Champions Ealing | ||
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Attendance 71,374 (average 331 per match) | ||
The 2010–11 National League 2 South was the second season (24th overall) of the fourth tier 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.
Contents
- Participating teams
- Round 13
- Round 14
- Round 15
- Round 16
- Rounds 13 15 16 Rescheduled games
- Round 14 Rescheduled games
- Rounds 15 16 Rescheduled games
- Round 16 Rescheduled game
- Promotion play off
- Total season attendances
- Individual statistics
- References
Ealing Trailfinders finished the season as champions pipping newly promoted Jersey to the title by just four points in a season where both sides dominated the league. Jersey did join Ealing in the 2011–12 National League 1 by beating the 2010–11 National League 2 North runners up Loughborough Students in a playoff game watched by 3,000 fans in Saint Peter, Jersey. At the opposite end of the table, Newbury Blues had a terrible season, suffering a third consecutive relegation dropping to National League 3 South West, having won just one game and conceded over 2,000 points (a divisional all time worst which also included a record 132 - 0 defeat by Old Albanian). Joining Newbury in relegation would be Hinckley who dropped to National League 3 Midlands, while the third and final place went to the wire with relegation rivals Canterbury and Westcombe Park meeting in a rescheduled game on the 7 May 2011 - a week after the season had finished. Westcombe Park won 25 - 18 at Canterbury to condemn the Kent side to National League 3 London & SE. The season was also notable for the incredible try scoring feats of Ealing Trailfinders winger Phil Chesters who scored an amazing 70 tries in 27 games - an English league record, as well as the dedicated support for Jersey who had regular attendances of over a thousand - outstanding for tier 4. Chesters also became the first top try scorer in the league to also become the top points scorer as well.
Participating teams
Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2009–10 National League 2 South season; Newbury Blues were relegated from National League 1, Jersey (champions) and Old Albanian (playoffs) were promoted from National League 3 London & SE while Taunton were promoted from National League 3 South West. In order to address an imbalance between divisions - Hinckley were transferred from National League 2 North having achieved a late promotion from National League 3 Midlands as a consequence of Ampthill being stripped of that divisions title due to a breach of RFU rules.
Round 13
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 February 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 February 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 February 2010.
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Rounds 13, 15 & 16 (Rescheduled games)
Round 14 (Rescheduled games)
Rounds 15 & 16 (Rescheduled games)
Round 16 (Rescheduled game)
Round 16 (Rescheduled game)
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. Jersey 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 Loughborough Students.