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. 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, 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 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 and Hampshire were promoted to Division 1, replacing East Midlands and Surrey 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 | 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 | Taunton, Somerset |
| Staffordshire | Cooke Fields Hartwell Lane | Lichfield, Staffordshire Barlaston, Staffordshire | |
| Surrey | Molesey Road | 3,500 | Hersham, Surrey |
| Sussex | Roundstone Lane | 1,500 | Angmering, West Sussex |
| Warwickshire | Liberty Way | 4,314 | Nuneaton, Warwickshire |
Group stage
Division 2 North
Round 1
- Game cancelled after Staffordshire could not raise a side. Leicestershire awarded a 5 point win by default, while Staffordshire were given a 5 point deduction.
Round 2
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Division 2 South
Round 1
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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. 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
Top try scorers
Competition records
Team
;Largest home win — 44 points47 – 3 Sussex at home to Essex on 11 May 2019
;Largest away win — 78 points
78 – 0 Leicestershire away to Warwickshire on 11 May 2019
;Most points scored — 42
78 – 0 Leicestershire away to Warwickshire on 11 May 2019
;Most tries in a match — 12
Leicestershire away to Warwickshire on 11 May 2019
;Most conversions in a match — 9
Leicestershire away to Warwickshire on 11 May 2019
;Most penalties in a match — 3
East Midlands at home to Warwickshire on 4 May 2019
;Most drop goals in a match — 1
Warwickshire away to East Midlands on 4 May 2019
Player
;Most points in a match — 24Joe Wilson for Leicestershire away to Warwickshire on 11 May 2019
;Most tries in a match — 2
Multiple players
;Most conversions in a match — 8
Carlie Carter for Somerset at home to Sussex on 18 May 2019
;Most penalties in a match — 3
Charlie Reed for East Midlands at home to Warwickshire on 4 May 2019
;Most drop goals in a match — 1
Dan O'Brien for Warwickshire away to East Midlands on 4 May 2019