| 1993–94 Courage League National Division Two | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  England |
| Champions | Sale (1st title) |
| Runners-up | West Hartlepool |
| Relegated | Rugby andOtley |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Top point scorer | 172 Guy Gregory (Nottingham) |
| Top try scorer | 16 Simon Verbickas (Sale)[1] |
The1993–94 Courage League National Division Two was the seventh full season ofrugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as theRFU Championship. Following the reduction of teams playing in National Division Two from thirteen to ten, only five teams remained from the previous season. They were Moseley, Nottingham, Sale, Wakefield and Waterloo. Four teams, London Scottish, Rugby, Saracens and West Hartlepool were relegated from Division One and one team Otley, making their debut, promoted from Division Three. This was the first full season of each team playing home and away matches against each of the other teams, to give eighteen matches each.
Sale, the champions, were promoted to theCourage League National Division One for season1994–95 along with the runners–upWest Hartlepool. It was Sale's sixth attempt at returning to the top level whilst West Hartlepool go back up at the first attempt.Otley finished last and were relegated toCourage League National Division Three in 1994–95 along withRugby who finish one place above them. Both teams had been promoted the previous season.[2]
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Scottish | Athletic Ground | 6,500 | Richmond,London |
| Moseley | The Reddings | 10,000 | Birmingham,West Midlands |
| Nottingham | Ireland Avenue | 4,950 | Beeston,Nottinghamshire |
| Otley | Cross Green | 5,000 | Otley,West Yorkshire |
| Rugby Lions | Webb Ellis Road | 4,000[3] | Rugby,Warwickshire |
| Sale | Heywood Road | 5,400 | Sale,Greater Manchester |
| Saracens | Bramley Road | 2,000[4] | Enfield,London |
| Wakefield | College Grove | 3,000 | Wakefield,West Yorkshire |
| Waterloo | St Anthony's Road | 9,000 | Blundellsands,Merseyside |
| West Hartlepool | Brierton Lane | 7,000[5] | Hartlepool,County Durham |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sale(C) | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 438 | 160 | +278 | 28 | Promoted |
| 2 | West Hartlepool | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 389 | 271 | +118 | 28 | |
| 3 | Saracens | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 299 | 238 | +61 | 23 | |
| 4 | Wakefield | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 347 | 240 | +107 | 19 | |
| 5 | Moseley | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 266 | 220 | +46 | 19 | |
| 6 | Nottingham | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 254 | 326 | −72 | 17 | |
| 7 | Waterloo | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 231 | 346 | −115 | 14 | |
| 8 | London Scottish | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 232 | 325 | −93 | 12 | |
| 9 | Rugby | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 186 | 302 | −116 | 11 | Relegated |
| 10 | Otley | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 235 | 449 | −214 | 9 |
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
National Division Two is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored byCourage Brewery
