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2009–10 Premiership Rugby

Rugby union competition in England

Rugby union competition in England

FieldValue
name2009–10 Guinness Premiership
countriesEngland
date4 September 2009 – 29 May 2010
championsLeicester Tigers (9th title)
runnersupSaracens
relegatedWorcester Warriors
matches135
attendance1900177
tries427
top point scorerJimmy Gopperth (Newcastle)
(219 points)
top try scorerChris Ashton (Northampton)
(16 tries)
websitewww.premiershiprugby.com
prevseason2008–09
nextseason2010–11

(219 points) (16 tries) 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 Carnegie 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

ClubCaptainKit SupplierStadiumCapacityCity/Area
BathRSA Michael ClaassensPumaThe Recreation Ground11,700Bath
GloucesterENG Mike Tindall
WAL Gareth DelveRugbyTechKingsholm16,500Gloucester
HarlequinsENG Will SkinnerKooGaTwickenham Stoop14,282Twickenham, Greater London
Leeds CarnegieRSA Marco WentzelISCHeadingley Stadium22,250Leeds
Leicester TigersIRE Geordan MurphyCotton TradersWelford Road24,000Leicester
London IrishIRE Bob CaseyRugbyTechMadejski Stadium24,161Reading
London WaspsENG Tom ReesCanterburyAdams Park10,516High Wycombe
Newcastle FalconsNZL Carl HaymanCotton TradersKingston Park10,200Newcastle upon Tyne
Northampton SaintsENG Dylan HartleyRhino SportswearFranklin's Gardens13,591Northampton
Sale SharksENG Dean SchofieldCotton TradersEdgeley Park10,852Stockport, Greater Manchester
SaracensENG Steve BorthwickKooGaVicarage Road19,920Watford
Worcester WarriorsENG Pat SandersonKukriSixways Stadium12,068Worcester

Table

Berth in the 2010–11 Heineken Cup

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Rearranged fixture

Round 18

Rearranged fixture

Round 19

Rearranged fixtures

Round 20

Rearranged fixture

Round 21

Round 22

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

| RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = Northampton Saints | RD1-score1 = 19 | RD1-seed2 = 4 | RD1-team2 = Saracens | RD1-score2 = 21

| RD1-seed3 = 2 | RD1-team3 = Leicester Tigers | RD1-score3 = 15 | RD1-seed4 = 3 | RD1-team4 = Bath | RD1-score4 = 6

| RD2-seed1 = 4 | RD2-team1 = Saracens | RD2-score1 = 27 | RD2-seed2 = 2 | RD2-team2 = Leicester Tigers | RD2-score2 = 33

Semi-finals

Final

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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:

RankPlayerClubPoints
1NZL Jimmy GopperthNewcastle Falcons219
2ENG Toby FloodLeicester Tigers216
3WAL Nicky RobinsonGloucester198
4NZL Willie WalkerWorcester Warriors187
5NZL Glen JacksonSaracens178
6NZL Nick EvansHarlequins175
7ENG Charlie HodgsonSale Sharks149
WAL Ceiron ThomasLeeds Tykes
9ENG Stephen MylerNorthampton Saints145
10ENG Ryan LambLondon Irish143

Most tries

Source:

RankPlayerClubTries
1ENG Chris AshtonNorthampton Saints16
2NZL Joe MaddockBath11
3ENG Matt BanahanBath10
4ENG Steffon ArmitageLondon Irish8
ENG James Simpson-DanielGloucester
6RSA Schalk BritsNorthampton Saints7
ENG George LoweHarlequins
ENG Charlie SharplesGloucester
9ENG Jon ClarkeNorthampton Saints6
RSA Ernst JoubertSaracens
SAM Sailosi TagicakibauLondon Irish
ENG Tom VarndellLondon Wasps

References

References

  1. http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/news/13748.php{{Dead link. (September 2018)
  2. "2009-10 Premiership Rugby top points scorers". ESPNScrum.
  3. "2009-10 Premiership Rugby top try scorers". ESPNscrum.
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