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The 2008-09 National Division Two was the ninth and final version (twenty second overall) of the third division of the English rugby union league system using the name National Division Two. The RFU was planning to introduced a new professionalized format of the second division for the 2009-10 season which would lead to widespread league changes throughout the English league system including National Two being renamed National One and being increased from the 14 teams to 16 teams〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Championship plan gains support )〕 - a decision they made half way through the season(more information on these changes is provided in the Divisional Changes section below). New teams to the division included Birmingham & Solihull〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hollow win as Pertemps Bees are relegated )〕 (known the following season as Pertemps Bees) and Launceston〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Launceston relegated by huge loss )〕 who were relegated from the 2007–08 National Division One while promoted teams included Tynedale〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bubbly flows as title comes to Tynedale )〕 coming up from the 2007–08 National Division Three North while Mounts Bay〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MOUNT’S BAY CROWN FINE SEASON )〕 (champions) and Cinderford〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Foresters play-off win 'no fluke' )〕 (playoffs) both from the 2007–08 National Division Three South. At the end of the season Birmingham & Solihull made an instant return to the new look Championship.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Birmingham & Solihull win promotion on glorious day )〕 They edged out runners up Cambridge by just 3 points due to the virtue of a superior bonus points record after both sides finished with 22 wins and 4 defeats each. At the bottom of the table Waterloo,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Redruth 96-5 Waterloo )〕 Mounts Bay,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mounts Bay 26-40 Cinderford )〕 Southend〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Relegated Southend end term on low note )〕 and Westcombe Park〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Club relegate rivals Combe )〕 were relegated with Westcombe Park and Southend dropping to the 2009–10 National League 2 South and Waterloo falling to the 2009–10 National League 2 North. The relegation of Mounts Bay was particularly potent as it lead to the club going out of business in June 2009 due to spiraling debts and an inability to cope with the increase of professionalism in the game.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mounts Bay signal intent to fold )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mounts Bay fall off the rugby map )〕 ==Divisional Changes== Halfway through the season the RFU proposed to have a total restructuring of the league system. Resulting in many changes to the division: *The league will be increased to 16 teams *The league will be renamed National Division One *Only one team would be promoted instead of the usual two, to the new Guinness Championship *Five teams would be relegated into the division instead of the usual two *Fours teams would be promoted from National Division Three North and National Division Three South (two teams each) instead of the usual three 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2008–09 National Division Two」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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