1992–93 Courage League National Division Three

The 1992–93 Courage League National Division Three was the sixth full season of rugby union within the third tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 1. Otley finished the season as champions and were promoted to Courage League Division 2. Due to RFU changes to the English rugby union league system for the following season because of the introduction of Courage League Division 5, eight teams were relegated into Courage League Division 4.

1992–93 Courage League National Division Three
Countries	England
Champions	Otley (1st title)
Runners-up	Havant
Relegated	Multiple teams

Participating teams and locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Askeans Broad Walk Kidbrooke, London 7th Aspatria Bower Park Aspatria, Cumbria Promoted from National 4 North (champions) Broughton Park Chelsfield Grove Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester 6th Clifton Station Road 2,500 Cribbs Causeway, Henbury, Bristol 3rd Exeter County Ground 5,200 Exeter, Devon 4th Havant Hook's Lane 1,500 Havant, Hampshire Promoted from National 4 South (champions) Leeds Clarence Field / Chandos Park Kirkstall / Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire Headingley (10th) / Roundhay (11th)[a 1] Liverpool St Helens Moss Lane St Helens, Merseyside Relegated from Courage League Division 2 (13th) Otley Cross Green 5,000 Otley, West Yorkshire 9th Plymouth Albion Beacon Park 3,500 Plymouth, Devon Relegated from Courage League Division 2 (12th) Redruth Recreation Ground 12,000 Redruth, Cornwall 5th Sheffield Abbeydale Park 3,200 Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 8th [1]

Askeans Aspatria Broughton P Clifton Exeter Havant Leeds Liverpool St Helens Otley Plymouth Albion Redruth Sheffield 1992–93 Courage League National Division Three teams in England

League table

1992–93 Courage League National Division Three Table[2]
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Points
1	Otley	11	8	1	2	274	118	156	17
2	Havant	11	8	1	2	185	93	92	17
3	Exeter	11	8	1	2	247	169	78	17
4	Redruth	11	7	2	2	175	125	50	16
5	Sheffield (R)	11	7	0	4	208	134	74	14
6	Leeds (R)	11	7	0	4	228	220	8	14
7	Liverpool St Helens (R)	11	5	0	6	203	130	73	10
8	Clifton (R)	11	4	2	5	206	175	31	10
9	Aspatria (R)	11	3	1	7	170	308	−138	8
10	Askeans (R)	11	3	0	8	132	300	−168	6
11	Broughton Park (R)	11	2	0	9	136	217	−81	4
12	Plymouth Albion (R)	11	0	0	11	130	305	−175	0
Points are awarded as follows: 2 pts for a win 1 pt for a draw 0 pts for a loss
If teams are level at any stage, the following tiebreaker is applied: Difference between points for and against
Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places.

Sponsorship

National Division Three is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by Courage Brewery.

See also

• English Rugby Union Leagues
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

Notes

1. Headingley and Roundhay merged to form Leeds RUFC at the start of the 1992-93 season.

References

1. Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993–94. London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 151–167. ISBN 0 7472 7891 1.
2. "Courage Clubs Championship-1992/1993". Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 21 July 2016.