1988–89 Courage Area League South
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1988–89 Courage Area League South | |
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Countries | England |
Champions | Lydney (1st title) |
Runners-up | Havant |
Relegated | Sidcup, Stroud, Ealing |
Matches played | 110 |
The 1988–89 Courage Area League South was the second 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). Lydney won the championship despite having an identical win/draw/lose record to Havant in second place, and finished top due to a superior points difference, gaining promotion to the 1989–90 National Division Three. Three teams were relegated; Ealing (to London Division 1), Stroud (to South West Division 1) and Sidcup (to London Division 1). Last season Sidcup finished second, and this season lost all ten matches.
Structure[edit]
Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of ten matches each. This was the first season of fixed Saturdays for league matches. The champions are promoted to National Division 3 and the last three teams are relegated to either London 1 or South West 1 depending on their locality.[1]
Participating teams and locations[edit]
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League table[edit]
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Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Points | |||||||||
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1 | Lydney (C) | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 240 | 98 | 142 | 17 | ||||||||
2 | Havant | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 177 | 92 | 85 | 17 | ||||||||
3 | Camborne | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 198 | 126 | 72 | 13 | ||||||||
4 | Redruth | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 136 | 81 | 55 | 13 | ||||||||
5 | Sudbury | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 141 | 89 | 52 | 11 | ||||||||
6 | Cheltenham | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 122 | 151 | −29 | 10 | ||||||||
7 | Salisbury | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 113 | 139 | −26 | 7 | ||||||||
8 | Southend | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 116 | 168 | −52 | 8 | ||||||||
9 | Ealing (R) | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 144 | 188 | −44 | 6 | ||||||||
10 | Stroud (R) | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 119 | 180 | −61 | 6 | ||||||||
11 | Sidcup (R) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 74 | 168 | −94 | 0 | ||||||||
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Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. |
Sponsorship[edit]
Area League South is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by Courage Brewery.
See also[edit]
- 1988–89 National Division One
- 1988–89 Courage League National Division Two
- 1988–89 Courage League National Division Three
- 1988–89 Courage Area League North
References[edit]
- ^ "Leagues 1988/99". Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ a b Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91. Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co Ltd.