2014–15 National League 2 South | |
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Countries | England |
Champions | Henley Hawks |
Runners-up | Bishop's Stortford (not promoted) |
Relegated | Dings Crusaders, Shelford, Lydney |
Matches played | 240 |
Attendance | 94,033 (average 392 per match) |
Highest attendance | 1,687 Cambridge against Shelford on 10 January 2014 |
Lowest attendance | 75 Clifton against Southend on 15 November 2014 |
Top point scorer |
Gary Kingdom (Taunton Titans) 312 points |
Top try scorer |
Will Crow (Dorking) 22 tries |
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The 2014–15 National League 2 South is the sixth season (28th overall) of the fourth tier (south) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. New teams to the division include Worthing Raiders (relegated from National League 1), Dorking and Old Elthamians (both promoted from National League 3 London & SE) and Lydney (promoted from National League 3 South West). The league system is 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and additional bonus points being awarded for scoring 4 or more tries and/or losing within 7 points of the victorious team. In terms of promotion the league champions would go straight up into National League 1 while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from National League 2 North (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place.
During the course of the season the two league derby games between the Launceston and Redruth would also double up as the Cornish Super Cup with Launceston being the defending 2013–14 champions. Redruth won over two razor edge contests to take the 2014–15 Cornish Super Cup 29 – 28 on aggregate.Henley Hawks finished the season as champions and booked themselves an immediate return to National League 1 for the 2015–16 season by securing the league title and promotion on 28 March 2015, beating Shelford 66 – 17 at Dry Leas.