1992–93 Courage League National Division One

The 1992–93 Courage League National Division One was the sixth season of the first tier of the English league system, currently known as the Gallagher Premiership. Bath were the defending champions while new teams included Rugby Lions and London Irish who were promoted from the 1991–92 Courage League National Division Two. Each team played each other once.

1992–93 Courage League National Division One
Countries	England
Date	19 September 1992 – 24 April 1993
Champions	Bath (4th title)
Runners-up	Wasps
Relegated	London Scottish Saracens West Hartlepool Rugby Lions
Matches played	78
← 1991–92 1993–94 →

Bath were the champions for the third year running (and fourth overall), beating Wasps on points difference on the very last day of the season after both sides won their final fixtures. Due to restructuring which reduced the league from thirteen to ten teams, four clubs were relegated to the 1993–94 Courage League National Division Two; London Scottish, Saracens, West Hartlepool and Rugby Lions.^[1]

Participating teams

Bath

Bristol

Gloucester

Leicester

L Irish

Northampton

Orrell

Rugby

West Hartlepool

London

Locations of the 1992–93 Courage League National Division One teams

Harlequins

London Scottish

Saracens

Wasps

1992–93 Greater London Courage League National Division One teams

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Bath	Recreation Ground	8,200	Bath, Somerset	Champions
Bristol	Memorial Stadium	12,100	Bristol, Avon	10th
Gloucester	Kingsholm	12,000[a]	Gloucester, Gloucestershire	4th
Harlequins	The Stoop	14,800	Twickenham, London	8th
Leicester Tigers	Welford Road	16,000	Leicester, Leicestershire	6th
London Irish	The Avenue	6,600	Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey	9th
London Scottish	Athletic Ground	6,500	Richmond, London	Promoted from Courage Division 2 (1st)
Northampton Saints	Franklin's Gardens	10,000	Northampton, Northamptonshire	3rd
Orrell	Edge Hall Road	5,500	Orrell, Greater Manchester	2nd
Rugby Lions	Webb Ellis Road	4,000[2]	Rugby, Warwickshire	11th
Saracens	Bramley Road	2,000[3]	Enfield, London	5th
Wasps	Repton Avenue	3,000	Sudbury, London	7th
West Hartlepool	Brierton Lane	7,000[4]	Hartlepool, County Durham	Promoted from Courage Division 2 (2nd)

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Bath (C)	12	11	0	1	355	97	+258	22
2	Wasps	12	11	0	1	186	118	+68	22
3	Leicester Tigers	12	9	0	3	220	116	+104	18
4	Northampton Saints	12	8	0	4	215	150	+65	16
5	Gloucester	12	6	0	6	173	151	+22	12
6	Bristol	12	6	0	6	148	169	−21	12
7	London Irish	12	6	0	6	175	223	−48	12
8	Harlequins	12	5	1	6	197	187	+10	11
9	Orrell	12	5	0	7	175	183	−8	10
10	London Scottish (R)	12	3	1	8	192	248	−56	7
11	Saracens (R)	12	3	0	9	137	180	−43	6
12	West Hartlepool (R)	12	3	0	9	149	236	−87	6
13	Rugby Lions (R)	12	1	0	11	104	368	−264	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

The home team is listed in the left column

Home \ Away	BAT	BRI	GLO	HAR	LEI	LOI	LOS	NOR	ORR	RLI	SAR	WAS	WHA
Bath Rugby				22–6		42–19	40–6		39–3	61–7		22–11
Bristol	8–31		9–22		15–10				23–11		12–7		19–11
Gloucester RFC	0–20			25–5					8–13	21–12	19–5		6–21
Harlequins		16–0				47–24	22–22	7–12		35–14		13–15
Leicester Tigers	3–13		22–21	23–0					9–0		30–3		21–8
London Irish		9–7	6–18		14–30			12–3			10–9		25–13
London Scottish		8–11	8–3		11–18	28–21		21–34					10–15
Northampton Saints	11–8	16–6	16–21		12–13						21–17		55–9
Orrell				18–16		8–12	13–10	9–10		66–0		10–11
Rugby Lions		21–32			5–28	0–14	20–45	7–13				3–34
Saracens	13–19			3–18			41–17		6–9	14–9		9–13
Wasps		7–6	14–9		14–13	18–9	10–6	20–12
West Hartlepool	10–38			9–12					39–15	5–6	3–10	6–19

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fixtures & Results

Round 1

19 September 1992

Bath	22 – 6	Harlequins
	Report[5]

Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,000[6] Referee: Brian Campsall[6]

19 September 1992

London Irish	14 – 30	Leicester

The Avenue

19 September 1992

London Scottish	8 – 3	Gloucester
	Report[7]

Athletic Ground Referee: Stuart Piercy

19 September 1992

Northampton	16 – 6	Bristol
	Report[8]

Franklin's Gardens Referee: C Rees

19 September 1992

Saracens	14 – 9	Rugby Lions

Bramley Road

19 September 1992

West Hartlepool	6 – 19	Wasps
	Report[9]

Brierton Lane Referee: T Spreadbury

^[10]

Bye/s: Orrell

Round 2

26 September 1992

Bath	42 – 19	London Irish

Recreation Ground Referee: Brian Wallis[6]

26 September 1992

Bristol	19 – 11	West Hartlepool

Memorial Stadium

26 September 1992

Harlequins	13 – 15	Wasps
	Report[11]

The Stoop Referee: F Howard

26 September 1992

Leicester	22 – 21	Gloucester
	Report[12]

Welford Road Referee: D Matthews

26 September 1992

Northampton	21 – 17	Saracens

Franklin's Gardens

26 September 1992

Orrell	13 – 10	London Scottish
	Report[13]

Edge Hall Road Referee: N Lasaga

Bye/s: Rugby Lions

Round 3

3 October 1992

Gloucester	21 – 12	Rugby Lions

Kingsholm

3 October 1992

London Irish	12 – 3	Northampton
	Report[14]

The Avenue Referee: Brian Campsall

3 October 1992

London Scottish	8 – 11	Bristol

Athletic Ground

3 October 1992

Saracens	6 – 9	Orrell
	Report[15]

Bramley Road Referee: A Spreadbury

3 October 1992

Wasps	14 – 13	Leicester
	Report[16]

Repton Avenue Referee: A Reay

3 October 1992

West Hartlepool	9 – 12	Harlequins

Brierton Lane

Bye/s: Bath

Round 4

10 October 1992

Bristol	12 – 7	Saracens

Memorial Stadium

10 October 1992

Harlequins	22 – 22	London Scottish

The Stoop

10 October 1992

Leicester	21 – 8	West Hartlepool

Welford Road

10 October 1992

Northampton	11 – 8	Bath

Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 6,000[6] Referee: Fred Howard[6]

10 October 1992

Orrell	8 – 12	London Irish

Edge Hall Road

10 October 1992

Rugby Lions	3 – 34	Wasps
	Report[17]

Webb Ellis Road Referee: C Henderson

Bye/s: Gloucester

Round 5

24 October 1992

Bath	39 – 3	Orrell

Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,000[6] Referee: Stuart Piercey[6]

24 October 1992

London Irish	9 – 7	Bristol

The Avenue

24 October 1992

London Scottish	11 – 18	Leicester

Athletic Ground

24 October 1992

Saracens	3 – 18	Harlequins

Bramley Road

24 October 1992

Wasps	14 – 9	Gloucester

Repton Avenue

24 October 1992

West Hartlepool	5 – 6	Rugby Lions

Brierton Lane

Bye/s: Northampton

Round 6

31 October 1992

Bristol	8 – 31	Bath

Memorial Stadium Attendance: 10,000[6] Referee: Steve Lander[6]

31 October 1992

Gloucester	6 – 21	West Hartlepool

Kingsholm

31 October 1992

Harlequins	47 – 24	London Irish

The Stoop

31 October 1992

Leicester	30 – 3	Saracens

Welford Road

31 October 1992

Orrell	9 – 10	Northampton

Edge Hall Road

31 October 1992

Rugby Lions	20 – 45	London Scottish

Webb Ellis Road

Bye/s: Wasps

Round 7

21 November 1992

Bristol	23 – 11	Orrell

Memorial Stadium

21 November 1992

Gloucester	19 – 5	Saracens

Kingsholm

21 November 1992

Harlequins	7 – 12	Northampton

The Stoop

21 November 1992

Leicester	3 – 13	Bath

Welford Road Attendance: 10,000[6] Referee: Chris Lewis[6]

21 November 1992

Rugby Lions	0 – 14	London Irish

Webb Ellis Road

21 November 1992

Wasps	10 – 6	London Scottish

Repton Avenue

Bye/s: West Hartlepool

Round 8

9 January 1993

Bath	61 – 7	Rugby Lions

Recreation Ground Referee: Geraint Davies[6]

9 January 1993

London Irish	6 – 18	Gloucester
	Report[18]

The Avenue Referee: D Matthews

9 January 1993

London Scottish	10 – 15	West Hartlepool

Athletic Ground

9 January 1993

Northampton	12 – 13	Leicester
	Report[19]

Franklin's Gardens Referee: Ed Morrison

9 January 1993

Orrell	18 – 16	Harlequins

Edge Hall Road

9 January 1993

Saracens	9 – 13	Wasps
	Report[20]

Bramley Road Referee: D Sainsbury

Bye/s: Bristol

Round 9

13 February 1993

Gloucester	0 – 20	Bath
	Report[21]

Kingsholm Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ed Morrison[6]

13 February 1993

Harlequins	16 – 0	Bristol

The Stoop

13 February 1993

Leicester	9 – 0	Orrell
	Report[22]

Welford Road Referee: A Spreadbury

13 February 1993

Rugby Lions	7 – 13	Northampton

Webb Ellis Road

13 February 1993

Wasps	18 – 9	London Irish
	Report[23]

Repton Avenue Referee: C Rees

13 February 1993

West Hartlepool	3 – 10	Saracens
	Report[24]

Brierton Lane Referee: S Piercy

Bye/s: London Scottish

Round 10

13 March 1993

Bath	22 – 11	Wasps

Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,500[6] Referee: David Matthews[6]

13 March 1993

Bristol	15 – 10	Leicester

Memorial Stadium

13 March 1993

London Irish	25 – 13	West Hartlepool

The Avenue

13 March 1993

Northampton	16 – 21	Gloucester

Franklin's Gardens

13 March 1993

Orrell	66 – 0	Rugby Lions

Edge Hall Road

13 March 1993

Saracens	41 – 17	London Scottish

Bramley Road

Bye/s: Harlequins

Round 11

27 March 1993

Gloucester	8 – 13	Orrell

Kingsholm

27 March 1993

Leicester	23 – 0	Harlequins

Welford Road

27 March 1993

London Scottish	28 – 21	London Irish

Athletic Ground

27 March 1993

Rugby Lions	21 – 32	Bristol

Webb Ellis Road

• Rugby Lions are relegated.

27 March 1993

Wasps	20 – 12	Northampton

Repton Avenue

27 March 1993

West Hartlepool	10 – 38	Bath

Brierton Lane Referee: David Leslie[6]

Bye/s: Saracens

Round 12

3 April 1993

Bath	40 – 6	London Scottish

Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,000[6] Referee: Tony Sparkes[6]

• London Scottish are relegated.^[6]

3 April 1993

Bristol	9 – 22	Gloucester

Memorial Stadium

3 April 1993

Harlequins	35 – 14	Rugby Lions

The Stoop

3 April 1993

London Irish	10 – 9	Saracens

The Avenue

• Saracens are relegated.

3 April 1993

Northampton	55 – 9	West Hartlepool

Franklin's Gardens

• West Hartlepool are releagated.

3 April 1993

Orrell	10 – 11	Wasps

Edge Hall Road

Bye/s: Leicester

Round 13

24 April 1993

Gloucester	25 – 5	Harlequins

Kingsholm

24 April 1993

London Scottish	21 – 34	Northampton

Athletic Ground

24 April 1993

Rugby Lions	5 – 28	Leicester

Webb Ellis Road

24 April 1993

Saracens	13 – 19	Bath

Bramley Road Referee: Fred Howard[6]

• Bath are champions.^[6]

24 April 1993

Wasps	7 – 6	Bristol

Repton Avenue

24 April 1993

West Hartlepool	39 – 15	Orrell

Brierton Lane

Bye/s: London Irish

Note

1. Kingsholm capacity up to 12,000 in 1992–93, which was achieved against Bath on 15 February 1993.

See also

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