The 1999β2000 English Premiership (known as the: Allied Dunbar Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was theββthirteenth full season of rugby union within the first tier of the English leagues, known as the Premiership.
The league was reduced from fourteen teamsββto twelve following London Scottish and Richmond both entering administration.
Participating teams and locationsβ»
Locations of the 1999β00 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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Bristol
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Memorial Stadium
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12,100
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Bristol
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Gloucester
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Kingsholm
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11,000
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Gloucester, Gloucestershire
|
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
|
Welford Road
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16,000
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Leicester, Leicestershire
|
London Irish
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The Stoop
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8,500
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Twickenham, London
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London 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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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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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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Tableβ»
The season began on 10 September 1999.
Points increased from 2ββto 3 for a win after the World Cup in November 1999. This was an attempt to ensure competitive balance in the leagues for teams while they were without their international players.
Source:
Resultsβ»
Week 1β»
Bristol Shoguns | 40β25 | Bedford Blues |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,785 |
Gloucester | 31β16 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 5,453 |
NEC Harlequins | 10β30 | Bath Rugby |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,428 |
Northampton Saints | 46β24 | Leicester Tigers |
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Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 9,512 |
Sale Sharks | 16β8 | London Wasps |
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Saracens | 23β28 | London Irish |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,121 |
Week 2β»
Bath Rugby | 33β13 | Northampton Saints |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 5,000 |
Bedford Blues | 8β27 | London Irish |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 2,659 |
Leicester Tigers | 18β3 | Sale Sharks |
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Welford Road Attendance: 8,721 |
NEC Harlequins | 33β24 | Saracens |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,361 |
London Wasps | 30β26 | Gloucester |
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Loftus Road Attendance: 5,127 |
Newcastle Falcons | 32β37 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 3,342 |
Week 3β»
Gloucester | 34β6 | Leicester Tigers |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 5,338 |
Bristol Shoguns | 20β13 | London Wasps |
| | |
Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,385 |
Saracens | 39β15 | Bedford Blues |
| | |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 4,513 |
Northampton Saints | 29β27 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 6,257 |
Sale Sharks | 28β22 | Bath Rugby |
| | |
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,800 |
London Irish | 56β8 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,951 |
Week 4β»
Northampton Saints | 8β32 | Saracens |
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Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 5,781 |
London Wasps | 43β20 | London Irish |
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Loftus Road Attendance: 3,566 |
NEC Harlequins | 3β10 | Sale Sharks |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,322 |
Bath Rugby | 33β20 | Gloucester |
| | |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,600 |
Week 5β»
Gloucester | 24β23 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 4,809 |
Bristol Shoguns | 31β31 | Bath Rugby |
| | |
Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,020 |
London Irish | 30β31 | Leicester Tigers |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,705 |
Sale Sharks | 9β13 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,900 |
Saracens | 55β6 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,319 |
Week 6β»
Leicester Tigers | 36β19 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Welford Road Attendance: 7,785 |
Week 7β»
NEC Harlequins | 36β20 | Bristol Shoguns |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,719 |
Sale Sharks | 12β58 | Saracens |
| | |
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,800 |
Bath Rugby | 25β25 | London Irish |
| | |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,200 |
Leicester Tigers | 61β12 | Bedford Blues |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 8,308 |
Northampton Saints | 9β25 | Gloucester |
| | |
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 6,257 |
London Wasps | 19β19 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
Loftus Road Attendance: 2,871 |
Week 8β»
Gloucester | 35β14 | Sale Sharks |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 4,725 |
Newcastle Falcons | 12β12 | Leicester Tigers |
| | |
Kingston Park Attendance: 2,835 |
Bristol Shoguns | 19β29 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,500 |
Bedford Blues | 24β28 | Bath Rugby |
| | |
Goldington Road Attendance: 2,119 |
Saracens | 27β26 | London Wasps |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,517 |
London Irish | 16β17 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,671 |
Week 9β»
Bath Rugby | 45β12 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,400 |
Leicester Tigers | 28β9 | London Wasps |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 10,043 |
NEC Harlequins | 11β10 | Bedford Blues |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,753 |
Northampton Saints | 24β19 | London Irish |
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Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 6,489 |
Sale Sharks | 15β40 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 2,588 |
Gloucester | 22β19 | Saracens |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 9,084 |
Week 10β»
Bedford Blues | 17β41 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Goldington Road Attendance: 4,306 |
Bristol Shoguns | 25β38 | Gloucester |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,620 |
London Irish | 26β3 | Sale Sharks |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,716 |
London Wasps | 23β21 | Bath Rugby |
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Loftus Road Attendance: 6,012 |
Newcastle Falcons | 15β16 | NEC Harlequins |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 2,844 |
Saracens | 36β20 | Leicester Tigers |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,182 |
Week 11β»
NEC Harlequins | 16β52 | London Wasps |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,046 |
Bath Rugby | 3β13 | Leicester Tigers |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
Gloucester | 40β15 | London Irish |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 7,388 |
Northampton Saints | 37β5 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 9,478 |
Sale Sharks | 22β3 | Bedford Blues |
| | |
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,800 |
Week 12β»
Bristol Shoguns | 45β22 | Saracens |
| | |
Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,420 |
Leicester Tigers | 29β17 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 15,499 |
London Irish | 35β21 | Bristol Shoguns |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,478 |
Newcastle Falcons | 12β6 | Sale Sharks |
| | |
Kingston Park Attendance: 2,359 |
London Wasps | 15β21 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Loftus Road Attendance: 5,117 |
Bedford Blues | 6β18 | Gloucester |
| | |
Goldington Road Attendance: 1,813 |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,292 |
Week 13β»
Gloucester | 29β23 | Bristol Shoguns |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 8,903 |
Bath Rugby | 27β16 | London Wasps |
| | |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,300 |
Leicester Tigers | 48β20 | Saracens |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 13,910 |
NEC Harlequins | 12β15 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,978 |
Northampton Saints | 38β16 | Bedford Blues |
| | |
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 7,049 |
Sale Sharks | 24β31 | London Irish |
| | |
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,900 |
Week 14β»
Bedford Blues | 25β28 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Goldington Road Attendance: 2,181 |
Newcastle Falcons | 16β20 | Bath Rugby |
| | |
Kingston Park Attendance: 2,901 |
Saracens | 35β21 | Gloucester |
| | |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,772 |
London Wasps | 20β29 | Leicester Tigers |
| | |
Loftus Road Attendance: 5,168 |
London Irish | 20β44 | Northampton Saints |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,229 |
Week 15β»
Northampton Saints | 19β23 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 7,228 |
Bath Rugby | 32β22 | Bedford Blues |
| | |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,800 |
Leicester Tigers | 34β26 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 13,246 |
NEC Harlequins | 14β39 | London Irish |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,588 |
Sale Sharks | 13β31 | Gloucester |
| | |
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,079 |
London Wasps | 41β17 | Saracens |
| | |
Loftus Road Attendance: 8,372 |
Week 16β»
Newcastle Falcons | 23β20 | Bedford Blues |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 2,403 |
Week 17β»
Bristol Shoguns | 35β16 | Sale Sharks |
| | |
Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,656 |
Gloucester | 11β35 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 9,381 |
Bedford Blues | 22β32 | Leicester Tigers |
| | |
Goldington Road Attendance: 4,722 |
Bristol Shoguns | 42β39 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,825 |
London Irish | 16β64 | Bath Rugby |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,174 |
Newcastle Falcons | 8β34 | London Wasps |
| | |
Kingston Park Attendance: 4,260 |
Saracens | 56β28 | Sale Sharks |
| | |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,112 |
Week 18β»
Bath Rugby | 39β13 | Bristol Shoguns |
| | |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,500 |
Leicester Tigers | 41β16 | London Irish |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 13,247 |
NEC Harlequins | 24β38 | Gloucester |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,127 |
Northampton Saints | 26β7 | Sale Sharks |
| | |
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 7,460 |
London Wasps | 62β8 | Bedford Blues |
| | |
Loftus Road Attendance: 4,932 |
Newcastle Falcons | 15β6 | Saracens |
| | |
Kingston Park Attendance: 3,950 |
Week 19β»
Bedford Blues | 32β22 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,165 |
Gloucester | 16β36 | Bath Rugby |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 9,500 |
Sale Sharks | 36β20 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,398 |
Week 20β»
Bath Rugby | 36β6 | Sale Sharks |
| | |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 5,300 |
Bedford Blues | 29β57 | Saracens |
| | |
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,067 |
Week 21β»
Newcastle Falcons | 28β23 | London Irish |
| | |
Kingston Park Attendance: 2,880 |
Leicester Tigers | 24β13 | Gloucester |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 14,850 |
NEC Harlequins | 29β17 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,500 |
London Wasps | 25β31 | Bristol Shoguns |
| | |
Loftus Road Attendance: 3,257 |
Gloucester | 26β12 | London Wasps |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 6,040 |
London Irish | 33β23 | Bedford Blues |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,108 |
Northampton Saints | 13β17 | Bath Rugby |
| | |
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 8,972 |
Sale Sharks | 13β48 | Leicester Tigers |
| | |
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,443 |
Bristol Shoguns | 30β11 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,126 |
Week 22β»
Saracens | 50β10 | NEC Harlequins |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,352 |
Bedford Blues | 7β21 | London Wasps |
| | |
Goldington Road Attendance: 2,283 |
Bath Rugby | 77β19 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
Bedford Blues | 19β57 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 2,093 |
Leicester Tigers | 26β21 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 16,880 |
London Irish | 27β41 | Saracens |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,067 |
London Wasps | 58β5 | Sale Sharks |
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Loftus Road Attendance: 3,499 |
Newcastle Falcons | 36β28 | Gloucester |
| | |
Kingston Park Attendance: 4,380 |
Week 23β»
Bath Rugby | 40β27 | Saracens |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
Gloucester | 60β16 | Bedford Blues |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 4,402 |
NEC Harlequins | 5β54 | Leicester Tigers |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,628 |
Sale Sharks | 45β17 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 2,478 |
Week 24β»
Northampton Saints | 12β54 | London Wasps |
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Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 5,617 |
Bristol Shoguns | 28β26 | London Irish |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,429 |
Bedford Blues | 37β50 | Sale Sharks |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 1,486 |
Bristol Shoguns | 23β30 | Leicester Tigers |
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Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,775 |
Week 25β»
London Irish | 45β24 | London Wasps |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,801 |
Saracens | 29β24 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,592 |
London Irish | 40β42 | Gloucester |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,172 |
Leicester Tigers | 43β25 | Bath Rugby |
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Welford Road Attendance: 17,109 |
London Wasps | 35β32 | NEC Harlequins |
| | |
Loftus Road Attendance: 6,175 |
Newcastle Falcons | 23β32 | Northampton Saints |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 4,000 |
Saracens | 37β10 | Bristol Shoguns |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,988 |
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 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»
External linksβ»
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