2006–07 National Division One

2006–07 National Division One
Countries	England
Champions	Leeds Tykes
Runners-up	Earth Titans
Relegated	Otley and Waterloo
Attendance	371,778 (average 1,596 per match)[a 1]
Highest attendance	7,105 Leeds Tykes at home to Earth Titans on 22 April 2007
Lowest attendance	308 Pertemps Bees at home to Plymouth Albion on 3 February 2007
Top point scorer	Leigh Hinton (Leeds Tykes) 302 points
Top try scorer	Nicolas Sestaret (Plymouth Albion) 28 tries

The 2006–07 National Division One was the 20th full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. This season saw the league increased from 14 to 16 teams with new teams including Leeds Tykes (relegated from the 2005–06 Guinness Premiership), as well as Moseley and Waterloo who were promoted from 2005–06 National Division Two.^[1][2][3] Other changes saw Exeter Chiefs move from the County Ground to Sandy Park, a modern stadium with room for further expansion, Nottingham moved from Ireland Avenue to groundshare with Notts County at the much larger Meadow Lane and finally Cornish Pirates moved from their temporary ground at Kenwyn in Truro to the larger (and more permanent) Recreation Ground owned by Camborne RFC.^[4][5][6]

Leeds Tykes bounced back by winning the National Division One title at the first attempt and returned to the Guinness Premiership for season 2007–08.^[7] Earth Titans finished in second place, and Otley and Waterloo were relegated to the 2007–08 National Division Two.^[8][9]

Participating teams

Bedford

Cornish Pirates

Coventry

Doncaster

Earth Titans

Exeter

Leeds

London Welsh

Moseley

Newbury

Nottingham

Otley

Pertemps Bees

Plymouth

Sedgley Park

Waterloo

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Locations of the 2006–07 National Division One teams

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Bedford Blues	Goldington Road	6,000	Bedford, Bedfordshire
Cornish Pirates	Recreation Ground	9,000	Camborne, Cornwall
Coventry	Butts Park Arena	4,000	Coventry, West Midlands
Doncaster Knights	Castle Park	3,075	Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Earth Titans	Clifton Lane	2,500	Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Exeter Chiefs	Sandy Park	6,000	Exeter, Devon
Leeds Tykes	Headingley Stadium	22,250	Leeds, West Yorkshire
London Welsh	Old Deer Park	5,850	Richmond, London
Moseley	Billesley Common	3,000+	Birmingham, West Midlands
Newbury	Monk's Lane	8,000	Newbury, Berkshire
Nottingham	Meadow Lane	19,588	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Otley	Cross Green	5,000	Otley, West Yorkshire
Pertemps Bees	Sharmans Cross	2,500	Solihull, West Midlands
Plymouth Albion	The Brickfields	6,500	Plymouth, Devon
Sedgley Park	Park Lane	3,000	Whitefield, Greater Manchester
Waterloo	St Anthony's Road	9,000	Blundellsands, Merseyside

Table

2006–2007 National Division One table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	B	Pts	Qualification
1	Leeds Tykes (C)	30	24	2	4	960	474	+486	23	123	Promoted
2	Earth Titans	30	23	1	6	937	501	+436	24	118
3	Doncaster Knights	30	22	1	7	855	474	+381	20	110
4	Exeter Chiefs	30	21	1	8	774	507	+267	15	101
5	Cornish Pirates	30	20	2	8	812	493	+319	17	101
6	Plymouth Albion	30	19	1	10	789	450	+339	19	97
7	Bedford Blues	30	18	1	11	827	566	+261	21	95
8	Pertemps Bees	30	13	2	15	736	911	−175	20	76
9	Nottingham	30	13	0	17	805	718	+87	21	73
10	Coventry	30	12	2	16	569	745	−176	13	65
11	Newbury	30	11	0	19	661	774	−113	13	57
12	London Welsh	30	11	1	18	572	794	−222	10	56
13	Sedgley Park	30	10	0	20	614	936	−322	12	52
14	Moseley	30	7	0	23	527	943	−416	9	37
15	Otley (R)	30	6	0	24	457	904	−447	7	31	Relegated
16	Waterloo (R)	30	3	0	27	470	1175	−705	6	18

Source: ^[10]
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; (R) Relegated

Results

Round 1

2 September 2006

Bedford Blues	29 - 29	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,772 Referee: Dale Newitt

2 September 2006

Doncaster Knights	27 - 11	Newbury
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 735 Referee: Chris Sharp

2 September 2006

Moseley	13 - 35	Earth Titans
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 998 Referee: Gareth Copsey

2 September 2006

Sedgley Park	17 - 32	Coventry
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 635 Referee: Ashley Rowden

2 September 2006

Waterloo	9 - 45	Plymouth Albion
	Report

St. Anthony's Road Attendance: 400 Referee: Greg Garner

3 September 2006

Cornish Pirates	39 - 0	Otley
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 956[11] Referee: Nick Williams

3 September 2006

Leeds Tykes	10 - 16	London Welsh
	Report

Headingley Stadium Attendance: 2,716 Referee: Dean Richards

3 September 2006

Nottingham	19 - 24	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,335 Referee: Rowan Kitt

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Round 2

9 September 2006

Coventry	15 - 22	Earth Titans
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Nick Williams

9 September 2006

Moseley	44 - 37	Bedford Blues
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 998 Referee: Martin Fox

9 September 2006

Newbury	10 - 24	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 643 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

9 September 2006

Otley	37 - 27	Nottingham
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 864 Referee: Greg Garner

9 September 2006

Pertemps Bees	35 - 17	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 750 Referee: Ashley Rowden

9 September 2006

Plymouth Albion	20 - 12	London Welsh
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,374 Referee: Gareth Copsey

9 September 2006

Sedgley Park	6 - 48	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 530 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

9 September 2006

Waterloo	19 - 16	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Blundellsands Attendance: 425 Referee: Andrew Small

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Round 3

16 September 2006

Bedford Blues	41 - 7	Sedgley Park
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,920 Referee: Steve Lander

16 September 2006

Earth Titans	27 - 8	Otley
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,183 Referee: Dean Richards

16 September 2006

Exeter Chiefs	13 - 13	Coventry
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 5,234 Referee: Richard Draper

16 September 2006

London Welsh	13 - 21	Newbury
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 920 Referee: Richard Phillips

16 September 2006

Pertemps Bees	20 - 23	Leeds Tykes
	Report^[usurped]

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Mark Wilson

16 September 2006

Plymouth Albion	14 - 13	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,553 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

17 September 2006

Cornish Pirates	52 - 16	Moseley
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 1,525 Referee: Bruce Robertson

17 September 2006

Nottingham	63 - 17	Waterloo
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,029 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

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Round 4

23 September 2006

Coventry	15 - 14	Moseley
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,822 Referee: Dale Newitt

23 September 2006

Doncaster Knights	43 - 29	Nottingham
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 1,021 Referee: Greg Garner

23 September 2006

Exeter Chiefs	27 - 22	Earth Titans
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 2,805 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

23 September 2006

Leeds Tykes	21 - 20	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Headingley Stadium Attendance: 2,037 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

23 September 2006

Newbury	19 - 34	Bedford Blues
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 723 Referee: Richard Draper

23 September 2006

Otley	3 - 36	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Cross Green Referee: Bruce Robertson

23 September 2006

Sedgley Park	33 - 34	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 625 Referee: Tim Beddow

23 September 2006

Waterloo	18 - 23	London Welsh
	Report

St. Anthony's Road Attendance: 525 Referee: Mark Wilson

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Round 5

30 September 2006

Bedford Blues	22 - 10	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,272 Referee: David Rose

30 September 2006

Earth Titans	66 - 17	Waterloo
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,043 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

30 September 2006

London Welsh	8 - 29	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 850 Referee: Ashley Rowden

30 September 2006

Moseley	30 - 35	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 995 Referee: Chris Sharp

30 September 2006

Plymouth Albion	27 - 19	Coventry
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,906 Referee: Rowan Kitt

30 September 2006

Sedgley Park	20 - 43	Otley
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 623 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

1 October 2006

Cornish Pirates	34 - 13	Newbury
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 1,746 Referee: Alan Biggs

1 October 2006

Nottingham	30 - 37	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,791 Referee: Gareth Copsey

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Round 6

7 October 2006

Coventry	20 - 27	London Welsh
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,583 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

7 October 2006

Doncaster Knights	23 - 29	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 1,478 Referee: Rowan Kitt

7 October 2006

Exeter Chiefs	18 - 14	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 5,738 Referee: Gareth Copsey

7 October 2006

Newbury	19 - 18	Nottingham
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 523 Referee: Mark Wilson

7 October 2006

Otley	16 - 13	Moseley
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 903 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

7 October 2006

Pertemps Bees	6 - 31	Earth Titans
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 700 Referee: Dale Newitt

7 October 2006

Waterloo	13 - 42	Bedford Blues
	Report

St. Anthony's Road Attendance: 450 Referee: Richard Draper

8 October 2006

Leeds Tykes	35 - 20	Sedgley Park
	Report

Headingley Stadium Attendance: 2,227 Referee: Greg Garner

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Round 7

14 October 2006

Bedford Blues	25 - 21	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 3,049 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

14 October 2006

Doncaster Knights	29 - 13	Coventry
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 1,094

14 October 2006

Earth Titans	33 - 7	Nottingham
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,438 Referee: Richard Draper

14 October 2006

London Welsh	24 - 30	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Tim Beddow

14 October 2006

Moseley	17 - 22	Newbury
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 751 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

14 October 2006

Otley	30 - 17	Waterloo
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 1,017 Referee: Martin Fox

14 October 2006

Plymouth Albion	38 - 29	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,809 Referee: Greg Garner

14 October 2006

Sedgley Park	3 - 55	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 609 Referee: Nick Williams

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Round 8

21 October 2006

Coventry	20 - 3	Otley
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,437 Referee: Richard Draper

21 October 2006

Earth Titans	47 - 6	London Welsh
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,321 Referee: Ashley Rowden

21 October 2006

Exeter Chiefs	13 - 22	Waterloo
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 2,724 Referee: Terry Hall

21 October 2006

Leeds Tykes	30 - 18	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 2,004 Referee: Dale Newitt

21 October 2006

Moseley	32 - 25	Sedgley Park
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 624 Referee: Tim Beddow

21 October 2006

Pertemps Bees	27 - 33	Newbury
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 709 Referee: Bruce Robertson

22 October 2006

Cornish Pirates	34 - 5	Bedford Blues
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,280 Referee: Gareth Copsey

22 October 2006

Nottingham	14 - 13	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 2,272 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

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Round 9

28 October 2006

Bedford Blues	38 - 8	Coventry
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,466 Referee: Martin Fox

28 October 2006

Doncaster Knights	25 - 15	Otley
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 1,104 Referee: Chris Sharp

28 October 2006

London Welsh	32 - 47	Nottingham
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 850 Referee: Rowan Kitt

28 October 2006

Newbury	23 - 28	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 820 Referee: Stuart Dickinson

28 October 2006

Sedgley Park	20 - 25	Earth Titans
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 639 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

28 October 2006

Waterloo	19 - 38	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Bundellsands Attendance: 630 Referee: Richard Phillips

29 October 2006

Cornish Pirates	37 - 20	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 4,580 Referee: Dale Newitt

29 October 2006

Leeds Tykes	37 - 27	Moseley
	Report

Headingley Stadium Attendance: 2,306 Referee: Greg Garner

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Round 10

4 November 2006

Coventry	29 - 24	Newbury
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,331 Referee: Rowan Kitt

4 November 2006

Exeter Chiefs	34 - 16	Moseley
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 2,295 Referee: Richard Phillips

4 November 2006

Otley	21 - 31	Bedford Blues
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 963 Referee: Nick Williams

4 November 2006

Pertemps Bees	13 - 39	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 632 Referee: Martin Fox

4 November 2006

Plymouth Albion	14 - 11	Earth Titans
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,964 Referee: Tim Beddow

4 November 2006

Sedgley Park	27 - 20	London Welsh
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 617 Referee: Ashley Rowden

4 November 2006

Waterloo	15 - 77	Leeds Tykes
	Report

St. Anthony's Road Attendance: 600 Referee: Mark Wilson

5 November 2006

Nottingham	20 - 24	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,702 Referee: Chris Sharp

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Round 11

11 November 2006

Earth Titans	18 - 24	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,227 Referee: Dale Newitt

11 November 2006

Exeter Chiefs	21 - 35	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 3,155 Referee: Bruce Robertson

11 November 2006

London Welsh	22 - 26	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 450 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

11 November 2006

Moseley	0 - 22	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 759 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

11 November 2006

Newbury	34 - 15	Otley
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 475 Referee: Andrew Small

11 November 2006

Plymouth Albion	30 - 6	Sedgley Park
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,706 Referee: Dean Richards

12 November 2006

Coventry	46 - 12	Waterloo
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,357 Referee: Gareth Copsey

12 November 2006

Nottingham	29 - 28	Bedford Blues
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 2,304 Referee: Greg Garner

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Round 12

18 November 2006

Bedford Blues	32 - 34	Earth Titans
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,441 Referee: Rowan Kitt

18 November 2006

Doncaster Knights	24 - 11	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 723 Referee: Gareth Copsey

18 November 2006

Moseley	5 - 50	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 1,032 Referee: Mark Wilson

18 November 2006

Otley	7 - 11	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 671 Referee: Richard Draper

18 November 2006

Sedgley Park	22 - 19	Nottingham
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 602 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

18 November 2006

Waterloo	20 - 49	Newbury
	Report

St. Anthony's Road Attendance: 470 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

19 November 2006

Cornish Pirates	41 - 13	London Welsh
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,548 Referee: Tim Beddow

19 November 2006

Leeds Tykes	34 - 0	Coventry
	Report

Headingley Stadium Attendance: 2,008 Referee: Dale Newitt

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Round 13

25 November 2006

Earth Titans	52 - 3	Moseley
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,021 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

25 November 2006

Exeter Chiefs	33 - 0	Nottingham
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 2,174 Referee: Dale Newitt

25 November 2006

Otley	23 - 19	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 918 Referee: Terry Hall

25 November 2006

Pertemps Bees	34 - 27	Bedford Blues
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 732 Referee: Nick Williams

25 November 2006

Plymouth Albion	40 - 7	Waterloo
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 1,971 Referee: Chris Sharp

26 November 2006

Coventry	32 - 25	Sedgley Park
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,450 Referee: Dean Richards

26 November 2006

London Welsh	18 - 38	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 450 Referee: Greg Garner

26 November 2006

Newbury	5 - 22	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 480 Referee: Bruce Robertson

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Round 14

2 December 2006

Bedford Blues	34 - 10	Moseley
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,170 Referee: Gareth Copsey

2 December 2006

Doncaster Knights	52 - 17	Sedgley Park
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 1,101 Referee: Richard Phillips

2 December 2006

Earth Titans	56 - 10	Coventry
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,054 Referee: Mark Wilson

2 December 2006

Exeter Chiefs	22 - 11	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 2,414 Referee: Greg Garner

2 December 2006

London Welsh	7 - 55	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 680 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

3 December 2006

Cornish Pirates	36 - 18	Waterloo
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 1,769 Referee: Ashley Rowden

3 December 2006

Leeds Tykes	45 - 13	Newbury
	Report

Headingley Attendance: 1,760 Referee: Rowan Kitt

3 December 2006

Nottingham	35 - 22	Otley
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,203[12]

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Round 15

9 December 2006

Coventry	24 - 21	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,351 Referee: Nick Williams

9 December 2006

Doncaster Knights	12 - 8	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 1,054 Referee: Tim Beddow

9 December 2006

Moseley	13 - 42	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 771 Referee: Mark Wilson

9 December 2006

Newbury	29 - 15	London Welsh
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 652 Referee: Greg Garner

9 December 2006

Otley	3 - 47	Earth Titans
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 1,277 Referee: Ashley Rowden

9 December 2006

Sedgley Park	10 - 8	Bedford Blues
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 601 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

9 December 2006

Waterloo	21 - 37	Nottingham
	Report

St. Anthony's Road Attendance: 571 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

10 December 2006

Leeds Tykes	27 - 10	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Headingley Stadium Attendance: 1,767 Referee: Andrew Small

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Round 16

16 December 2006

Bedford Blues	29 - 15	Newbury
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,932 Referee: Bruce Robertson

16 December 2006

Earth Titans	0 - 29	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 956 Referee: Roy Maybank

16 December 2006

London Welsh	24 - 19	Waterloo
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 720 Referee: Richard Draper

16 December 2006

Moseley	15 - 13	Coventry
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 1,415[13] Referee: Rowan Kitt

16 December 2006

Pertemps Bees	7 - 27	Sedgley Park
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 610 Referee: David Rose

16 December 2006

Plymouth Albion	52 - 20	Otley
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,748 Referee: Richard Phillips

17 December 2006

Cornish Pirates	21 - 21	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Gareth Copsey

17 December 2006

Nottingham	17 - 35	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,280 Referee: Mark Wilson

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Round 17

23 December 2006

Cornish Pirates	13 - 26	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 5,365 Referee: Dean Richards

23 December 2006

Doncaster Knights	15 - 9	Earth Titans
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 2,495 Referee: Bruce Robertson

23 December 2006

Exeter Chiefs	25 - 11	Newbury
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 3,782 Referee: Dale Newitt

23 December 2006

Leeds Tykes	30 - 8	Otley
	Report

Headingley Stadium Attendance: 5,310 Referee: Rowan Kitt

23 December 2006

Sedgley Park	37 - 18	Waterloo
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 648 Referee: Nick Williams

24 December 2006

Nottingham	42 - 7	Moseley
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,425 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

26 December 2006

Bedford Blues	35 - 15	London Welsh
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 3,202 Referee: Tim Beddow

26 December 2006

Pertemps Bees	22 - 16	Coventry
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Greg Garner

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Round 18

30 December 2006

Coventry	29 - 12	Nottingham
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,646 Referee: Ashley Rowden

30 December 2006

Earth Titans	22 - 19	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 2,395 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

30 December 2006

London Welsh	6 - 13	Moseley
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,198 Referee: Bruce Robertson

30 December 2006

Newbury	P - P	Sedgley Park

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 24 March 2007.

30 December 2006

Otley	3 - 34	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 1,293 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

30 December 2006

Pertemps Bees	8 - 17	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 612 Referee: Richard Draper

30 December 2006

Plymouth Albion	22 - 8	Bedford Blues
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 3,827 Referee: Gareth Copsey

30 December 2006

Waterloo	0 - 44	Doncaster Knights
	Report

St. Anthony's Road Attendance: 470 Referee: Chris Sharp

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Round 19

6 January 2007

Bedford Blues	9 - 6	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,975 Referee: Rob Debney

6 January 2007

Earth Titans	32 - 15	Newbury
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,284 Referee: Nick Williams

6 January 2007

London Welsh	24 - 11	Otley
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 580 Referee: Greg Garner

6 January 2007

Moseley	12 - 20	Waterloo
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 400 Referee: Tim Beddow

6 January 2007

Sedgley Park	8 - 22	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 578 Referee: Richard Draper

7 January 2007

Cornish Pirates	16 - 15	Coventry
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 1,870 Referee: Terry Hall

7 January 2007

Leeds Tykes	14 - 8	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Headingley Stadium Attendance: 2,445 Referee: Bruce Robertson

7 January 2007

Nottingham	55 - 19	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,032 Referee: Mark Wilson

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Round 20

13 January 2007

Coventry	16 - 11	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,377 Referee: Rowan Kitt

13 January 2007

Doncaster Knights	20 - 20	London Welsh
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Terry Hall

13 January 2007

Exeter Chiefs	35 - 10	Bedford Blues
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 3,181 Referee: Mark Wilson

13 January 2007

Newbury	15 - 20	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 915 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

13 January 2007

Otley	14 - 25	Sedgley Park
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 780 Referee: Martin Fox

13 January 2007

Pertemps Bees	36 - 25	Moseley
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 1,600[14]

13 January 2007

Waterloo	14 - 29	Earth Titans
	Report

St. Anthony's Road Attendance: 456 Referee: Richard Phillips

14 January 2007

Leeds Tykes	28 - 15	Nottingham
	Report

Headingley Stadium Attendance: 2,157 Referee: Tim Beddow

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Round 21

27 January 2007

Bedford Blues	49 - 3	Waterloo
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,802 Referee: Nick Williams

27 January 2007

Earth Titans	43 - 5	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,232 Referee: Gareth Copsey

27 January 2007

London Welsh	28 - 18	Coventry
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,120 Referee: Roy Maybank

27 January 2007

Moseley	25 - 16	Otley
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 1,212 Referee: Richard Draper

27 January 2007

Plymouth Albion	13 - 20	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 5,015 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

27 January 2007

Sedgley Park	20 - 27	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 552 Referee: Dale Newitt

28 January 2007

Cornish Pirates	26 - 23	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,862 Referee: David Rose

28 January 2007

Nottingham	27 - 25	Newbury
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,192 Referee: Adrian Hartwell

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Round 22

3 February 2007

Coventry	16 - 24	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,279 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

3 February 2007

Exeter Chiefs	25 - 21	London Welsh
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 2,250 Referee: David Rose

3 February 2007

Newbury	35 - 17	Moseley
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 523 Referee: Rowan Kitt

3 February 2007

Pertemps Bees	28 - 20	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 308 Referee: Adrian Hartwell

3 February 2007

Waterloo	17 - 20	Otley
	Report

St. Anthony's Road Attendance: 375 Referee: Gareth Copsey

3 February 2007

Nottingham	P - P	Earth Titans

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 March 2007.

4 February 2007

Cornish Pirates	39 - 13	Sedgley Park
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,012 Referee: Terry Hall

4 February 2007

Leeds Tykes	31 - 0	Bedford Blues
	Report

Headingley Attendance: 2,287 Referee: Ashley Rowden

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Round 23

17 February 2007

Bedford Blues	P - P	Cornish Pirates

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 April 2007.

17 February 2007

Doncaster Knights	16 - 30	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 2,978 Referee: Ashley Rowden

17 February 2007

London Welsh	35 - 38	Earth Titans
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,220 Referee: Gareth Copsey

17 February 2007

Newbury	P - P	Pertemps Bees

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 14 April 2007.

17 February 2007

Otley	P - P	Coventry

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 24 March 2007.

17 February 2007

Plymouth Albion	P - P	Nottingham

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 14 April 2007.

17 February 2007

Sedgley Park	40 - 24	Moseley
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 467 Referee: Mark Wilson

17 February 2007

Waterloo	P - P	Exeter Chiefs

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 April 2007.

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Round 24

24 February 2007

Coventry	17 - 24	Bedford Blues
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,480 Referee: Adrian Hartwell

24 February 2007

Earth Titans	28 - 7	Sedgley Park
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,231 Referee: Tim Beddow

24 February 2007

Exeter Chiefs	11 - 6	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 5,944 Referee: Nick Williams

24 February 2007

Moseley	6 - 29	Leeds Tykes
	Report^[usurped]

Billesley Attendance: 736 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

24 February 2007

Otley	9 - 19	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 1,016 Referee: Roy Maybank

24 February 2007

Pertemps Bees	43 - 21	Waterloo
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 328 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

24 February 2007

Plymouth Albion	29 - 7	Newbury
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,160 Referee: Rowan Kitt

25 February 2007

Nottingham	21 - 23	London Welsh
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,133 Referee: Greg Garner

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Round 22 (rescheduled game)

4 March 2007

Nottingham	8 - 27	Earth Titans
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,048 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

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Round 25

10 March 2007

Bedford Blues	66 - 8	Otley
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,802 Referee: Richard Draper

10 March 2007

Doncaster Knights	62 - 25	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 882 Referee: Nick Williams

10 March 2007

Earth Titans	35 - 27	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,253 Referee: Tim Beddow

10 March 2007

London Welsh	32 - 17	Sedgley Park
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 710 Referee: Dean Richards

10 March 2007

Newbury	20 - 25	Coventry
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 453 Referee: Dale Newitt

10 March 2007

Moseley	12 - 48	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 1,090 Referee: Mark Wilson

11 March 2007

Cornish Pirates	20 - 8	Nottingham
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,362 Referee: Gareth Copsey

11 March 2007

Leeds Tykes	66 - 0	Waterloo
	Report

Headingley Stadium Attendance: 2,051 Referee: JP Doyle

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Round 26

17 March 2007

Bedford Blues	14 - 10	Nottingham
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,743 Referee: Andrew Smith

17 March 2007

Doncaster Knights	27 - 24	Moseley
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 837 Referee: Richard Phillips

17 March 2007

Otley	17 - 34	Newbury
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 481 Referee: Nick Williams

17 March 2007

Pertemps Bees	31 - 27	London Welsh
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 323 Referee: Greg Garner

17 March 2007

Sedgley Park	23 - 35	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 506 Referee: Andrew Vertigan

17 March 2007

Waterloo	21 - 22	Coventry
	Report

St. Anthony's Road Attendance: 355[15] Referee: Mark Wilson

18 March 2007

Cornish Pirates	16 - 16	Earth Titans
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 3,120 Referee: Ashley Rowden

18 March 2007

Leeds Tykes	25 - 18	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Headingley Stadium Attendance: 2,634 Referee: Dale Newitt

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Round 18 & 23 (rescheduled games)

24 March 2007

Newbury	15 - 28	Sedgley Park
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 410 Referee: Gareth Copsey

24 March 2007

Otley	16 - 22	Coventry
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 876 Referee: Bruce Robertson

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Round 27

31 March 2007

Coventry	11 - 55	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,832 Referee: Tim Beddow

31 March 2007

Earth Titans	26 - 20	Bedford Blues
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 1,672 Referee: Bruce Robertson

31 March 2007

Exeter Chiefs	36 - 12	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 2,932 Referee: Gareth Copsey

31 March 2007

London Welsh	16 - 10	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,650 Referee: JP Doyle

31 March 2007

Newbury	18 - 17	Waterloo
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 501 Referee: Adrian Hartwell

31 March 2007

Pertemps Bees	57 - 23	Otley
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 400[16] Referee: Rowan Kitt

31 March 2007

Plymouth Albion	48 - 0	Moseley
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,723 Referee: Richard Draper

1 April 2007

Nottingham	50 - 0	Sedgley Park
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,003 Referee: Terry Hall

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Round 23 (rescheduled game)

4 April 2007

Bedford Blues	41 - 10	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 1,760 Referee: Adrian Hartwell

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Round 28

7 April 2007

Coventry	33 - 33	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,241 Referee: Mark Wilson

7 April 2007

Earth Titans	17 - 36	Doncaster Knights
	Report

Clifton Lane Attendance: 2,871 Referee: Roy Maybank

7 April 2007

London Welsh	10 - 47	Bedford Blues
	Report

Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,450 Referee: Terry Hall

7 April 2007

Moseley	38 - 32	Nottingham
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 909 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

7 April 2007

Newbury	13 - 22	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 525 Referee: Richard Phillips

7 April 2007

Otley	12 - 40	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 4,178 Referee: Dale Newitt

7 April 2007

Plymouth Albion	19 - 9	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 5,981 Referee: Ashley Rowden

7 April 2007

Waterloo	31 - 43	Sedgley Park
	Report

St. Anthony's Road Attendance: 470 Referee: Nick Williams

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Round 23 (rescheduled games)

14 April 2007

Newbury	47 - 14	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 385 Referee: JP Doyle

14 April 2007

Plymouth Albion	12 - 17	Nottingham
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 2,061 Referee: Mark Wilson

17 April 2007

Waterloo	10 - 46	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

St. Anthony's Road Attendance: 500 Referee: Chris Sharp

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Round 29

21 April 2007

Bedford Blues	30 - 13	Plymouth Albion
	Report

Goldington Road Attendance: 2,282 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

21 April 2007

Doncaster Knights	68 - 15	Waterloo
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 952 Referee: JP Doyle

21 April 2007

Exeter Chiefs	46 - 24	Otley
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 2,434 Referee: Mark Wilson

21 April 2007

Moseley	21 - 23	London Welsh
	Report

Billesley Attendance: 1,743 Referee: Andrew Small

21 April 2007

Sedgley Park	47 - 45	Newbury
	Report

Park Lane Attendance: 527 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

22 April 2007

Cornish Pirates	55 - 14	Pertemps Bees
	Report

Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,873 Referee: Nick Williams

22 April 2007

Leeds Tykes	29 - 32	Earth Titans
	Report

Headingley Stadium Attendance: 7,105 Referee: Martin Fox

22 April 2007

Nottingham	54 - 0	Coventry
	Report

Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,427 Referee: Adrian Hartwell

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Round 30

28 April 2007

Coventry	20 - 32	Cornish Pirates
	Report

Butts Park Arena Attendance: 1,915 Referee: Richard Draper

28 April 2007

Doncaster Knights	22 - 12	Bedford Blues
	Report

Castle Park Attendance: 1,267 Referee: Greg Garner

28 April 2007

Exeter Chiefs	43 - 21	Sedgley Park
	Report

Sandy Park Attendance: 3,207 Referee: Gareth Copsey

28 April 2007

Newbury	21 - 57	Rotherham Titans
	Report

Monk's Lane Attendance: 625 Referee: Bruce Robertson

28 April 2007

Otley	10 - 12	London Welsh
	Report

Cross Green Attendance: 1,018 Referee: Dale Newitt

28 April 2007

Pertemps Bees	36 - 43	Nottingham
	Report

Sharmans Cross Attendance: 695 Referee: Mark Wilson

28 April 2007

Plymouth Albion	22 - 22	Leeds Tykes
	Report

Brickfields Attendance: 4,271 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

28 April 2007

Waterloo	20 - 33	Moseley
	Report

St. Anthony's Road Attendance: 897 Referee: Ashley Rowden

Total season attendances

Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Bedford Blues	15	32,588	2,173	3,202	1,743	36%
Cornish Pirates	15	38,892	2,593	5,365	956	29%
Coventry	15	22,801	1,520	1,915	1,241	38%
Doncaster	15	18,771	1,251	2,978	723	41%
Earth Titans	15	21,181	1,412	2,871	956	55%
Exeter Chiefs	15	50,269	3,351	5,944	2,174	56%
Leeds Tykes	15	40,814	2,721	7,105	1,760	12%
London Welsh	15	14,198	947	1,650	450	16%
Moseley	15	14,433	962	1,743	400	32%
Newbury	15	8,653	557	915	385	7%
Nottingham	15	21,176	1,412	2,304	1,003	7%
Otley	14[a 2]	16,255	1,161	4,178	481	23%
Pertemps Bees	15	10,649	710	1,600	308	28%
Plymouth Albion	15	45,362	3,024	5,981	1,971	47%
Sedgley Park	15	8,612	574	648	467	19%
Waterloo	15	7,124	509	897	355	6%

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Notes

1. Note that 1 home attendance is missing (see below) - so the total attendance will not be 100% accurate. The average attendance has also been taken into account with the missing game not included.
2. Missing home attendance v Plymouth Albion on 23 September 2006.

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 Leigh Hinton Leeds Tykes 24 302 2 Alberto Di Bernardo Cornish Pirates 26 293 3 Oliver Thomas Moseley 30 285 4 Tony Yapp Exeter Chiefs 28 280 5 James Pritchard Bedford Blues 25 276 6 Phil Jones Sedgley Park 30 274 7 Gareth Steenson Earth Titans 30 264 8 Tom Barlow Nottingham 29 230 9 Sam Ulph London Welsh 20 225 10 Tim Walsh Newbury 28 217 Ben Russell Coventry 29 217 [18]

Top try scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Tries 1 Nicolas Sestaret Plymouth Albion 30 28 2 Jason Forster Doncaster 28 25 3 Rhodri McAtee Cornish Pirates 23 16 Akapusi Qera Pertemps Bees 27 16 Jason Luff Exeter Chiefs 27 16 Brian Tuohy Earth Titans 29 16 4 Richard Welding Leeds Tykes 23 15 5 Matt Nutall Pertemps Bees 29 14 6 Mal Roberts Newbury 23 13 Martin Nutt Newbury 24 13 Tom Rock Leeds Tykes 27 13 [19]

Season records

Team Largest home win — 66 pts 66 - 0 Leeds Tykes at home to Waterloo on 11 March 2007 Largest away win — 62 pts 77 - 15 Leeds Tykes away to Waterloo on 4 November 2006 Most points scored — 77 pts 77 - 15 Leeds Tykes away to Waterloo on 4 November 2006 Most tries in a match — 12 Leeds Tykes away to Waterloo on 4 November 2006 Most conversions in a match — 9 Doncaster Knights at home to Waterloo on 21 April 2007 Most penalties in a match — 6 (x2) Sedgley Park away to Coventry on 26 November 2006 Moseley at home to Otley on 27 January 2007 Most drop goals in a match — 2 Newbury at home to Sedgley Park on 24 March 2007 [20][21][22][23]

Player Most points in a match — 32 Alberto Di Bernardo for Cornish Pirates at home to Moseley on 17 September 2006 Most tries in a match — 5 Nicolas Sestaret for Plymouth Albion at home to Moseley on 23 March 2007 Most conversions in a match — 9 Cerith Rees for Doncaster Knights at home to Waterloo on 21 April 2007 Most penalties in a match — 6 (x2) Phil Jones for Sedgley Park away to Coventry on 26 November 2006 Oliver Thomas for Moseley at home to Otley on 27 January 2007 Most drop goals in a match — 2 Nick Defty for Newbury at home to Sedgley Park on 24 March 2007 [24][25][26][27][28] Attendances Highest — 7,105 Leeds Tykes at home to Earth Titans on 22 April 2007 Lowest — 308 Pertemps Bees at home to Plymouth Albion on 3 February 2007 Highest Average Attendance — 3,351 Exeter Chiefs Lowest Average Attendance — 521 Waterloo [29]

See also

• English rugby union system

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