2004–05 Premiership Rugby

The 2004–05 Zurich Premiership was the 18th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions.

2004–2005 Zurich Premiership
Countries England
ChampionsLondon Wasps (5th title)
Runners-upLeicester Tigers
RelegatedHarlequins
Matches played137
Attendance1,481,355
(average 10,813 per match)
Top point scorer Andy Goode
(268)
Top try scorer Tom Voyce
(12)

For the first time, two of the opening games of the season were played at Twickenham, in the 2004 London Double Header, between the four "London" teams: Harlequins, London Irish, London Wasps and Saracens.[1]

At the end of the season, Harlequins were relegated, to be replaced by Bristol for 2005-06.

Participating teams

Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath Bath 10,500 Bath, Somerset
Gloucester Kingsholm 13,000 Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Harlequins The Stoop 8,500 Twickenham, London
Leeds Tykes Headingley Stadium 22,250 Leeds, West Yorkshire
Leicester Tigers Welford Road 16,815 Leicester, Leicestershire
London Irish Madejski Stadium[n 1] 24,161 Reading, Berkshire
London Wasps The Causeway Stadium 10,000 High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Newcastle Falcons Kingston Park 10,200 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Northampton Saints Franklin's Gardens 12,100 Northampton, Northamptonshire
Sale Edgeley Park 10,641 Stockport, Greater Manchester
Saracens Vicarage Road[n 2] 22,000 Watford, Hertfordshire
Worcester Sixways 8,477 Worcester, Worcestershire
Notes

Table

Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1Leicester Tigers (F)221534665323+34275279378
2London Wasps (C)221516561442+11959406573
3Sale Sharks (SF)221309513442+7151434460
4Bath221228407366+4133351558
5Saracens221228384428-4439433257
6Gloucester2210111407487-8043433247
7Newcastle Falcons229211475596-12143643447
8Leeds Tykes229013380431-5134401643
9Worcester Warriors229013365493-12836531542
10London Irish228014378421-4328351740
11Northampton Saints228014410473-6331442640
12Harlequins (R)226115416459-4341463938
Source:Guinness Premiership
Green background denotes qualification for the playoffs. These teams and those highlighted in blue qualified for the 2005–06 Heineken Cup.

Results

Week 1

4 September 2004
14:00
London Irish 18 12 Harlequins
Twickenham
Attendance: 51,000
4 September 2004
15:00
Northampton Saints 29 14 Bath
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 12,027
4 September 2004
16:15
Saracens 13 11 London Wasps
Twickenham
Attendance: 51,000
5 September 2004
13:30
Sale Sharks 26 19 Leicester Tigers
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,952
5 September 2004
14:30
Leeds Tykes 16 21 Gloucester
Headingley
Attendance: 4,079
5 September 2004
15:30
Worcester Warriors 9 30 Newcastle Falcons
Sixways
Attendance: 8,300

Week 2

11 September 2004
14:15
Bath 18 33 Newcastle Falcons
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,400
11 September 2004
14:45
London Wasps 30 33 Sale Sharks
The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 7,011
11 September 2004
15:00
Gloucester 23 16 London Irish
Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,265
11 September 2004
15:00
Leicester Tigers 42 20 Leeds Tykes
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,533
11 September 2004
15:00
NEC Harlequins 13 45 Northampton Saints
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 7,823
12 September 2004
15:00
Saracens 16 10 Worcester Warriors
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 5,620

Week 3

17 September 2004
19:45
Sale Sharks 25 15 Saracens
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,014
18 September 2004
14:00
Worcester Warriors 22 26 Bath
Sixways
Attendance: 6,348
18 September 2004
14:45
Northampton Saints 12 18 Gloucester
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 12,093
19 September 2004
15:00
London Irish 22 39 Leicester Tigers
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 9,472
19 September 2004
15:00
Newcastle Falcons 22 21 NEC Harlequins
Kingston Park
Attendance: 8,706
19 September 2004
19:30
Leeds Tykes 9 13 London Wasps
Headingley
Attendance: 3,526

Week 4

24 September 2004
19:45
Sale Sharks 57 3 Worcester Warriors
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,647
25 September 2004
15:00
Gloucester 31 17 Newcastle Falcons
Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,000
25 September 2004
15:00
Leicester Tigers 32 13 Northampton Saints
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815
25 September 2004
15:05
NEC Harlequins 10 18 Bath
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 8,844
26 September 2004
15:00
London Wasps 35 26 London Irish
The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 7,957
26 September 2004
15:00
Saracens 23 29 Leeds Tykes
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 5,325

Week 5

2 October 2004
14:00
Worcester Warriors 33 7 NEC Harlequins
Sixways
Attendance: 7,235
2 October 2004
14:15
Bath 29 14 Gloucester
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,400
2 October 2004
14:45
Newcastle Falcons 15 44 Leicester Tigers
Kingston Park
Attendance: 8,609
2 October 2004
15:00
Northampton Saints 9 10 London Wasps
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 12,036
3 October 2004
14:30
Leeds Tykes 11 14 Sale Sharks
Headingley
Attendance: 4,592
3 October 2004
15:00
London Irish 20 3 Saracens
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 7,047

Week 6

8 October 2004
19:45
Sale Sharks 16 17 London Irish
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 8,206
9 October 2004
14:45
Leicester Tigers 16 16 Bath
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815
9 October 2004
15:00
Gloucester 29 23 NEC Harlequins
Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,471
10 October 2004
15:00
Leeds Tykes 24 19 Worcester Warriors
Headingley
Attendance: 5,207
10 October 2004
15:00
London Wasps 43 29 Newcastle Falcons
The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
10 October 2004
15:00
Saracens 23 12 Northampton Saints
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,712

Week 7

16 October 2004
14:00
Worcester Warriors 13 18 Gloucester
Sixways
Attendance: 8,401
16 October 2004
14:45
Bath 16 19 London Wasps
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,400
16 October 2004
15:00
London Irish 12 16 Leeds Tykes
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 6,410
16 October 2004
15:00
NEC Harlequins 9 15 Leicester Tigers
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 9,954
16 October 2004
15:00
Northampton Saints 6 23 Sale Sharks
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 11,365
17 October 2004
15:00
Newcastle Falcons 20 20 Saracens
Kingston Park
Attendance: 7,762

Week 8

5 November 2004
19:45
Sale Sharks 39 25 Newcastle Falcons
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,641
5 November 2004
20:00
Leeds Tykes 26 21 Northampton Saints
Headingley
Attendance: 3,247
5 November 2004
20:00
London Wasps 19 16 NEC Harlequins
The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 8,283
6 November 2004
14:45
Leicester Tigers 28 13 Gloucester
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815
6 November 2004
15:00
Saracens 30 37 Bath
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 3,595
7 November 2004
15:00
London Irish 25 15 Worcester Warriors
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 7,232

Week 9

12 November 2004
19:45
Gloucester 17 27 London Wasps
Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,000
12 November 2004
19:45
NEC Harlequins 40 10 Saracens
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 8,050
13 November 2004
12:30
Bath 27 13 Sale Sharks
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,500
13 November 2004
12:30
Northampton Saints 20 21 London Irish
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 11,749
13 November 2004
12:30
Worcester Warriors 11 38 Leicester Tigers
Sixways
Attendance: 8,477
14 November 2004
14:30
Newcastle Falcons 29 16 Leeds Tykes
Kingston Park
Attendance: 6,020

Week 10

19 November 2004
19:45
Leeds Tykes 28 30 Bath
Headingley
Attendance: 4,096
19 November 2004
19:45
Sale Sharks 13 19 NEC Harlequins
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,186
20 November 2004
12:30
Northampton Saints 6 17 Worcester Warriors
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 11,208
21 November 2004
15:00
London Irish 21 15 Newcastle Falcons
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 9,560
21 November 2004
15:00
London Wasps 17 17 Leicester Tigers
The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
21 November 2004
15:00
Saracens 14 9 Gloucester
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,860

Week 11

26 November 2004
19:30
Gloucester 24 14 Sale Sharks
Kingsholm
Attendance: 12,365
26 November 2004
20:00
Worcester Warriors 27 24 London Wasps
Sixways
Attendance: 8,477
27 November 2004
14:45
Leicester Tigers 21 9 Saracens
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815
28 November 2004
14:15
Bath 27 15 London Irish
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,500
28 November 2004
14:30
Newcastle Falcons 27 16 Northampton Saints
Kingston Park
Attendance: 6,871
28 November 2004
15:00
NEC Harlequins 31 17 Leeds Tykes
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 6,447

Week 12

26 December 2004
15:00
Saracens 8 8 NEC Harlequins
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 9,285
27 December 2004
14:30
Leeds Tykes 11 15 Newcastle Falcons
Headingley
Attendance: 14,293
27 December 2004
15:00
Leicester Tigers 50 7 Worcester Warriors
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815
27 December 2004
15:00
London Irish 21 22 Northampton Saints
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,364
27 December 2004
15:00
London Wasps 33 20 Gloucester
The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
27 December 2004
15:00
Sale Sharks 19 10 Bath
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,641

Week 13

1 January 2005
14:00
Worcester Warriors 16 6 London Irish
Sixways
Attendance: 8,477
1 January 2005
14:15
Bath 6 13 Saracens
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,500
1 January 2005
15:00
Northampton Saints 18 9 Leeds Tykes
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 12,001
2 January 2005
14:30
Newcastle Falcons 30 29 Sale Sharks
Kingston Park
Attendance: 10,200
2 January 2005
15:00
NEC Harlequins 15 27 London Wasps
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 9,999
2 January 2005
17:00
Gloucester 13 28 Leicester Tigers
Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,000

Week 14

28 January 2005
19:45
Saracens 32 13 Newcastle Falcons
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 5,870
28 January 2005
20:00
Leeds Tykes 16 5 London Irish
Headingley
Attendance: 4,252
29 January 2005
14:45
Sale Sharks 37 24 Northampton Saints
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,887
29 January 2005
15:00
Gloucester 28 16 Worcester Warriors
Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,000
29 January 2005
15:00
Leicester Tigers 32 17 NEC Harlequins
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815
29 January 2005
17:35
London Wasps 9 12 Bath
The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 10,000

Week 15

4 February 2005
20:00
Worcester Warriors 22 15 Leeds Tykes
Sixways
Attendance: 8,441
5 February 2005
14:00
NEC Harlequins 38 9 Gloucester
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 8,782
5 February 2005
15:00
Northampton Saints 20 21 Saracens
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 12,020
5 February 2005
19:45
Bath 6 6 Leicester Tigers
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,500
6 February 2005
14:30
Newcastle Falcons 29 28 London Wasps
Kingston Park
Attendance: 7,659
6 February 2005
15:00
London Irish 6 9 Sale Sharks
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 8,125

Week 16

18 February 2005
19:45
Sale Sharks 19 10 Leeds Tykes
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,556
19 February 2005
14:00
NEC Harlequins 9 15 Worcester Warriors
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 8,166
19 February 2005
15:00
Gloucester 17 16 Bath
Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,000
19 February 2005
15:00
Leicester Tigers 83 10 Newcastle Falcons
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815
20 February 2005
15:00
London Wasps 39 9 Northampton Saints
The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 9,507
20 February 2005
15:00
Saracens 12 30 London Irish
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,254

Week 17

25 February 2005
20:00
Leeds Tykes 5 14 Saracens
Headingley
Attendance: 3,132
25 February 2005
20:00
Worcester Warriors 23 10 Sale Sharks
Sixways
Attendance: 8,477
26 February 2005
14:15
Bath 15 17 NEC Harlequins
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,500
26 February 2005
15:00
Northampton Saints 26 11 Leicester Tigers
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 12,084
27 February 2005
12:00
London Irish 19 33 London Wasps
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 10,018
27 February 2005
13:15
Newcastle Falcons 27 27 Gloucester
Kingston Park
Attendance: 6,333

Week 18

11 March 2005
19:30
Leicester Tigers 15 6 London Irish
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815
12 March 2005
14:00
Bath 18 10 Worcester Warriors
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,425
12 March 2005
14:00
Gloucester 18 26 Northampton Saints
Kingsholm
Attendance: 12,203
13 March 2005
14:00
NEC Harlequins 39 23 Newcastle Falcons
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 8,240
13 March 2005
15:00
London Wasps 30 15 Leeds Tykes
The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 7,545
13 March 2005
15:00
Saracens 32 19 Sale Sharks
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 5,751

Week 19

25 March 2005
19:45
Sale Sharks 25 27 London Wasps
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,641
26 March 2005
14:00
Worcester Warriors 18 19 Saracens
Sixways
Attendance: 8,498
26 March 2005
15:00
Northampton Saints 22 20 NEC Harlequins
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 12,064
26 March 2005
17:00
London Irish 12 13 Gloucester
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,111
27 March 2005
14:30
Leeds Tykes 23 22 Leicester Tigers
Headingley
Attendance: 6,723
27 March 2005
15:00
Newcastle Falcons 5 9 Bath
Kingston Park
Attendance: 8,834

Week 20

9 April 2005
15:00
Bath 30 12 Northampton Saints
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,500
9 April 2005
15:00
Gloucester 15 33 Leeds Tykes
Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,396
9 April 2005
15:00
Leicester Tigers 45 15 Sale Sharks
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815
9 April 2005
15:00
NEC Harlequins 20 25 London Irish
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 8,500
10 April 2005
15:00
London Wasps 45 24 Saracens
The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
10 April 2005
15:00
Newcastle Falcons 16 21 Worcester Warriors
Kingston Park
Attendance: 7,151

Week 21

15 April 2005
19:45
Northampton Saints 23 22 Newcastle Falcons
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 12,027
15 April 2005
19:45
Sale Sharks 35 17 Gloucester
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,456
17 April 2005
15:00
London Wasps 32 17 Worcester Warriors
The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 8,941
17 April 2005
16:00
Saracens 19 17 Leicester Tigers
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16,812
24 April 2005
15:00
London Irish 19 21 Bath
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 10,771
26 April 2005
19:45
Leeds Tykes 21 10 Harlequins
Headingley
Attendance: 8,161

Week 22

30 April 2005
15:00
Bath 6 10 Leeds Tykes
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,500
30 April 2005
15:00
Gloucester 13 14 Saracens
Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,000
30 April 2005
15:00
Leicester Tigers 45 10 London Wasps
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815
30 April 2005
15:00
NEC Harlequins 22 23 Sale Sharks
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 8,500
30 April 2005
15:00
Newcastle Falcons 23 16 London Irish
Kingston Park
Attendance: 9,328
30 April 2005
15:00
Worcester Warriors 21 19 Northampton Saints
Sixways
Attendance: 8,493

Play-offs

As for the 2003–04 season, the first placed team automatically qualified for the final, where they played the winner of the second vs third place semi-final. This was the last season in which that format of play-off was used.

Semi-final

7 May 2005
15:15
London Wasps 43 22 Sale Sharks
Report

Final

14 May 2005
15:30
Leicester Tigers 14 39 London Wasps
Try: Bemand
Pens: Goode (3)
Report 1
Report 2
Try: Hoadley, van Gisbergen, Voyce
Cons: van Gisbergen (3)
Pens: van Gisbergen (5)
Drop Goals: King
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 60,762
Referee: Chris White
FB15 Sam Vesty
RW14 Geordan Murphy
OC13 Ollie Smith
IC12 Daryl Gibson
LW11 Leon Lloyd
FH10 Andy Goode
SH9 Harry Ellis
N88 Martin Corry
OF7 Neil Back
BF6 Louis Deacon
RL5 Ben Kay
LL4 Martin Johnson (c)
TP3 Julian White
HK2 George Chuter
LP1 Darren Morris
Replacements:
HK16 James Buckland
PR17 Graham Rowntree
FL18 Lewis Moody
FL19 Will Johnson
SH20 Scott Bemand
WG21 Austin Healey
WG22 Alesana Tuilagi
Coach: John Wells
FB15 Mark van Gisbergen
RW14 Paul Sackey
OC13 Ayoola Erinle
IC12 Josh Lewsey
LW11 Tom Voyce
FH10 Alex King
SH9 Matt Dawson
N88 Lawrence Dallaglio (c)
OF7 Joe Worsley
BF6 John Hart
RL5 Richard Birkett
LL4 Simon Shaw
TP3 Will Green
HK2 Phil Greening
LP1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK16 Trevor Leota
PR17 Craig Dowd
LK18 Mark Lock
FL19 Martin Purdy
SH20 Warren Fury
FH21 James Brooks
FB22 Rob Hoadley
Coach: Warren Gatland

Zurich Wildcard

Semi finals

6 May 2005
Saracens 28 10 Worcester Warriors
Vicarage Road, Watford
Attendance: 5,168
8 May 2005
Gloucester 23 16 Newcastle Falcons
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 6,206

Final

14 May 2005
Saracens 24 16 Gloucester Rugby
Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham
Attendance: 30,000

Leading scorers

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.


Total Season Attendances

Club Home
Games
Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Bath11115,12510,46610,50010,400100%
Gloucester12142,90611,90913,0006,20692%
Harlequins1193,3058,4829,9996,44785%
Leeds Tykes1161,3085,57314,2933,13225%
Leicester Tigers11184,68316,78916,81516,533100%
London Irish11154,11014,01051,0006,41044%
London Wasps12105,0688,75610,0005,82488%
Newcastle Falcons1187,4737,95210,2006,02078%
Northampton Saints11130,67411,87912,09311,20898%
Sale Sharks1191,8278,34810,6416,18678%
Saracens12129,25210,77151,0003,59536%
Worcester Warriors1189,6248,1488,4986,34896%

See also

References

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  2. "2004-05 Premiership Rugby top points scorers". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. "2004-05 Premiership Rugby top try scorers". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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