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1998–99 Premiership 2

The 1998-99 Premiership 2 was the twelfth full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. The league was expanded from twelve teams to fourteen and new teams to the division included Bristol who had been relegated from Premiership 1 while London Welsh, Rugby Lions, Leeds Tykes and Worcester were promoted from National League 1. Allied Dunbar sponsored the top two divisions of the English rugby union leagues for the second season in a row. The leagues were previously known as the Courage Clubs Championship and sponsored by Courage Brewery.

Bristol, the champions, were promoted to the Allied Dunbar Premiership for season 1999–00. The runners–up Rotherham lost to the thirteenth placed team in the Premiership (Bedford) in a two legged play–off and did not gain promotion. Blackheath and Fylde were relegated to Jewson National League 1 for the following season.

Participating teams

Table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled for 20 February 1999.

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled for 20 March 1999.

Round 16

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled for 21 February 1999.

Round 17

Round 18

Round 3 & 16 (Rescheduled games)

Round 19

Round 20

Round 15 (Rescheduled game)

Round 21

Round 22

Round 26 (Rescheduled game)

  • Game brought forward from 8 May 1999.

Round 23

Round 24

Round 25

Round 26

  • Game brought forward to 10 April 1999.

Total Season Attendances

Individual statistics

  • Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.

Top points scorers

Top try scorers

Season records

Team

Largest home win — 57 pts

60 - 3 Orrell at home to Blackheath on 26 September 1998

Largest away win — 48 pts

51 - 3 Worcester away to Blackheath on 16 January 1999

Most points scored — 77 pts

71 - 22 London Welsh at home to Blackheath on 17 April 1999

Most tries in a match — 11 (x2)

London Welsh at home to Blackheath on 17 April 1999<br> Worcester at home to Wakefield on 17 April 1999

Most conversions in a match — 8 (x2)

Coventry at home to Fylde on 26 September 1998<br> London Welsh at home to Blackheath on 17 April 1999

Most penalties in a match — 7

Leeds Tykes away to Coventry on 2 January 1999

Most drop goals in a match — 1

N/A - multiple teams

Player

Most points in a match — 34

Steve Gough for Coventry at home to London Welsh on 10 October 1998

Most tries in a match — 5

Luke Nabaro for Bristol at home to Blackheath on 13 March 1999

Most conversions in a match — 8 (x2)

Steve Gough for Coventry at home to Fylde on 26 September 1998<br> Craig Raymond for London Welsh at home to Blackheath on 17 April 1999

Most penalties in a match — 7

Sateki Tuipulotu for Leeds Tykes away to Coventry on 2 January 1999

Most drop goals in a match — 1

N/A - multiple players

Attendances

Highest — 7,326

Bristol at home to Worcester on 9 May 1999

Lowest — 287

Leeds Tykes at home to Moseley on 16 April 1999

Highest Average Attendance — 3,336

Bristol

Lowest Average Attendance — 583

Wakefield

Notes

See also

References

External links