1998–99 Premiership Rugby

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).

1998-1999 Allied Dunbar Premiership
Countries	England
Champions	Leicester Tigers (3rd title)
Runners-up	Northampton Saints
Relegated	West Hartlepool
Matches played	182
Attendance	1,002,308 (average 5,507 per match)
← 1997–98 1999–00 →

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

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Bath	Bath	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

1. *Newcastle would also play 3 home games on at the Gateshead International Stadium in Gateshead on 12 September 1998, 27 September 1998 and 11 October 1998

 

 

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Locations of the 1998–99 Allied Dunbar Premiership teams

 

 

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Greater London Allied Dunbar Premiership clubs

Table

	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Tries For	Tries Against	Points
1	Leicester Tigers (C)	26	22	0	4	771	423	+348	86	34	44
2	Northampton Saints	26	19	0	7	754	556	+198	85	64	38
3	Saracens	26	16	1	9	748	583	+165	82	59	33
4	Harlequins	26	16	1	9	690	653	+37	64	75	33
5	Wasps	26	15	1	10	717	506	+211	80	45	31
6	Bath	26	15	0	11	698	574	+124	81	68	30
7	London Irish	26	15	0	11	703	607	+96	75	65	30
8	Newcastle Falcons	26	14	0	12	719	639	+80	85	69	28
9	Richmond (A)*	26	11	2	13	720	715	+5	96	75	24
10	Gloucester	26	9	1	16	554	643	−89	58	67	19
11	Sale Sharks	26	9	1	16	604	731	−127	76	80	19
12	London Scottish (A)*	26	8	0	18	491	734	−243	40	85	16
13	Bedford Blues	26	6	0	20	541	840	−299	63	101	12
14	West Hartlepool (R)	26	3	1	22	501	1007	−506	50	134	7

* 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.

Most points Source:^[1] Rank Player Club Points 1   John Schuster Harlquins 331 2   Gavin Johnson Saracens 318 3   Jonny Wilkinson Newcastle Falcons 306 4   Mike Catt Bath 294 5   Kenny Logan Wasps 263 6  /  Shane Howarth Sale 246 7   Steven Vile West Hartlepool 240 8   Niall Woods London Irish 215 9   Earl Va'a Richmond 205 10   Joel Stransky Leicester Tigers 202

Most tries Source:^[2] Rank Player Club Tries 1   Neil Back Leicester Tigers 16 2   Jeremy Guscott Bath 14   Pat Lam Northampton Saints 4   Iain Balshaw Bath 13 5   Gary Armstrong Newcastle Falcons 12   Brendon Daniel Saracens   Steve Hanley Sale   Va'aiga Tuigamala Newcastle Falcons   Rory Underwood Bedford   Niall Woods London Irish

Total Season Attendances

Club	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Bath	96,200	7,400	8,500	4,800	90%
Bedford	43,696	3,361	5,125	1,308	56%
Gloucester	79,004	6,077	10,109	4,528	55%
Harlequins	71,800	5,523	8,500	2,476	65%
Leicester Tigers	158,255	12,173	15,873	8,443	76%
London Irish	52,279	4,021	6,710	2,129	61%
London Scottish	26,999	2,077	4,600	850	24%
Newcastle Falcons	47,409	3,647	5,207	2,070	35%
Northampton Saints	93,274	7,175	10,000	5,870	72%
Richmond	76,327	5,871	10,096	2,613	24%
Sale Sharks	43,218	3,324	4,800	2,100	62%
Saracens	119,941	9,226	17,347	5,261	42%
Wasps	71,429	5,495	9,526	2,797	30%
West Hartlepool	22,477	1,729	2,702	1,107	22%

References

1. "1998-99 Premiership Rugby top points scorers". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
2. "1998-99 Premiership Rugby top try scorers". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

External links

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