2005–06 National Division Two

2005–06 National Division Two
Countries	England
Champions	Moseley
Runners-up	Waterloo (also promoted)
Relegated	Orrell
Attendance	80,781 (average 478 per match)[a 1]
Highest attendance	1,759 Redruth at home to Launceston on 18 March 2006
Lowest attendance	100 Barking at home to Wharfedale on 3 December 2005
Top point scorer	Neil Hallett Esher 302 points
Top try scorer	Esher 24 tries
← 2004-05 2006-07 →

The 2005–06 National Division Two was the sixth version (nineteenth overall) of the third division of the English rugby union league system using the name National Division Two. New teams to the division included Henley Hawks and Orrell who were relegated from the 2004–05 National Division One, Halifax who were promoted from the 2004–05 National Division Three North as well as Barking (champions) and Redruth (runners up) who were promoted from the 2004–05 National Division Three South.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} Only one team would be relegated at the end of this season (instead of the usual three).

By the end of the season Moseley were league champions beating Waterloo to first place by just 2 points, with both sides being promoted to the 2006–07 National Division One.^[6][7] Orrell finished as the league's bottom side behind 13th place Harrogate and were relegated to the 2006–07 National Division Three North, making it two consecutive relegations for the Wigan based club.^[8]

Participating teams and locations[]

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Barking		1,000	Becontree, Dagenham, London
Blackheath	Rectory Field	6,000	Blackheath, London
Esher	Molesey Road	3,000	Hersham, Surrey
Halifax			Halifax, West Yorkshire
Harrogate			Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Henley Hawks		4,000	Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Launceston		3,000	Launceston, Cornwall
Manchester		4,000	Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester
Moseley	Billesley Common	3,000+	Birmingham, West Midlands
Orrell	Edge Hall Road	3,000	Orrell, Greater Manchester
Redruth		3,500 (580 seats)	Redruth, Cornwall
Stourbridge		3,500 (499 seats)	Stourbridge, West Midlands
Waterloo		9,000 (200 seats)	Blundellsands, Merseyside
Wharfedale		2,000	Threshfield, Craven, North Yorkshire

Final league table[]

2005–06 National Division Two Table
Position	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points Diff	Bonus Points	Points
1	Moseley (C)	26	23	0	3	785	415	370	20	112
2	Waterloo (P)	26	22	2	2	801	370	431	18	110
3	Esher	26	18	1	7	739	407	332	17	91
4	Launceston	26	16	2	8	584	538	46	8	76
5	Wharfedale	26	12	4	10	531	550	-19	13	69
6	Manchester	26	13	2	11	475	543	-68	8	64
7	Barking	26	11	1	14	471	518	-47	12	58
8	Stourbridge	26	11	1	14	462	605	-143	8	54
9	Blackheath	26	10	0	16	503	622	-119	12	52
10	Redruth	26	10	1	15	430	486	-56	9	51
11	Halifax	26	9	1	16	482	589	-107	11	49
12	Henley Hawks	26	9	0	17	475	544	-69	12	48
13	Harrogate	26	5	1	20	476	682	-206	17	39
14	Orrell (R)	26	5	0	21	390	735	-345	6	26
Reference National Clubs Association and BBC Sport: Updated 2007-04-16 --- Current English Leagues

Results[]

Round 1[]

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Round 2[]

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Round 3[]

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Round 4[]

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Round 5[]

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Round 6[]

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Round 7[]

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Round 8[]

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Round 9[]

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 February 2006.

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Round 10[]

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 February 2006.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 February 2006.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 February 2006.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 February 2006.

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Round 11[]

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Round 12[]

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Round 13[]

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Round 14[]

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Round 15[]

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Round 16[]

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Round 17[]

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Round 10 (rescheduled games)[]

• Game rescheduled from 26 November 2005.

• Game rescheduled from 26 November 2005.

• Game rescheduled from 26 November 2005.

• Game rescheduled from 26 November 2005.

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Round 18[]

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 March 2006.

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Round 19[]

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Round 9 (rescheduled game)[]

• Game rescheduled from 19 November 2005.

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Round 20[]

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 March 2006.

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Rounds 18 & 20 (rescheduled games)[]

• Game rescheduled from 4 March 2006.

• Game rescheduled from 11 February 2006.

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Round 21[]

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Round 22[]

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Round 23[]

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Round 24[]

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Round 25[]

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Round 26[]

Total season attendances[]

Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Barking	11[a 2]	2,274	207	416	100	21%
Blackheath	12[a 3]	8,160	680	1,200	495	11%
Esher	13	6,920	532	800	320	18%
Halifax	12[a 4]	5,368	447	720	300	N/A
Harrogate	11[a 5]	4,101	373	650	240	N/A
Henley Hawks	12[a 6]	3,974	331	413	170	8%
Launceston	13	7,860	605	1,280	428	20%
Manchester	13	3,752	289	428	179	7%
Moseley	13	8,428	648	998	373	22%
Orrell	8[a 7]	2,259	282	474	168	9%
Redruth	13	11,283	868	1,759	656	25%
Stourbridge	13	4,550	350	960	240	10%
Waterloo	13	6,515	501	850	182	6%
Wharfedale	12[a 8]	5,337	445	700	350	22%

Individual statistics[]

• Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.

Season records[]

See also[]

• English Rugby Union Leagues
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

References[]

External links[]

• NCA Rugby