2010–11 Premiership Rugby
The 2010–11 Aviva Premiership was the 24th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions and the first to be sponsored by Aviva.[1] It began on 3 September 2010 with Sale Sharks hosting Newcastle Falcons, and the home-and-away season continued through 7 May 2011. Semi-finals were contested on the weekend of 14–15 May, and the final was held at Twickenham in London on 28 May.
2010–11 Aviva Premiership | |
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Countries | England |
Champions | Saracens (1st title) |
Runners-up | Leicester Tigers |
Relegated | Leeds Carnegie |
Matches played | 135 |
Attendance | 1,740,751 (average 12,894 per match) |
Top point scorer | Jimmy Gopperth (Newcastle) (230 points) |
Top try scorer | Alesana Tuilagi (Leicester) (13 tries) |
This year's competition saw the Leicester Tigers attempt to defend their premiership title, after defeating Saracens in the final of last season's play-offs. The same two teams met again in the 2011 final and this time around it was Saracens who managed to win premiership glory, the first time the club did so.
Exeter Chiefs were the newcomers for this season, after having earned promotion by winning the 2009–10 RFU Championship play-offs. Exeter finished eighth, easily avoiding relegation. Leeds Carnegie suffered the drop, which was confirmed once Worcester Warriors, which had already met the RFU's requirements for promotion, won this season's edition of the Championship.
The second day of the competition hosted the seventh edition of the London Double Header, which drew a record crowd of 75,112 for this specific event.
Teams
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- Harlequins would also play 1 home game at Twickenham, London on 27 December 2010
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- London Irish would also play 1 home game at Twickenham, London on 4 September 2010
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- London Wasps would also play 2 home games at Twickenham, London on 4 September 2010 and 23 April 2011
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- Sale would also play 1 home game at Reebok Stadium, Horwich on 16 April 2011
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- Saracens would also play 1 home game at Wembley Stadium, London on 26 December 2010
Table
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Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Tries For | Tries Against | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | |||||
1 | Leicester Tigers (F) | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 594 | 403 | 191 | 67 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 78 | ||||
2 | Saracens (C) | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 484 | 318 | 166 | 35 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 76 | ||||
3 | Gloucester (SF) | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 528 | 452 | 76 | 58 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 67 | ||||
4 | Northampton Saints (SF) | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 533 | 430 | 103 | 58 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 65 | ||||
5 | Bath | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 427 | 367 | 60 | 38 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 62 | ||||
6 | London Irish | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 523 | 459 | 64 | 47 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 54 | ||||
7 | Harlequins | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 482 | 384 | 98 | 45 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 52 | ||||
8 | Exeter Chiefs | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 428 | 460 | -32 | 32 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 43[Table Notes 1] | ||||
9 | London Wasps | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 425 | 497 | -72 | 36 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 43 | ||||
10 | Sale Sharks | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 432 | 618 | -186 | 34 | 66 | 1 | 5 | 32 | ||||
11 | Newcastle Falcons | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 360 | 553 | -193 | 27 | 55 | 0 | 5 | 23 | ||||
12 | Leeds Carnegie (R) | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 315 | 590 | -275 | 30 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 23 | ||||
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
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Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places, and received berths in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup. Blue background (rows 5 to 7) are clubs that did not make the play-offs, but received Heineken Cup berths. Harlequins earned an extra Heineken Cup place by winning the Amlin Challenge Cup. As Worcester Warriors won the RFU Championship and met the requirements for promotion, Leeds Carnegie were relegated. Updated 20 May 2011 — Current English Leagues
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Pre-Season
The inaugural edition of the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series began on 16 July 2010 at The Stoop, continued on 23 July at Welford Road and 30 July at Franklin's Gardens. This was the first opportunity of the season for any of the teams competing in the Premiership to win a trophy. The finals were held on 6 August 2010 at The Recreation Ground and the Series was won by Saracens.[2]
Regular season
The fixture list was released on 29 June 2010.[3]
Round 1
3 September 2010 19:45 |
Sale Sharks | 35–18 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Report |
Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,815 Referee: Dean Richards |
4 September 2010 14:00 |
(1 BP) London Irish | 33–16 | Saracens |
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Report |
Twickenham Attendance: 75,112 Referee: Andrew Small |
4 September 2010 15:00 |
Exeter Chiefs | 22–10 | Gloucester Rugby |
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Report |
Sandy Park Attendance: 9,562 Referee: Rob Debney |
Round 2
11 September 2010 13:30 |
(1 BP) Harlequins | 16–20 | Northampton Saints |
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Report |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 10,823 Referee: Andrew Small |
11 September 2010 15:00 |
Gloucester Rugby | 22–21 | Leeds Carnegie (1 BP) |
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Report |
Kingsholm Attendance: 9,994 |
11 September 2010 17:30 |
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers | 37–27 | Exeter Chiefs |
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Report |
Welford Road Attendance: 17,956 Referee: Dean Richards |
Round 3
18 September 2010 15:00 |
Exeter Chiefs | 22–17 | Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) |
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Report |
Sandy Park Attendance: 7,326 Referee: Greg Garner |
19 September 2010 15:00 |
London Irish | 23–16 | Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) |
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Report |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,267 Referee: Dean Richards |
19 September 2010 15:00 |
Leeds Carnegie | 14–26 | Saracens |
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Report |
Headingley Attendance: 4,774 Referee: Sean Davey |
Round 4
25 September 2010 14:30 |
Gloucester | 22–20 | London Wasps (1 BP) |
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Kingsholm Attendance: 11,377 |
25 September 2010 15:00 |
(1 BP) Harlequins | 40–13 | Exeter Chiefs |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 11,461 |
25 September 2010 15:00 |
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers | 48–6 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Report |
Welford Road Attendance: 17,063 |
25 September 2010 17:15 |
Newcastle Falcons | 12–46 | London Irish (1 BP) |
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Kingston Park Attendance: 4,993 |
26 September 2010 15:00 |
Saracens | 24–17 | Northampton Saints (1 BP) |
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Report |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,567 |
Round 5
1 October 2010 19:45 |
(1 BP) Sale Sharks | 24–25 | London Wasps |
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Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,202 |
1 October 2010 20:05 |
Bath Rugby | 3–18 | Gloucester Rugby |
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Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,200 |
2 October 2010 15:00 |
Harlequins | 23–12 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 10,813 |
2 October 2010 15:00 |
(1 BP) London Irish | 40–24 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,921 |
2 October 2010 15:00 |
Northampton Saints | 27–21 | Exeter Chiefs (1 BP) |
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Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 13,296 |
3 October 2010 16:30 |
Saracens | 26–20 | Leicester Tigers (1 BP) |
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Vicarage Road Attendance: 7,517 |
Round 6
24 October 2010 14:45 |
London Wasps | 10–37 | Northampton Saints (1 BP) |
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Report |
Adams Park Attendance: 9,206 |
Round 7
30 October 2010 14:30 |
(1 BP) Northampton Saints | 34–13 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Report |
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,356 Referee: Nigel Owens |
30 October 2010 15:00 |
Saracens | 9–23 | Exeter Chiefs |
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Report |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,512 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
30 October 2010 17:30 |
Gloucester Rugby | 19–12 | Leicester Tigers (1 BP) |
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Report |
Kingsholm Attendance: 13,970 Referee: Wayne Barnes |
31 October 2010 15:00 |
Harlequins | 6–6 | Bath Rugby |
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Report |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 14,047 Referee: Sean Davey |
31 October 2010 15:00 |
Leeds Carnegie | 8–17 | London Wasps |
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Report |
Headingley Attendance: 5,495 Referee: Dean Richards |
31 October 2010 15:00 |
(1 BP) London Irish | 39–26 | Sale Sharks |
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Report |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,741 Referee: Martin Fox |
Round 8
19 November 2010 19:45 |
Leicester Tigers | 18–13 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
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Report |
Welford Road Attendance: 17,441 |
21 November 2010 15:00 |
Newcastle Falcons | 12–6 | Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) |
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Report |
Kingston Park Attendance: 4,249 |
Round 9
27 November 2010 15:00 |
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers | 44–19 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Report |
Welford Road Attendance: 18,738 |
27 November 2010 15:00 |
(1 BP) Northampton Saints | 35–23 | London Irish |
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Report |
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,456 |
27 November 2010 17:30 |
(1 BP) Bath Rugby | 6–11 | London Wasps |
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Report |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,911 Referee: Dean Richards |
28 November 2010 15:00 |
(1 BP) Harlequins | 51–18 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Report |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 10,676 |
Round 10
3 December 2010 19:45 |
Sale Sharks | P – P | Gloucester Rugby |
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Edgeley Park |
3 December 2010 20:00 |
Newcastle Falcons | P – P | Bath Rugby |
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Kingston Park |
5 December 2010 15:00 |
Leeds Carnegie | P – P | Northampton Saints |
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Headingley |
Round 11
26 December 2010 14:15 |
Bath Rugby | P – P | Exeter Chiefs |
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Recreation Ground |
26 December 2010 15:00 |
Gloucester Rugby | P – P | Northampton Saints |
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Kingsholm |
26 December 2010 15:00 |
Newcastle Falcons | P – P | Leeds Carnegie |
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Kingston Park |
27 December 2010 15:00 |
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers | 54–21 | Sale Sharks |
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Report |
Welford Road Attendance: 24,000 |
Round 12
1 January 2011 15:00 |
Leeds Carnegie | 15–13 | Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) |
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Report |
Headingley Attendance: 12,015 |
1 January 2011 15:00 |
(1 BP) Northampton Saints | 13–16 | Harlequins |
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Report |
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,459 |
Round 13
8 January 2011 14:15 |
Bath Rugby | 16–13 | Leeds Carnegie (1 BP) |
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Report |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,800 |
Round 14
12 February 2011 12:30 |
London Irish | 23 -14 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Report |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,806 |
13 February 2011 15:00 |
(1 BP) Leeds Carnegie | 9–15 | Leicester Tigers |
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Report |
Headingley Attendance: 6,762 |
Round 15
19 February 2011 15:00 |
(1 BP) Bath Rugby | 38–8 | Northampton Saints |
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Report |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,200 |
Round 16
25 February 2011 19:45 |
(1 BP) Sale Sharks | 16–18 | Leicester Tigers |
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Report |
Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,115 |
26 February 2011 15:00 |
(1 BP) Northampton Saints | 16–18 | Gloucester Rugby |
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Report |
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,259 |
Round 17
Rescheduled Game (Round 10)
Round 18
26 March 2011 15:00 |
(1 BP) Harlequins | 53–15 | Gloucester Rugby |
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Report |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 14,282 |
26 March 2011 15:00 |
(1 BP) London Irish | 39–17 | Exeter Chiefs |
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Report |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 20,011 |
26 March 2011 16:30 |
Bath Rugby | 6–37 | Leicester Tigers (1 BP) |
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Report |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,200 |
27 March 2011 13:45 |
(1 BP) Northampton Saints | 39–3 | London Wasps |
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Report |
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,385 |
Round 19
2 April 2011 14:30 |
(1 BP) Northampton Saints | 53–24 | Sale Sharks |
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Report |
Franklin’s Gardens Attendance: 13,312 |
2 April 2011 15:00 |
(1 BP) Gloucester Rugby | 34–9 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Report |
Kingsholm Attendance: 12,931 Referee: Dean Richards |
2 April 2011 17:30 |
(1 BP) Harlequins | 13–17 | Leicester Tigers |
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Report |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 14,282 Referee: Wayne Barnes |
3 April 2011 15:00 |
Leeds Carnegie | 27–22 | Exeter Chiefs (1 BP) |
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Report |
Headingley Attendance: 4,097 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
3 April 2011 15:00 |
London Irish | 25–12 | London Wasps |
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Report |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,789 Referee: Chris White |
3 April 2011 15:00 |
Saracens | 20–9 | Bath Rugby |
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Report |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,653 Referee: Nigel Owens |
Rescheduled Games (Round 10 & 11)
8 April 2011 19:45 |
(1 BP) Sale Sharks | 36-31 | Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) |
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Report |
Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,888 |
9 April 2011 15:00 |
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 29-30 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Report |
Kingston Park Attendance: 5,724 |
Round 20
15 April 2011 19:45 |
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 15–22 | Northampton Saints |
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Report |
Kingston Park Attendance: 5,167 Referee: Greg Garner |
16 April 2011 14:15 |
Bath Rugby | 19–15 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
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Report |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,200 Referee: Dave Pearson |
16 April 2011 15:00 |
Exeter Chiefs | 12–33 | Saracens |
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Report |
Sandy Park Attendance: 9,561 Referee: Dean Richards |
16 April 2011 15:00 |
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers | 41–41 | Gloucester Rugby (1 BP) |
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Report |
Welford Road Attendance: 24,000 Referee: George Clancy |
Rescheduled Game (Round 11)
Round 21
22 April 2011 15:00 |
(1 BP) Sale Sharks | 24–30 | Exeter Chiefs |
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Report |
Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,462 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon |
22 April 2011 18:00 |
Newcastle Falcons | 13–24 | Leicester Tigers |
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Report |
Kingston Park Attendance: 6,470 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
23 April 2011 15:00 |
(1 BP) London Irish | 20–26 | Northampton Saints |
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Report |
Madejski Stadium Attendance: 11,860 |
23 April 2011 17:30 |
London Wasps | 10–43 | Bath Rugby (1 BP) |
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Report |
Twickenham Attendance: 38,074 Referee: Wayne Barnes |
24 April 2011 13:30 |
(1 BP) Saracens | 35–12 | Gloucester Rugby |
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Report |
Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,439 Referee: Dave Pearson |
24 April 2011 15:00 |
Leeds Carnegie | 3–38 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
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Report |
Headingley Attendance: 5,424 Referee: Martin Fox |
Rescheduled Game (Round 10)
Round 22
7 May 2011 15:00 |
Bath Rugby | 42–12 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Report |
Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,200 Referee: Wayne Barnes |
7 May 2011 15:00 |
Exeter Chiefs | 21–8 | London Wasps |
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Report |
Sandy Park Attendance: 10,522 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts |
7 May 2011 15:00 |
Harlequins | 13–16 | Saracens |
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Report |
Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 14,282 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
7 May 2011 15:00 |
Leicester Tigers | 32–23 | London Irish |
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Report |
Welford Road Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Greg Garner |
7 May 2011 15:00 |
Northampton Saints | 31–24 | Leeds Carnegie |
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Report |
Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 13,209 Referee: Andrew Small |
Play-offs
Semi-finals
14 May 2011 3.15pm |
Leicester Tigers | 11–3 | Northampton Saints |
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Try: A. Tuilagi 68' m Pen: Flood (2/4) 37', 60' |
Report | Pen: Myler (1/1) 46' |
Welford Road Attendance: 20,137 Referee: Wayne Barnes |
Final
28 May 2011 15:00 |
Leicester Tigers | 18–22 | Saracens |
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Pen: Flood (6/8) 9', 18', 38', 49', 68', 74' |
Report | Try: Short 28' c Con: Farrell (1/1) Pen: Farrell (5/5) 6', 20', 35', 43', 73' |
Total Season Attendances
Club | Home Games |
Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
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Bath | 11 | 130,382 | 11,853 | 12,200 | 10,800 | 95% |
Exeter Chiefs | 11 | 99,379 | 9,034 | 10,522 | 6,026 | 84% |
Gloucester | 11 | 143,454 | 13,041 | 16,241 | 9,994 | 79% |
Harlequins | 11 | 201,012 | 18,274 | 74,212 | 10,676 | 87% |
Leeds Carnegie | 11 | 63,261 | 5,751 | 12,015 | 4,097 | 26% |
Leicester Tigers | 12 | 252,195 | 21,016 | 24,000 | 17,063 | 88% |
London Irish | 11 | 178,499 | 16,227 | 75,112 | 6,806 | 47% |
London Wasps | 11 | 184,317 | 16,756 | 75,112 | 7,186 | 74% |
Newcastle Falcons | 11 | 57,331 | 5,212 | 6,470 | 4,225 | 51% |
Northampton Saints | 11 | 146,940 | 13,358 | 13,498 | 13,209 | 98% |
Sale Sharks | 11 | 90,710 | 8,246 | 16,428 | 6,026 | 67% |
Saracens | 12 | 125,444 | 10,454 | 38,425 | 6,029 | 40% |
Individual statistics
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 did not earn international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.
Most pointsSource:[4]
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Most triesSource:[5]
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References
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- Fixture List
- "2010-11 Premiership Rugby top points scorers". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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