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1994–95 National Division 1

Rugby union competition in England

Rugby union competition in England

FieldValue
name1994–95 National Division 1
countriesEngland
championsLeicester (2nd title)
runnersupBath
relegatedNorthampton
matches90
date10 September 1995 – 4 May 1995
prevseason1993–94
nextseason1995–96
websitewww.premiershiprugby.com

The 1994–95 National Division 1 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the eight 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 West Hartlepool and Sale were the promoted teams. This was the first Courage League season to be shown live on Sky Sports.

Leicester were the eventual champions, beating Bath by four points, claiming their second league title. The battle to avoid relegation was extremely keenly fought, with Northampton being the sole relegated side to the 1995–96 National Division 2 after Gloucester managed to draw their rescheduled game against Bath, meaning that the Kingsholm side stayed up instead.

Structure

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 team that finishes bottom would be relegated to National Division 2.

Participating teams

TeamStadiumCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
BathRecreation Ground8,300 (1,000 seats)Bath, SomersetChampions
BristolMemorial Stadium8,500 (1,200 seats)Bristol, Avon4th
GloucesterKingsholm12,000Gloucester, Gloucestershire8th
HarlequinsThe Stoop9,000 (2,000 seats)Twickenham, London6th
LeicesterWelford Road14,700 (9,200 seats)Leicester, Leicestershire2nd
NorthamptonFranklin's Gardens6,000 (2,000 seats)Northampton, Northamptonshire5th
OrrellEdge Hall Road5,300 (300 seats)Orrell, Greater Manchester7th
SaleHeywood Road4,000 (500 seats)Sale, Greater ManchesterPromoted from National 2 (1st)
WaspsRepton Avenue3,200 (1,200 seats)Sudbury, London3rd
West HartlepoolBrierton Lane7,000Hartlepool, County DurhamPromoted from National 2 (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

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 January 1995.

Round 11 (rescheduled game)

  • Game rescheduled from 14 January 1995.

Round 12

Round 13

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 May 1995.

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

  • Northampton are relegated.

Round 18

  • Leicester are champions.

Round 13 (rescheduled game)

  • Game rescheduled from 4 March 1995.

References

References

  1. "1994/95 Courage League Division 1 Table". Homepage.ntlworld.com.
  2. (1990). "Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91". Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd.
  3. (1990). "Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91". Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd.
  4. (1990). "Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91". Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd.
  5. (1990). "Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91". Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd.
  6. (1990). "Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91". Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd.
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  9. (1990). "Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91". Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd.
  10. (21 May 2023). "Dallaglio's turned into Nostradamus". The Rugby Paper.
  11. "West Hartlepool". Rugby Journal.
  12. Peter Hall and Colin Gale. "1994 to 1995". Bath Rugby Heritage.
  13. "Fixtures / Results (September 10, 1994 to May 4, 1995)". Rugby Archives.
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