1993–94 National Division 2

1993–94 National Division 2
Countries England
Date11 September 1993 – 30 April 1994
ChampionsSale (1st title)
Runners-upWest Hartlepool
RelegatedRugby
Otley
Matches played90
Top point scorer172 – Guy Gregory (Nottingham)[1]
Top try scorer16 – Simon Verbickas (Sale)[1]

The 1993–94 National Division 2 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the seventh 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 London Scottish, Rugby, Saracens, West Hartlepool (all relegated from tier 1) and Otley (promoted from tier 3).

Sale, the champions, were promoted to the 1994–95 National Division 1 along with the runners–up West Hartlepool. It was Sale's sixth attempt at returning to the top level whilst West Hartlepool go back up at the first attempt. Otley finished last and were relegated to the 1994–95 National Division 3 along with Rugby Lions who finish one place above them. Both teams had been promoted the previous season.[2]

Structure

Restructuring at the end of the previous season meant that the division had been reduced from thirteen teams down to ten, but now for the first time each side played one another twice, in a round robin system, home and away, to make a total of eighteen matches for each team. The top two teams were promoted to National Division 1 while the bottom two teams were relegated to National Division 3.

Participating teams

Locations of the 1993–94 National Division 2 teams
Team Stadium Capacity City/Area Previous season
London Scottish Athletic Ground 7,300 (1,300 seats)[3] Richmond, London Relegated from National 1 (10th)
Moseley The Reddings 9,999 (1,800 seats)[4] Birmingham, West Midlands 6th
Nottingham Ireland Avenue 4,990 (590 seats)[5] Beeston, Nottinghamshire 4th
Otley Cross Green 7,000 (852 seats)[6] Otley, West Yorkshire Promoted from National 3 (1st)
Rugby Webb Ellis Road 3,200 (200 seats)[7][8] Rugby, Warwickshire Relegated from National 1 (13th)
Sale Heywood Road 4,000 (500 seats)[9] Sale, Greater Manchester 5th
Saracens Bramley Road 2,300 (300 seats)[10][11] Enfield, London Relegated from National 1 (11th)
Wakefield College Grove 4,000 (500 seats)[12] Wakefield, West Yorkshire 3rd
Waterloo St Anthony's Road 9,950 (950 seats)[13] Blundellsands, Merseyside 2nd
West Hartlepool Brierton Lane 7,000[14] Hartlepool, County Durham Relegated from National 1 (12th)

Table

1993–94 National Division 2 table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Sale (C) 18 13 2 3 438 160 +278 28 Promoted
2 West Hartlepool 18 13 2 3 389 271 +118 28
3 Saracens 18 11 1 6 299 238 +61 23
4 Wakefield 18 8 3 7 347 240 +107 19
5 Moseley 18 9 1 8 266 220 +46 19
6 Nottingham 18 8 1 9 254 326 −72 17
7 Waterloo 18 6 2 10 231 346 −115 14
8 London Scottish 18 6 0 12 232 325 −93 12
9 Rugby 18 5 1 12 186 302 −116 11 Relegated
10 Otley 18 4 1 13 235 449 −214 9
Source: [15]
Rules for classification: Points are awarded as follows:
  1. two points for a win
  2. one point for a draw
  3. no points for a loss

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. difference between points for and against
  2. total number of points for
    (C) Champions

Fixtures & Results

Round 1

11 September 1993
London Scottish3 – 12Sale
Athletic Ground
11 September 1993
Nottingham25 – 30Otley
Ireland Avenue
11 September 1993
Saracens14 – 10Moseley
Bramley Road
11 September 1993
Wakefield48 – 16Rugby
College Grove
11 September 1993
West Hartlepool30 – 11Waterloo
Brierton Lane

[16]

Round 2

18 September 1993
Moseley20 – 11Wakefield
The Reddings
18 September 1993
Otley11 – 28West Hartlepool
Cross Green
18 September 1993
Rugby16 – 14Nottingham
Webb Ellis Road
18 September 1993
Sale52 – 3Saracens
Heywood Road
18 September 1993
Waterloo13 – 17London Scottish
St Anthony's Road

[16]

Round 3

25 September 1993
London Scottish3 – 11Otley
Athletic Ground
25 September 1993
Nottingham6 – 25Moseley
Ireland Avenue
25 September 1993
Sale15 – 6Waterloo
Heywood Road
25 September 1993
Saracens25 – 10Wakefield
Bramley Road
25 September 1993
West Hartlepool28 – 19Rugby
Brierton Lane

[16]

Round 4

2 October 1993
Moseley9 – 31West Hartlepool
The Reddings
2 October 1993
Otley9 – 5Sale
Cross Green
2 October 1993
Rugby7 – 5London Scottish
Webb Ellis Road
2 October 1993
Wakefield6 – 6Nottingham
College Grove
2 October 1993
Waterloo12 – 12Saracens
St Anthony's Road

[16]

Round 5

9 October 1993
London Scottish16 – 8Moseley
Athletic Ground
9 October 1993
Sale16 – 3Rugby
Heywood Road
9 October 1993
Saracens13 – 3Nottingham
Bramley Road
9 October 1993
Waterloo39 – 16Otley
St Anthony's Road
9 October 1993
West Hartlepool13 – 13Wakefield
Brierton Lane

[16]

Round 6

13 November 1993
Moseley9 – 3Sale
The Reddings
13 November 1993
Nottingham9 – 17West Hartlepool
Ireland Avenue
13 November 1993
Otley9 – 11Saracens
Cross Green
13 November 1993
Rugby3 – 8Waterloo
Webb Ellis Road
13 November 1993
Wakefield17 – 11London Scottish
College Grove

[16]

Round 7

20 November 1993
London Scottish21 – 14Nottingham
Athletic Ground
20 November 1993
Otley3 – 3Rugby
Cross Green
20 November 1993
Sale11 – 11Wakefield
Heywood Road
20 November 1993
Saracens8 – 14West Hartlepool
Bramley Road
20 November 1993
Waterloo12 – 5Moseley
St Anthony's Road

[16]

Round 8

4 December 1993
Moseley30 – 22Otley
The Reddings
4 December 1993
Nottingham9 – 30Sale
Ireland Avenue
4 December 1993
Saracens6 – 3Rugby
Bramley Road
4 December 1993
Wakefield47 – 6Waterloo
College Grove
4 December 1993
West Hartlepool21 – 19London Scottish
Brierton Lane

[16]

Round 9

11 December 1993
London Scottish12 – 37Saracens
Athletic Ground
11 December 1993
Otley0 – 22Wakefield
Cross Green
11 December 1993
Rugby6 – 3Moseley
Webb Ellis Road
11 December 1993
Sale28 – 12West Hartlepool
Heywood Road
11 December 1993
Waterloo8 – 19Nottingham
St Anthony's Road

[16]

Round 10

8 January 1994
Moseley15 – 16Saracens
The Reddings
8 January 1994
Otley12 – 18Nottingham
Cross Green
8 January 1994
Rugby16 – 12Wakefield
Webb Ellis Road
8 January 1994
SaleP – PLondon Scottish
Heywood Road
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 February 1994.
8 January 1994
Waterloo15 – 25West Hartlepool
St Anthony's Road

[16]

Round 11

15 January 1994
London Scottish9 – 18Waterloo
Athletic Ground
15 January 1994
Nottingham17 – 16Rugby
Ireland Avenue
15 January 1994
Saracens3 – 8Sale
Bramley Road
15 January 1994
Wakefield13 – 12Moseley
College Grove
15 January 1994
West Hartlepool48 – 20Otley
Brierton Lane

[16]

Round 12

29 January 1994
Moseley17 – 0Nottingham
The Reddings
29 January 1994
Otley13 – 6London Scottish
Cross Green
29 January 1994
Rugby6 – 27West Hartlepool
Webb Ellis Road
29 January 1994
Wakefield14 – 23Saracens
College Grove
29 January 1994
Waterloo10 – 28Sale
St Anthony's Road

[16]

Round 13

12 February 1994
London Scottish22 – 11Rugby
Athletic Ground
12 February 1994
Nottingham16 – 13Wakefield
Ireland Avenue
12 February 1994
Sale88 – 9Otley
Heywood Road
12 February 1994
Saracens37 – 0Waterloo
Bramley Road
12 February 1994
West Hartlepool16 – 15Moseley
Brierton Lane

[16]

Round 10 (rescheduled game)

19 February 1994
Sale19 – 12London Scottish
Heywood Road
  • Game rescheduled from 8 January 1994.

[16]

Round 14

12 March 1994
Moseley27 – 12London Scottish
The Reddings
12 March 1994
Nottingham18 – 9Saracens
Ireland Avenue
12 March 1994
OtleyP – PWaterloo
Cross Green
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 12 April 1994.
12 March 1994
Rugby8 – 21Sale
Webb Ellis Road
12 March 1994
Wakefield10 – 11West Hartlepool
College Grove

[16]

Round 15

26 March 1994
London Scottish11 – 37Wakefield
Athletic Ground
26 March 1994
Sale13 – 16Moseley
Heywood Road
26 March 1994
Saracens31 – 19Otley
Bramley Road
26 March 1994
Waterloo19 – 17Rugby
St Anthony's Road
26 March 1994
West Hartlepool13 – 23Nottingham
Brierton Lane

[16]

Round 16

9 April 1994
Moseley6 – 6Waterloo
The Reddings
9 April 1994
Nottingham23 – 18London Scottish
Ireland Avenue
9 April 1994
Rugby19 – 10Otley
Webb Ellis Road
9 April 1994
Wakefield19 – 28Sale
College Grove
9 April 1994
West Hartlepool22 – 20Saracens
Brierton Lane
  • West Hartlepool are promoted.

[16]

Round 14 (rescheduled game)

12 April 1994
Otley15 – 21Waterloo
Cross Green
  • Game rescheduled from 12 March 1994.

[16]

Round 17

23 April 1994
London Scottish24 – 22West Hartlepool
Athletic Ground
23 April 1994
Otley12 – 26Moseley
Cross Green
23 April 1994
Rugby6 – 30Saracens
Webb Ellis Road
23 April 1994
Sale41 – 7Nottingham
Heywood Road
  • Sale are promoted.
23 April 1994
Waterloo6 – 18Wakefield
St Anthony's Road

[16]

Round 18

30 April 1994
Moseley13 – 11Rugby
The Reddings
  • Rugby are relegated.
30 April 1994
Nottingham27 – 21Waterloo
Ireland Avenue
30 April 1994
Saracens6 – 11London Scottish
Bramley Road
30 April 1994
Wakefield26 – 14Otley
College Grove
  • Otley are relegated.
30 April 1994
West Hartlepool11 – 11Sale
Brierton Lane
  • Sale are champions. Sale and West Hartlepool were both already promoted.

[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Ross Young, ed. (1994). "Season by Season Leading Scorers". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1994–95. Taunton: Tony Williams Publications. p. 44.
  2. ^ Stephen Jones, ed. (1994). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994–95 (23rd ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0 7472 7850 4.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Otley R.U.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 178.
  7. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Rugby F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 116.
  8. ^ "Gloucester v. Leicester (PDF, opens in a new window)" (PDF). Gloucester Rugby Heritage. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Saracens F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 78.
  11. ^ "Saracens aim for bigger Wembley crowds following Premiership defeat of Worcester". The Telegraph. 15 February 2010.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "West Hartlepool". Rugby Journal. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  15. ^ "Courage Clubs Championship 1993/94". Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Fixtures / Results (September 11, 1993 to April 30, 1994)". Rugby Archives. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
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