The
1999-00 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two was the thirteenth full season of
rugby union
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within the second tier of the
English league system, currently known as the
RFU Championship
The RFU Championship is an English rugby union competition comprising twelve clubs. It is the second level of men’s English rugby and is played by both professional and semi-professional players. The competition has existed since 1987, when ...
.
Allied Dunbar
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sponsored the top two divisions of the
English rugby union leagues
Men's Rugby union in England consists of 106 leagues, which includes professional leagues at the highest level, down to amateur regional leagues. Promotion and relegation are in place throughout the system.
Women's Rugby union in England cons ...
for the third season in a row. The leagues were previously known as the Courage Clubs Championship and sponsored by
Courage Brewery
Courage Brewery was an English brewery, founded by John Courage in 1787 in London, England.
History
Courage & Co Ltd was started by John Courage at the Anchor Brewhouse in Horsleydown, Bermondsey in 1787. He was a Scottish shipping agent of Fr ...
. New teams to the division included
West Hartlepool
West Hartlepool was a predecessor of Hartlepool, County Durham, England. It developed in the Victorian era and took the name from its western position in the parish of what is now known as the Headland.
The former town was originally formed ...
who had been relegated from the
Allied Dunbar Premiership 1998-99 while
Henley Hawks
Henley Hawks is a rugby union club based in Henley-on-Thames and is one of the leading rugby clubs in the Thames Valley. The first team play in the fourth tier of the English league system; National League 2 East.
History
Henley RFC was ...
and
Manchester
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had been promoted from
National League 1
National One (last season known as National League 1 and previously known before September 2009 as National Division Two), is the third of three national leagues in the domestic rugby union competition of England. It was known as Courage Leagu ...
.
Exeter were also rebranded as the 'Chiefs' from this season onward.
Rotherham
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, the champions, were promoted to the
Allied Dunbar Premiership for season
2000–01 after beating the 12th placed team from that division, (
Bedford
Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...
), in a two legged play–off. There was only one promotion place available and the runners–up
Leeds Tykes
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The club was founded as Headingley FC, but renamed in 1991 when it j ...
remained in Premiership Two for the following season.
Rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
and
West Hartlepool
West Hartlepool was a predecessor of Hartlepool, County Durham, England. It developed in the Victorian era and took the name from its western position in the parish of what is now known as the Headland.
The former town was originally formed ...
were relegated to the
2000–01 National Division Two
The 2000–01 National Division Two was the fourteenth full season of rugby union within the third tier of the English league system currently known as National League 1. New teams to the division included West Hartlepool and Rugby Lions who wer ...
.
Participating teams
Table
Results
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Round 6
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Round 7
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Round 8
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Round 9
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Round 10
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Round 11
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Round 12
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Round 13
*Postponed. Game rescheduled for 29 January 2000.
*Postponed. Game rescheduled for 1 May 2000.
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Round 14
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Round 15
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Round 16
*Postponed. Game rescheduled for 5 February 2000.
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Round 13 (Rescheduled game)
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Round 16 (Rescheduled game)
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Round 17
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Round 18
*Postponed. Game rescheduled for 1 April 2000.
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Round 19
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Round 20
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Round 21
*Postponed. Game rescheduled for 1 April 2000.
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Round 18, 21 & 25 (Rescheduled games)
*Game brought forward from 29 April 2000.
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Round 22
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Round 23
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Round 24
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Round 25
*Game brought forward to 2 April 2000.
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Round 13 (Rescheduled game)
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Round 26
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
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
Mike Umaga for Rotherham at home to Waterloo on 11 March 2000
Sam Howard
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Amateur career
Howard attended C ...
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
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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
See also
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English rugby union system
Men's Rugby union in England consists of 106 leagues, which includes professional leagues at the highest level, down to amateur regional leagues. Promotion and relegation are in place throughout the system.
Women's Rugby union in England cons ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allied Dunbar Premiership Two
1999–2000 in English rugby union leagues
1999-2000