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1990–91 National Division 2

Rugby union competition in England

Field	Value
name	1990–91 National Division 2
countries	England
champions	Rugby (1st title)
runnersup	London Irish
relegated	Richmond
Headingley
matches	78
date	22 September 1990 – 27 April 1991
top point scorer	117 – Brendan Mullin (London Irish)
top try scorer	9 – Lindsay Renwick (London Scottish)
prevseason	1989–90
nextseason	1991–92

Headingley

The 1990–91 National Division 2 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the fourth season of the second tier of the English rugby union league system, the Courage Clubs Championship, currently known as Champ Rugby. New sides to the division included Bedford who were relegated from the top flight after a gap of just one season, while London Scottish and Wakefield were promoted from tier 3. In 1990 the Gosforth club split into two clubs, one became Newcastle Gosforth and moved to Kingston Park, known then as the New Ground while Gosforth Rugby Club continued as an amateur side working in partnership with Northumbria University.

Rugby, the champions, were promoted to the 1991–92 National Division 1 along with the league runner–up, London Irish. Headingley finished last and were relegated to the 1991–92 National Division 3 as were Richmond who finished one place above them. It was a competitive season with both the promotion and relegation spots going all the way to the last game.

Structure

The division increased from twelve teams to thirteen, each side playing the others once to make a total of twelve matches each. The top two sides would be promoted to National Division 1 while the bottom two would drop to National Division 3.

Participating teams

	Team		Stadium		Capacity		City/Area		Previous season
Bedford	Goldington Road	4,800 (800 seats)	Bedford, Bedfordshire	Relegated from National 1 (12th)
Blackheath	Rectory Field	3,500 (500 seats)	Greenwich, London	10th
Coventry	Coundon Road	10,000 (1,100 seats)	Coventry, West Midlands	4th
Newcastle Gosforth	Kingston Park	6,600	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear	12th (no relegation)
Headingley	Clarence Fields	7,850 (850 seats)	Leeds, West Yorkshire	8th
London Irish	The Avenue	3,600 (600 seats)	Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey	5th
London Scottish	Athletic Ground	title=Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91	year=1990	publisher=Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd	location=Windsor	edition=3rd	editor=Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell	page=112	chapter=Richmond F.C. (Ground Details)}}	Richmond, London	Promoted from National 3 (1st)
Plymouth Albion	Beacon Park	1,950 (450 seats)	Plymouth, Devon	7th
Richmond	Athletic Ground	7,300 (1,300 seats)	Richmond, London	3rd
Rugby	Webb Ellis Road	3,200 (200 seats)	Rugby, Warwickshire	6th
Sale	Heywood Road	4,000 (500 seats)	Sale, Greater Manchester	9th
Wakefield	College Grove	4,000 (500 seats)	Wakefield, West Yorkshire	Promoted from National 3 (2nd)
Waterloo	St Anthony's Road	9,950 (950 seats)	Blundellsands, Merseyside	11th (no relegation)

Table

two points for a win
one point for a draw
no points for a loss If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
difference between points for and against
total number of points for

Fixtures & Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 1991.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 1991.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 March 1991.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 1991.

Round 9 (rescheduled game)

Game rescheduled from 23 February 1991.

Round 10

Round 9 (rescheduled game)

Game rescheduled from 23 February 1991.

Round 11

Round 9 (rescheduled games)

Game rescheduled from 23 February 1991.
Game rescheduled from 23 February 1991.

Round 12

Round 13

Headingley are relegated.
Richmond are relegated while London Irish are promoted as league runners up.
Rugby are promoted as league champions.

Notes

References

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