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2000–01 National Division Two
Countries	England
Champions	Bracknell
Runners-up	Rugby Lions (also promoted)
Relegated	West Hartlepool, Lydney, Camberley
Attendance	38,518 (average 363 per match)
Highest attendance	1,000 Rosslyn Park at home to Rugby Lions on 24 February 2001
Lowest attendance	50 West Hartlepool at home to Camberley on 31 March 2001
Top point scorer	Mike Scott Kendal 290 points
Top try scorer	Ed Smithies Harrogate 17 tries
← 1999–002001-02 →

The 2000–01 National Division Two was the fourteenth full season of rugby union within the third tier of the English league system currently known as National League 1. New teams to the division included West Hartlepool and Rugby Lions who were relegated from the 1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two while promoted teams included Kendal and Esher who were promoted as champions of National Division Three North and National Division Three South respectively. The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.

The league champions were Bracknell who won the title by five points and gained promotion to the 2001–02 National Division One. They would be joined by runners up Rugby Lions (making an instant return to the division) who squeaked past Rosslyn Park despite being level on points due to a better points for/conceded record. At the other end of the table West Hartlepool, Lydney and Camberley would be the unfortunate teams to be relegated. West Hartlepool were easily the worse team in the division, failing to win a single game all season and suffering their second successive relegation in a row (part of a slide that would see them drop out of the national league system into regional rugby) while Lydney went down having only played 22 games due to fixture congestion/cancellations – although even if the Gloucestershire-based side won these remaining fixtures it would not have been enough to keep them up. West Hartlepool would drop to the 2001–02 National Division Three North while Camberley and Lydney would drop to the 2001–02 National Division Three South.

Participating teams and locations

Final league table

1. 2 points deducted?

Results

Some of the early-season scores from Rugby Statbunker are incorrect (possibly due to an automatic scoring system used on that website) as they are different from those reported in the Telegraph. I have used scores from the England Rugby website to ensure that they are accurate with reports from Statbunker primarily used to show scorers, attendances and referees were relevant. Statbunker scores are consistent with rest of sources from 16 December 2000 onwards.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 30 December 2000.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 30 December 2000.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 30 December 2000.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 30 December 2000.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 30 December 2000.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 30 December 2000.

Round 9

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.

Round 10

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.

Round 11

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.

Round 12

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.

Round 13

Round 14

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.

Round 15

Round 8 (rescheduled games)

• Game originally rescheduled from 4 November 2000 but postponed once again. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.

• Game originally rescheduled from 4 November 2000 but postponed once again. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.

• Game originally rescheduled from 4 November 2000 and was initially postponed once again - eventually being cancelled due to fixture congestion and the result being irrelevant to Lydney's eventual relegation.

• Game originally rescheduled from 4 November 2000 but postponed once again. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.

• Game originally rescheduled from 4 November 2000 but postponed once again. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.

• Game originally rescheduled from 4 November 2000 but postponed once again. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 April 2001.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 7 April 2001.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 7 April 2001.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 7 April 2001.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 April 2001.

Round 19

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 April 2001.

Rounds 3, 9, 11, 12 & 18 (rescheduled games)

• Game rescheduled from 16 September 2000.

• Game rescheduled from 25 November 2000.

• Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.

• Game rescheduled from 2 December 2000.

• Game rescheduled from 11 November 2000.

Round 20

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 April 2001.

Rounds 8, 10, 12 & 14 (rescheduled games)

• Game rescheduled from 18 November 2000.

• Game rescheduled from 16 December 2000.

• Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000.

• Game rescheduled from 2 December 2000.

Round 21

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 April 2001.

Round 8 (rescheduled games)

• Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000.

• Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000.

• Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000.

Round 22

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 April 2001.

Round 23

• Game was initially postponed but would eventually be cancelled due to fixture congestion and the result being irrelevant to Lydney's eventual relegation.

Round 24

Round 25

• Game was initially postponed but would eventually be cancelled due to fixture congestion and the result being irrelevant to Lydney's eventual relegation.

Round 18 (rescheduled games)

• Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.

• Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.

• Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.

• Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.

• Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.

Round 26

• Game was initially postponed but would eventually be cancelled due to fixture congestion and the result being irrelevant to Lydney's eventual relegation.

Rounds 19, 20 & 21 (rescheduled games)

• Game rescheduled from 27 January 2001.

• Game rescheduled from 10 February 2001.

• Game rescheduled from 24 February 2001.

Rounds 8 & 23 (rescheduled games)

• Game rescheduled from 4 November 2000.

• Game rescheduled from 10 March 2001.

Total season attendances

1. Note that 76 home attendances are missing (see below) - so the total attendance will not be 100% accurate. The average attendance has also been taken into account with the missing games not included.
2. Missing home attendances v Camberley on 2 September 2000, Fylde on 16 September 2000, Wharfedale on 30 September 2000, Newbury on 14 October 2000, Preston on 28 October 2000, Rugby on 18 November 2000, Kendal on 9 December 2000, Rosslyn Park on 23 December 2000, Nottingham on 13 January 2001, Lydney on 27 January 2001.
3. Missing home attendances v Rugby on 14 October 2000, Esher on 28 October 2000, Rosslyn Park on 9 December 2000, Harrogate on 23 December 2000, Kendal on 13 January 2001, Preston on 27 January 2001, Bracknell on 10 March 2001, West Hartlepool on 24 March 2001 and Nottingham on 14 April 2001.
4. Missing home attendances v Nottingham on 23 September 2000, Preston on 16 December 2000, Wharfedale on 6 January 2001 and West Hartlepool on 27 January 2001.
5. Lydney only played 11 home games due to game cancellations. Missing home attendances include Kendal on 16 September 2000, Fylde on 16 December 2000 & West Hartlepool on 6 January 2001.
6. Missing home attendances v Harrogate on 9 September 2000, Rugby on 28 October 2000, Esher on 18 November 2000, Wharfedale on 3 December 2000, Lydney on 9 December 2000, Kendal on 23 December 2000, Preston on 13 January 2001 and Fylde on 10 February 2001.
7. Missing home attendances v Newbury on 2 September 2000, Rugby on 16 September 2000, Esher on 30 September 2000, Fylde on 25 November 2000, Rosslyn Park on 6 January 2001 and Harrogate on 27 January 2001.
8. Missing home attendances v Rugby on 23 December 2000 & Camberley on 10 February 2001.
9. Missing home attendances v Wharfedale on 2 September 2000, Preston on 16 September 2000, Kendal on 30 September 2000, Nottingham on 28 October 2000, Bracknell on 11 September 2000, West Hartlepool on 16 December 2000, Lydney on 13 January 2001 and Esher on 27 January 2001.
10. Missing home attendances v Lydney on 9 September 2000, Rosslyn Park on 23 September 2000, Preston on 11 November 2000, Esher on 9 December 2000, Newbury on 6 January 2001, West Hartlepool on 10 February 2001 and Fylde on 6 April 2001.
11. Missing home attendances v Newbury on 16 September 2000, Rugby on 30 September 2000, Esher on 14 October 2000, Lydney on 28 October 2000, Rosslyn Park on 18 November 2000, Bracknell on 25 November 2000 and Nottingham on 23 December 2000.
12. Wharfedale only played 12 home games due to a game cancellation. Missing home attendances include Kendal on 16 September 2000, Fylde on 16 December 2000 & West Hartlepool on 6 January 2001.

Individual statistics

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

Top points scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Points 1 Mike Scott Kendal 24 290 2 Jonathon Gregory Esher 23 281 3 Chris Glynn Preston Grasshoppers 24 261 4 Russell Southam Nottingham 17 256 5 Lee Cholewa Harrogate 26 231 6 Adam Mounsey Wharfedale 19 189 7 Paul Roblin Rosslyn Park 15 163 8 Mike Kenworthy Bracknell 17 160 9 Brad Mooar Rosslyn Park 8 135 10 Jacques Steyn Rugby Lions 14 130

Top try scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Tries 1 Ed Smithies Harrogate 26 17 2 James Justice Rosslyn Park 24 16 Eddie Saunders Rugby Lions 24 16 Jame Morley Nottingham 25 16 James Tapster Harrogate 26 16 3 Jacques Steyn Rugby Lions 14 15 4 Chris Ritchie Rosslyn Park 20 14 Graham Sparks Bracknell 24 14 5 Guy Spencer Bracknell 15 12 Ben Murphy Nottingham 26 12

Season records

See also

• English Rugby Union Leagues
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

References

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26. "National Two 00/01 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 28 April 2001.
27. "National Two 00/01 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 28 April 2001.
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External links

• NCA Rugby Archived 2015-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

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