1993–94 National Division 1

Rugby union competition in England 1993–94 National Division 1 England Bath (5th title) Leicester Newcastle GosforthLondon Irish 90 11 September 1993 – 30 April 1994 202 – Jez Harris (Leicester)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1994–95 1994 Tony Williams Publications Taunton Ross Young 43 Season by Season Leading Scorers 11 – Daren O'Leary (Harlequins) 1992–93 1994–95 www.premiershiprugby.com 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.http://www.london-irish.com/leaguetableSS.ink?team=p&season=93/94&storytype= League Tables London Irish 2011-10-18 https://archive.today/20130128045451/http://www.london-irish.com/leaguetableSS.ink?team=p&season=93/94&storytype= 2013-01-28 dead yes 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 England 400 right Locations of the 1993–94 Courage League National Division One teams England 51.375801 -2.3599030 white Bath bottom 80 England 51.45 -2.583333 white Bristol left 80 England 51.864244 -2.238156 white Gloucester left 80 England 51.444581 -0.335245 white Harlequins right 80 England 52.636877 -1.139759 white Leicester right 80 England 51.403928 -0.412931 white L Irish left 80 England 55.01562 -1.67643 white Newcastle left 80 England 52.240477 -0.902655 white Northampton right 80 England 53.540986 -2.708842 white Orrell right 80 England 51.560859 -0.328098 white Wasps top 80 TeamStadiumCapacityCity/AreaPrevious seasonBathRecreation Ground8,300 (1,000 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 40 Bath F.C. (Ground Details)Bath, SomersetChampionsBristolMemorial Stadium8,500 (1,200 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 43 Bristol F.C. (Ground Details)Bristol, Avon6thGloucesterKingsholm12,000Gloucester, Gloucestershire5thHarlequinsThe Stoop9,000 (2,000 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 50 Harlequins F.C. (Ground Details)Twickenham, London8thLeicesterWelford Road14,700 (9,200 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 54 Leicester F.C. (Ground Details)Leicester, Leicestershire3rdLondon IrishThe Avenue3,600 (600 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 98 London Irish R.F.C. (Ground Details)Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey7thNewcastle GosforthKingston Park6,600https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-winger-inga-has-the-power-1077669.html Rugby Union: Winger Inga has the power Independent 1 March 1999 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and WearPromoted from National 2 (1st)NorthamptonFranklin's Gardens6,000 (2,000 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 64 Northampton F.C. (Ground Details)Northampton, Northamptonshire4thOrrellEdge Hall Road5,300 (300 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 70 Orrell R.U.F.C. (Ground Details) Orrell, Greater Manchester9thWaspsRepton Avenue3,200 (1,200 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 82 Wasps F.C. (Ground Details)https://www.magzter.com/stories/news/The-Rugby-Paper/DALLAGLIOS-TURNED-INTO-NOSTRADAMUS Dallaglio's turned into Nostradamus The Rugby Paper 21 May 2023 Sudbury, London2nd Table main WDL Q points 2 BAT Bath Rugby LEI Leicester WAS Wasps BRI Bristol NOR Northampton HAR Harlequins ORR Orrell GLO Gloucester LOI London Irish NEW Newcastle Gosforth 17 0 1 431 181 C 14 0 4 425 210 10 1 7 362 340 10 0 8 331 276 9 0 9 305 342 8 0 10 333 287 8 0 10 327 302 6 2 10 247 356 4 0 14 217 391 R 2 1 15 190 483 R #cfc C #fcf R R complete Results The Home Team is listed in the left column. main FBR grey BAT BRI GLO HAR LEI LOI NEW NOR ORR WAS Bath Rugby 9–0 46–17 32–13 14–6 28–8 46–3 37–9 13–7 24–8 Bristol 10–18 16–12 20–16 40–22 21–8 26–0 22–31 30–17 15–16 Gloucester RFC 6–16 6–24 24–20 14–23 9–10 15–9 19–14 30–25 9–9 Harlequins 12–14 15–20 38–20 13–25 30–15 12–6 15–7 13–20 22–17 Leicester 9–6 21–9 28–8 3–10 38–3 66–5 36–9 23–18 38–6 London Irish 31–32 0–16 12–15 7–33 10–22 17–19 13–16 19–6 14–29 Newcastle Gosforth 5–29 13–22 12–12 3–22 13–22 9–13 8–28 13–12 16–18 Northampton 9–30 22–19 19–3 15–14 19–10 23–12 43–23 9–13 15–17 Orrell 15–18 16–13 6–10 21–20 0–18 24–3 42–12 27–6 42–24 Wasps 13–19 34–8 29–18 18–15 13–15 21–22 38–21 24–11 28–16 complete Fixtures & Results Round 1 11 September 1993 Bristol 10 – 18 Bath Memorial Stadium David Matthewshttps://www.bathrugbyheritage.org/content/heritage-topics/match-reports/1993-1994 1993 to 1994 Bath Rugby Heritage Peter Hall and Colin Gale 31 December 2024 11 September 1993 Gloucester 9 – 9 Wasps Kingsholm 11 September 1993 Harlequins 30 – 15 London Irish The Stoop 11 September 1993 Northampton 19 – 10 Leicester Franklin's Gardens 11 September 1993 Orrell 42 – 12 Newcastle Gosforth Edge Hall Road http://www.rugbyarchive.net/fixres Fixtures / Results (September 11, 1993 to April 30, 1994) Rugby Archives 31 December 2024 Round 2 18 September 1993 Bath 37 – 9 Northampton Recreation Ground John Pearson 18 September 1993 Leicester 23 – 18 Orrell Welford Road 18 September 1993 London Irish 0 – 16 Bristol The Avenue 18 September 1993 Newcastle Gosforth 12 – 12 Gloucester Kingston Park 18 September 1993 Wasps 18 – 15 Harlequins Repton Avenue Round 3 25 September 1993 Gloucester 14 – 23 Leicester Kingsholm 25 September 1993 Harlequins 15 – 20 Bristol The Stoop 25 September 1993 Northampton 23 – 12 London Irish Franklin's Gardens 25 September 1993 Orrell 15 – 18 Bath Edge Hall Road Chris Rees 25 September 1993 Wasps 38 – 21 Newcastle Gosforth Repton Avenue Round 4 2 October 1993 Bath 46 – 17 Gloucester Recreation Ground 8,000https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-gloucester-s-burden-1508542.html Rugby Union: Gloucester's burden Independent Stuart Alexander 3 October 1993 Brian Campsall 2 October 1993 Bristol 22 – 31 Northampton Memorial Stadium 2 October 1993 Leicester 38 – 6 Wasps Welford Road 2 October 1993 London Irish 19 – 6 Orrell The Avenue 2 October 1993 Newcastle Gosforth 3 – 22 Harlequins Kingston Park Round 5 9 October 1993 Gloucester 9 – 10 London Irish Kingsholm 9 October 1993 Harlequins 15 – 7 Northampton The Stoop 9 October 1993 Newcastle Gosforth 13 – 22 Leicester Kingston Park 9 October 1993 Orrell 16 – 13 Bristol Edge Hall Road 9 October 1993 Wasps 13 – 19 Bath Repton Avenue Gordon Black Round 6 13 November 1993 Bath 46 – 3 Newcastle Gosforth Recreation Ground John Burtenshaw 13 November 1993 Bristol 16 – 12 Gloucester Memorial Stadium 13 November 1993 Leicester 3 – 10 Harlequins Welford Road 13 November 1993 London Irish P – P Wasps The Avenue Postponed due to London Irish missing 3 players due to international callouts (Ireland v Romania).https://d2eq6t2r9q1quu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cms/9/931113.pdf Bristol Football Club v Gloucester Program (pg 15) Bristol RFC 31 December 2024 Game rescheduled to 26 February 1994. 13 November 1993 Northampton 9 – 13 Orrell Franklin's Gardens Round 7 20 November 1993 Gloucester 19 – 14 Northampton Kingsholm 20 November 1993 Leicester 9 – 6 Bath Welford Road 14,000 Jim Pearson 20 November 1993 Newcastle Gosforth 9 – 13 London Irish Kingston Park 20 November 1993 Orrell 21 – 20 Harlequins Edge Hall Road 20 November 1993 Wasps 34 – 8 Bristol Repton Avenue Round 8 4 December 1993 Bristol 26 – 0 Newcastle Gosforth Memorial Stadium 4 December 1993 Harlequins 12 – 14 Bath The Stoop Stuart Piercy 4 December 1993 London Irish 10 – 22 Leicester The Avenue 4 December 1993 Northampton 15 – 17 Wasps Franklin's Gardens 4 December 1993 Orrell 6 – 10 Gloucester Edge Hall Road Round 9 11 December 1993 Bath 28 – 8 London Irish Recreation Ground Steve Lander 11 December 1993 Gloucester 24 – 20 Harlequins Kingsholm 11 December 1993 Leicester 21 – 9 Bristol Welford Road 11 December 1993 Newcastle Gosforth 8 – 28 Northampton Kingston Park 11 December 1993 Wasps 28 – 16 Orrell Repton Avenue Round 10 8 January 1994 Bath 9 – 0 Bristol Recreation Ground David Leslie 8 January 1994 Leicester 36 – 9 Northampton Welford Road 8 January 1994 London Irish 7 – 33 Harlequins The Avenue 8 January 1994 Newcastle Gosforth P – P Orrell Kingston Park Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 April 1994. 8 January 1994 Wasps 29 – 18 Gloucester Repton Avenue Round 11 15 January 1994 Bristol P – P London Irish Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 April 1994. 15 January 1994 Gloucester 15 – 9 Newcastle Gosforth Kingsholm 15 January 1994 Harlequins 22 – 17 Wasps The Stoop 15 January 1994 Northampton 9 – 30 Bath Franklin's Gardens David Matthews 15 January 1994 Orrell 0 – 18 Leicester Edge Hall Road Round 12 29 January 1994 Bath 13 – 7 Orrell Recreation Ground Ed Morrison 29 January 1994 Bristol 20 – 16 Harlequins Memorial Stadium 29 January 1994 Leicester 28 – 8 Gloucester Welford Road 29 January 1994 London Irish 13 – 16 Northampton The Avenue 29 January 1994 Newcastle Gosforth 16 – 18 Wasps Kingston Park Round 13 12 February 1994 Gloucester 6 – 16 Bath Kingsholm 9,000 Jim Pearson 12 February 1994 Harlequins 12 – 6 Newcastle Gosforth The Stoop 12 February 1994 Northampton 22 – 19 Bristol Franklin's Gardens 12 February 1994 Orrell 24 – 3 London Irish Edge Hall Road 12 February 1994 Wasps 13 – 15 Leicester Repton Avenue Round 6 (rescheduled game) 26 February 1994 London Irish 14 – 29 Wasps The Avenue Game rescheduled from 13 November. Round 14 12 March 1994 Bath 24 – 8 Wasps Recreation Ground 7,000 Geraint Davies 12 March 1994 Bristol 30 – 17 Orrell Memorial Stadium 12 March 1994 Leicester 66 – 5 Newcastle Gosforth Welford Road 12 March 1994 London Irish 12 – 15 Gloucester The Avenue 12 March 1994 Northampton 15 – 14 Harlequins Franklin's Gardens Round 15 26 March 1994 Gloucester 6 – 24 Bristol Kingsholm 26 March 1994 Harlequins 13 – 25 Leicester The Stoop 26 March 1994 Newcastle Gosforth 5 – 29 Bath Kingston Park Doug Chapman Newcastle Gosforth are relegated. 26 March 1994 Orrell 27 – 6 Northampton Edge Hall Road 26 March 1994 Wasps 21 – 22 London Irish Repton Avenue Round 11 (rescheduled game) 2 April 1994 Bristol 21 – 8 London Irish Memorial Stadium Game rescheduled from 15 January 1994. London Irish are relegated.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-irish-exiled-from-first-division-1367768.htmll Rugby Union: Irish exiled from First Division Independent Stuart Alexander 3 April 1994 Round 16 9 April 1994 Bath 14 – 6 Leicester Recreation Ground David Leslie 9 April 1994 Bristol P – P Wasps Memorial Stadium Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 April 1994. 9 April 1994 Harlequins 13 – 20 Orrell The Stoop 9 April 1994 London Irish 17 – 19 Newcastle Gosforth The Avenue 9 April 1994 Northampton 19 – 3 Gloucester Franklin's Gardens Round 10 (rescheduled game) 16 April 1994 Newcastle Gosforth 13 – 12 Orrell Kingston Park Game rescheduled from 8 January 1994. Round 16 (rescheduled game) 19 April 1994 Bristol 15 – 16 Wasps Memorial Stadium Game rescheduled from 9 April 1994. Round 17 23 April 1994 Bath 32 – 13 Harlequins Recreation Ground 8,000 Jim Pearson Bath are champions. 23 April 1994 Gloucester 30 – 25 Orrell Kingsholm 23 April 1994 Leicester 38 – 3 London Irish Welford Road 23 April 1994 Newcastle Gosforth 13 – 22 Bristol Kingston Park 23 April 1994 Wasps 24 – 11 Northampton Repton Avenue Round 18 30 April 1994 Bristol 40 – 22 Leicester Memorial Stadium 30 April 1994 Harlequins 38 – 20 Gloucester The Stoop 30 April 1994 London Irish 31 – 32 Bath The Avenue Geraint Hughes 30 April 1994 Northampton 43 – 23 Newcastle Gosforth Franklin's Gardens 30 April 1994 Orrell 42 – 24 Wasps Edge Hall Road See also 1993–94 National Division 2 1993–94 National Division 3 1993–94 National Division 4 1993–94 Courage League Division 5 North 1993–94 Courage League Division 5 South References External links Official website Category:Premiership Rugby seasons English