2001–02 National Division One
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The 2001–02 National Division One (known as the Jewson National Division One for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. New teams to the division included Rotherham who had been relegated from the Zurich Premiership 2000–01 while Bracknell and Rugby Lions had been promoted from the 2000–01 National Division Two.[1][2]
For the first time the team finishing first, Rotherham, were denied promotion to the Zurich Premiership for season 2002–03 because their ground was not of the required standard - this was the first time a team had been denied entry to the top flight of English rugby since the leagues started in 1987 due to the introduction of the controversial 'minimum standards' rule for clubs seeking to join the Premiership.[3][4] Worcester were runners-up for the second consecutive season, and Henley Hawks and Bracknell were relegated to the 2002–03 National Division Two with Bracknell spending just one season in the division.[5]
Participating teams
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| Team[6] | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Blues | Goldington Road | 7,000 | Bedford, Bedfordshire |
| Birmingham & Solihull | Sharmans Cross | 2,500 | Solihull, West Midlands |
| Bracknell | Lily Hill Park | 1,250 (250 seats)[a 1] | Bracknell, Berkshire |
| Coventry | Coundon Road | 9,000 | Coventry, West Midlands |
| Exeter Chiefs | County Ground | 5,200 | Exeter, Devon |
| Henley Hawks | Dry Leas | 4,000 | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire |
| London Welsh | Old Deer Park | 5,850 | Richmond, London |
| Manchester | Grove Park | 4,000 | Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester |
| Moseley | Bournbrook | Birmingham, West Midlands | |
| Otley | Cross Green | 5,000 | Otley, West Yorkshire |
| Rotherham | Clifton Lane | 2,500 | Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
| Rugby Lions | Webb Ellis Road | 4,000 (200 seats)[8] | Rugby, Warwickshire |
| Wakefield | College Grove | 3,000 | Wakefield, West Yorkshire |
| Worcester | Sixways | 8,477 | Worcester, Worcestershire |
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Table
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Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
- Postponed. Rescheduled for 24 November 2001.
- Postponed. Rescheduled for 16 February 2002.
- Postponed. Rescheduled for 15 December 2001.
- Postponed. Rescheduled for 15 February 2002.
Round 9
Round 10
Round 8 (rescheduled game)
- Game rescheduled from 27 October 2001.
Round 11
Round 12
Round 8 (rescheduled game)
- Game rescheduled from 27 October 2001.
Round 13
Round 14
- Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.
- Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.
- Game rescheduled to 17 February 2002.
- Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.
- Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002.
- Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.
- Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002.
Round 18
Round 19
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002.
Rounds 8 & 14 (rescheduled games)
- Game rescheduled from 27 October 2001.
- Game rescheduled from 27 October 2001.
- Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.
- Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.
Round 20
Round 14 (rescheduled games)
- Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.
- Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.
- Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.
- Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.
- Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.
Round 21
Round 22
Round 17 & 19 (rescheduled games)
- Game rescheduled from 26 January 2002.
- Game rescheduled from 9 February 2002.
Round 23
Round 24
Round 25
Round 26
Total season attendances
| Club | Home Games |
Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Blues | 13 | 18,445 | 1,419 | 1,908 | 956 | 20% |
| Birmingham & Solihull | 13 | 6,350 | 488 | 1,000 | 200 | 20% |
| Bracknell | 13 | 4,805 | 370 | 750 | 150 | 30% |
| Coventry | 13 | 24,718 | 1,901 | 4,132 | 924 | 21% |
| Exeter Chiefs | 13 | 11,932 | 918 | 1,530 | 487 | 18% |
| Henley Hawks | 13 | 9,575 | 737 | 1,325 | 300 | 18% |
| London Welsh | 13 | 11,750 | 904 | 1,400 | 400 | 15% |
| Manchester | 13 | 6,685 | 514 | 828 | 225 | 13% |
| Moseley | 13 | 6,673 | 513 | 1,529 | 150 | |
| Otley | 13 | 9,300 | 715 | 1,500 | 430 | 14% |
| Rotherham | 13 | 18,451 | 1,419 | 2,500 | 1,000 | 57% |
| Rugby Lions | 13 | 6,491 | 499 | 836 | 300 | 12% |
| Wakefield | 13 | 4,800 | 369 | 1,100 | 250 | 12% |
| Worcester | 12[b 1] | 28,515 | 2,376 | 4,800 | 1,448 | 28% |
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- ↑ Missing home attendance v Manchester on 1 September 2001.
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Individual statistics
- Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.
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Season records
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Team
73 - 0 Rotherham at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 13 April 2002
72 - 7 Rotherham away to Manchester on 6 April 2002
73 - 0 Rotherham at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 13 April 2002
Rotherham away to Manchester on 6 April 2002
Worcester at home to Henley Hawks on 19 January 2002
Manchester at home to Wakefield on 15 December 2001
Exeter Chiefs away to Rotherham on 10 November 2001 |
Player
Template:Flagicon Sateki Tuipulotu for Worcester at home to Henley Hawks on 19 January 2002
Template:Flagicon Chris Garrard for Worcester at home to Otley on 9 March 2002
Template:Flagicon Tony Yapp for Worcester at home to Henley Hawks on 19 January 2002
Template:Flagicon Marcus Barrow for Manchester at home to Wakefield on 15 December 2001
Template:Flagicon Chris Malone for Exeter Chiefs away to Rotherham on 10 November 2001 Attendances
Worcester at home to Rotherham on 22 September 2001
Bracknell at home to Exeter Chiefs on 2 March 2002
Worcester
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See also
References
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