Courage League Division 5

Courage League Division 5
Sport Rugby union
Founded 1993
Ceased 1996
No. of teams 26 (13 North, 13 South)
Countries England England

Courage Division 5 was a short lived English rugby union competition created as a tier 5 regional competition divided into Courage Division 5 North and Courage Division 5 South. In 1993 the RFU decided to change the whole league structure, with a new national league (Courage Division League 4) replacing the old North / South regional system which would become the aforementioned Courage Division 5. This led to twelve out of thirteen teams in both Courage Division 4 regions dropping into Courage Division 5 while the league winners joined Courage Division 4 along with eight teams from Courage Division 3. This system continued to the end of the 1995–96 season when the league was restructured once again – with Courage Division 4 being abolished as a national competition reverting to the old system only being renamed as National League 4 North and National League 4 South.

Original league composition 1993–94

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Courage Division 4 – North

Courage Division 4 – South

Courage Division 5 North honours

List of Courage Division 5 North Honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1993–9413RotherhamPreston GrasshoppersDurham City and Bradford & BingleyCourage Division 5 North
1994–9513WalsallKendalBarkers Butts and HerefordCourage Division 5 North
1995–9613WharfedaleWorcester (and 11 others)[n 1]Broughton ParkCourage Division 5 North
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Courage Division 5 South honours

List of Courage Division 5 South Honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1993–9413ReadingLydneyMaidstone and SouthendCourage Division 5 South
1994–9513London WelshLydneySudbury and BasingstokeCourage Division 5 South
1995–9613LydneyWeston-super-Mare (and 11 others)[n 2]CamborneCourage Division 5 South
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Notes

  1. ↑ By the end of this season there was another league restructure with Courage Division 4 being abolished and Courage Division 5 North reverting to a tier 4 regional competition named National League 4 North. 12 teams from Courage 5 North would join 2 teams from lower leagues (Hereford & Manchester) to form the new 14 team north division while the champions Wharfedale went into Division 3.[2]
  2. ↑ By the end of this season there was another league restructure with Courage Division 4 being abolished and Courage Division 5 South reverting to a tier 4 regional competition named National League 4 South. 12 teams from Courage 5 North South would join 2 teams from lower leagues (Charlton Park & Newbury) to form the new 14 team south division while the champions Lydney went into Division 3.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Courage League - Division 4 1992/93". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Courage League - Division 5 1995/96". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
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