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1999–00 Premiership 1

Rugby union competition in England

Field	Value
name	1999–00 Premiership 1
countries	England
champions	Leicester Tigers (4th title)
runnersup	Bath
relegated	Bedford
matches	132
date	10 September 1999 – 28 May 2000
highest attendance	17,109 – Leicester v Bath (21 May 2000)
lowest attendance	1,486 – Bedford v Sale (14 May 2000)
attendance	751784
top point scorer	324 – Jarrod Cunningham (London Irish)
top try scorer	15 – Iain Balshaw (Bath)
prevseason	1998–99
nextseason	2000–01

The 1999–00 Premiership 1 was the thirteenth season of the first tier of the English league system, currently known a Premiership Rugby, and the third and final to be sponsored by Allied Dunbar, having previous been sponsored by Courage Brewery. Leicester Tigers were defending champions and Bristol the promoted side. The league was reduced from fourteen teams to twelve following London Scottish and Richmond both entering administration.

At the end of the season Leicester Tigers finished as champions, retaining their title (and fourth overall). Bottom side Bedford were relegated to the 2000–01 National Division One (formerly Premiership 2) after losing the promotion-relegation playoff against Premiership 2 champions Rotherham.

Structure

Each side played one another twice, in a round robin system, home and away, to make a total of twenty-two matches for each team. The bottom side would play a two legged promotion-relegation playoff against the Premiership 2 league champion to decide who be in the division for the following season.

Participating teams

	Team		Stadium		Capacity		City/Area		Previous season
Bath	Recreation Ground	8,500	Bath, Somerset	6th
Bedford	Goldington Road	6,500	Bedford, Bedfordshire	13th
Bristol	Memorial Stadium	8,500 (1,200 seats)	Bristol	Promoted from Premiership 2 (1st)
Gloucester	Kingsholm	12,000	Gloucester, Gloucestershire	10th
Harlequins	The Stoop	title=Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91	year=1990	publisher=Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd	location=Windsor	edition=3rd	editor=Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell	page=50	chapter=Harlequins F.C. (Ground Details)}}	Twickenham, London	4th
Leicester Tigers	Welford Road	17,000	Leicester, Leicestershire	Champions
London Irish	The Stoop	9,000	Twickenham, London	7th
London Wasps	Loftus Road	18,439	Shepherd's Bush, London	5th
Newcastle Falcons	Kingston Park	8,000	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear	8th
Northampton Saints	Franklin's Gardens	10,000	Northampton, Northamptonshire	2nd
Sale Sharks	Heywood Road	4,800	Sale, Greater Manchester	11th
Saracens	Vicarage Road	22,000	Watford, Hertfordshire	3rd

Table

The season began on 10 September 1999.

Points increased from 2 to 3 for a win after the World Cup in November 1999. This was an attempt to ensure competitive balance in the leagues for teams while they were without their international players.

Results

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Week 25

Promotion/Relegation Playoff

12th place Bedford faced 1999–00 Premiership 2 champions Rotherham in a two legged playoff to see who was promoted or relegated.

Rotherham win 40–34 on aggregate and are promoted to 2000–01 Premiership Rugby.

Attendances

Club	Home
Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Bath	11	76,700	6,973	8,500	5,000	82%
Bedford	11	29,894	2,718	4,722	1,486	42%
Bristol	11	54,541	4,958	7,775	2,656	58%
Gloucester	11	75,023	6,820	9,500	4,402	57%
Harlequins	11	47,450	4,314	7,588	2,322	48%
Leicester Tigers	11	139,598	12,691	17,109	7,785	74%
London Irish	11	48,072	4,370	7,174	2,801	49%
Newcastle Falcons	11	36,154	3,287	4,380	2,359	41%
Northampton Saints	11	80,100	7,282	9,512	5,617	73%
Sale Sharks	11	30,396	2,763	3,443	2,210	58%
Saracens	11	79,760	7,251	10,292	4,513	33%
Wasps	11	54,096	4,918	8,372	2,871	27%

Leading scorers

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who did not earn international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.

Most points

Source:

Rank	Player	Club	Points
1	NZL Jarrod Cunningham	London Irish	324
2	ENG Tim Stimpson	Leicester Tigers	321
3	NZL Simon Mannix	Gloucester	285
4	FRA Thierry Lacroix	Saracens	280
5	NZL Jon Preston	Bath	182
6	RSA Henry Honiball	Bristol	178
7	ENG Jonny Wilkinson	Newcastle Falcons	163
8	SCO Kenny Logan	Wasps	136
9	ENG Jon Callard	Bath	133
10	ENG Alex King	Wasps	125

Most tries

Source:

Rank	Player	Club	Tries
1	ENG Iain Balshaw	Bath	15
2	AUS Ryan Constable	Saracens	12
3	IRE Darragh O'Mahony	Saracens	11
4	CAN Dave Lougheed	Leicester Tigers	10
IRE Conor O'Shea	London Irish
6	ENG Chris Catling	Gloucester	9
IRE Rob Henderson	Wasps
ENG Josh Lewsey	Wasps
ENG Elton Moncrieff	Gloucester
IRE Geordan Murphy	Leicester Tigers
ENG Paul Sackey	Bedford

Note

References

(2 May 1999). "Stimpson kicks Tigers to title". BBC News.
(10 May 1999). "Rugby Union: Bristol promoted in top drawer fashion". The Independent.
(7 June 1999). "Anglos' merger is disputed". The Herald.
(21 May 2000). "Back sinks Bath's pretenders". BBC News.
(28 May 2000). "Tears for Bedford as Rotherham go up". BBC News.
(7 April 1997). "Rugby Union: Popplewell's punch sullies thriller". Independent.
(1990). "Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91". Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd.
(1990). "Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91". Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd.
"Fans on the terraced North Stand of Kingston Park stadium, Newcastle upon Tyne, watching a rugby match in play between the Newcastle Falcons and the Leicester Tigers". Historic England.
(10 December 2000). "Newcastle Cup fury at RFU". ESPN.
(6 March 2002). "Sale Sharks - Heywood Rd". BBC Sport.
(28 May 2000). "Rotherham stride towards top flight". BBC News.
"1999-2000 Premiership Rugby top points scorers". ESPNScrum.
"1999-2000 Premiership Rugby top try scorers". ESPNscrum.

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