| 1998 RCSL season | |
| Conf1: | East Champions |
| Conf1 Champ: | Nova Scotia Keiths |
| Conf2: | West Champions |
| Conf2 Champ: | Vancouver Island Crimson Tide |
| Finals: | 1998 MacTier Cup |
| Finals Date: | July 11, 1998 |
| Finals Venue: | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Finals Champ: | Vancouver Island Crimson Tide |
| Nextseason Year: | 1999 |
| Seasonslistnames: | RCSL seasons |
The 1998 Rugby Canada Super League season was the first season for the RCSL.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Island Crimson Tide | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 257 | 60 | +197 | 0 | 22 | |
| Fraser Valley Venom | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 209 | 77 | +132 | 0 | 22 | |
| Calgary Mavericks | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 186 | -47 | 1 | 13 | |
| Saskatchewan Prairie Fire | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 135 | +10 | 0 | 12 | |
| Vancouver Wave | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 150 | -7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Edmonton Gold | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 222 | -131 | 0 | 4 | |
| Manitoba Buffalo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 123 | 243 | -120 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia Keiths | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 22 | +39 | 0 | 12 | |
| Newfoundland Rock | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 60 | +22 | 1 | 9 | |
| New Brunswick Black Spruce | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 66 | -25 | 1 | 5 | |
| Montreal Olympiques | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 82 | -36 | 1 | 1 |
Note: A bonus point was awarded for a loss of 7 points or less[1]
The Vancouver Island Crimson Tide (Western Division champions) defeated the Nova Scotia Keiths (Eastern Division Champions) 28–8 to win the MacTier Cup, played in Halifax, Nova Scotia on 11 July 1998.[2]