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1989–90 Courage Area League South

The 1989–90 Courage Area League South was the third full season of rugby union within the fourth tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 2 South, and counterpart to Courage Area League North (now known as National League 2 North. It would be the last season the division would be known as Area League South and would be renamed as National 4 South the following year. Metropolitan Police won the championship winning nine of their ten league matches and were promoted to the 1990–91 National Division Three. Clifton (also promoted) came second, one point behind, and were the only team to defeat the champions. Only one team, Salisbury was relegated and they will play in South West Division One next season.[1]

1989–90 Courage Area League South
Countries England
ChampionsMetropolitan Police (1st title)
Runners-upClifton (also promoted)
RelegatedSalisbury
Matches played110

Structure

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

Participating teams and locations

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Locations of the 1989–90 Courage Area League South teams
Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Basingstoke Down Grange 2,500 Basingstoke, Hampshire Promoted from London 1 (champions)
Camborne Recreation Ground 9,000 Camborne, Cornwall 3rd
Cheltenham Prince of Wales 2,000 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 6th
Clifton Station Road 2,500 Cribbs Causeway, Henbury, Bristol Promoted from South West 1 (champions)
Havant Hook's Lane 1,500 Havant, Hampshire 2nd
Maidstone William Davey Memorial Maidstone, Kent Relegated from National 3 (12th)
Metropolitan Police Imber Court East Molesey, Surrey Relegated from National 3 (11th)
Redruth Recreation Ground 12,000 Redruth, Cornwall 4th
Salisbury Castle Road 1,500 Salisbury, Wiltshire 7th
Southend Warners Park Southend, Essex 8th
Sudbury Moorsfield Sudbury, Suffolk 5th

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League table

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1989–90 Courage Area League South table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Metropolitan Police (C) 10 9 0 1 255 74 +181 18 Promoted
2 Clifton (P) 10 8 1 1 240 122 +118 17
3 Redruth 10 7 0 3 151 84 +67 14
4 Camborne 10 6 1 3 164 113 +51 13
5 Havant 10 5 1 4 132 126 +6 11
6 Sudbury 10 5 0 5 162 138 +24 10
7 Southend 10 4 2 4 124 125 −1 10
8 Basingstoke 10 3 1 6 138 144 −6 7
9 Cheltenham 10 2 0 8 107 201 −94 4
10 Maidstone 10 2 0 8 64 237 −173 4
11 Salisbury (R) 10 1 0 9 74 247 −173 2 Relegated
Source: [2]
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
If teams are level at any stage, difference between points for and against applies
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Sponsorship

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Area League 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 c Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91. Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co Ltd. pp. 167–204.
  2. ^ Jones, Stephen (1990). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91 (19th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 356 19162 1.
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