Misplaced Pages

2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2
Countries	England
Date	4 May 2019 – 8 June 2019
Top point scorer	Joe Wilson (Leicestershire) 44 points
Top try scorer	Callum Dacey (Leicestershire) 4 tries
← 20182020 →

The 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2 was the 18th version of the competition that is part of the annual English rugby union County Championship organised by the RFU for the tier 2 English counties. Each county drew its players from rugby union clubs from the third tier and below of the English rugby union league system (typically National League 1, National League 2 North or National League 2 South). The counties were divided into two regional sections with the winners of each meeting in the final held at Twickenham Stadium.

At the end of the group stage, Leicestershire were dominant in Pool 1, winning all three games (albeit one which was a walkover), including an impressive win against a strong East Midlands side, while Surrey were equally impressive in topping Pool 2, also winning three out of three. In the final, Leicestershire finished as convincing winners with an emphatic 38 – 13 victory over Surrey, in what was their second division title in three years.

Competition format

The competition format is two regional group stages divided into north and south with four teams in each group. This means that two teams in the pool had two home games, while the other two had just one. The RFU have taken fixtures from the previous year into account so that county sides that only played one home game in that competition now get two games and vice versa. At the end of the group stage the top teams with the best record from each group (north and south) advance to the final held on 2 June 2019 at Twickenham Stadium.

Promotion and relegation occurs every two seasons, with accumulated points taken into consideration. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Durham (north) and Hampshire (south) were promoted to Division 1, replacing East Midlands (north) and Surrey (south) who dropped down into Division 2. Cumbria and North Midlands were relegated into Division 3, being replaced by promoted sides, Essex and Sussex. There will now be no promotion or relegation until the end of the 2020 competition.

Participating Counties and ground locations

County Stadium(s) Capacity City/Area East Midlands Waverley Road 2,000 Kettering, Northamptonshire Essex Latton Park Ilford Wanderers Sports Ground Harlow, Essex Ilford, London Leicestershire Memorial Ground Vipers Ground Coalville, Leicestershire Whetstone, Leicestershire Somerset Commsplus Stadium 2,000 (198 seats) Taunton, Somerset Staffordshire Cooke Fields Hartwell Lane Lichfield, Staffordshire Barlaston, Staffordshire Surrey Molesey Road 3,500 (1,200 seats) Hersham, Surrey Sussex Roundstone Lane 1,500 (100 seats) Angmering, West Sussex Warwickshire Liberty Way 4,314 (514 seats) Nuneaton, Warwickshire

Kettering (E Midlands)Harlow (Essex)Ilford (Essex)Coalville (Leics)Whetstone (Leics)Taunton (Somerset)Barlaston (Staffs)Lichfield (Staffs)Hersham (Surrey)Nuneaton (Warks)Angmering (Sussex)class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019 Division 2 county teams

Group stage

Division 2 North

Round 1

• The match was scratched and Leicestershire were awarded a five point win after Staffordshire could not raise a side; Staffordshire were also deducted five points.

Round 2

Round 3

Division 2 South

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Final

Individual statistics

• Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes (unused substitutes not included). Statistics also include final. Unfortunately due to poor press reporting the majority of scorers outside of the East Midlands, Leicestershire and Surrey teams are unknown.

Top points scorers Rank Player County Club Side Points 1 Joe Wilson Leicestershire Hinckley 44 2 Greg Lound Surrey Rosslyn Park 29 3 Charlie Reed East Midlands Loughborough Students 22 4 Callum Dacey Leicestershire Hinckley 20 5 Jac Lloyd Evans Staffordshire Keele University 17

Top try scorers Rank Player County Club Side Tries 1 Callum Dacey Leicestershire Hinckley 4 2 Nick Defeo East Midlands Peterborough Lions 3 Rory Mitchell Surrey Dorking 3 Ed Sumpter Leicestershire Leicester Lions 3 Callum Watson Surrey Dorking 3

Competition records

Notes

1. Leicestershire awarded a five point win against Staffordshire, who could not raise a side.
2. Staffordshire were deducted five points for failing to raise a side for their game against Leicestershire.

See also

• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

References

1. "Durham Men triumphant at Twickenham to take Bill Beaumont Division Two Championship title". Durham County RFU. 27 May 2018. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
2. "County Championship draws made". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
3. "County events schedule". Essex RFU (Pitchero). Retrieved 8 February 2019.
4. "County Championships". Sussex Rugby (Pitchero). Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
5. "County Senior Championship - East Midlands v Warwickshire - Saturday 4th May". Kettering RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 14 March 2019.
6. ^ "Bill Beaumont Division 2 - Pool 1". England Rugby. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
7. ^ "Bill Beaumont Cup". The RUGBYPaper. No. 555. Rugby Paper Ltd. 5 May 2019. pp. 28–30.
8. ^ "Bill Beaumont Cup". The RUGBYPaper. No. 556. Rugby Paper Ltd. 12 May 2019. pp. 22–23 & 26.
9. ^ "Bill Beaumont Cup". The RUGBYPaper. No. 557. Rugby Paper Ltd. 19 May 2019. pp. 22–23 & 26.
10. ^ "Bill Beaumont Division 2 - Pool 2". England Rugby. Retrieved 8 February 2019.

External links

• NCA Rugby Archived 1 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine

v t e Rugby union in England
Governing body	Rugby Football Union Rugby Football Union for Women (merged into the RFU)
National teams	Men's England England A 7's U-21 U-20 U-18 British & Irish Lions England Counties XV Women's Women's 7's
International competitions	Men's World Cup Six Nations Rugby World Cup Sevens Sevens World Series Sevens Grand Prix Series Commonwealth Games Women's World Cup Six Nations World Series Sevens
Competition divisions	Men's Premiership Championship National Leagues London and SE Division Northern Division Midland Division South West Division United Hospitals Cup Women's Premiership Women's Rugby
European competitions	European Rugby Champions Cup European Rugby Challenge Cup
National competitions	Premiership Rugby Premiership Cup RFU Championship Championship Cup National League 1 National League 2 East National League 2 North National League 2 West RFU Intermediate Cup RFU Senior Vase RFU Junior Vase Premiership Rugby Sevens Series Women's Premiership Premier 15s
London and South East competitions	Regional 1 South East Regional 1 South Central Regional 2 Anglia Regional 2 South Central Regional 2 South East Regional 2 Thames London 1 North London 2 North East London 2 North West London 2 South East London 2 South West London 3 North West London 3 South East London 3 South West Counties 2 Eastern Counties London 3 Essex Eastern Counties 1 Eastern Counties 2 Eastern Counties 3 Counties 2 Essex Counties 2 Hampshire Counties 3 Hampshire Counties 4 Hampshire Hampshire Cups Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex Herts/Middlesex 2 Hertfordshire Cups Middlesex Cups Counties 3 Kent Counties 4 Kent Counties 5 Kent Kent Cups Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex Counties 2 Surrey Counties 3 Surrey Counties 4 Surrey Counties 5 Surrey Surrey Cups Counties 2 Sussex Sussex 1 Sussex Cups
Midland competitions	Regional 1 Midlands Regional 2 North Midlands Regional 2 West Midlands Regional 2 East Midlands Counties 1 Midlands West (North) Counties 1 Midlands West (South) Midlands 2 East (North) Midlands 2 East (South) Midlands 3 West (North) Midlands 3 West (South) Midlands 3 East (North) Midlands 3 East (South) Midlands 4 West (North) Midlands 4 West (South) Midlands 4 East (North) Midlands 4 East (South) Midlands 5 West (South) Leicestershire Cups North Midlands Cups Staffordshire Cups Warwickshire Cups
Northern competitions	Regional 1 North East Regional 1 North West Regional 2 North Regional 2 North East Regional 2 North West North 1 East North 1 West North 2 West Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire Lancs/Cheshire 1 Lancs/Cheshire 2 Cheshire Cups Lancashire Cups Counties 1 Cumbria Cumbria Cups Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland Counties 3 Durham & Northumberland Durham Cups Northumberland Cups Counties 1 Yorkshire Counties 2 Yorkshire Counties 3 Yorkshire Counties 4 Yorkshire Yorkshire Cups
South West competitions	Regional 1 South West Regional 2 Severn Regional 2 South West Counties 1 Southern North Counties 1 Southern South Counties 1 Western North Counties 1 Western West Counties 2 Cornwall Counties 3 Cornwall Cornwall Cups Counties 2 Devon Counties 3 Devon East Counties 3 Devon West Devon Cups Gloucester Premier Gloucester 1 Gloucester 2 North Gloucester 2 South Gloucestershire Cups Counties 2 Somerset Somerset 1 Somerset 2 North Somerset 2 South Somerset 3 North Somerset 3 South Somerset Cups Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier Oxfordshire Cups Dorset & Wilts 1 North Dorset & Wilts 1 South Dorset & Wilts 2 North Dorset & Wilts 2 South Dorset & Wilts 3 North
County competitions	Division 1 Division 2 Division 3
Discontinued competitions	Anglo-Welsh Cup Cornwall/Devon League Divisional Championship National League 2 South North Premier RFU Knockout Cup South West 1 East
Related articles	International players Clubs Churchill Cup Calcutta Cup Millennium Trophy Ella-Mobbs Trophy Hillary Shield
Other	English rugby union system Timeline of rugby union on UK television

• Bill Beaumont Cup
• 2018–19 County Championship