Countries England Champion Hartpury College R.F.C. | Champions Hartpury College Matches played 240 | |
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Runners-up Ampthill (not promoted) Attendance 79,628 (average 332 per match) Highest attendance 1,905 Shelford at home to Cambridge on 12 April 2014 Lowest attendance 80 Clifton at home to Southend Saxons on 8 February 2014 Relegated Exmouth RFC, Bournemouth Rugby Club, London Irish Amateur People also search for 2014–15 National League 2 South, 2016–17 National League 2 South, 2015–16 National League 1 | ||
The 2013–14 National League 2 South was the fifth season (27th overall) of the fourth tier (south) 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. After an absence of several years, the Cornwall Super Cup returned in a new format with the two league matches between the Cornish sides Launceston and Redruth also counting towards the cup.
Contents
- Participating teams
- Round 16
- Round 17
- Round 19
- Round 21
- Round 22
- Round 23
- Rounds 16 19 21 22 23 Rescheduled Games
- Rounds 17 21 22 23 Rescheduled Games
- Rounds 22 23 Rescheduled Games
- Promotion playoff
- Individual statistics
- References
Hartpury College, as champions, were promoted to the third tier (2014–15 National League 1) for next season. League runners-up, Ampthill, lost the annual play–off against the 2013–14 National League 2 North runners up, Darlington Mowden Park 30 – 28. London Irish Wild Geese were demoted to National League 3 London & SE, and Bournemouth and Exmouth were both relegated to National League 3 South West. Finally, the Cornish Super Cup was won by Launceston who defeated Redruth via an aggregate score of 39 - 28.
Participating teams
Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2012–13 National League 2 South season. Cambridge were relegated from National League 1; London Irish and Exmouth were promoted from National League 3 South West; Bishop's Stortford were promoted from National League 3 London & SE; Ampthill were promoted from National League 3 Midlands and were then level transferred from National League 2 North (where they would normally have expected to play) due to an imbalance in the number of teams in the two fourth tier leagues.
Round 16
Round 17
Round 19
Round 21
Round 22
Round 23
Rounds 16, 19, 21, 22 & 23 (Rescheduled Games)
Rounds 17, 21, 22 & 23 (Rescheduled Games)
Rounds 22 & 23 (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 Division 1. Darlington Mowden Park were runners-up in the 2013–14 National League 2 North and as they had a better record than the South runners-up, Ampthill, they hosted the play–off match. The game was played on 3 May 2014 at The Northern Echo Arena and finished 25 – 25 after normal time, so went to two 10-minute periods of extra time. The game was won with a try scored by DMP in the 3rd minute of added on time. As a result, they will play in National League 1 in the 2014–15 season for the first time.