2010–11 Premiership Rugby

2010–11 Aviva Premiership
2010–11 Aviva Premiership
Countries	England
Date	3 September 2010 – 28 May 2011
Champions	Saracens (1st title)
Runners-up	Leicester Tigers
Relegated	Leeds Carnegie
Matches played	135
Attendance	1,740,751 ; (average 12,894 per match)
Tries scored	507 ; (average 3.8 per match)
Top point scorer	Jimmy Gopperth (Newcastle); (230 points)
Top try scorer	Alesana Tuilagi (Leicester); (13 tries)
Official website
	premiershiprugby.com
	← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 Aviva Premiership was the 24th season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the first one to be sponsored by Aviva.^[1] The reigning champions entering the season were Leicester Tigers, who had claimed their ninth title after defeating Saracens in the 2010 final. Exeter Chiefs had been promoted as champions from the 2009–10 RFU Championship, their first promotion to the top flight.

Summary

Saracens won their first title after defeating Leicester Tigers in the final at Twickenham after having finished second in the regular season table. Leeds Carnege were relegated on the last day of the season. It was the third time that Leeds have been relegated from the top flight since the leagues began and the first time since the 2007–08 Premiership Rugby season.

As usual, round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham, the seventh instance since its inception in 2004.

Teams

Twelve teams compete in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season and Exeter Chiefs who were promoted from the 2009–10 RFU Championship to the top flight for the first time. They replaced Worcester Warriors who were relegated after six years in the top flight.

Stadiums and locations

2010–11 Aviva Premiership Teams

Club	Director of Rugby / Head Coach	Captain	Kit Supplier	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Bath	Steve Meehan	Luke Watson	Puma	The Recreation Ground	12,200	Bath, Somerset
Exeter Chiefs	Rob Baxter	Tommy Hayes	Samurai Sportswear	Sandy Park	10,744	Exeter, Devon
Gloucester	Bryan Redpath	Mike Tindall	RugbyTech	Kingsholm Stadium	16,500	Gloucester
Harlequins	Conor O'Shea	Chris Robshaw	KooGa	Twickenham Stoop^[a]	14,282	Twickenham, Greater London
Leeds Carnegie	Neil Back	Marco Wentzel	ISC	Headingley Stadium	22,250	Leeds, Yorkshire
Leicester Tigers	Richard Cockerill	Geordan Murphy	Cotton Traders	Welford Road	24,000	Leicester
London Irish	Toby Booth	Clarke Dermody	RugbyTech	Madejski Stadium^[b]	24,250	Reading, Berkshire
London Wasps	Shaun Edwards	Tom Rees	Canterbury	Adams Park^[c]	10,516	High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Newcastle Falcons	Alan Tait	James Hudson	Cotton Traders	Kingston Park	10,200	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
Northampton Saints	Jim Mallinder	Dylan Hartley	BURRDA	Franklin's Gardens	13,591	Northampton
Sale Sharks	Mike Brewer	Mark Cueto	Cotton Traders	Edgeley Park^[d]	10,852	Stockport, Greater Manchester
Saracens	Brendan Venter	Steve Borthwick	Nike	Vicarage Road^[e]	19,920	Watford, Hertfordshire

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]

Table

2010–11 Premiership Rugby Table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Leicester Tigers (RU)	22	16	1	5	594	403	+191	67	29	8	4	78	Play-off place, Berth in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup
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	Berth in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup
6	London Irish	22	11	0	11	523	459	+64	47	41	6	4	54	Berth in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup
7	Harlequins	22	9	2	11	482	384	+98	45	26	4	8	52	Berth in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup^[f]
8	Exeter Chiefs	22	10	0	12	428	460	−32	32	42	0	5	43^[g]	2011–12 European Challenge Cup
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^[h] (R)	22	4	0	18	315	590	−275	30	62	0	7	23	Relegated

Source: Premiership Rugby
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
(C) Champions; (RU) Runners-up; (SF) Losing semi-finalists; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Harlequins will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 27 December 2010
^ London Irish will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 4 September 2010
^ London Wasps will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 4 September 2010 and on 23 April 2011
^ Sale will also play a home game at Reebok Stadium on 16 April 2011
^ Saracens will also play a home game at Wembley Stadium on 26 December 2010
^ As a result of winning the 2010–11 European Challenge Cup
^ Exeter Chiefs deducted two points and fined £5,000 for naming three overseas players in the squad for their match at Leeds Carnegie.^[3]
^ The champion of the Championship (Worcester Warriors) are eligible for promotion

Regular season

The fixture list was released on 29 June 2010.^[4]

Round 1

3 September 2010
19:45

Sale Sharks	35–18	Newcastle Falcons
	Report

Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,815
Referee: Dean Richards

4 September 2010
14:00

(1 BP) London Irish	33–16	Saracens
	Report

Twickenham
Attendance: 75,112
Referee: Andrew Small

4 September 2010
15:00

Exeter Chiefs	22–10	Gloucester Rugby
	Report

Sandy Park
Attendance: 9,562
Referee: Rob Debney

4 September 2010
16:30

London Wasps	29–29	Harlequins
	Report

Twickenham
Attendance: 75,112
Referee: Chris White

5 September 2010
15:00

Leeds Carnegie	16–32	Bath Rugby (1 BP)
	Report

Headingley
Attendance: 5,509

5 September 2010
15:00

Northampton Saints	27–19	Leicester Tigers
	Report

Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,498
Referee: Dave Pearson

Round 2

10 September 2010
20:00

Newcastle Falcons	29–17	London Wasps
	Report

Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,159

11 September 2010
13:30

(1 BP) Harlequins	16–20	Northampton Saints
	Report

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 10,823
Referee: Andrew Small

11 September 2010
14:15

Bath Rugby	20–13	London Irish (1 BP)
	Report

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,005
Referee: Dave Pearson

11 September 2010
15:00

Gloucester Rugby	22–21	Leeds Carnegie (1 BP)
	Report

Kingsholm
Attendance: 9,994

11 September 2010
17:30

(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	37–27	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Welford Road
Attendance: 17,956
Referee: Dean Richards

12 September 2010
14:15

Saracens	28–13	Sale Sharks
	Report

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,087
Referee: Wayne Barnes

Round 3

17 September 2010
19:45

(1 BP) Northampton Saints	31–10	Bath Rugby
	Report

Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,491
Referee: Chris White

17 September 2010
19:45

Sale Sharks	21–17	Harlequins (1 BP)
	Report

Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,026
Referee: Dave Pearson

18 September 2010
15:00

Exeter Chiefs	22–17	Newcastle Falcons (1 BP)
	Report

Sandy Park
Attendance: 7,326
Referee: Greg Garner

18 September 2010
15:05

London Wasps	37–30	Leicester Tigers (2 BP)
	Report

Adams Park
Attendance: 8,006
Referee: Wayne Barnes

19 September 2010
15:00

London Irish	23–16	Gloucester Rugby (1 BP)
	Report

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 8,267
Referee: Dean Richards

19 September 2010
15:00

Leeds Carnegie	14–26	Saracens
	Report

Headingley
Attendance: 4,774
Referee: Sean Davey

Round 4

25 September 2010
14:15

(1 BP) Bath	31–16	Sale Sharks
	Report

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,618

25 September 2010
14:30

Gloucester	22–20	London Wasps (1 BP)

Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,377

25 September 2010
15:00

(1 BP) Harlequins	40–13	Exeter Chiefs

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 11,461

25 September 2010
15:00

(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	48–6	Leeds Carnegie
	Report

Welford Road
Attendance: 17,063

25 September 2010
17:15

Newcastle Falcons	12–46	London Irish (1 BP)

Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,993

26 September 2010
15:00

Saracens	24–17	Northampton Saints (1 BP)
	Report

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 8,567

Round 5

1 October 2010
19:45

(1 BP) Sale Sharks	24–25	London Wasps

Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,202

1 October 2010
20:05

Bath Rugby	3–18	Gloucester Rugby

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 12,200

2 October 2010
15:00

Harlequins	23–12	Newcastle Falcons

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 10,813

2 October 2010
15:00

(1 BP) London Irish	40–24	Leeds Carnegie

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 6,921

2 October 2010
15:00

Northampton Saints	27–21	Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)

Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 13,296

3 October 2010
16:30

Saracens	26–20	Leicester Tigers (1 BP)

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,517

Round 6

22 October 2010
19:45

(1 BP) Leeds Carnegie	3–6	Sale Sharks
	Report

Headingley
Attendance: 5,571

22 October 2010
20:00

(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons	13–15	Saracens
	Report

Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,391

23 October 2010
14:30

Leicester Tigers	21–15	Bath Rugby (1 BP)
	Report

Welford Road
Attendance: 21,194

23 October 2010
15:00

Gloucester Rugby	33–26	Harlequins (1 BP)
	Report

Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,919

23 October 2010
17:15

(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs	9–12	London Irish
	Report

Sandy Park
Attendance: 10,103

24 October 2010
14:45

London Wasps	10–37	Northampton Saints (1 BP)
	Report

Adams Park
Attendance: 9,206

Round 7

30 October 2010
14:30

(1 BP) Northampton Saints	34–13	Newcastle Falcons
	Report

Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,356
Referee: Nigel Owens

30 October 2010
15:00

Saracens	9–23	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,512
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

30 October 2010
17:30

Gloucester Rugby	19–12	Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
	Report

Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,970
Referee: Wayne Barnes

31 October 2010
15:00

Harlequins	6–6	Bath Rugby
	Report

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 14,047
Referee: Sean Davey

31 October 2010
15:00

Leeds Carnegie	8–17	London Wasps
	Report

Headingley
Attendance: 5,495
Referee: Dean Richards

31 October 2010
15:00

(1 BP) London Irish	39–26	Sale Sharks
	Report

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 7,741
Referee: Martin Fox

Round 8

19 November 2010
19:45

Sale Sharks	10–19	Northampton Saints
	Report

Edgeley Park
Attendance: 8,091

19 November 2010
19:45

Leicester Tigers	18–13	Harlequins (1 BP)
	Report

Welford Road
Attendance: 17,441

20 November 2010
15:00

Exeter Chiefs	15–9	Leeds Carnegie (1 BP)
	Report

Sandy Park
Attendance: 7,743

21 November 2010
14:45

London Wasps	33–25	London Irish
	Report

Adams Park
Attendance: 7,929

21 November 2010
15:00

Newcastle Falcons	12–6	Gloucester Rugby (1 BP)
	Report

Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,249

21 November 2010
16:15

(1 BP) Bath Rugby	13–17	Saracens
	Report

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,848

Round 9

27 November 2010
15:00

Exeter Chiefs	24–19	Sale Sharks (1 BP)
	Report

Sandy Park
Attendance: 7,171

27 November 2010
15:00

(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	44–19	Newcastle Falcons
	Report

Welford Road
Attendance: 18,738

27 November 2010
15:00

(1 BP) Northampton Saints	35–23	London Irish
	Report

Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,456

27 November 2010
16:30

Gloucester Rugby	19–13	Saracens (1 BP)
	Report

Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,453

27 November 2010
17:30

(1 BP) Bath Rugby	6–11	London Wasps
	Report

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,911
Referee: Dean Richards

28 November 2010
15:00

(1 BP) Harlequins	51–18	Leeds Carnegie
	Report

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 10,676

Round 10

3 December 2010
19:45

Sale Sharks	P – P	Gloucester Rugby

Edgeley Park

3 December 2010
20:00

Newcastle Falcons	P – P	Bath Rugby

Kingston Park

4 December 2010
15:00

London Irish	14–23	Leicester Tigers
	Report

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 11,405

5 December 2010
14:45

London Wasps	24–12	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Adams Park
Attendance: 7,931

5 December 2010
15:00

Leeds Carnegie	P – P	Northampton Saints

Headingley

5 December 2010
15:00

Saracens	26–14	Harlequins
	Report

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,035

Round 11

26 December 2010
14:15

Bath Rugby	P – P	Exeter Chiefs

Recreation Ground

26 December 2010
15:00

Gloucester Rugby	P – P	Northampton Saints

Kingsholm

26 December 2010
15:00

Newcastle Falcons	P – P	Leeds Carnegie

Kingston Park

26 December 2010
15:00

Saracens	13–6	London Wasps (1 BP)
	Report

Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 38,425

27 December 2010
15:00

(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	54–21	Sale Sharks
	Report

Welford Road
Attendance: 24,000

27 December 2010
16:15

Harlequins	28–18	London Irish
	Report

Twickenham
Attendance: 74,212

Round 12

1 January 2011
15:00

Leeds Carnegie	15–13	Gloucester Rugby (1 BP)
	Report

Headingley
Attendance: 12,015

1 January 2011
15:00

(1 BP) London Irish	24–25	Bath Rugby
	Report

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 11,811

1 January 2011
15:00

(1 BP) Northampton Saints	13–16	Harlequins
	Report

Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,459

2 January 2011
14:45

London Wasps	33–16	Newcastle Falcons
	Report

Adams Park
Attendance: 7,614

2 January 2011
15:00

Sale Sharks	28–22	Saracens (1 BP)
	Report

Edgeley Park
Attendance: 8,646

2 January 2011
16:15

(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs	15–22	Leicester Tigers
	Report

Sandy Park
Attendance: 10,495

Round 13

7 January 2011
19:45

Newcastle Falcons	19–19	Sale Sharks
	Report

Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,225

8 January 2011
14:15

Bath Rugby	16–13	Leeds Carnegie (1 BP)
	Report

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,800

8 January 2011
15:00

(1 BP) Gloucester Rugby	37–23	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,401

8 January 2011
15:00

Harlequins	17–10	London Wasps (1 BP)
	Report

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 14,282

8 January 2011
15:00

Leicester Tigers	27–16	Northampton Saints
	Report

Welford Road
Attendance: 24,000

9 January 2011
15:00

Saracens	12–6	London Irish (1 BP)
	Report

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,013

Round 14

11 February 2011
19:45

Sale Sharks	7–19	Bath Rugby
	Report

Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,065

12 February 2011
12:30

London Irish	23–14	Newcastle Falcons
	Report

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 6,806

12 February 2011
15:00

Exeter Chiefs	20–6	Harlequins
	Report

Sandy Park
Attendance: 8,733

12 February 2011
15:00

Northampton Saints	15–29	Saracens
	Report

Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,219

13 February 2011
15:00

(1 BP) Leeds Carnegie	9–15	Leicester Tigers
	Report

Headingley
Attendance: 6,762

13 February 2011
17:00

(1 BP) London Wasps	9–10	Gloucester Rugby
	Report

Adams Park
Attendance: 7,684

Round 15

18 February 2011
19:45

Gloucester Rugby	23–9	London Irish
	Report

Kingsholm
Attendance: 12,333

18 February 2011
20:00

Newcastle Falcons	13–23	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,729

19 February 2011
15:00

(1 BP) Bath Rugby	38–8	Northampton Saints
	Report

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 12,200

19 February 2011
15:00

Harlequins	21–9	Sale Sharks
	Report

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 11,852

19 February 2011
17:30

Leicester Tigers	21–12	London Wasps
	Report

Welford Road
Attendance: 21,215

20 February 2011
15:00

(1 BP) Saracens	39–0	Leeds Carnegie
	Report

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,029

Round 16

25 February 2011
19:45

(1 BP) Sale Sharks	16–18	Leicester Tigers
	Report

Edgeley Park
Attendance: 8,115

26 February 2011
15:00

(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs	9–12	Bath Rugby
	Report

Sandy Park
Attendance: 10,486

26 February 2011
15:00

London Irish	15–9	Harlequins (1 BP)
	Report

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 8,776

26 February 2011
15:00

(1 BP) Northampton Saints	16–18	Gloucester Rugby
	Report

Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,259

27 February 2011
13:00

London Wasps	15–26	Saracens
	Report

Adams Park
Attendance: 7,498

27 February 2011
17:30

Leeds Carnegie	5–22	Newcastle Falcons
	Report

Headingley
Attendance: 5,110

Round 17

4 March 2011
20:00

Newcastle Falcons	33–18	Harlequins
	Report

Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,011

5 March 2011
15:00

(1 BP) Gloucester Rugby	34–22	Bath Rugby
	Report

Kingsholm
Attendance: 16,241

5 March 2011
15:15

(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	14–15	Saracens
	Report

Welford Road
Attendance: 22,451

6 March 2011
15:00

Exeter Chiefs	30–9	Northampton Saints
	Report

Sandy Park
Attendance: 8,977

6 March 2011
15:00

London Wasps	33–26	Sale Sharks (1 BP)
	Report

Adams Park
Attendance: 8,077

6 March 2011
15:00

Leeds Carnegie	27–19	London Irish
	Report

Headingley
Attendance: 4,242

Rescheduled Game (Round 10)

12 March 2011
15:00

Leeds Carnegie	13–23	Northampton Saints
	Report

Headingley
Attendance: 4,262

Round 18

25 March 2011
19:45

Sale Sharks	15–12	Leeds Carnegie (1 BP)
	Report

Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,972

26 March 2011
15:00

(1 BP) Harlequins	53–15	Gloucester Rugby
	Report

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 14,282

26 March 2011
15:00

(1 BP) London Irish	39–17	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 20,011

26 March 2011
16:30

Bath Rugby	6–37	Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
	Report

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 12,200

27 March 2011
13:45

(1 BP) Northampton Saints	39–3	London Wasps
	Report

Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,385

27 March 2011
15:00

Saracens	24–9	Newcastle Falcons
	Report

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,135

Round 19

2 April 2011
14:30

(1 BP) Northampton Saints	53–24	Sale Sharks
	Report

Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,312

2 April 2011
15:00

(1 BP) Gloucester Rugby	34–9	Newcastle Falcons
	Report

Kingsholm
Attendance: 12,931
Referee: Dean Richards

2 April 2011
17:30

(1 BP) Harlequins	13–17	Leicester Tigers
	Report

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 14,282
Referee: Wayne Barnes

3 April 2011
15:00

Leeds Carnegie	27–22	Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
	Report

Headingley
Attendance: 4,097
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

3 April 2011
15:00

London Irish	25–12	London Wasps
	Report

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 9,789
Referee: Chris White

3 April 2011
15:00

Saracens	20–9	Bath Rugby
	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)
	Report

Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,888

9 April 2011
14:30

Bath Rugby	26–18	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 12,200

9 April 2011
15:00

(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons	29–30	Leeds Carnegie
	Report

Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,724

Round 20

15 April 2011
19:45

(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons	15–22	Northampton Saints
	Report

Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,167
Referee: Greg Garner

16 April 2011
14:15

Bath Rugby	19–15	Harlequins (1 BP)
	Report

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 12,200
Referee: Dave Pearson

16 April 2011
15:00

Exeter Chiefs	12–33	Saracens
	Report

Sandy Park
Attendance: 9,561
Referee: Dean Richards

16 April 2011
15:00

(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	41–41	Gloucester Rugby (1 BP)
	Report

Welford Road
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: George Clancy

16 April 2011
17:30

Sale Sharks	20–34	London Irish (1 BP)
	Report

Reebok Stadium, Horwich
Attendance: 16,428

17 April 2011
15:00

(1 BP) London Wasps	51–18	Leeds Carnegie
	Report

Adams Park
Attendance: 7,186

Rescheduled Game (Round 11)

19 April 2011
19:45

Gloucester Rugby	27–15	Northampton Saints
	Report

Kingsholm
Attendance: 15,684

Round 21

22 April 2011
15:00

(1 BP) Sale Sharks	24–30	Exeter Chiefs
	Report

Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,462
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon

22 April 2011
18:00

Newcastle Falcons	13–24	Leicester Tigers
	Report

Kingston Park
Attendance: 6,470
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

23 April 2011
15:00

(1 BP) London Irish	20–26	Northampton Saints
	Report

Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 11,860

23 April 2011
17:30

London Wasps	10–43	Bath Rugby (1 BP)
	Report

Twickenham
Attendance: 38,074
Referee: Wayne Barnes

24 April 2011
13:30

(1 BP) Saracens	35–12	Gloucester Rugby
	Report

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10,439
Referee: Dave Pearson

24 April 2011
15:00

Leeds Carnegie	3–38	Harlequins (1 BP)
	Report

Headingley
Attendance: 5,424
Referee: Martin Fox

Rescheduled Game (Round 10)

30 April 2011
16:00

(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons	11–14	Bath Rugby
	Report

Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,213

Round 22

7 May 2011
15:00

Bath Rugby	42–12	Newcastle Falcons
	Report

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 12,200
Referee: Wayne Barnes

7 May 2011
15:00

Exeter Chiefs	21–8	London Wasps
	Report

Sandy Park
Attendance: 10,522
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

7 May 2011
15:00

Gloucester Rugby	68–17	Sale Sharks
	Report

Kingsholm
Attendance: 14,151

7 May 2011
15:00

Harlequins	13–16	Saracens
	Report

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 14,282
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

7 May 2011
15:00

Leicester Tigers	32–23	London Irish
	Report

Welford Road
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Greg Garner

7 May 2011
15:00

Northampton Saints	31–24	Leeds Carnegie
	Report

Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 13,209
Referee: Andrew Small

Play-offs

As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the Premiership table, following the conclusion of the regular season, contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the Premiership Final at Twickenham on 28 May 2011.

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

14 May 2011 – Welford Road

Leicester Tigers	11
		28 May 2011 – Twickenham
Northampton Saints	3
		Leicester Tigers	18
15 May 2011 – Vicarage Road
		Saracens	22
Saracens	12

Gloucester	10

Semi-finals

14 May 2011
15:15

Leicester Tigers	11–3	Northampton Saints
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

Team details


FB	15	Scott Hamilton
RW	14	Matt Smith		46'
OC	13	Manu Tuilagi	31'
IC	12	Anthony Allen
LW	11	Alesana Tuilagi
FH	10	Toby Flood
SH	9	Ben Youngs		76'
N8	8	Jordan Crane		64'
OF	7	Craig Newby (c)
BF	6	Tom Croft
RL	5	George Skivington
LL	4	Steve Mafi		71'
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni		53'
HK	2	George Chuter
LP	1	Marcos Ayerza
Replacements:
HK	16	Rob Hawkins
PR	17	Boris Stankovich
PR	18	Dan Cole		53'
LK	19	Ed Slater		71'
N8	20	Thomas Waldrom		64'
SH	21	James Grindal		76'
FH	22	Jeremy Staunton
WG	23	Horacio Agulla		46'
Coach:
Richard Cockerill


FB	15	Ben Foden
RW	14	Chris Ashton	31'
OC	13	Jon Clarke
IC	12	James Downey
LW	11	Bruce Reihana
FH	10	Stephen Myler		76'
SH	9	Lee Dickson
N8	8	Roger Wilson
OF	7	Phil Dowson
BF	6	Calum Clark
RL	5	Christian Day		70'
LL	4	Courtney Lawes		71'
TP	3	Brian Mujati
HK	2	Dylan Hartley (c)
LP	1	Soane Tongaʻuiha
Substitutions:
HK	16	Brett Sharman
PR	17	Alex Waller
PR	18	Tom Mercey
LK	19	Mark Sorenson		70'
FL	20	Mark Easter		71'
SH	21	Stuart Commins
FH	22	Shane Geraghty		76'
CE	23	Joe Ansbro
Coach:
Jim Mallinder

15 May 2011
14:30

Saracens	12–10	Gloucester
Pen: Farrell (4/8) 17', 23', 41', 73'	Report	Try: Robinson 69' c Con: Robinson (1/1) 70' Pen: Robinson (1/3) 40'

Vicarage Road
Attendance: 12,032
Referee: Andrew Small

Team details


FB	15	Alex Goode
RW	14	David Strettle
OC	13	Chris Wyles
IC	12	Brad Barritt
LW	11	James Short		51'
FH	10	Owen Farrell
SH	9	Richard Wigglesworth		59'
N8	8	Ernst Joubert
OF	7	Jacques Burger
BF	6	Kelly Brown		62'
RL	5	Mouritz Botha		50'
LL	4	Steve Borthwick (c)	63'
TP	3	Carlos Nieto		70'
HK	2	Schalk Brits
LP	1	Matt Stevens
Replacements:
HK	16	Jamie George
PR	17	Rhys Gill
PR	18	Petrus du Plessis		70'
LK	19	Hugh Vyvyan		50'
FL	20	Andy Saull		62'
SH	21	Neil de Kock		59'
CE	22	Nils Mordt
WG	23	Noah Cato		51'
Coach:
Mark McCall


FB	15	Freddie Burns	76'
RW	14	Charlie Sharples
OC	13	Tim Molenaar	65'
IC	12	Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu
LW	11	James Simpson-Daniel
FH	10	Nicky Robinson
SH	9	Rory Lawson	62'
N8	8	Luke Narraway
OF	7	Akapusi Qera	70'
BF	6	Alasdair Strokosch
RL	5	Alex Brown (c)
LL	4	Jim Hamilton	51'
TP	3	Paul Doran-Jones	74'
HK	2	Scott Lawson	76'
LP	1	Nick Wood	67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Darren Dawidiuk	76'
PR	17	Alasdair Dickinson	67'
PR	18	Rupert Harden	74'
LK	19	Dave Attwood	51'
FL	20	Brett Deacon	70'
SH	21	Dave Lewis	62'
CE	22	Henry Trinder	65'
WG	23	Tom Voyce	76'
Coach:
Bryan Redpath

Final

28 May 2011
15:00

Leicester Tigers	18–22	Saracens
Pen: Flood (6/8) 9', 18', 38', 49', 68', 74'	Report	Try: Short 28' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 29' Pen: Farrell (5/5) 6', 20', 35', 43', 73'

Twickenham, London
Attendance: 80,016
Referee: Wayne Barnes

Leicester Tigers

Saracens


FB	15	Scott Hamilton		74'
RW	14	Horacio Agulla
OC	13	Matt Smith
IC	12	Anthony Allen
LW	11	Alesana Tuilagi
FH	10	Toby Flood
SH	9	Ben Youngs	5'
N8	8	Jordan Crane		49'	64'
OF	7	Craig Newby (c)		64'
BF	6	Tom Croft
RL	5	George Skivington
LL	4	Steve Mafi		71'
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni		52'
HK	2	George Chuter		69'
LP	1	Marcos Ayerza		77'
Replacements:
HK	16	Rob Hawkins		69'
PR	17	Boris Stankovich		77'
PR	18	Dan Cole		52'
LK	19	Ed Slater		71'
N8	20	Thomas Waldrom		49'	64'
SH	21	James Grindal
FH	22	Jeremy Staunton
CE	23	Billy Twelvetrees		74'
Coach:
Richard Cockerill


FB	15	Alex Goode
RW	14	David Strettle
OC	13	Chris Wyles
IC	12	Brad Barritt
LW	11	James Short
FH	10	Owen Farrell
SH	9	Neil de Kock	49'
N8	8	Ernst Joubert	30' to 33'
OF	7	Jacques Burger
BF	6	Kelly Brown
RL	5	Mouritz Botha	55'
LL	4	Steve Borthwick (c)
TP	3	Carlos Nieto	59'
HK	2	Schalk Brits
LP	1	Matt Stevens	51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jamie George
PR	17	Rhys Gill	51'
PR	18	Petrus du Plessis	59'
LK	19	Hugh Vyvyan	55'
FL	20	Andy Saull	30'	33'
SH	21	Richard Wigglesworth	49'
CE	22	Nils Mordt
WG	23	Noah Cato
Coach:
Mark McCall

Man of the Match:
Schalk Brits (Saracens)

Leading scorers

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Most points

Source:^[5]

Rank	Player	Club	Points
1	Jimmy Gopperth	Newcastle Falcons	230
2	Nick Evans	Harlequins	206
2	Dave Walder	London Wasps	206
4	Stephen Myler	Northampton Saints	181
5	Gareth Steenson	Exeter Chiefs	177
6	Charlie Hodgson	Sale Sharks	165
7	Ryan Lamb	London Irish	157
8	Nicky Robinson	Gloucester	155
9	Alex Goode	Saracens	144
10	Olly Barkley	Bath	142

Most tries

Source:^[6]

Rank	Player	Club	Tries
1	Alesana Tuilagi	Leicester Tigers	13
2	Chris Ashton	Northampton Saints	10
2	Topsy Ojo	London Irish	10
4	Matt Banahan	Bath Rugby	8
5	Scott Hamilton	Leicester Tigers	7
	Charlie Sharples	Gloucester Rugby
	Manu Tuilagi	Leicester Tigers
8	12 players tied		6

References

^ "Premiership Rugby : News : Premiership Rugby announce long term partnership with Aviva". Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
^ "Fixtures – J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s – Previous Seasons". Premiership Rugby. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
^ "Exeter Chiefs deducted two points and fined £5,000". BBC Sport. 27 April 2011.
^ Fixture List
^ "2010–11 Premiership Rugby top points scorers". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
^ "2010–11 Premiership Rugby top try scorers". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

External links

[2] Harlequins will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 27 December 2010

[3] London Irish will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 4 September 2010

[4] London Wasps will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 4 September 2010 and on 23 April 2011

[5] Sale will also play a home game at Reebok Stadium on 16 April 2011

[6] Saracens will also play a home game at Wembley Stadium on 26 December 2010

[8] As a result of winning the 2010–11 European Challenge Cup

[table_hth_ECH0.71674064067972-10] Exeter Chiefs deducted two points and fined £5,000 for naming three overseas players in the squad for their match at Leeds Carnegie.^[3]

[table_note_LCA0.71674064067972-11] The champion of the Championship (Worcester Warriors) are eligible for promotion

[1] "Premiership Rugby : News : Premiership Rugby announce long term partnership with Aviva". Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

[JPM7s-7] "Fixtures – J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s – Previous Seasons". Premiership Rugby. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

[9] "Exeter Chiefs deducted two points and fined £5,000". BBC Sport. 27 April 2011.

[12] Fixture List

[13] "2010–11 Premiership Rugby top points scorers". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

[14] "2010–11 Premiership Rugby top try scorers". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

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