English Rugby Union Championship 1991/92

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The season 1991/1992 of the English Premiership was the fifth season of top flight of English rugby union championship. For sponsorship reasons it was named Courage League . It comprised twelve game days, with each team playing once against the other. Bath rugby won the championship for the second time in a row and for the third time . At the end of the season, Nottingham RFC and Rosslyn Park FC were relegated.

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. Bath Rugby (M) 12 10 1 1 277: 126 + 151 21st
    02. Orrell RUFC 12 10 0 2 204: 95 + 109 20th
    03. Northampton Saints 12 9 1 2 209: 136 + 73 19th
    04th Gloucester RFC 12 7th 1 4th 193: 168 + 25 15th
    05. Saracens 12 7th 1 4th 176: 165 + 11 15th
    06th Leicester Tigers 12 6th 1 5 262: 216 + 46 13
    07th London Wasps 12 6th 0 6th 177: 180 - 3 12
    08th. Harlequins 12 5 1 6th 213: 207 + 6 11
    09. London Irish (P) 12 3 3 6th 147: 237 - 90 9
    10. Bristol rugby 12 4th 0 8th 192: 174 + 18 8th
    11. Rugby Lions (P) 12 2 3 7th 124: 252 - 128 7th
    12. Nottingham RFC 12 2 1 9 133: 204 - 71 5
    13. Rosslyn Park FC 12 0 1 11 111: 258 - 147 1

    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 12 game days, with each team playing once against the other. The top two teams, London Scottish and the West Hartlepool RFC , rose to the Premiership. Plymouth Albion and Liverpool St Helens FC had to relegate to National Division Two .

    table
  • Promotion to the Premiership
  • Relegation to National Division Two

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

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    01. London Scottish 12 11 0 1 304: 130 + 174 22nd
    02. West Hartlepool RFC (P) 12 11 0 1 244: 89 + 155 22nd
    03. Waterloo RFC 12 8th 0 4th 206: 184 + 22 16
    04th Newcastle Gosforth 12 7th 0 5 371: 140 + 231 14th
    05. Wakefield RFC 12 7th 0 5 187: 194 - 7th 14th
    06th Coventry RFC 12 7th 0 5 187: 196 - 9 14th
    07th Moseley RFC (R) 12 6th 0 6th 215: 196 + 19 12
    08th. Sale Sharks 12 6th 0 6th 204: 209 - 5th 12
    09. Morley RFC (P) 12 4th 0 8th 171: 202 - 31 8th
    10. Bedford Blues 12 4th 0 8th 168: 204 - 36 8th
    11. Blackheath FC 12 4th 0 8th 140: 266 - 126 8th
    12. Plymouth Albion 12 3 0 9 153: 209 - 56 6th
    13. Liverpool St Helens FC (R) 12 0 0 12 87: 418 - 231 0

    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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