1990–91 Courage League

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.

1990–91 Courage League
Countries England
ChampionsBath (2nd title)
Runners-upWasps
RelegatedMoseley
Liverpool St Helens
Matches played78

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

Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
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 3,000 Orrell, Greater Manchester
Rosslyn Park The Rock 2,000 Roehampton, London
Saracens Bramley Road 2,000[2] Enfield, London
Wasps Repton Avenue Sudbury, London


Greater London Courage League National League Division One teams

Table


Club
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
Points for
Points against
Points diff
Points
1Bath (C)12110128010417622
2Wasps1291225215110119
3Harlequins1280426716210516
4Leicester Tigers1280424414010416
5Orrell1270524710514214
6Gloucester126062071634412
7Rosslyn Park126062161744212
8Nottingham12606138194–5612
9Northampton Saints12516149254–10511
10Saracens12507151228–5710
11Bristol12417135219–849
12Moseley (R)121110113244–1313
13Liverpool St Helens (R)12001288349–2610

Results

The home team is listed in the left column.

Clubs BAT BRI GLO HAR LEI LIV MOS NOR NOT ORR ROS SAR WAS
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


Home win Draw Away win

Sponsorship

National Division One is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by Courage Brewery.

References

  1. "Courage Club Championship 1990/91". Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  2. "Saracens aim for bigger Wembley crowds following Premiership defeat of Worcester". The Telegraph. 15 February 2010.
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