2008–09 National Division Three North

Rugby union competition in England 2008–09 National Division Three North England Nuneaton Caldy Bradford & Bingley, Darlington Mowden Park 1,644Fylde v Hull Ionians21 March 2009 43,985 (average 262 per match)Note that 14 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. a 65Loughborough Students v Huddersfield29 November 2008 WAL Gavin Roberts (Caldy)290 points ENG Gareth Collins (Leicester Lions)29 tries 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 National Division Three North was the tenth and last season (twenty-second overall) of the fourth division (north) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three North. The division was set to be re-branded National League 2 North for the following season due to an RFU reshuffle of the entire league system.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/7720024.stm Championship plan gains support BBC News 14 November 2008 New teams to the division included Halifax and Nuneaton who were relegated from the 2007–08 National Division Two while promoted sides included Loughborough Students who came up as champions of Midlands Division 1 along with Kendal (champions) Huddersfield (playoffs) coming up from North Division 1.http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/halifax-10-stourbridge-34-1-2492629 Halifax 10 Stourbridge 34 Yorkshire Post 3 March 2008 http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/relegated-nuns-stay-positive-3101170 Relegated Nuns stay positive Coventry Telegraph 28 March 2008 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/brendangallagher/2293690/Loughborough-Students-march-brings-new-test.html Loughborough Students' march brings new test Telegraph 6 March 2008 http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/2210044.m5ec/?from=ec&to=2210044&l=rugby_champions_bid_for_perfect_season Rugby - Champions bid for "perfect" season The Westmorland Gazette 19 April 2008 http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/review-year-2008-heroic-huddersfield-5027999 Review of the Year 2008: Heroic Huddersfield make history with play-off triumph The Huddersfield Daily Examiner 27 December 2008 A further, final change to the division saw Rugby Lions transfer across to 2008–09 National Division Three South as the most southerly side in the division in order to address a team imbalance between the two leagues.http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/lions-are-heading-south-3099915 Lions are heading south Coventry Telegraph 29 April 2008 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 what would be known as National League 1 from 2009-10 but unlike previous years, there would be no promotion playoff between the runners up of the division and the runners up of National Division Three South due to the league restructuring. Nuneaton made it an instant return to the (newly named) 2009–10 National League 1 winning the league title and promotion ahead of nearest rivals Caldy who finished 9 points behind without the consolation of the usual north-south playoff.http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/national-leagues/2008-2009/group/12679 National League Three North 2008-09 englandrugby.com 16 May 2009 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/nuns-look-celebrate-title-glory-3084690 Nuns look to celebrate title glory in style Coventry Telegraph 24 April 2009 At the opposite end of the table Halifax suffered their second consecutive relegation being comfortably the worst team in the league with just 1 win and 1 draw for their efforts. Much more competitive but ultimately 8 points worse off than next highest team were Darlington Mowden Park who were relegated despite finishing runners up the previous season (narrowly losing in the playoffs). Darlington Mowden Park would drop down to the newly named National League 3 North (previously North Division 1).http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2009-2010/ National League 3 North englandrugby.com 5 September 2009 23 October 2015 3 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160503214615/http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2009-2010/ dead The second relegated team, Halifax, were initial supposed to join Darlington Mowden Park in that division but due to financial difficulties the club decided to drop out of the national leagues and start as an amateur club in Yorkshire 6 - the lowest level the club could drop to.http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/halifax-rufc-demise-affects-tigers-1-1932521 Halifax RUFC demise affects Tigers Halifax Courier 12 June 2009 23 October 2015 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111326/http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/halifax-rufc-demise-affects-tigers-1-1932521 dead http://www.rolling-maul.com/halifax-gone_topic2064_page1.html Halifax gone? rolling-maul.com 9 June 2009 yes Participating teams and locations UK Northern England 500 Locations of the 2008-09 National Division Three North teams UK Northern England 53.847389 -1.833781 70 Bradford & Bingley left UK Northern England 53.349379 -3.132934 70 Caldy left UK Northern England 54.52361 -1.559458 70 Darlington MP right UK Northern England 53.745 -2.988056 70 Fylde left UK Northern England 53.727020 -1.857539 70 Halifax left UK Northern England 53.992120 -1.541811 70 Harrogate top UK Northern England 53.645792 -1.785034 70 Huddersfield right UK Northern England 53.74290 -0.56819 70 Hull Ionians right UK Northern England 54.328005 -2.746290 70 Kendal right UK Northern England 52.574344 -1.163394 70 Leicester Lions right UK Northern England 52.7705 -1.2046 70 Loughborough Students right UK Northern England 53.2581 -2.1274 70 Macclesfield right UK Northern England 52.520489 -1.465381 70 Nuneaton left UK Northern England 53.763201 -2.703089 70 Preston top TeamStadiumCapacityCity/AreaBradford & BingleyWagon Lane4,000Bingley, West YorkshireCaldyPaton Field4,000Thurstaston, Wirral, MerseysideDarlington Mowden ParkYiewsley Drive Darlington, County DurhamFyldeWoodlands Memorial Ground7,500 (500 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 142 Fylde R.F.C. (Ground Details)Lytham St. Annes, LancashireHalifaxOvenden ParkHalifax, West YorkshireHarrogateClaro Road4,500 (500 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 172 Harrogate R.U.F.C. (Ground Details)Harrogate, North YorkshireHuddersfieldLockwood Park1,500 (500 seats)Huddersfield, West YorkshireHull IoniansBrantingham Park1,500 (240 seats)Brantingham, East Riding of YorkshireKendalMint Bridge4,600 (600 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 174 Kendal R.F.C. (Ground Details) Kendal, CumbriaLeicester LionsWestleigh Park2,000Blaby, LeicestershireLoughborough StudentsLoughborough University Stadium3,000Loughborough, LeicestershireMacclesfieldPriory Park1,250 (250 seats)Macclesfield, CheshireNuneatonLiberty Way3,800 (500 seats)Nuneaton, WarwickshirePreston GrasshoppersLightfoot Green2,250 (250 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 179 Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C. (Ground Details)Preston, Lancashire Final league table main Rugby n n Q 2008–09 National Division Three North table NUN Nuneaton C CAL Caldy MAC Macclesfield FYL Fylde HAR Harrogate LOU Loughborough Students LEI Leicester Lions KEN Kendal PRE Preston Grasshoppers HUD Huddersfield HUL Hull Ionians BRA Bradford & Bingley DAR Darlington Mowden Park R HAL Halifax R 21 1 4 820 465 15 2 17 1 8 678 485 10 4 16 2 8 643 518 7 6 15 2 9 762 541 12 5 16 0 10 632 606 11 4 15 2 9 605 509 10 1 15 0 11 623 497 6 4 13 1 12 646 522 9 4 11 0 15 610 638 7 4 10 2 14 549 618 2 5 9 2 15 519 555 6 5 9 1 16 560 869 6 2 6 1 19 467 692 3 9 1 1 24 339 938 2 2 -4 4 points deducted #d8ffeb Promoted P #ffcccc Relegated R R 16-05-2009 Rugby Statbunker Results Round 1 6 September 2008 (BP) Fylde 35 - 18 Report Huddersfield Woodlands Memorial Ground 497 Guy Steel Bodger 6 September 2008 Halifax 13 - 24 Report Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Ovenden Park 6 September 2008 Harrogate 28 - 11 Report Bradford & Bingley Claro Road Mike Read 6 September 2008 Loughborough Students 14 - 22 Report Caldy Loughborough University Stadium Steve Lee 6 September 2008 (BP) Kendal 34 - 13 Report Darlington Mowden Park Mint Bridge D Edmunds 6 September 2008 Macclesfield 33 - 16 Report Hull Ionians Priory Park 143 John Meredith 6 September 2008 (BP) Nuneaton 16 - 19 Report Leicester Lions Liberty Way 237 Paul Kimber Round 2 13 September 2008 Bradford & Bingley 13 - 26 Report Macclesfield Wagon Lane 235 Simon McDowell 13 September 2008 Darlington Mowden Park 18 - 13 Report Caldy (BP) Yiewsley Drive 125 Revis Phillips 13 September 2008 Huddersfield 24 - 3 Report Halifax Lockwood Park 237 Steve Lee 13 September 2008 Hull Ionians 28 - 13 Report Kendal Brantingham Park 300 Mark Liddell 13 September 2008 Leicester Lions 25 - 21 Report Fylde (BP) Westleigh Park 100 Trevor Fisher 13 September 2008 (BP) Nuneaton 41 - 30 Report Loughborough Students Liberty Way 175 Matthew Daubney 13 September 2008 Preston Grasshoppers 8 - 27 Report Harrogate Lightfoot Green 237 Round 3 20 September 2008 Caldy 20 - 19 Report Hull Ionians (BP) Paton Field 282 John Meredith 20 September 2008 Fylde 27 - 27 Report Nuneaton Woodlands Memorial Ground 410 Marcus Caton 20 September 2008 Halifax 13 - 57 Report Leicester Lions (BP) Ovenden Park 150 Glenn O'Hara 20 September 2008 Harrogate 27 - 20 Report Huddersfield (BP) Claro Road 208 Matthew Daubney 20 September 2008 (BP) Kendal 35 - 29 Report Bradford & Bingley (2BP) Mint Bridge 583 Steve Harland 20 September 2008 Loughborough Students 19 - 17 Report Darlington Mowden Park (BP) Loughborough University Stadium 250 Gareth Hodges 20 September 2008 (BP) Macclesfield 35 - 14 Report Preston Grasshoppers Priory Park 164 Steve Lee Round 4 27 September 2008 Bradford & Bingley 6 - 50 Report Caldy (BP) Wagon Lane 230 Tim Fisher 27 September 2008 (BP) Fylde 52 - 30 Report Loughborough Students Woodlands Memorial Ground 350 Andrew Vertigan 27 September 2008 Huddersfield 19 - 18 Report Macclesfield (BP) Lockwood Park 210 D Edmunds 27 September 2008 (BP) Hull Ionians 33 - 10 Report Darlington Mowden Park Brantingham Park 300 Mick Reid 27 September 2008 (BP) Leicester Lions 35 - 14 Report Harrogate Westleigh Park 160 27 September 2008 (BP) Nuneaton 39 - 10 Report Halifax Liberty Way 230 John Meredith 27 September 2008 Preston Grasshoppers 23 - 15 Report Kendal Lightfoot Green 329 Matthew Daubney Round 5 4 October 2008 Caldy 16 - 12 Report Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Paton Field 127 Gareth Hodges 4 October 2008 (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 14 - 20 Report Bradford & Bingley Yiewsley Drive 172 Steve Lee 4 October 2008 Halifax 17 - 35 Report Fylde (BP) Ovenden Park 200 Ian Robinson 4 October 2008 (BP) Harrogate 17 - 23 Report Nuneaton Claro Road 150 John Meredith 4 October 2008 Loughborough Students 3 - 3 Report Hull Ionians Loughborough University Stadium Greg Garner 4 October 2008 Macclesfield 26 - 6 Report Leicester Lions Priory Park 167 D Edmunds 4 October 2008 Kendal P - P Huddersfield Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 May 2009. Round 6 11 October 2008 Bradford & Bingley 28 - 19 Report Hull Ionians Wagon Lane 165 James Fisher 11 October 2008 (BP) Fylde 62 - 13 Report Harrogate Woodlands Memorial Ground 475 Mark Liddell 11 October 2008 Halifax 13 - 36 Report Loughborough Students (BP) Ovenden Park 150 Matthew Daubney 11 October 2008 Huddersfield 9 - 37 Report Caldy (BP) Lockwood Park 189 Mick Reid 11 October 2008 Leicester Lions 12 - 40 Report Kendal (BP) Westleigh Park 120 Steve Lee 11 October 2008 (BP) Nuneaton 41 - 35 Report Macclesfield (2BP) Liberty Way 213 D Edmunds 11 October 2008 (BP) Preston Grasshoppers 36 - 8 Report Darlington Mowden Park Lightfoot Green 263 Ross Campbell Round 7 25 October 2008 (BP) Caldy 29 - 12 Report Leicester Lions Paton Field Eric Woodmason 25 October 2008 (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 26 - 28 Report Huddersfield Yiewsley Drive 160 Matthew Daubney 25 October 2008 (BP) Harrogate 29 - 12 Report Halifax Claro Road 250 Guy Steel Bodger 25 October 2008 Hull Ionians 17 - 12 Report Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Brantingham Park 350 Mick Reid 25 October 2008 (BP) Loughborough Students 44 - 23 Report Bradford & Bingley Loughborough University Stadium 250 Chris Seeley 25 October 2008 Macclesfield 15 - 12 Report Fylde (BP) Priory Park 178 Steve Lee 25 October 2008 Kendal P - P Nuneaton Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 April 2009. Round 8 1 November 2008 Fylde 24 - 24 Report Kendal (BP) Woodlands Memorial Ground 630 D Edmunds 1 November 2008 Halifax 13 - 13 Report Macclesfield Ovenden Park 190 Eric Woodmason 1 November 2008 (BP) Harrogate 31 - 19 Report Loughborough Students Claro Road 257 Lee Towers 1 November 2008 Huddersfield 31 - 29 Report Hull Ionians (2BP) Lockwood Park 203 Tom Davis 1 November 2008 Leicester Lions 13 - 12 Report Darlington Mowden Park (BP) Westleigh Park 150 Ian Robinson 1 November 2008 Nuneaton 23 - 31 Report Caldy (BP) Liberty Way 148 Glenn O'Hara 1 November 2008 (BP) Preston Grasshoppers 49 - 16 Report Bradford & Bingley Lightfoot Green 264 Guy Steel Bodger Round 9 8 November 2008 Bradford & Bingley 25 - 25 Report Huddersfield Wagon Lane 170 Ian Robinson 8 November 2008 (BP) Caldy 33 - 23 Report Fylde Paton Field 319 Tim Fisher 8 November 2008 Darlington Mowden Park 17 - 44 Report Nuneaton (BP) Yiewsley Drive 143 Revis Phillips 8 November 2008 (BP) Hull Ionians 16 - 19 Report Leicester Lions Brantingham Park 300 Adam Friend 8 November 2008 Kendal 23 - 12 Report Halifax Mint Bridge Matthew Daubney 8 November 2008 (BP) Loughborough Students 29 - 24 Report Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Loughborough University Stadium 150 Marcus Caton 8 November 2008 (BP) Macclesfield 27 - 28 Report Harrogate (BP) Priory Park 204 Mike Read Round 10 15 November 2008 (BP) Fylde 61 - 15 Report Darlington Mowden Park Woodlands Memorial Ground 475 Simon McConnell 15 November 2008 Halifax 15 - 39 Report Caldy (BP) Ovenden Park 199 D Edmunds 15 November 2008 (BP) Harrogate 31 - 30 Report Kendal (2BP) Claro Road 125 Steve Lee 15 November 2008 Huddersfield 24 - 9 Report Preston Grasshoppers Lockwood Park 236 Brendan Fitzmaurice 15 November 2008 (BP) Leicester Lions 23 - 28 Report Bradford & Bingley Westleigh Park 120 Simon Harding 15 November 2008 (BP) Macclesfield 33 - 17 Report Loughborough Students Priory Park 147 Marcus Caton 15 November 2008 (BP) Nuneaton 29 - 6 Report Hull Ionians Liberty Way 127 Richard Parker-Sedgmore Round 11 29 November 2008 (BP) Bradford & Bingley 16 - 19 Report Nuneaton Wagon Lane Steve Lee 29 November 2008 (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 38 - 31 Report Halifax (2BP) Yiewsley Drive 100 Mike Read 29 November 2008 Hull Ionians 10 - 21 Report Fylde Brantingham Park 150 Marcus Caton 29 November 2008 Kendal 28 - 23 Report Macclesfield (BP) Mint Bridge 375 Tom Davis 29 November 2008 Loughborough Students 16 - 27 Report Huddersfield Loughborough University Stadium 65 Ian Tempest 29 November 2008 Preston Grasshoppers 34 - 8 Report Leicester Lions Lightfoot Green 278 John Meredith 29 November 2008 Caldy P - P Harrogate Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 January 2009. Round 12 6 December 2008 (BP) Fylde 27 - 8 Report Bradford & Bingley Woodlands Memorial Ground 475 Ross Campbell 6 December 2008 Leicester Lions 16 - 9 Report Huddersfield (BP) Westleigh Park 120 Matthew Daubney 6 December 2008 Macclesfield 19 - 16 Report Caldy (BP) Priory Park 276 Philip Davis 6 December 2008 (BP) Nuneaton 46 - 22 Report Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Liberty Way 175 Paul Kimber 6 December 2008 Halifax P - P Hull Ionians Postponed. Game rescheduled to 14 March 2009. 6 December 2008 Harrogate P - P Darlington Mowden Park Postponed. Game rescheduled to 14 March 2009. 6 December 2008 Kendal P - P Loughborough Students Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 April 2009. Round 13 20 December 2008 (BP) Bradford & Bingley 32 - 12 Report Halifax Wagon Lane 375 D Edmunds 20 December 2008 Caldy 31 - 20 Report Kendal Paton Field 341 Matthew Daubney 20 December 2008 Darlington Mowden Park 19 - 31 Report Macclesfield (BP) Yiewsley Drive 130 Trevor Fisher 20 December 2008 Huddersfield 6 - 20 Report Nuneaton Lockwood Park 283 Andrew Jackson 20 December 2008 (BP) Hull Ionians 12 - 16 Report Harrogate Brantingham Park 350 Nick Cockburn 20 December 2008 Loughborough Students 20 - 6 Report Leicester Lions Loughborough University Stadium 150 Steve Lee 20 December 2008 Preston Grasshoppers 14 - 12 Report Fylde (BP) Lightfoot Green 758 James Fisher Round 14 3 January 2009 (BP) Halifax 35 - 43 Report Huddersfield Ovenden Park 361 Clare Daniels 3 January 2009 Loughborough Students 7 - 23 Report Nuneaton Loughborough University Stadium 150 Mark Liddell 3 January 2009 Caldy P - P Darlington Mowden Park Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 April 2009. 3 January 2009 Fylde P - P Leicester Lions Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 January 2009. 3 January 2009 Harrogate P - P Preston Grasshoppers Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 April 2009. 3 January 2009 Kendal P - P Hull Ionians Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 May 2009. 3 January 2009 Macclesfield P - P Bradford & Bingley Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 January 2009. Round 15 10 January 2009 Bradford & Bingley P - P Kendal Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 May 2009. 10 January 2009 Darlington Mowden Park P - P Loughborough Students Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 January 2009. 10 January 2009 Huddersfield P - P Harrogate Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 April 2009. 10 January 2009 Hull Ionians P - P Caldy Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 April 2009. 10 January 2009 Leicester Lions P - P Halifax Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 April 2009. 10 January 2009 Nuneaton P - P Fylde Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 May 2009. 10 January 2009 Preston Grasshoppers P - P Macclesfield Postponed. Game rescheduled to 14 March 2009. Rounds 11, 14 & 15 (rescheduled games) 17 January 2009 Caldy 28 - 14 Report Harrogate Paton Field 219 John Meredith Game rescheduled from 29 November 2008. 17 January 2009 Darlington Mowden Park 8 - 20 Report Loughborough Students Yiewsley Drive 120 Steve Lee Game rescheduled from 10 January 2009. 17 January 2009 Fylde 18 - 7 Report Leicester Lions Woodlands Memorial Ground 425 Eric Woodmason Game rescheduled from 3 January 2009. 17 January 2009 Macclesfield 20 - 39 Report Bradford & Bingley (BP) Priory Park 310 Revis Phillips Game rescheduled from 3 January 2009. Round 16 24 January 2009 (BP) Caldy 41 - 10 Report Bradford & Bingley Paton Field 226 Marcus Caton 24 January 2009 (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 19 - 22 Report Hull Ionians Yiewsley Drive 110 Trevor Fisher 24 January 2009 Halifax 14 - 37 Report Nuneaton (BP) Ovenden Park 167 Nick Cockburn 24 January 2009 Harrogate 15 - 14 Report Leicester Lions (BP) Claro Road 170 Mike Read 24 January 2009 (BP) Kendal 33 - 12 Report Preston Grasshoppers Mint Bridge 632 D Edmunds 24 January 2009 Loughborough Students 15 - 10 Report Fylde (BP) Loughborough University Stadium 100 Glenn O'Hara 24 January 2009 Macclesfield 27 - 23 Report Huddersfield (BP) Priory Park 286 Chris Seeley Round 17 31 January 2009 (BP) Bradford & Bingley 32 - 17 Report Darlington Mowden Park Wagon Lane 250 Andrew Vertigan 31 January 2009 (BP) Fylde 36 - 5 Report Halifax Woodlands Memorial Ground 435 Matthew Daubney 31 January 2009 Huddersfield 17 - 26 Report Kendal Lockwood Park 247 D Edmunds 31 January 2009 Hull Ionians 19 - 11 Report Loughborough Students Brantingham Park 200 Guy Steel Bodger 31 January 2009 Leicester Lions 16 - 10 Report Macclesfield (BP) Westleigh Park 100 Ross Campbell 31 January 2009 (BP) Nuneaton 32 - 9 Report Harrogate Liberty Way 153 Claudio Castagnoli 31 January 2009 Preston Grasshoppers 23 - 19 Report Caldy (BP) Lightfoot Green 278 Mike Read Round 18 7 February 2009 Caldy 22 - 13 Report Huddersfield Paton Field 211 James Fisher 7 February 2009 (BP) Hull Ionians 30 - 10 Report Bradford & Bingley Brantingham Park 250 Mike Read 7 February 2009 Darlington Mowden Park P - P Preston Grasshoppers Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 May 2009. 7 February 2009 Harrogate P - P Fylde Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 May 2009. 7 February 2009 Kendal P - P Leicester Lions Postponed. Game rescheduled to 14 March 2009. 7 February 2009 Loughborough Students P - P Halifax Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 May 2009. 7 February 2009 Macclesfield P - P Nuneaton Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 May 2009. Round 19 14 February 2009 Bradford & Bingley 20 - 38 Report Loughborough Students (BP) Wagon Lane 150 Rob Sheard 14 February 2009 (BP) Fylde 17 - 24 Report Macclesfield Woodlands Memorial Ground 350 Chris Sharp 14 February 2009 (BP) Leicester Lions 7 - 9 Report Caldy Westleigh Park 120 Steve Harland 14 February 2009 Nuneaton 21 - 13 Report Kendal Liberty Way 330 J Matthews 14 February 2009 Preston Grasshoppers 23 - 10 Report Hull Ionians Lightfoot Green Matthew Daubney 14 February 2009 Halifax P - P Harrogate Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 May 2009. 14 February 2009 Huddersfield P - P Darlington Mowden Park Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 May 2009. Round 20 21 February 2009 Bradford & Bingley 23 - 51 Report Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Wagon Lane Mark Liddell 21 February 2009 Caldy 7 - 15 Report Nuneaton Paton Field 413 Philip Davis 21 February 2009 (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 20 - 21 Report Leicester Lions Yiewsley Drive 100 Rob Sheard 21 February 2009 (BP) Hull Ionians 31 - 18 Report Huddersfield Brantingham Park 300 Guy Steel Bodger 21 February 2009 (BP) Kendal 17 - 18 Report Fylde Mint Bridge 575 Mick Reid 21 February 2009 (BP) Loughborough Students 25 - 26 Report Harrogate Loughborough University Stadium 100 Brendan Fitzmaurice 21 February 2009 (BP) Macclesfield 35 - 15 Report Halifax Priory Park 274 Tim Fisher Round 21 28 February 2009 Fylde 23 - 22 Report Caldy (BP) Woodlands Memorial Ground 456 Mark Wilson 28 February 2009 Halifax 11 - 21 Report Kendal Ovenden Park 203 Rob Sheard 28 February 2009 (BP) Harrogate 11 - 14 Report Macclesfield Claro Road 250 Mark Liddell 28 February 2009 (BP) Huddersfield 18 - 22 Report Bradford & Bingley Lockwood Park 213 Mick Reid 28 February 2009 Leicester Lions 27 - 10 Report Hull Ionians Westleigh Park 100 Andrew Jackson 28 February 2009 Preston Grasshoppers 19 - 27 Report Loughborough Students (BP) Lightfoot Green 328 D Edmunds 28 February 2009 Nuneaton P - P Darlington Mowden Park Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 April 2009. Round 22 7 March 2009 Bradford & Bingley 16 - 64 Report Leicester Lions (BP) Wagon Lane 150 Brendan Fitzmaurice 7 March 2009 (BP) Caldy 52 - 7 Report Halifax Paton Field Chris Seeley 7 March 2009 Darlington Mowden Park 18 - 39 Report Fylde (BP) Yiewsley Drive 150 Guy Steel Bodger 7 March 2009 Hull Ionians 8 - 30 Report Nuneaton (BP) Brantingham Park 300 Matthew Daubney 7 March 2009 Kendal 5 - 24 Report Harrogate (BP) Mint Bridge 446 Eric Woodmason 7 March 2009 (BP) Loughborough Students 27 - 18 Report Macclesfield Loughborough University Stadium Mick Reid 7 March 2009 Preston Grasshoppers 17 - 13 Report Huddersfield (BP) Lightfoot Green 303 Rob Sheard Rounds 12, 15 & 18 (rescheduled games) 14 March 2009 Halifax 20 - 35 Report Hull Ionians (BP) Ovenden Park 149 Trevor Fisher Game rescheduled from 6 December 2008. 14 March 2009 (BP) Harrogate 33 - 10 Report Darlington Mowden Park Claro Road 120 Mark Liddell Game rescheduled from 6 December 2008. 14 March 2009 (BP) Kendal 13 - 18 Report Leicester Lions Mint Bridge 548 Mick Reid Game rescheduled from 7 February 2009. 14 March 2009 (BP) Preston Grasshoppers 22 - 26 Report Macclesfield Lightfoot Green 203 Chris Seeley Game rescheduled from 10 January 2009. Round 23 21 March 2009 (BP) Fylde 38 - 14 Report Hull Ionians Woodlands Memorial Ground 1,644 Rob Sheard 21 March 2009 (BP) Halifax 17 - 19 Report Darlington Mowden Park Ovenden Park 130 Mark Liddell 21 March 2009 (2BP) Harrogate 41 - 44 Report Caldy (BP) Claro Road 280 Andrew Vertigan 21 March 2009 Huddersfield 15 - 15 Report Loughborough Students Lockwood Park 119 Trevor Fisher 21 March 2009 (BP) Leicester Lions 49 - 33 Report Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Westleigh Park 120 Ian Tempest 21 March 2009 (BP) Macclesfield 29 - 14 Report Kendal Priory Park 187 Andrew Bickle 21 March 2009 (BP) Nuneaton 51 - 10 Report Bradford & Bingley Liberty Way 210 Revis Phillips Round 24 28 March 2009 Bradford & Bingley 15 - 54 Report Fylde (BP) Wagon Lane 95 Andrew Jackson 28 March 2009 Caldy 25 - 39 Report Macclesfield (BP) Paton Field 250 D Edmunds 28 March 2009 (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 15 - 21 Report Harrogate Yiewsley Drive Chris Seeley 28 March 2009 Huddersfield 13 - 27 Report Leicester Lions (BP) Lockwood Park 172 Lee Towers 28 March 2009 (BP) Hull Ionians 43 - 8 Report Halifax Brantingham Park 250 Trevor Fisher 28 March 2009 (BP) Loughborough Students 33 - 5 Report Kendal Loughborough University Stadium 150 28 March 2009 Preston Grasshoppers 24 - 50 Report Nuneaton (BP) Lightfoot Green 301 Mark Wilson Round 25 4 April 2009 (BP) Fylde 41 - 25 Report Preston Grasshoppers Woodlands Memorial Ground 1,050 Mike Read 4 April 2009 Halifax 22 - 61 Report Bradford & Bingley (BP) Ovenden Park 155 Ian Tempest 4 April 2009 (BP) Harrogate 37 - 27 Report Hull Ionians Claro Road 250 Rob Sheard 4 April 2009 (BP) Kendal 35 - 12 Report Caldy Mint Bridge 690 Guy Steel Bodger 4 April 2009 Leicester Lions 19 - 36 Report Loughborough Students (BP) Westleigh Park 150 Matthew Daubney 4 April 2009 (BP) Macclesfield 24 - 29 Report Darlington Mowden Park Priory Park 187 Eric Woodmason 4 April 2009 (BP) Nuneaton 42 - 22 Report Huddersfield Liberty Way 283 Nick Cockburn Rounds 7, 14 & 15 (rescheduled games) 11 April 2009 Caldy 16 - 16 Report Darlington Mowden Park Paton Field 273 Mark Rose Game rescheduled from 3 January 2009. 11 April 2009 (BP) Harrogate 45 - 17 Report Preston Grasshoppers Claro Road 250 Revis Phillips Game rescheduled from 3 January 2009. 11 April 2009 (BP) Kendal 44 - 29 Report Nuneaton (BP) Mint Bridge 650 Eric Woodmason Game rescheduled from 25 October 2008. 11 April 2009 (BP) Leicester Lions 83 - 3 Report Halifax Westleigh Park 140 Tom Davis Game rescheduled from 10 January 2009. Round 26 18 April 2009 (BP) Bradford & Bingley 43 - 24 Report Harrogate (BP) Wagon Lane 200 D Edmunds 18 April 2009 Caldy 15 - 25 Report Loughborough Students Paton Field 419 James Fisher 18 April 2009 Darlington Mowden Park 22 - 19 Report Kendal (BP) Yiewsley Drive 165 Matthew Daubney 18 April 2009 (BP) Huddersfield 44 - 32 Report Fylde (BP) Lockwood Park 227 Chris Seeley 18 April 2009 Hull Ionians 22 - 22 Report Macclesfield Brantingham Park 350 Guy Steel Bodger 18 April 2009 (BP) Leicester Lions 20 - 25 Report Nuneaton Westleigh Park 200 Steve Lee 18 April 2009 (BP) Preston Grasshoppers 48 - 7 Report Halifax Lightfoot Green 372 Revis Phillips Rounds 12, 15 & 21 (rescheduled games) 25 April 2009 (BP) Huddersfield 43 - 25 Report Harrogate Lockwood Park 189 Mike Read Game rescheduled from 10 January 2009. 25 April 2009 (BP) Hull Ionians 27 - 29 Report Caldy Brantingham Park 150 Trevor Fisher Game rescheduled from 10 January 2009. 25 April 2009 Kendal 20 - 29 Report Loughborough Students (BP) Mint Bridge 660 Brendan Fitzmaurice Game rescheduled from 6 December 2008. 25 April 2009 (BP) Nuneaton 31 - 25 Report Darlington Mowden Park (2BP) Liberty Way 225 Philip Davis Game rescheduled from 28 February 2009. Rounds 14 & 18 (rescheduled games) 2 May 2009 (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 29 - 15 Report Preston Grasshoppers Yiewsley Drive 200 Mike Read Game rescheduled from 7 February 2009. 2 May 2009 (BP) Harrogate 36 - 19 Report Fylde Claro Road 175 Rob Sheard Game rescheduled from 7 February 2009. 2 May 2009 Kendal 28 - 13 Report Hull Ionians Mint Bridge 420 Matthew Daubney Game rescheduled from 3 January 2009. 2 May 2009 Loughborough Students 20 - 0Game was awarded to Loughborough Students as a bonus point win as Halifax failed to turn up to the game. b Report Halifax Loughborough University Stadium N/A N/A Game rescheduled from 7 February 2009. 2 May 2009 Macclesfield 21 - 16 Report Nuneaton (BP) Priory Park 250 Ian Tempest Game rescheduled from 7 February 2009. b Round 19 (rescheduled game) 5 May 2009 Halifax 11 - 10 Report Harrogate (BP) Ovenden Park 125 Mike Read Game rescheduled from 14 February 2009. Rounds 15 & 19 (rescheduled games) 9 May 2009 Bradford & Bingley 0 - 68 Report Kendal (BP) Wagon Lane 220 Andrew Jackson Game rescheduled from 10 January 2009. 9 May 2009 Huddersfield 19 - 13 Report Darlington Mowden Park (BP) Lockwood Park 119 Nick Cockburn Game rescheduled from 14 February 2009. 9 May 2009 Nuneaton 50 - 5 Report Fylde Liberty Way 203 Tom Davis Game rescheduled from 10 January 2009. Round 5 (rescheduled game) 16 May 2009 Kendal 23 - 8 Report Huddersfield Mint Bridge 420 Ian Tempest Game rescheduled from 4 October 2008. Total season attendances ClubHomeGamesTotalAverageHighestLowest% Capacity Bradford & Bingley 11Missing home attendances v Nuneaton on 29 November 2008 and Preston Grasshoppers on 21 February 2009. a 2,240 204 375 95 5% Caldy 11Missing home attendances v Leicester Lions on 25 October 2008 and Halifax on 7 March 2009. a 3,080 280 419 127 7% Darlington Mowden Park 12Missing home attendance v Harrogate on 28 March 2009. a 1,675 140 200 100 Fylde 13 7,672 590 1,644 350 8% Halifax 12Missing home attendance v Preston Grasshoppers on 6 September 2008. a 2,179 182 361 125 Harrogate 12Missing home attendance v Bradford & Bingley on 6 September 2008. a 2,485 207 280 120 5% Huddersfield 13 2,644 203 283 119 14% Hull Ionians 13 3,550 273 350 150 18% Kendal 11Missing home attendances v Darlington Mowden Park on 6 September 2008 and Halifax on 8 November 2008. a 5,999 545 690 375 12% Leicester Lions 13 1,700 131 200 100 7% Loughborough Students 9Only played 12 home games as Halifax failed to turn up to their game on 2 May 2009. Missing home attendances v Caldy on 6 September 2008, Hull Ionians on 4 October 2008 and Macclesfield on 7 March 2009. a 1,365 152 250 65 5% Macclesfield 13 2,773 213 310 143 17% Nuneaton 13 2,709 208 330 127 5% Preston Grasshoppers 12Missing home attendance v Hull Ionians on 14 February 2009. a 3,914 326 758 203 14% a Individual statistics Note if players are tied on tries or points the player with the lowest number of appearances will come first. Also note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Top points scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Points 1 WAL Gavin Roberts Caldy 22 290 2 ENG Ross Winney Macclesfield 25 215 3 ENG Chris Johnson Huddersfield 22 248 4 ENG Jon Boden Leicester Lions 24 229 5 ENG Stephen Nutt Fylde 20 216 6 ENG Hugh Thomas Nuneaton 26 189 7 ENG Marcus Jackson Preston Grasshoppers 18 186 8 ENG Rickie Aley Nuneaton 12 150 9 ENG Steve Brimacombe Nuneaton 21 146 10 ENG Gareth Collins Leicester Lions 26 145 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTopScorers?comp_id=287 National Three North 08/09 Leading top scorers Rugby Statbunker 16 May 2009 Top try scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Tries 1 ENG Gareth Collins Leicester Lions 26 29 2 ENG Lewis Boyd Kendal 26 28 3 ENG Nick Royle Fylde 17 24 ENG Oliver Brennand Fylde 24 24 4 ENG William Cave Nuneaton 21 16 5 ENG Fergus Mulchrone Macclesfield 23 15 ENG Mark Turner Caldy 24 15 6 ENG Rob Cook Nuneaton 25 14 ENG Gary Holmes Nuneaton 26 14 NZ Aaron Takarangi Nuneaton 26 14 ENG Andrew Soutar Caldy 26 14http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTryScorers?comp_id=287 National Three North 08/09 Leading try scorers Rugby Statbunker 16 May 2009 Season records 100% Team Largest home win — 80 pts 83 - 3 Leicester Lions at home to Halifax on 11 April 2009 Largest away win — 68 pts 68 - 0 Kendal away to Bradford & Bingley on 9 May 2009 Most points scored — 83 pts 83 - 3 Leicester Lions at home to Halifax on 11 April 2009 Most tries in a match — 13 Leicester Lions at home to Halifax on 11 April 2009 Most conversions in a match — 9 Leicester Lions at home to Halifax on 11 April 2009 Most penalties in a match — 8 Huddersfield away to Halifax on 3 January 2009 Most drop goals in a match — 3 (x2) Nuneaton at home to Macclesfield on 11 October 2008 Nuneaton away to Bradford & Bingley on 29 November 2008 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostTryInMatch?comp_id=287 National 3 North 08/09 Most tries in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 16 May 2009 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostConversionsInMatch?comp_id=287 National 3 North 08/09 Most conversions in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 16 May 2009 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostPenaltiesInMatch?comp_id=287 National 3 North 08/09 Most penalties in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 16 May 2009 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostDropGoalInMatch?comp_id=287 National 3 North 08/09 Most drop goals in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 16 May 2009 Player Most points in a match — 30 (x2) ENG Gareth Collins for Leicester Lions away to Bradford & Bingley on 7 March 2009 ENG Gareth Collins for Leicester Lions at home to Halifax on 11 April 2009 Most tries in a match — 6 (x2) ENG Gareth Collins for Leicester Lions away to Bradford & Bingley on 7 March 2009 ENG Gareth Collins for Leicester Lions at home to Halifax on 11 April 2009 Most conversions in a match — 9 ENG Jon Boden for Leicester Lions at home to Halifax on 11 April 2009 Most penalties in a match — (x6) ENG Ross Winney for Macclesfield at home to Hull Ionians on 6 September 2008 ENG Rickie Aley for Nuneaton away to Harrogate on 4 October 2008 ENG Jon Benson for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Fylde on 7 March 2009 Most drop goals in a match — 3 (x2) ENG Rickie Aley for Nuneaton at home to Macclesfield on 11 October 2008 ENG Rickie Aley for Nuneaton away to Bradford & Bingley on 29 November 2008 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPointsScorerInMatch?comp_id=287 National 3 North 08/09 Most points in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 16 May 2009 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostTryScorerInMatch?comp_id=287 National 3 North 08/09 Most tries in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 16 May 2009 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostConversionsScorerInMatch?comp_id=287 National 3 North 08/09 Most conversions in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 16 May 2009 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPenaltiesScorerInMatch?comp_id=287 National 3 North 08/09 Most penalties in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 16 May 2009 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostDropGoalScorerInMatch?comp_id=287 National 3 North 08/09 Most drop goals in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 16 May 2009 Attendances Highest — 1,644 Fylde at home to Hull Ionians on 21 March 2009 Lowest — 65 Loughborough Students at home to Huddersfield on 29 November 2008 Highest Average Attendance — 590 Fylde Lowest Average Attendance — 131 Leicester Lions http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/HomeAttendance?comp_id=287 National 3 North 08/09 Home attendance Rugby Statbunker 16 May 2009 See also English Rugby Union Leagues English rugby union system Rugby union in England References External links NCA Rugby https://web.archive.org/web/20150701021407/http://www.ncarugby.org/index.php 2015-07-01 2008-09 Category:2008–09 in English rugby union leagues