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2012–13 National League 2 North Countries England Champions Hull Ionians Runners-up Stourbridge Relegated Huddersfield , Stockport , Westoe Attendance 66,326 (average 279 per match) Highest attendance 1,250 Lowest attendance 90 Top point scorer Sean Taylor (Preston Grasshoppers)Top try scorer James Twomey (Otley)
The 2012–13 National League 2 North was the third season (twenty-sixth overall) of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. The league system was 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and additional bonus points being awarded for scoring 4 or more tries and/or losing within 7 points of the victorious team. In terms of promotion the league champions would go straight up into National League 1 while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from National League 2 South (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place.
The league title battle was extremely tight this year with Hull Ionians eventually taking the championship and promotion to the 2013–14 National League 1 ahead of Stourbridge with both sides dead level on points but Ionians having more wins despite Stourbridge having a much better for/against record and more bonus points.[ 1] [ 2] 2012–13 National League 2 South runners up Worthing Raiders in what would be a very close game - losing 26 - 28 to the south coast side - meaning that the Stourton Park-based side would not have an instant return to National League 1.[ 3] Huddersfield were easily the weakest team in the division and were the first to be relegated, with the more competitive Stockport and Westoe being the other two sides to follow them by the end of the season.[ 2] [ 4] [ 5] National League 3 North for the following season.[ 6]
Participating teams and locations [ edit ] Twelve of the teams listed below participated in the 2011–12 National League 2 North season; Stourbridge and Birmingham & Solihull were relegated from the 2011–12 National League 1 while Dudley Kingswinford came up from National League 3 Midlands as playoff winners along with Darlington Mowden Park who were champions of National League 3 North .[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] Rugby Lions had won the National League 3 Midlands title and were expected to join the 2012–13 National League 2 South instead of National League 2 North but went into liquidation over the summer and dropped out of the leagues leaving the southern division with just 15 teams.[ 11] Birmingham & Solihull move from ground-sharing with a local football team at Damson Park to their former training base Portway.[ 12] Darlington Mowden Park playing their first game at the 25,000 capacity The Northern Echo Arena (former home of the ill-fated football team Darlington F.C. ) on 2 February 2013 against Bromsgrove .[ 13]
Locations of the 2012-13 National League 2 North teams
Team
Stadium
Capacity
City/Area
Birmingham & Solihull
Portway
Portway , Birmingham , West Midlands
Bromsgrove
Finstall Park
Bromsgrove , Worcestershire
Caldy
Paton Field
4,000
Thurstaston , Wirral , Merseyside
Darlington Mowden Park
Yiewsley Drive The Northern Echo Arena
Darlington , County Durham
Dudley Kingswinford
Heathbrook
2,260 (260 seats)
Kingswinford , Dudley , West Midlands
Huddersfield
Lockwood Park
1,500 (500 seats)
Huddersfield , West Yorkshire
Hull
Ferens Ground
1,500 (288 seats)
Kingston upon Hull , East Riding of Yorkshire
Hull Ionians
Brantingham Park
1,500 (240 seats)
Brantingham , East Riding of Yorkshire
Leicester Lions
Westleigh Park
2,000
Blaby , Leicestershire
Luctonians
Mortimer Park
2,200
Kingsland , Herefordshire
Otley
Cross Green
5,000
Otley , West Yorkshire
Preston Grasshoppers
Lightfoot Green
5,000
Preston , Lancashire
Sheffield Tigers
Dore Moor
1,000
Sheffield , South Yorkshire
Stockport
The Memorial Ground
500
Stockport , Greater Manchester
Stourbridge
Stourton Park
3,500 (499 seats)
Stourbridge , West Midlands
Westoe
Wood Terrace
South Shields , Tyne and Wear
Updated to match(es) played on 11-05-2013. Source:
Rugby Statbunker (C) Champion;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ Hull's game away to Leicester Lions would be cancelled due to fixture congestion.
^ Leicester Lions game at home to Hull would be cancelled due to fixture congestion.
^ Dudley Kingswinford's game at home to Huddersfield would be cancelled due to fixture congestion.
^ Hudderfield's game away to Dudley Kingswinford would be cancelled due to fixture congestion.
Birmingham & Solihull 5 - 25 Stourbridge Report
Portway[ c 1] Shane Lewis
Stockport 16 - 24 Luctonians (BP) Report
The Memorial Ground Guy Steel Bodger
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 34 - 0 Darlington Mowden Park Report
Lightfoot Green D Edmunds
(2BP) Dudley Kingswinford 32 - 34 Otley (BP) Report
Heathbrook [ 14] Mike Cooper
Huddersfield 13 - 32 Caldy (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Karl Kirkpatrick
(2BP) Hull 29 - 30 Bromsgrove (BP) Report
Ferens Ground Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Hull Ionians 28 - 24 Sheffield Tigers (BP) Report
Brantingham Park Andy Rawson
(BP) Leicester Lions 32 - 3 Westoe Report
Westleigh Park Rowan Kitt
^ This was Birmingham & Solihull's first game at Portway.[ 12]
(BP) Caldy 35 - 29 Stockport (2BP) Report
Paton Field Andy Rawson
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 38 - 24 Westoe Report
Yiewsley Drive [ 15] Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Hull Ionians 27 - 22 Hull (BP) Report
Brantingham Park David Procter
Leicester Lions 3 - 45 Birmingham & Solihull (BP) Report
Westleigh Park Guy Steel Bodger
(BP) Luctonians 31 - 17 Bromsgrove Report
Mortimer Park Luke Haskins
(BP) Otley 45 - 27 Huddersfield (BP) Report
Cross Green Mark Liddell
Sheffield Tigers 23 - 20 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
Dore Moor Graham Dickens
(BP) Stourbridge 44 - 10 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Stourton Park Michael Tutty
Birmingham & Solihull 12 - 32 Darlington Mowden Park (BP) Report
Portway [ 16] Phil Watters
(2BP) Stockport 33 - 39 Otley (BP) Report
The Memorial Ground Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Westoe 18 - 23 Sheffield Tigers Report
Wood Terrace Will Halford
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 19 - 21 Hull Ionians Report
Lightfoot Green Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Bromsgrove 39 - 23 Caldy Report
Finstall Park Craig Maxwell Keys
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 32 - 29 Leicester Lions (BP) Report
Heathbrook Rob Warburton
Huddersfield 7 - 33 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Lockwood Park D Edmunds
(BP) Hull 23 - 26 Luctonians (BP) Report
Ferens Ground Matthew Daubney
(BP) Leicester Lions 39 - 23 Huddersfield Report
Westleigh Park Rowan Kitt
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 55 - 12 Hull Report
Lightfoot Green Mark Liddell
Paton Field Matthew Daubney
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 41 - 21 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Yiewsley Drive Wayne Falla
(BP) Hull Ionians 31 - 15 Westoe Report
Brantingham Park David Procter
Otley 24 - 18 Bromsgrove (BP) Report
Cross Green Will Halford
Sheffield Tigers 23 - 17 Birmingham & Solihull (BP) Report
Dore Moor Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Stourbridge 65 - 24 Stockport Report
Stourton Park James Sullivan
Birmingham & Solihull 9 - 20 Hull Ionians Report
Portway Rob Warburton
Stockport 8 - 24 Leicester Lions (BP) Report
The Memorial Ground Andy Rawson
Westoe 17 - 47 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Matthew Daubney
Bromsgrove 15 - 47 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Finstall Park David Procter
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 19 - 21 Sheffield Tigers Report
Heathbrook [ 17] Rowan Kitt
Huddersfield 27 - 42 Darlington Mowden Park (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Brendan Fitzmaurice
Ferens Ground Karl Kirkpatrick
(BP) Luctonians 43 - 18 Otley Report
Mortimer Park Luke Haskins
(BP) Leicester Lions 29 - 28 Bromsgrove (BP) Report
Westleigh Park Phil Watters
(BP) Westoe 19 - 25 Hull (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 29 - 13 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Lightfoot Green Karl Kirkpatrick
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 36 - 17 Stockport Report
Yiewsley Drive Brendan McGaffney
(BP) Hull Ionians 41 - 15 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Brantingham Park Mark Liddell
Cross Green Andrew Taylorson
(BP) Stourbridge 43 - 7 Luctonians Report
Stourton Park Craig Maxwell Keys
(BP) Sheffield Tigers 58 - 30 Huddersfield Report
Dore Moor Will Halford
Birmingham & Solihull 21 - 8 Westoe Report
(BP) Bromsgrove 5 - 11 Darlington Mowden Park Report
Finstall Park Lloyd Linton
(BP) Stockport 18 - 20 Sheffield Tigers Report
The Memorial Ground D Edmunds
Caldy 13 - 28 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Paton Field Andy Rawson
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 13 - 18 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Heathbrook [ 18] Gareth Holsgrove
Huddersfield 8 - 38 Hull Ionians (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Will Halford
Ferens Ground Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Luctonians 31 - 8 Leicester Lions Report
Mortimer Park Rowan Kitt
(BP) Birmingham & Solihull 34 - 16 Hull Report
Portway Rowan Kitt
(BP) Leicester Lions 39 - 13 Caldy Report
Westleigh Park Craig Maxwell Keys
(BP) Westoe 34 - 32 Dudley Kingswinford (2BP) Report
Wood Terrace Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 56 - 13 Huddersfield Report
Lightfoot Green Andy Rawson
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 34 - 18 Luctonians Report
Yiewsley Drive Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Hull Ionians 42 - 15 Stockport Report
Brantingham Park Matthew Daubney
(BP) Sheffield Tigers 42 - 41 Bromsgrove (2BP) Report
(BP) Stourbridge 68 - 10 Otley Report
Stourton Park Rob Warburton
(2BP) Stockport 47 - 48 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
The Memorial Ground Luke Haskins
Bromsgrove 10 - 22 Hull Ionians Report
Finstall Park Graham Dickens
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 33 - 17 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Heathbrook David Procter
(BP) Caldy 21 - 27 Darlington Mowden Park Report
Paton Field Guy Steel Bodger
(2BP) Huddersfield 30 - 32 Westoe (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Clare Daniels
Hull 22 - 36 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Ferens Ground [ 19] Karl Kirkpatrick
(2BP) Luctonians 27 - 32 Sheffield Tigers (BP) Report
Mortimer Park John Healy
(2BP) Otley 23 - 27 Leicester Lions (BP) Report
Cross Green Will Halford
Birmingham & Solihull 25 - 10 Huddersfield Report
Portway James Sullivan
(BP) Hull Ionians 28 - 10 Luctonians Report
Brantingham Park Brendan Fitzmaurice
Leicester Lions 12 - 31 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Westleigh Park Mike Cooper
(BP) Sheffield Tigers 25 - 19 Caldy (BP) Report
Dore Moor Mark Liddell
Westoe 19 - 18 Stockport (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Will Halford
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 40 - 22 Otley (BP) Report
Yiewsley Drive Graham Dickens
Dudley Kingswinford 15 - 13 Hull (BP) Report
Heathbrook Dave Clarkson
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 29 - 26 Bromsgrove (BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Guy Steel Bodger
Finstall Park
(BP) Hull 27 - 13 Leicester Lions Report
Ferens Ground
(BP) Stockport 17 - 21 Birmingham & Solihull Report
The Memorial Ground Andy Rawson
Caldy 27 - 22 Hull Ionians (BP) Report
Paton Field Andrew Vertigan
Luctonians 20 - 20 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Mortimer Park D Edmunds
(BP) Otley 29 - 23 Sheffield Tigers (BP) Report
Cross Green Luke Haskins
Huddersfield 13 - 13 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Lockwood Park Matthew Daubney
(BP) Stourbridge 33 - 18 Darlington Mowden Park Report
Stourton Park Michael Tutty
Birmingham & Solihull 18 - 18 Bromsgrove Report
Portway David Procter
(BP) Hull Ionians 31 - 22 Otley (BP) Report
Brantingham Park Craig Maxwell Keys
(BP) Sheffield Tigers 20 - 22 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Dore Moor Fergus Kirby
Westoe 17 - 13 Luctonians (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Matthew Daubney
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 29 - 6 Leicester Lions Report
Yiewsley Drive Will Halford
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 39 - 15 Stockport Report
Heathbrook Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 31 - 22 Caldy Report
Lightfoot Green Andy Rawson
(BP) Huddersfield 26 - 21 Hull (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Graham Dickens
Hull 15 - 13 Darlington Mowden Park (BP) Report
Ferens Ground Mark Liddell
Stockport 28 - 20 Huddersfield Report
The Memorial Ground Brendan McGaffney
(BP) Bromsgrove 25 - 3 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Finstall Park Tom Davis
Paton Field [ 20] D Edmunds
(BP) Luctonians 39 - 5 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Mortimer Park Andrew Vertigan
Otley 22 - 20 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
Cross Green Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Stourbridge 27 - 15 Hull Ionians Report
Stourton Park Philip Davis
Leicester Lions P - P Sheffield Tigers
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 December 2012. [ edit ] (BP) Leicester Lions 37 - 10 Sheffield Tigers Report
Westleigh Park
Game rescheduled from 24 November 2012. (BP) Birmingham & Solihull 13 - 17 Caldy Report
Portway Clare Daniels
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 32 - 27 Luctonians (2BP) Report
Heathbrook Guy Steel Bodger
(BP) Hull Ionians 38 - 20 Leicester Lions Report
Brantingham Park D Edmunds
Sheffield Tigers 12 - 31 Darlington Mowden Park (BP) Report
Dore Moor Andy Rawson
Stockport 24 - 49 Hull (BP) Report
The Memorial Ground Graham Dickens
Wood Terrace Graham Well
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 23 - 35 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Huddersfield 12 - 14 Bromsgrove Report
Lockwood Park Brendan McGaffney
(BP) Hull 40 - 31 Sheffield Tigers (BP) Report
Ferens Ground Andrew Vertigan
Leicester Lions 10 - 9 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
Westleigh Park Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Otley 51 - 15 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Cross Green Matthew Daubney
Bromsgrove 22 - 17 Stockport (BP) Report
Finstall Park Rowan Kitt
(BP) Caldy 37 - 6 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Paton Field Karl Kirkpatrick
Luctonians 12 - 21 Huddersfield Report
Mortimer Park Mark Liddell
(BP) Stourbridge 52 - 5 Westoe Report
Stourton Park Luke Haskins
Darlington Mowden Park P - P Hull Ionians
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 February 2013. Dudley Kingswinford 7 - 29 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Heathbrook Nick Cockburn
Ferens Ground Marcus Caton
Westoe 5 - 20 Darlington Mowden Park Report
Wood Terrace Wayne Falla
(BP) Huddersfield 15 - 20 Otley Report
Lockwood Park Andrew Vertigan
Birmingham & Solihull P - P Leicester Lions
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 February 2013. Bromsgrove P - P Luctonians
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 February 2013. Preston Grasshoppers P - P Sheffield Tigers
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 February 2013. Postponed. Game rescheduled to 9 February 2013. (BP) Hull Ionians 33 - 20 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Brantingham Park Tom Davis
(BP) Leicester Lions 37 - 17 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Westleigh Park Brendan McGaffney
(BP) Sheffield Tigers 36 - 13 Westoe Report
Dore Moor Will Halford
(BP) Stourbridge 40 - 0 Huddersfield Report
Stourton Park Mike Cooper
Paton Field Andy Rawson
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 40 - 10 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Yiewsley Drive[ d 1] Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Luctonians 48 - 32 Hull (BP) Report
Mortimer Park David Procter
(BP) Otley 32 - 22 Stockport (BP) Report
Cross Green
Birmingham & Solihull 19 - 0 Sheffield Tigers Report
Portway Douglas Neagle
(2BP) Hull 31 - 36 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
Ferens Ground Mark Liddell
Stockport 5 - 45 Stourbridge (BP) Report
The Memorial Ground D Edmunds
Westoe 8 - 33 Hull Ionians (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Brendan Fitzmaurice
Bromsgrove 24 - 24 Otley (BP) Report
Finstall Park Graham Dickens
Dudley Kingswinford 18 - 15 Darlington Mowden Park (BP) Report
Heathbrook Luke Haskins
(BP) Luctonians 29 - 10 Caldy Report
Mortimer Park Rowan Kitt
(BP) Huddersfield 11 - 14 Leicester Lions Report
Lockwood Park Matthew Daubney
Stourbridge 12 - 21 Bromsgrove Report
Stourton Park Rowan Kitt
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 February 2013. Darlington Mowden Park P - P Huddersfield
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 February 2013. Hull Ionians P - P Birmingham & Solihull
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 February 2013. Leicester Lions P - P Stockport
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 February 2013. Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 February 2013. Preston Grasshoppers P - P Westoe
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 May 2013. Sheffield Tigers P - P Dudley Kingswinford
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 May 2013. Bromsgrove 3 - 30 Leicester Lions Report
Finstall Park Dan Shaw
Luctonians 5 - 13 Stourbridge Report
Mortimer Park Andy Rawson
Birmingham & Solihull P - P Preston Grasshoppers
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 March 2013. Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 March 2013. Dudley Kingswinford P - P Hull Ionians
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 March 2013. Huddersfield P - P Sheffield Tigers
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 March 2013. Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 March 2013. Stockport P - P Darlington Mowden Park
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 March 2013. (BP) Hull Ionians 46 - 7 Huddersfield Report
Brantingham Park Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Leicester Lions 34 - 24 Luctonians (BP) Report
Westleigh Park Luke Haskins
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 36 - 7 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Lightfoot Green Karl Kirkpatrick
(BP) Sheffield Tigers 42 - 12 Stockport Report
Dore Moor Guy Steel Bodger
(2BP) Westoe 31 - 34 Birmingham & Solihull (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Andrew Vertigan
Cross Green Andy Rawson
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 62 - 7 Bromsgrove Report
The Northern Echo Arena[ e 1] D Edmunds
(BP) Stourbridge 30 - 14 Caldy Report
Stourton Park Tom Davis
[ edit ] (BP) Birmingham & Solihull 19 - 25 Leicester Lions Report
Portway Tom Bartram
Game rescheduled from 22 December 2012. The Memorial Ground Matthew Daubney
Game rescheduled from 22 December 2012. (BP) Bromsgrove 39 - 15 Luctonians Report
Finstall Park Guy Steel Bodger
Game rescheduled from 22 December 2012. (2BP) Darlington Mowden Park 27 - 28 Hull Ionians Report
The Northern Echo Arena Andrew Taylorson
Game rescheduled from 15 December 2012. Preston Grasshoppers 27 - 26 Sheffield Tigers (2BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Mark Liddell
Game rescheduled from 22 December 2012. (BP) Hull 24 - 28 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Ferens Ground Alex Manley
(BP) Stockport 15 - 20 Hull Ionians Report
The Memorial Ground Graham Dickens
(BP) Bromsgrove 27 - 15 Sheffield Tigers Report
Finstall Park Mark Liddell
Caldy 12 - 10 Leicester Lions (BP) Report
Paton Field Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 35 - 33 Westoe (2BP) Report
Heathbrook Neil Muir
Luctonians 17 - 6 Darlington Mowden Park Report
Mortimer Park Marcus Caton
Otley 13 - 12 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Cross Green Will Halford
Huddersfield 6 - 47 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Matthew Daubney
[ edit ] (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 69 - 5 Huddersfield Report
The Northern Echo Arena Stephen Rainey
Game rescheduled from 19 January 2013. (BP) Hull Ionians 28 - 11 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Brantingham Park D Edmunds
Game rescheduled from 19 January 2013. Leicester Lions 14 - 28 Stockport (BP) Report
Westleigh Park Mark Liddell
Game rescheduled from 19 January 2013. Paton Field Matthew O'Grady
Game rescheduled from 19 January 2013. (BP) Otley 45 - 26 Luctonians Report
Cross Green Andrew Vertigan
Game rescheduled from 19 January 2013. Birmingham & Solihull 25 - 22 Dudley Kingswinford (BP) Report
Portway Will Halford
(BP) Leicester Lions 43 - 31 Otley (BP) Report
Westleigh Park Rowan Kitt
(BP) Westoe 26 - 22 Huddersfield (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 29 - 8 Caldy Report
The Northern Echo Arena Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 36 - 10 Stockport Report
Lightfoot Green D Edmunds
(BP) Hull Ionians 43 - 0 Bromsgrove Report
Brantingham Park Matthew Daubney
(BP) Sheffield Tigers 35 - 20 Luctonians Report
Dore Moor Matthew O'Grady
(BP) Stourbridge 48 - 15 Hull Report
Stourton Park Guy Steel Bodger
The Memorial Ground Matthew Daubney
Luctonians 14 - 32 Hull Ionians (BP) Report
Mortimer Park D Edmunds
Otley 0 - 27 Darlington Mowden Park Report
Cross Green Will Halford
Bromsgrove 3 - 12 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Finstall Park Rowan Kitt
Caldy 19 - 9 Sheffield Tigers Report
Paton Field Andy Rawson
Huddersfield 3 - 53 Birmingham & Solihull (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Gareth Holsgrove
(BP) Hull 51 - 9 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Ferens Ground Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Stourbridge 41 - 3 Leicester Lions Report
Stourton Park Mark Liddell
[ edit ] (BP) Birmingham & Solihull 16 - 19 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Portway Tom Davis
Game rescheduled from 26 January 2013. (BP) Hull 34 - 30 Westoe (2BP) Report
Ferens Ground Mike Cooper
Game rescheduled from 26 January 2013. Stockport 14 - 40 Darlington Mowden Park (BP) Report
The Memorial Ground [ 21] Guy Steel Bodger
Game rescheduled from 26 January 2013. Paton Field Karl Kirkpatrick
Game rescheduled from 26 January 2013. (BP) Dudley Kingswinford 19 - 22 Hull Ionians Report
Heathbrook [ 21] John Healy
Game rescheduled from 26 January 2013. Huddersfield 20 - 28 Sheffield Tigers (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Will Halford
Game rescheduled from 26 January 2013. Westoe 19 - 17 Bromsgrove (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Elia Rizzo
Darlington Mowden Park 14 - 9 Stourbridge (BP) Report
The Northern Echo Arena Wayne Falla
Birmingham & Solihull P - P Stockport
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 May 2013. Dudley Kingswinford C - C Huddersfield
Game was initially postponed but would ultimately be cancelled due to fixture congestion at the end of the season and the result would not affect the final outcome of the league. Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 May 2013. Game was initially postponed but would ultimately be cancelled due to fixture congestion at the end of the season and the result would not affect the final outcome of the league. Preston Grasshoppers P - P Luctonians
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 May 2013. Sheffield Tigers P - P Otley
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2013. (BP) Leicester Lions 23 - 28 Darlington Mowden Park Report
Westleigh Park Paul Kimber
(BP) Stockport 34 - 27 Dudley Kingswinford (2BP) Report
The Memorial Ground [ 22] D Edmunds
(BP) Luctonians 36 - 12 Westoe Report
Mortimer Park Nick Williams
Bromsgrove 22 - 20 Birmingham & Solihull (BP) Report
Finstall Park Alex Manley
(BP) Caldy 30 - 23 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
Paton Field Luke Haskins
(2BP) Otley 26 - 33 Hull Ionians (BP) Report
Cross Green Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Stourbridge 39 - 9 Sheffield Tigers Report
Stourton Park Mike Cooper
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 May 2013. (BP) Birmingham & Solihull 21 - 22 Luctonians Report
Portway Richard Harding
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 30 - 32 Bromsgrove Report
Heathbrook [ 23] Andrew Vertigan
(BP) Hull Ionians 24 - 23 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Brantingham Park [ 23] Wayne Falla
(BP) Westoe 39 - 38 Caldy (2BP) Report
Wood Terrace Matthew Daubney
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 32 - 13 Hull Report
The Northern Echo Arena Mark Liddell
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 43 - 35 Otley (BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Karl Kirkpatrick
Huddersfield 13 - 31 Stockport (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Guy Steel Bodger
Sheffield Tigers 15 - 10 Leicester Lions (BP) Report
Dore Moor Jamie Leahy
(BP) Caldy 30 - 36 Birmingham & Solihull (BP) Report
Paton Field Guy Steel Bodger
(BP) Leicester Lions 11 - 17 Hull Ionians Report
Westleigh Park Rowan Kitt
(2BP) Darlington Mowden Park 28 - 31 Sheffield Tigers (BP) Report
The Northern Echo Arena Andy Rawson
(BP) Bromsgrove 43 - 5 Huddersfield Report
Finstall Park Luke Haskins
(BP) Hull 37 - 25 Stockport (BP) Report
Ferens Ground Clare Hodnett
(BP) Luctonians 12 - 14 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Mortimer Park D Edmunds
(BP) Otley 33 - 24 Westoe (BP) Report
Cross Green Will Halford
(BP) Stourbridge 32 - 22 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Stourton Park Rob Warburton
(2BP) Birmingham & Solihull 24 - 29 Otley (BP) Report
Portway Max Marsden
Stockport 22 - 19 Bromsgrove (BP) Report
The Memorial Ground Brendan McGaffney
Westoe 0 - 53 Stourbridge (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Andy Rawson
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 26 - 26 Caldy Report
Heathbrook
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 83 - 19 Leicester Lions Report
Lightfoot Green Brendan Fitzmaurice
(BP) Hull Ionians 32 - 31 Darlington Mowden Park (2BP) Report
Brantingham Park Will Halford
Huddersfield 5 - 64 Luctonians (BP) Report
Lockwood Park Matthew Daubney
Sheffield Tigers 15 - 32 Hull (BP) Report
Dore Moor D Edmunds
(BP) Westoe 52 - 24 Leicester Lions (BP) Report
Wood Terrace Will Halford
(BP) Bromsgrove 27 - 40 Hull (BP) Report
Finstall Park Mark Liddell
(BP) Caldy 57 - 19 Huddersfield Report
Paton Field D Edmunds
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 54 - 24 Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Report
The Northern Echo Arena Matthew Daubney
(BP) Luctonians 42 - 21 Stockport Report
Mortimer Park David Procter
(BP) Otley 59 - 31 Dudley Kingswinford (BP) Report
Cross Green Brendan Fitzmaurice
Sheffield Tigers 21 - 41 Hull Ionians (BP) Report
Dore Moor Marcus Caton
(BP) Stourbridge 31 - 12 Birmingham & Solihull Report
Stourton Park Tom Foley
[ edit ] (BP) Birmingham & Solihull 46 - 14 Stockport Report
Portway Clare Hodnett
Game rescheduled from 23 March 2013. (BP) Hull 53 - 10 Huddersfield Report
Ferens Ground Jamie Leahy
Game rescheduled from 30 March 2013. (BP) Hull Ionians 50 - 7 Caldy Report
Brantingham Park Andrew Taylorson
Game rescheduled from 23 March 2013. (BP) Preston Grasshoppers 67 - 31 Westoe (BP) Report
Lightfoot Green Graham Dickens
Game rescheduled from 19 January 2013. (BP) Sheffield Tigers 32 - 26 Dudley Kingswinford Report
Dore Moor Brendan Fitzmaurice
Game rescheduled from 19 January 2013. [ edit ] (BP) Sheffield Tigers 52 - 21 Otley Report
Dore Moor Andrew Vertigan
Game rescheduled from 23 March 2013. [ edit ] (BP) Preston Grasshoppers 57 - 21 Luctonians Report
Lightfoot Green Andy Rawson
Game rescheduled from 23 March 2013. Each season, the runners–up in the National League 2 South and National League 2 North participate in a play–off for promotion into National League 1 . Stourbridge as runners-up in the north had the better league record than southern counterparts Worthing Raiders and would host the game.
Stourton Park Nick Cockburn
Total season attendances [ edit ] Figures not including north-south promotion playoff.
Club
Home
Total
Average
Highest
Lowest
% Capacity
Birmingham & Solihull
15
3,361
224
534
122
Bromsgrove
15
3,748
250
575
120
Caldy
15
3,424
228
371
101
6%
Darlington Mowden Park
15
8,343
556
1,250
242
3%
Dudley Kingswinford
14[ a 1]
5,783
413
1,200
250
16%
Huddersfield
15
3,173
212
307
150
14%
Hull
15
2,469
165
310
105
11%
Hull Ionians
15
4,310
287
480
150
19%
Leicester Lions
14[ a 2]
1,817
130
184
100
6%
Luctonians
15
4,878
325
517
211
15%
Otley
15
4,831
322
437
208
6%
Preston Grasshoppers
15
5,158
344
547
233
7%
Sheffield Tigers
15
2,128
142
210
103
14%
Stockport
15
1,976
132
159
100
26%
Stourbridge
15
8,650
577
1,200
375
16%
Westoe
15
2,277
152
230
90
^ Dudley Kingswinford only played 14 home games as a game was cancelled due to fixture congestion.
^ Leicester Lions only played 14 home games as a game was cancelled due to fixture congestion.
Individual statistics [ edit ] Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.
Largest home win — 64 pts (x2) 69 - 5 Darlington Mowden Park at home to Huddersfield on 23 February 2013
Largest away win — 59 pts 64 - 5 Luctonians away to Huddersfield on 20 April 2013
Most points scored — 83 pts 83 - 19 Preston Grasshoppers at home to Leicester Lions on 20 April 2013
Most tries in a match — 13 Preston Grasshoppers at home to Leicester Lions on 20 April 2013
Most conversions in a match — 9 Preston Grasshoppers at home to Leicester Lions on 20 April 2013
Most penalties in a match — 6 (x3) Darlington Mowden Park away to Birmingham & Solihull on 15 September 2012
Most drop goals in a match — 1 N/A - multiple times
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Most points in a match — 33 Sean Taylor for Preston Grasshoppers at home to Leicester Lions on 20 April 2013
Most tries in a match — 4 (x3) Shaun McCartney for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Bromsgrove on 2 February 2013James Twomey for Otley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 April 2013Adam Birchall for Preston Grasshoppers at home to Luctonians on 11 May 2013
Most conversions in a match — 9 Sean Taylor for Preston Grasshoppers at home to Leicester Lions on 20 April 2013
Most penalties in a match — 6 (x2) Gregory Lound for Hull at home to Otley on 13 October 2012Jack Jolly for Birmingham & Solihull at home to Bromsgrove on 17 November 2012
Most drop goals in a match — 1 N/A - multiple players
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Highest — 1,250 Darlington Mowden Park at home to Bromsgrove on 2 February 2013
Lowest — 90 Westoe at home to Darlington Mowden Park on 22 December 2012
Highest Average Attendance — 577 Stourbridge
Lowest Average Attendance — 130 Leicester Lions
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