1989–90 Courage League National Division One

The 1989–90 Courage League was the third season of competitive league rugby union in England.

1989–90 Courage League
Countries England
ChampionsWasps (1st title)
Runners-upGloucester
RelegatedBedford
Matches played66

Wasps were the champions, beating Gloucester by just one point. Bedford were relegated.[1]

Participating teams
Locations of the 1989–90 Courage League National Division One teams
Greater London Courage League National One clubs
Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath Recreation Ground 8,200 Bath, Somerset
Bedford Goldington Road 7,000 Bedford, Bedfordshire
Bristol Memorial Stadium 12,100 Bristol, Avon
Gloucester Kingsholm 11,000 Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Harlequins The Stoop 8,500 Twickenham, London
Leicester Welford Road 16,000 Leicester, Leicestershire
Moseley The Reddings 10,000 (est) Birmingham, West Midlands
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
1 Wasps (C) 11 9 0 2 250 106 +144 18
2 Gloucester 11 8 1 2 214 139 +75 17
3 Bath 11 8 0 3 258 104 +154 16
4 Saracens 11 7 1 3 168 167 +1 15
5 Leicester 11 6 0 5 248 184 +64 12
6 Nottingham 11 6 0 5 187 148 +39 12
7 Harlequins 11 6 0 5 218 180 +38 12
8 Orrell 11 5 0 6 221 132 +89 10
9 Bristol 11 4 0 7 136 144 −8 8
10 Rosslyn Park 11 4 0 7 164 243 −79 8
11 Moseley 11 2 0 9 138 258 −120 4
12 Bedford (R) 11 0 0 11 70 467 −397 0
Source:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

The home team is listed in the left column.

Home \ Away BAT BED BRI GLO HAR LEI MOS NOT ORR ROS SAR WAS
Bath 76–0 32–12 26–15 27–9
Bedford 6–16 8–71 0–24 7–25 3–22 9–44
Bristol 13–14 6–13 11–13 13–9 6–15 21–22
Gloucester 13–6 37–6 24–9 16–10 41–12 21–21
Harlequins 13–7 15–12 22–27 15–9 19–15 12–9
Leicester 60–3 16–26 15–6 34–6
Moseley 10–16 12–16 22–21 20–38 6–22 0–42
Nottingham 12–9 47–16 12–3 9–25 6–11 25–12
Orrell 6–9 12–15 33–10 25–13 64–14
Rosslyn Park 6–34 45–12 9–23 18–9 13–15 6–14
Saracens 9–7 17–12 15–9 33–13 12–6
Wasps 9–18 29–4 29–12 16–12 12–6 24–6
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

References
  1. "COURAGE LEAGUE 1989/1990". Ipernews.com. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  2. "Saracens aim for bigger Wembley crowds following Premiership defeat of Worcester". The Telegraph. 15 February 2010.
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