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1990–91 Courage League National Division One

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

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

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Locations of the 1990–91 Courage League National Division One teams
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Greater London Courage League National League Division One 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 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
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

Results

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The home team is listed in the left column.

Home \ Away 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
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Sponsorship

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

See also

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References

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  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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