1998β99 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two | |
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Countries | ![]() |
Champions | Bristol |
Runners-up | Rotherham |
Relegated | Blackheath and Fylde |
Attendance | 150,221 (average 1,517 per match) [a 1] |
Highest attendance | 7,326 Bristol at home to Worcester on 9 May 1999 |
Lowest attendance | 287 Leeds Tykes at home to Moseley on 16 April 1999 |
Top point scorer |
![]() ( Coventry) 305 points |
Top try scorer |
![]() ( Rotherham) 18 tries [1] |
The 1998-99 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two 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 the Allied Dunbar Premiership 1997β98 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 1999β00. The runnersβup Rotherham lost to the thirteenth placed team in the Premiership ( Bedford) in a two legged playβoff and did not gain promotion. Blackheath and Fylde were relegated to Jewson National League 1 for the following season. [2]
Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
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Blackheath | Rectory Field | 6,000 | Greenwich, London |
Bristol | Memorial Stadium | 12,100 | Bristol |
Coventry | Coundon Road | 9,000+ | Coventry, West Midlands |
Exeter | County Ground | 5,200 | Exeter, Devon |
Fylde | Woodlands Memorial Ground | 9,000 | Lytham St Annes, Lancashire |
Leeds Tykes | Headingley Stadium | 22,250 | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
London Welsh | Old Deer Park | 5,850 | Richmond, London |
Moseley | The Reddings | 10,000 (est) | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Orrell | Edge Hall Road | 5,500 | Orrell, Greater Manchester |
Rotherham | Clifton Lane | 2,500 | Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
Rugby Lions | Webb Ellis Road | 1,000 | Rugby, Warwickshire |
Wakefield | College Grove | 3,000 | Wakefield, West Yorkshire |
Waterloo | St Anthony's Road | 9,000 | Blundellsands, Merseyside |
Worcester | Sixways | 8,477 | Worcester, Worcestershire |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Bristol | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 848 | 418 | +430 | 44 | Promoted |
2 | Rotherham | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 756 | 336 | +420 | 44 | |
3 | Worcester | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 716 | 409 | +307 | 34 [a] | |
4 | London Welsh | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 662 | 552 | +110 | 34 | |
5 | Exeter | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 591 | 598 | −7 | 29 | |
6 | Leeds Tykes | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 713 | 367 | +346 | 28 [b] | |
7 | Coventry | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 652 | 560 | +92 | 28 | |
8 | Orrell | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 566 | 483 | +83 | 24 | |
9 | Waterloo | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 419 | 634 | −215 | 24 | |
10 | Moseley | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 498 | 633 | −135 | 20 | |
11 | Rugby | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 425 | 660 | −235 | 18 | |
12 | Wakefield | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 469 | 812 | −343 | 12 | |
13 | Blackheath | 26 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 419 | 842 | −423 | 10 | Relegated |
14 | Fylde | 26 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 375 | 805 | −430 | 9 |
19 September 1998 |
Fylde | P - P | Rotherham |
16 January 1999 |
Rugby Lions | P - P | Exeter |
23 January 1999 |
Coventry | P - P | Bristol |
8 May 1999 |
Blackheath | P - P | Exeter Chiefs |
Club | Home Games |
Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
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Blackheath | 4 [a 2] | 3,000 | 750 | 1,300 | 500 | 13% |
Bristol | 13 | 43,369 | 3,336 | 7,326 | 2,012 | 28% |
Coventry | 5 [a 3] | 6,460 | 1,292 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 14% |
Exeter | 5 [a 4] | 6,040 | 1,208 | 2,000 | 670 | 23% |
Fylde | 5 [a 5] | 3,000 | 600 | 700 | 400 | 7% |
Leeds Tykes | 13 | 11,230 | 864 | 2,682 | 287 | 4% |
London Welsh | 13 | 16,800 | 1,292 | 2,400 | 600 | 22% |
Moseley | 4 [a 6] | 2,893 | 723 | 1,199 | 503 | 7% |
Orrell | 6 [a 7] | 5,750 | 958 | 1,200 | 700 | 32% |
Rotherham | 2 [a 8] | 4,520 | 2,260 | 3,000 | 1,520 | 90% |
Rugby Lions | 4 [a 9] | 3,513 | 878 | 1,200 | 600 | 79% |
Wakefield | 6 [a 10] | 3,500 | 583 | 800 | 450 | 19% |
Waterloo | 6 [a 11] | 3,777 | 630 | 900 | 400 | 7% |
Worcester | 13 | 36,369 | 2,798 | 4,000 | 1,763 | 33% |
Top points scorers
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Top try scorers
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Team
60 - 3 Orrell at home to Blackheath on 26 September 1998
51 - 3 Worcester away to Blackheath on 16 January 1999
71 - 22 London Welsh at home to Blackheath on 17 April 1999
London Welsh at home to Blackheath on 17 April 1999
Coventry at home to Fylde on 26 September 1998
Leeds Tykes away to Coventry on 2 January 1999
N/A - multiple teams |
Player
N/A - multiple players Attendances
Bristol at home to Worcester on 9 May 1999
Leeds Tykes at home to Moseley on 16 April 1999
Bristol
Wakefield
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1998β99 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two | |
---|---|
Countries | ![]() |
Champions | Bristol |
Runners-up | Rotherham |
Relegated | Blackheath and Fylde |
Attendance | 150,221 (average 1,517 per match) [a 1] |
Highest attendance | 7,326 Bristol at home to Worcester on 9 May 1999 |
Lowest attendance | 287 Leeds Tykes at home to Moseley on 16 April 1999 |
Top point scorer |
![]() ( Coventry) 305 points |
Top try scorer |
![]() ( Rotherham) 18 tries [1] |
The 1998-99 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two 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 the Allied Dunbar Premiership 1997β98 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 1999β00. The runnersβup Rotherham lost to the thirteenth placed team in the Premiership ( Bedford) in a two legged playβoff and did not gain promotion. Blackheath and Fylde were relegated to Jewson National League 1 for the following season. [2]
Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
---|---|---|---|
Blackheath | Rectory Field | 6,000 | Greenwich, London |
Bristol | Memorial Stadium | 12,100 | Bristol |
Coventry | Coundon Road | 9,000+ | Coventry, West Midlands |
Exeter | County Ground | 5,200 | Exeter, Devon |
Fylde | Woodlands Memorial Ground | 9,000 | Lytham St Annes, Lancashire |
Leeds Tykes | Headingley Stadium | 22,250 | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
London Welsh | Old Deer Park | 5,850 | Richmond, London |
Moseley | The Reddings | 10,000 (est) | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Orrell | Edge Hall Road | 5,500 | Orrell, Greater Manchester |
Rotherham | Clifton Lane | 2,500 | Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
Rugby Lions | Webb Ellis Road | 1,000 | Rugby, Warwickshire |
Wakefield | College Grove | 3,000 | Wakefield, West Yorkshire |
Waterloo | St Anthony's Road | 9,000 | Blundellsands, Merseyside |
Worcester | Sixways | 8,477 | Worcester, Worcestershire |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bristol | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 848 | 418 | +430 | 44 | Promoted |
2 | Rotherham | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 756 | 336 | +420 | 44 | |
3 | Worcester | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 716 | 409 | +307 | 34 [a] | |
4 | London Welsh | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 662 | 552 | +110 | 34 | |
5 | Exeter | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 591 | 598 | −7 | 29 | |
6 | Leeds Tykes | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 713 | 367 | +346 | 28 [b] | |
7 | Coventry | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 652 | 560 | +92 | 28 | |
8 | Orrell | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 566 | 483 | +83 | 24 | |
9 | Waterloo | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 419 | 634 | −215 | 24 | |
10 | Moseley | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 498 | 633 | −135 | 20 | |
11 | Rugby | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 425 | 660 | −235 | 18 | |
12 | Wakefield | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 469 | 812 | −343 | 12 | |
13 | Blackheath | 26 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 419 | 842 | −423 | 10 | Relegated |
14 | Fylde | 26 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 375 | 805 | −430 | 9 |
19 September 1998 |
Fylde | P - P | Rotherham |
16 January 1999 |
Rugby Lions | P - P | Exeter |
23 January 1999 |
Coventry | P - P | Bristol |
8 May 1999 |
Blackheath | P - P | Exeter Chiefs |
Club | Home Games |
Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
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Blackheath | 4 [a 2] | 3,000 | 750 | 1,300 | 500 | 13% |
Bristol | 13 | 43,369 | 3,336 | 7,326 | 2,012 | 28% |
Coventry | 5 [a 3] | 6,460 | 1,292 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 14% |
Exeter | 5 [a 4] | 6,040 | 1,208 | 2,000 | 670 | 23% |
Fylde | 5 [a 5] | 3,000 | 600 | 700 | 400 | 7% |
Leeds Tykes | 13 | 11,230 | 864 | 2,682 | 287 | 4% |
London Welsh | 13 | 16,800 | 1,292 | 2,400 | 600 | 22% |
Moseley | 4 [a 6] | 2,893 | 723 | 1,199 | 503 | 7% |
Orrell | 6 [a 7] | 5,750 | 958 | 1,200 | 700 | 32% |
Rotherham | 2 [a 8] | 4,520 | 2,260 | 3,000 | 1,520 | 90% |
Rugby Lions | 4 [a 9] | 3,513 | 878 | 1,200 | 600 | 79% |
Wakefield | 6 [a 10] | 3,500 | 583 | 800 | 450 | 19% |
Waterloo | 6 [a 11] | 3,777 | 630 | 900 | 400 | 7% |
Worcester | 13 | 36,369 | 2,798 | 4,000 | 1,763 | 33% |
Top points scorers
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Top try scorers
|
Team
60 - 3 Orrell at home to Blackheath on 26 September 1998
51 - 3 Worcester away to Blackheath on 16 January 1999
71 - 22 London Welsh at home to Blackheath on 17 April 1999
London Welsh at home to Blackheath on 17 April 1999
Coventry at home to Fylde on 26 September 1998
Leeds Tykes away to Coventry on 2 January 1999
N/A - multiple teams |
Player
N/A - multiple players Attendances
Bristol at home to Worcester on 9 May 1999
Leeds Tykes at home to Moseley on 16 April 1999
Bristol
Wakefield
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