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2001–02 National Division One

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Countries
  
England

Runners-up
  
Worcester

Champions
  
Rotherham

2001–02 National Division One

Relegated
  
Henley Hawks and Bracknell

Attendance
  
168,490 (average 931 per match)

Highest attendance
  
4,800 Worcester at home to Rotherham on 22 September 2001

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.

Contents

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. 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.

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 8 (rescheduled game)

  • Game rescheduled from 27 October 2001.

    • Round 8 (rescheduled game)

  • Game rescheduled from 27 October 2001.

    • 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 17

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002.

    • Round 19

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002.

    • Rounds 8 & 14 (rescheduled games)

  • 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 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 17 & 19 (rescheduled games)

  • Game rescheduled from 26 January 2002.
  • Game rescheduled from 9 February 2002.

    • 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.

    • References

    2001–02 National Division One Wikipedia
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