1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two
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]
| 1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two | |
|---|---|
| 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] |
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]
Participating teams
Locations of the 1999-2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two teams
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3,000 | 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 |
Table
| 1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premership Two Table | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
Results
Round 1
| 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 |
Round 2
Round 3
| 18 September 1999 |
| Moseley | 11 - 15 | Leeds Tykes |
| Report[Usurped!] |
| The Reddings Attendance: 703 Referee: Martin Fox |
Round 4
| 27 September 1999 |
| Leeds Tykes | 42 - 0 | Manchester |
| Report[Usurped!] |
| Headingley Attendance: 924 Referee: David Matthews |
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
| 23 October 1999 |
| Leeds Tykes | 23 - 11 | London Welsh |
| Report[Usurped!] |
| Headingley Attendance: 1,560 Referee: Steve Savage |
Round 9
| 20 November 1999 |
| Coventry | 12 - 25 | Leeds Tykes |
| Report[Usurped!] |
| Coundon Road Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Trevor Fisher |
Round 10
| 27 November 1999 |
| Leeds Tykes | 20 - 9 | Worcester |
| Report[Usurped!] |
| Headingley Attendance: 2,047 Referee: Ashley Rowden |
Round 11
| 5 December 1999 |
| West Hartlepool | 0 - 45 | Leeds Tykes |
| Report[Usurped!] |
| Victoria Park Attendance: 512 Referee: Mike Hamlyn |
Round 12
| 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 |
Round 13
| 18 December 1999 |
| Leeds Tykes | P - P | Wakefield |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 29 January 2000.
| 18 December 1999 |
| West Hartlepool | P - P | Exeter Chiefs |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 1 May 2000.
Round 14
Round 15
| 15 January 2000 |
| Leeds Tykes | 57 - 0 | West Hartlepool |
| Report[Usurped!] |
| Headingley Attendance: 721 Referee: David Grashoff |
Round 16
| 22 January 2000 |
| Leeds Tykes | P - P | Coventry |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 5 February 2000.
| 22 January 2000 14:15 |
| Waterloo | 12 - 22 | Worcester |
| Report |
| St Anthony's Road Attendance: 500 Referee: Geoff Warren |
Round 13 (Rescheduled game)
| 29 January 2000 14:30 |
| Leeds Tykes | 21 - 3 | Wakefield |
| Report[Usurped!] |
| Headingley Attendance: 834 Referee: John Barnard |
Round 16 (Rescheduled game)
| 5 February 2000 14:30 |
| Leeds Tykes | 43 - 6 | Coventry |
| Report[Usurped!] |
| Headingley Attendance: 590 Referee: Roy Maybank |
Round 17
| 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 |
Round 18
| 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 |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 1 April 2000.
| 19 February 2000 |
| Worcester | 41 - 32 | Wakefield |
| Report |
| Sixways Attendance: 2,107 Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones |
Round 19
| 11 March 2000 |
| Henley Hawks | 15 - 51 | Leeds Tykes |
| Report[Usurped!] |
| Dry Leas Attendance: 650 Referee: Steve Leyshon |
Round 20
| 18 March 2000 |
| Waterloo | 19 - 33 | Leeds Tykes |
| Report[Usurped!] |
| St Anthony's Road Attendance: 350 Referee: David Grashoff |
Round 21
| 25 March 2000 |
| Leeds Tykes | P - P | Rugby Lions |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 1 April 2000.
Round 18, 21 & 25 (Rescheduled games)
| 1 April 2000 14:30 |
| Leeds Tykes | 28 - 3 | Rugby Lions |
| Report[Usurped!] |
| Headingley Attendance: 348 Referee: Ashley Rowden |
- Game brought forward from 29 April 2000.
Round 22
| 8 April 2000 |
| Manchester | 21 - 26 | Leeds Tykes |
| Report[Usurped!] |
| Grove Park Attendance: 620 Referee: Stewart Piercy |
Round 23
| 15 April 2000 |
| Leeds Tykes | 53 - 13 | Moseley |
| Report[Usurped!] |
| Headingley Attendance: 462 Referee: Geoff Warren |
Round 24
| 22 April 2000 |
| Exeter Chiefs | 13 - 10 | Leeds Tykes |
| Report[Usurped!] |
| County Ground Attendance: 852 Referee: David Grashoff |
Round 25
| 29 April 2000 |
| London Welsh | P - P | Henley Hawks |
- Game brought forward to 2 April 2000.
Round 13 (Rescheduled game)
Round 26
| 6 May 2000 |
| Wakefield | 31 - 43 | Leeds Tykes |
| Report[Usurped!] |
| College Grove Attendance: 450 Referee: Nigel Yates |
Total Season Attendances
| Club | Home Games |
Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 23% |
| 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% |
- Note that 108 home attendances are missing (see below) - so the total attendance will not be 100% accurate. The average attendance has also been taken into account with the missing games not included.
- Missing home attendances v Henley Hawks on 11 September 1999, West Hartlepool on 16 October 1999, Manchester on 18 December 1999, Orrell on 8 January 2000, Waterloo on 12 February 2000, Wakefield on 25 March 2000, Rotherham on 15 April 2000 and Rugby Lions on 29 April 2000.
- Missing home attendances v Waterloo on 4 September 1999, Orrell on 18 September 1999, Wakefield on 25 September 1999, Manchester on 9 October 1999, London Welsh on 27 November 1999 and Rugby Lions on 19 February 2000.
- Missing home attendances v Waterloo on 2 October 1999, Orrell on 16 October 1999, Moseley on 20 November 1999, Rugby Lions on 4 December 1999, Wakefield on 11 December 1999, Manchester on 8 January 2000, West Hartlepool on 8 April 2000, Coventry on 22 April 2000 and Rotherham on 6 May 2000.
- Missing home attendances v Exeter Chiefs on 11 September 1999 and Henley Hawks on 9 October 1999.
- Missing home attendance v Rotherham on 11 September 1999.
- Missing home attendances v Waterloo on 18 September 1999, Orrell on 2 October 1999, Moseley on 16 October 1999, Wakefield on 23 October 1999, Henley Hawks on 27 November 1999, Rotherham on 15 January 2000, Rugby Lions on 22 January 2000, West Hartlepool on 22 April 2000 and Coventry on 6 May 2000.
- Missing home attendances v West Hartlepool on 4 September 1999, Wakefield on 9 October 1999, Rugby Lions on 23 October 1999, Coventry on 11 December 1999, Rotherham on 8 January 2000, Henley Hawks on 22 January 2000, Manchester on 1 April 2000, Orrell on 8 April 2000 and Waterloo on 22 April 2000.
- Missing home attendances v Wakefield on 11 September 1999, Moseley on 25 September 1999, Rugby Lions on 9 October 1999, Rotherham on 23 October 1999, Coventry on 27 November 1999, West Hartlepool on 11 December 1999, Worcester on 15 January 2000, Henley Hawks on 19 February 2000, Manchester on 25 March 2000, Exeter Chiefs on 15 April 2000 and Waterloo on 6 May 2000.
- Missing home attendances v Coventry on 18 September 1999, West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999, Leeds Tykes on 16 October 1999, Moseley on 27 November 1999, Manchester on 4 December 1999, Henley Hawks on 18 December 1999, Orrell on 12 February 2000, Waterloo on 11 March 2000, Rugby Lions on 18 March 2000 and Wakefield on 29 April 2000.
- Missing home attendances v Coventry on 4 September 1999, West Hartlepool on 18 September 1999, Leeds Tykes on 2 October 1999, Exeter Chiefs on 16 October 1999, Manchester on 20 November 1999, Wakefield on 27 November 1999, Rotherham on 11 December 1999, Henley Hawks on 15 January 2000, Moseley on 12 February 2000 and Waterloo on 8 April 2000.
- Missing home attendances v Rotherham on 4 September 1999, Coventry on 2 October 1999, Worcester on 16 October 1999, West Hartlepool on 20 November 1999, Waterloo on 4 December 1999, Rugby Lions on 8 January 2000, Manchester on 12 February 2000, Moseley on 11 March 2000, Henley Hawks on 18 March 2000 and Orrell on 22 April 2000.
- Missing home attendances v Rugby Lions on 25 September 1999, Rotherham on 9 October 1999, Coventry on 23 October 1999, West Hartlepool on 27 November 1999, Orrell on 18 December 1999, Wakefield on 15 January 2000, Henley Hawks on 25 March 2000 and Manchester on 15 April 2000.
- Missing home attendances v Manchester on 12 September 1999, Henley Hawks on 25 September 1999, Worcester on 23 October 1999, Waterloo on 8 January 2000, Wakefield on 22 January 2000, Coventry on 19 February 2000, Rotherham on 25 March 2000, Rugby Lions on 15 April 2000 and Moseley on 29 April 2000.
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
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Top try scorers
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Season records
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
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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See also
References
- Stephen McCormack, ed. (2000). The Official RFU Club Directory 2000–2001. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press.
- "History". Exeter Chiefs. Archived from the original on 2015-12-20. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- "Leagues 1999/00". Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- "London Welsh Fixtures and results 1999-2000". Premiership Rugby. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- "Exeter Chiefs Fixtures and results 1999-2000". Premiership Rugby. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- "Saturday, 18 March 2000 : Match Summaries". BBC News. 18 March 2000.
- Missing home attendances v Orrell on 4 December 1999, Moseley on 18 December 1999 and Exeter Chiefs on 17 March 2000.
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- "AD Prem 2 99/00 Leading point scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
- "AD Prem 2 99/00 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
- "National One 99-00 Most tries in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
- "National One 99-00 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
- "National One 99-00 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
- "National One 99-00 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
- "National One 99-00 Most points in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
- "National One 99-00 Most tries in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
- "National One 99-00 Most conversions in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
- "National One 99-00 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
- "National One 99-00 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
- "National One 99-00 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
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