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2002–03 National Division Two
Countries	England
Champions	Penzance & Newlyn
Runners-up	Henley Hawks (also promoted)
Relegated	Fylde, Kendal, Launceston
Attendance	80,093 (average 480 per match)
Highest attendance	2,200 Penzance & Newlyn at home to Henley Hawks on 18 January 2003
Lowest attendance	120 (x2) Bracknell against Nottingham 8 March 2003 & Sedgley Park on 15 March 2003
Top point scorer	Barry Reeves Henley Hawks 327 points
Top try scorer	Nnamdi Obi Henley Hawks 20 tries
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The 2002–03 National Division Two was the third version (sixteenth overall) of the third division of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Two. New teams to the division included Henley Hawks and Bracknell who were relegated from the 2001–02 National Division One while promoted teams included Doncaster who were champions of the 2001–02 National Division Three North as well as Cornish teams Penzance & Newlyn (champions) and Launceston (playoffs) who came up from the 2001–02 National Division Three South. The league points system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.

Penzance & Newlyn finished the season as champions with Henley Hawks six points behind as runners up, both sides being convincingly the best in the division and would be promoted to the 2003–04 National Division One for the next season. For Penzance & Newlyn it was their second successive promotion while Henley made an instant return having been relegated the following season. Fylde and Kendal were the first two sides to be relegated but the battle for the last relegation spot was very tight with just three points separating 12th from 8th in the division. Launceston went into their last game ahead of relegation rivals Nottingham and Wharfedale, but while those sides won their games, Launceston lost their home game against league champions and local rivals Penzance & Newlyn to condemn the Polson Bridge side to the drop – dead level with Nottingham but with a worse points difference. Fylde and Kendal would drop to the 2003–04 National Division Three North while Launceston returned to the 2003–04 National Division Three South.

Participating teams and locations

Final league table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.

Round 14 (rescheduled games)

• Game rescheduled from 21 December 2002.

• Game rescheduled from 21 December 2002.

Round 15

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.

Round 16

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.

Round 20

Rounds 15 & 16 (rescheduled games)

• Game rescheduled from 4 January 2003.

• Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.

• Game rescheduled from 15 January 2003.

Round 21

Round 22

Rounds 16 & 19 (rescheduled games)

• Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.

• Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.

• Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.

• Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.

Round 23

Round 16 (rescheduled game)

• Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.

Round 24

Round 25

Round 26

Total season attendances

1. Note that 15 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 attendance v Penzance & Newlyn on 16 February 2003.
3. Missing home attendances v Kendal on 15 March 2003 & Harrogate on 12 April 2003.
4. Missing home attendance v Harrogate on 26 October 2002.
5. Missing home attendances v Sedgley Park on 28 September 2002, Wharfedale on 26 October 2002, Kendal on 4 January 2003, Doncaster on 8 March 2003, Stourbridge on 15 March 2003 & Esher on 12 April 2003.
6. Missing home attendance v Nottingham on 7 September 2002, Bracknell on 21 September 2002, Fylde on 12 October 2002 & Harrogate on 4 January 2003.

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 Barry Reeves Henley Hawks 26 327 2 Ben Harvey Stourbridge 26 315 3 Rob Liley Doncaster 25 296 4 Nat Saumi Penzance & Newlyn 20 234 5 Russell Southam Nottingham 23 229 6 Arnoldus De Jager Sedgley Park 19 223 7 Jonathon Gregory Esher 19 214 8 Mike Scott Kendal 26 201 9 Jonathon Davies Wharfedale 25 191 10 Lee Cholewa Harrogate 24 187

Top try scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Tries 1 Nnamdi Obi Henley Hawks 21 20 2 Victor Olonga Penzance & Newlyn 23 19 Richard Lloyd Nottingham 24 19 3 Nash Shumba Esher 19 18 4 Russell Osman Henley Hawks 21 14 5 James Naylor Sedgley Park 24 13 6 Laka Waqanivere Penzance & Newlyn 17 12 7 Jimmy Tucker Launceston 13 11 Andrew Hodgson Wharfedale 19 11 Ed Smithies Harrogate 20 11

Season records

See also

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

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