1st Round, 26 September - 3 October 1998

• Bankstown-Canterbury v Hawkesbury at Bankstown, 26 Sep - 3 Oct 1998
• Campbelltown-Camden v Gordon at Campbelltown, 26 Sep - 3 Oct 1998
• Eastern Suburbs v Sydney University, 26 Sep - 3 Oct 1998
• Fairfield-Liverpool v North Sydney at Rosedale, 26 Sep - 3 Oct 1998
• Mosman v Western Suburbs at Mosman, 26 Sep - 3 Oct 1998
• Northern District v Randwick at Waitara, 26 Sep - 3 Oct 1998
• Parramatta v St George at Parramatta, 26 Sep - 3 Oct 1998
• Sutherland v Balmain at Caringbah, 26 Sep - 3 Oct 1998
• University of New South Wales v Manly-Warringah at Kensington, 26 Sep - 3 Oct 1998