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1989–90 National Division 2

Rugby union competition in England

Field	Value
name	1989–90 National Division 2
countries	England
champions	Northampton (1st title)
runnersup	Liverpool St Helens
relegated	None
matches	66
date	9 September 1989 – 28 April 1990
top point scorer	107 – Ian Aitchison (London Irish)
top try scorer	7 – Jim Fallon (Richmond)
prevseason	1988–89
nextseason	1990–91

The 1989–90 National Division 2 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the third season of the second tier of the English rugby union league system, the Courage Clubs Championship, currently known as Champ Rugby. New sides included Waterloo (relegated from the top flight) and Rugby Lions and Plymouth Albion (promoted from tier 3).

Northampton, the champions, were promoted to the 1990–91 National Division 1 along with the runners–up Liverpool St Helens. It was the second time in three seasons that Liverpool St Helens won promotion from the second tier. Due to the expansion of the national divisions there was no relegation to the 1990–91 National Division 3.

Structure

Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of eleven matches each. The top two clubs were promoted to National Division 1 and there would be no relegation due to the expansion of the division from twelve to thirteen teams for the following season.

Participating teams

	Team		Stadium
Blackheath	Rectory Field	3,500 (500 seats)	Greenwich, London	8th
Coventry	Coundon Road	10,000 (1,100 seats)	Coventry, West Midlands	5th
Gosforth	Prenton Avenue		Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear	10th
Headingley	Clarence Fields	7,850 (850 seats)	Leeds, West Yorkshire	7th
Liverpool St Helens	Moss Lane	4,370 (370 seats)	St Helens, Merseyside	Relegated from National 1 (12th)
London Irish	The Avenue	3,600 (600 seats)	Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey	6th
Northampton	Franklin's Gardens	6,000 (2,000 seats)	Northampton, Northamptonshire	3rd
Plymouth Albion	Beacon Park	1,950 (450 seats)	Plymouth, Devon	Promoted from National 3 (1st)
Richmond	Athletic Ground	7,300 (1,300 seats)	Richmond, London	9th
Rugby	Webb Ellis Road	3,200 (200 seats)	Rugby, Warwickshire	Promoted from National 3 (2nd)
Sale	Heywood Road	4,000 (500 seats)	Sale, Greater Manchester	4th
Waterloo	St Anthony's Road	9,950 (950 seats)	Blundellsands, Merseyside	Relegated from National 1 (11th)

Table

2 pts for a win
1 pt for a draw
0 pts for a loss (There was no relegation this season)

Fixtures & Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Notes

References

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"Courage Clubs Championship–1989/1990". Moseley Rugby Club.
"Fixtures / Results (September 9, 1989 to April 28, 1990)". Rugby Archives.

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