1994–95 National Division One

The 1994–95 English Premiership, known at the time as the 1994–95 Courage League was the eighth season of competitive rugby union in England. Each team played each other twice, in a round robin system.

1994–95 Courage League
Countries England
ChampionsLeicester Tigers (2nd title)
Runners-upBath
RelegatedNorthampton Saints
Matches played90
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Leicester Tigers were the eventual champions, beating Bath by four points. Northampton Saints were relegated.[1]

West Hartlepool and Sale Sharks were promoted, replacing London Irish and Newcastle Gosforth.

The 1994–95 Courage League season was the first to be shown live on Sky Sports.

Participating teams

Locations of the 1994–95 Courage League National Division One teams
Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath Bath 8,200 Bath, Somerset
Bristol Memorial Stadium 12,100 Bristol, Avon
Gloucester Kingsholm 11,000 Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Harlequins The Stoop 8,500 Twickenham, London
Leicester Tigers Welford Road 16,000 Leicester, Leicestershire
Northampton Saints Franklin's Gardens 10,000 Northampton, Northamptonshire
Orrell Edge Hall Road 3,000 Orrell, Greater Manchester
Sale Heywood Road 5,400 Sale, Greater Manchester
Wasps Repton Avenue Sudbury, London
West Hartlepool Victoria Park 7,856 Hartlepool, County Durham

Table


Club
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
Points For
Points Against
Points Difference
Points
1Leicester Tigers18151240023916131
2Bath18123337324512827
3Wasps18130546931315626
4Sale Sharks18729327343-1616
5Orrell18639256325-6915
6Bristol187011301353-5214
7Gloucester186111269336-6713
8Harlequins186111275348-7313
9West Hartlepool186111312412-10013
10Northampton Saints186012267335-6812

Results

The Home Team is listed in the left column.

Clubs BAT BRI GLO HAR LEI NOR ORR SAL WAS WHA
Bath Rugby 18-9 19-19 22-11 20-20 26-6 32-13 13-18 12-9 53-17
Bristol 9-10 21-17 19-14 31-22 13-24 20-9 44-22 24-25 12-17
Gloucester RFC 10-15 19-17 17-28 9-3 14-13 9-6 8-20 16-21 48-12
Harlequins 19-25 9-10 10-14 13-40 10-9 6-8 15-15 26-57 20-10
Leicester Tigers 31-21 17-3 16-6 22-8 28-15 29-19 37-20 21-6 33-16
Northampton Saints 16-32 15-18 9-6 16-23 18-20 15-3 9-22 19-13 25-14
Orrell 6-6 20-16 43-14 10-28 0-6 13-10 22-19 10-16 22-22
Sale Sharks 3-19 21-9 16-14 19-20 10-20 41-6 8-8 12-17 22-7
Wasps 11-10 27-15 45-8 25-7 18-23 27-21 52-25 52-22 33-22
West Hartlepool 18-20 47-11 22-21 10-8 6-12 12-21 17-19 23-17 20-15


Home Win Draw Away Win

References

  1. "1994/95 Courage League Division 1 Table". Homepage.ntlworld.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
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