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1990–91 National Division 1

Rugby union competition in England

Rugby union competition in England

FieldValue
name1990–91 National Division 1
countriesEngland
championsBath (2nd title)
runnersupWasps
relegatedMoseley
Liverpool St Helens
matches78
date22 September 1990 – 27 April 1991
top point scorer126 – Rob Andrew (Wasps)
top try scorer9 – Andrew Harriman (Harlequins)
Rory Underwood (Leicester)
prevseason1989–90
nextseason1991–92

Liverpool St Helens Rory Underwood (Leicester)

The 1990–91 National Division 1 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the fourth season of the top tier of the English rugby union league system, the Courage Clubs Championship, currently known as Premiership Rugby. Wasps were the defending champions and Northampton and Liverpool St Helens the promoted sides.

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 National Division 2.

Structure

The division increased from twelve teams to thirteen, each side playing the others once to make a total of twelve matches each. The bottom two teams would be relegated to National Division 2.

Participating teams

TeamStadiumCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
BathRecreation Ground8,300 (1,000 seats)Bath, Somerset3rd
BristolMemorial Stadium8,500 (1,200 seats)Bristol, Avon9th
GloucesterKingsholm11,100 (1,100 seats)Gloucester, Gloucestershire2nd
HarlequinsThe Stoop9,000 (2,000 seats)Twickenham, London7th
LeicesterWelford Road14,700 (9,200 seats)Leicester, Leicestershire5th
Liverpool St HelensMoss Lane4,370 (370 seats)St Helens, MerseysidePromoted from National 2 (2nd)
MoseleyThe Reddings9,999 (1,800 seats)Birmingham, West Midlands11th
NorthamptonFranklin's Gardens6,000 (2,000 seats)Northampton, NorthamptonshirePromoted from National 2 (1st)
NottinghamIreland Avenue4,990 (590 seats)Beeston, Nottinghamshire6th
OrrellEdge Hall Road5,300 (300 seats)Orrell, Greater Manchester8th
Rosslyn ParkThe Rock4,630 (630 seats)Roehampton, London10th
SaracensBramley Road2,300 (300 seats)Enfield, London4th
WaspsRepton Avenue3,200 (1,200 seats)Sudbury, LondonChampions

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

Round 12

Round 13

  • Bath are champions.

References

References

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