National Division One 2001-02
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National Division One is a rugby union
club competition in England
. The 2001-02 champions Rotherham Titans were refused promotion to the Guinness Premiership
for the 2002-03 season due to facilities failing to meet Premiership criteria. Henley and Bracknell were relegated to National Division Two for the 2002-03 season.
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! colspan=12 style="border-right:0px;"; | National Division One 2001-02
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! Pos
! Team
! P
! W
! D
! L
! For
! Against
! Difference
! BP
! BT
! Points
|-
|| 1 || Rotherham Titans || 26 || 24 || 0 || 2 || 1,099 || 325 || 774 || 2 || 22 || 120
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|| 2 || Worcester || 26 || 23 || 0 || 3 || 941 || 364 || 577 || 0 || 14 || 106
|-
|| 3 || Exeter
|| 26 || 19 || 1 || 6 || 707 || 448 || 259 || 1 || 12 || 91
|-
|| 4 || Coventry
|| 26 || 16 || 3 || 7 || 730 || 559 || 171 || 4 || 8 || 82
|-
|| 5 || London Welsh || 26 || 15 || 0 || 11 || 580 || 557 || 23 || 4 || 5 || 69
|-
|| 6 || Bedford
|| 26 || 12 || 3 || 11 || 654 || 600 || 54 || 6 || 8 || 68
|-
|| 7 || Otley
|| 26 || 11 || 1 || 14 || 601 || 675 || -74 || 4 || 6 || 56
|-
|| 8 || Birmingham & Solihull || 26 || 10 || 1 || 15 || 432 || 626 || -194 || 6 || 4 || 52
|-
|| 9 || Wakefield
|| 26 || 9 || 2 || 15 || 514 || 607 || -93 || 3 || 4 || 47
|-
|| 10 || Rugby Lions || 26 || 9 || 1 || 16 || 518 || 668 || -150 || 5 || 4 || 47
|-
|| 11 || Moseley
|| 26 || 9 || 1 || 16 || 448 || 695 || -247 || 3 || 5 || 45
|-
|| 12 || Manchester || 26 || 8 || 0 || 18 || 381 || 758 || -377 || 3 || 1 || 36
|-
|| 13 || Henley || 26 || 6 || 1 || 19 || 449 || 767 || -318 || 5 || 2 || 33
|-
|| 14 || Bracknell || 26 || 4 || 0 || 22 || 418 || 823 || -405 || 7 || 3 || 26
|}
Points were awarded as follows:
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club competition in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The 2001-02 champions Rotherham Titans were refused promotion to the Guinness Premiership
Guinness Premiership
The English Premiership, also currently known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Aviva, is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are twelve clubs in the Premiership...
for the 2002-03 season due to facilities failing to meet Premiership criteria. Henley and Bracknell were relegated to National Division Two for the 2002-03 season.
Table
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=12 style="border-right:0px;"; | National Division One 2001-02
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Pos
! Team
! P
! W
! D
! L
! For
! Against
! Difference
! BP
! BT
! Points
|-
|| 1 || Rotherham Titans || 26 || 24 || 0 || 2 || 1,099 || 325 || 774 || 2 || 22 || 120
|-
|| 2 || Worcester || 26 || 23 || 0 || 3 || 941 || 364 || 577 || 0 || 14 || 106
|-
|| 3 || Exeter
Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Rugby Club are a rugby union club based in Exeter, Devon.The Exeter club was formed around 1871 and played its first match in 1873. The first team has been rebranded as the Exeter Chiefs and play in a strip of Black , White ....
|| 26 || 19 || 1 || 6 || 707 || 448 || 259 || 1 || 12 || 91
|-
|| 4 || Coventry
Coventry R.F.C.
Coventry Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in the city of Coventry, England. The club enjoyed national success during the 1960s and the 1970s, with many of its players playing for their countries....
|| 26 || 16 || 3 || 7 || 730 || 559 || 171 || 4 || 8 || 82
|-
|| 5 || London Welsh || 26 || 15 || 0 || 11 || 580 || 557 || 23 || 4 || 5 || 69
|-
|| 6 || Bedford
Bedford Blues
Bedford Blues is a rugby union club in the town of Bedford, England, currently playing in The RFU Championship. Bedford is one of the largest towns in England without a league football club, and one of the few towns in England where the rugby club is better supported than the football team. The...
|| 26 || 12 || 3 || 11 || 654 || 600 || 54 || 6 || 8 || 68
|-
|| 7 || Otley
Otley R.U.F.C.
Otley Rugby Union Football Club is an English rugby union club representing Otley in the City of Leeds district of West Yorkshire. Founded in 1865 it broke away from the RU in 1895...
|| 26 || 11 || 1 || 14 || 601 || 675 || -74 || 4 || 6 || 56
|-
|| 8 || Birmingham & Solihull || 26 || 10 || 1 || 15 || 432 || 626 || -194 || 6 || 4 || 52
|-
|| 9 || Wakefield
Wakefield RFC
Wakefield RFC was an English rugby union club, founded in 1901, and which dropped out of the English leagues in 2004 as a result of the effects of professionalism...
|| 26 || 9 || 2 || 15 || 514 || 607 || -93 || 3 || 4 || 47
|-
|| 10 || Rugby Lions || 26 || 9 || 1 || 16 || 518 || 668 || -150 || 5 || 4 || 47
|-
|| 11 || Moseley
Moseley Rugby Football Club
Moseley Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club, based at Billesley Common in Birmingham, that competes in the RFU Championship. The club was historically the premier rugby club in Birmingham, reaching the final of the John Player Cup three times in the late 1970s and early 1980s...
|| 26 || 9 || 1 || 16 || 448 || 695 || -247 || 3 || 5 || 45
|-
|| 12 || Manchester || 26 || 8 || 0 || 18 || 381 || 758 || -377 || 3 || 1 || 36
|-
|| 13 || Henley || 26 || 6 || 1 || 19 || 449 || 767 || -318 || 5 || 2 || 33
|-
|| 14 || Bracknell || 26 || 4 || 0 || 22 || 418 || 823 || -405 || 7 || 3 || 26
|}
Points were awarded as follows:
- 4 points for a win
- 2 points for a draw
- 0 points for a loss
- 1 bonus point (BP) for losing by 3 points or less
- 1 bonus point (BT) for scoring 4 triesTryA try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area...
or more in a match