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1991–92 National Division 2 England London Scottish (1st title) West Hartlepool Plymouth AlbionLiverpool St Helens 78 16 November 1991 – 27 April 1992 147 – David Johnson (Newcastle Gosforth)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1993–94 1993 Tony Williams Publications Taunton Ross Young 50 Season by Season Leading Scorers 11 – Nick Grecian (London Scottish) 1990–91 1992–93
The 1991–92 National Division 2 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the fifth season of the second tier of the English rugby union league system, the Courage Clubs Championship, currently known as Champ Rugby. New teams to the division included Moseley and Liverpool St Helens who were demoted from tier 1, while West Hartlepool and Morley were promoted from tier 3.
London Scottish, the champions, were promoted to the 1992–93 National Division 1 along with the runner-up West Hartlepool. In last place, Liverpool St Helens became the first team to lose all their league matches in one season, and along with Plymouth Albion who finished one place above them, were relegated to the 1992–93 National Division 3 for the following season.LEAGUES 1991/92 http://www.moseleyrugby.co.uk/report_display12.php?menitem=98 Moseley Rugby Club 4 August 2012 Liverpool St Helens have been promoted or relegated in each of the five seasons of league rugby, and are relegated for the second season in succession.
Structure
Each side in the division played the others once to make a total of twelve matches each. The top two sides would be promoted to National Division 1 while the bottom two would drop to National Division 3.
Participating teams
England 400 right Locations of the 1991–92 National Division 2 teams England 52.1337 -0.4577 white Bedford right 80
England 51.478056 0.02805 white Blackheath right 80
England 52.4142 -1.5243 white Coventry right 80
England 53.456307 -2.737094 white LiverpoolSH bottom 80
England 51.46647 -0.30334 white L Scottish left 80
England 53.744513 -1.598044 white Morley left 80
England 52.483056 -1.893611 white Moseley left 80
England 55.01562 -1.67643 white Newcastle right 80
England 50.371397 -4.14243 white Plymouth right 80
England 53.425560 -2.323702 white Sale right 80
England 53.683298 -1.505924 white Wakefield right 80
England 53.490429 -3.053955 white Waterloo left 80
England 54.691745 -1.212926 white W Hartlepool right 80
TeamStadiumCapacityCity/AreaPrevious seasonBedfordGoldington Road4,800 (800 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 85 Bedford R.U.F.C. (Ground Details)Bedford, Bedfordshire8thBlackheathRectory Field3,500 (500 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1994–95 1994 Tony Williamson Publications Windsor Bill Mitchell 179 Blackheath FC (Ground Details)Greenwich, London10thCoventryCoundon Road10,000 (1,100 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 94 Coventry F.C. (Ground Details) Coventry, West Midlands4thLiverpool 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, MerseysideRelegated from National 1 (13th)London ScottishAthletic Ground7,300 (1,300 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 112 Richmond F.C. (Ground Details)Richmond, London5thMorleyScatcherd Lane6,000 (1,000 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 152 Morley R.F.C. (Ground Details)Morley, Leeds, West YorkshirePromoted from National 3 (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 MidlandsRelegated from National 1 (12th)Newcastle GosforthKingston Park6,600https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-winger-inga-has-the-power-1077669.html Rugby Union: Winger Inga has the power Independent 1 March 1999 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear6thPlymouth AlbionBeacon 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, Devon11thSaleHeywood Road4,000 (500 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 118 Sale F.C. (Ground Details) Sale, Greater Manchester7thWakefieldCollege Grove4,000 (500 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 123 Wakefield R.F.C. (Ground Details) Wakefield, West Yorkshire3rdWaterlooSt Anthony's Road9,950 (950 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 126 Waterloo F.C. (Ground Details) Blundellsands, Merseyside9thWest HartlepoolBrierton Lane7,000West Hartlepool's ground capacity at Brierton Lane re-estimated up from 4,950 to 7,000 for the 1991–92 season, with a capacity crowd achieved against Newcastle Gosforth on 14 March 1992.Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 165 West Hartlepool R.F.C. (Ground Details)https://www.therugbyjournal.com/rugby-blog/west-hartlepool West Hartlepool Rugby Archives 8 January 2025 Hartlepool, County DurhamPromoted from National 3 (1st)
Table
main WDL Q 1991–92 National Division 2 table points 2 LOS London Scottish WES West Hartlepool WAT Waterloo NEW Newcastle Gosforth WAK Wakefield COV Coventry MOS Moseley SAL Sale MOR Morley BED Bedford BLA Blackheath PLY Plymouth Albion LIV Liverpool St Helens 11 0 1 304 130 C 11 0 1 244 89 8 0 4 206 184 7 0 5 371 140 7 0 5 187 194 7 0 5 187 196 6 0 6 215 196 6 0 6 204 209 4 0 8 171 202 4 0 8 168 204 4 0 8 140 266 3 0 9 153 209 0 0 12 87 418 #d8ffeb Promotion place P P #ffcccc Relegation place R R complete rugbyarchive.net Points are awarded as follows:
two points for a win
one point for a draw
no points for a loss
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
difference between points for and against
total number of points for
Fixtures & Results
Round 1
16 November 1991 Bedford 6 – 25 Wakefield Goldington Road
16 November 1991 London Scottish 36 – 16 Blackheath Athletic Ground
16 November 1991 Moseley 19 – 3 Morley The Reddings
16 November 1991 Plymouth Albion 25 – 10 Liverpool St Helens Beacon Park
16 November 1991 Sale 19 – 15 Newcastle Gosforth Heywood Road
16 November 1991 Waterloo 10 – 6 Coventry St Anthony's Road
http://www.rugbyarchive.net/fixres Fixtures / Results (November 16, 1991 to April 27, 1992) Rugby Archives 26 December 2025
West Hartlepool
Round 2
23 November 1991 Coventry 15 – 32 London Scottish Coundon Road
23 November 1991 Liverpool St Helens 6 – 22 Bedford Moss Lane
23 November 1991 Morley 12 – 13 Sale Scatcherd Lane
23 November 1991 Newcastle Gosforth 37 – 6 Waterloo Kingston Park
23 November 1991 Wakefield 13 – 9 Morley College Grove
23 November 1991 West Hartlepool 21 – 4 Plymouth Albion Brierton Lane
Blackheath
Round 3
7 December 1991 Bedford 6 – 39 West Hartlepool Goldington Road
7 December 1991 Blackheath 21 – 13 Coventry Rectory Field
7 December 1991 London Scottish 16 – 11 Newcastle Gosforth Athletic Ground
7 December 1991 Moseley 33 – 3 Liverpool St Helens The Reddings
7 December 1991 Sale 37 – 3 Wakefield Heywood Road
7 December 1991 Waterloo 16 – 9 Morley St Anthony's Road
Plymouth Albion
Round 4
14 December 1991 Blackheath 0 – 39 Newcastle Gosforth Rectory Field
14 December 1991 Liverpool St Helens 11 – 38 Sale Moss Lane
14 December 1991 Morley 12 – 13 London Scottish Scatcherd Lane
14 December 1991 Plymouth Albion 24 – 9 Bedford Beacon Park
14 December 1991 Wakefield 24 – 18 Waterloo College Grove
14 December 1991 West Hartlepool 27 – 4 Moseley Brierton Lane
Coventry
Round 5
21 December 1991 Blackheath 3 – 9 Morley Rectory Field
21 December 1991 Coventry 6 – 30 Newcastle Gosforth Coundon Road
21 December 1991 London Scottish 31 – 4 Wakefield Athletic Ground
21 December 1991 Moseley 15 – 10 Plymouth Albion The Reddings
21 December 1991 Sale 13 – 15 West Hartlepool Heywood Road
21 December 1991 Waterloo 40 – 12 Liverpool St Helens St Anthony's Road
Bedford
Round 6
4 January 1992 Bedford 8 – 9 Moseley Goldington Road
4 January 1992 Liverpool St Helens 4 – 41 London Scottish Moss Lane
4 January 1992 Morley 12 – 16 Coventry Scatcherd Lane
4 January 1992 Plymouth Albion 10 – 15 Sale Beacon Park
4 January 1992 Wakefiel 20 – 6 Blackheath College Grove
4 January 1992 West Hartlepool 27 – 9 Waterloo Brierton Lane
Newcastle Gosforth
Round 7
11 January 1992 Blackheath 9 – 6 Liverpool St Helens Rectory Field
11 January 1992 Coventry 21 – 10 Wakefield Coundon Road
11 January 1992 London Scottish 7 – 6 West Hartlepool Athletic Ground
11 January 1992 Newcastle Gosforth 60 – 12 Morley Kingston Park
11 January 1992 Sale 16 – 6 Bedford Heywood Road
11 January 1992 Waterloo 12 – 3 Plymouth Albion St Anthony's Road
Moseley
Round 8
8 February 1992 Bedford P – P Waterloo Goldington Road
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 April 1992.
8 February 1992 Liverpool St Helens 0 – 19 Coventry Moss Lane
8 February 1992 Moseley P – P Sale The Reddings
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 April 1992.
8 February 1992 Plymouth Albion P – P London Scottish Beacon Park
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 18 April 1992.
8 February 1992 Wakefield P – P Newcastle Gosforth College Grove
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 1992.
8 February 1992 West Hartlepool P – P Blackheath Brierton Lane
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 1992.
Morley
Round 8 (rescheduled games)
15 February 1992 Wakefield 8 – 18 Newcastle Gosforth College Grove
Game rescheduled from 8 February 1992.
15 February 1992 West Hartlepool 21 – 8 Blackheath Brierton Lane
Game rescheduled from 8 February 1992.
Round 9
29 February 1992 Blackheath 16 – 20 Plymouth Albion Rectory Field
29 February 1992 Coventry 18 – 24 West Hartlepool Coundon Road
29 February 1992 London Scottish 38 – 0 Bedford Athletic Ground
29 February 1992 Morley 9 – 13 Wakefield Scatcherd Lane
29 February 1992 Newcastle Gosforth 76 – 4 Liverpool St Helens Kingston Park
29 February 1992 Waterloo 18 – 17 Moseley St Anthony's Road
Sale
Round 10
14 March 1992 Bedford 52 – 10 Blackheath Goldington Road
14 March 1992 Liverpool St Helens 6 – 49 Morley Moss Lane
14 March 1992 Moseley 18 – 25 London Scottish The Reddings
14 March 1992 Plymouth Albion 10 – 13 Coventry Beacon Park
14 March 1992 Sale 3 – 17 Waterloo Heywood Road
14 March 1992 West Hartlepool 13 – 7 Newcastle Gosforth Brierton Lane 7,000
Wakefield
Round 11
28 March 1992 Blackheath 31 – 6 Moseley Rectory Field
28 March 1992 Coventry 19 – 13 Bedford Coundon Road
28 March 1992 London Scottish 40 – 13 Sale Athletic Ground
28 March 1992 Morley P – P West Hartlepool Scatcherd Lane
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 27 April 1992.
28 March 1992 Newcastle Gosforth 54 – 21 Plymouth Albion Kingston Park
28 March 1992 Wakefield 35 – 25 Liverpool St Helens College Grove
Waterloo
Round 8 (rescheduled games)
4 April 1992 Bedford 25 – 4 Waterloo Goldington Road
Game rescheduled from 8 February 1992.
4 April 1992 Moseley 47 – 15 Sale The Reddings
Game rescheduled from 8 February 1992.
Round 12
11 April 1992 Bedford 9 – 4 Newcastle Gosforth Goldington Road
11 April 1992 Moseley 12 – 22 Coventry The Reddings
11 April 1992 Plymouth Albion 10 – 12 Morley Beacon Park
11 April 1992 Sale 10 – 14 Blackheath Heywood Road
11 April 1992 Waterloo 22 – 15 London Scottish St Anthony's Road
11 April 1992 West Hartlepool 7 – 0 Wakefield Brierton Lane
Liverpool St Helens
Round 8 (rescheduled game)
18 April 1992 Plymouth Albion 9 – 10 London Scottish Beacon Park
Game rescheduled from 8 February 1992.
Round 13
25 April 1992 Blackheath 6 – 34 Waterloo Rectory Field
25 April 1992 Coventry 19 – 12 Sale Coundon Road
25 April 1992 Liverpool St Helens 0 – 32 West Hartlepool Moss Lane
25 April 1992 Morley 19 – 12 Bedford Scatcherd Lane
25 April 1992 Newcastle Gosforth 20 – 26 Moseley Kingston Park
25 April 1992 Wakefield 22 – 7 Plymouth Albion College Grove
London Scottish
Round 11 (rescheduled game)
27 April 1992 Morley 13 – 21 West Hartlepool Scatcherd Lane
Game rescheduled from 28 March 1992.
Notes
See also
1991–92 National Division 1
1991–92 National Division 3
1991–92 National Division 4 North
1991–92 National Division 4 South
References
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