The 2009β10 Guinness Premiership was the: 23rd season of theββtop flight English domestic rugby union competition and "the fifth." And final oneββto be, "sponsored by," Guinness. The reigning champions entering the season were Leicester Tigers, who had claimed their eighth title after defeating London Irish in the 2009 final. Leeds Carnege had been promoted as champions from the 2008β09 National Division One at the "first attempt."
Summaryβ»
Leicester Tigers won their ninth title after defeating Saracens in the final at Twickenham having also topped the regular season table. Worcester Warriors were relegated on the last day of the season. It was the first time that Worcester have been relegated from the top flight since they first achieved promotion.
As usual, round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham, the sixth instance since its inception in 2004.
Teamsβ»
Twelve teams compete in the league β the top eleven teams from the previous season and Leeds Carnege who were promoted from the 2008β09 National Division One after a top flight absence of one year. They replaced Bristol Bears who were relegated after four years in the top flight.
Stadiums and locationsβ»
2009β10 Guinness Premiership Teams
Club
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Captain
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Kit Supplier
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Stadium
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Capacity
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City/Area
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Bath
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Michael Claassens
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Puma
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The Recreation Ground
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11,700
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Bath
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Gloucester
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Mike Tindall
Gareth Delve
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RugbyTech
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Kingsholm Stadium
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16,500
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Gloucester
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Harlequins
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Will Skinner
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KooGa
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Twickenham Stoop
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14,282
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Twickenham, Greater London
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Leeds Carnegie
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Marco Wentzel
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ISC
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Headingley Stadium
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22,250
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Leeds
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Leicester Tigers
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Geordan Murphy
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Cotton Traders
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Welford Road
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24,000
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Leicester
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London Irish
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Bob Casey
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RugbyTech
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Madejski Stadium
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24,161
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Reading
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London Wasps
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Tom Rees
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Canterbury
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Adams Park
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10,516
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High Wycombe
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Newcastle Falcons
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Carl Hayman
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Cotton Traders
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Kingston Park
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10,200
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Newcastle upon Tyne
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Northampton Saints
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Dylan Hartley
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Rhino Sportswear
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Franklin's Gardens
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13,591
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Northampton
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Sale Sharks
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Dean Schofield
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Cotton Traders
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Edgeley Park
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10,852
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Stockport, Greater Manchester
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Saracens
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Steve Borthwick
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KooGa
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Vicarage Road
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19,920
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Watford
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Worcester Warriors
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Pat Sanderson
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Kukri
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Sixways Stadium
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12,068
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Worcester
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Tableβ»
Source:
Premiership RugbyRules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
(C) Champions;
(RU) Runners-up;
(SF) Losing semi-finalists;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Resultsβ»
Round 1β»
Sale Sharks | 15 β 12 | Leicester Tigers |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,751 |
Saracens | 18 β 14 | London Irish |
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Twickenham Attendance: 67,684 |
London Wasps | 26 β 15 | Harlequins |
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Twickenham Attendance: 67,684 |
Northampton Saints | 20 β 17 | Worcester Warriors |
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Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 12,073 |
Leeds Carnegie | 9 β 9 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Headingley Attendance: 7,144 |
Kingsholm Attendance: 12,815 |
Round 2β»
Worcester Warriors | 27 β 7 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Sixways Attendance: 10,094 |
Bath | 15 β 17 | London Wasps |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,300 |
Saracens | 19 β 16 | Northampton Saints |
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Wembley Stadium Attendance: 44,832 |
Harlequins | 9 β 15 | Leicester Tigers |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 9,805 |
London Irish | 40 β 10 | Gloucester |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,309 |
Newcastle Falcons | 16 β 16 | Sale Sharks |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 5,155 |
Round 3β»
Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,028 |
Gloucester | 14 β 27 | Northampton Saints |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 11,365 |
Harlequins | 9 β 22 | Saracens |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 9,209 |
Leicester Tigers | 15 β 6 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Welford Road Attendance: 24,000 |
Leeds Carnegie | 7 β 56 | London Irish |
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Headingley Attendance: 6,047 |
London Wasps | 23 β 3 | Worcester Warriors |
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Adams Park Attendance: 7,654 |
Round 4β»
Newcastle Falcons | 17 β 17 | Harlequins |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 5,714 |
Northampton Saints | 30 β 10 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 12,441 |
Worcester Warriors | 24 β 18 | Sale Sharks |
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Bath | 20 β 20 | Leicester Tigers |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,700 |
London Irish | 28 β 16 | London Wasps |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 13,967 |
Saracens | 19 β 16 | Gloucester |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,776 |
Round 5β»
Sale Sharks | 8 β 11 | London Irish |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,924 |
Leicester Tigers | 19 β 14 | Worcester Warriors |
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Welford Road Attendance: 17,974 |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 11,203 |
Leeds Carnegie | 10 β 26 | Gloucester |
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Headingley Attendance: 5,371 |
London Wasps | 20 β 15 | Northampton Saints |
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Adams Park Attendance: 8,913 |
Newcastle Falcons | 15 β 22 | Saracens |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 5,453 |
Round 6β»
Bath | 16 β 27 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,700 |
Northampton Saints | 21 β 16 | Sale Sharks |
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Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 13,055 |
Worcester Warriors | 22 β 26 | Harlequins |
| | |
Sixways Attendance: 10,010 |
London Irish | 18 β 12 | Leicester Tigers |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 16,199 |
Gloucester | 6 β 35 | London Wasps |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 11,982 |
Saracens | 21 β 15 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,123 |
Round 7β»
Sale Sharks | 28 β 23 | Gloucester |
| | |
Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,222 |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,700 |
Harlequins | 9 β 9 | London Irish |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 14,282 |
Leicester Tigers | 29 β 15 | Northampton Saints |
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Welford Road Attendance: 23,641 |
London Wasps | 9 β 15 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Adams Park Attendance: 7,616 |
Newcastle Falcons | 14 β 3 | Worcester Warriors |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 4,924 |
Round 8β»
Gloucester | 12 β 9 | Leicester Tigers |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 12,521 |
Worcester Warriors | 12 β 12 | Bath |
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Sixways Attendance: 10,194 |
Northampton Saints | 26 β 17 | Harlequins |
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Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 13,040 |
Leeds Carnegie | 17 β 24 | Sale Sharks |
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Headingley Attendance: 5,955 |
London Irish | 11 β 15 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,425 |
Saracens | 22 β 6 | London Wasps |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,786 |
Round 9β»
Newcastle Falcons | 8 β 28 | Northampton Saints |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 6,522 |
Worcester Warriors | 12 β 12 | Saracens |
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Sixways Attendance: 10,027 |
Harlequins | 35 β 29 | Gloucester |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 11,854 |
Leicester Tigers | 39 β 6 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Welford Road Attendance: 18,408 |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,700 |
Round 10β»
Leeds Carnegie | 27 β 30 | Harlequins |
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Headingley Attendance: 5,090 |
Gloucester | 25 β 13 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 11,410 |
London Irish | 16 β 16 | Worcester Warriors |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,561 |
Northampton Saints | 15 β 13 | Bath |
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Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 13,101 |
Saracens | 15 β 13 | Sale Sharks |
| | |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,101 |
London Wasps | 24 β 22 | Leicester Tigers |
| | |
Adams Park Attendance: 10,116 |
Round 11β»
Worcester Warriors | 6 β 26 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Sixways Attendance: 12,024 |
Leicester Tigers | 32 β 6 | Sale Sharks |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 24,000 |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,700 |
London Irish | 23 β 19 | Saracens |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 19,734 |
Newcastle Falcons | 15 β 16 | Leeds Carnegie |
| | |
Kingston Park Attendance: 8,766 |
Harlequins | 20 β 21 | London Wasps |
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Twickenham Attendance: 76,716 |
Round 12β»
Sale Sharks | 21 β 16 | Harlequins |
| | |
Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,172 |
Gloucester | 13 β 13 | Worcester Warriors |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 16,500 |
Leeds Carnegie | 15 β 20 | Bath |
| | |
Headingley Attendance: 7,593 |
Northampton Saints | 24 β 22 | London Irish |
| | |
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 13,457 |
Saracens | 15 β 22 | Leicester Tigers |
| | |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 14,013 |
London Wasps | 6 β 12 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
Adams Park Attendance: 8,416 |
Round 13β»
Leicester Tigers | 34 β 8 | London Wasps |
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Welford Road Attendance: 24,000 |
Round 14β»
Gloucester | 46 β 6 | Harlequins |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 11,125 |
Northampton Saints | 25 β 13 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 13,189 |
Saracens | 25 β 20 | Worcester Warriors |
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Wembley Stadium Attendance: 40,163 |
Leeds Carnegie | 9 β 14 | Leicester Tigers |
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Headingley Attendance: 5,265 |
London Irish | 22 β 35 | Bath |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,033 |
London Wasps | 22 β 16 | Sale Sharks |
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Adams Park Attendance: 7,173 |
Round 15β»
Sale Sharks | 10 β 19 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,426 |
Bath | 37 β 13 | Worcester Warriors |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,700 |
Harlequins | 13 β 6 | Northampton Saints |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 12,935 |
Leicester Tigers | 33 β 11 | Gloucester |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 22,320 |
Newcastle Falcons | 12 β 12 | London Irish |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 5,168 |
London Wasps | 9 β 0 | Saracens |
| | |
Adams Park Attendance: 8,530 |
Round 16β»
Worcester Warriors | 13 β 0 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
Sixways Attendance: 10,255 |
Gloucester | 47 β 3 | Sale Sharks |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 10,548 |
Northampton Saints | 19 β 3 | Leicester Tigers |
| | |
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 13,538 |
Leeds Carnegie | 26 β 10 | London Wasps |
| | |
Headingley Attendance: 4,135 |
London Irish | 29 β 14 | Harlequins |
| | |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,373 |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,864 |
Round 17β»
Harlequins | 14 β 11 | Worcester Warriors |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 11,274 |
Leicester Tigers | 35 β 19 | London Irish |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 23,314 |
Sale Sharks | 7 β 15 | Northampton Saints |
| | |
Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,109 |
Leeds Carnegie | 19 β 12 | Saracens |
| | |
Headingley Attendance: 4,031 |
London Wasps | 24 β 19 | Gloucester |
| | |
Adams Park Attendance: 8,541 |
Newcastle Falcons | 13 β 17 | Bath |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 7,745 |
Rearranged fixtureβ»
Sale Sharks | 19 β 8 | London Wasps |
| | |
Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,493 |
Round 18β»
Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,700 |
Gloucester | 19 β 0 | Leeds Carnegie |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 11,751 |
Worcester Warriors | 18 β 39 | Leicester Tigers |
| | |
Sixways Attendance: 11,530 |
Northampton Saints | 14 β 9 | London Wasps |
| | |
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 13,451 |
London Irish | 38 β 0 | Sale Sharks |
| | |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 21,535 |
Saracens | 58 β 15 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,565 |
Rearranged fixtureβ»
Newcastle Falcons | 25 β 13 | Gloucester |
| | |
Kingston Park Attendance: 4,275 |
Round 19β»
Sale Sharks | 17 β 3 | Worcester Warriors |
| | |
Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,291 |
Harlequins | 23 β 14 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 10,391 |
Leeds Carnegie | 7 β 14 | Northampton Saints |
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Headingley Attendance: 5,724 |
Leicester Tigers | 43 β 20 | Bath |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 22,811 |
Gloucester | 29 β 28 | Saracens |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 13,338 |
London Wasps | 33 β 22 | London Irish |
| | |
Adams Park Attendance: 9,924 |
Rearranged fixturesβ»
Sale Sharks | 19 β 30 | Saracens |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,952 |
Harlequins | 46 β 11 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 10,237 |
Worcester Warriors | 13 β 23 | London Irish |
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Round 20β»
Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,700 |
Northampton Saints | 38 β 23 | Gloucester |
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Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 13,460 |
Worcester Warriors | 20 β 24 | London Wasps |
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Sixways Attendance: 10,428 |
Saracens | 37 β 18 | Harlequins |
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Wembley Stadium Attendance: 47,106 |
London Irish | 13 β 23 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,898 |
Newcastle Falcons | 7 β 31 | Leicester Tigers |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 6,825 |
Rearranged fixtureβ»
Bath | 21 β 20 | Northampton Saints |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,615 |
Round 21β»
Sale Sharks | 30 β 32 | Newcastle Falcons |
| | |
Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,336 |
Gloucester | 34 β 20 | London Irish |
| | |
Kingsholm Attendance: 15,090 |
Leicester Tigers | 40 β 22 | Harlequins |
| | |
Welford Road Attendance: 22,604 |
Northampton Saints | 27 β 28 | Saracens |
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Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 13,541 |
London Wasps | 19 β 35 | Bath |
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Twickenham Attendance: 60,208 |
Leeds Carnegie | 12 β 10 | Worcester Warriors |
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Headingley Attendance: 10,146 |
Round 22β»
Bath | 39 β 3 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,700 |
Harlequins | 35 β 20 | Sale Sharks |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 12,795 |
Leicester Tigers | 23 β 32 | Saracens |
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Welford Road Attendance: 24,000 |
London Irish | 7 β 31 | Northampton Saints |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 14,300 |
Newcastle Falcons | 21 β 25 | London Wasps |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 6,412 |
Worcester Warriors | 22 β 23 | Gloucester |
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Sixways Attendance: 12,024 |
Play-offsβ»
As in previous seasons, "the top four teams in the Premiership table," following the conclusion of the regular season, contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the Premiership Final at Twickenham on 29 May 2010.
Bracketβ»
Semi-finalsβ»
Leicester Tigers | 15 β 6 | Bath |
Pen: Flood (5/6) 22', 36', 59', 63', 72' | Report | Pen: Barkley (2/4) 11', 20' |
Finalβ»
Leading scorersβ»
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
Most pointsβ»
Source:
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Most triesβ»
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Referencesβ»
External linksβ»
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