2003β04 National Division Three South | |
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Countries |
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Champions | Blackheath |
Runners-up | Launceston (also promoted) |
Relegated | Old Colfeians, Basingstoke |
Attendance | N/A [a 1] |
Top point scorer |
![]() 368 points |
Top try scorer |
![]() 19 tries |
The 2003β04 National Division Three South was the fourth season (17th 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 Launceston who were relegated from the 2002β03 National Division Two while promoted clubs included Southend (champions) and Haywards Heath (playoffs) coming up from London Division 1 and Dings Crusaders as champions of South West Division 1. [1] [2] [3] 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.
The season saw an incredibly tight title race between Blackheath and Launceston. Both sides would finish dead level on 44 points each but Blackheath finished as champions thanks to a better for and against record. [4] Launceston would join the London side in the 2004β05 National Division Two, making an instant return by defeating 2003β04 National Division Three North runners up Halifax in their promotion playoff in what was a very tight game played at the Yorkshire-based club. [5] [6] At the other end of the table the relegation battle was much less close with Old Colfeians and Basingstoke being the two sides to be relegated. [4] Both Old Colfeians and Basingstoke would be demoted to London Division 1 for the next season. [7]
Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
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Barking | Goresbrook | 1,000 | Becontree, Dagenham, London |
Basingstoke | Down Grange | 2,500 (250 seats) | Basingstoke, Hampshire |
Blackheath | Rectory Field | 6,000 | Blackheath, London |
Dings Crusaders | Landseer Avenue | 1,500 | Lockleaze, Bristol |
Haywards Heath | Whitemans Green | Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, West Sussex | |
Launceston | Polson Bridge | 3,000 | Launceston, Cornwall |
North Walsham | Norwich Road | 1,200 | Scottow, North Walsham, Norfolk |
Old Colfeians | Horn Park | Lee, London | |
Old Patesians | Everest Road | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | |
Redruth | The Recreation Ground | 3,500 (580 seats) | Redruth, Cornwall |
Southend | Warners Bridge Park | Southend, Essex | |
Tabard | Cobden Hill | Radlett, Hertfordshire | |
Westcombe Park | Goddington Dene | 3,200 | Orpington, London |
Weston-super-Mare | Recreation Ground | 6,000 | Weston-super-Mare, Somerset |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Blackheath (C) | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 839 | 350 | +489 | 44 | Promoted |
2 | Launceston (P) | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 832 | 371 | +461 | 44 | Promotion play-off |
3 | North Walsham | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 674 | 435 | +239 | 38 | |
4 | Redruth | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 581 | 473 | +108 | 32 | |
5 | Barking | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 648 | 522 | +126 | 30 | |
6 | Southend | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 702 | 703 | −1 | 26 | |
7 | Old Patesians | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 614 | 659 | −45 | 26 | |
8 | Weston-super-Mare | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 555 | 570 | −15 | 24 | |
9 | Westcombe Park | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 639 | 584 | +55 | 23 | |
10 | Haywards Heath | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 491 | 578 | −87 | 20 | |
11 | Tabard | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 537 | 676 | −139 | 20 | |
12 | Dings Crusaders | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 386 | 624 | −238 | 17 | |
13 | Basingstoke (R) | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 456 | 940 | −484 | 12 | Relegated |
14 | Old Colfeians (R) | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 469 | 938 | −469 | 8 |
18 October 2003 |
Dings Crusaders | P - P | Launceston |
1 November 2003 |
Haywards Heath | 43 - 16 | Old Patesians |
Report |
Whitemans Green Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
20 December 2003 |
Dings Crusaders | 8 - 12 | Old Patesians |
Report |
Landseer Avenue Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
17 January 2004 |
North Walsham | 27 - 19 | Westcombe Park |
Report |
Norwich Road Attendance: 450 Referee: Rob Sawyer |
17 January 2004 |
Weston-super-Mare | 15 - 16 | Dings Crusaders |
Report |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 300 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger |
31 January 2004 |
North Walsham | P - P | Old Patesians |
31 January 2004 |
Tabard | P - P | Launceston |
28 February 2004 |
North Walsham | P - P | Blackheath |
20 March 2004 |
Old Patesians | P - P | Old Colfeians |
The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Halifax were the northern divisions runners up and as they had a superior league record than southern runners-up, Launceston, they hosted the play-off match.
Club | Home Games |
Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
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Barking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Basingstoke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Blackheath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Dings Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Haywards Heath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Launceston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
North Walsham | 1 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 38% |
Old Colfeians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Old Patesians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Redruth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Southend | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tabard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Westcombe Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Weston-super-Mare | 1 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 3% |
Top points scorers
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Top try scorers
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Team
76 - 10 Westcombe Park at home to Dings Crusaders on 20 March 2004
60 - 6 Westcombe Park away to Basingstoke on 20 December 2003
80 - 25 Launceston at home to Old Colfeians on 7 February 2004
Rosslyn Park at home to Basingstoke on 11 January 2003
Launceston at home to Old Colfeians on 7 February 2004
Blackheath away to Launceston on 22 November 2003
N/A - multiple teams Player
N/A - multiple players
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Attendances
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A As only two attendances were listed due to poor media and club tracking it is therefore impossible to give any insight into attendances for this season. |
2003β04 National Division Three South | |
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Countries |
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Champions | Blackheath |
Runners-up | Launceston (also promoted) |
Relegated | Old Colfeians, Basingstoke |
Attendance | N/A [a 1] |
Top point scorer |
![]() 368 points |
Top try scorer |
![]() 19 tries |
The 2003β04 National Division Three South was the fourth season (17th 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 Launceston who were relegated from the 2002β03 National Division Two while promoted clubs included Southend (champions) and Haywards Heath (playoffs) coming up from London Division 1 and Dings Crusaders as champions of South West Division 1. [1] [2] [3] 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.
The season saw an incredibly tight title race between Blackheath and Launceston. Both sides would finish dead level on 44 points each but Blackheath finished as champions thanks to a better for and against record. [4] Launceston would join the London side in the 2004β05 National Division Two, making an instant return by defeating 2003β04 National Division Three North runners up Halifax in their promotion playoff in what was a very tight game played at the Yorkshire-based club. [5] [6] At the other end of the table the relegation battle was much less close with Old Colfeians and Basingstoke being the two sides to be relegated. [4] Both Old Colfeians and Basingstoke would be demoted to London Division 1 for the next season. [7]
Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
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Barking | Goresbrook | 1,000 | Becontree, Dagenham, London |
Basingstoke | Down Grange | 2,500 (250 seats) | Basingstoke, Hampshire |
Blackheath | Rectory Field | 6,000 | Blackheath, London |
Dings Crusaders | Landseer Avenue | 1,500 | Lockleaze, Bristol |
Haywards Heath | Whitemans Green | Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, West Sussex | |
Launceston | Polson Bridge | 3,000 | Launceston, Cornwall |
North Walsham | Norwich Road | 1,200 | Scottow, North Walsham, Norfolk |
Old Colfeians | Horn Park | Lee, London | |
Old Patesians | Everest Road | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | |
Redruth | The Recreation Ground | 3,500 (580 seats) | Redruth, Cornwall |
Southend | Warners Bridge Park | Southend, Essex | |
Tabard | Cobden Hill | Radlett, Hertfordshire | |
Westcombe Park | Goddington Dene | 3,200 | Orpington, London |
Weston-super-Mare | Recreation Ground | 6,000 | Weston-super-Mare, Somerset |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Blackheath (C) | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 839 | 350 | +489 | 44 | Promoted |
2 | Launceston (P) | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 832 | 371 | +461 | 44 | Promotion play-off |
3 | North Walsham | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 674 | 435 | +239 | 38 | |
4 | Redruth | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 581 | 473 | +108 | 32 | |
5 | Barking | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 648 | 522 | +126 | 30 | |
6 | Southend | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 702 | 703 | −1 | 26 | |
7 | Old Patesians | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 614 | 659 | −45 | 26 | |
8 | Weston-super-Mare | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 555 | 570 | −15 | 24 | |
9 | Westcombe Park | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 639 | 584 | +55 | 23 | |
10 | Haywards Heath | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 491 | 578 | −87 | 20 | |
11 | Tabard | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 537 | 676 | −139 | 20 | |
12 | Dings Crusaders | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 386 | 624 | −238 | 17 | |
13 | Basingstoke (R) | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 456 | 940 | −484 | 12 | Relegated |
14 | Old Colfeians (R) | 26 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 469 | 938 | −469 | 8 |
18 October 2003 |
Dings Crusaders | P - P | Launceston |
1 November 2003 |
Haywards Heath | 43 - 16 | Old Patesians |
Report |
Whitemans Green Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
20 December 2003 |
Dings Crusaders | 8 - 12 | Old Patesians |
Report |
Landseer Avenue Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
17 January 2004 |
North Walsham | 27 - 19 | Westcombe Park |
Report |
Norwich Road Attendance: 450 Referee: Rob Sawyer |
17 January 2004 |
Weston-super-Mare | 15 - 16 | Dings Crusaders |
Report |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 300 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger |
31 January 2004 |
North Walsham | P - P | Old Patesians |
31 January 2004 |
Tabard | P - P | Launceston |
28 February 2004 |
North Walsham | P - P | Blackheath |
20 March 2004 |
Old Patesians | P - P | Old Colfeians |
The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Halifax were the northern divisions runners up and as they had a superior league record than southern runners-up, Launceston, they hosted the play-off match.
Club | Home Games |
Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
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Barking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Basingstoke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Blackheath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Dings Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Haywards Heath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Launceston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
North Walsham | 1 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 38% |
Old Colfeians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Old Patesians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Redruth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Southend | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tabard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Westcombe Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Weston-super-Mare | 1 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 3% |
Top points scorers
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Top try scorers
|
Team
76 - 10 Westcombe Park at home to Dings Crusaders on 20 March 2004
60 - 6 Westcombe Park away to Basingstoke on 20 December 2003
80 - 25 Launceston at home to Old Colfeians on 7 February 2004
Rosslyn Park at home to Basingstoke on 11 January 2003
Launceston at home to Old Colfeians on 7 February 2004
Blackheath away to Launceston on 22 November 2003
N/A - multiple teams Player
N/A - multiple players
|
Attendances
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A As only two attendances were listed due to poor media and club tracking it is therefore impossible to give any insight into attendances for this season. |