1988–89 Courage Area League South

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1988–89 Courage Area League South
CountriesFlag of England.svg England
Champions Lydney (1st title)
Runners-up Havant
Relegated Sidcup, Stroud, Ealing
Matches played110
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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.

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Structure

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

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Locations of the 1988–89 Courage Area League South teams
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Camborne Recreation Ground11,000 [2] Camborne, Cornwall 4th
Cheltenham Prince of Wales Stadium 3,500 (500 seats) [3] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 10th
Ealing Horsenden Hill Horsenden Hill, Ealing, London Promoted from London 1 (champions)
Havant Hook's Lane1,500 Havant, Hampshire 5th
Lydney Regentsholme1,500 Lydney, Gloucestershire 3rd
Redruth Recreation Ground12,000 Redruth, Cornwall Promoted from South West 1 (champions)
Salisbury Castle Road1,500 Salisbury, Wiltshire 9th
Sidcup Crescent Farm Sidcup, Kent 2nd
Southend Warners Park Southend, Essex 7th
Stroud Fromehall Park Stroud, Gloucestershire 6th
Sudbury Moorsfield Sudbury, Suffolk 8th

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League table

1988–89 Courage Area League South table
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Lydney (C)1081124098+14217Promoted
2 Havant 1081117792+8517
3 Camborne 10613198126+7213
4 Redruth 1061313681+5513
5 Sudbury 1051414189+5211
6 Cheltenham 10424122151−2910
7 Salisbury 10415113139−269
8 Southend 10406116168−528
9 Ealing (R)10307144188−446Relegated
10 Stroud (R)10307119180−616
11 Sidcup (R)10001074168−940
Source: [4]
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; (R) Relegated

Sponsorship

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Leagues 1988/99". Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Camborne R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 190.
  3. ↑ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Cheltenham R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 191.
  4. 1 2 Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91. Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co Ltd.
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