2002–03 National Division Three South
The 2002-03 National Division Three South was the fourth season (sixteenth 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 Rosslyn Park who were relegated from the 2001–02 National Division Two while Havant (champions) and Basingstoke (playoffs) were promoted from London Division 1 along with champions of South West Division 1 – Weston-super-Mare.[1][2][3] The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw with the league champions going straight up into National Division Two and the runners up playing a playoff against the runners up from National Division Three North for the final promotion place.
By the end of the season, Rosslyn Park made an instant return to National Division Two by winning the league championship, beating runners up Lydney to the title by virtue of just two points.[4] Lydney would join Rosslyn Park in the 2003–04 National Division Two by winning their playoff game against the 2002–03 National Division Three North runners up New Brighton.[5] At the other end of the table, Camberley were comfortable the worst team in the division with 26 defeats out of the 26 games played and over 1,000 points conceded. Newly promoted Havant made a much better fight out of it in what was a very close relegation scrap, winning their last 3 games but eventually going down with only 2 points separating them from 9th placed Tabard. Camberley would drop down to London Division 1 while Havant went back into South West Division 1.[6][7]
Participating teams and locations
Locations of the 2002-03 National Division Three South teams
Greater London National Division Three South clubs
Team |
Stadium |
Capacity |
City/Area |
Barking |
Goresbrook |
1,000 |
Becontree, Dagenham, London |
Basingstoke |
Down Grange |
|
Basingstoke, Hampshire |
Blackheath |
Rectory Field |
6,000 |
Blackheath, London |
Camberley |
Watchetts Recreation Ground |
|
Camberley, Surrey |
Havant |
Hook's Lane |
1,500 |
Havant, Hampshire |
Lydney |
Regentsholme |
1,500 |
Lydney, Gloucestershire |
North Walsham |
Norwich Road |
1,200 |
Scottow, North Walsham, Norfolk |
Old Colfeians |
Horn Park |
|
Lee, London |
Old Patesians |
Everest Road |
|
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
Redruth |
The Recreation Ground |
12,000 |
Redruth, Cornwall |
Rosslyn Park |
Priory Lane |
2,000 |
Roehampton, London |
Tabard |
Cobden Hill |
|
Radlett, Hertfordshire |
Westcombe Park |
Goddington Dene |
3,200 |
Orpington, London |
Weston-super-Mare |
Recreation Ground |
2,000 |
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset |
Final league table
|
2002-03 National Division Three South Table |
|
|
Position |
Club |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points for |
Points against |
Points Diff |
Points |
1 | Rosslyn Park (C) | 26 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1055 | 395 | 660 | 48 |
2 | Lydney (P) | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 695 | 422 | 273 | 46 |
3 | Blackheath | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 616 | 479 | 137 | 35 |
4 | North Walsham | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 636 | 479 | 157 | 32 |
5 | Old Patesians | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 644 | 544 | 100 | 28 |
6 | Weston-super-Mare | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 476 | 512 | -36 | 26 |
7 | Redruth | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 583 | 588 | -5 | 25 |
8 | Barking | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 473 | 578 | -105 | 24 |
9 | Old Colfeians | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 501 | 677 | -176 | 21 |
10 | Tabard | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 531 | 571 | -40 | 20 |
11 | Westcombe Park | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 531 | 571 | -40 | 20 |
12 | Basingstoke | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 603 | 729 | -126 | 20 |
13 | Havant (R) | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 672 | 567 | 105 | 19 |
14 | Camberley (R) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 270 | 1116 | -846 | 0 |
Reference englandrugby.com: Updated 26-04-2003 |
Results
Round 1
Havant |
43 - 32 |
Old Patesians |
|
Report |
|
Hook's Lane Referee: Terry Hall |
Lydney |
18 - 16 |
Westcombe Park |
|
Report |
|
Regentsholme Referee: Andrew Pearce |
North Walsham |
42 - 8 |
Camberley |
|
Report |
|
Norwich Road Referee: Mark Varnon |
Redruth |
13 - 27 |
Blackheath |
|
Report |
|
The Recreation Ground Attendance: 600 Referee: Steve Harland |
Rosslyn Park |
29 - 13 |
Old Colfeians |
|
Report |
|
Priory Lane Attendance: 400 Referee: Rowan Kitt |
Tabard |
25 - 28 |
Basingstoke |
|
Report |
|
Cobden Hill Attendance: 250 Referee: Andrew Gardner |
Weston-super-Mare |
30 - 25 |
Barking |
|
Report |
|
Recreation Ground Attendance: 250 Referee: Gareth Copsey |
[8]
Round 2
Barking |
9 - 13 |
Blackheath |
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Report |
|
Goresbrook Attendance: 300 Referee: Andrew Canning |
Camberley |
14 - 17 |
Weston-super-Mare |
|
Report |
|
Watchetts Recreation Ground Attendance: 200 Referee: Paul Dickens |
Lydney |
41 - 20 |
Old Colfeians |
|
Report |
|
Regentsholme Referee: D May |
North Walsham |
28 - 10 |
Tabard |
|
Report |
|
Norwich Road Referee: Mark Varnon |
Old Patesians |
34 - 13 |
Basingstoke |
|
Report |
|
Everest Road Attendance: 300 Referee: Paul Dix |
Redruth |
21 - 29 |
Rosslyn Park |
|
Report |
|
The Recreation Ground Attendance: 650 Referee: Tim Beddow |
Westcombe Park |
30 - 18 |
Havant |
|
Report |
|
Goddington Dene Referee: Rob Sawyer |
[9]
Round 3
Basingstoke |
14 - 29 |
Westcombe Park |
|
Report |
|
Down Grange Referee: Gareth Copsey |
Blackheath |
56 - 0 |
Camberley |
|
Report |
|
Rectory Field Referee: Darryl Chapman |
Havant |
36 - 12 |
Old Colfeians |
|
Report |
|
Hook's Lane Referee: Steve Harland |
Regentsholme Referee: D Edmunds |
Rosslyn Park |
57 - 22 |
Barking |
|
Report |
|
Priory Lane Attendance: 400 Referee: Mark Varnon |
Tabard |
27 - 26 |
Old Patesians |
|
Report |
|
Cobden Hill Attendance: 200 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger |
Weston-super-Mare |
15 - 16 |
North Walsham |
|
Report |
|
Recreation Ground Referee: G O'Hara |
[10]
Round 4
Goresbrook Attendance: 250 Referee: Andrew Canning |
Camberley |
8 - 40 |
Rosslyn Park |
|
Report |
|
Watchetts Recreation Ground Attendance: 250 Referee: Rowan Kitt |
North Walsham |
45 - 6 |
Blackheath |
|
Report |
|
Norwich Road Attendance: 350 Referee: Andrew Vertigan |
Old Colfeians |
41 - 22 |
Basingstoke |
|
Report |
|
Horn Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Doug Chapman |
The Recreation Ground Attendance: 600
|
Westcombe Park |
7 - 35 |
Old Patesians |
|
Report |
|
Goddington Dene Attendance: 350 Referee: Mark Varnon |
Weston-super-Mare |
23 - 5 |
Tabard |
|
Report |
|
Recreation Ground Attendance: 250 Referee: Chris Healey |
[11]
Round 5
Basingstoke |
50 - 15 |
Redruth |
|
Report |
|
Down Grange Referee: Dean Richards |
Blackheath |
22 - 19 |
Weston-super-Mare |
|
Report |
|
Rectory Field Referee: Rob Sawyer |
Hook's Lane Referee: D May |
Lydney |
68 - 13 |
Camberley |
|
Report |
|
Regentsholme Referee: Bruce Robertson |
Old Patesians |
34 - 10 |
Old Colfeians |
|
Report |
|
Everest Road Referee: Gareth Copsey |
Rosslyn Park |
37 - 10 |
North Walsham |
|
Report |
|
Priory Lane Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
Tabard |
5 - 25 |
Westcombe Park |
|
Report |
|
Cobden Hill Referee: Guy Steel Bodger |
[12]
Round 6
Camberley |
5 - 48 |
Havant |
|
Report |
|
Watchetts Recreation Ground Attendance: Craig Pocock
|
Old Colfeians |
27 - 21 |
Westcombe Park |
|
Report |
|
Horn Park Referee: Keith Lewis |
Redruth |
12 - 37 |
Old Patesians |
|
Report |
|
The Recreation Ground Referee: R Steggall |
Barking |
P - P |
Basingstoke |
|
|
|
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
North Walsham |
P - P |
Lydney |
|
|
|
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
Weston-super-Mare |
P - P |
Rosslyn Park |
|
|
|
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
[13]
Round 7
Basingstoke |
43 - 15 |
Camberley |
|
Report |
|
Down Grange Attendance: 250 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger |
Havant |
30 - 39 |
North Walsham |
|
Report |
|
Hook's Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Mark Varnon |
Lydney |
26 - 9 |
Weston-super-Mare |
|
Report |
|
Regentsholme Referee: Paul Dickens |
Old Colfeians |
20 - 22 |
Tabard |
|
Report |
|
Horn Park Referee: Paul Kimber |
Old Patesians |
10 - 0 |
Barking |
|
Report |
|
Everest Road Referee: Andrew Bickle |
Rosslyn Park |
55 - 14 |
Blackheath |
|
Report |
|
Priory Lane Referee: Rowan Kitt |
Westcombe Park |
53 - 29 |
Redruth |
|
Report |
|
Goddington Dene Referee: Rob Sawyer |
[14]
Round 8
Barking |
24 - 6 |
Westcombe Park |
|
Report |
|
Goresbrook Referee: Andrew Small |
Blackheath |
22 - 17 |
Lydney |
|
Report |
|
Rectory Field Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
Camberley |
5 - 40 |
Old Patesians |
|
Report |
|
Watchetts Recreation Ground Referee: Dean Richards |
North Walsham |
34 - 10 |
Basingstoke |
|
Report |
|
Norwich Road Referee: S Makinson |
Redruth |
24 - 26 |
Old Colfeians |
|
Report |
|
The Recreation Ground Referee: Steve Harland |
Tabard |
18 - 26 |
Rosslyn Park |
|
Report |
|
Cobden Hill Referee: Andrew Pearce |
Weston-super-Mare |
16 - 5 |
Havant |
|
Report |
|
Recreation Ground Referee: D May |
[15]
Round 9
Basingstoke |
24 - 50 |
Barking |
|
Report |
|
Down Grange Attendance: 250 Referee: Bruce Robertson |
Havant |
50 - 0 |
Camberley |
|
Report |
|
Hook's Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
Old Patesians |
16 - 15 |
Redruth |
|
Report |
|
Everest Road Attendance: 400 Referee: Mark Varnom |
Tabard |
32 - 16 |
Blackheath |
|
Report |
|
Cobden Hill Attendance: 180 Referee: David Max |
Westcombe Park |
33 - 13 |
Old Colfeians |
|
Report |
|
Goddington Dene Attendance: 400 Referee: Greg Garner |
Lydney |
P - P |
North Walsham |
|
|
|
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
Rosslyn Park |
P - P |
Weston-super-Mare |
|
|
|
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
[16]
Round 10
Goresbrook Attendance: 200 Referee: Greg Garner |
North Walsham |
10 - 17 |
Rosslyn Park |
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Report |
|
Norwich Road Attendance: 500 Referee: Bruce Robertson |
Old Colfeians |
18 - 14 |
Old Patesians |
|
Report |
|
Horn Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Steve Brown |
Redruth |
33 - 6 |
Basingstoke |
|
Report |
|
The Recreation Ground Attendance: 500
|
Westcombe Park |
22 - 11 |
Tabard |
|
Report |
|
Goddington Dene Attendance: 250 Referee: Paul Dickens |
Weston-super-Mare |
30 - 11 |
Blackheath |
|
Report |
|
Recreation Ground Attendance: 200 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.
[17]
Round 11
Basingstoke |
19 - 21 |
Old Colfeians |
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Report |
|
Down Grange Attendance: 200 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts |
Blackheath |
14 - 24 |
North Walsham |
|
Report |
|
Rectory Field Referee: Mark Varnon |
Hook's Lane Referee: Darryl Chapman |
Regentsholme Referee: Guy Steel Bodger |
Old Patesians |
46 - 5 |
Westcombe Park |
|
Report |
|
Everest Road Referee: Al Klemp |
Tabard |
17 - 5 |
Weston-super-Mare |
|
Report |
|
Cobden Hill Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
Rosslyn Park |
P - P |
Camberley |
|
|
|
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.
[18]
Round 12
Barking |
7 - 38 |
Rosslyn Park |
|
Report |
|
Goresbrook Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
Camberley |
3 - 17 |
Blackheath |
|
Report |
|
Watchetts Recreation Ground
|
North Walsham |
18 - 6 |
Weston-super-Mare |
|
Report |
|
Norwich Road Referee: Andrew Canning |
Old Colfeians |
17 - 21 |
Havant |
|
Report |
|
Horn Park Referee: Dean Richards |
Old Patesians |
29 - 28 |
Tabard |
|
Report |
|
Everest Road Referee: D May |
The Recreation Ground Referee: Bruce Robertson |
Westcombe Park |
27 - 44 |
Basingstoke |
|
Report |
|
Goddington Dene Referee: Rob Sawyer |
[19]
Round 13
Basingstoke |
49 - 8 |
Old Patesians |
|
Report |
|
Down Grange Referee: Andrew Canning |
Blackheath |
32 - 5 |
Barking |
|
Report |
|
Rectory Field Referee: Mark Rose |
Havant |
16 - 30 |
Westcombe Park |
|
Report |
|
Hook's Lane Referee: Paul Dix |
Old Colfeians |
12 - 26 |
Lydney |
|
Report |
|
Horn Park Referee: Greg Garner |
Rosslyn Park |
36 - 17 |
Redruth |
|
Report |
|
Priory Lane Referee: Alan Biggs |
Tabard |
31 - 7 |
North Walsham |
|
Report |
|
Cobden Hill Referee: Paul Dickens |
Weston-super-Mare |
56 - 3 |
Camberley |
|
Report |
|
Recreation Ground Referee: D May |
[20]
Round 14
Barking |
10 - 7 |
Weston-super-Mare |
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Report |
|
Goresbrook Referee: Gareth Copsey |
Basingstoke |
7 - 30 |
Tabard |
|
Report |
|
Down Grange Referee: Guy Steel Bodger |
Blackheath |
35 - 17 |
Redruth |
|
Report |
|
Rectory Field Referee: Dean Richards |
Camberley |
20 - 45 |
North Walsham |
|
Report |
|
Watchetts Recreation Ground Referee: Greg Garner |
Old Colfeians |
10 - 67 |
Rosslyn Park |
|
Report |
|
Horn Park Referee: Mark Varnon |
Old Patesians |
23 - 14 |
Havant |
|
Report |
|
Everest Road Referee: Steve Harland |
Westcombe Park |
22 - 23 |
Lydney |
|
Report |
|
Goddington Dene Attendance: 300 Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
[21]
Round 15
Blackheath |
35 - 7 |
Old Colfeians |
|
Report |
|
Rectory Field Referee: David Sainsbury |
Havant |
19 - 21 |
Basingstoke |
|
Report |
|
Hook's Lane Referee: Nick Cousins |
Lydney |
24 - 3 |
Old Patesians |
|
Report |
|
Regentsholme Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts |
North Walsham |
38 - 0 |
Barking |
|
Report |
|
Norwich Road Referee: Guy Steel Bodger |
Rosslyn Park |
82 - 17 |
Westcombe Park |
|
Report |
|
Priory Lane Referee: Andrew Canning |
Tabard |
58 - 7 |
Camberley |
|
Report |
|
Cobden Hill Referee: D May |
Weston-super-Mare |
14 - 5 |
Redruth |
|
Report |
|
Recreation Ground Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
[22]
Round 6 (rescheduled games)
Barking |
11 - 39 |
Basingstoke |
|
Report |
|
Goresbrook Referee: Rob Sawyer |
- Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.
Blackheath |
19 - 10 |
Tabard |
|
Report |
|
Rectory Field Referee: Nick Cousins |
- Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.
North Walsham |
15 - 25 |
Lydney |
|
Report |
|
Norwich Road Referee: Paul Dickens |
- Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.
Weston-super-Mare |
13 - 18 |
Rosslyn Park |
|
Report |
|
Recreation Ground Referee: Andrew Pearce |
- Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.
[23]
Round 16
Basingstoke |
3 - 19 |
Lydney |
|
Report |
|
Down Grange Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
Barking |
24 - 20 |
Camberley |
|
Report |
|
Goresbrook Referee: Rowan Kitt |
Hook's Lane Referee: D May |
Redruth |
18 - 12 |
North Walsham |
|
Report |
|
The Recreation Ground Referee: Mark Varnon |
Rosslyn Park |
49 - 13 |
Old Patesians |
|
Report |
|
Priory Lane Referee: Guy Steel Bodger |
Westcombe Park |
20 - 34 |
Blackheath |
|
Report |
|
Goddington Dene Referee: Richard Phillips |
Old Colfeians |
P - P |
Weston-super-Mare |
|
|
|
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 8 March 2003.
[24]
Round 17
Blackheath |
27 - 15 |
Old Patesians |
|
Report |
|
Rectory Field Attendance: 300 Referee: Gareth Copsey |
Rosslyn Park |
77 - 5 |
Basingstoke |
|
Report |
|
Priory Lane Referee: David Sainsbury |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.
North Walsham |
P - P |
Old Colfeians |
|
|
|
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
Weston-super-Mare |
P - P |
Westcombe Park |
|
|
|
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.
[25]
Round 18
Basingstoke |
0 - 24 |
Blackheath |
|
Report |
|
Down Grange Referee: Bruce Robertson |
Havant |
15 - 44 |
Rosslyn Park |
|
Report |
|
Hook's Lane Referee: Gareth Copsey |
Regentsholme Referee: Paul Dickens |
Old Colfeians |
39 - 3 |
Camberley |
|
Report |
|
Horn Park Referee: Guy Steel Bodger |
Old Patesians |
27 - 41 |
Weston-super-Mare |
|
Report |
|
Everest Road Referee: D May |
Redruth |
18 - 16 |
Barking |
|
Report |
|
The Recreation Ground Referee: Paul Dix |
Westcombe Park |
16 - 29 |
North Walsham |
|
Report |
|
Goddington Dene Referee: Andrew Vertigan |
[26]
Round 19
Barking |
32 - 17 |
Old Colfeians |
|
Report |
|
Goresbrook Referee: Rob Sawyer |
Blackheath |
22 - 22 |
Havant |
|
Report |
|
Rectory Field Referee: Paul Dickens |
Camberley |
10 - 48 |
Westcombe Park |
|
Report |
|
Watchetts Recreation Ground Referee: D May |
North Walsham |
31 - 3 |
Old Patesians |
|
Report |
|
Norwich Road Referee: Andrew Vertigan |
Rosslyn Park |
20 - 12 |
Lydney |
|
Report |
|
Priory Lane Referee: Tim Miller |
Cobden Hill Referee: Steve Harland |
Weston-super-Mare |
29 - 22 |
Basingstoke |
|
Report |
|
Recreation Ground Referee: Andrew Pearce |
[27]
Round 20
Lydney |
27 - 23 |
Blackheath |
|
Report |
|
Regentsholme Referee: Guy Steel Bodger |
Old Colfeians |
13 - 16 |
Redruth |
|
Report |
|
Horn Park Referee: Paul Dickens |
Old Patesians |
60 - 14 |
Camberley |
|
Report |
|
Everest Road Referee: Greg Garner |
Westcombe Park |
25 - 11 |
Barking |
|
Report |
|
Goddington Dene Referee: Andrew Canning |
Basingstoke |
P - P |
North Walsham |
|
|
|
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.
Havant |
P - P |
Weston-super-Mare |
|
|
|
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003.
Rosslyn Park |
P - P |
Tabard |
|
|
|
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.
[28]
Round 21
Barking |
13 - 8 |
Old Patesians |
|
Report |
|
Goresbrook Referee: Guy Steel Bodger |
Blackheath |
13 - 0 |
Rosslyn Park |
|
Report |
|
Rectory Field Referee: Andrew Canning |
Camberley |
15 - 35 |
Basingstoke |
|
Report |
|
Watchetts Recreation Ground Referee: Stuart Clotworth |
North Walsham |
19 - 8 |
Havant |
|
Report |
|
Norwich Road Referee: Mark Rose |
Redruth |
30 - 19 |
Westcombe Park |
|
Report |
|
The Recreation Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
Tabard |
8 - 23 |
Old Colfeians |
|
Report |
|
Cobden Hill Referee: Richard Draper |
Weston-super-Mare |
16 - 26 |
Lydney |
|
Report |
|
Recreation Ground Referee: Steve Haarland |
[29]
Rounds 9 & 17 (rescheduled games)
Camberley |
13 - 36 |
Redruth |
|
Report |
|
Watchetts Recreation Ground Referee: Andrew Canning |
- Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
Lydney |
27 - 7 |
North Walsham |
|
Report |
|
Regentsholme Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
- Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002.
Rosslyn Park |
45 - 19 |
Weston-super-Mare |
|
Report |
|
Priory Lane Referee: Mark Rose |
- Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002.
Cobden Hill Referee: Paul Dickens |
- Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
[30]
Round 22
Basingstoke |
28 - 9 |
Weston-super-Mare |
|
Report |
|
Down Grange Referee: R Steggall |
Havant |
12 - 21 |
Blackheath |
|
Report |
|
Hook's Lane Referee: Steve Haarland |
Lydney |
18 - 44 |
Rosslyn Park |
|
Report |
|
Regentsholme Referee: David Sainsbury |
Old Colfeians |
19 - 19 |
Barking |
|
Report |
|
Horn Park Referee: Andrew Small |
Old Patesians |
22 - 8 |
North Walsham |
|
Report |
|
Everest Road Referee: Nick Williams |
Westcombe Park |
32 - 8 |
Camberley |
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Round 23
Barking |
22 - 22 |
Redruth |
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Report |
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Goresbrook Referee: Richard Draper |
Blackheath |
18 - 17 |
Basingstoke |
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Report |
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Camberley |
20 - 30 |
Old Colfeians |
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Report |
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Watchetts Recreation Ground Referee: Stuart Clotworth |
North Walsham |
35 - 15 |
Westcombe Park |
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Report |
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Norwich Road Referee: Rob Sawyer |
Rosslyn Park |
33 - 11 |
Havant |
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Report |
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Priory Lane Referee: Richard Phillips |
Cobden Hill Referee: Andrew Smith |
Weston-super-Mare |
13 - 9 |
Old Patesians |
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Report |
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Recreation Ground Referee: Andrew Bickle |
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Rounds 11, 16, 17 & 20 (rescheduled games)
Basingstoke |
35 - 13 |
North Walsham |
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Report |
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Down Grange Referee: Steve Harland |
- Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.
Regentsholme Referee: Dan Berry |
- Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
Old Colfeians |
17 - 10 |
Weston-super-Mare |
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Report |
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Horn Park Referee: Nick Cousins |
- Game rescheduled from 4 January 2003.
Rosslyn Park |
55 - 12 |
Camberley |
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Report |
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Priory Lane Referee: Paul Dickens |
- Game rescheduled from 23 November 2002.
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Round 24
Goresbrook Referee: G O'Hara |
Basingstoke |
25 - 36 |
Rosslyn Park |
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Report |
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Down Grange Referee: Steve Brown |
Hook's Lane Referee: R Steggall |
Old Colfeians |
21 - 45 |
North Walsham |
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Report |
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Horn Park Referee: Revis Phillips |
Old Patesians |
36 - 32 |
Blackheath |
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Report |
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Everest Road Referee: Richard Draper |
Redruth |
55 - 10 |
Camberley |
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Report |
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The Recreation Ground Referee: Andrew Bickle |
Westcombe Park |
23 - 35 |
Weston-super-Mare |
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Report |
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Goddington Dene Attendance: 250 Referee: Greg Garner |
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Rounds 10, 17 & 20 (rescheduled games)
Camberley |
8 - 45 |
Lydney |
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Report |
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Watchetts Recreation Ground Referee: Steve Harland |
- Game rescheduled from 16 November 2002.
North Walsham |
34 - 17 |
Old Colfeians |
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Report |
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Norwich Road Attendance: 300 Referee: Greg Garner |
- Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
Rosslyn Park |
58 - 10 |
Tabard |
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Report |
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Priory Lane Referee: Andrew Pearce |
- Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.
Weston-super-Mare |
20 - 10 |
Westcombe Park |
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Report |
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Recreation Ground Referee: Mark Rose |
- Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
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Round 25
Blackheath |
36 - 16 |
Westcombe Park |
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Report |
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Rectory Field Referee: Andrew Small |
Camberley |
20 - 35 |
Barking |
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Report |
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Watchetts Recreation Ground Referee: Fred Copstake |
Lydney |
46 - 29 |
Basingstoke |
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Report |
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Regentsholme Referee: Andrew Bickle |
North Walsham |
19 - 27 |
Redruth |
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Report |
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Norwich Road Referee: Stuart Clotworth |
Old Patesians |
39 - 18 |
Rosslyn Park |
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Report |
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Everest Road Referee: Gareth Copsey |
Cobden Hill Referee: Terry Hall |
Weston-super-Mare |
19 - 10 |
Old Colfeians |
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Report |
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Recreation Ground Referee: G O'Hara |
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Round 20 (rescheduled game)
Havant |
67 - 7 |
Weston-super-Mare |
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Report |
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Hook's Lane Referee: Gareth Copsey |
- Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.
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Round 26
Barking |
41 - 13 |
North Walsham |
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Report |
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Goresbrook Referee: Richard Draper |
Basingstoke |
15 - 51 |
Havant |
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Report |
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Down Grange Referee: D May |
Camberley |
16 - 42 |
Tabard |
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Report |
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Watchetts Recreation Ground Referee: Richard Phillips |
Old Colfeians |
28 - 27 |
Blackheath |
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Report |
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Horn Park Referee: Steve Harland |
Old Patesians |
25 - 28 |
Lydney |
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Report |
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Redruth |
43 - 8 |
Weston-super-Mare |
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Report |
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The Recreation Ground Referee: Terry Hall |
Westcombe Park |
23 - 45 |
Rosslyn Park |
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Report |
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Goddington Dene Referee: G O'Hara |
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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.
Lydney |
21 - 7 |
New Brighton |
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Report |
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Regentsholme Referee: Nigel Higginson |
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Total season attendances
Club |
Home Games |
Total |
Average |
Highest |
Lowest |
% Capacity |
Barking | 3 | 750 | 250 | 300 | 200 | 25% |
Basingstoke | 3 | 700 | 233 | 250 | 200 | N/A |
Blackheath | 1 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 5% |
Camberley | 2 | 450 | 225 | 250 | 200 | N/A |
Havant | 2 | 600 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 20% |
Lydney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
North Walsham | 3 | 1,150 | 383 | 500 | 300 | 32% |
Old Colfeians | 2 | 500 | 250 | 300 | 200 | N/A |
Old Patesians | 2 | 700 | 350 | 400 | 300 | N/A |
Redruth | 5 | 2,850 | 570 | 650 | 500 | 5% |
Rosslyn Park | 2 | 800 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 20% |
Tabard | 3 | 630 | 210 | 250 | 180 | N/A |
Westcombe Park | 5 | 1,550 | 310 | 400 | 250 | 10% |
Weston-super-Mare | 3 | 700 | 233 | 250 | 200 | 12% |
- ↑ 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
- Note if players are tied on tries or points the player with the lowest number of appearances will come first. Also note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.
Top points scorers
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Top try scorers
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Season records
Team
- Largest home win — 72 pts
77 - 5 Rosslyn Park at home to Basingstoke on 11 January 2003
- Largest away win — 57 pts
67 - 10 Rosslyn Park away to Old Colfeians on 14 December 2002
- Most points scored — 82 pts
82 - 17 Rosslyn Park at home to Westcombe Park on 21 December 2002
- Most tries in a match — 14
Rosslyn Park at home to Basingstoke on 11 January 2003
- Most conversions in a match — 8 (x3)
Rosslyn Park away to Old Colfeians on 14 December 2002
Rosslyn Park at home to Westcombe Park on 21 December 2002
Havant v Weston-super-Mare on 5 April 2003
- Most penalties in a match — 7
Blackheath at home to Redruth on 14 December 2002
- Most drop goals in a match — 2
Lydney away to North Walsham on 28 December 2012
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Player
- Most points in a match — 32
Sam Howard for Rosslyn Park away to Old Colfeians on 14 December 2002
- Most tries in a match — 4 (x3)
Scott Pollock for Old Patesians at home to Camberley on 1 February 2003
Christopher for Basingstoke at home to North Walsham on 8 March 2003
Nick Marval for Rosslyn Park at home to Tabard on 22 March 2003
- Most conversions in a match — 8 (x3)
Sam Howard for Rosslyn Park away to Old Colfeians on 14 December 2002
Sam Howard for Rosslyn Park at home to Westcombe Park on 21 December 2002
Owen Cobbe for Havant v Weston-super-Mare on 5 April 2003
- Most penalties in a match — 7
Jonathan Griffin for Blackheath at home to Redruth on 14 December 2002
- Most drop goals in a match — 1
N/A - multiple players
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Attendances
- Highest — 650
Redruth at home to Rosslyn Park on 7 September 2002
- Lowest — 180
Tabard at home to Blackheath on 9 November 2002
- Highest Average Attendance — 570
Redruth
- Lowest Average Attendance — 180
Tabard
Extremely poor attendance tracking meant it was impossible to get an accurate figure for attendances during this season. The figures above are simply the ones documented and larger/smaller attendances than those mentioned are very likely.
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