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