The 1993–94 National Division 1 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the seventh season of the top tier of the English rugby union league system, the Courage Clubs Championship, currently known as Premiership Rugby. Bath were the defending champions and the only new side was promoted team Newcastle.
At the end of the season Bath retained their league title once again, making it four in a row (and fifth overall), six points clear of runners up Leicester. Newcastle Gosforth and London Irish were relegated to the 1994–95 National Division 2.
Structure Restructuring at the end of the previous season meant that the division had been reduced from fourteen teams down to ten, but now for the first time each side played one another twice, in a round robin system, home and away, to make a total of eighteen matches for each team. The bottom two teams are relegated to National Division 2.
Participating teams
TeamStadiumCapacityCity/AreaPrevious seasonBathRecreation Ground8,300 (1,000 seats)Bath, SomersetChampionsBristolMemorial Stadium8,500 (1,200 seats)Bristol, Avon6thGloucesterKingsholm12,000Gloucester, Gloucestershire5thHarlequinsThe Stoop9,000 (2,000 seats)Twickenham, London8thLeicesterWelford Road14,700 (9,200 seats)Leicester, Leicestershire3rdLondon IrishThe Avenue3,600 (600 seats)Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey7thNewcastle GosforthKingston Park6,600Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and WearPromoted from National 2 (1st)NorthamptonFranklin's Gardens6,000 (2,000 seats)Northampton, Northamptonshire4thOrrellEdge Hall Road5,300 (300 seats) Orrell, Greater Manchester9thWaspsRepton Avenue3,200 (1,200 seats)Sudbury, London2nd
Table
Results The Home Team is listed in the left column.
Fixtures & Results Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Postponed due to London Irish missing 3 players due to international callouts (Ireland v Romania). Game rescheduled to 26 February 1994.
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 April 1994.
Round 11
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 April 1994.
Round 12
Round 13
Round 6 (rescheduled game)
Game rescheduled from 13 November.
Round 14
Round 15
Newcastle Gosforth are relegated.
Round 11 (rescheduled game)
Game rescheduled from 15 January 1994. London Irish are relegated.
Round 16
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 April 1994.
Round 10 (rescheduled game)
Game rescheduled from 8 January 1994.
Round 16 (rescheduled game)
Game rescheduled from 9 April 1994.
Round 17
Bath are champions.
Round 18
See also 1993–94 National Division 2 1993–94 National Division 3 1993–94 National Division 4 1993–94 Courage League Division 5 North 1993–94 Courage League Division 5 South
References
External links Official website