2018–19 National League 2 South

The 2018–19 National League 2 South is the tenth season (32nd overall) of the fourth tier (south) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. At the end of the season, Rams became champions when they won away to Clifton on 6 April 2019, sealing promotion with two games to go.[1] It was a fitting reward for the Berkshire club, who were by far the strongest side in the division. The runners up were Canterbury who claimed second spot after beating off stiff competition from the likes of Tonbridge Juddians and Henley Hawks. Despite finishing 21 points behind Rams, Canterbury's league results were still strong enough to enough to book a home promotion playoff against National League 2 North runners up, Chester. On 4 May 2019, Canterbury defeated Chester 19–10 to join Rams in the 2019–20 National League 1.[2] For both clubs, National League 1 is the highest level they have ever reached since the leagues began back in 1987.

2018–19 National League 2 South
Countries	England  Guernsey
Date	1 September 2018 – 4 May 2019
Champions	Rams (1st title)
Runners-up	Canterbury (also promoted)
Relegated	London Irish Wild Geese, Guernsey, Birmingham & Solihull
Matches played	240
Attendance	81,988 (average 342 per match)
Highest attendance	1,160 Henley v Rams 5 January 2019
Lowest attendance	68 Redcliffians v Worthing 8 December 2018
Top point scorer	Matthew McLean (Worthing) 341 points
Top try scorer	Henry Bird (Redcliffians) 26 tries

At the other end of the table, London Irish Wild Geese became the first team to be relegated after they suffered a heavy loss away to Henley Hawks on 30 March 2019.[3] They were followed a week later by league newcomers Guernsey, who also went down after just one season, following a heavy defeat away to Henley on 6 April 2019.[4] One week later still, Birmingham & Solihull became the third and final team to go down with one round still to play after they lost away to champions, Rams, on 13 April 2019, with a try bonus not enough to keep them up due to results elsewhere.[5] London Irish Wild Geese and Guernsey will drop into London & South East Premier, while Birmingham & Solihull, who had initially been supposed to drop to Midlands Premier, decided to become an amateur club and drop out of the league system altogether.[6]

A final point of note was Worthing's Matthew McLean, who once again finished as the league's top scorer – this time for a record-breaking 3rd time. McLean scored 341 points, including 22 tries – an outstanding total for a Worthing side that finished 9th.

Structure

The league consists of sixteen teams with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of thirty matches each. There is one automatic promotion place, one play-off place and three relegation places. The champions are promoted to the 2019–20 National League 1 and the runners-up play the second-placed team in the 2018–19 National League 2 North with the winner being promoted. The last three teams are relegated to either London & South East Premier or South West Premier depending on the geographical location of the team (in some cases teams may join the Midlands regional leagues).

The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:

• 4 points are awarded for a win
• 2 points are awarded for a draw
• 0 points are awarded for a loss, however
• 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
• 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.

Participating teams and locations

Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2017–18 National League 2 South season. The 2017–18 champions Cinderford and play-off winners Chinnor, who won the promotion play-off against Sedgley Park, were promoted into the 2018–19 National League 1, while Old Albanian were relegated into the division from the 2017–18 National League 1.[7][8][9] Sides relegated from the 2017–18 National League 2 South included Broadstreet (to Midlands Premier), Wimbledon (London & South East Premier) and Barnstaple (South West Premier).[10][11]

The promoted teams are Dings Crusaders who finished as champions of South West Premier while Barnes (champions) and Guernsey (play-off) came up from London & South East Premier.[12][13][14] Birmingham & Solihull were also included from the division when they were level transferred from National League 2 North having been promoted as champions of Midlands Premier.[15] They were transferred to address an imbalance of teams in National League 2 caused by both Cinderford and Chinnor being promoted, with only Old Albanian dropping down to the south, and as the most southerly club in the northern division, Birmingham & Solihull were deemed the most suitable for a level transfer.

Team Stadium Capacity City/Area Previous season Barnes Barn Elms 500 Barnes, London Promoted from London & SE Premier (champions) Birmingham & Solihull Portway Birmingham, West Midlands Promoted from Midlands Premier (champions)[a 1] Bury St Edmunds The Haberden 3,000 (135 seats) Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 8th Canterbury The Marine Travel Ground 1,500 (75 seats) Canterbury, Kent 10th Clifton Station Road 2,500 (400 seats) Cribbs Causeway, Patchway, Bristol 11th Dings Crusaders Shaftsbury Park 2,250 (250 seats) Frenchay, Bristol Promoted from South West Premier (champions) Guernsey Footes Lane 5,000 (720 seats) Saint Peter Port, Guernsey Promoted from London & SE Premier (playoff) Henley Hawks Dry Leas 4,000 Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire 9th London Irish Wild Geese Hazelwood 2,000 Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey 13th Old Albanian Woollam Playing Fields 1,000 St Albans, Hertfordshire Relegated from National 1 (15th) Old Redcliffians Scotland Lane Brislington, Bristol 12th Rams Old Bath Road 1,250 Sonning, Reading, Berkshire 3rd Redruth The Recreation Ground 3,500 (580 seats) Redruth, Cornwall 5th Taunton Titans Commsplus Stadium 2,000 (198 seats) Taunton, Somerset 4th Tonbridge Juddians The Slade 1,500 Tonbridge, Kent 6th Worthing Raiders Roundstone Lane 1,500 (100 seats) Angmering, West Sussex 7th

Barnes Birmingham & Solihull Bury St Edmunds Canterbury Clifton Dings Guernsey Henley L Irish WG Old Albanian Old Redcliffians Rams Redruth Taunton Tonbridge Worthing Locations of the 2018–19 National League 2 South teams

League table

2018–19 National League 2 South Table
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
1	Rams (C)	30	28	0	2	1106	465	641	26	1	139
2	Canterbury (P)	30	24	0	6	894	564	330	21	4	121
3	Tonbridge Juddians	30	25	1	4	903	562	341	17	1	120
4	Henley Hawks	30	24	0	6	901	592	309	20	4	120
5	Taunton Titans	30	19	0	11	928	764	164	19	5	100
6	Clifton	30	12	1	17	705	862	-157	13	7	70
7	Redruth	30	13	1	16	664	765	-101	10	5	69
8	Bury St Edmunds	30	11	2	17	722	712	10	13	7	68
9	Worthing Raiders	30	11	2	17	828	908	-80	15	5	68
10	Old Albanian	30	12	1	17	763	726	37	10	6	66
11	Barnes	30	12	1	17	650	712	-62	7	9	66
12	Old Redcliffians	30	10	0	20	709	845	-136	12	8	60
13	Dings Crusaders	30	10	0	20	575	669	-94	7	9	56
14	Birmingham & Solihull (R)	30	10	1	19	651	818	-167	8	5	50[b 1]
15	Guernsey (R)	30	8	0	22	581	1021	-440	11	6	49
16	London Irish Wild Geese (R)	30	6	0	24	494	1089	-595	7	2	33
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 27 April 2019 Source: "National League 2 South". NCA Rugby.

Notes

1. • Birmingham & Solihull were deducted 5 points as a result of fielding an ineligible player from the previous season in Midlands Premier which carried over into the 2018-19 season.[16]

Fixture & Results

Round 1

1 September 2018 14:30

(1 BP) Old Albanian	59 – 5	Guernsey
	Report

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 420 Referee: Richard Haughton

1 September 2018 14:30

(1 BP) Rams	44 – 15	Canterbury
	Report

Old Bath Road Attendance: 308 Referee: Joe James

1 September 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Barnes	33 – 14	London Irish Wild Geese
	Report

Barn Elms Attendance: 250 Referee: Jack Sutton

1 September 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds	37 – 45	Henley Hawks (1 BP)
	Report

The Haberden Attendance: 449 Referee: Daniel Collins

1 September 2018 15:00

Dings Crusaders	17 – 25	Redruth
	Report

Shaftesbury Park Attendance: 456 Referee: Benjamin Russell

1 September 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Old Redcliffians	14 – 17	Clifton
	Report

Scotland Lane Attendance: 237 Referee: Andrew Wigley

1 September 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Taunton Titans	62 – 24	Worthing Raiders (1 BP)
	Report

Commsplus Stadium Attendance: 275 Referee: Philip Davies

1 September 2018 15:00

Tonbridge Juddians	22 – 19	Birmingham & Solihull (1 BP)
	Report

The Slade Attendance: 172 Referee: Alexis Manley

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Round 2

8 September 2018 14:00

(1 BP) Guernsey	26 – 35	Worthing Raiders (1 BP)
	Report

Footes Lane Attendance: 851[a 2] Referee: Joe James

8 September 2018 14:30

(1 BP) Birmingham & Solihull	42 – 38	Old Redcliffians (2 BP)
	Report

Portway Attendance: 187[a 3] Referee: Owen Taylor

8 September 2018 14:30

(1 BP) Clifton	11 – 17	Dings Crusaders
	Report

Station Road Attendance: 217 Referee: Louis Biggs

8 September 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Canterbury	29 – 20	Tonbridge Juddians
	Report

The Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 254 Referee: Daniel Collins

8 September 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Henley Hawks	26 – 24	Barnes (1 BP)
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 265 Referee: Ben Russell

8 September 2018 15:00

London Irish Wild Geese	10 – 41	Rams (1 BP)
	Report

Hazelwood Attendance: 181[a 4] Referee: Steven Compton

8 September 2018 15:00

Old Albanian	27 – 39	Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
	Report

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 290 Referee: Benjamin Wilde

8 September 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Redruth	29 – 27	Taunton Titans (2 BP)
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 810 Referee: Charlie Gayther

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Round 3

14 September 2018 19:45

(1 BP) Taunton Titans	36 – 13	Clifton
	Report

Commsplus Stadium Attendance: 525 Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock

15 September 2018 13:30

(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds	70 – 26	Guernsey (1 BP)
	Report

The Haberden Attendance: 343 Referee: Andrew MacNeaney

15 September 2018 14:00

(1 BP) Worthing Raiders	68 – 21	Redruth
	Report

Roundstone Lane Attendance: 537 Referee: Richard Haughton

15 September 2018 14:30

(1 BP) Rams	43 – 13	Henley Hawks
	Report

Old Bath Road Attendance: 653 Referee: James Clarke

15 September 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Barnes	24 – 33	Old Albanian (1 BP)
	Report

Barn Elms Attendance: 150 Referee: Alexis Manley

15 September 2018 15:00

Dings Crusaders	15 – 10	Birmingham & Solihull (1 BP)
	Report

Shaftesbury Park Attendance: 450 Referee: Adam Wookey

15 September 2018 15:00

Old Redcliffians	21 – 43	Canterbury (1 BP)
	Report

Scotland Lane Attendance: 158 Referee: Gareth Holsgrove

15 September 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians	47 – 19	London Irish Wild Geese
	Report

The Slade Attendance: 150 Referee: Philip Davies

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Round 4

22 September 2018 14:30

Birmingham & Solihull	20 – 28	Taunton Titans
	Report

Portway Attendance: 253[a 5] Referee: James O'Brien

22 September 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Clifton	37 – 15	Worthing Raiders
	Report

Station Road Attendance: 174 Referee: Ben Russell

22 September 2018 15:00

Bury St Edmunds	22 – 12	Barnes
	Report

The Haberden Attendance: 323 Referee: Robbie Bourke

22 September 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Canterbury	40 – 18	Dings Crusaders
	Report

The Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 183 Referee: Jack Sutton

22 September 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Henley Hawks	14 – 19	Tonbridge Juddians
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 465 Referee: Andrew Wigley

22 September 2018 15:00

London Irish Wild Geese	15 – 35	Old Redcliffians (1 BP)
	Report

Hazelwood Attendance: 159[a 6] Referee: Adam Wookey

22 September 2018 15:00

Old Albanian	18 – 10	Rams
	Report

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 208 Referee: Tim Allatt

22 September 2018 18:00

(1 BP) Guernsey	15 – 16	Redruth
	Report

Footes Lane Attendance: 367 Referee: Luke Davies

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Round 5

29 September 2018 14:30

(1 BP) Barnes	21 – 26	Guernsey (1 BP)
	Report

Barn Elms Attendance: 175 Referee: Benjamin Wilde

29 September 2018 14:30

(1 BP) Rams	47 – 21	Bury St Edmunds
	Report

Old Bath Road Attendance: 303 Referee: Richard Haughton

29 September 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Dings Crusaders	52 – 8	London Irish Wild Geese
	Report

Shaftsbury Park Attendance: 249 Referee: Joe James

29 September 2018 15:00

Old Redcliffians	15 – 31	Henley Hawks (1 BP)
	Report

Scotland Lane Attendance: 287 Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock

29 September 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Redruth	50 – 36	Clifton (1 BP)
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 645 Referee: Andrew Wigley

29 September 2018 15:00

Taunton Titans	23 – 22	Canterbury (2 BP)
	Report

Commsplus Stadium Attendance: 375 Referee: Benjamin Russell

29 September 2018 15:00

Tonbridge Juddians	27 – 22	Old Albanian (1 BP)
	Report

The Slade Attendance: 134 Referee: Robert Bourke

29 September 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Worthing Raiders	51 – 37	Birmingham & Solihull (1 BP)
	Report

Roundstone Lane Attendance: 485 Referee: Calum Howard

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Round 6

6 October 2018 14:30

(1 BP) Birmingham & Solihull	22 – 25	Redruth
	Report

Portway Attendance: 157[a 7] Referee: Ben Rayner

6 October 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Barnes	19 – 26	Rams (1 BP)
	Report

Barn Elms Attendance: 75[a 8] Referee: Philip Davies

6 October 2018 15:00

Bury St Edmunds	0 – 10	Tonbridge Juddians
	Report

The Haberden Attendance: 241 Referee: George Richardson

6 October 2018 15:00

Canterbury	21 – 10	Worthing Raiders
	Report

The Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 427 Referee: Louis Biggs

6 October 2018 15:00

Henley Hawks	20 – 15	Dings Crusaders (1 BP)
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 205 Referee: Nikki O'Donnell

6 October 2018 15:00

(1 BP) London Irish Wild Geese	36 – 46	Taunton Titans (1 BP)
	Report

Hazelwood Attendance: 119 Referee: Jack Sutton

6 October 2018 15:00

Old Albanian	19 – 10	Old Redcliffians
	Report

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 180 Referee: Benjamin Russell

6 October 2018 18:00

(1 BP) Guernsey	28 – 3	Clifton
	Report

Footes Lane Attendance: 433 Referee: Andrew MacNeaney

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Round 7

13 October 2018 14:30

(1 BP) Clifton	31 – 22	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

Station Road Attendance: 98 Referee: Iain Kiy

13 October 2018 14:30

(1 BP) Rams	48 – 14	Guernsey
	Report

Old Bath Road Attendance: 352 Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock

13 October 2018 15:00

Dings Crusaders	18 – 17	Old Albanian (1 BP)
	Report

Shaftesbury Park Attendance: 402 Referee: Alexis Manley

13 October 2018 15:00

(2 BP) Old Redcliffians	31 – 35	Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
	Report

Scotland Lane Attendance: 314 Referee: Adam Wookey

13 October 2018 15:00

Redruth	14 – 10	Canterbury (1 BP)
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 485 Referee: Benjamin Russell

13 October 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Taunton Titans	13 – 17	Henley Hawks
	Report

Commsplus Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: Philip Davies

13 October 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians	20 – 21	Barnes
	Report

The Slade Attendance: 182 Referee: Jonathan Cook

13 October 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Worthing Raiders	41 – 14	London Irish Wild Geese
	Report

Roundstone Lane Attendance: 505 Referee: Benjamin Wilde

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Round 8

20 October 2018 14:30

(1 BP) Rams	33 – 18	Tonbridge Juddians
	Report

Old Bath Road Attendance: 424 Referee: Andrew Wigley

20 October 2018 15:00

Barnes	17 – 10	Old Redcliffians (1 BP)
	Report

Barn Elms Attendance: 153 Referee: Robbie Bourke

20 October 2018 15:00

Bury St Edmunds	7 – 17	Dings Crusaders
	Report

The Haberden Attendance: 491 Referee: Ieuan Davies

20 October 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Canterbury	40 – 34	Clifton (2 BP)
	Report

The Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 231 Referee: Alexis Manley

20 October 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Henley Hawks	31 – 22	Worthing Raiders
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 385 Referee: Joe James

20 October 2018 15:00

Old Albanian	21 – 35	Taunton Titans (1 BP)
	Report

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 287[a 9] Referee: Ian Kiy

20 October 2018 17:00

(1 BP) London Irish Wild Geese	33 – 28	Redruth (2 BP)
	Report

Hazelwood Attendance: 144 Referee: Adam Wookey

20 October 2018 19:30

Guernsey	19 – 28	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

Footes Lane Attendance: 650 Referee: Jonathan Cook

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Round 9

27 October 2018 14:30

Birmingham & Solihull	17 – 31	Canterbury (1 BP)
	Report

Portway Attendance: 121[a 10] Referee: Jamie Leahy

27 October 2018 14:30

Clifton	12 – 22	London Irish Wild Geese
	Report

Station Road Attendance: 102 Referee: Nikki O'Donnell

27 October 2018 14:30

(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians	26 – 20	Guernsey (1 BP)
	Report

The Slade Attendance: 163[a 11] Referee: Calum Howard

27 October 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Dings Crusaders	5 – 10	Barnes
	Report

Shaftesbury Park Attendance: 321 Referee: Benjamin Russell

27 October 2018 15:00

Old Redcliffians	21 – 38	Rams (1 BP)
	Report

Scotland Lane Attendance: 103 Referee: Jack Sutton

27 October 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Redruth	16 – 22	Henley Hawks
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 780 Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock

27 October 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Taunton Titans	50 – 0	Bury St Edmunds
	Report

Commsplus Stadium Attendance: 375[a 12] Referee: George Richardson

27 October 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Worthing Raiders	16 – 21	Old Albanian
	Report

Roundstone Lane Attendance: 455 Referee: Henry Lowis

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Round 10

3 November 2018 14:00

(1 BP) Guernsey	13 – 15	Canterbury
	Report

Footes Lane Attendance: 555 Referee: Daniel Collins

3 November 2018 14:00

(1 BP) Rams	33 – 15	Dings Crusaders
	Report

Old Bath Road Attendance: 378 Referee: Louis Biggs

3 November 2018 14:30

(1 BP) Barnes	51 – 38	Taunton Titans (1 BP)
	Report

Barn Elms Attendance: 120 Referee: Andrew Wigley

3 November 2018 14:30

Tonbridge Juddians	29 – 27	Old Redcliffians (2 BP)
	Report

The Slade Attendance: 133 Referee: Ben Wilde

3 November 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds	22 – 36	Worthing Raiders (1 BP)
	Report

The Haberden Attendance: 303 Referee: Jack Sutton

3 November 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Henley Hawks	47 – 12	Clifton
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 265 Referee: Benjamin Russell

3 November 2018 15:00

(1 BP) London Irish Wild Geese	12 – 19	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

Hazelwood Attendance: 161 Referee: Alan Chandrachud

3 November 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Old Albanian	27 – 10	Redruth
	Report

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 180 Referee: George Richardson

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Round 11

17 November 2018 14:00

(1 BP) Old Redcliffians	51 – 17	Guernsey
	Report

Scotland Lane Attendance: 103 Referee: Iain Kiy

17 November 2018 14:00

Redruth	20 – 20	Bury St Edmunds
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 510 Referee: Andrew Wigley

17 November 2018 14:00

(1 BP) Worthing Raiders	31 – 39	Barnes (1 BP)
	Report

Roundstone Lane Attendance: 521 Referee: Samuel Phillips

17 November 2018 14:30

Birmingham & Solihull	15 – 24	Henley Hawks (1 BP)
	Report

Portway Attendance: 246 Referee: Alan Chandrachud

17 November 2018 14:30

(2 BP) Clifton	24 – 31	Old Albanian (1 BP)
	Report

Station Road Attendance: 119 Referee: Adam Wookey

17 November 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Canterbury	31 – 12	London Irish Wild Geese
	Report

The Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 278 Referee: Benjamin Wilde

17 November 2018 15:00

(2 BP) Dings Crusaders	27 – 34	Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
	Report

Shaftesbury Park Attendance: 338 Referee: Owen Taylor

17 November 2018 15:00

(2 BP) Taunton Titans	30 – 35	Rams (1 BP)
	Report

Commsplus Stadium Attendance: 525 Referee: James Clarke

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Round 12

24 November 2018 14:00

(1 BP) Barnes	12 – 14	Redruth
	Report

Barn Elms Attendance: 96 Referee: Phillip Davies

24 November 2018 14:00

(1 BP) Guernsey	17 – 20	London Irish Wild Geese (1 BP)
	Report

Footes Lane Attendance: 438 Referee: Jack Sutton

24 November 2018 14:00

(1 BP) Rams	41 – 12	Worthing Raiders
	Report

Old Bath Road Attendance: 345 Referee: Alan Chandrachud

24 November 2018 14:30

Old Redcliffians	13 – 32	Dings Crusaders (1 BP)
	Report

Scotland Lane Attendance: 328 Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock

24 November 2018 14:30

(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians	46 – 17	Taunton Titans
	Report

The Slade Attendance: 154 Referee: Ben Wilde

24 November 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds	13 – 17	Clifton
	Report

The Haberden Attendance: 373 Referee: Henry Lowis

24 November 2018 15:00

(2 BP) Henley Hawks	29 – 32	Canterbury (1 BP)
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 295 Referee: Adam Wookey

24 November 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Old Albanian	32 – 15	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 200 Referee: Robert Bourke

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Round 13

1 December 2018 14:00

Redruth	14 – 32	Rams (1 BP)
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 645 Referee: Ben Russell

1 December 2018 14:00

Worthing Raiders	18 – 18	Tonbridge Juddians
	Report

Roundstone Lane Attendance: 352 Referee: Iain Kiy

1 December 2018 14:30

Birmingham & Solihull	17 – 33	Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
	Report

Portway Attendance: 215 Referee: Timothy Allatt

1 December 2018 14:30

(1 BP) Clifton	44 – 24	Barnes
	Report

Station Road Attendance: 102 Referee: Andrew Smith

1 December 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Canterbury	24 – 12	Old Albanian
	Report

The Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 287 Referee: Luke Davies

1 December 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Dings Crusaders	38 – 12	Guernsey
	Report

Shaftsbury Park Attendance: 476 Referee: Philip Davies

1 December 2018 15:00

London Irish Wild Geese	15 – 38	Henley Hawks (1 BP)
	Report

Hazelwood Attendance: 269 Referee: Louis Biggs

1 December 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Taunton Titans	49 – 17	Old Redcliffians
	Report

Commsplus Stadium Attendance: 322 Referee: Andrew MacNeaney

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Round 14

8 December 2018 14:00

(1 BP) Barnes	10 – 15	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

Barn Elms Attendance: 203 Referee: Jack Sutton

8 December 2018 14:00

(1 BP) Old Redcliffians	33 – 22	Worthing Raiders
	Report

Scotland Lane Attendance: 68 Referee: Adam Wookey

8 December 2018 14:00

(1 BP) Rams	26 – 19	Clifton (1 BP)
	Report

Old Bath Road Attendance: 425 Referee: Luke Davies

8 December 2018 14:00

Tonbridge Juddians	22 – 7	Redruth
	Report

The Slade Attendance: 172 Referee: Veryan Boscawen

8 December 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds	14 – 20	Canterbury
	Report

The Haberden Attendance: 403 Referee: Nikki O'Donnell

8 December 2018 15:00

Dings Crusaders	10 – 33	Taunton Titans (1 BP)
	Report

Shaftsbury Park Attendance: 318[a 13] Referee: Iain Kiy

8 December 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Old Albanian	56 – 0	London Irish Wild Geese
	Report

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 231 Referee: Andrew Smith

8 December 2018 15:30

(1 BP) Guernsey	10 – 17	Henley Hawks
	Report

Footes Lane Attendance: 408 Referee: Calum Howard

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Round 15

15 December 2018 14:00

Redruth	17 – 27	Old Redcliffians
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 560 Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock

15 December 2018 14:00

Worthing Raiders	10 – 0	Dings Crusaders
	Report

Roundstone Lane Attendance: 225 Referee: Jack Sutton

15 December 2018 14:30

Birmingham & Solihull	0 – 53	Rams (1 BP)
	Report

Portway Attendance: 150 Referee: James Clarke

15 December 2018 14:30

Clifton	14 – 37	Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
	Report

Station Road Attendance: 101 Referee: Andrew Wigley

15 December 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Canterbury	38 – 5	Barnes
	Report

The Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 256 Referee: Samuel Phillips

15 December 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Henley Hawks	33 – 12	Old Albanian
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 379 Referee: Philip Davies

15 December 2018 15:00

London Irish Wild Geese	5 – 26	Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
	Report

Hazelwood Attendance: 104 Referee: Matthew Sharpe

15 December 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Taunton Titans	60 – 14	Guernsey
	Report

Commsplus Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Adam Wookey

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Round 16

22 December 2018 14:00

(1 BP) Barnes	17 – 24	Henley Hawks (1 BP)
	Report

Barn Elms Attendance: 163 Referee: Benjamin Russell

22 December 2018 14:00

(1 BP) Rams	40 – 12	London Irish Wild Geese
	Report

Old Bath Road Attendance: 543 Referee: Jonathan Cook

22 December 2018 14:00

(1 BP) Worthing Raiders	43 – 36	Guernsey (2 BP)
	Report

Roundstone Lane Attendance: 610 Referee: Samuel Phillips

22 December 2018 14:30

Old Redcliffians	20 – 10	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

Scotland Lane Attendance: 327 Referee: Ben Wilde

22 December 2018 14:30

Tonbridge Juddians	23 – 18	Canterbury (1 BP)
	Report

The Slade Attendance: 471[a 14] Referee: Ieuan Davies

22 December 2018 15:00

Bury St Edmunds	24 – 22	Old Albanian (1 BP)
	Report

The Haberden Attendance: 521 Referee: George Richardson

22 December 2018 15:00

Dings Crusaders	13 – 22	Clifton (1 BP)
	Report

Shaftsbury Park Attendance: 850[a 15] Referee: Jack Sutton

22 December 2018 15:00

(1 BP) Taunton Titans	35 – 33	Redruth (2 BP)
	Report

Commsplus Stadium Attendance: 720 Referee: Hamish Grant

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Round 17

5 January 2019 14:00

Guernsey	19 – 27	Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
	Report

Footes Lane Attendance: 483 Referee: Ieuan Davies

5 January 2019 14:00

Redruth	17 – 28	Worthing Raiders
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 530 Referee: Adam Wookey

5 January 2019 14:30

Birmingham & Solihull	25 – 15	Dings Crusaders
	Report

Portway Attendance: 105 Referee: Timothy Allatt

5 January 2019 14:30

(2 BP) Clifton	42 – 48	Taunton Titans (1 BP)
	Report

Station Road Attendance: 151 Referee: Benjamin Russell

5 January 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Canterbury	47 – 12	Old Redcliffians
	Report

The Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 231 Referee: Jack Sutton

5 January 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Henley Hawks	12 – 19	Rams
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 1,160 Referee: Nick Wood

5 January 2019 15:00

(1 BP) London Irish Wild Geese	44 – 31	Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
	Report

Hazelwood Attendance: 272 Referee: Andrew MacNeaney

5 January 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Old Albanian	20 – 24	Barnes
	Report

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 298 Referee: Benjamin Wilde

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Round 18

12 January 2019 13:00

(1 BP) Redruth	32 – 5	Guernsey
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 695 Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock

12 January 2019 14:00

Barnes	24 – 24	Bury St Edmunds
	Report

Barn Elms Attendance: 234 Referee: Andrew Wigley

12 January 2019 14:00

(1 BP) Rams	36 – 21	Old Albanian
	Report

Old Bath Road Attendance: 463 Referee: Daniel Collins

12 January 2019 14:00

(1 BP) Worthing Raiders	29 – 47	Clifton (1 BP)
	Report

Roundstone Lane Attendance: 419 Referee: Phillip Davies

12 January 2019 14:30

(1 BP) Old Redcliffians	37 – 22	London Irish Wild Geese
	Report

Scotland Lane Attendance: 138 Referee: Ben Russell

12 January 2019 14:30

Tonbridge Juddians	23 – 12	Henley Hawks
	Report

The Slade Attendance: 190 Referee: Jonathan Cook

12 January 2019 15:00

Dings Crusaders	23 – 20	Canterbury (1 BP)
	Report

Shaftesbury Park Attendance: 287[a 16] Referee: Alan Chandrachud

12 January 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Taunton Titans	27 – 17	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

Commsplus Stadium Attendance: 375 Referee: Sam Phillips

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Round 19

19 January 2019 14:00

Guernsey	22 – 21	Barnes (1 BP)
	Report

Footes Lane Attendance: 789 Referee: Samuel Phillips

19 January 2019 14:30

Birmingham & Solihull	18 – 0	Worthing Raiders
	Report

Portway Attendance: 182[a 17] Referee: Benjamin Davis

19 January 2019 14:30

Clifton	24 – 15	Redruth
	Report

Station Road Attendance: 121 Referee: Dan Parrott

19 January 2019 15:00

Bury St Edmunds	3 – 19	Rams
	Report

The Haberden Attendance: 435 Referee: Matthew Sharpe

19 January 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Canterbury	26 – 24	Taunton Titans (2 BP)
	Report

The Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 327 Referee: Andrew Wigley

19 January 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Henley Hawks	42 – 31	Old Redcliffians (1 BP)
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 295 Referee: Adam Wookey

19 January 2019 15:00

(1 BP) London Irish Wild Geese	31 – 24	Dings Crusaders (2 BP)
	Report

Hazelwood Attendance: 158 Referee: Jack Sutton

19 January 2019 15:00

Old Albanian	12 – 57	Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
	Report

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 323 Referee: James Clark

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Round 20

26 January 2019 14:00

(1 BP) Rams	48 – 14	Barnes
	Report

Old Bath Road Attendance: 501 Referee: James Clarke

26 January 2019 14:00

(1 BP) Redruth	29 – 25	Birmingham & Solihull (1 BP)
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 525 Referee: Andrew Wigley

26 January 2019 14:00

Worthing Raiders	21 – 34	Canterbury (1 BP)
	Report

Roundstone Lane Attendance: 383 Referee: Andrew MacNeaney

26 January 2019 14:30

(1 BP) Old Redcliffians	37 – 15	Old Albanian
	Report

Scotland Lane Attendance: 75 Referee: Ben Wilde

26 January 2019 14:30

(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians	27 – 15	Bury St Edmunds
	Report

The Slade Attendance: 152 Referee: Sam Phillips

26 January 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Clifton	14 – 16	Guernsey
	Report

Station Road Attendance: 149 Referee: George Richardson

26 January 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Dings Crusaders	10 – 13	Henley Hawks
	Report

Shaftesbury Park Attendance: 287[a 18] Referee: Ben Russell

26 January 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Taunton Titans	27 – 3	London Irish Wild Geese
	Report

Commsplus Stadium Attendance: 425 Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock

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Round 21

2 February 2019 14:00

Guernsey	8 – 59	Rams (1 BP)
	Report

Footes Lane Attendance: 756 Referee: Daniel Collins

2 February 2019 14:30

Barnes	17 – 29	Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
	Report

Barn Elms Attendance: 143 Referee: Calum Howard

2 February 2019 14:30

Birmingham & Solihull	P – P	Clifton

Portway

• Postponed due to poor weather (snow). Game to be rescheduled for 23 February 2019.[37]

2 February 2019 14:30

Henley Hawks	P – P	Taunton Titans

Dry Leas

• Postponed due to poor weather (snow). Game to be rescheduled for 23 February 2019.[38]

2 February 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds	57 – 7	Old Redcliffians

The Haberden Attendance: 279 Referee: Phillip Davies

2 February 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Canterbury	46 – 14	Redruth
	Report

The Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 219 Referee: Jonathan Cook

2 February 2019 15:00

London Irish Wild Geese	22 – 19	Worthing Raiders (1 BP)
	Report

Hazelwood Attendance: 233 Referee: Matthew Sharpe

2 February 2019 15:00

Old Albanian	P – P	Dings Crusaders

Woollam Playing Fields

• Postponed due to poor weather (snow). Game to be rescheduled for 23 February 2019.[39]

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Round 22

9 February 2019 14:00

Worthing Raiders	19 – 42	Henley Hawks (1 BP)
	Report

Roundstone Lane Attendance: 355 Referee: Hamish Grant

9 February 2019 14:30

(1 BP) Birmingham & Solihull	39 – 20	Guernsey
	Report

Portway Attendance: 157[a 19] Referee: Daniel Wood

9 February 2019 14:30

Clifton	17 – 39	Canterbury (1 BP)
	Report

Station Road Attendance: 114 Referee: Andrew MacNeaney

9 February 2019 14:30

Old Redcliffians	23 – 15	Barnes
	Report

Scotland Lane Attendance: 182 Referee: Jack Sutton

9 February 2019 14:30

(1 BP) Redruth	39 – 3	London Irish Wild Geese
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 535 Referee: Ben Wilde

9 February 2019 14:30

Tonbridge Juddians	25 – 19	Rams (1 BP)
	Report

The Slade Attendance: 203 Referee: Iain Kiy

9 February 2019 15:00

Dings Crusaders	21 – 14	Bury St Edmunds (1 BP)
	Report

Shaftesbury Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Benjamin Davis

9 February 2019 15:00

Taunton Titans	10 – 8	Old Albanian (1 BP)
	Report

Commsplus Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Jack Lewars

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Round 23

16 February 2019 14:00

Guernsey	17 – 35	Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
	Report

Footes Lane Attendance: 434 Referee: Dan Parrott

16 February 2019 14:00

(1 BP) Rams	31 – 15	Old Redcliffians
	Report

Old Bath Road Attendance: 421 Referee: Ieuan Davies

16 February 2019 14:30

Barnes	20 – 15	Dings Crusaders (1 BP)
	Report

Barn Elms Attendance: 103 Referee: Philip Davies

16 February 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds	22 – 24	Taunton Titans (1 BP)
	Report

The Haberden Attendance: 437 Referee: Luke Davies

16 February 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Canterbury	38 – 9	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

The Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 347 Referee: Jack Sutton

16 February 2019 15:00

Henley Hawks	21 – 17	Redruth (1 BP)
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 370 Referee: Matthew Sharpe

16 February 2019 15:00

(2 BP) London Irish Wild Geese	26 – 30	Clifton (1 BP)
	Report

Hazelwood Attendance: 253 Referee: Hamish Smales

16 February 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Old Albanian	34 – 34	Worthing Raiders (1 BP)
	Report

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 256 Referee: Iain Kiy

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Round 21 (rescheduled games)

23 February 2019 14:30

(1 BP) Birmingham & Solihull	28 – 28	Clifton (1 BP)
	Report

Portway Attendance: 235 Referee: Sam Phillips

• Game rescheduled from 2 February 2019.

23 February 2019 15:00

Old Albanian	22 – 12	Dings Crusaders
	Report

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 176 Referee: Hamish Grant

• Game rescheduled from 2 February 2019.

24 February 2019 14:00

(1 BP) Henley Hawks	38 – 5	Taunton Titans
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 265 Referee: Veryan Boscawen

• Game rescheduled from 2 February 2019.

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Round 24

2 March 2019 14:00

(1 BP) Canterbury	38 – 15	Guernsey
	Report

The Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 480 Referee: Philip Davies

2 March 2019 14:00

(1 BP) Birmingham & Solihull	33 – 12	London Irish Wild Geese
	Report

Portway Attendance: 180 Referee: Adam Wookey

2 March 2019 14:30

(2 BP) Clifton	35 – 40	Henley Hawks (1 BP)
	Report

Station Road Attendance: 157 Referee: Jack Sutton

2 March 2019 14:30

(1 BP) Old Redcliffians	24 – 40	Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
	Report

Scotland Lane Attendance: 101 Referee: Luke Davies

2 March 2019 15:00

Dings Crusaders	19 – 48	Rams (1 BP)
	Report

Shaftesbury Park Attendance: 475 Referee: Iain Kiy

2 March 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Redruth	33 – 15	Old Albanian
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 590 Referee: Samuel Phillips

2 March 2019 15:00

Taunton Titans	20 – 19	Barnes (1 BP)
	Report

Commsplus Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock

2 March 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Worthing Raiders	22 – 24	Bury St Edmunds
	Report

Roundstone Lane Attendance: 410 Referee: Benjamin Wilde

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Round 25

9 March 2019 14:00

(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds	17 – 19	Redruth
	Report

The Haberden Attendance: 369 Referee: Carl Adams

9 March 2019 14:00

(1 BP) Guernsey	24 – 17	Old Redcliffians (1 BP)
	Report

Footes Lane Attendance: 722 Referee: Andrew Wigley

9 March 2019 14:30

(1 BP) Henley Hawks	31 – 22	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 236 Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock

9 March 2019 14:30

(1 BP) Rams	42 – 21	Taunton Titans
	Report

Old Bath Road Attendance: 341 Referee: Benjamin Russell

9 March 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Barnes	28 – 26	Worthing Raiders (2 BP)
	Report

Barn Elms Attendance: 157 Referee: Jack Le Feuvre

9 March 2019 15:00

London Irish Wild Geese	13 – 45	Canterbury (1 BP)
	Report

Hazelwood Attendance: 200 Referee: Jack Sutton

9 March 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Old Albanian	49 – 24	Clifton
	Report

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 423 Referee: Ben Wilde

9 March 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians	26 – 0	Dings Crusaders
	Report

The Slade Attendance: 243 Referee: Sam Phillips

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Round 26

23 March 2019 14:30

(1 BP) Birmingham & Solihull	45 – 32	Old Albanian (1 BP)
	Report

Portway Attendance: 150 Referee: Ben Rayner

23 March 2019 14:30

(1 BP) Clifton	24 – 22	Bury St Edmunds (2 BP)
	Report

Station Road Attendance: 174 Referee: Philip Davies

23 March 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Canterbury	33 – 26	Henley Hawks (2 BP)
	Report

The Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 643 Referee: Calum Howard

23 March 2019 15:00

Dings Crusaders	22 – 17	Old Redcliffians (1 BP)
	Report

Shaftesbury Park Attendance: 823[a 20] Referee: Richard Haughton

23 March 2019 15:00

(1 BP) London Irish Wild Geese	38 – 47	Guernsey (1 BP)
	Report

Hazelwood Attendance: 140 Referee: Chris Bloomfield

23 March 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Redruth	20 – 22	Barnes
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 620 Referee: James Milliner-Woodcock

23 March 2019 15:00

Taunton Titans	10 – 22	Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
	Report

Commsplus Stadium Attendance: 475 Referee: Andrew MacNeaney

23 March 2019 15:00

Worthing Raiders	7 – 53	Rams (1 BP)
	Report

Roundstone Lane Attendance: 381 Referee: Jonathan Cook

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Round 27

30 March 2019 14:00

(1 BP) Guernsey	27 – 22	Dings Crusaders (1 BP)
	Report

Footes Lane Attendance: 766 Referee: Matthew Sharpe

30 March 2019 14:30

(1 BP) Rams	28 – 10	Redruth
	Report

Old Bath Road Attendance: 586 Referee: Adam Wookey

30 March 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Barnes	15 – 22	Clifton
	Report

Barn Elms Attendance: 166 Referee: Jack Sutton

30 March 2019 15:00

(2 BP) Bury St Edmunds	26 – 29	Birmingham & Solihull (1 BP)
	Report

The Haberden Attendance: 391 Referee: James Clarke

30 March 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Henley Hawks	52 – 0	London Irish Wild Geese
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 352 Referee: George Richardson

• London Irish Wild Geese are relegated.[3]

30 March 2019 15:00

Old Albanian	5 – 19	Canterbury
	Report

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 325 Referee: Ben Rayner

30 March 2019 15:00

Old Redcliffians	22 – 17	Taunton Titans (1 BP)
	Report

Scotland Lane Attendance: 312 Referee: Daniel Collins

30 March 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians	31 – 28	Worthing Raiders (2 BP)
	Report

The Slade Attendance: 271[a 21] Referee: Samuel Phillips

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Round 28

6 April 2019 14:00

Redruth	23 – 37	Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 545 Referee: Andrew Wigley

6 April 2019 14:15

(1 BP) Henley Hawks	60 – 28	Guernsey (1 BP)
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 429 Referee: Daniel Collins

• Guernsey are relegated.[4]

6 April 2019 14:30

Birmingham & Solihull	6 – 41	Barnes (1 BP)
	Report

Portway Attendance: 160 Referee: Tim Allatt

6 April 2019 14:30

Clifton	21 – 45	Rams (1 BP)
	Report

Station Road Attendance: 308 Referee: Dan Rowlands

• Rams are champions.[1]

6 April 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Canterbury	35 – 23	Bury St Edmunds
	Report

The Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 513 Referee: Veryan Boscawen

6 April 2019 15:00

London Irish Wild Geese	5 – 61	Old Albanian (1 BP)
	Report

Hazelwood Attendance: 211 Referee: Henry Lowis

6 April 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Taunton Titans	32 – 30	Dings Crusaders (2 BP)
	Report

Commsplus Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: James Sutton

6 April 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Worthing Raiders	39 – 33	Old Redcliffians (2 BP)
	Report

Roundstone Lane Attendance: 503 Referee: Benjamin Wilde

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Round 29

13 April 2019 14:30

(1 BP) Rams	38 – 24	Birmingham & Solihull (1 BP)
	Report

Old Bath Road Attendance: 742 Referee: Samuel Phillips

• Birmingham & Solihull are relegated.[5]

13 April 2019 15:00

Barnes	22 – 33	Canterbury (1 BP)
	Report

Barn Elms Attendance: 482 Referee: Andrew MacNeaney

• Canterbury qualify for promotion play-off.[49]

13 April 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Bury St Edmunds	53 – 7	London Irish Wild Geese
	Report

The Haberden Attendance: 611 Referee: Jack Sutton

13 April 2019 15:00

(2 BP) Dings Crusaders	33 – 36	Worthing Raiders (1 BP)
	Report

Shaftesbury Park Attendance: 476 Referee: James-Milliner Woodcock

13 April 2019 15:00

Old Albanian	21 – 50	Henley Hawks (1 BP)
	Report

Woollam Playing Fields Attendance: 523 Referee: Timothy Allatt

13 April 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Old Redcliffians	51 – 24	Redruth (1 BP)
	Report

Scotland Lane Attendance: 280 Referee: Luke Davies

13 April 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Tonbridge Juddians	55 – 12	Clifton
	Report

The Slade Attendance: 243 Referee: Ben Wilde

13 April 2019 17:30

Guernsey	19 – 50	Taunton Titans (1 BP)
	Report

Footes Lane Attendance: 587 Referee: Jack Lewars

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Round 30

27 April 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Birmingham & Solihull	24 – 47	Tonbridge Juddians (1 BP)
	Report

Portway Attendance: 175 Referee: George Richardson

27 April 2019 15:00

Canterbury	14 – 31	Rams (1 BP)
	Report

The Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 383 Referee: Philip Davies

27 April 2019 15:00

Clifton	17 – 0	Old Redcliffians
	Report

Station Road Attendance: 325 Referee: Nick Wood

27 April 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Guernsey	26 – 19	Old Albanian (1 BP)
	Report

Footes Lane Attendance: 581 Referee: Jack Sutton

27 April 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Henley Hawks	33 – 12	Bury St Edmunds
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 408 Referee: Andrew Wigley

27 April 2019 15:00

London Irish Wild Geese	21 – 29	Barnes (1 BP)
	Report

Hazelwood Attendance: 380 Referee: Neil Sweeney

27 April 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Redruth	33 – 20	Dings Crusaders
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 635 Referee: Benjamin Russell

27 April 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Worthing Raiders	66 – 31	Taunton Titans (1 BP)
	Report

Roundstone Lane Attendance: 603 Referee: Richard Haughton

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Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up in the National League 2 North and National League 2 South participate in a play-off for promotion to National League 1. Canterbury were runners up in the 2018–19 National League 2 South, and because they had a better record than the 2018–19 National League 2 North runners up, Chester, they host the play-off match.

Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
Canterbury (P)	30	24	0	6	894	564	330	21	4	121
Chester	30	21	1	8	748	542	206	19	4	109

4 May 2019 15:00

Canterbury	19 – 10	Chester

The Marine Travel Ground Attendance: 1,114 Referee: Charles Gayther

[2]

Attendances

• Does not include promotion play-off.

Club	Home games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Barnes	15	2,642	176	482	75	35%
Birmingham & Solihull	15	2,673	178	253	105
Bury St Edmunds	15	5,969	398	611	241	13%
Canterbury	15	5,059	337	643	183	22%
Clifton	15	2,412	161	325	98	6%
Dings Crusaders	15	6,358	424	850	150	19%
Guernsey	15	8,820	588	851	367	12%
Henley Hawks	15	5,774	385	1,160	205	13%
London Irish Wild Geese	15	2,984	199	380	104	10%
Old Albanian	15	4,320	288	523	176	29%
Old Redcliffians	15	3,013	201	328	68
Rams	15	6,785	452	742	303	36%
Redruth	15	9,110	607	810	485	17%
Taunton Titans	15	6,292	419	720	250	21%
Tonbridge Juddians	15	3,033	202	471	133	13%
Worthing Raiders	15	6,744	450	610	225	30%

Individual statistics

• Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes (unused substitutes not included). Does not include promotion play-off.

Top points scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Points 1 Matthew McLean Worthing Raiders 30 341 2 Will Robinson Tonbridge Juddians 30 327 3 Daniel Watt Old Albanian 28 210 4 Jack Jolly Birmingham & Solihull 30 199 5 Ollie Best Canterbury 24 191 6 Alex Seers Rams 26 186 7 Kieran Hill Old Redcliffians 24 178 8 Gary Kingdom Taunton Titans 25 176 9 Ben Bolster Dings Crusaders Henley Hawks 20 157 10 Bradley Barnes Clifton 20 131 [51][52]

Top try scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Tries 1 Henry Bird Old Redcliffians 27 26 2 Matthew McLean Worthing Raiders 30 22 3 Ben Henderson Rams 29 21 4 Jak Rossiter Rams 29 18 Matthew Dight Birmingham & Solihull 29 18 5 Curtis Barnes Worthing Raiders 24 17 6 Nick Mason Taunton Titans 23 16 George Owen London Irish Wild Geese 25 16 Mark Kohler Bury St Edmunds 26 16 Ricky Mackintosh Canterbury 28 16 [51][53]

Season records

Team Largest home win — 56 points 56 – 0 Old Albanian at home to London Irish Wild Geese on 8 December 2018 Largest away win — 56 points 61 – 5 Old Albanian away to London Irish Wild Geese on 6 April 2019 Most points scored — 70 points 70 – 26 Bury St Edmunds at home to Guernsey on 15 September 2018 Most tries in a match — 12 Bury St Edmunds at home to Guernsey on 15 September 2018 Most conversions in a match — 9 Worthing Raiders at home to Redruth on 15 September 2018 Most penalties in a match — 5 Tonbridge Juddians at home Old Redcliffians on 3 November 2018 Most drop goals in a match — 1 (3) Old Albanian away to Barnes on 15 September 2018 Clifton away to Canterbury on 20 October 2018 Old Redcliffians away to Redruth on 15 December 2018 [54][55][56][57] Attendances Highest — 1,160 Henley Hawks at home to Rams on 5 January 2019 Lowest — 68 Old Redcliffians at home to Worthing Raiders on 8 December 2018 Highest average attendance — 607 Redruth Lowest average attendance — 161 Clifton

Player Most points in a match — 34 Daniel Watt for Old Albanian away to London Irish Wild Geese on 6 April 2019 Most tries in a match — 5 Henry Bird for Old Redcliffians at home to Guernsey on 17 November 2018 Most conversions in a match — 9 Matthew McLean for Worthing Raiders at home to Redruth on 15 September 2018 Most penalties in a match — 5 Will Robinson for Tonbridge Juddians at home to Old Redcliffians on 3 November 2018 Most drop goals in a match — 1 (3) Tom Bednall for Old Albanian away to Barnes on 15 September 2018 Bradley Barnes for Clifton away to Canterbury on 20 October 2018 Kieran Hill for Old Redcliffians away to Redruth on 15 December 2018 [58][59][60][61][62]

Notes

1. Birmingham & Solihull were level transferred into National League 2 South from National League 2 North due to an imbalance of teams.
2. The Rugby Paper gives an attendance of 851 while Rugby Statbunker gives a figure of 850. As the Rugby Statbunker figure seems rounded down, the Rugby Paper stat will be used instead.
3. The Rugby Paper gives an attendance of 187 while Rugby Statbunker gives a figure of 200. As the Rugby Statbunker figure seems rounded down, the Rugby Paper stat will be used instead.
4. The Rugby Paper gives an attendance of 181 while Rugby Statbunker gives a figure of 200. As the Rugby Statbunker figure seems rounded up, the Rugby Paper stat will be used instead.
5. The Rugby Paper gives an attendance of 253 while Rugby Statbunker gives a figure of 200. As the Rugby Paper figure seems more precise, this figure will be used instead.
6. The Rugby Paper gives an attendance of 150 while Rugby Statbunker gives a figure of 159. As the Rugby Paper figure seems rounded down, the Rugby Statbunker stat will be used instead.
7. The Rugby Paper gives an attendance of 157 while Rugby Statbunker gives a figure of 150. As the Rugby Paper figure seems more precise, this figure will be used instead.
8. The Rugby Paper gives an attendance of 75 while Rugby Statbunker gives a figure of 100. As the Rugby Paper figure seems more precise, this figure will be used instead.
9. The Rugby Paper gives an attendance of 287 while Rugby Statbunker gives a figure of 230. As the Rugby Paper figure seems more precise, this figure will be used instead.
10. The Rugby Paper gives an attendance of 121 while Rugby Statbunker gives a figure of 150. As the Rugby Paper figure seems more precise, this will be used instead.
11. The Rugby Paper gives an attendance of 200 while Rugby Statbunker gives a figure of 163. As the Rugby Statbunker figure seems more precise, this will be used instead.
12. The Rugby Paper gives an attendance of 620 while Rugby Statbunker gives a figure of 375. On consultation with a Taunton official, it turns out the Rugby Statbunker figure was accurate.
13. The Rugby Paper gives an attendance of 318 while Rugby Statbunker gives a figure of 200. As Taunton are relatively near and fairly well supported and 200 is lower than Ding's average attendance, the higher figure will be used until more is revealed.
14. The Rugby Paper gives an attendance of 471 while Rugby Statbunker gives a figure of 300. As this is a Christmas fixture the larger figure will be used until more can be revealed.
15. The Rugby Paper gives an attendance of 850 while Rugby Statbunker gives a figure of 552. As this was the first ever league meeting between Dings and Clifton at Shaftsbury Avenue, the larger figure will be used until more is revealed.
16. The Rugby Paper gives an attendance of 287 while Rugby Statbunker gives a figure of 250. As the Rugby Statbunker figure seems rounded down, The Rugby Paper attendance will be used.
17. The Rugby Paper gives an attendance of 182 while Rugby Statbunker gives a figure of 150. As the Rugby Statbunker figure seems rounded down, The Rugby Paper attendance will be used.
18. The Rugby Paper gives an attendance of 287 while Rugby Statbunker gives a figure of 250. As the Rugby Statbunker figure seems rounded down, The Rugby Paper attendance will be used.
19. The Rugby Paper gives an attendance of 157 while Rugby Statbunker gives a figure of 150. As the Rugby Statbunker figure seems rounded down, The Rugby Paper attendance will be used.
20. The Rugby Paper gives an attendance of 823 while Rugby Statbunker gives a figure of just 200. From speaking to Dings officials it turns out that The Rugby Paper figure is correct.
21. The Rugby Paper gives an attendance of 271 while Rugby Statbunker gives a figure of 280. As the Rugby Statbunker figure seems rounded up, The Rugby Paper figure will be used.

See also

• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

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External links

• NCA Rugby