The 2001–02 National Division One (known as the Jewson National Division One for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th 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 who had been relegated from the Zurich Premiership 2000–01 while Bracknell and Rugby Lions had been promoted from the 2000–01 National Division Two.[1][2]
For the first time the team finishing first, Rotherham, were denied promotion to the Zurich Premiership for season 2002–03 because their ground was not of the required standard - this was the first time a team had been denied entry to the top flight of English rugby since the leagues started in 1987 due to the introduction of the controversial 'minimum standards' rule for clubs seeking to join the Premiership.[3][4] Worcester were runners-up for the second consecutive season, and Henley Hawks and Bracknell were relegated to the 2002–03 National Division Two with Bracknell spending just one season in the division.[5]
Participating teams
Locations of the 2001–02 National Division One teams
- ^ Bracknell would build a 250 seater stand for this season, improving capacity from 1,000 to 1,250.[7]
Table
Source: rugbyarchive.net
Rules for classification: 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.
There was no promotion this season.
(C) Champion
Results
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
- Postponed. Rescheduled for 24 November 2001.
- Postponed. Rescheduled for 16 February 2002.
- Postponed. Rescheduled for 15 December 2001.
- Postponed. Rescheduled for 15 February 2002.
Round 9
Round 10
Round 8 (rescheduled game)
- Game rescheduled from 27 October 2001.
Round 11
Round 12
Round 8 (rescheduled game)
- Game rescheduled from 27 October 2001.
Round 13
Round 14
- Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.
- Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.
- Game rescheduled to 17 February 2002.
- Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.
- Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002.
- Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.
- Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002.
Round 18
Round 19
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002.
- Game rescheduled from 27 October 2001.
- Game rescheduled from 27 October 2001.
- Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.
- Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.
Round 20
Round 14 (rescheduled games)
- Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.
- Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.
- Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.
- Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.
- Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.
Round 21
Round 22
- Game rescheduled from 26 January 2002.
- Game rescheduled from 9 February 2002.
Round 23
Round 24
Round 25
Round 26
Total season attendances
[8]
- ^ 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 games not included.
- ^ Missing home attendance v Manchester on 1 September 2001.
Individual statistics
- Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.
Season records
See also
References
- ^ "ZURICH PREMIER LEAGUE RUGBY UNION: HOT BATH TURN THE HEAT HIGH; ROTHERHAM 12 BATH 68". Sunday Mirror. 15 April 2001. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016.
- ^ "National League Two". englandrugby.com/. 28 April 2001.
- ^ "Rotherham denied promotion". BBC News. 9 May 2002.
- ^ "FAQs". Premiership Rugby. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Leagues 2001/02". Moseley Rugby club. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Stephen McCormack, ed. (2002). The Official RFU Club Directory 2002–2003. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press.
- ^ "Club History: On to the National Leagues (1991 - 2014)". Bracknell RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "National One 01/02 Home attendances". Rugby Statbunker. 27 April 2002.
- ^ "National One 01/02 Leading point scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 27 April 2002.
- ^ "National One 01/02 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 27 April 2002.
- ^ "National One 01/02 Most tries in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 27 April 2002.
- ^ "National One 01/02 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 27 April 2002.
- ^ "National One 01/02 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 27 April 2002.
- ^ "National One 01/02 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 27 April 2002.
- ^ "National One 01/02 Most points in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 27 April 2002.
- ^ "National One 01/02 Most tries in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 27 April 2002.
- ^ "National One 01/02 Most conversions in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 27 April 2002.
- ^ "National One 01/02 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 27 April 2002.
- ^ "National One 01/02 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 27 April 2002.
- ^ "National One 01/02 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 27 April 2002.
