2001–02 National Division One

Rugby union competition in England 2001–02 National Division One England Rotherham Worcester Henley Hawks and Bracknell 4,800 Worcester at home to Rotherham on 22 September 2001 168,490 (average 931 per match)Note that 1 home attendance is 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. b 150 (x2) Bracknell at home to Exeter Chiefs on 2 March 2002 & Moseley at home to Rugby Lions on 23 March 2002 ENGSimon Binns(Otley) 283 Points AUSChris Garrard(Worcester) 25 tries 2000–01 2002–03 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.https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-73218416.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160504220631/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-73218416.html usurped 4 May 2016 Zurich Premier League Rugby Union: Hot Bath Turn the Heat High; Rotherham 12 Bath 68 Sunday Mirror HighBeam Research subscription London, England 15 April 2001 http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/national-leagues/2000-2001/ National League Two englandrugby.com/ 28 April 2001 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/1977433.stm Rotherham denied promotion BBC News 9 May 2002 http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/faqs.php FAQs Premiership Rugby 16 January 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160205141530/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/faqs.php 5 February 2016 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.Leagues 2001/02 http://www.moseleyrugby.co.uk/report_display12.php?menitem=107 Moseley Rugby club 12 August 2012 yes Participating teams England 500 Locations of the 2001–02 National Division One teams England 52.1337 -0.4577 70 Bedford right England 52.41664 -1.79847 70 B'ham & Solihull left England 51.416040 -0.753979 70 Bracknell left England 52.4142 -1.5243 70 Coventry right England 50.7167 -3.5339 70 Exeter right England 51.746997 -0.974188 70 Henley right England 51.4689 -0.2953 70 London Welsh right England 53.380149 -2.193188 70 Manchester left England 52.483056 -1.893611 70 Moseley top England 53.905825 -1.691785 70 Otley right England 53.4301 -1.3572 70 Rotherham bottom England 52.370878 -1.265032 70 Rugby bottom England 53.683298 -1.505924 70 Wakefield left England 52.2156 -2.1625 70 Worcester left TeamThe Official RFU Club Directory 2002–2003 2002 Queen Anne Press. Harpenden Stephen McCormackStadiumCapacityCity/AreaBedford Blues Goldington Road 5,000 Bedford, BedfordshireBirmingham & Solihull Sharmans Cross 4,000Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 171 Birmingham and Solihull R.F.C. (Ground Details) Solihull, West MidlandsBracknell Lily Hill Park 1,250 (250 seats)Bracknell would build a 250 seater stand for this season, improving capacity from 1,000 to 1,250.http://www.bracknellrugbyclub.com/a/brfc-history-playing-stats-41747.html?page=2 Club History: On to the National Leagues (1991 - 2014) Bracknell RFC (Pitchero) 21 December 2017 a Bracknell, BerkshireCoventry Coundon Road 10,000 (1,100 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 94 Coventry F.C. (Ground Details) Coventry, West MidlandsExeter Chiefs County Ground 5,750 (750 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 138 Exeter R.F.C. (Ground Details) Exeter, DevonHenley Hawks Dry Leas 4,000 Henley-on-Thames, OxfordshireLondon Welsh Old Deer Park 4,500 (1,500 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 194 London Welsh R.F.C. (Ground Details) Richmond, LondonManchester Grove Park 4,000 Cheadle Hulme, Greater ManchesterMoseley Bournbrook Birmingham, West MidlandsOtley Cross Green 7,000 (852 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 178 Otley R.U.F.C. (Ground Details) Otley, West YorkshireRotherham Clifton Lane 2,500 Rotherham, South YorkshireRugby Lions Webb Ellis Road 3,200 (200 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 116 Rugby F.C. (Ground Details)https://d2eq6t2r9q1quu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cms/9/911116.pdf Gloucester v. Leicester (PDF, opens in a new window) Gloucester Rugby Heritage 23 October 2024 Rugby, WarwickshireWakefield College Grove 4,000 (500 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 123 Wakefield R.F.C. (Ground Details) Wakefield, West YorkshireWorcester Sixways 8,477 Worcester, Worcestershire a Table main Rugby 2001–02 National Division One table n n Q ROT Rotherham C WOR Worcester EXE Exeter Chiefs COV Coventry LOW London Welsh BED Bedford Blues OTL Otley BIR Birmingham & Solihull WAK Wakefield RUG Rugby Lions MOS Moseley MAN Manchester HEN Henley Hawks BRA Bracknell 24 0 2 1099 325 2 22 23 0 3 941 364 0 16 19 1 6 707 448 1 13 16 3 7 730 559 4 8 15 0 11 580 557 4 5 12 3 11 654 600 6 8 11 1 14 601 675 4 6 10 1 15 432 626 6 4 9 2 15 514 607 3 4 9 1 16 518 668 5 4 9 1 16 448 695 3 5 8 0 18 381 758 3 1 6 1 19 449 767 5 2 4 0 22 418 823 7 3 #ffcccc Relegated R R complete rugbyarchive.net Points are awarded as follows: four points for a win; two points for a draw; no points for a loss; one bonus point for scoring four tries or more in a match; one bonus point for losing by seven points or less. If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: (1) difference between points for and against; (2) total number of points for. There was no promotion this season. Results Round 1 1 September 2001 Birmingham & Solihull 17 - 21 Report Coventry Sharmans Cross 800 Martin Fox 1 September 2001 Exeter Chiefs 33 - 30 Report Bracknell County Ground 950 Geraint Ashton-Jones 1 September 2001 Henley Hawks 9 - 24 Report London Welsh Dry Leas 1,150 David Grashoff 1 September 2001 Moseley 16 - 39 Report Otley Bournbrook 250 Ashley Rowden 1 September 2001 Rugby Lions 32 - 32 Report Bedford Blues Webb Ellis Road 620 R Glynne Jones 1 September 2001 Wakefield 22 - 34 Report Rotherham College Grove 1,100 Stuart Piercy 1 September 2001 Worcester 45 - 11 Report Manchester Sixways Trevor Fisher Round 2 8 September 2001 Bedford Blues 36 - 27 Report Exeter Chiefs Goldington Road 1,323 Steve Savage 8 September 2001 Bracknell 20 - 11 Report Moseley Lily Hill Park 750 Nick Cousins 8 September 2001 Coventry 24 - 8 Report Henley Hawks Coundon Road 1,000 Eric Woodmason 8 September 2001 Otley 8 - 21 Report Manchester Cross Green 620 Mark Wilson 8 September 2001 Rugby Lions 18-6 Report Wakefield Webb Ellis Road 620 Tim Miller 8 September 2001 Worcester 53 - 3 Report Birmingham & Solihull Sixways 2,123 J Barnard 9 September 2001 London Welsh 6 - 28 Report Rotherham Old Deer Park 1,200 S Terheege Round 3 15 September 2001 Birmingham & Solihull 41 - 16 Report Otley Sharmans Cross 500 Trevor Fisher 15 September 2001 Exeter Chiefs 20 - 15 Report Rugby Lions County Ground 810 Roy Maybank 15 September 2001 Henley Hawks 0-31 Report Worcester Dry Leas 950 S Terheege 15 September 2001 Manchester 28 - 13 Report Bracknell Grove Park 750 Martin Fox 15 September 2001 Moseley 46 - 45 Report Bedford Blues Bournbrook 702 David Sainsbury 15 September 2001 Rotherham 55 - 9 Report Coventry Clifton Lane 1,100 Geraint Ashton-Jones 15 September 2001 Wakefield 18 - 21 Report London Welsh College Grove 350 David Pearson Round 4 22 September 2001 Bedford Blues 21 - 10 Report Manchester Goldington Road 1,477 Nick Cousins 22 September 2001 Bracknell 12 - 19 Report Birmingham & Solihull Lily Hill Park 300 Steve Savage 22 September 2001 Coventry 19 - 23 Report London Welsh Coundon Road 1,100 Tim Miller 22 September 2001 Exeter Chiefs 39 - 3 Report Wakefield County Ground 640 David Grashoff 22 September 2001 Otley 55 - 13 Report Henley Hawks Cross Green 450 Martin Fox 22 September 2001 Rugby Lions 28 - 19 Report Moseley Webb Ellis Road 450 Eric Woodmason 22 September 2001 Worcester 20 - 18 Report Rotherham Sixways 4,800 Nigel Yates Round 5 29 September 2001 Birmingham & Solihull 19 - 19 Report Bedford Blues Sharmans Cross 500 29 September 2001 Henley Hawks 24 - 26 Report Bracknell Dry Leas 1,000 D May 29 September 2001 London Welsh 3 - 21 Report Worcester Old Deer Park 1,400 Geraint Ashton-Jones 29 September 2001 Manchester 22-14 Report Rugby Lions Grove Park 685 Steve Savage 29 September 2001 Moseley 6 - 21 Report Exeter Chiefs Bournbrook 350 Mark Wilson 29 September 2001 Rotherham 55 - 6 Report Otley Clifton Lane 1,551 David Sainsbury 29 September 2001 Wakefield 20 - 20 Report Coventry College Grove 350 Trevor Fisher Round 6 6 October 2001 Bedford Blues 44 - 9 Report Henley Hawks Goldington Road 1,182 Nigel Yates 6 October 2001 Bracknell 10 - 42 Report Rotherham Lily Hill Park 300 Ashley Rowden 6 October 2001 Exeter Chiefs 16 - 3 Report Manchester County Ground 640 Eric Woodmason 6 October 2001 Moseley 31 - 23 Report Wakefield Bournbrook 400 Wayne Barnes 6 October 2001 Otley 32 - 9 Report London Welsh Cross Green 600 Mark Wilson 6 October 2001 Rugby Lions 6 - 22 Report Birmingham & Solihull Webb Ellis Road 320 David Grashoff 6 October 2001 Worcester 22 - 31 Report Coventry Sixways 2,250 Robin Goodliffe Round 7 20 October 2001 Birmingham & Solihull 22 - 26 Report Exeter Chiefs Sharmans Cross 300 20 October 2001 Coventry 47 - 41 Report Otley Coundon Road 1,150 Geraint Ashton-Jones 20 October 2001 Henley Hawks 15 - 12 Report Rugby Lions Dry Leas 300 Ashley Rowden 20 October 2001 London Welsh 44 - 20 Report Bracknell Old Deer Park 730 Robin Goodliffe 20 October 2001 Manchester 6 - 15 Report Moseley Grove Park 465 Martin Fisher 20 October 2001 Rotherham 53 - 13 Report Bedford Blues Clifton Lane 1,100 Martin Fox 20 October 2001 Wakefield 8 - 39 Report Worcester College Grove 350 Tim Miller Round 8 27 October 2001 Bedford Blues P - P London Welsh Postponed. Rescheduled for 24 November 2001. 27 October 2001 Bracknell 9 - 8 Report Coventry Lily Hill Park 400 Nigel Yates 27 October 2001 Exeter Chiefs P - P Henley Hawks Postponed. Rescheduled for 16 February 2002. 27 October 2001 Manchester P - P Wakefield Postponed. Rescheduled for 15 December 2001. 27 October 2001 Moseley 6 - 15 Report Birmingham & Solihull Bournbrook 717 Nick Cousins 27 October 2001 Otley 23 - 40 Report Worcester Cross Green 750 David Grashoff 27 October 2001 Rugby Lions P - P Rotherham Postponed. Rescheduled for 15 February 2002. Round 9 10 November 2001 Birmingham & Solihull 27 - 8 Report Manchester Sharmans Cross 200 David Grashoff 10 November 2001 Coventry 15 - 15 Report Bedford Blues Coundon Road 1,000 Tim Miller 10 November 2001 Henley Hawks 24 - 29 Report Moseley Dry Leas 350 10 November 2001 Rotherham 13 - 19 Report Exeter Chiefs Clifton Lane 1,100 Nigel Yates 10 November 2001 Wakefield 29 - 22 Report Otley College Grove 300 Wayne Barnes 11 November 2001 London Welsh 37 - 15 Report Rugby Lions Old Deer Park 730 11 November 2001 Worcester 32 - 6 Report Bracknell Sixways 2,104 Round 10 17 November 2001 Bedford Blues 11 - 20 Report Worcester Goldington Road 1,410 Nigel Yates 17 November 2001 Birmingham & Solihull 18 - 22 Report Wakefield Sharmans Cross 200 Tim Fisher 17 November 2001 Bracknell 19 - 25 Report Otley Lily Hill Park 180 Rob Debney 17 November 2001 Exeter Chiefs 52 - 22 Report London Welsh County Ground 822 Geraint Ashton-Jones 17 November 2001 Manchester 25 - 26 Report Henley Hawks Grove Park 400 Nick Cousins 17 November 2001 Moseley 3 - 47 Report Rotherham Bournbrook 490 Ashley Rowden 17 November 2001 Rugby Lions 22 - 27 Report Coventry Webb Ellis Road 836 Wayne Barnes Round 8 (rescheduled game) 24 November 2001 Bedford Blues 39 - 27 Report London Welsh Goldington Road 956 Rob Debney Game rescheduled from 27 October 2001. Round 11 1 December 2001 Coventry 16 - 15 Report Exeter Chiefs Coundon Road 2,000 Mark Wilson 1 December 2001 Henley Hawks 20 - 26 Report Birmingham & Solihull Dry Leas 300 Rob Debney 1 December 2001 London Welsh 18 - 29 Report Moseley Old Deer Park 840 1 December 2001 Otley 26 - 10 Report Bedford Blues Cross Green 700 Trevor Fisher 1 December 2001 Rotherham 55 - 10 Report Manchester Clifton Lane 1,000 Geraint Ashton-Jones 1 December 2001 Wakefield 33 - 22 Report Bracknell College Grove 300 Nick Cousins 1 December 2001 Worcester 30 - 5 Report Rugby Lions Sixways 1,834 Tim Miller Round 12 8 December 2001 Bedford Blues 27 - 10 Report Bracknell Goldington Road 1,301 Wayne Barnes 8 December 2001 Birmingham & Solihull 16 - 56 Report Rotherham Sharmans Cross 850 Martin Fox 8 December 2001 Exeter Chiefs 21 - 10 Report Worcester County Ground 1,520 S Leyshon 8 December 2001 Henley Hawks 20 - 13 Report Wakefield Dry Leas 550 Geraint Ashton-Jones 8 December 2001 Manchester 12 - 11 Report London Welsh Grove Park 425 David Sainsbury 8 December 2001 Moseley 6 - 25 Report Coventry Bournbrook 726 Trevor Fisher 8 December 2001 Rugby Lions 25 - 19 Report Otley Webb Ellis Road 500 David Grashoff Round 8 (rescheduled game) 15 December 2001 Manchester 27 - 16 Report Wakefield Grove Park 381 Wayne Barnes Game rescheduled from 27 October 2001. Round 13 29 December 2001 Bracknell 23 - 35 Report Rugby Lions Lily Hill Park 475 S Terheege 29 December 2001 Coventry 47 - 13 Report Manchester Coundon Road 1,576 David Sainsbury 29 December 2001 London Welsh 28 - 25 Report Birmingham & Solihull Old Deer Park 930 Steve Savage 29 December 2001 Otley 26 - 5 Report Exeter Chiefs Cross Green 960 Tim Miller 29 December 2001 Rotherham 48 - 6 Report Henley Hawks Clifton Lane 1,100 David Grashoff 29 December 2001 Wakefield 18 - 16 Report Bedford Blues College Grove 300 Martin Fox 29 December 2001 Worcester 33 - 12 Report Moseley Sixways 3,323 Trevor Fisher Round 14 5 January 2002 Bedford Blues P - P Rugby Lions Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002. 5 January 2002 Bracknell P - P Exeter Chiefs Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002. 5 January 2002 Coventry P - P Birmingham & Solihull Game rescheduled to 17 February 2002. 5 January 2002 London Welsh P - P Henley Hawks Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002. 5 January 2002 Manchester P - P Worcester Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002. 5 January 2002 Otley P - P Moseley Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002. 5 January 2002 Rotherham P - P Wakefield Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002. Round 15 12 January 2002 Birmingham & Solihull 13 - 30 Report Worcester Sharmans Cross 1,000 Ashley Rowden 12 January 2002 Exeter Chiefs 18 - 13 Report Bedford Blues County Ground 1,158 Tim Miller 12 January 2002 Henley Hawks 18 - 22 Report Coventry Dry Leas 700 Martin Fox 12 January 2002 Manchester 20 - 3 Report Otley Grove Park 485 Nick Cousins 12 January 2002 Moseley 25 - 23 Report Bracknell Bournbrook 300 12 January 2002 Rotherham 28 - 21 Report London Welsh Clifton Lane 1,200 Wayne Barnes 12 January 2002 Wakefield 16 - 18 Report Rugby Lions College Grove 300 Trevor Fisher Round 16 19 January 2002 Bedford Blues 36 - 25 Report Moseley Goldington Road 1,486 Nigel Yates 19 January 2002 Bracknell 15 - 22 Report Manchester Lily Hill Park 300 Martin Fox 19 January 2002 Coventry 28 - 41 Report Rotherham Coundon Road 4,132 J Barnard 19 January 2002 London Welsh 16 - 8 Report Wakefield Old Deer Park 750 Mark Wilson 19 January 2002 Otley 18 - 3 Report Birmingham & Solihull Cross Green 500 Wayne Barnes 19 January 2002 Rugby Lions 10 - 34 Report Exeter Chiefs Webb Ellis Road 420 David Grashoff 19 January 2002 Worcester 66 - 17 Report Henley Hawks Sixways 2,055 Robin Goodliffe Round 17 26 January 2002 Birmingham & Solihull 10 - 3 Report Bracknell Sharmans Cross 200 Mark Wilson 26 January 2002 Henley Hawks 12 - 22 Report Otley Dry Leas 350 Tim Miller 26 January 2002 London Welsh 19 - 5 Report Coventry Old Deer Park 700 Geraint Ashton-Jones 26 January 2002 Manchester 12 - 24 Report Bedford Blues Grove Park 550 J Barnard 26 January 2002 Moseley P - P Rugby Lions Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002. 26 January 2002 Rotherham 18 - 8 Report Worcester Clifton Lane 2,500 David Pearson 26 January 2002 Wakefield 15 - 27 Report Exeter Chiefs College Grove 300 Ashley Rowden Round 18 2 February 2002 Bedford Blues 23 - 10 Report Birmingham & Solihull Goldington Road 1,272 Robin Goodliffe 2 February 2002 Coventry 37 - 19 Report Wakefield Coundon Road 2,043 Tony Spreadbury 2 February 2002 Exeter Chiefs 28 - 7 Report Moseley County Ground 750 Martin Fox 2 February 2002 Otley 9 - 18 Report Rotherham Cross Green 1,500 Ashley Rowden 2 February 2002 Rugby Lions 25 - 13 Report Manchester Webb Ellis Road 300 Geraint Ashton-Jones 2 February 2002 Worcester 10 - 6 Report London Welsh Sixways 1,448 Chris White 3 February 2002 Bracknell 13 - 6 Report Henley Hawks Lily Hill Park 600 J Barnard Round 19 9 February 2002 Birmingham & Solihull 13 - 11 Report Rugby Lions Sharmans Cross 400 9 February 2002 Coventry 26 - 33 Report Worcester Coundon Road 3,475 Nigel Yates 9 February 2002 Henley Hawks 25 - 37 Report Bedford Blues Dry Leas 1,200 Mark Wilson 9 February 2002 London Welsh 34 - 15 Report Otley Old Deer Park 650 David Sainsbury 9 February 2002 Manchester P - P Exeter Chiefs Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002. 9 February 2002 Rotherham 55 - 8 Report Bracknell Clifton Lane 1,500 Trevor Fisher 9 February 2002 Wakefield 17 - 15 Report Moseley College Grove 350 Peter Marshall Rounds 8 & 14 (rescheduled games) 15 February 2002 Rugby Lions 14 - 47 Report Rotherham Webb Ellis Road 300 Nigel Yates Game rescheduled from 27 October 2001. 16 February 2002 Exeter Chiefs 43 - 23 Report Henley Hawks Dry Leas 487 Nigel Higginson Game rescheduled from 27 October 2001. 16 February 2002 Manchester 17 - 62 Report Worcester Grove Park 225 David Sainsbury Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002. 17 February 2002 Coventry 46 - 13 Report Birmingham & Solihull Coundon Road 924 Trevor Fisher Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002. Round 20 23 February 2002 Bedford Blues 31 - 36 Report Rotherham Goldington Road 1,908 Geraint Ashton-Jones 23 February 2002 Bracknell 22 - 24 Report London Welsh Lily Hill Park 600 Wayne Barnes 23 February 2002 Exeter Chiefs 35 - 10 Report Birmingham & Solihull County Ground 935 S Terheege 23 February 2002 Moseley 32 - 6 Report Manchester Bournbrook 359 Tim Miller 23 February 2002 Otley 11 - 22 Report Coventry Cross Green 600 Rob Debney 23 February 2002 Rugby Lions 25 - 13 Report Henley Hawks Webb Ellis Road 350 David Rose 23 February 2002 Worcester 36 - 8 Report Wakefield Sixways 1,811 J Barnard Round 14 (rescheduled games) 1 March 2002 Bedford Blues 25 - 15 Report Rugby Lions Goldington Road 1,482 Martin Fox Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002. 2 March 2002 Bracknell 6 - 27 Report Exeter Chiefs Lily Hill Park 150 David Rose Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002. 2 March 2002 London Welsh 33 - 20 Report Henley Hawks Old Deer Park 400 Robin Goodliffe Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002. 2 March 2002 Otley 19 - 19 Report Moseley Cross Green 430 J Barnard Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002. 2 March 2002 Rotherham 30 - 8 Report Wakefield Clifton Lane 1,200 Tony Spreadbury Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002. Round 21 9 March 2002 Birmingham & Solihull 14 - 10 Report Moseley Sharmans Cross 700 Nigel Yates 9 March 2002 Coventry 63 - 14 Report Bracknell Coundon Road 1,923 Mark Wilson 9 March 2002 Henley Hawks 28 - 19 Report Exeter Chiefs Dry Leas 550 David Sainsbury 9 March 2002 London Welsh 26 - 20 Report Bedford Blues Old Deer Park 1,300 Trevor Fisher 9 March 2002 Rotherham 30 - 8 Report Rugby Lions Clifton Lane 1,500 Roy Maybank 9 March 2002 Wakefield 56 - 10 Report Manchester College Grove 350 9 March 2002 Worcester 71 - 14 Report Otley Sixways 1,750 David Pearson Round 22 16 March 2002 Bracknell 24 - 59 Report Worcester Lily Hill Park 350 Nigel Yates 16 March 2002 Bedford Blues 29 - 24 Report Coventry Goldington Road 1,732 Andrew Cole 16 March 2002 Exeter Chiefs 23 - 32 Report Rotherham County Ground 1,530 Ashley Rowden 16 March 2002 Manchester 16 - 11 Report Birmingham & Solihull Grove Park 567 David Rose 16 March 2002 Moseley 21 - 26 Report Henley Hawks Bournbrook 300 David Grashoff 16 March 2002 Otley 45 - 33 Report Wakefield Cross Green 740 Martin Fox 16 March 2002 Rugby Lions 20 - 41 Report London Welsh Webb Ellis Park 475 Geraint Ashton-Jones Round 17 & 19 (rescheduled games) 23 March 2002 Moseley 17 - 12 Report Rugby Lions Bournbrook 150 Robin Goodliffe Game rescheduled from 26 January 2002. 23 March 2002 Manchester 5 - 53 Report Exeter Chiefs Grove Park 250 Rob Debney Game rescheduled from 9 February 2002. Round 23 30 March 2002 Coventry 47 - 25 Report Rugby Lions Coundon Road 2,195 David Rose 30 March 2002 Henley Hawks 45 - 20 Report Manchester Dry Leas 850 S Terheege 30 March 2002 London Welsh 19 - 34 Report Exeter Chiefs Old Deer Park 1,020 Wayne Barnes 30 March 2002 Rotherham 61 - 0 Report Moseley Clifton Lane 2,000 Martin Fox 30 March 2002 Wakefield 26 - 17 Report Birmingham & Solihull College Grove 250 Tim Miller 30 March 2002 Worcester 46 - 22 Report Bedford Blues Sixways 2,296 Eric Woodmason 31 March 2002 Otley 39 - 28 Report Bracknell Cross Green 550 Mike Hamlin Round 24 6 April 2002 Bedford Blues 17 - 22 Report Otley Goldington Road 1,315 Rob Debney 6 April 2002 Birmingham & Solihull 22 - 9 Report Henley Hawks Sharmans Cross 200 Nigel Yates 6 April 2002 Bracknell 8 - 42 Report Wakefield Lily Hill Park 300 S Leyshon 6 April 2002 Exeter Chiefs 23 - 23 Report Coventry County Ground 952 Geraint Ashton-Jones 6 April 2002 Manchester 7 - 72 Report Rotherham Grove Park 828 Ashley Rowden 6 April 2002 Moseley 17 - 15 Report London Welsh Bournbrook 400 Mark Wilson 6 April 2002 Rugby Lions 23 - 41 Report Worcester Webb Ellis Road 700 David Pearson Round 25 13 April 2002 Bracknell 7 - 41 Report Bedford Blues Lily Hill Park 400 Tim Miller 13 April 2002 Coventry 52 - 24 Report Moseley Coundon Road 2,200 David Sainsbury 13 April 2002 London Welsh 20 - 13 Report Manchester Old Deer Park 900 David Rose 13 April 2002 Otley 32 - 36 Report Rugby Lions Cross Green 900 Wayne Barnes 13 April 2002 Rotherham 73 - 0 Report Birmingham & Solihull Clifton Lane 1,500 Rob Debney 13 April 2002 Wakefield 13 - 13 Report Henley Hawks College Grove 250 David Grashoff 13 April 2002 Worcester 41 - 17 Report Exeter Chiefs Sixways 2,721 Martin Fox Round 26 27 April 2002 Bedford Blues 18 - 22 Report Wakefield Goldington Road 1,601 Geraint Ashton-Jones 27 April 2002 Birmingham & Solihull 26 - 33 Report London Welsh Old Deer Park 500 Wayne Barnes 27 April 2002 Exeter Chiefs 32 - 14 Report Otley County Ground 738 Nigel Higginson 27 April 2002 Henley Hawks 20 - 54 Report Rotherham Dry Leas 1,325 David Sainsbury 27 April 2002 Manchester 24 - 26 Report Coventry Grove Park 674 Ashley Rowden 27 April 2002 Moseley 7 - 42 Report Worcester Bournbrook 1,529 J Barnard 27 April 2002 Rugby Lions 49 - 27 Report Bracknell Webb Ellis Road 600 Trevor Fisher Total season attendances ClubHomeGamesTotalAverageHighestLowest% CapacityBedford Blues 13 18,445 1,419 1,908 956 28%Birmingham & Solihull 13 6,350 488 1,000 200 12%Bracknell 13 4,805 370 750 150 30%Coventry 13 24,718 1,901 4,132 924 19%Exeter Chiefs 13 11,932 918 1,530 487 16%Henley Hawks 13 9,575 737 1,325 300 18%London Welsh 13 11,750 904 1,400 400 20%Manchester 13 6,685 514 828 225 13%Moseley 13 6,673 513 1,529 150 Otley 13 9,300 715 1,500 430 10%Rotherham 13 18,451 1,419 2,500 1,000 57%Rugby Lions 13 6,491 499 836 300 16%Wakefield 13 4,800 369 1,100 250 9%Worcester 12Missing home attendance v Manchester on 1 September 2001. b 28,515 2,376 4,800 1,448 28% http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/HomeAttendance?comp_id=22 National One 01/02 Home attendances Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 b 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 ENG Simon Binns Otley 24 283 2 AUS Chris Malone Exeter Chiefs 22 247 3 CAN James Pritchard Bedford Blues 24 244 4 ENG Rob Liley Wakefield 24 237 5 ENG Martyn Davies Coventry 21 223 6 ENG John Fabian Henley Hawks 21 199 7 ITA Ramiro Pez Rotherham 20 197 8 ENG Marcus Barrow Manchester 16 141 9 ENG John Ufton London Welsh 17 133 10 WAL Richard Davies Rugby Lions 26 127 https://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTopScorers?comp_id=22 National One 01/02 Leading point scorers Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 Top try scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Tries 1 AUS Chris Garrard Worcester 23 25 2 SCO Ben Hinshelwood Worcester 26 21 3 ENG Duncan Roke Worcester 20 16 ENG Richard Baxter Exeter Chiefs 26 16 4 ENG Nick Baxter Birmingham & Solihull 26 15 5 ESP Oriol Ripol Rotherham 13 14 ENG Kurt Johnson Coventry 23 14 6 ENG Michael Wood Rotherham 19 13 SAM Alfie To'oala Rotherham 22 13 7 ENG Chris Johnson Rotherham 21 12 ENG Phil Read Rugby Lions 25 12 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTryScorers?comp_id=22 National One 01/02 Leading try scorers Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 Season records 100% Team Largest home win — 73 pts 73 - 0 Rotherham at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 13 April 2002 Largest away win — 65 pts 72 - 7 Rotherham away to Manchester on 6 April 2002 Most points scored — 73 pts 73 - 0 Rotherham at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 13 April 2002 Most tries in a match — 12 Rotherham away to Manchester on 6 April 2002 Most conversions in a match — 9 Worcester at home to Henley Hawks on 19 January 2002 Most penalties in a match — 9 Manchester at home to Wakefield on 15 December 2001 Most drop goals in a match — 3 Exeter Chiefs away to Rotherham on 10 November 2001 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostTryInMatch?comp_id=22 National One 01/02 Most tries in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostConversionsInMatch?comp_id=22 National One 01/02 Most conversions in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostPenaltiesInMatch?comp_id=22 National One 01/02 Most penalties in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostDropGoalInMatch?comp_id=22 National One 01/02 Most drop goals in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 Player Most points in a match — 32 TON Sateki Tuipulotu for Worcester at home to Henley Hawks on 19 January 2002 Most tries in a match — 5 (x2) AUS Chris Garrard for Worcester at home to Otley on 9 March 2002 ENG Michael Wood for Rotherham at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 13 April 2002 Most conversions in a match — 8 (x2) ENG Tony Yapp for Worcester at home to Henley Hawks on 19 January 2002 USA Link Wilfley for Rotherham at home to Moseley on 30 March 2002 Most penalties in a match — 9 ENG Marcus Barrow for Manchester at home to Wakefield on 15 December 2001 Most drop goals in a match — 3 AUS Chris Malone for Exeter Chiefs away to Rotherham on 10 November 2001 https://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPointsScorerInMatch?comp_id=22 National One 01/02 Most points in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 https://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostTryScorerInMatch?comp_id=22 National One 01/02 Most tries in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 https://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostConversionsScorerInMatch?comp_id=22 National One 01/02 Most conversions in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 https://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPenaltiesScorerInMatch?comp_id=22 National One 01/02 Most penalties in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 https://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostDropGoalScorerInMatch?comp_id=22 National One 01/02 Most drop goals in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 Attendances Highest — 4,800 Worcester at home to Rotherham on 22 September 2001 Lowest — 150 (x2) Bracknell at home to Exeter Chiefs on 2 March 2002 Moseley at home to Rugby Lions on 23 March 2002 Highest Average Attendance — 2,376Worcester are missing 1 home attendance so this figure is not 100% accurate. b Worcester Lowest Average Attendance — 369 Wakefield http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/HomeAttendance?comp_id=22 National One 01/02 Home attendance Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 b See also English rugby union system References Category:2001–02 in English rugby union leagues 2001-02