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The 1998–1999 English Premiership (called the Allied Dunbar Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th 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 expanded to include 14 teams instead of 12, with London Scottish , West Hartlepool and Bedford Blues being elected to the premiership. The league commenced on 5 September 1998 and finished on 20 May 1999.
Participating teams [ edit ]
Locations of the 1998–99 Allied Dunbar Premiership teams
Greater London Allied Dunbar Premiership clubs
Team
Stadium
Capacity
City/Area
Bath
Recreation Ground
8,200
Bath , Somerset
Bedford
Goldington Road
6,000
Bedford , Bedfordshire
Gloucester
Kingsholm
11,000
Gloucester , Gloucestershire
Harlequins
The Stoop
8,500
Twickenham , London
Leicester Tigers
Welford Road
16,000
Leicester , Leicestershire
London Irish
The Avenue
6,600
Sunbury-on-Thames , Surrey
London Scottish
The Stoop
8,500
Twickenham , London
Newcastle Falcons
Kingston Park [ n 1]
10,000
Newcastle upon Tyne , Tyne and Wear
Northampton Saints
Franklin's Gardens
10,000
Northampton , Northamptonshire
Richmond
Madejski Stadium
24,161
Reading , Berkshire
Sale
Heywood Road
5,400
Sale , Greater Manchester
Saracens
Vicarage Road
22,000
Watford , Hertfordshire
Wasps
Loftus Road
18,439
Shepherd's Bush , London
West Hartlepool
Victoria Park
7,856
Hartlepool , County Durham
Notes
Source:
[citation needed ] (A) Placed into administration;
(C) Champion;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ a b At the end of the 1998–99 season, Richmond and London Scottish were placed into administration and merged with London Irish, and thus did not compete in the subsequent season.
Richmond 41–29 Newcastle Falcons
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,530
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,000
Gloucester 29–22 London Irish
Kingsholm Attendance: 5,267
Leicester Tigers 49–15 NEC Harlequins
Welford Road Attendance: 13,130
London Scottish 25–20 Sale Sharks
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,300
Saracens 34–7 Northampton Saints
Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,243
Newcastle Falcons 19–17 Bath Rugby
Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 3,000
London Scottish 3–38 Leicester Tigers
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,138
Northampton Saints 25–6 NEC Harlequins
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 5,870
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,054
Sale Sharks 39–21 Bedford Blues
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,100
West Hartlepool 20–44 London Irish
Victoria Park Attendance: 2,059
Leicester Tigers 35–25 Northampton Saints
Welford Road Attendance: 13,292
Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,600
Bedford Blues 24–16 London Scottish
Goldington Road Attendance: 2,347
The Avenue Attendance: 3,800
Gloucester 36–3 West Hartlepool
Kingsholm Attendance: 5,576
Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,597
Bedford Blues 23–32 Leicester Tigers
Goldington Road Attendance: 4,165
Bath Rugby 21–16 Gloucester
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200
London Scottish 20–58 Saracens
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,412
Sale Sharks 44–34 NEC Harlequins
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,200
Wasps 71–14 West Hartlepool
Loftus Road Attendance: 2,797
Newcastle Falcons 21–23 London Irish
Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 4,184
Kingsholm Attendance: 5,821
Bath Rugby 57–19 Bedford Blues
Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,000
London Irish 29–33 Richmond
The Avenue Attendance: 3,900
NEC Harlequins 22–20 London Scottish
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,609
Northampton Saints 37–17 Sale Sharks
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 6,464
West Hartlepool 19–24 Newcastle Falcons
Victoria Park Attendance: 2,702
Bath Rugby 23–20 London Irish
Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,000
Bedford Blues 35–33 NEC Harlequins
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,521
Richmond 41–23 West Hartlepool
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,357
London Scottish 22–33 Northampton Saints
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,900
Newcastle Falcons 27–19 Wasps
Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 4,284
Saracens 22–10 Leicester Tigers
Vicarage Road Attendance: 17,347
NEC Harlequins 41–28 Saracens
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,396
Gloucester 41–32 Newcastle Falcons
Kingsholm Attendance: 6,915
Leicester Tigers 31–15 Sale Sharks
Welford Road Attendance: 9,861
Northampton Saints 34–29 Bedford Blues
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 6,739
West Hartlepool 20–50 Bath Rugby
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,743
London Wasps 22–27 Richmond
Loftus Road Attendance: 6,778
London Irish 24–23 Leicester Tigers
The Avenue Attendance: 2,950
NEC Harlequins 39–7 Gloucester
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,174
West Hartlepool 3–52 Saracens
Victoria Park Attendance: 2,000
Loftus Road Attendance: 3,216
Leicester Tigers 27–0 Richmond
Welford Road Attendance: 8,443
Bath Rugby 27–3 Sale Sharks
Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,800
Bedford Blues 22–29 Newcastle Falcons
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,902
London Irish 10–26 Northampton Saints
The Avenue Attendance: 2,560
NEC Harlequins 25–10 West Hartlepool
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,476
Gloucester 29–16 London Scottish
Kingsholm Attendance: 6,000
Saracens 17–31 London Wasps
Vicarage Road Attendance: 11,261
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,500
Newcastle Falcons 43–12 Saracens
Kingston Park Attendance: 4,833
London Scottish 13–11 Bath Rugby
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,267
Northampton Saints 22–8 Gloucester
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 7,284
Loftus Road Attendance: 6,627
Richmond 38–32 Bedford Blues
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,541
West Hartlepool 15–45 Leicester Tigers
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,846
Leicester Tigers 36–13 Bath Rugby
Welford Road Attendance: 15,873
Gloucester 31–21 Bedford Blues
Kingsholm Attendance: 5,147
London Irish 25–31 Sale Sharks
The Avenue Attendance: 2,300
NEC Harlequins 25–20 Newcastle Falcons
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,974
Northampton Saints 26–21 Wasps
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 6,722
Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,217
Sale Sharks 42–26 West Hartlepool
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,338
London Scottish 17–23 London Irish
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,000
Bedford Blues 20–25 Saracens
Goldington Road Attendance: 5,125
Wasps 45–17 Leicester Tigers
Loftus Road Attendance: 6,027
Newcastle Falcons 45–35 Northampton Saints
Kingston Park Attendance: 4,293
Northampton Saints 44–27 Richmond
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 5,978
Kingsholm Attendance: 6,627
London Irish 30–19 Bedford Blues
The Avenue Attendance: 2,200
NEC Harlequins 43–31 Bath Rugby
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,875
Loftus Road Attendance: 3,865
West Hartlepool 7–37 London Scottish
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,837
Sale Sharks 26–10 Gloucester
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,200
Bath Rugby 9–15 Northampton Saints
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200
Bedford Blues 10–23 West Hartlepool
Goldington Road Attendance: 2,398
Leicester Tigers 31–18 Newcastle Falcons
Welford Road Attendance: 11,226
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,159
Saracens 40–26 London Irish
Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,373
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200
Gloucester 18–23 Leicester Tigers
Kingsholm Attendance: 7,222
London Irish 20–16 NEC Harlequins
The Avenue Attendance: 5,460
London Scottish 16–28 Richmond
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,540
Newcastle Falcons 30–15 Sale Sharks
Kingston Park Attendance: 3,020
West Hartlepool 9–33 Northampton Saints
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,613
Leicester Tigers 26–0 Bedford Blues
Welford Road Attendance: 10,689
Richmond 13–25 London Irish
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,621
Loftus Road Attendance: 5,362
NEC Harlequins 17–15 Sale Sharks
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,100
Newcastle Falcons 29–13 West Hartlepool
Kingston Park Attendance: 3,403
Saracens 7–24 London Scottish
Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,257
Kingsholm Attendance: 10,109
London Irish 16–14 Newcastle Falcons
The Avenue Attendance: 4,250
London Scottish 24–35 NEC Harlequins
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,600
Sale Sharks 24–39 Northampton Saints
Heywood Road Attendance: 4,300
Saracens 44–13 Bedford Blues
Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,593
West Hartlepool 21–17 Wasps
Victoria Park Attendance: 2,133
London Scottish 24–13 Gloucester
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 850
Newcastle Falcons 34–23 Bedford Blues
Kingston Park Attendance: 2,070
Northampton Saints 8–32 London Irish
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 7,450
Sale Sharks 30–32 Bath Rugby
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,500
Loftus Road Attendance: 8,534
Leicester Tigers 24–12 London Scottish
Welford Road Attendance: 9,985
Bath Rugby 16–11 Newcastle Falcons
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200
London Irish 43–21 West Hartlepool
The Avenue Attendance: 2,129
NEC Harlequins 17–24 Northampton Saints
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 8,500
Kingsholm Attendance: 4,811
NEC Harlequins 17–22 London Irish
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,824
Leicester Tigers 23–16 Gloucester
Welford Road Attendance: 11,394
Bedford Blues 17–30 Bath Rugby
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,673
Northampton Saints 19–14 West Hartlepool
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 6,023
Richmond 40–22 London Scottish
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,445
Sale Sharks 20–28 Newcastle Falcons
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,500
Richmond 11–23 Leicester Tigers
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,981
NEC Harlequins 9–34 Leicester Tigers
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,212
Northampton Saints 18–21 Saracens
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 8,253
Sale Sharks 7–23 London Scottish
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,200
Loftus Road Attendance: 9,526
London Irish 42–20 Gloucester
The Avenue Attendance: 5,020
Leicester Tigers 31–10 London Irish
Welford Road Attendance: 15,132
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,440
Gloucester 20–31 NEC Harlequins
Kingsholm Attendance: 6,046
London Scottish 27–17 Newcastle Falcons
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,101
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,695
Saracens 48–27 West Hartlepool
Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,872
Bedford Blues 7–18 Sale Sharks
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,139
London Scottish 15–24 Bedford Blues
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,273
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,096
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,570
Northampton Saints 15–22 Leicester Tigers
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 10,000
Loftus Road Attendance: 6,048
West Hartlepool 33–32 Gloucester
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,300
Bedford Blues 19–15 Gloucester
Goldington Road Attendance: 2,417
Leicester Tigers 16–6 Wasps
Welford Road Attendance: 12,449
London Irish 35–12 London Scottish
The Avenue Attendance: 4,400
NEC Harlequins 32–32 Richmond
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,600
Northampton Saints 57–16 Newcastle Falcons
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 6,540
Vicarage Road Attendance: 14,219
West Hartlepool 33–33 Sale Sharks
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,531
Newcastle Falcons 43–20 London Scottish
Kingston Park Attendance: 2,506
Bath Rugby 24–16 Leicester Tigers
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,500
Sale Sharks 30–27 London Irish
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,515
London Wasps 15–24 Northampton Saints
Loftus Road Attendance: 3,126
Leicester Tigers 25–18 Saracens
Welford Road Attendance: 13,823
London Irish 47–22 Bath Rugby
The Avenue Attendance: 6,600
NEC Harlequins 29–16 Bedford Blues
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,828
Northampton Saints 44–13 London Scottish
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 7,108
Wasps 34–33 Newcastle Falcons
Loftus Road Attendance: 5,104
West Hartlepool 35–36 Richmond
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,206
Newcastle Falcons 47–14 Richmond
Kingston Park Attendance: 2,728
West Hartlepool 37–47 NEC Harlequins
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,107
Bath Rugby 56–24 West Hartlepool
Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,500
Bedford Blues 31–42 Northampton Saints
Goldington Road Attendance: 4,689
Sale Sharks 17–41 Leicester Tigers
Heywood Road Attendance: 4,800
Newcastle Falcons 39–15 Gloucester
Kingston Park Attendance: 3,748
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,594
Saracens 30–38 NEC Harlequins
Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,719
Gloucester 24–34 Sale Sharks
Kingsholm Attendance: 4,528
London Irish 21–26 Saracens
The Avenue Attendance: 6,710
Northampton Saints 40–17 Bath Rugby
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 8,843
Wasps 45–22 London Scottish
Loftus Road Attendance: 4,419
Newcastle Falcons 12–21 Leicester Tigers
Kingston Park Attendance: 5,207
West Hartlepool 0–39 Bedford Blues
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,400
Richmond 23–30 NEC Harlequins
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,300
Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,261
Bath Rugby 13–17 NEC Harlequins
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200
Bedford Blues 21–36 London Irish
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,572
London Scottish 26–14 West Hartlepool
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,459
Richmond 19–31 Northampton Saints
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,500
Heywood Road Attendance: 4,495
Newcastle Falcons 33–23 NEC Harlequins
Kingston Park Attendance: 4,133
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,613
Bath Rugby 76–13 London Scottish
Recreation Ground Attendance: 4,800
Bedford Blues 12–106 Richmond
Goldington Road Attendance: 1,308
Gloucester 43–31 Northampton Saints
Kingsholm Attendance: 4,935
Leicester Tigers 72–37 West Hartlepool
Welford Road Attendance: 12,958
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,232
Saracens 40–26 Newcastle Falcons
Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,982
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