2003–04 National Division One

2003–04 National Division One
Countries	England
Champions	Worcester
Runners-up	Orrell
Relegated	Wakefield and Manchester
Attendance	229,673 (average 1,597 per match)
Highest attendance	6,025 Worcester at home to Pertemps Bees on 24 April 2004
Top point scorer	Tony Yapp (Exeter Chiefs) 320 points
Top try scorer	Lee Robinson (Plymouth Albion) 23 tries
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 National Division One was the seventeenth 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 Bristol Shoguns who had been relegated from the Zurich Premiership 2002-03 while Penzance & Newlyn and Henley Hawks were promoted from National League 1. In terms of ground changes Plymouth Albion had a new home - moving from Beacon Park to newly built Brickfields which at 6,500 had twice the capacity of the original ground.

After three consecutive seasons finishing second, Worcester became champions and were promoted to the Zurich Premiership for season 2004–05. Orrell were runners–up, and Wakefield and Manchester were relegated to the 2004–05 National Division Two. Wakefield's final match was on 26 April 2004 against Coventry, who won the match 15–11 and with that defeat, consigned Wakefield, after fourteen consecutive seasons in National Division One, to relegation; while Coventry finished above Wakefield only on points difference. Wakefield folded during the summer for financial reasons.

Participating teams

Bedford

Bristol

Coventry

Exeter

Henley

London Welsh

Manchester

Orrell

Otley

Penzance & Newlyn

Pertemps Bees

Plymouth

Wakefield

Worcester

Locations of the 2003–04 National Division One teams

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Bedford Blues	Goldington Road	7,000	Bedford, Bedfordshire
Bristol Shoguns	Memorial Stadium	12,100	Bristol, Avon
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
London Welsh	Old Deer Park	5,850	Richmond, London
Manchester	Grove Park	4,000	Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester
Orrell	Edge Hall Road	3,000	Orrell, Greater Manchester
Otley	Cross Green	5,000	Otley, West Yorkshire
Penzance & Newlyn	Mennaye Field	3,500	Penzance, Cornwall
Pertemps Bees	Sharmans Cross	1,000+	Solihull, West Midlands
Plymouth Albion	The Brickfields	6,500	Plymouth, Devon
Wakefield	College Grove	3,000	Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Worcester	Sixways	8,477	Worcester, Worcestershire

Final table

2003–04 National Division One Final Table
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Bonus Points	Points
1	Worcester	26	26	0	0	1119	340	779	21	125
2	Orrell	26	22	0	4	946	455	491	20	108
3	Plymouth Albion	26	19	1	6	752	417	335	14	92
4	Pertemps Bees	26	16	1	9	691	526	165	17	83
5	Otley	26	17	0	9	609	484	125	7	75
6	Exeter Chiefs	26	15	1	10	706	499	207	12	74
7	Bedford Blues	26	12	1	13	623	627	–4	11	61
8	London Welsh	26	12	0	14	526	605	–79	10	58
9	Bristol Shoguns	26	10	0	16	547	650	–103	11	51
10	Penzance and Newlyn	26	8	1	17	474	892	–418	9	43
11	Henley Hawks	26	6	2	18	488	780	–292	11	39
12	Coventry	26	6	2	18	488	733	–245	9	37
13	Wakefield	26	6	1	19	392	709	–417	11	37
14	Manchester	26	1	0	23	363	1007	–644	5	11
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.
Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places.

Results

Round 1

6 September 2003

Bedford Blues	29-15	Manchester
	[1]

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,351 Referee: Alan Biggs

6 September 2003

Coventry	19-23	Plymouth Albion
	[2]

Coundon Road Attendance: 1,300 Referee: David Grashoff

6 September 2003

Henley Hawks	16-27	London Welsh
	[3]

Dry Leas Attendance: 695 Referee: Tim Beddow

6 September 2003

Otley	20-26	Worcester
	[4]

Cross Green Attendance: 700 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

6 September 2003

Orrell	55-7	Wakefield
	[5]

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 700 Referee: Robin Goodliffe

6 September 2003

Pertemps Bees	27-18	Exeter Chiefs
	[6]

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 400 Referee: David Rose

7 September 2003

Bristol Shoguns	34-7	Penzance & Newlyn
	[7]

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,217 Referee: Rob Debney

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Round 2

13 September 2003

Exeter Chiefs	42-21	Coventry
	[8]

County Ground Attendance: 1,077 Referee: Rob Debney

13 September 2003

Manchester	20-36	London Welsh
	[9]

Grove Park Attendance: 450 Referee: Nick Williams

13 September 2003

Penzance & Newlyn	20-15	Henley Hawks
	[10]

Mennaye Field Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

13 September 2003

Plymouth Albion	10-16	Otley
	[11]

Brickfields Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Alan Biggs

13 September 2003

Wakefield	27-23	Bedford Blues
	[12]

College Grove Attendance: 300 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

13 September 2003

Worcester	40-14	Orrell
	[13]

Sixways Attendance: 2,500 Referee: David Rose

14 September 2003

Bristol Shoguns	11-45	Pertemps Bees
	[14]

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,140 Referee: Wayne Barnes

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Round 3

20 September 2003

Bedford Blues	20-31	Worcester
	[15]

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,005 Referee: Robin Goodliffe

20 September 2003

Coventry	40-21	Bristol Shoguns
	[16]

Coundon Road Referee: Martin Fox

20 September 2003

Henley Hawks	38-9	Manchester
	[17]

Dry Leas Referee: Bruce Robertson

20 September 2003

London Welsh	3-17	Wakefield
	[18]

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,010 Referee: S Leyshon

20 September 2003

Orrell	25-15	Plymouth Albion
	[19]

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 654 Referee: Tim Beddow

20 September 2003

Otley	30-28	Exeter Chiefs
	[20]

Cross Green Referee: Mark Wilson

20 September 2003

Pertemps Bees	50-17	Penzance & Newlyn
	[21]

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 635 Referee: Sean Davey

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Round 4

27 September 2003

Exeter Chiefs	26-40	Orrell
	[22]

County Ground Referee: Wayne Barnes

27 September 2003

Penzance & Newlyn	28-16	Coventry
	[23]

Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Eric Gauzins

27 September 2003

Pertemps Bees	42-12	Henley Hawks
	[24]

Sharmans Cross Referee: Chris Sharp

27 September 2003

Plymouth Albion	15-24	Bedford Blues
	[25]

Brickfields Attendance: 2,316 Referee: Bruce Robertson

27 September 2003

Wakefield	33-8	Manchester
	[26]

College Grove Attendance: 300 Referee: Robin Goodliffe

27 September 2003

Worcester	34-0	London Welsh
	[27]

Sixways Attendance: 2,580 Referee: Mark Wilson

28 September 2003

Bristol Shoguns	11-35	Otley
	[28]

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,779 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

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Round 5

11 October 2003

Bedford Blues	47-24	Exeter Chiefs
	[29]

Goldington Road Referee: Chris Sharp

11 October 2003

Coventry	13-39	Pertemps Bees
	[30]

Coundon Road Referee: Rob Debney

11 October 2003

Henley Hawks	24-26	Wakefield
	Report

Dry Leas Referee: Tim Beddow

11 October 2003

London Welsh	27-35	Plymouth Albion
	[31]

Old Deer Park

11 October 2003

Manchester	3-56	Worcester
	[32]

Grove Park Attendance: 720 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

11 October 2003

Orrell	29-21	Bristol Shoguns
	[33]

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 397 Referee: Sean Davey

11 October 2003

Otley	33-6	Penzance & Newlyn
	[34]

Cross Green Referee: Bruce Robertson

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Round 6

25 October 2003

Coventry	12-29	Henley Hawks

Coundon Road Referee: Bruce Robertson

25 October 2003

Exeter Chiefs	29-13	London Welsh
	[35]

County Ground Referee: Tim Beddow

25 October 2003

Penzance & Newlyn	12-48	Orrell
	[36]

Mennaye Field Referee: Trevor Fisher

25 October 2003

Pertemps Bees	32-23	Otley
	[37]

Sharmans Cross Referee: Mark Wilson

25 October 2003

Plymouth Albion	54-14	Manchester
	[38]

Brickfields Referee: Rob Debney

25 October 2003

Worcester	46-15	Wakefield
	[39]

Sixways Attendance: 2,098 Referee: Martin Fox

26 October 2003

Bristol Shoguns	20-14	Bedford Blues
	[40]

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,235 Referee: David Rose

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Round 7

8 November 2003

Bedford Blues	39-7	Penzance & Newlyn
	[41]

Goldington Road Referee: Alan Biggs

8 November 2003

London Welsh	23-10	Bristol Shoguns
	[42]

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Bruce Robertson

8 November 2003

Manchester	14-19	Exeter Chiefs
	[43]

Grove Park Referee: Trevor Fisher

8 November 2003

Orrell	20-13	Pertemps Bees
	[44]

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 407 Referee: Rob Debney

8 November 2003

Otley	27-11	Coventry
	[45]

Cross Green Referee: Tim Beddow

8 November 2003

Wakefield	10-14	Plymouth Albion
	[46]

College Grove Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

8 November 2003

Worcester	59-24	Henley Hawks
	[47]

Sixways Attendance: 2,027 Referee: David Grashoff

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Round 8

15 November 2003

Exeter Chiefs	P - P	Wakefield

• Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 20 December 2003.

15 November 2003

Henley Hawks	16-23	Otley
	[48]

Dry Leas Attendance: 450 Referee: Andrew Small

15 November 2003

London Welsh	P - P	Penzance & Newlyn

• Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 21 February 2004.

15 November 2003

Orrell	32-8	Coventry
	[49]

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 309 Referee: Chris Sharp

15 November 2003

Plymouth Albion	17-43	Worcester
	[50]

Brickfields Attendance: 1,932 Referee: Alan Biggs

15 November 2003

Pertemps Bees	P - P	Bedford Blues

• Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 20 December 2003.

16 November 2003

Bristol Shoguns	P - P	Manchester

• Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 20 December 2003.

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Round 9

22 November 2003

Coventry	23-19	Bedford Blues
	[51]

Coundon Road Referee: Nigel Higginson

22 November 2003

Henley Hawks	14-35	Plymouth Albion
	[52]

Dry Leas Referee: Nick Williams

22 November 2003

London Welsh	16-0	Pertemps Bees
	[53]

Old Deer Park Referee: Sean Davey

22 November 2003

Manchester	34-14	Penzance & Newlyn
	[54]

Grove Park Attendance: 450 Referee: Chris Sharp

22 November 2003

Otley	16-29	Orrell
	[55]

Cross Green Referee: Bruce Robertson

22 November 2003

Worcester	37-14	Exeter Chiefs
	[56]

Sixways Attendance: 2,538 Referee: Wayne Barnes

23 November 2003

Wakefield	23-34	Bristol Shoguns
	[57]

College Grove Attendance: 300 Referee: Mark Wilson

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Round 10

29 November 2003

Bedford Blues	22-15	Otley
	[58]

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,312 Referee: Mark Wilson

29 November 2003

Coventry	25-17	London Welsh
	[59]

Coundon Road Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rob Debney

29 November 2003

Exeter Chiefs	17-19	Plymouth Albion
	[60]

County Ground Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Bruce Robertson

29 November 2003

Orrell	69-15	Henley Hawks
	[61]

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 391 Referee: David Rose

29 November 2003

Penzance & Newlyn	22-7	Wakefield
	[62]

Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Andrew Small

29 November 2003

Pertemps Bees	39-12	Manchester
	[63]

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 300 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

30 November 2003

Bristol Shoguns	3-10	Worcester
	[64]

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,170 Referee: Tim Beddow

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Round 11

6 December 2003

Henley Hawks	10-34	Exeter Chiefs
	[65]

Dry Leas Referee: Tony Spreadbury

6 December 2003

London Welsh	13-19	Otley
	[66]

Old Deer Park Attendance: 700 Referee: Andrew Small

6 December 2003

Manchester	16-16	Coventry
	[67]

Grove Park Attendance: 550 Referee: Eric Gauzin

6 December 2003

Orrell	57-24	Bedford Blues
	[68]

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 409 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

6 December 2003

Plymouth Albion	34-16	Bristol Shoguns
	[69]

Brickfields Referee: David Grashoff

6 December 2003

Wakefield	19-44	Pertemps Bees
	[70]

College Grove Referee: Trevor Fisher

6 December 2003

Worcester	71-10	Penzance & Newyln
	[71]

Sixways Attendance: 2,386 Referee: Nigel Higginson

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Round 12

13 December 2003

Bedford Blues	45-20	Henley Hawks
	[72]

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,458 Referee: Chris Sharp

13 December 2003

Coventry	23-16	Wakefield
	[73]

Coundon Road Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Nick Williams

13 December 2003

London Welsh	28-40	Orrell
	[74]

Old Deer Park Attendance: 820 Referee: Tim Beddow

13 December 2003

Otley	51-20	Manchester
	[75]

Cross Green Attendance: 575 Referee: Martin Fox

13 December 2003

Pertemps Bees	0-18	Worcester
	[76]

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Chris White

14 December 2003

Bristol Shoguns	43-15	Exeter Chiefs
	[77]

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,590 Referee: Steve Lander

14 December 2003

Penzance & Newlyn	3-48	Plymouth Albion
	[78]

Mennaye Field Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Tony Spreadbury

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Round 8 (Rescheduled games)

20 December 2003

Exeter Chiefs	24-5	Wakefield
	[79]

County Ground Referee: Nigel Higginson

20 December 2003

Pertemps Bees	22-5	Bedford Blues
	[80]

Sharmans Cross Referee: Tim Beddow

20 December 2003

Bristol Shoguns	34-20	Manchester
	[81]

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,427 Referee: Chris Sharp

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Round 13

27 December 2003

Bedford Blues	19-22	London Welsh
	[82]

Goldington Road Attendance: 3,427 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

27 December 2003

Exeter Chiefs	P - P	Penzance & Newlyn

• Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 3 January 2004.

27 December 2003

Henley Hawks	P - P	Bristol Shoguns

• Postphoned. Game rescheduled to 3 January 2004.

27 December 2003

Manchester	9-38	Orrell
	[83]

Grove Park Attendance: 760 Referee: Mark Wilson

27 December 2003

Plymouth Albion	16-22	Pertemps Bees
	[84]

Brickfields Attendance: 3,882 Referee: Rob Debney

27 December 2003

Wakefield	10-23	Otley
	[85]

College Grove Attendance: 600 Referee: Tim Beddow

27 December 2003

Worcester	31-7	Coventry
	[86]

Sixways Attendance: 5,068 Referee: Sean Davey

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Round 13 (Rescheduled games)

3 January 2004

Exeter Chiefs	26-12	Penzance & Newlyn
	[87]

County Ground Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

3 January 2004

Henley Hawks	18-13	Bristol Shoguns
	[88]

Dry Leas Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Nigel Higginson

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Round 14

10 January 2004

Exeter Chiefs	6-12	Pertemps Bees
	[89]

County Ground Referee: Mark Wilson

10 January 2004

London Welsh	18-13	Henley Hawks
	[90]

Old Deer Park Referee: Bruce Robertson

10 January 2004

Manchester	19-47	Bedford Blues
	[91]

Grove Park Attendance: 410 Referee: Tim Beddow

10 January 2004

Penzance & Newlyn	18-20	Bristol Shoguns
	[92]

Mennaye Field Attendance: 2,020 Referee: David Rose

10 January 2004

Plymouth Albion	51-9	Coventry
	[93]

Brickfields Attendance: 2,203 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

10 January 2004

Wakefield	24-53	Orrell
	[94]

College Grove Attendance: 300 Referee: Trevor Fisher

10 January 2004

Worcester	38-3	Otley
	[95]

Sixways Attendance: 3,370 Referee: Nigel Higginson

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Round 15

17 January 2004

Bedford Blues	29-8	Wakefield
	[96]

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,884 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

17 January 2004

Coventry	26-31	Exeter Chiefs
	[97]

Coundon Road Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Gareth Copsey

17 January 2004

Henley Hawks	18-24	Penzance & Newlyn
	[98]

Dry Leas Attendance: 1,125 Referee: David Grashoff

17 January 2004

London Welsh	21-17	Manchester
	[99]

Old Deer Park Referee: Nick Williams

17 January 2004

Orrell	7-15	Worcester
	[100]

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 3,207 Referee: Ashley Rowden

17 January 2004

Otley	24-29	Plymouth Albion
	[101]

Cross Green Referee: Alan Biggs

17 January 2004

Pertemps Bees	37-22	Bristol Shoguns
	[102]

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 800 Referee: Trevor Fisher

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Round 16

24 January 2004

Exeter Chiefs	22-8	Otley
	[103]

County Ground Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

24 January 2004

Manchester	23-28	Henley Hawks
	[104]

Grove Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Martin Fox

24 January 2004

Penzance & Newlyn	32-53	Pertemps Bees
	[105]

Mennaye Field Referee: Nigel Higginson

24 January 2004

Plymouth Albion	22-19	Orrell
	[106]

Brickfields Referee: Wayne Barnes

24 January 2004

Wakefield	8-11	London Welsh
	[107]

College Grove Referee: Rob Debney

24 January 2004

Worcester	43-5	Bedford Blues
	[108]

Sixways Attendance: 3,420 Referee: Bruce Robertson

25 January 2004

Bristol Shoguns	26-25	Coventry
	[109]

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,060 Referee: Tim Beddow

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Round 17

31 January 2004

Bedford Blues	6-26	Plymouth Albion
	[110]

Goldington Road Referee: Gareth Copsey

31 January 2004

Coventry	17-27	Penzance & Newlyn
	[111]

Coundon Road Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Andrew Small

31 January 2004

Henley Hawks	17-19	Pertemps Bees
	[112]

Dry Leas Referee: Bruce Robertson

31 January 2004

London Welsh	3-28	Worcester
	[113]

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,650 Referee: Mark Wilson

31 January 2004

Manchester	11-12	Wakefield
	[114]

Grove Park Attendance: 230 Referee: Sean Davey

31 January 2004

Orrell	16-13	Exeter Chiefs
	[115]

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 409 Referee: Martin Fox

31 January 2004

Otley	19-5	Bristol Shoguns
	[116]

Cross Green Referee: Tim Fisher

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Round 18

7 February 2004

Exeter Chiefs	21-10	Bedford Blues
	[117]

County Ground Referee: Nigel Higginson

7 February 2004

Penzance & Newlyn	30-21	Otley
	[118]

Mennaye Field Referee: Nick Williams

7 February 2004

Pertemps Bees	29-24	Coventry
	[119]

Sharmans Cross Referee: Robin Goodliffe

7 February 2004

Plymouth Albion	48-15	London Welsh
	[120]

Brickfields Attendance: 2,612 Referee: Jean Matheu

7 February 2004

Wakefield	13-13	Henley Hawks
	[121]

College Grove Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

7 February 2004

Worcester	74-8	Manchester
	[122]

Sixways Attendance: 3,739 Referee: Trevor Fisher

8 February 2004

Bristol Shoguns	26-27	Orrell
	[123]

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,569 Referee: Andrew Small

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Round 19

14 February 2004

Bedford Blues	30-16	Bristol Shoguns
	[124]

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,436 Referee: Eric Gauzins

14 February 2004

Henley Hawks	26-26	Coventry
	[125]

Dry Leas Attendance: 785 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

14 February 2004

Manchester	7-55	Plymouth Albion
	[126]

Grove Park Attendance: 275 Referee: Chris Sharp

14 February 2004

Orrell	53-7	Penzance & Newlyn
	[127]

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 357 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

14 February 2004

Otley	26-12	Pertemps Bees
	[128]

Cross Green Attendance: 610 Referee: Sean Davey

14 February 2004

Wakefield	19-64	Worcester
	[129]

College Grove Attendance: 350 Referee: Alan Biggs

15 February 2004

London Welsh	27-43	Exeter Chiefs
	[130]

Old Deer Park Attendance: 650 Referee: Nick Williams

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Round 8 & 25 (Rescheduled games)

21 February 2004

Penzance & Newlyn	40-38	London Welsh
	[131]

Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,720 Referee: Alan Biggs

21 February 2004

Pertemps Bees	17-11	Wakefield
	[132]

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 400 Referee: Mark Wilson

• Game brought forward from 17 April 2004.

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Round 20

28 February 2004

Coventry	15-28	Otley
	[133]

Coundon Road Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Rob Debney

28 February 2004

Exeter Chiefs	85-6	Manchester
	[134]

County Ground Attendance: 1,069 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

28 February 2004

Henley Hawks	33-69	Worcester
	[135]

Dry Leas Attendance: 945 Referee: Nigel Higginson

28 February 2004

Penzance & Newlyn	20-20	Bedford Blues
	[136]

Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,820 Referee: Tim Beddow

28 February 2004

Pertemps Bees	P - P	Orrell

• Postphoned. Game rescheduled for 7 March 2004.

28 February 2004

Plymouth Albion	11-7	Wakefield
	[137]

Brickfields Attendance: 2,564 Referee: Gareth Copsey

29 February 2004

Bristol Shoguns	18-30	London Welsh
	[138]

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,703 Referee: Bruce Robertson

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Round 20 & 25 (Rescheduled games)

6 March 2004

Penzance & Newlyn	24-49	Worcester
	[139]

Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Nick Williams

• Game brought forward from 17 April 2004.

7 March 2004

Pertemps Bees	24-29	Orrell
	[140]

Sharmans Cross Referee: Andrew Small

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Round 21

13 March 2004

Bedford Blues	P - P	Pertemps Bees

• Postphoned. Game rescheduled for 27 March 2004.

13 March 2004

Coventry	17-22	Orrell
	[141]

Coundon Road Attendance: 1,700 Referee: David Rose

13 March 2004

London Welsh	37-5	Penzance & Newlyn
	[142]

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,640 Referee: Bruce Kuklinski

13 March 2004

Manchester	6-27	Bristol Shoguns
	[143]

Grove Park Attendance: 345 Referee: Tim Beddow

13 March 2004

Otley	28-21	Henley Hawks
	[144]

Cross Green Attendance: 600 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

13 March 2004

Wakefield	0-54	Exeter Chiefs
	[145]

College Grove Attendance: 250 Referee: Trevor Fisher

13 March 2004

Worcester	38-13	Plymouth Albion
	[146]

Sixways Attendance: 4,351 Referee: Robin Goodliffe

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Round 22

19 March 2004

Bedford Blues	24-20	Coventry
	[147]

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,774 Referee: Andrew Small

20 March 2004

Exeter Chiefs	14-25	Worcester
	[148]

County Ground Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Martin Fox

20 March 2004

Orrell	28-14	Otley
	[149]

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 286 Referee: Sean Davey

20 March 2004

Penzance & Newlyn	48-9	Manchester
	[150]

Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

20 March 2004

Pertemps Bees	18-31	London Welsh
	[151]

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 350 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

20 March 2004

Plymouth Albion	55-0	Henley Hawks
	[152]

Brickfields Attendance: 1,648 Referee: Chris Sharp

21 March 2004

Bristol Shoguns	19-15	Wakefield
	[153]

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,831 Referee: Bruce Kuklinski

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Round 21 (Rescheduled game)

27 March 2004

Bedford Blues	38-26	Pertemps Bees
	[154]

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,017 Referee: Nick Williams

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Round 23

3 April 2004

Henley Hawks	20-17	Orrell
	[155]

Dry Leas Attendance: 520 Referee: Trevor Fisher

3 April 2004

London Welsh	41-8	Coventry
	[156]

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Alan Biggs

3 April 2004

Manchester	18-18	Pertemps Bees
	[157]

Grove Park Attendance: 187 Referee: Bruce Robertson

3 April 2004

Otley	27-17	Bedford Blues
	[158]

Cross Green Attendance: 590 Referee: Gareth Copsey

3 April 2004

Plymouth Albion	7-7	Exeter Chiefs
	[159]

Brickfields Attendance: 3,968 Referee: Tim Beddow

3 April 2004

Wakefield	38-31	Penzance & Newlyn
	[160]

College Grove Attendance: 300 Referee: S Leyshon

3 April 2004

Worcester	68-15	Bristol Shoguns
	[161]

Sixways Attendance: 5,228 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

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Round 24

10 April 2004

Coventry	18-57	Worcester
	[162]

Coundon Road Attendance: 2,647

10 April 2004

London Welsh	25-30	Bedford Blues
	[163]

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

10 April 2004

Orrell	75-22	Manchester
	[164]

Edge Hall Road Referee: Chris Sharp

10 April 2004

Otley	38-11	Wakefield
	[165]

Cross Green Attendance: 720 Referee: Robin Goodliffe

10 April 2004

Penzance & Newlyn	10-42	Exeter Chiefs
	[166]

Mennaye Field Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Alan Biggs

10 April 2004

Pertemps Bees	20-23	Plymouth Albion
	[167]

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 500 Referee: Mark Wilson

11 April 2004

Bristol Shoguns	38-10	Henley Hawks
	[168]

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,477 Referee: Wayne Barnes

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Round 25

17 April 2004

Bedford Blues	22-55	Orrell
	[169]

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,818 Referee: Jean Luc Rebollal

17 April 2004

Coventry	34-20	Manchester
	[170]

Coundon Road Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Stave Lander

17 April 2004

Exeter Chiefs	21-15	Henley Hawks
	[171]

County Ground Attendance: 1,127 Referee: Nick Williams

17 April 2004

Otley	16-9	London Welsh
	[172]

Cross Green Attendance: 790 Referee: Andrew Small

17 April 2004

Penzance & Newlyn	P - P	Worcester

• Game brought forward to 6 March 2004.

17 April 2004

Pertemps Bees	P - P	Wakefield

• Game brought forward to 21 February 2004.

17 April 2004

Bristol Shoguns	P - P	Plymouth Albion

• Postphoned. Game rescheduled for 21 April 2004.

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Round 25 (Rescheduled game)

21 April 2004

Bristol Shoguns	15-21	Plymouth Albion
	[173]

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,697 Referee: Alan Biggs

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Round 26

24 April 2004

Exeter Chiefs	31-19	Bristol Shoguns
	[174]

County Ground Attendance: 2,211 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

24 April 2004

Henley Hawks	23-15	Bedford Blues
	[175]

Dry Leas Attendance: 2,020 Referee: Wayne Barnes

24 April 2004

Manchester	3-26	Otley
	[176]

Grove Park Attendance: 248 Referee: Gareth Copsey

24 April 2004

Orrell	49-0	London Welsh
	[177]

Edge Hall Road Attendance: 427

24 April 2004

Plymouth Albion	56-0	Penzance & Newlyn
	[178]

Brickfields Attendance: 4,342 Referee: Mark Wilson

24 April 2004

Wakefield	11-15	Coventry
	[179]

College Grove Attendance: 600 Referee: David Rose

24 April 2004

Worcester	49-31	Pertemps Bees
	[180]

Sixways Attendance: 6,025 Referee: Steve Lander

Total Season Attendances

Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Bedford Blues	10	17,482	1,748	3,427	1,017	25%
Bristol Shoguns	13	47,895	3,684	4,217	2,831	30%
Coventry	9	15,447	1,716	3,100	1,000	19%
Exeter Chiefs	6	10,084	1,681	2,500	1,069	32%
Henley Hawks	8	8,240	1,030	2,020	450	26%
London Welsh	9	10,770	1,197	1,750	650	20%
Manchester	12	4,925	410	760	187	10%
Orrell	12	7,953	663	3,207	286	22%
Otley	7	4,585	655	790	575	13%
Penzance & Newlyn	9	19,810	2,201	5,100	1,000	58%
Pertemps Bees	8	5,385	673	2,000	300	55%
Plymouth Albion	10	28,467	2,847	4,342	1,648	44%
Wakefield	9	3,300	367	600	250	12%
Worcester	13	45,330	3,487	6,025	2,027	41%

Individual Statistics

• Note if players are tied on tries or points the player with the lowest number of appearances will come first. Also note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.

Top points scorers

Player	Team	Appearances	Points
Tony Yapp	Exeter Chiefs	26	320
Leigh Hinton	Orrell	26	313
Simon Binns	Otley	26	310
Tommy Hayes	Worcester	25	303
Barry Reeves	Henley Hawks	26	249
Tom Barlow	Plymouth Albion	22	185
Gareth Cull	Coventry	19	184
Danny Gray	Bristol Shoguns	17	157
Seb Fitzgerald	London Welsh	21	150
Ed Barnes	Bedford Blues	19	144

Top try scorers

Player	Team	Appearances	Tries
Lee Robinson	Plymouth Albion	25	23
Leigh Hinton	Orrell	26	23
Daren O'Leary	Worcester	26	19
Gavin Pfister	Worcester	22	18
Dan Ward-Smith	Plymouth Albion	26	16
Dave Knight	Pertemps Bees	26	15
Chris Garrard	Worcester	20	14
Nick Easter	Orrell	23	13
Nnamdi Obi	Henley Hawks	17	12
Gary Truman	Worcester	22	12

See also

• English rugby union system