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1990–91 Courage League National Division Two
1990–91 Courage League National Division Two
Countries	England
Champions	Rugby (1st title)
Runners-up	London Irish
Relegated	Richmond and Headingley
Matches played	78
Top point scorer	117 Brian Mullen ; (London Irish)
Top try scorer	9 Lindsay Renwick ; (London Scottish)
	← 1989–90 1991–92 →

The 1990–91 Courage League National Division Two was the fourth full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship.

Rugby, the champions, were promoted to the Courage League National Division One for season 1991–92 along with the runner–up, London Irish. Headingley finished last and were relegated to Courage League National Division Three for season 1991–92 as were Richmond who finished one place above them.^[2]

Participating teams and locations

London

London teams:
Blackheath
London Scottish
Richmond

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Locations of the 1990–91 Courage League National Division Two teams

Blackheath

London Scottish
Richmond

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Greater London Courage League National Division Two teams

The number of teams in the division was increased by one to give a total of thirteen teams, with each team meeting the other teams once to give total of twelve matches each. Joining the ten teams who continued from last season were Bedford Blues who returned to Division Two after just one season in the top tier. Two teams, London Scottish and Wakefield were promoted from Division Three with London Scottish returning after just one season, and it was Wakefield's first season in this division. 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.

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Bedford	Goldington Road	7,000	Bedford, Bedfordshire
Blackheath	Rectory Field	6,000	Greenwich, London
Coventry	Coundon Road	9,000	Coventry, West Midlands
Headingley	Headingley Stadium	22,250	Leeds, West Yorkshire
London Irish	The Avenue	6,600	Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey
London Scottish	Athletic Ground	4,500	Richmond, London
Newcastle Gosworth	Kingston Park	10,000	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Plymouth Albion	Beacon Park	3,500	Plymouth, Devon
Richmond	Athletic Ground	4,500	Richmond, London
Rugby Lions	Webb Ellis Road	4,000^[3]	Rugby, Warwickshire
Sale	Heywood Road	5,400	Sale, Greater Manchester
Wakefield	College Grove	3,000	Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Waterloo	St Anthony's Road	9,000	Blundellsands, Merseyside

Table

1990–91 Courage League National Division Two table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rugby (C)	12	10	0	2	252	146	+106	20	Promotion place
2	London Irish	12	9	1	2	239	192	+47	19	Promotion place
3	Wakefield	12	8	0	4	188	109	+79	16
4	Coventry	12	8	0	4	172	129	+43	16
5	London Scottish	12	7	0	5	240	178	+62	14
6	Newcastle Gosforth	12	6	0	6	169	140	+29	12
7	Sale	12	5	1	6	224	156	+68	11
8	Bedford	12	4	2	6	138	203	−65	10
9	Waterloo	12	4	1	7	154	206	−52	9
10	Blackheath	12	4	0	8	134	169	−35	8
11	Plymouth Albion	12	4	0	8	129	210	−81	8
12	Richmond	12	3	1	8	134	245	−111	7	Relegation place
13	Headingley	12	3	0	9	125	215	−90	6	Relegation place

Source: ^[4]
Rules for classification: Points are awarded as follows:

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
(C) Champions

Sponsorship

National Division Two is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by Courage Brewery

References

^ Stephen McCormack, ed. (2000). The Official RFU Club Directory 2000–2001. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press.
^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1991). Courage Club Championship Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1991–92 (4th ed.). Taunton: Tony Williams.
^ "Gloucester v. Leicester (PDF, opens in a new window)" (PDF). Gloucester Rugby Heritage. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
^ Stephen Jones, ed. (1991). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991–92 (20th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press/Rothmans Publications.