1991–92 National Division 1

Rugby union competition in England 1991–92 National Division 1 England Bath (3rd title) Orrell NottinghamRosslyn Park 16 September 1991 – 25 April 1992 78 129 – John Liley (Leicester)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1993–94 1993 Tony Williams Publications Taunton Ross Young 47 Season by Season Leading Scorers 9 – Rory Underwood (Leicester) 1990–91 1992–93 The 1991–92 National Division 1 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the fifth 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 while new teams included promoted sides Rugby Lions and London Irish. Bath were the champions, retaining their title (and third overall), beating Orrell by one point, while Nottingham and Rosslyn Park were relegated to the 1992–93 National Division 2.http://www.ipernews.com/RUGBY/guinness_19911992.htm COURAGE LEAGUE 1991/1992 Ipernews.com 2011-10-18 yes Structure Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of twelve matches each. The bottom two sides would be relegated to National Division 2. Participating teams England 400 right Locations of the 1991–92 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 52.636877 -1.139759 white Leicester right 80 England 51.403928 -0.412931 white L Irish left 80 England 52.240477 -0.902655 white Northampton right 80 England 52.923920 -1.212394 white Nottingham left 80 England 53.540986 -2.708842 white Orrell right 80 England 52.370878 -1.265032 white Rugby left 80 England 51.50737 -0.12766 white London right 80 Cyan pog.svg Greater London 1991–92 Greater London Courage League National Division One teams Greater London Courage League Division 1 teams right 400 Greater London 51.444581 -0.335245 white Harlequins left 80 Greater London 51.463457 -0.249171 white Rosslyn Park right 80 Greater London 51.642305 -0.142959 white Saracens right 80 Greater London 51.560859 -0.328098 white Wasps left 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, Avon11thGloucesterKingsholm11,100 (1,100 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 46 Gloucester R.F.C. (Ground Details)Gloucester, Gloucestershire6thHarlequinsThe 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, London3rdLeicesterWelford 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, Leicestershire4thLondon 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, SurreyPromoted from National 2 (2nd)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, Northamptonshire9thNottinghamIreland Avenue4,990 (590 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 66 Nottingham R.F.C. (Ground Details) Beeston, Nottinghamshire8thOrrellEdge 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 Manchester5thRosslyn ParkThe Rock4,630 (630 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 74 Rosslyn Park F.C. (Ground Details)Roehampton, London7thRugbyWebb Ellis Road3,200 (200 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 116 Rugby F.C. (Ground Details)https://d2eq6t2r9q1quu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/cms/9/911116.pdf Gloucester v. Leicester (PDF, opens in a new window) Gloucester Rugby Heritage 23 October 2024 Rugby, WarwickshirePromoted from National 2 (1st)SaracensBramley Road2,300 (300 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 78 Saracens F.C. (Ground Details)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/7237081/Saracens-aim-for-bigger-Wembley-crowds-following-Premiership-defeat-of-Worcester.html Saracens aim for bigger Wembley crowds following Premiership defeat of Worcester The Telegraph 15 February 2010 Enfield, London10thWaspsRepton 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 ORR Orrell NOR Northampton GLO Gloucester SAR Saracens LEI Leicester WAS Wasps HAR Harlequins LOI London Irish BRI Bristol RLI Rugby NOT Nottingham ROS Rosslyn Park 10 1 1 277 126 C 10 0 2 204 95 9 1 2 209 136 7 1 4 193 168 7 1 4 176 165 6 1 5 262 216 6 0 6 177 180 5 1 6 213 207 3 3 6 147 237 4 0 8 192 174 2 3 7 124 252 2 1 9 133 204 R 0 1 11 111 258 R #cfc C #fcf R R complete Results The Home Team is listed on the left column. main FBR grey BAT BRI GLO HAR LEI LOI NOR NOT ORR ROS RLI SAR WAS Bath Rugby 9–4 29–9 null 37–6 null 15–6 25–15 null null null 32–12 null Bristol null null 16–0 null 14–19 9–15 null null 22–4 48–4 null 10–33 Gloucester RFC null 29–15 null 21–3 22–15 10–17 null null 12–9 null null 15–10 Harlequins 18–18 null 21–18 20–13 null null 23–6 7–10 null null 21–37 null Leicester null 25–9 null null 36–13 19–22 null null 51–16 22–22 null 31–12 London Irish 21–26 null null 3–39 null null null 7–21 12–12 6–6 null 18–13 Northampton null null null 25–14 null 12–12 null 12–3 20–12 29–0 null 28–15 Nottingham null 0–32 3–14 null 14–27 9–12 18–9 null 34–9 null null null Orrell 10–9 23–9 18–12 null 21–9 null null 20–6 null null 23–0 null Rosslyn Park 13–21 null null 12–24 null null null null 4–22 7–15 6–10 7–15 Rugby Lions 0–32 null 16–19 29–20 null null null 9–9 7–21 null 6–22 null Saracens null 13–4 12–12 null 9–20 27–9 9–14 13–12 null null null null Wasps 12–24 null null 20–6 null null null 11–7 13–12 null 17–10 6–12 complete Fixtures & results Round 1 16 November 1991 Gloucester 21 – 3 Leicester Kingsholm Clayton Thomas 16 November 1991 London Irish 21 – 26 Bath The Avenue Bath deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player.https://www.bathrugbyheritage.org/content/heritage-topics/match-reports/1991-1992 1991 to 1992 Bath Rugby Heritage Peter Hall and Colin Gale 23 October 2024 16 November 1991 Nottingham 0 – 32 Bristol Ireland Avenue 16 November 1991 Rosslyn Park 4 – 22 Orrell The Rock 16 November 1991 Saracens 9 – 14 Northampton Bramley Road 16 November 1991 Wasps 20 – 6 Harlequins Repton Avenue http://www.rugbyarchive.net/fixres Fixtures / Results (November 11, 1991 to April 25, 1992) Rugby Archives 22 October 2024 Rugby Round 2 23 November 1991 Bristol 22 – 4 Rosslyn Park Memorial Stadium 23 November 1991 Harlequins 23 – 6 Nottingham The Stoop 23 November 1991 Leicester 31 – 12 Wasps Welford Road 23 November 1991 Northampton 12 – 12 London Irish Franklin's Gardens 23 November 1991 Orrell 23 – 0 Saracens Edge Hall Road 23 November 1991 Rugby 16 – 19 Gloucester Webb Ellis Road Ronnie McDowell Bath Round 3 7 December 1991 Bath 15 – 6 Northampton Recreation Ground 7 December 1991 London Irish 7 – 21 Orrell The Avenue 7 December 1991 Nottingham 14 – 27 Leicester Ireland Avenue 7 December 1991 Rosslyn Park 12 – 24 Harlequins The Rock 7 December 1991 Saracens 13 – 4 Bristol Bramley Road 7 December 1991 Wasps 17 – 10 Rugby Repton Avenue Gloucester Round 4 14 December 1991 Bristol P – P London Irish Memorial Stadium Postponed due to cold weather. Game to be rescheduled for 18 April 1992. 14 December 1991 Gloucester P – P Wasps Repton Avenue Postponed due to cold weather. Game to be rescheduled for 18 April 1992. 14 December 1991 Harlequins P – P Saracens The Stoop Postponed due to cold weather. Game to be rescheduled for 21 March 1992. 14 December 1991 Leicester P – P Rosslyn Park Welford Road Postponed due to cold weather. Game to be rescheduled for 21 March 1992. 14 December 1991 Orrell 10 – 9 Bath Edge Hall Road C J Harrison 14 December 1991 Rugby P – P Nottingham Webb Ellis Road Postponed due to cold weather. Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 1992. Northampton Round 5 21 December 1991 Bath 9 – 4 Bristol Recreation Ground 6,000 J J M Pearson 21 December 1991 London Irish 3 – 39 Harlequins The Avenue 21 December 1991 Northampton 12 – 3 Orrell Franklin's Gardens 21 December 1991 Nottingham 3 – 14 Gloucester Ireland Avenue David Sainsbury 21 December 1991 Rosslyn Park 7 – 15 Rugby The Rock 21 December 1991 Saracens 9 – 20 Leicester Bramley Road Wasps Round 6 4 January 1992 Bristol 9 – 15 Northampton Memorial Stadium 4 January 1992 Gloucester 12 – 9 Rosslyn Park Kingsholm A Savage 4 January 1992 Harlequins 18 – 18 Bath The Stoop 7,000 D J Leslie 4 January 1992 Leicester 36 – 13 London Irish Welford Road 4 January 1992 Rugby 6 – 22 Saracens Webb Ellis Road 4 January 1992 Wasps 11 – 7 Nottingham Repton Avenue Orrell Round 7 11 January 1992 Bath 37 – 6 Leicester Recreation Ground F Howard 11 January 1992 London Irish 6 – 6 Rugby The Avenue 11 January 1992 Northampton 25 – 14 Harlequins Franklin's Gardens 6,000https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-telegraph-1992-01-11-northampton/115850432/ Bayfield hits the heights of form Sunday Telegraph Charles Randall 11 January 1992 E Morrison 11 January 1992 Orrell 23 – 9 Bristol Edge Hall Road S V Griffithshttps://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA117209202&sid=sitemap&v=2.1&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7Ea2f1ec75&aty=open-web-entry Orrell crush Bristol challenge to maintain title ambitions; Rugby Union Sunday Times 12 January 1992 11 January 1992 Rosslyn Park 7 – 15 Wasps The Rock S Piercy 11 January 1992 Saracens 12 – 12 Gloucester Bramley Road C J Harrison Nottingham Round 8 8 February 1992 Gloucester P – P London Irish Kingsholm Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 March 1992. 8 February 1992 Harlequins P – P Orrell The Stoop Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 April 1992. 8 February 1992 Leicester P – P Northampton Welford Road Postponed. Game rescheduled to 7 April 1992. 8 February 1992 Nottingham P – P Rosslyn Park Ireland Avenue Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 April 1992. 8 February 1992 Rugby P – P Bath Webb Ellis Road Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 March 1992. 8 February 1992 Wasps P – P Saracens Repton Avenue Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 February 1992. Bristol Round 4 & 9 (rescheduled games) 22 February 1992 Rugby 9 – 9 Nottingham Webb Ellis Road Game rescheduled from 14 December 1991. 22 February 1992 Wasps 6 – 12 Saracens Repton Avenue Game rescheduled from 8 February 1992. Round 9 29 February 1992 Bath 29 – 9 Gloucester Recreation Ground S V Griffiths 29 February 1992 Bristol 16 – 0 Harlequins Memorial Stadium 29 February 1992 London Irish 18 – 13 Wasps The Avenue 29 February 1992 Northampton 29 – 0 Rugby Franklin's Gardens 29 February 1992 Orrell 21 – 9 Leicester Edge Hall Road 29 February 1992 Saracens 13 – 12 Nottingham Bramley Road Rosslyn Park Round 10 14 March 1992 Gloucester 10 – 17 Northampton Kingsholm John Pearson 14 March 1992 Leicester 25 – 9 Bristol Welford Road 14 March 1992 Nottingham 9 – 12 London Irish Ireland Avenue 14 March 1992 Rosslyn Park 6 – 10 Saracens The Rock 14 March 1992 Rugby 7 – 21 Orrell Webb Ellis Road 14 March 1992 Wasps 12 – 24 Bath Repton Avenue Harlequins Rounds 4 & 8 (rescheduled games) 21 March 1992 Harlequins 21 – 37 Saracens The Stoop Game rescheduled from 14 December 1991. 21 March 1992 Leicester 51 – 16 Rosslyn Park Welford Road Game rescheduled from 14 December 1991. 21 March 1992 Rugby 0 – 32 Bath Webb Ellis Road C J High Game rescheduled from 8 February 1992. 25 March 1992 Gloucester 22 – 15 London Irish Kingsholm Fred Howard Game rescheduled from 8 February 1992. Round 11 28 March 1992 Bath 25 – 15 Nottingham Recreation Ground 28 March 1992 Bristol 48 – 4 Rugby Memorial Stadium 28 March 1992 Harlequins 20 – 13 Leicester The Stoop 28 March 1992 London Irish 12 – 12 Rosslyn Park The Avenue 28 March 1992 Northampton 28 – 15 Wasps Franklin's Gardens 28 March 1992 Orrell 18 – 12 Gloucester Edge Hall Road Stewart Piercy Saracens Round 8 (rescheduled games) 4 April 1992 Nottingham 34 – 9 Rosslyn Park Ireland Avenue Game rescheduled from 8 February 1992. 7 April 1992 Leicester 19 – 22 Northampton Welford Road Game rescheduled from 8 February 1992. Round 12 11 April 1992 Gloucester 29 – 15 Bristol Kingsholm David Matthews 11 April 1992 Nottingham 18 – 9 Northampton Ireland Avenue 11 April 1992 Rosslyn Park 13 – 21 Bath The Rock D J Hudson 11 April 1992 Rugby 29 – 20 Harlequins Webb Ellis Road 11 April 1992 Saracens 27 – 9 London Irish Bramley Road 11 April 1992 Wasps 13 – 12 Orrell Edge Hall Road Leicester Round 4 (rescheduled games) 18 April 1992 Bristol 14 – 19 London Irish Memorial Stadium Game rescheduled from 14 December 1991. 18 April 1992 Gloucester 15 – 10 Wasps Kingsholm Colin High Game rescheduled from 14 December 1991. 22 April 1992 Harlequins 7 – 10 Orrell The Stoop Rescheduled from 8 February 1992. Round 13 25 April 1992 Bath 32 – 12 Saracens Recreation Ground G Seddon Bath are champions. 25 April 1992 Bristol 10 – 33 Wasps Memorial Stadium 25 April 1992 Harlequins 21 – 18 Gloucester The Stoop S V Griffiths 25 April 1992 Leicester 22 – 22 Rugby Welford Road 25 April 1992 Northampton 20 – 12 Rosslyn Park Franklin's Gardens 25 April 1992 Orrell 20 – 6 Nottingham Edge Hall Road London Irish See also 1991–92 National Division 2 1991–92 National Division 3 1991–92 National Division 4 North 1991–92 National Division 4 South References 30em External links Official website Category:Premiership Rugby seasons English