The 2009–10 National League 2 North was the first season (twenty-third overall) of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. Previously known as National Division 3 North , it had been renamed due to widespread changes to the league system by the RFU with National One becoming the Championship , National 2 becoming National 1 and so on.[ 1] [ 2] The league system was 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and additional bonus points being awarded for scoring 4 or more tries and/or losing within 7 points of the victorious team. In terms of promotion the league champions would go straight up into National League 1 while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from National League 2 South (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place. A further change to the league system would see the division increase from 14 to 16 teams.
After finishing 3rd the previous season, Macclesfield would go two places better by winning the league title in what was a very close contest with runners up Loughborough Students - Macclesfield clinching the championship by benefit of just 3 points (one more win).[ 3] [ 4] Loughborough Students would fail to join Macclesfield in the 2010–11 National League 1 as they lost their playoff at home to the 2009–10 National League 2 South runners up Rosslyn Park .[ 5] At the other end of the table, Waterloo suffered their 3rd successive relegation as the worst side in the division, followed at later dates by the more competitive Bradford & Bingley and newly promoted Broadstreet.[ 4] Waterloo and Bradford & Bingley would drop to National League 3 North while Broadstreet would fall back down to the National League 3 Midlands .[ 6] [ 7]
Participating teams and locations [ edit ]
Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2008–09 National Division Three North season; Waterloo were relegated from the 2008–09 National Division Two , while Broadstreet would come up as champions of Midlands Division 1 along with Westoe (champions) and Hull (playoffs) from North Division 1 .[ 8] [ 9] A further move saw that Rugby Lions were level transferred (again) across from the National League 2 South as the most northerly team in that division after promotion and relegation left the two leagues unbalanced (in the end there would still be an imbalance as Mounts Bay's liquidation meant there would only be 15 teams in the 2009–10 National League 2 South compared to 16 in National League 2 North).[ 10] [ 11]
Locations of the 2009-10 National League 2 North teams
Team
Stadium
Capacity
City/Area
Bradford & Bingley
Wagon Lane
4,000
Bingley , West Yorkshire
Broadstreet
Ivor Preece Field
1,500 (250 seats)
Coventry , West Midlands
Caldy
Paton Field
4,000
Thurstaston , Wirral , Merseyside
Fylde
Woodlands Memorial Ground
9,000
Lytham St. Annes , Lancashire
Harrogate
Claro Road
Harrogate , North Yorkshire
Huddersfield
Lockwood Park
1,500 (500 seats)
Huddersfield , West Yorkshire
Hull
Ferens Ground
1,500 (288 seats)
Kingston upon Hull , East Riding of Yorkshire
Hull Ionians
Brantingham Park
1,500 (240 seats)
Brantingham , East Riding of Yorkshire
Kendal
Mint Bridge
3,000 (300 stand)
Kendal , Cumbria
Leicester Lions
Westleigh Park
2,000
Blaby , Leicestershire
Loughborough Students
Loughborough University Stadium
3,000
Loughborough , Leicestershire
Macclesfield
Priory Park
1,250 (250 seats)
Macclesfield , Cheshire
Preston Grasshoppers
Lightfoot Green
5,000
Preston , Lancashire
Rugby Lions
Webb Ellis Road
1,000
Rugby , Warwickshire
Waterloo
St Anthony's Road
9,000 (200 seats)
Blundellsands , Merseyside
Westoe
Wood Terrace
South Shields , Tyne and Wear
Updated to match(es) played on 08-05-2010. Source:
Rugby Statbunker (C) Champion;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ Westoe's game away to Preston Grasshoppers would be cancelled.
^ Hudderfield's game at home to Hull Ionians would be cancelled.
^ Hull Ionian's game away to Huddersfield would be cancelled.
^ Preston Grasshopper's game at home to Westoe would be cancelled.
(BP) Broadstreet 37 - 15 Bradford & Bingley Report
Ivor Preece Field Attendance: 300 Referee: Matthew Daubney
Paton Field Attendance: 184 Referee: Mike Read
(BP) Harrogate 27 - 21 Rugby Lions (BP) Report
Claro Road Referee: Nick Ashton
Ferens Ground Attendance: 200 Referee: Ian Tennant
(BP) Kendal 37 - 33 Leicester Lions (2BP) Report
Mint Bridge Attendance: 420 Referee: D Edmunds
(BP) Loughborough Students 23 - 22 Macclesfield (BP) Report
Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Marcus Caton
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 30 - 29 Hull Ionians (2BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 294 Referee: Andrew Jackson
Waterloo 21 - 41 Huddersfield (BP) Report
St Anthony's Road Attendance: 200 Referee: Nick Cockburn
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 37 - 37 Waterloo (BP) Report
Wagon Lane Attendance: 200 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Caldy 17 - 32 Huddersfield Report
Paton Field Attendance: 211 Referee: Clare Daniels
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 407 Referee: Rob Sheard
Hull Ionians 31 - 48 Hull (BP) Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Andrew Taylorson
(BP) Leicester Lions 25 - 27 Broadstreet Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Andrew McMenemy
(BP) Macclesfield 35 - 28 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
Priory Park Attendance: 228 Referee: Matthew Daubney
(BP) Rugby Lions 27 - 39 Loughborough Students (BP) Report
Webb Ellis Road Attendance: 282 Referee: David Walker
Westoe 14 - 29 Harrogate (BP) Report
Broadstreet 9 - 39 Fylde (BP) Report
Ivor Preece Field Attendance: 190 Referee: Andrew Jackson
Claro Road Attendance: 220 Referee: Mark Wilson
(BP) Huddersfield 60 - 0 Bradford & Bingley Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 225 Referee: Mike Read
Hull 19 - 44 Macclesfield (BP) Report
Ferens Ground Attendance: 150 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Kendal 44 - 12 Hull Ionians Report
Mint Bridge Attendance: 484 Referee: Mark Liddell
(BP) Loughborough Students 16 - 22 Westoe Report
Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: John Meredith
Preston Grasshoppers 17 - 32 Rugby Lions (BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Referee: Revis Phillips
Waterloo 7 - 36 Leicester Lions (BP) Report
St Anthony's Road Attendance: 595 Referee: Simon Harding
(BP) Caldy 45 - 7 Bradford & Bingley Report
Paton Field Attendance: 201 Referee: Nick Ashton
(BP) Fylde 43 - 31 Waterloo (BP) Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 575 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Harrogate 12 - 25 Loughborough Students (BP) Report
Claro Road Attendance: 198 Referee: Mike Read
Hull Ionians 22 - 50 Broadstreet (BP) Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 250 Referee: D Edmunds
Leicester Lions 23 - 15 Huddersfield Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Andrew Bickle
Macclesfield 27 - 6 Kendal Report
Priory Park Attendance: 255 Referee: Trevor Fisher
(BP) Rugby Lions 35 - 3 Hull Report
Webb Ellis Road Attendance: 235 Referee: Simon Harding
(2BP) Westoe 31 - 32 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Referee: Rob Sheard
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 30 - 22 Leicester Lions Report
Wagon Lane Attendance: 100 Referee: Lee Towers
Broadstreet 13 - 34 Macclesfield (BP) Report
Ivor Preece Field Attendance: 155 Referee: Stefano Roscini
Huddersfield 22 - 15 Fylde (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 257 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Ferens Ground Attendance: 200
Kendal 6 - 36 Rugby Lions (BP) Report
Mint Bridge Attendance: 388 Referee: Andrew Jackson
Loughborough Students 8 - 36 Caldy (BP) Report
Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Rob Sheard
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 31 - 31 Harrogate (BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 176 Referee: D Edmunds
Waterloo 17 - 12 Hull Ionians (BP) Report
St Anthony's Road Attendance: 348 Referee: Revis Phillips
Rugby Lions 0 - 12 Broadstreet Report
Webb Ellis Road Attendance: 533 Referee: Marcus Caton
(BP) Caldy 34 - 21 Leicester Lions Report
Paton Field Attendance: 261 Referee: Stuart Parker
(BP) Fylde 39 - 25 Bradford & Bingley Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 454 Referee: Mike Read
(BP) Harrogate 57 - 11 Hull Report
Claro Road Attendance: 300 Referee: D Edmunds
(BP) Hull Ionians 30 - 13 Huddersfield Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Rob Sheard
(BP) Loughborough Students 29 - 8 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Clare Daniels
(BP) Macclesfield 55 - 14 Waterloo Report
Priory Park Referee: Andrew Bickle
(BP) Westoe 33 - 17 Kendal Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 200
Bradford & Bingley 13 - 28 Hull Ionians Report
Wagon Lane Attendance: 150 Referee: Steve Penfold
(BP) Broadstreet 38 - 31 Westoe (2BP) Report
Ivor Preece Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Tom Davis
Huddersfield 10 - 20 Macclesfield Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 270 Referee: Steve Lee
Hull 11 - 28 Loughborough Students (BP) Report
Ferens Ground Attendance: 130 Referee: Revis Phillips
Kendal 13 - 12 Harrogate (BP) Report
Mint Bridge Attendance: 487 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Leicester Lions 35 - 3 Fylde Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Ian Tempest
Preston Grasshoppers 15 - 50 Caldy (BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 357 Referee: James Fisher
Waterloo 10 - 24 Rugby Lions Report
St Anthony's Road Attendance: 385 Referee: Lee Towers
Paton Field Attendance: 300 Referee: Chris Sharp
(BP) Harrogate 32 - 20 Broadstreet Report
Claro Road Attendance: 173 Referee: Revis Phillips
Hull Ionians 15 - 25 Leicester Lions (BP) Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 250 Referee: J Matthews
(BP) Loughborough Students 34 - 3 Kendal Report
Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Mark Jackson
(BP) Macclesfield 53 - 3 Bradford & Bingley Report
Priory Park Attendance: 203 Referee: Rob Sheard
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 24 - 0 Hull Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 203 Referee: Andrew Jackson
(BP) Rugby Lions 34 - 27 Huddersfield (BP) Report
Webb Ellis Road Referee: Will Halford
(BP) Westoe 30 - 17 Waterloo Report
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 20 - 27 Rugby Lions (BP) Report
Wagon Lane Attendance: 175 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Broadstreet 0 - 60 Loughborough Students (BP) Report
Ivor Preece Field Attendance: 239 Referee: John Meredith
(BP) Fylde 35 - 9 Hull Ionians Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 382 Referee: Matthew Daubney
Huddersfield 20 - 28 Westoe (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 243 Referee: D Edmunds
Ferens Ground Attendance: 185 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Kendal 20 - 27 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
Mint Bridge Attendance: 458 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
Leicester Lions 22 - 7 Macclesfield Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 116 Referee: Mark Jackson
Waterloo 10 - 36 Harrogate (BP) Report
St Anthony's Road Attendance: 331 Referee: Trevor Fisher
Broadstreet 10 - 10 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Ivor Preece Field Attendance: 150 Referee: Matt Carley
(BP) Caldy 34 - 23 Hull Ionians Report
Paton Field Attendance: 230 Referee: D Edmunds
(BP) Harrogate 22 - 20 Huddersfield (BP) Report
Claro Road Attendance: 190 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Ferens Ground Attendance: 100
(BP) Loughborough Students 74 - 19 Waterloo Report
Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Steve Penfold
(BP) Macclesfield 33 - 10 Fylde Report
Priory Park Attendance: 295 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Rugby Lions 14 - 25 Leicester Lions Report
Webb Ellis Road Attendance: 228 Referee: Revis Phillips
(BP) Westoe 38 - 16 Bradford & Bingley Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 200 Referee: Matthew Daubney
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 18 - 22 Harrogate (BP) Report
Wagon Lane Attendance: 247 Referee: Adam Friend
(BP) Broadstreet 20 - 22 Hull Report
Ivor Preece Field Referee: Stuart Turnbull
Fylde 12 - 10 Rugby Lions (BP) Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 385 Referee: Andrew Jackson
Huddersfield 3 - 15 Loughborough Students Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 275 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Hull Ionians 21 - 22 Macclesfield Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Mint Bridge Attendance: 430 Referee: Trevor Fisher
(BP) Leicester Lions 46 - 5 Westoe Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Mike Cooper
Waterloo 17 - 38 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
St Anthony's Road Attendance: 408 Referee: Will Halford
(BP) Caldy 11 - 16 Macclesfield Report
Paton Field Attendance: 239 Referee: Mark Wilson
Harrogate 10 - 10 Leicester Lions Report
Claro Road Attendance: 160 Referee: Nick Cockburn
(BP) Hull 29 - 13 Waterloo Report
Ferens Ground Attendance: 250 Referee: Matthew Daubney
Mint Bridge Attendance: 334 Referee: John Meredith
(BP) Loughborough Students 52 - 13 Bradford & Bingley Report
Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Simon Harding
Preston Grasshoppers 17 - 11 Huddersfield (BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 245 Referee: Mark Liddell
(BP) Rugby Lions 7 - 8 Hull Ionians Report
Webb Ellis Road Attendance: 213 Referee: Tom Davis
Wood Terrace Attendance: 250 Referee: Rob Sheard
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 28 - 18 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Wagon Lane Attendance: 196 Referee: D Edmunds
Broadstreet 13 - 38 Caldy (BP) Report
Ivor Preece Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Tom Davis
Fylde 21 - 15 Harrogate (BP) Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 447 Referee: Nick Ashton
Lockwood Park Attendance: 273 Referee: Trevor Fisher
Hull Ionians 33 - 17 Westoe Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Lee Towers
Leicester Lions 9 - 18 Loughborough Students Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore
Macclesfield 23 - 14 Rugby Lions Report
Priory Park Attendance: 203 Referee: John Meredith
(BP) Waterloo 12 - 18 Kendal Report
St Anthony's Road Attendance: 350 Referee: John Owen
(2BP) Broadstreet 26 - 28 Waterloo Report
Ivor Preece Field Attendance: 180 Referee: Matthew Daubney
Caldy 17 - 11 Rugby Lions (BP) Report
Paton Field Attendance: 161 Referee: Andrew Jackson
Harrogate 19 - 5 Hull Ionians Report
Claro Road Attendance: 125 Referee: Clare Daniels
(BP) Hull 30 - 0 Bradford & Bingley Report
Ferens Ground Attendance: 120 Referee: Richard Kelly
Kendal 25 - 17 Huddersfield Report
Mint Bridge Attendance: 360 Referee: Andrew Taylorson
(BP) Loughborough Students 43 - 0 Fylde Report
Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Darren Gamage
Preston Grasshoppers 20 - 10 Leicester Lions Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 332
(BP) Westoe 28 - 38 Macclesfield (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 200 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Bradford & Bingley P - P Kendal
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Fylde P - P Preston Grasshoppers
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Huddersfield P - P Broadstreet
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Hull Ionians P - P Loughborough Students
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Macclesfield P - P Harrogate
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
(BP) Hull 27 - 7 Hull Ionians Report
Ferens Ground Attendance: 400 Referee: Marcus Caton
(BP) Loughborough Students 42 -3 Rugby Lions Report
Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Matt Carley
Waterloo 8 - 17 Bradford & Bingley Report
St Anthony's Road Attendance: 260 Referee: Matthew Daubney
Broadstreet P - P Leicester Lions
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.
Preston Grasshoppers P - P Macclesfield
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 29 April 2010.
Bradford & Bingley P - P Huddersfield
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Leicester Lions P - P Waterloo
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Rugby Lions P - P Preston Grasshoppers
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Westoe P - P Loughborough Students
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 May 2010.
(BP) Broadstreet 12 - 16 Hull Ionians Report
Ivor Preece Field Attendance: 215 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Ferens Ground Attendance: 150 Referee: Nick Cockburn
Loughborough Students 25 - 13 Harrogate Report
Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: John Meredith
Bradford & Bingley P - P Caldy
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.
Huddersfield P - P Leicester Lions
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.
Preston Grasshoppers P - P Westoe
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.
Caldy 20 - 17 Loughborough Students (BP) Report
Paton Field Attendance: 402 Referee: Steve Lee
Fylde 24 - 14 Huddersfield Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 387 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
Harrogate 12 - 9 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
Claro Road Attendance: 210 Referee: Mark Jackson
(BP) Hull Ionians 50 - 14 Waterloo Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 250 Referee: D Edmunds
(BP) Leicester Lions 41 - 23 Bradford & Bingley Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 125 Referee: Rob Sheard
(BP) Macclesfield 58 - 6 Broadstreet Report
Priory Park Attendance: 144 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Rugby Lions 25 - 11 Kendal Report
Webb Ellis Road Attendance: 202
Wood Terrace Attendance: 100
Broadstreet 14 - 28 Rugby Lions Report
Ivor Preece Field Attendance: 500 Referee: Ross Campbell
Bradford & Bingley 13 - 28 Fylde (BP) Report
Wagon Lane Attendance: 235 Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick
Ferens Ground Attendance: 175 Referee: Matt Carley
(BP) Kendal 46 - 10 Westoe Report
Mint Bridge Attendance: 415 Referee: Mark Liddell
(BP) Leicester Lions 13 - 14 Caldy Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 125 Referee: Ed Turnill
Waterloo 14 - 104 Macclesfield (BP) Report
St Anthony's Road Attendance: 217 Referee: Trevor Fisher
Huddersfield P - P Hull Ionians
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 May 2010.
Preston Grasshoppers P - P Loughborough Students
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.
Round 15 (rescheduled games)[ edit ]
Bradford & Bingley 14 - 23 Kendal Report
Wagon Lane Attendance: 195 Referee: Revis Phillips
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
(BP) Fylde 32 - 10 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 735 Referee: Steve Lee
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
(BP) Huddersfield 42 - 0 Broadstreet Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 173 Referee: John Meredith
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
Hull Ionians 15 - 33 Loughborough Students (BP) Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Greg MacDonald
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
(BP) Leicester Lions 30 - 15 Hull Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 100 Referee: Mark Jackson
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
(BP) Macclesfield 61 - 5 Harrogate Report
Priory Park Attendance: 218 Referee: Philip Davis
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
(BP) Rugby Lions 34 - 22 Westoe Report
Webb Ellis Road Attendance: 160 Referee: D Edmunds
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
Waterloo 10 - 40 Caldy (BP) Report
St Anthony's Road Attendance: 348 Referee: Rob Sheard
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
(BP) Caldy 33 - 10 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Paton Field Attendance: 211 Referee: Ian Tempest
(BP) Fylde 34 - 20 Leicester Lions Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 295 Referee: Simon Harding
Harrogate 28 - 21 Kendal (BP) Report
Claro Road Attendance: 170 Referee: Matthew Daubney
(BP) Hull Ionians 11 - 14 Bradford & Bingley Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
(BP) Loughborough Students 41 - 17 Hull Report
Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick
(BP) Macclesfield 41 - 5 Huddersfield Report
Priory Park Attendance: 225 Referee: Mark Liddell
(BP) Rugby Lions 43 - 3 Waterloo Report
Webb Ellis Road Attendance: 238 Referee: Paul Kimber
Westoe 22 - 16 Broadstreet (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 175 Referee: Revis Phillips
Bradford & Bingley 7 - 36 Macclesfield (BP) Report
Wagon Lane Attendance: 275 Referee: Andrew Jackson
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 475 Referee: D Edmunds
Huddersfield 23 - 16 Rugby Lions (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 303 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Hull 24 - 19 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
Ferens Ground Attendance: 200 Referee: Revis Phillips
Kendal 17 - 43 Loughborough Students (BP) Report
Mint Bridge Attendance: 482 Referee: Trevor Fisher
(BP) Leicester Lions 7 - 14 Hull Ionians Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 100
Waterloo 13 - 33 Westoe (BP) Report
St Anthony's Road Attendance: 250 Referee: Mark Liddell
Broadstreet P - P Harrogate
Postponed. Game rescheduled for 8 May 2010.
Paton Field Attendance: 123 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Harrogate 48 - 12 Waterloo Report
Claro Road Referee: Matt Carley
Hull Ionians 27 - 17 Fylde Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Greg MacDonald
(BP) Loughborough Students 24 - 8 Broadstreet Report
Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: D Edmunds
Macclesfield 27 - 15 Leicester Lions Report
Priory Park Attendance: 197 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 18 - 25 Kendal Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 326 Referee: Andrew Jackson
(BP) Rugby Lions 37 - 31 Bradford & Bingley (2BP) Report
Webb Ellis Road Attendance: 197 Referee: Rob Sheard
Westoe 25 - 10 Huddersfield Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 127 Referee: Trevor Fisher
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 37 - 8 Westoe Report
Wagon Lane Attendance: 170 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Fylde 7 - 37 Macclesfield (BP) Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 375 Referee: Chris Sharp
(BP) Huddersfield 19 - 25 Harrogate Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 176 Referee: Steve Penfold
Hull Ionians 25 - 41 Caldy (BP) Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Wayne Falla
Mint Bridge Attendance: 340 Referee: D Edmunds
(BP) Leicester Lions 45 - 24 Rugby Lions (BP) Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 150
Preston Grasshoppers 22 - 17 Broadstreet (BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 247 Referee: Revis Phillips
Waterloo 7 - 48 Loughborough Students (BP) Report
St Anthony's Road Attendance: 368 Referee: Andrew Jackson
Paton Field Attendance: 271 Referee: Andrew Jackson
(BP) Harrogate 41 - 7 Bradford & Bingley Report
Claro Road Attendance: 220 Referee: Nick Cockburn
(BP) Hull 40 - 22 Broadstreet Report
Ferens Ground Attendance: 150 Referee: Matt Carley
(BP) Loughborough Students 29 - 18 Huddersfield Report
Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
(BP) Macclesfield 34 - 0 Hull Ionians Report
Priory Park Attendance: 237 Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore
Preston Grasshoppers 20 - 12 Waterloo Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 214 Referee: Rob Sheard
Rugby Lions 18 - 13 Fylde (BP) Report
Webb Ellis Road Attendance: 162 Referee: Paul Kimber
(BP) Westoe 20 - 17 Leicester Lions (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 143 Referee: Simon Harding
Round 16 (rescheduled games)[ edit ]
Broadstreet 16 - 3 Leicester Lions Report
Ivor Preece Field Attendance: 200 Referee: Philip Davis
Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010.
Harrogate 19 - 17 Westoe (BP) Report
Claro Road Attendance: 210 Referee: Matthew Daubney
Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010.
Huddersfield 15 - 36 Caldy (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 169 Referee: Andrew Jackson
Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010.
Mint Bridge Attendance: 523 Referee: Revis Phillips
Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010.
Bradford & Bingley 18 - 38 Loughborough Students (BP) Report
Wagon Lane Attendance: 225 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Broadstreet 37 - 45 Kendal (BP) Report
Ivor Preece Field Attendance: 400 Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore (Eng)
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 217 Referee: Cemmy Rudkin
(BP) Huddersfield 50 - 5 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Hull Ionians 19 - 10 Rugby Lions Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Andrew Jackson
(BP) Leicester Lions 27 - 34 Harrogate (BP) Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 100 Referee: Wayne Falla
Macclesfield 15 - 13 Caldy (BP) Report
Priory Park Attendance: 287 Referee: Ed Turnill
Waterloo 13 - 27 Hull (BP) Report
St Anthony's Road Attendance: 304 Referee: Rob Sheard
(BP) Caldy 36 - 5 Broadstreet Report
Paton Field Attendance: 143 Referee: Mark Liddell
(BP) Harrogate 34 - 15 Fylde Report
Claro Road Attendance: 180 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Ferens Ground Attendance: 150 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
(BP) Kendal 37 - 8 Waterloo Report
Mint Bridge Attendance: 475 Referee: D Edmunds
Loughborough Students 24 - 17 Leicester Lions (BP) Report
Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Paul Kimber
Preston Grasshoppers 30 - 22 Bradford & Bingley Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 163 Referee: Trevor Fisher
Rugby Lions 13 - 43 Macclesfield (BP) Report
Webb Ellis Road Attendance: 211 Referee: Marcus Caton
(BP) Westoe 26 - 3 Hull Ionians Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 150 Referee: Revis Phillips
(2BP) Bradford & Bingley 24 - 31 Hull (BP) Report
Wagon Lane Attendance: 190 Referee: D Edmunds
(2BP) Fylde 32 - 39 Loughborough Students (BP) Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 265 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Huddersfield 45 - 23 Kendal Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Rob Sheard
(BP) Hull Ionians 17 - 19 Harrogate Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 200
(BP) Leicester Lions 49 - 15 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick
(BP) Macclesfield 58 - 21 Westoe Report
Priory Park Attendance: 211 Referee: Trevor Fisher
(BP) Rugby Lions 25 - 27 Caldy Report
Webb Ellis Road Attendance: 181 Referee: Mark Liddell
Waterloo 0 - 53 Broadstreet (BP) Report
St Anthony's Road Attendance: 270 Referee: Matthew Daubney
(BP) Broadstreet 22 - 26 Huddersfield (BP) Report
Ivor Preece Field Attendance: 200 Referee: Ross Campbell
(BP) Caldy 80 - 7 Waterloo Report
Paton Field Attendance: 350 Referee: Ian Tempest
(BP) Harrogate 25 - 24 Macclesfield (2BP) Report
Claro Road Attendance: 205 Referee: D Edmunds
Hull 24 - 17 Leicester Lions (BP) Report
Ferens Ground Attendance: 150 Referee: Andrew Jackson
(BP) Kendal 17 - 18 Bradford & Bingley Report
Mint Bridge Attendance: 372 Referee: Matthew Daubney
(BP) Loughborough Students 26 - 23 Hull Ionians (BP) Report
Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Mark Liddell
Preston Grasshoppers 10 - 38 Fylde (BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 473 Referee: Revis Phillips
(BP) Westoe 38 - 35 Rugby Lions (2BP) Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 162 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 47 - 34 Broadstreet (BP) Report
Wagon Lane Attendance: 230 Referee: Paul Kimber
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 310 Referee: Trevor Fisher
(BP) Huddersfield 60 - 19 Waterloo Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 298 Referee: Rob Sheard
(BP) Hull Ionians 29 - 3 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Simon McConnell
(BP) Leicester Lions 100 - 14 Kendal Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 100 Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore
Macclesfield 26 - 18 Loughborough Students Report
Priory Park Attendance: 506 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Rugby Lions 26 - 34 Harrogate (BP) Report
Webb Ellis Road Attendance: 245 Referee: Andrew Bickle
(BP) Westoe 26 - 48 Caldy (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Referee: D Edmunds
Round 20 (rescheduled game)[ edit ]
Preston Grasshoppers 3 - 54 Macclesfield (BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 217 Referee: John Meredith
Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010.
Round 17 (rescheduled games)[ edit ]
Bradford & Bingley 13 - 25 Huddersfield Report
Wagon Lane Attendance: 270 Referee: D Edmunds
Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
Caldy 26 - 22 Harrogate (2BP) Report
Paton Field Attendance: 341 Referee: Steve Harland
Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
(BP) Fylde 53 - 13 Broadstreet Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground Attendance: 252 Referee: Philip Davis
Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
(BP) Hull Ionians 23 - 10 Kendal Report
Brantingham Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
(BP) Leicester Lions 50 - 7 Waterloo Report
Westleigh Park Attendance: 120 Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick
Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
(BP) Macclesfield 50 - 17 Hull Report
Priory Park Attendance: 340 Referee: John Meredith
Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
(BP) Rugby Lions 31 - 10 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Webb Ellis Road Attendance: 320 Referee: Matthew Daubney
Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
Round 17 (rescheduled game)[ edit ]
(BP) Westoe 19 - 22 Loughborough Students Report
Wood Terrace Attendance: 100 Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
Rounds 18, 20 & 22 (rescheduled games)[ edit ]
(2BP) Bradford & Bingley 25 - 29 Caldy (BP) Report
Wagon Lane Attendance: 195 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Game rescheduled from 16 January 2010.
(BP) Broadstreet 12 - 19 Harrogate Report
Ivor Preece Field Attendance: 150 Referee: Luke Pearce
Game rescheduled from 20 February 2010.
(BP) Huddersfield 24 - 31 Leicester Lions (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Attendance: 123 Referee: Darren Gamage
Game rescheduled from 16 January 2010.
Kendal 14 - 40 Macclesfield (BP) Report
Mint Bridge Attendance: 478 Referee: Chris Sharp
Game rescheduled from 16 January 2010.
Preston Grasshoppers 10 - 32 Loughborough Students (BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Attendance: 123 Referee: Andrew Jackson
Game rescheduled from 30 January 2010.
(BP) Waterloo 34 - 5 Fylde Report
St Antony's Road Attendance: 312 Referee: Wayne Falla
Game rescheduled from 16 January 2010.
Rounds 18 & 20 (rescheduled games)[ edit ]
Huddersfield C - C Hull Ionians
Game rescheduled from 30 January 2010. Game would ultimately be cancelled as result would have no outcome on final league table.
Preston Grasshoppers C - C Westoe
Game rescheduled from 16 January 2010. Game would ultimately be cancelled as result would have no outcome on final league table.
Each season, the runners-up in the National League 2 North and National League 2 South participate in a play-off for promotion into National League 1 . Loughborough Students were runners-up in the North and would host the game as they had a better record in the league in comparison to the South runners up Rosslyn Park .
Loughborough Students 21 - 43 Rosslyn Park Report
Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Michael Tutty
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Total season attendances [ edit ]
Figures not including north–south promotion playoff.
Club
Home Games
Total
Average
Highest
Lowest
% Capacity
Bradford & Bingley
15
3,053
204
275
100
5%
Broadstreet
14[ a 2]
3,379
241
500
150
16%
Caldy
15
3,628
242
402
123
6%
Fylde
15
5,961
397
735
217
4%
Harrogate
13[ a 3]
2,561
197
300
125
Huddersfield
13[ a 4]
3,035
233
303
123
16%
Hull
15
2,710
181
400
100
12%
Hull Ionians
15
3,600
240
500
150
16%
Kendal
15
6,446
430
523
334
14%
Leicester Lions
15
2,036
136
250
100
7%
Loughborough Students
15
2,470
165
250
100
5%
Macclesfield
14[ a 5]
3,549
254
506
144
20%
Preston Grasshoppers
13[ a 6]
3,370
259
473
123
5%
Rugby Lions
14[ a 7]
3,407
243
533
160
24%
Waterloo
15
4,946
330
595
200
4%
Westoe
11[ a 8]
1,807
164
250
100
^ Note that 13 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.
^ Missing home attendance v Hull on 14 November 2009.
^ Missing home attendances v Rugby Lions on 5 September 2009 and Waterloo on 27 February 2010.
^ Only played 14 home games as 1 game cancelled. Missing home attendance v Preston Grasshoppers on 27 March 2010.
^ Missing home attendance v Waterloo on 10 October 2009.
^ Only played 14 home games as 1 game cancelled. Missing home attendance v Rugby Lions on 19 September 2009.
^ Missing home attendance v Huddersfield on 23 October 2009.
^ Missing home attendances v Harrogate on 12 September 2009, Preston Grasshoppers on 26 September 2009, Waterloo on 24 October 2009 and Caldy on 24 April 2010.
Individual statistics [ edit ]
Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.
Largest home win — 86 pts
100 - 14 Leicester Lions at home to Kendal on 24 April 2010
Largest away win — 90 pts
104 - 14 Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
Most points scored — 104 pts
104 - 14 Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
Most tries in a match — 15 (x2)
Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
Leicester Lions at home to Kendal on 24 April 2010
Most conversions in a match — 13
Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
Most penalties in a match — 6
Huddersfield away to Caldy on 12 September 2009
Most drop goals in a match — 2
Kendal away to Huddersfield on 10 April 2010
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Most points in a match — 49
Ross Winney for Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
Most tries in a match — 4 (x4)
Greg Summers for Broadstreet away to Hull Ionians on 26 September 2009
John Williamson for Leicester Lions at home to Westoe on 14 November 2009
Ross Winney for Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
Matthew Clark for Huddersfield at home to Waterloo on 24 April 2010
Most conversions in a match — 13
Ross Winney for Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010
Most penalties in a match — 6
Chris Johnson for Huddersfield away to Caldy on 12 September 2009
Most drop goals in a match — 2
Mike Scott for Kendal away to Huddersfield on 10 April 2010
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Highest — 735
Fylde at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 6 February 2010
Lowest — 100 (x11)
Bradford & Bingley at home to Leicester Lions on 3 October 2009
Hull at home to Kendal on 7 November 2009
Loughborough Students at home to Rugby Lions on 2 January 2010
Westoe at home to Hull on 23 January 2010
Leicester Lions at home to Hull on 6 February 2010
Leicester Lions at home to Hull Ionians on 20 February 2010
Loughborough Students at home to Broadstreet on 27 February 2010
Leicester Lions at home to Harrogate on 27 March 2010
Loughborough Students at home to Leicester Lions on 3 April 2010
Leicester Lions at home to Kendal on 24 April 2010
Westoe at home to Loughborough Students on 5 May 2010
Highest Average Attendance — 430
Kendal
Lowest Average Attendance — 136
Leicester Lions
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