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1993–94 National Division 1

Rugby union competition in England

Field	Value
name	1993–94 National Division 1
countries	England
champions	Bath (5th title)
runnersup	Leicester
relegated	Newcastle Gosforth
London Irish
matches	90
date	11 September 1993 – 30 April 1994
top point scorer	202 – Jez Harris (Leicester)
top try scorer	11 – Daren O'Leary (Harlequins)
prevseason	1992–93
nextseason	1994–95
website	www.premiershiprugby.com

London Irish

The 1993–94 National Division 1 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the seventh 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 and the only new side was promoted team Newcastle.

At the end of the season Bath retained their league title once again, making it four in a row (and fifth overall), six points clear of runners up Leicester. Newcastle Gosforth and London Irish were relegated to the 1994–95 National Division 2.

Structure

Restructuring at the end of the previous season meant that the division had been reduced from fourteen teams down to ten, but now for the first time each side played one another twice, in a round robin system, home and away, to make a total of eighteen matches for each team. The bottom two teams are relegated to National Division 2.

Participating teams

	Team		Stadium
Bath	Recreation Ground	8,300 (1,000 seats)	Bath, Somerset	Champions
Bristol	Memorial Stadium	8,500 (1,200 seats)	Bristol, Avon	6th
Gloucester	Kingsholm	12,000	Gloucester, Gloucestershire	5th
Harlequins	The Stoop	9,000 (2,000 seats)	Twickenham, London	8th
Leicester	Welford Road	14,700 (9,200 seats)	Leicester, Leicestershire	3rd
London Irish	The Avenue	3,600 (600 seats)	Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey	7th
Newcastle Gosforth	Kingston Park	6,600	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear	Promoted from National 2 (1st)
Northampton	Franklin's Gardens	6,000 (2,000 seats)	Northampton, Northamptonshire	4th
Orrell	Edge Hall Road	5,300 (300 seats)	Orrell, Greater Manchester	9th
Wasps	Repton Avenue	3,200 (1,200 seats)	Sudbury, London	2nd

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

Postponed due to London Irish missing 3 players due to international callouts (Ireland v Romania). Game rescheduled to 26 February 1994.

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 April 1994.

Round 11

Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 April 1994.

Round 12

Round 13

Round 6 (rescheduled game)

Game rescheduled from 13 November.

Round 14

Round 15

Newcastle Gosforth are relegated.

Round 11 (rescheduled game)

Game rescheduled from 15 January 1994. London Irish are relegated.

Round 16

Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 April 1994.

Round 10 (rescheduled game)

Game rescheduled from 8 January 1994.

Round 16 (rescheduled game)

Game rescheduled from 9 April 1994.

Round 17

Bath are champions.

Round 18

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