2013–14 National League 2 North
| 2013–14 National League 2 North | |
|---|---|
| Countries |
 England |
| Champions | Macclesfield |
| Runners-up | Darlington Mowden Park (also promoted) |
| Relegated |
Sheffield Tigers Bromsgrove Dudley Kingswinford |
| Matches played | 240 |
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← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
The 2013–14 National League 2 North was the fifth season of the fourth tier of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. Macclesfield, as champions, were promoted to the third tier National League 1 for next season. League runners-up, Darlington Mowden Park, won the annual play–off against the runners–up of National League 2 South, Ampthill, 30 – 28 and were also promoted. Sheffield Tigers were demoted to National League 3 North, and Bromsgrove and Dudley Kingswinford were both relegated to National League 3 Midlands.
Participating teams
Twelve of the teams listed below participated in the 2012–13 National League 2 North season. Macclesfield and Sedgley Park were relegated from National League 1; Chester and Harrogate were promoted from National League 3 North; Ampthill were promoted from National League 3 Midlands and were then level transferred to National League 2 South, due to an imbalance in the number of teams in the two fourth tier leagues.
| Team | Ground | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham & Solihull | Damson Park | 3,050 | Solihull, West Midlands |
| Bromsgrove | Finstall Park | Bromsgrove, Worcestershire | |
| Caldy | Paton Field | 4,000 | Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside |
| Chester | Hare Lane | Chester, Cheshire | |
| Darlington Mowden Park | The Darlington Arena | 25,000 | Darlington, County Durham |
| Dudley Kingswinford | Swindon Road | Kingswinford, West Midlands | |
| Harrogate | Claro Road | Harrogate, North Yorkshire | |
| Hull | Ferens Ground | Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Leicester Lions | Westleigh Park | 2,000 | Blaby, Leicestershire |
| Luctonians | Mortimer Park | Kingsland, Herefordshire | |
| Macclesfield | Priory Park | Macclesfield, Cheshire | |
| Otley | Cross Green | 5,000 | Otley, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Preston Grasshoppers | Lightfoot Green | 5,000 | Preston, Lancashire |
| Sedgley Park | Park Lane | 3,000 | Whitefield, Bury, Greater Manchester |
| Sheffield Tigers | Dore Moor | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | |
| Stourbridge | Stourton Park | Stourbridge, West Midlands |
League table
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| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macclesfield (C) | 30 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1081 | 511 | 570 | 24 | 2 | 132 | ||||||
| 2 | Darlington Mowden Park (P) | 30 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1081 | 390 | 691 | 22 | 1 | 131 | ||||||
| 3 | Stourbridge | 30 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1034 | 363 | 671 | 20 | 1 | 131 | ||||||
| 4 | Sedgley Park | 30 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 993 | 598 | 395 | 17 | 5 | 106 | ||||||
| 5 | Chester | 30 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 661 | 510 | 151 | 11 | 5 | 88 | ||||||
| 6 | Birmingham & Solihull | 30 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 741 | 599 | 142 | 13 | 5 | 86 | ||||||
| 7 | Leicester Lions | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 763 | 725 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 73 | ||||||
| 8 | Caldy | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 705 | 778 | -73 | 12 | 5 | 73 | ||||||
| 9 | Harrogate | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 759 | 794 | -35 | 9 | 7 | 72 | ||||||
| 10 | Luctonians | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 613 | 816 | -203 | 8 | 5 | 69 | ||||||
| 11 | Preston Grasshoppers | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 596 | 662 | -66 | 9 | 6 | 67 | ||||||
| 12 | Otley | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 670 | 699 | -29 | 8 | 6 | 57[n 1] | ||||||
| 13 | Hull | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 666 | 884 | -218 | 10 | 5 | 51 | ||||||
| 14 | Sheffield Tigers (R) | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 488 | 782 | -294 | 4 | 7 | 43 | ||||||
| 15 | Bromsgrove (R) | 30 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 487 | 1032 | -545 | 4 | 3 | 27 | ||||||
| 16 | Dudley Kingswinford (R) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 320 | 1515 | -1195 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 9 May 2014 Source: RFU | |||||||||||||||||
Promotion play–off
Each season, the runners–up in the National League 2 South and National League 2 North participate in a play–off for promotion into National Division 1. Darlington Mowden Park were runners-up in the North[2] and as they had a better record than the South runners-up, Ampthill,[3] they hosted the play–off match.[4] The game was played on 3 May 2014 at The Darlington Arena and finished 25 – 25 after normal time, so went to two 10 minute periods of extra time. The game was won with a try scored by DMP in the 3rd minute of added on time. As a result, they will play in National League 1 in the 2014–15 season for the first time.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Discipline "Club Discipline". NCA Rugby. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ↑ "SSE National League 2 North". RFU. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "SSE National League 2 South". RFU. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "Darlington Mowden Park 30 28 Ampthill". RFU. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ↑ Craggs, Andy (3 May 2014). "DMPRFC 30 - Ampthill RFC 28". DMP. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ Robinson, Keith (4 May 2014). "Amptil zapped by extra special Zylon". The RUGBYPaper (294). p. 25.