1989–90 Area League South

Rugby union competition in England 1989–90 Area League South England Metropolitan Police (1st title) Clifton (also promoted) Salisbury 110 1988–89 1990–91 The 1989–90 Area League South was the third full season of rugby union within the fourth tier of the English league system, later known as National League 2 South, and counterpart to Area League North (now known as National League 2 North). It would be the last season the division would be known as Area League South and would be renamed as National Division 4 South for the following year. Metropolitan Police won the championship winning nine of their ten league matches and were promoted to the 1990–91 National Division 3. Clifton (also promoted) came second, one point behind, and were the only team to defeat the champions. Only one team, Salisbury was relegated and they will play in South West Division One next season.Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co Ltd Windsor Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 167–204 Structure Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of ten matches each. The champions are promoted to National Division 3 and the bottom team are relegated to either London Division One or South West One depending on their locality. Participating teams and locations England south 550 right Locations of the 1989–90 Area League South teams England south 51.2506561 -1.1291955 white Basingstoke left 80 England south 50.2128 -5.2948 white Camborne left 80 England south 51.8868 -2.0756 white Cheltenham right 80 England south 51.460000 -2.620000 white Clifton right 80 England south 50.8518324 -.9847132 white Havant right 80 England south 51.3907318 -0.3500200 white MetPolice bottom 80 England south 51.268126 0.5326844 white Maidstone right 80 England south 50.233022 -5.226666 white Redruth right 80 England south 51.0865825 -1.8010926 white Salisbury right 80 England south 51.545926 0.707712 white Southend right 80 England south 52.0207291 0.7481000 white Sudbury right 80 TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious seasonBasingstokeDown Grange 2,500 Basingstoke, Hampshire Promoted from London 1 (champions)Camborne Recreation Ground 11,000Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 190 Camborne R.F.C. (Ground Details) Camborne, Cornwall 3rdCheltenham Prince of Wales 3,500 (500 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 191 Cheltenham R.F.C. (Ground Details) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 6thClifton Station Road 2,200 (200 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 135 Clifton R.F.C. (Ground Details) Cribbs Causeway, Henbury, Bristol Promoted from South West 1 (champions)Havant Hook's Lane 3,000 (200 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1993–94 1993 Tony Williams Publications Taunton Ross Young 190 Havant RFC (Ground Details) Havant, Hampshire 2ndMaidstone William Davey Memorial 2,000 (100 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1993–94 1993 Tony Williams Publications Taunton Ross Young 299 Maidstone FC (Ground Details) Maidstone, Kent Relegated from National 3 (12th)Metropolitan Police Imber Court 3,500 (500 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 147 Metropolitan Police R.F.C. (Ground Details) East Molesey, Surrey Relegated from National 3 (11th)Redruth Recreation Ground 12,000 Redruth, Cornwall 4thSalisbury Castle Road 1,500 Salisbury, Wiltshire 7thSouthend Warners Park1,500 (150 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1993–94 1993 Tony Williams Publications Taunton Ross Young 307 Southend RFC (Ground Details) Southend, Essex 8thSudburyMoorsfield 1,000Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 203 Sudbury R.U.F.C. (Ground Details) Sudbury, Suffolk 5th League table main WDL Q 1989–90 Area League South table points 2 MET Metropolitan Police CLI Clifton RED Redruth CAM Camborne HAV Havant SUD Sudbury SOU Southend BAS Basingstoke CHE Cheltenham MAI Maidstone SAL Salisbury 9 0 1 255 74 C 8 1 1 240 122 P 7 0 3 151 84 6 1 3 164 113 5 1 4 132 126 5 0 5 162 138 4 2 4 124 125 3 1 6 138 144 2 0 8 107 201 2 0 8 64 237 1 0 9 74 247 R #d8ffeb Promoted P P #ffcccc Relegated R complete Jones Stephen Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91 1990 Queen Anne Press London 0 356 19162 1 19th Points are awarded as follows: 2 pts for a win 1 pt for a draw 0 pts for a loss If teams are level at any stage, difference between points for and against applies Sponsorship Area League South is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by Courage Brewery. See also 1989–90 National Division 1 1989–90 National Division 2 1989–90 National Division 3 1989–90 Area League North References N4 Category:National League 2 South