2000-01 National Division Three South

2000-01 National Division Three South
Countries  England
Champions Plymouth
Runners-up Launceston (not promoted)
Relegated Cheltenham, Basingstoke, Weston-super-Mare
Attendance 64,715 (average 444 per match)[a 1]
Highest attendance 3,000 Plymouth Albion at home to Launceston on 31 March 2001
Lowest attendance 100 Tabard at home to Reading on 25 November 2000
Top point scorer Fiji Nat Saumi
Penzance & Newlyn 352 points
Top try scorer Zimbabwe Victor Olonga
Penzance & Newlyn 20 tries
← 1999-00
2001-02 →

The 2000-01 National Division Three South was the second season (fourteenth overall) of the fourth division (south) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three South. New teams to the division included Reading and Blackheath who were relegated from the 1999-00 Jewson National League One while promoted teams included Basingstoke and Launceston, champions of London Division 1 and South West Division 1 respectively.[1][2][3] The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. The promotion system was changed for this season with a playoff system being introduced. The champions of both National Division Three South and National Division Three North 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.

Plymouth Albion finished the season as champions by winning an incredible 26 games out of 26 to gain promotion to the 2001–02 National Division Two with runners up Launceston 11 points behind.[4] It was an excellent season for newly promoted Launceston but they were unable to top it with promotion, losing 40 – 23 away to the 2000-01 National Division Three North runners up Sedgley Park.[5] It was a great season for south-west based clubs in the division with all four sides occupying the top five league places and the twelve derby matches between the sides had over 21,000 spectators attending in total. At the other end of the table, Cheltenham, Basingstoke, Weston-super-Mare and Reading were the sides to be relegated with all sides being fairly competitive across the course of the season but not having quite enough to keep safe.[4] Cheltenham and Weston-super-Mare would drop to the South West Division 1 for the following season while Basingstoke would make an instant return to London Division 1.[6][7]

Participating teams and locations

Cheltenham
London
Tabard
Locations of the 2000-01 National Division Three South teams
Greater London National Division Three South clubs
Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Barking Goresbrook 1,000 Becontree, Dagenham, London
Basingstoke Down Grange Basingstoke, Hampshire
Blackheath Rectory Field 6,000 Blackheath, London
Cheltenham Prince of Wales Stadium 480 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Clifton Station Road 400 (seated) Clifton, Bristol
Launceston Polson Bridge 6,000 Launceston, Cornwall
North Walsham Norwich Road 1,200 Scottow, North Walsham, Norfolk
Penzance & Newlyn Mennaye Field 3,500 Penzance, Cornwall
Plymouth Albion Beacon Park 3,500 Plymouth, Devon
Reading Holme Park Sonning, Reading, Berkshire
Redruth The Recreation Ground 12,000 Redruth, Cornwall
Tabard Cobden Hill Radlett, Hertfordshire
Westcombe Park Goddington Dene 3,200 Orpington, London
Weston-super-Mare Recreation Ground 2,000 Weston-super-Mare, Somerset

Final league table

2000-01 National Division Three South Table
Position Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points Diff Points
1 Plymouth Albion (C) 26 26 0 0 910 240 670 52
2 Launceston 26 20 1 5 777 396 381 41
3 Penzance & Newlyn 26 18 2 6 823 492 331 38
4 Barking 26 15 1 10 611 481 130 31
5 Redruth 26 14 1 11 691 600 91 29
6 North Walsham 26 12 1 13 550 461 89 25
7 Westcombe Park 26 12 0 14 552 664 -112 24
8 Clifton 26 10 1 15 509 628 -119 21
9 Blackheath 26 10 0 16 562 641 -79 20
10 Tabard 26 9 2 15 415 721 -306 20
11 Reading (R) 26 9 1 16 465 643 -178 19
12 Weston-super-Mare (R) 26 7 1 18 370 691 -321 15
13 Basingstoke (R) 26 7 1 18 345 685 -340 15
14 Cheltenham (R) 26 7 0 19 492 729 -237 14
Reference englandrugby.com: Updated 28-04-2001

Results

Be aware that some of the early season scores from Rugby Statbunker are incorrect (possibly due to an automatic scoring system used on that website) as they are different from those reported in the Telegraph. I have used references from the Telegraph wherever possible which should tie in with the results from the England rugby website.

Round 1

2 September 2000
Barking 32 - 19 Basingstoke
Report
Goresbrook
Referee: Wayne Barnes
2 September 2000
Blackheath 34 - 9 Weston-super-Mare
Report
Rectory Field
Attendance: 300
Referee: Charles Palmer
2 September 2000
Clifton 24 - 24 Tabard
Report
Station Road
Attendance: 200
Referee: Nigel Higginson
2 September 2000
North Walsham 28 - 10 Reading
Report
Norwich Road
2 September 2000
Plymouth Albion 19 - 0 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Beacon Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Alan Biggs
2 September 2000
Redruth 29 - 34 Launceston
Report
The Recreation Ground
Attendance: 700
Referee: Nick Williams
2 September 2000
Westcombe Park 14 - 39 Cheltenham
Report
Goddington Dene
Attendance: 250
Referee: R Glynne Jones

[8]

Round 2

9 September 2000
Barking 23 - 10 Cheltenham
Report
Goresbrook
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ian Langley
9 September 2000
Basingstoke 17 - 30 Launceston
Report
Down Grange
Attendance: 200
Referee: Alan Biggs
9 September 2000
North Walsham 41 - 3 Weston-super-Mare
Report
Norwich Road
Attendance: 300
Referee: Paul Dickens
9 September 2000
Westcombe Park 26 - 39 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Goddington Dene
Attendance: 350
Referee: Charles Palmer
9 September 2000
Clifton P - P Blackheath

9 September 2000
Plymouth Albion P - P Tabard

9 September 2000
Redruth P - P Reading

[9]

Round 3

16 September 2000
Blackheath 8 - 26 Barking
Report
Rectory Field
Attendance: 200
Referee: Steve Haarland
16 September 2000
Penzance & Newlyn 35 - 11 Redruth
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Nick Williams
16 September 2000
Tabard 36 - 21 North Walsham
Report
Cobden Hill
Attendance: 250
Referee: R Francis
16 September 2000
Weston-super-Mare 10 - 29 Clifton
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 300
Referee: Paul Dix
16 September 2000
Cheltenham P - P Basingstoke

16 September 2000
Launceston P - P Westcombe Park

16 September 2000
Reading P - P Plymouth Albion

[10]

Round 2 (rescheduled games)

23 September 2000
Clifton 38 - 18 Blackheath
Report
Station Road
23 September 2000
Plymouth Albion 58 - 17 Tabard
Report
Beacon Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Paul Dix
23 September 2000
Redruth 29 - 22 Reading
Report
The Recreation Ground
Attendance: 700
Referee: R Glynne Jones

[11]

Round 4

30 September 2000
Blackheath 14 - 29 North Walsham
Report
Rectory Field
Attendance: 250
Referee: Nick Williams
30 September 2000
Clifton 29 - 12 Barking
Report
Station Road
30 September 2000
Launceston 63 - 7 Cheltenham
Report
Polson Bridge
Attendance: 400
Referee: Paul Dix
30 September 2000
Penzance & Newlyn 28 - 17 Basingstoke
Report
Mennaye Field
30 September 2000
Reading 32 - 25 Westcombe Park
Report
Holme Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: R Francis
30 September 2000
Tabard 17 - 48 Redruth
Report
Cobden Hill
30 September 2000
Weston-super-Mare 7 - 43 Plymouth Albion
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 250
Referee: Anthony Ellison

[12]

Round 5

14 October 2000
Barking 20 - 18 Launceston
Report
Goresbrook
Attendance: 250
14 October 2000
Basingstoke 9 - 6 Reading
Report
Down Grange
14 October 2000
Cheltenham 24 - 40 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Prince of Wales Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Paul Dickens
14 October 2000
North Walsham 19 - 6 Clifton
Report
Norwich Road
Attendance: 250
Referee: Ian Langley
14 October 2000
Plymouth Albion 41 - 0 Blackheath
Report
Beacon Park
Attendance: 700
Referee: Wayne Barnes
14 October 2000
Redruth 30 - 6 Weston-super-Mare
Report
The Recreation Ground
Attendance: 600
Referee: Andrew Tong
14 October 2000
Westcombe Park 21 - 23 Tabard
Report
Goddington Dene
Attendance: 250

[13]

Round 6

21 October 2000
Tabard 15 - 22 Basingstoke
Report
Cobden Hill
Attendance: 180
21 October 2000
Weston-super-Mare 14 - 26 Westcombe Park
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 200
Referee: Steve Haarland
21 October 2000
Blackheath P - P Redruth

21 October 2000
Clifton P - P Plymouth Albion

21 October 2000
North Walsham P - P Barking

21 October 2000
Penzance & Newlyn P - P Launceston

21 October 2000
Reading P - P Cheltenham

[14]

Round 7

28 October 2000
Barking 17 - 17 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Goresbrook
28 October 2000
Basingstoke 10 - 15 Weston-super-Mare
Report
Down Grange
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ian Langley
28 October 2000
Cheltenham 14 - 19 Tabard
Report
Prince of Wales Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rob Sawyer
28 October 2000
Launceston 37 - 0 Reading
Report
Polson Bridge
Attendance: 400
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore
28 October 2000
Plymouth Albion 20 - 14 North Walsham
Report
Beacon Park
Attendance: 900
Referee: Chris Rees
28 October 2000
Redruth 48 - 31 Clifton
Report
The Recreation Ground
Attendance: 600
28 October 2000
Westcombe Park 30 - 22 Blackheath
Report
Goddington Dene
Referee: 400

[15]

Rounds 3 & 6 (rescheduled games)

4 November 2000
Blackheath 27 - 48 Redruth
Report
Rectory Field
Attendance: 180
Referee: Andrew Tong
4 November 2000
Cheltenham 34 - 12 Basingstoke
Report
Prince of Wales Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Steve Haarland
4 November 2000
Launceston 48 - 10 Westcombe Park
Report
Polson Bridge
Attendance: 300
Referee: Anthony Ellison
4 November 2000
North Walsham 3 - 10 Barking
Report
Norwich Road
Attendance: 250
Referee: Mark Rose

Round 8

11 November 2000
Blackheath 8 - 16 Basingstoke
Report
Rectory Field
11 November 2000
Clifton 20 - 24 Westcombe Park
Report
Station Road
Attendance: 200
Referee: Paul Dickens
11 November 2000
North Walsham 26 - 5 Redruth
Report
Norwich Road
Attendance: 250
Referee: David Robertshaw
11 November 2000
Plymouth Albion 26 - 10 Barking
Report
Beacon Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Nick Williams
11 November 2000
Reading 23 - 12 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Holme Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: Ian Langley
11 November 2000
Tabard 13 - 26 Launceston
Report
Cobden Hill
Attendance: 200
11 November 2000
Weston-super-Mare 21 - 10 Cheltenham
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 250
Referee: David Rose

[16]

Round 9

18 November 2000
Barking 20 - 27 Reading
Report
Goresbrook
Attendance: 200
Referee: David Robertshaw
18 November 2000
Basingstoke 10 - 19 Clifton
Report
Down Grange
18 November 2000
Cheltenham 32 - 20 Blackheath
Report
Prince of Wales Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ian Langley
18 November 2000
Launceston 51 - 5 Weston-super-Mare
Report
Polson Bridge
Attendance: 320
Referee: Steve Haarland
18 November 2000
Penzance & Newlyn 24 - 24 Tabard
Report
Mennaye Field
18 November 2000
Redruth 19 - 30 Plymouth Albion
Report
The Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rob Debney
18 November 2000
Westcombe Park 13 - 10 North Walsham
Report
Goddington Dene
Attendance: 250
Referee: Andrew Tong

[17]

Round 10

25 November 2000
Blackheath 20 - 25 Launceston
Report
Rectory Field
Attendance: 250
Referee: Nigel Higginson
25 November 2000
Clifton 19 - 8 Cheltenham
Report
Station Road
Referee: Mark Rose
25 November 2000
North Walsham 25 - 3 Basingstoke
Report
Norwich Road
Referee: Rob Sawyer
25 November 2000
Plymouth Albion 51 - 10 Westcombe Park
Report
Beacon Park
Attendance: 850
Referee: D May
25 November 2000
Redruth 20 - 12 Barking
Report
The Recreation Ground
Attendance: 600
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore
25 November 2000
Tabard 8 - 3 Reading
Report
Cobden Hill
Attendance: 100
Referee: David Rose
25 November 2000
Weston-super-Mare 14 - 17 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 250
Referee: Paul Dickens

[18]

Round 11

2 December 2000
Barking 21 - 3 Tabard
Report
Goresbrook
2 December 2000
Basingstoke 0 - 32 Plymouth Albion
Report
Down Grange
Attendance: R Francis
2 December 2000
Cheltenham 12 - 32 North Walsham
Report
Prince of Wales Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Nick Williams
2 December 2000
Launceston 37 - 20 Clifton
Report
Polson Bridge
Attendance: 450
Referee: Andrew Tong
2 December 2000
Penzance & Newlyn 51 - 14 Blackheath
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 800
Referee: R Francis
2 December 2000
Reading 26 - 15 Weston-super-Mare
Report
Holme Park
Attendance: 150
2 December 2000
Westcombe Park 35 - 18 Redruth
Report
Goddington Dene
Attendance: 120
Referee: Charles Palmer

[19]

Round 12

9 December 2000
Clifton 14 - 20 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Station Road
Referee: David Robertshaw
9 December 2000
North Walsham 16 - 13 Launceston
Report
Norwich Road
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ian Langley
9 December 2000
Plymouth Albion 50 - 10 Cheltenham
Report
Beacon Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore
9 December 2000
Redruth 15 - 18 Basingstoke
Report
The Recreation Ground
Attendance: 650
Referee: David Rose
9 December 2000
Westcombe Park 8 - 31 Barking
Report
Goddington Dene
Attendance: 300
Referee: R Francis
9 December 2000
Blackheath P - P Reading

9 December 2000
Weston-super-Mare P - P Tabard

[20]

Round 13

16 December 2000
Barking 40 - 10 Weston-super-Mare
Report
Goresbrook
Attendance: 300
Referee: Huw Jones-WIlliams
16 December 2000
Basingstoke 3 - 42 Westcombe Park
Report
Down Grange
Attendance: 200
Referee: Andrew Tong
16 December 2000
Cheltenham 34 - 13 Redruth
Report
Prince of Wales Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Rob Sheard
16 December 2000
Launceston 6 - 13 Plymouth Albion
Report
Polson Bridge
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tony Spreadbury
16 December 2000
Penzance & Newlyn 63 - 31 North Walsham
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 800
Referee: R Francis
16 December 2000
Reading 30 - 12 Clifton
Report
Holme Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Anthony Ellison
16 December 2000
Tabard 40 - 24 Blackheath
Report
Cobden Hill
Attendance: 200
Referee: Charles Palmer

[21]

Round 14

23 December 2000
Clifton 25 - 29 Launceston
Report
Station Road
Attendance: 150
Referee: Nick Williams
23 December 2000
North Walsham 32 - 8 Cheltenham
Report
Norwich Road
Attendance: 320
Referee: Paul Dickens
23 December 2000
Plymouth Albion 72 - 6 Basingstoke
Report
Beacon Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: R Glynne Jones
23 December 2000
Redruth 45 - 20 Westcombe Park
Report
The Recreation Ground
Attendance: 700
Referee: Steve Haarland
23 December 2000
Tabard 19 - 29 Barking
Report
Cobden Hill
23 December 2000
Weston-super-Mare 15 - 23 Reading
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 250
Referee: R Francis
23 December 2000
Penzance & Newlyn P - P Blackheath

[22]

Round 15

30 December 2000
Penzance & Newlyn 50 - 13 Weston-super-Mare
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 800
Referee: Alan Biggs
30 December 2000
Barking P - P Redruth

30 December 2000
Basingstoke P - P North Walsham

30 December 2000
Cheltenham P - P Clifton

30 December 2000
Launceston P - P Blackheath

30 December 2000
Reading P - P Tabard

30 December 2000
Westcombe Park P - P Plymouth Albion

[23]

Round 16

6 January 2001
Blackheath 27 - 10 Cheltenham
Report
Rectory Field
6 January 2001
Clifton 34 - 8 Basingstoke
Report
Station Road
6 January 2001
North Walsham 11 - 12 Westcombe Park
Report
Norwich Road
Attendance: 300
6 January 2001
Plymouth Albion 30 - 10 Redruth
Report
Beacon Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nick Williams
6 January 2001
Reading 3 - 37 Barking
Report
Holme Park
6 January 2001
Tabard 17 - 68 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Cobden Hill
Attendance: 220
6 January 2001
Weston-super-Mare 25 - 35 Launceston
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 200

[24]

Round 17

13 January 2001
Barking 36 - 37 Plymouth Albion
Report
Goresbrook
Referee: David Robertshaw
13 January 2001
Basingstoke 12 - 43 Blackheath
Report
Down Grange
13 January 2001
Cheltenham 36 - 19 Weston-super-Mare
Report
Prince of Wales Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Charles Palmer
13 January 2001
Launceston 40 - 0 Tabard
Report
Polson Bridge
Attendance: 300
Referee: Steve Haarland
13 January 2001
Penzance & Newlyn 48 - 12 Reading
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 800
13 January 2001
Redruth 43 - 19 North Walsham
Report
The Recreation Ground
Attendance: 700
Referee: Paul Dix
13 January 2001
Westcombe Park 34 - 19 Clifton
Report
Goddington Dene
Attendance: 250
Referee: Andrew Tong

[25]

Round 18

20 January 2001
Blackheath 25 - 14 Westcombe Park
Report
Rectory Field
Attendance: 600
Referee: Ian Langley
20 January 2001
Clifton 13 - 23 Redruth
Report
Station Road
Attendance: 120
Referee: Steve Haarland
20 January 2001
Penzance & Newlyn 16 - 13 Barking
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 800
Referee: Andrew Pearce
20 January 2001
North Walsham P - P Plymouth Albion

20 January 2001
Reading P - P Launceston

20 January 2001
Tabard P - P Cheltenham

20 January 2001
Weston-super-Mare P - P Basingstoke

[26]

Round 19

27 January 2001
Barking 31 - 29 North Walsham
Report
Goresbrook
Referee: Mark Rose
27 January 2001
Basingstoke 19 - 29 Tabard
Report
Down Grange
Referee: Ian Langley
27 January 2001
Cheltenham 33 - 22 Reading
Report
Prince of Wales Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: D Edmunds
27 January 2001
Launceston 31 - 5 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Polson Bridge
Attendance: 2,000
27 January 2001
Plymouth Albion 49 - 0 Clifton
Report
Beacon Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Rob Debney
27 January 2001
Redruth 35 - 23 Blackheath
Report
The Recreation Ground
Attendance: 400
Referee: Steve Haarland
27 January 2001
Westcombe Park 5 - 15 Weston-super-Mare
Report
Goddington Dene
Attendance: 200
Referee: Paul Dickens

[27]

Rounds 3, 12, 14 & 15 (rescheduled games)

3 February 2001
Barking 34 - 18 Redruth
Goresbrook
3 February 2001
Basingstoke 13 - 13 North Walsham
Report
Down Grange
3 February 2001
Blackheath 38 - 37 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Rectory Field
Attendance: 400
Referee: David Sainsbury
3 February 2001
Cheltenham 9 - 6 Clifton
Report
Prince of Wales Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Nick Williams
3 February 2001
Reading 0 - 38 Plymouth Albion
Report
Holme Park
Attendance: 270
Referee: Paul Dickens
3 February 2001
Weston-super-Mare 9 - 12 Tabard
Report
Recreation Ground

[28]

Round 20

10 February 2001
Blackheath 13 - 19 Plymouth Albion
Report
Rectory Field
10 February 2001
Clifton 21 - 20 North Walsham
Report
Station Road
Referee: David Rose
10 February 2001
Launceston 42 - 13 Barking
Report
Polson Bridge
Attendance: 420
Referee: D May
10 February 2001
Penzance & Newlyn 58 - 0 Cheltenham
Report
Mennaye Field
10 February 2001
Reading 14 - 3 Basingstoke
Report
Holme Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Andrew Tong
10 February 2001
Tabard 19 - 29 Westcombe Park
Report
Cobden Hill
Attendance: 200
Referee: R Francis
10 February 2001
Weston-super-Mare 16 - 16 Redruth
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ian Langley

Rounds 6, 12 & 18 (rescheduled games)

17 February 2001
Blackheath 19 - 15 Reading
Report
Rectory Field
Referee: Nigel Higginson
17 February 2001
Clifton 12 - 37 Plymouth Albion
Report
Station Road
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore
17 February 2001
Penzance & Newlyn 43 - 20 Launceston
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Alan Biggs
17 February 2001
Tabard 29 - 20 Cheltenham
Report
Cobden Hill
17 February 2001
Weston-super-Mare 8 - 14 Basingstoke
Report
Recreation Ground

[29]

Round 21

24 February 2001
Barking 50 - 18 Clifton
Report
Goresbrook
Referee: Charles Palmer
24 February 2001
Basingstoke 18 - 53 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Down Grange
Attendance: 350
Referee: R Francis
24 February 2001
Cheltenham 19 - 31 Launceston
Prince of Wales Stadium
24 February 2001
North Walsham 15 - 6 Blackheath
Report
Norwich Road
Attendance: 250
Referee: Andrew Tong
24 February 2001
Plymouth Albion 52 - 0 Weston-super-Mare
Report
Beacon Park
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Huw Jones-WIlliams
24 February 2001
Redruth 32 - 0 Tabard
Report
The Recreation Ground
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nigel Higginson
24 February 2001
Westcombe Park 36 - 27 Reading
Report
Goddington Dene
Attendance: 250
Referee: Mark Wilson

[30]

Rounds 6 & 15 (rescheduled games)

3 March 2001
Reading 29 - 26 Cheltenham
Report
Holme Park
Referee: Ian Langley
3 March 2001
Westcombe Park 11 - 32 Plymouth Albion
Report
Goddington Dene
Attendance: 300
Referee: Charles Palmer

[31]

Round 22

10 March 2001
Blackheath 40 - 0 Clifton
Report
Rectory Field
Attendance: 140
Referee: Paul Dickens
10 March 2001
Cheltenham 15 - 25 Barking
Report
Prince of Wales Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: David Rose
10 March 2001
Penzance & Newlyn 31 - 13 Westcombe Park
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 900
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore
10 March 2001
Reading 47 - 35 Redruth
Report
Holme Park
10 March 2001
Tabard 8 - 43 Plymouth Albion
Report
Cobden Hill
Referee: Ian Langley
10 March 2001
Weston-super-Mare 38 - 29 North Walsham
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 300
Referee: D May
10 March 2001
Launceston P - P Basingstoke

[32]

Round 23

17 March 2001
Barking 15 - 20 Blackheath
Report
Goresbrook
Referee: Ian Langley
17 March 2001
Basingstoke 28 - 10 Cheltenham
Report
Down Grange
Referee: Andrew Canning
17 March 2001
North Walsham 16 - 0 Tabard
Report
Norwich Road
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rob Sawyer
17 March 2001
Plymouth Albion 29 - 0 Reading
Report
Beacon Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Alan Biggs
17 March 2001
Redruth 23 - 6 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
The Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Andrew Tong
17 March 2001
Westcombe Park 10 - 24 Launceston
Report
Goddington Dene
17 March 2001
Clifton P - P Weston-super-Mare

[33]

Round 24

24 March 2001
Basingstoke 27 - 8 Barking
Report
Down Grange
24 March 2001
Cheltenham 29 - 39 Westcombe Park
Report
Prince of Wales Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: D May
24 March 2001
Launceston 11 - 9 Redruth
Report
Polson Bridge
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Andrew Pearce
24 March 2001
Penzance & Newlyn 13 - 36 Plymouth Albion
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Eric Woodmason
24 March 2001
Reading 21 - 25 North Walsham
Holme Park
24 March 2001
Tabard P - P Clifton

24 March 2001
Weston-super-Mare P - P Blackheath

[34]

Round 25

31 March 2001
Blackheath 39 - 5 Tabard
Report
Rectory Field
Referee: Charles Palmer
31 March 2001
Clifton 31 - 19 Reading
Report
Station Road
31 March 2001
North Walsham 14 - 24 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Norwich Road
31 March 2001
Plymouth Albion 13 - 6 Launceston
Report
Beacon Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Nick Cousins
31 March 2001
Redruth 38 - 28 Cheltenham
Report
The Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: David Rose
31 March 2001
Westcombe Park 28 - 7 Basingstoke
Report
Goddington Dene
31 March 2001
Weston-super-Mare 22 - 16 Barking
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 200
Referee: Alan Biggs

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Rounds 15 & 18 (rescheduled games)

7 April 2001
Launceston 35 - 13 Blackheath
Report
Polson Bridge
Attendance: 400
Referee: Steve Haarland
7 April 2001
North Walsham 17 - 20 Plymouth Albion
Report
Norwich Road
Referee: Mark Rose
7 April 2001
Reading 10 - 13 Tabard
Report
Holme Park

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Round 26

14 April 2001
Barking 30 - 17 Westcombe Park
Report
Goresbrook
14 April 2001
Basingstoke 26 - 31 Redruth
Report
Down Grange
Attendance: 200
Referee: Nick Williams
14 April 2001
Cheltenham 15 - 20 Plymouth Albion
Report
Prince of Wales Stadium
14 April 2001
Launceston 16 - 15 North Walsham
Report
Polson Bridge
Attendance: 400
Referee: D May
14 April 2001
Penzance & Newlyn 25 - 10 Clifton
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,000
14 April 2001
Reading 16 - 32 Blackheath
Report
Holme Park
14 April 2001
Tabard 13 - 20 Weston-super-Mare
Report
Cobden Hill

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Rounds 18 & 24 (rescheduled games)

21 April 2001
Reading 28 - 28 Launceston
Report
Holme Park
Referee: Huw Jones-WIlliams
21 April 2001
Tabard 12 - 41 Clifton
Report
Cobden Hill
21 April 2001
Weston-super-Mare 28 - 15 Blackheath
Report
Recreation Ground

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Rounds 22 & 23 (rescheduled games)

28 April 2001
Clifton 18 - 13 Weston-super-Mare
Report
Station Road
28 April 2001
Launceston 41 - 8 Basingstoke
Report
Polson Bridge
Attendance: 325

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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. Sedgley Park were runners-up in the north and because they had a better league record than south runners-up, Launceston, they hosted the play-off match.

26 May 2001
Sedgley Park 40 - 23 Launceston
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Paul Dix

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Total season attendances

Club Home
Games		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Barking 3[a 2] 750 250 300 200 25%
Basingstoke 5[a 3] 1,150 230 350 200 N/A
Blackheath 8[a 4] 2,320 290 600 140 5%
Cheltenham 11[a 5] 2,250 205 250 150 43%
Clifton 4[a 6] 670 168 200 120 N/A
Launceston 13 8,715 670 2,000 300 11%
North Walsham 9[a 7] 2,420 269 320 200 N/A
Penzance & Newlyn 10[a 8] 11,400 1,140 2,000 800 33%
Plymouth Albion 13 16,650 1,281 3,000 700 37%
Reading 6[a 9] 1,270 212 270 150 N/A
Redruth 13 10,150 781 2,000 400 7%
Tabard 7[a 10] 1,350 193 250 100 N/A
Westcombe Park 11[a 11] 2,920 265 400 120 8%
Weston-super-Mare 10[a 12] 2,700 270 500 200 14%
  1. ↑ Note that 69 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.
  2. ↑ Missing home attendances v Basingstoke on 2 September 2000, Penzance & Newlyn on 28 October 2000, Tabard on 2 December 2000, Plymouth on 30 January 2001, North Walsham 27 January 2001, Reading on 3 February 2001, Redruth on 3 February 2001, Clifton on 24 February 2001, Blackheath on 17 March 2001 and Westcombe Park on 14 April 2001.
  3. ↑ Missing home attendances v Reading on 14 October 2000, Clifton on 18 November 2000, Plymouth Albion on 2 December 2000, Blackheath on 13 January 2001, Tabard on 27 January 2001, North Walsham on 3 February 2001, Cheltenham on 17 March 2001 and Barking on 24 March 2001.
  4. ↑ Missing home attendances v Basingstoke on 11 November 2000, Cheltenham on 6 January 2001, Plymouth on 10 February 2001, Reading on 17 February 2001 and Tabard on 31 March 2001..
  5. ↑ Missing home attendances v Launceston on 24 February 2001 and Plymouth on 14 April 2001.
  6. ↑ Missing home attendances v Blackheath on 23 September 2000, Barking on 30 September 2000, Cheltenham on 25 November 2000, Penzance & Newlyn on 9 December 2000, Basingstoke on 6 January 2001, North Walsham on 10 February 2001, Plymouth on 17 February 2001, Reading on 31 March 2001 and Weston-super-Mare on 28 April 2001.
  7. ↑ Missing home attendances v Reading on 2 September 2000, Basingstoke on 25 November 2000, Penzance & Newlyn on 31 March 2001 and Plymouth on 7 April 2001.
  8. ↑ Missing home attendances v Basingstoke on 30 September 2000, Tabard on 18 November 2000 and Cheltenham on 10 February 2001.
  9. ↑ Missing home attendances v Barking on 6 January 2001, Cheltenham on 3 March 2001, Redruth on 10 March 2001, North Walsham on 24 March 2001, Tabard on 7 April 2001, Blackheath on 14 April 2001 and Launceston on 21 April 2001.
  10. ↑ Missing home attendances v Redruth on 30 September 2000, Barking on 23 December 2000, Cheltenham on 17 February 2001, Plymouth on 10 March 2001, Weston-super-Mare on 14 April 2001 and Clifton on 21 April 2001.
  11. ↑ Missing home attendances v Launceston on 17 March 2001 and Basingstoke on 31 March 2001 .
  12. ↑ Missing home attendances v Tabard on 3 February 2001, Basingstoke on 17 February 2001 and Blackheath on 21 April 2001.

Individual statistics

Top points scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Points
1 Fiji Nat Saumi Penzance & Newlyn 23 352
2 England Danny Sloman Launceston 25 309
3 England Tom Barlow Plymouth Albion 25 276
4 England Jon Martin Clifton 24 251
5 England Derek Coates Westcombe Park 22 222
6 England Steve Larkins Redruth 24 217
7 England Billy Murphy Barking 21 199
8 England Phil Friel North Walsham 17 189
9 England Phil Watters Cheltenham 18 171
10 England Justin Azzopardi Tabard 22 167

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Top try scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Tries
1 Zimbabwe Victor Olonga Penzance & Newlyn 18 20
2 England Dan Ward-Smith Plymouth Albion 26 20
3Fiji Nat Saumi Penzance & Newlyn 23 17
4 England Peter Redgrave Penzance & Newlyn 26 17
5 England Fred Lewis Barking 25 15
6 England Barnaby Kent Clifton 26 14
7 England Richard Thompson Plymouth Albion 26 14
8 Samoa Mark Fatialofa Launceston 18 13
9 England Charles Abban Blackheath 23 13
10 England Andy Matchett Plymouth Albion 24 13

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Season records

Team

Largest home win — 68 pts

72 - 6 Plymouth Albion at home to Basingstoke on 23 December 2000

Largest away win — 51 pts

68 - 17 Penzance & Newlyn away to Tabard on 6 January 2001

Most points scored — 72 pts

72 - 6 Plymouth Albion at home to Basingstoke on 23 December 2000

Most tries in a match — 11

Plymouth Albion at home to Basingstoke on 23 December 2000

Most conversions in a match — 9

Penzance & Newlyn at home to North Walsham on 16 December 2000

Most penalties in a match — 6 (x7)

Launceston away to Tabard on 11 November 2000
Clifton away to Launceston on 2 December 2000
Weston-super-Mare away to Reading on 2 December 2000
North Walsham at home to Launceston on 9 December 2000
Clifton at home to Penzance & Newlyn on 9 December 2000
Reading at home to Redruth on 10 March 2001
Barking at home to Westcombe Park on 14 April 2001

Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x2)

Plymouth Albion at home to North Walsham on 28 October 2000
Redruth at home to Plymouth on 18 November 2000

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Player

Most points in a match — 31 (x2)

Fiji Nat Saumi for Penzance & Newlyn away to Tabard on 6 January 2001
Fiji Nat Saumi for Penzance & Newlyn at home to Cheltenham on 10 February 2001

Most tries in a match — 4 (x3)

England Matt Bradshaw for Launceston at home to Cheltenham on 30 September 2000
England Richard Newton for Penzance & Newlyn away to Tabard on 6 January 2001
Fiji Nat Saumi for Penzance & Newlyn at home to Cheltenham on 10 February 2001

Most conversions in a match — 9

Fiji Nat Saumi for Penzance & Newlyn at home to North Walsham on 16 December 2000

Most penalties in a match — 6 (x7)

England Danny Sloman for Launceston away to Tabard on 11 November 2000
England Jon Martin for Clifton away to Launceston on 2 December 2000
England Neil Coleman for Weston-super-Mare away to Reading on 2 December 2000
England Phil Friel for North Walsham at home to Launceston on 9 December 2000
England Jon Martin for Clifton at home to Penzance & Newlyn on 9 December 2000
England Matt Senior for Reading at home to Redruth on 10 March 2001
England Billy Murpy for Barking at home to Westcombe Park on 14 April 2001

Most drop goals in a match — 2

England Tom Barlow for Plymouth Albion at home to North Walsham on 28 October 2000
England Bede Brown for Redruth at home to Plymouth on 18 November 2000

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Attendances

Highest — 3,000

Plymouth Albion at home to Launceston on 31 March 2001

Lowest — 100

Tabard at home to Reading on 25 November 2000

Highest Average Attendance — 1,281

Plymouth Albion

Lowest Average Attendance — 168

Clifton

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See also

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  43. ↑ "National Three South 00/01 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 28 April 2001.
  44. ↑ "National Three South 00/01 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 28 April 2001.
  45. ↑ "National Three South 00/01 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 28 April 2001.
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  49. ↑ "National Three South 00/01 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 28 April 2001.
  50. ↑ "National Three South 00/01 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 28 April 2001.
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