The 1987–88 Courage Area League South was the first full season of
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
within the fourth tier of the
English league system, currently known as the
National League 2 South
National League 2 South (known before September 2009 as National Division Three South) was a level four league in the English rugby union system until the end of season 2021–22. It was one of two leagues at this level, with its counterpart, N ...
, and was the counterpart to Courage Area League South (now
National League 2 North
National League 2 North is one of three level four leagues in the English rugby union system and provides semi-professional competition for teams in Northern England. The remainder of England is covered by the two counterpart leagues National L ...
). Each team played one match against the other teams, playing a total of ten matches each. There was no set date for matches, clubs having to arrange the fixtures amongst themselves.
were the first ever champions, gaining promotion to the
1988–89 National Division Three while
Streatham-Croydon were the only relegated side, dropping to
London 1.
Structure
Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of ten matches each. The champions are promoted to
National Division 3 and the bottom team was relegated to either
London 1 or
South West 1 depending on their locality.
Participating teams and locations
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]
League table
Sponsorship
Area League South is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and was sponsored by Courage Brewery
Courage was an English brewery, founded by John Courage in London, England, in 1787.
History Origin and family ownership
The Courage Brewery was started by John Courage (1757 – October 1793). He was a Scottish shipping agent believed to b ...
.
See also
* 1987–88 Courage League National Division One
* 1987–88 Courage League National Division Two
* 1987–88 Courage League National Division Three
* 1987–88 Courage Area League North
References
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National League 2 South