1992–93 Courage League National Division Three

1992–93 Courage League National Division Three
Countries	England
Champions	Otley (1st title)
Runners-up	Havant
Relegated	Multiple teams

The 1992–93 Courage League National Division Three was the sixth full season of rugby union within the third tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 1. Otley finished the season as champions and were promoted to Courage League Division 2. Due to RFU changes to the English rugby union league system for the following season because of the introduction of Courage League Division 5, eight teams were relegated into Courage League Division 4.

Participating teams and locations

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Askeans	Broad Walk		Kidbrooke, London	7th
Aspatria	Bower Park		Aspatria, Cumbria	Promoted from National 4 North (champions)
Broughton Park	Chelsfield Grove		Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester	6th
Clifton	Station Road	2,500	Cribbs Causeway, Henbury, Bristol	3rd
Exeter	County Ground	5,200	Exeter, Devon	4th
Havant	Hook's Lane	1,500	Havant, Hampshire	Promoted from National 4 South (champions)
Leeds	Clarence Field / Chandos Park		Kirkstall / Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire	Headingley (10th) / Roundhay (11th)[a 1]
Liverpool St Helens	Moss Lane		St Helens, Merseyside	Relegated from Courage League Division 2 (13th)
Otley	Cross Green	5,000	Otley, West Yorkshire	9th
Plymouth Albion	Beacon Park	3,500	Plymouth, Devon	Relegated from Courage League Division 2 (12th)
Redruth	Recreation Ground	12,000	Redruth, Cornwall	5th
Sheffield	Abbeydale Park	3,200	Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire	8th

Askeans

1992–93 Courage League National Division Three teams in England

	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Points
1992–93 Courage League National Division Three Table[2]
1	Otley	11	8	1	2	274	118	156	17
2	Havant	11	8	1	2	185	93	92	17
3	Exeter	11	8	1	2	247	169	78	17
4	Redruth	11	7	2	2	175	125	50	16
5	Sheffield (R)	11	7	0	4	208	134	74	14
6	Leeds (R)	11	7	0	4	228	220	8	14
7	Liverpool St Helens (R)	11	5	0	6	203	130	73	10
8	Clifton (R)	11	4	2	5	206	175	31	10
9	Aspatria (R)	11	3	1	7	170	308	−138	8
10	Askeans (R)	11	3	0	8	132	300	−168	6
11	Broughton Park (R)	11	2	0	9	136	217	−81	4
12	Plymouth Albion (R)	11	0	0	11	130	305	−175	0
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, the following tiebreaker is applied: Difference between points for and against
Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places.

National Division Three is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by Courage Brewery.

Headingley and Roundhay merged to form Leeds RUFC at the start of the 1992-93 season.

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Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993–94. London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 151–167. ISBN 0 7472 7891 1.
"Courage Clubs Championship-1992/1993". Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

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