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1995–96 Courage League National Division Three
Countries England
ChampionsCoventry (2nd title)
Runners-upRichmond (also promoted)
Matches played90
Top point scorer215 Ralph Zoing (Harrogate)
Top try scorer12 Collin Phillips (Reading)[1]

The 1995–96 Courage League National Division Three was the ninth full season of rugby union within the third tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 1. Following relegation last season, Coventry won the division by three points to finish as champions and are promoted back to National Division Two. Richmond, as runner-up, was also promoted and owing to an increase in the number of teams in the above divisions, next season, Rugby and Rotherham were also promoted. There was no relegation because National Division Three will consist of sixteen teams next season.[2]

Structure

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The league consists of ten teams, playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of eighteen matches for each team. There are usually two promotion places and two relegation places, with the champions and runner-up promoted to National League 2 and the last two teams relegated to National Division 4. Owing to a reorganisation of the league system four teams are promoted and none relegated this season.[2]

Participating teams and locations

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1995–96 Courage League National Division Three teams in England

Six of the clubs participated in last seasons competition.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Coventry Coundon Road 9,000 Coventry, West Midlands Relegated from Courage League Division 2 (10th)
Fylde Woodlands 9,000 Lytham St Annes, Lancashire Relegated from Courage League Division 2 (9th)
Harrogate Claro Road 3,000 Harrogate, North Yorkshire 7th
Morley Scatcherd Lane Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire 5th
Otley Cross Green 5,000 Otley, West Yorkshire 6th
Reading Holme Park Reading, Berkshire Promoted from Division 4 (champions)
Richmond Athletic Ground 4,500 Richmond, London 8th
Rosslyn Park The Rock 2,000 Roehampton, London 4th
Rotherham Clifton Lane 2,500 Rotherham, South Yorkshire Promoted from Division 4 (runners up)
Rugby Webb Ellis Road 4,000[3] Rugby, Warwickshire 3rd

League table

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1995–96 Courage League National Division Three table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Coventry (C) 18 15 0 3 524 264 +260 30 Promoted
2 Richmond 18 13 1 4 476 266 +210 27
3 Rugby 18 12 1 5 395 284 +111 25
4 Rotherham 18 12 0 6 384 368 +16 24
5 Morley 18 9 2 7 336 328 +8 20
6 Harrogate 18 6 3 9 333 387 −54 15
7 Otley 18 6 1 11 278 441 −163 13
8 Reading 18 5 1 12 397 484 −87 11
9 Rosslyn Park 18 3 2 13 290 426 −136 8
10 Fylde 18 3 1 14 283 448 −165 7
Source: [4]
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

Sponsorship

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National Division Three 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. ^ McCormack, Stephen (2000). The Official RFU Club Directory 2000–2001. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. pp. 313–319. ISBN 1 85291 627 3.
  2. ^ a b Mick Cleary and John Griffiths, ed. (1996). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996–97. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7472-7771-2.
  3. ^ "Gloucester v. Leicester (PDF, opens in a new window)" (PDF). Gloucester Rugby Heritage. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Courage Clubs Championship 1995/96". Moseley Rugby Club. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
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