1996–97 English Premiership (rugby union)

1996–97 Courage League
Countries  England
Champions London Wasps (2nd title)
Runners-up Bath
Relegated West Hartlepool
Orrell
Matches played 132

The 1996–97 English Premiership (known as the Courage League for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the top flight of rugby union in England. It was the first professional season in English rugby union history. The league was made up of 12 team with each team playing each other twice, in a round robin system. London Wasps were the champions, beating Bath by six points. West Hartlepool and Orrell were relegated.[1]

Contents

Teams

Results

The Home Team is listed on the left column.

Clubs BAT BRI GLO HAR LEI LOI NOR ORR SAL SAR WAS WHA
Bath Rugby 76-7 71-21 35-20 47-9 46-3 52-14 40-14 84-7 35-33 36-40 46-10
Bristol Rugby 13-18 18-13 24-35 12-38 26-38 20-11 38-10 34-24 11-21 18-41 20-17
Gloucester RFC 29-45 20-20 11-27 32-30 29-19 19-6 30-0 12-16 9-6 28-23 37-10
Harlequins 22-6 29-6 75-19 18-34 66-7 36-16 89-18 30-31 27-0 22-42 48-10
Leicester Tigers 28-25 53-19 32-14 12-13 46-13 23-9 36-14 25-9 22-18 18-12 48-3
London Irish 31-56 27-28 20-21 20-19 25-18 34-21 27-48 19-25 23-37 20-22 52-41
Northampton Saints 9-6 29-21 25-27 15-20 22-19 31-21 41-7 30-12 17-10 15-26 46-20
Orrell 13-56 27-28 3-49 20-56 12-29 32-27 14-50 8-40 22-44 27-44 22-15
Sale Sharks 11-5 31-33 52-12 24-13 20-20 41-25 31-15 37-11 33-23 31-33 58-18
Saracens 36-29 33-15 41-11 28-20 25-23 45-0 24-23 24-15 17-17 15-28 51-8
Wasps 25-25 15-13 36-10 17-19 14-7 31-18 18-13 62-5 36-10 36-21 36-12
West Hartlepool 16-24 19-8 14-23 21-41 19-30 18-33 17-57 24-8 22-43 25-16 23-48
Home Win Draw Away Win

Table


 Club
 Played
 Won
 Drawn
 Lost
 Points For
 Points Against
 Points Difference
 Points
1 London Wasps (C) 22 18 1 3 685 406 279 37
2 Bath 22 15 1 6 836 411 452 31
3 Harlequins 22 15 0 7 745 416 329 30
4 Leicester Tigers 22 14 1 7 600 395 205 29
5 Sale Sharks 22 13 2 7 603 525 78 28
6 Gloucester 22 12 1 9 568 449 119 25
7 Saracens 22 11 1 10 476 589 -113 23
8 Northampton Saints (P) 22 10 0 12 515 477 38 20
9 Bristol Rugby 22 8 1 13 432 625 -193 17
10 London Irish (P) 22 6 0 16 502 747 -245 12
11 West Hartlepool (R) 22 3 0 19 382 795 -413 6
12 Orrell (R) 22 3 0 19 350 886 -536 6

Green denotes championship and qualification for the 1997–98 Heineken Cup.
Blue denotes qualification for the 1997–98 Heineken Cup.
Red denotes relegation to National Division One 1997–98

References

  1. ^ "League Tables". London Irish. http://www.london-irish.com/leaguetableSS.ink?team=p&season=96/97&storytype=. Retrieved 2011-10-18. 

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