2003–04 National Division Two
The 2003–04 National Division Two was the fourth version (seventeenth overall) of the third division of the English rugby union league system using the name National Division Two. New teams to the division included Moseley and Rugby Lions who were relegated from the 2002–03 National Division One while promoted teams included Nuneation who came up as champions of the 2002–03 National Division Three North with Rosslyn Park (champions) and Lydney (playoffs) coming up from the 2002–03 National Division Three South. This season would be the last using the league points system of 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
| 2003–04 National Division Two | |
|---|---|
| Countries | England |
| Champions | Sedgley Park |
| Runners-up | Nottingham (also promoted) |
| Relegated | Lydney, Rugby Lions |
| Attendance | 15,663 (average 448 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 1,495 Nottingham at home to Lydney on 10 April 2004 |
| Lowest attendance | 150 Bracknell at home to Rugby Lions on 6 September 2003 |
| Top point scorer | Rob Liley Doncaster 268 points |
| Top try scorer | James Aston Moseley 18 tries |
In what was a very tight title race, Sedgley Park Park pipped Nottingham to the league championship by just one point – with both sides winning promotion to the 2004–05 National Division One. It was quite a turn around in Nottingham's case as the club had gone from just escaping relegation the previous season to gaining promotion as the league's runner up. At the other end of the table, promoted Lydney finished bottom with easily the worst record of just two wins and a draw from their twenty-six games. Joining them in the second relegation spot were Rugby Lions who went down on the last day of the season by losing heavily to champions Sedgley Park whilst relegation rivals Rosslyn Park stayed up by virtue of their win against Newbury Blues. Lydney would go into the 2004–05 National Division Three South while Rugby Lions dropped to the 2004–05 National Division Three North in what would be the Lions second successive relegation.