2019–20 National League 2 North
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| 2019–20 National League 2 North | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  England |
| Date | September 2019 – 14 March 2020 |
| Champions | Caldy (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Scunthorpe |
| Matches played | 199 |
| Attendance | 69,282 (average 348 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 1,059 Fylde v Preston Grasshoppers 14 September 2019 |
| Lowest attendance | 110 (3) Scunthorpe v Luctonians 23 November 2019 Scunthorpe v Loughborough Students 7 March 2020 Scunthorpe v Chester 14 March 2020 |
| Top point scorer |  Gavin Roberts(Caldy) 269 points |
| Top try scorer | Dan Rundle (Stourbridge) 30 tries |
The 2019–20 National League 2 North was the eleventh season (33rd overall) of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced.
On 22 February Scunthorpe were the first side to be relegated after suffering a massive 109–12 defeat against Chester, going down with eight games still to play. Although it was a miserable season on the pitch for Scunthorpe, comfortably the weakest side in the division in terms of results, the loss of their player James Walker, who died earlier in the season was a far keener felt blow.[1] On 7 March Caldy became champions with a resounding 49–5 win away to relegation threatened Preston Grasshoppers to seal an instant return to National League 1 and claim their second National League 2 North title.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, the Rugby Football Union officially cancelled the season on 20 March 2020, after an initial postponement of all rugby in England including training.[2][3] After the cancellation was announced the RFU used a best playing record formula to decide the final table.[4] With Caldy already promoted, Fylde claimed the runners up spot but missed out on promotion as the 2019–20 National League 2 South runner up, Tonbridge Juddian had a better comparative league record and went up instead (the playoff had been cancelled). Joining Scunthorpe in the relegation spots were Preston Grasshoppers and Otley. Although Preston were as good as down by the time the leagues were suspended, Otley were in a real battle against Luctonians, and will feel hard done by. Scunthorpe will drop to Midlands Premier while Otley and Preston Grasshoppers will drop to North Premier. For Otley, once a second tier club, the drop to the regional leagues will be the lowest level they have played at since the 1990s.
The league was an interesting one in terms of National League 2 North records, included records that might have been achieved had the full 30 games been played. For instance, Caldy, with 25 wins out of 25 were looking to break the record of 28 wins (out of 30) set by Hull Ionians in the 2012–13 season. They may also have shattered the 134 point record set by Ionians during the 2014–15 season with a maximum of 144 achievable. A club record that were achieved despite the premature ending were the 4 draws achieved by Huddersfield (breaking the record of 3 set by numerous teams), while Caldys Gavin Roberts, in finishing as league top scorer for the second time in his career, tied a record set by a number of other players such as the prolific Chris Johnson. Stourbridge’s Dan Rundle, finishing as top try scorer with 30 tries would likely have beating the existing record of 32 tries in a season (set several times by Nick Royle).
While Caldy had been looking to break records, Scunthorpe were looking to avoid making any of their own. Although the early end of the season meant they wouldn’t equal the 30 games lost by Manchester and Dudley Kingswinford in the 2010–11 and 2013–14 seasons respectively, the club’s relegation was their third from the division – equalling Morley and Sheffield. A final record that was set was the league average league attendance which reached an all time divisional high of 348, helped by good regular attendances at the likes of Fylde, Hinckley and Wharfedale. This was the first time in recent seasons that the National League North average attendances trumped those in National League South.
Structure[edit]
The league consists of sixteen teams with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of thirty matches each. There is one automatic promotion place, one play-off place and three relegation places. The champions are promoted to the 2020–21 National League 1 and the runners up play the second-placed team in the 2019–20 National League 2 South with the winner also being promoted. The last three teams are relegated to either North Premier or Midlands Premier depending on the geographical location of the team (in some cases teams may join the southern regional leagues).
The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:
- 4 points are awarded for a win
- 2 points are awarded for a draw
- 0 points are awarded for a loss, however
- 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
- 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.
Participating teams and locations[edit]
Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2018–19 National League 2 North season. The 2018–19 champions, Hull Ionians, were promoted into the 2019–20 National League 1, replacing Caldy and Loughborough Students who were relegated from the 2018–19 National League 1.[5][6][7] The three teams relegated from National League 2 North the previous season were Peterborough Lions and South Leicester (both Midlands Premier) and Macclesfield (North Premier).[8][9][10]
The promoted teams include Scunthorpe (champions) and Luctonians (play-offs) from Midlands Premier, while Hull come up as champions of North Premier.[11][12][13] In order to address an imbalance of teams, Leicester Lions have been level transferred to the 2019–20 National League 2 South as the most appropriate located team in terms of access to the southern sides.
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Locations of the 2019–20 National League 2 North teams
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At the date the leagues were suspended, the National League 2 North table read as follows:
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Fixtures & Results[edit]
Round 1[edit]
| Preston Grasshoppers | 20 – 30 | Sedgley Park (1 BP) |
| Report |
| Lightfoot Green Attendance: 457 Referee: Ben Davis |
| Hinckley | 13 – 29 | Caldy (1 BP) |
| Report |
| De Montfort Park Attendance: 351 Referee: George Richardson |
| Huddersfield | 22 – 22 | Hull |
| Report |
| Lockwood Park Attendance: 243 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
| (1 BP) Scunthorpe | 32 – 52 | Fylde (1 BP) |
| Report |
| Heslam Park Attendance: 221 Referee: Owen Taylor |
| Sheffield Tigers | 25 – 19 | Chester (1 BP) |
| Report |
| Dore Moor Attendance: 131 Referee: Daniel Woods |
| (1 BP) Stourbridge | 31 – 20 | Loughborough Students |
| Report |
| Stourton Park Attendance: 365 Referee: Ieuan Davies |
| (2 BP) Tynedale | 33 – 36 | Luctonians (1 BP) |
| Report |
| Tynedale Park Attendance: 445 Referee: Michael Harris |
| Wharfedale | 15 – 8 | Otley (1 BP) |
| Report |
| The Avenue Attendance: 693 Referee: Ben Rayner |
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Round 2[edit]
| (1 BP) Loughborough Students | 41 – 7 | Hinckley |
| Report |
| Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 346 Referee: Jack Sutton |
| Otley | 15 – 15 | Huddersfield |
| Report |
| Cross Green Attendance: 250 Referee: Hamish Smales |
| Sedgley Park | 17 – 14 | Wharfedale (1 BP) |
| Report |
| Park Lane Attendance: 250 Referee: Owen Taylor |
| Fylde | 24 – 24 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Report |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 1,059 Referee: James O’Brien |
| (1 BP) Hull | 36 – 29 | Tynedale (2 BP) |
| Report |
| Ferens Ground Attendance: 250 Referee: Daniel Woods |
| Luctonians | 19 – 45 | Stourbridge (1 BP) |
| Report |
| Mortimer Park Attendance: 357 Referee: Neil Chivers |
| (1 BP) Scunthorpe | 27 – 31 | Sheffield Tigers (1 BP) |
| Report |
| Heslam Park Attendance: 185 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
| Paton Field Attendance: 463 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
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Round 3[edit]
| (1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers | 48 – 24 | Scunthorpe (1 BP) |
| Report |
| Lightfoot Green Attendance: 271 Referee: Ben Rayner |
| (1 BP) Chester | 29 – 23 | Loughborough Students (1 BP) |
| Report |
| Hare Lane Attendance: 387 Referee: Tim Allatt |
| (1 BP) Hinckley | 23 – 17 | Luctonians (1 BP) |
| Report |
| De Montfort Park Attendance: 680 Referee: Carl Adams |
| Huddersfield | 10 – 25 | Sedgley Park |
| Report |
| Lockwood Park Attendance: 304 Referee: Michael Harris |
| Sheffield Tigers | 7 – 37 | Caldy (1 BP) |
| Report |
| Dore Moor Attendance: 131 Referee: Daniel Rowlands |
| (1 BP) Stourbridge | 14 – 19 | Hull |
| Report |
| Stourton Park Attendance: 350 Referee: Andrew Wigley |
| (1 BP) Tynedale | 34 – 34 | Otley (1 BP) |
| Report |
| Tynedale Park Attendance: 340 Referee: Owen Taylor |
| Wharfedale | 19 – 32 | Fylde (1 BP) |
| Report |
| The Avenue Attendance: 523 Referee: Ben Davis |
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Round 4[edit]
| (1 BP) Loughborough Students | 28 – 33 | Caldy |
| Report |
| Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 219 Referee: Samuel Phillips |
| (1 BP) Otley | 27 – 31 | Stourbridge (1 BP) |
| Report |
| Cross Green Attendance: 150 Referee: Michael Harris |
| Preston Grasshoppers | 10 – 9 | Sheffield Tigers (1 BP) |
| Report |
| Lightfoot Green Attendance: 302 Referee: Dave Charlton |
| (1 BP) Sedgley Park | 7 – 12 | Tynedale |
| Report |
| Park Lane Attendance: 250 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
| (1 BP) Fylde | 40 – 10 | Huddersfield |
| Report |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 491 Referee: Daniel Woods |
| Hull | 18 – 36 | Hinckley (1 BP) |
| Report |
| Ferens Ground Attendance: 200 Referee: Ieuan Davis |
| (1 BP) Luctonians | 20 – 24 | Chester (1 BP) |
| Report |
| Mortimer Park Attendance: 427 Referee: Andrew Wigley |
| Scunthorpe | 5 – 24 | Wharfedale |
| Report |
| Heslam Park Attendance: 220 Referee: George Richardson |
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Round 5[edit]
| (1 BP) Caldy | 62 – 10 | Luctonians |
| Paton Field Attendance: 317 Referee: Daniel Woods |
| Hare Lane Attendance: 368 Referee: Ben Davis |
| (1 BP) Hinckley | 14 – 17 | Otley |
| De Montfort Park Attendance: 545 Referee: Nikki O’Donnell |
| Huddersfield | 25 – 24 | Scunthorpe (2 BP) |
| Lockwood Park Attendance: 242 Referee: Tim Allatt |
| (2 BP) Sheffield Tigers | 37 – 40 | Loughborough Students (1 BP) |
| Dore Moor Attendance: 131 Referee: Robert Davidson |
| (1 BP) Stourbridge | 25 – 28 | Sedgley Park |
| Stourton Park Attendance: 325 Referee: Dan Parrott |
| (2 BP) Tynedale | 27 – 34 | Fylde (1 BP) |
| Tynedale Park Attendance: 420 Referee: Michael Harris |
| Wharfedale | 20 – 19 | Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP) |
| The Avenue Attendance: 427 Referee: George Richardson |
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Round 6[edit]
| Otley | 18 – 17 | Chester (1 BP) |
| Cross Green Attendance: 200 Referee: Daniel Woods |
| (2 BP) Preston Grasshoppers | 22 – 27 | Huddersfield (1 BP) |
| Lightfoot Green Attendance: 261 Referee: Carl Adams |
| (1 BP) Sedgley Park | 34 – 29 | Hinckley (2 BP) |
| Park Lane Attendance: 250 Referee: Pater Caunt |
| (1 BP) Fylde | 41 – 19 | Stourbridge |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 550 Referee: Owen Taylor |
| Hull | 17 – 31 | Caldy (1 BP) |
| Ferens Ground Attendance: 173 Referee: George Richardson |
| (2 BP) Luctonians | 33 – 36 | Loughborough Students (1 BP) |
| Mortimer Park Attendance: 565 Referee: Ieuan Davies |
| Scunthorpe | 17 – 59 | Tynedale (1 BP) |
| Heslam Park Attendance: 221 Referee: Chris Broomfield |
| Wharfedale | 18 – 34 | Sheffield Tigers (1 BP) |
| The Avenue Attendance: 573 Referee: Michael Harris |
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Round 7[edit]
| Loughborough Students | 22 – 17 | Hull (1 BP) |
| Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 264 Referee: Charles Gayther |
| (1 BP) Caldy | 50 – 12 | Otley |
| Paton Field Attendance: 315 Referee: Ben Rayner |
| (1 BP) Chester | 24 – 28 | Sedgley Park (1 BP) |
| Hare Lane Attendance: 328 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
| Hinckley | 7 – 43 | Fylde (1 BP) |
| De Montfort Park Attendance: 560[b] Referee: Ieuan Davies |
| (1 BP) Huddersfield | 30 – 40 | Wharfedale (1 BP) |
| Lockwood Park Attendance: 332 Referee: Owen Taylor |
| Sheffield Tigers | 27 – 18 | Luctonians |
| Dore Moor Attendance: 247 Referee: Carl Adams |
| (1 BP) Stourbridge | 45 – 7 | Scunthorpe |
| Stourton Park Attendance: 435 Referee: Dan Rowlands |
| (1 BP) Tynedale | 34 – 5 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Tynedale Park Attendance: 350 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
[21]
Round 8[edit]
| Ferens Ground Attendance: 112 Referee: George Richardson |
| Otley | 19 – 12 | Loughborough Students (1 BP) |
| Cross Green Attendance: 150 Referee: Tim Allatt |
| Preston Grasshoppers | 20 – 17 | Stourbridge (1 BP) |
| Lightfoot Green Attendance: 211 Referee: Ben Rayner |
- Postponed due to adverse weather conditions (wind/rain). Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2020.
| (1 BP) Fylde | 42 – 17 | Chester |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 510 Referee: James O’Brien |
| Huddersfield | 17 – 32 | Sheffield Tigers (1 BP) |
| Lockwood Park Attendance: 233 Referee: Ben Davies |
| Scunthorpe | 10 – 28 | Hinckley (1 BP) |
| Heslam Park Attendance: 470 Referee: Daniel Woods |
| Wharfedale | 27 – 27 | Tynedale |
| The Avenue Attendance: 458 Referee: Ieuan Davies |
[22]
Round 9[edit]
| Sheffield Tigers | 12 – 9 | Hull (1 BP) |
| Dore Moor Attendance: 233 Referee: Tim Allatt |
| (1 BP) Tynedale | 33 – 18 | Huddersfield |
| Tynedale Park Attendance: 375 Referee: Michael Harris |
| Caldy | 25 – 18 | Fylde (1 BP) |
| Paton Field Attendance: 436 Referee: Owen Taylor |
| Loughborough Students | 23 – 18 | Sedgley Park (1 BP) |
| Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 212 Referee: Ben Rayner |
| (1 BP) Luctonians | 15 – 20 | Otley |
| Mortimer Park Attendance: 327 Referee: Lloyd Davies |
- Postponed out of respect for James Walker – a Scunthorpe 1st XV player – who died on the morning before the game. Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2020.[23]
| (1 BP) Stourbridge | 43 – 19 | Wharfedale |
| Stourton Park Attendance: 436 Referee: Andrew Wigley |
| Hinckley | 27 – 17 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| De Montfort Park Attendance: 560 Referee: George Richardson |
[24]
Round 10[edit]
| Tynedale | 19 – 18 | Sheffield Tigers (1 BP) |
| Tynedale Park Attendance: 460 Referee: Owen Taylor |
| (1 BP) Wharfedale | 24 – 19 | Hinckley (1 BP) |
| The Avenue Attendance: 397 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
| Scunthorpe | 7 – 68 | Caldy (1 BP) |
| Heslam Park Attendance: 140 Referee: Michael Harris |
| Otley | 27 – 23 | Hull (1 BP) |
| Cross Green Attendance: 200 Referee: Nikki O’Donnell |
| Preston Grasshoppers | 10 – 27 | Chester (1 BP) |
| Lightfoot Green Attendance: 281 Referee: Andrew Wigley |
| (1 BP) Sedgley Park | 40 – 34 | Luctonians (2 BP) |
| Park Lane Attendance: 257 Referee: Carl Adams |
| (1 BP) Fylde | 33 – 7 | Loughborough Students |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 450 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
| (1 BP) Huddersfield | 32 – 31 | Stourbridge (2 BP) |
| Lockwood Park Attendance: 238 Referee: Daniel Woods |
[25]
Round 11[edit]
| (2 BP) Hull | 24 – 27 | Sedgley Park |
| Ferens Ground Attendance: 220 Referee: Dave Charlton |
| (1 BP) Loughborough Students | 57 – 11 | Scunthorpe |
| Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 230 Referee: Neil Sweeney |
| Sheffield Tigers | 21 – 6 | Otley |
| Dore Moor Attendance: 125 Referee: Carl Adams |
| (1 BP) Caldy | 49 – 21 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Paton Field Attendance: 398 Referee: James O’Brien |
| (1 BP) Luctonians | 25 – 27 | Fylde (1 BP) |
| Mortimer Park Attendance: 327 Referee: George Richardson |
| (1 BP) Chester | 26 – 14 | Wharfedale |
| Hare Lane Attendance: 398 Referee: Daniel Woods |
| (1 BP) Hinckley | 36 – 33 | Huddersfield (2 BP) |
| De Montfort Park Attendance: 580[c] Referee: Timothy Allatt |
| Stourbridge | 13 – 10 | Tynedale (1 BP) |
| Stourton Park Attendance: 294 Referee: Iain Kiy |
[26]
Round 12[edit]
| Tynedale | 20 – 15 | Hinckley (1 BP) |
| Tynedale Park Attendance: 280 Referee: Michael Harris |
| (1 BP) Wharfedale | 11 – 16 | Caldy |
| The Avenue Attendance: 463 Referee: David Charlton |
| Scunthorpe | 8 – 40 | Luctonians (1 BP) |
| Heslam Park Attendance: 110 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
| Preston Grasshoppers | 21 – 34 | Loughborough Students (1 BP) |
| Lightfoot Green Attendance: 272 Referee: Hamish Grant |
| (1 BP) Sedgley Park | 47 – 19 | Otley |
| Park Lane Attendance: 320 Referee: Alexander Thomas |
| (1 BP) Fylde | 20 – 22 | Hull |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 700 Referee: Daniel Woods |
| Huddersfield | 27 – 27 | Chester |
| Lockwood Park Attendance: 314 Referee: Owen Taylor |
| (1 BP) Stourbridge | 17 – 20 | Sheffield Tigers |
| Stourton Park Attendance: 345 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
[27]
Round 13[edit]
| (1 BP) Hull | 34 – 16 | Scunthorpe |
| Ferens Ground Attendance: 228 Referee: Owen Taylor |
| (1 BP) Loughborough Students | 48 – 12 | Wharfedale |
| Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 180 Referee: George Richardson |
| Sheffield Tigers | 19 – 29 | Sedgley Park (1 BP) |
| Dore Moor Attendance: 228 Referee: Elliot Lewis |
| (1 BP) Caldy | 34 – 13 | Huddersfield |
| Paton Field Attendance: 212 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
| (1 BP) Luctonians | 29 – 3 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Mortimer Park Attendance: 334 Referee: Tom Bird |
| Cross Green Attendance: 250 Referee: Gavin Jones |
| (1 BP) Chester | 36 – 17 | Tynedale |
| Hare Lane Attendance: 388 Referee: Ieuan Davies |
| (1 BP) Hinckley | 32 – 3 | Stourbridge |
| De Montfort Park Attendance: 520[d] Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
[28]
Round 14[edit]
| Tynedale | 14 – 47 | Caldy (1 BP) |
| Tynedale Park Attendance: 340 Referee: David Charlton |
| Wharfedale | 25 – 5 | Luctonians |
| The Avenue Attendance: 372 Referee: Michael Harris |
| (1 BP) Scunthorpe | 24 – 62 | Otley (1 BP) |
| Heslam Park Attendance: 125 Referee: Tim Allatt |
| (1 BP) Preston Grasshoppers | 13 – 18 | Hull |
| Lightfoot Green Attendance: 333 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
| Fylde | 17 – 10 | Sedgley Park (1 BP) |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 750 Referee: Ben Rayner |
| (1 BP) Hinckley | 53 – 23 | Sheffield Tigers |
| De Montfort Park Attendance: 560 Referee: Michael Lamb |
| Huddersfield | 25 – 19 | Loughborough Students (1 BP) |
| Lockwood Park Attendance: 254 Referee: Daniel Woods |
| (2 BP) Stourbridge | 27 – 33 | Chester (1 BP) |
| Stourton Park Attendance: 305 Referee: Andrew Wigley |
[29]
Round 15[edit]
| Hull | 12 – 9 | Wharfedale (1 BP) |
| Ferens Ground Attendance: 237 Referee: Matthew Astle[e] |
| (1 BP) Loughborough Students | 46 – 14 | Tynedale |
| Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 117 Referee: Peter Caunt |
| Otley | 0 – 0 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Cross Green Attendance: 200 Referee: Daniel Woods |
| Sheffield Tigers | 16 – 10 | Fylde (1 BP) |
| Dore Moor Attendance: 238 Referee: Nikki O’Donnell |
| (1 BP) Caldy | 54 – 7 | Stourbridge |
| Paton Field Attendance: 454 Referee: James O’Brien |
| Luctonians | 15 – 10 | Huddersfield (1 BP) |
| Mortimer Park Attendance: 311 Referee: Iain Kiy |
| (1 BP) Sedgley Park | 59 – 7 | Scunthorpe |
| Park Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Matthew Atsle[f] |
| Chester | 19 – 18 | Hinckley (1 BP) |
| Hare Lane Attendance: 328 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
[30]
Round 16[edit]
| (1 BP) Sheffield Tigers | 56 – 14 | Scunthorpe |
| Door Moor Attendance: 176 Referee: Andy Smith |
| (1 BP) Stourbridge | 10 – 14 | Luctonians |
| Stourton Park Attendance: 525 Referee: Iain Kiy |
| (1 BP) Tynedale | 12 – 16 | Hull |
| Tynedale Park Attendance: 650 Referee: Alan Chandrachud |
| (2 BP) Wharfedale | 36 – 39 | Sedgley Park (1 BP) |
| The Avenue Attendance: 635 Referee: Owen Taylor |
| Preston Grasshoppers | 3 – 28 | Fylde (1 BP) |
| Lightfoot Green Attendance: 786 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
| Chester | 12 – 53 | Caldy (1 BP) |
| Hare Lane Attendance: 458 Referee: Tim Allatt |
| Hinckley | 15 – 9 | Loughborough Students (1 BP) |
| De Montfort Park Attendance: 694 Referee: George Richardson |
| Huddersfield | 15 – 27 | Otley |
| Lockwood Park Attendance: 324 Referee: Matt Sharpe |
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Round 17[edit]
| (1 BP) Hull | 18 – 25 | Stourbridge (1 BP) |
| Ferens Ground Attendance: 176 Referee: Ben Rayner |
| (1 BP) Loughborough Students | 64 – 31 | Chester (1 BP) |
| Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 126 Referee: Daniel Rowlands |
| Otley | 16 – 13 | Tynedale (1 BP) |
| Cross Green Attendance: 200 Referee: George Richardson |
| (1 BP) Caldy | 40 – 7 | Sheffield Tigers |
| Paton Field Attendance: 423 Referee: Benjamin Davies |
| (1 BP) Luctonians | 20 – 26 | Hinckley (1 BP) |
| Mortimer Park Attendance: 531 Referee: Ieuan Davies |
| Scunthorpe | 7 – 30 | Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP) |
| Heslam Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Michael Roberts |
| (1 BP) Sedgley Park | 28 – 24 | Huddersfield (2 BP) |
| Park Lane Attendance: 216 Referee: James O’Brien |
| (1 BP) Fylde | 24 – 17 | Wharfedale (1 BP) |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 784 Referee: Andrew Wigley |
[32]
Round 18[edit]
| Sheffield Tigers | 11 – 10 | Preston Grasshoppers (1 BP) |
| Dore Moor Attendance: 222 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
| Tynedale | 15 – 8 | Sedgley Park (1 BP) |
| Tynedale Park Attendance: 380 Referee: Daniel Woods |
| (1 BP) Wharfedale | 49 – 12 | Scunthorpe |
| The Avenue Attendance: 495 Referee: Timothy Allatt |
| (1 BP) Caldy | 41 – 7 | Loughborough Students |
| Paton Field Attendance: 298 Referee: Daniel Rowlands |
| (2 BP) Chester | 25 – 29 | Luctonians (1 BP) |
| Hare Lane Attendance: 450 Referee: Elliot Lewis |
| De Montfort Park Attendance: 276 Referee: Lloyd Davies |
| (1 BP) Huddersfield | 32 – 15 | Fylde |
| Lockwood Park Attendance: 314 Referee: Owen Taylor |
| (1 BP) Stourbridge | 50 – 12 | Otley |
| Stourton Park Attendance: 385 Referee: Joe James |
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Round 19[edit]
| Ferens Ground Attendance: 187 Referee: Daniel Woods |
| (1 BP) Loughborough Students | 36 – 24 | Sheffield Tigers |
| Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 237 Referee: Tom Bird |
| (1 BP) Otley | 14 – 19 | Hinckley |
| Cross Green Attendance: 200 Referee: Tim Allatt |
| Luctonians | 3 – 31 | Caldy (1 BP) |
| Mortimer Park Attendance: 311 Referee: Iain Kiy |
| Scunthorpe | 17 – 28 | Huddersfield (1 BP) |
| Heslam Park Attendance: 220 Referee: Gavin Jones |
| Preston Grasshoppers | 26 – 26 | Wharfedale |
| Lightfoot Green Attendance: 402 Referee: Ieuan Davies |
| Sedgley Park | 30 – 28 | Stourbridge (2 BP) |
| Park Lane Attendance: 234 Referee: Peter Caunt |
| (1 BP) Fylde | 50 – 10 | Tynedale |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: Ben Davis |
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Round 20[edit]
| Loughborough Students | 10 – 19 | Luctonians |
| Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 568 Referee: Owen Taylor |
| Sheffield Tigers | 17 – 25 | Wharfedale |
| Dore Moor Attendance: 294 Referee: George Richardson |
| (1 BP) Tynedale | 54 – 5 | Scunthorpe |
| Tynedale Park Attendance: 525 Referee: Michael Harris |
| Paton Field Attendance: 352 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
| (1 BP) Chester | 36 – 17 | Otley |
| Hare Lane Attendance: 365 Referee: James O’Brien |
| (1 BP) Hinckley | 50 – 15 | Sedgley Park |
| De Montfort Park Attendance: 766 Referee: Harry Walbaum |
| Huddersfield | 25 – 15 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Lockwood Park Attendance: 450 Referee: Daniel Woods |
| Stourbridge | 12 – 64 | Fylde (1 BP) |
| Stourton Park Attendance: 345 Referee: Ieuan Davies |
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Round 21[edit]
| (1 BP) Hull | 33 – 20 | Loughborough Students (1 BP) |
| Ferens Ground Attendance: 145 Referee: Ieuan Davies |
| Wharfedale | 10 – 3 | Huddersfield (1 BP) |
| The Avenue Attendance: 397 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
| (1 BP) Luctonians | 27 – 7 | Sheffield Tigers |
| Mortimer Park Attendance: 297 Referee: Charles Gayther |
| Scunthorpe | 15 – 76 | Stourbridge (1 BP) |
| Heslam Park Attendance: 142 Referee: Timothy Allatt |
| Otley | 12 – 31 | Caldy (1 BP) |
| Cross Green Attendance: 300 Referee: Daniel Woods |
| Preston Grasshoppers | 14 – 29 | Tynedale (1 BP) |
| Lightfoot Green Attendance: 217 Referee: Ben Rayner |
| (1 BP) Sedgley Park | 27 – 14 | Chester |
| Park Lane Attendance: 175 Referee: Michael Harris |
| Fylde | 17 – 27 | Hinckley (1 BP) |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 750 Referee: Ben Rowlands |
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Round 22[edit]
| (1 BP) Loughborough Students | 47 – 33 | Otley (1 BP) |
| Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 222 Referee: Samuel Phillips |
| Sheffield Tigers | 10 – 27 | Huddersfield (1 BP) |
| Dore Moor Attendance: 423 Referee: Jamie Leahy |
| (1 BP) Tynedale | 26 – 34 | Wharfedale (1 BP) |
| Tynedale Park Attendance: 550 Referee: Owen Taylor |
| (1 BP) Caldy | 32 – 11 | Sedgley Park |
| Paton Field Attendance: 398 Referee: Ben Rayner |
| (1 BP) Luctonians | 10 – 17 | Hull |
| Mortimer Park Attendance: 311 Referee: Lloyd Davies |
| Chester | 15 – 51 | Fylde (1 BP) |
| Hare Lane Attendance: 670 Referee: Ieuan Davies |
| (1 BP) Hinckley | 47 – 5 | Scunthorpe |
| De Montfort Park Attendance: 560 Referee: Ben Davis |
| (1 BP) Stourbridge | 52 – 12 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Stourton Park Attendance: 325 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
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Round 23[edit]
| (1 BP) Hull | 34 – 21 | Sheffield Tigers |
| Ferens Ground Attendance: 150 Referee: Daniel Rowlands |
- Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2020.
| Wharfedale | P – P | Stourbridge |
- Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2020.
- Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 14 March 2020.
| Preston Grasshoppers | 3 – 33 | Hinckley (1 BP) |
| Lightfoot Green Attendance: 327 Referee: Ian Tempest |
| Sedgley Park | P – P | Loughborough Students |
- Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 14 March 2020.
| Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 850 Referee: George Richardson |
| Huddersfield | P – P | Tynedale |
- Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2020.
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Rounds 8, 9 & 23 (rescheduled games)[edit]
- Game originally rescheduled from 15 February 2020 but postponed again due to bad weather. Game to be rescheduled for 14 March 2020.
| Wharfedale | P – P | Stourbridge |
- Game originally rescheduled from 15 February 2020 but postponed again due to bad weather. Game to be rescheduled for 14 March 2020.
| Sedgley Park | 10 – 29 | Caldy (1 BP) |
| Park Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
- Game rescheduled from 26 October 2019.
| (1 BP) Chester | 109 – 12 | Scunthorpe |
| Hare Lane Attendance: 324 Referee: George Richardson |
- Game rescheduled from 2 November 2019. Scunthorpe are relegated.
| Huddersfield | P – P | Tynedale |
- Game originally rescheduled from 15 February 2020 but postponed again due to bad weather. Game to be rescheduled for 14 March 2020.
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Round 24[edit]
| Hull | 20 – 14 | Otley (1 BP) |
| Ferens Ground Attendance: 215 Referee: Gavin Jones |
| (1 BP) Loughborough Students | 32 – 30 | Fylde (2 BP) |
| Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 266 Referee: Carl Adams |
| Sheffield Tigers | P – P | Tynedale |
- Postponed due to bad weather. Game to be rescheduled for 11 April 2020.
| (1 BP) Caldy | 103 – 0 | Scunthorpe |
| Paton Field Attendance: 287 Referee: James O’Brien |
| Luctonians | 22 – 13 | Sedgley Park |
| Mortimer Park Attendance: 367 Referee: Iain Kiy |
| (1 BP) Chester | 27 – 14 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Hare Lane Attendance: 320 Referee: Llyr ApGeraint-Roberts |
| Hinckley | 17 – 7 | Wharfedale |
| De Montfort Park Attendance: 600 Referee: Andrew Wigley |
| Stourbridge | 14 – 14 | Huddersfield |
| Stourton Park Attendance: 240 Referee: Owen Taylor |
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Round 25[edit]
| (2 BP) Tynedale | 27 – 29 | Stourbridge (1 BP) |
| Tynedale Park Attendance: 380 Referee: James O’Brien |
| (2 BP) Otley | 29 – 32 | Sheffield Tigers |
| Cross Green Attendance: 250 Referee: Owen Taylor |
| Preston Grasshoppers | 5 – 49 | Caldy (1 BP) |
| Lightfoot Green Attendance: 279 Referee: Daniel Rowlands |
| Sedgley Park | 13 – 10 | Hull (1 BP) |
| Park Lane Attendance: 320 Referee: Daniel Woods |
| (1 BP) Fylde | 48 – 10 | Luctonians |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 750 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
| Huddersfield | 15 – 24 | Hinckley |
| Lockwood Park Attendance: 240 Referee: Jamie Leahy |
| Scunthorpe | 7 – 54 | Loughborough Students (1 BP) |
| Heslam Park Attendance: 110 Referee: Peter Caunt |
| (1 BP) Wharfedale | 14 – 19 | Chester |
| The Avenue Attendance: 415 Referee: Timothy Allatt |
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Round 23 (rescheduled games)[edit]
| (1 BP) Otley | 36 – 24 | Luctonians (1 BP) |
| Cross Green Attendance: 300 Referee: Mike Harris |
- Game originally rescheduled from 15 February 2020 and then again from 22 February 2020.
| Scunthorpe | 18 – 64 | Chester (1 BP) |
| Heslam Park Attendance: 110 Referee: Matthew Sharpe |
- Game rescheduled from 15 February 2020.
| (1 BP) Sedgley Park | 32 – 14 | Loughborough Students |
| Park Lane Attendance: 200 Referee: Daniel Rowlands |
- Game rescheduled from 15 February 2020.
| (1 BP) Huddersfield | 31 – 15 | Tynedale |
| Lockwood Park Attendance: 197 Referee: Elliot Lewis |
- Game originally rescheduled from 15 February 2020 and then again from 22 February 2020.
| Wharfedale | 19 – 15 | Stourbridge (1 BP) |
| The Avenue Attendance: 380 Referee: Benjamin Davis |
- Game originally rescheduled from 15 February 2020 and then again from 22 February 2020.
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Round 26[edit]
| Loughborough Students | C – C | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Loughborough University Stadium |
| Chester | C – C | Huddersfield |
| Luctonians | C – C | Scunthorpe |
| Sheffield Tigers | C – C | Stourbridge |
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Round 27[edit]
| Preston Grasshoppers | C – C | Luctonians |
| Sedgley Park | C – C | Sheffield Tigers |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| Stourbridge | C – C | Hinckley |
| Wharfedale | C – C | Loughborough Students |
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Round 28[edit]
| Loughborough Students | C – C | Huddersfield |
| Loughborough University Stadium |
| Chester | C – C | Stourbridge |
| Hull | C – C | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Luctonians | C – C | Wharfedale |
| Sheffield Tigers | C – C | Hinckley |
Round 24 (rescheduled game)[edit]
| Sheffield Tigers | C – C | Tynedale |
- Game rescheduled from 29 February 2020.
Round 29[edit]
| Preston Grasshoppers | C – C | Otley |
| Fylde | C – C | Sheffield Tigers |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| Huddersfield | C – C | Luctonians |
| Scunthorpe | C – C | Sedgley Park |
| Tynedale | C – C | Loughborough Students |
Round 30[edit]
| Chester | C – C | Sheffield Tigers |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| Loughborough Students | C – C | Stourbridge |
| Loughborough University Stadium |
| Luctonians | C – C | Tynedale |
| Sedgley Park | C – C | Preston Grasshoppers |
Attendances[edit]
- Does not include promotion play-off.
| Club | Home games |
Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldy | 12 | 4,353 | 363 | 463 | 212 | 9% |
| Chester | 12 | 4,784 | 399 | 670 | 320 | 20% |
| Fylde | 12 | 8,144 | 679 | 1,059 | 450 | 8% |
| Hinckley | 13 | 7,049 | 542 | 766 | 276 | 27% |
| Huddersfield | 13 | 3,685 | 283 | 450 | 197 | 19% |
| Hull | 12 | 2,293 | 191 | 250 | 112 | 13% |
| Loughborough Students | 12 | 2,987 | 249 | 568 | 117 | 8% |
| Luctonians | 12 | 4,465 | 372 | 565 | 297 | 15% |
| Otley | 12 | 2,650 | 221 | 300 | 150 | 4% |
| Preston Grasshoppers | 13 | 4,399 | 338 | 786 | 211 | 7% |
| Scunthorpe | 13 | 2,424 | 186 | 470 | 110 | |
| Sedgley Park | 12 | 3,072 | 256 | 320 | 175 | 9% |
| Sheffield Tigers | 12 | 2,579 | 215 | 423 | 125 | |
| Stourbridge | 13 | 4,675 | 360 | 525 | 240 | 10% |
| Tynedale | 13 | 5,495 | 423 | 650 | 280 | 21% |
| Wharfedale | 13 | 6,228 | 479 | 693 | 372 | 24% |
Individual statistics[edit]
- Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes (unused substitutes not included).
Season records[edit]
Team[edit]
103 – 0 Caldy at home to Scunthorpe on 29 February 2020
68 – 7 Caldy away to Scunthorpe on 9 November 2019
109 – 12 Chester at home to Scunthorpe on 22 February 2020
Chester at home to Scunthorpe on 22 February 2020
Chester at home to Scunthorpe on 22 February 2020
Sheffield Tigers away to Otley on 7 March 2020
Sedgley Park away to Hull on 16 November 2019 Attendances[edit]
Fylde at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 14 September 2019
Scunthorpe at home to Luctonians on 23 November 2019
Fylde
Hull |
Player[edit]
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- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom the promotion playoff game between the runners up of National League 2 North and the 2019–20 National League 2 South was cancelled and the winners were determined on final points tally. Tonbridge Juddians with 117.02 points were promoted ahead of Fylde with 107.88.
- ^ Hinckley’s attendance v Fylde on 19 October 2019 was incorrectly given as 275 in The Rugby Paper, with the official figure provided by Hinckley RFC instead being 560.
- ^ Hinckley’s attendance v Huddersfield on 19 November 2019 was incorrectly given as 375 in The Rugby Paper, with the official figure provided by Hinckley RFC instead being 580.
- ^ Hinckley’s attendance v Stourbridge on 30 November 2019 was incorrectly given as 216 in The Rugby Paper, with the official figure provided by Hinckley RFC instead being 520.
- ^ The Rugby Paper reported Matthew Astle as being referee for the Hull v Wharfedale game while also referring Sedgley Park v Scunthorpe, both on 14 December 2019.
- ^ The Rugby Paper reported Matthew Astle as being referee for the Sedgley Park v Scunthorpe game while also referring Hull v Wharfedale on the same day, both on 14 December 2019.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ “North Premier 2018–2019”. England Rugby. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ FINAL LEAGUE STANDINGS 2019/20
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