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2002–03 National Division Three South
Countries	England
Champions	Rosslyn Park
Runners-up	Lydney (also promoted)
Relegated	Camberley, Havant
Attendance	N/A
Top point scorer	Adam Westall (Lydney) 373 points
Top try scorer	Andy Thorpe (North Walsham) 21 tries
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The 2002–03 National Division Three South was the third season (sixteenth overall) of the fourth division (south) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three South. New teams to the division included Rosslyn Park who were relegated from the 2001–02 National Division Two while Havant (champions) and Basingstoke (playoffs) were promoted from London Division 1 along with champions of South West Division 1 – Weston-super-Mare. The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw with the league champions going straight up into National Division Two and the runners up playing a playoff against the runners up from National Division Three North for the final promotion place.

By the end of the season, Rosslyn Park made an instant return to National Division Two by winning the league championship, beating runners up Lydney to the title by virtue of just two points. Lydney would join Rosslyn Park in the 2003–04 National Division Two by winning their playoff game against the 2002–03 National Division Three North runners up New Brighton. At the other end of the table, Camberley were comfortable the worst team in the division with 26 defeats out of the 26 games played and over 1,000 points conceded. Newly promoted Havant made a much better fight out of it in what was a very close relegation scrap, winning their last 3 games but eventually going down with only 2 points separating them from 9th placed Tabard. Camberley would drop down to London Division 1 while Havant went back into South West Division 1.

Participating teams and locations

Final league table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.

Round 10

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.

Round 11

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 6 (rescheduled games)

• Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.

• Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.

• Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.

• Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.

Round 16

• Postponed. Game rescheduled for 8 March 2003.

Round 17

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003.

• Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.

Round 21

Rounds 9 & 17 (rescheduled games)

• Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.

• Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002.

• Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002.

• Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.

Round 22

Round 23

Rounds 11, 16, 17 & 20 (rescheduled games)

• Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.

• Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.

• Game rescheduled from 4 January 2003.

• Game rescheduled from 23 November 2002.

Round 24

Rounds 10, 17 & 20 (rescheduled games)

• Game rescheduled from 16 November 2002.

• Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.

• Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.

• Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.

Round 25

Round 20 (rescheduled game)

• Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.

Round 26

Promotion play-off

The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Lydney were runners-up in the south and because they had a better league record than north runners-up, New Brighton, they hosted the play-off match.

Total season attendances

1. Due to extremely poor coverage and reporting by the media for this season there is not enough attendance data for the league to give an accurate figure.

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 Adam Westall Lydney 26 373 2 Sam Howard Rosslyn Park 22 359 3 Derek Coates Westcombe Park 26 267 4 Ian Calder Basingstoke 25 245 5 Jonathan Griffin Blackheath 19 204 6 Sid Claffey Havant 23 175 7 Justin Azzopardi Barking 20 172 8 Len Wilmot North Walsham 23 167 9 Scott Pollock Old Patesians 17 152 10 Micky Skinner Tabard 17 145

Top try scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Tries 1 Andy Thorpe North Walsham 21 21 2 Ben Thomas Westcombe Park / Rosslyn Park 15 15 Charles Abban Blackheath 18 15 James Justice Rosslyn Park 18 15 3 Sam Howard Rosslyn Park 22 14 Brendan Higgins Tabard 24 14 Adam Westall Lydney 26 14 4 Christopher Norton Basingstoke 21 13 Anton Petzer Havant 23 13 5 Richard Jackson Rosslyn Park 25 12

Season records

See also

• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

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