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1989–90 National Division 1

Rugby union competition in England

Rugby union competition in England

FieldValue
name1989–90 National Division 1
countriesEngland
championsWasps (1st title)
runnersupGloucester
relegatedBedford
matches66
date9 September 1989 – 28 April 1990
top point scorer126 – John Liley (Leicester)
top try scorer10 – Anthony Swift (Bath)
prevseason1988–89
nextseason1990–91

The 1989–90 National Division 1 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the third season of the top tier of the English rugby union league system, the Courage Clubs Championship, currently known as Premiership Rugby. Bath were the defending champions while Saracens and Bedford were the promoted sides.

A very competitive league was won by Wasps, pipping Gloucester to the title by just one point, with Bath and Saracens not far behind in 3rd and 4th spot. Bedford were the relegated side, losing all 11 fixtures to finish bottom of the table and drop down to the 1990–91 National Division 2.

Structure

Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of eleven matches each. Due to the expansion of the league from twelve to thirteen teams for the following season, only the bottom club would be relegated to National Division 2.

Participating teams

TeamStadiumCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
BathRecreation Ground8,300 (1,000 seats)Bath, SomersetChampions
BedfordGoldington Road4,800 (800 seats)Bedford, BedfordshirePromoted from National 2 (2nd)
BristolMemorial Stadium8,500 (1,200 seats)Bristol, Avon7th
GloucesterKingsholm11,100 (1,100 seats)Gloucester, Gloucestershire2nd
HarlequinsThe Stoop9,000 (2,000 seats)Twickenham, London8th
LeicesterWelford Road14,700 (9,200 seats)Leicester, Leicestershire6th
MoseleyThe Reddings9,999 (1,800 seats)Birmingham, West Midlands10th
NottinghamIreland Avenue4,990 (590 seats)Beeston, Nottinghamshire4th
OrrellEdge Hall Road5,300 (300 seats)Orrell, Greater Manchester5th
Rosslyn ParkThe Rock4,630 (630 seats)Roehampton, London9th
SaracensBramley Road2,300 (300 seats)Enfield, LondonPromoted from National 2 (1st)
WaspsRepton Avenue3,200 (1,200 seats)Sudbury, London3rd

Table

Results

The home team is listed in the left column.

Fixtures & Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

  • Bedford are relegated.
  • Wasps are champions.

References

References

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