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1990–91 Courage National 4 South

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1990–91 Courage National 4 South
Countries England
 Cornwall
ChampionsRedruth (1st title)
Runners-upBasingstoke
RelegatedCheltenham, Maidenhead
Matches played156

The 1990–91 Courage National 4 South was the fourth full season of rugby union within the fourth tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 2 South, and counterpart to the Courage National 4 North (now National League 2 North). It was the first season for the division using the name National 4 South, having been known as Area League South the previous year. In what was otherwise a very competitive league, Redruth were dominant, finishing as league champions with a perfect record of 12 wins from 12 games to gain promotion to the 1991–92 National Division 3 - 6 points clear of runners up Basingstoke.

At the other end of the table Cheltenham and Maidenhead finished in the bottom two places and were relegated. It was especially tough on Maidenhead who finished level with 11th placed Maidstone on 9 points each but went down due to a worst for/against ratio. Both Cheltenham and Maidenhead would drop down to South West 1.[1]

Structure

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Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of twelve matches each. The champions are promoted to National Division 3 and the bottom two teams are relegated to either London Division 1 or South West 1 depending on their locality.

Participating teams and locations

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Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Basingstoke Down Grange 2,500 Basingstoke, Hampshire 8th
Camborne Recreation Ground 9,000 Camborne, Cornwall 4th
Cheltenham Prince of Wales 2,000 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 9th
Ealing Horsenden Hill Horsenden Hill, Ealing, London Promoted from London 1 (runners up)
Havant Hook's Lane 1,500 Havant, Hampshire 5th
London Welsh Old Deer Park 5,850 Richmond, London Relegated from National 3 (12th)
Maidenhead Braywick Park 1,750 Maidenhead, Berkshire Promoted from South West 1 (champions)
Maidstone William Davey Memorial Maidstone, Kent 10th
North Walsham Norwich Road 1,200 Scottow, Norfolk Promoted from London 1 (champions)
Redruth Recreation Ground 12,000 Redruth, Cornwall 3rd
Southend Warners Park Southend, Essex 7th
Sudbury Moorsfield Sudbury, Suffolk 6th
Weston-super-Mare Recreation Ground 6,000 Weston-super-Mare, Somerset Promoted from South West 1 (runners up)

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League table

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1990–91 Courage National League 4 South table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Redruth (C) 12 12 0 0 225 79 +146 24 Promotion place
2 Basingstoke 12 9 0 3 187 104 +83 18
3 London Welsh 12 7 0 5 235 165 +70 14
4 Camborne 12 6 0 6 204 179 +25 12
5 Weston-super-Mare 12 6 0 6 192 182 +10 12
6 North Walsham 12 5 2 5 170 180 −10 12
7 Sudbury 12 6 0 6 160 172 −12 12
8 Havant 12 5 0 7 157 173 −16 10
9 Southend 12 5 0 7 152 194 −42 10
10 Ealing 12 5 0 7 174 218 −44 10
11 Maidstone 12 4 1 7 122 164 −42 9
12 Maidenhead (R) 12 4 1 7 130 208 −78 9 Relegation place
13 Cheltenham (R) 12 2 0 10 150 240 −90 4
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: Points are awarded as follows:
  1. 2 pts for a win
  2. 1 pt for a draw
  3. 0 pts for a loss
  4. If teams are level at any stage, difference between points for and against applies
    (C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Sponsorship

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National League 4 South is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by Courage Brewery.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Courage League - Division 4 1990/91". The Rugby Archive. 2 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. ^ Williams, Tony; Mitchell, Bill (eds.). Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1991–92 (4th ed.). Taunton: Football Directories. ISBN 1 869833 15 5.