2002–03 National Division Three North

Rugby union competition in England 2002–03 National Division Three North England Nuneaton New Brighton Scunthorpe, Hull Ionians, Broadstreet, Bedford Athletic N/ADue to extremely poor coverage and reporting by the media for this season there is not enough attendance data for the league to give an accurate figure. a ENG Tony Handley (Waterloo)293 points ENG Jody Peacock (Nuneaton)ENG Gary Marshall (Nuneaton)21 tries 2001–02 2003–04 The 2002–03 National Division Three North was the third season (fifteenth overall) of the fourth division (north) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three North. New teams to the division included Preston Grasshoppers and Waterloo who were relegated from the 2001–02 National Division Two while promoted teams included Broadstreet who came up as champions of Midlands Division 1 while Halifax (champions) and Hull Ionians (playoffs) came up from North Division 1.http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/national-leagues/2001-2002/ National Division Two 2001-02 englandrugby.com 20 April 2002 http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2001-2002/ Midlands 1 2001-02 englandrugby.com 20 April 2002 17 September 2015 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044253/http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2001-2002/ dead http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2001-2002/ North 1 2001-02 englandrugby.com 25 May 2002 The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw with the promotion system changing for this season with a playoff system being introduced. The champions of both National Division Three North and National Division Three South would automatically go up but the runners up of these two divisions would meet each other in a one off match (at the home ground of the side with the superior league record) to see who would claim the third and final promotion place to National Division Two for the following season. By the end of the season Nuneaton would finish as champions, just edging out runners up New Brighton by virtue of an extra win and gaining promotion to the 2003–04 National Division Two.http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/national-leagues/2002-2003/group/10590 National League 3 North 2002-03 englandrugby.com 19 April 2003 New Brighton would go into a promotion playoff away at the 2002–03 National Division Three South runners up Lydney but were unable to join Nuneaton as Lydney won 21 - 7 to claim the final promotion slot.http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/national-leagues/2002-2003/group/10592 National League Playoffs 2002-03 englandrugby.com 26 April 2003 17 September 2015 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924050257/http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/national-leagues/2002-2003/group/10592 dead At the other end of the table, Scunthorpe were the first team to be relegated with just one win all season while Hull Ionians, Broadstreet and Bedford Athletic were the other teams to go down at a later date with Bedford Athletic just one point off safety. Hull Ionians would drop to North Division 1 while Scunthorpe, Broadstreet and Bedford Athletic would drop to Midlands Division 1.http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2003-2004/ North 1 2003-04 englandrugby.com 6 September 2003 17 September 2015 27 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160127020740/http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2003-2004/ dead http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2003-2004/ Midlands 1 2003-04 englandrugby.com/ 6 September 2003 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot yes Participating teams and locations England 500 Locations of the 2002-03 National Division Three North teams England 52.1359729 -.4666546 70 Bedford Athletic right England 54.954853 -1.691454 70 Blaydon right England 52.4068 -1.5197 70 Broadstreet right England 54.52361 -1.559458 70 Darlington MP right England 52.4981719 -2.169995 70 D Kingswinford left England 53.727020 -1.857539 70 Halifax right England 53.74290 -0.56819 70 Hull Ionians right England 53.456307 -2.737094 70 Liverpool SH right England 53.3333333 -3.0833333 70 New Brighton left England 52.520489 -1.465381 70 Nuneaton right England 53.763201 -2.703089 70 Preston right England 53.588646 -.654413 70 Scunthorpe right England 54.967392 -2.01826 70 Tynedale left England 53.490429 -3.053955 70 Waterloo left TeamStadiumCapacityCity/AreaBedford AthleticPutnoe Woods500Bedford, BedfordshireBlaydonCrow Trees2,000 (400 seats)Swalwell, Tyne and Wear Broadstreet Ivor Preece Field 1,500 (250 seats) Coventry, West MidlandsDarlington Mowden ParkYiewsley Drive Darlington, County DurhamDudley KingswinfordHeathbrook2,260Kingswinford, Dudley, West MidlandsHalifaxOvenden ParkHalifax, West YorkshireHull IoniansBrantingham Park1,500 (240 seats)Brantingham, East Riding of YorkshireLiverpool St HelensMoss Lane4,370 (370 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 58 Liverpool St Helens F.C. (Ground Details)https://www.therugbyjournal.com/rugby-blog/liverpool-st-helens Liverpool St Helens Rugby Journal 22 October 2024 St Helens, MerseysideNew BrightonHartsfield2,000Wirral, MerseysideNuneatonLiberty 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, LancashireScunthorpeHeslam Park1,212 (212 seats)Scunthorpe, LincolnshireTynedaleTynedale Park2,000 (400 seats)Corbridge, NorthumberlandWaterlooSt Anthony's Road9,950 (950 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 126 Waterloo F.C. (Ground Details) Blundellsands, Merseyside Final league table main WDL 2002–03 National Division Three North table Q 2 points NUN Nuneaton NEW New Brighton WAT Waterloo HAL Halifax DMP Darlington Mowden Park LIV Liverpool St Helens TYN Tynedale BLA Blaydon PRE Preston Grasshoppers DUD Dudley Kingswinford BED Bedford Athletic BRO Broadstreet HUL Hull Ionians SCU Scunthorpe 23 0 3 802 406 C 22 0 4 812 441 21 0 5 888 458 17 0 9 666 588 14 0 12 688 491 12 1 13 612 574 12 1 13 561 582 12 0 14 568 645 11 1 14 617 625 10 1 15 502 596 10 0 16 497 625 R 8 1 17 477 795 R 6 1 19 515 747 R 1 0 25 343 975 R #d8ffeb Promoted P #ccccff Promotion play-off Q #ffcccc Relegated R R R R Rugby Statbunker 19-04-2003 Results Round 1 31 August 2002 Blaydon 20 - 22 Report Dudley Kingswinford Crow Trees Brendan Fitzmaurice 31 August 2002 Broadstreet 21 - 42 Report Halifax Ivor Preece Field Andrew Canning 31 August 2002 Darlington Mowden Park 31 - 18 Report Tynedale Yiewsley Drive S Makinson 31 August 2002 Liverpool St Helens 28 - 19 Report Bedford Athletic Moss Lane Andrew Gardner 31 August 2002 Nuneaton 24 - 18 Report New Brighton Liberty Way David Drury 31 August 2002 Waterloo 35 - 10 Report Preston Grasshoppers St Anthony's Road Mark Rose 1 September 2002 Scunthorpe 14 - 52 Report Hull Ionians Heslam Park Mick Reid https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3033730/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 31 August 2002 Round 2 7 September 2002 Dudley Kingswinford 23 - 18 Report Darlington Mowden Park Heathbrook Andrew Vertigan 7 September 2002 Halifax 33 - 30 Report Bedford Athletic Ovenden Park Guy Steel Bodger 7 September 2002 Hull Ionians 19 - 21 Report Broadstreet Brantingham Park Brendan Fitzmaurice 7 September 2002 New Brighton 42 - 21 Report Blaydon Hartsfield Don Helme 7 September 2002 Preston Grasshoppers 22 - 34 Report Nuneaton Lightfoot Green Mick Reid 7 September 2002 Tynedale 46 - 5 Report Scunthorpe Tynedale Park 7 September 2002 Waterloo 17 - 33 Report Liverpool St Helens St Anthony's Road Alan Hughes https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3034113/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 7 September 2002 Round 3 14 September 2002 Bedford Athletic 22 - 9 Report Hull Ionians Putnoe Woods Rowan Kitt 14 September 2002 Blaydon 33 - 32 Report Preston Grasshoppers Crow Trees Chris Sharp 14 September 2002 Broadstreet 8 - 14 Report Tynedale Ivor Preece Field Paul Dickens 14 September 2002 Darlington Mowden Park 11 - 28 Report New Brighton Yiewsley Drive Brendan Fitzmaurice 14 September 2002 Liverpool St Helens 28 - 10 Report Halifax Moss Lane Mick Reid 14 September 2002 Nuneaton 57 - 21 Report Waterloo Liberty Way Andrew Gardner 14 September 2002 Scunthorpe 12 - 13 Report Dudley Kingswinford Heslam Park 250 David Drury https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3034516/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 14 September 2002 Round 4 28 September 2002 Dudley Kingswinford 41 - 17 Report Broadstreet Heathbrook L Coltue 28 September 2002 Hull Ionians 30 - 15 Report Halifax Brantingham Park 28 September 2002 New Brighton 33 - 3 Report Scunthorpe Hartsfield Brendan Fitzmaurice 28 September 2002 Nuneaton 35 - 14 Report Liverpool St Helens Liberty Way Rob Sawyer 28 September 2002 Preston Grasshoppers 18 - 34 Report Darlington Mowden Park Lightfoot Green Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts 28 September 2002 Tynedale 18 - 16 Report Bedford Athletic Tynedale Park Andrew Gardner 28 September 2002 Waterloo 35 - 13 Report Blaydon St Anthony's Road David Drury https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3035319/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 28 September 2002 Round 5 12 October 2002 Bedford Athletic 19 - 5 Report Dudley Kingswinford Putnoe Woods Paul Dickens 12 October 2002 Blaydon 8 - 13 Report Nuneaton Crow Trees 150 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts 12 October 2002 Broadstreet 23 - 46 Report New Brighton Ivor Preece Field S Makinson 12 October 2002 Darlington Mowden Park 27 - 29 Report Waterloo Yiewsley Drive Andrew Vertigan 12 October 2002 Halifax 29 - 14 Report Tynedale Ovenden Park Andrew Gardner 12 October 2002 Liverpool St Helens 17 - 10 Report Hull Ionians Moss Lane David Drury 12 October 2002 Scunthorpe 15 - 29 Report Preston Grasshoppers Heslam Park 350 Greg Garner https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3036035/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 12 October 2002 Round 6 19 October 2002 Blaydon 28 - 20 Report Liverpool St Helens Crow Trees Matthew Daubney 19 October 2002 Preston Grasshoppers 34 - 20 Report Broadstreet Lightfoot Green Dale Newitt 19 October 2002 Tynedale 57 - 22 Report Hull Ionians Tynedale Park Ged Stone 19 October 2002 Dudley Kingswinford P - P Halifax Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002. 19 October 2002 New Brighton P - P Bedford Athletic Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002. 19 October 2002 Nuneaton P - P Darlington Mowden Park Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002. 19 October 2002 Waterloo P - P Scunthorpe Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3036432/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 19 October 2002 Round 7 26 October 2002 Bedford Athletic 36 - 15 Report Preston Grasshoppers Putnoe Woods Dean Richards 26 October 2002 Broadstreet 13 - 24 Report Waterloo Ivor Preece Field Wayne Poulter 26 October 2002 Darlington Mowden Park 10 - 25 Report Blaydon Yiewsley Drive Marcus Anderson 26 October 2002 Halifax 32 - 27 Report New Brighton Ovenden Park Chris Seeley 26 October 2002 Hull Ionians 19 - 20 Report Dudley Kingswinford Brantingham Park Mick Reid 26 October 2002 Scunthorpe 22 - 31 Report Nuneaton Heslam Park Andrew Vertigan 26 October 2002 Tynedale 35 - 28 Report Liverpool St Helens Tynedale Park Brendan Fitzmaurice https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/4778078/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 26 October 2002 Round 8 1 November 2002 Nuneaton 36 - 13 Report Broadstreet Liberty Way 1,200 Nick Williams 2 November 2002 Blaydon 35 - 25 Report Scunthorpe Crow Trees Ged Stone 2 November 2002 Dudley Kingswinford 16 - 16 Report Tynedale Heathbrook Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts 2 November 2002 Liverpool St Helens 21 - 20 Report Darlington Mowden Park Moss Lane Don Helme 2 November 2002 New Brighton 23 - 6 Report Hull Ionians Hartsfield Andrew Vertigan 2 November 2002 Preston Grasshoppers 20 - 16 Report Halifax Lightfoot Green Mick Reid 2 November 2002 Waterloo 53 - 3 Report Bedford Athletic St Anthony's Road Mike Hamlin https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/4778084/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 2 November 2002 Round 9 9 November 2002 Bedford Athletic 8 - 52 Report New Brighton Putnoe Woods Paul Dickens 9 November 2002 Broadstreet 26 - 20 Report Preston Grasshoppers Ivor Preece Field Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts 9 November 2002 Darlington Mowden Park 20 - 27 Report Nuneaton Yiewsley Drive Chris Seeley 9 November 2002 Hull Ionians 30 - 15 Report Tynedale Brantingham Park David Drury 9 November 2002 Halifax P - P Dudley Kingswinford Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003. 9 November 2002 Liverpool St Helens P - P Blaydon Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002. 9 November 2002 Scunthorpe P - P Waterloo Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3037658/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 10 November 2002 Round 10 16 November 2002 Dudley Kingswinford 23 - 11 Report Bedford Athletic Heathbrook Calum Fraser 16 November 2002 Hull Ionians 30 - 8 Report Liverpool St Helens Brantingham Park 16 November 2002 New Brighton 34 - 14 Report Broadstreet Hartsfield Mike Hamlin 16 November 2002 Nuneaton 32 - 10 Report Blaydon Liberty Way S Makinson 16 November 2002 Preston Grasshoppers 41 - 6 Report Scunthorpe Lightfoot Green Brendan Fitzmaurice 16 November 2002 Tynedale 18 - 29 Report Halifax Tynedale Park Matthew Daubney 16 November 2002 Waterloo 20 - 16 Report Darlington Mowden Park St Anthony's Road Mick Reid https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3038051/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 16 November 2002 Round 11 23 November 2002 Bedford Athletic 18 - 25 Report Tynedale Putnoe Woods Rob Sawyer 23 November 2002 Blaydon 35 - 19 Report Waterloo Crow Trees Marcus Anderson 23 November 2002 Broadstreet 33 - 10 Report Dudley Kingswinford Ivor Preece Field Chris Deeley 23 November 2002 Darlington Mowden Park 38 - 14 Report Preston Grasshoppers Yiewsley Drive David Drury 23 November 2002 Halifax 35 - 13 Report Hull Ionians Ovenden Park Mike Hamlin 23 November 2002 Liverpool St Helens 23 - 31 Report Nuneaton Moss Lane Andrew Gardner 23 November 2002 Scunthorpe P - P New Brighton Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3038442/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 23 November 2002 Round 12 30 November 2002 Dudley Kingswinford 27 - 5 Report Scunthorpe Heathbrook Guy Steel Bodger 30 November 2002 Hull Ionians 15 - 7 Report Bedford Athletic Brantingham Park Don Helme 30 November 2002 New Brighton 34 - 0 Report Darlington Mowden Park Hartsfield Brendan Fitzmaurice 30 November 2002 Preston Grasshoppers 15 - 11 Report Blaydon Lightfoot Green Andrew Gardner 30 November 2002 Tynedale 34 - 21 Report Broadstreet Tynedale Park Andrew Vertigan 30 November 2002 Waterloo 12 - 15 Report Nuneaton St Anthony's Road Steve Lander 30 November 2002 Halifax P - P Liverpool St Helens Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/4778139/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 30 November 2002 Round 13 7 December 2002 Bedford Athletic 16 - 20 Report Halifax Putnoe Woods Mark Varnon 7 December 2002 Blaydon 22 - 35 Report New Brighton Crow Trees David Drury 7 December 2002 Broadstreet 28 - 28 Report Hull Ionians Ivor Preece Field S Makinson 7 December 2002 Darlington Mowden Park 20 - 11 Report Dudley Kingswinford Yiewsley Drive Chris Seeley 7 December 2002 Liverpool St Helens 19 - 20 Report Waterloo Moss Lane D Edmunds 7 December 2002 Nuneaton 20 - 13 Report Preston Grasshoppers Liberty Way Mick Reid 7 December 2002 Scunthorpe 19 - 20 Report Tynedale Heslam Park Mike Hamlin https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3039316/Rugby-Union-reslts-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 7 December 2002 Round 14 14 December 2002 Bedford Athletic 17 - 10 Report Liverpool St Helens Putnoe Woods Rob Sawyer 14 December 2002 Dudley Kingswinford 18 - 20 Report Blaydon Heathbrook Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts 14 December 2002 Halifax 20 - 10 Report Broadstreet Ovenden Park Brendan Fitzmaurice 14 December 2002 Hull Ionians 14 - 15 Report Scunthorpe Brantingham Park Mick Reid 14 December 2002 New Brighton 11 - 8 Report Nuneaton Hartsfield Mike Hamlin 14 December 2002 Preston Grasshoppers 22 - 34 Report Waterloo Lightfoot Green Don Helme 14 December 2002 Tynedale 23 - 17 Report Darlington Mowden Park Tynedale Park Andrew Gardner https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3039749/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 14 December 2002 Round 15 21 December 2002 Broadstreet 21 - 12 Report Bedford Athletic Ivor Preece Field Paul Dickens 21 December 2002 Darlington Mowden Park 43 - 15 Report Hull Ionians Yiewsley Drive Rob Sawyer 21 December 2002 Liverpool St Helens 21 - 20 Report Preston Grasshoppers Moss Lane Mike Hamlin 21 December 2002 Nuneaton 33 - 24 Report Dudley Kingswinford Liberty Way Gareth Consey 21 December 2002 Scunthorpe 15 - 17 Report Halifax Heslam Park S Makinson 21 December 2002 Waterloo 29 - 25 Report New Brighton St Anthony's Road Mick Reid 21 December 2002 Blaydon P - P Tynedale Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3040182/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 21 December 2002 Rounds 6 & 9 (rescheduled games) 28 December 2002 Dudley Kingswinford 24 - 38 Report Halifax Heathbrook Graham Hughes Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002. 28 December 2002 Liverpool St Helens 17 - 22 Report Blaydon Moss Lane Chris Seeley Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002. 28 December 2002 New Brighton 40 - 15 Report Bedford Athletic Hartsfield David Drury Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002. 28 December 2002 Nuneaton 37 - 15 Report Darlington Mowden Park Liberty Way Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002. 28 December 2002 Waterloo 60 - 5 Report Scunthorpe St Anthony's Road Brendan Fitzmaurice Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3040483/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 28 December 2002 Round 16 4 January 2003 Dudley Kingswinford 13 - 38 Report Waterloo Heathbrook Mark Rose 4 January 2003 Hull Ionians 15 - 26 Report Blaydon Brantingham Park Andrew Gardner 4 January 2003 New Brighton 17 - 29 Report Preston Grasshoppers Hartsfield Mick Reid 4 January 2003 Tynedale 24 - 3 Report Nuneaton Tynedale Park Andrew Vertigan 4 January 2003 Bedford Athletic P - P Scunthorpe Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003. 4 January 2003 Broadstreet P - P Liverpool St Helens Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003. 4 January 2003 Halifax P - P Darlington Mowden Park Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2393818/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 4 January 2003 Round 17 11 January 2003 Scunthorpe 13 - 17 Report Broadstreet Heslam Park 200 Andrew Gardner 11 January 2003 Blaydon P - P Halifax Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003. 11 January 2003 Darlington Mowden Park P - P Bedford Athletic Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003. 11 January 2003 Liverpool St Helens P - P New Brighton Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003. 11 January 2003 Nuneaton P - P Hull Ionians Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003. 11 January 2003 Preston Grasshoppers P - P Dudley Kingswinford Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003. 11 January 2003 Waterloo P - P Tynedale Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2394218/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 11 January 2003 Round 18 18 January 2003 Bedford Athletic 15 - 12 Report Blaydon Putnoe Woods Andrew Canning 18 January 2003 Broadstreet 15 - 28 Report Darlington Mowden Park Ivor Preece Field Mick Reid 18 January 2003 Dudley Kingswinford 22 - 30 Report New Brighton Heathbrook Trevor Fisher 18 January 2003 Halifax 26 - 25 Report Nuneaton Ovenden Park Graham Hughes 18 January 2003 Hull Ionians 7 - 45 Report Waterloo Brantingham Park Brendan Fitzmaurice 18 January 2003 Scunthorpe 20 - 39 Report Liverpool St Helens Heslam Park 250 Greg Garner 18 January 2003 Tynedale 8 - 26 Report Preston Grasshoppers Tynedale Park S Makinson https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/4778164/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 18 January 2003 Round 19 25 January 2003 Blaydon 34 - 6 Report Broadstreet Crow Trees Chris Seeley 25 January 2003 Darlington Mowden Park 42 - 20 Report Scunthorpe Yiewsley Drive Don Helme 25 January 2003 Liverpool St Helens 25 - 12 Report Dudley Kingswinford Moss Lane 25 January 2003 New Brighton 34 - 10 Report Tynedale Hartsfield Chris Sharp 25 January 2003 Nuneaton 38 - 6 Report Bedford Athletic Liberty Way Nick Williams 25 January 2003 Preston Grasshoppers 43 - 22 Report Hull Ionians Lightfoot Green Mike Hamlin 25 January 2003 Waterloo 16 - 13 Report Halifax St Anthony's Road Alan Biggs https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2394991/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 25 January 2003 Round 20 1 February 2003 Broadstreet 24 - 34 Report Nuneaton Ivor Preece Field S Makinson 1 February 2003 Tynedale 10 - 15 Report Dudley Kingswinford Tynedale Park Mick Reid 1 February 2003 Bedford Athletic P - P Waterloo Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003. 1 February 2003 Darlington Mowden Park P - P Liverpool St Helens Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003. 1 February 2003 Halifax P - P Preston Grasshoppers Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 April 2003. 1 February 2003 Hull Ionians P - P New Brighton Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003. 1 February 2003 Scunthorpe P - P Blaydon Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 April 2003. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2395434/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 1 February 2003 Round 21 8 February 2003 Blaydon 10 - 17 Report Darlington Mowden Park Crow Trees Don Helme 8 February 2003 Dudley Kingswinford 21 - 23 Report Hull Ionians Heathbrook David Drury 8 February 2003 New Brighton 31 - 29 Report Halifax Hartsfield Chris Seeley 8 February 2003 Liverpool St Helens 19 - 10 Report Tynedale Moss Lane Mike Hamlin 8 February 2003 Nuneaton 51 - 5 Report Scunthorpe Liberty Way Rob Sawyer 8 February 2003 Preston Grasshoppers 38 - 27 Report Bedford Athletic Lightfoot Green Mick Reid 8 February 2003 Waterloo 71 - 19 Report Broadstreet St Anthony's Road Brendan Fitzmaurice https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2395709/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 8 February 2003 Rounds 9, 16 & 17 (rescheduled games) 15 February 2003 Broadstreet 24 - 18 Report Liverpool St Helens Ivor Preece Field Rob Sawyer Game rescheduled from 4 January 2003. 15 February 2003 Darlington Mowden Park 22 - 12 Report Bedford Athletic Yiewsley Drive Alan Hughes Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003. 15 February 2003 Halifax 25 - 22 Report Dudley Kingswinford Ovenden Park S Makinson Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002. 15 February 2003 Nuneaton 46 - 21 Report Hull Ionians Liberty Way Mike Hamlin Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003. 15 February 2003 Scunthorpe 0 - 57 Report Waterloo Heslam Park Richard Draper Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2396329/Rugby-Union-results.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 15 February 2003 Round 22 22 February 2003 Bedford Athletic 12 - 36 Report Nuneaton Putnoe Woods Andrew Canning 22 February 2003 Broadstreet 16 - 14 Report Blaydon Ivor Preece Field Mike Hamlin 22 February 2003 Dudley Kingswinford 36 - 16 Report Liverpool St Helens Heathbrook Dale Newitt 22 February 2003 Halifax 17 - 23 Report Waterloo Ovenden Park Andrew Gardner 22 February 2003 Hull Ionians 19 - 21 Report Preston Grasshoppers Brantingham Park Don Helme 22 February 2003 Scunthorpe 0 - 60 Report Darlington Mowden Park Heslam Park 275 David Drury 22 February 2003 Tynedale 13 - 16 Report New Brighton Tynedale Park Andrew Vertigan https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2396738/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 22 February 2003 Round 23 1 March 2003 Blaydon 26 - 32 Report Bedford Athletic Crow Trees Ged Stone 1 March 2003 Liverpool St Helens 56 - 5 Report Scunthorpe Moss Lane 1 March 2003 New Brighton 33 - 20 Report Dudley Kingswinford Hartsfield 500 Don Helme 1 March 2003 Nuneaton 41 - 8 Report Halifax Liberty Way David Sainsbury 1 March 2003 Preston Grasshoppers 19 - 29 Report Tynedale Lightfoot Green 1 March 2003 Waterloo 41 - 17 Report Hull Ionians St Anthony's Road 1 March 2003 Darlington Mowden Park P - P Broadstreet Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2397212/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 1 March 2003 Rounds 11, 12, 17 & 23 (rescheduled games) 8 March 2003 Darlington Mowden Park 56 - 0 Report Broadstreet Yiewsley Drive Andrew Vertigan Game rescheduled from 1 March 2003. 8 March 2003 Halifax 0 - 23 Report Liverpool St Helens Ovenden Park Chris Seeley Game rescheduled from 30 November 2002. 8 March 2003 Preston Grasshoppers 19 - 5 Report Dudley Kingswinford Lightfoot Green David Drury Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003. 8 March 2003 Scunthorpe 20 - 37 Report New Brighton Heslam Park 250 Andrew Gardner Game rescheduled from 23 November 2002. 8 March 2003 Waterloo 21 - 13 Report Tynedale St Anthony's Road Graham Hughes Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2397673/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 8 March 2003 Round 24 15 March 2003 Bedford Athletic 19 - 16 Report Darlington Mowden Park Putnoe Woods Mark Rose 15 March 2003 Broadstreet 41 - 27 Report Scunthorpe Ivor Preece Field David Drury 15 March 2003 Dudley Kingswinford 25 - 21 Report Preston Grasshoppers Heathbrook Rhys Davies 15 March 2003 Halifax 49 - 10 Report Blaydon Ovenden Park Andrew Small 15 March 2003 Hull Ionians 18 - 41 Report Nuneaton Brantingham Park Ged Stone 15 March 2003 New Brighton 34 - 7 Report Liverpool St Helens Hartsfield Brendan Fitzmaurice 15 March 2003 Tynedale 16 - 58 Report Waterloo Tynedale Park S Makinson https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2398070/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 15 March 2003 Rounds 15, 16 & 17 (rescheduled games) 22 March 2003 Bedford Athletic 67 - 7 Report Scunthorpe Putnoe Woods Rob Sawyer Game rescheduled from 4 January 2003. 22 March 2003 Blaydon 15 - 48 Report Tynedale Crow Trees 100 Chris Sharp Game rescheduled from 21 December 2002. 22 March 2003 Halifax 21 - 8 Report Darlington Mowden Park Ovenden Park Andrew Gardner Game rescheduled from 4 January 2003. 22 March 2003 Liverpool St Helens 20 - 36 Report New Brighton Moss Lane Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2398445/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 22 March 2003 Round 25 29 March 2003 Blaydon 29 - 27 Report Hull Ionians Crow Trees Rhys Davies 29 March 2003 Darlington Mowden Park 30 - 19 Report Halifax Yiewsley Drive Mike Hamlin 29 March 2003 Liverpool St Helens 55 - 17 Report Broadstreet Moss Lane 29 March 2003 Nuneaton 42 - 6 Report Tynedale Liberty Way Andrew Gardner 29 March 2003 Preston Grasshoppers 19 - 25 Report New Brighton Lightfoot Green Andrew Canning 29 March 2003 Scunthorpe 12 - 19 Report Bedford Athletic Heslam Park Greg Garner 29 March 2003 Waterloo 63 - 14 Report Dudley Kingswinford St Anthony's Road Andrew Vertigan https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2398833/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 29 March 2003 Rounds 17 & 20 (rescheduled games) 5 April 2003 Bedford Athletic 8 - 32 Report Waterloo Putnoe Woods D Edmunds Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003. 5 April 2003 Blaydon 37 - 38 Report Halifax Crow Trees S Makinson Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003. 5 April 2003 Darlington Mowden Park 38 - 19 Report Liverpool St Helens Yiewsley Drive David Drury Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003. 5 April 2003 Hull Ionians 21 - 43 Report New Brighton Brantingham Park Guy Steel Bodger Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/4778234/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 5 April 2003 Round 26 12 April 2003 Bedford Athletic 31 - 9 Report Broadstreet Putnoe Woods Andrew Canning 12 April 2003 Dudley Kingswinford 10 - 12 Report Nuneaton Heathbrook Gareth Copsey 12 April 2003 Hull Ionians 13 - 51 Report Darlington Mowden Park Brantingham Park Dale Newitt 12 April 2003 Halifax 44 - 27 Report Scunthorpe Ovenden Park 12 April 2003 New Brighton 28 - 15 Report Waterloo Hartsfield Chris Sharp 12 April 2003 Preston Grasshoppers 28 - 28 Report Liverpool St Helens Lightfoot Green Steve Brown 12 April 2003 Tynedale 21 - 25 Report Blaydon Tynedale Park S Makinson https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2399589/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 12 April 2003 Round 20 (rescheduled games) 19 April 2003 Halifax 41 - 29 Report Preston Grasshoppers Ovenden Park Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003. 19 April 2003 Scunthorpe 26 - 27 Report Blaydon Heslam Park 450 Brendan Fitzmaurice Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003. Promotion play-off The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Lydney were runners-up in the south and because they had a better league record than north runners-up, New Brighton, they hosted the play-off match. 26 April 2003 Lydney 21 - 7 Report New Brighton Regentsholme Nigel Higginson Total season attendances ClubHomeGamesTotalAverageHighestLowest% Capacity Bedford Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0% Blaydon 2 250 125 150 100 6% Broadstreet 0 0 0 0 0 Darlington Mowden Park 0 0 0 0 0 Dudley Kingswinford 0 0 0 0 0 0% Halifax 0 0 0 0 0 Hull Ionians 0 0 0 0 0 0% Liverpool St Helens 0 0 0 0 0 0% New Brighton 1 500 500 500 500 25% Nuneaton 1 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 32% Preston Grasshoppers 0 0 0 0 0 0% Scunthorpe 7 2,025 289 450 200 24% Tynedale 0 0 0 0 0 0% Waterloo 0 0 0 0 0 0% a 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 Tony Handley Waterloo 26 293 2 ENG Mark Bedworth Darlington Mowden Park 23 254 3 ENG Phillip Belgian Tynedale 23 224 4 ENG Simon Worsley Liverpool St Helens 24 211 5 ENG Paul Brett New Brighton 21 204 6 ENG Nick Cooper Hull Ionians 25 195 7 ENG Jody Peacock Nuneaton 25 176 8 ENG Graham Holroyd Halifax 17 172 9 ENG Jamie Elphick Bedford Athletic 21 136 10 TON Sengili Tuihalamaka Preston Grasshoppers 17 135 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTopScorers?comp_id=79 National Three North 02/03 Leading top scorers Rugby Statbunker 19 April 2003 Top try scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Tries 1 ENG Jody Peacock Nuneaton 25 21 ENG Gary Marshall Nuneaton 26 21 2 ENG Oliver Viney Preston Grasshoppers 25 19 3 ENG Freeman Payne Waterloo 26 18 4 ENG Rob Hitchmough Waterloo 24 17 5 RSA Jan Van Deventer Waterloo 24 16 ENG Gary Monaghan Preston Grasshoppers 25 16 6 ENG Jon Wells Bedford Athletic 19 14 ENG Fergus Griffies Waterloo 20 14 ENG Thomas McLaren Blaydon 23 14 TON Loa Tupoa New Brighton 26 14http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTryScorers?comp_id=79 National Three North 02/03 Leading try scorers Rugby Statbunker 19 April 2003 Season records 100% Team Largest home win — 67 pts 67 - 0 Bedford Athletic at home to Scunthorpe on 22 March 2003 Largest away win — 60 pts 60 - 0 Darlington Mowden Park away to Scunthorpe 22 February 2003 Most points scored — 71 pts 71 - 19 Waterloo at home to Broadstreet on 8 February 2003 Most tries in a match — 11 Bedford Athletic at home to Scunthorpe on 22 March 2003 Most conversions in a match — 8 Waterloo at home to Broadstreet on 8 February 2003 Most penalties in a match — 8 Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2002 Most drop goals in a match — 2 Liverpool St Helens at home to Nuneaton on 23 November 2002 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostTryInMatch?comp_id=79 National 3 North 02/03 Most tries in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 19 April 2003 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostConversionsInMatch?comp_id=79 National 3 North 02/03 Most conversions in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 19 April 2003 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostPenaltiesInMatch?comp_id=79 National 3 North 02/03 Most penalties in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 19 April 2003 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostDropGoalInMatch?comp_id=79 National 3 North 02/03 Most drop goals in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 19 April 2003 Player Most points in a match — 35 ENG Mark Bedworth for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2002 Most tries in a match — 4 (x3) ENG Oliver Viney for Preston Grasshoppers at home to Scunthorpe on 16 November 2002 ENG Fergus Griffies for Waterloo away to Scunthorpe on 15 February 2003 ENG Rod Penney for Dudley Kingswinford at home to Liverpool St Helens on 22 February 2003 Most conversions in a match — 8 ENG Tony Handley for Waterloo at home to Broadstreet on 8 February 2003 Most penalties in a match — 8 ENG Mark Bedworth for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2002 Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x2) ENG Simon Worsley for Liverpool St Helens at home to Darlington Mowden Park on 2 November 2002 ENG Simon Worsley for Liverpool St Helens at home to Nuneaton on 23 November 2002 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPointsScorerInMatch?comp_id=79 National 3 North 02/03 Most points in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 19 April 2003 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostTryScorerInMatch?comp_id=79 National 3 North 02/03 Most tries in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 19 April 2003 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostConversionsScorerInMatch?comp_id=79 National 3 North 02/03 Most conversions in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 19 April 2003 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPenaltiesScorerInMatch?comp_id=79 National 3 North 02/03 Most penalties in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 19 April 2003 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostDropGoalScorerInMatch?comp_id=79 National 3 North 02/03 Most drop goals in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 19 April 2003 Attendances Highest — 1,200Note that attendance tracking was very poor this season and there may have been higher attendances that were not recorded. b Nuneaton at home to Broadstreet on 1 November 2002 Lowest — 150Note that attendance tracking was very poor this season and it is likely that there were lower attendances that were not recorded. b Blaydon at home to Nuneaton on 12 October 2002 Highest Average Attendance — N/ANote that attendance tracking was very poor this season and is impossible to give even a slightly accurate figure for the team with the highest average attendance. b Lowest Average Attendance — N/ANote that attendance tracking was very poor this season and is impossible to give even a slightly accurate figure for the team with the lowest average attendance. b b http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/HomeAttendance?comp_id=79 National 3 North 02/03 Home attendance Rugby Statbunker 19 April 2003 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 2002–03 Category:2002–03 in English rugby union leagues