National Division One 1996-97

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Division 2 of the Courage Clubs Championship, now known as National Division One, is a rugby union club competition in England. Promotion to the then Division 1 was decided in a series of play-offs. The teams in first, second and third place on Division 2 at the end of the season played the bottom, second from bottom and third from bottom in Division 1 (what is now the Premiership) in a pair of home and away matches. The Division 2 side played at home first. The winners of the two matches on aggregate score were promoted.

Richmond beat Orrell, and were promoted to Division 1. Newcastle beat West Hartlepool, and were promoted to Division 1. Coventry lost to London Irish, and were not promoted. Rugby Lions and Nottingham were relegated to Division 3 for the 1997-98 season.

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Courage National Division Two 1996/97
Pos Team P W D L For Against Pts
1 Richmond 22 19 2 1 986 410 40
2 Newcastle 22 19 1 2 1255 346 39
3 Coventry 22 16 1 5 738 394 33
4 Bedford 22 15 0 7 720 482 30
5 London Scottish 22 11 0 11 549 568 22
6 Wakefield 22 11 0 11 504 557 22
7 Rotherham 22 10 0 12 525 661 20
8 Moseley 22 9 0 13 492 741 18
9 Waterloo 22 8 0 14 506 661 16
10 Blackheath 22 7 0 15 412 641 14
11 Rugby Lions 22 3 0 19 317 1060 6
12 Nottingham 22 2 0 20 344 827 4

Points were awarded as follows:

  • 2 points for a win
  • 1 point for a draw
  • 0 points for a loss

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