 Broadstreet
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
30 November 2002
Waterloo 12 - 15 Nuneaton
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Steve Lander
30 November 2002
Halifax P - P Liverpool St Helens

[19]

Round 13

7 December 2002
Bedford Athletic 16 - 20 Halifax
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: Mark Varnon
7 December 2002
Blaydon 22 - 35 New Brighton
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: David Drury
7 December 2002
Broadstreet 28 - 28 Hull Ionians
Report
Ivor Preece Field
Referee: S Makinson
7 December 2002
Darlington Mowden Park 20 - 11 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Chris Seeley
7 December 2002
Liverpool St Helens 19 - 20 Waterloo
Report
Moss Lane
Referee: D Edmunds
7 December 2002
Nuneaton 20 - 13 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: Mick Reid
7 December 2002
Scunthorpe 19 - 20 Tynedale
Report
Heslam Park
Referee: Mike Hamlin

[20]

Round 14

14 December 2002
Bedford Athletic 17 - 10 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: Rob Sawyer
14 December 2002
Dudley Kingswinford 18 - 20 Blaydon
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
14 December 2002
Halifax 20 - 10 Broadstreet
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
14 December 2002
Hull Ionians 14 - 15 Scunthorpe
Report
Brantingham Park
Referee: Mick Reid
14 December 2002
New Brighton 11 - 8 Nuneaton
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Mike Hamlin
14 December 2002
Preston Grasshoppers 22 - 34 Waterloo
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Don Helme
14 December 2002
Tynedale 23 - 17 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Andrew Gardner

[21]

Round 15

21 December 2002
Broadstreet 21 - 12 Bedford Athletic
Report
Ivor Preece Field
Referee: Paul Dickens
21 December 2002
Darlington Mowden Park 43 - 15 Hull Ionians
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Rob Sawyer
21 December 2002
Liverpool St Helens 21 - 20 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Moss Lane
Referee: Mike Hamlin
21 December 2002
Nuneaton 33 - 24 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: Gareth Consey
21 December 2002
Scunthorpe 15 - 17 Halifax
Report
Heslam Park
Referee: S Makinson
21 December 2002
Waterloo 29 - 25 New Brighton
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Mick Reid
21 December 2002
Blaydon P - P Tynedale

[22]

Rounds 6 & 9 (rescheduled games)

28 December 2002
Dudley Kingswinford 24 - 38 Halifax
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Graham Hughes
28 December 2002
Liverpool St Helens 17 - 22 Blaydon
Report
Moss Lane
Referee: Chris Seeley
28 December 2002
New Brighton 40 - 15 Bedford Athletic
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: David Drury
28 December 2002
Nuneaton 37 - 15 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
28 December 2002
Waterloo 60 - 5 Scunthorpe
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

[23]

Round 16

4 January 2003
Dudley Kingswinford 13 - 38 Waterloo
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Mark Rose
4 January 2003
Hull Ionians 15 - 26 Blaydon
Report
Brantingham Park
Referee: Andrew Gardner
4 January 2003
New Brighton 17 - 29 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Mick Reid
4 January 2003
Tynedale 24 - 3 Nuneaton
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
4 January 2003
Bedford Athletic P - P Scunthorpe

4 January 2003
Broadstreet P - P Liverpool St Helens

4 January 2003
Halifax P - P Darlington Mowden Park

[24]

Round 17

11 January 2003
Scunthorpe 13 - 17 Broadstreet
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Andrew Gardner
11 January 2003
Blaydon P - P Halifax

11 January 2003
Darlington Mowden Park P - P Bedford Athletic

11 January 2003
Liverpool St Helens P - P New Brighton

11 January 2003
Nuneaton P - P Hull Ionians

11 January 2003
Preston Grasshoppers P - P Dudley Kingswinford

11 January 2003
Waterloo P - P Tynedale

[25]

Round 18

18 January 2003
Bedford Athletic 15 - 12 Blaydon
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: Andrew Canning
18 January 2003
Broadstreet 15 - 28 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Ivor Preece Field
Referee: Mick Reid
18 January 2003
Dudley Kingswinford 22 - 30 New Brighton
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Trevor Fisher
18 January 2003
Halifax 26 - 25 Nuneaton
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Graham Hughes
18 January 2003
Hull Ionians 7 - 45 Waterloo
Report
Brantingham Park
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
18 January 2003
Scunthorpe 20 - 39 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: Greg Garner
18 January 2003
Tynedale 8 - 26 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: S Makinson

[26]

Round 19

25 January 2003
Blaydon 34 - 6 Broadstreet
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Chris Seeley
25 January 2003
Darlington Mowden Park 42 - 20 Scunthorpe
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Don Helme
25 January 2003
Liverpool St Helens 25 - 12 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Moss Lane
25 January 2003
New Brighton 34 - 10 Tynedale
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Chris Sharp
25 January 2003
Nuneaton 38 - 6 Bedford Athletic
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: Nick Williams
25 January 2003
Preston Grasshoppers 43 - 22 Hull Ionians
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Mike Hamlin
25 January 2003
Waterloo 16 - 13 Halifax
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Alan Biggs

[27]

Round 20

1 February 2003
Broadstreet 24 - 34 Nuneaton
Report
Ivor Preece Field
Referee: S Makinson
1 February 2003
Tynedale 10 - 15 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Mick Reid
1 February 2003
Bedford Athletic P - P Waterloo

1 February 2003
Darlington Mowden Park P - P Liverpool St Helens

1 February 2003
Halifax P - P Preston Grasshoppers

1 February 2003
Hull Ionians P - P New Brighton

1 February 2003
Scunthorpe P - P Blaydon

[28]

Round 21

8 February 2003
Blaydon 10 - 17 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Don Helme
8 February 2003
Dudley Kingswinford 21 - 23 Hull Ionians
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: David Drury
8 February 2003
New Brighton 31 - 29 Halifax
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Chris Seeley
8 February 2003
Liverpool St Helens 19 - 10 Tynedale
Report
Moss Lane
Referee: Mike Hamlin
8 February 2003
Nuneaton 51 - 5 Scunthorpe
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: Rob Sawyer
8 February 2003
Preston Grasshoppers 38 - 27 Bedford Athletic
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Mick Reid
8 February 2003
Waterloo 71 - 19 Broadstreet
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

[29]

Rounds 9, 16 & 17 (rescheduled games)

15 February 2003
Broadstreet 24 - 18 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Ivor Preece Field
Referee: Rob Sawyer
15 February 2003
Darlington Mowden Park 22 - 12 Bedford Athletic
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Alan Hughes
15 February 2003
Halifax 25 - 22 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: S Makinson
15 February 2003
Nuneaton 46 - 21 Hull Ionians
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: Mike Hamlin
15 February 2003
Scunthorpe 0 - 57 Waterloo
Report
Heslam Park
Referee: Richard Draper

[30]

Round 22

22 February 2003
Bedford Athletic 12 - 36 Nuneaton
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: Andrew Canning
22 February 2003
Broadstreet 16 - 14 Blaydon
Report
Ivor Preece Field
Referee: Mike Hamlin
22 February 2003
Dudley Kingswinford 36 - 16 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Dale Newitt
22 February 2003
Halifax 17 - 23 Waterloo
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Andrew Gardner
22 February 2003
Hull Ionians 19 - 21 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Brantingham Park
Referee: Don Helme
22 February 2003
Scunthorpe 0 - 60 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 275
Referee: David Drury
22 February 2003
Tynedale 13 - 16 New Brighton
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Andrew Vertigan

[31]

Round 23

1 March 2003
Blaydon 26 - 32 Bedford Athletic
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Ged Stone
1 March 2003
Liverpool St Helens 56 - 5 Scunthorpe
Report
Moss Lane
1 March 2003
New Brighton 33 - 20 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 500
Referee: Don Helme
1 March 2003
Nuneaton 41 - 8 Halifax
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: David Sainsbury
1 March 2003
Preston Grasshoppers 19 - 29 Tynedale
Report
Lightfoot Green
1 March 2003
Waterloo 41 - 17 Hull Ionians
Report
St Anthony's Road
1 March 2003
Darlington Mowden Park P - P Broadstreet

[32]

Rounds 11, 12, 17 & 23 (rescheduled games)

8 March 2003
Darlington Mowden Park 56 - 0 Broadstreet
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
8 March 2003
Halifax 0 - 23 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Chris Seeley
8 March 2003
Preston Grasshoppers 19 - 5 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: David Drury
8 March 2003
Scunthorpe 20 - 37 New Brighton
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: Andrew Gardner
8 March 2003
Waterloo 21 - 13 Tynedale
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Graham Hughes

[33]

Round 24

15 March 2003
Bedford Athletic 19 - 16 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: Mark Rose
15 March 2003
Broadstreet 41 - 27 Scunthorpe
Report
Ivor Preece Field
Referee: David Drury
15 March 2003
Dudley Kingswinford 25 - 21 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Rhys Davies
15 March 2003
Halifax 49 - 10 Blaydon
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Andrew Small
15 March 2003
Hull Ionians 18 - 41 Nuneaton
Report
Brantingham Park
Referee: Ged Stone
15 March 2003
New Brighton 34 - 7 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
15 March 2003
Tynedale 16 - 58 Waterloo
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: S Makinson

[34]

Rounds 15, 16 & 17 (rescheduled games)

22 March 2003
Bedford Athletic 67 - 7 Scunthorpe
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: Rob Sawyer
22 March 2003
Blaydon 15 - 48 Tynedale
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 100
Referee: Chris Sharp
22 March 2003
Halifax 21 - 8 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Andrew Gardner
22 March 2003
Liverpool St Helens 20 - 36 New Brighton
Report
Moss Lane

[35]

Round 25

29 March 2003
Blaydon 29 - 27 Hull Ionians
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Rhys Davies
29 March 2003
Darlington Mowden Park 30 - 19 Halifax
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Mike Hamlin
29 March 2003
Liverpool St Helens 55 - 17 Broadstreet
Report
Moss Lane
29 March 2003
Nuneaton 42 - 6 Tynedale
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: Andrew Gardner
29 March 2003
Preston Grasshoppers 19 - 25 New Brighton
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Andrew Canning
29 March 2003
Scunthorpe 12 - 19 Bedford Athletic
Report
Heslam Park
Referee: Greg Garner
29 March 2003
Waterloo 63 - 14 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Andrew Vertigan

[36]

Rounds 17 & 20 (rescheduled games)

5 April 2003
Bedford Athletic 8 - 32 Waterloo
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: D Edmunds
5 April 2003
Blaydon 37 - 38 Halifax
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: S Makinson
5 April 2003
Darlington Mowden Park 38 - 19 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: David Drury
5 April 2003
Hull Ionians 21 - 43 New Brighton
Report
Brantingham Park
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger

[37]

Round 26

12 April 2003
Bedford Athletic 31 - 9 Broadstreet
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: Andrew Canning
12 April 2003
Dudley Kingswinford 10 - 12 Nuneaton
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Gareth Copsey
12 April 2003
Hull Ionians 13 - 51 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Brantingham Park
Referee: Dale Newitt
12 April 2003
Halifax 41 - 29 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Ovenden Park
12 April 2003
New Brighton 28 - 15 Waterloo
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Chris Sharp
12 April 2003
Preston Grasshoppers 28 - 28 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Steve Brown
12 April 2003
Tynedale 21 - 25 Blaydon
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: S Makinson

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Round 20 (rescheduled games)

19 April 2003
Halifax 41 - 29 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Ovenden Park
19 April 2003
Scunthorpe 26 - 27 Blaydon
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 450
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

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. Lydney were runners-up in the south and because they had a better league record than north runners-up, New Brighton, they hosted the play-off match.

26 April 2003
Lydney 21 - 7 New Brighton
Report
Regentsholme
Referee: Nigel Higginson

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Total season attendances

Club Home
Games		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Bedford Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Blaydon 2 250 125 150 100 N/A
Broadstreet 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Darlington Mowden Park 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Dudley Kingswinford 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Halifax 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Hull Ionians 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Liverpool St Helens 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
New Brighton 1 500 500 500 500 25%
Nuneaton 1 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 28%
Preston Grasshoppers 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Scunthorpe 7 2,025 289 450 200 N/A
Tynedale 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Waterloo 0 0 0 0 0 0%
  1. ↑ Due to extremely poor coverage and reporting by the media for this season there is not enough attendance data for the league to give an accurate figure.

Individual statistics

Top points scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Points
1 England Tony Handley Waterloo 26 293
2 England Mark Bedworth Darlington Mowden Park 23 254
3 England Phillip Belgian Tynedale 23 224
4 England Simon Worsley Liverpool St Helens 24 211
5 England Paul Brett New Brighton 21 204
6 England Nick Cooper Hull Ionians 25 195
7 England Jody Peacock Nuneaton 25 176
8 England Graham Holroyd Halifax 17 172
9 England Jamie Elphick Bedford Athletic 21 136
10 Tonga Sengili Tuihalamaka Preston Grasshoppers 17 135

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Top try scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Tries
1 England Jody Peacock Nuneaton 25 21
2 England Gary Marshall Nuneaton 26 21
3 England Oliver Viney Preston Grasshoppers 25 19
4 England Freeman Payne Waterloo 26 18
5 England Rob Hitchmough Waterloo 24 17
6 South Africa Jan Van Deventer Waterloo 24 16
7 England Gary Monaghan Preston Grasshoppers 25 16
8 England Jon Wells Bedford Athletic 19 14
9 England Fergus Griffies Waterloo 20 14
10 England Thomas McLaren Blaydon 23 14

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Season records

Team

Largest home win — 67 pts

67 - 0 Bedford Athletic at home to Scunthorpe on 22 March 2003

Largest away win — 60 pts

60 - 0 Darlington Mowden Park away to Scunthorpe 22 February 2003

Most points scored — 71 pts

71 - 19 Waterloo at home to Broadstreet on 8 February 2003

Most tries in a match — 11

Bedford Athletic at home to Scunthorpe on 22 March 2003

Most conversions in a match — 8

Waterloo at home to Broadstreet on 8 February 2003

Most penalties in a match — 8

Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2002

Most drop goals in a match — 2

Liverpool St Helens at home to Nuneaton on 23 November 2002

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Player

Most points in a match — 35

England Mark Bedworth for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2002

Most tries in a match — 4 (x3)

England Oliver Viney for Preston Grasshoppers at home to Scunthorpe on 16 November 2002
England Fergus Griffies for Waterloo away to Scunthorpe on 15 February 2003
England Rod Penney for Dudley Kingswinford at home to Liverpool St Helens on 22 February 2003

Most conversions in a match — 8

England Tony Handley for Waterloo at home to Broadstreet on 8 February 2003

Most penalties in a match — 8

England Mark Bedworth for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2002

Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x2)

England Simon Worsley for Liverpool St Helens at home to Darlington Mowden Park on 2 November 2002
England Simon Worsley for Liverpool St Helens at home to Nuneaton on 23 November 2002

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Attendances

Highest — 1,200[b 1]

Nuneaton at home to Broadstreet on 1 November 2002

Lowest — 150[b 2]

Blaydon at home to Nuneaton on 12 October 2002

Highest Average Attendance — N/A[b 3]
Lowest Average Attendance — N/A[b 4]
  1. ↑ Note that attendance tracking was very poor this season and there may have been higher attendances that were not recorded.
  2. ↑ Note that attendance tracking was very poor this season and it is likely that there were lower attendances that were not recorded.
  3. ↑ Note that attendance tracking was very poor this season and is impossible to give even a slightly accurate figure for the team with the highest average attendance.
  4. ↑ Note that attendance tracking was very poor this season and is impossible to give even a slightly accurate figure for the team with the lowest average attendance.

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See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Midlands 1 2001-02". englandrugby.com. 20 April 2002.
  3. ↑ "North 1 2001-02". englandrugby.com. 25 May 2002.
  4. 1 2 "National League 3 North 2002-03". englandrugby.com. 19 April 2003.
  5. 1 2 "National League Playoffs 2002-03". englandrugby.com. 26 April 2003.
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  27. ↑ "Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph". Telegraph. 25 January 2003.
  28. ↑ "Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph". Telegraph. 1 February 2003.
  29. ↑ "Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph". Telegraph. 8 February 2003.
  30. ↑ "Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph". Telegraph. 15 February 2003.
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  36. ↑ "Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph". Telegraph. 29 March 2003.
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  38. ↑ "Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph". Telegraph. 12 April 2003.
  39. ↑ "National Three North 02/03 Leading top scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 19 April 2003.
  40. ↑ "National Three North 02/03 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 19 April 2003.
  41. ↑ "National 3 North 02/03 Most tries in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 19 April 2003.
  42. ↑ "National 3 North 02/03 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 19 April 2003.
  43. ↑ "National 3 North 02/03 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 19 April 2003.
  44. ↑ "National 3 North 02/03 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 19 April 2003.
  45. ↑ "National 3 North 02/03 Most points in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 19 April 2003.
  46. ↑ "National 3 North 02/03 Most tries in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 19 April 2003.
  47. ↑ "National 3 North 02/03 Most conversions in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 19 April 2003.
  48. ↑ "National 3 North 02/03 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 19 April 2003.
  49. ↑ "National 3 North 02/03 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 19 April 2003.
  50. ↑ "National 3 North 02/03 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 19 April 2003.

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