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2004–05 National Division Three South
Countries
Champions	Barking
Runners-up	Redruth (also promoted)
Relegated	Haywards Heath, Tabard, Weston-super-Mare
Attendance	44,315 (average 369 per match)
Highest attendance	1,500 Redruth v North Walsham 5 March 2005 Redruth v Barking 12 March 2005
Lowest attendance	100 Reading v Tabard 20 November 2004 Reading v Westcombe Park 12 March 2005 Reading v Hertford 2 April 2005
Top point scorer	Adam Westall (Lydney) 332 points
Top try scorer	Cam Avery (Havant) 23 tries
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The 2004–05 National Division Three South was the fifth season (18th 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 Lydney who were relegated from 2003–04 National Division Two as well as Havant (champions) and Hertford (playoffs) who were promoted from London Division 1 while Reading came up as champions of South West Division 1. The season would also see the introduction of a new points system with 4 points being awarded for a win, 2 points being awarded for a draw (replacing the old system of 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw) with the addition of a bonus point being given for scoring 4 or more tries as well as a bonus point given if you manage to lose a game within 7 points of the victorious team. In terms of promotion the league champions would go straight up into National Division Two while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from National Division Three North (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place.

At the end of the season Barking finished as champions with a fantastic record of 24 wins out of 26 games, finishing 12 points ahead of runners up Redruth, with the Cornish side perhaps having finished champions in a different season with just 3 defeats. Redruth would join Barking in the 2005–06 National Division Two by defeating the 2004–05 National Division Three North runners up Macclesfield in the north–south playoff in front of a huge crowd of 4,000 fans at the Recreation Ground in Redruth. At the other end of the table Haywards Heath and Tabard were the first teams to be relegated. Weston-super-Mare were more competitive but still went down in the final relegation place, 7 points off 11th placed Old Patesians. Haywards Heath and Tabard would drop down to London Division 1 while Weston-super-Mare went into South West Division 1.

Participating teams and locations

Final league table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 12 February 2005.

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 7 (rescheduled game)

• Game rescheduled from 6 November 2004.

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

• Game rescheduled for 26 March 2005.

Round 22

Round 23

Round 21 (rescheduled game)

• Game rescheduled from 5 March 2005.

Round 24

Round 25

Round 26

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. Redruth were the southern division runners up and as they had a superior league record than northern runners-up, Macclesfield, they hosted the play-off match.

Total season attendances

• Does not include promotion playoff game.

1. Note that 60 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 Havant on 4 September 2004, Dings Crusaders on 20 November 2004, Tabard on 4 December 2004 and Lydney on 5 March 2005.
3. Missing home attendances v Hertford on 11 September 2004, Havant on 26 February 2005, Southend on 12 March 2005 and Old Patesians on 2 April 2005.
4. Missing home attendances v North Walsham on 25 September 2004, Dings Crusaders on 23 October 2003 and Reading on 5 March 2005.
5. Missing home attendances v Weston-super-Mare on 4 September 2004 and Barking on 11 September 2004.
6. Missing home attendance v Reading on 4 September 2004.
7. Missing home attendances on 4 September 2004 v Tabard, Barking on 9 October 2004, Hertford on 30 October 2004, Redruth on 27 November 2004, Southend on 5 February 2005, Old Patesians on 26 February 2005, Weston-super-Mare on 19 March 2005 and Dings Crusaders on 9 April 2005.
8. Missing home attendances v Westcombe Park on 11 September 2004 and Weston-super-Mare on 20 November 2004.
9. Missing home attendances v Dings Crusaders on 4 September 2004, Weston-super-Mare on 25 September 2004, Lyndey on 23 October 2004, Barking on 30 October 2004, Southend on 13 November 2004, Havant on 27 November 2004, North Walsham on 11 December 2004, Redruth on 8 January 2005, Westcombe Park on 22 January 2005, Hertford on 5 February 2005 and Tabard on 19 March 2005.
10. Missing home attendances v Southend on 11 September 2004, North Walsham on 30 October 2004 and Dings Crusaders on 29 January 2005.
11. Missing home attendances v Havant on 11 September 2004 and Dings Crusaders on 19 February 2005.
12. Missing home attendances v North Walsham on 4 September 2004, Dings Crusaders on 25 September 2004 and Redruth on 9 April 2005.
13. Missing home attendances v Old Patesians on 11 September 2004, Havant on 30 October 2004 and North Walsham on 13 November 2004.
14. Missing home attendances v Redruth on 4 September 2004, Barking on 11 December 2004, Weston-super-Mare on 19 February 2005, North Walsham on 19 March 2005, Dings Crusaders on 26 March 2005 and Havant on 9 April 2005..
15. Missing home attendances v Lydney on 11 September 2004, Hertford on 9 October 2004, Westcombe Park on 30 October 2004, Redruth on 13 November 2004, Dings Crusaders on 8 January 2005, North Walsham on 22 January 2005, Havant on 5 February 2005, Southend on 5 March 2005, Old Patesians on 12 March 2005 and Barking on 9 April 2005.

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 Adam Westall Lydney 26 332 2 Neil Barrela Hertford 25 298 3 Ben Montgomery Barking 24 236 4 Rob Colbourne Tabard 23 207 5 Simon Hoult Southend 20 177 6 Owen Ashton Haywards Heath 22 176 7 Sid Claffey Havant 23 175 8 Bede Brown Redruth 25 169 9 Waylon Gasson Dings Crusaders 22 136 10 Alex Wallace Reading 22 115 Cam Avery Havant 24 115

Top try scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Tries 1 Cam Avery Havant 24 23 2 Lloyd Williams Barking 25 20 3 Andy Macrae Lydney 20 19 Nathan Pedley Redruth 26 19 4 Neil Barrela Hertford 25 18 5 Sylvan Edwards Dings Crusaders 24 17 Tom Johnson Reading 26 17 Adam Westall Lydney 26 17 6 Jeremy Flynn Reading 24 15 Lewis Vinnicombe Redruth 25 15

Season records

See also

• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

References

1. "National League Two 2003-04". englandrugby.com. 24 April 2004.
2. "London 1 2003-04". englandrugby.com. 17 April 2004.
3. "South West 1 2003-04". englandrugby.com. 17 April 2004.
4. ^ "National League Three South 2004-05". englandrugby.com. 23 April 2005.
5. ^ "The 2004-2005 league season". trelawnysarmy.org. 1 May 2005.
6. "London 1 2005-06". englandrugby.com. 10 September 2005.
7. "South West 1 2005-06". englandrugby.com. 10 September 2005.
8. "National Three South 04/05 Leading top scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 23 April 2005.
9. "National Three South 04/05 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 23 April 2005.
10. "National Three South 04/05 Most tries in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 23 April 2005.
11. "National Three South 04/05 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 23 April 2005.
12. "National Three South 04/05 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 23 April 2005.
13. "National Three South 04/05 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 23 April 2005.
14. "National Three South 04/05 Most points in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 23 April 2005.
15. "National Three South 04/05 Most tries in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 23 April 2005.
16. "National Three South 04/05 Most conversions in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 23 April 2005.
17. "National Three South 04/05 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 23 April 2005.
18. "National Three South 04/05 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 23 April 2005.
19. "National Three South 04/05 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 23 April 2005.

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