# 1991–92 Courage League National Division One

The 1991–92 Courage League National Division One was the fifth season of the first tier of the English league system, currently known as the Gallagher Premiership. Bath were the defending champions while new teams included Rugby Lions and London Irish who were promoted from the 1990–91 Courage League National Division Two. Each team played each other once.
Bath were the champions, retaining their title (and third overall), beating Orrell by one point, while Nottingham and Rosslyn Park were the relegated sides.

## Participating teams

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
| Bath | Recreation Ground | 8,200 | Bath, Somerset | Champions |
| Bristol | Memorial Stadium | 12,100 | Bristol, Avon | 11th |
| Gloucester | Kingsholm | 11,000 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire | 6th |
| Harlequins | The Stoop | 14,800 | Twickenham, London | 3rd |
| Leicester Tigers | Welford Road | 16,000 | Leicester, Leicestershire | 4th |
| London Irish | The Avenue | 6,600 | Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey | Promoted from Courage Division 2 (2nd) |
| Northampton Saints | Franklin's Gardens | 10,000 | Northampton, Northamptonshire | 9th |
| Nottingham | Ireland Avenue | 4,950 | Beeston, Nottinghamshire | 8th |
| Orrell | Edge Hall Road | 5,500 | Orrell, Greater Manchester | 5th |
| Rosslyn Park | The Rock | 2,000 | Roehampton, London | 7th |
| Rugby Lions | Webb Ellis Road | 4,000 | Rugby, Warwickshire | Promoted from Courage Division 2 (1st) |
| Saracens | Bramley Road | 2,000 | Enfield, London | 10th |
| Wasps | Repton Avenue | 3,000 | Sudbury, London | 2nd |

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Bath (C) | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 277 | 126 | +151 | 21 |
| 2 | Orrell | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 204 | 95 | +109 | 20 |
| 3 | Northampton Saints | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 209 | 136 | +73 | 19 |
| 4 | Gloucester | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 193 | 168 | +25 | 15 |
| 5 | Saracens | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 176 | 165 | +11 | 15 |
| 6 | Leicester Tigers | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 262 | 216 | +46 | 13 |
| 7 | Wasps | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 177 | 180 | −3 | 12 |
| 8 | Harlequins | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 213 | 207 | +6 | 11 |
| 9 | London Irish | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 147 | 237 | −90 | 9 |
| 10 | Bristol | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 192 | 174 | +18 | 8 |
| 11 | Rugby Lions | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 124 | 252 | −128 | 7 |
| 12 | Nottingham (R) | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 133 | 204 | −71 | 5 |
| 13 | Rosslyn Park (R) | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 111 | 258 | −147 | 1 |

## Results

The Home Team is listed on the left column.
| Home \ Away | BAT | BRI | GLO | HAR | LEI | LOI | NOR | NOT | ORR | ROS | RLI | SAR | WAS |
| Bath Rugby | | 9–4 | 29–9 | | 37–6 | | 15–6 | 25–15 | | | | 32–12 | |
| Bristol | | | | 16–0 | | 14–19 | 9–15 | | | 22–4 | 48–4 | | 10–33 |
| Gloucester RFC | | 29–15 | | | 21–3 | 22–15 | 10–17 | | | 12–9 | | | 15–10 |
| Harlequins | 18–18 | | 21–18 | | 20–13 | | | 23–6 | 7–10 | | | 21–37 | |
| Leicester Tigers | | 25–9 | | | | 36–13 | 19–22 | | | 51–16 | 22–22 | | 31–12 |
| London Irish | 21–26 | | | 3–39 | | | | | 7–21 | 12–12 | 6–6 | | 18–13 |
| Northampton Saints | | | | 25–14 | | 12–12 | | | 12–3 | 20–12 | 29–0 | | 28–15 |
| Nottingham | | 0–32 | 3–14 | | 14–27 | 9–12 | 18–9 | | | 34–9 | | | |
| Orrell | 10–9 | 23–9 | 18–12 | | 21–9 | | | 20–6 | | | | 23–0 | |
| Rosslyn Park | 13–21 | | | 12–24 | | | | | 4–22 | | 7–15 | 6–10 | 7–15 |
| Rugby Lions | 0–32 | | 16–19 | 29–20 | | | | 9–9 | 7–21 | | | 6–22 | |
| Saracens | | 13–4 | 12–12 | | 9–20 | 27–9 | 9–14 | 13–12 | | | | | |
| Wasps | 12–24 | | | 20–6 | | | | 11–7 | 13–12 | | 17–10 | 6–12 | |

## Fixtures & Results
### Round 1

* 16 November 1991
| Gloucester | 21 – 3 | Leicester |
* Kingsholm Referee: Clayton Thomas
* 16 November 1991
| London Irish | 21 – 26 | Bath |
* The Avenue
* Bath deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player.
* 16 November 1991
| Nottingham | 0 – 32 | Bristol |
* Ireland Avenue
* 16 November 1991
| Rosslyn Park | 4 – 22 | Orrell |
* The Rock
* 16 November 1991
| Saracens | 9 – 14 | Northampton |
* Bramley Road
* 16 November 1991
| Wasps | 20 – 6 | Harlequins |
* Repton Avenue
* Bye/s: Rugby

### Round 2

* 23 November 1991
| Bristol | 22 – 4 | Rosslyn Park |
* Memorial Stadium
* 23 November 1991
| Harlequins | 23 – 6 | Nottingham |
* The Stoop
* 23 November 1991
| Leicester | 31 – 12 | Wasps |
* Welford Road
* 23 November 1991
| Northampton | 12 – 12 | London Irish |
* Franklin's Gardens
* 23 November 1991
| Orrell | 23 – 0 | Saracens |
* Edge Hall Road
* 23 November 1991
| Rugby | 16 – 19 | Gloucester |
* Webb Ellis Road Referee: Ronnie McDowell
* Bye/s: Bath

### Round 3

* 7 December 1991
| Bath | 15 – 6 | Northampton |
* Recreation Ground
* 7 December 1991
| London Irish | 7 – 21 | Orrell |
* The Avenue
* 7 December 1991
| Nottingham | 14 – 27 | Leicester |
* Ireland Avenue
* 7 December 1991
| Rosslyn Park | 12 – 24 | Harlequins |
* The Rock
* 7 December 1991
| Saracens | 13 – 4 | Bristol |
* Bramley Road
* 7 December 1991
| Wasps | 17 – 10 | Rugby |
* Repton Avenue
* Bye/s: Gloucester

### Round 4

* 14 December 1991
| Bristol | P – P | London Irish |
* Memorial Stadium
* Postponed due to cold weather. Game to be rescheduled for 18 April 1992.
* 14 December 1991
| Gloucester | P – P | Wasps |
* Repton Avenue
* Postponed due to cold weather. Game to be rescheduled for 18 April 1992.
* 14 December 1991
| Harlequins | P – P | Saracens |
* The Stoop
* Postponed due to cold weather. Game to be rescheduled for 21 March 1992.
* 14 December 1991
| Leicester | P – P | Rosslyn Park |
* Welford Road
* Postponed due to cold weather. Game to be rescheduled for 21 March 1992.
* 14 December 1991
| Orrell | 10 – 9 | Bath |
* Edge Hall Road Referee: C J Harrison
* 14 December 1991
| Rugby | P – P | Nottingham |
* Webb Ellis Road
* Postponed due to cold weather. Game to be rescheduled for 22 February 1992.
* Bye/s: Northampton

### Round 5

* 21 December 1991
| Bath | 9 – 4 | Bristol |
* Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,000 Referee: J J M Pearson
* 21 December 1991
| London Irish | 3 – 39 | Harlequins |
* The Avenue
* 21 December 1991
| Northampton | 12 – 3 | Orrell |
* Franklin's Gardens
* 21 December 1991
| Nottingham | 3 – 14 | Gloucester |
* Ireland Avenue Referee: David Sainsbury
* 21 December 1991
| Rosslyn Park | 7 – 15 | Rugby |
* The Rock
* 21 December 1991
| Saracens | 9 – 20 | Leicester |
* Bramley Road
* Bye/s: Wasps

### Round 6

* 4 January 1992
| Bristol | 9 – 15 | Northampton |
* Memorial Stadium
* 4 January 1992
| Gloucester | 12 – 9 | Rosslyn Park |
* Kingsholm Referee: A Savage
* 4 January 1992
| Harlequins | 18 – 18 | Bath |
* The Stoop Attendance: 7,000 Referee: D J Leslie
* 4 January 1992
| Leicester | 36 – 13 | London Irish |
* Welford Road
* 4 January 1992
| Rugby | 6 – 22 | Saracens |
* Webb Ellis Road
* 4 January 1992
| Wasps | 11 – 7 | Nottingham |
* Repton Avenue
* Bye/s: Orrell

### Round 7

* 11 January 1992
| Bath | 37 – 6 | Leicester |
* Recreation Ground Referee: F Howard
* 11 January 1992
| London Irish | 6 – 6 | Rugby |
* The Avenue
* 11 January 1992
| Northampton | 25 – 14 | Harlequins |
* Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 6,000 Referee: E Morrison
* 11 January 1992
| Orrell | 23 – 9 | Bristol |
* Edge Hall Road Referee: S V Griffiths
* 11 January 1992
| Rosslyn Park | 7 – 15 | Wasps |
* The Rock Referee: S Piercy
* 11 January 1992
| Saracens | 12 – 12 | Gloucester |
* Bramley Road Referee: C J Harrison
* Bye/s: Nottingham

### Round 8

* 8 February 1992
| Gloucester | P – P | London Irish |
* Kingsholm
* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 25 March 1992.
* 8 February 1992
| Harlequins | P – P | Orrell |
* The Stoop
* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 April 1992.
* 8 February 1992
| Leicester | P – P | Northampton |
* Welford Road
* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 7 April 1992.
* 8 February 1992
| Nottingham | P – P | Rosslyn Park |
* Ireland Avenue
* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 April 1992.
* 8 February 1992
| Rugby | P – P | Bath |
* Webb Ellis Road
* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 March 1992.
* 8 February 1992
| Wasps | P – P | Saracens |
* Repton Avenue
* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 February 1992.
* Bye/s: Bristol

### Round 4 & 9 (rescheduled games)

* 22 February 1992
| Rugby | 9 – 9 | Nottingham |
* Webb Ellis Road
* Game rescheduled from 14 December 1991.
* 22 February 1992
| Wasps | 6 – 12 | Saracens |
* Repton Avenue
* Game rescheduled from 8 February 1992.

### Round 9

* 29 February 1992
| Bath | 29 – 9 | Gloucester |
* Recreation Ground Referee: S V Griffiths
* 29 February 1992
| Bristol | 16 – 0 | Harlequins |
* Memorial Stadium
* 29 February 1992
| London Irish | 18 – 13 | Wasps |
* The Avenue
* 29 February 1992
| Northampton | 29 – 0 | Rugby |
* Franklin's Gardens
* 29 February 1992
| Orrell | 21 – 9 | Leicester |
* Edge Hall Road
* 29 February 1992
| Saracens | 13 – 12 | Nottingham |
* Bramley Road
* Bye/s: Rosslyn Park

### Round 10

* 14 March 1992
| Gloucester | 10 – 17 | Northampton |
* Kingsholm Referee: John Pearson
* 14 March 1992
| Leicester | 25 – 9 | Bristol |
* Welford Road
* 14 March 1992
| Nottingham | 9 – 12 | London Irish |
* Ireland Avenue
* 14 March 1992
| Rosslyn Park | 6 – 10 | Saracens |
* The Rock
* 14 March 1992
| Rugby | 7 – 21 | Orrell |
* Webb Ellis Road
* 14 March 1992
| Wasps | 12 – 24 | Bath |
* Repton Avenue
* Bye/s: Harlequins

### Rounds 4 & 8 (rescheduled games)

* 21 March 1992
| Harlequins | 21 – 37 | Saracens |
* The Stoop
* Game rescheduled from 14 December 1991.
* 21 March 1992
| Leicester | 51 – 16 | Rosslyn Park |
* Welford Road
* Game rescheduled from 14 December 1991.
* 21 March 1992
| Rugby | 0 – 32 | Bath |
* Webb Ellis Road Referee: C J High
* Game rescheduled from 8 February 1992.
* 25 March 1992
| Gloucester | 22 – 15 | London Irish |
* Kingsholm Referee: Fred Howard
* Game rescheduled from 8 February 1992.

### Round 11

* 28 March 1992
| Bath | 25 – 15 | Nottingham |
* Recreation Ground
* 28 March 1992
| Bristol | 48 – 4 | Rugby |
* Memorial Stadium
* 28 March 1992
| Harlequins | 20 – 13 | Leicester |
* The Stoop
* 28 March 1992
| London Irish | 12 – 12 | Rosslyn Park |
* The Avenue
* 28 March 1992
| Northampton | 28 – 15 | Wasps |
* Franklin's Gardens
* 28 March 1992
| Orrell | 18 – 12 | Gloucester |
* Edge Hall Road Referee: Stewart Piercy
* Bye/s: Saracens

### Round 8 (rescheduled games)

* 4 April 1992
| Nottingham | 34 – 9 | Rosslyn Park |
* Ireland Avenue
* Game rescheduled from 8 February 1992.
* 7 April 1992
| Leicester | 19 – 22 | Northampton |
* Welford Road
* Game rescheduled from 8 February 1992.

### Round 12

* 11 April 1992
| Gloucester | 29 – 15 | Bristol |
* Kingsholm Referee: David Matthews
* 11 April 1992
| Nottingham | 18 – 9 | Northampton |
* Ireland Avenue
* 11 April 1992
| Rosslyn Park | 13 – 21 | Bath |
* The Rock Referee: D J Hudson
* 11 April 1992
| Rugby | 29 – 20 | Harlequins |
* Webb Ellis Road
* 11 April 1992
| Saracens | 27 – 9 | London Irish |
* Bramley Road
* 11 April 1992
| Wasps | 13 – 12 | Orrell |
* Edge Hall Road
* Bye/s: Leicester

### Round 4 (rescheduled games)

* 18 April 1992
| Bristol | 14 – 19 | London Irish |
* Memorial Stadium
* Game rescheduled from 14 December 1991.
* 18 April 1992
| Gloucester | 15 – 10 | Wasps |
* Kingsholm Referee: Colin High
* Game rescheduled from 14 December 1991.
* 22 April 1992
| Harlequins | 7 – 10 | Orrell |
* The Stoop
* Rescheduled from 8 February 1992.

### Round 13

* 25 April 1992
| Bath | 32 – 12 | Saracens |
* Recreation Ground Referee: G Seddon
* Bath are champions.
* 25 April 1992
| Bristol | 10 – 33 | Wasps |
* Memorial Stadium
* 25 April 1992
| Harlequins | 21 – 18 | Gloucester |
* The Stoop Referee: S V Griffiths
* 25 April 1992
| Leicester | 22 – 22 | Rugby |
* Welford Road
* 25 April 1992
| Northampton | 20 – 12 | Rosslyn Park |
* Franklin's Gardens
* 25 April 1992
| Orrell | 20 – 6 | Nottingham |
* Edge Hall Road
* Bye/s: London Irish