1992–93 Courage National 4 South

The 1992–93 Courage National 4 South was the sixth full season of rugby union within the fourth tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 2 South. By the end of the campaign Sudbury were crowned league champions, 2 points clear of runners-up London Welsh. Impending changes to the league structure by the RFU meant that several new leagues were to be introduced. This meant that champions Sudbury were promoted into the 1993–94 Division 4 while everyone else fell to Courage League Division 5 South.[1]

1992–93 Courage National 4 South
Countries	England
Champions	Sudbury (1st title)
Runners-up	London Welsh
Relegated	12 teams[a 1]
Matches played	156

Structure

Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of twelve matches each. Changes to the league structure by the RFU for the 1993-94 season meant that the champions are promoted to Courage League Division 4 while the other twelve sides went into Courage League Division 5 South.

Participating teams and locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Basingstoke Down Grange 2,500 Basingstoke, Hampshire 2nd Berry Hill Lakers Road Coleford, Gloucestershire Promoted from South West 1 (champions) Camborne Recreation Ground 9,000 Camborne, Cornwall 6th High Wycombe Kingsmead Road High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire 5th London Welsh Old Deer Park 5,850 Richmond, London 3rd Lydney Regentsholm 1,500 Lydney, Gloucestershire Relegated from National 3 (12th) Maidstone William Davey Memorial Maidstone, Kent 8th Metropolitan Police Imber Court East Molesey, Surrey 10th North Walsham Norwich Road 1,200 Scottow, Norfolk 7th Southend Warners Park Southend, Essex 11th Sudbury Moorsfield Sudbury, Suffolk 4th Thurrock Oakfield Grays, Essex Promoted from London 1 (champions) Weston-super-Mare Recreation Ground 6,000 Weston-super-Mare, Somerset 9th [2]

Basingstoke Berry Hill Camborne H Wycombe L Welsh Lydney Maidstone Met Police N Walsham Southend Sudbury Thurrock Weston Locations of the 1992–93 Courage National 4 South teams

League table

1992–93 Courage National League 4 South Table
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Points
1	Sudbury (C)	12	11	1	0	337	130	207	22
2	London Welsh (R)	12	10	0	2	353	170	183	20
3	Lydney (R)	12	8	0	4	187	170	17	16
4	Camborne (R)	12	7	1	4	180	168	12	15
5	Basingstoke (R)	12	7	0	5	192	145	47	14
6	Southend (R)	12	6	1	5	196	189	7	13
7	Berry Hill (R)	12	4	3	5	187	216	-29	11
8	High Wycombe (R)	12	5	0	7	196	159	37	10
9	Metropolitan Police (R)	12	4	1	7	201	207	-6	9
10	Weston-super-Mare (R)	12	4	1	7	154	226	-72	9
11	North Walsham (R)	12	4	0	8	125	209	-84	8
12	Maidstone (R)	12	2	0	10	122	306	-184	4
13	Thurrock (R)	12	2	0	10	147	295	-14	4
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, difference between points for and against applies
Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 2 December 2017

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Sponsorship

National League 4 South is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by Courage Brewery.

Notes

1. The re-organization of the English league system by the RFU meant that all teams other than the champions would be relegated to the new look Courage League Division 5 South for the 1993-94 season.

References

1. "Courage League - Division 4 1992/93". The Rugby Archive. 2 December 2017.
2. Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993–94 (22nd ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing Ltd. pp. 151–167. ISBN 0 7472 7891 1.