The 1992–93 Courage League National Division One was the fourth season of the first tier of the English league system , currently known as the Gallagher Premiership . Bath were the defending champions while new teams included Rugby Lions and London Irish who were promoted from the 1990–91 Courage League National Division Two . Each team played each other once.
Bath were the champions, beating Wasps on points difference on the very last day of the season after both sides won their final fixtures. Due to a restructuring which reduced the league from thirteen to ten teams, four clubs were relegated; London Scottish , Saracens , West Hartlepool and Rugby Lions .[ 1]
Participating teams
Locations of the 1992–93 Courage League National Division One teams
1992–93 Greater London Courage League National Division One teams
Team
Stadium
Capacity
City/Area
Previous season
Bath
Recreation Ground
8,200
Bath , Somerset
Champions
Bristol
Memorial Stadium
12,100
Bristol , Avon
10th
Gloucester
Kingsholm
11,000
Gloucester , Gloucestershire
4th
Harlequins
The Stoop
14,800
Twickenham , London
8th
Leicester Tigers
Welford Road
16,000
Leicester , Leicestershire
6th
London Irish
The Avenue
6,600
Sunbury-on-Thames , Surrey
9th
London Scottish
Athletic Ground
4,500
Richmond , London
Promoted from Courage Division 2 (1st)
Northampton Saints
Franklin's Gardens
10,000
Northampton , Northamptonshire
3rd
Orrell
Edge Hall Road
5,500
Orrell , Greater Manchester
2nd
Rugby Lions
Webb Ellis Road
4,000[ 2]
Rugby , Warwickshire
11th
Saracens
Bramley Road
2,000[ 3]
Enfield , London
5th
Wasps
Repton Avenue
3,000
Sudbury , London
7th
West Hartlepool
Victoria Park
7,856
Hartlepool , County Durham
Promoted from Courage Division 2 (2nd)
Table
Results
The home team is listed in the left column
Source:
[citation needed ] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Fixtures & Results
Round 1
Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,000[ 4] Referee: Brian Campsall[ 4]
London Irish 14 – 30 Leicester
London Scottish 8 – 3 Gloucester
Saracens 14 – 9 Rugby Lions
West Hartlepool 6 – 19 Wasps
[ 5]
Round 2
Recreation Ground Referee: Brian Wallis[ 4]
Bristol 19 – 11 West Hartlepool
Leicester 22 – 11 Gloucester
Northampton 21 – 17 Saracens
Orrell 13 – 10 London Scottish
Round 3
Gloucester 21 – 12 Rugby Lions
London Irish 12 – 3 Northampton
London Scottish 8 – 11 Bristol
West Hartlepool 9 – 12 Harlequins
Round 4
Harlequins 22 – 22 London Scottish
Leicester 21 – 8 West Hartlepool
Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 6,000[ 4] Referee: Fred Howard[ 4]
Round 5
Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,000[ 4] Referee: Stuart Piercey[ 4]
London Scottish 11 – 18 Leicester
West Hartlepool 5 – 6 Rugby Lions
Round 6
Memorial Stadium Attendance: 10,000[ 4] Referee: Steve Lander[ 4]
Gloucester 6 – 21 West Hartlepool
Harlequins 47 – 24 London Irish
Rugby Lions 20 – 45 London Scottish
Round 7
Harlequins 7 – 12 Northampton
Welford Road Attendance: 10,000[ 4] Referee: Chris Lewis[ 4]
Rugby Lions 0 – 14 London Irish
Wasps 10 – 6 London Scottish
Round 8
Recreation Ground Referee: Geraint Davies[ 4]
London Irish 6 – 18 Gloucester
London Scottish 10 – 15 West Hartlepool
Northampton 12 – 13 Leicester
Round 9
Kingsholm Referee: Ed Morrison[ 4]
Rugby Lions 7 – 13 Northampton
West Hartlepool 3 – 10 Saracens
Round 10
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,500[ 4] Referee: David Matthews[ 4]
London Irish 25 – 13 West Hartlepool
Northampton 16 – 21 Gloucester
Saracens 41 – 17 London Scottish
Round 11
Leicester 23 – 0 Harlequins
London Scottish 28 – 21 London Irish
Rugby Lions 21 – 32 Bristol
Rugby Lions are relegated.
West Hartlepool 10 – 38 Bath
Victoria Park Referee: David Leslie[ 4]
Round 12
Bath 40 – 6 London Scottish
Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,000[ 4] Referee: Tony Sparkes[ 4]
London Scottish are relegated.[ 4]
Harlequins 35 – 14 Rugby Lions
London Irish 10 – 9 Saracens
Northampton 55 – 9 West Hartlepool
West Hartlepool are releagated.
Round 13
Gloucester 25 – 5 Harlequins
London Scottish 21 – 34 Northampton
Rugby Lions 5 – 28 Leicester
Bramley Road Referee: Fred Howard[ 4]
West Hartlepool 39 – 15 Orrell
See also
References
External links
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