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Participating teams
Locations of the 1997–98 Allied Dunbar Premiership teams
Greater London Allied Dunbar Premiership clubs
| Team |
Stadium |
Capacity |
City/Area |
| Bath |
Bath |
8,200 |
Bath, Somerset |
| Bristol |
Memorial Stadium |
12,100 |
Bristol, Avon |
| 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 |
| Newcastle Falcons |
Kingston Park[n 1] |
10,000 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
| Northampton Saints |
Franklin's Gardens |
10,000 |
Northampton, Northamptonshire |
| Richmond |
Athletic Ground, Richmond |
4,500 |
Richmond, London |
| Sale |
Heywood Road |
5,400 |
Sale, Greater Manchester |
| Saracens |
Vicarage Road |
22,000 |
Watford, Hertfordshire |
| Wasps |
Loftus Road |
18,439 |
Shepherd's Bush, London |
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Table
|
Club |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points For |
Points Against |
Points Difference |
Tries For |
Tries Against |
Points |
| 1 |
Newcastle Falcons (C) |
22 |
19 |
0 |
3 |
645 |
387 |
+258 |
85 |
31 |
38 |
| 2 |
Saracens |
22 |
18 |
1 |
3 |
584 |
396 |
+188 |
59 |
36 |
37 |
| 3 |
Bath |
22 |
13 |
0 |
9 |
575 |
455 |
+120 |
66 |
49 |
26 |
| 4 |
Leicester Tigers |
22 |
12 |
2 |
8 |
569 |
449 |
+120 |
64 |
45 |
26 |
| 5 |
Richmond |
22 |
12 |
0 |
10 |
607 |
499 |
+108 |
81 |
50 |
24 |
| 6 |
Gloucester |
22 |
11 |
1 |
10 |
512 |
528 |
−16 |
52 |
65 |
23 |
| 7 |
Sale Sharks |
22 |
10 |
2 |
10 |
605 |
558 |
+47 |
71 |
60 |
22 |
| 8 |
Northampton Saints |
22 |
9 |
1 |
12 |
493 |
472 |
+21 |
46 |
53 |
19 |
| 9 |
Wasps |
22 |
8 |
1 |
13 |
490 |
609 |
−119 |
47 |
68 |
17 |
| 10 |
Harlequins |
22 |
8 |
0 |
14 |
516 |
645 |
−129 |
58 |
73 |
16 |
| 11 |
London Irish |
22 |
6 |
0 |
16 |
457 |
673 |
−216 |
45 |
82 |
12 |
| 12 |
Bristol (R) |
22 |
2 |
0 |
20 |
351 |
733 |
−382 |
36 |
98 |
4 |
Results
Week 1
| Bath |
13 – 20 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
| Gloucester |
35 – 13 |
Bristol |
|
|
|
| Northampton Saints |
23 – 26 |
NEC Harlequins |
|
|
|
| Richmond |
32 – 12 |
London Irish |
|
|
|
| Sale Sharks |
10 – 19 |
Saracens |
|
|
|
Week 2
| NEC Harlequins |
20 – 27 |
Bath |
|
|
|
| Bristol |
21 – 38 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
| Leicester Tigers |
33 – 16 |
Gloucester |
|
|
|
| London Irish |
20 – 26 |
Sale Sharks |
|
|
|
Week 3
| Newcastle Falcons |
37 – 12 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Week 4
| Richmond |
37 – 16 |
NEC Harlequins |
|
|
|
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 4,836 |
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,000 |
| Northampton Saints |
25 – 6 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 8,186 |
| Sale Sharks |
26 – 33 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
Heywood Road
Attendance: 4,000 |
| London Wasps |
15 – 19 |
Saracens |
|
|
|
| Gloucester |
29 – 7 |
London Irish |
|
|
|
Kingsholm
Attendance: 6,287 |
Week 5
| Leicester Tigers |
33 – 22 |
Bath |
|
|
|
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,000 |
| NEC Harlequins |
52 – 41 |
Sale Sharks |
|
|
|
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 6,810 |
| Bristol |
22 – 15 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,062 |
| London Irish |
22 – 17 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
The Avenue
Attendance: 4,000 |
| Newcastle Falcons |
18 – 12 |
Richmond |
|
|
|
Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,202 |
| Saracens |
42 – 24 |
Gloucester |
|
|
|
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 5,163 |
Week 6
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,000 |
| London Irish |
19 – 35 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
The Avenue
Attendance: 5,000 |
| Gloucester |
16 – 17 |
NEC Harlequins |
|
|
|
Kingsholm
Attendance: 7,937 |
| London Wasps |
22 – 38 |
Sale Sharks |
|
|
|
Loftus Road
Attendance: 4,105 |
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 4,258 |
Week 7
| Northampton Saints |
13 – 19 |
Saracens |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 7,088 |
| Sale Sharks |
76 – 0 |
Bristol |
|
|
|
Heywood Road
Attendance: 2,500 |
Week 8
| Leicester Tigers |
55 – 15 |
Sale Sharks |
|
|
|
Welford Road
Attendance: 10,695 |
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,415 |
| London Irish |
10 – 51 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
The Avenue
Attendance: 4,300 |
| NEC Harlequins |
53 – 17 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 7,812 |
| Newcastle Falcons |
37 – 27 |
Gloucester |
|
|
|
Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,000 |
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10,658 |
| Richmond |
32 – 15 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 2,076 |
Week 9
| Leicester Tigers |
27 – 3 |
NEC Harlequins |
|
|
|
Welford Road
Attendance: 11,606 |
| Richmond |
21 – 24 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 2,204 |
Week 10
| Saracens |
21 – 22 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 14,291 |
| Bristol |
8 – 50 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,000 |
| Gloucester |
26 – 20 |
Richmond |
|
|
|
Kingsholm
Attendance: 8,328 |
| NEC Harlequins |
26 – 24 |
London Irish |
|
|
|
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 7,348 |
| Northampton Saints |
18 – 10 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 8,772 |
Heywood Road
Attendance: 4,500 |
Week 11
| Bath |
26 – 3 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,000 |
| London Irish |
10 – 25 |
Saracens |
|
|
|
The Avenue
Attendance: 3,800 |
| London Wasps |
22 – 18 |
Richmond |
|
|
|
Loftus Road
Attendance: 4,912 |
| Sale Sharks |
24 – 24 |
Gloucester |
|
|
|
Heywood Road
Attendance: 3,500 |
| Leicester Tigers |
19 – 25 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,000 |
| NEC Harlequins |
38 – 40 |
Bristol |
|
|
|
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 5,124 |
Week 12
| Northampton Saints |
33 – 14 |
Sale Sharks |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 5,929 |
| London Wasps |
26 – 20 |
Gloucester |
|
|
|
Loftus Road
Attendance: 4,245 |
| Newcastle Falcons |
46 – 13 |
London Irish |
|
|
|
Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,500 |
| Saracens |
25 – 16 |
NEC Harlequins |
|
|
|
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10,753 |
Week 13
| Leicester Tigers |
45 – 21 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
Welford Road
Attendance: 15,000 |
| London Irish |
14 – 45 |
Richmond |
|
|
|
The Avenue
Attendance: 3,500 |
| Bristol |
13 – 14 |
Gloucester |
|
|
|
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,601 |
| NEC Harlequins |
5 – 30 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 4,612 |
Week 14
| Richmond |
10 – 15 |
Saracens |
|
|
|
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 3,888 |
| Northampton Saints |
17 – 21 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 8,989 |
| Gloucester |
32 – 25 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
Kingsholm
Attendance: 7,963 |
| London Wasps |
32 – 18 |
Bristol |
|
|
|
Loftus Road
Attendance: 4,112 |
| Sale Sharks |
41 – 16 |
London Irish |
|
|
|
Heywood Road
Attendance: 3,500 |
Week 15
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 5,500 |
| Gloucester |
20 – 15 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Kingsholm
Attendance: 5,689 |
| Bath |
43 – 27 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,000 |
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,239 |
| Leicester Tigers |
34 – 19 |
London Irish |
|
|
|
Welford Road
Attendance: 10,762 |
| Newcastle Falcons |
43 – 15 |
NEC Harlequins |
|
|
|
Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,031 |
| Richmond |
20 – 28 |
Sale Sharks |
|
|
|
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 2,017 |
Week 16
| London Irish |
38 – 23 |
Bristol |
|
|
|
The Avenue
Attendance: 1,500 |
| Saracens |
42 – 20 |
Sale Sharks |
|
|
|
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 3,722 |
Week 17
| Bath |
39 – 13 |
NEC Harlequins |
|
|
|
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,200 |
| Bristol |
24 – 27 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,143 |
Week 18
| Leicester Tigers |
15 – 15 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Welford Road
Attendance: 14,500 |
| NEC Harlequins |
41 – 12 |
Richmond |
|
|
|
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 4,532 |
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,271 |
| Saracens |
33 – 27 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 12,332 |
| Newcastle Falcons |
23 – 18 |
Sale Sharks |
|
|
|
Kingston Park
Attendance: 2,638 |
| Gloucester |
22 – 15 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
Kingsholm
Attendance: 6,629 |
Week 19
| Bath |
16 – 5 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,200 |
| Northampton Saints |
35 – 12 |
Bristol |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 4,900 |
| Richmond |
30 – 17 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 4,367 |
| Sale Sharks |
23 – 13 |
NEC Harlequins |
|
|
|
Heywood Road
Attendance: 4,000 |
| Gloucester |
38 – 15 |
Saracens |
|
|
|
Kingsholm
Attendance: 7,135 |
| London Wasps |
19 – 38 |
London Irish |
|
|
|
Loftus Road
Attendance: 7,935 |
Week 20
| London Irish |
23 – 19 |
Gloucester |
|
|
|
The Avenue
Attendance: 2,300 |
| Newcastle Falcons |
30 – 25 |
Saracens |
|
|
|
Kingston Park
Attendance: 6,868 |
| Leicester Tigers |
42 – 19 |
Richmond |
|
|
|
Welford Road
Attendance: 10,146 |
| London Irish |
35 – 49 |
Bath |
|
|
|
The Avenue
Attendance: 4,800 |
| NEC Harlequins |
36 – 16 |
Gloucester |
|
|
|
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 4,127 |
Week 21
| Newcastle Falcons |
20 – 13 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,500 |
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,200 |
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 2,500 |
| Gloucester |
27 – 29 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
Kingsholm
Attendance: 9,048 |
| Sale Sharks |
35 – 21 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
Heywood Road
Attendance: 4,000 |
| London Wasps |
29 – 26 |
NEC Harlequins |
|
|
|
Loftus Road
Attendance: 5,749 |
Week 22
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 6,500 |
| Bristol |
15 – 25 |
Sale Sharks |
|
|
|
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,547 |
| NEC Harlequins |
14 – 23 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 5,362 |
Kingsholm
Attendance: 10,574 |
| Northampton Saints |
39 – 47 |
Richmond |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 5,350 |
| Sale Sharks |
28 – 28 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
Heywood Road
Attendance: 3,800 |
| Bristol |
5 – 17 |
London Irish |
|
|
|
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,265 |
| Saracens |
12 – 10 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,764 |
Week 23
| Northampton Saints |
33 – 18 |
London Irish |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 4,600 |
| London Wasps |
18 – 17 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
Loftus Road
Attendance: 5,045 |
| Leicester Tigers |
10 – 10 |
Saracens |
|
|
|
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,900 |
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 6,500 |
| London Irish |
62 – 14 |
NEC Harlequins |
|
|
|
The Avenue
Attendance: 4,200 |
| Richmond |
33 – 22 |
Gloucester |
|
|
|
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 2,000 |
| London Wasps |
31 – 15 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Loftus Road
Attendance: 5,261 |
| Newcastle Falcons |
43 – 18 |
Bristol |
|
|
|
Kingston Park
Attendance: 3,162 |
Week 24
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 5,500 |
| NEC Harlequins |
26 – 28 |
Saracens |
|
|
|
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 4,152 |
| London Wasps |
17 – 13 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
Loftus Road
Attendance: 3,791 |
| Gloucester |
31 – 19 |
Sale Sharks |
|
|
|
Kingsholm
Attendance: 6,319 |
| Northampton Saints |
16 – 15 |
Bath |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 6,320 |
| Richmond |
51 – 29 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
Athletic Ground
Attendance: 4,551 |
| Bristol |
19 – 26 |
NEC Harlequins |
|
|
|
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,110 |
| Saracens |
29 – 21 |
London Irish |
|
|
|
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 8,143 |
Week 25
| Newcastle Falcons |
27 – 10 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
| Leicester Tigers |
34 – 25 |
Bristol |
|
|
|
Welford Road
Attendance: 8,678 |
| Sale Sharks |
30 – 19 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Heywood Road
Attendance: 3,000 |
Week 26
| Newcastle Falcons |
20 – 15 |
Bath |
|
|
|
Gateshead International Stadium
Attendance: 11,750 |
| Saracens |
43 – 20 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 9,117 |
| NEC Harlequins |
20 – 44 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 8,897 |
| London Irish |
16 – 55 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
The Avenue
Attendance: 2,500 |
| London Wasps |
17 – 31 |
Bath |
|
|
|
Loftus Road
Attendance: 9,324 |
| Northampton Saints |
22 – 24 |
Gloucester |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 5,500 |
| Sale Sharks |
28 – 40 |
Richmond |
|
|
|
Heywood Road
Attendance: 4,000 |
After ten years of sponsorship by Courage, Allied Dunbar agreed to sponsor the top two divisions for £7,500,000.[1]
Total Season Attendances
| Club |
Total |
Average |
Highest |
Lowest |
% Capacity |
| Bath |
80,100 |
7,282 |
8,200 |
5,500 |
89% |
| Bristol |
39,653 |
3,605 |
5,601 |
1,547 |
30% |
| Gloucester |
83,473 |
7,588 |
10,574 |
5,689 |
69% |
| Harlequins |
64,930 |
5,903 |
8,897 |
4,127 |
69% |
| Leicester Tigers |
141,446 |
12,859 |
16,900 |
8,678 |
80% |
| London Irish |
40,900 |
3,718 |
5,000 |
1,500 |
56% |
| Newcastle Falcons |
55,251 |
5,023 |
11,750 |
2,638 |
48% |
| Northampton Saints |
71,661 |
6,515 |
8,989 |
4,600 |
65% |
| Richmond |
39,718 |
3,611 |
6,500 |
2,000 |
75% |
| Sale Sharks |
39,800 |
3,618 |
4,500 |
2,500 |
67% |
| Saracens |
102,335 |
9,303 |
19,764 |
3,722 |
42% |
| Wasps |
64,179 |
5,834 |
9,700 |
3,791 |
32% |
See also
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