The 1989–90 Courage League was the third season of competitive league rugby union in England.
Wasps were the champions, beating Gloucester by just one point. Bedford were relegated.[1]
Participating teams[edit]
Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
Bath | Bath | 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 |
Locations of the 1989–90 Courage League National Division One teams
Greater London Courage League National One clubs
1989–90 Courage League Final Table | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Points |
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 |
Results[edit]
The home team is listed in the left column.
Clubs | 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 | |
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