Courage League Division 5

Courage League Division 5
Sport Rugby union
Founded 1993
Ceased 1996
No. of teams 26 (13 North, 13 South)
Countries England England

Courage Division 5 was a short lived English rugby union competition created as a tier 5 regional competition divided into Courage Division 5 North and Courage Division 5 South. In 1993 the RFU decided to change the whole league structure, with a new national league (Courage Division League 4) replacing the old North / South regional system which would become the aforementioned Courage Division 5. This led to twelve out of thirteen teams in both Courage Division 4 regions dropping into Courage Division 5 while the league winners joined Courage Division 4 along with eight teams from Courage Division 3. This system continued to the end of the 1995–96 season when the league was restructured once again – with Courage Division 4 being abolished as a national competition reverting to the old system only being renamed as National League 4 North and National League 4 South.

Original league composition 1993–94

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Courage Division 4 – North

Courage Division 4 – South

Courage Division 5 North honours

List of Courage Division 5 North Honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1993–94 13 Rotherham Preston Grasshoppers Durham City and Bradford & Bingley Courage Division 5 North
1994–95 13 Walsall Kendal Barkers Butts and Hereford Courage Division 5 North
1995–96 13 Wharfedale Worcester (and 11 others)[n 1] Broughton Park Courage Division 5 North
Green backgrounds are promotion places.
  1. ↑ By the end of this season there was another league restructure with Courage Division 4 being abolished and Courage Division 5 North reverting to a tier 4 regional competition named National League 4 North. 12 teams from Courage 5 North would join 2 teams from lower leagues (Hereford & Manchester) to form the new 14 team north division.[2]

Courage Division 5 South honours

List of Courage Division 5 South Honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1993–94 13 Reading Lydney Maidstone and Southend Courage Division 5 South
1994–95 13 London Welsh Lydney Sudbury and Basingstoke Courage Division 5 South
1995–96 13 Lydney Weston-super-Mare[n 1] Camborne Courage Division 5 South
Green backgrounds are promotion places.
  1. ↑ By the end of this season there was another league restructure with Courage Division 4 being abolished and Courage Division 5 South reverting to a tier 4 regional competition named National League 4 South. 12 teams from Courage 5 North South would join 2 teams from lower leagues (Charlton Park & Newbury) to form the new 14 team south division.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=24
  2. ↑ http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=24
  3. ↑ http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=24

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