# Premiership Rugby 1998-1999

Premiership Rugby 1998-99 fu il 12º campionato nazionale inglese di rugby a 15 di prima divisione. Si tenne dal 5 settembre 1998 al 20 maggio 1999 tra 14 squadre, che si incontrarono a girone unico con la formula della doppia gara d'andata e ritorno.
Il campionato fu noto con il nome commerciale di Allied Dunbar Premiership One a seguito di accordo di naming con la compagnia britannica d'assicurazioni Allied Dunbar stipulato nel 1997.
Per la terza volta il torneo andò a Leicester, che si avvicendò ai campioni uscenti del Newcastle proprio nel turno di campionato in cui lo sconfisse guadagnando la certezza matematica della vittoria finale; a retrocedere fu West Hartlepool mentre London Scottish e Richmond, in difficoltà finanziarie, terminarono in amministrazione controllata; originariamente Bristol, all'epoca proprietario di circa il 25% del London Scottish, pensò di usare tale opzione per acquistare il club a titolo definitivo e acquisirne il titolo sportivo ma, dopo essere stato promosso per proprio merito in Premiership per la stagione 1999-2000, decise di vendere le proprie quote di proprietà; si fece quindi strada l'opzione della fusione societaria tra i due club, che finalmente si concretizzò con l'acquisizione di entrambi i consorzi da parte dell'altro club della capitale inglese, il London Irish. I due club non furono rimpiazzati, quindi la Premiership successiva si tenne a 12 squadre.
Dopo il boicottaggio delle coppe europee, i club inglesi tornarono in Heineken Cup per la stagione successiva.
Il valore delle marcature, come stabilito dall’IRFB nel 1992, era: 5 punti per ciascuna meta (7 se trasformata), 3 punti per la realizzazione di ciascun calcio piazzato, idem per il drop.

## Squadre partecipanti

* Bath
* Bedford
* Gloucester
* Harlequins (Londra)
* Leicester
* London Irish (Londra)
* London Scottish (Londra)
* Newcastle (Newcastle upon Tyne)
* Northampton
* Richmond (Londra)
* Sale Sharks (Sale)
* Saracens (Londra)
* Wasps (Londra)
* West Hartlepool (Hartlepool)

## Risultati

| Data | | Risultato |
| 5-9-1998 | Richmond – Newcastle | 41-29 |
| 5-9-1998 | Bath – Wasps | 36-27 |
| 5-9-1998 | Gloucester – London Irish | 29-22 |
| 5-9-1998 | Leicester – Harlequins | 49-15 |
| 5-9-1998 | L. Scottish – Sale Sharks | 25-20 |
| 6-9-1998 | Saracens – Northampton | 34-7 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 26-9-1998 | Bedford – Leicester | 23-32 |
| 26-9-1998 | Bath – Gloucester | 21-16 |
| 26-9-1998 | L. Scottish – Saracens | 20-58 |
| 26-9-1998 | Sale Sharks – Harlequins | 44-34 |
| 26-9-1998 | Wasps – W. Hartlepool | 71-14 |
| 27-9-1998 | Newcastle – London Irish | 21-23 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 17-10-1998 | Harlequins – Saracens | 41-28 |
| 17-10-1998 | Gloucester – Newcastle | 41-32 |
| 17-10-1998 | Leicester – Sale Sharks | 31-15 |
| 17-10-1998 | Northampton – Bedford | 34-29 |
| 17-10-1998 | W. Hartlepool – Bath | 20-50 |
| 18-10-1998 | Wasps – Richmond | 22-27 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 28-10-1998 | Sale Sharks – Richmond | 10-39 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 13-11-1998 | Sale Sharks – W. Hartlepool | 42-26 |
| 14-11-1998 | L. Scottish – L. Irish | 17-23 |
| 15-11-1998 | Bedford – Saracens | 20-25 |
| 15-11-1998 | Wasps – Leicester | 45-17 |
| 15-11-1998 | Newcastle – Northampton | 45-35 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 19-12-1998 | Bath Rugby – Saracens | 11-19 |
| 19-12-1998 | Gloucester – Leicester | 18-23 |
| 19-12-1998 | London Irish – Harlequins | 20-16 |
| 19-12-1998 | L. Scottish – Richmond | 16-28 |
| 20-12-1998 | Newcastle – Sale Sharks | 30-15 |
| 20-12-1998 | W. Hartlepool – Northampton | 9-33 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 5-1-1999 | L. Scottish – Gloucester | 24-13 |
| 5-1-1999 | Newcastle – Bedford | 34-23 |
| 5-1-1999 | Northampton – London Irish | 8-32 |
| 5-1-1999 | Sale Sharks – Bath Rugby | 30-32 |
| 6-1-1999 | Wasps – Saracens | 15-15 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 6-2-1999 | Harlequins – Leicester | 9-34 |
| 6-2-1999 | Northampton – Saracens | 18-21 |
| 6-2-1999 | Sale Sharks – L. Scottish | 7-23 |
| 7-2-1999 | Wasps – Bath | 35-0 |
| 7-2-1999 | London Irish – Gloucester | 42-20 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 13-3-1999 | L. Scottish – Bedford | 15-24 |
| 13-3-1999 | Richmond – Bath | 23-30 |
| 13-3-1999 | Sale Sharks – Saracens | 32-24 |
| 13-3-1999 | Northampton – Leicester | 15-22 |
| 14-3-1999 | Wasps – London Irish | 38-27 |
| 14-3-1999 | W. Hartlepool – Gloucester | 33-32 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 13-4-1999 | Wasps – Northampton | 15-24 |
| 17-4-1999 | Leicester – Saracens | 25-18 |
| 17-4-1999 | London Irish – Bath | 47-22 |
| 17-4-1999 | Harlequins – Bedford | 29-16 |
| 17-4-1999 | Northampton – L. Scottish | 44-13 |
| 18-4-1999 | Wasps – Newcastle | 34-33 |
| 18-4-1999 | W. Hartlepool – Richmond | 35-36 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 1-5-1999 | Gloucester – Sale Sharks | 24-34 |
| 1-5-1999 | London Irish – Saracens | 21-26 |
| 1-5-1999 | Northampton – Bath | 40-17 |
| 2-5-1999 | Wasps – L. Scottish | 45-22 |
| 2-5-1999 | Newcastle – Leicester | 12-21 |
| 2-5-1999 | W. Hartlepool – Bedford | 0-39 |
| 3-5-1999 | Richmond – Harlequins | 23-30 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 19-5-1999 | Harlequins – Wasps | 27-20 |
| 20-5-1999 | Saracens – Newcastle | 40-26 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 12-9-1998 | Newcastle – Bath | 19-17 |
| 12-9-1998 | L. Scottish – Leicester | 3-38 |
| 12-9-1998 | Northampton – Harlequins | 25-6 |
| 12-9-1998 | Richmond – Gloucester | 22-25 |
| 12-9-1998 | Sale Sharks – Bedford | 39-21 |
| 13-9-1998 | W. Hartlepool – London Irish | 20-44 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 3-10-1998 | Gloucester – Wasps | 12-13 |
| 3-10-1998 | Bath – Bedford | 57-19 |
| 3-10-1998 | London Irish – Richmond | 29-33 |
| 3-10-1998 | Harlequins – L. Scottish | 22-20 |
| 3-10-1998 | Northampton – Sale Sharks | 37-17 |
| 3-10-1998 | W. Hartlepool – Newcastle | 19-24 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 20-10-1998 | London Irish – Leicester | 24-23 |
| 20-10-1998 | Harlequins – Gloucester | 39-7 |
| 20-10-1998 | W. Hartlepool – Saracens | 3-52 |
| 21-10-1998 | Wasps – Bedford | 35-19 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 31-10-1998 | Newcastle – Saracens | 43-12 |
| 31-10-1998 | L. Scottish – Bath | 13-11 |
| 31-10-1998 | Northampton – Gloucester | 22-8 |
| 1-11-1998 | Wasps – Harlequins | 21-22 |
| 1-11-1998 | Richmond – Bedford | 38-32 |
| 1-11-1998 | W. Hartlepool – Leicester | 15-45 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 21-11-1998 | Northampton – Richmond | 44-27 |
| 21-11-1998 | Gloucester – Saracens | 28-27 |
| 21-11-1998 | London Irish – Bedford | 30-19 |
| 21-11-1998 | Harlequins – Bath | 43-31 |
| 22-11-1998 | Wasps – Sale Sharks | 32-19 |
| 22-11-1998 | W. Hartlepool – L. Scottish | 7-37 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 26-12-1998 | Leicester – Bedford | 26-0 |
| 26-12-1998 | Richmond – London Irish | 13-25 |
| 27-12-1998 | Wasps – Gloucester | 23-9 |
| 27-12-1998 | Harlequins – Sale Sharks | 17-15 |
| 27-12-1998 | Newcastle – W. Hartlepool | 29-13 |
| 27-12-1998 | Saracens – L. Scottish | 7-24 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 16-1-1999 | Leicester – L. Scottish | 24-12 |
| 16-1-1999 | Bath – Newcastle | 16-11 |
| 16-1-1999 | London Irish – W. Hartlepool | 43-21 |
| 16-1-1999 | Harlequins – Northampton | 17-24 |
| 16-1-1999 | Gloucester – Richmond | 24-24 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 13-2-1999 | Leicester – London Irish | 31-10 |
| 13-2-1999 | Bedford – Wasps | 25-23 |
| 13-2-1999 | Gloucester – Harlequins | 20-31 |
| 13-2-1999 | L. Scottish – Newcastle | 27-17 |
| 14-2-1999 | Richmond – Sale Sharks | 29-24 |
| 14-2-1999 | Saracens – W. Hartlepool | 48-27 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 27-3-1999 | Bedford – Gloucester | 19-15 |
| 27-3-1999 | Leicester – Wasps | 16-6 |
| 27-3-1999 | L. Irish – L. Scottish | 35-12 |
| 27-3-1999 | Harlequins – Richmond | 32-32 |
| 27-3-1999 | Northampton – Newcastle | 57-16 |
| 28-3-1999 | Saracens – Bath | 14-33 |
| 28-3-1999 | W. Hartlepool – Sale Sharks | 33-33 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 21-4-1999 | Newcastle – Richmond | 47-14 |
| 21-4-1999 | W. Hartlepool – Harlequins | 37-47 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 7-5-1999 | Saracens – Gloucester | 26-10 |
| 8-5-1999 | Bath Rugby – Harlequins | 13-17 |
| 8-5-1999 | Bedford – London Irish | 21-36 |
| 8-5-1999 | L. Scottish – W. Hartlepool | 26-14 |
| 8-5-1999 | Richmond – Northampton | 19-31 |
| 8-5-1999 | Sale Sharks – Wasps | 13-27 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 19-9-1998 | Leicester – Northampton | 35-25 |
| 19-9-1998 | Bath – Richmond | 36-14 |
| 19-9-1998 | Bedford – L. Scottish | 24-16 |
| 19-9-1998 | London Irish – Wasps | 24-36 |
| 20-9-1998 | Gloucester – W. Hartlepool | 36-3 |
| 20-9-1998 | Saracens – Sale Sharks | 43-26 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 10-10-1998 | Bath – London Irish | 23-20 |
| 10-10-1998 | Bedford – Harlequins | 35-33 |
| 10-10-1998 | Richmond – W. Hartlepool | 41-23 |
| 10-10-1998 | L. Scottish – Northampton | 22-33 |
| 11-10-1998 | Newcastle – Wasps | 27-19 |
| 11-10-1998 | Saracens – Leicester | 22-10 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 24-10-1998 | Leicester – Richmond | 27-0 |
| 24-10-1998 | Bath – Sale Sharks | 27-3 |
| 24-10-1998 | Bedford – Newcastle | 22-29 |
| 24-10-1998 | London Irish – Northampton | 10-26 |
| 24-10-1998 | Harlequins – W. Hartlepool | 25-10 |
| 25-10-1998 | Gloucester – L. Scottish | 29-16 |
| 25-10-1998 | Saracens – Wasps | 17-31 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 7-11-1998 | Leicester – Bath | 36-13 |
| 7-11-1998 | Gloucester – Bedford | 31-21 |
| 7-11-1998 | London Irish – Sale Sharks | 25-31 |
| 7-11-1998 | Harlequins – Newcastle | 25-20 |
| 7-11-1998 | Northampton – Wasps | 26-21 |
| 8-11-1998 | Saracens – Richmond | 33-17 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 12-12-1998 | Sale Sharks – Gloucester | 26-10 |
| 12-12-1998 | Bath – Northampton | 9-15 |
| 12-12-1998 | Bedford – W. Hartlepool | 10-23 |
| 12-12-1998 | Leicester – Newcastle | 31-18 |
| 12-12-1998 | L. Scottish – Wasps | 9-17 |
| 13-12-1998 | Saracens – London Irish | 40-26 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 2-1-1999 | Gloucester – Bath Rugby | 23-7 |
| 2-1-1999 | London Irish – Newcastle | 16-14 |
| 2-1-1999 | L. Scottish – NEC Harlequins | 24-35 |
| 2-1-1999 | Sale Sharks – Northampton | 24-39 |
| 3-1-1999 | Saracens – Bedford | 44-13 |
| 3-1-1999 | W. Hartlepool – Wasps | 21-17 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 23-1-1999 | Harlequins – London Irish | 17-22 |
| 23-1-1999 | Leicester – Gloucester | 23-16 |
| 23-1-1999 | Bedford – Bath | 17-30 |
| 23-1-1999 | Northampton – West Hartlepoo | 19-14 |
| 23-1-1999 | Richmond – L. Scottish | 40-22 |
| 23-1-1999 | Sale Sharks – Newcastle | 20-28 |
| 26-1-1999 | Richmond – Leicester | 11-23 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 27-2-1999 | Bedford – Sale Sharks | 7-18 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 31-3-1999 | Newcastle – L. Scottish | 43-20 |
| 3-4-1999 | Bath – Leicester | 24-16 |
| 3-4-1999 | Sale Sharks – London Irish | 30-27 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 24-4-1999 | Bath – W. Hartlepool | 56-24 |
| 24-4-1999 | Bedford – Northampton | 31-42 |
| 24-4-1999 | Sale Sharks – Leicester | 17-41 |
| 25-4-1999 | Newcastle – Gloucester | 39-15 |
| 25-4-1999 | Richmond – Wasps | 5-29 |
| 25-4-1999 | Saracens – Harlequins | 30-38 |
| Data | | Risultato |
| 11-5-1999 | Newcastle – Harlequins | 33-23 |
| 12-5-1999 | Richmond – Saracens | 18-25 |
| 15-5-1999 | Bath – L. Scottish | 76-13 |
| 16-5-1999 | Bedford – Richmond | 12-106 |
| 16-5-1999 | Gloucester – Northampton | 43-31 |
| 16-5-1999 | Leicester – W. Hartlepool | 72-37 |

## Classifica

| Pos | Squadra | G | V | N | P | PF | PS | DP | Pt |
| 1 | Leicester | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 771 | 423 | +348 | 44 |
| 2 | Northampton | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 754 | 556 | +198 | 38 |
| 3 | Saracens | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 748 | 583 | +165 | 33 |
| 4 | Harlequins | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 690 | 653 | +37 | 33 |
| 5 | Wasps | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 717 | 506 | +211 | 31 |
| 6 | Bath | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 698 | 574 | +124 | 30 |
| 7 | London Irish | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 703 | 607 | +96 | 30 |
| 8 | Newcastle | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 719 | 639 | +80 | 28 |
| 9 | Richmond | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 720 | 715 | +5 | 24 |
| 10 | Gloucester | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 554 | 643 | −89 | 19 |
| 11 | Sale Sharks | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 604 | 731 | −127 | 19 |
| 12 | London Scottish | 26 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 491 | 734 | −243 | 16 |
| 13 | Bedford | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 541 | 840 | −299 | 12 |
| 14 | West Hartlepool | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 501 | 1007 | −506 | 7 |

## Verdetti

* Leicester: Campione d'Inghilterra
* Leicester, Northampton, Saracens, Harlequins, Wasps, Bath: qualificate alla Heineken Cup 1999-2000
* West Hartlepool: retrocesso in National Division Two 1999-2000
* London Scottish, Richmond: incorporate nel London Irish