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).
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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.
Locations of the 1998–99 Allied Dunbar Premiership teams
Greater London Allied Dunbar Premiership clubs
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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 |
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[citation needed](A) Placed into administration;
(C) Champion;
(R) Relegated
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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.
Week 1
Richmond | 41–29 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,530 |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,000 |
Gloucester | 29–22 | London Irish |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 5,267 |
Leicester Tigers | 49–15 | NEC Harlequins |
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Welford Road Attendance: 13,130 |
London Scottish | 25–20 | Sale Sharks |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,300 |
Saracens | 34–7 | Northampton Saints |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,243 |
Week 2
Newcastle Falcons | 19–17 | Bath Rugby |
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Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 3,000 |
London Scottish | 3–38 | Leicester Tigers |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,138 |
Northampton Saints | 25–6 | NEC Harlequins |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 5,870 |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,054 |
Sale Sharks | 39–21 | Bedford Blues |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 2,100 |
West Hartlepool | 20–44 | London Irish |
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Victoria Park Attendance: 2,059 |
Week 3
Leicester Tigers | 35–25 | Northampton Saints |
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Welford Road Attendance: 13,292 |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,600 |
Bedford Blues | 24–16 | London Scottish |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 2,347 |
The Avenue Attendance: 3,800 |
Gloucester | 36–3 | West Hartlepool |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 5,576 |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,597 |
Week 4
Bedford Blues | 23–32 | Leicester Tigers |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 4,165 |
Bath Rugby | 21–16 | Gloucester |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
London Scottish | 20–58 | Saracens |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,412 |
Sale Sharks | 44–34 | NEC Harlequins |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 3,200 |
Wasps | 71–14 | West Hartlepool |
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Loftus Road Attendance: 2,797 |
Newcastle Falcons | 21–23 | London Irish |
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Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 4,184 |
Week 5
Kingsholm Attendance: 5,821 |
Bath Rugby | 57–19 | Bedford Blues |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,000 |
London Irish | 29–33 | Richmond |
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The Avenue Attendance: 3,900 |
NEC Harlequins | 22–20 | London Scottish |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,609 |
Northampton Saints | 37–17 | Sale Sharks |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 6,464 |
West Hartlepool | 19–24 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Victoria Park Attendance: 2,702 |
Week 6
Bath Rugby | 23–20 | London Irish |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,000 |
Bedford Blues | 35–33 | NEC Harlequins |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 3,521 |
Richmond | 41–23 | West Hartlepool |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,357 |
London Scottish | 22–33 | Northampton Saints |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,900 |
Newcastle Falcons | 27–19 | Wasps |
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Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 4,284 |
Saracens | 22–10 | Leicester Tigers |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 17,347 |
Week 7
NEC Harlequins | 41–28 | Saracens |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,396 |
Gloucester | 41–32 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 6,915 |
Leicester Tigers | 31–15 | Sale Sharks |
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Welford Road Attendance: 9,861 |
Northampton Saints | 34–29 | Bedford Blues |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 6,739 |
West Hartlepool | 20–50 | Bath Rugby |
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Victoria Park Attendance: 1,743 |
London Wasps | 22–27 | Richmond |
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Loftus Road Attendance: 6,778 |
Week 7
London Irish | 24–23 | Leicester Tigers |
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The Avenue Attendance: 2,950 |
NEC Harlequins | 39–7 | Gloucester |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,174 |
West Hartlepool | 3–52 | Saracens |
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Victoria Park Attendance: 2,000 |
Loftus Road Attendance: 3,216 |
Leicester Tigers | 27–0 | Richmond |
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Welford Road Attendance: 8,443 |
Bath Rugby | 27–3 | Sale Sharks |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,800 |
Bedford Blues | 22–29 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 3,902 |
London Irish | 10–26 | Northampton Saints |
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The Avenue Attendance: 2,560 |
NEC Harlequins | 25–10 | West Hartlepool |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,476 |
Gloucester | 29–16 | London Scottish |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 6,000 |
Saracens | 17–31 | London Wasps |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 11,261 |
Week 8
Heywood Road Attendance: 2,500 |
Newcastle Falcons | 43–12 | Saracens |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 4,833 |
London Scottish | 13–11 | Bath Rugby |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,267 |
Northampton Saints | 22–8 | Gloucester |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 7,284 |
Loftus Road Attendance: 6,627 |
Richmond | 38–32 | Bedford Blues |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,541 |
West Hartlepool | 15–45 | Leicester Tigers |
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Victoria Park Attendance: 1,846 |
Week 9
Leicester Tigers | 36–13 | Bath Rugby |
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Welford Road Attendance: 15,873 |
Gloucester | 31–21 | Bedford Blues |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 5,147 |
London Irish | 25–31 | Sale Sharks |
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The Avenue Attendance: 2,300 |
NEC Harlequins | 25–20 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,974 |
Northampton Saints | 26–21 | Wasps |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 6,722 |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,217 |
Week 10
Sale Sharks | 42–26 | West Hartlepool |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 2,338 |
London Scottish | 17–23 | London Irish |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,000 |
Bedford Blues | 20–25 | Saracens |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 5,125 |
Wasps | 45–17 | Leicester Tigers |
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Loftus Road Attendance: 6,027 |
Newcastle Falcons | 45–35 | Northampton Saints |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 4,293 |
Week 11
Northampton Saints | 44–27 | Richmond |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 5,978 |
Kingsholm Attendance: 6,627 |
London Irish | 30–19 | Bedford Blues |
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The Avenue Attendance: 2,200 |
NEC Harlequins | 43–31 | Bath Rugby |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,875 |
Loftus Road Attendance: 3,865 |
West Hartlepool | 7–37 | London Scottish |
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Victoria Park Attendance: 1,837 |
Week 12
Sale Sharks | 26–10 | Gloucester |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 3,200 |
Bath Rugby | 9–15 | Northampton Saints |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
Bedford Blues | 10–23 | West Hartlepool |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 2,398 |
Leicester Tigers | 31–18 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Welford Road Attendance: 11,226 |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,159 |
Saracens | 40–26 | London Irish |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,373 |
Week 13
Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
Gloucester | 18–23 | Leicester Tigers |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 7,222 |
London Irish | 20–16 | NEC Harlequins |
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The Avenue Attendance: 5,460 |
London Scottish | 16–28 | Richmond |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,540 |
Newcastle Falcons | 30–15 | Sale Sharks |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 3,020 |
West Hartlepool | 9–33 | Northampton Saints |
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Victoria Park Attendance: 1,613 |
Week 14
Leicester Tigers | 26–0 | Bedford Blues |
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Welford Road Attendance: 10,689 |
Richmond | 13–25 | London Irish |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,621 |
Loftus Road Attendance: 5,362 |
NEC Harlequins | 17–15 | Sale Sharks |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,100 |
Newcastle Falcons | 29–13 | West Hartlepool |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 3,403 |
Saracens | 7–24 | London Scottish |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,257 |
Week 15
Kingsholm Attendance: 10,109 |
London Irish | 16–14 | Newcastle Falcons |
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The Avenue Attendance: 4,250 |
London Scottish | 24–35 | NEC Harlequins |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 4,600 |
Sale Sharks | 24–39 | Northampton Saints |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 4,300 |
Saracens | 44–13 | Bedford Blues |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,593 |
West Hartlepool | 21–17 | Wasps |
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Victoria Park Attendance: 2,133 |
Week 16
London Scottish | 24–13 | Gloucester |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 850 |
Newcastle Falcons | 34–23 | Bedford Blues |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 2,070 |
Northampton Saints | 8–32 | London Irish |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 7,450 |
Sale Sharks | 30–32 | Bath Rugby |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 3,500 |
Loftus Road Attendance: 8,534 |
Week 17
Leicester Tigers | 24–12 | London Scottish |
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Welford Road Attendance: 9,985 |
Bath Rugby | 16–11 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
London Irish | 43–21 | West Hartlepool |
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The Avenue Attendance: 2,129 |
NEC Harlequins | 17–24 | Northampton Saints |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 8,500 |
Kingsholm Attendance: 4,811 |
Week 18
NEC Harlequins | 17–22 | London Irish |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 7,824 |
Leicester Tigers | 23–16 | Gloucester |
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Welford Road Attendance: 11,394 |
Bedford Blues | 17–30 | Bath Rugby |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 3,673 |
Northampton Saints | 19–14 | West Hartlepool |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 6,023 |
Richmond | 40–22 | London Scottish |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,445 |
Sale Sharks | 20–28 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 3,500 |
Richmond | 11–23 | Leicester Tigers |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,981 |
Week 19
NEC Harlequins | 9–34 | Leicester Tigers |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 6,212 |
Northampton Saints | 18–21 | Saracens |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 8,253 |
Sale Sharks | 7–23 | London Scottish |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 2,200 |
Loftus Road Attendance: 9,526 |
London Irish | 42–20 | Gloucester |
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The Avenue Attendance: 5,020 |
Week 20
Leicester Tigers | 31–10 | London Irish |
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Welford Road Attendance: 15,132 |
Goldington Road Attendance: 3,440 |
Gloucester | 20–31 | NEC Harlequins |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 6,046 |
London Scottish | 27–17 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 2,101 |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,695 |
Saracens | 48–27 | West Hartlepool |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,872 |
Week 21
Bedford Blues | 7–18 | Sale Sharks |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 3,139 |
Week 22
London Scottish | 15–24 | Bedford Blues |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,273 |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,096 |
Heywood Road Attendance: 3,570 |
Northampton Saints | 15–22 | Leicester Tigers |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 10,000 |
Loftus Road Attendance: 6,048 |
West Hartlepool | 33–32 | Gloucester |
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Victoria Park Attendance: 1,300 |
Week 23
Bedford Blues | 19–15 | Gloucester |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 2,417 |
Leicester Tigers | 16–6 | Wasps |
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Welford Road Attendance: 12,449 |
London Irish | 35–12 | London Scottish |
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The Avenue Attendance: 4,400 |
NEC Harlequins | 32–32 | Richmond |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,600 |
Northampton Saints | 57–16 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 6,540 |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 14,219 |
West Hartlepool | 33–33 | Sale Sharks |
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Victoria Park Attendance: 1,531 |
Week 24
Newcastle Falcons | 43–20 | London Scottish |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 2,506 |
Bath Rugby | 24–16 | Leicester Tigers |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,500 |
Sale Sharks | 30–27 | London Irish |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 3,515 |
Week 25
London Wasps | 15–24 | Northampton Saints |
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Loftus Road Attendance: 3,126 |
Leicester Tigers | 25–18 | Saracens |
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Welford Road Attendance: 13,823 |
London Irish | 47–22 | Bath Rugby |
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The Avenue Attendance: 6,600 |
NEC Harlequins | 29–16 | Bedford Blues |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 3,828 |
Northampton Saints | 44–13 | London Scottish |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 7,108 |
Wasps | 34–33 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Loftus Road Attendance: 5,104 |
West Hartlepool | 35–36 | Richmond |
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Victoria Park Attendance: 1,206 |
Week 26
Newcastle Falcons | 47–14 | Richmond |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 2,728 |
West Hartlepool | 37–47 | NEC Harlequins |
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Victoria Park Attendance: 1,107 |
Bath Rugby | 56–24 | West Hartlepool |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 6,500 |
Bedford Blues | 31–42 | Northampton Saints |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 4,689 |
Sale Sharks | 17–41 | Leicester Tigers |
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Heywood Road Attendance: 4,800 |
Newcastle Falcons | 39–15 | Gloucester |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 3,748 |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,594 |
Saracens | 30–38 | NEC Harlequins |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,719 |
Week 27
Gloucester | 24–34 | Sale Sharks |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 4,528 |
London Irish | 21–26 | Saracens |
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The Avenue Attendance: 6,710 |
Northampton Saints | 40–17 | Bath Rugby |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 8,843 |
Wasps | 45–22 | London Scottish |
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Loftus Road Attendance: 4,419 |
Newcastle Falcons | 12–21 | Leicester Tigers |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 5,207 |
West Hartlepool | 0–39 | Bedford Blues |
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Victoria Park Attendance: 1,400 |
Richmond | 23–30 | NEC Harlequins |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,300 |
Week 28
Vicarage Road Attendance: 5,261 |
Bath Rugby | 13–17 | NEC Harlequins |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 |
Bedford Blues | 21–36 | London Irish |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 3,572 |
London Scottish | 26–14 | West Hartlepool |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 1,459 |
Richmond | 19–31 | Northampton Saints |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,500 |
Heywood Road Attendance: 4,495 |
Week 29
Newcastle Falcons | 33–23 | NEC Harlequins |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 4,133 |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,613 |
Bath Rugby | 76–13 | London Scottish |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 4,800 |
Bedford Blues | 12–106 | Richmond |
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Goldington Road Attendance: 1,308 |
Gloucester | 43–31 | Northampton Saints |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 4,935 |
Leicester Tigers | 72–37 | West Hartlepool |
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Welford Road Attendance: 12,958 |
Week 30
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 5,232 |
Saracens | 40–26 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,982 |
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.
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