1999–00 Premiership 2
The 1999-00 Premiership 2 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 R.F.C.|West Hartlepool] who had been relegated from Premiership 1 while Henley Hawks and Rugby Club|Manchester] had been promoted from National League 1. Exeter were also rebranded as the 'Chiefs' from this season onward.
Rotherham, the champions, were promoted to the Allied Dunbar Premiership for season 2000–01 after beating the 12th placed team from that division,, in a two legged play–off. There was only one promotion place available and the runners–up Leeds Tykes remained in Premiership 2 for the following season. Rugby and West Hartlepool were relegated to the 2000–01 National Division Two.
Participating teams
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
| Coventry | Coundon Road | 10,000 | Coventry, West Midlands | 7th |
| Exeter Chiefs | County Ground | 5,750 | Exeter, Devon | 5th |
| Henley | Dry Leas | 4,000 | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire | Promoted from National 1 |
| Leeds Tykes | Headingley Stadium | 22,250 | Leeds, West Yorkshire | 6th |
| London Welsh | Old Deer Park | 4,500 | Richmond, London | 4th |
| Manchester | Grove Park | 4,000 | Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester | Promoted from National 1 |
| Moseley | The Reddings | 9,999 | Birmingham, West Midlands | 10th |
| Orrell | Edge Hall Road | 5,300 | Orrell, Greater Manchester | 8th |
| Rotherham | Clifton Lane | 2,500 | Rotherham, South Yorkshire | 2nd |
| Rugby Lions | Webb Ellis Road | 3,200 | Rugby, Warwickshire | 11th |
| Wakefield | College Grove | 4,000 | Wakefield, West Yorkshire | 12th |
| Waterloo | St Anthony's Road | 9,950 | Blundellsands, Merseyside | 9th |
| West Hartlepool | Victoria Park | 7,856 | Hartlepool, County Durham | Relegated from Premiership 1 |
| Worcester | Sixways | 8,477 | Worcester, Worcestershire | 3rd |
Results
Round 1
----Round 2
----Round 3
----Round 4
----Round 5
----Round 6
----Round 7
----Round 8
----Round 9
----Round 10
----Round 11
----Round 12
----Round 13
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 29 January 2000.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 1 May 2000.
Round 14
----Round 15
----Round 16
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 5 February 2000.
Round 13 (Rescheduled game)
----Round 16 (Rescheduled game)
----Round 17
----Round 18
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 1 April 2000.
Round 19
----Round 20
----Round 21
- Postponed. Game rescheduled for 1 April 2000.
Round 18, 21 & 25 (Rescheduled games)
- Game brought forward from 29 April 2000.
Round 22
----Round 23
----Round 24
----Round 25
- Game brought forward to 2 April 2000.
Round 13 (Rescheduled game)
----Promotion/Relegation Playoff
12th placed 1999–2000 Premiership Rugby side Bedford faced champions Rotherham in a two legged playoff to see who was promoted or relegated.- Rotherham win 40–34 on aggregate and are promoted to 2000–01 Premiership Rugby.
Total Season Attendances
| Club | Home Games | Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
| Coventry | 5 | 7,095 | 1,419 | 2,200 | 600 | 14% |
| Exeter Chiefs | 7 | 7,366 | 1,052 | 1,500 | 763 | 18% |
| Henley Hawks | 4 | 3,950 | 988 | 1,500 | 650 | 25% |
| Leeds Tykes | 11 | 13,629 | 1,239 | 5,019 | 348 | 6% |
| London Welsh | 12 | 11,450 | 954 | 1,400 | 500 | 21% |
| Manchester | 4 | 2,320 | 580 | 650 | 450 | 15% |
| Moseley | 4 | 5,128 | 1,282 | 3,000 | 613 | 13% |
| Orrell | 2 | 1,400 | 700 | 1,000 | 400 | 13% |
| Rotherham | 3 | 6,400 | 2,133 | 2,900 | 1,000 | 80% |
| Rugby Lions | 2 | 2,150 | 1,075 | 1,500 | 650 | 34% |
| Wakefield | 3 | 1,400 | 467 | 600 | 350 | 12% |
| Waterloo | 4 | 1,515 | 379 | 500 | 300 | 4% |
| West Hartlepool | 3 | 1,532 | 511 | 720 | 300 | 7% |
| Worcester | 10 | 24,866 | 2,487 | 3,200 | 1,616 | 29% |
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
| Rank | Player | Team | Appearances | Points | ||||
| 1 |  Top try scorers
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