The 1995–96 Courage League National Division Two was the ninth full season of
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the
RFU Championship. Joining the seven teams who participated in 1994–95 were Northampton relegated from Courage League Division One, and Bedford Blues and Blackheath who were both promoted from the third tier.
Northampton
Northampton ( ) is a town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is the county town of Northamptonshire and the administrative centre of the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. The town is sit ...
, the champions, were promoted to the
Courage League National Division One for season
1996–97 along with
London Irish
London Irish RFC is a professional rugby union club that most recently competed in the Premiership Rugby, Premiership, the top division of rugby union in England. The club also participated in the European Rugby Champions Cup, European Champion ...
who were the runners–up. It was the second time Northampton had won the Division Two title and it was also the second time a team had won all of their matches in a season.
Bedford Blues
Bedford Blues are a semi-professional rugby union club in the town of Bedford, England, currently playing in the RFU Championship.
History
Foundation and 19th century
Bedford RUFC was founded in 1886 after an amalgamation between Bedford Rove ...
finished last but were not relegated to
Courage League National Division Three due to the expansion of Division Two in 1996–97 to twelve teams.
Participating teams
Table
Sponsorship
National Division Two is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by
Courage Brewery
See also
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1995–96 Courage League National Division One
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1995–96 Courage League National Division Three
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1995–96 Courage League Division 4
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1995–96 Courage League Division 5 North
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1995–96 Courage League Division 5 South
References
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RFU Championship seasons