1999–2000 Welsh-Scottish League

Cardiff won the inaugural Welsh-Scottish League.[1] However they lost their final match against Swansea at home thus losing an unbeaten home record that dated back to December 1997.[2] The points system was complicated by the Rugby World Cup and only two points were awarded for a win prior to November 1999. Both Cardiff and Pontypridd were deducted points by playing Edinburgh during this World Cup period; although the matches were scheduled to take place outwith the World Cup.[3][4]

1999–2000 Welsh-Scottish League
Countries Scotland  Wales
ChampionsWales Cardiff RFC
Runners-upWales Newport RFC
Matches played132

1999-2000 League Table

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The top 5 Welsh teams plus Edinburgh and Glasgow qualified for next season's Heineken Cup.

Team P W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  Cardiff RFC 22 18 1 3 879 504 +375 59
  Newport RFC 22 15 1 6 773 453 +320 49
  Pontypridd RFC 22 14 2 6 666 478 +188 47
  Swansea RFC 22 14 1 7 691 509 +182 45
  Llanelli RFC 22 13 0 9 748 527 +221 38
  Ebbw Vale RFC 22 12 0 10 647 569 +78 38
  Neath RFC 22 11 2 9 664 553 +111 35
  Edinburgh Reivers 22 10 1 11 564 654 -90 34
  Bridgend RFC 22 8 1 13 427 564 -137 27
  Glasgow Caledonians 22 8 1 13 488 621 -133 25
  Caerphilly RFC 22 2 1 19 427 939 -512 6
  Dunvant RFC 22 1 1 20 357 960 -603 5

Results

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Round 1

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3 September 1999
Glasgow Caledonians  22 – 30  Pontypridd RFC
Try: Gavin Scott
Tommy Hayes
Con: Tommy Hayes x 2
Pen: Tommy Hayes
Preview
Report
Try: Davey
Wyatt
Con: Jarvis
Pen: Jarvis x 6
Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling
Referee: D Gillet (France)
4 September 1999
Bridgend RFC  21 – 18  Swansea RFC
4 September 1999
Caerphilly RFC  22 – 51  Edinburgh Reivers
4 September 1999
Dunvant RFC  20 – 35  Neath RFC
4 September 1999
Llanelli RFC  39 – 28  Ebbw Vale RFC
4 September 1999
Newport RFC  18 – 13  Cardiff RFC

Round 2

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11 September 1999
Bridgend RFC  24 – 24  Cardiff RFC
11 September 1999
Ebbw Vale RFC  54 – 24  Caerphilly RFC
11 September 1999
Edinburgh Reivers  8 – 15  Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Hayter
Pen: Lang
Preview
Report
Try: James Craig
Tommy Hayes
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Barry Irving
Netherdale, Galashiels
Referee: D Tyndall (Ireland)
11 September 1999
Neath RFC  26 – 20  Newport RFC
11 September 1999
Pontypridd RFC  51 – 8  Dunvant RFC
11 September 1999
Swansea RFC  39 – 27  Llanelli RFC

Round 3

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18 September 1999
Caerphilly RFC  18 – 34  Swansea RFC
18 September 1999
Dunvant RFC  22 – 29  Edinburgh Reivers
18 September 1999
Glasgow Caledonians  20 – 28  Ebbw Vale RFC
Try: Gareth Flockhart
Pen: Craig Chalmers
Tommy Hayes x 4
Preview
Report
Try: Penalty Try
J Williams
J Hawker
Con: J Strange x 2
Pen: J Strange x 3
Millbrae, Alloway
Referee: R Dickson (Madras FP)
18 September 1999
Llanelli RFC  36 – 15  Bridgend RFC
18 September 1999
Neath RFC  20 – 21  Cardiff RFC
18 September 1999
Newport RFC  28 – 33  Pontypridd RFC

Round 4

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24 September 1999
Edinburgh Reivers  23 – 51  Newport RFC
Report
25 September 1999
Bridgend RFC  33 – 34  Caerphilly RFC
Report
25 September 1999
Ebbw Vale RFC  65 – 25  Dunvant RFC
Report
25 September 1999
Llanelli RFC  60 – 18  Cardiff RFC
Report
25 September 1999
Pontypridd RFC  20 – 20  Neath RFC
Report
25 September 1999
Swansea RFC  28 – 13  Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Richard Jones
Chris Wells x2
Richard Rees
Con: Arwel Thomas
Pen: Arwel Thomas x 2
Preview
Report
Report
Report
Try: Ian Jardine
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 2
Referee: D. Davies (Wales)

Round 5

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2 October 1999
Caerphilly RFC  7 – 43  Llanelli RFC
2 October 1999
Dunvant RFC  19 – 19  Swansea RFC
2 October 1999
Glasgow Caledonians  10 – 17  Bridgend RFC
Try: Alan Bulloch
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes
ReportTry: Stephens
Wake
Con: Lewis
Pen: Lewis
Rubislaw Playing Fields, Aberdeen
Referee: J Yuille (Biggar)
2 October 1999
Neath RFC  38 – 27  Edinburgh Reivers
2 October 1999
Newport RFC  40 – 27  Ebbw Vale RFC

Round 6

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8 October 1999
Ebbw Vale RFC  37 – 30  Neath RFC
8 October 1999
Glasgow Caledonians  14 – 10  Llanelli RFC
Try: Andy Nicol
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes
ReportTry: Emms
Con: Warlow
Pen: Hayward
Hughenden Stadium
Referee: S Piercy (England)
8 October 1999
Swansea RFC  32 – 22  Newport RFC
10 October 1999
Bridgend RFC  30 – 0  Dunvant RFC
10 October 1999
Caerphilly RFC  20 – 32  Cardiff RFC
10 October 1999
Edinburgh Reivers  20 – 23  Pontypridd RFC

Round 7

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15 October 1999
Edinburgh Reivers  12 – 53  Cardiff RFC
15 October 1999
Neath RFC  32 – 23  Swansea RFC
16 October 1999
Dunvant RFC  22 – 60  Llanelli RFC
16 October 1999
Newport RFC  39 – 7  Bridgend RFC
16 October 1999
Pontypridd RFC  36 – 20  Ebbw Vale RFC
17 October 1999
Glasgow Caledonians  26 – 11  Caerphilly RFC
Try: Jason White
Fraser Stott
Donnie Macfadyen
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 3
ReportTry: Brown
Pen: John x 2
Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling
Referee: J Yuille (Biggar)

Round 8

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21 October 1999
Swansea RFC  17 – 21  Pontypridd RFC
22 October 1999
Glasgow Caledonians  25 – 36  Cardiff RFC
Try: Jonathan Stuart
Graeme Beveridge
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 4
Preview
Report
Try: S. Williams x 2
Robinson
Con: Burke x 3
Pen: Burke x 5
Hughenden Stadium
Referee: Bertie Smith (Ireland)
22 October 1999
Llanelli RFC  20 – 26  Newport RFC
23 October 1999
Ebbw Vale RFC  18 – 7  Edinburgh Reivers
24 October 1999
Bridgend RFC  14 – 22  Neath RFC
24 October 1999
Caerphilly RFC  55 – 5  Dunvant RFC

Round 9

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29 October 1999
Ebbw Vale RFC  17 – 22  Cardiff RFC
29 October 1999
Edinburgh Reivers  34 – 31  Swansea RFC
29 October 1999
Pontypridd RFC  18 – 9  Bridgend RFC
30 October 1999
Dunvant RFC  24 – 28  Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Warren Lloyd
Adrian Killa
Con: Simon Daniel
Pen: Simon Daniel x 2
Drop: Simon Daniel x 2
Preview
Report
Try: Shaun Longstaff
Ian McInroy
Donnie Macfadyen
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes
Barry Irving
Referee: H Watkins (Maesteg)
30 October 1999
Neath RFC  16 – 24  Llanelli RFC
30 October 1999
Newport RFC  46 – 13  Caerphilly RFC

Round 10

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2 November 1999
Swansea RFC  47 – 13  Ebbw Vale RFC
5 November 1999
Bridgend RFC  23 – 24  Edinburgh Reivers
5 November 1999
Caerphilly RFC  17 – 36  Neath RFC
5 November 1999
Glasgow Caledonians  8 – 8  Newport RFC
Try: Gordon Simpson
Pen: Tommy Hayes
ReportTry: Ben Breeze
Pen: Gareth Cull
Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling
Referee: I Ramage (Berwick)
5 November 1999
Llanelli RFC  33 – 11  Pontypridd RFC

Round 11

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12 November 1999
Glasgow Caledonians  32 – 18  Neath RFC
Try: Ian Jardine
Gordon Simpson
Shaun Longstaff
Alan Bulloch x 2
Con: Tommy Hayes x 2
Pen: Tommy Hayes
ReportTry: Andrew Jacobs
Tristan Davies
Con: Pearce
Pen: Rees
Drop: Rees
Hughenden Stadium
Referee: J Fleming (Boroughmuir)
13 November 1999
Dunvant RFC  13 – 46  Newport RFC
13 November 1999
Ebbw Vale RFC  26 – 18  Bridgend RFC
13 November 1999
Llanelli RFC  37 – 9  Edinburgh Reivers
13 November 1999
Pontypridd RFC  61 – 14  Caerphilly RFC
13 November 1999
Swansea RFC  25 – 34  Cardiff RFC

Round 12

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4 December 1999
Cardiff RFC  26 – 22  Newport RFC
Preview
Report
4 December 1999
Ebbw Vale RFC  20 – 19  Llanelli RFC
4 December 1999
Neath RFC  45 – 10  Dunvant RFC
4 December 1999
Pontypridd RFC  44 – 10  Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Geraint Lewis (no.8)
Lamerton
Wyatt
Geraint O Lewis (wing) x 2
Con: Jarvis x 5
Pen: Jarvis x 2
Try: Gordon Simpson
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes
Referee: D Davies (Llanbradach)
4 December 1999
Swansea RFC  24 – 8  Bridgend RFC
5 December 1999
Edinburgh Reivers  24 – 6  Caerphilly RFC

Round 5 rescheduled match

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23 December 1999
Cardiff RFC  41 – 10  Pontypridd RFC

Round 13

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27 December 1999
Llanelli RFC  30 – 24  Swansea RFC
27 December 1999
Newport RFC  27 – 22  Neath RFC
28 December 1999
Cardiff RFC  43 – 10  Bridgend RFC
28 December 1999
Dunvant RFC  20 – 43  Pontypridd RFC

Round 14

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3 January 2000
Bridgend RFC  10 – 9  Llanelli RFC
3 January 2000
Ebbw Vale RFC  26 – 18  Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Hawker
Jones
Con: Strange x 2
Pen: Strange x 4
Preview
Report
Try: James Craig
Jason White
Con: Craig Chalmers
Pen: Craig Chalmers x 2
Eugene Cross Park
Referee: N Williams (Bryncoch)
3 January 2000
Pontypridd RFC  25 – 7  Newport RFC
3 January 2000
Swansea RFC  62 – 8  Caerphilly RFC

Round 13 rescheduled match

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21 January 2000
Glasgow Caledonians  47 – 10  Edinburgh Reivers
Try: Andy Nicol
Shaun Longstaff
Tommy Hayes
Martin Waite
Glenn Metcalfe
Gordon Bulloch
Con: Tommy Hayes x 4
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 3
Preview
Report
Try: Lucking
Con: Hodge
Pen: Hodge
Hughenden Stadium
Referee: J Fleming (Boroughmuir)

Round 15

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25 January 2000
Dunvant RFC  17 – 30  Ebbw Vale RFC

Round 14 rescheduled match

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30 January 2000
Edinburgh Reivers  29 – 7  Dunvant RFC

Round 16

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11 February 2000
Edinburgh Reivers  21 – 18  Neath RFC
Report
12 February 2000
Bridgend RFC  28 – 25  Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Ripol
Mafi
Stephens
Durston
Con: Williams
Pen: Williams x 2
Preview
Report
Try: Gordon Bulloch
Donnie Macfadyen
Con: Tommy Hayes x 2
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 2
Referee: D Bevan (Clydach)
12 February 2000
Ebbw Vale RFC  29 – 17  Newport RFC
12 February 2000
Llanelli RFC  74 – 22  Caerphilly RFC
12 February 2000
Pontypridd RFC  17 – 22  Cardiff RFC
12 February 2000
Swansea RFC  32 – 20  Dunvant RFC

Round 13 rescheduled match

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21 February 2000
Caerphilly RFC  15 – 46  Ebbw Vale RFC

Round 15 rescheduled match

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26 February 2000
Caerphilly RFC  20 – 57  Bridgend RFC

Round 17

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11 March 2000
Cardiff RFC  71 – 15  Caerphilly RFC
11 March 2000
Dunvant RFC  17 – 20  Bridgend RFC
11 March 2000
Llanelli RFC  57 – 21  Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Cardey x 2
D James
S Easterby
S Jones
Moon
Koloi
N Boobyer
I Boobyer
Con: S Jones x 6
Preview
Report
Try: Martin Waite x 2
Shaun Longstaff
Con: Tommy Hayes x 3
Stradey Park
Referee: R Elliott (Cardiff)
11 March 2000
Neath RFC  29 – 25  Ebbw Vale RFC
11 March 2000
Newport RFC  23 – 21  Swansea RFC
11 March 2000
Pontypridd RFC  32 – 32  Edinburgh Reivers

Round 15 rescheduled matches

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25 January 2000
postponed to
15 March 2000
Neath RFC  37 – 34  Pontypridd RFC
25 January 2000
postponed to
16 March 2000
Newport RFC  39 – 28  Edinburgh Reivers

Round 10 rescheduled match

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25 March 2000
Cardiff RFC  116 – 0  Dunvant RFC


Round 18

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8 April 2000
Bridgend RFC  20 – 55  Newport RFC
8 April 2000
Caerphilly RFC  30 – 34  Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Wilson
John
Watkins
Robinson x 2
Con: John
Pen: Richards
Preview
Preview
Report
Try: Stewart Campbell
Gordon Simpson x 2
Rowen Shepherd x 2
Con: Tommy Hayes x 3
Pen: Tommy Hayes
Victoria Park
8 April 2000
Cardiff RFC  51 – 32  Edinburgh Reivers
8 April 2000
Ebbw Vale RFC  47 – 26  Pontypridd RFC
8 April 2000
Llanelli RFC  71 – 24  Dunvant RFC
8 April 2000
Swansea RFC  52 – 44  Neath RFC

Round 15 rescheduled match

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25 January 2000
postponed to
14 April 2000
Glasgow Caledonians  25 – 28  Swansea RFC
Try: Jon Petrie x 2
Tommy Hayes
Con: Tommy Hayes
Rowen Shepherd
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 2
Preview
Report
Try: Jenkins
Rees x 2
Con: A Thomas x 2
Pen: A Thomas x 2
Drop: A Thomas
Hughenden Stadium
Referee: J Fleming (Boroughmuir)

Round 19

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21 April 2000
Cardiff RFC  42 – 21  Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Morgan x 2
Thomas
Howley
Botham
Con: Burke x 4
Pen: Burke x 3
Preview
Report
Try: Glenn Metcalfe x 2
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes x 3
Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: David R Davies (WRU)
21 April 2000
Neath RFC  43 – 7  Bridgend RFC
22 April 2000
Dunvant RFC  17 – 9  Caerphilly RFC
25 April 2000
Edinburgh Reivers  42 – 21  Ebbw Vale RFC
26 April 2000
Newport RFC  59 – 8  Llanelli RFC
26 April 2000
Pontypridd RFC  17 – 24  Swansea RFC

Round 20

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29 April 2000
Bridgend RFC  17 – 31  Pontypridd RFC
29 April 2000
Caerphilly RFC  14 – 44  Newport RFC
29 April 2000
Cardiff RFC  48 – 34  Ebbw Vale RFC
29 April 2000
Llanelli RFC  25 – 24  Neath RFC
29 April 2000
Swansea RFC  47 – 24  Edinburgh Reivers
30 April 2000
Glasgow Caledonians  35 – 27  Dunvant RFC
Try: Gareth Flockhart
Alan Bulloch
Tommy Hayes
Gordon Bulloch
Con: Barry Irving x 3
Pen: Barry Irving x 2
Rowen Shepherd
Preview
Report
Report
Try: Lloyd
Baker x 2
Con: M Thomas x 3
Pen: M Thomas x 2
Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling
Referee: I Ramage (Berwick)

Round 14 rescheduled match

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2 May 2000
Cardiff RFC  52 – 27  Neath RFC

Round 21

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5 May 2000
Ebbw Vale RFC  16 – 23  Swansea RFC
5 May 2000
Neath RFC  35 – 35  Caerphilly RFC
6 May 2000
Dunvant RFC  23 – 36  Cardiff RFC
6 May 2000
Newport RFC  64 – 29  Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Marinos
Snow
Burn x 4
Taylor
Smith
C Jones x 2
Con: Howarth x 7
Preview
Preview
Report
Report
Try: Alan Watt
Jon Petrie
Martin Waite
Tommy Hayes
Roland Reid
Con: Tommy Hayes
Gordon Bulloch
Rodney Parade
Referee: H Lewis (Cardiff)

Round 15 rescheduled match

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10 May 2000
Cardiff RFC  38 – 31  Llanelli RFC

Round 22

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12 May 2000
Neath RFC  47 – 10  Glasgow Caledonians
Try: Storey x 2
Tieuti x 2
M Davies
Sidoli
Con: Rees x 4
Pen: Rees x 3
Preview
Report
Try: Roland Reid
Con: Tommy Hayes
Pen: Tommy Hayes
The Gnoll
Referee: T Rowlands (Treorchy)
13 May 2000
Bridgend RFC  13 – 12  Ebbw Vale RFC
13 May 2000
Caerphilly RFC  18 – 54  Pontypridd RFC
13 May 2000
Cardiff RFC  40 – 41  Swansea RFC
13 May 2000
Newport RFC  76 – 17  Dunvant RFC

Round 21 rescheduled match

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24 May 2000
Pontypridd RFC  29 – 12  Llanelli RFC

References

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