1990–91 Courage League National Division One

1990–91 Courage League
1990–91 Courage League
Countries	England
Champions	Bath (2nd title)
Runners-up	Wasps
Relegated	Moseley; Liverpool St Helens
Matches played	78
	← 1989–90 1991–92 →

The 1990–91 Courage League National Division One was the fourth season of the first tier of the English league system currently known as the Gallagher Premiership. Wasps were the defending champions and the league was expanded to thirteen teams, with new sides Northampton and Liverpool St Helens promoted from the 1990–91 Courage League National Division Two.

Bath finished the season the champions for the second time, beating the holders Wasps by just one point. The two bottom sides, Moseley and Liverpool St Helens, were relegated to the 1991–92 Courage League National Division Two.^[1]

Participating teams

Locations of the 1990–91 Courage League National Division One teams

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Bath	Recreation Ground	8,200	Bath, Somerset	3rd
Bristol	Memorial Stadium	12,100	Bristol, Avon	9th
Gloucester	Kingsholm	11,000	Gloucester, Gloucestershire	2nd
Harlequins	The Stoop	14,800	Twickenham, London	7th
Leicester Tigers	Welford Road	16,000	Leicester, Leicestershire	5th
Liverpool St Helens	Moss Lane	3,000^[2]	St Helens, Merseyside	Promoted from Courage Division 2 (2nd)
Moseley	The Reddings	10,000	Birmingham, West Midlands	11th
Northampton Saints	Franklin's Gardens	10,000	Northampton, Northamptonshire	Promoted from Courage Division 2 (1st)
Nottingham	Ireland Avenue	4,950	Beeston, Nottinghamshire	6th
Orrell	Edge Hall Road	5,500	Orrell, Greater Manchester	8th
Rosslyn Park	The Rock	2,000	Roehampton, London	10th
Saracens	Bramley Road	2,000^[3]	Enfield, London	4th
Wasps	Repton Avenue	3,000	Sudbury, London	Champions

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Bath (C)	12	11	0	1	280	104	+176	22
2	Wasps	12	9	1	2	252	151	+101	19
3	Harlequins	12	8	0	4	267	162	+105	16
4	Leicester Tigers	12	8	0	4	244	140	+104	16
5	Orrell	12	7	0	5	247	105	+142	14
6	Gloucester	12	6	0	6	207	163	+44	12
7	Rosslyn Park	12	6	0	6	216	174	+42	12
8	Nottingham	12	6	0	6	138	194	−56	12
9	Northampton Saints	12	5	1	6	149	254	−105	11
10	Saracens	12	5	0	7	151	228	−77	10
11	Bristol	12	4	1	7	135	219	−84	9
12	Moseley (R)	12	1	1	10	113	244	−131	3
13	Liverpool St Helens (R)	12	0	0	12	88	349	−261	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

The home team is listed in the left column.

Home \ Away	BAT	BRI	GLO	HAR	LEI	LIV	MOS	NOR	NOT	ORR	ROS	SAR	WAS
Bath Rugby				23–3		46–3	11–6			17–9	45–21		15–16
Bristol	3–10		15–12		10–6				6–22	3–36		25–6
Gloucester RFC	15–17			38–19			30–12		22–6	9–16		21–16
Harlequins		38–16				41–12	33–6	21–6			18–6		12–18
Leicester Tigers	3–9		18–6	12–15					25–9	15–12		29–6
Liverpool St Helens		6–7	7–26		7–28			13–23	12–13			3–17
Moseley		9–9			19–43	20–12		10–16			9–19		9–22
Northampton Saints	10–16	12–9	6–7		18–28				22–15			15–6
Nottingham	9–22			6–19			12–7			16–12		3–28	12–10
Orrell				12–9		38–0	16–0	60–0			12–3		12–14
Rosslyn Park		16–13	17–12		17–15	39–9		48–0	9–15
Saracens	6–49			7–39			21–6			19–12	13–11
Wasps		46–19	14–9		12–22	51–4		21–21			13–10	15–6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Sponsorship

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

Fixtures & Results

Round 1

22 September 1990

Bath	46 – 3	Liverpool St Helens

Recreation Ground

22 September 1990

Bristol	6 – 22	Nottingham

Memorial Stadium

22 September 1990

Harlequins	12 – 18	Wasps

The Stoop

22 September 1990

Leicester	18 – 6	Gloucester

Welford Road

22 September 1990

Northampton	18 – 28	Saracens

Franklin's Gardens

22 September 1990

Orrell	12 – 3	Rosslyn Park

Edge Hall Road

^[4]

Bye/s: Moseley

Round 2

6 October 1990

Gloucester	30 – 12	Moseley

Kingsholm

6 October 1990

Liverpool St Helens	13 – 23	Northampton

Moss Lane

6 October 1990

Nottingham	6 – 19	Harlequins

Ireland Avenue

6 October 1990

Rosslyn Park	16 – 13	Bristol

The Rock

6 October 1990

Saracens	12 – 19	Orrell

Bramley Road

6 October 1990

Wasps	12 – 22	Leicester

Repton Avenue

^[4]

Bye/s: Bath

Round 3

13 October 1990

Bristol	25 – 6	Saracens

Memorial Stadium

13 October 1990

Harlequins	18 – 6	Rosslyn Park

The Stoop

13 October 1990

Leicester	25 – 9	Nottingham

Welford Road

13 October 1990

Moseley	9 – 22	Wasps

The Reddings

13 October 1990

Northampton	15 – 6	Bath

Franklin's Gardens
Referee: F Howard^[5]

13 October 1990

Orrell	38 – 0	Liverpool St Helens

Edge Hall Road

^[4]

Bye/s: Gloucester

Round 4

20 October 1990

Bath	17 – 9	Orrell

Recreation Ground
Referee: Ed Morrison^[5]

20 October 1990

Liverpool St Helens	6 – 7	Bristol

Moss Lane

20 October 1990

Nottingham	12 – 7	Moseley

Ireland Avenue

20 October 1990

Rosslyn Park	17 – 15	Leicester

The Rock

20 October 1990

Saracens	7 – 39	Harlequins

Bramley Road

20 October 1990

Wasps	14 – 9	Gloucester

Repton Avenue

^[4]

Bye/s: Northampton

Round 5

27 October 1990

Bristol	9 – 22	Bath

Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,072^[5]

27 October 1990

Gloucester	22 – 6	Nottingham

Kingshom

27 October 1990

Harlequins	41 – 12	Liverpool St Helens

The Stoop

27 October 1990

Leicester	29 – 6	Saracens

Welford Road

27 October 1990

Moseley	9 – 19	Rosslyn Park

The Reddings

27 October 1990

Orrell	60 – 0	Northampton

Edge Hall Road

^[4]

Bye/s: Wasps

Round 6

10 November 1990

Bath	23 – 3	Harlequins

Recreation Ground
Referee: S V Griffiths^[5]

10 November 1990

Liverpool St Helens	7 – 28	Leicester

Moss Lane

10 November 1990

Northampton	22 – 15	Bristol

Franklin's Gardens

10 November 1990

Nottingham	10 – 12	Wasps

Ireland Avenue

10 November 1990

Rosslyn Park	17 – 12	Gloucester

The Rock

10 November 1990

Saracens	21 – 6	Moseley

Bramley Road

^[4]

Bye/s: Orrell

Round 7

17 November 1990

Bristol	3 – 36	Orrell

Memorial Ground

17 November 1990

Gloucester	21 – 16	Saracens

Kingsholm

17 November 1990

Harlequins	21 – 6	Northampton

The Stoop

17 November 1990

Leicester	3 – 9	Bath

Welford Road
Attendance: 11,500^[5]

17 November 1990

Moseley	20 – 12	Liverpool St Helens

The Reddings

17 November 1990

Wasps	13 – 10	Rosslyn Park

Repton Avenue

^[4]

Bye/s: Nottingham

Round 8

12 January 1991

Bath	11 – 6	Moseley

Recreation Ground
Referee: J Trigg^[5]

12 January 1991

Liverpool St Helens	7 – 26	Gloucester

Moss Lane

12 January 1991

Northampton	6 – 7	Leicester

Franklin's Gardens

12 January 1991

Orrell	12 – 9	Harlequins

Edge Hall Road

12 January 1991

Rosslyn Park	9 – 15	Nottingham

The Rock

12 January 1991

Saracens	6 – 15	Wasps

Bramley Road

^[4]

Bye/s: Bristol

Round 9

9 February 1991

Gloucester	15 – 17	Bath

Kingsholm

9 February 1991

Harlequins	38 – 16	Bristol

The Stoop

9 February 1991

Leicester	15 – 12	Orrell

Welford Road

9 February 1991

Moseley	10 – 16	Northampton

The Reddings

9 February 1991

Nottingham	3 – 28	Saracens

Ireland Avenue

9 February 1991

Wasps	51 – 4	Liverpool St Helens

Repton Avenue

^[4]

Bye/s: Rosslyn Park

Round 10

9 March 1991

Bath	16 – 15	Wasps

Recreation Ground

9 March 1991

Bristol	10 – 6	Leicester

Memorial Stadium

9 March 1991

Liverpool St Helens	12 – 13	Nottingham

Moss Lane

9 March 1991

Northampton	12 – 9	Gloucester

Franklin's Gardens

9 March 1991

Orrell	16 – 0	Moseley

Edge Hall Road

9 March 1991

Saracens	13 – 11	Rosslyn Park

Bramley Road

^[4]

Bye/s: Harlequins

Round 11

23 March 1991

Gloucester	16 – 9	Orrell

Kingsholm

23 March 1991

Leicester	12 – 15	Harlequins

Welford Road

23 March 1991

Moseley	9 – 9	Bristol

The Reddings

23 March 1991

Nottingham	3 – 10	Bath

Ireland Avenue

23 March 1991

Rosslyn Park	39 – 9	Liverpool St Helens

The Rock

23 March 1991

Moseley	9 – 9	Bristol

The Reddings

^[4]

Bye/s: Saracens

Round 12

13 April 1991

Bath	45 – 21	Rosslyn Park

Recreation Ground
Referee: S V Griffiths^[5]

13 April 1991

Bristol	15 – 12	Gloucester

Memorial Stadium

13 April 1991

Harlequins	33 – 6	Moseley

The Stoop

13 April 1991

Liverpool St Helens	3 – 17	Saracens

Moss Lane

13 April 1991

Northampton	10 – 16	Nottingham

Franklin's Gardens

13 April 1991

Orrell	12 – 14	Wasps

Edge Hall Road

^[4]

Bye/s: Leicester

Round 13

27 April 1991

Gloucester	38 – 19	Harlequins

Kingsholm

27 April 1991

Moseley	19 – 43	Leicester

The Reddings

27 April 1991

Nottingham	16 – 12	Orrell

Ireland Avenue

27 April 1991

Rosslyn Park	48 – 0	Northampton

The Rock

27 April 1991

Saracens	6 – 49	Bath

Bramley Road
Referee: D J Leslie^[5]

Bath are champions.

27 April 1991

Wasps	46 – 19	Bristol

Repton Avenue

^[4]

Bye/s: Liverpool St Helens

References

^ "Courage Club Championship 1990/91". Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
^ "Liverpool St Helens". Rugby Journal. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ "Saracens aim for bigger Wembley crowds following Premiership defeat of Worcester". The Telegraph. 15 February 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Fixtures / Results (September 22, 1990 to April 27, 1991)". Rugby Archives. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Peter Hall and Colin Gale. "1990 to 1991". Bath Rugby Heritage. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] "Courage Club Championship 1990/91". Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 14 May 2016.

[2] "Liverpool St Helens". Rugby Journal. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[3] "Saracens aim for bigger Wembley crowds following Premiership defeat of Worcester". The Telegraph. 15 February 2010.

[Results-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Fixtures / Results (September 22, 1990 to April 27, 1991)". Rugby Archives. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[Bath_Rugby_Reports_1990-91-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Peter Hall and Colin Gale. "1990 to 1991". Bath Rugby Heritage. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

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Participating teams

Table

Results

Sponsorship

Fixtures & Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

See also

References

External links