1998–99 Premiership 2
| 1998–99 Premiership 2 | |
|---|---|
| Countries | England |
| Champions | Bristol |
| Runners-up | Rotherham |
| Relegated | Blackheath and Fylde |
| Attendance | 150,221 (average 1,517 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 7,326 Bristol at home to Worcester on 9 May 1999 |
| Lowest attendance | 287 Leeds Tykes at home to Moseley on 16 April 1999 |
| Top point scorer | 305 – Steve Gough (Coventry) |
| Top try scorer | 18 – Dean Lax (Rotherham) |
The 1998-99 Premiership 2 was the twelfth full season of rugby union within the second tier of the 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 (Bedford) in a two legged play–off and did not gain promotion. Blackheath and Fylde were relegated to Jewson National League 1 for the following season.