Английская Википедия:2007–08 National Division One
Шаблон:Infobox rugby union season The 2007–08 National Division One was the 21st full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. New teams included Northampton Saints (relegated from the Guinness Premiership 2006-07) and Esher and Launceston (both promoted from National Division Two 2006-07).[1][2][3] After two seasons Rotherham dropped the 'Earth' from their name to return to 'Rotherham Titans' (which they had been rebranded to in 2005 for the 2005-06 season) as sponsor Earth Mortgages ran into financial difficulties and Complete Technical Services instead became the club's new sponsor.[4]
Following their relegation from the previous season, Northampton Saints won the National Division One title at the first attempt and returned to the Guinness Premiership for season 2008–09 with Chris Ashton setting what was then the English league try record of 39 tries in a season (although Phil Chesters broke this record with 70 tries in a season in tier 4, Ashton's still stands as the highest ever in tier 2).[5][6] Exeter Chiefs finished in second place, and Pertemp Bees and Launceston were relegated to the 2008–09 National Division Two.[7][8][9]
Participating teams
Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
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Bedford Blues | Goldington Road | 6,000 | Bedford, Bedfordshire |
Cornish Pirates | Recreation Ground | 9,000 | Camborne, Cornwall |
Coventry | Butts Park Arena | 4,000 | Coventry, West Midlands |
Doncaster Knights | Castle Park | 3,075 | Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
Esher | Molesey Road | 3,000 | Hersham, Surrey |
Exeter Chiefs | Sandy Park | 6,000 | Exeter, Devon |
Launceston | Polson Bridge[a 1] | 3,000 | Launceston, Cornwall |
London Welsh | Old Deer Park | 5,850 | Richmond, London |
Moseley | Billesley Common | 3,000+ | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Newbury | Monk's Lane | 8,000 | Newbury, Berkshire |
Northampton Saints | Franklin's Gardens | 13,600 | Northampton, Northamptonshire |
Nottingham | Meadow Lane | 19,588 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire |
Pertemps Bees | Sharmans Cross | 2,500 | Solihull, West Midlands |
Plymouth Albion | The Brickfields | 6,500 | Plymouth, Devon |
Rotherham Titans | Clifton Lane | 2,500 | Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
Sedgley Park | Park Lane | 3,000 | Whitefield, Greater Manchester |
- Notes
Table
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Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Bonus Points | Points | |||||
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1 | Northampton Saints | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1321 | 343 | 978 | 23 | 143 | ||||
2 | Exeter Chiefs | 30 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 899 | 424 | 475 | 20 | 116 | ||||
3 | Nottingham | 30 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 818 | 518 | 300 | 24 | 116 | ||||
4 | Doncaster | 30 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 796 | 551 | 245 | 14 | 98 | ||||
5 | Cornish Pirates* | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 800 | 583 | 217 | 12 | 91 | ||||
6 | Bedford Blues | 30 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 705 | 542 | 163 | 13 | 85 | ||||
7 | London Welsh | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 542 | 659 | –117 | 10 | 70 | ||||
8 | Plymouth Albion | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 530 | 528 | 2 | 14 | 64 | ||||
9 | Coventry | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 637 | 731 | –94 | 17 | 63 | ||||
10 | Moseley | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 519 | 744 | –225 | 8 | 58 | ||||
11 | Rotherham Titans | 30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 591 | 856 | –265 | 14 | 58 | ||||
12 | Esher | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 481 | 850 | –369 | 9 | 49 | ||||
13 | Newbury | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 497 | 794 | –297 | 11 | 45 | ||||
14 | Sedgley Park | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 497 | 832 | –335 | 14 | 44 | ||||
15 | Pertemps Bees | 30 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 474 | 696 | –222 | 13 | 41 | ||||
16 | Launceston | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 441 | 906 | -465 | 8 | 40 | ||||
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Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places. |
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
Round 15
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 March 2008.
Round 16
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 March 2008.
Round 17
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 February 2008.
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 April 2008.
Round 21
Round 22
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 April 2008.
Round 23
Round 17 (rescheduled game)
Round 24
Round 15 (rescheduled game)
- Launceston had to play 'home game' at Franklin's Gardens due to issues with Polson Bridge floodlights
Round 25
Round 16 (rescheduled game)
Round 26
Round 27
Round 28
Round 20 & 22 (rescheduled games)
Round 29
Round 30
Total Season Attendances
Club | Home Games |
Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
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Bedford Blues | 15 | 35,128 | 2,342 | 5,307 | 1,590 | 39% |
Cornish Pirates | 15 | 52,294 | 3,486 | 6,487 | 2,275 | 39% |
Coventry | 15 | 20,490 | 1,366 | 3,100 | 873 | 34% |
Doncaster Knights | 15 | 18,939 | 1,263 | 3,075 | 500 | 41% |
Esher | 15 | 13,593 | 906 | 2,500 | 426 | 30% |
Exeter Chiefs | 15 | 60,466 | 4,031 | 5,859 | 2,820 | 67% |
Launceston | 15[b 1] | 25,307 | 1,687 | 8,201 | 729 | 55% |
London Welsh | 15 | 14,653 | 977 | 2,400 | 420 | 17% |
Moseley | 15 | 13,608 | 907 | 1,358 | 675 | 30% |
Newbury | 15 | 10,756 | 717 | 2,345 | 402 | 9% |
Northampton Saints | 15 | 172,408 | 11,494 | 13,498 | 10,071 | 85% |
Nottingham | 15 | 22,448 | 1,497 | 4,751 | 932 | 8% |
Pertemps Bees | 15 | 9,791 | 653 | 1,577 | 350 | 26% |
Plymouth Albion | 15 | 48,348 | 3,223 | 6,381 | 2,132 | 50% |
Rotherham Titans | 15 | 17,095 | 1,140 | 2,807 | 607 | 46% |
Sedgley Park | 15 | 9,401 | 627 | 1,325 | 467 | 21% |
Individual statistics
- Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.
Top points scorers
Rank | Player | Team | Appearances | Points |
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1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gareth Steenson | Cornish Pirates | 27 | 287 |
2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Woodrow | Doncaster Knights | 30 | 263 |
3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bruce Reihana | Northampton Saints | 29 | 262 |
4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Phil Jones | Sedgley Park | 29 | 225 |
5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ross Laidlaw | Plymouth Albion | 27 | 209 |
6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Ashton | Northampton Saints | 25 | 197 |
7 | Шаблон:Flagicon James Pritchard | Bedford Blues | 23 | 196 |
8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Stephen Myler | Northampton Saints | 25 | 190 |
9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Matthew Jones | Moseley / London Welsh | 24 | 181 |
10 | Шаблон:Flagicon Danny Gray | Exeter Chiefs | 19 | 172 |
Top try scorers
Rank | Player | Team | Appearances | Tries |
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1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Ashton | Northampton Saints | 25 | 39 |
2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bruce Reihana | Northampton Saints | 29 | 28 |
3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Josh Drauniniu | Exeter Chiefs | 27 | 22 |
4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jason Luff | Exeter Chiefs | 26 | 19 |
5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Diggin | Northampton Saints | 24 | 17 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Matt Jess | Launceston | 30 | 17 | |
6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Briers | Sedgley Park | 28 | 14 |
7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Donovan van Vuuren | Doncaster Knights | 18 | 13 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Luke Sherriff | Nottingham | 19 | 13 | |
8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Devlin | Cornish Pirates | 19 | 11 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Page | Bedford Blues | 24 | 11 | |
Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Sampson | London Welsh | 28 | 11 | |
Шаблон:Flagicon Douglas Flockhart | Esher | 29 | 11 | |
Шаблон:Flagicon Bryn Griffiths | Doncaster Knights | 29 | 11 |
Season records
Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-1-of-2
Team
- Largest home win — 93 pts
96 - 3 Northampton Saints at home to Sedgley Park on 26 January 2008
- Largest away win — 51 pts
59 - 8 Northampton Saints away to Sedgley Park on 6 October 2007
- Most points scored — 93 pts
96 - 3 Northampton Saints at home to Sedgley Park on 26 January 2008
- Most tries in a match — 14
Northampton Saints at home to Sedgley Park on 26 January 2008
- Most conversions in a match — 13
Northampton Saints at home to Sedgley Park on 26 January 2008
- Most penalties in a match — 6
Cornish Pirates at home to Exeter Chiefs on 7 October 2007
- Most drop goals in a match — 3
Exeter Chiefs away to Plymouth Albion on 8 September 2007
[15][16][17][18] Шаблон:Col-2-of-2
Player
- Most points in a match — 36
Шаблон:Flagicon Bruce Reihana for Northampton Saints at home to Sedgley Park on 26 January 2008
- Most tries in a match — 6
Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Ashton for Northampton Saints at home to Launceston on 26 April 2008
- Most conversions in a match — 13
Шаблон:Flagicon Bruce Reihana for Northampton Saints at home to Sedgley Park on 26 January 2008
- Most penalties in a match — 6
Шаблон:Flagicon Gareth Steenson for Cornish Pirates at home to Exeter Chiefs on 7 October 2007
- Most drop goals in a match — 3
Шаблон:Flagicon Danny Gray for Exeter Chiefs away to Plymouth Albion on 8 September 2007
Attendances
- Highest — 13,498
Northampton Saints at home to Exeter Chiefs on 22 March 2008
- Lowest — 350 (x2)
Pertemps Bees (twice) at home to Plymouth Albion on 15 September 2007 & Esher on 10 November 2007
- Highest Average Attendance — 11,494
Northampton Saints
- Lowest Average Attendance — 627
Sedgley Park
[24] Шаблон:Reflist Шаблон:Col-end
See also
References
Шаблон:National Division 1 Шаблон:Rugby union in England Шаблон:Rugby07 Шаблон:Rugby08
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