1992–93 National Division 3

Rugby union competition in England 1992–93 National Division 3 England Otley (1st title) Havant Multiple teamsLeague restructuring meant that 8 teams from National Division 3 would be relegated into the new National Division 4. 122 – Andy Green (Exeter)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1993–94 1993 Tony Williams Publications Taunton Ross Young 52 Season by Season Leading Scorers 8 – M Kelly (Broughton Park)Mark Sephton (Liverpool St Helens) 1991–92 1993–94 The 1992–93 National Division 3 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the sixth season of the third tier of the English rugby union league system, the Courage Clubs Championship, currently known as National League 1. New sides to the division included Liverpool St Helens and Plymouth (relegated from tier 2) and Aspatria and Havant (promoted from tier 2), with number of teams was reduced from thirteen to twelve teams following the merger of Leeds based sides, Headingley and Roundhay, to form Leeds RUFC. Otley finished the season as champions and were promoted to the 1993–94 National Division 2 while eight teams dropped into the new 1993–94 National Division 4. Structure Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of twelve matches each. RFU restructuring of the English rugby union league system ahead of the 1993–94 season, including the merger of National League 2 North and South into a single National Division 4 and the introduction of National Division 5, meant that just one team would be promoted into National Division 2 and eight teams relegated to the new National Division 5. Participating teams and locations England 400 right 1992–93 National Division 3 teams in England England 51.442724 -0.094856 white Askeans right 80 England 54.7617302 -3.3310001 white Aspatria right 80 England 53.4368210 -2.2542300 white BroughtonPark bottom 80 England 51.460000 -2.620000 white Clifton right 80 England 50.7167 -3.5339 white Exeter right 80 England 50.8518324 -.9847132 white Havant right 80 England 53.81 -1.61 white Leeds right 80 England 53.456307 -2.737094 white LiverpoolSt Helens left 80 England 53.905825 -1.691785 white Otley top 80 England 50.371397 -4.142431 white Plymouth right 80 England 50.233022 -5.226666 white Redruth right 80 England 53.381129 -1.470085 white Sheffield right 80 TeamStadiumCapacityCity/AreaPrevious seasonAskeans Broad Walk 1,500 (300 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 130 Askeans R.F.C. (Ground Details)Kidbrooke, London7thAspatria Bower Park3,000 (300 seats)Tetley's Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1997–98 1997 Tony Williams Publications Ltd Taunton 10th Stephen McCormack 362 Aspatria R.U.F.C. (Club & Ground Details) Aspatria, CumbriaPromoted from National 4 North (1st)Broughton Park Chelsfield Grove2,000 (400 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1993–94 1993 Tony Williams Publications Taunton Ross Young 219 Broughton Park FC (Ground Details)Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester 6thCliftonStation 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 3rdExeter County Ground 5,750 (750 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 138 Exeter R.F.C. (Ground Details)Exeter, Devon4thHavantHook'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, HampshirePromoted from National 4 South (1st)LeedsHeadingley and Roundhay merged to form Leeds RUFC at the start of the 1992-93 season.Clarence FieldsThe old ground of Headingley, Clarence Fields was chosen to host Leeds league fixtures for the 1992–93 season with Rounday's home ground Chandos Park used for friendly fixtures.https://www.therugbyjournal.com/ghost-grounds/chandos-park-leeds-roundhay-rfc-1932-2007 Chandos Park, Roundhay R.U.F.C., 1932-2007 The Rugby Journal 28 December 2025 7,850 (850 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 96 Headingley F.C. (Ground Details)Leeds, West YorkshireN/AHeadingley had finished 11th and Roundhay 10th the prior season before merging to form Leeds RUFC.Liverpool St Helens Moss Lane 4,370 (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, Merseyside Relegated from National 2 (13th)Otley Cross Green 7,000 (852 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 178 Otley R.U.F.C. (Ground Details)Otley, West Yorkshire 9thPlymouth Albion Beacon Park1,950 (450 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 109 Plymouth Albion RFC (Ground Details)Plymouth, Devon Relegated from National 2 (12th)Redruth Recreation Ground 12,000 Redruth, Cornwall 5thSheffield Abbeydale Park 3,300 (100 seats)Although a 1990 club estimate was 1,100 (100 seated and 1,000 standing) this is very conservative as Abbeydale Park would experience 3,000+ crowds several times in later history in what was a relatively unchanged ground.Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 162 Sheffield R.U.F.C. (Ground Details)Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire8th Jones Stephen Griffiths John Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993–94 1993 Headline Book Publishing London 0 7472 7891 1 151–167 League table main WDL 1992–93 National Division 3 table Q 2 points OTL Otley HAV Havant EXE Exeter RED Redruth SHE Sheffield LEE Leeds LIV Liverpool St Helens CLI Clifton ASP Aspatria ASK Askeans BRO Broughton Park PLY Plymouth Albion 8 1 2 274 118 C 8 1 2 185 93 8 1 2 247 169 7 2 2 175 125 7 0 4 208 134 R 7 0 4 228 220 R 5 0 6 203 130 R 4 2 5 206 175 R 3 1 7 170 308 R 3 0 8 132 300 R 2 0 9 136 217 R 0 0 11 130 305 R #d8ffeb Promoted P #fcc Relegated R R R R R R 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 Courage Clubs Championship-1992/1993 http://www.moseleyrugby.co.uk/report_display12.php?menitem=99 Moseley Rugby Club 21 July 2016 Notes See also 1992–93 National Division 1 1992–93 National Division 2 1992–93 National Division 4 North 1992–93 National Division 4 South References N3 Category:National League 1 seasons