2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2

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2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
Date4 May 2019 – 8 June 2019
Top point scorer Flag of England.svg Joe Wilson
(Leicestershire)
44 points
Top try scorer Flag of England.svg Callum Dacey
(Leicestershire)
4 tries
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The 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2 was the 18th version of the competition that is part of the annual English rugby union County Championship organised by the RFU for the tier 2 English counties. Each county drew its players from rugby union clubs from the third tier and below of the English rugby union league system (typically National League 1, National League 2 North or National League 2 South). The counties were divided into two regional sections with the winners of each meeting in the final held at Twickenham Stadium.

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At the end of the group stage, Leicestershire were dominant in Pool 1, winning all three games (albeit one which was a walkover), including an impressive win against a strong East Midlands side, while Surrey were equally impressive in topping Pool 2, also winning three out of three. In the final, Leicestershire finished as convincing winners with an emphatic 38 – 13 victory over Surrey, in what was their second division title in three years.

Competition format

The competition format is two regional group stages divided into north and south with four teams in each group. This means that two teams in the pool had two home games, while the other two had just one. The RFU have taken fixtures from the previous year into account so that county sides that only played one home game in that competition now get two games and vice versa. At the end of the group stage the top teams with the best record from each group (north and south) advance to the final held on 2 June 2019 at Twickenham Stadium.

Promotion and relegation occurs every two seasons, with accumulated points taken into consideration. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Durham (north) and Hampshire (south) were promoted to Division 1, replacing East Midlands (north) and Surrey (south) who dropped down into Division 2. [1] Cumbria and North Midlands were relegated into Division 3, being replaced by promoted sides, Essex and Sussex. [2] [3] [4] There will now be no promotion or relegation until the end of the 2020 competition.

Participating Counties and ground locations

Group stage

Division 2 North

2019 Bill Beaumont Division 2 North Table
CountyPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTry BonusLosing BonusPoints
1 Leicestershire (Q)330010720872015 [a 1]
2 East Midlands 320110756512010
3 Warwickshire 310290172-82105
4 Staffordshire 300352108-5610-4 [a 2]
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background means the county qualified for the final. Updated: 18 May 2019
Source: "County Championships". englandrugby.com.

Round 1

4 May 2019
15:00
(1 BP) East Midlands42 – 27Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Waverley Road, Kettering
Referee: Matthew Astle
4 May 2019
15:00
Leicestershirew/oStaffordshire
Memorial Ground, Coaville
  • The match was scratched and Leicestershire were awarded a five point win after Staffordshire could not raise a side; Staffordshire were also deducted five points.

[6] [7]

Round 2

11 May 2019
15:00
Staffordshire0 – 45East Midlands (1 BP)
East Midlands
Cooke Fields, Lichfield
11 May 2019
15:00
Warwickshire0 – 78Leicestershire (1 BP)
Warwickshire
Liberty Way, Nuneaton
Referee: Peter Caunt

[6] [8]

Round 3

18 May 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Leicestershire29 – 20East Midlands
Vipers Ground, Whetstone
18 May 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Staffordshire52 – 63Warwickshire (1 BP)
Hartwell Lane, Barlaston

[6] [9]

Division 2 South

2019 Bill Beaumont Division 2 South Table
CountyPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTry BonusLosing BonusPoints
1 Surrey (Q)330014457873015
2 Somerset 31021041022318
3 Sussex 310290900105
4 Essex 310249138-89105
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background means the county qualified for the final. Updated: 18 May 2019
Source: "County Championships". englandrugby.com.

Round 1

4 May 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Surrey31 – 14Sussex
Molesey Road, Hersham
4 May 2019
15:15
(1 BP) Essex27 – 24Somerset (2 BP)
Latton Park, Harlow

[10] [7]

Round 2

11 May 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Surrey46 – 24Somerset (1 BP)
Molesey Road, Hersham
11 May 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Sussex47 – 3Essex
Sussex
Roundstone Lane, Angmering

[10] [8]

Round 3

18 May 2019
15:00
Essex19 – 67Surrey (1 BP)
Ilford Wanderers Sports Ground, Ilford, London
18 May 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Somerset56 – 29Sussex (1 BP)
Commsplus Stadium, Taunton

[10] [9]

Final

8 June 2019
15:00
Leicestershire38 – 13Surrey
Twickenham Stadium, London

Individual statistics

Competition records

Notes

  1. ↑ Leicestershire awarded a five point win against Staffordshire, who could not raise a side.
  2. ↑ Staffordshire were deducted five points for failing to raise a side for their game against Leicestershire.

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