The 1992–93 National Division 2 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the sixth season of the second tier of the English rugby union league system, the Courage Clubs Championship, currently known as Champ Rugby. New teams to the division included Nottingham and Rosslyn Park who were relegated down from the top flight, while West Hartlepool, Fylde and Richmond were promoted up from tier 3.
At the sixth attempt, Newcastle Gosforth the champions, were promoted to the 1993–94 National Division 1. Due to next seasons restructuring of teams in the top two divisions, second placed Waterloo did not gain promotion and seven teams were relegated to the 1993–94 National Division 3. They were Bedford, Rosslyn Park, Richmond, Blackheath, Coventry, Flyde and Morley.[2] Rosslyn Park were relegated for the second successive season.
Structure
Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of twelve matches each. Due to next seasons reduction of teams from thirteen to ten in the top two divisions, only one team would be promoted to National Division 1 while seven teams would drop down to National Division 3.
Participating teams
Locations of the 1992–93 National Division 2 teams
| Team
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Stadium
|
Capacity
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City/Area
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Previous season
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| Bedford
|
Goldington Road
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4,800 (800 seats)[3]
|
Bedford, Bedfordshire
|
10th
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| Blackheath
|
Rectory Field
|
3,500 (500 seats)[4]
|
Greenwich, London
|
11th
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| Coventry
|
Coundon Road
|
10,000 (1,100 seats)[5]
|
Coventry, West Midlands
|
6th
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| Fylde
|
Woodlands
|
7,500 (500 seats)[6]
|
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
|
Promoted from National 3 (2nd)
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| Morley
|
Scatcherd Lane
|
6,000 (1,000 seats)[7]
|
Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire
|
9th
|
| Moseley
|
The Reddings
|
9,999 (1,800 seats)[8]
|
Birmingham, West Midlands
|
7th
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| Newcastle Gosforth
|
Kingston Park
|
6,600[9]
|
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
|
4th
|
| Nottingham
|
Ireland Avenue
|
4,990 (590 seats)[10]
|
Beeston, Nottinghamshire
|
Relegated from National 1 (12th)
|
| Richmond
|
Athletic Ground
|
7,300 (1,300 seats)[11]
|
Richmond, London
|
Promoted from National 3 (1st)
|
| Rosslyn Park
|
The Rock
|
4,630 (630 seats)[12]
|
Roehampton, London
|
Relegated from National 1 (13th)
|
| Sale
|
Heywood Road
|
4,000 (500 seats)[13]
|
Sale, Greater Manchester
|
8th
|
| Wakefield
|
College Grove
|
4,000 (500 seats)[14]
|
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
|
5th
|
| Waterloo
|
St Anthony's Road
|
9,950 (950 seats)[15]
|
Blundellsands, Merseyside
|
3rd
|
Table
Source:
rugbyarchive.netRules for classification: Points were awarded as follows:
- two points for a win
- one point for a draw
- no points for a loss
If teams were level at any stage, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:
- difference between points for and against
- total number of points for
Fixtures & Results
Round 1
| Nottingham | 17 – 12 | Richmond |
| | |
| Waterloo | 12 – 9 | Rosslyn Park |
| | |
[16]
| Bye/s: Newcastle Gosforth
|
Round 2
| Blackheath | 5 – 46 | Nottingham |
| | |
| Newcastle Gosforth | 7 – 3 | Sale |
| | |
[16]
Round 3
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| Nottingham | 16 – 10 | Coventry |
| | |
| Waterloo | 3 – 13 | Newcastle Gosforth |
| | |
[16]
Round 4
| Coventry | 38 – 15 | Blackheath |
| | |
| Newcastle Gosforth | 28 – 6 | Nottingham |
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| Rosslyn Park | 13 – 16 | Bedford |
| | |
[16]
Round 5
| Blackheath | 9 – 12 | Newcastle Gosforth |
| | |
| Moseley | 32 – 10 | Rosslyn Park |
| | |
[16]
Round 6
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| Newcastle Gosforth | 26 – 3 | Coventry |
| | |
| Wakefield | 22 – 9 | Nottingham |
| | |
[16]
Round 7
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| Morley | 13 – 36 | Newcastle Gosforth |
| | |
| Richmond | 13 – 23 | Blackheath |
| | |
| Rosslyn Park | 6 – 18 | Nottingham |
| | |
[16]
Round 8
| Blackheath | 18 – 14 | Rosslyn Park |
| | |
| Newcastle Gosforth | 17 – 20 | Wakefield |
| | |
[16]
Round 9
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| Richmond | 9 – 21 | Newcastle Gosforth |
| | |
| Rosslyn Park | 32 – 10 | Coventry |
| | |
[16]
Round 10
| Newcastle Gosforth | 14 – 3 | Rosslyn Park |
| | |
[16]
Round 11
| Fylde | 5 – 32 | Newcastle Gosforth |
| | |
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| Rosslyn Park | 43 – 24 | Morley |
| | |
[16]
Round 12
| Newcastle Gosforth | 19 – 13 | Bedford |
| | |
| Wakefield | 20 – 15 | Rosslyn Park |
| | |
[16]
Round 13
| Woodlands Memorial Ground |
| Moseley | 19 – 16 | Newcastle Gosforth |
| | |
- Newcastle Gosforth are promoted as league champions.
| Rosslyn Park | 24 – 18 | Richmond |
| | |
[16]
See also
References
- ^ a b Ross Young, ed. (1993). "Season by Season Leading Scorers". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1993–94. Taunton: Tony Williams Publications. p. 50.
- ^ "Courage Clubs Championship-1992/1993". Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Bedford R.U.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 85.
- ^ Bill Mitchell, ed. (1994). "Blackheath FC (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1994–95. Windsor: Tony Williamson Publications. p. 179.
- ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Coventry F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 94.
- ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Fylde R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 142.
- ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Morley R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 152.
- ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Moseley F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 61.
- ^ "Rugby Union: Winger Inga has the power". Independent. 1 March 1999.
- ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Nottingham R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 66.
- ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Richmond F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 112.
- ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Rosslyn Park F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 74.
- ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Sale F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 118.
- ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Wakefield R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 123.
- ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Waterloo F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 126.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Fixtures / Results (September 19, 1992 to April 24, 1993)". Rugby Archives. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
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