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1999–00 Premiership 2

The 1999-00 Premiership 2 was the thirteenth full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. Allied Dunbar sponsored the top two divisions of the English rugby union leagues for the third season in a row. The leagues were previously known as the Courage Clubs Championship and sponsored by Courage Brewery. New teams to the division included West Hartlepool who had been relegated from Premiership 1 while Henley Hawks and Manchester had been promoted from National League 1. Exeter were also rebranded as the 'Chiefs' from this season onward.

Rotherham, the champions, were promoted to the Allied Dunbar Premiership for season 2000–01 after beating the 12th placed team from that division, (Bedford), in a two legged play–off. There was only one promotion place available and the runners–up Leeds Tykes remained in Premiership 2 for the following season. Rugby and West Hartlepool were relegated to the 2000–01 National Division Two.

Participating teams

Table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled for 29 January 2000.
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled for 1 May 2000.

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled for 5 February 2000.

Round 13 (Rescheduled game)

Round 16 (Rescheduled game)

Round 17

Round 18

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled for 1 April 2000.

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled for 1 April 2000.

Round 18, 21 & 25 (Rescheduled games)

  • Game brought forward from 29 April 2000.

Round 22

Round 23

Round 24

Round 25

  • Game brought forward to 2 April 2000.

Round 13 (Rescheduled game)

Round 26

Promotion/Relegation Playoff

12th placed 1999–2000 Premiership Rugby side Bedford faced champions Rotherham in a two legged playoff to see who was promoted or relegated.

Total Season Attendances

Individual statistics

  • Note if players are tied on tries or points the player with the lowest number of appearances will come first. Also 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 — 85 pts

93 - 8 Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999

Largest away win — 69 pts

84 - 15 Worcester away to Wakefield on 16 October 1999

Most points scored — 93 pts

93 - 8 Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999

Most tries in a match — 13 (x2)

Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999<br> Worcester away to Wakefield on 16 October 1999

Most conversions in a match — 11

Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999

Most penalties in a match — 8

Henley Hawks away to Rugby Lions on 15 January 2000

Most drop goals in a match — 2

Manchester at home to Orrell on 2 October 1999

Player

Most points in a match — 41

Simon Binns for Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999

Most tries in a match — 4

Andy Currier for London Welsh at home to Waterloo on 16 October 1999

Most conversions in a match — 10 (x3)

Simon Binns for Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999<br> Mike Umaga for Rotherham at home to Waterloo on 11 March 2000<br> Sam Howard for Exeter at home to West Hartlepool on 6 May 2000

Most penalties in a match — 8

Matt Jones for Henley Hawks away to Rugby Lions on 15 January 2000

Most drop goals in a match — 2

Rod Ellis for Manchester at home to Orrell on 2 October 1999

Attendances

Highest — 5,019

Leeds Tykes at home to Rotherham on 18 February 2000

Lowest — 300 (x3)

Waterloo at home to London Welsh on 19 February 2000, West Hartlepool at home to Orrell on 18 March 2000 & Exeter Chiefs on 1 May 2000 Leeds Tykes at home to Moseley on 16 April 1999

Highest Average Attendance — 2,487

Worcester

Lowest Average Attendance — 379

Waterloo

Notes

See also

References