1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two

1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two
Countries  England
Champions Rotherham
Runners-up Leeds Tykes
Relegated Rugby and West Hartlepool
Attendance 150,221 (average 1,090 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 EnglandSam Howard
(Worcester) 312 points
Top try scorer EnglandDean Lax
(Rotherham) 18 tries
[1]
2000-01

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 One. 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]

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
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
  • Points are awarded as follows: two points for a win; one point for a draw; no points for a loss.
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: (1) difference between points for and against; (2) total number of points for.
Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places.

Results

Round 1

4 September 1999
Exeter Chiefs 39 - 17 Waterloo
Report
County Ground
4 September 1999
Henley Hawks 28 - 22 London Welsh
Report
Dry Leas
Attendance: 1,500[4]
4 September 1999
Manchester 7 - 36 Worcester
Report
Grove Park
Attendance: 600
Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones
4 September 1999
Moseley 24 - 0 West Hartlepool
Report
The Reddings
4 September 1999
Orrell 8 - 25 Leeds Tykes
Report
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Trevor Fisher
4 September 1999
Rugby Lions 6 - 48 Coventry
Report
Webb Ellis Road
4 September 1999
Wakefield 8 - 30 Rotherham
Report
College Grove

Round 2

11 September 1999
Coventry 30 - 3 Henley Hawks
Report
Coundon Road
11 September 1999
London Welsh 20 - 16 Rotherham
Report
Old Deer Park
11 September 1999
Orrell 23 - 13 Wakefield
Report
Edge Hall Road
11 September 1999
Leeds Tykes 32 - 10 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Headingley
Referee: Steve Leyshon
11 September 1999
Waterloo 9 - 29 Moseley
Report
St Anthony's
11 September 1999
Worcester 73 - 0 Rugby Lions
Report
Sixways
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Trevor Fisher
12 September 1999
West Hartlepool 19 - 24 Manchester
Report
Victoria Park

Round 3

18 September 1999
Exeter Chiefs 38 - 3 Orrell
Report
County Ground
18 September 1999
Henley Hawks 24 - 31 Worcester
Report
Dry Leas
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Geoff Warren
18 September 1999
Manchester 29 - 14 Waterloo
Report
Grove Park
18 September 1999
Moseley 11 - 15 Leeds Tykes
Report
The Reddings
Attendance: 703
Referee: Martin Fox
18 September 1999
Rotherham 20 - 13 Coventry
Report
Clifton Lane
18 September 1999
Rugby Lions 37 - 10 West Hartlepool
Report
Webb Ellis Road
18 September 1999
Wakefield 22 - 37 London Welsh
Report
College Grove
Attendance: 600[4]

Round 4

25 September 1999
Coventry 30 - 3 London Welsh
Report
Coundon Road
Attendance: 1,595[4]
25 September 1999
Exeter Chiefs 35 - 25 Wakefield
Report
County Ground
25 September 1999
Orrell 12 - 19 Moseley
Report
Edge Hall Road
25 September 1999
Waterloo 32 - 10 Rugby Lions
Report
St Anthony's Road
25 September 1999
West Hartlepool 0 - 30 Henley Hawks
Report
Victoria Park
25 September 1999
Worcester 21 - 10 Rotherham
Report
Sixways
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Ashley Rowden
27 September 1999
Leeds Tykes 42 - 0 Manchester
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 924
Referee: David Matthews

Round 5

2 October 1999
Henley Hawks 40 - 24 Waterloo
Report
Dry Leas
2 October 1999
London Welsh 19 - 20 Worcester
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Chris Rees
2 October 1999
Manchester 48 - 7 Orrell
Report
Grove Park
2 October 1999
Moseley 17 - 20 Exeter Chiefs
Report
The Reddings
Attendance: 613[5]
2 October 1999
Rotherham 93 - 8 West Hartlepool
Report
Clifton Lane
2 October 1999
Rugby Lions 19 - 28 Leeds Tykes
Report
Webb Ellis Road
2 October 1999
Wakefield 24 - 15 Coventry
Report
College Grove

Round 6

8 October 1999
Worcester 33 - 15 Coventry
Report
Sixways
Attendance: 3,112
Referee: May
9 October 1999
Exeter Chiefs 44 - 25 Manchester
Report
County Ground
9 October 1999
Leeds Tykes 49 - 7 Henley Hawks
Report
Headingley
9 October 1999
Moseley 27 - 12 Wakefield
Report
The Reddings
9 October 1999
Orrell 32 - 11 Rugby Lions
Report
Edge Hall Road
9 October 1999
Waterloo 13 - 33 Rotherham
Report
St Anthony's Road
9 October 1999
West Hartlepool 8 - 28 London Welsh
Report
Victoria Park
Attendance: 720[4]

Round 7

16 October 1999
Coventry 59 - 19 West Hartlepool
Report
Coundon Road
16 October 1999
Henley Hawks 39 - 16 Orrell
Report
Dry Leas
16 October 1999
London Welsh 51 - 32 Waterloo
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,050[4]
16 October 1999
Manchester 22 - 15 Moseley
Report
Grove Park
16 October 1999
Rotherham 17 - 11 Leeds Tykes
Report
Clifton Lane
16 October 1999
Rugby Lions 22 - 45 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Webb Ellis Road
16 October 1999
Wakefield 15 - 84 Worcester
Report
College Grove
Referee: David Sainsbury

Round 8

23 October 1999
Exeter Chiefs 31 - 6 Henley Hawks
Report
County Ground
Attendance: 870[5]
23 October 1999
Leeds Tykes 23 - 11 London Welsh
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 1,560
Referee: Steve Savage
23 October 1999
Manchester 33 - 17 Wakefield
Report
Grove Park
23 October 1999
Moseley 42 - 19 Rugby Lions
Report
The Reddings
23 October 1999
Orrell 14 - 36 Rotherham
Report
Edge Hall Road
23 October 1999
Waterloo 13 - 33 Coventry
Report
St Anthony's Road
23 October 1999
West Hartlepool 9 - 58 Worcester
Report
Victoria Park
Referee: Mike Hamlyn

Round 9

20 November 1999
Coventry 12 - 25 Leeds Tykes
Report
Coundon Road
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Trevor Fisher
20 November 1999
Henley Hawks 29 - 18 Moseley
Report
Dry Leas
20 November 1999
London Welsh 14 - 0 Orrell
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 650[4]
20 November 1999
Rotherham 36 - 15 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,000[5]
20 November 1999
Rugby Lions 16 - 35 Manchester
Report
Webb Ellis Road
20 November 1999
Wakefield 47 - 7 West Hartlepool
Report
College Grove
20 November 1999
Worcester 78 - 10 Waterloo
Report
Sixways
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Robin Goodliffe

Round 10

27 November 1999
Exeter Chiefs 19 - 12 London Welsh
Report
County Ground
27 November 1999
Leeds Tykes 20 - 9 Worcester
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 2,047
Referee: Ashley Rowden
27 November 1999
Manchester 29 - 25 Henley Hawks
Report
Grove Park
27 November 1999
Orrell 20 - 15 Coventry
Report
Edge Hall Road
27 November 1999
Rotherham 30 - 15 Moseley
Report
Clifton Lane
27 November 1999
Rugby Lions 14 - 9 Wakefield
Report
Webb Ellis Road
27 November 1999
Waterloo 34 - 10 West Hartlepool
Report
St Anthony's Road

Round 11

4 December 1999
Coventry 42 - 33 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Coundon Road
Attendance: 1,000[5]
4 December 1999
Henley Hawks 14 - 20 Rugby Lions
Report
Dry Leas
4 December 1999
London Welsh 24 - 8 Moseley
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 800[4]
4 December 1999
Rotherham 38 - 6 Manchester
Report
Clifton Lane
4 December 1999
Wakefield 44 - 0 Waterloo
Report
College Grove
4 December 1999
Worcester 35 - 32 Orrell
Report
Sixways
Referee: Trevor Fisher
5 December 1999
West Hartlepool 0 - 45 Leeds Tykes
Report
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
Henley Hawks 32 - 14 Wakefield
Report
Dry Leas
11 December 1999
Leeds Tykes 54 - 0 Waterloo
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 493
Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones
11 December 1999
Manchester 11 - 9 London Welsh
Report
Grove Park
Attendance: 450[4]
11 December 1999
Moseley 11 - 22 Coventry
Report
The Reddings
11 December 1999
Orrell 15 - 23 West Hartlepool
Report
Edge Hall Road
11 December 1999
Rugby Lions 6 - 56 Rotherham
Report
Webb Ellis Road

Round 13

18 December 1999
Coventry 20 - 9 Manchester
Report
Coundon Road
18 December 1999
Leeds Tykes P - P Wakefield

18 December 1999
London Welsh 70 - 7 Rugby Lions
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,200[4]
18 December 1999
Rotherham 53 - 7 Henley Hawks
Report
Clifton Lane
18 December 1999
Waterloo 18 - 14 Orrell
Report
St Anthony's Road
18 December 1999
West Hartlepool P - P Exeter Chiefs

18 December 1999
Worcester 30 - 22 Moseley
Report
Sixways
Referee: David Grashoff

Round 14

8 January 2000
Coventry 37 - 13 Orrell
Report
Coundon Road
8 January 2000
Henley Hawks 41 - 18 Manchester
Report
Dry Leas
8 January 2000
London Welsh 24 - 14 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,050[4]
8 January 2000
Moseley 5 - 56 Rotherham
Report
The Reddings
8 January 2000
Wakefield 23 - 5 Rugby Lions
Report
College Grove
8 January 2000
West Hartlepool 11 - 16 Waterloo
Report
Victoria Park
8 January 2000
Worcester 6 - 12 Leeds Tykes
Report
Sixways
Attendance: 3,148
Referee: May

Round 15

15 January 2000
Exeter Chiefs 35 - 6 Coventry
Report
County Ground
Attendance: 980[5]
15 January 2000
Leeds Tykes 57 - 0 West Hartlepool
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 721
Referee: David Grashoff
15 January 2000
Manchester 6 - 41 Rotherham
Report
Grove Park
15 January 2000
14:15
Moseley 35 - 16 London Welsh
Report
The Reddings
Attendance: 812[4]
15 January 2000
Orrell 3 - 41 Worcester
Report
Edge Hall Road
Referee: Huw Jones-Williams
15 January 2000
Rugby Lions 17 - 34 Henley Hawks
Report
Webb Ellis Road
15 January 2000
Waterloo 9 - 22 Wakefield
Report
St Anthony's Road

Round 16

22 January 2000
Exeter Chiefs 0 - 34 Rotherham
Report
County Ground
Attendance: 1,121[5]
22 January 2000
Leeds Tykes P - P Coventry

22 January 2000
Manchester 50 - 22 Rugby Lions
Report
Grove Park
22 January 2000
Moseley 19 - 25 Henley Hawks
Report
The Reddings
22 January 2000
Orrell 15 - 45 London Welsh
Report
Edge Hall Road
Attendance: 400[4]
22 January 2000
14:15
Waterloo 12 - 22 Worcester
Report
St Anthony's Road
Attendance: 500
Referee: Geoff Warren
22 January 2000
West Hartlepool 3 - 45 Wakefield
Report
Victoria Park

Round 13 (Rescheduled game)

29 January 2000
14:30
Leeds Tykes 21 - 3 Wakefield
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 834
Referee: John Barnard

Round 16 (Rescheduled game)

5 February 2000
14:30
Leeds Tykes 43 - 6 Coventry
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 590
Referee: Roy Maybank

Round 17

12 February 2000
Coventry 36 - 31 Waterloo
Report
Coundon Road
12 February 2000
14:30
Henley Hawks 21 - 31 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Dry Leas
Attendance: 800[5]
12 February 2000
14:00
London Welsh 15 - 13 Leeds Tykes
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Geoff Warren
12 February 2000
Rotherham 45 - 13 Orrell
Report
Clifton Lane
12 February 2000
Rugby Lions 10 - 25 Moseley
Report
Webb Ellis Road
12 February 2000
Wakefield 19 - 15 Manchester
Report
College Grove
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
Headingley
Attendance: 5,019
Referee: Chris White
19 February 2000
Exeter Chiefs 53 - 10 Rugby Lions
Report
County Ground
19 February 2000
Moseley P - P Manchester

19 February 2000
Orrell 30 - 20 Henley Hawks
Report
Edge Hall Road
19 February 2000
13:00
Waterloo 5 - 49 London Welsh
Report
St Anthony's Road
Attendance: 300[4]
19 February 2000
West Hartlepool 5 - 57 Coventry
Report
Victoria Park
19 February 2000
Worcester 41 - 32 Wakefield
Report
Sixways
Attendance: 2,107
Referee: Geraint Ashton-Jones

Round 19

11 March 2000
Coventry 35 - 28 Worcester
Report
Coundon Road
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Roy Maybank
11 March 2000
Henley Hawks 15 - 51 Leeds Tykes
Report
Dry Leas
Attendance: 650
Referee: Steve Leyshon
11 March 2000
London Welsh 48 - 3 West Hartlepool
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 700[4]
11 March 2000
Manchester 10 - 24 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Grove Park
Attendance: 650[5]
11 March 2000
Rotherham 78 - 10 Waterloo
Report
Clifton Lane
11 March 2000
Wakefield 13 - 32 Moseley
Report
College Grove
11 March 2000
Rugby Lions 14 - 23 Orrell
Report


Round 20

17 March 2000
19:30
Worcester 28 - 24 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Sixways
Referee: Chris White
18 March 2000
Coventry 27 - 31 Moseley
Report
Coundon Road
Attendance: 600[6]
18 March 2000
Rotherham 54 - 0 Rugby Lions
Report
Clifton Lane
18 March 2000
Wakefield 22 - 7 Henley Hawks
Report
College Grove
18 March 2000
Waterloo 19 - 33 Leeds Tykes
Report
St Anthony's Road
Attendance: 350
Referee: David Grashoff
18 March 2000
West Hartlepool 16 - 28 Orrell
Report
Victoria Park
Attendance: 300[6]
19 March 2000
London Welsh 52 - 10 Manchester
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 600[4]

Round 21

25 March 2000
Coventry 33 - 18 Wakefield
Report
Coundon Road
25 March 2000
Exeter Chiefs 16 - 15 Moseley
Report
County Ground
Attendance: 763[5]
25 March 2000
Leeds Tykes P - P Rugby Lions

25 March 2000
Orrell 23 - 12 Manchester
Report
Edge Hall Road
25 March 2000
Waterloo 27 - 27 Henley Hawks
Report
St Anthony's Road
25 March 2000
West Hartlepool 7 - 52 Rotherham
Report
Victoria Park
25 March 2000
Worcester 23 - 10 London Welsh
Report
Sixways
Attendance: 2,605
Referee: Steve Leyshon

Round 18, 21 & 25 (Rescheduled games)

1 April 2000
14:30
Leeds Tykes 28 - 3 Rugby Lions
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 348
Referee: Ashley Rowden
1 April 2000
Moseley 30 - 10 Manchester
Report
The Reddings
2 April 2000
London Welsh 33 - 25 Henley Hawks
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 500[4]

Round 22

8 April 2000
Henley Hawks 36 - 16 West Hartlepool
Report
Dry Leas
8 April 2000
London Welsh 22 - 14 Coventry
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 1,350[4]
8 April 2000
Manchester 21 - 26 Leeds Tykes
Report
Grove Park
Attendance: 620
Referee: Stewart Piercy
8 April 2000
Moseley 39 - 5 Orrell
Report
The Reddings
8 April 2000
Rotherham 42 - 0 Worcester
Report
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Nigel Yates
8 April 2000
Rugby Lions 25 - 25 Waterloo
Report
Webb Ellis Road
8 April 2000
Wakefield 22 - 9 Exeter Chiefs
Report
College Grove
Attendance: 350[5]

Round 23

15 April 2000
Coventry 6 - 45 Rotherham
Report
Coundon Road
15 April 2000
Leeds Tykes 53 - 13 Moseley
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 462
Referee: Geoff Warren
15 April 2000
London Welsh 37 - 21 Wakefield
Report
Old Deer Park
Attendance: 950[4]
15 April 2000
Orrell 23 - 29 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Edge Hall Road
15 April 2000
Waterloo 33 - 3 Manchester
Report
St Anthony's Road
15 April 2000
West Hartlepool 14 - 39 Rugby Lions
Report
Victoria Park
15 April 2000
Worcester 30 - 8 Henley Hawks
Report
Sixways
Attendance: 1,616
Referee: Martin Fox

Round 24

22 April 2000
Exeter Chiefs 13 - 10 Leeds Tykes
Report
County Ground
Attendance: 852
Referee: David Grashoff
22 April 2000
Henley Hawks 32 - 40 Coventry
Report
Dry Leas
22 April 2000
Manchester 24 - 0 West Hartlepool
Report
Grove Park
22 April 2000
Moseley 34 - 13 Waterloo
Report
The Reddings
22 April 2000
Rotherham 42 - 13 London Welsh
Report
Clifton Lane
Attendance: 2,500[4]
22 April 2000
Rugby Lions 21 - 15 Worcester
Report
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 650
Referee: May
22 April 2000
Wakefield 16 - 0 Orrell
Report
College Grove

Round 25

29 April 2000
Coventry 39 - 26 Rugby Lions
Report
Coundon Road
29 April 2000
London Welsh P - P Henley Hawks

29 April 2000
Rotherham 46 - 10 Wakefield
Report
Clifton Lane
29 April 2000
Waterloo 10 - 13 Exeter Chiefs
Report
St Anthony's Road
Attendance: 365[5]
29 April 2000
West Hartlepool 19 - 25 Moseley
Report
Victoria Park
29 April 2000
Worcester 39 - 10 Manchester
Report
Sixways
Attendance: 1,735
Referee: Eric Woodmason
1 May 2000
14:30
Leeds Tykes 17 - 3 Orrell
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 631
Referee: Roy Maybank

Round 13 (Rescheduled game)

1 May 2000
13:00
West Hartlepool 6 - 55 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Victoria Park
Attendance: 300[5]

Round 26

6 May 2000
Exeter Chiefs 81 - 0 West Hartlepool
Report
County Ground
Attendance: 1,280[5]
6 May 2000
Henley Hawks 24 - 25 Rotherham
Report
Dry Leas
6 May 2000
Manchester 41 - 24 Coventry
Report
Grove Park
6 May 2000
Moseley 34 - 17 Worcester
Report
The Reddings
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Steve Savage
6 May 2000
Orrell 13 - 17 Waterloo
Report
Edge Hall Road
6 May 2000
Rugby Lions 32 - 28 London Welsh
Report
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 1,500[4]
6 May 2000
Wakefield 31 - 43 Leeds Tykes
Report
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%

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Missing home attendances v Exeter Chiefs on 11 September 1999 and Henley Hawks on 9 October 1999.
  6. Missing home attendance v Rotherham on 11 September 1999.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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

Top points scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Points
1 England Sam Howard Exeter Chiefs 26 312
2 England Steve Gough Coventry 23 266
3 Samoa Mike Umaga Rotherham 18 249
4 England Stephen Swindells Manchester 22 246
5 England Matt Jones Henley Hawks 24 236
6 England Tony Yapp Worcester 23 229
7 England Lyndon Griffiths Waterloo 25 201
8 England Andy Lee London Welsh 25 198
9 England Jon Benson Leeds Tykes 25 185
10 England Martyn Davies Rugby Lions 21 179

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Top try scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Tries
1 England Dean Lax Rotherham 20 18
2 England Duncan Roke Henley Hawks 26 17
3 England David Scully Rotherham 26 17
4 England Simon Frost London Welsh 17 14
5 England Scott Roskell London Welsh 23 13
6 England Nick Baxter Worcester 25 13
7 England Matt Oliver Leeds Tykes 25 13
8 England Andy Smallwood Coventry 22 12
9 England Kurt Johnson Coventry 24 12
10 England Peter Buxton Moseley 26 12
10 England Jim Jenner Worcester 26 12

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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

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Player

Most points in a match — 41

England Simon Binns for Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999

Most tries in a match — 4

England Andrew Currier for London Welsh at home to Waterloo on 16 October 1999

Most conversions in a match — 10 (x3)

England Simon Binns for Rotherham at home to West Hartlepool on 2 October 1999
Samoa Mike Umaga for Rotherham at home to Waterloo on 11 March 2000
England Sam Howard for Exeter at home to West Hartlepool on 6 May 2000

Most penalties in a match — 8

England Matt Jones for Henley Hawks away to Rugby Lions on 15 January 2000

Most drop goals in a match — 2

England Rod Ellis for Manchester at home to Orrell on 2 October 1999

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Attendances

Highest — 5,019

Leeds Tykes at home to Rotherham on 18 February 2000

Lowest — 300 (x3)[b 1]

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[b 2]

Waterloo

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  1. As there are quite a few attendances missing it is possible that there was lower attendances than this during this season.
  2. As Waterloo had quite a few missing attendances it is quite possible that their average attendance was lower than this.

See also

References

  1. Stephen McCormack, ed. (2000). The Official RFU Club Directory 2000–2001. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press.
  2. "History". Exeter Chiefs. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. "Leagues 1999/00". Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "London Welsh Fixtures and results 1999-2000". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Exeter Chiefs Fixtures and results 1999-2000". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Saturday, 18 March 2000 : Match Summaries". BBC News. 18 March 2000.
  7. Missing home attendances v Orrell on 4 December 1999, Moseley on 18 December 1999 and Exeter Chiefs on 17 March 2000.
  8. "AD Prem 2 99/00 Home attendances". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
  9. "AD Prem 2 99/00 Leading point scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
  10. "AD Prem 2 99/00 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
  11. "National One 99-00 Most tries in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
  12. "National One 99-00 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
  13. "National One 99-00 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
  14. "National One 99-00 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
  15. "National One 99-00 Most points in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
  16. "National One 99-00 Most tries in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
  17. "National One 99-00 Most conversions in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
  18. "National One 99-00 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
  19. "National One 99-00 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
  20. "National One 99-00 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2000.
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