2000–01 National Division One

The 2001–02 National Division One (previously known as the Allied Dunbar Premiership Two and renamed as the Jewson National Division One for sponsorship reasons) was the fourteenth full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. New teams to the division included Bedford Blues who had been relegated from the Allied Dunbar Premiership 1999-00 while Otley and Birmingham & Solihull had been promoted from National League Two. This season also saw the introduction of the bonus points scoring system.^[2] The season would also herald a new change in venue for Moseley who moved from their traditional home at The Reddings to share the University of Birmingham rugby pitch at Bournbrook, with The Reddings being sold to property developers in order to generate funds to keep the club in existence.^[3][4]

2000–01 National Division One
Countries	England
Champions	Leeds Tykes
Runners-up	Worcester
Relegated	Orrell and Waterloo
Attendance	158,824 (average 908 per match)[a 1]
Highest attendance	5,509 Leeds Tykes at home to Worcester on 1 April 2001
Lowest attendance	200 (x3) Birmingham & Solihull at home to Waterloo on 14 October 2000, Moseley on 16 December 2001 & Otley on 4 February 2001
Top point scorer	Sateki Tuipulotu (Worcester) 396 Points
Top try scorer	Graham Mackay (Leeds Tykes) 19 tries[1]
← 1999–00 2001–02 →

Leeds Tykes, the champions, were promoted to the Allied Dunbar Premiership for season 2001–02. There was only one promotion place available and the runners–up Worcester remained in National League 1 while Orrell and Waterloo were relegated to the 2001–02 National Division Two.^[5]

Participating teams

Bedford

B'ham & Solihull

Coventry

Exeter

Henley

Leeds

London Welsh

Manchester

Moseley

Orrell

Otley

Wakefield

Worcester

Waterloo

Locations of the 2000–01 National Division One teams

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Bedford Blues	Goldington Road	7,000	Bedford, Bedfordshire
Birmingham & Solihull	Sharmans Cross	2,500	Solihull, West Midlands
Coventry	Coundon Road	9,000	Coventry, West Midlands
Exeter Chiefs	County Ground	5,200	Exeter, Devon
Henley Hawks	Dry Leas	4,000	Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Leeds Tykes	Headingley Stadium	22,250	Leeds, West Yorkshire
London Welsh	Old Deer Park	5,850	Richmond, London
Manchester	Grove Park	4,000	Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester
Moseley	Bournbrook		Birmingham, West Midlands
Orrell	Edge Hall Road	5,500	Orrell, Greater Manchester
Otley	Cross Green	5,000	Otley, West Yorkshire
Wakefield	College Grove	3,000	Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Waterloo	St Anthony's Road	9,000	Blundellsands, Merseyside
Worcester	Sixways	8,477	Worcester, Worcestershire

Table

2000–01 National Division One table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Leeds Tykes (C)	26	24	0	2	1032	407	+625	19	1	116	Promoted
2	Worcester	26	23	1	2	844	387	+457	17	1	112
3	Exeter Chiefs	26	14	0	12	677	563	+114	9	6	71
4	Wakefield	26	15	0	11	568	503	+65	7	3	70
5	Coventry	26	14	0	12	565	604	−39	4	6	66
6	London Welsh	26	13	0	13	525	616	−91	6	6	64
7	Henley	26	12	2	12	517	589	−72	3	7	62
8	Manchester	26	12	0	14	471	549	−78	1	4	53
9	Birmingham & Solihull	26	7	5	14	427	481	−54	1	9	48
10	Moseley	26	9	2	15	497	646	−149	3	4	47
11	Bedford	26	9	1	16	463	616	−153	2	7	47
12	Otley	26	9	1	16	455	630	−175	2	6	46
13	Orrell	26	8	1	17	437	661	−224	2	10	46	Relegated
14	Waterloo	26	6	1	19	450	676	−226	3	6	35

Source: rugbyarchive.net
Rules for classification: Points are awarded as follows: four points for a win; two points for a draw; no points for a loss; one bonus point for scoring four tries or more in a match; one bonus point for losing by seven points or less.

• If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: (1) difference between points for and against; (2) total number of points for.
  (C) Champion

Results

Round 1

9 September 2000

Bedford Blues	31 - 34	Henley Hawks
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,035 Referee: Roy Maybank

9 September 2000

Coventry	12 - 19	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Coundon Road Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Martin Fox

9 September 2000

Leeds Tykes	40 - 25	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

Headingley Attendance: 734 Referee: Steve Savage

9 September 2000

Manchester	26 - 18	London Welsh
	Report

Grove Park Attendance: 785 Referee: David Grashoff

9 September 2000

Orrell	8 - 47	Worcester
	Report

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 800 Referee: Tim Fisher

9 September 2000

Wakefield	22 - 33	Otley
	Report

College Grove Attendance: 600 Referee: S Leyshon

9 September 2000

Waterloo	25 - 46	Moseley
	Report

St Antony's Road Attendance: 375 Referee: Tim Miller

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Round 2

16 September 2000

Birmingham & Solihull	23 - 19	Manchester
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 500 Referee: Eric Woodmason

16 September 2000

Exeter Chiefs	18 - 16	Wakefield
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 987 Referee: David Sainsbury

16 September 2000

Henley Hawks	33 - 27	Coventry
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 450 Referee: Nick Cousins

16 September 2000

London Welsh	14 - 20	Bedford Blues
	Report

Old Deer Park Referee: Tim Miller

16 September 2000

Orrell	19 - 9	Moseley
	Report

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 600 Referee: Roy Maybank

16 September 2000

Otley	16 - 15	Waterloo
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 500 Referee: Martin Fox

16 September 2000

Worcester	40 - 13	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Sixways Attendance: 3,002 Referee: S Leyshon

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Round 3

23 September 2000

Bedford Blues	17 - 20	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,506 Referee: Tony Spreadbury

23 September 2000

Coventry	20 - 25	London Welsh
	Report

Coundon Road Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

23 September 2000

Manchester	12 - 40	Worcester
	Report

Grove Park Attendance: 895 Referee: Steve Savage

23 September 2000

Orrell	17 - 24	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 500 Referee: David Grashoff

23 September 2000

Otley	17 - 38	Moseley
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 450 Referee: Tim Fisher

23 September 2000

Wakefield	31 - 10	Henley Hawks
	Report

College Grove Attendance: 400 Referee: S Terheege

23 September 2000

Waterloo	17 - 14	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

St Anthony's Road Attendance: 300 Referee: David Pearson

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Round 4

30 September 2000

Birmingham & Solihull	16 - 17	Coventry
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 500 Referee: David Sainsbury

30 September 2000

Exeter Chiefs	56 - 17	Otley
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 834 Referee: Roy Maybank

30 September 2000

Henley Hawks	19 - 18	Waterloo
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 450 Referee: Tony Spreadbury

30 September 2000

Leeds Tykes	19 - 16	Moseley
	Report

Headingley Attendance: 950 Referee: David Pearson

30 September 2000

London Welsh	34 - 19	Wakefield
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Martin Fox

30 September 2000

Orrell	21 - 6	Manchester
	Report

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 650 Referee: Tim Miller

30 September 2000

Worcester	31 - 25	Bedford Blues
	Report

Sixways Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Eric Woodmason

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Round 5

7 October 2000

Bedford Blues	27 - 0	Orrell
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Steve Savage

7 October 2000

Coventry	17 - 34	Worcester
	Report

Coundon Road Attendance: 2,200 Referee: David Grashoff

7 October 2000

Manchester	9 - 21	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Grove Park Attendance: 630 Referee: Tony Spreadbury

7 October 2000

Moseley	27 - 18	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Bournbrook Attendance: 1,102 Referee: Eric Woodmason

7 October 2000

Otley	16 - 10	Henley Hawks
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 400 Referee: Stuart Piercy

7 October 2000

Wakefield	11 - 0	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

College Grove Attendance: 300 Referee: Tim Miller

7 October 2000

Waterloo	25 - 18	London Welsh
	Report

St Anthony's Road Attendance: 350 Referee: Trevor Fisher

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Round 6

14 October 2000

Birmingham & Solihull	33 - 12	Waterloo
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 200 Referee: D May

14 October 2000

Henley Hwaks	32 - 24	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 750 Referee: Chris Rees

14 October 2000

Leeds Tykes	42 - 6	Bedford Blues
	Report

Headingley Attendance: 1,019 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

14 October 2000

London Welsh	38 - 26	Otley
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,050 Referee: S Terheege

14 October 2000

Manchester	32 - 15	Moseley
	Report

Grove Park Attendance: 650 Referee: Andrew Pearce

14 October 2000

Orrell	11 - 6	Coventry
	Report

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 600 Referee: David Pearson

14 October 2000

Worcester	22 - 3	Wakefield
	Report

Sixways Attendance: 1,870 Referee: Roy Maybank

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Round 7

28 October 2000

Bedford Blues	20 - 8	Manchester
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,431 Referee: Tony Spreadbury

28 October 2000

Coventry	3 - 34	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Coundon Road Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Wayne Erikkson

28 October 2000

Exeter Chiefs	18 - 24	London Welsh
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 900 Referee: Steve Savage

28 October 2000

Moseley	16 - 12	Henley Hawks
	Report

Bournbrook Attendance: 678 Referee: Tim Miller

28 October 2000

Otley	5 - 8	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 400 Referee: David Grashoff

28 October 2000

Wakefield	20 - 13	Orrell
	Report

College Grove Attendance: 400 Referee: Eric Woodmason

28 October 2000

Waterloo	19 - 32	Worcester
	Report

St Anthony's Road Attendance: 500 Referee: Martin Fox

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Round 8

18 November 2000

London Welsh	20 - 15	Henley Hawks
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 550 Referee: David Pearson

18 November 2000

Orrell	35 - 11	Waterloo
	Report

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 400 Referee: David Grashoff

19 November 2000

Bedford Blues	28 - 14	Moseley
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,430 Referee: Nick Cousins

19 November 2000

Birmingham & Solihull	27 - 21	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 250 Referee: Martin Fox

19 November 2000

Leeds Tykes	32 - 21	Wakefield
	Report

Headingley Attendance: 1,318 Referee: Tim Miller

19 November 2000

Manchester	20 - 28	Coventry
	Report

Grove Park Attendance: 625 Referee: Eric Woodmason

19 November 2000

Worcester	37 - 12	Otley
	Report

Sixways Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Andrew Pearce

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Round 9

25 November 2000

Exeter Chiefs	P - P	Leeds Tykes

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 18 April 2001.

25 November 2000

Henley Hawks	23 - 15	Orrell
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 500 Referee: David Pearson

25 November 2000

London Welsh	12 - 29	Worcester
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 700 Referee: Trevor Fisher

25 November 2000

Moseley	13 - 14	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

Bournbrook Attendance: 638 Referee: Tony Spreadbury

25 November 2000

Otley	14 - 18	Manchester
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 400 Referee: Robin Goodliffe

25 November 2000

Wakefield	24 - 18	Coventry
	Report

College Grove Attendance: 250 Referee: S Terheege

25 November 2000

Waterloo	11 - 20	Bedford Blues
	Report

St Anthony's Road Attendance: 450 Referee: Steve Savage

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Round 10

2 December 2000

Bedford Blues	16 - 15	Otley
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Eric Woodmason

2 December 2000

Coventry	20 - 13	Waterloo
	Report

Coundon Road Attendance: 1,100 Referee: David Pearson

2 December 2000

Leeds Tykes	43 - 7	Henley Hawks
	Report

Headingley Attendance: 306 Referee: J Barnard

2 December 2000

London Welsh	33 - 32	Orrell
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 550 Referee: Andrew Pearce

2 December 2000

Manchester	21 - 3	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Grove Park Attendance: 600 Referee: David Grashoff

2 December 2000

Wakefield	22 - 19	Moseley
	Report

College Grove Attendance: 300 Referee: Martin Fox

3 December 2000

Worcester	21 - 16	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

Sixways Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Steve Leyshon

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Round 11

9 December 2000

Birmingham & Solihull	P - P	Orrell

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.

9 December 2000

Exeter Chiefs	P - P	Bedford Blues

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.

9 December 2000

Henley Hawks	13 - 26	Manchester
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 550 Referee: Tony Spreadbury

9 December 2000

London Welsh	12 - 35	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 800 Referee: Nigel Yates

9 December 2000

Moseley	22 - 15	Worcester
	Report

Bournbrook Attendance: 824 Referee: Robin Goodliffe

9 December 2000

Otley	19 - 24	Coventry
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 450 Referee: Martin Fox

9 December 2000

Waterloo	P - P	Wakefield

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.

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Round 12

16 December 2001

Bedford Blues	37 - 9	Waterloo
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,870 Referee: Tim Miller

16 December 2001

Birmingham & Solihull	20 - 20	Moseley
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 200 Referee: David Grashoff

16 December 2001

Coventry	25 - 9	Wakefield
	Report

Coundon Road Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Trevor Fisher

16 December 2001

Leeds Tykes	63 - 13	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Headingley Attendance: 657 Referee: Martin Fox

16 December 2001

Manchester	21 - 17	Otley
	Report

College Grove Attendance: 400 Referee: Roy Maybank

16 December 2001

Orrell	17 - 22	Henley Hawks
	Report

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 500 Referee: Eric Woodmason

16 December 2001

Worcester	51 - 3	London Welsh
	Report

Sixways Attendance: 2,002 Referee: S Terheege

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Round 13

30 December 2000

Exeter Chiefs	P - P	Orrell

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.

30 December 2000

Henley Hawks	P - P	Worcester Warriors

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 18 February 2001.

30 December 2000

London Welsh	P - P	Birmingham & Solihull

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 18 February 2001.

30 December 2000

Moseley	P - P	Coventry

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 18 February 2001.

30 December 2000

Otley	P - P	Leeds Tykes

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.

30 December 2000

Wakefield	P - P	Bedford Blues

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 24 March 2001.

30 December 2000

Waterloo	P - P	Manchester

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.

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Round 14

6 January 2001

Bedford Blues	15 - 20	Coventry
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,190 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

6 January 2001

Birmingham & Solihull	16 - 6	Henley Hawks
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 450 Referee: Tim Miller

6 January 2001

Leeds Tykes	45 - 0	Waterloo
	Report

Headingley Attendance: 360 Referee: Nigel Yates

6 January 2001

London Welsh	34 - 6	Moseley
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,150 Referee: David Sainsbury

6 January 2001

Manchester	28 - 29	Wakefield
	Report

Grove Park Attendance: 520 Referee: S Leyshon

6 January 2001

Orrell	20 - 23	Otley
	Report

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 300 Referee: J Barnard

6 January 2001

Worcester	25 - 6	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Sixways Attendance: 2,198 Referee: Chris Rees

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Round 15

13 January 2001

Coventry	18 - 10	Manchester
	Report

Coundon Road Attendance: 1,256 Referee: Ed Morrison

13 January 2001

Exeter Chiefs	22 - 6	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Eric Woodmason

13 January 2001

Henley Hawks	30 - 12	London Welsh
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Stuart Piercy

13 January 2001

Moseley	24 - 17	Bedford Blues
	Report

Bournbrook Attendance: 874 Referee: Nick Cousins

13 January 2001

Otley	19 - 31	Worcester
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 500 Referee: David Pearson

13 January 2001

Wakefield	25 - 38	Leeds Tykes
	Report

College Grove Attendance: 600 Referee: Martin Fox

13 January 2001

Waterloo	35 - 16	Orrell
	Report

St Anthony's Road Attendance: 450 Referee: Tony Spreadbury

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Round 16

20 January 2001

Bedford Blues	P - P	Wakefield

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 April 2001.

20 January 2001

Birmingham & Solihull	P - P	London Welsh

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 7 April 2001.

20 January 2001

Coventry	54 - 7	Moseley
	Report

Coundon Road Attendance: 3,185 Referee: Tim Miller

20 January 2001

Leeds Tykes	43 - 22	Otley
	Report

Headingley Attendance: 1,341 Referee: Steve Lander

20 January 2001

Manchester	P - P	Waterloo

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 24 March 2001.

20 January 2001

Orrell	P - P	Exeter Chiefs

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 24 March 2001.

20 January 2001

Worcester	56 - 18	Henley Hawks
	Report

Sixways Attendance: 2,003 Referee: Ed Morrison

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Round 17

27 January 2001

Coventry	39 - 22	Bedford Blues
	Report

Coundon Road Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Nigel Yates

27 January 2001

Exeter Chiefs	22 - 29	Worcester
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Eric Woodmason

27 January 2001

Henley Hawks	18 - 18	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 520 Referee: Andrew Pearce

27 January 2001

Moseley	17 - 32	London Welsh
	Report

Bournbrook Attendance: 776 Referee: David Pearson

27 January 2001

Otley	24 - 22	Orrell
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 450 Referee: Martin Fox

27 January 2001

Wakefield	21 - 18	Manchester
	Report

College Grove Attendance: 300 Referee: David Grashoff

27 January 2001

Waterloo	17 - 45	Leeds Tykes
	Report

St Anthony's Road Attendance: 320 Referee: S Leyshon

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Round 18

3 February 2001

Henley Hawks	P - P	Moseley

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 April 2001.

3 February 2001

Orrell	16 - 10	Wakefield
	Report

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 600 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

4 February 2001

Birmingham & Solihull	10 - 13	Otley
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 200 Referee: Roy Maybank

4 February 2001

Leeds Tykes	P - P	Coventry

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 March 2001.

4 February 2001

London Welsh	24 - 15	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 530 Referee: David Grashoff

4 February 2001

Manchester	22 - 13	Bedford Blues
	Report

Grove Park Attendance: 485 Referee: Andrew Pearce

4 February 2001

Worcester	30 - 18	Waterloo
	Report

Sixways Attendance: 1,988 Referee: Robin Goodliffe

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Round 19

10 February 2001

Bedford Blues	3 - 48	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,225 Referee: Roy Maybank

10 February 2001

Coventry	19 - 8	Orrell
	Report

Coundon Road Attendance: 1,525

10 February 2001

Exeter Chiefs	P - P	Henley Hawks

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 April 2001.

10 February 2001

Moseley	6 - 16	Manchester
	Report

Bournbrook Attendance: 479 Referee: S Terheege

10 February 2001

Otley	7 - 0	London Welsh
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 400 Referee: Nigel Yates

10 February 2001

Wakefield	5 - 23	Worcester
	Report

College Grove Attendance: 300 Referee: Tim Fisher

10 February 2001

Waterloo	12 - 9	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

St Anthony's Road Attendance: 260 Referee: David Pearson

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Round 11 & 13 (rescheduled games)

17 February 2001

Exeter Chiefs	48 - 11	Orrell
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 538 Referee: Ed Morrison

• Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000.

17 February 2001

Otley	14 - 40	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 850 Referee: Tim Miller

• Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000.

17 February 2001

Waterloo	16 - 17	Wakefield
	Report

St Anthony's Road Attendance: 250 Referee: Tony Spreadbury

• Game rescheduled from 9 December 2000.

18 February 2001

Henley Hawks	13 - 16	Worcester
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 705 Referee: David Grashoff

• Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000.

18 February 2001

London Welsh	P - P	Birmingham & Solihull

• Game originally rescheduled from 30 December 2000 but postponed once again. Game rescheduled to 24 March 2001.

18 February 2001

Moseley	25 - 20	Coventry
	Report

Bournbrook Attendance: 880 Referee: S Leyshon

• Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000.

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Round 20

24 February 2001

Birmingham & Solihull	22 - 32	Wakefield
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 240 Referee: David Sainsbury

24 February 2001

Exeter Chiefs	24 - 19	Moseley
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 900 Referee: Roy Maybank

24 February 2001

Henley Hawks	20 - 23	Otley
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 535 Referee: Eric Woodmason

24 February 2001

Leeds Tykes	46 - 13	Manchester
	Report

Headingley Attendance: 407 Referee: Stuart Piercy

24 February 2001

London Welsh	31 - 16	Waterloo
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 700 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

24 February 2001

Orrell	15 - 14	Bedford Blues
	Report

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 400 Referee: Mike Hamlin

24 February 2001

Worcester	27 - 16	Coventry
	Report

Sixways Attendance: 3,065 Referee: Ashley Rowden

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Rounds 11, 13 & 18 (Rescheduled games)

3 March 2001

Birmingham & Solihull	15 - 15	Orrell
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 300 Referee: S Terheege

• Game rescheduled from 9 December 2000.

3 March 2001

Exeter Chiefs	39 - 13	Bedford Blues
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 670 Referee: S Leyshon

• Game rescheduled from 9 December 2000.

3 March 2001

Waterloo	14 - 16	Manchester
	Report

St Anthony's Road Referee: Steve Savage

• Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000.

4 March 2001

Leeds Tykes	68 - 8	Coventry
	Report

Headingley Attendance: 512 Referee: Tony Spreadbury

• Game rescheduled from 3 February 2001.

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Round 21

10 March 2001

Bedford Blues	14 - 32	Worcester
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,880 Referee: Chris White

10 March 2001

Coventry	23 - 18	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

Coundon Road Attendance: 2,200

10 March 2001

Manchester	8 - 3	Orrell
	Report

Grove Park Attendance: 942 Referee: Roy Maybank

10 March 2001

Moseley	23 - 50	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Bournbrook Attendance: 723 Referee: Nigel Yates

10 March 2001

Wakefield	38 - 15	London Welsh
	Report

College Grove Attendance: 300[28] Referee: David Pearson

10 March 2001

Waterloo	17 - 29	Henley Hawks
	Report

St Anthony's Road Attendance: 265 Referee: Nick Cousins

11 March 2001

Otley	22 - 31	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 600[29] Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

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Round 22

17 March 2001

Birmingham & Solihull	P - P	Bedford Blues

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 April 2001.

17 March 2001

Exeter Chiefs	29 - 10	Waterloo
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 780 Referee: Eric Woodmason

17 March 2001

Henley Hawks	24 - 7	Wakefield
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 310 Referee: Tim Miller

17 March 2001

Leeds Tykes	81 - 20	Orrell
	Report

Headingley Attendance: 480 Referee: David Sainsbury

17 March 2001

London Welsh	14 - 20	Coventry
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 700 Referee: S Terheege

17 March 2001

Moseley	P - P	Otley

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 24 March 2001.

17 March 2001

Worcester	27-8	Manchester
	Report

Sixways Attendance: 2,108 Referee: Nick Cousins

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Rounds 13, 16 (Rescheduled games)

24 March 2001

London Welsh	11 - 7	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 600 Referee: Trevor Fisher

• Game rescheduled from 18 February 2001 after having been originally rescheduled from 30 December 2000.

24 March 2001

Manchester	10 - 23	Waterloo
	Report

Grove Park Attendance: 325 Referee: Steve Lander

• Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.

24 March 2001

Moseley	20 - 15	Otley
	Report

Bournbrook Attendance: 462 Referee: Tony Spreadbury

• Game rescheduled from 17 March 2001.

24 March 2001

Orrell	32 - 34	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 350 Referee: Chris White

• Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.

24 March 2001

Wakefield	21 - 20	Bedford Blues
	Report

College Grove Referee: Ed Morrison

• Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000.

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Round 23

31 March 2001

Bedford Blues	23 - 18	London Welsh
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,608 Referee: Tim Miller

31 March 2001

Coventry	25 - 18	Henley Hawks
	Report

Coundon Road Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

31 March 2001

Manchester	14 - 13	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

Grove Park Attendance: 385 Referee: Steve Savage

31 March 2001

Moseley	20 - 15	Orrell
	Report

Bournbrook Attendance: 571 Referee: David Pearson

31 March 2001

Wakefield	21 - 20	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

College Grove Attendance: 300 Referee: J Barnard

31 March 2001

Waterloo	15 - 19	Otley
	Report

St Anthony's Road Attendance: 301 Referee: Stuart Piercy

1 April 2001

Leeds Tykes	30 - 13	Worcester
	Report

Headingley Attendance: 5,509 Referee: Ed Morrison

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Round 16 & 18 (Rescheduled games)

7 April 2001

Birmingham & Solihull	13 - 14	London Welsh
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 400 Referee: Roy Maybank

• Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.

8 April 2001

Bedford Blues	19 - 18	Wakefield
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Nick Cousins

• Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.

8 April 2001

Henley Hawks	20 - 12	Moseley
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 545 Referee: Tim Fisher

• Game rescheduled from 3 February 2001.

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Round 24

14 April 2001

Birmingham & Solihull	20 - 31	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 300 Referee: David Grashoff

14 April 2001

Exeter Chiefs	48 - 22	Coventry
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 989 Referee: R Glynne Jones

14 April 2001

Henley Hawks	18 - 10	Bedford Blues
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 1,010 Referee: David Pearson

14 April 2001

London Welsh	31 - 30	Manchester
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 900 Referee: Ashley Rowden

14 April 2001

Moseley	29 - 29	Waterloo
	Report

Bournbrook Attendance: 475 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

14 April 2001

Otley	3 - 20	Wakefield
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 550 Referee: Roy Maybank

14 April 2001

Worcester	67 - 13	Orrell
	Report

Sixways Attendance: 2,071 Referee: David Sainsbury

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Round 9 (Rescheduled game)

18 April 2001

Exeter Chiefs	26 - 33	Leeds Tykes
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 1,021 Referee: Ashley Rowden

• Game rescheduled from 25 November 2000.

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Round 25

21 April 2001

Bedford Blues	11-33	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,720 Referee: Tony Spreadbury

21 April 2001

Coventry	38-27	Otley
	Report

Coundon Road Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Tim Miller

21 April 2001

Leeds Tykes	55-16	London Welsh
	Report

Headingley Attendance: 1,254

21 April 2001

Manchester	39-37	Henley Hawks
	Report

Grove Park Attendance: 865 Referee: Robin Goodliffe

21 April 2001

Orrell	20-13	Birmingham & Solihull
	Report

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 400 Referee: J Barnard

21 April 2001

Wakefield	35-13	Waterloo
	Report

College Grove Attendance: 250 Referee: R Glynne Jones

21 April 2001

Worcester	43-17	Moseley
	Report

Sixways Attendance: 2,500

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Round 19 & 22 (Rescheduled games)

25 April 2001

Birmingham & Solihull	19 - 18	Bedford Blues
	Report

Sharmans Cross Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

• Game rescheduled from 17 March 2001.

25 April 2001

Exeter Chiefs	41 - 8	Henley Hawks
	Report

County Ground Referee: Martin Fox

• Game rescheduled from 10 February 2001.

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Round 26

28 April 2001

Birmingham & Solihull	26 - 26	Worcester
	Report

Sharmans Cross Referee: Ashley Rowden

28 April 2001

Exeter Chiefs	35 - 21	Manchester
	Report

County Ground Attendance: 1,250

28 April 2001

Henley Hawks	18 - 13	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Dry Leas Attendance: 820

28 April 2001

Moseley	17 - 36	Wakefield
	Report

Bournbrook Attendance: 500

28 April 2001

Orrell	23 - 22	London Welsh
	Report

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 800

28 April 2001

Otley	17 - 17	Bedford Blues
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 800

28 April 2001

Waterloo	40 - 26	Coventry
	Report

St Anthony's Road Referee: David Sainsbury

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Total Season Attendances

Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Bedford Blues	13	20,490	1,576	2,190	1,100	23%
Birmingham & Solihull	11[a 2]	3,540	322	500	200	13%
Coventry	13	23,266	1,790	3,185	1,000	20%
Exeter Chiefs	12[a 3]	11,119	927	1,250	538	18%
Henley Hawks	13	8,295	638	1,150	310	16%
Leeds Tykes	13	14,847	1,142	5,509	306	5%
London Welsh	12[a 4]	9,330	778	1,150	530	13%
Manchester	13	8,107	624	942	325	16%
Moseley	13	8,982	691	1,102	462	N/A
Orrell	13	6,900	531	800	300	10%
Otley	13	6,700	515	850	400	10%
Wakefield	12[a 5]	4,420	368	600	250	12%
Waterloo	11[a 6]	3,821	347	500	250	4%
Worcester	13	29,007	2,231	3,065	1,600	26%

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1. Note that 7 home attendances are missing (see below) - so the total attendance will not be 100% accurate. The average attendance has also been taken into account with the missing games not included.
2. Missing home attendances Bedford Blues on 25 April 2001 and Worcester on 28 April 2001.
3. Missing home attendance v Henley Hawks on 25 April 2001.
4. Missing home attendance v Bedford Blues on 16 September 2000.
5. Missing home attendance v Bedford Blues on 24 March 2001.
6. Missing home attendances v Manchester on 3 March 2001 and Coventry on 28 April 2001.

Individual statistics

• Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.

Top points scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Points 1 Sateki Tuipulotu Worcester 25 396 2 Richard Le Bas Leeds Tykes 25 364 3 Martyn Davies Coventry 22 278 4 Phillip Belgian Waterloo 24 241 5 Andy Lee London Welsh 22 226 6 Steve Gough Birmingham & Solihull 19 224 7 Matt Jones Henley Hawks 25 214 8 Ben Harvey Moseley 18 203 9 David Sleman Orrell 25 200 10 Stephen Swindells Manchester 13 199 [35]

Top try scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Tries 1 Graham Mackay Leeds Tykes 20 19 2 Shaun Woof Leeds Tykes 25 18 3 Matt Vines London Welsh 21 17 Chris Hall Leeds Tykes 23 17 Sateki Tuipulotu Worcester 25 17 4 Kurt Johnson Coventry 23 14 5 Alastair Murdoch Worcester 25 13 Scott Benton Leeds Tykes 26 13 6 Nick Baxter Worcester 12 10 Carl Houston Wakefield 19 10 [36]

Season records

Team Largest home win — 61 pts 81 - 20 Leeds Tykes at home to Orrell on 17 March 2001 Largest away win — 45 pts 48 - 3 Leeds Tykes away to Bedford Blues on 10 February 2001 Most points scored — 81 pts 81 - 20 Leeds Tykes at home to Orrell on 17 March 2001 Most tries in a match — 12 Leeds Tykes at home to Coventry on 4 March 2001 Most conversions in a match — 9 Leeds Tykes at home to Orrell on 17 March 2001 Most penalties in a match — 8 Orrell at home to Moseley on 16 September 2000 Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x4) Bedford Blues at home to Henley Hawks on 9 September 2000 Exeter Chiefs at home to Wakefield on 16 September 2000 Otley away to London Welsh on 14 October 2000 Orrell at home to Wakefield on 3 February 2001 [37][38][39][40]

Player Most points in a match — 31 (x2) Richard Le Bas for Leeds Tykes at home to Wakefield on 19 November 2000 Sateki Tuipulotu for Worcester at home to Henley Hawks on 20 January 2001 Most tries in a match — 3 (x15) N/A - multiple players Most conversions in a match — 9 Richard Le Bas for Leeds Tykes at home to Wakefield on 19 November 2000 Most penalties in a match — 8 David Sleman for Orrell at home to Moseley on 16 September 2000 Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x4) James Shanahan for Bedford Blues at home to Henley Hawks on 9 September 2000 Sam Howard for Exeter Chiefs at home to Wakefield on 16 September 2000 Dan Clappison for Otley away to London Welsh on 14 October 2000 David Sleman for Orrell at home to Wakefield on 3 February 2001 [41][42][43][44][45] Attendances Highest — 5,509 Leeds Tykes at home to Worcester on 1 April 2001 Lowest — 200 (x3) Birmingham & Solihull at home to Waterloo on 14 October 2000, Moseley on 16 December 2001 & Otley on 4 February 2001 Highest Average Attendance — 2,231 Worcester Lowest Average Attendance — 322[b 1] Birmingham & Solihull [46] Birmingham & Solihull are missing 2 home attendances so this figure is not 100% accurate.

See also

• English rugby union system