1998–99 Premiership 2
The 1998-99 Premiership 2 was the twelfth full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English [rugby union system|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 Premiership 1 while London Welsh, Rugby Lions, Leeds Tykes and Worcester were promoted from National League 1. 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 Premiership in a two legged play–off and did not gain promotion. Blackheath and Rugby Club|Fylde] were relegated to Jewson National League 1 for the following season.
Participating teams
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
| Blackheath | Rectory Field | 3,500 | Greenwich, London | 9th |
| Bristol | Memorial Stadium | 8,500 | Bristol | Relegated from Premiership 1 |
| Coventry | Coundon Road | 10,000 | Coventry, West Midlands | 7th |
| Exeter | County Ground | 5,750 | Exeter, Devon | 11th |
| Fylde | Woodlands | 7,500 | Lytham St Annes, Lancashire | 12th |
| Leeds Tykes | Headingley Stadium | 22,250 | Leeds, West Yorkshire | Promoted from National 1 |
| London Welsh | Old Deer Park | 4,500 | Richmond, London | Promoted from National 1 |
| Moseley [Rugby Football Club|Moseley] | The Reddings | 9,999 | Birmingham, West Midlands | 6th |
| Orrell | Edge Hall Road | 5,300 | Orrell, Greater Manchester | 5th |
| Rotherham | Clifton Lane | 2,500 | Rotherham, South Yorkshire | 4th |
| Rugby Lions | Webb Ellis Road | 3,200 | Rugby, Warwickshire | Promoted from National 1 |
| Wakefield | College Grove | 4,000 | Wakefield, West Yorkshire | 10th |
| Waterloo | St Anthony's Road | 9,950 | Blundellsands, Merseyside | 8th |
| Worcester | Sixways | 8,477 | Worcester, Worcestershire | Promoted from National 1 |
Results
Round 1
----Round 2
----Round 3
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 20 February 1999.
Round 4
----Round 5
----Round 6
----Round 7
----Round 8
----Round 9
----Round 10
----Round 11
----Round 12
----Round 13
----Round 14
----Round 15
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 20 March 1999.
Round 16
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 21 February 1999.
Round 17
----Round 18
----Round 3 & 16 (Rescheduled games)
----Round 19
----Round 20
----Round 15 (Rescheduled game)
----Round 21
----Round 22
----Round 26 (Rescheduled game)
- Game brought forward from 8 May 1999.
Round 23
----Round 24
----Round 25
----Round 26
- Game brought forward to 10 April 1999.
Total Season Attendances
| Club | Home Games | Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
| Blackheath | 4 | 3,000 | 750 | 1,300 | 500 | 13% |
| Bristol | 13 | 43,369 | 3,336 | 7,326 | 2,012 | 39% |
| Coventry | 5 | 6,460 | 1,292 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 13% |
| Exeter | 5 | 6,040 | 1,208 | 2,000 | 670 | 21% |
| Fylde | 5 | 3,000 | 600 | 700 | 400 | 8% |
| Leeds Tykes | 13 | 11,230 | 864 | 2,682 | 287 | 4% |
| London Welsh | 13 | 16,800 | 1,292 | 2,400 | 600 | 29% |
| Moseley | 4 | 2,893 | 723 | 1,199 | 503 | 7% |
| Orrell | 6 | 5,750 | 958 | 1,200 | 700 | 18% |
| Rotherham | 2 | 4,520 | 2,260 | 3,000 | 1,520 | 90% |
| Rugby Lions | 4 | 3,513 | 878 | 1,200 | 600 | 27% |
| Wakefield | 6 | 3,500 | 583 | 800 | 450 | 15% |
| Waterloo | 6 | 3,777 | 630 | 900 | 400 | 6% |
| Worcester | 13 | 36,369 | 2,798 | 4,000 | 1,763 | 33% |
Individual statistics
- Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.
Top points scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Appearances | Points | ||||
| 1 |  Top try scorers
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