2004–05 National Division One
2004–05 National Division One | |
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Countries | England |
Champions | Bristol |
Runners-up | Exeter |
Relegated | Orrell and Henley |
Attendance | 261,008 (average 1,582 per match) |
Top point scorer |
Leigh Hinton (Bedford Blues) 347 points |
Top try scorer |
Sean Marsden (Bristol Shoguns) 21 tries |
← 2003–04 2005–06 → |
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 National League 2. As well as new teams Coventry had a new ground, moving from Coundon Road to the smaller but more modern Butts Park Arena.
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. Exeter Chiefs were runners–up, and Orrell (last seasons runners–up) along with Henley were relegated to National League Two for the following season.[1]
Participating teams
Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
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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 | 5,800 | 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[2] | ||||||||||||||
Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Points Losses | Points Tries | Points | ||||
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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 | |||
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Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places. |
Results
Round 1
4 September 2004 |
Exeter Chiefs | 38-26 | London Welsh |
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County Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Bruce Robertson |
4 September 2004 |
Bedford Blues | P - P | Rotherham Titans |
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- Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 12 February 2005.
5 September 2004 |
Penzance & Newlyn | 20-28 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Mennaye Field Attendance: 2,750 Referee: Gareth Copsey |
Round 2
11 September 2004 |
Bedford Blues | 49-12 | Henley Hawks |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 1,632 Referee: Nick Williams |
11 September 2004 |
Orrell | 13-20 | Coventry |
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Edge Hall Road Attendance: 396 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts |
11 September 2004 |
Pertemps Bees | 33-12 | Penzance & Newlyn |
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Sharmans Cross Attendance: 500 Referee: Bruce Robertson |
11 September 2004 |
Plymouth Albion | 17-16 | Exeter Chiefs |
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Brickfields Attendance: 5,124 Referee: Sean Davey |
11 September 2004 |
Rotherham Titans | 42-22 | Sedgley Park |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Andrew Small |
12 September 2004 |
Bristol Shoguns | 25-12 | London Welsh |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,274 Referee: Tim Beddow |
Round 3
18 September 2004 |
Plymouth Albion | 41-23 | Nottingham |
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Brickfields Attendance: 2,567 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones |
18 September 2004 |
Rotherham Titans | 62-19 | Orrell |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Robin Goodliffe |
19 September 2004 |
Penzance & Newlyn | 29-14 | Coventry |
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Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Alan Biggs |
Round 4
25 September 2004 |
Coventry | 31-24 | Henley Hawks |
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Butts Park Arena Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
25 September 2004 |
Exeter Chiefs | 42-21 | Bedford Blues |
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County Ground Attendance: 1,321 Referee: Martin Fox |
25 September 2004 |
London Welsh | 12-29 | Rotherham Titans |
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Old Deer Park Attendance: 860 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones |
25 September 2004 |
Nottingham | 21-42 | Penzance & Newlyn |
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Ireland Avenue Attendance: 650 Referee: Nigel Higginson |
26 September 2004 |
Bristol Shoguns | 7-12 | Plymouth Albion |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,059 Referee: David Rose |
Round 5
2 October 2004 |
Coventry | 27-21 | London Welsh |
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Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones |
3 October 2004 |
Penzance & Newyln | 15-9 | Exeter Chiefs |
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Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Tim Beddow |
Round 6
9 October 2004 |
Exeter Chiefs | 41-5 | Orrell |
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County Ground Attendance: 1,032 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts |
9 October 2004 |
Rotherham Titans | 35-26 | Nottingham |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Gareth Copsey |
9 October 2004 |
Sedgley Park | 28-7 | Penzance & Newlyn |
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Park Lane Attendance: 320 Referee: Jean Luc Rebollal |
10 October 2004 |
Bristol Shoguns | 31-14 | Pertemps Bees |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,234 Referee: Neil Ballard |
Round 7
23 October 2004 |
Bedford Blues | 13-8 | Sedgley Park |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 1,507 Referee: Chris Sharp |
- Despite earlier winning the game 22-15 Coventry were in breach of RFU principal regulation 11.4 and the Titans were awarded the win.
Round 8
30 October 2004 |
Exeter Chiefs | P - P | Otley |
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- Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 5 March 2005.
30 October 2004 |
Rotherham Titans | 30-12 | Pertemps Bees |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,750 Referee: S Leyshon |
31 October 2004 |
Bristol Shoguns | 53-10 | Coventry |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,049 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones |
31 October 2004 |
Penzance & Newlyn | 30-19 | Bedford Blues |
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Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,485 Referee: Tim Beddow |
Round 9
13 November 2004 |
Coventry | 27-26 | Otley |
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Butts Park Arena Attendance: 950 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts |
13 November 2004 |
London Welsh | 15-32 | Penzance & Newlyn |
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Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Rob Debney |
13 November 2004 |
Plymouth Albion | 19-9 | Bedford Blues |
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Brickfields Attendance: 2,810 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
13 November 2004 |
Rotherham Titans | 15-16 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tim Beddow |
Round 10
20 November 2004 |
Bedford Blues | 41-8 | Pertemps Bees |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 1,224 Referee: Dean Richards |
21 November 2004 |
Bristol Shoguns | 52-15 | Orrell |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,415 Referee: Gareth Copsey |
21 November 2004 |
Penzance & Newlyn | 24-3 | Rotherham Titans |
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Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,784 Referee: Nick Williams |
Round 11
4 December 2004 |
Orrell | 13-31 | Penzance & Newlyn |
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Edge Hall Road Attendance: 320 Referee: Bruce Robertson |
4 December 2004 |
Rotherham Titans | 27-7 | Henley Hawks |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Chris Sharp |
5 December 2004 |
Bristol Shoguns | 37-6 | Bedford Blues |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,532 Referee: Mark Wilson |
Round 12
11 December 2004 |
Exeter Chiefs | 41-17 | Rotherham Titans |
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County Ground Attendance: 1,178 Referee: Bruce Robertson |
11 December 2004 |
London Welsh | 34-40 | Plymouth Albion |
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Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Nick Williams |
11 December 2004 |
Nottingham | 31-9 | Orrell |
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Ireland Avenue Attendance: 810 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts |
12 December 2004 |
Bristol Shoguns | 23-11 | Otley |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,182 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
12 December 2004 |
Penzance & Newlyn | 33-13 | Henley Hawks |
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Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,840 Referee: Alan Biggs |
Round 13
27 December 2004 |
Coventry | P - P | Pertemps Bees |
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- Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 5 February 2005.
27 December 2004 |
Exeter Chiefs | P - P | Bristol Shoguns |
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- Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 5 February 2005.
Round 14
2 January 2005 |
Pertemps Bees | 30-22 | Henley Hawks |
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Sharmans Cross Attendance: 470 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts |
3 January 2005 |
Bristol Shoguns | P - P | Penzance & Newlyn |
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- Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 12 February 2005.
3 January 2005 |
London Welsh | P - P | Exeter Chiefs |
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- Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 12 February 2005.
3 January 2005 |
Rotherham Titans | 24-26 | Bedford Blues |
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Clifton lane Attendance: 1,821 Referee: Nigel Higginson |
Round 15
8 January 2005 |
Exeter Chiefs | 18-19 | Plymouth Albion |
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County Ground Attendance: 4,380 Referee: Bruce Robertson |
9 January 2005 |
Penzance & Newlyn | 19-10 | Pertemps Bees |
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Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,463 Referee: Martin Fox |
Round 16
15 January 2005 |
Pertemps Bees | 14-13 | London Welsh |
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Sharmans Cross Attendance: 450 Referee: Dean Richards |
16 January 2005 |
Bristol Shoguns | 62-9 | Sedgley Park |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,087 Referee: Alan Biggs |
Round 17
22 January 2005 |
Bedford Blues | 20-39 | Exeter Chiefs |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 2,143 Referee: Tim Beddow |
22 January 2005 |
Plymouth Albion | P - P | Bristol Shoguns |
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- Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 19 March 2005.
22 January 2005 |
Rotherham Titans | 43-13 | London Welsh |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,200 Referee: David Rose |
23 January 2005 |
Penzance & Newlyn | 38-25 | Nottingham |
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Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,562 Referee: Dean Richards |
Round 18
29 January 2005 |
Exeter Chiefs | 27-21 | Penzance & Newlyn |
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County Ground Attendance: 2,483 Referee: Nigel Higginson |
29 January 2005 |
Plymouth Albion | 40-23 | Rotherham Titans |
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Brickfields Attendance: 3,511 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
30 January 2005 |
Bristol Shoguns | 43-0 | Nottingham |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,529 Referee: Rob Debney |
Round 13 (rescheduled games)
5 February 2005 |
Exeter Chiefs | 23-12 | Bristol Shoguns |
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County Ground Attendance: 4,187 Referee: Andrew Small |
Round 1 & 14 (rescheduled games)
12 February 2005 |
Bristol Shoguns | 11-18 | Penzance & Newlyn |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,424 Referee: Mark Wilson |
12 February 2005 |
Bedford Blues | 12-17 | Rotherham Titans |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 1,712 Referee: Robin Goodliffe |
12 February 2005 |
London Welsh | 5-14 | Exeter Chiefs |
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Old Deer Park Attendance: 760 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts |
Round 19
19 February 2005 |
Bedford Blues | 16-17 | London Welsh |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 2,047 Referee: Carlo Damasco |
19 February 2005 |
Nottingham | 19-12 | Rotherham Titans |
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Ireland Avenue Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Nigel Higginson |
19 February 2005 |
Pertemps Bees | 0-23 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Sharmans Cross Attendance: 650 Referee: Tim Beddow |
20 February 2005 |
Penzance & Newlyn | 36-29 | Sedgley Park |
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Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,436 Referee: Alan Biggs |
Round 20
26 February 2005 |
Plymouth Albion | 25-17 | Pertemps Bees |
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Brickfields Attendance: 2,630 Referee: Bruce Robertson |
26 February 2005 |
Rotherham Titans | 13-20 | Coventry |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,030 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts |
28 February 2005 |
Bristol Shoguns | 59-14 | Henley Hawks |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,853 Referee: Gareth Copsey |
Round 8 (rescheduled game)
Round 21
12 March 2005 |
Bedford Blues | 23-28 | Penzance & Newlyn |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 1,576 Referee: Mark Wilson |
Round 17 (rescheduled game)
Round 22
26 March 2005 |
Plymouth Albion | 26-22 | Penzance & Newlyn |
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Brickfields Attendance: 4,403 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
27 March 2005 |
Bristol Shoguns | 68-15 | Exeter Chiefs |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 10,349 Referee: Tim Beddow |
Round 23
2 April 2005 |
Bedford Blues | 39-21 | Plymouth Albion |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 1,916 Referee: Gareth Copsey |
3 April 2005 |
Bristol Shoguns | 43-13 | Rotherham Titans |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,053 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
Round 24
9 April 2005 |
Rotherham Titans | 25-34 | Penzance & Newlyn |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 950 Referee: Carlo Damasco |
Round 25
23 April 2005 |
Bedford Blues | 33-20 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 3,284 Referee: Mark Wilson |
Round 26
30 April 2005 |
Henley Hawks | 26-38 | Penzance & Newlyn |
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Dry Leas Attendance: 1,008 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
30 April 2005 |
Plymouth Albion | 28-12 | London Welsh |
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Brickfields Attendance: 3,025 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts |
30 April 2005 |
Rotherham Titans | 33-41 | Exeter Chiefs |
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Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Andrew Small |
Total Season Attendances
- Note that Coventry are missing 5 home attendance figures:
- 4 December 2004 game against Sedgley Park, 8 January 2005 game against Orrell, 15 January 2005 game against Penzance & Newlyn, 19 February 2005 game against Plymouth Albion, 30 April 2005 game against Bedford Blues
- Nottingham are missing home attendance figure for 26 March 2005 game against Pertemps Bees
- Henley Hawks are missing 2 home attendance figures:
- 20 November 2004 game against Plymouth Albion, 23 April 2005 game against Rotherham Titans
- Orrel are missing home attendance figure for 26 March 2005 game against Sedgley Park
- Otley are missing 8 home attendance figures:
- 23 October 2004 game against Penzance & Newlyn, 27 December 2004 game against Rotherham Titans, 8 January 2005 game against Nottingham, 22 January 2005 game against Sedgley Park, 29 January 2005 game against Pertemps Bees, 2 April 2005 game against Coventry, 23 April 2005 game against Plymouth Albion, 30 April 2005 game against Bristol Shoguns
- Penzance & Newlyn are missing 2 home attendance figures:
- 27 December 2004 game against Plymouth, 26 February 2005 game against Otley
- Pertemps Bees are missing 4 home attendance figures:
- 23 October 2004 game against Plymouth, 13 November 2004 game against Nottingham, 22 January 2005 game against Orrell, 9 April 2005 game against Bedford Blues
Any help on the above attendances would be very much appreciated.
Club | Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
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Bedford Blues | 26,733 | 2,056 | 3,949 | 1,224 | 29% |
Bristol Shoguns | 68,040 | 5,234 | 10,349 | 3,853 | 43% |
Coventry | 12,400 | 1,771 | 2,700 | 950 | 44% |
Rotherham Titans | 16,051 | 1,338 | 2,000 | 950 | 54% |
Exeter Chiefs | 25,462 | 1,959 | 4,380 | 1,032 | 38% |
Henley Hawks | 7,822 | 711 | 1,358 | 410 | 18% |
London Welsh | 14,020 | 1,078 | 1,900 | 350 | 18% |
Nottingham | 10,652 | 968 | 2,122 | 560 | 20% |
Orrell | 4,321 | 360 | 650 | 237 | 12% |
Otley | 3,641 | 728 | 811 | 620 | 15% |
Penzance & Newlyn | 19,018 | 1,729 | 2,750 | 1,436 | 49% |
Pertemps Bees | 4,345 | 483 | 650 | 300 | 48% |
Plymouth Albion | 41,754 | 3,212 | 5,354 | 1,949 | 49% |
Sedgley Park | 6,749 | 519 | 743 | 320 | 17% |
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[3]
Player | Team | Appearances | Points |
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Leigh Hinton | Bedford Blues | 25 | 347 |
Jason Strange | Bristol Shoguns | 22 | 287 |
Tony Yapp | Exeter Chiefs | 24 | 285 |
James Pritchard | Plymouth Albion | 24 | 256 |
Blair Feeney | Sedgley Park | 26 | 253 |
Simon Binns | Otley | 26 | 241 |
Lee Jarvis | Penzance & Newlyn | 24 | 235 |
Tim Walsh | Pertemps Bees | 25 | 192 |
Neil Stenhouse | Nottingham | 25 | 147 |
Dylan Pugh | London Welsh | 20 | 139 |
Top try scorers[4]
Player | Team | Appearances | Tries |
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Sean Marsden | Bristol Shoguns | 24 | 21 |
David Strettle | Rotherham Titans | 22 | 18 |
Bernardo Stortoni | Rotherham Titans / Bristol Shoguns | 21 | 15 |
Nick Baxter | Pertemps Bees | 22 | 15 |
James Pritchard | Plymouth Albion | 24 | 13 |
Richard Baxter | Exeter Chiefs | 26 | 13 |
Jon Feeley | Sedgley Park | 26 | 13 |
Dan Ward-Smith | Plymouth Albion | 24 | 12 |
Richard Lloyd | Nottingham | 25 | 12 |
Wes Davies | Penzance & Newlyn | 26 | 12 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Leagues 2004/05". Moseley Rugby club. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ↑ "Final League Tables 2004-05". Trelawny's Army. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ↑ http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTopScorers?comp_id=160
- ↑ http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTryScorers?comp_id=160
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