1997–98 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two |
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Countries | England |
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Champions | Bedford |
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Runners-up | West Hartlepool London Scottish (also promoted) |
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Relegated | None |
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Matches played | 132 |
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Top point scorer | Mike Rayer (Bedford) 289 points |
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Top try scorer | Ben Whetstone (Bedford)
Darragh O'Mahony (Moseley) 17 tries[1] |
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The 1997–98 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two was the eleventh full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. New teams to the division included West Hartlepoool and Orrell who had been relegated from the Courage Premiership 1996–97 while Exeter and Fylde were promoted from National League 1. For the first time Premiership Two, along with the Premiership, was sponsored by the assurance company Allied Dunbar. For the previous ten seasons the league was known as the Courage Clubs Championship and sponsored by Courage Brewery.
Bedford, the champions, were promoted to the Allied Dunbar Premiership for season 1998–99, along with runner-up West Hartlepool. From next season, the top two divisions would consist of fourteen teams, an increase of two per division. The bottom two teams in the top tier played the third and fourth teams in Premiership Two for the final two places in the top division. Third place London Scottish won promotion by beating Bristol in a two legged play-off, while fourth placed Rotherham lost to London Irish. There was no relegation to Jewson National League 1 because of the increase in teams in the top two divisions.[2]
Participating teams
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Locations of the 1997–98 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two teams
Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
Bedford | Goldington Road | 7,000 | Bedford, Bedfordshire |
Blackheath | Rectory Field | 6,000 | Greenwich, London |
Coventry | Coundon Road | 9,000+ | Coventry, West Midlands |
Exeter | County Ground | 5,200 | Exeter, Devon |
Fylde | Woodlands Memorial Ground | 9,000 | Lytham St Annes, Lancashire |
London Scottish | Athletic Ground | 4,500 | Richmond, London |
Moseley | The Reddings | 10,000 (est) | Birmingham, West Midlands |
Orrell | Edge Hall Road | 5,500 | Orrell, Greater Manchester |
Rotherham | Clifton Lane | 2,500 | Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
Wakefield | College Grove | 3,000 | Wakefield, West Yorkshire |
Waterloo | St Anthony's Road | 9,000 | Blundellsands, Merseyside |
West Hartlepool | Victoria Park | 7,856 | Hartlepool, County Durham |
Final table
1997–98 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two table Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
1 | Bedford (C) | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 791 | 365 | +426 | 38[a] | Promoted |
2 | West Hartlepool | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 617 | 431 | +186 | 31 |
3 | London Scottish | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 517 | 404 | +113 | 29 |
4 | Rotherham | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 566 | 386 | +180 | 28 | |
5 | Orrell | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 533 | 400 | +133 | 24 |
6 | Moseley | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 478 | 421 | +57 | 23 |
7 | Coventry | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 444 | 532 | −88 | 23 |
8 | Waterloo | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 510 | 525 | −15 | 22 |
9 | Blackheath | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 474 | 621 | −147 | 16 |
10 | Wakefield | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 382 | 556 | −174 | 12 |
11 | Exeter | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 334 | 553 | −219 | 12 |
12 | Fylde | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 258 | 710 | −452 | 4 |
Source: moseleyrugby.co.uk at the
Wayback Machine (archived 2016-03-08)
Rules for classification: Points are awarded as follows: two points for a win; one point for a draw; no points for a loss.
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: (1) difference between points for and against; (2) total number of points for.
There was no relegation this season.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Two points deducted for fielding three overseas players
Results
Round 1
Bedford | 18 – 11 | Rotherham |
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Coventry | 20 – 12 | Moseley |
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London Scottish | 35 – 9 | Fylde |
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Orrell | 26 – 17 | Blackheath |
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Wakefield | 15 – 19 | Exeter |
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West Hartlepool | 19 – 21 | Waterloo |
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Round 2
London Scottish | 34 – 6 | Blackheath |
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- match postponed and rescheduled to 25 April 1998.
West Hartlepool | P – P | Bedford |
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- match postponed and rescheduled to 2 May 1998.
- match postponed and rescheduled to 18 April 1998.
Round 3
Blackheath | 29 – 27 | Wakefield |
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Exeter | 17 – 32 | Bedford |
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Fylde | 15 – 23 | Coventry |
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Moseley | 16 – 21 | West Hartlepool |
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Waterloo | 17 – 36 | London Scottish |
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Rotherham | 14 – 29 | Orrell |
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Round 4
Bedford | 45 – 33 | London Scottish |
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Blackheath | 50 – 16 | Fylde |
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Exeter | 24 – 20 | Waterloo |
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Orrell | 30 – 19 | Moseley |
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Rotherham | 33 – 21 | West Hartlepool |
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Wakefield | 6 – 17 | Coventry |
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Round 5
Coventry | 15 – 22 | Bedford |
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Fylde | 18 – 25 | Rotherham |
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London Scottish | 20 – 19 | Orrell |
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Moseley | 23 – 22 | Exeter |
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Waterloo | 51 – 16 | Blackheath |
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West Hartlepool | 31 – 20 | Wakefield |
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Round 6
Bedford | 34 – 21 | Waterloo |
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Blackheath | 28 – 27 | Coventry |
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Exeter | 19 – 20 | West Hartlepool |
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Rotherham | 24 – 3 | London Scottish |
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Wakefield | 15 – 27 | Moseley |
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Round 7
Coventry | 18 – 12 | Rotherham |
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London Scottish | 30 – 13 | Wakefield |
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Moseley | 16 – 35 | Bedford |
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Waterloo | 25 – 14 | Orrell |
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West Hartlepool | 32 – 21 | Blackheath |
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Round 8
Bedford | 22 – 9 | West Hartlepool |
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Blackheath | 11 – 9 | Moseley |
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Exeter | 16 – 22 | London Scottish |
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Orrell | 38 – 13 | Coventry |
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Rotherham | 16 – 26 | Waterloo |
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Wakefield | 35 – 17 | Fylde |
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Round 9
Coventry | 24 – 17 | Wakefield |
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Fylde | 6 – 31 | Blackheath |
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London Scottish | 15 – 22 | Bedford |
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Moseley | 18 – 9 | Orrell |
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Waterloo | 44 – 13 | Exeter |
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West Hartlepool | 22 – 21 | Rotherham |
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Round 10
Bedford | 77 – 3 | Coventry |
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Blackheath | 14 – 15 | Waterloo |
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Exeter | 10 – 20 | Moseley |
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Orrell | 13 – 27 | London Scottish |
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Rotherham | 32 – 16 | Fylde |
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Wakefield | 12 – 28 | West Hartlepool |
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Round 11
Coventry | 24 – 22 | Blackheath |
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London Scottish | 35 – 29 | Rotherham |
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Moseley | 28 – 10 | Wakefield |
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Waterloo | 14 – 28 | Bedford |
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West Hartlepool | 34 – 14 | Exeter |
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Round 12
Bedford | 32 – 16 | Moseley |
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Blackheath | 25 – 22 | West Hartlepool |
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Orrell | 23 – 6 | Waterloo |
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Rotherham | 46 – 8 | Coventry |
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Wakefield | 15 – 10 | London Scottish |
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Round 13
- postponed, match rescheduled to 24 January 1998.
London Scottish | P – P | Exeter |
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- postponed, match rescheduled to 24 January 1998.
Moseley | 23 – 25 | Rotherham |
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- postponed, match rescheduled to 18 April 1998.
Waterloo | P – P | West Hartlepool |
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- postponed, match rescheduled to 11 April 1998.
Rescheduled match
Waterloo | 26 – 32 | Rotherham |
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Round 14
Bedford | 50 – 14 | Fylde |
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Blackheath | 34 – 25 | London Scottish |
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Exeter | 18 – 14 | Coventry |
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Orrell | 30 – 35 | West Hartlepool |
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Rotherham | 10 – 16 | Moseley |
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Wakefield | 23 – 20 | Waterloo |
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Round 13 (rescheduled matches)
Coventry | 21 – 30 | Orrell |
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London Scottish | 22 – 10 | Exeter |
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Round 15
Bedford | 47 – 22 | Orrell |
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Coventry | 21 – 16 | West Hartlepool |
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Exeter | 20 – 18 | Blackheath |
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Fylde | 10 – 25 | Waterloo |
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Moseley | 18 – 29 | London Scottish |
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Rotherham | 41 – 9 | Wakefield |
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Round 16
Blackheath | 18 – 31 | Rotherham |
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London Scottish | 18 – 18 | Coventry |
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Wakefield | 13 – 24 | Bedford |
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Waterloo | 36 – 31 | Moseley |
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West Hartlepool | 66 – 12 | Fylde |
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Rescheduled match
West Hartlepool | 20 – 11 | Orrell |
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Rescheduled matches
Fylde | 10 – 30 | Wakefield |
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Moseley | 29 – 16 | Blackheath |
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Round 17
Blackheath | 13 – 37 | Bedford |
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Coventry | 41 – 33 | Waterloo |
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Exeter | 8 – 33 | Rotherham |
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- postponed, match rescheduled to 4 April 1998.
Wakefield | 20 – 26 | Orrell |
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London Scottish | 31 – 17 | West Hartlepool |
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Round 18
Bedford | 36 – 10 | Wakefield |
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Coventry | 37 – 10 | London Scottish |
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Exeter | 17 – 14 | Orrell |
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Fylde | 8 – 34 | West Hartlepool |
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Moseley | 23 – 22 | Waterloo |
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Rotherham | 40 – 10 | Blackheath |
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Round 19
Blackheath | 26 – 15 | Exeter |
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London Scottish | 24 – 18 | Moseley |
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Orrell | 16 – 29 | Bedford |
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Wakefield | 15 – 14 | Rotherham |
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Waterloo | 22 – 12 | Fylde |
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West Hartlepool | 42 – 31 | Coventry |
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Round 17 (rescheduled match)
Fylde | 14 – 13 | Moseley |
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Round 20 (including postponed match from round 13)
Blackheath | 14 – 32 | Orrell |
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Exeter | 17 – 30 | Wakefield |
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Fylde | 7 – 22 | London Scottish |
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- postponed, match rescheduled to 22 April 1998.
Rotherham | 18 – 17 | Bedford |
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Waterloo | 6 – 51 | West Hartlepool |
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- match rescheduled from round 13.
Round 21 (including postponed matches from rounds 2 & 13)
Bedford | 16 – 3 | Exeter |
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Coventry | 16 – 7 | Fylde |
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London Scottish | 26 – 6 | Waterloo |
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Orrell | 3 – 9 | Rotherham |
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- match rescheduled from round 2.
Wakefield | 21 – 24 | Blackheath |
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- match rescheduled from round 13.
West Hartlepool | 18 – 18 | Moseley |
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Round 20 (rescheduled match)
Moseley | 31 – 3 | Coventry |
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Round 22
Bedford | 72 – 31 | Blackheath |
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Orrell | 54 – 8 | Wakefield |
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Rotherham | 50 –27 | Exeter |
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Waterloo | 24 – 21 | Coventry |
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West Hartlepool | 11 – 10 | London Scottish |
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Round 2 (rescheduled match)
West Hartlepool | 48 – 29 | Bedford |
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Individual statistics
- Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.
Top points scorers [3] | Top try scorers [4] |
Season records
Team - Largest home win — 74 pts
77 – 3 Bedford at home to Coventry on 8 November 1997 - Largest away win — 60 pts
67 – 7 Bedford away to Fylde on 27 December 1997 - Most points scored — 151 pts
77 – 3 Bedford at home to Coventry on 8 November 1997 - Most tries in a match — 11
Bedford Blues at home to Coventry on 8 November 1997 - Most conversions in a match — 8 (x3)
Bedford at home to Coventry on 8 November 1997 Bedford away to Fylde on 27 December 1997 West Hartlepool at home to Fylde on 14 February 1998 - Most penalties in a match — 6 (x9)
N/A - multiple teams - Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x4)
Exeter at home to Bedford on 13 September 1997 Moseley at home to Orrell on 25 October 1997 Coventry at home to West Hartlepool on 31 January 1998 Wakefield at home to Rotherham on 28 March 1998 [5][6][7][8] | Player - Most points in a match — 32
Mike Rayer for Bedford at home to Coventry on 8 November 1997 - Most tries in a match — 4 (x3)
John Clarke for Blackheath at home to Fylde on 20 September 1997 Jason Forster for Bedford at home to Fylde on 17 January 1998 Ben Wade for Rotherham at home to Exeter on 25 April 1998 - Most conversions in a match — 8 (x3)
Mike Rayer for Bedford at home to Coventry on 8 November 1997 Mike Rayer for Bedford away to Fylde on 27 December 1997 Steven Vile for West Hartlepool at home to Fylde on 14 February 1998 - Most penalties in a match — 6 (x9)
N/A - multiple players - Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x3)
Meeku Patidar for Exeter at home to Bedford on 13 September 1997 Matt Jones for Moseley at home to Orrell on 25 October 1997 Greg Miller for Wakefield at home to Rotherham on 28 March 1998 [9][10][11][12][13] Attendances - Note that attendances were very poorly documented this season and there is no information available
- Highest — N/A
N/A - Lowest — N/A
N/A - Highest Average Attendance — N/A
N/A - Lowest Average Attendance — N/A
N/A [14] |
See also
References
- ^ Stephen McCormack, ed. (2000). The Official RFU Club Directory 2000–2001. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press.
- ^ "Leagues 1997/98". Moseley Rugby Club. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Leading point scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
- ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
- ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Most tries in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
- ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
- ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
- ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
- ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Most points in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
- ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Most tries in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
- ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Most conversions in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
- ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
- ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
- ^ "AD Prem 2 97/98 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 2 May 1998.
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