1994–95 Courage League Division 4

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1994–95 Courage League Division 4 - Wikipedia

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1994–95 Courage League Division 4
Countries	England
Champions	Rotherham (1st title)
Runners-up	Reading (also promoted)
Relegated	Broughton Park, Askeans
Matches played	162
← 1993–94 1995–96 →

The 1994–95 Courage League Division 4 was the eighth full season of rugby union within the fourth tier of the English league system, currently the regional divisions National League 2 South and National League 2 North, and the second using the name Division 4. At the end of the season Rotherham finished as worthy champions, with just one defeat throughout the campaign to claim promotion to the 1995–96 National Division 3. They were joined by runners up Reading, who despite finishing 5 points behind were still well ahead of the chasing pack. It was quite an achievement by both sides who had only just been promoted into the division, having won their respective leagues the previous year.

The relegation battle was keenly contested by three sides but in the end it was Askeans and Broughton Park who went down, with 8th placed Plymouth Albion just 1 point clear in safety, although their for/against points was far superior. Askeans would drop to Courage League Division 5 South while Broughton Park fell to Courage League Division 5 North.^[1]

Structure

Each team played home and away matches against each of the other teams, playing a total of eighteen matches each. The champions and runners up are promoted to Courage League Division 3 while the bottom two teams are relegated to either Courage League Division 5 North or Courage League Division 5 South depending on their locality.

Participating teams and locations

1994–95 Courage League 4 teams in England

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Askeans	Broad Walk		Kidbrooke, London	7th
Aspatria	Bower Park		Aspatria, Cumbria	5th
Broughton Park	Chelsfield Grove		Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester	8th
Havant	Hook's Lane	1,500	Havant, Hampshire	Relegated from National 3 (9th)
Leeds	Clarence Field / Chandos Park		Kirkstall / Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire	6th
Liverpool St Helens	Moss Lane	3,000^[2]	St Helens, Merseyside	3rd
Plymouth Albion	Beacon Park	3,500	Plymouth, Devon	4th
Reading	Holme Park		Reading, Berkshire	Promoted from National 5 South (champions)
Redruth	Recreation Ground	12,000	Redruth, Cornwall	Relegated from National 3 (10th)
Rotherham	Clifton Lane	2,500	Rotherham, South Yorkshire	Promoted from National 5 North (champions)

League table

1994–95 Courage League Division 4 table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rotherham (C)	18	17	0	1	576	267	+309	34	Promoted
2	Reading (P)	18	14	1	3	435	319	+116	29	Promoted
3	Liverpool St Helens	18	10	3	5	374	243	+131	23
4	Havant	18	10	2	6	390	330	+60	22
5	Aspatria	18	7	1	10	265	378	−113	15
6	Leeds	18	8	0	10	335	291	+44	14
7	Redruth	18	6	2	10	309	387	−78	14
8	Plymouth Albion	18	4	2	12	324	381	−57	10
9	Askeans (R)	18	4	1	13	257	451	−194	9	Relegated
10	Broughton Park (R)	18	4	0	14	217	435	−218	8	Relegated

Source: ^[1]
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, difference between points for and against applies.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Sponsorship

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

References

^ ^a ^b "Courage League - Division 4 1994/95". The Rugby Archive. 15 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
^ "Liverpool St Helens". Rugby Journal. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

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