The 1990–91 National Division 4 South was the fourth full season of rugby union within the fourth tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 2 South, and counterpart to the National Division 4 North (now National League 2 North). It was the first season for the division using the name National 4 South, having been known as Area League South the previous year. In what was otherwise a very competitive league, Redruth were dominant, finishing as league champions with a perfect record of 12 wins from 12 games to gain promotion to the 1991–92 National Division 3 - 6 points clear of runners up Basingstoke.
At the other end of the table Cheltenham and Maidenhead finished in the bottom two places and were relegated. It was especially tough on Maidenhead who finished level with 11th placed Maidstone on 9 points each but went down due to a worst for/against ratio. Both Cheltenham and Maidenhead would drop down to South West 1.
Structure Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of twelve matches each. The champions are promoted to National Division 3 and the bottom two teams are relegated to either London Division 1 or South West 1 depending on their locality.
Participating teams and locations
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Basingstoke Down Grange 2,500 Basingstoke, Hampshire 8th Camborne Recreation Ground 11,000 Camborne, Cornwall 4th Cheltenham Prince of Wales 3,500 (500 seats) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 9th Ealing Horsenden Hill Horsenden Hill, Ealing, London Promoted from London 1 (runners up) Havant Hook's Lane 3,000 (200 seats) Havant, Hampshire 5th London Welsh Old Deer Park 4,500 (1,500 seats) Richmond, London Relegated from National 3 (12th) Maidenhead Braywick Park 1,750 Maidenhead, Berkshire Promoted from South West 1 (champions) Maidstone William Davey Memorial 2,000 (100 seats) Maidstone, Kent 10th North Walsham Norwich Road 1,200 Scottow, Norfolk Promoted from London 1 (champions) Redruth Recreation Ground 12,000 Redruth, Cornwall 3rdSouthend Warners Park 1,500 (150 seats) Southend, Essex 7thSudburyMoorsfield 1,000 Sudbury, Suffolk 6thWeston-super-Mare Recreation Ground 3,000 Weston-super-Mare, Somerset Promoted from South West 1 (2nd)
League table
Sponsorship National League 4 South is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by Courage Brewery.
See also 1990–91 National Division 1 1990–91 National Division 2 1990–91 National Division 3 1990–91 National Division 4 North
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