National Division One 1997-98
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The 1997–98 National Division One was the 11th season of the league at the second tier of English rugby union
. For sponsorship reasons the league was known as the Allied Dunbar Premiership Second Division.
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! colspan=9 style="border-right:0px;"; | Dunbar Premiership Second Division 1997-98
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! Pos
! Team
! P
! W
! D
! L
! For
! Against
! Pts
|-
|| 1 || Bedford
|| 22 || 20 || 0 || 2 || 791 || 365 || 40
|-
|| 2 || West Hartlepool
|| 22 || 15 || 1 || 6 || 617 || 431 || 31
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|| 3 || London Scottish
|| 22 || 14 || 1 || 7 || 517 || 404 || 29
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|| 4 || Rotherham || 22 || 14 || 0 || 8 || 566 || 386 || 28
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|| 5 || Orrell
|| 22 || 12 || 0 || 10 || 533 || 400 || 24
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|| 6 || Moseley
|| 22 || 11 || 1 || 10 || 478 || 421 || 23
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|| 7 || Coventry
|| 22 || 11 || 1 || 10 || 444 || 532 || 23
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|| 8 || Waterloo
|| 22 || 11 || 0 || 11 || 510 || 525 || 22
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|| 9 || Blackheath || 22 || 8 || 0 || 14 || 472 || 621 || 16
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|| 10 || Wakefield
|| 22 || 6 || 0 || 16 || 382 || 556 || 12
|-
|| 11 || Exeter
|| 22 || 6 || 0 || 16 || 334 || 553 || 12
|-
|| 12 || Fylde
|| 22 || 2 || 0 || 20 || 258 || 710 || 4
|}
Points were awarded as follows:
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
. For sponsorship reasons the league was known as the Allied Dunbar Premiership Second Division.
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! colspan=9 style="border-right:0px;"; | Dunbar Premiership Second Division 1997-98
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Pos
! Team
! P
! W
! D
! L
! For
! Against
! Pts
|-
|| 1 || Bedford
Bedford Blues
Bedford Blues is a rugby union club in the town of Bedford, England, currently playing in The RFU Championship. Bedford is one of the largest towns in England without a league football club, and one of the few towns in England where the rugby club is better supported than the football team. The...
|| 22 || 20 || 0 || 2 || 791 || 365 || 40
|-
|| 2 || West Hartlepool
West Hartlepool
This article refers to the place; for the Rugby Football Club see West Hartlepool R.F.C.West Hartlepool refers to the western part of the what has since the 1960s been known as the borough of Hartlepool in North East England...
|| 22 || 15 || 1 || 6 || 617 || 431 || 31
|-
|| 3 || London Scottish
London Scottish F.C.
London Scottish Football Club is a rugby union club in England. It is a member of both the Rugby Football Union and the Scottish Rugby Union.-History:...
|| 22 || 14 || 1 || 7 || 517 || 404 || 29
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|| 4 || Rotherham || 22 || 14 || 0 || 8 || 566 || 386 || 28
|-
|| 5 || Orrell
Orrell R.U.F.C.
Orrell Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union team from the Orrell area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester.The club were founded in 1927, holding a place in the top-tier of rugby union from 1986 to 1997.-1927–1939:...
|| 22 || 12 || 0 || 10 || 533 || 400 || 24
|-
|| 6 || Moseley
Moseley Rugby Football Club
Moseley Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club, based at Billesley Common in Birmingham, that competes in the RFU Championship. The club was historically the premier rugby club in Birmingham, reaching the final of the John Player Cup three times in the late 1970s and early 1980s...
|| 22 || 11 || 1 || 10 || 478 || 421 || 23
|-
|| 7 || Coventry
Coventry R.F.C.
Coventry Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in the city of Coventry, England. The club enjoyed national success during the 1960s and the 1970s, with many of its players playing for their countries....
|| 22 || 11 || 1 || 10 || 444 || 532 || 23
|-
|| 8 || Waterloo
Waterloo R.F.C.
Waterloo Football Club is an English Rugby Union team based at St Anthonys Road, Blundellsands, Merseyside. It celebrated its 125th season in 2007/08, having been founded in 1882 by brothers Sidney and Harry Hall and George Abercrombie. From 1882 until 1884 the club was known as Serpentine after...
|| 22 || 11 || 0 || 11 || 510 || 525 || 22
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|| 9 || Blackheath || 22 || 8 || 0 || 14 || 472 || 621 || 16
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|| 10 || Wakefield
Wakefield RFC
Wakefield RFC was an English rugby union club, founded in 1901, and which dropped out of the English leagues in 2004 as a result of the effects of professionalism...
|| 22 || 6 || 0 || 16 || 382 || 556 || 12
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|| 11 || Exeter
Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Rugby Club are a rugby union club based in Exeter, Devon.The Exeter club was formed around 1871 and played its first match in 1873. The first team has been rebranded as the Exeter Chiefs and play in a strip of Black , White ....
|| 22 || 6 || 0 || 16 || 334 || 553 || 12
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|| 12 || Fylde
Fylde Rugby Club
Fylde Rugby Union Club is a rugby union club based in Lytham St Annes, on the Fylde coast in Lancashire, England. Its home venue is the Woodlands Memorial Ground on Blackpool Road in Ansdell...
|| 22 || 2 || 0 || 20 || 258 || 710 || 4
|}
Points were awarded as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
- 0 points for a loss