Aviva Premiership Rugby
Teams >Bath | Exeter | Gloucester | Harlequins | Leicester | Lon. Irish | Lon.Wasps | Lon.Welsh | Northampton | Sale | Saracens | Worcester
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Richards praises Premiership bound Newcastle
Friday 31 May 2013
Dean Richards lavished praise on his Newcastle Falcons troops after seeing his side secure promotion back to the Aviva Premiership at the first time of asking.
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Newcastle Falcons promoted into Aviva Premiership
Thursday 30 May 2013
Former Aviva Premiership Rugby Club Newcastle Falcons have been re-instated into the Premiership after they beat Bedford in the play offs.
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Tuilagi signs long-term Leicester Tigers contract
Thursday 30 May 2013
Aviva Premiership Rugby Champions Leicester Tigers have announced that England centre Manu Tuilagi has agreed a new long-term contract with the club.
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Former London Welsh captain Mills joins Sale Sharks
Wednesday 29 May 2013
Former London Welsh captain Jonathan Mills has signed with Aviva Premiership Rugby club Sale Sharks for next season.
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Lamb one of five new Leicester Tigers signings
Wednesday 29 May 2013
Aviva Premiership Rugby champions Leicester Tigers have confirmed five new additions to the first-team squad for next season.
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Geordan Murphy to coach Leicester Tigers backs
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Aviva Premiership Champions Leicester Tigers have announced that former captain Geordan Murphy and Paul Burke will form a new backs coaching team for the club.
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Leicester Tigers beat Saints to win Premiership title
Sunday 26 May 2013
Leicester Tigers beat Northampton Saints 37-17 in the Aviva Premiership title to win the Premiership title at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.
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Leicester v Northampton Premiership final Preview
Saturday 25 May 2013
Leicester Tigers arrive at an incredible ninth successive Premiership final, but with a less than flattering won 3, lost 5 record from the previous eight.
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Mujati & Tonga'uiha look to go out on a high
Friday 24 May 2013
Northampton Saints are hoping to give their departing props Soane Tonga'uiha and Brian Mujati the perfect send-off by winning their first English Premiership title against Leicester at Twickenham on Saturday.
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Hipkiss forced to retire with immediate effect
Thursday 23 May 2013
Aviva Premiership Rugby club Bath have revealed that former England centre Dan Hipkiss has had to retire with immediate effect through injury.
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Scotland & Exiles centre Joe Ansbro forced to retire
Wednesday 15 May 2013
London Irish centre Joe Ansbro has been forced to retire from rugby with immediate effect after suffering a neck injury in August 2012.
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Northampton to play Leicester in Premiership final
Monday 13 May 2013
Northampton Saints will meet Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership final after they beat Saracens 13-27 at Allianz Park in their Semi-final.
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Leicester down Quins to book Premiership final
Saturday 11 May 2013
Leicester Tigers booked a place in the Aviva Premiership final when they beat current champions Harlequins 33-16 at Welford Road.
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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 Leicester Tigers v Harlequins Premiership PreviewAshley Johnson extends with London WaspsTindall re-signs with Gloucester for ninth seasonVainikolo signs two year deal with Chiefs
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 |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Saracens | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 73 |
2 |
Leicester Tigers | 21 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 69 |
3 |
Harlequins | 21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 65 |
4 |
Northampton Saints | 21 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 64 |
5 |
Gloucester Rugby | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 58 |
6 |
Exeter Chiefs | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 55 |
7 |
Bath Rugby | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 53 |
8 |
London Wasps | 21 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 47 |
9 |
London Irish | 21 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 35 |
10 |
Worcester Warriors | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 33 |
11 |
Sale Sharks | 21 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
12 |
London Welsh | 21 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 18 |
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