2005–06 National Division One

2005–06 National Division One
Countries	England
Champions	Harlequins (first title)
Runners-up	Bedford Blues
Relegated	no relegation
Attendance	374,846 (average 2,150 per match)[a 1]
Highest attendance	12,500 Harlequins at home to Plymouth Albion on 29 April 2006
Lowest attendance	325 Sedgley Park at home to Newbury on 18 February 2006
Top point scorer	James Moore (Coventry) 251 points
Top try scorer	Scott Donald (Earth Titans) 20 tries
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 National Division One was the 19th 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 Harlequins who had been relegated from the 2004–05 Zurich Premiership, while Doncaster and Newbury were promoted from the 2004–05 National Division Two.^[1][2][3] Additional changes saw Penzance & Newyln RFC rebrand themselves as the Cornish Pirates as well as moving from their home ground, the Mennaye Field in Penzance, to a more central location in Truro at the Kenwyn Rugby Ground (a temporary stadium built in the city) with the aim to appeal more to Cornish fans on the whole as well as making home games more accessible.^[4] Rotherham Titans also rebranded themselves as 'Earth Titans' for sponsorship purposes for this season.^[5]

After only one season Harlequins won the National Division One at the first attempt and returned to the Guinness Premiership for season 2006–07.^[6] Bedford Blues finished in second place and there was no relegation to National Division Two following the RFU's decision to expand National Division One from 14 to 16 teams for the 2006–07 season.^[7][8]

Participating teams

Bedford

Cornish Pirates

Coventry

Doncaster

Earth Titans

Exeter

Harlequins

London Welsh

Newbury

Nottingham

Otley

Pertemps Bees

Plymouth

Sedgley Park

Locations of the 2006–07 National Division One teams

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Bedford Blues	Goldington Road	7,000	Bedford, Bedfordshire
Cornish Pirates	Kenwyn Rugby Ground	5,800	Truro, Cornwall
Coventry	Butts Park Arena	4,000	Coventry, West Midlands
Doncaster	Castle Park	3,075	Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Earth Titans	Clifton Lane	2,500	Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Exeter Chiefs	County Ground	5,200	Exeter, Devon
Harlequins	The Stoop	10,000	Twickenham, London
London Welsh	Old Deer Park	5,850	Richmond, London
Newbury	Monk's Lane	8,000	Newbury, Berkshire
Nottingham	Ireland Avenue	4,950	Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Otley	Cross Green	5,000	Otley, West Yorkshire
Pertemps Bees	Sharmans Cross	1,000+	Solihull, West Midlands
Plymouth Albion	The Brickfields	6,500	Plymouth, Devon
Sedgley Park	Park Lane	3,000	Whitefield, Greater Manchester

Table

2005–06 National Division One Table[9]
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Points Losses	Points Tries	Points
1	Harlequins	26	25	0	1	1001	337	664	1	20	121
2	Bedford Blues	26	19	1	6	906	542	364	5	17	100
3	Cornish Pirates	26	19	0	7	682	560	122	2	12	90
4	Earth Titans	26	15	1	10	715	613	102	4	13	79
5	Plymouth Albion	26	14	0	12	639	537	102	8	11	75
6	Exeter Chiefs	26	14	0	12	594	602	–8	6	9	71
7	Nottingham	26	13	0	13	642	604	38	5	9	66
8	Otley	26	10	1	15	540	627	–87	7	3	52
9	Doncaster	26	10	1	15	555	699	–144	5	5	52
10	Coventry	26	9	0	17	593	732	–139	9	9	52 *
11	Newbury	26	8	2	16	614	905	–291	1	9	46
12	London Welsh	26	8	1	17	536	700	–164	5	6	45
13	Sedgley Park	26	6	3	17	531	856	–325	4	7	41
14	Pertemps Bees	26	6	2	18	501	735	–234	4	3	35
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.
Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places (there was no relegation this season).

Notes

• Coventry were docked two points for an administrative error when re–registering a player, Dave Millard. Following a foot injury, the winger was loaned to junior club Kenilworth while he was recovering. He returned before the game against Bedford on 27 December 2005 where he was named among the seven replacements. There was an error in the paperwork submitted to the RFU, and although Millard was not used, Coventry were found guilty.
• Statement by First Division Rugby regarding Newbury versus Birmingham & Solihull

Newbury have been awarded a 0–0 win and 4 league points following their match against Pertemps Bees on 22 April.

Pertemps Bees won the match by 35 pts to 22 pts but due to a severe injury crisis had to field three unregistered players with the prior approval of FDR in order to fulfil the fixture. All points gained by either side in the match will be disregarded for the purpose of the official league table in accordance with the RFU Regulations.

Results

Round 1

3 September 2005

Coventry	26 - 27	Sedgley Park
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,483 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

3 September 2005

Doncaster	20 - 40	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 1,213 Referee: Gareth Copsey

3 September 2005

Newbury	31 - 24	London Welsh
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 752 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

3 September 2005

Nottingham	41 - 28	Earth Titans
	Report

Ireland Avenue Referee: Chris Sharp

3 September 2005

Otley	16 - 16	Bedford Blues
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 850 Referee: Andrew Small

3 September 2005

Pertemps Bees	9 - 35	Harlequins
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 2,475 Referee: Martin Fox

3 September 2005

Plymouth Albion	35 - 13	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 4,873 Referee: Tim Beddow

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Round 2

10 September 2005

Bedford Blues	47 - 17	Doncaster
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,477 Referee: Chris Sharp

10 September 2005

Coventry	13 - 22	Earth Titans
	Report

Butts Park Arena Referee: Bruce Robertson

10 September 2005

Exeter Chiefs	21 - 10	London Welsh
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 1,215 Referee: Richard Draper

10 September 2005

Newbury	25 - 26	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 715 Referee: Dean Richards

10 September 2005

Otley	15 - 18	Harlequins
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 3,417 Referee: Tim Beddow

10 September 2005

Pertemps Bees	24 - 13	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 500 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

10 September 2005

Sedgley Park	12 - 29	Nottingham
	Report

Park Lane Referee: Nick Williams

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Round 3

17 September 2005

Bedford Blues	34 - 13	Sedgley Park
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,584 Referee: Dale Newitt

17 September 2005

Coventry	30 - 14	Otley
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,381 Referee: Dean Richards

17 September 2005

Doncaster	17 - 23	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 738 Referee: Andrew Small

17 September 2005

Harlequins	52 - 13	Newbury
	Report

The Stoop Attendance: 8,017 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

17 September 2005

London Welsh	24 - 15	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 840 Referee: Gareth Copsey

17 September 2005

Plymouth Albion	23 - 22	Nottingham
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,582 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

18 September 2005

Cornish Pirates	43 - 13	Earth Titans
	Report

Kenwyn Ground Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Tim Beddow

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Round 4

24 September 2005

Doncaster Knights	31 - 29	Coventry
	Report

Castle Park Referee: Alan Biggs

24 September 2005

Earth Titans	35 - 30	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,120 Referee: Andrew Small

24 September 2005

Exeter Chiefs	16 - 43	Cornish Pirates
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 2,232 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

24 September 2005

London Welsh	24 - 40	Bedford Blues
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,450 Referee: Dean Richards

24 September 2005

Newbury	42 - 27	Otley
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 664 Referee: Rowan Kitt

24 September 2005

Nottingham	10 - 32	Harlequins
	Report

Ireland Avenue Attendance: 2,744 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

24 September 2005

Sedgley Park	33 - 33	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 375 Referee: Chris Sharp

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Round 5

1 October 2005

Bedford Blues	31 - 12	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,477 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

1 October 2005

Earth Titans	17 - 10	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Bruce Robertson

1 October 2005

Harlequins	27 - 7	Doncaster
	Report

The Stoop Attendance: 7,576 Referee: Steve Lander

1 October 2005

Nottingham	22 - 16	London Welsh
	Report

Ireland Avenue Attendance: 908 Referee: Dale Newitt

1 October 2005

Otley	33 - 27	Sedgley Park
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 916 Referee: Carlo Damasco

1 October 2005

Pertemps Bees	29 - 7	Coventry
	Report

Sharmans Cross Referee: Tim Beddow

1 October 2005

Plymouth Albion	41 - 52	Newbury
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,424 Referee: Nick Williams

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Round 6

8 October 2005

Bedford Blues	24 - 16	Earth Titans
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,287 Referee: Carlo Damasco

8 October 2005

Coventry	18 - 36	Harlequins
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 4,612 Referee: Andrew Small

8 October 2005

Doncaster	14 - 9	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 859 Referee: Rowan Kitt

8 October 2005

Exeter Chiefs	38 - 22	Pertemps Bees
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 1,287 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

8 October 2005

London Welsh	24 - 28	Otley
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 800 Referee: Alan Biggs

9 October 2005

Cornish Pirates	29 - 20	Nottingham
	Report

Kenywn Ground Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Tim Beddow

9 October 2005

Newbury	38 - 14	Sedgley Park
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 854 Referee: Richard Draper

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Round 7

22 October 2005

Coventry	7 - 13	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,742 Referee: Tim Beddow

22 October 2005

Earth Titans	38 - 23	Newbury
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 920 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

22 October 2005

Harlequins	70 - 5	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

The Stoop Attendance: 9,153 Referee: Ashley Rowden

22 October 2005

Nottingham	10 - 25	Bedford Blues
	Report

Ireland Avenue Attendance: 1,540 Referee: Gareth Copsey

22 October 2005

Otley	24 - 16	Doncaster
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 1,267 Referee: David Rosich

22 October 2005

Pertemps Bees	24 - 36	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 650 Referee: Chris Sharp

22 October 2005

Sedgley Park	32 - 28	London Welsh
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 475 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

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Round 8

29 October 2005

Bedford Blues	35 - 18	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,097 Referee: Tim Beddow

29 October 2005

Earth Titans	7 - 22	Harlequins
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 2,250 Referee: Bruce Robertson

29 October 2005

Exeter Chiefs	19 - 18	Nottingham
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 1,261 Referee: Dale Newitt

29 October 2005

London Welsh	27 - 27	Doncaster
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 750 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

29 October 2005

Newbury	24 - 36	Coventry
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 878 Referee: Alan Biggs

29 October 2005

Plymouth Albion	33 - 3	Otley
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,415 Referee: David Rose

30 October 2005

Cornish Pirates	53 - 8	Sedgley Park
	Report

Kenwyn Ground Attendance: 2,433 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

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Round 9

12 November 2005

Bedford Blues	P - P	Exeter Chiefs

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 December 2005.

12 November 2005

Doncaster	26 - 16	Newbury
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 911 Referee: Gareth Copsey

12 November 2005

London Welsh	18 - 29	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 750 Referee: Romain Poite

12 November 2005

Nottingham	26 - 27	Coventry
	Report

Ireland Avenue Attendance: 905 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

12 November 2005

Pertemps Bees	26 - 27	Earth Titans
	Report

Sharmans Cross Referee: Tim Hayes

12 November 2005

Sedgley Park	22 - 29	Harlequins
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 1,475 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

13 November 2005

Cornish Pirates	39 - 22	Otley
	Report

Kenwyn Ground Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Nick Williams

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Round 10

19 November 2005

Earth Titans	25 - 19	Doncaster
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

19 November 2005

Exeter Chiefs	47 - 10	Sedgley Park
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 1,005 Referee: Rowan Kitt

19 November 2005

Newbury	40 - 37	Nottingham
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 408 Referee: Richard Draper

19 November 2005

Otley	19 - 22	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Cross Green Referee: Chris Sharp

19 November 2005

Plymouth Albion	28 - 23	Bedford Blues
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 1,953 Referee: Nick Williams

20 November 2005

Coventry	26 - 18	London Welsh
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,752

20 November 2005

Harlequins	50 - 6	Cornish Pirates
	Report

The Stoop Attendance: 10,843 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

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Round 11

2 December 2005

Nottingham	12 - 0	Doncaster
	Report

Ireland Avenue Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

3 December 2005

Bedford Blues	20 - 26	Harlequins
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Martin Fox

3 December 2005

Exeter Chiefs	8 - 12	Otley
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 1,176 Referee: Tim Beddow

3 December 2005

London Welsh	13 - 7	Earth Titans
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 900 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

3 December 2005

Pertemps Bees	22 - 22	Newbury
	Report

Sharmans Cross Referee: Dean Richards

3 December 2005

Sedgley Park	8 - 25	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 475 Referee: Dale Newitt

4 December 2005

Cornish Pirates	15 - 10	Coventry
	Report

Kenwyn Ground Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Gareth Copsey

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Round 12

10 December 2005

Coventry	19 - 24	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,640 Referee: Chris Sharp

10 December 2005

Doncaster	31 - 27	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 1,001 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

10 December 2005

London Welsh	17 - 20	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,450 Referee: Rowan Kitts

10 December 2005

Earth Titans	32 - 11	Sedgley Park
	Report

Clifton Lane Referee: Bruce Robertson

10 December 2005

Newbury	17 - 50	Bedford Blues
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 840 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

10 December 2005

Otley	29 - 20	Nottingham
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 780 Referee: Dean Richards

10 December 2005

Plymouth Albion	16 - 23	Harlequins
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 5,551 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

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Round 9 (rescheduled game)

17 December 2005

Bedford Blues	28 - 13	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,915 Referee: Dale Newitt

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Round 13

26 December 2005

Harlequins	47 - 23	London Welsh
	Report

The Stoop Attendance: 10,155 Referee: Steve Lander

26 December 2005

Otley	17 - 22	Earth Titans
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 1,987 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

26 December 2005

Plymouth Albion	23 - 26	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 5,672 Referee: David Rose

27 December 2005

Coventry	24 - 31	Bedford Blues
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Martin Fox

27 December 2005

Doncaster	33 - 20	Sedgley Park
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 1,236 Referee: Chris Sharp

27 December 2005

Newbury	37 - 35	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 952 Referee: Alan Biggs

27 December 2005

Nottingham	30 - 8	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Ireland Avenue Attendance: 1,103 Referee: Dale Newitt

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Round 14

31 December 2005

Earth Titans	P - P	Nottingham

• Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 4 February 2006.

31 December 2005

Exeter Chiefs	0 - 7	Plymouth Albion
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 3,192 Referee: Tim Beddow

31 December 2005

London Welsh	25 - 3	Newbury
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,030 Referee: Nick Williams

31 December 2005

Sedgley Park	22 - 19	Coventry
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 435 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

2 January 2006

Bedford Blues	42 - 20	Otley
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,829 Referee: Rowan Kitt

2 January 2006

Cornish Pirates	43 - 26	Doncaster
	Report

Kenwyn Ground Attendance: 2,643 Referee: David Rose

2 January 2006

Harlequins	42 - 3	Pertemps Bees
	Report

The Stoop Attendance: 8,550 Referee: Dean Richards

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Round 15

14 January 2006

Doncaster	17 - 24	Bedford Blues
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 1,177 Referee: Dale Newitt

14 January 2006

Earth Titans	44 - 29	Coventry
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,040 Referee: Ashley Rowden

14 January 2006

Harlequins	43 - 3	Otley
	Report

The Stoop Attendance: 8,092 Referee: David Rose

14 January 2006

London Welsh	23 - 16	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 830 Referee: Gareth Copsey

14 January 2006

Nottingham	23 - 16	Sedgley Park
	Report

Ireland Avenue Attendance: 1,129 Referee: Greg Garner

14 January 2006

Plymouth Albion	34 - 21	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,658 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

15 January 2006

Cornish Pirates	30 - 10	Newbury
	Report

Kenwyn Ground Attendance: 2,689 Referee: Rowan Kitt

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Round 16

21 January 2006

Earth Titans	41 - 7	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

21 January 2006

Exeter Chiefs	31 - 5	Doncaster
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 1,454 Referee: David Rose

21 January 2006

Nottingham	21 - 15	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Ireland Avenue Attendance: 1,011 Referee: Tim Beddow

21 January 2006

Otley	24 - 27	Coventry
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 572 Referee: Bruce Robertson

21 January 2006

Newbury	25 - 27	Harlequins
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 3,362 Referee: Sean Davey

21 January 2006

Pertemps Bees	26 - 10	London Welsh
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 700 Referee: Greg Garner

21 January 2006

Sedgley Park	29 - 45	Bedford Blues
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 475 Referee: Terry Hall

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Round 17

28 January 2006

Bedford Blues	38 - 17	London Welsh
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,397 Referee: Dale Newitt

28 January 2006

Coventry	37 - 24	Doncaster
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 2,198 Referee: Richard Draper

28 January 2006

Harlequins	31 - 16	Nottingham
	Report

The Stoop Attendance: 8,231 Referee: Rowan Kitt

28 January 2006

Otley	51 - 14	Newbury
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 907 Referee: Martin Fox

28 January 2006

Pertemps Bees	12 - 6	Sedgley Park
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 500 Referee: Gareth Copsey

28 January 2006

Plymouth Albion	15 - 14	Earth Titans
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,905 Referee: Dean Richards

29 January 2006

Cornish Pirates	16 - 23	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Kenwyn Ground Attendance: 2,905 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

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Round 14 (rescheduled game)

4 February 2006

Earth Titans	32 - 23	Nottingham
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

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Round 18

11 February 2006

Coventry	30 - 29	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,474 Referee: Bruce Robertson

11 February 2006

Exeter Chiefs	29 - 23	Earth Titans
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 1,204 Referee: Nick Williams

11 February 2006

London Welsh	30 - 21	Nottingham
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 650 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

11 February 2006

Newbury	27 - 18	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 720 Referee: Rowan Kitt

11 February 2006

Sedgley Park	7 - 19	Otley
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 425 Referee: Chris Sharp

12 February 2006

Cornish Pirates	26 - 21	Bedford Blues
	Report

Kenywn Ground Attendance: 2,657 Referee: Tim Beddow

12 February 2006

Doncaster	0 - 45	Harlequins
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 2,768 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

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Round 19

18 February 2006

Earth Titans	9 - 31	Bedford Blues
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Chris Sharp

18 February 2006

Harlequins	52 - 12	Coventry
	Report

The Stoop Attendance: 8,950 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

18 February 2006

Nottingham	18 - 16	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Ireland Avenue Attendance: 1,147 Referee: Dale Newitt

18 February 2006

Otley	25 - 28	London Welsh
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 812 Referee: Andrew Small

18 February 2006

Pertemps Bees	23 - 16	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 650 Referee: Dean Richards

18 February 2006

Plymouth Albion	27 - 25	Doncaster
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,238 Referee: Greg Garner

18 February 2006

Sedgley Park	35 - 35	Newbury
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 325 Referee: Bruce Robertson

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Round 20

25 February 2006

Bedford Blues	21 - 26	Nottingham
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,941 Referee: Richard Draper

25 February 2006

Doncaster	24 - 12	Otley
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 1,038 Referee: Bruce Robertson

25 February 2006

Exeter Chiefs	13 - 8	Harlequins
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 3,645 Referee: Dale Newitt

25 February 2006

London Welsh	44 - 33	Sedgley Park
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 510 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

25 February 2006

Newbury	P - P	Earth Titans

• Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 4 March 2006.

25 February 2006

Plymouth Albion	34 - 27	Coventry
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,170 Referee: Rowan Kitt

26 February 2006

Cornish Pirates	P - P	Pertemps Bees

• Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 5 March 2006.

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Round 20 (rescheduled games)

4 March 2006

Newbury	17 - 36	Earth Titans
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 652 Referee: Gareth Copsey

5 March 2006

Cornish Pirates	21 - 13	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Kenwyn Ground Attendance: 1,814 Referee: Nick Williams

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Round 21

11 March 2006

Coventry	45 - 29	Newbury
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,878 Referee: Terry Hall

11 March 2006

Doncaster	30 - 11	London Welsh
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 958 Referee: Gareth Copsey

11 March 2006

Harlequins	50 - 10	Earth Titans
	Report

The Stoop Attendance: 7,823 Referee: Steve Lander

11 March 2006

Nottingham	49 - 34	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Ireland Avenue Attendance: 574 Referee: Alan Biggs

11 March 2006

Otley	15 - 14	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 862 Referee: Dale Newitt

11 March 2006

Pertemps Bees	16 - 68	Bedford Blues
	Report

Sharmans Cross Referee: Andrew Vertigan

11 March 2006

Sedgley Park	31 - 21	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 470 Referee: Tim Beddow

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Round 22

25 March 2006

Bedford Blues	34 - 28	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,348 Referee: Gareth Copsey

25 March 2006

London Welsh	32 - 13	Coventry
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,260 Referee: Rowan Kitt

25 March 2006

Nottingham	35 - 17	Newbury
	Report

Ireland Avenue Attendance: 966 Referee: Nick Williams

25 March 2006

Pertemps Bees	12 - 33	Otley
	Report

Sharmans Cross Referee: Bruce Robertson

25 March 2006

Sedgley Park	36 - 28	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 425 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

26 March 2006

Cornish Pirates	8 - 29	Harlequins
	Report

Kenwyn Ground Attendance: 5,879 Referee: Roy Maybank

26 March 2006

Doncaster	35 - 24	Earth Titans
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 1,869 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

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Round 23

1 April 2006

Coventry	29 - 19	Nottingham
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 2,206 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

1 April 2006

Earth Titans	58 - 20	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Gareth Copsey

1 April 2006

Exeter Chiefs	26 - 23	Bedford Blues
	Report

Count Ground Attendance: 1,535 Referee: Dale Newitt

1 April 2006

Harlequins	65 - 8	Sedgley Park
	Report

The Stoop Attendance: 7,938 Referee: Rowan Kitt

1 April 2006

Otley	7 - 13	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 749 Referee: Steve Lander

1 April 2006

Plymouth Albion	31 - 10	London Welsh
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,476 Referee: Ashley Rowden

2 April 2006

Newbury	11 - 30	Doncaster
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 475 Referee: Bruce Robertson

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Round 25 (rescheduled game)

8 April 2006

Earth Titans	55 - 10	London Welsh
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Greg Garner

• Game brought forward from 15 April 2006.

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Round 24

15 April 2006

Bedford Blues	40 - 27	Coventry
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,025 Referee: Rob Debney

15 April 2006

Earth Titans	39 - 24	Otley
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Chris Sharp

15 April 2006

Exeter Chiefs	36 - 24	Newbury
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 1,457 Referee: Alan Biggs

15 April 2006

London Welsh	17 - 28	Harlequins
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 5,120 Referee: Gareth Copsey

15 April 2006

Pertemps Bees	18 - 36	Nottingham
	Report

Sharmans Cross Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

15 April 2006

Sedgley Park	31 - 19	Doncaster
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 482 Referee: Bruce Robertson

16 April 2006

Cornish Pirates	29 - 28	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Kenwyn Ground Attendance: 3,850 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

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Round 25

22 April 2006

Coventry	21 - 28	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 2,147 Referee: Tim Beddow

22 April 2006

Doncaster	31 - 36	Nottingham
	Report

Castle Park Referee: Greg Garner

22 April 2006

Earth Titans	P - P	London Welsh

• Rescheduled. Game brought forward to 8 April 2006.

22 April 2006

Harlequins	45 - 36	Bedford Blues
	Report

The Stoop Attendance: 9,120 Referee: Rob Debney

22 April 2006

Otley	22 - 25	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 1,427 Referee: Ashley Rowden

22 April 2006

Plymouth Albion	55 - 7	Sedgley Park
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,536 Referee: Richard Phillips

24 April 2006

Newbury	0 - 0	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Monk's Lane

• Newbury were awarded a 0–0 win and 4 league points following this match. Pertemps Bees won the match by 35 pts to 22 pts but due to a severe injury crisis had to field three unregistered players with the prior approval of FDR in order to fulfil the fixture. All points gained by either side in the match will be disregarded for the purpose of the official league table in accordance with the RFU Regulations.

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Round 26

29 April 2006

Bedford Blues	79 - 22	Newbury
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,481 Referee: Steve Lander

29 April 2006

Cornish Pirates	36 - 13	London Welsh
	Report

Kenwyn Road Attendance: 1,724 Referee: Nick WIlliams

29 April 2006

Exeter Chiefs	45 - 5	Coventry

County Ground Attendance: 3,575 Referee: Dale Newitt

29 April 2006

Harlequins	39 - 15	Plymouth Albion
	Report

The Stoop Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Rowan Kitt

29 April 2006

Nottingham	22 - 26	Otley
	Report

Ireland Avenue Attendance: 2,070 Referee: Terry Hall

29 April 2006

Pertemps Bees	29 - 31	Doncaster
	Report

Sharmans Cross Referee: Tim Beddow

29 April 2006

Sedgley Park	31 - 31	Earth Titans
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 745 Referee: Eric Gauzins

Season attendances

Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Bedford Blues	13	31,358	2,412	5,500	1,477	34%
Cornish Pirates	13	36,194	2,784	5,879	1,724	48%
Coventry	12[a 2]	25,513	2,126	4,612	1,381	52%
Doncaster	12[a 3]	13,768	1,252	2,768	738	41%
Earth Titans	12[a 4]	16,430	1,369	2,250	920	55%
Exeter Chiefs	13	24,238	1,864	3,645	1,005	36%
Harlequins	13	116,948	8,996	12,500	7,576	87%
London Welsh	13	16,340	1,257	5,120	510	21%
Newbury	12[a 5]	11,704	975	3,362	475	11%
Nottingham	12[a 6]	15,297	1,275	3,417	572	30%
Otley	12[a 7]	14,546	1,212	3,417	572	24%
Pertemps Bees	6[a 8]	5,475	913	2,475	500	67%
Plymouth Albion	13	40,453	3,112	5,672	1,953	48%
Sedgley Park	12[a 9]	6,582	549	1,475	325	18%

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1. Note that 15 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 attendance v Earth Titans on 10 September 2005.
3. Missing home attendance v Coventry on 24 September 2005.
4. Missing home attendance v Sedgley Park on 10 December 2005.
5. Missing home attendance v Pertemps Bees on 24 April 2006.
6. Missing home attendance v Earth Titans on 3 September 2005.
7. Missing home attendance v Pertemps Bees on 19 November 2005.
8. Missing home attendances v Coventry on 1 October 2005, Earth Titans on 12 November 2005, Newbury on 3 December 2005, Bedford Blues on 11 March 2006, Otley on 25 March 2006, Nottingham on 15 April 2006 and Doncaster on 29 April 2006.
9. Missing home attendance v Nottingham on 10 September 2005.

Leading scorers

If players are tied on tries or points the player with the lowest number of appearances will come first. Points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.

Top points scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Points 1 James Moore Coventry 25 251 2 Blair Feeney Newbury 20 225 3 Phil Jones Sedgley Park 23 219 4 Mark Harris Bedford Blues 16 204 5 Michael Whitehead Earth Titans 23 200 6 Andrew Mehrtens Harlequins 20 189 7 Neil Stenhouse Nottingham 21 166 8 Tony Yapp Exeter Chiefs 17 158 9 Simon Binns Otley 15 143 10 Alastair Hepher Bedford Blues 23 142 [11]

Top try scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Tries 1 Scott Donald Earth Titans 26 20 2 Simon Keogh Harlequins 25 18 3 Ugo Monye Harlequins 18 16 4 Nick Easter Harlequins 25 16 5 Jon Feeley Sedgley Park 23 15 6 Richard Welding Cornish Pirates 25 15 7 Tom Williams Harlequins 18 12 8 Nicolas Sestaret Plymouth Albion 26 12 9 Chris Wyles Nottingham 19 11 10 Kevin James Cornish Pirates 22 11 10 Gareth Swailes London Welsh 22 11 [12]

Season records

Team Largest home win — 65 pts 70 - 5 Harlequins at home to Exeter Chiefs on 22 October 2005 Largest away win — 52 pts 68 - 16 Bedford Blues away to Pertemps Bees on 11 March 2006 Most points scored — 79 pts 79 - 22 Bedford Blues at home to Newbury on 29 April 2006 Most tries in a match — 12 (x2) Harlequins at home to Exeter Chiefs on 22 October 2005 Bedford Blues at home to Newbury on 29 April 2006 Most conversions in a match — 9 Bedford Blues at home to Newbury on 29 April 2006 Most penalties in a match — 7 Coventry at home to Newbury on 11 March 2006 Most drop goals in a match — 2 Plymouth Albion at home to Exeter Chiefs on 3 September 2005 [13][14][15][16]

Player Most points in a match — 34 Alastair Hepher for Bedford Blues at home to Newbury on 29 April 2006 Most tries in a match — 5 (x2) Richard Welding for Cornish Pirates at home to Earth Titans on 18 September 2005 Ugo Monye for Harlequins at home to Exeter Chiefs on 22 October 2005 Most conversions in a match — 9 Alastair Hepher for Bedford Blues at home to Newbury on 29 April 2006 Most penalties in a match — 7 James Moore for Coventry at home to Newbury on 11 March 2006 Most drop goals in a match — 1 N/A - multiple players [17][18][19][20][21] Attendances Highest — 12,500 Harlequins at home to Plymouth Albion on 29 April 2006 Lowest — 325[b 1] Sedgley Park at home to Newbury on 18 February 2006 Highest Average Attendance — 8,996 Harlequins Lowest Average Attendance — 549[b 2] Orrell [22] As there are a number of attendances missing this season it is possible that there were lower attendances than the one recorded. As Sedgley Park had 1 home game missing from the attendance statistics this figure is not 100% accurate.

See also

• English rugby union system

References

1. "Quins relegated from Premiership". BBC Sport. 30 April 2005.
2. "CASTLE PARK MEN CROWNED KINGS". Doncaster Free Press. 8 April 2005.
3. "rugby union Harrogate ready to clinch great escape". Yorkshire. 28 April 2004.
4. "The Cornish are coming! Pirates prepare Premiership boarding party". The Independent. 15 December 2005.
5. "TITANS DEFEND NEW NAME". South Yorkshire Times. 22 June 2005.
6. "Harlequins caught on the hop by early return". The Telegraph. 3 April 2006.
7. "Leagues 2005/06". Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
8. "RFU council approves expansion of National League One". ESPN. 17 March 2006.
9. "Final League Tables 2005-06". Trelawny's Army. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
10. "National One 05/06 Home attendances". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2006.
11. "National One 05/06 Leading point scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2006.
12. "National One 05/06 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2006.
13. "National One 05/06 Most tries in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2006.
14. "National One 05/06 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2006.
15. "National One 05/06 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2006.
16. "National One 05/06 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2006.
17. "National One 05/06 Most points in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2006.
18. "National One 05/06 Most tries in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2006.
19. "National One 05/06 Most conversions in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2006.
20. "National One 05/06 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2006.
21. "National One 05/06 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2006.
22. "National One 05/06 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2006.

External links

• national1.co.uk