1990–91 National Division 4 South

Rugby union competition in England 1990–91 National Division 4 South England Redruth (1st title) Basingstoke Cheltenham, Maidenhead 156 1989–90 1991–92 The 1990–91 National Division 4 South was the fourth full season of rugby union within the fourth tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 2 South, and counterpart to the National Division 4 North (now National League 2 North). It was the first season for the division using the name National 4 South, having been known as Area League South the previous year. In what was otherwise a very competitive league, Redruth were dominant, finishing as league champions with a perfect record of 12 wins from 12 games to gain promotion to the 1991–92 National Division 3 - 6 points clear of runners up Basingstoke. At the other end of the table Cheltenham and Maidenhead finished in the bottom two places and were relegated. It was especially tough on Maidenhead who finished level with 11th placed Maidstone on 9 points each but went down due to a worst for/against ratio. Both Cheltenham and Maidenhead would drop down to South West 1.http://www.rugbyarchive.net/pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=24 Courage League - Division 4 1990/91 The Rugby Archive 2 December 2017 2 December 2017 30 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171230232916/http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=24 dead Structure Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of twelve matches each. The champions are promoted to National Division 3 and the bottom two teams are relegated to either London Division 1 or South West 1 depending on their locality. Participating teams and locations England south 550 right Locations of the 1990–91 National Division 4 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 51.525175 -0.330042 white Ealing top 80 England south 50.8518324 -.9847132 white Havant right 80 England south 51.4689 -0.2953 white L Welsh bottom 80 England south 51.268126 0.5326844 white Maidstone right 80 England south 51.5147377 -0.7209465 white Maidenhead left 80 England south 52.767880 1.3819292 white N Walsham bottom 80 England south 50.233022 -5.226666 white Redruth right 80 England south 51.545926 0.707712 white Southend right 80 England south 52.0207291 0.7481000 white Sudbury right 80 England south 51.347405 -2.977255 white Weston left 80 TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Basingstoke Down Grange 2,500 Basingstoke, Hampshire 8th 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 4th Cheltenham 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 9th Ealing Horsenden Hill Horsenden Hill, Ealing, London Promoted from London 1 (runners up) 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 5th London Welsh Old Deer Park 4,500 (1,500 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 194 London Welsh R.F.C. (Ground Details) Richmond, London Relegated from National 3 (12th) Maidenhead Braywick Park 1,750 Maidenhead, Berkshire Promoted from South West 1 (champions) Maidstone 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 10th North Walsham Norwich Road 1,200 Scottow, Norfolk Promoted from London 1 (champions) Redruth Recreation Ground 12,000 Redruth, Cornwall 3rdSouthend Warners Park 1,500 (150 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1993–94 1993 Tony Williams Publications Taunton Ross Young 307 Southend RFC (Ground Details) Southend, Essex 7thSudburyMoorsfield 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 6thWeston-super-Mare Recreation Ground 3,000 Weston-super-Mare, Somerset Promoted from South West 1 (2nd) Williams Tony Mitchell Bill Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1991–92 Football Directories Taunton 1 869833 15 5 4th League table main WDL Q 1990–91 National Division 4 South table points 2 RED Redruth BAS Basingstoke LWE London Welsh CAM Camborne WES Weston-super-Mare NWA North Walsham SUD Sudbury HAV Havant SOU Southend EAL Ealing MST Maidstone MHD Maidenhead CHE Cheltenham 12 0 0 225 79 C 9 0 3 187 104 7 0 5 235 165 6 0 6 204 179 6 0 6 192 182 5 2 5 170 180 6 0 6 160 172 5 0 7 157 173 5 0 7 152 194 5 0 7 174 218 4 1 7 122 164 4 1 7 130 208 R 2 0 10 150 240 R #d8ffeb Promotion place C #ffcccc Relegation place R R complete 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 National League 4 South is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by Courage Brewery. See also 1990–91 National Division 1 1990–91 National Division 2 1990–91 National Division 3 1990–91 National Division 4 North References N4 Category:National League 2 South