1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two | |
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Countries | England |
Champions | Rotherham |
Runners-up | Leeds Tykes |
Relegated | Rugby and West Hartlepool |
Attendance | 90,201 (average 1,219 per match) [a 1] |
Highest attendance | 5,019 Leeds Tykes at home to Rotherham on 18 February 2000 |
Lowest attendance | 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 |
Top point scorer | Sam Howard (Worcester) 312 points |
Top try scorer | Dean Lax (Rotherham) 18 tries [1] |
The 1999-00 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two 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 the Allied Dunbar Premiership 1998-99 while Henley Hawks and Manchester had been promoted from National League 1. Exeter were also rebranded as the 'Chiefs' from this season onward. [2]
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 Two for the following season. Rugby and West Hartlepool were relegated to the 2000–01 National Division Two. [3]
Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
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Coventry | Coundon Road | 9,000+ | Coventry, West Midlands |
Exeter Chiefs | County Ground | 5,200 | Exeter, Devon |
Henley Hawks | Dry Leas | 4,000 | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire |
Leeds Tykes | Headingley Stadium | 22,250 | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
London Welsh | Old Deer Park | 5,850 | Richmond, London |
Manchester | Grove Park | 4,000 | Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester |
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 | Webb Ellis Road | 1,000 | Rugby, Warwickshire |
Wakefield | College Grove | 3,000 | Wakefield, West Yorkshire |
Waterloo | St Anthony's Road | 9,000 | Blundellsands, Merseyside |
West Hartlepool | Victoria Park | 7,856 | Hartlepool, County Durham |
Worcester | Sixways | 8,477 | Worcester, Worcestershire |
1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two Table | ||||||||||||||
Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Points | ||||||
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1 | Rotherham | 26 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1045 | 267 | 778 | 48 | |||||
2 | Leeds Tykes | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 794 | 269 | 525 | 44 | |||||
3 | Worcester | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 865 | 450 | 415 | 38 | |||||
4 | Exeter Chiefs | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 742 | 466 | 276 | 38 | |||||
5 | London Welsh | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 713 | 476 | 237 | 32 | |||||
6 | Coventry | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 714 | 589 | 125 | 30 | |||||
7 | Moseley | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 595 | 526 | 69 | 28 | |||||
8 | Manchester | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 513 | 672 | –159 | 22 | |||||
9 | Henley | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 599 | 696 | –97 | 21 | |||||
10 | Wakefield | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 547 | 638 | –91 | 20 | |||||
11 | Orrell | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 388 | 682 | –294 | 14 | |||||
12 | Waterloo | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 441 | 830 | –389 | 14 | |||||
13 | Rugby | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 408 | 905 | –497 | 13 | |||||
14 | West Hartlepool | 26 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 216 | 1114 | –898 | 2 | |||||
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Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places. |
4 September 1999 |
Manchester | 7 - 36 | Worcester |
Report |
Grove Park Attendance: 600 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones |
4 September 1999 |
Orrell | 8 - 25 | Leeds Tykes |
Report [usurped] |
Edge Hall Road Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Trevor Fisher |
18 September 1999 |
Moseley | 11 - 15 | Leeds Tykes |
Report [usurped] |
The Reddings Attendance: 703 Referee: Martin Fox |
27 September 1999 |
Leeds Tykes | 42 - 0 | Manchester |
Report [usurped] |
Headingley Attendance: 924 Referee: David Matthews |
23 October 1999 |
Leeds Tykes | 23 - 11 | London Welsh |
Report [usurped] |
Headingley Attendance: 1,560 Referee: Steve Savage |
20 November 1999 |
Coventry | 12 - 25 | Leeds Tykes |
Report [usurped] |
Coundon Road Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Trevor Fisher |
27 November 1999 |
Leeds Tykes | 20 - 9 | Worcester |
Report [usurped] |
Headingley Attendance: 2,047 Referee: Ashley Rowden |
5 December 1999 |
West Hartlepool | 0 - 45 | Leeds Tykes |
Report [usurped] |
Victoria Park Attendance: 512 Referee: Mike Hamlyn |
11 December 1999 |
Exeter Chiefs | 16 - 10 | Worcester |
Report |
County Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Steve Leyshon |
11 December 1999 |
Leeds Tykes | 54 - 0 | Waterloo |
Report [usurped] |
Headingley Attendance: 493 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones |
18 December 1999 |
Leeds Tykes | P - P | Wakefield |
18 December 1999 |
West Hartlepool | P - P | Exeter Chiefs |
15 January 2000 |
Leeds Tykes | 57 - 0 | West Hartlepool |
Report [usurped] |
Headingley Attendance: 721 Referee: David Grashoff |
22 January 2000 |
Leeds Tykes | P - P | Coventry |
22 January 2000 14:15 |
Waterloo | 12 - 22 | Worcester |
Report |
St Anthony's Road Attendance: 500 Referee: Geoff Warren |
29 January 2000 14:30 |
Leeds Tykes | 21 - 3 | Wakefield |
Report [usurped] |
Headingley Attendance: 834 Referee: John Barnard |
5 February 2000 14:30 |
Leeds Tykes | 43 - 6 | Coventry |
Report [usurped] |
Headingley Attendance: 590 Referee: Roy Maybank |
12 February 2000 14:00 |
London Welsh | 15 - 13 | Leeds Tykes |
Report [usurped] |
Old Deer Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Geoff Warren |
12 February 2000 14:30 |
Worcester | 57 - 3 | West Hartlepool |
Report |
Sixways Attendance: 2,043 Referee: Stuart Terheege |
18 February 2000 20:00 |
Leeds Tykes | 16 - 17 | Rotherham |
Report [usurped] |
Headingley Attendance: 5,019 Referee: Chris White |
19 February 2000 |
Moseley | P - P | Manchester |
19 February 2000 |
Worcester | 41 - 32 | Wakefield |
Report |
Sixways Attendance: 2,107 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones |
11 March 2000 |
Henley Hawks | 15 - 51 | Leeds Tykes |
Report [usurped] |
Dry Leas Attendance: 650 Referee: Steve Leyshon |
18 March 2000 |
Waterloo | 19 - 33 | Leeds Tykes |
Report [usurped] |
St Anthony's Road Attendance: 350 Referee: David Grashoff |
25 March 2000 |
Leeds Tykes | P - P | Rugby Lions |
1 April 2000 14:30 |
Leeds Tykes | 28 - 3 | Rugby Lions |
Report [usurped] |
Headingley Attendance: 348 Referee: Ashley Rowden |
8 April 2000 |
Manchester | 21 - 26 | Leeds Tykes |
Report [usurped] |
Grove Park Attendance: 620 Referee: Stewart Piercy |
15 April 2000 |
Leeds Tykes | 53 - 13 | Moseley |
Report [usurped] |
Headingley Attendance: 462 Referee: Geoff Warren |
22 April 2000 |
Exeter Chiefs | 13 - 10 | Leeds Tykes |
Report [usurped] |
County Ground Attendance: 852 Referee: David Grashoff |
29 April 2000 |
London Welsh | P - P | Henley Hawks |
1 May 2000 14:30 |
Leeds Tykes | 17 - 3 | Orrell |
Report [usurped] |
Headingley Attendance: 631 Referee: Roy Maybank |
Club | Home Games | Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
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Coventry | 5 [a 2] | 7,095 | 1,419 | 2,200 | 600 | 18% |
Exeter Chiefs | 7 [a 3] | 7,366 | 1,052 | 1,500 | 763 | 20% |
Henley Hawks | 4 [a 4] | 3,950 | 988 | 1,500 | 650 | 25% |
Leeds Tykes | 11 [a 5] | 13,629 | 1,239 | 5,019 | 348 | 6% |
London Welsh | 12 [a 6] | 11,450 | 954 | 1,400 | 500 | 16% |
Manchester | 4 [a 7] | 2,320 | 580 | 650 | 450 | 15% |
Moseley | 4 [a 8] | 5,128 | 1,282 | 3,000 | 613 | 13% |
Orrell | 2 [a 9] | 1,400 | 700 | 1,000 | 400 | 13% |
Rotherham | 3 [a 10] | 6,400 | 2,133 | 2,900 | 1,000 | 80% |
Rugby Lions | 2 [a 11] | 2,150 | 1,075 | 1,500 | 650 | 83% |
Wakefield | 3 [a 12] | 1,400 | 467 | 600 | 350 | 16% |
Waterloo | 4 [a 13] | 1,515 | 379 | 500 | 300 | 4% |
West Hartlepool | 3 [a 14] | 1,532 | 511 | 720 | 300 | 7% |
Worcester | 10 [7] | 24,866 | 2,487 | 3,200 | 1,616 | 29% |
Top points scorers
| Top try scorers
|
Team
93 - 8 Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999
84 - 15 Worcester away to Wakefield on 16 October 1999
93 - 8 Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999
Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999
Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999
Henley Hawks away to Rugby Lions on 15 January 2000
Manchester at home to Orrell on 2 October 1999 | Player
Simon Binns for Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999
Andy Currier for London Welsh at home to Waterloo on 16 October 1999
Simon Binns for Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999
Matt Jones for Henley Hawks away to Rugby Lions on 15 January 2000
Rod Ellis for Manchester at home to Orrell on 2 October 1999 Attendances
Leeds Tykes at home to Rotherham on 18 February 2000
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
Worcester
Waterloo |
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