1995–96 English Premiership (rugby union)

The 1995–96 English Premiership, known at the time as the 1995–96 Courage League was the ninth season of competitive rugby union in England.

1995–96 Courage League
Countries England
ChampionsBath (6th title)
Runners-upLeicester Tigers
Matches played90
Official website
www.premiershiprugby.com

Each team played each other twice, in a round robin system.

Bath were the champions, beating Leicester Tigers by one point. Despite a disastrous season with 18 defeats in as many matches, West Hartlepool kept its place in the first division due to the expansion of the league from 10 teams to 12 the following season.[1]

Participating teams

Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath Bath 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
Orrell Edge Hall Road 3,000 Orrell, Greater Manchester
Sale Heywood Road 5,400 Sale, Greater Manchester
Saracens Bramley Road 2,000[2] Enfield, London
Wasps Repton Avenue Sudbury, London
West Hartlepool Victoria Park 7,856 Hartlepool, County Durham
Locations of the 1995–96 Courage League National Division One teams
Greater London Courage League National One clubs

Table


Club
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
Points For
Points Against
Points Difference
Points
1Bath (C)18151257527629931
2Leicester Tigers18150347624223130
3Harlequins18130552431421026
4Wasps18110743932211722
5Sale Sharks18918365371-619
6Bristol188010329421-9216
7Orrell187011323477-15414
8Gloucester186012275370-9512
9Saracens (P)185013284451-16710
10West Hartlepool180018288634-3460

Green denotes championship and qualification for the 1996–97 Heineken Cup.
Blue denotes qualification for the 1996–97 Heineken Cup.

Results

The Home Team is listed in the left column.

Clubs BAT BRI GLO HAR LEI ORR SAL SAR WAS WHA
Bath Rugby 52-19 37-11 41-15 14-15 55-20 38-38 52-16 36-12 34-22
Bristol 5-43 22-16 25-31 29-43 33-14 30-6 21-7 9-17 12-3
Gloucester RFC 16-10 18-14 13-24 14-27 27-0 17-22 17-10 15-26 17-16
Harlequins 13-19 28-3 33-19 25-29 21-25 55-0 23-15 29-20 34-18
Leicester Tigers 9-14 43-6 28-6 19-21 22-3 32-10 31-3 15-12 48-15
Orrell 11-44 26-29 21-3 9-23 10-38 12-6 38-13 32-29 20-10
Sale Sharks 18-30 15-6 21-13 29-11 12-16 39-13 18-15 18-25 44-13
Saracens 15-21 11-24 19-16 6-13 25-21 12-9 9-24 20-24 31-30
Wasps 6-15 33-5 21-10 3-34 11-21 51-16 25-16 38-16 52-12
West Hartlepool 15-20 15-37 19-27 21-91 12-19 22-44 11-29 31-41 3-34


Home Win Draw Away Win

References

  1. "Courage National Leagues - Final Tables – 1995/96". www.moseleyrugby.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  2. "Saracens aim for bigger Wembley crowds following Premiership defeat of Worcester". The Telegraph. 15 February 2010.
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