The 1992–93 National Division 3 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the sixth season of the third tier of the English rugby union league system, the Courage Clubs Championship, currently known as National League 1. New sides to the division included Liverpool St Helens and Plymouth (relegated from tier 2) and Aspatria and Havant (promoted from tier 2), with number of teams was reduced from thirteen to twelve teams following the merger of Leeds based sides, Headingley and Roundhay, to form Leeds RUFC.
Otley finished the season as champions and were promoted to the 1993–94 National Division 2 while eight teams dropped into the new 1993–94 National Division 4.
Structure Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of twelve matches each. RFU restructuring of the English rugby union league system ahead of the 1993–94 season, including the merger of National League 2 North and South into a single National Division 4 and the introduction of National Division 5, meant that just one team would be promoted into National Division 2 and eight teams relegated to the new National Division 5.
Participating teams and locations
TeamStadiumCapacityCity/AreaPrevious seasonAskeans Broad Walk 1,500 (300 seats)Kidbrooke, London7thAspatria Bower Park3,000 (300 seats) Aspatria, CumbriaPromoted from National 4 North (1st)Broughton Park Chelsfield Grove2,000 (400 seats)Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester 6thCliftonStation Road 2,200 (200 seats) Cribbs Causeway, Henbury, Bristol 3rdExeter County Ground 5,750 (750 seats)Exeter, Devon4thHavantHook's Lane 3,000 (200 seats)Havant, HampshirePromoted from National 4 South (1st)LeedsClarence Fields7,850 (850 seats)Leeds, West YorkshireN/ALiverpool St Helens Moss Lane 4,370 (370 seats)St Helens, Merseyside Relegated from National 2 (13th)Otley Cross Green 7,000 (852 seats)Otley, West Yorkshire 9thPlymouth Albion Beacon Park1,950 (450 seats)Plymouth, Devon Relegated from National 2 (12th)Redruth Recreation Ground 12,000 Redruth, Cornwall 5thSheffield Abbeydale Park 3,300 (100 seats)Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire8th
League table
Notes
See also 1992–93 National Division 1 1992–93 National Division 2 1992–93 National Division 4 North 1992–93 National Division 4 South
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