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Rugby union competition in England
1990–91 National Division 1 England Bath (2nd title) Wasps MoseleyLiverpool St Helens 78 22 September 1990 – 27 April 1991 126 – Rob Andrew (Wasps)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1993–94 1993 Tony Williams Publications Taunton Ross Young 47 Season by Season Leading Scorers 9 – Andrew Harriman (Harlequins)Rory Underwood (Leicester) 1989–90 1991–92
The 1990–91 National Division 1 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the fourth season of the top tier of the English rugby union league system, the Courage Clubs Championship, currently known as Premiership Rugby. Wasps were the defending champions and Northampton and Liverpool St Helens the promoted sides.
Bath finished the season the champions for the second time, beating the holders Wasps by just one point. The two bottom sides, Moseley and Liverpool St Helens, were relegated to the 1991–92 National Division 2.http://www.moseleyrugby.co.uk/report_display12.php?menitem=96 Courage Club Championship 1990/91 Moseley Rugby Club 14 May 2016
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Structure
The division increased from twelve teams to thirteen, each side playing the others once to make a total of twelve matches each. The bottom two teams would be relegated to National Division 2.
Participating teams
England 400 right Locations of the 1990–91 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 left 80
England 52.636877 -1.139759 white Leicester right 80
England 53.456307 -2.737094 white Liverpool SH bottom 80
England 52.483056 -1.893611 white Moseley 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 top 80
England 51.463457 -0.249171 white Rosslyn Park right 80
England 51.642305 -0.142959 white Saracens right 80
England 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, Somerset3rdBristolMemorial 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, Avon9thGloucesterKingsholm11,100 (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, Gloucestershire2ndHarlequinsThe 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, London7thLeicesterWelford 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, Leicestershire5thLiverpool St HelensMoss Lane4,370 (370 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 58 Liverpool St Helens F.C. (Ground Details)https://www.therugbyjournal.com/rugby-blog/liverpool-st-helens Liverpool St Helens Rugby Journal 22 October 2024 St Helens, MerseysidePromoted from National 2 (2nd)MoseleyThe Reddings9,999 (1,800 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 61 Moseley F.C. (Ground Details)Birmingham, West Midlands11thNorthamptonFranklin'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, NorthamptonshirePromoted from National 2 (1st)NottinghamIreland 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, Nottinghamshire6thOrrellEdge 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 Manchester8thRosslyn 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, London10thSaracensBramley 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, London4thWaspsRepton 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, LondonChampions
Table
main WDL Q points 2 BAT Bath WAS Wasps HAR Harlequins LEI Leicester ORR Orrell GLO Gloucester ROS Rosslyn Park NOT Nottingham NOR Northampton SAR Saracens BRI Bristol MOS Moseley LIV Liverpool St Helens 11 0 1 280 104 C 9 1 2 252 151 8 0 4 267 162 8 0 4 244 140 7 0 5 247 105 6 0 6 207 163 6 0 6 216 174 6 0 6 138 194 5 1 6 149 254 5 0 7 151 228 4 1 7 135 219 1 1 10 113 244 R 0 0 12 88 349 R #cfc C #fcc R R complete
Results
The home team is listed in the left column.
main FBR grey BAT BRI GLO HAR LEI LIV MOS NOR NOT ORR ROS SAR WAS Bath Rugby null null 23–3 null 46–3 11–6 null null 17–9 45–21 null 15–16 Bristol 3–10 15–12 null 10–6 null null null 6–22 3–36 null 25–6 null Gloucester RFC 15–17 null 38–19 null null 30–12 null 22–6 9–16 null 21–16 null Harlequins null 38–16 null null 41–12 33–6 21–6 null null 18–6 null 12–18 Leicester 3–9 null 18–6 12–15 null null null 25–9 15–12 null 29–6 null Liverpool St Helens null 6–7 7–26 null 7–28 null 13–23 12–13 null null 3–17 null Moseley null 9–9 null null 19–43 20–12 10–16 null null 9–19 null 9–22 Northampton 10–16 12–9 6–7 null 18–28 null null 22–15 null null 15–6 null Nottingham 9–22 null null 6–19 null null 12–7 null 16–12 null 3–28 12–10 Orrell null null null 12–9 null 38–0 16–0 60–0 null 12–3 null 12–14 Rosslyn Park null 16–13 17–12 null 17–15 39–9 null 48–0 9–15 null null null Saracens 6–49 null null 7–39 null null 21–6 null null 19–12 13–11 null Wasps null 46–19 14–9 null 12–22 51–4 null 21–21 null null 13–10 15–6 complete
Fixtures & Results
Round 1
22 September 1990 Bath 46 – 3 Liverpool St Helens Recreation Ground
22 September 1990 Bristol 6 – 22 Nottingham Memorial Stadium
22 September 1990 Harlequins 12 – 18 Wasps The Stoop
22 September 1990 Leicester 18 – 6 Gloucester Welford Road David Matthews
22 September 1990 Northampton 18 – 28 Saracens Franklin's Gardens
22 September 1990 Orrell 12 – 3 Rosslyn Park Edge Hall Road
http://www.rugbyarchive.net/fixres Fixtures / Results (September 22, 1990 to April 27, 1991) Rugby Archives 22 October 2024
Moseley
Round 2
6 October 1990 Gloucester 30 – 12 Moseley Kingsholm Roger Quittenton
6 October 1990 Liverpool St Helens 13 – 23 Northampton Moss Lane
6 October 1990 Nottingham 6 – 19 Harlequins Ireland Avenue
6 October 1990 Rosslyn Park 16 – 13 Bristol The Rock
6 October 1990 Saracens 12 – 19 Orrell Bramley Road
6 October 1990 Wasps 12 – 22 Leicester Repton Avenue
Bath
Round 3
13 October 1990 Bristol 25 – 6 Saracens Memorial Stadium
13 October 1990 Harlequins 18 – 6 Rosslyn Park The Stoop
13 October 1990 Leicester 25 – 9 Nottingham Welford Road
13 October 1990 Moseley 9 – 22 Wasps The Reddings
13 October 1990 Northampton 15 – 6 Bath Franklin's Gardens F Howardhttps://www.bathrugbyheritage.org/content/heritage-topics/match-reports/1990-1991 1990 to 1991 Bath Rugby Heritage Peter Hall and Colin Gale 22 October 2024
13 October 1990 Orrell 38 – 0 Liverpool St Helens Edge Hall Road
Gloucester
Round 4
20 October 1990 Bath 17 – 9 Orrell Recreation Ground Ed Morrison
20 October 1990 Liverpool St Helens 6 – 7 Bristol Moss Lane
20 October 1990 Nottingham 12 – 7 Moseley Ireland Avenue
20 October 1990 Rosslyn Park 17 – 15 Leicester The Rock
20 October 1990 Saracens 7 – 39 Harlequins Bramley Road
20 October 1990 Wasps 14 – 9 Gloucester Repton Avenue Tony Spreadbury
Northampton
Round 5
27 October 1990 Bristol 9 – 22 Bath Memorial Stadium 7,072
27 October 1990 Gloucester 22 – 6 Nottingham Kingshom Chris Rees
27 October 1990 Harlequins 41 – 12 Liverpool St Helens The Stoop
27 October 1990 Leicester 29 – 6 Saracens Welford Road
27 October 1990 Moseley 9 – 19 Rosslyn Park The Reddings
27 October 1990 Orrell 60 – 0 Northampton Edge Hall Road
Wasps
Round 6
10 November 1990 Bath 23 – 3 Harlequins Recreation Ground S V Griffiths
10 November 1990 Liverpool St Helens 7 – 28 Leicester Moss Lane
10 November 1990 Northampton 22 – 15 Bristol Franklin's Gardens
10 November 1990 Nottingham 10 – 12 Wasps Ireland Avenue
10 November 1990 Rosslyn Park 17 – 12 Gloucester The Rock G Davies
10 November 1990 Saracens 21 – 6 Moseley Bramley Road
Orrell
Round 7
17 November 1990 Bristol 3 – 36 Orrell Memorial Ground
17 November 1990 Gloucester 21 – 16 Saracens Kingsholm S V Griffiths
17 November 1990 Harlequins 21 – 6 Northampton The Stoop
17 November 1990 Leicester 3 – 9 Bath Welford Road 11,500
17 November 1990 Moseley 20 – 12 Liverpool St Helens The Reddings
17 November 1990 Wasps 13 – 10 Rosslyn Park Repton Avenue
Nottingham
Round 8
12 January 1991 Bath 11 – 6 Moseley Recreation Ground J Trigg
12 January 1991 Liverpool St Helens 7 – 26 Gloucester Moss Lane Tony Spreadbury
12 January 1991 Northampton 6 – 7 Leicester Franklin's Gardens
12 January 1991 Orrell 12 – 9 Harlequins Edge Hall Road
12 January 1991 Rosslyn Park 9 – 15 Nottingham The Rock
12 January 1991 Saracens 6 – 15 Wasps Bramley Road
Bristol
Round 9
9 February 1991 Gloucester 15 – 17 Bath Kingsholm David Leslie
9 February 1991 Harlequins 38 – 16 Bristol The Stoop
9 February 1991 Leicester 15 – 12 Orrell Welford Road
9 February 1991 Moseley 10 – 16 Northampton The Reddings
9 February 1991 Nottingham 3 – 28 Saracens Ireland Avenue
9 February 1991 Wasps 51 – 4 Liverpool St Helens Repton Avenue
Rosslyn Park
Round 10
9 March 1991 Bath 16 – 15 Wasps Recreation Ground
9 March 1991 Bristol 10 – 6 Leicester Memorial Stadium
9 March 1991 Liverpool St Helens 12 – 13 Nottingham Moss Lane
9 March 1991 Northampton 12 – 9 Gloucester Franklin's Gardens
9 March 1991 Orrell 16 – 0 Moseley Edge Hall Road
9 March 1991 Saracens 13 – 11 Rosslyn Park Bramley Road
Harlequins
Round 11
23 March 1991 Gloucester 9 – 16 Orrell Kingsholm Roger Quittenton
23 March 1991 Leicester 12 – 15 Harlequins Welford Road
23 March 1991 Moseley 9 – 9 Bristol The Reddings
23 March 1991 Nottingham 3 – 10 Bath Ireland Avenue
23 March 1991 Rosslyn Park 39 – 9 Liverpool St Helens The Rock
23 March 1991 Moseley 9 – 9 Bristol The Reddings
Saracens
Round 12
13 April 1991 Bath 45 – 21 Rosslyn Park Recreation Ground S V Griffiths
13 April 1991 Bristol 15 – 12 Gloucester Memorial Stadium Colin High
13 April 1991 Harlequins 33 – 6 Moseley The Stoop
13 April 1991 Liverpool St Helens 3 – 17 Saracens Moss Lane
13 April 1991 Northampton 10 – 16 Nottingham Franklin's Gardens
13 April 1991 Orrell 12 – 14 Wasps Edge Hall Road
Leicester
Round 13
27 April 1991 Gloucester 38 – 19 Harlequins Kingsholm S V Griffiths
27 April 1991 Moseley 19 – 43 Leicester The Reddings
27 April 1991 Nottingham 16 – 12 Orrell Ireland Avenue
27 April 1991 Rosslyn Park 48 – 0 Northampton The Rock
27 April 1991 Saracens 6 – 49 Bath Bramley Road D J Leslie
Bath are champions.
27 April 1991 Wasps 46 – 19 Bristol Repton Avenue
Liverpool St Helens
See also
1990–91 National Division 2
1990–91 National Division 3
1990–91 National Division 4 North
1990–91 National Division 4 South
References
External links
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