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| 1995–96 Courage League | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  England |
| Champions | Bath (6th title) |
| Runners-up | Leicester Tigers |
| Matches played | 90 |
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← 1994–95
1996–97 →
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The 1995–96 English Premiership, known at the time as the 1995–96 Courage League was the ninth season of competitive rugby union in England.
Each team played each other twice, in a round robin system.
Bath were the champions, beating Leicester Tigers by one point. Despite a disastrous season with 18 defeats in as many matches, West Hartlepool kept its place in the first division due to the expansion of the league from 10 teams to 12 the following season.[1]
London
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | Recreation Ground | 8,200 | Bath, Somerset |
| Bristol | Memorial Stadium | 12,100 | Bristol, Avon |
| Gloucester | Kingsholm | 11,000 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
| Harlequins | The Stoop | 8,500 | Twickenham, London |
| Leicester Tigers | Welford Road | 16,000 | Leicester, Leicestershire |
| Orrell | Edge Hall Road | 5,500 | Orrell, Greater Manchester |
| Sale | Heywood Road | 5,400 | Sale, Greater Manchester |
| Saracens | Bramley Road | 2,000[2] | Enfield, London |
| Wasps | Repton Avenue | 3,000 | Sudbury, London |
| West Hartlepool | Victoria Park | 7,856 | Hartlepool, County Durham |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bath (C) | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 575 | 276 | +299 | 31 | Champion 1996–97 Heineken Cup |
| 2 | Leicester Tigers | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 476 | 242 | +234 | 30 | Qualified for the 1996–97 Heineken Cup |
| 3 | Harlequins | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 524 | 314 | +210 | 26 | |
| 4 | Wasps | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 439 | 322 | +117 | 22 | |
| 5 | Sale | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 365 | 371 | −6 | 19 | |
| 6 | Bristol | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 329 | 421 | −92 | 16 | |
| 7 | Orrell | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 323 | 477 | −154 | 14 | |
| 8 | Gloucester | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 275 | 370 | −95 | 12 | |
| 9 | Saracens (P) | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 284 | 451 | −167 | 10 | |
| 10 | West Hartlepool | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 288 | 634 | −346 | 0 |
The Home Team is listed in the left column.
| Home \ Away | BAT | BRI | GLO | HAR | LEI | ORR | SAL | SAR | WAS | WHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Rugby | 52–19 | 37–11 | 41–15 | 14–15 | 55–20 | 38–38 | 52–16 | 36–12 | 34–22 | |
| Bristol | 5–43 | 22–16 | 25–31 | 29–43 | 33–14 | 30–6 | 21–7 | 9–17 | 12–3 | |
| Gloucester RFC | 16–10 | 18–14 | 13–24 | 14–27 | 27–0 | 17–22 | 17–10 | 15–26 | 17–16 | |
| Harlequins | 13–19 | 28–3 | 33–19 | 25–29 | 21–25 | 55–0 | 23–15 | 29–20 | 34–18 | |
| Leicester Tigers | 9–14 | 43–6 | 28–6 | 19–21 | 22–3 | 32–10 | 31–3 | 15–12 | 48–15 | |
| Orrell | 11–44 | 26–29 | 21–3 | 9–23 | 10–38 | 12–6 | 38–13 | 32–29 | 20–10 | |
| Sale | 18–30 | 15–6 | 21–13 | 29–11 | 12–16 | 39–13 | 18–15 | 18–25 | 44–13 | |
| Saracens | 15–21 | 11–24 | 19–16 | 6–13 | 25–21 | 12–9 | 9–24 | 20–24 | 31–30 | |
| Wasps | 6–15 | 33–5 | 21–10 | 3–34 | 11–21 | 51–16 | 25–16 | 38–16 | 52–12 | |
| West Hartlepool | 15–20 | 15–37 | 19–27 | 21–91 | 12–19 | 22–44 | 11–29 | 31–41 | 3–34 |
