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2001–02 National Division Three South

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Countries
  
England

Relegated
  
Cinderford, Clifton

Champions
  
Penzance & Newlyn

2001–02 National Division Three South

Runners-up
  
Launceston (also promoted)

Attendance
  
48,859 (average 388 per match)

Highest attendance
  
3,000 Penzance & Newlyn at home to Launceston on 26 January 2002

The 2001-02 National Division Three South was the third season (fifteenth overall) of the fourth division (south) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three South. New teams to the division included Lydney and Camberley who were relegated from the 2000–01 National Division Two while promoted teams included Old Colfeians and Old Patesians, champions of London Division 1 and South West Division 1 respectively. The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw with the league champions going straight up into National Division Two and the runners up playing a playoff against the runners up from National Division Three North for the final promotion place.

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Two Cornish teams dominated the division this season, with Penzance & Newlyn finishing 1 point ahead of Launceston to win the league title. Launceston, as runners up, found themselves in a similar position to that of the previous year, where they needed to win a playoff against the runners up of the 2001–02 National Division Three North. This time the Polson Bridge side were successful, beating Dudley Kingswinford 26 – 0 to clinch promotion and join Penzance & Newlyn in the 2002–03 National Division Two. At the opposite end of the table Cinderford and Clifton would be the two teams to be relegated with both sides dropping to South West Division 1.

Round 15

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002.

    • Round 18

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.

    • Round 19

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.

    • Round 15 (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.
  • Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.

    • Rounds 18 & 19 (rescheduled games)

  • Game rescheduled from 26 January 2002.
  • Game rescheduled from 2 February 2002.
  • Game rescheduled from 26 January 2002.

    • Round 19 (rescheduled games)

  • Game rescheduled from 2 February 2002.
  • Game rescheduled from 2 February 2002.

    • Promotion play-off

    The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Launceston were runners-up in the south and because they had a better league record than north runners-up, Dudley Kingswinford, they hosted the play-off match.

    Total season attendances

  • Not including promotion playoff.

    • 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 Three South Wikipedia
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