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1997–98 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two

December 15, 2023

The 1997–98 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two was the eleventh full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. New teams to the division included West Hartlepoool and Orrell who had been relegated from the Courage Premiership 1996-97 while Exeter and Fylde were promoted from National League 1. For the first time Premiership Two, along with the Premiership, was sponsored by the assurance company Allied Dunbar. For the previous ten seasons the league was known as the Courage Clubs Championship and sponsored by Courage Brewery.

1997–98 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two
Countries England
ChampionsBedford
Runners-upWest Hartlepool
London Scottish (also promoted)
RelegatedNone
Matches played132
Top point scorer Mike Rayer
(Bedford) 289 points
Top try scorer Ben Whetstone
(Bedford)
Darragh O'Mahony
(Moseley) 17 tries[1]

Bedford, the champions, were promoted to the Allied Dunbar Premiership for season 1998–99, along with runner-up West Hartlepool. From next season, the top two divisions would consist of fourteen teams, an increase of two per division. The bottom two teams in the top tier played the third and fourth teams in Premiership Two for the final two places in the top division. Third place London Scottish won promotion by beating Bristol in a two legged play-off, while fourth placed Rotherham lost to London Irish. There was no relegation to Jewson National League 1 because of the increase in teams in the top two divisions.[2]

Participating teams edit

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Locations of the 1997–98 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two teams

Final table edit

1997–98 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points
1 Bedford 22 20 0 2 791 365 436 38[a]
2 West Hartlepool 22 15 1 6 617 431 186 31
3 London Scottish 22 14 1 7 517 404 113 29
4 Rotherham 22 14 0 8 566 386 180 28
5 Orrell 22 12 0 10 533 400 133 24
6 Moseley 22 11 1 10 478 421 57 23
7 Coventry 22 11 1 10 444 532 −88 23
8 Waterloo 22 11 0 11 510 525 −15 22
9 Blackheath 22 8 0 14 472 621 −149 16
10 Wakefield 22 6 0 16 382 556 −174 12
11 Exeter 22 6 0 16 334 553 −219 12
12 Fylde 22 2 0 20 258 710 −452 4
  • Points are awarded as follows: two points for a win; one point for a draw; no points for a loss.
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: (1) difference between points for and against; (2) total number of points for.
Green background are promotion places. (There was no relegation this season).
  • Footnote
    a. ^ : two points deducted for fielding three overseas players.

Results edit

Round 1 edit

30 August 1997
Bedford18 – 11Rotherham
Report
Goldington Road
30 August 1997
Coventry20 – 12Moseley
Report
Coundon Road
30 August 1997
London Scottish35 – 9Fylde
Report
Richmond Athletic Ground
30 August 1997
Orrell26 – 17Blackheath
Report
Edge Hall Road
30 August 1997
Wakefield15 – 19Exeter
Report
College Grove
30 August 1997
West Hartlepool19 – 21Waterloo
Report
Victoria Park

Round 2 edit

7 September 1997
Coventry29 – 8Exeter
Coundon Road
7 September 1997
London Scottish34 – 6Blackheath
Richmond Athletic Ground
7 September 1997
MoseleyP – PFylde
The Reddings
  • match postponed and rescheduled to 25 April 1998.
7 September 1997
Waterloo30 – 18Wakefield
St Anthony's Road
7 September 1997
West HartlepoolP – PBedford
Victoria Park
  • match postponed and rescheduled to 2 May 1998.
7 September 1997
OrrellP – PRotherham
Edge Hall Road
  • match postponed and rescheduled to 18 April 1998.

Round 3 edit

13 September 1997
Blackheath29 – 27Wakefield
Report
Rectory Field
13 September 1997
Exeter17 – 32Bedford
Report
County Ground
13 September 1997
Fylde15 – 23Coventry
Report
Woodlands
13 September 1997
Moseley16 – 21West Hartlepool
Report
The Reddings
13 September 1997
Waterloo17 – 36London Scottish
Report
St Anthony's Road
14 September 1997
Rotherham14 – 29Orrell
Report
Clifton Lane

Round 4 edit

20 September 1997
Bedford45 – 33London Scottish
Report
Goldington Road
20 September 1997
Blackheath50 – 16Fylde
Report
Rectory Field
20 September 1997
Exeter24 – 20Waterloo
Report
County Ground
20 September 1997
Orrell30 – 19Moseley
Report
Edge Hall Road
20 September 1997
Rotherham33 – 21West Hartlepool
Report
Clifton Lane
20 September 1997
Wakefield6 – 17Coventry
Report
College Grove

Round 5 edit

27 September 1997
Coventry15 – 22Bedford
Report
Coundon Road
27 September 1997
Fylde18 – 25Rotherham
Report
Woodlands
27 September 1997
London Scottish20 – 19Orrell
Report
Richmond Athletic Ground
27 September 1997
Moseley23 – 22Exeter
Report
The Reddings
27 September 1997
Waterloo51 – 16Blackheath
Report
St Anthony's Road
27 September 1997
West Hartlepool31 – 20Wakefield
Report
Victoria Park

Round 6 edit

4 October 1997
Bedford34 – 21Waterloo
Report
Goldington Road
4 October 1997
Blackheath28 – 27Coventry
Report
Rectory Field
4 October 1997
Exeter19 – 20West Hartlepool
Report
County Ground
4 October 1997
Orrell35 – 9Fylde
Report
Edge Hall Road
4 October 1997
Rotherham24 – 3London Scottish
Report
Clifton Lane
4 October 1997
Wakefield15 – 27Moseley
Report
College Grove

Round 7 edit

11 October 1997
Coventry18 – 12Rotherham
Report
Coundon Road
11 October 1997
Fylde18 – 10Exeter
Report
Woodlands
11 October 1997
London Scottish30 – 13Wakefield
Report
Richmond Athletic Ground
11 October 1997
Moseley16 – 35Bedford
Report
The Reddings
11 October 1997
Waterloo25 – 14Orrell
Report
St Anthony's Road
11 October 1997
West Hartlepool32 – 21Blackheath
Report
Victoria Park

Round 8 edit

18 October 1997
Bedford22 – 9West Hartlepool
Report
Goldington Road
18 October 1997
Blackheath11 – 9Moseley
Report
Rectory Field
18 October 1997
Exeter16 – 22London Scottish
Report
County Ground
18 October 1997
Orrell38 – 13Coventry
Report
Edge Hall Road
18 October 1997
Rotherham16 – 26Waterloo
Report
Clifton Lane
18 October 1997
Wakefield35 – 17Fylde
Report
College Grove

Round 9 edit

25 October 1997
Coventry24 – 17Wakefield
Report
Coundon Road
25 October 1997
Fylde6 – 31Blackheath
Report
Woodlands
25 October 1997
London Scottish15 – 22Bedford
Report
Richmond Athletic Ground
25 October 1997
Moseley18 – 9Orrell
Report
The Reddings
25 October 1997
Waterloo44 – 13Exeter
Report
St Anthony's Road
25 October 1997
West Hartlepool22 – 21Rotherham
Report
Victoria Park

Round 10 edit

8 November 1997
Bedford77 – 3Coventry
Report
Goldington Road
8 November 1997
Blackheath14 – 15Waterloo
Report
Rectory Field
8 November 1997
Exeter10 – 20Moseley
Report
County Ground
8 November 1997
Orrell13 – 27London Scottish
Report
Edge Hall Road
8 November 1997
Rotherham32 – 16Fylde
Report
Clifton Lane
8 November 1997
Wakefield12 – 28West Hartlepool
Report
College Grove

Round 11 edit

13 December 1997
Coventry24 – 22Blackheath
Report
Coundon Road
13 December 1997
Fylde9 – 21Orrell
Report
Woodlands
13 December 1997
London Scottish35 – 29Rotherham
Report
Richmond Athletic Ground
13 December 1997
Moseley28 – 10Wakefield
Report
13 December 1997
Waterloo14 – 28Bedford
Report
St Anthony's Road
13 December 1997
West Hartlepool34 – 14Exeter
Report
Victoria Park

Round 12 edit

20 December 1997
Bedford32 – 16Moseley
Report
Goldington Road
20 December 1997
Blackheath25 – 22West Hartlepool
Report
Rectory Field
20 December 1997
Exeter24 – 15Fylde
Report
County Ground
20 December 1997
Orrell23 – 6Waterloo
Report
Edge Hall Road
20 December 1997
Rotherham46 – 8Coventry
Report
Clifton Lane
20 December 1997
Wakefield15 – 10London Scottish
Report
College Grove

Round 13 edit

27 December 1997
CoventryP – POrrell
  • postponed, match rescheduled to 24 January 1998.
27 December 1997
Fylde7 – 67Bedford
Report
Woodlands
27 December 1997
London ScottishP – PExeter
  • postponed, match rescheduled to 24 January 1998.
27 December 1997
Moseley23 – 25Rotherham
Report
The Reddings
27 December 1997
WakefieldP – PBlackheath
  • postponed, match rescheduled to 18 April 1998.
27 December 1997
WaterlooP – PWest Hartlepool
  • postponed, match rescheduled to 11 April 1998.

Rescheduled match edit

10 January 1998
Waterloo26 – 32Rotherham
Report
St Anthony's Road

Round 14 edit

17 January 1998
Bedford50 – 14Fylde
Report
Goldington Road
17 January 1998
Blackheath34 – 25London Scottish
Report
Rectory Field
17 January 1998
Exeter18 – 14Coventry
Report
County Ground
17 January 1998
Orrell30 – 35West Hartlepool
Report
Edge Hall Road
17 January 1998
Rotherham10 – 16Moseley
Report
Clifton Lane
17 January 1998
Wakefield23 – 20Waterloo
Report
College Grove

Round 13 (rescheduled matches) edit

24 January 1998
Coventry21 – 30Orrell
Report
Coundon Road
24 January 1998
London Scottish22 – 10Exeter
Report
Richmond Athletic

Round 15 edit

31 January 1998
Bedford47 – 22Orrell
Report
Goldington Road
31 January 1998
Coventry21 – 16West Hartlepool
Report
Coundon Road
31 January 1998
Exeter20 – 18Blackheath
Report
County Ground
31 January 1998
Fylde10 – 25Waterloo
Report
Woodlands
31 January 1998
Moseley18 – 29London Scottish
Report
The Reddings
31 January 1998
Rotherham41 – 9Wakefield
Report

Round 16 edit

14 February 1998
Blackheath18 – 31Rotherham
Report
Rectory Field
14 February 1998
London Scottish18 – 18Coventry
Report
Richmond Athletic Ground
14 February 1998
Orrell38 – 3Exeter
Report
Edge Hall Road
14 February 1998
Wakefield13 – 24Bedford
Report
College Grove
14 February 1998
Waterloo36 – 31Moseley
Report
St Anthony's Road
14 February 1998
West Hartlepool66 – 12Fylde
Report
Victoria Park

Rescheduled match edit

21 February 1998
West Hartlepool20 – 11Orrell
Report
Edge Hall Road

Rescheduled matches edit

28 February 1998
Fylde10 – 30Wakefield
Report
Woodlands
28 February 1998
Moseley29 – 16Blackheath
Report
The Reddings

Round 17 edit

7 March 1998
Blackheath13 – 37Bedford
Report
Rectory Field
7 March 1998
Coventry41 – 33Waterloo
Report
Coundon Road
7 March 1998
Exeter8 – 33Rotherham
Report
County Ground
7 March 1998
FyldeP – PMoseley
  • postponed, match rescheduled to 4 April 1998.
7 March 1998
Wakefield20 – 26Orrell
Report
College Grove
8 March 1998
London Scottish31 – 17West Hartlepool
Report
Richmond Athletic Ground

Round 18 edit

14 March 1998
Bedford36 – 10Wakefield
Report
Goldington Road
14 March 1998
Coventry37 – 10London Scottish
Report
Coundon Road
14 March 1998
Exeter17 – 14Orrell
Report
County Ground
14 March 1998
Fylde8 – 34West Hartlepool
Report
Woodlands
14 March 1998
Moseley23 – 22Waterloo
Report
The Reddings
14 March 1998
Rotherham40 – 10Blackheath
Report
Clifton Lane

Round 19 edit

28 March 1998
Blackheath26 – 15Exeter
Report
Rectory Field
28 March 1998
London Scottish24 – 18Moseley
Report
Richmond Athletic Ground
28 March 1998
Orrell16 – 29Bedford
Report
Edge Hall Road
28 March
Wakefield15 – 14Rotherham
Report
College Grove
28 March 1998
Waterloo22 – 12Fylde
Report
St Anthony's Road
28 March
West Hartlepool42 – 31Coventry
Report
Victoria Park

Round 17 (rescheduled match) edit

4 April 1998
Fylde14 – 13Moseley
Report
Woodlands

Round 20 (including postponed match from round 13) edit

11 April 1998
Blackheath14 – 32Orrell
Report
Rectory Field
11 April 1998
Exeter17 – 30Wakefield
Report
County Ground
11 April 1998
Fylde7 – 22London Scottish
Report
Woodlands
11 April 1998
MoseleyP – PCoventry
The Reddings
  • postponed, match rescheduled to 22 April 1998.
11 April 1998
Rotherham18 – 17Bedford
Report
Clifton Lane
11 April 1998
Waterloo6 – 51West Hartlepool
Report
St Anthony's Road
  • match rescheduled from round 13.

Round 21 (including postponed matches from rounds 2 & 13) edit

April 18
Bedford16 – 3Exeter
Report
Goldington Road
April 18
Coventry16 – 7Fylde
Report
Coundon Road
April 18
London Scottish26 – 6Waterloo
Report
Richmond Athletic Ground
April 18
Orrell3 – 9Rotherham
Report
Edge Hall Road
  • match rescheduled from round 2.
April 18
Wakefield21 – 24Blackheath
Report
College Grove
  • match rescheduled from round 13.
April 18
West Hartlepool18 – 18Moseley
Report
Victoria Park

Round 20 (rescheduled match) edit

April 22
Moseley31 – 3Coventry
Report
The Reddings

Round 22 edit

25 April 1998
Bedford72 – 31Blackheath
Report
Goldington Road
25 April 1998
Moseley44 – 9Fylde
Report
The Reddings
25 April 1998
Orrell54 – 8Wakefield
Report
Edge Hall Road
25 April 1998
Rotherham50 –27Exeter
Report
Clifton Lane
25 April 1998
Waterloo24 – 21Coventry
Report
St Anthony's Road
25 April 1998
West Hartlepool11 – 10London Scottish
Report
Victoria Park

Round 2 (rescheduled match) edit

2 May 1998
West Hartlepool48 – 29Bedford
Report
Brierton Lane

Individual statistics edit

  • Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.

Season records edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Stephen McCormack, ed. (2000). The Official RFU Club Directory 2000–2001. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press.
  2. ^ . Moseley Rugby Club. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  3. ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Leading point scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
  4. ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
  5. ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Most tries in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
  6. ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
  7. ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
  8. ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
  9. ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Most points in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
  10. ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Most tries in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
  11. ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Most conversions in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
  12. ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
  13. ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
  14. ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.

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The 1997 98 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two was the eleventh full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system currently known as the RFU Championship New teams to the division included West Hartlepoool and Orrell who had been relegated from the Courage Premiership 1996 97 while Exeter and Fylde were promoted from National League 1 For the first time Premiership Two along with the Premiership was sponsored by the assurance company Allied Dunbar For the previous ten seasons the league was known as the Courage Clubs Championship and sponsored by Courage Brewery 1997 98 Allied Dunbar Premiership TwoCountries EnglandChampionsBedfordRunners upWest HartlepoolLondon Scottish also promoted RelegatedNoneMatches played132Top point scorerMike Rayer Bedford 289 pointsTop try scorerBen Whetstone Bedford Darragh O Mahony Moseley 17 tries 1 1996 971998 99 Bedford the champions were promoted to the Allied Dunbar Premiership for season 1998 99 along with runner up West Hartlepool From next season the top two divisions would consist of fourteen teams an increase of two per division The bottom two teams in the top tier played the third and fourth teams in Premiership Two for the final two places in the top division Third place London Scottish won promotion by beating Bristol in a two legged play off while fourth placed Rotherham lost to London Irish There was no relegation to Jewson National League 1 because of the increase in teams in the top two divisions 2 Contents 1 Participating teams 2 Final table 3 Results 3 1 Round 1 3 2 Round 2 3 3 Round 3 3 4 Round 4 3 5 Round 5 3 6 Round 6 3 7 Round 7 3 8 Round 8 3 9 Round 9 3 10 Round 10 3 11 Round 11 3 12 Round 12 3 13 Round 13 3 14 Rescheduled match 3 15 Round 14 3 16 Round 13 rescheduled matches 3 17 Round 15 3 18 Round 16 3 19 Rescheduled match 3 20 Rescheduled matches 3 21 Round 17 3 22 Round 18 3 23 Round 19 3 24 Round 17 rescheduled match 3 25 Round 20 including postponed match from round 13 3 26 Round 21 including postponed matches from rounds 2 amp 13 3 27 Round 20 rescheduled match 3 28 Round 22 3 29 Round 2 rescheduled match 4 Individual statistics 4 1 Top points scorers 4 2 Top try scorers 5 Season records 5 1 Team 5 2 Player 5 3 Attendances 6 See also 7 ReferencesParticipating teams edit nbsp nbsp Bedford nbsp Blackheath nbsp Coventry nbsp Exeter nbsp Fylde nbsp London Scottish nbsp Moseley nbsp Orrell nbsp Rotherham nbsp Wakefield nbsp Waterloo nbsp W Hartlepoolclass notpageimage Locations of the 1997 98 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two teams Team Stadium Capacity City AreaBedford Goldington Road 7 000 Bedford BedfordshireBlackheath Rectory Field 6 000 Greenwich LondonCoventry Coundon Road 9 000 Coventry West MidlandsExeter County Ground 5 200 Exeter DevonFylde Woodlands Memorial Ground 9 000 Lytham St Annes LancashireLondon Scottish Athletic Ground 4 500 Richmond LondonMoseley The Reddings 10 000 est Birmingham West MidlandsOrrell Edge Hall Road 3 000 Orrell Greater ManchesterRotherham Clifton Lane 2 500 Rotherham South YorkshireWakefield College Grove 3 000 Wakefield West YorkshireWaterloo St Anthony s Road 9 000 Blundellsands MerseysideWest Hartlepool Victoria Park 7 856 Hartlepool County DurhamFinal table edit1997 98 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two TableClub Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points1 Bedford 22 20 0 2 791 365 436 38 a 2 West Hartlepool 22 15 1 6 617 431 186 313 London Scottish 22 14 1 7 517 404 113 294 Rotherham 22 14 0 8 566 386 180 285 Orrell 22 12 0 10 533 400 133 246 Moseley 22 11 1 10 478 421 57 237 Coventry 22 11 1 10 444 532 88 238 Waterloo 22 11 0 11 510 525 15 229 Blackheath 22 8 0 14 472 621 149 1610 Wakefield 22 6 0 16 382 556 174 1211 Exeter 22 6 0 16 334 553 219 1212 Fylde 22 2 0 20 258 710 452 4Points are awarded as follows two points for a win one point for a draw no points for a loss If teams are level at any stage tiebreakers are applied in the following order 1 difference between points for and against 2 total number of points for Green background are promotion places There was no relegation this season Footnote a two points deducted for fielding three overseas players Results editRound 1 edit 30 August 1997Bedford18 11RotherhamReportGoldington Road 30 August 1997Coventry20 12MoseleyReportCoundon Road 30 August 1997London Scottish35 9FyldeReportRichmond Athletic Ground 30 August 1997Orrell26 17BlackheathReportEdge Hall Road 30 August 1997Wakefield15 19ExeterReportCollege Grove 30 August 1997West Hartlepool19 21WaterlooReportVictoria Park Round 2 edit 7 September 1997Coventry29 8ExeterCoundon Road 7 September 1997London Scottish34 6BlackheathRichmond Athletic Ground 7 September 1997MoseleyP PFyldeThe Reddings match postponed and rescheduled to 25 April 1998 7 September 1997Waterloo30 18WakefieldSt Anthony s Road 7 September 1997West HartlepoolP PBedfordVictoria Park match postponed and rescheduled to 2 May 1998 7 September 1997OrrellP PRotherhamEdge Hall Road match postponed and rescheduled to 18 April 1998 Round 3 edit 13 September 1997Blackheath29 27WakefieldReportRectory Field 13 September 1997Exeter17 32BedfordReportCounty Ground 13 September 1997Fylde15 23CoventryReportWoodlands 13 September 1997Moseley16 21West HartlepoolReportThe Reddings 13 September 1997Waterloo17 36London ScottishReportSt Anthony s Road 14 September 1997Rotherham14 29OrrellReportClifton Lane Round 4 edit 20 September 1997Bedford45 33London ScottishReportGoldington Road 20 September 1997Blackheath50 16FyldeReportRectory Field 20 September 1997Exeter24 20WaterlooReportCounty Ground 20 September 1997Orrell30 19MoseleyReportEdge Hall Road 20 September 1997Rotherham33 21West HartlepoolReportClifton Lane 20 September 1997Wakefield6 17CoventryReportCollege Grove Round 5 edit 27 September 1997Coventry15 22BedfordReportCoundon Road 27 September 1997Fylde18 25RotherhamReportWoodlands 27 September 1997London Scottish20 19OrrellReportRichmond Athletic Ground 27 September 1997Moseley23 22ExeterReportThe Reddings 27 September 1997Waterloo51 16BlackheathReportSt Anthony s Road 27 September 1997West Hartlepool31 20WakefieldReportVictoria Park Round 6 edit 4 October 1997Bedford34 21WaterlooReportGoldington Road 4 October 1997Blackheath28 27CoventryReportRectory Field 4 October 1997Exeter19 20West HartlepoolReportCounty Ground 4 October 1997Orrell35 9FyldeReportEdge Hall Road 4 October 1997Rotherham24 3London ScottishReportClifton Lane 4 October 1997Wakefield15 27MoseleyReportCollege Grove Round 7 edit 11 October 1997Coventry18 12RotherhamReportCoundon Road 11 October 1997Fylde18 10ExeterReportWoodlands 11 October 1997London Scottish30 13WakefieldReportRichmond Athletic Ground 11 October 1997Moseley16 35BedfordReportThe Reddings 11 October 1997Waterloo25 14OrrellReportSt Anthony s Road 11 October 1997West Hartlepool32 21BlackheathReportVictoria Park Round 8 edit 18 October 1997Bedford22 9West HartlepoolReportGoldington Road 18 October 1997Blackheath11 9MoseleyReportRectory Field 18 October 1997Exeter16 22London ScottishReportCounty Ground 18 October 1997Orrell38 13CoventryReportEdge Hall Road 18 October 1997Rotherham16 26WaterlooReportClifton Lane 18 October 1997Wakefield35 17FyldeReportCollege Grove Round 9 edit 25 October 1997Coventry24 17WakefieldReportCoundon Road 25 October 1997Fylde6 31BlackheathReportWoodlands 25 October 1997London Scottish15 22BedfordReportRichmond Athletic Ground 25 October 1997Moseley18 9OrrellReportThe Reddings 25 October 1997Waterloo44 13ExeterReportSt Anthony s Road 25 October 1997West Hartlepool22 21RotherhamReportVictoria Park Round 10 edit 8 November 1997Bedford77 3CoventryReportGoldington Road 8 November 1997Blackheath14 15WaterlooReportRectory Field 8 November 1997Exeter10 20MoseleyReportCounty Ground 8 November 1997Orrell13 27London ScottishReportEdge Hall Road 8 November 1997Rotherham32 16FyldeReportClifton Lane 8 November 1997Wakefield12 28West HartlepoolReportCollege Grove Round 11 edit 13 December 1997Coventry24 22BlackheathReportCoundon Road 13 December 1997Fylde9 21OrrellReportWoodlands 13 December 1997London Scottish35 29RotherhamReportRichmond Athletic Ground 13 December 1997Moseley28 10WakefieldReport 13 December 1997Waterloo14 28BedfordReportSt Anthony s Road 13 December 1997West Hartlepool34 14ExeterReportVictoria Park Round 12 edit 20 December 1997Bedford32 16MoseleyReportGoldington Road 20 December 1997Blackheath25 22West HartlepoolReportRectory Field 20 December 1997Exeter24 15FyldeReportCounty Ground 20 December 1997Orrell23 6WaterlooReportEdge Hall Road 20 December 1997Rotherham46 8CoventryReportClifton Lane 20 December 1997Wakefield15 10London ScottishReportCollege Grove Round 13 edit 27 December 1997CoventryP POrrell postponed match rescheduled to 24 January 1998 27 December 1997Fylde7 67BedfordReportWoodlands 27 December 1997London ScottishP PExeter postponed match rescheduled to 24 January 1998 27 December 1997Moseley23 25RotherhamReportThe Reddings 27 December 1997WakefieldP PBlackheath postponed match rescheduled to 18 April 1998 27 December 1997WaterlooP PWest Hartlepool postponed match rescheduled to 11 April 1998 Rescheduled match edit 10 January 1998Waterloo26 32RotherhamReportSt Anthony s Road Round 14 edit 17 January 1998Bedford50 14FyldeReportGoldington Road 17 January 1998Blackheath34 25London ScottishReportRectory Field 17 January 1998Exeter18 14CoventryReportCounty Ground 17 January 1998Orrell30 35West HartlepoolReportEdge Hall Road 17 January 1998Rotherham10 16MoseleyReportClifton Lane 17 January 1998Wakefield23 20WaterlooReportCollege Grove Round 13 rescheduled matches edit 24 January 1998Coventry21 30OrrellReportCoundon Road 24 January 1998London Scottish22 10ExeterReportRichmond Athletic Round 15 edit 31 January 1998Bedford47 22OrrellReportGoldington Road 31 January 1998Coventry21 16West HartlepoolReportCoundon Road 31 January 1998Exeter20 18BlackheathReportCounty Ground 31 January 1998Fylde10 25WaterlooReportWoodlands 31 January 1998Moseley18 29London ScottishReportThe Reddings 31 January 1998Rotherham41 9WakefieldReport Round 16 edit 14 February 1998Blackheath18 31RotherhamReportRectory Field 14 February 1998London Scottish18 18CoventryReportRichmond Athletic Ground 14 February 1998Orrell38 3ExeterReportEdge Hall Road 14 February 1998Wakefield13 24BedfordReportCollege Grove 14 February 1998Waterloo36 31MoseleyReportSt Anthony s Road 14 February 1998West Hartlepool66 12FyldeReportVictoria Park Rescheduled match edit 21 February 1998West Hartlepool20 11OrrellReportEdge Hall Road Rescheduled matches edit 28 February 1998Fylde10 30WakefieldReportWoodlands 28 February 1998Moseley29 16BlackheathReportThe Reddings Round 17 edit 7 March 1998Blackheath13 37BedfordReportRectory Field 7 March 1998Coventry41 33WaterlooReportCoundon Road 7 March 1998Exeter8 33RotherhamReportCounty Ground 7 March 1998FyldeP PMoseley postponed match rescheduled to 4 April 1998 7 March 1998Wakefield20 26OrrellReportCollege Grove 8 March 1998London Scottish31 17West HartlepoolReportRichmond Athletic Ground Round 18 edit 14 March 1998Bedford36 10WakefieldReportGoldington Road 14 March 1998Coventry37 10London ScottishReportCoundon Road 14 March 1998Exeter17 14OrrellReportCounty Ground 14 March 1998Fylde8 34West HartlepoolReportWoodlands 14 March 1998Moseley23 22WaterlooReportThe Reddings 14 March 1998Rotherham40 10BlackheathReportClifton Lane Round 19 edit 28 March 1998Blackheath26 15ExeterReportRectory Field 28 March 1998London Scottish24 18MoseleyReportRichmond Athletic Ground 28 March 1998Orrell16 29BedfordReportEdge Hall Road 28 MarchWakefield15 14RotherhamReportCollege Grove 28 March 1998Waterloo22 12FyldeReportSt Anthony s Road 28 MarchWest Hartlepool42 31CoventryReportVictoria Park Round 17 rescheduled match edit 4 April 1998Fylde14 13MoseleyReportWoodlands Round 20 including postponed match from round 13 edit 11 April 1998Blackheath14 32OrrellReportRectory Field 11 April 1998Exeter17 30WakefieldReportCounty Ground 11 April 1998Fylde7 22London ScottishReportWoodlands 11 April 1998MoseleyP PCoventryThe Reddings postponed match rescheduled to 22 April 1998 11 April 1998Rotherham18 17BedfordReportClifton Lane 11 April 1998Waterloo6 51West HartlepoolReportSt Anthony s Road match rescheduled from round 13 Round 21 including postponed matches from rounds 2 amp 13 edit April 18Bedford16 3ExeterReportGoldington Road April 18Coventry16 7FyldeReportCoundon Road April 18London Scottish26 6WaterlooReportRichmond Athletic Ground April 18Orrell3 9RotherhamReportEdge Hall Road match rescheduled from round 2 April 18Wakefield21 24BlackheathReportCollege Grove match rescheduled from round 13 April 18West Hartlepool18 18MoseleyReportVictoria Park Round 20 rescheduled match edit April 22Moseley31 3CoventryReportThe Reddings Round 22 edit 25 April 1998Bedford72 31BlackheathReportGoldington Road 25 April 1998Moseley44 9FyldeReportThe Reddings 25 April 1998Orrell54 8WakefieldReportEdge Hall Road 25 April 1998Rotherham50 27ExeterReportClifton Lane 25 April 1998Waterloo24 21CoventryReportSt Anthony s Road 25 April 1998West Hartlepool11 10London ScottishReportVictoria Park Round 2 rescheduled match edit 2 May 1998West Hartlepool48 29BedfordReportBrierton LaneIndividual statistics editNote that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions penalties and drop goals Top points scorers edit Rank Player Team Appearances Points1 nbsp Mike Rayer Bedford 21 2892 nbsp Lyndon Griffiths Waterloo 22 2633 nbsp Simon Binns Rotherham 22 2444 nbsp Steven Vile West Hartlepool 17 2385 nbsp Matt Jones Moseley 17 1766 nbsp John Fabian Exeter 22 1747 nbsp Simon Verbickas Orrell 18 1708 nbsp Derrick Lee London Scottish 15 1549 nbsp Greg Miller Wakefield 14 14110 nbsp Jez Harris Coventry 14 133 3 Top try scorers edit Rank Player Team Appearances Tries1 nbsp Ben Whetstone Bedford 19 17 nbsp Darragh O Mahony Moseley 20 172 nbsp Conan Sharman London Scottish 20 14 nbsp Jason Forster Bedford 21 143 nbsp John Clarke Blackheath 14 13 nbsp Simon Verbickas Orrell 18 134 nbsp Greg Austin Rotherham 17 125 nbsp Emmet Farrell West Hartlepool 22 116 nbsp Steven Vile West Hartlepool 17 8 nbsp Simon Binns Rotherham 22 8 4 Season records editTeam edit Largest home win 74 pts77 3 Bedford at home to Coventry on 8 November 1997 Largest away win 60 pts67 7 Bedford away to Fylde on 27 December 1997 Most points scored 151 pts77 3 Bedford at home to Coventry on 8 November 1997 Most tries in a match 11Bedford Blues at home to Coventry on 8 November 1997 Most conversions in a match 8 x3 Bedford at home to Coventry on 8 November 1997 Bedford away to Fylde on 27 December 1997 West Hartlepool at home to Fylde on 14 February 1998 Most penalties in a match 6 x9 N A multiple teams Most drop goals in a match 2 x4 Exeter at home to Bedford on 13 September 1997 Moseley at home to Orrell on 25 October 1997 Coventry at home to West Hartlepool on 31 January 1998 Wakefield at home to Rotherham on 28 March 1998 5 6 7 8 Player edit Most points in a match 32 nbsp Mike Rayer for Bedford at home to Coventry on 8 November 1997 Most tries in a match 4 x3 nbsp John Clarke for Blackheath at home to Fylde on 20 September 1997 nbsp Jason Forster for Bedford at home to Fylde on 17 January 1998 nbsp Ben Wade for Rotherham at home to Exeter on 25 April 1998 Most conversions in a match 8 x3 nbsp Mike Rayer for Bedford at home to Coventry on 8 November 1997 nbsp Mike Rayer for Bedford away to Fylde on 27 December 1997 nbsp Steven Vile for West Hartlepool at home to Fylde on 14 February 1998 Most penalties in a match 6 x9 N A multiple players Most drop goals in a match 2 x3 nbsp Meeku Patidar for Exeter at home to Bedford on 13 September 1997 nbsp Matt Jones for Moseley at home to Orrell on 25 October 1997 nbsp Greg Miller for Wakefield at home to Rotherham on 28 March 1998 9 10 11 12 13 Attendances edit Note that attendances were very poorly documented this season and there is no information availableHighest N AN A Lowest N AN A Highest Average Attendance N AN A Lowest Average Attendance N AN A 14 See also editEnglish rugby union systemReferences edit Stephen McCormack ed 2000 The Official RFU Club Directory 2000 2001 Harpenden Queen Anne Press Leagues 1997 98 Moseley Rugby Club Archived from the original on 28 July 2014 Retrieved 9 August 2012 AD Prem 2 97 98 Leading point scorers Rugby Statbunker 2 May 1998 AD Prem 2 97 98 Leading try scorers Rugby Statbunker 2 May 1998 AD Prem 2 97 98 Most tries in a match Team Rugby Statbunker 2 May 1998 AD Prem 2 97 98 Most conversions in a match Team Rugby Statbunker 2 May 1998 AD Prem 2 97 98 Most penalties in a match Team Rugby Statbunker 2 May 1998 AD Prem 2 97 98 Most drop goals in a match Team Rugby Statbunker 2 May 1998 AD Prem 2 97 98 Most points in a match Player Rugby Statbunker 2 May 1998 AD Prem 2 97 98 Most tries in a match Player Rugby Statbunker 2 May 1998 AD Prem 2 97 98 Most conversions in a match Player Rugby Statbunker 2 May 1998 AD Prem 2 97 98 Most penalties in a match Player Rugby Statbunker 2 May 1998 AD Prem 2 97 98 Most drop goals in a match Player Rugby Statbunker 2 May 1998 AD Prem 2 97 98 Home attendance Rugby Statbunker 2 May 1998 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 98 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two amp oldid 1128788389, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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