Courage League Division 5

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

Birmingham & Solihull (promoted from Midlands 1)
Bradford & Bingley (promoted from North 1)
Durham City (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
Hereford (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
Kendal (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
Lichfield (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
Nuneaton (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
Preston Grasshoppers (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
Rotherham (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
Stoke-on-Trent (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
Stourbridge (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
Walsall (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
Winnington Park (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)

Courage Division 4 – South

Basingstoke (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)
Berry Hill (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)
Camborne (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)
High Wycombe (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)
London Welsh (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)
Lydney (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)
Maidstone (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)
Metropolitan Police (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)
North Walsham (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)
Reading (promoted from South West 1)
Southend (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)
Tabard (promoted from London 1)
Weston-super-Mare (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)

Courage Division 5 North honours

Courage Division 5 South honours

Notes

^ 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 while the champions Wharfedale went into Division 3.^[5]
^ 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 while the champions Lydney went into Division 3.^[5]

References

^ "Courage League - Division 4 1992/93". The Rugby Archive. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
^ a b "Courage League - Division 5 1993/94". The Rugby Archive. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
^ a b "Courage League - Division 5 1994/95". The Rugby Archive. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
^ a b "Courage League - Division 5 1995/96". The Rugby Archive. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
^ a b "Courage League - Division 5 1995/96". The Rugby Archive. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.

External links

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