2011–12 National League 2 South

2011–12 National League 2 South
Countries	England
Champions	Old Albanian
Runners-up	Richmond (also promoted)
Relegated	Barnes, Hertford, Westcombe Park
Attendance	85,440 (average 367 per match) [n 1]
Highest attendance	1,640 Taunton Titans v Redruth 10 March 2012
Lowest attendance	40 Barnes v Lydney 27 August 2011
Top point scorer	Matthew McLean (Worthing Raiders) 341 points
Top try scorer	Ian Clark (Hartpury College) 27 tries
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 National League 2 South was the third season (25th overall) of the fourth tier (south) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. The league system was 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and additional bonus points being awarded for scoring 4 or more tries and/or losing within 7 points of the victorious team. In terms of promotion the league champions would go straight up into National League 1 while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from National League 2 North (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place.

Old Albanian, as champions, were promoted to the third tier (2012–13 National League 1) for next season, along with Richmond who finished second, beating the 2011–12 National League 2 North runners up Caldy 20 - 13 after extra time at the Richmond Athletic Ground.^[1][2][3] Relegated teams included Barnes, Hertford (both having stayed in the division for just one season) as well as Westcombe Park, with all teams dropping into National League 3 London & SE due to being from the London area.^[4][5][6]

Participating teams[]

Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2010–11 National League 2 South season; Launceston and Redruth were relegated from National League 1, Barnes (champions) and Hertford (playoffs) were promoted from National League 3 London & SE while Hartpury College were promoted from National League 3 South West.

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Barnes	Barn Elms		Barnes, London
Clifton		2,500 (400 seats)	Cribbs Causeway, Patchway, Bristol
Dings Crusaders		1,500	Lockleaze, Bristol
Hartpury College		2,000	Hartpury, Gloucestershire
Henley Hawks		4,000	Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Hertford			Ware, Hertfordshire
Launceston		3,000	Launceston, Cornwall
Lydney		1,500	Lydney, Gloucestershire
Old Albanian		1,000	St Albans, Hertfordshire
Redruth		3,500 (580 seats)	Redruth, Cornwall
Richmond	Richmond Athletic Ground	4,500	Richmond, London
Shelford		2,000 (150 seats)	Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire
Southend Saxons			Southend, Essex
Taunton Titans	Hyde Park	2,000 (198 seats)	Taunton, Somerset
Westcombe Park		3,200	Orpington, London
Worthing Raiders		1,500 (100 seats)	Angmering, West Sussex

Final league table[]

2011-12 National Division Three South Table
Position	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Diff	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Old Albanian (C)	30	25	0	5	1095	503	592	20	3	123
2	Richmond (P)	30	23	2	5	927	488	439	19	3	118
3	Worthing Raiders	30	23	0	7	911	620	291	20	2	114
4	Hartpury College	30	21	1	8	983	579	404	17	3	106
5	Henley Hawks	30	20	2	8	855	507	348	17	4	105
6	Redruth	30	16	0	14	776	809	-33	13	4	81
7	Launceston	30	16	0	14	714	590	124	8	8	80
8	Shelford	30	16	0	14	790	791	-1	10	4	78
9	Clifton	30	12	0	18	685	841	-156	12	6	66
10	South Saxons	30	12	0	18	694	868	-174	9	3	60
11	Taunton Titans	30	10	0	20	682	1051	-369	13	5	58
12	Dings Crusaders	30	11	0	19	552	741	-189	3	8	55
13	Lydney	30	9	1	20	628	977	-349	8	4	50
14	Westcombe Park	30	9	0	21	612	848	-236	7	8	46
15	Hertford	30	8	0	22	561	897	-336	9	2	43
16	Barnes	30	6	0	24	595	950	-355	7	5	36
Reference englandrugby.com: Updated 28-04-2012

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[]

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Round 10[]

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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 18[]

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Round 19[]

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Round 20[]

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Round 21[]

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Round 22[]

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 February 2012.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 February 2012.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 February 2012.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 February 2012.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 February 2012.

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Round 23[]

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Round 22 (Rescheduled Games)[]

• Rescheduled from 22 February 2012.

• Rescheduled from 22 February 2012.

• Rescheduled from 22 February 2012.

• Rescheduled from 22 February 2012.

• Rescheduled from 22 February 2012.

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Round 24[]

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Round 25[]

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Round 26[]

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Round 27[]

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Round 28[]

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Round 29[]

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Round 30[]

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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 League 1. Richmond were runners-up in the South and would host the game as they had a better record in the league in comparison to the North runners up Caldy.^[7][8]

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Total Season Attendances[]

Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Barnes	14[n 2]	1,398	100	265	40
Clifton	15	3,189	213	457	60	9%
Dings Crusaders	14[n 3]	2,430	174	293	105	12%
Hartpury College	14[n 4]	3,476	248	365	140	12%
Henley Hawks	14[n 5]	5,545	396	675	225	10%
Hertford	15	5,142	343	456	235
Launceston	15	9,648	643	1,064	426	21%
Lydney	15	6,115	408	532	215	27%
Old Albanian	15	3,195	213	420	136	21%
Redruth	15	12,622	841	1,258	680	24%
Richmond	15	7,772	518	738	319	12%
Shelford	15	4,575	305	550	188	15%
Southend Saxons	15	2,580	172	300	110
Taunton Titans	13[n 6]	8,657	666	1,640	371	33%
Westcombe Park	14[n 7]	2,977	213	311	132	7%
Worthing Raiders	15	6,119	408	624	302	28%

Individual Statistics[]

• Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Does not include North - South playoff game.

Season records[]

See also[]

• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

References[]

External links[]

• NCA Rugby