1995–96 English Premiership (rugby union)

1995–96 Courage League
Countries  England
Champions Bath (6th title)
Runners-up Leicester Tigers
Matches played 90

The 1995–96 English Premiership, known at the time as the 1995–96 Courage League was the ninth season of competitive rugby union in England. Each team played each other twice, in a round robin system. Bath were the champions, beating Leicester Tigers by one point. Despite a disastrous season with 18 defeats in as many matches, West Hartlepool kept its place in the first division.[1]

Contents

Teams

Results

The Home Team is listed in the left column.

Clubs BAT BRI GLO HAR LEI ORR SAL SAR WAS WHA
Bath Rugby 52-19 37-11 41-15 14-15 55-20 38-38 52-16 36-12 34-22
Bristol Rugby 5-43 22-16 25-31 29-43 33-14 30-6 21-7 9-17 12-3
Gloucester RFC 16-10 18-14 13-24 14-27 27-0 17-22 17-10 15-26 17-16
Harlequins 13-19 28-3 33-19 25-29 21-25 55-0 23-15 29-20 34-18
Leicester Tigers 9-14 43-6 28-6 19-21 22-3 32-10 31-3 15-12 48-15
Orrell 11-44 26-29 21-3 9-23 10-38 12-6 38-13 32-29 20-10
Sale Sharks 18-30 15-6 21-13 9-23 12-16 39-13 18-15 18-25 44-13
Saracens 15-21 11-24 19-16 6-13 25-21 12-9 9-24 20-24 31-30
Wasps 6-15 33-5 21-10 3-34 11-21 51-16 25-16 38-16 52-12
West Hartlepool 15-20 15-37 19-27 21-91 12-19 22-44 11-29 31-4 3-34
Home Win Draw Away Win

Table


 Club
 Played
 Won
 Drawn
 Lost
 Points For
 Points Against
 Points Difference
 Points
1 Bath (C) 18 15 1 2 575 276 299 31
2 Leicester Tigers 18 15 0 3 476 242 231 30
3 Harlequins 18 13 0 5 524 314 210 26
4 London Wasps 18 11 0 7 439 322 117 22
5 Sale Sharks 18 9 1 8 365 371 -6 19
6 Bristol Rugby 18 8 0 10 329 421 -92 16
7 Orrell 18 7 0 11 323 477 -154 14
8 Gloucester 18 6 0 12 275 370 -95 12
9 Saracens (P) 18 5 0 13 284 451 -167 10
10 West Hartlepool 18 0 0 18 288 634 -346 0

Green denotes championship and qualification for the 1996–97 Heineken Cup.
Blue denotes qualification for the 1996–97 Heineken Cup.

References

  1. ^ "Courage National Leagues - Final Tables – 1995/96". www.moseleyrugby.co.uk. http://www.moseleyrugby.co.uk/%5E%20CLUB_HISTORY/League%20Tables/past%20leagues%20199596.htm. Retrieved 11 February 2009. 

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