The 1998β1999 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.
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abAt 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.
Results
Week 1
5 September 1998 14:15
Richmond
41β29
Newcastle Falcons
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,530
5 September 1998 15:00
Bath Rugby
36β27
Wasps
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,000
5 September 1998 15:00
Gloucester
29β22
London Irish
Kingsholm Attendance: 5,267
5 September 1998 15:00
Leicester Tigers
49β15
NEC Harlequins
Welford Road Attendance: 13,130
5 September 1998 15:00
London Scottish
25β20
Sale Sharks
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,300
6 September 1998 15:00
Saracens
34β7
Northampton Saints
Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,243
Week 2
12 September 1998 14:15
Newcastle Falcons
19β17
Bath Rugby
Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 3,000
12 September 1998 15:00
London Scottish
3β38
Leicester Tigers
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,138
12 September 1998 15:00
Northampton Saints
25β6
NEC Harlequins
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 5,870
12 September 1998 15:00
Richmond
22β25
Gloucester
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,054
12 September 1998 15:00
Sale Sharks
39β21
Bedford Blues
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,100
13 September 1998 15:00
West Hartlepool
20β44
London Irish
Victoria Park Attendance: 2,059
Week 3
19 September 1998 14:15
Leicester Tigers
35β25
Northampton Saints
Welford Road Attendance: 13,292
19 September 1998 15:00
Bath Rugby
36β14
Richmond
Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,600
19 September 1998 15:00
Bedford Blues
24β16
London Scottish
Goldington Road Attendance: 2,347
19 September 1998 15:00
London Irish
24β36
Wasps
The Avenue Attendance: 3,800
20 September 1998 15:00
Gloucester
36β3
West Hartlepool
Kingsholm Attendance: 5,576
20 September 1998 15:00
Saracens
43β26
Sale Sharks
Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,597
Week 4
26 September 1998 14:15
Bedford Blues
23β32
Leicester Tigers
Goldington Road Attendance: 4,165
26 September 1998 15:00
Bath Rugby
21β16
Gloucester
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200
26 September 1998 15:00
London Scottish
20β58
Saracens
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,412
26 September 1998 15:00
Sale Sharks
44β34
NEC Harlequins
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,200
27 September 1998 15:00
Wasps
71β14
West Hartlepool
Loftus Road Attendance: 2,797
27 September 1998 15:00
Newcastle Falcons
21β23
London Irish
Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 4,184
Week 5
3 October 1998 14:15
Gloucester
12β13
Wasps
Kingsholm Attendance: 5,821
3 October 1998 15:00
Bath Rugby
57β19
Bedford Blues
Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,000
3 October 1998 15:00
London Irish
29β33
Richmond
The Avenue Attendance: 3,900
3 October 1998 15:00
NEC Harlequins
22β20
London Scottish
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,609
3 October 1998 15:00
Northampton Saints
37β17
Sale Sharks
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 6,464
4 October 1998 15:00
West Hartlepool
19β24
Newcastle Falcons
Victoria Park Attendance: 2,702
Week 6
10 October 1998 15:00
Bath Rugby
23β20
London Irish
Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,000
10 October 1998 15:00
Bedford Blues
35β33
NEC Harlequins
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,521
10 October 1998 15:00
Richmond
41β23
West Hartlepool
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,357
10 October 1998 18:00
London Scottish
22β33
Northampton Saints
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,900
11 October 1998 15:00
Newcastle Falcons
27β19
Wasps
Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 4,284
11 October 1998 15:00
Saracens
22β10
Leicester Tigers
Vicarage Road Attendance: 17,347
Week 7
17 October 1998 14:15
NEC Harlequins
41β28
Saracens
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,396
17 October 1998 15:00
Gloucester
41β32
Newcastle Falcons
Kingsholm Attendance: 6,915
17 October 1998 15:00
Leicester Tigers
31β15
Sale Sharks
Welford Road Attendance: 9,861
17 October 1998 15:00
Northampton Saints
34β29
Bedford Blues
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 6,739
17 October 1998 15:00
West Hartlepool
20β50
Bath Rugby
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,743
18 October 1998 15:00
London Wasps
22β27
Richmond
Loftus Road Attendance: 6,778
Week 7
20 October 1998 19:30
London Irish
24β23
Leicester Tigers
The Avenue Attendance: 2,950
20 October 1998 19:30
NEC Harlequins
39β7
Gloucester
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,174
20 October 1998 19:30
West Hartlepool
3β52
Saracens
Victoria Park Attendance: 2,000
21 October 1998 19:45
Wasps
35β19
Bedford Blues
Loftus Road Attendance: 3,216
24 October 1998 14:15
Leicester Tigers
27β0
Richmond
Welford Road Attendance: 8,443
24 October 1998 15:00
Bath Rugby
27β3
Sale Sharks
Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,800
24 October 1998 15:00
Bedford Blues
22β29
Newcastle Falcons
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,902
24 October 1998 15:00
London Irish
10β26
Northampton Saints
The Avenue Attendance: 2,560
24 October 1998 15:00
NEC Harlequins
25β10
West Hartlepool
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,476
25 October 1998 15:00
Gloucester
29β16
London Scottish
Kingsholm Attendance: 6,000
25 October 1998 15:00
Saracens
17β31
London Wasps
Vicarage Road Attendance: 11,261
Week 8
28 October 1998 19:45
Sale Sharks
10β39
Richmond
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,500
31 October 1998 14:15
Newcastle Falcons
43β12
Saracens
Kingston Park Attendance: 4,833
31 October 1998 15:00
London Scottish
13β11
Bath Rugby
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,267
31 October 1998 15:00
Northampton Saints
22β8
Gloucester
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 7,284
1 November 1998 15:00
Wasps
21β22
NEC Harlequins
Loftus Road Attendance: 6,627
1 November 1998 15:00
Richmond
38β32
Bedford Blues
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,541
1 November 1998 15:00
West Hartlepool
15β45
Leicester Tigers
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,846
Week 9
7 November 1998 14:15
Leicester Tigers
36β13
Bath Rugby
Welford Road Attendance: 15,873
7 November 1998 15:00
Gloucester
31β21
Bedford Blues
Kingsholm Attendance: 5,147
7 November 1998 15:00
London Irish
25β31
Sale Sharks
The Avenue Attendance: 2,300
7 November 1998 15:00
NEC Harlequins
25β20
Newcastle Falcons
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,974
7 November 1998 15:00
Northampton Saints
26β21
Wasps
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 6,722
8 November 1998 15:00
Saracens
33β17
Richmond
Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,217
Week 10
13 November 1998 19:30
Sale Sharks
42β26
West Hartlepool
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,338
14 November 1998 15:00
London Scottish
17β23
London Irish
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,000
15 November 1998 15:00
Bedford Blues
20β25
Saracens
Goldington Road Attendance: 5,125
15 November 1998 15:00
Wasps
45β17
Leicester Tigers
Loftus Road Attendance: 6,027
15 November 1998 15:00
Newcastle Falcons
45β35
Northampton Saints
Kingston Park Attendance: 4,293
Week 11
21 November 1998 14:15
Northampton Saints
44β27
Richmond
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 5,978
21 November 1998 15:00
Gloucester
28β27
Saracens
Kingsholm Attendance: 6,627
21 November 1998 15:00
London Irish
30β19
Bedford Blues
The Avenue Attendance: 2,200
21 November 1998 15:00
NEC Harlequins
43β31
Bath Rugby
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,875
22 November 1998 15:00
Wasps
32β19
Sale Sharks
Loftus Road Attendance: 3,865
22 November 1998 15:00
West Hartlepool
7β37
London Scottish
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,837
Week 12
12 December 1998 14:00
Sale Sharks
26β10
Gloucester
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,200
12 December 1998 15:00
Bath Rugby
9β15
Northampton Saints
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200
12 December 1998 15:00
Bedford Blues
10β23
West Hartlepool
Goldington Road Attendance: 2,398
12 December 1998 15:00
Leicester Tigers
31β18
Newcastle Falcons
Welford Road Attendance: 11,226
12 December 1998 15:00
London Scottish
9β17
Wasps
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,159
13 December 1998 15:00
Saracens
40β26
London Irish
Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,373
Week 13
19 December 1998 14:00
Bath Rugby
11β19
Saracens
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200
19 December 1998 15:00
Gloucester
18β23
Leicester Tigers
Kingsholm Attendance: 7,222
19 December 1998 15:00
London Irish
20β16
NEC Harlequins
The Avenue Attendance: 5,460
19 December 1998 18:00
London Scottish
16β28
Richmond
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,540
20 December 1998 15:00
Newcastle Falcons
30β15
Sale Sharks
Kingston Park Attendance: 3,020
20 December 1998 15:00
West Hartlepool
9β33
Northampton Saints
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,613
Week 14
26 December 1998 15:00
Leicester Tigers
26β0
Bedford Blues
Welford Road Attendance: 10,689
26 December 1998 15:00
Richmond
13β25
London Irish
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,621
27 December 1998 15:00
Wasps
23β9
Gloucester
Loftus Road Attendance: 5,362
27 December 1998 15:00
NEC Harlequins
17β15
Sale Sharks
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,100
27 December 1998 15:00
Newcastle Falcons
29β13
West Hartlepool
Kingston Park Attendance: 3,403
27 December 1998 15:15
Saracens
7β24
London Scottish
Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,257
Week 15
2 January 1999 14:00
Gloucester
23β7
Bath Rugby
Kingsholm Attendance: 10,109
2 January 1999 15:00
London Irish
16β14
Newcastle Falcons
The Avenue Attendance: 4,250
2 January 1999 15:00
London Scottish
24β35
NEC Harlequins
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,600
2 January 1999 15:00
Sale Sharks
24β39
Northampton Saints
Heywood Road Attendance: 4,300
3 January 1999 15:00
Saracens
44β13
Bedford Blues
Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,593
3 January 1999 15:00
West Hartlepool
21β17
Wasps
Victoria Park Attendance: 2,133
Week 16
5 January 1999 19:30
London Scottish
24β13
Gloucester
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 850
5 January 1999 19:30
Newcastle Falcons
34β23
Bedford Blues
Kingston Park Attendance: 2,070
5 January 1999 19:30
Northampton Saints
8β32
London Irish
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 7,450
5 January 1999 19:30
Sale Sharks
30β32
Bath Rugby
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,500
6 January 1999 19:30
Wasps
15β15
Saracens
Loftus Road Attendance: 8,534
Week 17
16 January 1999 14:30
Leicester Tigers
24β12
London Scottish
Welford Road Attendance: 9,985
16 January 1999 15:00
Bath Rugby
16β11
Newcastle Falcons
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200
16 January 1999 15:00
London Irish
43β21
West Hartlepool
The Avenue Attendance: 2,129
16 January 1999 15:00
NEC Harlequins
17β24
Northampton Saints
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 8,500
16 January 1999 16:15
Gloucester
24β24
Richmond
Kingsholm Attendance: 4,811
Week 18
23 January 1999 14:00
NEC Harlequins
17β22
London Irish
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,824
23 January 1999 14:30
Leicester Tigers
23β16
Gloucester
Welford Road Attendance: 11,394
23 January 1999 15:00
Bedford Blues
17β30
Bath Rugby
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,673
23 January 1999 15:00
Northampton Saints
19β14
West Hartlepool
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 6,023
23 January 1999 15:00
Richmond
40β22
London Scottish
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,445
23 January 1999 15:00
Sale Sharks
20β28
Newcastle Falcons
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,500
26 January 1999 20:00
Richmond
11β23
Leicester Tigers
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,981
Week 19
6 February 1999 15:00
NEC Harlequins
9β34
Leicester Tigers
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,212
6 February 1999 15:00
Northampton Saints
18β21
Saracens
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 8,253
6 February 1999 15:00
Sale Sharks
7β23
London Scottish
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,200
7 February 1999 14:30
Wasps
35β0
Bath Rugby
Loftus Road Attendance: 9,526
7 February 1999 15:00
London Irish
42β20
Gloucester
The Avenue Attendance: 5,020
Week 20
13 February 1999 14:00
Leicester Tigers
31β10
London Irish
Welford Road Attendance: 15,132
13 February 1999 15:00
Bedford Blues
25β23
Wasps
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,440
13 February 1999 15:00
Gloucester
20β31
NEC Harlequins
Kingsholm Attendance: 6,046
13 February 1999 15:00
London Scottish
27β17
Newcastle Falcons
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,101
14 February 1999 15:00
Richmond
29β24
Sale Sharks
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,695
14 February 1999 15:00
Saracens
48β27
West Hartlepool
Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,872
Week 21
27 February 1999 15:00
Bedford Blues
7β18
Sale Sharks
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,139
Week 22
13 March 1999 15:00
London Scottish
15β24
Bedford Blues
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,273
13 March 1999 15:00
Richmond
23β30
Bath Rugby
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,096
13 March 1999 15:00
Sale Sharks
32β24
Saracens
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,570
13 March 1999 16:00
Northampton Saints
15β22
Leicester Tigers
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 10,000
14 March 1999 15:00
Wasps
38β27
London Irish
Loftus Road Attendance: 6,048
14 March 1999 15:00
West Hartlepool
33β32
Gloucester
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,300
Week 23
27 March 1999 15:00
Bedford Blues
19β15
Gloucester
Goldington Road Attendance: 2,417
27 March 1999 15:00
Leicester Tigers
16β6
Wasps
Welford Road Attendance: 12,449
27 March 1999 15:00
London Irish
35β12
London Scottish
The Avenue Attendance: 4,400
27 March 1999 15:00
NEC Harlequins
32β32
Richmond
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,600
27 March 1999 15:00
Northampton Saints
57β16
Newcastle Falcons
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 6,540
28 March 1999 15:00
Saracens
14β33
Bath Rugby
Vicarage Road Attendance: 14,219
28 March 1999 15:00
West Hartlepool
33β33
Sale Sharks
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,531
Week 24
31 March 1999 19:30
Newcastle Falcons
43β20
London Scottish
Kingston Park Attendance: 2,506
3 April 1999 15:00
Bath Rugby
24β16
Leicester Tigers
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,500
3 April 1999 15:00
Sale Sharks
30β27
London Irish
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,515
Week 25
13 April 1999 19:45
London Wasps
15β24
Northampton Saints
Loftus Road Attendance: 3,126
17 April 1999 14:15
Leicester Tigers
25β18
Saracens
Welford Road Attendance: 13,823
17 April 1999 15:00
London Irish
47β22
Bath Rugby
The Avenue Attendance: 6,600
17 April 1999 15:00
NEC Harlequins
29β16
Bedford Blues
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,828
17 April 1999 15:00
Northampton Saints
44β13
London Scottish
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 7,108
18 April 1999 15:00
Wasps
34β33
Newcastle Falcons
Loftus Road Attendance: 5,104
18 April 1999 15:00
West Hartlepool
35β36
Richmond
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,206
Week 26
21 April 1999 19:30
Newcastle Falcons
47β14
Richmond
Kingston Park Attendance: 2,728
21 April 1999 19:30
West Hartlepool
37β47
NEC Harlequins
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,107
24 April 1999 15:00
Bath Rugby
56β24
West Hartlepool
Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,500
24 April 1999 15:00
Bedford Blues
31β42
Northampton Saints
Goldington Road Attendance: 4,689
24 April 1999 15:00
Sale Sharks
17β41
Leicester Tigers
Heywood Road Attendance: 4,800
25 April 1999 15:00
Newcastle Falcons
39β15
Gloucester
Kingston Park Attendance: 3,748
25 April 1999 15:00
Richmond
5β29
Wasps
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,594
25 April 1999 15:00
Saracens
30β38
NEC Harlequins
Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,719
Week 27
1 May 1999 15:00
Gloucester
24β34
Sale Sharks
Kingsholm Attendance: 4,528
1 May 1999 15:00
London Irish
21β26
Saracens
The Avenue Attendance: 6,710
1 May 1999 15:00
Northampton Saints
40β17
Bath Rugby
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 8,843
2 May 1999 15:00
Wasps
45β22
London Scottish
Loftus Road Attendance: 4,419
2 May 1999 15:00
Newcastle Falcons
12β21
Leicester Tigers
Kingston Park Attendance: 5,207
2 May 1999 15:00
West Hartlepool
0β39
Bedford Blues
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,400
3 May 1999 15:00
Richmond
23β30
NEC Harlequins
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,300
Week 28
7 May 1999 19:45
Saracens
26β10
Gloucester
Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,261
8 May 1999 15:00
Bath Rugby
13β17
NEC Harlequins
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200
8 May 1999 15:00
Bedford Blues
21β36
London Irish
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,572
8 May 1999 15:00
London Scottish
26β14
West Hartlepool
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,459
8 May 1999 15:00
Richmond
19β31
Northampton Saints
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,500
8 May 1999 15:00
Sale Sharks
13β27
Wasps
Heywood Road Attendance: 4,495
Week 29
11 May 1999 19:30
Newcastle Falcons
33β23
NEC Harlequins
Kingston Park Attendance: 4,133
12 May 1999 20:00
Richmond
18β25
Saracens
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,613
15 May 1999 17:00
Bath Rugby
76β13
London Scottish
Recreation Ground Attendance: 4,800
16 May 1999 15:00
Bedford Blues
12β106
Richmond
Goldington Road Attendance: 1,308
16 May 1999 15:00
Gloucester
43β31
Northampton Saints
Kingsholm Attendance: 4,935
16 May 1999 15:00
Leicester Tigers
72β37
West Hartlepool
Welford Road Attendance: 12,958
Week 30
19 May 1999 19:30
NEC Harlequins
27β20
Wasps
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,232
20 May 1999 19:45
Saracens
40β26
Newcastle Falcons
Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,982
Leading scorers
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.