2009–10 National League 2 South

2009–10 National League 2 South
Countries	Bridgwater & Albion, Barnes
Attendance	58,619 (average 292 per match)[n1 1]
Highest attendance	1,473 Richmond v Rosslyn Park 26 September 2009
Lowest attendance	30 Barnes v Shelford 20 February 2010
Top point scorer	Ross Laidlaw (Rosslyn Park) 318 points
Top try scorer	Phil Chesters (Ealing Trailfinders) 28 tries
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The 2009–10 National League 2 South was the first season (23rd overall) of the fourth tier (south) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. Previously known as National Division 3 South, it had been renamed due to widespread changes to the league system by the RFU with National One becoming the Championship, National 2 becoming National 1 and so on.^[1][2] The league system was 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. A further change to the league system would see the division increase from 14 to 15 teams (this was originally supposed to be 16 teams but one of the teams relegated from the 2008-09 National Division 2, Mounts Bay, folded at the beginning of the season).^[3][4]