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.
| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Founded | 1993 |
| Ceased | 1996 |
| No. of teams | 26 (13 North, 13 South) |
| Countries |  England |
Courage Division 4 – North
Courage Division 4 – South
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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| 1993–94[2] | 13 | Rotherham | Preston Grasshoppers | Durham City and Bradford & Bingley | Courage Division 5 North | |||||||||
| 1994–95[3] | 13 | Walsall | Kendal | Barkers Butts and Hereford | Courage Division 5 North | |||||||||
| 1995–96[4] | 13 | Wharfedale | Worcester (and 11 others)[n 1] | Broughton Park | Courage Division 5 North | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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| 1993–94[2] | 13 | Reading | Lydney | Maidstone and Southend | Courage Division 5 South | |||||||||
| 1994–95[3] | 13 | London Welsh | Lydney | Sudbury and Basingstoke | Courage Division 5 South | |||||||||
| 1995–96[4] | 13 | Lydney | Weston-super-Mare (and 11 others)[n 2] | Camborne | Courage Division 5 South | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||