The 1993–94 National Division 3 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the seventh season of the third tier of the English rugby union league system, the Courage Clubs Championship, currently known as National League 1. Due to widespread league restructuring at the end of the previous season there were multiple new teams in the division; Bedford, Blackheath, Coventry, Fylde, Morley, Richmond and Rosslyn Park, all of whom were relegated from tier 2, and there was no promotion into the league from tier 4.
Following their relegation last season, Coventry won the division and a quick return to the 1994–95 National Division 2 for next season. They are joined by the runner-up, Fylde, who were also relegated last season. Havant and Redruth are both relegated to the 1994–95 National Division 4. Havant were runners-up last season and would have been promoted to National Division 2 if the leagues had not been re-organised.
Structure Restructuring at the end of the previous season meant that the division had been reduced from twelve teams down to ten, but now for the first time each side played one another twice, in a round robin system, home and away, to make a total of eighteen matches for each team. The top two teams were promoted to National Division 2 while the bottom two teams were relegated to the new National Division 4.
Participating teams and locations
TeamStadiumCapacityCity/AreaPrevious seasonBedfordGoldington Road4,800 (800 seats)Bedford, BedfordshireRelegated from National 2 (7th)BlackheathRectory Field3,500 (500 seats)Greenwich, LondonRelegated from National 2 (10th)CoventryCoundon Road10,000 (1,100 seats) Coventry, West MidlandsRelegated from National 2 (11th)Exeter County Ground 5,750 (750 seats)Exeter, Devon3rdFyldeWoodlands7,500 (500 seats)Lytham St Annes, LancashireRelegated from National 2 (12th)HavantHook's Lane 3,000 (200 seats)Havant, Hampshire2nd (not promoted)MorleyScatcherd Lane6,000 (1,000 seats)Morley, Leeds, West YorkshireRelegated from National 2 (13th)Redruth Recreation Ground 12,000 Redruth, Cornwall 4thRichmondAthletic Ground7,300 (1,300 seats)Richmond, LondonRelegated from National 2 (9th)Rosslyn ParkThe Rock4,630 (630 seats)Roehampton, LondonRelegated from National 2 (8th)
League table
See also 1993–94 National Division 1 1993–94 National Division 2 1993–94 National Division 4 1993–94 Courage League Division 5 North 1993–94 Courage League Division 5 South
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