National Division One 1998-99
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The Dunbar Premiership Second Division was the second-tier rugby union club competition in England from 1997-98 until 1999-2000. This division is now known as National League One.
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! colspan=9 style="border-right:0px;"; | Dunbar Premiership Second Division 1998-99
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! Pos
! Team
! P
! W
! D
! L
! For
! Against
! Pts
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|| 1 || Bristol
|| 26 || 22 || 0 || 4 || 848 || 418 || 44
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|| 2 || Rotherham
|| 26 || 22 || 0 || 4 || 756 || 336 || 44
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|| 3 || Worcester || 26 || 18 || 0 || 8 || 716 || 409 || 34*
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|| 4 || London Welsh
|| 26 || 17 || 0 || 9 || 662 || 552 || 34
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|| 5 || Exeter
|| 26 || 14 || 1 || 11 || 591 || 598 || 29
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|| 6 || Leeds || 26 || 16 || 0 || 10 || 713 || 367 || 26* *
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|| 7 || Coventry
|| 26 || 14 || 0 || 12 || 652 || 560 || 28
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|| 8 || Orrell
|| 26 || 12 || 0 || 14 || 566 || 483 || 24
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|| 9 || Waterloo
|| 26 || 12 || 0 || 14 || 419 || 634 || 24
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|| 10 || Moseley
|| 26 || 10 || 0 || 16 || 498 || 633 || 20
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|| 11 || Rugby
|| 26 || 9 || 0 || 17 || 425 || 660 || 18
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|| 12 || Wakefield
|| 26 || 6 || 0 || 20 || 469 || 812 || 12
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|| 13 || Blackheath
|| 26 || 5 || 0 || 21 || 419 || 842 || 10
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|| 14 || Fylde
|| 26 || 4 || 1 || 21 || 375 || 805 || 9
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* two competition points deducted
* * four competition points deducted
Points were awarded as follows:
Table
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! colspan=9 style="border-right:0px;"; | Dunbar Premiership Second Division 1998-99
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! Pos
! Team
! P
! W
! D
! L
! For
! Against
! Pts
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|| 1 || Bristol
Bristol Rugby
Bristol Rugby is a rugby union club based in Bristol, England. The club currently plays in the RFU Championship and competes in the British and Irish Cup. They rely in large part on the many junior rugby clubs in the region, particularly those from 'the Combination'...
|| 26 || 22 || 0 || 4 || 848 || 418 || 44
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|| 2 || Rotherham
Rotherham R.U.F.C.
Rotherham Rugby Union Football Club, or Rotherham Titans are a professional rugby union team from Rotherham, Yorkshire, currently playing in the English RFU Championship-History:...
|| 26 || 22 || 0 || 4 || 756 || 336 || 44
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|| 3 || Worcester || 26 || 18 || 0 || 8 || 716 || 409 || 34
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|| 4 || London Welsh
London Welsh R.F.C.
London Welsh Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in London that currently plays in The Championship, the second level of the English rugby union league system .-Club history:...
|| 26 || 17 || 0 || 9 || 662 || 552 || 34
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|| 5 || 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 ....
|| 26 || 14 || 1 || 11 || 591 || 598 || 29
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|| 6 || Leeds || 26 || 16 || 0 || 10 || 713 || 367 || 26
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|| 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....
|| 26 || 14 || 0 || 12 || 652 || 560 || 28
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|| 8 || 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:...
|| 26 || 12 || 0 || 14 || 566 || 483 || 24
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|| 9 || 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...
|| 26 || 12 || 0 || 14 || 419 || 634 || 24
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|| 10 || 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...
|| 26 || 10 || 0 || 16 || 498 || 633 || 20
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|| 11 || Rugby
Rugby Lions
Rugby Football Club, nicknamed the Lions, is a rugby union club based in Rugby, Warwickshire in England . Rugby currently compete in National League 3 Midlands...
|| 26 || 9 || 0 || 17 || 425 || 660 || 18
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|| 12 || 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...
|| 26 || 6 || 0 || 20 || 469 || 812 || 12
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|| 13 || Blackheath
Blackheath R.C.
Blackheath Football Club is a rugby football club based in Blackheath in south-east London, now playing at the Rectory Field . It was founded in 1858 and is the oldest open rugby club in the world...
|| 26 || 5 || 0 || 21 || 419 || 842 || 10
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|| 14 || 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...
|| 26 || 4 || 1 || 21 || 375 || 805 || 9
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Points were awarded as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
- 0 points for a loss