The 2000–01 National Division Two was the fourteenth full season of rugby union within the third tier of the English league system currently known as National League 1. New teams to the division included West Hartlepool and Rugby Lions who were relegated from the 1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two while promoted teams included Kendal and Esher who were promoted as champions of National Division Three North and National Division Three South respectively. The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
The league champions were Bracknell who won the title by five points and gained promotion to the 2001–02 National Division One. They would be joined by runners up Rugby Lions (making an instant return to the division) who squeaked past Rosslyn Park despite being level on points due to a better points for/conceded record. At the other end of the table West Hartlepool, Lydney and Camberley would be the unfortunate teams to be relegated. West Hartlepool were easily the worse team in the division, failing to win a single game all season and suffering their second successive relegation in a row (part of a slide that would see them drop out of the national league system into regional rugby) while Lydney went down having only played 22 games due to fixture congestion/cancellations – although even if the Gloucestershire-based side won these remaining fixtures it would not have been enough to keep them up. West Hartlepool would drop to the 2001–02 National Division Three North while Camberley and Lydney would drop to the 2001–02 National Division Three South.
Participating teams and locations
Final league table
Results
Some of the early-season scores from Rugby Statbunker are incorrect (possibly due to an automatic scoring system used on that website) as they are different from those reported in the Telegraph. I have used scores from the England Rugby website to ensure that they are accurate with reports from Statbunker primarily used to show scorers, attendances and referees were relevant. Statbunker scores are consistent with rest of sources from 16 December 2000 onwards.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 30 December 2000.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 30 December 2000.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 30 December 2000.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 30 December 2000.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 30 December 2000.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 30 December 2000.
Round 9
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
Round 10
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.
Round 11
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
Round 12
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.
Round 13
Round 14
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.
Round 15
Round 8 (rescheduled games)
Game originally rescheduled from 4 November 2000 but postponed once again. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.
Game originally rescheduled from 4 November 2000 but postponed once again. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.
Game originally rescheduled from 4 November 2000 and was initially postponed once again - eventually being cancelled due to fixture congestion and the result being irrelevant to Lydney's eventual relegation.
Game originally rescheduled from 4 November 2000 but postponed once again. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.
Game originally rescheduled from 4 November 2000 but postponed once again. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.
Game originally rescheduled from 4 November 2000 but postponed once again. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 April 2001.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 7 April 2001.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 7 April 2001.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 7 April 2001.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 April 2001.
Round 19
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 April 2001.
Rounds 3, 9, 11, 12 & 18 (rescheduled games)
Game rescheduled from 16 September 2000.
Game rescheduled from 25 November 2000.
Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.
Game rescheduled from 2 December 2000.
Game rescheduled from 11 November 2000.
Round 20
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 April 2001.
Rounds 8, 10, 12 & 14 (rescheduled games)