2007–08 National Division One

2007–08 National Division One
Countries	England
Champions	Northampton Saints
Runners-up	Exeter Chiefs
Relegated	Pertemp Bees and Launceston
Attendance	543,465 (average 2,271 per match)[b 1]
Highest attendance	13,498 Northampton Saints at home to Exeter Chiefs on 22 March 2008
Lowest attendance	350 Pertemps Bees (twice) at home to Plymouth Albion on 15 September 2007 & Esher on 10 November 2007
Top point scorer	Gareth Steenson (Cornish Pirates) 287 points
Top try scorer	Chris Ashton (Northampton Saints) 39 tries
← 2006–07 2008–09 →

The 2007–08 National Division One was the 21st full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. New teams included Northampton Saints (relegated from the Guinness Premiership 2006-07) and Esher and Launceston (both promoted from National Division Two 2006-07).^[1][2][3] After two seasons Rotherham dropped the 'Earth' from their name to return to 'Rotherham Titans' (which they had been rebranded to in 2005 for the 2005-06 season) as sponsor Earth Mortgages ran into financial difficulties and Complete Technical Services instead became the club's new sponsor.^[4]

Following their relegation from the previous season, Northampton Saints won the National Division One title at the first attempt and returned to the Guinness Premiership for season 2008–09 with Chris Ashton setting what was then the English league try record of 39 tries in a season (although Phil Chesters broke this record with 70 tries in a season in tier 4, Ashton's still stands as the highest ever in tier 2).^[5][6] Exeter Chiefs finished in second place, and Pertemp Bees and Launceston were relegated to the 2008–09 National Division Two.^[7][8][9]

Participating teams

Bedford

Cornish Pirates

Coventry

Doncaster

Esher

Exeter

Launceston

London Welsh

Moseley

Newbury

Northampton

Nottingham

Pertemps Bees

Plymouth

Rotherham

Sedgley Park

Locations of the 2008–09 National Division One teams

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Bedford Blues	Goldington Road	6,000	Bedford, Bedfordshire
Cornish Pirates	Recreation Ground	9,000	Camborne, Cornwall
Coventry	Butts Park Arena	4,000	Coventry, West Midlands
Doncaster Knights	Castle Park	3,075	Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Esher	Molesey Road	3,000	Hersham, Surrey
Exeter Chiefs	Sandy Park	6,000	Exeter, Devon
Launceston	Polson Bridge[a 1]	6,000	Launceston, Cornwall
London Welsh	Old Deer Park	5,850	Richmond, London
Moseley	Billesley Common	3,000+	Birmingham, West Midlands
Newbury	Monk's Lane	8,000	Newbury, Berkshire
Northampton Saints	Franklin's Gardens	13,600	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Nottingham	Meadow Lane	19,588	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Pertemps Bees	Sharmans Cross	1,000+	Solihull, West Midlands
Plymouth Albion	The Brickfields	6,500	Plymouth, Devon
Rotherham Titans	Clifton Lane	2,500	Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Sedgley Park	Park Lane	3,000	Whitefield, Greater Manchester

Notes

1. • Launceston would play a 'home game' on 4 March 2008 at Franklin's Gardens in Northampton against Northampton Saints due to there not being suitable floodlights at Polson Bridge.^[10]

Table

2007–2008 National Division One Table[11]
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Bonus Points	Points
1	Northampton Saints	30	30	0	0	1321	343	978	23	143
2	Exeter Chiefs	30	24	0	6	899	424	475	20	116
3	Nottingham	30	23	0	7	818	518	300	24	116
4	Doncaster	30	21	0	9	796	551	245	14	98
5	Cornish Pirates*	30	20	1	9	800	583	217	12	91
6	Bedford Blues	30	18	0	12	705	542	163	13	85
7	London Welsh	30	15	0	15	542	659	–117	10	70
8	Plymouth Albion	30	12	1	17	530	528	2	14	64
9	Coventry	30	11	1	18	637	731	–94	17	63
10	Moseley	30	12	1	17	519	744	–225	8	58
11	Rotherham Titans	30	11	0	19	591	856	–265	14	58
12	Esher	30	10	0	20	481	850	–369	9	49
13	Newbury	30	8	1	21	497	794	–297	11	45
14	Sedgley Park	30	7	1	22	497	832	–335	14	44
15	Pertemps Bees	30	7	0	23	474	696	–222	13	41
16	Launceston	30	8	0	22	441	906	-465	8	40
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.

Results

Round 1

1 September 2007

Coventry	13 - 40	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,195 Referee: Rowan Kitt

1 September 2007

Esher	16 - 25	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Molesey Road Attendance: 1,290 Referee: Richard Draper

1 September 2007

Exeter Chiefs	48 - 11	Sedgley Park
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 2,919 Referee: Greg Garner

1 September 2007

Launceston	12 - 26	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Polson Bridge Attendance: 2,995 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

1 September 2007

Newbury	22 - 37	Bedford Blues
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 752 Referee: Nick Williams

1 September 2007

Northampton Saints	41 - 11	London Welsh
	Report

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 11,507 Referee: Mark Wilson

1 September 2007

Pertemps Bees	17 - 31	Rotherham Titans
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 780 Referee: Adrian Hartwell

2 September 2007

Nottingham	21 - 28	Moseley
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,103 Referee: Dale Newitt

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Round 2

8 September 2007

Bedford Blues	31 - 29	Esher
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,590 Referee: Greg Garner

8 September 2007

Doncaster Knights	26 - 8	Launceston
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 972[12] Referee: Chris Sharp

8 September 2007

Moseley	23 - 11	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 1,077 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

8 September 2007

Plymouth Albion	19 - 28	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 3,751 Referee: Mark Wilson

8 September 2007

Sedgley Park	28 - 21	Coventry
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 637 Referee: Nick Williams

9 September 2007

Cornish Pirates	26 - 35	Northampton Saints
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,487 Referee: Dale Newitt

9 September 2007

London Welsh	25 - 23	Newbury
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 470 Referee: Rowan Kitt

9 September 2007

Rotherham Titans	7 - 19	Nottingham
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,672 Referee: Dean Richards

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Round 3

15 September 2007

Coventry	16 - 17	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 873 Referee: Mark Wilson

15 September 2007

Exeter Chiefs	62 - 10	Rotherham Titans
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 2,820 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

15 September 2007

Launceston	34 - 31	Sedgley Park
	Report

Polson Bridge Attendance: 1,015 Referee: JP Doyle

15 September 2007

Newbury	22 - 49	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 402 Referee: Dean Richards

15 September 2007

Northampton Saints	68 - 12	Moseley
	Report

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 10,071 Referee: Rowan Kitt

15 September 2007

Pertemps Bees	11 - 35	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 350 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

16 September 2007

Esher	28 - 16	London Welsh
	Report

Molesey Road Attendance: 950 Referee: Nick Williams

16 September 2007

Nottingham	31 - 16	Bedford Blues
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 932 Referee: Bruce Robertson

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Round 4

22 September 2007

Bedford Blues	23 - 34	Northampton Saints
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 5,307 Referee: Andrew Small

22 September 2007

Doncaster Knights	26 - 17	Esher
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 778 Referee: Adrian Hartwell

22 September 2007

London Welsh	33 - 29	Coventry
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 510 Referee: JP Doyle

22 September 2007

Moseley	3 - 36	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 699 Referee: Richard Draper

22 September 2007

Plymouth Albion	19 - 18	Nottingham
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,408 Referee: Dale Newitt

22 September 2007

Rotherham Titans	50 - 15	Launceston
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,171 Referee: Greg Garner

22 September 2007

Sedgley Park	13 - 14	Newbury
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 536 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

23 September 2007

Cornish Pirates	43 - 20	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,356 Referee: Chris Sharp

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Round 5

29 September 2007

Coventry	29 - 10	Rotherham Titans
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,035 Referee: Bruce Robertson

29 September 2007

Esher	23 - 30	Sedgley Park
	Report

Molesey Road Attendance: 450 Referee: Dean Richards

29 September 2007

Exeter Chiefs	27 - 6	Bedford Blues
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 3,275 Referee: Dale Newitt

29 September 2007

Launceston	10 - 25	Moseley
	Report

Polson Bridge Attendance: 873 Referee: Adrian Hartwell

29 September 2007

Newbury	24 - 48	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 825 Referee: Nick Williams

29 September 2007

Northampton Saints	34 - 15	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 10,099 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

29 September 2007

Pertemps Bees	20 - 24	London Welsh
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 500 Referee: Mark Wilson

30 September 2007

Nottingham	34 - 40	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 961 Referee: Rowan Kitt

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Round 6

5 October 2007

Bedford Blues	24 - 16	Coventry
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,230 Referee: Ashley Rowden

5 October 2007

Doncaster Knights	27 - 15	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 750[13] Referee: Neil Paterson

6 October 2007

London Welsh	20 - 30	Nottingham
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 420 Referee: Greg Garner

6 October 2007

Moseley	21 - 27	Newbury
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 675 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

6 October 2007

Plymouth Albion	50 - 7	Launceston
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,908 Referee: Nick Williams

6 October 2007

Rotherham Titans	29 - 24	Esher
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,062 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

6 October 2007

Sedgley Park	8 - 59	Northampton Saints
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 1,325 Referee: Rowan Kitt

7 October 2007

Cornish Pirates	30 - 23	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 4,867 Referee: Mark Wilson

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Round 7

13 October 2007

Bedford Blues	13 - 10	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,793 Referee: Mark Wilson

13 October 2007

Coventry	43 - 16	Moseley
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,272 Referee: Dale Newitt

13 October 2007

Esher	14 - 24	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Molesey Road Attendance: 680 Referee: Andy Mcpherson

13 October 2007

Exeter Chiefs	53 - 5	London Welsh
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 3,432 Referee: Bruce Robertson

13 October 2007

Newbury	24 - 35	Rotherham Titans
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 475 Referee: Richard Draper

13 October 2007

Northampton Saints	39 - 17	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 11,105 Referee: David Pearson

13 October 2007

Pertemps Bees	32 - 8	Launceston
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 450 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

14 October 2007

Nottingham	27 - 17	Sedgley Park
	Report

Meadow Lane Referee: JP Doyle

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Round 8

19 October 2007

Nottingham	22 - 10	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,046 Referee: Adrian Hartwell

20 October 2007

Exeter Chiefs	11 - 6	Newbury
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 2,831 Referee: JP Doyle

20 October 2007

Launceston	32 - 29	London Welsh
	Report

Polson Bridge Attendance: 790 Referee: David Rose

20 October 2007

Moseley	15 - 31	Rotherham Titans
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 946 Referee: Neil Paterson

20 October 2007

Northampton Saints	74 - 10	Esher
	Report

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 10,422 Referee: Nick Williams

20 October 2007

Plymouth Albion	19 - 28	Coventry
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,943 Referee: Greg Garner

20 October 2007

Sedgley Park	17 - 38	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: Tim Wigglesworth Referee: 695

21 October 2007

Cornish Pirates	19 - 18	Bedford Blues
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 3,047 Referee: Rowan Kitt

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Round 9

26 October 2007

Doncaster Knights	19 - 13	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 2,381 Referee: Dale Newitt

27 October 2007

Bedford Blues	24 - 20	Sedgley Park
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,062 Referee: Richard Draper

27 October 2007

Coventry	35 - 27	Launceston
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,307 Referee: Chris Sharp

27 October 2007

London Welsh	10 - 40	Moseley
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 790 Referee: Rowan Kitt

27 October 2007

Newbury	5 - 11	Esher
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 625 Referee: Chris White

27 October 2007

Pertemps Bees	19 - 23	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 430

27 October 2007

Rotherham Titans	0 - 41	Northampton Saints
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 2,807 Referee: Mark Wilson

28 October 2007

Cornish Pirates	21 - 22	Nottingham
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,655 Referee: Tony Spreadbury

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Round 10

3 November 2007

Esher	15 - 12	Coventry
	Report

Molesey Road Attendance: 816[14] Referee: Rowan Kitt

3 November 2007

Launceston	18 - 25	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Polson Bridge Attendance: 1,781 Referee: Ashley Rowden

3 November 2007

London Welsh	10 - 23	Bedford Blues
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,040 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

3 November 2007

Moseley	11 - 18	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 870 Referee: JP Doyle

3 November 2007

Northampton Saints	60 - 19	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 10,457 Referee: Greg Garner

3 November 2007

Plymouth Albion	15 - 0	Rotherham Titans
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,695 Referee: Nick Williams

3 November 2007

Sedgley Park	13 - 20	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 657 Referee: Bruce Robertson

4 November 2007

Nottingham	31 - 19	Newbury
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,238 Referee: Martin Fox

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Round 11

10 November 2007

Bedford Blues	62 - 17	Moseley
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,217 Referee: Greg Garner

10 November 2007

Coventry	15 - 22	Newbury
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,501 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

10 November 2007

Doncaster Knights	12 - 16	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 1,298 Referee: Nick Williams

10 November 2007

Exeter Chiefs	11 - 25	Northampton Saints
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 5,756 Referee: Sean Davey

10 November 2007

Launceston	23 - 31	Nottingham
	Report

Polson Bridge Attendance: 938 Referee: Ashley Rowden

10 November 2007

Pertemps Bees	23 - 29	Esher
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 350 Referee: David Rose

10 November 2007

Rotherham Titans	3 - 17	London Welsh
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 800 Referee: Dale Newitt

10 November 2007

Sedgley Park	14 - 20	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 516 Referee: Rowan Kitt

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Round 12

17 November 2007

Bedford Blues	14 - 16	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,549 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

17 November 2007

Esher	13 - 47	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Molesey Road Attendance: 680 Referee: Adrian Hartwell

17 November 2007

London Welsh	23 - 21	Sedgley Park
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 810 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

17 November 2007

Moseley	10 - 29	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 770 Referee: Roy Maybank

17 November 2007

Newbury	24 - 23	Launceston
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 752 Referee: Bruce Robertson

17 November 2007

Pertemps Bees	21 - 20	Coventry
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 650 Referee: Richard Draper

18 November 2007

Cornish Pirates	28 - 18	Rotherham Titans
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,815 Referee: JP Doyle

18 November 2007

Nottingham	10 - 16	Northampton Saints
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,751 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

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Round 13

24 November 2007

Doncaster Knights	22 - 3	London Welsh
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 968

24 November 2007

Exeter Chiefs	20 - 15	Nottingham
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 3,875 Referee: Nick Williams

24 November 2007

Launceston	0 - 20	Esher
	Report

Polson Bridge Attendance: 855 Referee: Dale Newitt

24 November 2007

Moseley	13 - 13	Sedgley Park
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 714 Referee: Bruce Robertson

24 November 2007

Newbury	20 - 6	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 520 Referee: Greg Garner

24 November 2007

Northampton Saints	65 - 3	Coventry
	Report

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 11,810 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

24 November 2007

Plymouth Albion	9 - 6	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 6,381 Referee: Mark Wilson

24 November 2007

Rotherham Titans	28 - 25	Bedford Blues
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 800 Referee: Ashley Rowden

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Round 14

1 December 2007

Bedford Blues	43 - 16	Launceston
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,921 Referee: Martin Fox

1 December 2007

Coventry	19 - 31	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,239 Referee: Andrew Small

1 December 2007

Doncaster Knights	39 - 15	Rotherham Titans
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 2,243 Referee: Mark Wilson

1 December 2007

Northampton Saints	24 - 23	Newbury
	Report

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 10,414 Referee: Rowan Kitt

1 December 2007

Plymouth Albion	29 - 14	London Welsh
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,132 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

1 December 2007

Sedgley Park	15 - 14	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 614 Referee: Nick Williams

2 December 2007

Cornish Pirates	15 - 7	Moseley
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,275 Referee: David Rose

2 December 2007

Nottingham	48 - 15	Esher
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,071 Referee: Steve Edwards

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Round 15

8 December 2007

Esher	6 - 12	Moseley
	Report

Molesey Road Attendance: 521[15] Referee: Dale Newitt

8 December 2007

Exeter Chiefs	26 - 8	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 4,001 Referee: Martin Fox

8 December 2007

Launceston	P - P	Northampton Saints

• Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 4 March 2008.

8 December 2007

London Welsh	17 - 20	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,294 Referee: Richard Draper

8 December 2007

Newbury	15 - 13	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 610 Referee: Chris Sharp

8 December 2007

Pertemps Bees	10 - 13	Bedford Blues
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 450 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

8 December 2007

Rotherham Titans	15 - 24	Sedgley Park
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 802 Referee: Greg Garner

9 December 2007

Nottingham	34 - 6	Coventry
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,133 Referee: Sean Davey

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Round 16

15 December 2007

Bedford Blues	24 - 7	Newbury
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,990 Referee: Tony Spreadbury

15 December 2007

Doncaster Knights	17 - 25	Coventry
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 500[16] Referee: Adrian Hartwell

15 December 2007

London Welsh	10 - 22	Northampton Saints
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 2,400 Referee: JP Doyle

15 December 2007

Moseley	27 - 36	Nottingham
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 912[17] Referee: Roy Maybank

15 December 2007

Plymouth Albion	12 - 17	Esher
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,429 Referee: Nick Williams

15 December 2007

Rotherham Titans	P - P	Pertemps Bees

• Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 15 March 2008.

15 December 2007

Sedgley Park	24 - 40	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 528 Referee: David Bodily

16 December 2007

Cornish Pirates	43 - 12	Launceston
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 4,937 Referee: Rowan Kitt

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Round 17

22 December 2007

Coventry	28 - 7	Sedgley Park
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,408 Referee: Rowan Kitt

22 December 2007

Esher	35 - 30	Bedford Blues
	Report

Molesey Road Attendance: 1,552 Referee: Sean Davey

22 December 2007

Exeter Chiefs	11 - 10	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 5,815 Referee: David Rose

22 December 2007

Launceston	8 - 27	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Polson Bridge Attendance: 769 Referee: Bruce Robertson

22 December 2007

Northampton Saints	26 - 10	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 12,868 Referee: Mark Wilson

22 December 2007

Newbury	P - P	London Welsh

• Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 23 February 2008.

22 December 2007

Pertemps Bees	7 - 21	Moseley
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 1,200 Referee: David Rose

23 December 2007

Nottingham	51 - 7	Rotherham Titans
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,460 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

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Round 18

29 December 2007

Bedford Blues	26 - 27	Nottingham
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,768 Referee: JP Doyle

29 December 2007

Doncaster Knights	37 - 7	Newbury
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 956 Referee: Martin Fox

29 December 2007

London Welsh	13 - 10	Esher
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,749 Referee: Greg Garner

29 December 2007

Moseley	18 - 27	Northampton Saints
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Dale Newitt

29 December 2007

Plymouth Albion	9 - 3	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 3,280 Referee: Bruce Robertson

29 December 2007

Rotherham Titans	18 - 24	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,194 Referee: Mark Wilson

29 December 2007

Sedgley Park	6 - 3	Launceston
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 467 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

30 December 2007

Cornish Pirates	36 - 21	Coventry
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 3,314 Referee: Nick Williams

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Round 19

5 January 2008

Coventry	22 - 26	London Welsh
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,335 Referee: Bruce Robertson

5 January 2008

Esher	18 - 27	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Molesey Road Attendance: 910 Referee: Roy Maybank

5 January 2008

Exeter Chiefs	35 - 14	Moseley
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 3,848 Referee: Rowan Kitt

5 January 2008

Launceston	10 - 7	Rotherham Titans
	Report

Polson Bridge Attendance: 790 Referee: Dean Richards

5 January 2008

Newbury	20 - 18	Sedgley Park
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 620 Referee: Nick Williams

5 January 2008

Northampton Saints	35 - 9	Bedford Blues
	Report

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 13,464 Referee: Greg Garner

5 January 2008

Pertemps Bees	23 - 27	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 670 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

6 January 2008

Nottingham	31 - 9	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 1,187 Referee: Meadow Lane

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Round 20

19 January 2008

Bedford Blues	14 - 12	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,255 Referee: Mark Wilson

19 January 2008

Doncaster Knights	22 - 10	Nottingham
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 1,449 Referee: Dean Richards

19 January 2008

Moseley	P - P	Launceston

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 April 2008.

19 January 2008

London Welsh	16 - 10	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 647 Referee: Rowan Kitt

19 January 2008

Plymouth Albion	5 - 44	Northampton Saints
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 6,271 Referee: Dale Newitt

19 January 2008

Rotherham Titans	13 - 25	Coventry
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 647 Referee: Rowan Kitt

19 January 2008

Sedgley Park	13 - 15	Esher
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 543 Referee: Keith Lewis

20 January 2008

Cornish Pirates	28 - 6	Newbury
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,398 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

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Round 21

26 January 2008

Coventry	19 - 24	Bedford Blues
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,764 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

26 January 2008

Esher	17 - 36	Rotherham Titans
	Report

Moseley Road Attendance: 942[18] Referee: Craig Joubert

26 January 2008

Exeter Chiefs	39 - 29	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 5,859 Referee: Dale Newitt

26 January 2008

Launceston	17 - 16	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Polson Bridge Attendance: 2,231 Referee: Rowan Kitt

26 January 2008

Newbury	22 - 24	Moseley
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 600[19]

26 January 2008

Northampton Saints	96 - 3	Sedgley Park
	Report

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 11,205 Referee: Nick Williams

26 January 2008

Pertemps Bees	22 - 20	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 707 Referee: Adrian Hartwell

27 January 2008

Nottingham	34 - 6	London Welsh
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,435 Referee: David Rose

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Round 22

9 February 2008

Launceston	24 - 15	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Polson Bridge Attendance: 898 Referee: Martin Fox

9 February 2008

London Welsh	12 - 31	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 870 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

9 February 2008

Moseley	22 - 20	Coventry
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 1,358[20] Referee: Ashley Rowden

9 February 2008

Plymouth Albion	6 - 13	Bedford Blues
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,511 Referee: Rowan Kitt

9 February 2008

Rotherham Titans	P - P	Newbury

• Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 11 April 2008.

9 February 2008

Sedgley Park	26 - 43	Nottingham
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 587[21] Referee: Mark Wilson

10 February 2008

Cornish Pirates	70 - 10	Esher
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,315 Referee: David Rose

10 February 2008

Doncaster Knights	10 - 36	Northampton Saints
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 3,075 Referee: JP Doyle

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Round 23

16 February 2008

Bedford Blues	15 - 17	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,539 Referee: Dale Newitt

16 February 2008

Coventry	29 - 10	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,214 Referee: Richard Draper

16 February 2008

Doncaster Knights	39 - 12	Sedgley Park
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 749 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

16 February 2008

Esher	10 - 41	Northampton Saints
	Report

Moseley Road Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Adrian Hartwell

16 February 2008

London Welsh	38 - 0	Launceston
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 807 Referee: Mark Wilson

16 February 2008

Newbury	25 - 20	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 775 Referee: Ashley Rowden

16 February 2008

Pertemps Bees	10 - 12	Nottingham
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 577 Referee: Nick Williams

16 February 2008

Rotherham Titans	11 - 13	Moseley
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 980 Referee: Martin Fox

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Round 17 (rescheduled game)

23 February 2008

Newbury	12 - 20	London Welsh
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 444 Referee: Richard Draper

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Round 24

1 March 2008

Esher	20 - 15	Newbury
	Report

Molesey Road Attendance: 626 Referee: Mark Wilson

1 March 2008

Exeter Chiefs	36 - 0	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 3,718 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

1 March 2008

Launceston	17 - 29	Coventry
	Report

Polson Bridge Attendance: 729 Referee: Dean Richards

1 March 2008

Moseley	6 - 13	London Welsh
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 966 Referee: Dale Newitt

1 March 2008

Northampton Saints	73 - 0	Rotherham Titans
	Report

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 11,406 Referee: Chris White

1 March 2008

Plymouth Albion	11 - 15	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,904 Referee: Nick Williams

1 March 2008

Sedgley Park	7 - 22	Bedford Blues
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 559 Referee: Chris Sharp

2 March 2008

Nottingham	24 - 17	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,517 Referee: JP Doyle

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Round 15 (rescheduled game)

4 March 2008

Launceston	7 - 72	Northampton Saints
	Report

Franklin's Garden Attendance: 8,201 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

• Launceston had to play 'home game' at Franklin's Gardens due to issues with Polson Bridge floodlights

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Round 25

8 March 2008

Bedford Blues	22 - 0	London Welsh
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,595 Referee: Adrian Hartwell

8 March 2008

Coventry	26 - 17	Esher
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 910 Referee: Keith Lewis

8 March 2008

Doncaster Knights	55 - 5	Moseley
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 723[22]

8 March 2008

Exeter Chiefs	62 - 0	Launceston
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 4,125 Referee: Greg Garner

8 March 2008

Newbury	19 - 39	Nottingham
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 501 Referee: Rob Debney

8 March 2008

Pertemps Bees	17 - 27	Northampton Saints
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 1,577 Referee: Rowan Kitt

8 March 2008

Rotherham Titans	34 - 22	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 809 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

9 March 2008

Cornish Pirates	36 - 10	Sedgley Park
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,410 Referee: Nick Williams

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Round 16 (rescheduled game)

15 March 2008

Rotherham Titans	24 - 30	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 607 Referee: Richard Draper

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Round 26

22 March 2008

Esher	21 - 17	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Molesey Road Attendance: Ashley Rowden Referee: 568

22 March 2008

London Welsh	25 - 26	Rotherham Titans
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 784 Referee: Terry Hall

22 March 2008

Moseley	5 - 43	Bedford Blues
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 900 Referee: Tony Spreadbury

22 March 2008

Newbury	7 - 7	Coventry
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 510 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

22 March 2008

Northampton Saints	18 - 8	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 13,498 Referee: Greg Garner

22 March 2008

Plymouth Albion	25 - 19	Sedgley Park
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,181

23 March 2008

Cornish Pirates	63 - 36	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,860 Referee: JP Doyle

23 March 2008

Nottingham	26 - 12	Launceston
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,449 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

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Round 27

29 March 2008

Coventry	29 - 13	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Butts Park Attendance: 1,125 Referee: Mark Wilson

29 March 2008

Doncaster Knights	11 - 3	Bedford Blues
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 840 Referee: Greg Garner

29 March 2008

Exeter Chiefs	26 - 0	Esher
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 3,672 Referee: Chris Sharp

29 March 2008

Launceston	27 - 5	Newbury
	Report

Polson Bridge Attendance: 780 Referee: JP Doyle

29 March 2008

Northampton Saints	17 - 10	Nottingham
	Report

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 11,423 Referee: Dale Newitt

29 March 2008

Plymouth Albion	13 - 16	Moseley
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,460 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

29 March 2008

Rotherham Titans	20 - 10	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 914 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

29 March 2008

Sedgley Park	18 - 24	London Welsh
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: Dean Richards Referee: 528

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Round 28

4 April 2008

Bedford Blues	56 - 17	Rotherham Titans
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,051 Referee: Chris Sharp

4 April 2008

Coventry	16 - 48	Northampton Saints
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Llyr Geraint-Roberts

4 April 2008

Esher	0 - 41	Launceston
	Report

Molesey Road Attendance: 426 Referee: Dean Richards

4 April 2008

London Welsh	29 - 3	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,025 Referee: Terry Hall

4 April 2008

Pertemps Bees	20 - 16	Newbury
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 550 Referee: JP Doyle

4 April 2008

Sedgley Park	16 - 6	Moseley
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 524 Referee: Martin Fox

5 April 2008

Cornish Pirates	17 - 17	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 4,876 Referee: Rowan Kitt

5 April 2008

Nottingham	24 - 14	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,905 Referee: Greg Garner

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Round 20 & 22 (rescheduled games)

11 April 2008

Moseley	10 - 12	Launceston
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 741 Referee: Llyr Geraint-Roberts

11 April 2008

Rotherham Titans	71 - 13	Newbury
	Report

Clifton Lane Referee: 984

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Round 29

18 April 2008

Esher	7 - 31	Nottingham
	Report

Molesey Road Attendance: 682 Referee: A Falzone

18 April 2008

Exeter Chiefs	45 - 12	Coventry
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 4,520 Referee: Keith Lewis

18 April 2008

Launceston	18 - 22	Bedford Blues
	Report

Polson Bridge Attendance: 1,662 Referee: Adrian Hartwell

18 April 2008

London Welsh	22 - 10	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,037

18 April 2008

Moseley	29 - 20	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 784 Referee: David Rose

18 April 2008

Newbury	22 - 40	Northampton Saints
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 2,345 Referee: Mark Wilson

18 April 2008

Pertemps Bees	19 - 11	Sedgley Park
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 550 Referee: Ashley Rowden

18 April 2008

Rotherham Titans	15 - 52	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,846 Referee: Greg Garner

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Round 30

25 April 2008

Bedford Blues	10 - 21	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,261 Referee: Dean Richards

25 April 2008

Cornish Pirates	18 - 31	London Welsh
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Graham Knox

25 April 2008

Coventry	24 - 27	Nottingham
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,212 Referee: Terry Hall

25 April 2008

Doncaster Knights	17 - 25	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 1,257 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

25 April 2008

Moseley	50 - 14	Esher
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 1,196 Referee: Ashley Rowden

25 April 2008

Northampton Saints	81 - 0	Launceston
	Report

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 12,659 Referee: Nick Williams

25 April 2008

Plymouth Albion	35 - 7	Newbury
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 3,094 Referee: Keith Lewis

25 April 2008

Sedgley Park	41 - 12	Rotherham Titans
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 685 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

Total Season Attendances

Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Bedford Blues	15	35,128	2,342	5,307	1,590	39%
Cornish Pirates	15	52,294	3,486	6,487	2,275	39%
Coventry	15	20,490	1,366	3,100	873	34%
Doncaster Knights	15	18,939	1,263	3,075	500	41%
Esher	15	13,593	906	2,500	426	30%
Exeter Chiefs	15	60,466	4,031	5,859	2,820	67%
Launceston	15[b 2]	25,307	1,687	8,201	729	23%
London Welsh	15	14,653	977	2,400	420	17%
Moseley	15	13,608	907	1,358	675	30%
Newbury	15	10,756	717	2,345	402	9%
Northampton Saints	15	172,408	11,494	13,498	10,071	85%
Nottingham	14[b 3]	21,188	1,513	4,751	932	8%
Pertemps Bees	15	9,791	653	1,577	350	60%
Plymouth Albion	15	48,348	3,223	6,381	2,132	50%
Rotherham Titans	15	17,095	1,140	2,807	607	46%
Sedgley Park	15	9,401	627	1,325	467	21%

^[23]

1. Note that 1 home attendance is missing (see below) - so the total attendance will not be 100% accurate. The average attendance has also been taken into account with the missing game not included.
2. Launceston would play their 'home' game against Northampton Saints in Northampton due to floodlight issues which would have the knock on effect of boosting their season attendance figures as 8,201 supporters turned up to watch this game, almost all of whom were Saints fans.^[10]
3. Missing home attendance v Sedgley Park on 14 October 2007.

Individual Statistics

• Note if players are tied on tries or points the player with the lowest number of appearances will come first. Also note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.

Top points scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Points 1 Gareth Steenson Cornish Pirates 27 287 2 Mark Woodrow Doncaster Knights 30 263 3 Bruce Reihana Northampton Saints 29 262 4 Phil Jones Sedgley Park 29 225 5 Ross Laidlaw Plymouth Albion 27 209 6 Chris Ashton Northampton Saints 25 197 7 James Pritchard Bedford Blues 23 196 8 Stephen Myler Northampton Saints 25 190 9 Matthew Jones Moseley / London Welsh 24 181 10 Danny Gray Exeter Chiefs 19 172 [24]

Top try scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Tries 1 Chris Ashton Northampton Saints 25 39 2 Bruce Reihana Northampton Saints 29 28 3 Josh Drauniniu Exeter Chiefs 27 22 4 Jason Luff Exeter Chiefs 26 19 5 Paul Diggin Northampton Saints 24 17 6 Matthew Jess Launceston 30 17 7 Chris Briers Sedgley Park 28 14 8 Donovan van Vuuren Doncaster Knights 18 13 9 Luke Sherriff Nottingham 19 13 10 Paul Devlin Cornish Pirates 19 11 11 Alex Page Bedford Blues 24 11 12 Paul Sampson London Welsh 28 11 13 Douglas Flockhart Esher 29 11 13 Bryn Griffiths Doncaster Knights 29 11 [25]

Season records

Team Largest home win — 93 pts 96 - 3 Northampton Saints at home to Sedgley Park on 26 January 2008 Largest away win — 51 pts 59 - 8 Northampton Saints away to Sedgley Park on 6 October 2007 Most points scored — 93 pts 96 - 3 Northampton Saints at home to Sedgley Park on 26 January 2008 Most tries in a match — 14 Northampton Saints at home to Sedgley Park on 26 January 2008 Most conversions in a match — 13 Northampton Saints at home to Sedgley Park on 26 January 2008 Most penalties in a match — 6 Cornish Pirates at home to Exeter Chiefs on 7 October 2007 Most drop goals in a match — 3 Exeter Chiefs away to Plymouth Albion on 8 September 2007 [26][27][28][29]

Player Most points in a match — 36 Bruce Reihana for Northampton Saints at home to Sedgley Park on 26 January 2008 Most tries in a match — 6 Chris Ashton for Northampton Saints at home to Launceston on 26 April 2008 Most conversions in a match — 13 Bruce Reihana for Northampton Saints at home to Sedgley Park on 26 January 2008 Most penalties in a match — 6 Gareth Steenson for Cornish Pirates at home to Exeter Chiefs on 7 October 2007 Most drop goals in a match — 3 Danny Gray for Exeter Chiefs away to Plymouth Albion on 8 September 2007 [30][31][32][33][34] Attendances Highest — 13,498 Northampton Saints at home to Exeter Chiefs on 22 March 2008 Lowest — 350 (x2) Pertemps Bees (twice) at home to Plymouth Albion on 15 September 2007 & Esher on 10 November 2007 Highest Average Attendance — 11,494 Northampton Saints Lowest Average Attendance — 627 Sedgley Park [35]

See also

• English rugby union system

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