The 1993–94 Courage League National Division Three was the seventh full season of rugby union within the third tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 1. Following a reduction in size of the top four divisions of the league from thirteen to ten, the teams now play each other twice, home and away instead of just once.[1][2]
| 1993–94 Courage League National Division Three | |
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| Countries |  England |
| Champions | Coventry (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Fylde (also promoted) |
| Relegated | Havant, Redruth |
| Matches played | 90 |
Following their relegation last season, Coventry won the division and return to National Division Two for next season. They are joined by the runner-up, Fylde, who were also relegated last season. Havant and Redruth are both relegated to National Four. Havant were runners-up last season and would have been promoted to National Division Two if the leagues had not been re-organised.
Participating teams and locations edit
Owing to a reduction from thirteen teams to ten in the top four divisions of the national leagues, only three teams participated in National Division Three last season, Exeter, Havant and Redruth. The remaining seven teams all played in National Division Two last season.[1][2]
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League table edit
| 1993–94 Courage League National Division Three Table[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Points | ||||||
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| 1 | Coventry | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 406 | 259 | 147 | 28 | |||||
| 2 | Fylde | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 339 | 219 | 120 | 26 | |||||
| 3 | Bedford | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 332 | 260 | 72 | 24 | |||||
| 4 | Blackheath | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 305 | 222 | 83 | 22 | |||||
| 5 | Rosslyn Park | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 372 | 240 | 132 | 21 | |||||
| 6 | Exeter | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 308 | 271 | 37 | 19 | |||||
| 7 | Richmond | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 337 | 300 | 37 | 18 | |||||
| 8 | Morley | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 245 | 334 | −89 | 12 | |||||
| 9 | Havant | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 203 | 432 | −229 | 6 | |||||
| 10 | Redruth | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 178 | 488 | −310 | 4 | |||||
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| Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places. | ||||||||||||||
Sponsorship edit
National Division Three is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by Courage Brewery.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993–94 (22nd ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 151–167. ISBN 0 7472 7891 1.
- ^ a b Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1994). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994–95 (23rd ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 163–179. ISBN 0 7472 7850 4.
- ^ "Courage CLubs Championship-1993/94". Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 29 July 2016.