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Shane Howarth joins Worcester as backs coach

Saturday 11 May 2013

Aviva Premiership Rugby club Worcester Warriors have revealed that former New Zealand and Wales international Shane Howarth is to become the new Backs Coach at Sixways.
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London Wasps unveil new coaching line up

Saturday 11 May 2013

Aviva Premiership Rugby club London Wasps have announced their coaching set-up for next season with Brad Davis joining the line up.
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Youngs wins Premiership player of the season

Friday 10 May 2013

Leicester Tigers hooker Tom Youngs has been named Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Season at the Aviva Premiership Rugby Awards.
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Saracens v Northampton Premiership Preview

Friday 10 May 2013

Saracens have made two changes to the starting team that beat Bath for this week's Aviva Premiership Semi-final against Northampton Saints with Alex Goode returning at full back.
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Leicester Tigers v Harlequins Premiership Preview

Friday 10 May 2013

Harlequins captain and flanker Chris Robshaw has failed a late fitness test and will miss his team's Aviva Premiership semi-final against Leicester Tigers at Welford Road.
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Ashley Johnson extends with London Wasps

Friday 10 May 2013

South African back row star Ashley Johnson has extended his contract with Aviva Premiership Rugby club London Wasps.
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Tindall re-signs with Gloucester for ninth season

Thursday 9 May 2013

Former England captain and Rugby World Cup winner Mike Tindall has re-signed with Gloucester Rugby for a ninth season in 2013-14.
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Vainikolo signs two year deal with Chiefs

Thursday 9 May 2013

Exeter Chiefs have signed Tongan international winger Fetu'u Vainikolo on a two year deal from Pro12 side Connacht. With not only seven
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Leicester Tiger Murphy to retire from playing rugby

Wednesday 8 May 2013

Former Ireland international and Leicester Tigers captain Geordan Murphy has confirmed that he will retire from playing rugby at the end of this season.
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Leicester beat Exiles to book Harlequins Semi

Monday 6 May 2013

Leicester Tigers set up a home Premiership Semi-final against Harlequins by beating London Irish 32-20 at Welford Road.
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Saracens beat Bath and book Saints Semi-final

Monday 6 May 2013

Saracens sealed the top spot in the Aviva Premiership and booked a home Semi-final against Northampton by beating Bath 23-14 at Allianz Park
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Harlequins seal third place with Saints victory

Sunday 5 May 2013

Harlequins sealed third place in the Aviva Premiership when they beat play-off hopefuls Northampton 22-19 at the Twickenham Stoop.
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Exeter qualify for Heineken Cup with Gloucester win

Saturday 4 May 2013

Exeter Chiefs booked a place in the Heineken Cup when they beat Gloucester 40-39 at Sandy Park in the Aviva Premiership.
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McLeod edges Sale Sharks past London Wasps

Saturday 4 May 2013

Nick McLeod kicked a late penalty to earn Sale Sharks a narrow 21-20 Premiership victory over London Wasps.
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London Welsh exit Premiership with Worcester win

Saturday 4 May 2013

London Welsh ended their Premiership campaign with a 33-22 victory over Worcester Warriors at the Kassam Stadium.
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Joe Maddock to retire from playing rugby

Saturday 4 May 2013

Aviva Premiership Rugby Club Saracens have announced that Joe Maddock will call time on his career as a professional rugby player at the end of the season.
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Harlequins v Northampton Premiership Preview
Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester Premiership Preview
Leicester v London Irish Premiership Preview
Sale Sharks v London Wasps Premiership Preview
Saracens v Bath Premiership Preview

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