2009–10 Guinness Premiership |
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Countries | England |
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Date | 4 September 2009 – 29 May 2010 |
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Champions | Leicester Tigers (9th title) |
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Runners-up | Saracens |
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Relegated | Worcester Warriors |
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Matches played | 135 |
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Attendance | 1,900,177 (average 14,075 per match) |
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Tries scored | 427 (average 3.2 per match) |
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Top point scorer | Jimmy Gopperth (Newcastle) (219 points) |
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Top try scorer | Chris Ashton (Northampton) (16 tries) |
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Official website |
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www.premiershiprugby.com |
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The 2009–10 Guinness Premiership was the 23rd season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the fifth and final one to 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 2008–09 National Division One at the first attempt.
Summary
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.
Teams
Twelve teams compete in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season and Leeds Carnege who were promoted from the 2008–09 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 locations
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2009–10 Guinness Premiership Teams
Club | Captain | Kit Supplier | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
Bath | Michael Claassens | Puma | The Recreation Ground | 11,700 | Bath |
Gloucester | Mike Tindall Gareth Delve | RugbyTech | Kingsholm Stadium | 16,500 | Gloucester |
Harlequins | Will Skinner | KooGa | Twickenham Stoop[a] | 14,282 | Twickenham, Greater London |
Leeds Carnegie | Marco Wentzel | ISC | Headingley Stadium | 22,250 | Leeds |
Leicester Tigers | Geordan Murphy | Cotton Traders | Welford Road | 24,000 | Leicester |
London Irish | Bob Casey | RugbyTech | Madejski Stadium[b] | 24,161 | Reading |
London Wasps | Tom Rees | Canterbury | Adams Park[c] | 10,516 | High Wycombe |
Newcastle Falcons | Carl Hayman | Cotton Traders | Kingston Park | 10,200 | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Northampton Saints | Dylan Hartley | Rhino Sportswear | Franklin's Gardens | 13,591 | Northampton |
Sale Sharks | Dean Schofield | Cotton Traders | Edgeley Park | 10,852 | Stockport, Greater Manchester |
Saracens | Steve Borthwick | KooGa | Vicarage Road[d] | 19,920 | Watford |
Worcester Warriors | Pat Sanderson | Kukri | Sixways Stadium | 12,068 | Worcester |
Table
Source: Premiership Rugby
Rules 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:
Results
Round 1
Sale Sharks | 15 – 12 | Leicester Tigers |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,751 |
Saracens | 18 – 14 | London Irish |
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Twickenham Attendance: 67,684 |
London Wasps | 26 – 15 | Harlequins |
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Twickenham Attendance: 67,684 |
Northampton Saints | 20 – 17 | Worcester Warriors |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 12,073 |
Leeds Carnegie | 9 – 9 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Headingley Attendance: 7,144 |
Kingsholm Attendance: 12,815 |
Round 2
Worcester Warriors | 27 – 7 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Sixways Attendance: 10,094 |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,300 |
Saracens | 19 – 16 | Northampton Saints |
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Wembley Stadium Attendance: 44,832 |
Harlequins | 9 – 15 | Leicester Tigers |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 9,805 |
London Irish | 40 – 10 | Gloucester |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,309 |
Newcastle Falcons | 16 – 16 | Sale Sharks |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 5,155 |
Round 3
Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,028 |
Gloucester | 14 – 27 | Northampton Saints |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 11,365 |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 9,209 |
Leicester Tigers | 15 – 6 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Welford Road Attendance: 24,000 |
Leeds Carnegie | 7 – 56 | London Irish |
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Headingley Attendance: 6,047 |
London Wasps | 23 – 3 | Worcester Warriors |
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Adams Park Attendance: 7,654 |
Round 4
Newcastle Falcons | 17 – 17 | Harlequins |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 5,714 |
Northampton Saints | 30 – 10 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 12,441 |
Worcester Warriors | 24 – 18 | Sale Sharks |
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Bath | 20 – 20 | Leicester Tigers |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,700 |
London Irish | 28 – 16 | London Wasps |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 13,967 |
Saracens | 19 – 16 | Gloucester |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,776 |
Round 5
Sale Sharks | 8 – 11 | London Irish |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,924 |
Leicester Tigers | 19 – 14 | Worcester Warriors |
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Welford Road Attendance: 17,974 |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 11,203 |
Leeds Carnegie | 10 – 26 | Gloucester |
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Headingley Attendance: 5,371 |
London Wasps | 20 – 15 | Northampton Saints |
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Adams Park Attendance: 8,913 |
Newcastle Falcons | 15 – 22 | Saracens |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 5,453 |
Round 6
Bath | 16 – 27 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,700 |
Northampton Saints | 21 – 16 | Sale Sharks |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,055 |
Worcester Warriors | 22 – 26 | Harlequins |
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Sixways Attendance: 10,010 |
London Irish | 18 – 12 | Leicester Tigers |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 16,199 |
Gloucester | 6 – 35 | London Wasps |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 11,982 |
Saracens | 21 – 15 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,123 |
Round 7
Sale Sharks | 28 – 23 | Gloucester |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,222 |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,700 |
Harlequins | 9 – 9 | London Irish |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 14,282 |
Leicester Tigers | 29 – 15 | Northampton Saints |
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Welford Road Attendance: 23,641 |
London Wasps | 9 – 15 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Adams Park Attendance: 7,616 |
Newcastle Falcons | 14 – 3 | Worcester Warriors |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 4,924 |
Round 8
Gloucester | 12 – 9 | Leicester Tigers |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 12,521 |
Worcester Warriors | 12 – 12 | Bath |
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Sixways Attendance: 10,194 |
Northampton Saints | 26 – 17 | Harlequins |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,040 |
Leeds Carnegie | 17 – 24 | Sale Sharks |
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Headingley Attendance: 5,955 |
London Irish | 11 – 15 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,425 |
Saracens | 22 – 6 | London Wasps |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,786 |
Round 9
Newcastle Falcons | 8 – 28 | Northampton Saints |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 6,522 |
Worcester Warriors | 12 – 12 | Saracens |
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Sixways Attendance: 10,027 |
Harlequins | 35 – 29 | Gloucester |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 11,854 |
Leicester Tigers | 39 – 6 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Welford Road Attendance: 18,408 |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,700 |
Round 10
Leeds Carnegie | 27 – 30 | Harlequins |
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Headingley Attendance: 5,090 |
Gloucester | 25 – 13 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 11,410 |
London Irish | 16 – 16 | Worcester Warriors |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,561 |
Northampton Saints | 15 – 13 | Bath |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,101 |
Saracens | 15 – 13 | Sale Sharks |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,101 |
London Wasps | 24 – 22 | Leicester Tigers |
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Adams Park Attendance: 10,116 |
Round 11
Worcester Warriors | 6 – 26 | Northampton Saints |
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Sixways Attendance: 12,024 |
Leicester Tigers | 32 – 6 | Sale Sharks |
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Welford Road Attendance: 24,000 |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,700 |
London Irish | 23 – 19 | Saracens |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 19,734 |
Newcastle Falcons | 15 – 16 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 8,766 |
Harlequins | 20 – 21 | London Wasps |
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Twickenham Attendance: 76,716 |
Round 12
Sale Sharks | 21 – 16 | Harlequins |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,172 |
Gloucester | 13 – 13 | Worcester Warriors |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 16,500 |
Leeds Carnegie | 15 – 20 | Bath |
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Headingley Attendance: 7,593 |
Northampton Saints | 24 – 22 | London Irish |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,457 |
Saracens | 15 – 22 | Leicester Tigers |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 14,013 |
London Wasps | 6 – 12 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Adams Park Attendance: 8,416 |
Round 13
Leicester Tigers | 34 – 8 | London Wasps |
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Welford Road Attendance: 24,000 |
Round 14
Gloucester | 46 – 6 | Harlequins |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 11,125 |
Northampton Saints | 25 – 13 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,189 |
Saracens | 25 – 20 | Worcester Warriors |
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Wembley Stadium Attendance: 40,163 |
Leeds Carnegie | 9 – 14 | Leicester Tigers |
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Headingley Attendance: 5,265 |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 10,033 |
London Wasps | 22 – 16 | Sale Sharks |
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Adams Park Attendance: 7,173 |
Round 15
Sale Sharks | 10 – 19 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,426 |
Bath | 37 – 13 | Worcester Warriors |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,700 |
Harlequins | 13 – 6 | Northampton Saints |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 12,935 |
Leicester Tigers | 33 – 11 | Gloucester |
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Welford Road Attendance: 22,320 |
Newcastle Falcons | 12 – 12 | London Irish |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 5,168 |
London Wasps | 9 – 0 | Saracens |
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Adams Park Attendance: 8,530 |
Round 16
Worcester Warriors | 13 – 0 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Sixways Attendance: 10,255 |
Gloucester | 47 – 3 | Sale Sharks |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 10,548 |
Northampton Saints | 19 – 3 | Leicester Tigers |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,538 |
Leeds Carnegie | 26 – 10 | London Wasps |
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Headingley Attendance: 4,135 |
London Irish | 29 – 14 | Harlequins |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,373 |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,864 |
Round 17
Harlequins | 14 – 11 | Worcester Warriors |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 11,274 |
Leicester Tigers | 35 – 19 | London Irish |
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Welford Road Attendance: 23,314 |
Sale Sharks | 7 – 15 | Northampton Saints |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,109 |
Leeds Carnegie | 19 – 12 | Saracens |
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Headingley Attendance: 4,031 |
London Wasps | 24 – 19 | Gloucester |
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Adams Park Attendance: 8,541 |
Newcastle Falcons | 13 – 17 | Bath |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 7,745 |
Rearranged fixture
Sale Sharks | 19 – 8 | London Wasps |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,493 |
Round 18
Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,700 |
Gloucester | 19 – 0 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 11,751 |
Worcester Warriors | 18 – 39 | Leicester Tigers |
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Sixways Attendance: 11,530 |
Northampton Saints | 14 – 9 | London Wasps |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,451 |
London Irish | 38 – 0 | Sale Sharks |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 21,535 |
Saracens | 58 – 15 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,565 |
Rearranged fixture
Newcastle Falcons | 25 – 13 | Gloucester |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 4,275 |
Round 19
Sale Sharks | 17 – 3 | Worcester Warriors |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,291 |
Harlequins | 23 – 14 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 10,391 |
Leeds Carnegie | 7 – 14 | Northampton Saints |
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Headingley Attendance: 5,724 |
Leicester Tigers | 43 – 20 | Bath |
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Welford Road Attendance: 22,811 |
Gloucester | 29 – 28 | Saracens |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 13,338 |
London Wasps | 33 – 22 | London Irish |
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Adams Park Attendance: 9,924 |
Rearranged fixtures
Sale Sharks | 19 – 30 | Saracens |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,952 |
Harlequins | 46 – 11 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 10,237 |
Worcester Warriors | 13 – 23 | London Irish |
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Round 20
Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,700 |
Northampton Saints | 38 – 23 | Gloucester |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,460 |
Worcester Warriors | 20 – 24 | London Wasps |
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Sixways Attendance: 10,428 |
Saracens | 37 – 18 | Harlequins |
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Wembley Stadium Attendance: 47,106 |
London Irish | 13 – 23 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,898 |
Newcastle Falcons | 7 – 31 | Leicester Tigers |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 6,825 |
Rearranged fixture
Bath | 21 – 20 | Northampton Saints |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,615 |
Round 21
Sale Sharks | 30 – 32 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,336 |
Gloucester | 34 – 20 | London Irish |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 15,090 |
Leicester Tigers | 40 – 22 | Harlequins |
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Welford Road Attendance: 22,604 |
Northampton Saints | 27 – 28 | Saracens |
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Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,541 |
Twickenham Attendance: 60,208 |
Leeds Carnegie | 12 – 10 | Worcester Warriors |
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Headingley Attendance: 10,146 |
Round 22
Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,700 |
Harlequins | 35 – 20 | Sale Sharks |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 12,795 |
Leicester Tigers | 23 – 32 | Saracens |
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Welford Road Attendance: 24,000 |
London Irish | 7 – 31 | Northampton Saints |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 14,300 |
Newcastle Falcons | 21 – 25 | London Wasps |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 6,412 |
Worcester Warriors | 22 – 23 | Gloucester |
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Sixways Attendance: 12,024 |
Play-offs
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.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Leicester Tigers | 15 – 6 | Bath |
Pen: Flood (5/6) 22', 36', 59', 63', 72' | Report | Pen: Barkley (2/4) 11', 20' |
Final
Leicester Tigers | 33 – 27 | Saracens |
Try: Smith 13' c Youngs 27' c Hipkiss 76' c Con: Flood (3/3) Pen: Flood (4/6) 3', 19', 47', 57' | Report 1 Report 2 | Try: Joubert (2) 17' m, 49' c Con: Jackson (1/2) Pen: Jackson (5/6) 2', 9', 25', 70', 75' |
Leading scorers
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
Most points Source:[2] | Most tries Source:[3] |
References
- ^ http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/news/13748.php[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2009-10 Premiership Rugby top points scorers". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "2009-10 Premiership Rugby top try scorers". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
External links
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