Rugby division tournament
The 1992–93 Courage League National Division Two was the sixth full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship . There were thirteen teams in the division, with each team meeting the other teams once to give a total of twelve matches each. Joining the nine teams who remained in the division from last season were Nottingham and Rosslyn Park who were both relegated from the top division. It was Nottingham's first season in the division and Rosslyn Park's second. Park's only other appearance was in the first season when they were the champions. Both the promoted teams, Fylde and Richmond, were relegated back to the third tier. In Richmond's case, somewhat unlucky as in normal circumstances finishing ninth would have been high enough in the table to survive the drop.
At the sixth attempt, Newcastle Gosforth the champions, were promoted to the Courage League National Division One for season 1993–94 . Due to next seasons reduction of teams from thirteen to ten in the top two divisions, second placed Waterloo did not gain promotion and seven teams were relegated to Courage League National Division Three . They were Bedford , Rosslyn Park , Richmond , Blackheath , Coventry , Fylde and Morley .[ 2]
Participating teams
Locations of the 1992–93 Courage League National Division Two teams
Greater London Courage League National Division Two clubs
Team
Stadium
Capacity
City/Area
Bedford
Goldington Road
7,000
Bedford , Bedfordshire
Blackheath
Rectory Field
6,000
Greenwich , London
Coventry
Coundon Road
9,000
Coventry , West Midlands
Fylde
Woodlands Memorial Ground
9,000
Lytham St Annes , Lancashire
Morley
Scatcherd Lane
Morley, Leeds , West Yorkshire
Moseley
The Reddings
10,000
Birmingham , West Midlands
Newcastle Gosworth
Kingston Park
10,000
Newcastle upon Tyne , Tyne and Wear
Nottingham
Ireland Avenue
4,950
Beeston , Nottinghamshire
Richmond
Athletic Ground
4,500
Richmond , London
Rosslyn Park
The Rock
2,000
Roehampton , London
Sale
Heywood Road
5,400
Sale , Greater Manchester
Wakefield
College Grove
3,000
Wakefield , West Yorkshire
Waterloo
St Anthony's Road
9,000
Blundellsands , Merseyside
Table
1992–93 Courage League National Division Two table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Qualification
1
Newcastle Gosforth
12
10
0
2
241
106
+135
20
Promoted
2
Waterloo
12
10
0
2
228
138
+90
20
3
Wakefield
12
8
1
3
186
123
+63
17
4
Nottingham
12
8
0
4
249
145
+104
16
5
Sale
12
7
1
4
237
102
+135
15
6
Moseley
12
6
2
4
184
150
+34
14
7
Bedford Blues
12
6
2
4
186
183
+3
14
Relegated
8
Rosslyn Park
12
5
0
7
209
199
+10
10
9
Richmond
12
5
0
7
202
196
+6
10
10
Blackheath
12
4
2
6
142
231
−89
10
11
Coventry
12
3
0
9
192
236
−44
6
12
Fylde
12
0
3
9
108
290
−182
3
13
Morley
12
0
1
11
107
372
−265
1
Source:
rugbyarchive.net Rules for classification: Points were awarded as follows:
two points for a win
one point for a draw
no points for a loss If teams were level at any stage, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:
difference between points for and against
total number of points for
National Division Two is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and was sponsored by Courage Brewery
See also
References
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