1992–93 Courage National 4 South

1992–93 Courage National 4 South
1992–93 Courage National 4 South
Countries	England
Champions	Sudbury (1st title)
Runners-up	London Welsh
Relegated	12 teams
Matches played	156
	← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 Courage National 4 South was the sixth full season of rugby union within the fourth tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 2 South. By the end of the campaign Sudbury were crowned league champions, 2 points clear of runners-up London Welsh. Impending changes to the league structure by the RFU meant that several new leagues were to be introduced. This meant that champions Sudbury were promoted into the 1993–94 Division 4 while everyone else fell to Courage League Division 5 South.^[1]

Structure

Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of twelve matches each. Changes to the league structure by the RFU for the 1993-94 season meant that the champions are promoted to Courage League Division 4 while the other twelve sides went into Courage League Division 5 South.

Participating teams and locations

Locations of the 1992–93 Courage National 4 South teams

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Basingstoke	Down Grange	2,500	Basingstoke, Hampshire	2nd
Berry Hill	Lakers Road		Coleford, Gloucestershire	Promoted from South West 1 (champions)
Camborne	Recreation Ground	9,000	Camborne, Cornwall	6th
High Wycombe	Kingsmead Road		High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire	5th
London Welsh	Old Deer Park	5,850	Richmond, London	3rd
Lydney	Regentsholm	1,500	Lydney, Gloucestershire	Relegated from National 3 (12th)
Maidstone	William Davey Memorial		Maidstone, Kent	8th
Metropolitan Police	Imber Court		East Molesey, Surrey	10th
North Walsham	Norwich Road	1,200	Scottow, Norfolk	7th
Southend	Warners Park		Southend, Essex	11th
Sudbury	Moorsfield		Sudbury, Suffolk	4th
Thurrock	Oakfield		Grays, Essex	Promoted from London 1 (champions)
Weston-super-Mare	Recreation Ground	3,000	Weston-super-Mare, Somerset	9th

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League table

1992–93 Courage National League 4 South table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sudbury (C)	12	11	1	0	337	130	+207	22^[a]	Promoted
2	London Welsh (R)	12	10	0	2	353	170	+183	20	Relegated
3	Lydney (R)	12	8	0	4	187	170	+17	16
4	Camborne (R)	12	7	1	4	180	168	+12	15
5	Basingstoke (R)	12	7	0	5	192	145	+47	14
6	Southend (R)	12	6	1	5	196	189	+7	13
7	Berry Hill (R)	12	4	3	5	187	216	−29	11
8	High Wycombe (R)	12	5	0	7	196	159	+37	10
9	Metropolitan Police (R)	12	4	1	7	201	207	−6	9
10	Weston-super-Mare (R)	12	4	1	7	154	226	−72	9
11	North Walsham (R)	12	4	0	8	125	209	−84	8
12	Maidstone (R)	12	2	0	10	122	306	−184	4
13	Thurrock (R)	12	2	0	10	147	295	−148	4

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; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ 1 point deducted?

Sponsorship

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

Notes

^ The re-organization of the English league system by the RFU meant that all teams other than the champions would be relegated to the new look Courage League Division 5 South for the 1993-94 season.

References

^ ^a ^b "Courage League - Division 4 1992/93". The Rugby Archive. 2 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993–94 (22nd ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing Ltd. pp. 151–167. ISBN 0 7472 7891 1.

[table_hth_SUD0.54272646994457-4] 1 point deducted?

[1] The re-organization of the English league system by the RFU meant that all teams other than the champions would be relegated to the new look Courage League Division 5 South for the 1993-94 season.

[Final_Table-2] "Courage League - Division 4 1992/93". The Rugby Archive. 2 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.

[3] Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993–94 (22nd ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing Ltd. pp. 151–167. ISBN 0 7472 7891 1.

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