2004–05 National Division One

2004–05 National Division One
Countries  England
Champions Bristol
Runners-up Exeter
Relegated Orrell and Henley
Attendance 266,588 (average 1,599 per match)[a 1]
Highest attendance 10,349 Bristol Shoguns at home to Exeter Chiefs on 27 March 2005
Lowest attendance 237 Orrell at home to Plymouth Albion on 12 March 2005
Top point scorer England Leigh Hinton
(Bedford Blues) 347 points
Top try scorer England Sean Marsden
(Bristol Shoguns) 21 tries

The 2004–05 National Division One was the 18th 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 Rotherham Titans who were demoted from the 2003-04 Zurich Premiership while Sedgley Park and Nottingham were promoted from the 2003–04 National Division Two.[1][2][3] Rotherham almost went into liquidation and dropped out of the leagues following their relegation from the Premiership but were saved by a local consortium which enabled them to continue playing in National One.[4] As well as new teams Coventry had a new ground, moving from Coundon Road to the smaller but more modern Butts Park Arena.[5][6]

By the end of the season, after two seasons spent in the division, Bristol Shoguns became champions and were promoted back to the Guinness Premiership for season 2005–06.[7] Exeter Chiefs were runners–up, and Orrell (last seasons runners–up) along with Henley were relegated to the 2005–06 National Division Two.[8][9][10]

Participating teams

Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bedford Blues Goldington Road 7,000 Bedford, Bedfordshire
Bristol Shoguns Memorial Stadium 12,100 Bristol, Avon
Coventry Butts Park Arena 4,000 Coventry, West Midlands
Exeter Chiefs County Ground 5,200 Exeter, Devon
Henley Hawks Dry Leas 4,000 Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
London Welsh Old Deer Park 5,850 Richmond, London
Nottingham Ireland Avenue 4,950 Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Orrell Edge Hall Road 3,000 Orrell, Greater Manchester
Otley Cross Green 5,000 Otley, West Yorkshire
Penzance & Newlyn Mennaye Field 3,500+ Penzance, Cornwall
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

Table

2004–05 National Division One Table[11]
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Points Losses Points Tries Points
1 Bristol Shoguns 26 22 0 4 940 355 585 2 15 105
2 Exeter Chiefs 26 20 0 6 805 511 294 4 17 101
3 Plymouth Albion 26 19 2 5 653 494 159 2 12 94
4 Penzance and Newlyn 26 17 0 9 698 526 172 5 12 85
5 Otley 26 17 1 8 572 436 136 3 7 80
6 Coventry 26 16 1 9 666 565 101 2 10 78
7 Bedford Blues 26 16 1 9 679 536 143 2 8 76
8 Rotherham Titans 26 12 0 14 598 543 55 7 8 63
9 Pertemps Bees 26 10 0 16 541 667 -126 2 7 49
10 Sedgley Park 26 8 0 18 515 772 -257 4 4 40
11 Nottingham 26 7 0 19 525 752 -227 4 8 40
12 London Welsh 26 7 0 19 494 754 -260 5 4 37
13 Henley Hawks 26 6 0 20 483 811 -328 4 4 32
14 Orrell 26 2 1 23 439 886 -447 4 1 15
  • 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

4 September 2004
Coventry 40 - 10 Nottingham
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Tim Beddow
4 September 2004
Exeter Chiefs 38 - 26 London Welsh
Report
County Ground
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Bruce Robertson
4 September 2004
Henley Hawks 25 - 45 Pertemps Bees
Report
Dry Leas
Attendance: 410
Referee: Nigel Higginson
4 September 2004
Otley 37 - 28 Orrell
Report
Cross Green
Attendance: 620
Referee: Andrew Small
4 September 2004
Sedgley Park 21 - 32 Plymouth Albion
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 640
Referee: David Rose
4 September 2004
Bedford Blues P - P Rotherham Titans

5 September 2004
Penzance & Newlyn 20 - 28 Bristol Shoguns
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Gareth Copsey

Round 2

11 September 2004
Bedford Blues 49 - 12 Henley Hawks
Report
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,632
Referee: Nick Williams
11 September 2004
Nottingham 25 - 38 Otley
Report
Ireland Avenue
Attendance: 580
Referee: Mark Wilson
11 September 2004
Orrell 13 - 20 Coventry
Report
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 396
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
11 September 2004
Pertemps Bees 33 - 12 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 500
Referee: Bruce Robertson
11 September 2004
Plymouth Albion 17 - 16 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 5,124
Referee: Sean Davey
11 September 2004
Rotherham Titans 42 - 22 Sedgley Park
Report
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Andrew Small
12 September 2004
Bristol Shoguns 25 - 12 London Welsh
Report
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,274
Referee: Tim Beddow

Round 3

18 September 2004
Henley Hawks 14 - 34 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Dry Leas
Attendance: 746
Referee: Andrew Small
18 September 2004
London Welsh 13 - 49 Pertemps Bees
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 810
Referee: S Leyshon
18 September 2004
Otley 6 - 34 Bedford Blues
Report
Cross Green
Attendance: 811
Referee: Rob Debney
18 September 2004
Plymouth Albion 41 - 23 Nottingham
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 2,567
Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones
18 September 2004
Rotherham Titans 62 - 19 Orrell
Report
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Robin Goodliffe
18 September 2004
Sedgley Park 20 - 43 Bristol Shoguns
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 620
Referee: Mark Wilson
19 September 2004
Penzance & Newlyn 29 - 14 Coventry
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Alan Biggs

Round 4

25 September 2004
Coventry 31 - 24 Henley Hawks
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
25 September 2004
Exeter Chiefs 42 - 21 Bedford Blues
Report
County Ground
Attendance: 1,321
Referee: Martin Fox
25 September 2004
London Welsh 12 - 29 Rotherham Titans
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 860
Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones
25 September 2004
Nottingham 21 - 42 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Ireland Avenue
Attendance: 650
Referee: Nigel Higginson
25 September 2004
Sedgley Park 8 - 28 Otley
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 480
Referee: Gareth Copsey
26 September 2004
Bristol Shoguns 7 - 12 Plymouth Albion
Report
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,059
Referee: David Rose
26 September 2004
Orrell 30 - 34 Pertemps Bees
Report
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 342
Referee: Chris Sharp

Round 5

2 October 2004
Bedford Blues 14 - 14 Orrell
Report
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,901
Referee: Bruce Robertson
2 October 2004
Coventry 27 - 21 London Welsh
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones
2 October 2004
Henley Hawks 41 - 19 Sedgley Park
Report
Dry Leas
Attendance: 581
2 October 2004
Nottingham 28 - 66 Bristol Shoguns
Report
Ireland Avenue
Attendance: 750
Referee: Andrew Small
2 October 2004
Pertemps Bees 32 - 19 Otley
Report
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 450
Referee: Nigel Higginson
3 October 2004
Penzance & Newyln 15 - 9 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,850
Referee: Tim Beddow
2 October 2004
Rotherham Titans 24 - 18 Plymouth Albion
Report
Clifton Lane
Referee: Robin Goodliffe

Round 6

9 October 2004
Exeter Chiefs 41 - 5 Orrell
Report
County Ground
Attendance: 1,032
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
9 October 2004
London Welsh 24 - 46 Bedford Blues
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,330
Referee: Sean Davey
9 October 2004
Otley 15-9 Henley Hawks
Report
Cross Green
Attendance: 750
Referee: Alan Biggs
9 October 2004
Plymouth Albion 46 - 8 Coventry
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 2,362
Referee: Andrew Small
9 October 2004
Rotherham Titans 35 - 26 Nottingham
Report
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Gareth Copsey
9 October 2004
Sedgley Park 28 - 7 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 320
Referee: Jean Luc Rebollal
10 October 2004
Bristol Shoguns 31 - 14 Pertemps Bees
Report
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,234
Referee: Neil Ballard

Round 7

23 October 2004
Bedford Blues 13 - 8 Sedgley Park
Report
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,507
Referee: Chris Sharp
23 October 2004
Coventry See note below Rotherham Titans
Report
Butts Park Arena
23 October 2004
Henley Hawks 6 - 41 Bristol Shoguns
Report
Dry Leas
Attendance: 787
Referee: Nick Williams
23 October 2004
Nottingham 17 - 24 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Ireland Avenue
Attendance: 580
Referee: Mark Wilson
23 October 2004
Orrell 22 - 29 London Welsh
Report
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 650
Referee: Dean Richards
23 October 2004
Otley 24 - 13 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Cross Green
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
23 October 2004
Pertemps Bees 16 - 5 Plymouth Albion
Report
Sharmans Cross
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

Round 8

30 October 2004
Exeter Chiefs P - P Otley

30 October 2004
London Welsh 17 - 21 Sedgley Park
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 950
Referee: Mark Wilson
30 October 2004
Nottingham 42 - 17 Henley Hawks
Report
Ireland Avenue
Attendance: 720
Referee: Alan Biggs
30 October 2004
Plymouth Albion 20 - 5 Orrell
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 2,830
Referee: Bruce Robertson
30 October 2004
Rotherham Titans 30 - 12 Pertemps Bees
Report
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: S Leyshon
31 October 2004
Bristol Shoguns 53 - 10 Coventry
Report
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,049
Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones
31 October 2004
Penzance & Newlyn 30 - 19 Bedford Blues
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,485
Referee: Tim Beddow

Round 9

13 November 2004
Coventry 27 - 26 Otley
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 950
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
13 November 2004
London Welsh 15 - 32 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Rob Debney
13 November 2004
Orrell 26 - 25 Henley Hawks
Report
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 317
13 November 2004
Pertemps Bees 13 - 20 Nottingham
Report
Sharmans Cross
Referee: Gareth Copsey
13 November 2004
Plymouth Albion 19 - 9 Bedford Blues
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 2,810
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
13 November 2004
Rotherham Titans 15 - 16 Bristol Shoguns
Report
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tim Beddow
13 November 2004
Sedgley Park 25 - 39 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 480
Referee: Robin Goodliffe

Round 10

20 November 2004
Bedford Blues 41 - 8 Pertemps Bees
Report
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,224
Referee: Dean Richards
20 November 2004
Exeter Chiefs 40 - 3 Coventry
Report
County Ground
Attendance: 1,153
Referee: Alan Biggs
20 November 2004
Henley Hawks 7 - 18 Plymouth Albion
Report
Dry Leas
Referee: Mark Wilson
20 November 2004
Nottingham 41 - 22 Sedgley Park
Report
Ireland Avenue
Attendance: 560
Referee: Chris Sharp
20 November 2004
Otley 24 - 3 London Welsh
Report
Cross Green
Attendance: 650
Referee: Bruce Robertson
21 November 2004
Bristol Shoguns 52 - 15 Orrell
Report
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,415
Referee: Gareth Copsey
21 November 2004
Penzance & Newlyn 24 - 3 Rotherham Titans
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,784
Referee: Nick Williams

Round 11

4 December 2004
Coventry 18 - 19 Sedgley Park
Report
Park Lane
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
4 December 2004
London Welsh 34 - 30 Nottingham
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 450
Referee: Nigel Higginson
4 December 2004
Orrell 13 - 31 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 320
Referee: Bruce Robertson
4 December 2004
Pertemps Bees 17 - 39 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 500
Referee: Tim Beddow
4 December 2004
Plymouth Albion 11 - 11 Otley
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 1,949
Referee: Gareth Copsey
4 December 2004
Rotherham Titans 27 - 7 Henley Hawks
Report
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Chris Sharp
5 December 2004
Bristol Shoguns 37 - 6 Bedford Blues
Report
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,532
Referee: Mark Wilson

Round 12

11 December 2004
Bedford Blues 26 - 16 Coventry
Report
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,753
Referee: David Rosich
11 December 2004
Exeter Chiefs 41 - 17 Rotherham Titans
Report
County Ground
Attendance: 1,178
Referee: Bruce Robertson
11 December 2004
London Welsh 34 - 40 Plymouth Albion
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Nick Williams
11 December 2004
Nottingham 31 - 9 Orrell
Report
Ireland Avenue
Attendance: 810
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
11 December 2004
Sedgley Park 38 - 19 Pertemps Bees
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 420
Referee: S Leyshon
12 December 2004
Bristol Shoguns 23 - 11 Otley
Report
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,182
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
12 December 2004
Penzance & Newlyn 33 - 13 Henley Hawks
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,840
Referee: Alan Biggs

Round 13

27 December 2004
Bedford Blues 33 - 13 Nottingham
Report
Goldington Road
Attendance: 3,949
Referee: S Leyshon
27 December 2004
Coventry P - P Pertemps Bees

27 December 2004
Exeter Chiefs P - P Bristol Shoguns

27 December 2004
Otley 24 - 12 Rotherham Titans
Report
Cross Green
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
27 December 2004
Penzance & Newlyn 21 - 26 Plymouth Albion
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 5,000[12]
Referee: David Rose
27 December 2004
Sedgley Park 22 - 3 Orrell
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 740
Referee: Mark Wilson
28 December 2004
Henley Hawks 18 - 14 London Welsh
Report
Dry Leas
Attendance: 1,358
Referee: Bruce Robertson

Round 14

2 January 2005
Pertemps Bees 30 - 22 Henley Hawks
Report
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 470
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
3 January 2005
Bristol Shoguns P - P Penzance & Newlyn

3 January 2005
London Welsh P - P Exeter Chiefs

3 January 2005
Nottingham 16 - 18 Coventry
Report
Ireland Avenue
Attendance: 1,459
Referee: Robin Goodliffe
3 January 2005
Orrell 19 - 38 Otley
Report
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 364
Referee: Chris Sharp
3 January 2005
Plymouth Albion 24 - 19 Sedgley Park
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 3,109
Referee: Rob Debney
3 January 2005
Rotherham Titans 24 - 26 Bedford Blues
Report
Clifton lane
Attendance: 1,821
Referee: Nigel Higginson

Round 15

8 January 2005
Coventry 46 - 15 Orrell
Report
Butts Park Arena
Referee: Nick Williams
8 January 2005
Exeter Chiefs 18 - 19 Plymouth Albion
Report
County Ground
Attendance: 4,380
Referee: Bruce Robertson
8 January 2005
Henley Hawks 10-43 Bedford Blues
Report
Dry Leas
Attendance: 865
Referee: Dean Richards
8 January 2005
London Welsh 3 - 43 Bristol Shoguns
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Sean Davey
8 January 2005
Otley 37 - 5 Nottingham
Report
Cross Green
Referee: Alan Biggs
8 January 2005
Sedgley Park 14 - 13 Rotherham Titans
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 380
Referee: Tim Beddow
9 January 2005
Penzance & Newlyn 19 - 10 Pertemps Bees
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,463
Referee: Martin Fox

Round 16

15 January 2005
Bedford Blues 26 - 13 Otley
Report
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,089
Referee: Andrew Small
15 January 2005
Coventry 30 - 3 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Butts Park Arena
Referee: Nigel Higginson
15 January 2005
Exeter Chiefs 33 - 5 Henley Hawks
Report
County Ground
Attendance: 1,268
Referee: Mark Wilson
15 January 2005
Nottingham 3 - 31 Plymouth Albion
Report
Ireland Avenue
Attendance: 776
Referee: Tim Beddow
15 January 2005
Orrell 9 - 29 Rotherham Titans
Report
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 316
Referee: Gareth Copsey
15 January 2005
Pertemps Bees 14 - 13 London Welsh
Report
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 450
Referee: Dean Richards
16 January 2005
Bristol Shoguns 62 - 9 Sedgley Park
Report
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,087
Referee: Alan Biggs

Round 17

22 January 2005
Bedford Blues 20 - 39 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,143
Referee: Tim Beddow
22 January 2005
Henley Hawks 14 - 50 Coventry
Report
Dry Leas
Attendance: 514
Referee: Wayne Barnes
22 January 2005
Otley 36 - 3 Sedgley Park
Report
Cross Green
Referee: Bruce Robertson
22 January 2005
Pertemps Bees 38 - 25 Orrell
Report
Sharmans Cross
Referee: Rob Debney
22 January 2005
Plymouth Albion P - P Bristol Shoguns

22 January 2005
Rotherham Titans 43 - 13 London Welsh
Report
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: David Rose
23 January 2005
Penzance & Newlyn 38 - 25 Nottingham
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,562
Referee: Dean Richards

Round 18

29 January 2005
Exeter Chiefs 27 - 21 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
County Ground
Attendance: 2,483
Referee: Nigel Higginson
29 January 2005
London Welsh 33 - 43 Coventry
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: S Leyshon
29 January 2005
Orrell 18 - 29 Bedford Blues
Report
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 268
Referee: David Rose
29 January 2005
Otley 17 - 6 Pertemps Bees
Report
Cross Green
Referee: Tim Beddow
29 January 2005
Plymouth Albion 40 - 23 Rotherham Titans
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 3,511
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
29 January 2005
Sedgley Park 20 - 21 Henley Hawks
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 417
Referee: Gareth Copsey
30 January 2005
Bristol Shoguns 43 - 0 Nottingham
Report
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,529
Referee: Rob Debney

Round 13 (rescheduled games)

5 February 2005
Coventry 50 - 7 Pertemps Bees
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Gareth Copsey
5 February 2005
Exeter Chiefs 23 - 12 Bristol Shoguns
Report
County Ground
Attendance: 4,187
Referee: Andrew Small

Round 1 & 14 (rescheduled games)

12 February 2005
Bristol Shoguns 11-18 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,424
Referee: Mark Wilson
12 February 2005
Bedford Blues 12-17 Rotherham Titans
Report
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,712
Referee: Robin Goodliffe
12 February 2005
London Welsh 5-14 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 760
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

Round 19

19 February 2005
Bedford Blues 16 - 17 London Welsh
Report
Goldington Road
Attendance: 2,047
Referee: Carlo Damasco
19 February 2005
Coventry 25 - 25 Plymouth Albion
Report
Butts Park Arena
Referee: Wayne Barnes
19 February 2005
Henley Hawks 12 - 13 Otley
Report
Dry Leas
Attendance: 512
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
19 February 2005
Orrell 25 - 36 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 263
Referee: Martin Fox
19 February 2005
Nottingham 19 - 12 Rotherham Titans
Report
Ireland Avenue
Attendance: 1,350
Referee: Nigel Higginson
19 February 2005
Pertemps Bees 0 - 23 Bristol Shoguns
Report
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 650
Referee: Tim Beddow
20 February 2005
Penzance & Newlyn 36 - 29 Sedgley Park
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,436
Referee: Alan Biggs

Round 20

26 February 2005
Exeter Chiefs 47 - 17 Nottingham
Report
County Ground
Attendance: 1,530
Referee: Alan Biggs
26 February 2005
London Welsh 16 - 3 Orrell
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 350
Referee: Rob Debney
26 February 2005
Penzance & Newlyn 17 - 20 Otley
Report
Mennaye Field
Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones
26 February 2005
Plymouth Albion 25 - 17 Pertemps Bees
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 2,630
Referee: Bruce Robertson
26 February 2005
Rotherham Titans 13 - 20 Coventry
Report
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,030
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
26 February 2005
Sedgley Park 12 - 23 Bedford Blues
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 525
Referee: Dean Richards
28 February 2005
Bristol Shoguns 59 - 14 Henley Hawks
Report
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,853
Referee: Gareth Copsey

Round 8 (rescheduled game)

5 March 2005
Exeter Chiefs 41 - 15 Otley
Report
County Ground
Attendance: 1,673
Referee: Tim Beddow

Round 21

12 March 2005
Bedford Blues 23 - 28 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,576
Referee: Mark Wilson
12 March 2005
Coventry 17 - 27 Bristol Shoguns
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Tim Beddow
12 March 2005
Henley Hawks 13 - 10 Nottingham
Report
Dry Leas
Attendance: 521
Referee: Bruce Robertson
12 March 2005
Orrell 27 - 32 Plymouth Albion
Report
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 237
Referee: N Williams
12 March 2005
Otley 27 - 7 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Cross Green
Attendance: 810
Referee: Carlo Damasco
12 March 2005
Pertemps Bees 6 - 35 Rotherham Titans
Report
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 300
Referee: Chris Sharp
12 March 2005
Sedgley Park 46 - 27 London Welsh
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 540
Referee: Andrew Small

Round 17 (rescheduled game)

19 March 2005
Plymouth Albion 23 - 38 Bristol Shoguns
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 5,354
Referee: David Rose

Round 22

26 March 2005
London Welsh 27 - 14 Henley Hawks
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,860
Referee: Martin Fox
26 March 2005
Nottingham 12 - 20 Bedford Blues
Report
Ireland Avenue
Attendance: 875
Referee: Richard Draper
26 March 2005
Orrell 11 - 26 Sedgley Park
Report
Edge Hall Road
Referee: Robin Goodliffe
26 March 2005
Pertemps Bees 15 - 19 Coventry
Report
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 600
Referee: S Leyshon
26 March 2005
Plymouth Albion 26 - 22 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 4,403
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
26 March 2005
Rotherham Titans 6 - 26 Otley
Report
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Bruce Robertson
27 March 2005
Bristol Shoguns 68 - 15 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 10,349
Referee: Tim Beddow

Round 23

2 April 2005
Bedford Blues 39 - 21 Plymouth Albion
Report
Goldington Road
Attendance: 1,916
Referee: Gareth Copsey
2 April 2005
Exeter Chiefs 44 - 23 Sedgley Park
Report
County Ground
Attendance: 1,516
Referee: Martin Fox
2 April 2005
Henley Hawks 59 - 41 Orrell
Report
Dry Leas
Attendance: 520
Referee: Nick Williams
2 April 2005
Nottingham 33 - 14 Pertemps Bees
Report
Ireland Avenue
Referee: Chris Sharp
2 April 2005
Otley 17 - 16 Coventry
Report
Cross Green
Referee: Robin Goodliffe
3 April 2005
Bristol Shoguns 43 - 13 Rotherham Titans
Report
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,053
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
3 April 2005
Penzance & Newlyn 45 - 14 London Welsh
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Rob Debney

Round 24

9 April 2005
Coventry 27 - 22 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Butts Park Arena
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Mark Wilson
9 April 2005
London Welsh 20 - 14 Otley
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Geraint-Ashton Jones
9 April 2005
Orrell 5 - 53 Bristol Shoguns
Report
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 462
Referee: Alan Biggs
9 April 2005
Pertemps Bees 18 - 29 Bedford Blues
Report
Sharmans Cross
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
9 April 2005
Plymouth Albion 37 - 25 Henley Hawks
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 2,080
Referee: Rob Debney
9 April 2005
Rotherham Titans 25 - 34 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 950
Referee: Carlo Damasco
9 April 2005
Sedgley Park 0 - 11 Nottingham
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 444
Referee: Tim Beddow

Round 25

23 April 2005
Bedford Blues 33 - 20 Bristol Shoguns
Report
Goldington Road
Attendance: 3,284
Referee: Mark Wilson
23 April 2005
Exeter Chiefs 35 - 17 Pertemps Bees
Report
County Ground
Attendance: 2,241
Referee: Martin Fox
23 April 2005
Henley Hawks 19 - 16 Rotherham Titans
Report
Dry Leas
Referee: Roy Maybank
23 April 2005
Nottingham 30 - 40 London Welsh
Report
Ireland Avenue
Attendance: 2,122
Referee: Sean Davey
23 April 2005
Otley 24 - 17 Plymouth Albion
Report
Cross Green
Referee: Tim Beddow
23 April 2005
Sedgley Park 22 - 44 Coventry
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 743
Referee: Rowan Kitt
24 April 2005
Penzance & Newlyn 50 - 14 Orrell
Report
Mennaye Field
Attendance: 1,848
Referee: Nick Williams

Round 26

30 April 2005
Coventry 47 - 29 Bedford Blues
Report
Butts Park Arena
Referee: Chris Sharp
30 April 2005
Henley Hawks 26 - 38 Penzance & Newlyn
Report
Dry Leas
Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
30 April 2005
Orrell 25 - 17 Nottingham
Report
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 386
Referee: Gareth Copsey
30 April 2005
Otley 13 - 16 Bristol Shoguns
Report
Cross Green
Referee: Rob Debney
30 April 2005
Pertemps Bees 57 - 19 Sedgley Park
Report
Sharmans Cross
Attendance: 425
Referee: Richard Draper
30 April 2005
Plymouth Albion 28 - 12 London Welsh
Report
Brickfields
Attendance: 3,025
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
30 April 2005
Rotherham Titans 33 - 41 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Andrew Small

Total Season Attendances

Club Home
Games		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Bedford Blues 13 26,733 2,056 3,949 1,224 29%
Bristol Shoguns 13 68,040 5,234 10,349 3,853 43%
Coventry 7[a 2] 12,400 1,771 2,700 950 44%
Exeter Chiefs 13 25,462 1,959 4,380 1,032 38%
Henley Hawks 11[a 3] 7,822 711 1,358 410 18%
London Welsh 13 14,020 1,078 1,900 350 18%
Nottingham 12[a 4] 11,232 936 2,122 560 19%
Orrell 12[a 5] 4,321 360 650 237 12%
Otley 5[a 6] 3,641 728 811 620 15%
Penzance & Newlyn 12[a 7] 24,018 2,002 5,000 1,436 54%
Pertemps Bees 9[a 8] 4,345 483 650 300 48%
Plymouth Albion 13 41,754 3,212 5,354 1,949 49%
Rotherham Titans 12[a 9] 16,051 1,338 2,000 950 54%
Sedgley Park 13 6,749 519 743 320 17%

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  1. ↑ Note that 24 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 Sedgley Park on 4 December 2004, Orrell on 8 January 2005, Penzance & Newlyn on 15 January 2005, Plymouth Albion on 19 February 2005 and Bedford Blues on 30 April 2005.
  3. ↑ Missing home attendances v Plymouth Albion on 20 November 2004 and Rotherham on 23 April 2005.
  4. ↑ Missing home attendances v Pertemps Bees on 26 March 2005.
  5. ↑ Missing home attendance v Sedgley Park on 26 March 2005.
  6. ↑ Missing home attendances v Penzance & Newlyn on 23 October 2004, Rotherham Titans on 27 December 2004, Nottingham on 8 January 2005, Sedgley Park on 22 January 2005, Pertemps Bees on 29 January 2005, Coventry on 2 April 2005, Plymouth Albion on 23 April 2005 and Bristol Shoguns on 30 April 2005.
  7. ↑ Missing home attendance v Otley on 26 February 2005.
  8. ↑ Missing home attendances v Plymouth Albion on 23 October 2004, Nottingham on 13 November 2004, Orrell on 22 January 2005 and Bedford Blues on 9 April 2005.
  9. ↑ Missing home attendance v Plymouth Albion on 2 October 2004.

Individual Statistics


Top points scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Points
1 England Leigh Hinton Bedford Blues 25 347
2 Wales Jason Strange Bristol Shoguns 22 287
3 England Tony Yapp Exeter Chiefs 24 285
4 Canada James Pritchard Plymouth Albion 24 256
5 New Zealand Blair Feeney Sedgley Park 26 253
6 England Simon Binns Otley 26 241
7 Wales Lee Jarvis Penzance & Newlyn 24 235
8 Australia Tim Walsh Pertemps Bees 25 192
9 Scotland Neil Stenhouse Nottingham 25 147
10 Wales Dylan Pugh London Welsh 20 139

[14]

Top try scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Tries
1 England Sean Marsden Bristol Shoguns 24 21
2 England David Strettle Rotherham Titans 22 18
3 Argentina Bernardo Stortoni Rotherham Titans /
Bristol Shoguns 		21 15
4 England Nick Baxter Pertemps Bees 22 15
5 Canada James Pritchard Plymouth Albion 24 13
6 England Richard Baxter Exeter Chiefs 26 13
7 England Jon Feeley Sedgley Park 26 13
8 England Dan Ward-Smith Plymouth Albion 24 12
9 England Richard Lloyd Nottingham 25 12
10 England Wes Davies Penzance & Newlyn 26 12

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Season records

Team

Largest home win — 53 pts (x2)

62 - 9 Bristol Shoguns at home to Sedgley Park on 16 January 2005
68 - 15 Bristol Shoguns at home to Exeter Chiefs on 27 March 2005

Largest away win — 48 pts

53 - 5 Bristol Shoguns away to Orrell on 9 April 2005

Most points scored — 68 pts

68 - 15 Bristol Shoguns at home to Exeter Chiefs on 27 March 2005

Most tries in a match — 10

Bristol Shoguns away to Nottingham on 2 October 2005

Most conversions in a match — 8 (x2)

Rotherham Titans at home to Orrell on 18 September 2004
Bristol Shoguns at home to Sedgley Park on 16 January 2005

Most penalties in a match — 9

Coventry at home to Otley on 13 November 2004

Most drop goals in a match — 2

Bristol Shoguns at home to London Welsh on 12 September 2004

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Player

Most points in a match — 27 (x2)

Italy Ramiro Pez for Rotherham Titans at home to Orrell on 18 September 2004
England Matthew Leek for Coventry at home to Otley on 13 November 2004

Most tries in a match — 4 (x2)

England Dan Ward-Smith for Plymouth Albion at home to Coventry on 9 October 2004
England Sean Marsden for Bristol Shoguns away to Orrell on 9 April 2005

Most conversions in a match — 8

Italy Ramiro Pez for Rotherham Titans at home to Orrell on 18 September 2004

Most penalties in a match — 9

England Matthew Leek for Coventry at home to Otley on 13 November 2004

Most drop goals in a match — 1

N/A - multiple players

[20][21][22][23][24]

Attendances

Highest — 10,349

Bristol Shoguns at home to Exeter Chiefs on 27 March 2005

Lowest — 237[b 1]

Orrell at home to Plymouth Albion on 12 March 2005

Highest Average Attendance — 5,234

Bristol Shoguns

Lowest Average Attendance — 360[b 2]

Orrell

[25]

  1. ↑ As there are a number of attendances missing this season it is possible that there were lower attendances than the one recorded.
  2. ↑ As Orrell had 1 home game missing from the attendance statistics this figure is not 100% accurate.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rotherham 21-35 Gloucester". BBC Sport. 22 February 2004.
  2. ↑ "Rugby union: Champs crush battling Lions; RUGBY LIONS 35 SEDGLEY PARK". Sunday Mercury. 17 April 2004.
  3. ↑ "Final League Tables – 2003/04 Season". Moseley Rugby. 24 April 2004.
  4. ↑ "Rotherham back from the brink". The Telegraph. 10 September 2004.
  5. ↑ "Coventry learn harsh lesson". The Telegraph. 15 March 2004.
  6. ↑ "Coventry Rugby Club History". Coventry RFC. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Bristol get promotion green light". BBC Sport. 29 April 2005.
  8. ↑ "Titans fans robbed of quality". rugbynetwork.net. 24 April 2005.
  9. ↑ "Rugby Union: New Owners Beckon as Orrell Are Relegated; Orrell". Daily Post. 6 April 2005.
  10. ↑ "Leagues 2004/05". Moseley Rugby club. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  11. ↑ "Final League Tables 2004-05". Trelawny's Army. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  12. ↑ "Shelbourne leaves it late". Western Morning News. 28 December 2004.
  13. ↑ "National One 04/05 Home attendances". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  14. ↑ "National One 04/05 Leading point scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  15. ↑ "National One 04/05 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  16. ↑ "National One 04/05 Most tries in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  17. ↑ "National One 04/05 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  18. ↑ "National One 04/05 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  19. ↑ "National One 04/05 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  20. ↑ "National One 04/05 Most points in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  21. ↑ "National One 04/05 Most tries in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  22. ↑ "National One 04/05 Most conversions in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  23. ↑ "National One 04/05 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  24. ↑ "National One 04/05 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  25. ↑ "National One 04/05 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
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