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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.
Source: (A) Placed into administration; (C) Champion; (R) Relegated Notes:
^ 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.
Results
Week 1
5 September 1998 14:15
Richmond
41–29
Newcastle Falcons
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,530
5 September 1998 15:00
Bath Rugby
36–27
Wasps
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,000
5 September 1998 15:00
Gloucester
29–22
London Irish
Kingsholm Attendance: 5,267
5 September 1998 15:00
Leicester Tigers
49–15
NEC Harlequins
Welford Road Attendance: 13,130
5 September 1998 15:00
London Scottish
25–20
Sale Sharks
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,300
6 September 1998 15:00
Saracens
34–7
Northampton Saints
Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,243
Week 2
12 September 1998 14:15
Newcastle Falcons
19–17
Bath Rugby
Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 3,000
12 September 1998 15:00
London Scottish
3–38
Leicester Tigers
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,138
12 September 1998 15:00
Northampton Saints
25–6
NEC Harlequins
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 5,870
12 September 1998 15:00
Richmond
22–25
Gloucester
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,054
12 September 1998 15:00
Sale Sharks
39–21
Bedford Blues
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,100
13 September 1998 15:00
West Hartlepool
20–44
London Irish
Victoria Park Attendance: 2,059
Week 3
19 September 1998 14:15
Leicester Tigers
35–25
Northampton Saints
Welford Road Attendance: 13,292
19 September 1998 15:00
Bath Rugby
36–14
Richmond
Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,600
19 September 1998 15:00
Bedford Blues
24–16
London Scottish
Goldington Road Attendance: 2,347
19 September 1998 15:00
London Irish
24–36
Wasps
The Avenue Attendance: 3,800
20 September 1998 15:00
Gloucester
36–3
West Hartlepool
Kingsholm Attendance: 5,576
20 September 1998 15:00
Saracens
43–26
Sale Sharks
Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,597
Week 4
26 September 1998 14:15
Bedford Blues
23–32
Leicester Tigers
Goldington Road Attendance: 4,165
26 September 1998 15:00
Bath Rugby
21–16
Gloucester
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200
26 September 1998 15:00
London Scottish
20–58
Saracens
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,412
26 September 1998 15:00
Sale Sharks
44–34
NEC Harlequins
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,200
27 September 1998 15:00
Wasps
71–14
West Hartlepool
Loftus Road Attendance: 2,797
27 September 1998 15:00
Newcastle Falcons
21–23
London Irish
Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 4,184
Week 5
3 October 1998 14:15
Gloucester
12–13
Wasps
Kingsholm Attendance: 5,821
3 October 1998 15:00
Bath Rugby
57–19
Bedford Blues
Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,000
3 October 1998 15:00
London Irish
29–33
Richmond
The Avenue Attendance: 3,900
3 October 1998 15:00
NEC Harlequins
22–20
London Scottish
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,609
3 October 1998 15:00
Northampton Saints
37–17
Sale Sharks
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 6,464
4 October 1998 15:00
West Hartlepool
19–24
Newcastle Falcons
Victoria Park Attendance: 2,702
Week 6
10 October 1998 15:00
Bath Rugby
23–20
London Irish
Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,000
10 October 1998 15:00
Bedford Blues
35–33
NEC Harlequins
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,521
10 October 1998 15:00
Richmond
41–23
West Hartlepool
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,357
10 October 1998 18:00
London Scottish
22–33
Northampton Saints
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,900
11 October 1998 15:00
Newcastle Falcons
27–19
Wasps
Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 4,284
11 October 1998 15:00
Saracens
22–10
Leicester Tigers
Vicarage Road Attendance: 17,347
Week 7
17 October 1998 14:15
NEC Harlequins
41–28
Saracens
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,396
17 October 1998 15:00
Gloucester
41–32
Newcastle Falcons
Kingsholm Attendance: 6,915
17 October 1998 15:00
Leicester Tigers
31–15
Sale Sharks
Welford Road Attendance: 9,861
17 October 1998 15:00
Northampton Saints
34–29
Bedford Blues
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 6,739
17 October 1998 15:00
West Hartlepool
20–50
Bath Rugby
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,743
18 October 1998 15:00
London Wasps
22–27
Richmond
Loftus Road Attendance: 6,778
Week 7
20 October 1998 19:30
London Irish
24–23
Leicester Tigers
The Avenue Attendance: 2,950
20 October 1998 19:30
NEC Harlequins
39–7
Gloucester
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,174
20 October 1998 19:30
West Hartlepool
3–52
Saracens
Victoria Park Attendance: 2,000
21 October 1998 19:45
Wasps
35–19
Bedford Blues
Loftus Road Attendance: 3,216
24 October 1998 14:15
Leicester Tigers
27–0
Richmond
Welford Road Attendance: 8,443
24 October 1998 15:00
Bath Rugby
27–3
Sale Sharks
Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,800
24 October 1998 15:00
Bedford Blues
22–29
Newcastle Falcons
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,902
24 October 1998 15:00
London Irish
10–26
Northampton Saints
The Avenue Attendance: 2,560
24 October 1998 15:00
NEC Harlequins
25–10
West Hartlepool
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,476
25 October 1998 15:00
Gloucester
29–16
London Scottish
Kingsholm Attendance: 6,000
25 October 1998 15:00
Saracens
17–31
London Wasps
Vicarage Road Attendance: 11,261
Week 8
28 October 1998 19:45
Sale Sharks
10–39
Richmond
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,500
31 October 1998 14:15
Newcastle Falcons
43–12
Saracens
Kingston Park Attendance: 4,833
31 October 1998 15:00
London Scottish
13–11
Bath Rugby
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,267
31 October 1998 15:00
Northampton Saints
22–8
Gloucester
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 7,284
1 November 1998 15:00
Wasps
21–22
NEC Harlequins
Loftus Road Attendance: 6,627
1 November 1998 15:00
Richmond
38–32
Bedford Blues
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,541
1 November 1998 15:00
West Hartlepool
15–45
Leicester Tigers
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,846
Week 9
7 November 1998 14:15
Leicester Tigers
36–13
Bath Rugby
Welford Road Attendance: 15,873
7 November 1998 15:00
Gloucester
31–21
Bedford Blues
Kingsholm Attendance: 5,147
7 November 1998 15:00
London Irish
25–31
Sale Sharks
The Avenue Attendance: 2,300
7 November 1998 15:00
NEC Harlequins
25–20
Newcastle Falcons
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,974
7 November 1998 15:00
Northampton Saints
26–21
Wasps
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 6,722
8 November 1998 15:00
Saracens
33–17
Richmond
Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,217
Week 10
13 November 1998 19:30
Sale Sharks
42–26
West Hartlepool
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,338
14 November 1998 15:00
London Scottish
17–23
London Irish
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,000
15 November 1998 15:00
Bedford Blues
20–25
Saracens
Goldington Road Attendance: 5,125
15 November 1998 15:00
Wasps
45–17
Leicester Tigers
Loftus Road Attendance: 6,027
15 November 1998 15:00
Newcastle Falcons
45–35
Northampton Saints
Kingston Park Attendance: 4,293
Week 11
21 November 1998 14:15
Northampton Saints
44–27
Richmond
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 5,978
21 November 1998 15:00
Gloucester
28–27
Saracens
Kingsholm Attendance: 6,627
21 November 1998 15:00
London Irish
30–19
Bedford Blues
The Avenue Attendance: 2,200
21 November 1998 15:00
NEC Harlequins
43–31
Bath Rugby
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,875
22 November 1998 15:00
Wasps
32–19
Sale Sharks
Loftus Road Attendance: 3,865
22 November 1998 15:00
West Hartlepool
7–37
London Scottish
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,837
Week 12
12 December 1998 14:00
Sale Sharks
26–10
Gloucester
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,200
12 December 1998 15:00
Bath Rugby
9–15
Northampton Saints
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200
12 December 1998 15:00
Bedford Blues
10–23
West Hartlepool
Goldington Road Attendance: 2,398
12 December 1998 15:00
Leicester Tigers
31–18
Newcastle Falcons
Welford Road Attendance: 11,226
12 December 1998 15:00
London Scottish
9–17
Wasps
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,159
13 December 1998 15:00
Saracens
40–26
London Irish
Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,373
Week 13
19 December 1998 14:00
Bath Rugby
11–19
Saracens
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200
19 December 1998 15:00
Gloucester
18–23
Leicester Tigers
Kingsholm Attendance: 7,222
19 December 1998 15:00
London Irish
20–16
NEC Harlequins
The Avenue Attendance: 5,460
19 December 1998 18:00
London Scottish
16–28
Richmond
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,540
20 December 1998 15:00
Newcastle Falcons
30–15
Sale Sharks
Kingston Park Attendance: 3,020
20 December 1998 15:00
West Hartlepool
9–33
Northampton Saints
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,613
Week 14
26 December 1998 15:00
Leicester Tigers
26–0
Bedford Blues
Welford Road Attendance: 10,689
26 December 1998 15:00
Richmond
13–25
London Irish
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,621
27 December 1998 15:00
Wasps
23–9
Gloucester
Loftus Road Attendance: 5,362
27 December 1998 15:00
NEC Harlequins
17–15
Sale Sharks
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,100
27 December 1998 15:00
Newcastle Falcons
29–13
West Hartlepool
Kingston Park Attendance: 3,403
27 December 1998 15:15
Saracens
7–24
London Scottish
Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,257
Week 15
2 January 1999 14:00
Gloucester
23–7
Bath Rugby
Kingsholm Attendance: 10,109
2 January 1999 15:00
London Irish
16–14
Newcastle Falcons
The Avenue Attendance: 4,250
2 January 1999 15:00
London Scottish
24–35
NEC Harlequins
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,600
2 January 1999 15:00
Sale Sharks
24–39
Northampton Saints
Heywood Road Attendance: 4,300
3 January 1999 15:00
Saracens
44–13
Bedford Blues
Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,593
3 January 1999 15:00
West Hartlepool
21–17
Wasps
Victoria Park Attendance: 2,133
Week 16
5 January 1999 19:30
London Scottish
24–13
Gloucester
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 850
5 January 1999 19:30
Newcastle Falcons
34–23
Bedford Blues
Kingston Park Attendance: 2,070
5 January 1999 19:30
Northampton Saints
8–32
London Irish
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 7,450
5 January 1999 19:30
Sale Sharks
30–32
Bath Rugby
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,500
6 January 1999 19:30
Wasps
15–15
Saracens
Loftus Road Attendance: 8,534
Week 17
16 January 1999 14:30
Leicester Tigers
24–12
London Scottish
Welford Road Attendance: 9,985
16 January 1999 15:00
Bath Rugby
16–11
Newcastle Falcons
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200
16 January 1999 15:00
London Irish
43–21
West Hartlepool
The Avenue Attendance: 2,129
16 January 1999 15:00
NEC Harlequins
17–24
Northampton Saints
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 8,500
16 January 1999 16:15
Gloucester
24–24
Richmond
Kingsholm Attendance: 4,811
Week 18
23 January 1999 14:00
NEC Harlequins
17–22
London Irish
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,824
23 January 1999 14:30
Leicester Tigers
23–16
Gloucester
Welford Road Attendance: 11,394
23 January 1999 15:00
Bedford Blues
17–30
Bath Rugby
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,673
23 January 1999 15:00
Northampton Saints
19–14
West Hartlepool
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 6,023
23 January 1999 15:00
Richmond
40–22
London Scottish
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,445
23 January 1999 15:00
Sale Sharks
20–28
Newcastle Falcons
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,500
26 January 1999 20:00
Richmond
11–23
Leicester Tigers
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,981
Week 19
6 February 1999 15:00
NEC Harlequins
9–34
Leicester Tigers
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,212
6 February 1999 15:00
Northampton Saints
18–21
Saracens
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 8,253
6 February 1999 15:00
Sale Sharks
7–23
London Scottish
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,200
7 February 1999 14:30
Wasps
35–0
Bath Rugby
Loftus Road Attendance: 9,526
7 February 1999 15:00
London Irish
42–20
Gloucester
The Avenue Attendance: 5,020
Week 20
13 February 1999 14:00
Leicester Tigers
31–10
London Irish
Welford Road Attendance: 15,132
13 February 1999 15:00
Bedford Blues
25–23
Wasps
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,440
13 February 1999 15:00
Gloucester
20–31
NEC Harlequins
Kingsholm Attendance: 6,046
13 February 1999 15:00
London Scottish
27–17
Newcastle Falcons
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,101
14 February 1999 15:00
Richmond
29–24
Sale Sharks
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,695
14 February 1999 15:00
Saracens
48–27
West Hartlepool
Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,872
Week 21
27 February 1999 15:00
Bedford Blues
7–18
Sale Sharks
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,139
Week 22
13 March 1999 15:00
London Scottish
15–24
Bedford Blues
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,273
13 March 1999 15:00
Richmond
23–30
Bath Rugby
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,096
13 March 1999 15:00
Sale Sharks
32–24
Saracens
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,570
13 March 1999 16:00
Northampton Saints
15–22
Leicester Tigers
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 10,000
14 March 1999 15:00
Wasps
38–27
London Irish
Loftus Road Attendance: 6,048
14 March 1999 15:00
West Hartlepool
33–32
Gloucester
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,300
Week 23
27 March 1999 15:00
Bedford Blues
19–15
Gloucester
Goldington Road Attendance: 2,417
27 March 1999 15:00
Leicester Tigers
16–6
Wasps
Welford Road Attendance: 12,449
27 March 1999 15:00
London Irish
35–12
London Scottish
The Avenue Attendance: 4,400
27 March 1999 15:00
NEC Harlequins
32–32
Richmond
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,600
27 March 1999 15:00
Northampton Saints
57–16
Newcastle Falcons
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 6,540
28 March 1999 15:00
Saracens
14–33
Bath Rugby
Vicarage Road Attendance: 14,219
28 March 1999 15:00
West Hartlepool
33–33
Sale Sharks
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,531
Week 24
31 March 1999 19:30
Newcastle Falcons
43–20
London Scottish
Kingston Park Attendance: 2,506
3 April 1999 15:00
Bath Rugby
24–16
Leicester Tigers
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,500
3 April 1999 15:00
Sale Sharks
30–27
London Irish
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,515
Week 25
13 April 1999 19:45
London Wasps
15–24
Northampton Saints
Loftus Road Attendance: 3,126
17 April 1999 14:15
Leicester Tigers
25–18
Saracens
Welford Road Attendance: 13,823
17 April 1999 15:00
London Irish
47–22
Bath Rugby
The Avenue Attendance: 6,600
17 April 1999 15:00
NEC Harlequins
29–16
Bedford Blues
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,828
17 April 1999 15:00
Northampton Saints
44–13
London Scottish
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 7,108
18 April 1999 15:00
Wasps
34–33
Newcastle Falcons
Loftus Road Attendance: 5,104
18 April 1999 15:00
West Hartlepool
35–36
Richmond
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,206
Week 26
21 April 1999 19:30
Newcastle Falcons
47–14
Richmond
Kingston Park Attendance: 2,728
21 April 1999 19:30
West Hartlepool
37–47
NEC Harlequins
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,107
24 April 1999 15:00
Bath Rugby
56–24
West Hartlepool
Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,500
24 April 1999 15:00
Bedford Blues
31–42
Northampton Saints
Goldington Road Attendance: 4,689
24 April 1999 15:00
Sale Sharks
17–41
Leicester Tigers
Heywood Road Attendance: 4,800
25 April 1999 15:00
Newcastle Falcons
39–15
Gloucester
Kingston Park Attendance: 3,748
25 April 1999 15:00
Richmond
5–29
Wasps
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,594
25 April 1999 15:00
Saracens
30–38
NEC Harlequins
Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,719
Week 27
1 May 1999 15:00
Gloucester
24–34
Sale Sharks
Kingsholm Attendance: 4,528
1 May 1999 15:00
London Irish
21–26
Saracens
The Avenue Attendance: 6,710
1 May 1999 15:00
Northampton Saints
40–17
Bath Rugby
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 8,843
2 May 1999 15:00
Wasps
45–22
London Scottish
Loftus Road Attendance: 4,419
2 May 1999 15:00
Newcastle Falcons
12–21
Leicester Tigers
Kingston Park Attendance: 5,207
2 May 1999 15:00
West Hartlepool
0–39
Bedford Blues
Victoria Park Attendance: 1,400
3 May 1999 15:00
Richmond
23–30
NEC Harlequins
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,300
Week 28
7 May 1999 19:45
Saracens
26–10
Gloucester
Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,261
8 May 1999 15:00
Bath Rugby
13–17
NEC Harlequins
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200
8 May 1999 15:00
Bedford Blues
21–36
London Irish
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,572
8 May 1999 15:00
London Scottish
26–14
West Hartlepool
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,459
8 May 1999 15:00
Richmond
19–31
Northampton Saints
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,500
8 May 1999 15:00
Sale Sharks
13–27
Wasps
Heywood Road Attendance: 4,495
Week 29
11 May 1999 19:30
Newcastle Falcons
33–23
NEC Harlequins
Kingston Park Attendance: 4,133
12 May 1999 20:00
Richmond
18–25
Saracens
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,613
15 May 1999 17:00
Bath Rugby
76–13
London Scottish
Recreation Ground Attendance: 4,800
16 May 1999 15:00
Bedford Blues
12–106
Richmond
Goldington Road Attendance: 1,308
16 May 1999 15:00
Gloucester
43–31
Northampton Saints
Kingsholm Attendance: 4,935
16 May 1999 15:00
Leicester Tigers
72–37
West Hartlepool
Welford Road Attendance: 12,958
Week 30
19 May 1999 19:30
NEC Harlequins
27–20
Wasps
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,232
20 May 1999 19:45
Saracens
40–26
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.