The 2009–10 Guinness Premiership was the 23rd season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between September 2009 and May 2010. Defending champions Leicester Tigers topped the regular season league table and then won their third title in four years and their ninth overall after they defeated Saracens in the Premiership final at Twickenham on 29 May 2010.[1]
This was the final season for the competition as the Guinness Premiership. Effective with the 2010–11 season, the competition will be known as the Aviva Premiership for at least four seasons.
The previous season
The season saw the introduction of the controversial ELVs, although only 13 of the rules were used, as opposed to the 30 that were trialled in the Super 14. Most were abandoned at the end of the season.
Leicester Tigers finished top of the league after the home-and-away season and went on to win the championship, first defeating Bath 24–10 in the semifinals and then edging London Irish 10–9 in the final at Twickenham.
Bristol were relegated, to be replaced by Leeds Carnegie promoted back to the premiership at the first opportunity.
Teams
Club |
Kit Supplier |
Captain |
Stadium |
Capacity |
City/Area |
Bath |
Puma |
Michael Claassens |
Recreation Ground |
11,700 |
Bath, Somerset |
Gloucester |
RugbyTech |
Gareth Delve
Mike Tindall |
Kingsholm Stadium |
16,500 |
Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
Harlequins |
KooGa |
Will Skinner |
Twickenham Stoop[n 1] |
14,282 |
Twickenham, London |
Leeds Carnegie |
ISC |
Marco Wentzel |
Headingley |
22,250 |
Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Leicester Tigers |
Cotton |
Geordan Murphy |
Welford Road |
24,000 |
Leicester, Leicestershire |
London Irish |
RugbyTech |
Bob Casey |
Madejski Stadium |
24,161 |
Reading, Berkshire |
London Wasps |
CCC |
Tom Rees |
Adams Park[n 2] |
10,516 |
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Newcastle Falcons |
Cotton |
Carl Hayman |
Kingston Park |
10,200 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
Northampton Saints |
Rhino |
Dylan Hartley |
Franklin's Gardens |
13,591 |
Northampton, Northamptonshire |
Sale Sharks |
Cotton |
Dean Schofield |
Edgeley Park |
10,852 |
Stockport, Greater Manchester |
Saracens |
KooGa |
Steve Borthwick |
Vicarage Road[n 3] |
19,920 |
Watford, Hertfordshire |
Worcester Warriors |
Kukri |
Pat Sanderson |
Sixways |
12,068 |
Worcester, Worcestershire |
- Notes
- ↑ *Harlequins would also play 1 home game at Twickenham, London on 27 December 2009
- ↑ *London Wasps would also play 2 home games at Twickenham, London on 5 September 2009 and 24 April 2010
- ↑ *Saracens would also play 1 home game at Twickenham, London on 5 September 2009 as well as 3 home games at Wembley Stadium in London on 12 September 2009, 13 February 2010 and 17 April 2010
Table
|
Club |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points For |
Points Against |
Points Difference |
Tries For |
Tries Against |
Try Bonus |
Losing Bonus |
Points |
1 |
Leicester Tigers (C) |
22 |
15 |
1 |
6 |
541 |
325 |
216 |
46 |
18 |
7 |
4 |
73 |
2 |
Northampton Saints (SF) |
22 |
16 |
0 |
6 |
472 |
322 |
150 |
44 |
26 |
2 |
5 |
71 |
3 |
Saracens (F) |
22 |
15 |
1 |
6 |
480 |
367 |
113 |
39 |
22 |
2 |
5 |
69 |
4 |
Bath (SF) |
22 |
12 |
2 |
8 |
450 |
366 |
84 |
49 |
33 |
5 |
4 |
61 |
5 |
London Wasps |
22 |
13 |
0 |
9 |
394 |
399 |
−5 |
35 |
31 |
2 |
3 |
57 |
6 |
London Irish |
22 |
10 |
3 |
9 |
469 |
384 |
85 |
42 |
33 |
3 |
3 |
52 |
7 |
Gloucester |
22 |
10 |
1 |
11 |
470 |
457 |
13 |
46 |
42 |
2 |
4 |
48 |
8 |
Harlequins |
22 |
9 |
2 |
11 |
420 |
484 |
−64 |
42 |
46 |
3 |
3 |
46 |
9 |
Newcastle Falcons |
22 |
6 |
4 |
12 |
319 |
431 |
−112 |
20 |
41 |
1 |
4 |
37 |
10 |
Leeds Carnegie |
22 |
7 |
1 |
14 |
283 |
493 |
−210 |
17 |
48 |
0 |
6 |
36 |
11 |
Sale Sharks |
22 |
6 |
1 |
15 |
333 |
495 |
−162 |
24 |
51 |
0 |
6 |
32 |
12 |
Worcester Warriors (R) |
22 |
3 |
4 |
15 |
312 |
420 |
−108 |
23 |
36 |
0 |
8 |
28 |
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of matches won
- Difference between points for and against
- Total number of points for
- Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
- Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
(C)-Champions (Q)-Qualified for home play-off. (q)-Qualified for away play-off. (F)-Losing Finalists (R)-Relegated to Championship
Results
Round 1
Sale Sharks |
15 – 12 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 8,751 |
Saracens |
18 – 14 |
London Irish |
|
|
|
Twickenham
Attendance: 67,684 |
London Wasps |
26 – 15 |
Harlequins |
|
|
|
Twickenham
Attendance: 67,684 |
Northampton Saints |
20 – 17 |
Worcester Warriors |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 12,073 |
Leeds Carnegie |
9 – 9 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
Headingley
Attendance: 7,144 |
Kingsholm
Attendance: 12,815 |
Round 2
Worcester Warriors |
27 – 7 |
Leeds Carnegie |
|
|
|
Sixways
Attendance: 10,094 |
Bath |
15 – 17 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,300 |
Saracens |
19 – 16 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 44,832 |
Harlequins |
9 – 15 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 9,805 |
London Irish |
40 – 10 |
Gloucester |
|
|
|
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 12,309 |
Newcastle Falcons |
16 – 16 |
Sale Sharks |
|
|
|
Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,155 |
Round 3
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,028 |
Gloucester |
14 – 27 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,365 |
Harlequins |
9 – 22 |
Saracens |
|
|
|
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 9,209 |
Leicester Tigers |
15 – 6 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
Welford Road
Attendance: 24,000 |
Leeds Carnegie |
7 – 56 |
London Irish |
|
|
|
Headingley
Attendance: 6,047 |
London Wasps |
23 – 3 |
Worcester Warriors |
|
|
|
Adams Park
Attendance: 7,654 |
Round 4
Newcastle Falcons |
17 – 17 |
Harlequins |
|
|
|
Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,714 |
Northampton Saints |
30 – 10 |
Leeds Carnegie |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 12,441 |
Worcester Warriors |
24 – 18 |
Sale Sharks |
|
|
|
Sixways
Attendance: 9,510 |
Bath |
20 – 20 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,700 |
London Irish |
28 – 16 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 13,967 |
Saracens |
19 – 16 |
Gloucester |
|
|
|
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,776 |
Round 5
Sale Sharks |
8 – 11 |
London Irish |
|
|
|
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,924 |
Leicester Tigers |
19 – 14 |
Worcester Warriors |
|
|
|
Welford Road
Attendance: 17,974 |
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 11,203 |
Leeds Carnegie |
10 – 26 |
Gloucester |
|
|
|
Headingley
Attendance: 5,371 |
London Wasps |
20 – 15 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Adams Park
Attendance: 8,913 |
Newcastle Falcons |
15 – 22 |
Saracens |
|
|
|
Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,453 |
Round 6
Bath |
16 – 27 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,700 |
Northampton Saints |
21 – 16 |
Sale Sharks |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,055 |
Worcester Warriors |
22 – 26 |
Harlequins |
|
|
|
Sixways
Attendance: 10,010 |
London Irish |
18 – 12 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,199 |
Gloucester |
6 – 35 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,982 |
Saracens |
21 – 15 |
Leeds Carnegie |
|
|
|
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,123 |
Round 7
Sale Sharks |
28 – 23 |
Gloucester |
|
|
|
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,222 |
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,700 |
Harlequins |
9 – 9 |
London Irish |
|
|
|
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 14,282 |
Leicester Tigers |
29 – 15 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Welford Road
Attendance: 23,641 |
London Wasps |
9 – 15 |
Leeds Carnegie |
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
Kingsholm
Attendance: 12,521 |
Worcester Warriors |
12 – 12 |
Bath |
|
|
|
Sixways
Attendance: 10,194 |
Northampton Saints |
26 – 17 |
Harlequins |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,040 |
Leeds Carnegie |
17 – 24 |
Sale Sharks |
|
|
|
Headingley
Attendance: 5,955 |
London Irish |
11 – 15 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 9,425 |
Saracens |
22 – 6 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 9,786 |
Round 9
Newcastle Falcons |
8 – 28 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Kingston Park
Attendance: 6,522 |
Worcester Warriors |
12 – 12 |
Saracens |
|
|
|
Sixways
Attendance: 10,027 |
Harlequins |
35 – 29 |
Gloucester |
|
|
|
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 11,854 |
Leicester Tigers |
39 – 6 |
Leeds Carnegie |
|
|
|
Welford Road
Attendance: 18,408 |
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,700 |
Round 10
Leeds Carnegie |
27 – 30 |
Harlequins |
|
|
|
Headingley
Attendance: 5,090 |
Gloucester |
25 – 13 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,410 |
London Irish |
16 – 16 |
Worcester Warriors |
|
|
|
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 8,561 |
Northampton Saints |
15 – 13 |
Bath |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,101 |
Saracens |
15 – 13 |
Sale Sharks |
|
|
|
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,101 |
London Wasps |
24 – 22 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
Adams Park
Attendance: 10,116 |
Round 11
Worcester Warriors |
6 – 26 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Sixways
Attendance: 12,024 |
Leicester Tigers |
32 – 6 |
Sale Sharks |
|
|
|
Welford Road
Attendance: 24,000 |
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,700 |
London Irish |
23 – 19 |
Saracens |
|
|
|
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 19,734 |
Newcastle Falcons |
15 – 16 |
Leeds Carnegie |
|
|
|
Kingston Park
Attendance: 8,766 |
Harlequins |
20 – 21 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
Twickenham
Attendance: 76,716 |
Round 12
Sale Sharks |
21 – 16 |
Harlequins |
|
|
|
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 8,172 |
Gloucester |
13 – 13 |
Worcester Warriors |
|
|
|
Kingsholm
Attendance: 16,500 |
Leeds Carnegie |
15 – 20 |
Bath |
|
|
|
Headingley
Attendance: 7,593 |
Northampton Saints |
24 – 22 |
London Irish |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,457 |
Saracens |
15 – 22 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 14,013 |
London Wasps |
6 – 12 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
Adams Park
Attendance: 8,416 |
Round 13
Leicester Tigers |
34 – 8 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
Welford Road
Attendance: 24,000 |
Round 14
Gloucester |
46 – 6 |
Harlequins |
|
|
|
Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,125 |
Northampton Saints |
25 – 13 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,189 |
Saracens |
25 – 20 |
Worcester Warriors |
|
|
|
Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 40,163 |
Leeds Carnegie |
9 – 14 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
Headingley
Attendance: 5,265 |
London Irish |
22 – 35 |
Bath |
|
|
|
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 10,033 |
London Wasps |
22 – 16 |
Sale Sharks |
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,700 |
Harlequins |
13 – 6 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 12,935 |
Leicester Tigers |
33 – 11 |
Gloucester |
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
Adams Park
Attendance: 8,530 |
Round 16
Worcester Warriors |
13 – 0 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
Sixways
Attendance: 10,255 |
Gloucester |
47 – 3 |
Sale Sharks |
|
|
|
Kingsholm
Attendance: 10,548 |
Northampton Saints |
19 – 3 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,538 |
Leeds Carnegie |
26 – 10 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
Headingley
Attendance: 4,135 |
London Irish |
29 – 14 |
Harlequins |
|
|
|
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 12,373 |
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 8,864 |
Round 17
Harlequins |
14 – 11 |
Worcester Warriors |
|
|
|
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 11,274 |
Leicester Tigers |
35 – 19 |
London Irish |
|
|
|
Welford Road
Attendance: 23,314 |
Sale Sharks |
7 – 15 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,109 |
Leeds Carnegie |
19 – 12 |
Saracens |
|
|
|
Headingley
Attendance: 4,031 |
London Wasps |
24 – 19 |
Gloucester |
|
|
|
Adams Park
Attendance: 8,541 |
Newcastle Falcons |
13 – 17 |
Bath |
|
|
|
Kingston Park
Attendance: 7,745 |
Rearranged fixture
Sale Sharks |
19 – 8 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,493 |
Round 18
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,700 |
Gloucester |
19 – 0 |
Leeds Carnegie |
|
|
|
Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,751 |
Worcester Warriors |
18 – 39 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
Sixways
Attendance: 11,530 |
Northampton Saints |
14 – 9 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,451 |
London Irish |
38 – 0 |
Sale Sharks |
|
|
|
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 21,535 |
Saracens |
58 – 15 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 8,565 |
Rearranged fixture
Newcastle Falcons |
25 – 13 |
Gloucester |
|
|
|
Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,275 |
Round 19
Sale Sharks |
17 – 3 |
Worcester Warriors |
|
|
|
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,291 |
Harlequins |
23 – 14 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 10,391 |
Leeds Carnegie |
7 – 14 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Headingley
Attendance: 5,724 |
Leicester Tigers |
43 – 20 |
Bath |
|
|
|
Welford Road
Attendance: 22,811 |
Gloucester |
29 – 28 |
Saracens |
|
|
|
Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,338 |
London Wasps |
33 – 22 |
London Irish |
|
|
|
Adams Park
Attendance: 9,924 |
Rearranged fixtures
Sale Sharks |
19 – 30 |
Saracens |
|
|
|
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,952 |
Harlequins |
46 – 11 |
Leeds Carnegie |
|
|
|
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 10,237 |
Worcester Warriors |
13 – 23 |
London Irish |
|
|
|
Sixways
Attendance: 9,841 |
Round 20
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,700 |
Northampton Saints |
38 – 23 |
Gloucester |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,460 |
Worcester Warriors |
20 – 24 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
Sixways
Attendance: 10,428 |
Saracens |
37 – 18 |
Harlequins |
|
|
|
Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 47,106 |
London Irish |
13 – 23 |
Leeds Carnegie |
|
|
|
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 8,898 |
Newcastle Falcons |
7 – 31 |
Leicester Tigers |
|
|
|
Kingston Park
Attendance: 6,825 |
Rearranged fixture
Bath |
21 – 20 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,615 |
Round 21
Sale Sharks |
30 – 32 |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
|
|
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,336 |
Gloucester |
34 – 20 |
London Irish |
|
|
|
Kingsholm
Attendance: 15,090 |
Leicester Tigers |
40 – 22 |
Harlequins |
|
|
|
Welford Road
Attendance: 22,604 |
Northampton Saints |
27 – 28 |
Saracens |
|
|
|
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,541 |
London Wasps |
19 – 35 |
Bath |
|
|
|
Twickenham
Attendance: 60,208 |
Leeds Carnegie |
12 – 10 |
Worcester Warriors |
|
|
|
Headingley
Attendance: 10,146 |
Round 22
Bath |
39 – 3 |
Leeds Carnegie |
|
|
|
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,700 |
Harlequins |
35 – 20 |
Sale Sharks |
|
|
|
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 12,795 |
Leicester Tigers |
23 – 32 |
Saracens |
|
|
|
Welford Road
Attendance: 24,000 |
London Irish |
7 – 31 |
Northampton Saints |
|
|
|
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 14,300 |
Newcastle Falcons |
21 – 25 |
London Wasps |
|
|
|
Kingston Park
Attendance: 6,412 |
Worcester Warriors |
22 – 23 |
Gloucester |
|
|
|
Sixways
Attendance: 12,024 |
Play-offs
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 |
Try: Joubert (2) 17' m, 49' c
Con: Jackson (1/2)
Pen: Jackson (5/6) 2', 9', 25', 70', 75' |
Total Season Attendances
Club |
Home
Games |
Total |
Average |
Highest |
Lowest |
% Capacity |
Bath |
11 |
128,215 |
11,656 |
11,700 |
11,300 |
99% |
Gloucester |
11 |
138,445 |
12,586 |
16,500 |
10,548 |
76% |
Harlequins |
11 |
190,701 |
17,336 |
76,716 |
9,209 |
81% |
Leeds Carnegie |
11 |
66,501 |
6,046 |
10,146 |
4,031 |
27% |
Leicester Tigers |
12 |
268,647 |
22,387 |
24,000 |
17,974 |
93% |
London Irish |
11 |
147,334 |
13,394 |
21,535 |
8,561 |
55% |
London Wasps |
11 |
204,775 |
18,616 |
67,684 |
7,173 |
81% |
Newcastle Falcons |
11 |
66,959 |
6,087 |
8,766 |
4,275 |
60% |
Northampton Saints |
11 |
144,346 |
13,122 |
13,541 |
12,073 |
96% |
Sale Sharks |
11 |
83,704 |
7,609 |
9,336 |
6,924 |
70% |
Saracens |
11 |
263,013 |
23,910 |
67,684 |
7,101 |
50% |
Worcester Warriors |
11 |
115,937 |
10,540 |
12,024 |
9,510 |
87% |
Individual statistics
Top points scorers
Top try scorers
References
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