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2002–03 National Division Three North

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Countries
  
England

Runners-up
  
New Brighton

Champions
  
Nuneaton

Attendance
  
N/A

2002–03 National Division Three North

Relegated
  
Scunthorpe, Hull Ionians, Broadstreet, Bedford Athletic

Top point scorer
  
Tony Handley Waterloo 293 points

The 2002–03 National Division Three North was the third season (fifteenth overall) of the fourth division (north) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three North. New teams to the division included Preston Grasshoppers and Waterloo who were relegated from the 2001–02 National Division Two while promoted teams included Broadstreet who came up as champions of Midlands Division 1 while Halifax (champions) and Hull Ionians (playoffs) came up from North Division 1. The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw with the promotion system changing for this season with a playoff system being introduced. The champions of both National Division Three North and National Division Three South would automatically go up but the runners up of these two divisions would meet each other in a one off match (at the home ground of the side with the superior league record) to see who would claim the third and final promotion place to National Division Two for the following season.

Contents

By the end of the season Nuneaton would finish as champions, just edging out runners up New Brighton by virtue of an extra win and gaining promotion to the 2003–04 National Division Two. New Brighton would go into a promotion playoff away at the 2002–03 National Division Three South runners up Lydney but were unable to join Nuneaton as Lydney won 21 - 7 to claim the final promotion slot. At the other end of the table, Scunthorpe were the first team to be relegated with just one win all season while Hull Ionians, Broadstreet and Bedford Athletic were the other teams to go down at a later date with Bedford Athletic just one point off safety. Hull Ionians would drop to North Division 1 while Scunthorpe, Broadstreet and Bedford Athletic would drop to Midlands Division 1.

Round 6

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.

    • Round 9

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.

    • Round 11

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.

    • Round 12

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.

    • Round 15

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.

    • Rounds 6 & 9 (rescheduled games)

  • Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.
  • Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002.
  • Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.
  • Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.
  • Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.

    • Round 16

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.

    • Round 17

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.

    • Round 20

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 April 2003.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 April 2003.

    • Rounds 9, 16 & 17 (rescheduled games)

  • Game rescheduled from 4 January 2003.
  • Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
  • Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002.
  • Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
  • Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002.

    • Round 23

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.

    • Rounds 11, 12, 17 & 23 (rescheduled games)

  • Game rescheduled from 1 March 2003.
  • Game rescheduled from 30 November 2002.
  • Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
  • Game rescheduled from 23 November 2002.
  • Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.

    • Rounds 15, 16 & 17 (rescheduled games)

  • Game rescheduled from 4 January 2003.
  • Game rescheduled from 21 December 2002.
  • Game rescheduled from 4 January 2003.
  • Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.

    • Rounds 17 & 20 (rescheduled games)

  • Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.
  • Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
  • Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.
  • Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.

    • Round 20 (rescheduled games)

  • Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.
  • Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.

    • 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. Lydney were runners-up in the south and because they had a better league record than north runners-up, New Brighton, they hosted the play-off match.

    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

    2002–03 National Division Three North Wikipedia
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