The 1998β1999 English Premiership (called the: Allied Dunbar Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was theββ12th season of the league at the top of the English rugby union pyramid, the Premiership (rugby union).
This was the second season under the sponsorship of Allied Dunbar.
The league was expandedββto include 14 teams instead of 12, with London Scottish, West Hartlepool and Bedford Blues being electedββto the "premiership." The league commenced on 5 September 1998. And finished on 20 May 1999.
Participating teamsβ»
Locations of the 1998β99 Allied Dunbar Premiership teams
Greater London Allied Dunbar Premiership clubs
Team
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Stadium
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Capacity
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City/Area
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Bath
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Recreation Ground
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8,200
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Bath, Somerset
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Bedford
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Goldington Road
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6,000
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Bedford, Bedfordshire
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Gloucester
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Kingsholm
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11,000
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Gloucester, Gloucestershire
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Harlequins
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The Stoop
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8,500
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Twickenham, London
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Leicester Tigers
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Welford Road
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16,000
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Leicester, Leicestershire
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London Irish
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The Avenue
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6,600
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Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey
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London Scottish
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The Stoop
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8,500
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Twickenham, London
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Newcastle Falcons
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Kingston Park
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10,000
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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
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Northampton Saints
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Franklin's Gardens
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10,000
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Northampton, Northamptonshire
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Richmond
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Madejski Stadium
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24,161
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Reading, Berkshire
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Sale
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Heywood Road
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5,400
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Sale, Greater Manchester
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Saracens
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Vicarage Road
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22,000
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Watford, Hertfordshire
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Wasps
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Loftus Road
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18,439
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Shepherd's Bush, London
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West Hartlepool
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Victoria Park
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7,856
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Hartlepool, County Durham
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- Notes
Tableβ»
Source:
(A) Placed into administration; (C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ At the end of the 1998β99 season, Richmond and "London Scottish were placed into administration and merged with London Irish." And thus did not compete in the subsequent season.
Resultsβ»
Week 1β»
Richmond | 41β29 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,530 |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,000 |
Gloucester | 29β22 | London Irish |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 5,267 |
Leicester Tigers | 49β15 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 13,130 |
London Scottish | 25β20 | Sale Sharks |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,300 |
Saracens | 34β7 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,243 |
Week 2β»
Newcastle Falcons | 19β17 | Bath Rugby |
| | |
Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 3,000 |
London Scottish | 3β38 | Leicester Tigers |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,138 |
Northampton Saints | 25β6 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 5,870 |
Richmond | 22β25 | Gloucester |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,054 |
Sale Sharks | 39β21 | Bedford Blues |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 2,100 |
West Hartlepool | 20β44 | London Irish |
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Victoria Park Attendance: 2,059 |
Week 3β»
Leicester Tigers | 35β25 | Northampton Saints |
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Welford Road Attendance: 13,292 |
Bath Rugby | 36β14 | Richmond |
| | |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,600 |
Bedford Blues | 24β16 | London Scottish |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 2,347 |
The Avenue Attendance: 3,800 |
Gloucester | 36β3 | West Hartlepool |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 5,576 |
Saracens | 43β26 | Sale Sharks |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,597 |
Week 4β»
Bedford Blues | 23β32 | Leicester Tigers |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 4,165 |
Bath Rugby | 21β16 | Gloucester |
| | |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
London Scottish | 20β58 | Saracens |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,412 |
Sale Sharks | 44β34 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,200 |
Wasps | 71β14 | West Hartlepool |
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Loftus Road Attendance: 2,797 |
Newcastle Falcons | 21β23 | London Irish |
| | |
Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 4,184 |
Week 5β»
Kingsholm Attendance: 5,821 |
Bath Rugby | 57β19 | Bedford Blues |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,000 |
London Irish | 29β33 | Richmond |
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The Avenue Attendance: 3,900 |
NEC Harlequins | 22β20 | London Scottish |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,609 |
Northampton Saints | 37β17 | Sale Sharks |
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Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 6,464 |
West Hartlepool | 19β24 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Victoria Park Attendance: 2,702 |
Week 6β»
Bath Rugby | 23β20 | London Irish |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,000 |
Bedford Blues | 35β33 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,521 |
Richmond | 41β23 | West Hartlepool |
| | |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,357 |
London Scottish | 22β33 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,900 |
Newcastle Falcons | 27β19 | Wasps |
| | |
Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 4,284 |
Saracens | 22β10 | Leicester Tigers |
| | |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 17,347 |
Week 7β»
NEC Harlequins | 41β28 | Saracens |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,396 |
Gloucester | 41β32 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 6,915 |
Leicester Tigers | 31β15 | Sale Sharks |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 9,861 |
Northampton Saints | 34β29 | Bedford Blues |
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Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 6,739 |
West Hartlepool | 20β50 | Bath Rugby |
| | |
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,743 |
London Wasps | 22β27 | Richmond |
| | |
Loftus Road Attendance: 6,778 |
Week 7β»
London Irish | 24β23 | Leicester Tigers |
| | |
The Avenue Attendance: 2,950 |
NEC Harlequins | 39β7 | Gloucester |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,174 |
West Hartlepool | 3β52 | Saracens |
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Victoria Park Attendance: 2,000 |
Wasps | 35β19 | Bedford Blues |
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Loftus Road Attendance: 3,216 |
Leicester Tigers | 27β0 | Richmond |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 8,443 |
Bath Rugby | 27β3 | Sale Sharks |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,800 |
Bedford Blues | 22β29 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 3,902 |
London Irish | 10β26 | Northampton Saints |
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The Avenue Attendance: 2,560 |
NEC Harlequins | 25β10 | West Hartlepool |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,476 |
Gloucester | 29β16 | London Scottish |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 6,000 |
Saracens | 17β31 | London Wasps |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 11,261 |
Week 8β»
Sale Sharks | 10β39 | Richmond |
| | |
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,500 |
Newcastle Falcons | 43β12 | Saracens |
| | |
Kingston Park Attendance: 4,833 |
London Scottish | 13β11 | Bath Rugby |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,267 |
Northampton Saints | 22β8 | Gloucester |
| | |
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 7,284 |
Wasps | 21β22 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Loftus Road Attendance: 6,627 |
Richmond | 38β32 | Bedford Blues |
| | |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,541 |
West Hartlepool | 15β45 | Leicester Tigers |
| | |
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,846 |
Week 9β»
Leicester Tigers | 36β13 | Bath Rugby |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 15,873 |
Gloucester | 31β21 | Bedford Blues |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 5,147 |
London Irish | 25β31 | Sale Sharks |
| | |
The Avenue Attendance: 2,300 |
NEC Harlequins | 25β20 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,974 |
Northampton Saints | 26β21 | Wasps |
| | |
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 6,722 |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,217 |
Week 10β»
Sale Sharks | 42β26 | West Hartlepool |
| | |
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,338 |
London Scottish | 17β23 | London Irish |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,000 |
Bedford Blues | 20β25 | Saracens |
| | |
Goldington Road Attendance: 5,125 |
Wasps | 45β17 | Leicester Tigers |
| | |
Loftus Road Attendance: 6,027 |
Newcastle Falcons | 45β35 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Kingston Park Attendance: 4,293 |
Week 11β»
Northampton Saints | 44β27 | Richmond |
| | |
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 5,978 |
Gloucester | 28β27 | Saracens |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 6,627 |
London Irish | 30β19 | Bedford Blues |
| | |
The Avenue Attendance: 2,200 |
NEC Harlequins | 43β31 | Bath Rugby |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,875 |
Loftus Road Attendance: 3,865 |
West Hartlepool | 7β37 | London Scottish |
| | |
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,837 |
Week 12β»
Sale Sharks | 26β10 | Gloucester |
| | |
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,200 |
Bath Rugby | 9β15 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
Bedford Blues | 10β23 | West Hartlepool |
| | |
Goldington Road Attendance: 2,398 |
Leicester Tigers | 31β18 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 11,226 |
London Scottish | 9β17 | Wasps |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,159 |
Saracens | 40β26 | London Irish |
| | |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,373 |
Week 13β»
Bath Rugby | 11β19 | Saracens |
| | |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
Gloucester | 18β23 | Leicester Tigers |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 7,222 |
London Irish | 20β16 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
The Avenue Attendance: 5,460 |
London Scottish | 16β28 | Richmond |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,540 |
Newcastle Falcons | 30β15 | Sale Sharks |
| | |
Kingston Park Attendance: 3,020 |
West Hartlepool | 9β33 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,613 |
Week 14β»
Leicester Tigers | 26β0 | Bedford Blues |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 10,689 |
Richmond | 13β25 | London Irish |
| | |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,621 |
Loftus Road Attendance: 5,362 |
NEC Harlequins | 17β15 | Sale Sharks |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,100 |
Newcastle Falcons | 29β13 | West Hartlepool |
| | |
Kingston Park Attendance: 3,403 |
Saracens | 7β24 | London Scottish |
| | |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,257 |
Week 15β»
Gloucester | 23β7 | Bath Rugby |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 10,109 |
London Irish | 16β14 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
The Avenue Attendance: 4,250 |
London Scottish | 24β35 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,600 |
Sale Sharks | 24β39 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Heywood Road Attendance: 4,300 |
Saracens | 44β13 | Bedford Blues |
| | |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,593 |
West Hartlepool | 21β17 | Wasps |
| | |
Victoria Park Attendance: 2,133 |
Week 16β»
London Scottish | 24β13 | Gloucester |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 850 |
Newcastle Falcons | 34β23 | Bedford Blues |
| | |
Kingston Park Attendance: 2,070 |
Northampton Saints | 8β32 | London Irish |
| | |
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 7,450 |
Sale Sharks | 30β32 | Bath Rugby |
| | |
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,500 |
Loftus Road Attendance: 8,534 |
Week 17β»
Leicester Tigers | 24β12 | London Scottish |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 9,985 |
Bath Rugby | 16β11 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
London Irish | 43β21 | West Hartlepool |
| | |
The Avenue Attendance: 2,129 |
NEC Harlequins | 17β24 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 8,500 |
Gloucester | 24β24 | Richmond |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 4,811 |
Week 18β»
NEC Harlequins | 17β22 | London Irish |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,824 |
Leicester Tigers | 23β16 | Gloucester |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 11,394 |
Bedford Blues | 17β30 | Bath Rugby |
| | |
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,673 |
Northampton Saints | 19β14 | West Hartlepool |
| | |
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 6,023 |
Richmond | 40β22 | London Scottish |
| | |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,445 |
Sale Sharks | 20β28 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,500 |
Richmond | 11β23 | Leicester Tigers |
| | |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,981 |
Week 19β»
NEC Harlequins | 9β34 | Leicester Tigers |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,212 |
Northampton Saints | 18β21 | Saracens |
| | |
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 8,253 |
Sale Sharks | 7β23 | London Scottish |
| | |
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,200 |
Loftus Road Attendance: 9,526 |
London Irish | 42β20 | Gloucester |
| | |
The Avenue Attendance: 5,020 |
Week 20β»
Leicester Tigers | 31β10 | London Irish |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 15,132 |
Bedford Blues | 25β23 | Wasps |
| | |
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,440 |
Gloucester | 20β31 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 6,046 |
London Scottish | 27β17 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,101 |
Richmond | 29β24 | Sale Sharks |
| | |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,695 |
Saracens | 48β27 | West Hartlepool |
| | |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,872 |
Week 21β»
Bedford Blues | 7β18 | Sale Sharks |
| | |
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,139 |
Week 22β»
London Scottish | 15β24 | Bedford Blues |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,273 |
Richmond | 23β30 | Bath Rugby |
| | |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,096 |
Sale Sharks | 32β24 | Saracens |
| | |
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,570 |
Northampton Saints | 15β22 | Leicester Tigers |
| | |
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 10,000 |
Loftus Road Attendance: 6,048 |
West Hartlepool | 33β32 | Gloucester |
| | |
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,300 |
Week 23β»
Bedford Blues | 19β15 | Gloucester |
| | |
Goldington Road Attendance: 2,417 |
Leicester Tigers | 16β6 | Wasps |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 12,449 |
London Irish | 35β12 | London Scottish |
| | |
The Avenue Attendance: 4,400 |
NEC Harlequins | 32β32 | Richmond |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,600 |
Northampton Saints | 57β16 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 6,540 |
Saracens | 14β33 | Bath Rugby |
| | |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 14,219 |
West Hartlepool | 33β33 | Sale Sharks |
| | |
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,531 |
Week 24β»
Newcastle Falcons | 43β20 | London Scottish |
| | |
Kingston Park Attendance: 2,506 |
Bath Rugby | 24β16 | Leicester Tigers |
| | |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,500 |
Sale Sharks | 30β27 | London Irish |
| | |
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,515 |
Week 25β»
London Wasps | 15β24 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Loftus Road Attendance: 3,126 |
Leicester Tigers | 25β18 | Saracens |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 13,823 |
London Irish | 47β22 | Bath Rugby |
| | |
The Avenue Attendance: 6,600 |
NEC Harlequins | 29β16 | Bedford Blues |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,828 |
Northampton Saints | 44β13 | London Scottish |
| | |
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 7,108 |
Wasps | 34β33 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
Loftus Road Attendance: 5,104 |
West Hartlepool | 35β36 | Richmond |
| | |
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,206 |
Week 26β»
Newcastle Falcons | 47β14 | Richmond |
| | |
Kingston Park Attendance: 2,728 |
West Hartlepool | 37β47 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,107 |
Bath Rugby | 56β24 | West Hartlepool |
| | |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,500 |
Bedford Blues | 31β42 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Goldington Road Attendance: 4,689 |
Sale Sharks | 17β41 | Leicester Tigers |
| | |
Heywood Road Attendance: 4,800 |
Newcastle Falcons | 39β15 | Gloucester |
| | |
Kingston Park Attendance: 3,748 |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,594 |
Saracens | 30β38 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,719 |
Week 27β»
Gloucester | 24β34 | Sale Sharks |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 4,528 |
London Irish | 21β26 | Saracens |
| | |
The Avenue Attendance: 6,710 |
Northampton Saints | 40β17 | Bath Rugby |
| | |
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 8,843 |
Wasps | 45β22 | London Scottish |
| | |
Loftus Road Attendance: 4,419 |
Newcastle Falcons | 12β21 | Leicester Tigers |
| | |
Kingston Park Attendance: 5,207 |
West Hartlepool | 0β39 | Bedford Blues |
| | |
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,400 |
Richmond | 23β30 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,300 |
Week 28β»
Saracens | 26β10 | Gloucester |
| | |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,261 |
Bath Rugby | 13β17 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
Bedford Blues | 21β36 | London Irish |
| | |
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,572 |
London Scottish | 26β14 | West Hartlepool |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,459 |
Richmond | 19β31 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,500 |
Heywood Road Attendance: 4,495 |
Week 29β»
Newcastle Falcons | 33β23 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Kingston Park Attendance: 4,133 |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,613 |
Bath Rugby | 76β13 | London Scottish |
| | |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 4,800 |
Bedford Blues | 12β106 | Richmond |
| | |
Goldington Road Attendance: 1,308 |
Gloucester | 43β31 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 4,935 |
Leicester Tigers | 72β37 | West Hartlepool |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 12,958 |
Week 30β»
NEC Harlequins | 27β20 | Wasps |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,232 |
Saracens | 40β26 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,982 |
Leading scorersβ»
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules. Or primary nationality for players who did not yet earn international senior caps. Players may hold one. Or more non-WR nationalities.
Most pointsβ»
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Most triesβ»
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Referencesβ»
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