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1992–93 Courage League National Division Three
Countries  England
Champions Otley (1st title)
Runners-up Havant
RelegatedMultiple teams

The 1992–93 Courage League National Division Three was the sixth full season of rugby union within the third tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 1. Otley finished the season as champions and were promoted to Courage League Division 2. Due to RFU changes to the English rugby union league system for the following season because of the introduction of Courage League Division 5, eight teams were relegated into Courage League Division 4.

Participating teams and locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Askeans Broad Walk Kidbrooke, London 7th
Aspatria Bower Park Aspatria, Cumbria Promoted from National 4 North (champions)
Broughton Park Chelsfield Grove Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester 6th
Clifton Station Road 2,500 Cribbs Causeway, Henbury, Bristol 3rd
Exeter County Ground 5,200 Exeter, Devon 4th
Havant Hook's Lane 1,500 Havant, Hampshire Promoted from National 4 South (champions)
Leeds Clarence Field / Chandos Park Kirkstall / Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire Headingley (10th) / Roundhay (11th) [a 1]
Liverpool St Helens Moss Lane St Helens, Merseyside Relegated from Courage League Division 2 (13th)
Otley Cross Green 5,000 Otley, West Yorkshire 9th
Plymouth Albion Beacon Park 3,500 Plymouth, Devon Relegated from Courage League Division 2 (12th)
Redruth Recreation Ground 12,000 Redruth, Cornwall 5th
Sheffield Abbeydale Park 3,200 Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 8th

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League table

1992–93 Courage League National Division Three table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Otley (C) 11 8 1 2 274 118 +156 17 Promoted
2 Havant 11 8 1 2 185 93 +92 17
3 Exeter 11 8 1 2 247 169 +78 17
4 Redruth 11 7 2 2 175 125 +50 16
5 Sheffield (R) 11 7 0 4 208 134 +74 14 Relegated
6 Leeds (R) 11 7 0 4 228 220 +8 14
7 Liverpool St Helens (R) 11 5 0 6 203 130 +73 10
8 Clifton (R) 11 4 2 5 206 175 +31 10
9 Aspatria (R) 11 3 1 7 170 308 −138 7
10 Askeans (R) 11 3 0 8 132 300 −168 6
11 Broughton Park (R) 11 2 0 9 136 217 −81 4
12 Plymouth Albion (R) 11 0 0 11 130 305 −175 0
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: Points are awarded as follows: 2 pts for a win, 1 pt for a draw, 0 pts for a loss. If teams are level at any stage, the following tiebreaker is applied: Difference between points for and against.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Sponsorship

National Division Three is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by Courage Brewery.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Headingley and Roundhay merged to form Leeds RUFC at the start of the 1992-93 season.

References

  1. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993–94. London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 151–167. ISBN  0 7472 7891 1.
  2. ^ "Courage Clubs Championship-1992/1993". Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 21 July 2016.