1990–91 Courage League National Division One
1990–91 Courage League | |
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Countries | England |
Champions | Bath (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Wasps |
Relegated | Moseley Liverpool St Helens |
Matches played | 78 |
The 1990–91 National Division One (known as the Courage League for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of top flight rugby union in England.
The league was expanded to thirteen teams, with promoted teams Northampton Saints and Liverpool St Helens replacing Bedford Blues. Each team played each other once.
Bath were the champions, beating Wasps by just one point. Moseley and Liverpool St Helens were relegated.[1]
Participating teams
Bath
Bristol
Gloucester
Leicester
London
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Locations of the 1990–91 Courage League National Division One teamsclass=notpageimage|
Greater London Courage League National League Division One teamsTeam | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
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Bath | Recreation Ground | 8,200 | Bath, Somerset |
Bristol | Memorial Stadium | 12,100 | Bristol, Avon |
Gloucester | Kingsholm | 11,000 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
Harlequins | The Stoop | 8,500 | Twickenham, London |
Leicester Tigers | Welford Road | 16,000 | Leicester, Leicestershire |
Liverpool St Helens | Moss Lane | St Helens, Merseyside | |
Moseley | The Reddings | 10,000 | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Northampton Saints | Franklin's Gardens | 10,000 | Northampton, Northamptonshire |
Nottingham | Ireland Avenue | 4,950 | Beeston, Nottinghamshire |
Orrell | Edge Hall Road | 5,500 | Orrell, Greater Manchester |
Rosslyn Park | The Rock | 2,000 | Roehampton, London |
Saracens | Bramley Road | 2,000[2] | Enfield, London |
Wasps | Repton Avenue | 3,000 | Sudbury, London |
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Bath (C) | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 280 | 104 | +176 | 22 |
2 | Wasps | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 252 | 151 | +101 | 19 |
3 | Harlequins | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 267 | 162 | +105 | 16 |
4 | Leicester Tigers | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 244 | 140 | +104 | 16 |
5 | Orrell | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 247 | 105 | +142 | 14 |
6 | Gloucester | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 207 | 163 | +44 | 12 |
7 | Rosslyn Park | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 216 | 174 | +42 | 12 |
8 | Nottingham | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 138 | 194 | −56 | 12 |
9 | Northampton Saints | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 149 | 254 | −105 | 11 |
10 | Saracens | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 151 | 228 | −77 | 10 |
11 | Bristol | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 135 | 219 | −84 | 9 |
12 | Moseley (R) | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 113 | 244 | −131 | 3 |
13 | Liverpool St Helens (R) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 88 | 349 | −261 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
The home team is listed in the left column.
Home \ Away | BAT | BRI | GLO | HAR | LEI | LIV | MOS | NOR | NOT | ORR | ROS | SAR | WAS |
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Bath Rugby | 23–3 | 46–3 | 11–6 | 17–9 | 45–21 | 15–16 | |||||||
Bristol | 3–10 | 15–12 | 10–6 | 6–22 | 3–36 | 25–6 | |||||||
Gloucester RFC | 15–17 | 38–19 | 30–12 | 22–6 | 9–16 | 21–16 | |||||||
Harlequins | 38–16 | 41–12 | 33–6 | 21–6 | 18–6 | 12–18 | |||||||
Leicester Tigers | 3–9 | 18–6 | 12–15 | 25–9 | 15–12 | 29–6 | |||||||
Liverpool St Helens | 6–7 | 7–26 | 7–28 | 13–23 | 12–13 | 3–17 | |||||||
Moseley | 9–9 | 19–43 | 20–12 | 10–16 | 9–19 | 9–22 | |||||||
Northampton Saints | 10–16 | 12–9 | 6–7 | 18–28 | 22–15 | 15–6 | |||||||
Nottingham | 9–22 | 6–19 | 12–7 | 16–12 | 3–28 | 12–10 | |||||||
Orrell | 12–9 | 38–0 | 16–0 | 60–0 | 12–3 | 12–14 | |||||||
Rosslyn Park | 16–13 | 17–12 | 17–15 | 39–9 | 48–0 | 9–15 | |||||||
Saracens | 6–49 | 7–39 | 21–6 | 19–12 | 13–11 | ||||||||
Wasps | 46–19 | 14–9 | 12–22 | 51–4 | 21–21 | 13–10 | 15–6 |
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Sponsorship
National Division One is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by Courage Brewery.
See also
- 1990–91 Courage League National Division Two
- 1990–91 Courage League National Division Three
- 1990–91 Courage National 4 North
- 1990–91 Courage National 4 South
References
External links
- Official website
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