1995–96 Courage League National Division One

1995–96 Courage League
Countries England
ChampionsBath (6th title)
Runners-upLeicester Tigers
Matches played90
Official website
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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.

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

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Locations of the 1995–96 Courage League National Division One teams
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Greater London Courage League National One clubs
Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath Recreation Ground 8,200 Bath, Somerset
Bristol Memorial Stadium 12,100 Bristol, Avon
Gloucester Kingsholm 11,000 Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Harlequins The Stoop 8,500 Twickenham, London
Leicester Tigers Welford Road 16,000 Leicester, Leicestershire
Orrell Edge Hall Road 5,500 Orrell, Greater Manchester
Sale Heywood Road 5,400 Sale, Greater Manchester
Saracens Bramley Road 2,000[2] Enfield, London
Wasps Repton Avenue 3,000 Sudbury, London
West Hartlepool Victoria Park 7,856 Hartlepool, County Durham

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Bath (C) 18 15 1 2 575 276 +299 31 Champion
1996–97 Heineken Cup
2 Leicester Tigers 18 15 0 3 476 242 +234 30 Qualified for the
1996–97 Heineken Cup
3 Harlequins 18 13 0 5 524 314 +210 26
4 Wasps 18 11 0 7 439 322 +117 22
5 Sale 18 9 1 8 365 371 −6 19
6 Bristol 18 8 0 10 329 421 −92 16
7 Orrell 18 7 0 11 323 477 −154 14
8 Gloucester 18 6 0 12 275 370 −95 12
9 Saracens (P) 18 5 0 13 284 451 −167 10
10 West Hartlepool 18 0 0 18 288 634 −346 0
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

Results

The Home Team is listed in the left column.

Home \ Away 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
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

References

  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. ^ "Saracens aim for bigger Wembley crowds following Premiership defeat of Worcester". The Telegraph. 15 February 2010.