# Courage League Division 5

Courage Division 5 was a short lived English rugby union competition created as a tier 5 regional competition divided into Courage Division 5 North and Courage Division 5 South. In 1993 the RFU decided to change the whole league structure, with a new national league (Courage Division League 4) replacing the old North / South regional system which would become the aforementioned Courage Division 5. This led to twelve out of thirteen teams in both Courage Division 4 regions dropping into Courage Division 5 while the league winners joined Courage Division 4 along with eight teams from Courage Division 3. This system continued to the end of the 1995–96 season when the league was restructured once again – with Courage Division 4 being abolished as a national competition reverting to the old system only being renamed as National League 4 North and National League 4 South.

## Original league composition 1993–94

Courage Division 4 – North
* Birmingham & Solihull (promoted from Midlands 1)
* Bradford & Bingley (promoted from North 1)
* Durham City (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
* Hereford (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
* Kendal (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
* Lichfield (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
* Nuneaton (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
* Preston Grasshoppers (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
* Rotherham (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
* Stoke-on-Trent (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
* Stourbridge (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
* Walsall (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
* Winnington Park (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 North)
Courage Division 4 – South
* Basingstoke (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)
* Berry Hill (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)
* Camborne (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)
* High Wycombe (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)
* London Welsh (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)
* Lydney (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)
* Maidstone (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)
* Metropolitan Police (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)
* North Walsham (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)
* Reading (promoted from South West 1)
* Southend (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)
* Tabard (promoted from London 1)
* Weston-super-Mare (relegated from 1992–93 Courage National 4 South)

## Courage Division 5 North honours

List of Courage Division 5 North Honours :
| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name |
| 1993–94 | 13 | Rotherham | Preston Grasshoppers | Durham City and Bradford & Bingley | Courage Division 5 North |
| 1994–95 | 13 | Walsall | Kendal | Barkers Butts and Hereford | Courage Division 5 North |
| 1995–96 | 13 | Wharfedale | Worcester (and 11 others) | Broughton Park | Courage Division 5 North |
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. |||||||||||

## Courage Division 5 South honours

List of Courage Division 5 South Honours :
| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name |
| 1993–94 | 13 | Reading | Lydney | Maidstone and Southend | Courage Division 5 South |
| 1994–95 | 13 | London Welsh | Lydney | Sudbury and Basingstoke | Courage Division 5 South |
| 1995–96 | 13 | Lydney | Weston-super-Mare (and 11 others) | Camborne | Courage Division 5 South |
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. |||||||||||