1992–93 Courage League National Division Three

The 1992–93 Courage League National Division Three was the sixth full season of rugby union within the third tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 1. Otley finished the season as champions and were promoted to Courage League Division 2. Due to RFU changes to the English rugby union league system for the following season because of the introduction of Courage League Division 5, eight teams were relegated into Courage League Division 4.

1992–93 Courage League National Division Three
Countries	England
Champions	Otley (1st title)
Runners-up	Havant
Relegated	Multiple teams
← 1991–92 1993–94 →

Participating teams and locations

Askeans

Aspatria

Broughton P

Clifton

Exeter

Havant

Leeds

Liverpool
St Helens

Otley

Plymouth Albion

Redruth

Sheffield

1992–93 Courage League National Division Three teams in England

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Askeans	Broad Walk		Kidbrooke, London	7th
Aspatria	Bower Park		Aspatria, Cumbria	Promoted from National 4 North (champions)
Broughton Park	Chelsfield Grove		Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester	6th
Clifton	Station Road	2,500	Cribbs Causeway, Henbury, Bristol	3rd
Exeter	County Ground	5,200	Exeter, Devon	4th
Havant	Hook's Lane	1,500	Havant, Hampshire	Promoted from National 4 South (champions)
Leeds	Clarence Field / Chandos Park		Kirkstall / Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire	Headingley (10th) / Roundhay (11th)[a 1]
Liverpool St Helens	Moss Lane	3,000[1]	St Helens, Merseyside	Relegated from Courage League Division 2 (13th)
Otley	Cross Green	5,000	Otley, West Yorkshire	9th
Plymouth Albion	Beacon Park	3,500	Plymouth, Devon	Relegated from Courage League Division 2 (12th)
Redruth	Recreation Ground	12,000	Redruth, Cornwall	5th
Sheffield	Abbeydale Park	3,200	Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire	8th

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League table

1992–93 Courage League National Division Three table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Otley (C)	11	8	1	2	274	118	+156	17	Promoted
2	Havant	11	8	1	2	185	93	+92	17
3	Exeter	11	8	1	2	247	169	+78	17
4	Redruth	11	7	2	2	175	125	+50	16
5	Sheffield (R)	11	7	0	4	208	134	+74	14	Relegated
6	Leeds (R)	11	7	0	4	228	220	+8	14
7	Liverpool St Helens (R)	11	5	0	6	203	130	+73	10
8	Clifton (R)	11	4	2	5	206	175	+31	10
9	Aspatria (R)	11	3	1	7	170	308	−138	7
10	Askeans (R)	11	3	0	8	132	300	−168	6
11	Broughton Park (R)	11	2	0	9	136	217	−81	4
12	Plymouth Albion (R)	11	0	0	11	130	305	−175	0

Source: ^[3]
Rules for classification: 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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Sponsorship

National Division Three is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by Courage Brewery.

See also

• 1992–93 Courage League National Division One
• 1992–93 Courage League National Division Two
• 1992–93 Courage National 4 North
• 1992–93 Courage National 4 South

Notes

1. Headingley and Roundhay merged to form Leeds RUFC at the start of the 1992-93 season.