Aviva Premiership Rugby
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Thomas Waldrom extends with Leicester Tigers
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Aviva Premiership Rugby Club Leicester Tigers' Supporters' Player of the Year in 2010/11 Thomas Waldrom has agreed a new contract with the club.
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Scrumhalf Harrison extends with Leicester Tigers
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Aviva Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers have announced that 21-year-old scrum-half Sam Harrison has agreed terms on a new contract.
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Gloucester confirm Lawson's departure
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Gloucester Rugby have confirmed that Scotland international hooker Scott Lawson will leave Kingsholm at the end of the current Aviva Premiership Rugby season.
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Baxter delighted with Chiefs performance
Monday 20 February 2012
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter admitted he was "immensely proud" of his team after they briefly moved back into the top four of the Aviva Premiership with a hard-fought 15-12 win at London Wasps.
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Murphy snatches Saracens victory for Leicester
Sunday 19 February 2012
Geordan Murphy snatched victory for Leicester Tigers with a drop goal almost four minutes into extra time for a 19-20 victory over Saracens at Vicarage Road in the Aviva Premiership on Sunday.
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Harlequins grind out Worcester Warriors victory
Sunday 19 February 2012
Harlequins held on to beat Worcester Warriors 16-14 in the Aviva Premiership at a very muddy Stoop on Saturday evening.
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Newcastle secure vital London Irish victory
Sunday 19 February 2012
Newcastle Falcons kept their hopes of avoiding Aviva Premiership relegation with a 19-10 victory over London Irish at Kingston Park on Saturday.
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Myler boots Northampton to Sale Sharks victory
Saturday 18 February 2012
Northampton Saints recovered from their loss to Gloucester last week with a 24-17 Aviva Premiership victory over Sale Sharks at Franklins Gardens on Saturday.
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Gloucester extend winning streak against Bath
Saturday 18 February 2012
Gloucester secured their second away Aviva Premiership Rugby victory when they beat Bath 11-14 at The Recreation Ground on Saturday.
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Mieres puts his Exeter boot into London Wasps
Saturday 18 February 2012
Exter Chiefs extended London Wasps losing streak to eight consecutive Aviva Premiership matches with a 12-15 victory at Adams Park on Saturday.
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Saracens v Leicester Tigers Premiership Preview
Friday 17 February 2012
Saracens are unbeaten in their last eleven matches in all competitions, since their 8-30 defeat at Northampton in Aviva Premiership Rugby on 26 November.
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Northampton v Sale Sharks Premiership Preview
Friday 17 February 2012
Northampton Saints' three game winning run in Aviva Premiership Rugby ended at Gloucester on Saturday, whilst the Saints' only home defeat in the tournament this season came in round three against London Irish.
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Bath v Gloucester Premiership Preview
Friday 17 February 2012
Scotland internationals Jim Hamilton and Scott Lawson return to the Gloucester Rugby line up to take on Bath Rugby at the Rec in the Aviva Premiership on Saturday.
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Newcastle v London Irish Premiership Preview
Friday 17 February 2012
Newcastle Falcons have won just once in Aviva Premiership Rugby since round five and that was a 26-25 at home to Gloucester on the 2nd of December.
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Harlequins v Worcester Premiership Preview
Friday 17 February 2012
Harlequins got back to winning ways against London Irish on Saturday following three successive defeats but have not lost at Twickenham Stoop in Aviva Premiership Rugby since Saracens were the visitors in round 22 last season.
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London Wasps v Exeter Premiership Preview
Friday 17 February 2012
London Wasps have lost seven successive matches in Aviva Premiership Rugby which is their worst ever run in the competition.
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Overview of the Aviva Premiership
The English Premiership is known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship (by Aviva) is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system.
There are, at present, twelve clubs in the Premiership.
The competition has been played since 1987, and has evolved into the current Premiership system employing relegation to and promotion from the National Division One competition.
Clubs competing in the Guinness Premiership qualify for Europe's two club competitions, the Heineken Cup and the European Challenge Cup.
The 2008/09 champions are the Leicester Tigers .
Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath Recreation Ground 10,600 Bath,
Somerset
Bristol Memorial Stadium 11,750.
Bristol
Gloucester Kingsholm Stadium 16,500
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Harlequins Twickenham Stoop 12,700
Twickenham, Middlesex/London
Leicester Tigers
Welford Road 16,815 Leicester, Leicestershire
London Irish Madejski Stadium
24,161 Reading, Berkshire
London Wasps Adams Park 10,000
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Newcastle Falcons Kingston Park
10,200 Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
Northampton Saints Franklin's
Gardens 13,600 Northampton
Sale Sharks Edgeley Park 10,852 Stockport, Greater
Manchester
Saracens Vicarage Road 19,920 Watford,
Hertfordshire
Worcester Warriors Sixways
Stadium 10,197 Worcester, Worcestershire
Source -Wikipedia
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Harlequins | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 366 | 256 | 55 |
2 |
Saracens | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 319 | 245 | 49 |
3 |
Northampton Saints | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 358 | 248 | 41 |
4 |
Leicester Tigers | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 379 | 355 | 40 |
5 |
Exeter Chiefs | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 276 | 275 | 39 |
6 |
Gloucester Rugby | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 316 | 289 | 37 |
7 |
Sale Sharks | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 317 | 348 | 35 |
8 |
London Irish | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 339 | 347 | 34 |
9 |
Bath Rugby | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 276 | 290 | 30 |
10 |
Worcester Warriors | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 201 | 251 | 27 |
11 |
London Wasps | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 231 | 323 | 23 |
12 |
Newcastle Falcons | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 250 | 401 | 17 |
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