2019–20 National League 2 South

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The 2019–20 National League 2 South was the eleventh season (33rd overall) of the fourth tier (south) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced.

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] This meant that Taunton Titans, who were 3 points clear when the league was suspended, were promoted as champions along with runners up Tonbridge Juddians, who went up as the best runner up as they had more considerably more points than 2019–20 National League 2 North runner up Fylde.

The relegated teams included Bournemouth, Old Redcliffians and Sutton & Epsom, all of whom had occupied the bottom three spots before league suspension, with 14th placed Sutton & Epsom 13 points behind 13th placed Westcliff and safety. Taunton Titans and Tonbridge Juddians will join the 2021–22 National League 1 (the highest level either club have reached), while Bournemouth and Old Redcliffians drop down to South West Premier and Sutton & Epsom to London & South East Premier.

Other interesting news from the season was Taunton’s Gary Kingdom who finished as top scorer in the division for the third time, tying him with Worthing Raiders prolific Matthew McLean. An unwanted record was also made with Tonbridge Juddians official attendance of 0 from their game Sutton & Epsom on 21 December 2019 being the lowest ever recorded in a National League 2 South game. This was due to the game being played behind closed doors due to safety concerns caused by flooding.

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 North with the winner being promoted. The last three teams are relegated to either London & South East Premier or South West Premier depending on the geographical location of the team (in some cases teams may join the Midlands 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 South season. The 2018–19 champions Rams and play-off winners Canterbury, who won the promotion play-off against Chester, were promoted into the 2019–20 National League 1, while Esher were relegated into the division from the 2018–19 National League 1.[5][6][7] Sides relegated from the 2018–19 National League 2 South included Birmingham & Solihull (to Greater Birmingham Merit Leagues), Guernsey (London & South East Premier) and London Irish Wild Geese (South West Premier).[8][9][10] In the case of Birmingham & Solihull, they had initially been supposed to drop to Midlands Premier but on further reflection decided to become an amateur club and drop out of the league system.[11]

The promoted teams are Bournemouth who come up as champions of South West Premier while Sutton & Epsom (champions) and Westcliff (play-off) came up from London & South East Premier.[12][13][14]Leicester Lions were level transferred into the division from National League 2 North in order to address an imbalance of teams in National 2, with Rams and Canterbury being promoted and only Esher dropping down from National League 1. Although there were several candidates for the level-transfer in the end Leicester Lions were deemed the most suitable due to being the most southerly club in a central position, making access to both the south-east and south-west more straightforward than alternatives such as Luctonians.

Fixture & Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

(1 BP) Clifton 34 – 31 Barnes (2 BP)
Report
Station Road
Attendance: 221
Referee: Philip Hallsworth
(1 BP) Henley Hawks 46 – 5 Sutton & Epsom
Report
Dry Leas
Attendance: 325
Referee: Hamish Grant
(1 BP) Old Albanian 38 – 19 Bury St Edmunds
Report
Woollam’s Playing Fields
Attendance: 320
Referee: Andrew MacNeaney
Redruth 10 – 8 Esher (1 BP)
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 535[c]
Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock
(1 BP) Taunton Titans 49 – 12 Bournemouth
Report
Towergate Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 41 – 12 Leicester Lions
Report
The Slade
Attendance: 170
Referee: Richard Haughton
(2 BP) Westcliff 24 – 25 Dings Crusaders
Report
The Gables
Attendance: 200
Referee: Jack Sutton
Worthing Raiders 27 – 20 Old Redcliffians (1 BP)
Report
Roundstone Lane
Attendance: 481
Referee: Alan Chandrachud

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Round 2[edit]

(1 BP) Leicester Lions 38 – 7 Old Albanian
Report
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 158
Referee: Carl Adams
(1 BP) Barnes 34 – 61 Esher (1 BP)
Report
Barn Elms
Attendance: 181
Referee: Ben Wilde
Bournemouth 24 – 37 Worthing Raiders (1 BP)
Report
Chapel Gate
Attendance: 363
Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock
(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds 53 – 17 Westcliff
Report
The Haberden
Attendance: 431
Referee: Matt Sharpe
Dings Crusaders 10 – 33 Clifton
Report
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 1,076[d]
Referee: Adam Wookey
Old Redcliffians 0 – 50 Henley Hawks (1 BP)
Report
Scotland Lane
Attendance: 126
Referee: Ieuan Davies
Sutton & Epsom 14 – 74 Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
Report
Rugby Lane
Attendance: 280
Referee: Luke Davies
(1 BP) Taunton Titans 29 – 12 Redruth
Report
Towergate Stadium
Attendance: 480[19]
Referee: Neil Sweeney

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Round 3[edit]

Clifton 18 – 14 Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
Report
Station Road
Attendance: 107
Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock
(1 BP) Esher 54 – 26 Dings Crusaders (1 BP)
Report
Molesey Road
Attendance: 475
Referee: Andrew MacNeaney
(1 BP) Henley Hawks 66 – 24 Bournemouth (1 BP)
Report
Dry Leas
Attendance: 441
Referee: Benjamin Wilde
(1 BP) Old Albanian 43 – 18 Sutton & Epsom
Report
Woollam’s Playing Fields
Attendance: 327
Referee: Dan Parrott
(1 BP) Redruth 10 – 12 Barnes
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 485
Referee: Iain Kiy
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 46 – 17 Old Redcliffians
Report
The Slade
Attendance: 157
Referee: Ieuan Davies
(1 BP) Westcliff 12 – 19 Leicester Lions
Report
The Gables
Attendance: 204
Referee: Sam Phillips
(2 BP) Worthing Raiders 42 – 46 Taunton Titans (1 BP)
Report
Roundstone Lane
Attendance: 609
Referee: Hamish Grant

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Round 4[edit]

(1 BP) Leicester Lions 39 – 20 Clifton
Report
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 139
Referee: Carl Adams
Worthing Raiders 19 – 30 Redruth (1 BP)
Report
Roundstone Lane
Attendance: 425
Referee: Andrew MacNeaney
Bournemouth 10 – 49 Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
Chapel Gate
Attendance: 150
Referee: Benjamin Russell
(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds 24 – 14 Esher
The Haberden
Attendance: 412
Referee: Luke Davies
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders 34 – 15 Barnes
Report
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 438[e]
Referee: Daniel Rowlands
Old Redcliffians 21 – 8 Old Albanian
Scotland Lane
Attendance: 120
Referee: Iain Kiy
Sutton & Epsom 21 – 17 Westcliff (1 BP)
Report
Rugby Lane
Attendance: 157
Referee: James Clarke
Taunton Titans 25 – 17 Henley Hawks
Report
Towergate Stadium
Attendance: 410
Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock

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Round 5[edit]

(1 BP) Clifton 38 – 31 Sutton & Epsom (2 BP)
Station Road
Attendance: 101
Referee: Neil Sweeney
(1 BP) Barnes 10 – 12 Bury St Edmunds
Barn Elms
Attendance: 169
Referee: Daniel Collins
Esher 16 – 12 Leicester Lions (1 BP)
Molesey Road
Attendance: 235
Referee: Jack Sutton
(1 BP) Henley Hawks 63 – 7 Worthing Raiders
Dry Leas
Attendance: 335
Referee: Nick Wood
(1 BP) Old Albanian 39 – 14 Bournemouth
Woollam’s Playing Fields
Attendance: 314
Referee: James Clarke
Redruth 26 – 23 Dings Crusaders (1 BP)
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 548
Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 68 – 31 Taunton Titans (1 BP)
The Slade
Attendance: 256
Referee: Sam Phillips
(1 BP) Westcliff 18 – 23 Old Redcliffians
The Gables
Attendance: 262
Referee: Hamish Grant

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Round 6[edit]

Leicester Lions 21 – 9 Barnes
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 154
Referee: Benjamin Davis
(1 BP) Bournemouth 39 – 12 Westcliff
Chapel Lane
Attendance: 276
Referee: Samuel Phillips
Bury St Edmunds 17 – 10 Dings Crusaders (1 BP)
The Haberden
Attendance: 345
Referee: Jack Sutton
Henley Hawks 20 – 20 Redruth
Dry Leas
Attendance: 295
Referee: Neil Sweeney
Old Redcliffians 15 – 31 Clifton (1 BP)
Scotland Lane
Attendance: 222
Referee: Iain Kiy
Sutton & Epsom 6 – 38 Esher (1 BP)
Rugby Lane
Attendance: 327
Referee: Hamish Grant
(1 BP) Taunton Titans 38 – 36 Old Albanian (2 BP)
Towergate Stadium
Attendance: 320
Referee: Andrew Wigley
Worthing Raiders 10 – 45 Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
Roundstone Lane
Attendance: 373
Referee: Daniel Collins

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Round 7[edit]

(1 BP) Redruth 35 – 28 Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 515
Referee: Benjamin Russell
(1 BP) Clifton 28 – 15 Bournemouth
Station Road
Attendance: 106
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
Barnes 25 – 41 Sutton & Epsom (1 BP)
Barn Elms
Attendance: 229
Referee: Benjamin Wilde
(2 BP) Dings Crusaders 27 – 29 Leicester Lions (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 384
Referee: Andrew Wigley
(1 BP) Esher 30 – 26 Old Redcliffians (2 BP)
Molesey Road
Attendance: 427
Referee: Luke Davies
(1 BP) Old Albanian 54 – 17 Worthing Raiders
Woollam’s Playing Fields
Attendance: 327
Referee: Jack Sutton
Tonbridge Juddians 15 – 27 Henley Hawks (1 BP)
The Slade
Attendance: 221
Referee: Daniel Collins
Westcliff 27 – 54 Taunton Titans (1 BP)
The Gables
Attendance: 204
Referee: Calum Howard

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Round 8[edit]

(1 BP) Taunton Titans 35 – 27 Clifton (1 BP)
Towergate Stadium
Attendance: 485
Referee: Hamish Grant
Leicester Lions 17 – 0 Bury St Edmunds
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 131
Referee: Carl Adams
Tonbridge Juddians 13 – 7 Redruth (1 BP)
The Slade
Attendance: 165
Referee: Luke Davies
Chapel Lane
Attendance: 240
Referee: James Clarke
Henley Hawks 25 – 18 Old Albanian (1 BP)
Dry Leas
Attendance: 246
Referee: Iain Kiy
Old Redcliffians 21 – 17 Barnes (1 BP)
Scotland Lane
Attendance: 130
Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock
Sutton & Epsom 7 – 15 Dings Crusaders
Rugby Lane
Attendance: 161
Referee: Jack Sutton
(1 BP) Worthing Raiders 15 – 19 Westcliff
Roundstone Lane
Attendance: 308
Referee: Alan Chandrachud

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Round 9[edit]

(1 BP) Barnes 41 – 17 Bournemouth
Barn Elms
Attendance: 250
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
Clifton 10 – 24 Worthing Raiders (1 BP)
Station Road
Attendance: 102
Referee: Adam Wookey
Redruth 20 – 7 Leicester Lions
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 656
Referee: Iain Kiy
Westcliff 15 – 26 Henley Hawks (1 BP)
The Gables
Attendance: 248
Referee: Hamish Grant
(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds 33 – 0 Sutton & Epsom
The Haberden
Attendance: 305
Referee: Ieuan Davies
Dings Crusaders 17 – 5 Old Redcliffians
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 849
Referee: Charles Gayther
Esher 10 – 8 Taunton Titans (1 BP)
Molesey Road
Attendance: 512
Referee: Benjamin Wilde
(1 BP) Old Albanian 9 – 12 Tonbridge Juddians
Woollam’s Playing Fields
Attendance: 317
Referee: Veryan Boscawen

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Round 10[edit]

(1 BP) Bournemouth 26 – 33 Dings Crusaders (1 BP)
Chapel Gate
Attendance: 144
Referee: Samuel Phillips
Worthing Raiders 20 – 15 Esher (1 BP)
Roundstone Lane
Attendance: 301
Referee: Andrew MacNeaney
Old Redcliffians P – P Bury St Edmunds
  • Postponed due to unplayable pitch caused by bad weather (rain). Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2020.
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 42 – 5 Westcliff
The Slade
Attendance: 178
Referee: Calum Howard
(1 BP) Henley Hawks 17 – 20 Clifton
Dry Leas
Attendance: 250
Referee: Jack Sutton
Old Albanian 5 – 30 Redruth (1 BP)
Woollam’s Playing Fields
Attendance: 188
Referee: Ieaun Davies
Sutton & Epsom 7 – 23 Leicester Lions
Rugby Lane
Attendance: 147
Referee: Veryan Boscawen
(1 BP) Taunton Titans 48 – 19 Barnes
Towergate Stadium
Attendance: 405
Referee: Matthew Sharp

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Round 11[edit]

(1 BP) Leicester Lions 27 – 7 Old Redcliffians
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 118
Referee: Ieuan Davies
(2 BP) Barnes 31 – 32 Worthing Raiders (1 BP)
Barn Elms
Attendance: 179
Referee: Sam Phillips
Clifton 23 – 22 Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
Station Road
Attendance: 112
Referee: Benjamin Davis
(1 BP) Redruth 49 – 12 Sutton & Epsom
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 560
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
(1 BP) Westcliff 17 – 19 Old Albanian
The Gables
Attendance: 238
Referee: Andrew MacNeaney
(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds 47 – 12 Bournemouth
The Haberden
Attendance: 417
Referee: Luke Davies
Dings Crusaders 27 – 45 Taunton Titans (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 349
Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock
Esher 13 – 34 Henley Hawks (1 BP)
Molesey Road
Attendance: 524
Referee: Veryan Boscawen

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Round 12[edit]

(1 BP) Bournemouth 16 – 17 Leicester Lions
Chapel Gate
Attendance: 217
Referee: Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Westcliff 24 – 19 Redruth (1 BP)
The Gables
Attendance: 317
Referee: Daniel Collins
(1 BP) Worthing Raiders 32 – 10 Dings Crusaders
Roundstone Lane
Attendance: 345
Referee: Jonathan Cook
Old Redcliffians 10 – 10 Sutton & Epsom
Scotland Lane
Attendance: 150
Referee: Jack Sutton
Tonbridge Juddians 17 – 11 Esher (1 BP)
The Slade
Attendance: 227
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
(1 BP) Henley Hawks 34 – 22 Barnes
Dry Leas
Attendance: 295
Referee: Andrew MacNeaney
Old Albanian 7 – 43 Clifton (1 BP)
Woollam’s Playing Fields
Attendance: 268
Referee: Andrew Wigley
Taunton Titans 22 – 15 Bury St Edmunds
Towergate Stadium
Attendance: 352
Referee: Charles Gayther

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Round 13[edit]

Leicester Lions 12 – 6 Taunton Titans (1 BP)
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 127
Referee: James Clarke
Barnes 12 – 32 Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
Barn Elms
Attendance: 209
Referee: Jack Sutton
(1 BP) Clifton 59 – 14 Westcliff
Station Road
Attendance: 121
Referee: Lloyd Davies
Redruth 13 – 0 Old Redcliffians
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 505
Referee: Neil Sweeney
(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds 36 – 31 Worthing Raiders (2 BP)
The Haberden
Attendance: 417
Referee: Daniel Rowlands
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders 27 – 36 Henley Hawks (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 316
Referee: Matthew Astle
(1 BP) Esher 31 – 20 Old Albanian
Molesey Road
Attendance: 646
Referee: Daniel Collins
Sutton & Epsom A – A[f] Bournemouth
Rugby Lane
Attendance: 210[g]
Referee: Calum Howard
  • Abandoned after 60 minutes due to power cut. Game eventually rescheduled for 22 February 2020.

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Round 14[edit]

Bournemouth 24 – 23 Old Redcliffians (1 BP)
Chapel Gate
Attendance: 253
Referee: Adam Wookey
Westcliff 22 – 17 Esher (1 BP)
The Gables
Attendance: 438
Referee: Ben Wilde
Worthing Raiders 27 – 23 Leicester Lions (1 BP)
Roundstone Lane
Attendance: 442
Referee: Neil Sweeney
(2 BP) Clifton 30 – 35 Redruth (1 BP)
Station Road
Attendance: 134
Referee: Brian Ravenhill
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 38 – 5 Dings Crusaders
The Slade
Attendance: 157
Referee: Joe James
Henley Hawks 21 – 18 Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
Dry Leas
Attendance: 278
Referee: George Richardson
(2 BP) Old Albanian 24 – 26 Barnes (1 BP)
Woollam’s Playing Fields
Attendance: 152
Referee: Dan Parrott
(1 BP) Sutton & Epsom 12 – 15 Taunton Titans
Rugby Lane
Attendance: 157
Referee: Jack LeFeuvre

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Round 15[edit]

(1 BP) Barnes 34 – 27 Westcliff (1 BP)
Barn Elms
Attendance: 189
Referee: Andrew MacNeaney
(1 BP) Leicester Lions 10 – 14 Henley Hawks
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 149
Referee: Owen Taylor
Old Redcliffians 5 – 33 Taunton Titans (1 BP)
Scotland Lane
Attendance: 119
Referee: James Milliner
Redruth 17 – 10 Bournemouth (1 BP)
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 504
Referee: Lloyd Davies
(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds 13 – 17 Tonbridge Juddians
The Haberden
Attendance: 353
Referee: Andrew Smith
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders 22 – 20 Old Albanian (2 BP)
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 379
Referee: Matthew Sharpe
(1 BP) Esher 32 – 26 Clifton (2 BP)
Molesey Road
Attendance: 358
Referee: Ben Rayner
(2 BP) Sutton & Epsom 24 – 30 Worthing Raiders (1 BP)
Rugby Lane
Attendance: 263
Referee: Tom Bird

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Round 16[edit]

Redruth 26 – 20 Taunton Titans (1 BP)
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 920
Referee: Adam Wookey
Westcliff 15 – 36 Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
The Gables
Attendance: 311
Referee: Neil Sweeney
(1 BP) Worthing Raiders 43 – 24 Bournemouth (1 BP)
Roundstone Lane
Attendance: 562
Referee: Samuel Phillips
(1 BP) Clifton 31 – 21 Dings Crusaders
Station Road
Attendance: 441
Referee: James Clarke
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 83 – 10 Sutton & Epsom
  • Postponed due to unplayable pitch caused by heavy rain. Game to be rescheduled for 21 February 2020.[37]
(1 BP) Henley Hawks 31 – 19 Old Redcliffians
Dry Leas
Attendance: 427
Referee: Luke Davies
Old Albanian P – P Leicester Lions
  • Postponed due to unplayable pitch caused by heavy rain. Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 2020.[38]

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Round 17[edit]

Barn Elms
Attendance: 129
Referee: Neil Sweeney
(1 BP) Bournemouth 20 – 26 Henley Hawks
Chapel Gate
Attendance: 189
Referee: Benjamin Russell
(1 BP) Leicester Lions 45 – 10 Westcliff
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 123
Referee: Daniel Woods
Old Redcliffians 10 – 21 Tonbridge Juddians
Scotland Lane
Attendance: 227
Referee: James Milliner
Bury St Edmunds 24 – 22 Clifton (1 BP)
The Harberden
Attendance: 371
Referee: Matthew Sharpe
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders 45 – 33 Esher (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 347
Referee: Iain Kiy
Sutton & Epsom 22 – 55 Old Albanian (1 BP)
Rugby Lane
Attendance: 187
Referee: Andrew MacNeaney
(1 BP) Taunton Titans 40 – 32 Worthing Raiders (1 BP)
Towergate Stadium
Attendance: 446
Referee: Adam Wookey

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Round 18[edit]

Barnes 22 – 12 Dings Crusaders
Barn Elms
Attendance: 69
Referee: Luke Davies
(1 BP) Redruth 25 – 0 Worthing Raiders
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 865
Referee: Iain Kiy
Westcliff 21 – 8 Sutton & Epsom
The Gables
Attendance: 247
Referee: Matthew Sharpe
Clifton 13 – 39 Leicester Lions (1 BP)
Station Road
Attendance: 112
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 27 – 7 Bournemouth
The Slade
Attendance: 201
Referee: Andrew MacNeaney
(1 BP) Esher 14 – 21 Bury St Edmunds
Molesey Road
Attendance: 673
Referee: Hamish Grant
(1 BP) Henley Hawks 33 – 27 Taunton Titans (2 BP)
Dry Leas
Attendance: 410
Referee: Daniel Collins
(1 BP) Old Albanian 33 – 3 Old Redcliffians
Woollam’s Playing Fields
Attendance: 264
Referee: Tom Bird

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Round 19[edit]

(1 BP) Bournemouth 26 – 28 Old Albanian
Chapel Gate
Attendance: 244
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
(1 BP) Leicester Lions 17 – 20 Esher
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 124
Referee: Elliot Lewis
(1 BP) Old Redcliffians 26 – 38 Westcliff (1 BP)
Scotland Lane
Attendance: 138
Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock
Worthing Raiders 7 – 33 Henley Hawks (1 BP)
Roundstone Lane
Attendance: 342
Referee: Veryan Boscawen
(2 BP) Bury St Edmunds 34 – 36 Barnes (1 BP)
The Haberden
Attendance: 447
Referee: Matthew Sharpe
Dings Crusaders 8 – 37 Redruth (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 416
Referee: Max Weston
Sutton & Epsom 7 – 27 Clifton (1 BP)
Rugby Lane
Attendance: 163
Referee: Lloyd Davies
Taunton Titans 20 – 5 Tonbridge Juddians
Towergate Stadium
Attendance: 582
Referee: Benjamin Russell

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Round 20[edit]

Barnes 9 – 30 Leicester Lions
Barn Elms
Attendance: 209
Referee: Neil Sweeney
(1 BP) Redruth 33 – 20 Henley Hawks
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 890
Referee: Andrew Wigley
(1 BP) Westcliff 20 – 20 Bournemouth (1 BP)
The Gables
Attendance: 359
Referee: Samuel Phillips
(1 BP) Clifton 41 – 11 Old Redcliffians
Station Lane
Attendance: 112
Referee: Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 41 – 14 Worthing Raiders
The Slade
Attendance: 163
Referee: Callum Howard
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders 24 – 36 Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 247
Referee: Ben Rayner
(1 BP) Esher 39 – 19 Sutton & Epsom
Molesey Road
Attendance: 697
Referee: Hamish Grant
(1 BP) Old Albanian 22 – 23 Taunton Titans
Woollam’s Playing Fields
Attendance: 212
Referee: Andrew MacNeaney

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Round 21[edit]

Bournemouth 17 – 43 Clifton (1 BP)
Chapel Gate
Attendance: 264
Referee: Samuel Phillips
Bury St Edmunds 17 – 33 Redruth (1 BP)
The Haberden
Attendance: 373
Referee: Daniel Collins
Leicester Lions 17 – 15 Dings Crusaders (1 BP)
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 141
Referee: Peter Caunt
(2 BP) Worthing Raiders 29 – 30 Old Albanian (1 BP)
Roundstone Lane
Attendance: 389
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
(1 BP) Henley Hawks 17 – 18 Tonbridge Juddians
Dry Leas
Attendance: 733
Referee: Veryan Boscawen
Old Redcliffians 25 – 25 Esher (1 BP)
Scotland Lane
Attendance: 98
Referee: Lloyd Davies
Sutton & Epsom 23 – 17 Barnes (1 BP)
Rugby Lane
Attendance: 204
Referee: Benjamin Wilde
(1 BP) Taunton Titans 43 – 10 Westcliff
Towergate Stadium
Attendance: 422
Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock

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Round 22[edit]

Clifton 10 – 36 Taunton Titans (1 BP)
Station Road
Attendance: 223
Referee: Andrew Wigley
Redruth 14 – 3 Tonbridge Juddians
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 845
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
(1 BP) Barnes 29 – 10 Old Redcliffians
Barn Elms
Attendance: 193
Referee: Daniel Rowlands
(2 BP) Westcliff 29 – 34 Worthing Raiders (1 BP)
The Gables
Attendance: 173
Referee: Ben Wilde
(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds 29 – 28 Leicester Lions (2 BP)
The Haberden
Attendance: 311
Referee: Matthew Sharpe
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders 39 – 21 Sutton & Epsom
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 276
Referee: Benjamin Russell
(1 BP) Esher 40 – 7 Bournemouth
Molesey Road
Attendance: 284
Referee: Calum Howard
(1 BP) Old Albanian 16 – 20 Henley Hawks
Woollam’s Playing Fields
Attendance: 327
Referee: Jonathan Cook

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Round 23[edit]

  • Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 14 March 2020.
Leicester Lions P – P Redruth
  • Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 14 March 2020.
Worthing Raiders 10 – 24 Clifton (1 BP)
Roundstone Lane
Attendance: 245
Referee: Neil Sweeney
Old Redcliffians P – P Dings Crusaders
  • Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 14 March 2020.
Tonbridge Juddians 26 – 24 Old Albanian (1 BP)
The Slade
Attendance: 109
Referee: Ben Wilde
(1 BP) Henley Hawks 29 – 5 Westcliff
Dry Leas
Attendance: 210
Referee: Andrew MacNeaney
Sutton & Epsom 12 – 34 Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
Rugby Lane
Attendance: 258
Referee: Calum Howard
Taunton Titans P – P Esher
  • Postponed. Game to be rescheduled for 14 March 2020.

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Rounds 10, 13 & 16 (rescheduled games)[edit]

(1 BP) Esher 34 – 10 Barnes
Molesey Road
Attendance: 478
Referee: Sam Phillips
  • Game rescheduled from 21 December 2019.
Old Redcliffians P – P Bury St Edmunds
  • Game originally rescheduled from 9 November 2019 but postponed again due to poor weather. Game to be rescheduled for 11 April 2020.
(1 BP) Old Albanian 8 – 10 Leicester Lions
Woollam’s Playing Fields
Attendance: 316
Referee: Jonathan Cook
  • Game rescheduled from 21 December 2019.
(1 BP) Sutton & Epsom 43 – 19 Bournemouth
Rugby Park
Attendance: 176
Referee: Iain Kiy
  • Game rescheduled from 30 November 2019.

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Round 24[edit]

Leicester Lions P – P Sutton & Epsom
  • Postponed due to unplayable pitch caused by heavy rain. Game to be rescheduled for 11 April 2020.
Clifton 20 – 10 Henley Hawks
Station Road
Attendance: 220
Referee: Daniel Rowlands
Redruth 21 – 12 Old Albanian
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 870
Referee: Charlie Gayther
(1 BP) Westcliff 12 – 19 Tonbridge Juddians
The Gables
Attendance: 246
Referee: Matt Sharpe
(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds 66 – 22 Old Redcliffians (1 BP)
The Haberden
Attendance: 373
Referee: Andrew MacNeaney
(1 BP) Dings Crusaders 51 – 14 Bournemouth
Shaftesbury Park
Attendance: 547
Referee: Neil Sweeney
Esher P – P Worthing Raiders
  • Postponed due to unplayable pitch caused by heavy rain. Game to be rescheduled for 11 April 2020.
Barnes 10 – 45 Taunton Titans (1 BP)

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Round 25[edit]

(1 BP) Henley Hawks 46 – 20 Esher
Dry Leas
Attendance: 366
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
(1 BP) Old Redcliffians 10 – 13 Leicester Lions
Scotland Lane
Attendance: 50
Referee: Carl Adams
(1 BP) Taunton Titans 29 – 22 Dings Crusaders (2 BP)
Towergate Stadium
Attendance: 462
Referee: Iain Kiy
Bournemouth 21 – 34 Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
Chapel Gate
Attendance: 220
Referee: Adam Wookey
(1 BP) Old Albanian 10 – 16 Westcliff
Woollam’s Playing Fields
Attendance: 274
Referee: Neil Sweeney
Sutton & Epsom 22 – 41 Redruth (1 BP)
Rugby Lane
Attendance: 157
Referee: Matthew Sharpe
(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians 36 – 32 Clifton (2 BP)
(1 BP) Worthing Raiders 43 – 30 Barnes (1 BP)
Roundstone Lane
Attendance: 435
Referee: Hamish Grant

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Round 23 (rescheduled games)[edit]

Leicester Lions 15 – 31 Redruth (1 BP)
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 127
Referee: Iain Kiy
  • Game rescheduled from 15 February 2020.
Old Redcliffians P – P Dings Crusaders
  • Game originally rescheduled from 15 February 2020 but postponed again due a Dings player being potentially exposed to coronavirus. Game to be rescheduled.[51]
(1 BP) Taunton Titans 48 – 10 Esher
Towergate Stadium
Attendance: 412
Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock
  • Game rescheduled from 15 February 2020.
(1 BP) Bournemouth 14 – 15 Barnes
Chapel Gate
Attendance: 150
Referee: Alan Chandrachud
  • Game rescheduled from 15 February 2020.

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Round 26[edit]

Leicester Lions C – C Bournemouth
Clifton C – C Old Albanian
Barnes C – C Henley Hawks
Bury St Edmunds C – C Taunton Titans
Dings Crusaders C – C Worthing Raiders
Esher C – C Tonbridge Juddians
Sutton & Epsom C – C Old Redcliffians

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Round 27[edit]

Bournemouth C – C v Sutton & Epsom
Henley Hawks C – C Dings Crusaders
Old Redcliffians C – C Redruth
Taunton Titans C – C Leicester Lions
Tonbridge Juddians C – C Barnes
Worthing Raiders C – C Bury St Edmunds

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Round 28[edit]

Leicester Lions C – C Worthing Raiders
Barnes C – C Old Albanian
Bury St Edmunds C – C Henley Hawks
Dings Crusaders C – C Tonbridge Juddians
Old Redcliffians C – C Bournemouth
Taunton Titans C – C Sutton & Epsom

Rounds 10 & 24 (rescheduled games)[edit]

Esher C – C Worthing Raiders
  • Game rescheduled from 29 February 2020.
Leicester Lions C – C Sutton & Epsom
  • Game rescheduled from 29 February 2020.
Old Redcliffians P – P Bury St Edmunds
  • Game rescheduled from 9 November 2019 and then 22 February 2020.

Round 29[edit]

Bournemouth C – C Redruth
Henley Hawks C – C Leicester Lions
Old Albanian C – C Dings Crusaders
Taunton Titans C – C Old Redcliffians
Tonbridge Juddians C – C Bury St Edmunds
Worthing Raiders C – C Sutton & Epsom

Round 30[edit]

Bournemouth C – C Taunton Titans
Bury St Edmunds C – C Old Albanian
Dings Crusaders C – C Westcliff
Leicester Lions C – C Tonbridge Juddians
Old Redcliffians C – C Worthing Raiders
Sutton & Epsom C – C Henley Hawks

Attendances[edit]

  • Does not include promotion play-off.
Club Home
games 		Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Barnes 12 2,106 176 250 69 35%
Bournemouth 12 2,710 226 363 144 15%
Bury St Edmunds 12 4,555 380 447 305 13%
Clifton 13 2,112 162 441 101 6%
Dings Crusaders 12 5,624 469 1,076 247 21%
Esher 11 5,309 483 697 235 14%
Henley Hawks 13 4,611 355 733 210 12%
Leicester Lions 11 1,491 136 158 118 7%
Old Albanian 13 3,606 277 327 152 28%
Old Redcliffians 10 1,380 138 227 50
Redruth 13 8,789 676 920 485 19%
Sutton & Epsom 13 2,637 203 327 147
Taunton Titans 12 5,176 431 582 320 22%
Tonbridge Juddians 13 2,124 163 256 0 12%
Westcliff 13 3,447 265 438 173 27%
Worthing Raiders 13 5,257 404 609 245 27%

Individual statistics[edit]

  • Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.

Season records[edit]

  1. ^ Tonbridge Juddians home game against Sutton & Epsom on 21 December 2019 was a closed game due to flooding making it unsafe for spectators.[1]
  2. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom the promotion playoff game between the runners up of National League 2 South and the 2019–20 National League 2 North 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.
  3. ^ Rugby Statbunker gives an attendance of 505 for the Redruth v Esher game on 7 September 2019, while The Rugby Paper give a figure of 535. The Rugby Paper figure is correct as it is backed up by Redruth RFC official match report.[16]
  4. ^ Rugby Statbunker gives an attendance of just 426 for Dings Crusaders v Clifton on 14 September 2019, while The Rugby Paper give a figure of 1,076. The Rugby Paper figure is correct as it is backed up by Dings Crusaders official match report.[18]
  5. ^ Rugby Statbunker gives an attendance of 320 for Dings Crusaders v Barnes on 28 September 2019, while The Rugby Paper give a figure of 438. As Rugby Statbunker has tended to underestimate the Dings attendances, The Rugby Paper figure is used instead.
  6. ^ The Sutton & Epsom v Bournemouth game was abandoned after 60 minutes with the score at 20 – 15 to Sutton & Epsom due to local power cut causing failure to floodlights. Game to be replayed.[31][32]
  7. ^ Sutton & Epsom’s attendance of 210 against Bournemouth on 30 November 2019 will not be counted towards their final attendance due to the game being abandoned and later rescheduled. The rescheduled game’s figure on 22 February 2020 will be used instead.
  8. ^ Due to flooding Tonbridge Juddians home game against Sutton & Espom on 21 September 2019 was held at Juddians 3G training ground at The Judd School.[1]
  9. ^ Due to flooding of Barn Elms, Barnes game against Taunton Titans on 29 February 2020 was instead held at The Rock, the home ground of Rosslyn Park, with kickoff moved from 14:30 to 15:30.
  10. ^ Due to unplayable pitch at The Slade, Tonbridge Juddians home game against Clifton on 7 March 2020 was held at Juddians 3G training ground at The Judd School.[49]
  11. ^ Tonbridge Juddians home game against Sutton & Epsom on 21 December 2019 was a closed game due to flooding making it unsafe for spectators.[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  4. ^ “RFU reveal promotion and relegation from National Leagues”. Talking Rugby Union. 4 April 2020.
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  8. ^ “Loss at Rams finally consigns Bees to the drop”. Birmingham & Solihull RFC (Pitchero). 16 April 2019.
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  38. ^ “21/12/2019 – 1ST XV VS LEICESTER LIONS POSTPONED”. OA Rugby. 20 December 2019.
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