1987–88 Courage Cornwall/Devon League

Rugby union competition in England April 2022 1987–88 Courage Cornwall/Devon League England 12 September 1987 – 26 March 1988Cornwall Rugby Football Union Official Handbook and Byelaws Season 1987 – 88 1987 Cornwall Rugby Football Union Crediton (1st title) Exmouth St Austell andNewton Abbot 55 1988–89 The 1987–88 Courage Cornwall/Devon League was the first full season of rugby union within the eighth tier of the English league system currently known as Tribute Cornwall/Devon. The league consisted of eleven teams; six from Devon and five from Cornwall. Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of ten matches with five at home and five away. Both Crediton and Exmouth won nine of their ten matches, with Crediton declared champions because of their superior points difference, and winning promotion to the Western Counties league for season 1988–89. Newton Abbot, lost all ten matches and were relegated to Devon One while St Austell, with one win and a draw, were relegated to Cornwall One.Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988–89 1988 Rothmans Publications Ltd London Stephen JonesCourage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co Ltd Windsor Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell Participating teams and locations TeamGroundCapacityCity/Area Bideford King George's Field 2,000 Bideford, Devon Crediton Blagdon Crediton, Devon Exmouth Imperial Recreation Ground 1,250 Exmouth, Devon Falmouth Recreation Ground 3,000 Falmouth, Cornwall Hayle Memorial Park Hayle, Cornwall Newton Abbot Rackerhayes 1,150 Newton Abbot, Devon Paignton Queen's Park 1,650 Paignton, Devon Penryn Memorial Ground 4,000 Penryn, Cornwall Penzance-Newlyn Mennaye Field 4,000 Penzance, Cornwall St Austell Penrice School Fields St Austell, Cornwall Teignmouth Bitton Sports Ground 1,210 Teignmouth, Devon League table main WDL 1987–88 Courage Cornwall/Devon League table Q points CRE Crediton EXM Exmouth PNR Penryn PNZ Penzance–Newlyn FAL Falmouth PAI Paignton TEI Teignmouth BID Bideford HAY Hayle STA St Austell NEW Newton Abbot 9 0 1 232 65 C 9 0 1 187 64 8 1 1 191 67 6 1 3 166 111 6 0 4 110 140 5 0 5 156 157 4 0 6 112 176 3 0 7 160 153 2 1 7 107 157 1 1 8 69 193 0 0 10 31 238 #d8ffeb Promoted P #ffcccc Relegated R R 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, the following tiebreaker is applied: Difference between points for and against. complete Sponsorship The Cornwall/Devon League was part of the Courage Clubs Championship and was sponsored by Courage Brewery. See also Cornwall Devon English rugby union system Rugby union in Cornwall References Cornwall1 Category:Cornwall/Devon League