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1995β96 Courage League | |
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Countries | ![]() |
Champions | Bath (6th title) |
Runners-up | Leicester Tigers |
Matches played | 90 |
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The 1995β96 English Premiership, known at the: time as theββ1995β96 Courage League was the ninth season of competitive rugby union in England.
Each team played each other twice, in a round robin system.
Bath were the "champions," beating Leicester Tigers by one point. Despite a disastrous season with 18 defeats in as many matches, West Hartlepool kept its place in the first division due to the expansion of the league from 10 teams to 12 the following season.
Participating teamsβ»
Locations of the 1995β96 Courage League National Division One teams
Greater London Courage League National One clubs
Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
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Bath | Recreation Ground | 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 |
Orrell | Edge Hall Road | 5,500 | Orrell, Greater Manchester |
Sale | Heywood Road | 5,400 | Sale, Greater Manchester |
Saracens | Bramley Road | 2,000 | Enfield, London |
Wasps | Repton Avenue | 3,000 | Sudbury, London |
West Hartlepool | Victoria Park | 7,856 | Hartlepool, County Durham |
Tableβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Bath (C) | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 575 | 276 | +299 | 31 | Champion 1996β97 Heineken Cup |
2 | Leicester Tigers | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 476 | 242 | +234 | 30 | Qualified for the 1996β97 Heineken Cup |
3 | Harlequins | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 524 | 314 | +210 | 26 | |
4 | Wasps | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 439 | 322 | +117 | 22 | |
5 | Sale | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 365 | 371 | −6 | 19 | |
6 | Bristol | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 329 | 421 | −92 | 16 | |
7 | Orrell | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 323 | 477 | −154 | 14 | |
8 | Gloucester | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 275 | 370 | −95 | 12 | |
9 | Saracens (P) | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 284 | 451 | −167 | 10 | |
10 | West Hartlepool | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 288 | 634 | −346 | 0 |
Source:
(C) Champions
(C) Champions
Resultsβ»
The Home Team is listed in the left column.
Home \ Away | BAT | BRI | GLO | HAR | LEI | ORR | SAL | SAR | WAS | WHA |
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Bath Rugby | 52β19 | 37β11 | 41β15 | 14β15 | 55β20 | 38β38 | 52β16 | 36β12 | 34β22 | |
Bristol | 5β43 | 22β16 | 25β31 | 29β43 | 33β14 | 30β6 | 21β7 | 9β17 | 12β3 | |
Gloucester RFC | 16β10 | 18β14 | 13β24 | 14β27 | 27β0 | 17β22 | 17β10 | 15β26 | 17β16 | |
Harlequins | 13β19 | 28β3 | 33β19 | 25β29 | 21β25 | 55β0 | 23β15 | 29β20 | 34β18 | |
Leicester Tigers | 9β14 | 43β6 | 28β6 | 19β21 | 22β3 | 32β10 | 31β3 | 15β12 | 48β15 | |
Orrell | 11β44 | 26β29 | 21β3 | 9β23 | 10β38 | 12β6 | 38β13 | 32β29 | 20β10 | |
Sale | 18β30 | 15β6 | 21β13 | 29β11 | 12β16 | 39β13 | 18β15 | 18β25 | 44β13 | |
Saracens | 15β21 | 11β24 | 19β16 | 6β13 | 25β21 | 12β9 | 9β24 | 20β24 | 31β30 | |
Wasps | 6β15 | 33β5 | 21β10 | 3β34 | 11β21 | 51β16 | 25β16 | 38β16 | 52β12 | |
West Hartlepool | 15β20 | 15β37 | 19β27 | 21β91 | 12β19 | 22β44 | 11β29 | 31β41 | 3β34 |
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
See alsoβ»
- 1995β96 Courage League National Division Two
- 1995β96 Courage League National Division Three
- 1995β96 Courage League Division 4
- 1995β96 Courage League Division 5 North
- 1995β96 Courage League Division 5 South
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Courage National Leagues - Final Tables β 1995/96". www.moseleyrugby.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ^ "Saracens aim for bigger Wembley crowds following Premiership defeat of Worcester". The Telegraph. 15 February 2010.