2009–10 Premiership Rugby

Rugby union competition in England 2009–10 Guinness Premiership England 4 September 2009 – 29 May 2010 Leicester Tigers (9th title) Saracens Worcester Warriors 135 1900177 427 Jimmy Gopperth (Newcastle)(219 points) Chris Ashton (Northampton)(16 tries) www.premiershiprugby.com 2008–09 2010–11 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. 2 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 England 400 right 2009–10 Guinness Premiership Teams England 51.375801 -2.3599030 white Bath right 80 England 51.864244 -2.238156 white Gloucester left 80 England 51.444581 -0.335245 white Harlequins right 80 England 53.81606520 -1.580612 white Leeds right 80 England 52.636877 -1.139759 white Leicester left 80 England 51.454264 -0.978130 white L Irish bottom 80 England 55.01562 -1.67643 white Newcastle left 80 England 52.240477 -0.902655 white Northampton right 80 England 53.4083 -2.1494 white Sale right 80 England 51.656489 -0.390319 white Saracens right 80 England 51.6286 -0.7482 white Wasps left 80 England 52.2156 -2.1625 white Worcester left 80 Club Captain Kit Supplier Stadium Capacity City/Area Bath RSA Michael Claassens Puma The Recreation Ground 11,700 Bath Gloucester ENG Mike TindallWAL Gareth Delve RugbyTech Kingsholm 16,500 Gloucester Harlequins ENG Will Skinner KooGa Twickenham StoopHarlequins will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 27 December 2009 14,282Capacity at The Stoop up from 12,638 to 14,282 for the 2009–10 season. Twickenham, Greater London Leeds Carnegie RSA Marco Wentzel ISC Headingley Stadium 22,250 Leeds Leicester Tigers IRE rugby union Geordan Murphy Cotton Traders Welford Road 24,000 Leicester London Irish IRE rugby union Bob Casey RugbyTech Madejski StadiumLondon Irish will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 4 September 2010 24,161 Reading London Wasps ENG Tom Rees Canterbury Adams ParkLondon Wasps will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 5 September 2009 and 24 April 2010 10,516 High Wycombe Newcastle Falcons NZL Carl Hayman Cotton Traders Kingston Park 10,200 Newcastle upon Tyne Northampton Saints ENG Dylan Hartley Rhino Sportswear Franklin's Gardens 13,591 Northampton Sale Sharks ENG Dean Schofield Cotton Traders Edgeley Park 10,852 Stockport, Greater Manchester Saracens ENG Steve Borthwick KooGa Vicarage RoadSaracens will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 5 September 2009 and 3 home games at Wembley Stadium on 12 September 2009, 13 February 2010 and 17 April 2010 19,920 Watford Worcester Warriors ENG Pat Sanderson Kukri Sixways Stadium 12,068 Worcester n Table main Rugby QR 2009–10 Premiership Rugby Table LEI Leicester Tigers C NOR Northampton Saints (SF) SAR Saracens (RU) BAT Bath (SF) LWA London Wasps LIR London Irish GLO Gloucester HAR Harlequins NFA Newcastle Falcons LCA Leeds Carnegie SSH Sale Sharks WOR Worcester Warriors R The champion of the Championship (Exeter Chiefs) are eligible for promotion. 15 1 6 541 325 46 18 7 4 16 0 6 472 322 44 26 2 5 15 1 6 480 367 39 22 2 5 12 2 8 450 366 49 33 5 4 13 0 9 394 399 35 31 2 3 10 3 9 469 384 42 33 3 3 10 1 11 470 457 46 42 2 4 9 2 11 420 484 42 46 3 3 6 4 12 319 431 20 41 1 4 7 1 14 283 493 17 48 0 6 6 1 15 333 495 24 51 0 6 3 4 15 312 420 23 36 0 8 green2 Play-off place,Berth in the 2010–11 Heineken Cup PH PH PH PH blue2 Berth in the 2010–11 Heineken Cup H H inherit 2010–11 European Challenge Cup EC EC EC EC EC red2 Relegated R Champions; (RU) Runners-up; (SF) Losing semi-finalists 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 complete Premiership Rugby Results Round 1 4 September 2009 19:45 Sale Sharks 15–12 Leicester Tigers Edgeley Park 8,751 5 September 2009 14:30 Saracens 18–14 London Irish Twickenham 67,684 5 September 2009 17:15 London Wasps 26–15 Harlequins Twickenham 67,684 6 September 2009 13:15 Northampton Saints 20–17 Worcester Warriors Franklin's Gardens 12,073 6 September 2009 15:00 Leeds Carnegie 9–9 Newcastle Falcons Headingley 7,144 6 September 2009 15:30 Gloucester 24–5 Bath Kingsholm 12,815 Round 2 11 September 2009 20:00 Worcester Warriors 27–7 Leeds Carnegie Sixways 10,094 12 September 2009 14:15 Bath 15–17 London Wasps Recreation Ground 11,300 12 September 2009 14:45 Saracens 19–16 Northampton Saints Wembley Stadium 44,832 12 September 2009 15:00 Harlequins 9–15 Leicester Tigers Twickenham Stoop 9,805 13 September 2009 15:00 London Irish 40–10 Gloucester Madejski Stadium 12,309 13 September 2009 15:00 Newcastle Falcons 16–16 Sale Sharks Kingston Park 5,155 Round 3 18 September 2009 19:45 Sale Sharks 12–25 Bath Edgeley Park 7,028 19 September 2009 15:00 Gloucester 14–27 Northampton Saints Kingsholm 11,365 19 September 2009 15:00 Harlequins 9–22 Saracens Twickenham Stoop 9,209 19 September 2009 17:35 Leicester Tigers 15–6 Newcastle Falcons Welford Road 24,000 20 September 2009 15:00 Leeds Carnegie 7–56 London Irish Headingley 6,047 20 September 2009 15:00 London Wasps 23–3 Worcester Warriors Adams Park 7,654 Round 4 25 September 2009 20:00 Newcastle Falcons 17–17 Harlequins Kingston Park 5,714 26 September 2009 15:00 Northampton Saints 30–10 Leeds Carnegie Franklin's Gardens 12,441 26 September 2009 15:00 Worcester Warriors 24–18 Sale Sharks Sixways 9,510 26 September 2009 18:05 Bath 20–20 Leicester Tigers Recreation Ground 11,700 27 September 2009 15:00 London Irish 28–16 London Wasps Madejski Stadium 13,967 27 September 2009 15:00 Saracens 19–16 Gloucester Vicarage Road 7,776 Round 5 2 October 2009 19:45 Sale Sharks 8–11 London Irish Edgeley Park 6,924 3 October 2009 15:00 Leicester Tigers 19–14 Worcester Warriors Welford Road 17,974 3 October 2009 18:05 Harlequins 13–11 Bath Twickenham Stoop 11,203 4 October 2009 15:00 Leeds Carnegie 10–26 Gloucester Headingley 5,371 4 October 2009 15:00 London Wasps 20–15 Northampton Saints Adams Park 8,913 4 October 2009 15:00 Newcastle Falcons 15–22 Saracens Kingston Park 5,453 Round 6 24 October 2009 14:15 Bath 16–27 Newcastle Falcons Recreation Ground 11,700 24 October 2009 15:00 Northampton Saints 21–16 Sale Sharks Franklin's Gardens 13,055 24 October 2009 15:00 Worcester Warriors 22–26 Harlequins Sixways 10,010 24 October 2009 15:15 London Irish 18–12 Leicester Tigers Madejski Stadium 16,199 24 October 2009 17:35 Gloucester 6–35 London Wasps Kingsholm 11,982 25 October 2009 15:00 Saracens 21–15 Leeds Carnegie Vicarage Road 7,123 Round 7 30 October 2009 19:45 Sale Sharks 28–23 Gloucester Edgeley Park 7,222 31 October 2009 14:15 Bath 11–12 Saracens Recreation Ground 11,700 31 October 2009 15:00 Harlequins 9–9 London Irish Twickenham Stoop 14,282 31 October 2009 17:35 Leicester Tigers 29–15 Northampton Saints Welford Road 23,641 1 November 2009 13:15 London Wasps 9–15 Leeds Carnegie Adams Park 7,616 1 November 2009 15:00 Newcastle Falcons 14–3 Worcester Warriors Kingston Park 4,924 Round 8 20 November 2009 19:45 Gloucester 12–9 Leicester Tigers Kingsholm 12,521 20 November 2009 20:00 Worcester Warriors 12–12 Bath Sixways 10,194 21 November 2009 13:00 Northampton Saints 26–17 Harlequins Franklin's Gardens 13,040 22 November 2009 15:00 Leeds Carnegie 17–24 Sale Sharks Headingley 5,955 22 November 2009 15:00 London Irish 11–15 Newcastle Falcons Madejski Stadium 9,425 22 November 2009 15:00 Saracens 22–6 London Wasps Vicarage Road 9,786 Round 9 27 November 2009 20:00 Newcastle Falcons 8–28 Northampton Saints Kingston Park 6,522 27 November 2009 20:00 Worcester Warriors 12–12 Saracens Sixways 10,027 28 November 2009 15:00 Harlequins 35–29 Gloucester Twickenham Stoop 11,854 28 November 2009 15:00 Leicester Tigers 39–6 Leeds Carnegie Welford Road 18,408 28 November 2009 17:35 Bath 0–16 London Irish Recreation Ground 11,700 Round 10 4 December 2009 19:30 Leeds Carnegie 27–30 Harlequins Headingley 5,090 5 December 2009 15:00 Gloucester 25–13 Newcastle Falcons Kingsholm 11,410 5 December 2009 15:00 London Irish 16–16 Worcester Warriors Madejski Stadium 8,561 5 December 2009 15:00 Northampton Saints 15–13 Bath Franklin's Gardens 13,101 5 December 2009 17:35 Saracens 15–13 Sale Sharks Vicarage Road 7,101 6 December 2009 15:00 London Wasps 24–22 Leicester Tigers Adams Park 10,116 Round 11 26 December 2009 16:15 Worcester Warriors 6–26 Northampton Saints Sixways 12,024 27 December 2009 14:00 Leicester Tigers 32–6 Sale Sharks Welford Road 24,000 27 December 2009 14:15 Bath 24–8 Gloucester Recreation Ground 11,700 27 December 2009 15:00 London Irish 23–19 Saracens Madejski Stadium 19,734 27 December 2009 15:00 Newcastle Falcons 15–16 Leeds Carnegie Kingston Park 8,766 27 December 2009 16:15 Harlequins 20–21 London Wasps Twickenham 76,716 Round 12 1 January 2010 17:30 Sale Sharks 21–16 Harlequins Edgeley Park 8,172 2 January 2010 15:00 Gloucester 13–13 Worcester Warriors Kingsholm 16,500 2 January 2010 15:00 Leeds Carnegie 15–20 Bath Headingley 7,593 2 January 2010 15:00 Northampton Saints 24–22 London Irish Franklin's Gardens 13,457 2 January 2010 15:00 Saracens 15–22 Leicester Tigers Vicarage Road 14,013 3 January 2010 16:30 London Wasps 6–12 Newcastle Falcons Adams Park 8,416 Round 13 9 January 2010 15:15 Leicester Tigers 34–8 London Wasps Welford Road 24,000 Round 14 13 February 2010 15:00 Gloucester 46–6 Harlequins Kingsholm 11,125 13 February 2010 15:00 Northampton Saints 25–13 Newcastle Falcons Franklin's Gardens 13,189 13 February 2010 15:00 Saracens 25–20 Worcester Warriors Wembley Stadium 40,163 14 February 2010 15:00 Leeds Carnegie 9–14 Leicester Tigers Headingley 5,265 14 February 2010 16:30 London Irish 22–35 Bath Madejski Stadium 10,033 14 February 2010 16:30 London Wasps 22–16 Sale Sharks Adams Park 7,173 Round 15 19 February 2010 19:45 Sale Sharks 10–19 Leeds Carnegie Edgeley Park 7,426 20 February 2010 14:15 Bath 37–13 Worcester Warriors Recreation Ground 11,700 20 February 2010 15:00 Harlequins 13–6 Northampton Saints Twickenham Stoop 12,935 20 February 2010 15:00 Leicester Tigers 33–11 Gloucester Welford Road 22,320 20 February 2010 17:30 Newcastle Falcons 12–12 London Irish Kingston Park 5,168 21 February 2010 15:00 London Wasps 9–0 Saracens Adams Park 8,530 Round 16 26 February 2010 20:00 Worcester Warriors 13–0 Newcastle Falcons Sixways 10,255 27 February 2010 15:00 Gloucester 47–3 Sale Sharks Kingsholm 10,548 27 February 2010 18:00 Northampton Saints 19–3 Leicester Tigers Franklin's Gardens 13,538 28 February 2010 14:00 Leeds Carnegie 26–10 London Wasps Headingley 4,135 28 February 2010 15:00 London Irish 29–14 Harlequins Madejski Stadium 12,373 28 February 2010 15:00 Saracens 14–16 Bath Vicarage Road 8,864 Round 17 6 March 2010 15:00 Harlequins 14–11 Worcester Warriors Twickenham Stoop 11,274 6 March 2010 17:35 Leicester Tigers 35–19 London Irish Welford Road 23,314 7 March 2010 14:30 Sale Sharks 7–15 Northampton Saints Edgeley Park 7,109 7 March 2010 15:00 Leeds Carnegie 19–12 Saracens Headingley 4,031 7 March 2010 15:00 London Wasps 24–19 Gloucester Adams Park 8,541 7 March 2010 15:00 Newcastle Falcons 13–17 Bath Kingston Park 7,745 Rearranged fixture 19 March 2010 19:45 Sale Sharks 19–8 London Wasps Edgeley Park 7,493 Round 18 27 March 2010 14:15 Bath 24–13 Harlequins Recreation Ground 11,700 27 March 2010 15:00 Gloucester 19–0 Leeds Carnegie Kingsholm 11,751 27 March 2010 15:00 Worcester Warriors 18–39 Leicester Tigers Sixways 11,530 27 March 2010 17:30 Northampton Saints 14–9 London Wasps Franklin's Gardens 13,451 28 March 2010 15:00 London Irish 38–0 Sale Sharks Madejski Stadium 21,535 28 March 2010 15:00 Saracens 58–15 Newcastle Falcons Vicarage Road 8,565 Rearranged fixture 31 March 2010 20:00 Newcastle Falcons 25–13 Gloucester Kingston Park 4,275 Round 19 2 April 2010 19:45 Sale Sharks 17–3 Worcester Warriors Edgeley Park 7,291 3 April 2010 15:00 Harlequins 23–14 Newcastle Falcons Twickenham Stoop 10,391 3 April 2010 15:00 Leeds Carnegie 7–14 Northampton Saints Headingley 5,724 3 April 2010 15:00 Leicester Tigers 43–20 Bath Welford Road 22,811 3 April 2010 17:30 Gloucester 29–28 Saracens Kingsholm 13,338 4 April 2010 13:30 London Wasps 33–22 London Irish Adams Park 9,924 Rearranged fixtures 9 April 2010 19:45 Sale Sharks 19–30 Saracens Edgeley Park 6,952 10 April 2010 14:00 Harlequins 46–11 Leeds Carnegie Twickenham Stoop 10,237 10 April 2010 15:00 Worcester Warriors 13–23 London Irish Sixways 9,841 Round 20 17 April 2010 14:15 Bath 34–15 Sale Sharks Recreation Ground 11,700 17 April 2010 15:00 Northampton Saints 38–23 Gloucester Franklin's Gardens 13,460 17 April 2010 15:00 Worcester Warriors 20–24 London Wasps Sixways 10,428 17 April 2010 17:30 Saracens 37–18 Harlequins Wembley Stadium 47,106 18 April 2010 15:00 London Irish 13–23 Leeds Carnegie Madejski Stadium 8,898 18 April 2010 15:00 Newcastle Falcons 7–31 Leicester Tigers Kingston Park 6,825 Rearranged fixture 20 April 2010 20:00 Bath 21–20 Northampton Saints Recreation Ground 11,615 Round 21 23 April 2010 19:45 Sale Sharks 30–32 Newcastle Falcons Edgeley Park 9,336 24 April 2010 15:00 Gloucester 34–20 London Irish Kingsholm 15,090 24 April 2010 15:00 Leicester Tigers 40–22 Harlequins Welford Road 22,604 24 April 2010 15:00 Northampton Saints 27–28 Saracens Franklin's Gardens 13,541 24 April 2010 17:30 London Wasps 19–35 Bath Twickenham 60,208 25 April 2010 15:00 Leeds Carnegie 12–10 Worcester Warriors Headingley 10,146 Round 22 8 May 2010 15:00 Bath 39–3 Leeds Carnegie Recreation Ground 11,700 8 May 2010 15:00 Harlequins 35–20 Sale Sharks Twickenham Stoop 12,795 8 May 2010 15:00 Leicester Tigers 23–32 Saracens Welford Road 24,000 8 May 2010 15:00 London Irish 7–31 Northampton Saints Madejski Stadium 14,300 8 May 2010 15:00 Newcastle Falcons 21–25 London Wasps Kingston Park 6,412 8 May 2010 15:00 Worcester Warriors 22–23 Gloucester Sixways 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 Final 1 Northampton Saints 19 4 Saracens 21 2 Leicester Tigers 15 3 Bath 6 4 Saracens 27 2 Leicester Tigers 33 Semi-finals 16 May 2010 13:30 Northampton Saints 19–21 Report Saracens Tongaʻuiha 40' m, Mujati 56' m Myler (3/3) 6', 41', 51' Goode 15' c, Wyles 47' c, Brits 76' c Jackson (3/3) Franklin's Gardens, Northampton 13,541 Wayne Barnes 16 May 2010 16:00 Leicester Tigers 15–6 Report Bath Flood (5/6) 22', 36', 59', 63', 72' Barkley (2/4) 11', 20' Welford Road, Leicester 21,575 Chris White Final 29 May 2010 17:30 Leicester Tigers 33–27 Report 1Report 2 Saracens Smith 13' cYoungs 27' cHipkiss 76' c Flood (3/3) Flood (4/6) 3', 19', 47', 57' Joubert (2) 17' m, 49' c Jackson (1/2) Jackson (5/6) 2', 9', 25', 70', 75' Twickenham Stadium, London 81,600http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/news/13748.phpSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Dave Pearson Team details _redwhitehoops _redwhitehoops _redwhitehoops _hoops_red_white 006666 006666 006666 006666 006666 Leicester Tigers _thinredsides _redsides 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Saracens FB 15Ireland rugby union Geordan Murphy (c) RW 14New Zealand Scott Hamilton OC 13ENG Matt Smith 72IC 12ENG Anthony AllenLW 11SAM Alesana Tuilagi 73FH 10ENG Toby FloodSH 9 ENG Ben YoungsN8 8 ENG Jordan CraneOF 7 ENG Lewis Moody 67BF 6 ENG Tom CroftRL 5 ENG Geoff ParlingLL 4 England Louis DeaconTP 3 ITA Martin Castrogiovanni 51HK 2 ENG George ChuterLP 1 ARG Marcos Ayerza 5261Replacements:HK 16NZL Joe DuffeyPR 17ENG Boris Stankovich 5261PR 18ENG Dan Cole 51FL 19NZL Craig Newby 67FL 20ENG Ben WoodsSH 21ENG James GrindalFH 22IRE rugby union Jeremy Staunton 73CE 23ENG Dan Hipkiss 72Coach:ENG Richard Cockerill FB 15ENG Alex GoodeRW 14Fiji Michael Tagicakibau58OC 13ENG Adam PowellIC 12ENG Brad BarrittLW 11USA Chris WylesFH 10NZL Glen JacksonSH 9 RSA Neil de Kock 64N8 8 RSA Ernst Joubert OF 7 ENG Andy Saull 64BF 6 NAM Jacques BurgerRL 5 ENG Hugh Vyvyan LL 4 ENG Steve Borthwick (c)44TP 3 RSA Petrus du Plessis HK 2 RSA Schalk BritsLP 1 ITA Matías Agüero 51Replacements:HK 16ITA Fabio OngaroPR 17WAL Rhys Gill 51PR 18ENG Richard Skuse LK 19RSA Mouritz Botha 44FL 20RSA Justin Melck 64 SH 21NZL Justin Marshall 64CE 22RSA Derick HougaardWG 23FIJ Kameli Ratuvou 58Coach:RSA Brendan Venter 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:http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_points.html?id=2009%2F10;trophy=65;type=season ESPNScrum 1 September 2020 2009-10 Premiership Rugby top points scorers Rank Player Club Points 1 NZL Jimmy Gopperth Newcastle Falcons 219 2 ENG Toby Flood Leicester Tigers 216 3 WAL Nicky Robinson Gloucester 198 4 NZL Willie Walker Worcester Warriors 187 5 NZL Glen Jackson Saracens 178 6 NZL Nick Evans Harlequins 175 7 ENG Charlie Hodgson Sale Sharks 149 WAL Ceiron Thomas Leeds Tykes 9 ENG Stephen Myler Northampton Saints 145 10 ENG Ryan Lamb London Irish 143 Most tries Source:http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_tries.html?id=2009%2F10;trophy=65;type=season;type=tournament ESPNscrum 1 September 2020 2009-10 Premiership Rugby top try scorers Rank Player Club Tries 1 ENG Chris Ashton Northampton Saints 16 2 NZL Joe Maddock Bath 11 3 ENG Matt Banahan Bath 10 4 ENG Steffon Armitage London Irish 8 ENG James Simpson-Daniel Gloucester 6 RSA Schalk Brits Northampton Saints 7 ENG George Lowe Harlequins ENG Charlie Sharples Gloucester 9 ENG Jon Clarke Northampton Saints 6 RSA Ernst Joubert Saracens SAM Sailosi Tagicakibau London Irish ENG Tom Varndell London Wasps References External links Official site 2009-10 England