2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2

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.

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.

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.

Team
47 – 3 Sussex at home to Essex on 11 May 2019 78 – 0 Leicestershire away to Warwickshire on 11 May 2019 78 – 0 Leicestershire away to Warwickshire on 11 May 2019 Leicestershire away to Warwickshire on 11 May 2019 Leicestershire away to Warwickshire on 11 May 2019 East Midlands at home to Warwickshire on 4 May 2019 Warwickshire away to East Midlands on 4 May 2019
 * Largest home win — 44 points
 * Largest away win — 78 points
 * Most points scored — 42
 * Most tries in a match — 12
 * Most conversions in a match — 9
 * Most penalties in a match — 3
 * Most drop goals in a match — 1

Player
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Joe Wilson for Leicestershire away to Warwickshire on 11 May 2019 Multiple players 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Carlie Carter for Somerset at home to Sussex on 18 May 2019 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Charlie Reed for East Midlands at home to Warwickshire on 4 May 2019 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dan O'Brien for Warwickshire away to East Midlands on 4 May 2019
 * Most points in a match — 24
 * Most tries in a match — 2
 * Most conversions in a match — 8
 * Most penalties in a match — 3
 * Most drop goals in a match — 1