1992–93 National Division 1

1992–93 National Division 1
Countries England
Date19 September 1992 – 24 April 1993
ChampionsBath (4th title)
Runners-upWasps
RelegatedLondon Scottish
Saracens
West Hartlepool
Rugby Lions
Matches played78
Top point scorer122 – Jonathan Webb (Bath)[1]
Top try scorer7 – Stuart Barnes (Bath)[1]

The 1992–93 National Division 1 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the sixth season of the top tier of the English rugby union league system, the Courage Clubs Championship, currently known as Premiership Rugby. Bath were the defending champions while new teams included the promoted sides, London Scottish and West Hartlepool.

Bath were the champions for the third year running (and fourth overall), beating Wasps on points difference on the very last day of the season after both sides won their final fixtures. Four clubs were relegated to the 1993–94 National Division 2; London Scottish, Saracens, West Hartlepool and Rugby Lions.[2]

Structure

Each side playing the others once to make a total of twelve matches each. Restructuring at the end of the season for the league from thirteen to ten teams, meant that the bottom four sides would be relegated to National Division 2.

Participating teams

Locations of the 1992–93 Courage League National Division One teams
1992–93 Greater London Courage League National Division One teams
Team Stadium Capacity City/Area Previous season
Bath Recreation Ground 8,300 (1,000 seats)[3] Bath, Somerset Champions
Bristol Memorial Stadium 8,500 (1,200 seats)[4] Bristol, Avon 10th
Gloucester Kingsholm 12,000[a] Gloucester, Gloucestershire 4th
Harlequins The Stoop 9,000 (2,000 seats)[6] Twickenham, London 8th
Leicester Welford Road 14,700 (9,200 seats)[7] Leicester, Leicestershire 6th
London Irish The Avenue 3,600 (600 seats)[8] Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey 9th
London Scottish Athletic Ground 7,300 (1,300 seats)[9] Richmond, London Promoted from National 2 (1st)
Northampton Franklin's Gardens 6,000 (2,000 seats)[10] Northampton, Northamptonshire 3rd
Orrell Edge Hall Road 5,300 (300 seats)[11] Orrell, Greater Manchester 2nd
Rugby Lions Webb Ellis Road 3,200 (200 seats)[12][13] Rugby, Warwickshire 11th
Saracens Bramley Road 2,300 (300 seats)[14][15] Enfield, London 5th
Wasps Repton Avenue 3,200 (1,200 seats)[16][17] Sudbury, London 7th
West Hartlepool Brierton Lane 7,000[18] Hartlepool, County Durham Promoted from National 2 (2nd)

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Bath (C) 12 11 0 1 355 97 +258 22
2 Wasps 12 11 0 1 186 118 +68 22
3 Leicester 12 9 0 3 220 116 +104 18
4 Northampton 12 8 0 4 215 150 +65 16
5 Gloucester 12 6 0 6 173 151 +22 12
6 Bristol 12 6 0 6 148 169 −21 12
7 London Irish 12 6 0 6 175 223 −48 12
8 Harlequins 12 5 1 6 197 187 +10 11
9 Orrell 12 5 0 7 175 183 −8 10
10 London Scottish (R) 12 3 1 8 192 248 −56 7
11 Saracens (R) 12 3 0 9 137 180 −43 6
12 West Hartlepool (R) 12 3 0 9 149 236 −87 6
13 Rugby Lions (R) 12 1 0 11 104 368 −264 2
Source:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

The home team is listed in the left column

Home \ Away BAT BRI GLO HAR LEI LOI LOS NOR ORR RLI SAR WAS WHA
Bath Rugby 22–6 42–19 40–6 39–3 61–7 22–11
Bristol 8–31 9–22 15–10 23–11 12–7 19–11
Gloucester RFC 0–20 25–5 8–13 21–12 19–5 6–21
Harlequins 16–0 47–24 22–22 7–12 35–14 13–15
Leicester 3–13 22–21 23–0 9–0 30–3 21–8
London Irish 9–7 6–18 14–30 12–3 10–9 25–13
London Scottish 8–11 8–3 11–18 28–21 21–34 10–15
Northampton 11–8 16–6 16–21 12–13 21–17 55–9
Orrell 18–16 8–12 13–10 9–10 66–0 10–11
Rugby Lions 21–32 5–28 0–14 20–45 7–13 3–34
Saracens 13–19 3–18 41–17 6–9 14–9 9–13
Wasps 7–6 14–9 14–13 18–9 10–6 20–12
West Hartlepool 10–38 9–12 39–15 5–6 3–10 6–19
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fixtures & Results

Round 1

19 September 1992
Bath22 – 6Harlequins
Report[19]
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,000[20]
Referee: Brian Campsall[20]
19 September 1992
London Irish14 – 30Leicester
The Avenue
19 September 1992
London Scottish8 – 3Gloucester
Report[21]
Athletic Ground
Referee: Stuart Piercy
19 September 1992
Northampton16 – 6Bristol
Report[22]
Franklin's Gardens
Referee: C Rees
19 September 1992
Saracens14 – 9Rugby Lions
Bramley Road
19 September 1992
West Hartlepool6 – 19Wasps
Report[23]
Brierton Lane
Referee: T Spreadbury

[24]

Bye/s: Orrell

Round 2

26 September 1992
Bath42 – 19London Irish
Recreation Ground
Referee: Brian Wallis[20]
26 September 1992
Bristol19 – 11West Hartlepool
Memorial Stadium
26 September 1992
Harlequins13 – 15Wasps
Report[25]
The Stoop
Referee: F Howard
26 September 1992
Leicester22 – 21Gloucester
Report[26]
Welford Road
Referee: D Matthews
26 September 1992
Northampton21 – 17Saracens
Franklin's Gardens
26 September 1992
Orrell13 – 10London Scottish
Report[27]
Edge Hall Road
Referee: N Lasaga
Bye/s: Rugby Lions

Round 3

3 October 1992
Gloucester21 – 12Rugby Lions
Kingsholm
3 October 1992
London Irish12 – 3Northampton
Report[28]
The Avenue
Referee: Brian Campsall
3 October 1992
London Scottish8 – 11Bristol
Athletic Ground
3 October 1992
Saracens6 – 9Orrell
Report[29]
Bramley Road
Referee: A Spreadbury
3 October 1992
Wasps14 – 13Leicester
Report[30]
Repton Avenue
Referee: A Reay
3 October 1992
West Hartlepool9 – 12Harlequins
Brierton Lane
Bye/s: Bath

Round 4

10 October 1992
Bristol12 – 7Saracens
Memorial Stadium
10 October 1992
Harlequins22 – 22London Scottish
The Stoop
10 October 1992
Leicester21 – 8West Hartlepool
Welford Road
10 October 1992
Northampton11 – 8Bath
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 6,000[20]
Referee: Fred Howard[20]
10 October 1992
Orrell8 – 12London Irish
Edge Hall Road
10 October 1992
Rugby Lions3 – 34Wasps
Report[31]
Webb Ellis Road
Referee: C Henderson
Bye/s: Gloucester

Round 5

24 October 1992
Bath39 – 3Orrell
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 6,000[20]
Referee: Stuart Piercey[20]
24 October 1992
London Irish9 – 7Bristol
The Avenue
24 October 1992
London Scottish11 – 18Leicester
Athletic Ground
24 October 1992
Saracens3 – 18Harlequins
Bramley Road
24 October 1992
Wasps14 – 9Gloucester
Repton Avenue
24 October 1992
West Hartlepool5 – 6Rugby Lions
Brierton Lane
Bye/s: Northampton

Round 6

31 October 1992
Bristol8 – 31Bath
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 10,000[20]
Referee: Steve Lander[20]
31 October 1992
Gloucester6 – 21West Hartlepool
Kingsholm
31 October 1992
Harlequins47 – 24London Irish
The Stoop
31 October 1992
Leicester30 – 3Saracens
Welford Road
31 October 1992
Orrell9 – 10Northampton
Edge Hall Road
31 October 1992
Rugby Lions20 – 45London Scottish
Webb Ellis Road
Bye/s: Wasps

Round 7

21 November 1992
Bristol23 – 11Orrell
Memorial Stadium
21 November 1992
Gloucester19 – 5Saracens
Kingsholm
21 November 1992
Harlequins7 – 12Northampton
The Stoop
21 November 1992
Leicester3 – 13Bath
Welford Road
Attendance: 10,000[20]
Referee: Chris Lewis[20]
21 November 1992
Rugby Lions0 – 14London Irish
Webb Ellis Road
21 November 1992
Wasps10 – 6London Scottish
Repton Avenue
Bye/s: West Hartlepool

Round 8

9 January 1993
Bath61 – 7Rugby Lions
Recreation Ground
Referee: Geraint Davies[20]
9 January 1993
London Irish6 – 18Gloucester
Report[32]
The Avenue
Referee: D Matthews
9 January 1993
London Scottish10 – 15West Hartlepool
Athletic Ground
9 January 1993
Northampton12 – 13Leicester
Report[33]
Franklin's Gardens
Referee: Ed Morrison
9 January 1993
Orrell18 – 16Harlequins
Edge Hall Road
9 January 1993
Saracens9 – 13Wasps
Report[34]
Bramley Road
Referee: D Sainsbury
Bye/s: Bristol

Round 9

13 February 1993
Gloucester0 – 20Bath
Report[35]
Kingsholm
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ed Morrison[20]
13 February 1993
Harlequins16 – 0Bristol
The Stoop
13 February 1993
Leicester9 – 0Orrell
Report[36]
Welford Road
Referee: A Spreadbury
13 February 1993
Rugby Lions7 – 13Northampton
Webb Ellis Road
13 February 1993
Wasps18 – 9London Irish
Report[37]
Repton Avenue
Referee: C Rees
13 February 1993
West Hartlepool3 – 10Saracens
Report[38]
Brierton Lane
Referee: S Piercy
Bye/s: London Scottish

Round 10

13 March 1993
Bath22 – 11Wasps
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,500[20]
Referee: David Matthews[20]
13 March 1993
Bristol15 – 10Leicester
Memorial Stadium
13 March 1993
London Irish25 – 13West Hartlepool
The Avenue
13 March 1993
Northampton16 – 21Gloucester
Franklin's Gardens
13 March 1993
Orrell66 – 0Rugby Lions
Edge Hall Road
13 March 1993
Saracens41 – 17London Scottish
Bramley Road
Bye/s: Harlequins

Round 11

27 March 1993
Gloucester8 – 13Orrell
Kingsholm
27 March 1993
Leicester23 – 0Harlequins
Welford Road
27 March 1993
London Scottish28 – 21London Irish
Athletic Ground
27 March 1993
Rugby Lions21 – 32Bristol
Webb Ellis Road
  • Rugby Lions are relegated.
27 March 1993
Wasps20 – 12Northampton
Repton Avenue
27 March 1993
West Hartlepool10 – 38Bath
Brierton Lane
Referee: David Leslie[20]
Bye/s: Saracens

Round 12

3 April 1993
Bath40 – 6London Scottish
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 6,000[20]
Referee: Tony Sparkes[20]
  • London Scottish are relegated.[20]
3 April 1993
Bristol9 – 22Gloucester
Memorial Stadium
3 April 1993
Harlequins35 – 14Rugby Lions
The Stoop
3 April 1993
London Irish10 – 9Saracens
The Avenue
  • Saracens are relegated.
3 April 1993
Northampton55 – 9West Hartlepool
Franklin's Gardens
  • West Hartlepool are relegated.
3 April 1993
Orrell10 – 11Wasps
Edge Hall Road
Bye/s: Leicester

Round 13

24 April 1993
Gloucester25 – 5Harlequins
Kingsholm
24 April 1993
London Scottish21 – 34Northampton
Athletic Ground
24 April 1993
Rugby Lions5 – 28Leicester
Webb Ellis Road
24 April 1993
Saracens13 – 19Bath
Bramley Road
Referee: Fred Howard[20]
  • Bath are champions.[20]
24 April 1993
Wasps7 – 6Bristol
Repton Avenue
24 April 1993
West Hartlepool39 – 15Orrell
Brierton Lane
Bye/s: London Irish

Note

  1. ^ Kingsholm capacity up from 11,100 to 12,000 in 1992–93, which was achieved against Bath on 15 February 1993.[5]

See also

References

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