1989–90 Courage Area League South

1989–90 Courage Area League South
1989–90 Courage Area League South
Countries	England
Champions	(1st title)
Runners-up	Clifton (also promoted)
Relegated	Salisbury
Matches played	110
	← 1988–89 1990–91 →

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]

Structure[]

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[]

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
	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)
	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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Locations of the 1989–90 Courage Area League South teams

League table[]

1989–90 Courage Area League South Table^[2]

Club

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Points

1

(C)

10

9

0

1

255

74

181

18

2

Clifton (P)

10

8

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

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

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

Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 26 January 2016

Sponsorship[]

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

References[]

^ ^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.
^ Jones, Stephen (1990). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91 (19th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0 356 19162 1.

[Williams-1] 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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