2003–04 National Division One

Rugby union competition in England 2003–04 National Division One England Worcester Orrell Wakefield and Manchester 6,025 Worcester at home to Pertemps Bees on 24 April 2004 198,428 (average 1,470 per match)Note that 47 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 187 Manchester at home to Pertemps Bees on 3 April 2004 ENG Tony Yapp(Exeter Chiefs) 320 points ENG Lee Robinson(Plymouth Albion)ENG Leigh Hinton(Orrell) 23 tries 2002–03 2004–05 The 2003–04 National Division One was the seventeenth 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 Bristol Shoguns who had been relegated from the Zurich Premiership 2002–03 while Penzance & Newlyn and Henley Hawks were promoted from the 2002–03 National Division Two.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2404179/Former-players-could-save-Shoguns.html Former players could save Shoguns The Telegraph 16 May 2003 http://www.trelawnysarmy.org/ta/taleag23.html THE SENIOR LEAGUES 2002-2003 trelawnysarmy.org 26 April 2003 http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/national-leagues/2002-2003/ National League Two 2002-03 englandrugby.com 26 April 2003 In terms of ground changes Plymouth Albion had a new home - moving from Beacon Park to newly built Brickfields which at 6,500 had twice the capacity of the original ground.http://www.plymouthalbion.com/info/history-of-plymouth-albion-rfc/ History of Plymouth Albion RFC Plymouth Albion 17 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160425104919/http://www.plymouthalbion.com/info/history-of-plymouth-albion-rfc/ 25 April 2016 dead dmy-all After three consecutive seasons finishing second, Worcester became champions and were promoted to the Zurich Premiership for season 2004–05.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/may/26/rugbyunion.worcesterrugby Promoted Worcester make play for Burke The Guardian 25 May 2004 Orrell were runners–up, and Wakefield and Manchester were relegated to the 2004–05 National Division Two.http://official.sportnetwork.net/main/otley--official/s175/st115994/otley-29-manchester-18 Season Reviews official.sportnetwork.net 17 January 2016 Wakefield's final match was on 26 April 2004 against Coventry, who won the match 15–11 and with that defeat, consigned Wakefield, after fourteen consecutive seasons in National Division One, to relegation; while Coventry finished above Wakefield only on points difference.Newcombe Jon Spirit lives on decade after Wakefield demise The RUGBYPaper 27 April 2014 39 Wakefield folded during the summer for financial reasons.Leagues 2003/04 http://www.moseleyrugby.co.uk/report_display12.php?menitem=109 Moseley Rugby club 8 May 2014 yes Participating teams England 500 Locations of the 2003–04 National Division One teams England 52.1337 -0.4577 70 Bedford right England 51.45 -2.583333 70 Bristol right 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 right England 53.540986 -2.708842 70 Orrell left England 53.905825 -1.691785 70 Otley right England 50.119 -5.537 70 Penzance & Newlyn right England 52.41664 -1.79847 70 Pertemps Bees left England 50.371397 -4.142431 70 Plymouth right England 53.683298 -1.505924 70 Wakefield left England 52.2156 -2.1625 70 Worcester left TeamStadiumCapacityCity/AreaBedford BluesGoldington Road5,000Bedford, BedfordshireBristol ShogunsMemorial Stadium8,500 (1,200 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 43 Bristol F.C. (Ground Details)BristolCoventryCoundon Road10,000 (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 ChiefsCounty Ground5,750 (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 HawksDry Leas4,000Henley-on-Thames, OxfordshireLondon WelshOld Deer Park4,500 (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, LondonManchesterGrove Park4,000Cheadle Hulme, Greater ManchesterOrrellEdge Hall Road5,300 (300 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 70 Orrell R.U.F.C. (Ground Details) Orrell, Greater ManchesterOtleyCross Green7,000 (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 YorkshirePenzance & NewlynMennaye Field3,500Penzance, CornwallPertemps BeesSharmans Cross4,000Courage 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 MidlandsPlymouth AlbionThe Brickfields6,500Plymouth, DevonWakefieldCollege Grove4,000 (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 YorkshireWorcesterSixways8,477Worcester, Worcestershire Final table main Rugby 2003–04 National Division One Final table n n y Q WOR Worcester ORR Orrell PLY Plymouth Albion PER Pertemps Bees OTL Otley EXE Exeter Chiefs BED Bedford Blues LOW London Welsh BRI Bristol Shoguns PEN Penzance and Newlyn HEN Henley Hawks COV Coventry WAK Wakefield MAN Manchester 26 0 0 1119 340 21 22 0 4 946 455 20 19 1 6 752 417 14 16 1 9 691 526 17 17 0 9 609 484 7 15 1 10 706 499 12 12 1 13 623 627 11 12 0 14 526 605 10 10 0 16 547 650 11 8 1 17 474 892 9 6 2 18 488 780 11 6 2 18 488 733 9 6 1 19 392 709 11 1 0 23 363 1007 5 #d8ffeb Promoted P #ffcccc Relegated R R complete rugbyarchive.net and trelawnys-army.org.ukFinal League Tables 2003-04 http://www.trelawnys-army.org.uk/ta/tables34.html Trelawny's Army 8 May 2014 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. Results Round 1 6 September 2003 Bedford Blues 29 - 15 Report Manchester Goldington Road 1,351 Alan Biggs 6 September 2003 Coventry 19 - 23 Report Plymouth Albion Coundon Road 1,300 David Grashoff 6 September 2003 Henley Hawks 16 - 27 Report London Welsh Dry Leas 695 Tim Beddow 6 September 2003 Otley 20 - 26 Report Worcester Cross Green 700 Tim Wigglesworth 6 September 2003 Orrell 55 - 7 Report Wakefield Edge Hall Road 700 Robin Goodliffe 6 September 2003 Pertemps Bees 27 - 18 Report Exeter Chiefs Sharmans Cross 400 David Rose 7 September 2003 Bristol Shoguns 34 - 7 Report Penzance & Newlyn Memorial Stadium 4,217 Rob Debney Round 2 13 September 2003 Exeter Chiefs 42 - 21 Report Coventry County Ground 1,077 Rob Debney 13 September 2003 Manchester 20 - 36 Report London Welsh Grove Park 450 Nick Williams 13 September 2003 Penzance & Newlyn 20 - 15 Report Henley Hawks Mennaye Field Geraint Ashton-Jones 13 September 2003 Plymouth Albion 10 - 16 Report Otley Brickfields 3,000http://official.sportnetwork.net/main/s175/st32944.php Plymouth Match Report official.sportnetwork.net 16 September 2003 Alan Biggs 13 September 2003 Wakefield 27 - 23 Report Bedford Blues College Grove 300 Tim Wigglesworth 13 September 2003 Worcester 40 - 14 Report Orrell Sixways 2,500 David Rose 14 September 2003 Bristol Shoguns 11 - 45 Report Pertemps Bees Memorial Stadium 4,140 Wayne Barnes Round 3 20 September 2003 Bedford Blues 20 - 31 Report Worcester Goldington Road 2,005 Robin Goodliffe 20 September 2003 Coventry 40 - 21 Report Bristol Shoguns Coundon Road Martin Fox 20 September 2003 Henley Hawks 38 - 9 Report Manchester Dry Leas Bruce Robertson 20 September 2003 London Welsh 3 - 17 Report Wakefield Old Deer Park 1,010 S Leyshon 20 September 2003 Orrell 25 - 15 Report Plymouth Albion Edge Hall Road 654 Tim Beddow 20 September 2003 Otley 30 - 28 Report Exeter Chiefs Cross Green Mark Wilson 20 September 2003 Pertemps Bees 50 - 17 Report Penzance & Newlyn Sharmans Cross 635http://beesrfc.tripod.com/home/id55.html Bees Bench to get a shot beesrfc.tripod.com 30 September 2003 Sean Davey Round 4 27 September 2003 Exeter Chiefs 26 - 40 Report Orrell County Ground Wayne Barnes 27 September 2003 Penzance & Newlyn 28 - 16 Report Coventry Mennaye Field 1,850 Eric Gauzins 27 September 2003 Pertemps Bees 42 - 12 Report Henley Hawks Sharmans Cross Chris Sharp 27 September 2003 Plymouth Albion 15 - 24 Report Bedford Blues Brickfields 2,316 Bruce Robertson 27 September 2003 Wakefield 33 - 8 Report Manchester College Grove 300 Robin Goodliffe 27 September 2003 Worcester 34 - 0 Report London Welsh Sixways 2,580 Mark Wilson 28 September 2003 Bristol Shoguns 11 - 35 Report Otley Memorial Stadium 3,779 Geraint Ashton-Jones Round 5 11 October 2003 Bedford Blues 47 - 24 Report Exeter Chiefs Goldington Road Chris Sharp 11 October 2003 Coventry 13 - 39 Report Pertemps Bees Coundon Road Rob Debney 11 October 2003 Henley Hawks 24 - 26 Report Report Wakefield Dry Leas Tim Beddow 11 October 2003 London Welsh 27 - 35 Report Plymouth Albion Old Deer Park 11 October 2003 Manchester 3 - 56 Report Worcester Grove Park 720 Tim Wigglesworth 11 October 2003 Orrell 29 - 21 Report Bristol Shoguns Edge Hall Road 397 Sean Davey 11 October 2003 Otley 33 - 6 Report Penzance & Newlyn Cross Green Bruce Robertson Round 6 25 October 2003 Coventry 12 - 29 Henley Hawks Coundon Road Bruce Robertson 25 October 2003 Exeter Chiefs 29 - 13 Report London Welsh County Ground Tim Beddow 25 October 2003 Penzance & Newlyn 12 - 48 Report Orrell Mennaye Field Trevor Fisher 25 October 2003 Pertemps Bees 32 - 23 Report Otley Sharmans Cross Mark Wilson 25 October 2003 Plymouth Albion 54 - 14 Report Manchester Brickfields Rob Debney 25 October 2003 Worcester 46 - 15 Report Wakefield Sixways 2,098 Martin Fox 26 October 2003 Bristol Shoguns 20 - 14 Report Bedford Blues Memorial Stadium 3,235 David Rose Round 7 8 November 2003 Bedford Blues 39 - 7 Report Penzance & Newlyn Goldington Road Alan Biggs 8 November 2003 London Welsh 23 - 10 Report Bristol Shoguns Old Deer Park 1,050 Bruce Robertson 8 November 2003 Manchester 14 - 19 Report Exeter Chiefs Grove Park Trevor Fisher 8 November 2003 Orrell 20 - 13 Report Pertemps Bees Edge Hall Road 407 Rob Debney 8 November 2003 Otley 27 - 11 Report Coventry Cross Green Tim Beddow 8 November 2003 Wakefield 10 - 14 Report Plymouth Albion College Grove Tim Wigglesworth 8 November 2003 Worcester 59 - 24 Report Henley Hawks Sixways 2,027 David Grashoff Round 8 15 November 2003 Exeter Chiefs P - P Wakefield Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 December 2003. 15 November 2003 Henley Hawks 16 - 23 Report Otley Dry Leas 450 Andrew Small 15 November 2003 London Welsh P - P Penzance & Newlyn Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 February 2004. 15 November 2003 Orrell 32 - 8 Report Coventry Edge Hall Road 309 Chris Sharp 15 November 2003 Plymouth Albion 17 - 43 Report Worcester Brickfields 1,932 Alan Biggs 15 November 2003 Pertemps Bees P - P Bedford Blues Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 December 2003. 16 November 2003 Bristol Shoguns P - P Manchester Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 December 2003. Round 9 22 November 2003 Coventry 23 - 19 Report Bedford Blues Coundon Road Nigel Higginson 22 November 2003 Henley Hawks 14 - 35 Report Plymouth Albion Dry Leas Nick Williams 22 November 2003 London Welsh 16 - 0 Report Pertemps Bees Old Deer Park Sean Davey 22 November 2003 Manchester 34 - 14 Report Penzance & Newlyn Grove Park 450 Chris Sharp 22 November 2003 Otley 16 - 29 Report Orrell Cross Green Bruce Robertson 22 November 2003 Worcester 37 - 14 Report Exeter Chiefs Sixways 2,538 Wayne Barnes 23 November 2003 Wakefield 23 - 34 Report Bristol Shoguns College Grove 300 Mark Wilson Round 10 29 November 2003 Bedford Blues 22 - 15 Report Otley Goldington Road 1,312 Mark Wilson 29 November 2003 Coventry 25 - 17 Report London Welsh Coundon Road 1,000 Rob Debney 29 November 2003 Exeter Chiefs 17 - 19 Report Plymouth Albion County Ground 2,500 Bruce Robertson 29 November 2003 Orrell 69 - 15 Report Henley Hawks Edge Hall Road 391 David Rose 29 November 2003 Penzance & Newlyn 22 - 7 Report Wakefield Mennaye Field 1,500 Andrew Small 29 November 2003 Pertemps Bees 39 - 12 Report Manchester Sharmans Cross 300 Geraint Ashton-Jones 30 November 2003 Bristol Shoguns 3 - 10 Report Worcester Memorial Stadium 4,170 Tim Beddow http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/general-running/rugger-is-now-the-number-1-sport/25856.html Rugger is now the number 1 sport runnersworld.co.uk 30 November 2003 Round 11 6 December 2003 Henley Hawks 10 - 34 Report Exeter Chiefs Dry Leas Tony Spreadbury 6 December 2003 London Welsh 13 - 19 Report Otley Old Deer Park 700 Andrew Small 6 December 2003 Manchester 16 - 16 Report Coventry Grove Park 550 Eric Gauzin 6 December 2003 Orrell 57 - 24 Report Bedford Blues Edge Hall Road 409 Tim Wigglesworth 6 December 2003 Plymouth Albion 34 - 16 Report Bristol Shoguns Brickfields David Grashoff 6 December 2003 Wakefield 19 - 44 Report Pertemps Bees College Grove Trevor Fisher 6 December 2003 Worcester 71 - 10 Report Penzance & Newyln Sixways 2,386 Nigel Higginson Round 12 13 December 2003 Bedford Blues 45 - 20 Report Henley Hawks Goldington Road 1,458 Chris Sharp 13 December 2003 Coventry 23 - 16 Report Wakefield Coundon Road 1,000 Nick Williams 13 December 2003 London Welsh 28 - 40 Report Orrell Old Deer Park 820 Tim Beddow 13 December 2003 Otley 51 - 20 Manchester Cross Green 575 Martin Fox 13 December 2003 Pertemps Bees 0 - 18 Report Worcester Sharmans Cross 2,000 Chris White 14 December 2003 Bristol Shoguns 43 - 15 Report Exeter Chiefs Memorial Stadium 3,590 Steve Lander 14 December 2003 Penzance & Newlyn 3 - 48 Report Plymouth Albion Mennaye Field 5,100 Tony Spreadbury http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2426944/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150820130306/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2426944/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html live 20 August 2015 Rugby Union results & team details The Telegraph 14 December 2003https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2427018/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results & team details The Telegraph 15 December 2003 Round 8 (Rescheduled games) 20 December 2003 Exeter Chiefs 24 - 5 Report Wakefield County Ground Nigel Higginson 20 December 2003 Pertemps Bees 22 - 5 Report Bedford Blues Sharmans Cross Tim Beddow 20 December 2003 Bristol Shoguns 34 - 20 Report Manchester Memorial Stadium 3,427 Chris Sharp Round 13 27 December 2003 Bedford Blues 19 - 22 Report London Welsh Goldington Road 3,427 Geraint Ashton-Jones 27 December 2003 Exeter Chiefs P - P Penzance & Newlyn Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 January 2004. 27 December 2003 Henley Hawks P - P Bristol Shoguns Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 January 2004. 27 December 2003 Manchester 9 - 38 Report Orrell Grove Park 760 Mark Wilson 27 December 2003 Plymouth Albion 16 - 22 Report Pertemps Bees Brickfields 3,882 Rob Debney 27 December 2003 Wakefield 10 - 23 Report Otley College Grove 600 Tim Beddow 27 December 2003 Worcester 31 - 7 Report Coventry Sixways 5,068 Sean Davey Round 13 (Rescheduled games) 3 January 2004 Exeter Chiefs 26 - 12 Report Penzance & Newlyn County Ground Tim Wigglesworth 3 January 2004 Henley Hawks 18 - 13 Report Bristol Shoguns Dry Leas 1,700 Nigel Higginson Round 14 10 January 2004 Exeter Chiefs 6 - 12 Report Pertemps Bees County Ground Mark Wilson 10 January 2004 London Welsh 18 - 13 Report Henley Hawks Old Deer Park Bruce Robertson 10 January 2004 Manchester 19 - 47 Report Bedford Blues Grove Park 410 Tim Beddow 10 January 2004 Penzance & Newlyn 18 - 20 Report Bristol Shoguns Mennaye Field 2,020 David Rose 10 January 2004 Plymouth Albion 51 - 9 Report Coventry Brickfields 2,203 Geraint Ashton-Jones 10 January 2004 Wakefield 24 - 53 Report Orrell College Grove 300 Trevor Fisher 10 January 2004 Worcester 38 - 3 Report Otley Sixways 3,370 Nigel Higginson Round 15 17 January 2004 Bedford Blues 29 - 8 Report Wakefield Goldington Road 1,884 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts 17 January 2004 Coventry 26 - 31 Report Exeter Chiefs Coundon Road 1,850 Gareth Copsey 17 January 2004 Henley Hawks 18 - 24 Report Penzance & Newlyn Dry Leas 1,125 David Grashoff 17 January 2004 London Welsh 21 - 17 Report Manchester Old Deer Park Nick Williams 17 January 2004 Orrell 7 - 15 Report Worcester Edge Hall Road 3,207 Ashley Rowden 17 January 2004 Otley 24 - 29 Report Plymouth Albion Cross Green Alan Biggs 17 January 2004 Pertemps Bees 37 - 22 Report Bristol Shoguns Sharmans Cross 800 Trevor Fisher Round 16 24 January 2004 Exeter Chiefs 22 - 8 Report Otley County Ground Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts 24 January 2004 Manchester 23 - 28 Report Henley Hawks Grove Park 300 Martin Fox 24 January 2004 Penzance & Newlyn 32 - 53 Report Pertemps Bees Mennaye Field Nigel Higginson 24 January 2004 Plymouth Albion 22 - 19 Report Orrell Brickfields Wayne Barnes 24 January 2004 Wakefield 8 - 11 Report London Welsh College Grove Rob Debney 24 January 2004 Worcester 43 - 5 Report Bedford Blues Sixways 3,420 Bruce Robertson 25 January 2004 Bristol Shoguns 26 - 25 Report Coventry Memorial Stadium 4,060 Tim Beddow Round 17 31 January 2004 Bedford Blues 6 - 26 Report Plymouth Albion Goldington Road Gareth Copsey 31 January 2004 Coventry 17 - 27 Report Penzance & Newlyn Coundon Road 1,350 Andrew Small 31 January 2004 Henley Hawks 17 - 19 Report Pertemps Bees Dry Leas Bruce Robertson 31 January 2004 London Welsh 3 - 28 Report Worcester Old Deer Park 1,650 Mark Wilson 31 January 2004 Manchester 11 - 12 Report Wakefield Grove Park 230 Sean Davey 31 January 2004 Orrell 16 - 13 Report Exeter Chiefs Edge Hall Road 409 Martin Fox 31 January 2004 Otley 19 - 5 Report Bristol Shoguns Cross Green Tim Fisher Round 18 7 February 2004 Exeter Chiefs 21 - 10 Report Bedford Blues County Ground Nigel Higginson 7 February 2004 Penzance & Newlyn 30 - 21 Report Otley Mennaye Field Nick Williams 7 February 2004 Pertemps Bees 29 - 24 Report Coventry Sharmans Cross Robin Goodliffe 7 February 2004 Plymouth Albion 48 - 15 Report London Welsh Brickfields 2,612 Jean Matheu 7 February 2004 Wakefield 13 - 13 Report Henley Hawks College Grove Tim Wigglesworth 7 February 2004 Worcester 74 - 8 Report Manchester Sixways 3,739 Trevor Fisher 8 February 2004 Bristol Shoguns 26 - 27 Report Orrell Memorial Stadium 3,569 Andrew Small Round 19 14 February 2004 Bedford Blues 30 - 16 Report Bristol Shoguns Goldington Road 1,436 Eric Gauzins 14 February 2004 Henley Hawks 26 - 26 Report Coventry Dry Leas 785 Geraint Ashton-Jones 14 February 2004 Manchester 7 - 55 Report Plymouth Albion Grove Park 275 Chris Sharp 14 February 2004 Orrell 53 - 7 Report Penzance & Newlyn Edge Hall Road 357 Tim Wigglesworth 14 February 2004 Otley 26 - 12 Report Pertemps Bees Cross Green 610 Sean Davey 14 February 2004 Wakefield 19 - 64 Report Worcester College Grove 350 Alan Biggs 15 February 2004 London Welsh 27 - 43 Report Exeter Chiefs Old Deer Park 650 Nick Williams https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2373143/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and team details The Telegraph 15 February 2004 Round 8 & 25 (Rescheduled games) 21 February 2004 Penzance & Newlyn 40 - 38 Report London Welsh Mennaye Field 1,720 Alan Biggs 21 February 2004 Pertemps Bees 17 - 11 Report Wakefield Sharmans Cross 400 Mark Wilson Game brought forward from 17 April 2004. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2425253/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and team details The Telegraph 21 February 2004 Round 20 28 February 2004 Coventry 15 - 28 Report Otley Coundon Road 1,500 Rob Debney 28 February 2004 Exeter Chiefs 85 - 6 Report Manchester County Ground 1,069 Geraint Ashton-Jones 28 February 2004 Henley Hawks 33 - 69 Report Worcester Dry Leas 945 Nigel Higginson 28 February 2004 Penzance & Newlyn 20 - 20 Report Bedford Blues Mennaye Field 1,820 Tim Beddow 28 February 2004 Pertemps Bees P - P Orrell Postponed. Game rescheduled for 7 March 2004. 28 February 2004 Plymouth Albion 11 - 7 Report Wakefield Brickfields 2,564 Gareth Copsey 29 February 2004 Bristol Shoguns 18 - 30 Report London Welsh Memorial Stadium 3,703 Bruce Robertson https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2373976/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.htm Rugby Union results and team details The Telegraph 29 February 2004July 2021 medicmedic Round 20 & 25 (Rescheduled games) 6 March 2004 Penzance & Newlyn 24 - 49 Report Worcester Mennaye Field 1,800 Nick Williams Game brought forward from 17 April 2004. 7 March 2004 Pertemps Bees 24 - 29 Report Orrell Sharmans Cross Andrew Small Round 21 13 March 2004 Bedford Blues P - P Pertemps Bees Postponed. Game rescheduled for 27 March 2004. 13 March 2004 Coventry 17 - 22 Report Orrell Coundon Road 1,700 David Rose 13 March 2004 London Welsh 37 - 5 Report Penzance & Newlyn Old Deer Park 1,640 Bruce Kuklinski 13 March 2004 Manchester 6 - 27 Report Bristol Shoguns Grove Park 345 Tim Beddow 13 March 2004 Otley 28 - 21 Report Henley Hawks Cross Green 600 Tim Wigglesworth 13 March 2004 Wakefield 0 - 54 Report Exeter Chiefs College Grove 250 Trevor Fisher 13 March 2004 Worcester 38 - 13 Report Plymouth Albion Sixways 4,351 Robin Goodliffe https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2374862/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and team details The Telegraph 14 March 2004 Round 22 19 March 2004 Bedford Blues 24 - 20 Report Coventry Goldington Road 1,774 Andrew Small 20 March 2004 Exeter Chiefs 14 - 25 Report Worcester County Ground 2,100 Martin Fox 20 March 2004 Orrell 28 - 14 Report Otley Edge Hall Road 286 Sean Davey 20 March 2004 Penzance & Newlyn 48 - 9 Report Manchester Mennaye Field 1,000 Geraint Ashton-Jones 20 March 2004 Pertemps Bees 18-31 Report London Welsh Sharmans Cross 350 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts 20 March 2004 Plymouth Albion 55 - 0 Report Henley Hawks Brickfields 1,648 Chris Sharp 21 March 2004 Bristol Shoguns 19 - 15 Report Wakefield Memorial Stadium 2,831 Bruce Kuklinski https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2375317/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and team details The Telegraph 21 March 2004 Round 21 (Rescheduled game) 27 March 2004 Bedford Blues 38 - 26 Report Pertemps Bees Goldington Road 1,017 Nick Williams Round 23 3 April 2004 Henley Hawks 20 - 17 Report Orrell Dry Leas 520 Trevor Fisher 3 April 2004 London Welsh 41 - 8 Report Coventry Old Deer Park 1,500 Alan Biggs 3 April 2004 Manchester 18 - 18 Report Pertemps Bees Grove Park 187 Bruce Robertson 3 April 2004 Otley 27 - 17 Report Bedford Blues Cross Green 590 Gareth Copsey 3 April 2004 Plymouth Albion 7 - 7 Report Exeter Chiefs Brickfields 3,968 Tim Beddow 3 April 2004 Wakefield 38 - 31 Report Penzance & Newlyn College Grove 300 S Leyshon 3 April 2004 Worcester 68 - 15 Report Bristol Shoguns Sixways 5,228 Geraint Ashton-Jones https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2376183/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and team details The Telegraph 4 April 2004 Round 24 10 April 2004 Coventry 18 - 57 Report Worcester Coundon Road 2,647 10 April 2004 London Welsh 25 - 30 Report Bedford Blues Old Deer Park 1,750 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts 10 April 2004 Orrell 75 - 22 Report Manchester Edge Hall Road Chris Sharp 10 April 2004 Otley 38 - 11 Report Wakefield Cross Green 720 Robin Goodliffe 10 April 2004 Penzance & Newlyn 10 - 42 Report Exeter Chiefs Mennaye Field 3,000 Alan Biggs 10 April 2004 Pertemps Bees 20 - 23 Report Plymouth Albion Sharmans Cross 500 Mark Wilson 11 April 2004 Bristol Shoguns 38 - 10 Report Henley Hawks Memorial Stadium 3,477 Wayne Barnes https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2376668/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and team details The Telegraph 11 April 2004 Round 25 17 April 2004 Bedford Blues 22 - 55 Report Orrell Goldington Road 1,818 Jean Luc Rebollal 17 April 2004 Coventry 34 - 20 Report Manchester Coundon Road 3,100 Stave Lander Coventry's last ever home game at Coundon Road. 17 April 2004 Exeter Chiefs 21 - 15 Report Henley Hawks County Ground 1,127 Nick Williams 17 April 2004 Otley 16 - 9 Report London Welsh Cross Green 790 Andrew Small 17 April 2004 Penzance & Newlyn P - P Worcester Game brought forward to 6 March 2004. 17 April 2004 Pertemps Bees P - P Wakefield Game brought forward to 21 February 2004. 17 April 2004 Bristol Shoguns P - P Plymouth Albion Postponed. Game rescheduled for 21 April 2004. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2377223/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and team details The Telegraph 18 April 2004 Round 25 (Rescheduled game) 21 April 2004 Bristol Shoguns 15 - 21 Report Plymouth Albion Memorial Stadium 3,697 Alan Biggs Round 26 24 April 2004 Exeter Chiefs 31 - 19 Report Bristol Shoguns County Ground 2,211 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts 24 April 2004 Henley Hawks 23 - 15 Report Bedford Blues Dry Leas 2,020 Wayne Barnes 24 April 2004 Manchester 3 - 26 Report Otley Grove Park 248 Gareth Copsey 24 April 2004 Orrell 49 - 0 Report London Welsh Edge Hall Road 427 24 April 2004 Plymouth Albion 56 - 0 Report Penzance & Newlyn Brickfields 4,342 Mark Wilson 24 April 2004 Wakefield 11 - 15 Report Coventry College Grove 600 David Rose 24 April 2004 Worcester 49 - 31 Report Pertemps Bees Sixways 6,025 Steve Lander Total Season Attendances ClubHomeGamesTotalAverageHighestLowest% CapacityBedford Blues 10Missing home attendances v Exeter on 11 October 2003, Penzance & Newlyn on 8 November 2003 & Plymouth on 31 January 2003. a 17,482 1,748 3,427 1,017 35%Bristol Shoguns 13 47,895 3,684 4,217 2,831 30%Coventry 9Missing home attendances v Bristol on 20 September 2003, Pertemps Bees on 11 October 2003, Henley on 25 October 2003 & Bedford on 22 November 2003. a 15,447 1,716 3,100 1,000 17%Exeter Chiefs 6Missing home attendances v Orrell on 27 September 2003, London Welsh on 25 October 2003, Wakefield on 20 December 2003, Penzance & Newlyn on 3 January 2004, Pertemps Bees on 10 January 2004, Otley on 24 January 2004 & Bedford on 7 February 2004. a 10,084 1,681 2,500 1,069 29%Henley Hawks 8Missing home attendances v Manchester on 20 September 2003, Wakefield on 11 October 2003, Plymouth on 22 November 2003, Exeter on 6 December 2003 & Pertemps Bees on 31 January 2003. a 8,240 1,030 2,020 450 26%London Welsh 9Missing home attendances v Plymouth on 11 October 2003, Pertemps Bees on 22 November 2003, Henley on 10 January 2004 & Manchester on 17 January 2004. a 10,770 1,197 1,750 650 27%Manchester 12Missing home attendance v Exeter on 8 November 2003. a 4,925 410 760 187 10%Orrell 12Missing home attendance v Manchester on 10 April 2004. a 7,953 663 3,207 286 12%Otley 7Missing home attendances v Exeter on 20 September 2003, Penzance & Newlyn on 11 October 2003, Coventry on 8 November 2003, Orrell on 22 November 2003, Plymouth on 17 January 2004 & Bristol on 31 January 2004. a 4,585 655 790 575 9%Penzance & Newlyn 9Missing home attendances v Henley on 13 September 2003, Orrell on 25 October 2003, Pertemps Bees on 24 January 2004, Otley on 7 February 2004. a 19,810 2,201 5,100 1,000 58%Pertemps Bees 8Missing home attendances v Henley on 27 September 2003, Otley on 25 October 2003, Bedford on 20 December 2003, Coventry on 7 February 2004 & Orrell on 7 March 2004. a 5,385 673 2,000 300 17%Plymouth Albion 10Missing home attendances v Manchester on 25 October 2003, Bristol on 6 December 2003 & Orrell on 24 January 2004. a 28,467 2,847 4,342 1,648 44%Wakefield 9Missing home attendances v Plymouth on 8 November 2003, Pertemps Bees on 6 December 2003, London Welsh on 24 January 2004 & Henley on 7 February 2004. a 3,300 367 600 250 9%Worcester 13 45,330 3,487 6,025 2,027 41% http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/HomeAttendance?comp_id=125 National One 03/04 Home attendances Rugby Statbunker 24 April 2004 a Individual statistics Note that points scorers include tries as well as conversions, penalties, and drop goals. Top points scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Points 1 ENG Tony Yapp Exeter Chiefs 26 320 2 ENG Leigh Hinton Orrell 26 313 3 ENG Simon Binns Otley 26 310 4 Cook Islands Tommy Hayes Worcester 25 303 5 ENG Barry Reeves Henley Hawks 26 249 6 ENG Tom Barlow Plymouth Albion 22 185 7 WAL Gareth Cull Coventry 19 184 8 ENG Danny Gray Bristol Shoguns 17 157 9 ENG Seb Fitzgerald London Welsh 21 150 10 ENG Ed Barnes Bedford Blues 19 144 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingScorers?comp_id=125 National One 03/04 Leading point scorers Rugby Statbunker 24 April 2004 Top try scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Tries 1 ENG Lee Robinson Plymouth Albion 25 23 ENG Leigh Hinton Orrell 26 23 2 ENG Daren O'Leary Worcester 26 19 3 IRE rugby union Gavin Pfister Worcester 22 18 4 ENG Dan Ward-Smith Plymouth Albion 26 16 5 ENG Dave Knight Pertemps Bees 26 15 6 AUS Chris Garrard Worcester 20 14 7 ENG Nick Easter Orrell 23 13 8 ENG Nnamdi Obi Henley Hawks 17 12 ENG Gary Truman Worcester 22 12 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTryScorers?comp_id=125 National One 03/04 Leading try scorers Rugby Statbunker 24 April 2004 Season records 100% Team Largest home win — 79 pts 85 - 6 Exeter Chiefs at home to Manchester on 28 February 2004 Largest away win — 54 pts 54 - 0 Exeter Chiefs away to Wakefield on 13 March 2004 Most points scored — 85 pts 85 - 6 Exeter Chiefs at home to Manchester on 28 February 2004 Most tries in a match — 13 Exeter Chiefs at home to Manchester on 28 February 2004 Most conversions in a match — 10 (x2) Exeter Chiefs at home to Manchester on 28 February 2004 Orrell at home to Manchester on 10 April 2004 Most penalties in a match — 7 Exeter Chiefs away to Otley on 20 September 2003 Most drop goals in a match — 2 Coventry at home to Worcester on 10 April 2004 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostTryInMatch?comp_id=125 National One 03/04 Most tries in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 24 April 2004 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostConversionsInMatch?comp_id=125 National One 03/04 Most conversions in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 24 April 2004 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostPenaltiesInMatch?comp_id=125 National One 03/04 Most penalties in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 24 April 2004 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostDropGoalInMatch?comp_id=125 National One 03/04 Most drop goals in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 24 April 2004 Player Most points in a match — 31 ENG Leigh Hinton for Orrell at home to Bedford Blues on 6 December 2003 Most tries in a match — 4 (x3) ENG Dan Ward-Smith for Plymouth Albion at home to Henley Hawks on 20 March 2004 ENG Richard Welding for Orrell at home to Manchester on 10 April 2004 ENG Lee Carruthers for Otley at home to Manchester 13 December 2003 Most conversions in a match — 10 (x2) ENG Tony Yapp for Exeter Chiefs at home to Manchester on 28 February 2004 ENG Leigh Hinton for Orrell at home to Manchester on 10 April 2004 Most penalties in a match — 7 ENG Tony Yapp for Exeter Chiefs away to Otley on 20 September 2003 Most drop goals in a match — 1 N/A - multiple players http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPointsScorerInMatch?comp_id=125 National One 03/04 Most points in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 24 April 2004 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostTryScorerInMatch?comp_id=125 National One 03/04 Most tries in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 24 April 2004 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostConversionsScorerInMatch?comp_id=125 National One 03/04 Most conversions in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 24 April 2004 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPenaltiesScorerInMatch?comp_id=125 National One 03/04 Most penalties in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 24 April 2004 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostDropGoalScorerInMatch?comp_id=125 National One 03/04 Most drop goals in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 24 April 2004 Attendances Highest — 6,025 Worcester at home to Pertemps Bees on 24 April 2004 Lowest — 187As several attendances are missing this season, it is possible that there were lower attendances than the one recorded. b Manchester at home to Pertemps Bees on 3 April 2004 Highest Average Attendance — 2,460 Worcester Lowest Average Attendance — 367As Wakefield had 4 home games missing from the attendance statistics, this figure is not 100% accurate. b Wakefield http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/HomeAttendance?comp_id=125 National One 03/04 Home attendance Rugby Statbunker 24 April 2004 b See also English rugby union system References Category:2003–04 in English rugby union leagues 2003-04