2011 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series

The 2011 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series, named for sponsorship reasons as the 2011 J.P Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series, was the second Rugby Union 7-a-side competition for the 12 2011-12 Aviva Premiership Clubs. It began on Friday 15 July and lasted four weeks, with the final at the Twickenham Stoop on 5 August 2011.[1] Newcastle Falcons won the title, beating Saracens in the final.

2011 J.P Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series
Countries England
ChampionsNewcastle Falcons 7s
(1st title)
Runners-upSaracens 7s
Matches played25
Tries scored152
(average 6.1 per match)

Format

The twelve Premiership Clubs were split into three Groups – A, B and C – with each group playing on a consecutive Friday in July. Each team in the group played each other once, to the International Rugby Board Laws of the Game – 7s Variations. Based on the result, teams would receive:

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
  • 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Following all the games, the winner and runner up in the group would progress to the finals. In the finals, the six teams were split into two pools. Again teams played each other once and points were awarded based on the result. Following the culmination of this stage the winners of each pool progressed to the final, the winner of that game being declared the champions.

Group stage

Group A Group B Group C
Bath 7s Gloucester 7s Leicester Tigers 7s
Exeter Chiefs 7s London Wasps 7s Newcastle Falcons 7s
Harlequins 7s Northampton Saints 7s Sale Sharks 7s
London Irish 7s Saracens 7s Worcester Warriors 7s

Group A

Played at The Recreation Ground, Bath on Friday 15 July 2011.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L F A TF TA TB LB Pts
1Harlequins 7s 330093171533015
2Bath 7s 31024867811116
3Exeter Chiefs 7s 31114079613006
4London Irish 7s 30125371911114
Green background is the pool winner and qualified for the Final Stage.
Blue background is the runner-up and also qualified for the Final Stage.
Updated 7 July 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby
15 July 2011
19:30
Harlequins 7s 24 – 5 Bath 7s
The Recreation Ground
15 July 2011
19:55
London Irish 7s 19 – 19 Exeter Chiefs 7s
The Recreation Ground
15 July 2011
20:25
Exeter Chiefs 7s 0 – 43 Harlequins 7s
The Recreation Ground
15 July 2011
20:50
Bath 7s 26 – 22 London Irish 7s
The Recreation Ground
15 July 2011
21:20
Harlequins 7s 26 – 12 London Irish 7s
The Recreation Ground
15 July 2011
21:45
Exeter Chiefs 7s 21 – 17 Bath 7s
The Recreation Ground

Group B

Played at Franklin's Gardens, Northampton on Friday 22 July 2011.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L F A TF TA TB LB Pts
1Saracens 7s 330079431373015
2London Wasps 7s 32016436106109
3Gloucester 7s 31025573911217
4Northampton Saints 7s 30032874412000
Green background is the pool winner and qualified for the Final Stage.
Blue background is the runner-up and also qualified for the Final Stage.
Updated 7 July 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby
22 July 2011
19:30
Gloucester 7s 26 – 14 Northampton Saints 7s
Franklins Gardens
22 July 2011
19:55
London Wasps 7s 14 – 22 Saracens 7s
Franklins Gardens
22 July 2011
20:25
London Wasps 7s 31 – 7 Gloucester 7s
Franklins Gardens
22 July 2011
20:50
Northampton Saints 7s 7 – 29 Saracens 7s
Franklins Gardens
22 July 2011
21:20
Gloucester 7s 22 – 28 Saracens 7s
Franklins Gardens
22 July 2011
21:45
London Wasps 7s 19 – 7 Northampton Saints 7s
Franklins Gardens

Group C

Played at Edgeley Park, Stockport on Friday 29 July 2011.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L F A TF TA TB LB Pts
1Newcastle Falcons 7s 330075241341013
2Sale Sharks 7s 320199271552010
3Worcester Warriors 7s 31024176712004
4Leicester Tigers 7s 300319107317011
Green background is the pool winner and qualified for the Final Stage.
Blue background is the runner-up and also qualified for the Final Stage.
Updated 7 July 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby
29 July 2011
19:30
Newcastle Falcons 7s 15 – 7 Sale Sharks 7s
Edgely Park
29 July 2011
19:55
Worcester Warriors 7s 19 – 12 Leicester Tigers 7s
Edgely Park
29 July 2011
20:25
Leicester Tigers 7s 0 – 47 Sale Sharks 7s
Edgely Park
29 July 2011
20:50
Newcastle Falcons 7s 19 – 10 Worcester Warriors 7s
Edgely Park
29 July 2011
21:20
Newcastle Falcons 7s 41 – 7 Leicester Tigers 7s
Edgely Park
29 July 2011
21:45
Sale Sharks 7s 45 – 12 Worcester Warriors 7s
Edgely Park

Final stage

The Final Stage was played at The Stoop, Twickenham on Friday 5 August 2011.[2]

For the finals, the 6 qualified teams were split into two pools of three teams. Scoring will be the same as in the previous rounds (4 points for a win, etc.), and the winner of each pool progressed to the final.

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L F A TF TA TB LB Pts
1Newcastle Falcons 7s 2200551993109
2Harlequins 7s 2101311753015
3London Wasps 7s 200275719000
Green background is the pool winner and qualified for the Final Stage.
Updated 7 July 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby
5 August 2011
19:00
Harlequins 7s 19 – 0 London Wasps 7s
Twickenham Stoop
5 August 2011
19:50
London Wasps 7s 7 – 38 Newcastle Falcons 7s
Twickenham Stoop
5 August 2011
20:40
Harlequins 7s 12 – 17 Newcastle Falcons 7s
Twickenham Stoop

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L F A TF TA TB LB Pts
1Saracens 7s 2200591292109
2Bath 7s 2101355058105
3Sale Sharks 7s 2002174937000
Green background is the pool winner and qualified for the Final Stage.
Updated 7 July 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby
5 August 2011
19:25
Bath 7s 7 – 38 Saracens 7s
Twickenham Stoop
5 August 2011
20:15
Saracens 7s 21 – 5 Sale Sharks 7s
Twickenham Stoop
5 August 2011
21:05
Bath 7s 28 – 12 Sale Sharks 7s
Twickenham Stoop

Final

Newcastle Falcons 7s and Saracens 7s won their respective pools and therefore played in the final of the 2011 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series.[2]

5 August 2011
21:40
Saracens 7s 21 – 31 Newcastle Falcons 7s
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: JP Doyle
  • Newcastle Falcons 7s won the 2011 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series.

References

  1. "WIN tickets to the Premiership Rugby 7s finals". The Rugby Blog. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  2. "Fixtures - J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s - Previous Seasons". Premiership Rugby. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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