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The 1994–95 Courage League National Division One was the seventh season of the first tier of the English league system , currently known as the Gallagher Premiership . Bath were the defending champions and West Hartlepool and Sale Sharks were the promoted teams. Each team played each other twice, in a round robin system and this was the first Courage League season to be shown live on Sky Sports .
Leicester Tigers were the eventual champions, beating Bath by four points, claiming their second league title. The battle to avoid relegation was extremely keenly fought, with Northampton Saints being the sole relegated side after Gloucester managed to draw their rescheduled game against Bath, meaning that the Kingsholm side stayed up instead.
Participating teams
Bath Bristol Gloucester Harlequins Leicester Northampton Orrell Sale Wasps W Hartlepool class=notpageimage| Locations of the 1994–95 Courage League National Division One teams
Team
Stadium
Capacity
City/Area
Previous season
Bath
Recreation Ground
8,200
Bath , Somerset
Champions
Bristol
Memorial Stadium
12,100
Bristol , Avon
4th
Gloucester
Kingsholm
11,000
Gloucester , Gloucestershire
8th
Harlequins
The Stoop
8,500
Twickenham , London
6th
Leicester Tigers
Welford Road
16,000
Leicester , Leicestershire
2nd
Northampton Saints
Franklin's Gardens
10,000
Northampton , Northamptonshire
5th
Orrell
Edge Hall Road
5,500
Orrell , Greater Manchester
7th
Sale
Heywood Road
5,400
Sale , Greater Manchester
Promoted from Courage Division 2 (1st)
Wasps
Repton Avenue
3,000
Sudbury , London
3rd
West Hartlepool
Victoria Park
7,856
Hartlepool , County Durham
Promoted from Courage Division 2 (2nd)
Table
Source:
Results
The Home Team is listed in the left column.
Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Fixtures & Results
Round 1
Recreation Ground Referee: Brian Campsall
Leicester Tigers 28 – 15 Northampton Saints
West Hartlepool 17 – 19 Orrell
Round 2
Gloucester 48 – 12 West Hartlepool
Northampton Saints 16 – 32 Bath
Franklin's Gradens Referee: Steve Lander
Orrell 0 – 6 Leicester Tigers
Round 3
Recreation Ground Referee: Ceri Thomas
Leicester Tigers 16 – 6 Gloucester
Sale 41 – 6 Northampton Saints
West Hartlepool 20 – 15 Wasps
Round 4
Kingsholm Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Ed Morrison
Harlequins 20 – 10 West Hartlepool
Northampton Saints 15 – 18 Bristol
Wasps 18 – 23 Leicester Tigers
Round 5
Recreation Ground Referee: Eddie Murray
Leicester Tigers 33 – 16 West Hartlepool
Northampton Saints 16 – 23 Harlequins
Round 6
Harlequins 13 – 40 Leicester Tigers
Orrell 13 – 10 Northampton Saints
West Hartlepool 18 – 20 Bath
Victoria Park Referee: David Leslie
Round 7
Bath 20 – 20 Leicester Tigers
Recreation Ground Referee: Jim Pearson
Northampton Saints 9 – 6 Gloucester
Sale 22 – 7 West Hartlepool
Round 8
Recreation Ground Referee: Matt Bayliss
Leicester Tigers 37 – 20 Sale
Wasps 27 – 21 Northampton Saints
West Hartlepool 47 – 21 Bristol
Round 9
Bristol 31 – 22 Leicester Tigers
Harlequins 10 – 14 Gloucester
Northampton Saints 25 – 14 West Hartlepool
Heywood Road Referee: Steve Lander
Round 10
Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Stuart Piercy
Northampton Saints 18 – 20 Leicester Tigers
Orrell 22 – 22 West Hartlepool
Round 11
Bath 26 – 6 Northampton Saints
Recreation Ground Referee: David Leslie
Leicester Tigers 29 – 19 Orrell
West Hartlepool 22 – 21 Gloucester
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 January 1995.
Round 11 (rescheduled game)
Game rescheduled from 14 January 1995.
Round 12
Gloucester 9 – 3 Leicester Tigers
Northampton Saints 9 – 22 Sale
Edge Hall Road Referee: Chris Rees
Wasps 33 – 32 West Hartlepool
Round 13
Bristol 13 – 24 Northampton Saints
Leicester Tigers 21 – 6 Wasps
West Hartlepool 10 – 8 Harlequins
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 May 1995.
Round 14
Harlequins 10 – 9 Northampton Saints
Repton Avenue Referee: John Pearson
West Hartlepool 6 – 12 Leicester Tigers
Round 15
Bath 53 – 17 West Hartlepool
Recreation Ground Referee: Ashley Rowden
Leicester Tigers 22 – 8 Harlequins
Northampton Saints 15 – 3 Orrell
Round 16
Gloucester 14 – 13 Northampton Saints
Leicester Tigers 31 – 21 Bath
Welford Road Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Stuart Piercy
West Hartlepool 23 – 17 Sale
Round 17
Bristol 12 – 17 West Hartlepool
The Stoop Referee: Andy Leslie
Northampton Saints 19 – 13 Wasps
Northampton Saints are relegated.
Sale 10 – 20 Leicester Tigers
Round 18
Recreation Ground Referee: Ed Morrison
Gloucester 17 – 28 Harlequins
Leicester Tigers 17 – 3 Bristol
Leicester Tigers are champions.
West Hartlepool 12 – 21 Northampton Saints
Round 13 (rescheduled game)
Game rescheduled from 4 March 1995.
See also
References
"1994/95 Courage League Division 1 Table" . Homepage.ntlworld.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
^ Peter Hall and Colin Gale. "1994 to 1995" . Bath Rugby Heritage. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
^ "Fixtures / Results (September 10, 1994 to May 4, 1995)" . Rugby Archives. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
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