5. COVENTRY
The first ever season in 1987 would prove to be Coventry’s only ever season in the top flight, spending the next 30 years stuck between the second third tier of rugby, although they almost returned to the Premiership in 1997 but were edged out by a well-funded Newcastle Falcons.
Most recently, they returned to the Championship for the first time in eight years for the 2018/19 season after winning promotion from National League One.