Champions Barking | ||
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Attendance 58,619 (average 292 per match) Highest attendance 1,473 Richmond at home to Rosslyn Park on 26 September 2009 | ||
The 2009–10 National League 2 South was the first season (23rd overall) of the fourth tier (south) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. Previously known as National Division 3 South, it had been renamed due to widespread changes to the league system by the RFU with National One becoming the Championship, National 2 becoming National 1 and so on. 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. A further change to the league system would see the division increase from 14 to 15 teams (this was originally supposed to be 16 teams but one of the teams relegated from the 2008-09 National Division 2, Mounts Bay, folded at the beginning of the season).
Contents
- Participating teams
- League table
- Round 1
- Round 2
- Round 3
- Round 4
- Round 5
- Round 6
- Round 7
- Round 8
- Round 9
- Round 10
- Round 11
- Round 12
- Round 13
- Round 14
- Round 15
- Round 16
- Round 17
- Round 18
- Round 19
- Round 20
- Round 15 Rescheduled games
- Round 21
- Round 22
- Round 23
- Round 24
- Round 25
- Round 17 Rescheduled game
- Rounds 16 17 18 Rescheduled games
- Round 26
- Round 27
- Round 28
- Round 29
- Round 30
- Rounds 17 21 Rescheduled games
- Rounds 20 24 Rescheduled games
- Promotion play off
- Individual statistics
- References
Barking would finish as champions with only two league defeats all season, while runners up Rosslyn Park would join them in the 2010–11 National League 1 by defeating 2009–10 National League 2 North runners up Loughborough Students in the National 2 promotion playoff. At the bottom of the table Bridgwater & Albion and newly promoted Barnes would be condemned to National League 3 South West and National League 3 London & SE respectively.
Participating teams
Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2008-09 National League 3 South season; Westcombe Park were relegated from the 2008-09 National Division 2, while Clifton were promoted as champions of South West Division 1 with Shelford (champions) and Barnes (playoffs) coming up from London Division 1.
League table
Round 1
Bye: Ealing Trailfinders
Round 2
Bye: Bridgwater & Albion
Round 3
Bye: Rosslyn Park
Round 4
Bye: Henley Hawks
Round 5
Bye: Worthing
Round 6
Bye: Southend
Round 7
Bye: Westcombe Park
Round 8
Bye: Clifton
Round 9
Bye: Barnes
Round 10
Bye: Shelford
Round 11
Bye: Richmond
Round 12
Bye: Lydney
Round 13
Bye: Barking
Round 14
Bye: Canterbury
Round 15
Bye: Dings Crusaders
Round 16
Bye: Bridgwater & Albion
Round 17
Bye: Rosslyn Park
Round 18
Bye: Henley Hawks
Round 19
Bye: Worthing
Round 20
Bye: Southend
Round 15 (Rescheduled games)
Round 21
Bye: Westcombe Park
Round 22
Bye: Clifton
Round 23
Bye: Barnes
Round 24
Bye: Shelford
Round 25
Bye: Richmond
Round 17 (Rescheduled game)
Rounds 16, 17 & 18 (Rescheduled games)
Round 26
Bye: Lydney
Round 27
Bye: Barking
Round 28
Bye: Canterbury
Round 29
Bye: Dings Crusaders
Round 30
Bye: Ealing Trailfinders
Rounds 17 & 21 (Rescheduled games)
Rounds 20 & 24 (Rescheduled games)
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. Loughborough Students were runners-up in the North and would host the game as they had a better record in the league in comparison to the South runners up Rosslyn Park.