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The 2010β11 Aviva Premiership was the 24th season of the
top flight English domestic
rugby union competition and the first one to be sponsored by
Aviva .
[1] The reigning champions entering the season were
Leicester Tigers , who had claimed their ninth title after defeating
Saracens in the
2010 final .
Exeter Chiefs had been promoted as champions from the
2009β10 RFU Championship , their first promotion to the top flight.
Summary
Saracens won their first title after defeating
Leicester Tigers in the final at
Twickenham after having finished second in the regular season table.
Leeds Carnege were relegated on the last day of the season. It was the third time that Leeds have been relegated from the top flight since the leagues began and the first time since the
2007β08 Premiership Rugby season.
As usual, round 1 included the
London Double Header at
Twickenham , the seventh instance since its inception in 2004.
Teams
Twelve teams compete in the league β the top eleven teams from the previous season and
Exeter Chiefs who were promoted from the
2009β10 RFU Championship to the top flight for the first time. They replaced
Worcester Warriors who were relegated after six years in the top flight.
Stadiums and locations
2010β11 Aviva Premiership Teams
Club
Director of Rugby / Head Coach
Captain
Kit Supplier
Stadium
Capacity
City/Area
Bath
Steve Meehan
Luke Watson
Puma
The Recreation Ground
12,200
Bath ,
Somerset
Exeter Chiefs
Rob Baxter
Tommy Hayes
Samurai Sportswear
Sandy Park
10,744
Exeter ,
Devon
Gloucester
Bryan Redpath
Mike Tindall
RugbyTech
Kingsholm Stadium
16,500
Gloucester
Harlequins
Conor O'Shea
Chris Robshaw
KooGa
Twickenham Stoop
[a]
14,282
Twickenham ,
Greater London
Leeds Carnegie
Neil Back
Marco Wentzel
ISC
Headingley Stadium
22,250
Leeds ,
Yorkshire
Leicester Tigers
Richard Cockerill
Geordan Murphy
Cotton Traders
Welford Road
24,000
Leicester
London Irish
Toby Booth
Clarke Dermody
RugbyTech
Madejski Stadium
[b]
24,250
Reading ,
Berkshire
London Wasps
Shaun Edwards
Tom Rees
Canterbury
Adams Park
[c]
10,516
High Wycombe ,
Buckinghamshire
Newcastle Falcons
Alan Tait
James Hudson
Cotton Traders
Kingston Park
10,200
Newcastle ,
Tyne and Wear
Northampton Saints
Jim Mallinder
Dylan Hartley
BURRDA
Franklin's Gardens
13,591
Northampton
Sale Sharks
Mike Brewer
Mark Cueto
Cotton Traders
Edgeley Park
[d]
10,852
Stockport ,
Greater Manchester
Saracens
Brendan Venter
Steve Borthwick
Nike
Vicarage Road
[e]
19,920
Watford ,
Hertfordshire
Pre-season
The
inaugural edition of the
Premiership Rugby Sevens Series began on 16 July 2010 at
The Stoop , continued on 23 July at
Welford Road and 30 July at
Franklin's Gardens . This was the first opportunity of the season for any of the teams competing in the Premiership to win a trophy. The finals were held on 6 August 2010 at
The Recreation Ground and the Series was won by
Saracens .
[2]
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:
Regular season
The fixture list was released on 29 June 2010.
[4]
Round 1
Sale Sharks 35β18 Newcastle Falcons
Report
Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,815 Referee: Dean Richards
(1 BP) London Irish 33β16 Saracens
Report
Twickenham Attendance: 75,112 Referee: Andrew Small
Exeter Chiefs 22β10 Gloucester Rugby
Report
Sandy Park Attendance: 9,562 Referee: Rob Debney
London Wasps 29β29 Harlequins
Report
Leeds Carnegie 16β32 Bath Rugby (1 BP)
Report
Headingley Attendance: 5,509
Northampton Saints 27β19 Leicester Tigers
Report
Round 2
Newcastle Falcons 29β17 London Wasps
Report
Kingston Park Attendance: 5,159
(1 BP) Harlequins 16β20 Northampton Saints
Report
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 10,823 Referee: Andrew Small
Bath Rugby 20β13 London Irish (1 BP)
Report
Gloucester Rugby 22β21 Leeds Carnegie (1 BP)
Report
Kingsholm Attendance: 9,994
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers 37β27 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Welford Road Attendance: 17,956 Referee: Dean Richards
Saracens 28β13 Sale Sharks
Report
Round 3
(1 BP) Northampton Saints 31β10 Bath Rugby
Report
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 13,491 Referee:
Chris White
Sale Sharks 21β17 Harlequins (1 BP)
Report
Exeter Chiefs 22β17 Newcastle Falcons (1 BP)
Report
Sandy Park Attendance: 7,326 Referee: Greg Garner
London Wasps 37β30 Leicester Tigers (2 BP)
Report
London Irish 23β16 Gloucester Rugby (1 BP)
Report
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,267 Referee: Dean Richards
Leeds Carnegie 14β26 Saracens
Report
Headingley Attendance: 4,774 Referee: Sean Davey
Round 4
(1 BP) Bath 31β16 Sale Sharks
Report
Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,618
Gloucester 22β20 London Wasps (1 BP)
Kingsholm Attendance: 11,377
(1 BP) Harlequins 40β13 Exeter Chiefs
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 11,461
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers 48β6 Leeds Carnegie
Report
Welford Road Attendance: 17,063
Newcastle Falcons 12β46 London Irish (1 BP)
Kingston Park Attendance: 4,993
Saracens 24β17 Northampton Saints (1 BP)
Report
Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,567
Round 5
(1 BP) Sale Sharks 24β25 London Wasps
Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,202
Bath Rugby 3β18 Gloucester Rugby
Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,200
Harlequins 23β12 Newcastle Falcons
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 10,813
(1 BP) London Irish 40β24 Leeds Carnegie
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,921
Northampton Saints 27β21 Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 13,296
Saracens 26β20 Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,517
Round 6
(1 BP) Leeds Carnegie 3β6 Sale Sharks
Report
Headingley Attendance: 5,571
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons 13β15 Saracens
Report
Kingston Park Attendance: 5,391
Leicester Tigers 21β15 Bath Rugby (1 BP)
Report
Welford Road Attendance: 21,194
Gloucester Rugby 33β26 Harlequins (1 BP)
Report
Kingsholm Attendance: 11,919
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs 9β12 London Irish
Report
Sandy Park Attendance: 10,103
London Wasps 10β37 Northampton Saints (1 BP)
Report
Adams Park Attendance: 9,206
Round 7
(1 BP) Northampton Saints 34β13 Newcastle Falcons
Report
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 13,356 Referee: Nigel Owens
Saracens 9β23 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,512 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Gloucester Rugby 19β12 Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Report
Kingsholm Attendance: 13,970 Referee: Wayne Barnes
Harlequins 6β6 Bath Rugby
Report
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 14,047 Referee: Sean Davey
Leeds Carnegie 8β17 London Wasps
Report
Headingley Attendance: 5,495 Referee: Dean Richards
(1 BP) London Irish 39β26 Sale Sharks
Report
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,741 Referee: Martin Fox
Round 8
Sale Sharks 10β19 Northampton Saints
Report
Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,091
Leicester Tigers 18β13 Harlequins (1 BP)
Report
Welford Road Attendance: 17,441
Exeter Chiefs 15β9 Leeds Carnegie (1 BP)
Report
Sandy Park Attendance: 7,743
London Wasps 33β25 London Irish
Report
Adams Park Attendance: 7,929
Newcastle Falcons 12β6 Gloucester Rugby (1 BP)
Report
Kingston Park Attendance: 4,249
(1 BP) Bath Rugby 13β17 Saracens
Report
Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,848
Round 9
Exeter Chiefs 24β19 Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Report
Sandy Park Attendance: 7,171
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers 44β19 Newcastle Falcons
Report
Welford Road Attendance: 18,738
(1 BP) Northampton Saints 35β23 London Irish
Report
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 13,456
Gloucester Rugby 19β13 Saracens (1 BP)
Report
Kingsholm Attendance: 11,453
(1 BP) Bath Rugby 6β11 London Wasps
Report
Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,911 Referee: Dean Richards
(1 BP) Harlequins 51β18 Leeds Carnegie
Report
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 10,676
Round 10
Sale Sharks P β P Gloucester Rugby
Newcastle Falcons P β P Bath Rugby
London Irish 14β23 Leicester Tigers
Report
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 11,405
London Wasps 24β12 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Adams Park Attendance: 7,931
Leeds Carnegie P β P Northampton Saints
Saracens 26β14 Harlequins
Report
Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,035
Round 11
Bath Rugby P β P Exeter Chiefs
Gloucester Rugby P β P Northampton Saints
Newcastle Falcons P β P Leeds Carnegie
Saracens 13β6 London Wasps (1 BP)
Report
Wembley Stadium Attendance: 38,425
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers 54β21 Sale Sharks
Report
Welford Road Attendance: 24,000
Harlequins 28β18 London Irish
Report
Twickenham Attendance: 74,212
Round 12
Leeds Carnegie 15β13 Gloucester Rugby (1 BP)
Report
Headingley Attendance: 12,015
(1 BP) London Irish 24β25 Bath Rugby
Report
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 11,811
(1 BP) Northampton Saints 13β16 Harlequins
Report
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 13,459
London Wasps 33β16 Newcastle Falcons
Report
Adams Park Attendance: 7,614
Sale Sharks 28β22 Saracens (1 BP)
Report
Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,646
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs 15β22 Leicester Tigers
Report
Sandy Park Attendance: 10,495
Round 13
Newcastle Falcons 19β19 Sale Sharks
Report
Kingston Park Attendance: 4,225
Bath Rugby 16β13 Leeds Carnegie (1 BP)
Report
Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,800
(1 BP) Gloucester Rugby 37β23 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Kingsholm Attendance: 13,401
Harlequins 17β10 London Wasps (1 BP)
Report
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 14,282
Leicester Tigers 27β16 Northampton Saints
Report
Welford Road Attendance: 24,000
Saracens 12β6 London Irish (1 BP)
Report
Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,013
Round 14
Sale Sharks 7β19 Bath Rugby
Report
Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,065
London Irish 23β14 Newcastle Falcons
Report
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,806
Exeter Chiefs 20β6 Harlequins
Report
Sandy Park Attendance: 8,733
Northampton Saints 15β29 Saracens
Report
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 13,219
(1 BP) Leeds Carnegie 9β15 Leicester Tigers
Report
Headingley Attendance: 6,762
(1 BP) London Wasps 9β10 Gloucester Rugby
Report
Adams Park Attendance: 7,684
Round 15
Gloucester Rugby 23β9 London Irish
Report
Kingsholm Attendance: 12,333
Newcastle Falcons 13β23 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Kingston Park Attendance: 5,729
(1 BP) Bath Rugby 38β8 Northampton Saints
Report
Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,200
Harlequins 21β9 Sale Sharks
Report
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 11,852
Leicester Tigers 21β12 London Wasps
Report
Welford Road Attendance: 21,215
(1 BP) Saracens 39β0 Leeds Carnegie
Report
Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,029
Round 16
(1 BP) Sale Sharks 16β18 Leicester Tigers
Report
Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,115
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs 9β12 Bath Rugby
Report
Sandy Park Attendance: 10,486
London Irish 15β9 Harlequins (1 BP)
Report
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,776
(1 BP) Northampton Saints 16β18 Gloucester Rugby
Report
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 13,259
London Wasps 15β26 Saracens
Report
Adams Park Attendance: 7,498
Leeds Carnegie 5β22 Newcastle Falcons
Report
Headingley Attendance: 5,110
Round 17
Newcastle Falcons 33β18 Harlequins
Report
Kingston Park Attendance: 5,011
(1 BP) Gloucester Rugby 34β22 Bath Rugby
Report
Kingsholm Attendance: 16,241
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers 14β15 Saracens
Report
Welford Road Attendance: 22,451
Exeter Chiefs 30β9 Northampton Saints
Report
Sandy Park Attendance: 8,977
London Wasps 33β26 Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Report
Adams Park Attendance: 8,077
Leeds Carnegie 27β19 London Irish
Report
Headingley Attendance: 4,242
Rescheduled Game (Round 10)
Leeds Carnegie 13β23 Northampton Saints
Report
Headingley Attendance: 4,262
Round 18
Sale Sharks 15β12 Leeds Carnegie (1 BP)
Report
Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,972
(1 BP) Harlequins 53β15 Gloucester Rugby
Report
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 14,282
(1 BP) London Irish 39β17 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 20,011
Bath Rugby 6β37 Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Report
Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,200
(1 BP) Northampton Saints 39β3 London Wasps
Report
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 13,385
Saracens 24β9 Newcastle Falcons
Report
Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,135
Round 19
(1 BP) Northampton Saints 53β24 Sale Sharks
Report
Franklinβs Gardens Attendance: 13,312
(1 BP) Gloucester Rugby 34β9 Newcastle Falcons
Report
Kingsholm Attendance: 12,931 Referee: Dean Richards
(1 BP) Harlequins 13β17 Leicester Tigers
Report
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 14,282 Referee: Wayne Barnes
Leeds Carnegie 27β22 Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Report
Headingley Attendance: 4,097 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
London Irish 25β12 London Wasps
Report
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,789 Referee: Chris White
Saracens 20β9 Bath Rugby
Report
Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,653 Referee: Nigel Owens
Rescheduled Games (Round 10 & 11)
(1 BP) Sale Sharks 36β31 Gloucester Rugby (1 BP)
Report
Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,888
Bath Rugby 26β18 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,200
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons 29β30 Leeds Carnegie
Report
Kingston Park Attendance: 5,724
Round 20
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons 15β22 Northampton Saints
Report
Kingston Park Attendance: 5,167 Referee: Greg Garner
Bath Rugby 19β15 Harlequins (1 BP)
Report
Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,200 Referee: Dave Pearson
Exeter Chiefs 12β33 Saracens
Report
Sandy Park Attendance: 9,561 Referee: Dean Richards
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers 41β41 Gloucester Rugby (1 BP)
Report
Welford Road Attendance: 24,000 Referee: George Clancy
Sale Sharks 20β34 London Irish (1 BP)
Report
(1 BP) London Wasps 51β18 Leeds Carnegie
Report
Adams Park Attendance: 7,186
Rescheduled Game (Round 11)
Gloucester Rugby 27β15 Northampton Saints
Report
Kingsholm Attendance: 15,684
Round 21
(1 BP) Sale Sharks 24β30 Exeter Chiefs
Report
Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,462 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
Newcastle Falcons 13β24 Leicester Tigers
Report
Kingston Park Attendance: 6,470 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
(1 BP) London Irish 20β26 Northampton Saints
Report
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 11,860
London Wasps 10β43 Bath Rugby (1 BP)
Report
Twickenham Attendance: 38,074 Referee: Wayne Barnes
(1 BP) Saracens 35β12 Gloucester Rugby
Report
Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,439 Referee: Dave Pearson
Leeds Carnegie 3β38 Harlequins (1 BP)
Report
Headingley Attendance: 5,424 Referee: Martin Fox
Rescheduled Game (Round 10)
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons 11β14 Bath Rugby
Report
Kingston Park Attendance: 5,213
Round 22
Bath Rugby 42β12 Newcastle Falcons
Report
Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,200 Referee: Wayne Barnes
Exeter Chiefs 21β8 London Wasps
Report
Sandy Park Attendance: 10,522 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
Gloucester Rugby 68β17 Sale Sharks
Report
Kingsholm Attendance: 14,151
Harlequins 13β16 Saracens
Report
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 14,282 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Leicester Tigers 32β23 London Irish
Report
Welford Road Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Greg Garner
Northampton Saints 31β24 Leeds Carnegie
Report
Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 13,209 Referee: Andrew Small
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 28 May 2011.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
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:
[5]
Most tries
Source:
[6]
References
External links
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