The 1988–89 Courage League National Division One was the second season of the first tier of the
English league system, currently known as the
Gallagher Premiership
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.
Leicester Tigers
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The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its home ...
were the defending champions while new sides
Rosslyn Park and
Liverpool St Helens were promoted from the
1987–88 Courage League National Division Two
The 1987–88 Courage League National Division Two was the first full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. Each team played one match against the other teams, playing a ...
.
The fixture list was much more organised than with the previous season, where clubs had organised their own fixtures. Games were now played in rounds and home and away games were fairer, although as sides only played each other once, half the league had six home matches while the others had five. The points system was changed so that a win counted for 2 points, a draw 1 point and a loss no points (previously this had been 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw and 1 for a loss).
Bath
Bath may refer to:
* Bathing, immersion in a fluid
** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body
** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe
* Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities
Plac ...
became champions for the first time winning the league by a convincing margin from runners–up
Gloucester
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Waterloo
Waterloo most commonly refers to:
* Battle of Waterloo, 1815 battle where Napoleon's French army was defeated by Anglo-allied and Prussian forces
* Waterloo, Belgium
Waterloo may also refer to:
Other places
Australia
* Waterloo, New South Wale ...
and Liverpool St.Helens finished in the bottom two and were relegated to the
1989–90 Courage League National Division Two
The 1989–90 Courage League National Division Two was the third full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. Each team played one match against each of the other teams i ...
.
Participating teams
Table
Results table
The home team is listed on the left column.
Fixtures & Results
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Round 6
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Round 7
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Round 8
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Round 9
*Bath are champions.
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Round 10
*Waterloo are relegated.
*Liverpool St Helens are relegated.
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Round 11
Sponsorship
National Division One is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by
Courage Brewery
Courage was an English brewery, founded by John Courage in London, England, in 1787.
History Origin and family ownership
The Courage Brewery was started by John Courage (1757 – October 1793). He was a Scottish shipping agent believed to b ...
See also
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1988–89 Courage League National Division Two
The 1988–89 Courage League National Division Two was the second full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. Each team played one match against each of the other teams i ...
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1988–89 Courage League National Division Three
The 1988–89 Courage League National Division Three was the second full season of rugby union within the third tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 1. Each team played one match against the other teams, playing a ...
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1988–89 Courage Area League North
The 1988–89 Courage Area League North was the second full season of rugby union within the fourth tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 2 North, and was the counterpart to Courage Area League South (currently Nat ...
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1988–89 Courage Area League South
References
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Premiership Rugby seasons
English
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* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Culture, language and peoples
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
* ''English'', an Amish ter ...