1995–96_Courage_League_National_Division_One

1995–96 Courage League National Division One

1995–96 Courage League National Division One

Sports season

The 1995–96 English Premiership, known at the time as the 1995–96 Courage League was the ninth season of competitive rugby union in England.

Quick Facts Countries, Champions ...

Each team played each other twice, in a round robin system.

Bath were the champions, beating Leicester Tigers by one point. Despite a disastrous season with 18 defeats in as many matches, West Hartlepool kept its place in the first division due to the expansion of the league from 10 teams to 12 the following season.[1]

Participating teams

More information Team, Stadium ...
Locations of the 1995–96 Courage League National Division One teams
Greater London Courage League National One clubs

Table


 Club
 Played
 Won
 Drawn
 Lost
 Points For
 Points Against
 Points Difference
 Points
1Bath (C)18151257527629931
2Leicester Tigers18150347624223130
3Harlequins18130552431421026
4Wasps18110743932211722
5Sale18918365371-619
6Bristol188010329421-9216
7Orrell187011323477-15414
8Gloucester186012275370-9512
9Saracens (P)185013284451-16710
10West Hartlepool180018288634-3460

Green denotes championship and qualification for the 1996–97 Heineken Cup.
Blue denotes qualification for the 1996–97 Heineken Cup.

Results

The Home Team is listed in the left column.

Clubs BAT BRI GLO HAR LEI ORR SAL SAR WAS WHA
Bath Rugby 52-19 37-11 41-15 14-15 55-20 38-38 52-16 36-12 34-22
Bristol 5-43 22-16 25-31 29-43 33-14 30-6 21-7 9-17 12-3
Gloucester RFC 16-10 18-14 13-24 14-27 27-0 17-22 17-10 15-26 17-16
Harlequins 13-19 28-3 33-19 25-29 21-25 55-0 23-15 29-20 34-18
Leicester Tigers 9-14 43-6 28-6 19-21 22-3 32-10 31-3 15-12 48-15
Orrell 11-44 26-29 21-3 9-23 10-38 12-6 38-13 32-29 20-10
Sale 18-30 15-6 21-13 29-11 12-16 39-13 18-15 18-25 44-13
Saracens 15-21 11-24 19-16 6-13 25-21 12-9 9-24 20-24 31-30
Wasps 6-15 33-5 21-10 3-34 11-21 51-16 25-16 38-16 52-12
West Hartlepool 15-20 15-37 19-27 21-91 12-19 22-44 11-29 31-41 3-34


Home Win Draw Away Win

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Courage National Leagues - Final Tables – 1995/96". www.moseleyrugby.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Saracens aim for bigger Wembley crowds following Premiership defeat of Worcester". The Telegraph. 15 February 2010.
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