English Rugby Union Championship 1989/90

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The 1989/1990 season of the English Premiership was the third major league season of the English Rugby Union Championship. For sponsorship reasons it was named Courage League . It comprised eleven game days, with each team playing once against the other. The London Wasps won the championship title for the first time . At the end of the season, the Bedford Blues had to relegate.

Courage League

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  • master
  • Relegation to National Division One

    • M: Last year's champion
    P: Promotion (promoted) from National Division One

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    01. London Wasps 11 9 0 2 250: 106 + 144 18th
    02. Gloucester RFC 11 8th 1 2 214: 139 + 75 17th
    03. Bath Rugby (M) 11 8th 0 3 258: 104 + 154 16
    04th Saracens (P) 11 7th 1 3 168: 167 + 1 15th
    05. Leicester Tigers 11 6th 0 5 248: 184 + 64 12
    06th Nottingham RFC 11 6th 0 5 190: 141 + 49 12
    07th Harlequins 11 6th 0 5 218: 180 + 38 12
    08th. Orrell RUFC 11 5 0 6th 221: 132 + 89 10
    09. Bristol rugby 11 4th 0 7th 136: 144 - 8 8th
    10. Rosslyn Park FC 11 4th 0 7th 161: 235 - 74 8th
    11. Moseley RFC 11 2 0 9 138: 263 - 125 4th
    12. Bedford Blues (P) 11 0 0 11 60: 467 - 407 0

    The points were distributed as follows:

    • 2 points if you win
    • 1 point in case of a tie
    • 0 points if you lose

    National Division One

    The season of the second division ( National Division One ) consisted of eleven game days, with each team playing once against the other. The top two teams, Northampton Saints and Liverpool St Helens FC , advanced to the Premiership. There were no relegations this year.

    table
  • Promotion to the Premiership

    • P: Promotion (promoted) from National Division Two
    R: Relegation (relegated) from the Premiership

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    01. Northampton Saints 11 9 1 1 192: 135 + 57 19th
    02. Liverpool St Helens FC (R) 11 8th 2 1 154: 106 + 48 18th
    03. Richmond FC 11 7th 1 3 282: 135 + 147 15th
    04th Coventry RFC 11 6th 1 4th 206: 185 + 21 13
    05. London Irish 11 6th 0 5 228: 247 - 19th 12
    06th Rugby Lions (P) 11 5 0 6th 238: 172 + 66 10
    07th Plymouth Albion (P) 11 5 0 6th 206: 164 + 42 10
    08th. Headingley FC 11 5 0 6th 161: 226 - 65 10
    09. Sale Sharks 11 4th 0 7th 153: 182 - 29 8th
    10. Blackheath FC 11 3 2 6th 141: 205 - 64 8th
    11. Waterloo RFC (R) 11 3 0 8th 147: 193 - 46 6th
    12. Newcastle Gosforth 11 1 1 9 108: 266 - 158 3

    The points were distributed as follows:

    • 2 points if you win
    • 1 point in case of a tie
    • 0 points if you lose

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