1998–1999 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two

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Countries England Runners-up Rotherham		Champions Bristol Relegated Blackheath and Fylde

Attendance 150,221 (average 1,517 per match) Highest attendance 7,326 Bristol at home to Worcester on 9 May 1999

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 1997-98 while London Welsh, Rugby Lions, Leeds Tykes and Worcester were promoted from National League One. 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 1999–00. The runners–up Rotherham lost to the thirteenth placed team in the Premership (Bedford) in a two legged play–off and did not gain promotion. Blackheath and Fylde were relegated to Jewson National League One for the following season.

Table

Allied Dunbar Premiership Two 1998-99

Round 3

Postphoned. Game rescheduled for 20 February 1999.

Round 15

Postphoned. Game rescheduled for 20 March 1999.

Round 16

Postphoned. Game rescheduled for 21 February 1999.

Round 26 (Rescheduled game)

Game brought forward from 8 May 1999.

Round 26

Game brought forward to 10 April 1999.

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.

References

1998–1999 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two Wikipedia

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