The 2018–19 Gallagher Premiership was the 32nd season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the first one to be sponsored by Gallagher.[1] The reigning champions entering the season were Saracens, who had claimed their fourth title after defeating Exeter Chiefs in the 2018 final. Bristol Bears had been promoted as champions from the 2017–18 RFU Championship at the first attempt.

2018–19 Gallagher Premiership
Countries England
Date31 August 2018 – 1 June 2019
ChampionsSaracens (5th title)
Runners-upExeter Chiefs
RelegatedNewcastle Falcons
Matches played135
Attendance1,958,402
(average 14,507 per match)
Highest attendance82,000
Harlequins v Wasps
29 December 2018
Lowest attendance5,586
Sale v Newcastle
6 October 2018
Tries scored759
(average 5.6 per match)
Top point scorerGeorge Ford (Leicester)
(221 points)
Top try scorerCobus Reinach (Northampton),
Denny Solomona (Sale)
(12 tries)
Official website
www.premiershiprugby.com

The competition was broadcast by BT Sport for the sixth successive season and with five games also simulcast free-to-air on Channel 5. Highlights of each weekend's games were shown on Channel 5 with extended highlights on BT Sport.

Summary

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Saracens won their fifth title after defeating Exeter Chiefs in the final at Twickenham after having finished second in the regular season table. Newcastle Falcons were relegated after being unable to win their penultimate game of the season. It was the third time that Newcastle have been relegated from the top flight since the leagues began and the first time since the 2011–12 Premiership Rugby season.

For the first time since 2004, there was no London Double Header at Twickenham due to redevelopment work causing the closure of the stadium.

Teams

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Twelve teams compete in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season and Bristol Bears who were promoted from the 2017–18 RFU Championship after a top flight absence of one year. They replaced London Irish who were relegated after one year in the top flight.

Stadiums and locations

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Greater London Premiership Rugby clubs
Club Director of Rugby/
Head Coach
Captain Kit supplier Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath   Todd Blackadder   Matt Garvey Canterbury The Recreation Ground[a] 14,509 Bath
Bristol Bears   Pat Lam N/A (Leadership Group)[2] Bristol Sport Ashton Gate 27,000 Bristol
Exeter Chiefs   Rob Baxter   Jack Yeandle Samurai Sportswear Sandy Park 12,921[b] Exeter
Gloucester   David Humphreys   Willi Heinz XBlades Kingsholm Stadium 16,115 Gloucester
Harlequins   Paul Gustard   James Horwill
  Chris Robshaw
Adidas Twickenham Stoop[c] 14,800 Twickenham, Greater London
Leicester Tigers   Geordan Murphy   Tom Youngs Kukri Welford Road 25,849 Leicester
Newcastle Falcons   Dean Richards   Will Welch ISC Kingston Park[d] 10,200 Newcastle upon Tyne
Northampton Saints   Chris Boyd   Dylan Hartley
  Alex Waller
Macron Franklin's Gardens[e] 15,249 Northampton
Sale Sharks   Steve Diamond   Jono Ross Samurai Sportswear AJ Bell Stadium 12,000 Salford, Greater Manchester
Saracens   Mark McCall   Brad Barritt Nike Allianz Park[f] 10,000[g] Hendon,
Greater London
Wasps   Dai Young   Joe Launchbury Under Armour Ricoh Arena 32,609 Coventry
Worcester Warriors   Alan Solomons   GJ van Velze VX3 Sixways Stadium 11,499 Worcester

Preseason

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The 2018 edition of the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series would be held on 27 and 28 July at Franklin's Gardens. All twelve Premiership teams would feature in one venue over two days. Teams would be split into four pools of three which played each other once in a round-robin basis with the tournament splitting into Cup and Plate competitions on the second day.[3]

Table

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2018–19 Premiership Rugby Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Exeter Chiefs (RU) 22 17 0 5 630 438 +192 89 51 14 4 86 Play-off place,
Berth in the 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup
2 Saracens (C) 22 16 0 6 644 440 +204 77 44 10 4 78
3 Gloucester (SF) 22 13 1 8 587 515 +72 75 60 10 4 68
4 Northampton Saints (SF) 22 11 0 11 590 521 +69 73 62 8 4 56
5 Harlequins 22 10 0 12 544 528 +16 63 56 7 9 56 Berth in the 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup
6 Bath 22 10 2 10 481 480 +1 52 54 6 6 56
7 Sale Sharks 22 11 2 9 462 504 −42 52 62 3 4 55 Berth in the 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup[h]
8 Wasps 22 10 0 12 483 552 −69 56 62 7 4 51 2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup
9 Bristol Bears 22 9 1 12 503 580 −77 55 74 6 7 51
10 Worcester Warriors 22 9 0 13 491 557 −66 56 66 6 4 46
11 Leicester Tigers 22 7 0 15 478 632 −154 47 81 5 8 41
12 Newcastle Falcons[i] (R) 22 6 0 16 395 541 −146 43 66 1 6 31 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:
  1. ^ Bath will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 6 April 2019
  2. ^ Sandy Park's capacity was 12,800 at the start of the season, expanding up to 12,921 from April 2019
  3. ^ Harlequins will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 29 December 2018
  4. ^ Newcastle Falcons will also play a home game at St James' Park on 23 March 2019
  5. ^ Northampton Saints will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 6 October 2018
  6. ^ Saracens will also play a home game at London Stadium on 23 March 2019
  7. ^ Allianz Park typically has a capacity of 10,000 but this can be raised to 15,000 with temporary seating
  8. ^ Berth based on being losing semi-finalists of the 2018–19 European Rugby Challenge Cup. This is due to the 2018–19 European Rugby Champions Cup winners (Saracens), Challenge Cup winners (Clermont), Challenge Cup losing finalist (La Rochelle) and the other Challenge Cup losing semi-finalist (Harlequins) all qualifying for the 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup through their domestic leagues positions.
  9. ^ The champion of the Championship (London Irish) are eligible for promotion

Fixtures

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Fixtures for the season were announced by Premiership Rugby on 6 July 2018. Due to redevelopment work causing the closure of Twickenham Stadium, round 1 did not include the London Double Header.

Despite a four-year deal being struck in 2016, no matches took place in the United States. It had previously been reported that Sale Sharks vs Harlequins in round 18 would take place at Toyota Park just outside Chicago, Illinois.[4] However, the round 6 match between Harlequins and Saracens was broadcast live in the US on a major network with NBC as opposed to NBCSN broadcasting for the first time.[5]

All fixtures are subject to change.

Highlights of the season include:

  • The Derby — Northampton Saints vs Leicester Tigers at Twickenham on 6 October.
  • Big Game 11 — Harlequins vs Wasps in this season's edition of the Big Game at Twickenham on 29 December.
  • Derby Day — Saracens vs Harlequins at London Stadium on 23 March.
  • The Big One — Newcastle Falcons vs Sale Sharks at St James' Park on 23 March.
  • The Clash — Bath Rugby vs Bristol Bears at Twickenham on 6 April.

Regular season

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Round 1

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31 August 2018
19:45
Bristol Bears17 – 10Bath (1 BP)
Try: Leiua 71' m
Pen: Madigan (4/4) 8', 28', 42', 67'
ReportTry: Homer 51' c
Con: Priestland (1/1) 53'
Pen: Priestland (1/3) 62'
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 26,079
Referee: JP Doyle
1 September 2018
14:00
Gloucester27 – 16Northampton Saints
Try: Hanson 4' m
Sharples 33' c
Con: Twelvetrees (1/2) 35'
Pen: Twelvetrees (5/6) 1', 12', 24', 62', 76'
ReportTry: Francis 14' m
Lawes 65' m
Pen: Biggar (2/2) 10', 21'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,781
Referee: Matthew Carley
1 September 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Harlequins51 – 23Sale Sharks
Try: Tapaui (2) 21' c, 39' c
Earle 34' c
Marchant 55' c
M. Smith 70' c
Crumpton 78' c
Con: M. Smith (6/6) 22', 36', 40', 56', 71', 79'
Pen: M. Smith (3/4) 3', 42', 49'
ReportTry: MacGinty 24' c
Yarde 29' c
Con: MacGinty (2/2) 26', 31'
Pen: MacGinty (3/3) 16', 38', 51'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 11,463
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
1 September 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors20 – 21Wasps
Try: Mills 15' c
Lewis 52' c
Con: Weir (2/2) 17', 53'
Pen: Weir (2/2) 3', 9'
ReportTry: Launchbury 49' c
Taylor 56' m
Con: Searle (1/2) 49'
Pen: Searle (2/3) 27', 35', 68'
Sixways
Attendance: 7,796
Referee: Karl Dickson
1 September 2018
16:30
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs40 – 6Leicester Tigers
Try: Woodburn 27' c
S. Simmonds 36' c
Cowan-Dickie 60' c
Slade 64' c
Kvesic 75' m
Whitten 78' c
Con: Steenson (5/6) 28', 37', 61', 66', 79'
ReportPen: G. Ford (2/3) 14', 25'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 10,452
Referee: Wayne Barnes
2 September 2018
15:00
Newcastle Falcons21 – 32Saracens (1 BP)
Try: M. Wilson (2) 55' m, 70' c
Con: Flood (1/2) 71'
Pen: Flood (3/3) 3', 8', 33'
ReportTry: George 14' c
Lewington (2) 39' c, 60' m
Tompkins 75' c
Con: Farrell (3/4) 15', 40', 76'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 11', 80'
Kingston Park
Attendance: 7,015
Referee: Ian Tempest

Round 2

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7 September 2018
19:45
Northampton Saints25 – 18Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: Hartley 55' c
Con: Biggar (1/1) 56'
Pen: Biggar (5/6) 18', 33', 40', 45', 62'
Mallinder (1/1) 76'
ReportTry: Care 51' c
Lang 71' m
Con: M. Smith (1/1) 52'
Pen: M. Smith (2/2) 7', 64'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 11,865
Referee: Tom Foley
8 September 2018
14:00
(1 BP) Wasps31 – 42Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: Daly 2' c
Bassett 13' c
Hughes 37' c
Robson 68' c
Con: Searle (3/3) 3', 14', 38'
Sopoaga (1/1) 69'
Pen: Searle (1/1) 33'
ReportTry: Cordero 11' c
S. Simmonds (2) 17' c, 44' c
Slade (2) 24' c, 48' c
Armand 79' c
Con: Steenson (6/6) 12', 18', 25', 45', 49', 80'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 13,104
Referee: Christophe Ridley
8 September 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers49 – 33Newcastle Falcons (1 BP)
Try: G. Ford 1' m
May (2) 8' c, 40' m
Thompstone 12' c
Tuilagi 22' c
Con: G. Ford (3/5) 9', 14', 23'
Pen: G. Ford (6/6) 6', 20', 29', 47', 56', 80'
ReportTry: Takulua 16' c
Goneva (2) 25' c, 33' m
M. Wilson 45' c
Mavinga 52' c
Con: Flood (4/5) 17, 26', 45', 53'
Welford Road
Attendance: 20,045
Referee: Matthew Carley
8 September 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Saracens44 – 23Bristol Bears
Try: Gallagher 4' c
Lewington 43' m
B. Vunipola 49' c
L. Williams (3) 52' m, 69' c, 76' c
Con: Farrell (4/6) 5', 50', 69', 78'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 32', 39'
ReportTry: Leiua (2) 10' c, 40' m
Haining 72' m
Con: Sheedy (1/2) 11'
Pen: Sheedy (2/2) 20', 27'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 8,736
Referee: Andrew Jackson
8 September 2018
16:30
(1 BP) Bath31 – 31Gloucester (1 BP)
Try: Rokoduguni 39' c
Dunn (2) 42' c, 63' c
Stooke 73' c
Con: Burns (2/2) 40', 43'
Priestland (2/2) 63', 75'
Pen: Priestland (1/1) 71'
ReportTry: Ackermann (2) 14' c, 25' c
Braley 33' c
Banahan 77' c
Con: Twelvetrees (4/4) 15', 26', 34', 78'
Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 69'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 14,278
Referee: Luke Pearce
9 September 2018
15:00
Sale Sharks21 – 15Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Beaumont 19' m
Solomona 32' c
Con: MacGinty (1/2) 34'
Pen: MacGinty (3/3) 6', 30', 54'
ReportTry: Heem 46' c
Pennell 60' m
Con: Weir (1/2) 47'
Pen: Weir (1/1) 51'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 7,145
Referee: JP Doyle

Round 3

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14 September 2018
19:45
(1 BP) Gloucester35 – 13Bristol Bears
Try: Grobler 41' c
Sharples (2) 48' c, 54' m
Slater 63' m
Banahan 80' m
Con: Twelvetrees (2/5) 41', 48'
Pen: Twelvetrees (2/2) 8', 69'
ReportTry: Morahan 16' c
Con: Madigan (1/1) 18'
Pen: Madigan (2/2) 10', 29'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 14,197
Referee: Tom Foley
15 September 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs35 – 18Sale Sharks
Try: Cordero 6' c
J. Hill 25' c
Maunder 49' c
Cuthbert 62' c
Lawday 73' c
Con: J. Simmonds (3/3) 7', 26', 50'
Steenson (2/2) 64', 74'
ReportTry: Yarde 18' c
B. Evans 60' m
Con: MacGinty (1/2) 19'
Pen: MacGinty (2/3) 2', 15'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 9,073
Referee: Karl Dickson
15 September 2018
15:00
(2 BP) Harlequins32 – 37Bath (1 BP)
Try: Care 14' c
Marchant 19' m
Marler 75' c
Mulchrone 79' c
Con: M. Smith (1/2) 15'
Lang (2/2) 75', 79'
Pen: M. Smith (2/2) 13', 49'
ReportTry: Roberts 10' m
Mercer (2) 23' c, 56' c
Cokanasiga (2) 36' c, 45' m
Con: Burns (2/4) 24', 36'
Priestland (1/1) 57'
Pen: Burns (1/2) 28'
Drop: Burns (1/1) 33'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 11,897
Referee: Matthew Carley
15 September 2018
15:00
Northampton Saints27 – 38Saracens (1 BP)
Try: Francis 15' c
Hartley 54' c
Franks 62' c
Con: Biggar (3/3) 16', 55', 63'
Pen: Biggar (2/2) 24', 69'
ReportTry: Lewington (2) 26' m, 31' m
B. Spencer 42' c
Strettle (2) 71' c, 74' m
Con: B. Spencer (1/3) 43'
Goode (1/2) 72'
Pen: B. Spencer (1/1) 48'
Goode (2/2) 60' 66'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 12,317
Referee: JP Doyle
15 September 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors20 – 23Newcastle Falcons
Try: Penalty try 40+2'
Weir 49' c
Con: Weir (1/1) 50'
Pen: Weir (1/1) 21'
Pennell (1/1) 68'
ReportTry: Takulua 5' c
Sinoti 11' c
Con: Flood (2/2) 6', 12'
Pen: Flood (3/3) 44', 56', 72'
Sixways
Attendance: 5,641
Referee: Wayne Barnes
16 September 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Wasps41 – 35Leicester Tigers (2 BP)
Try: De Jongh (2) 9' c, 54' c
Bassett 14' c
Hughes 22' m
Con: Sopoaga (3/4) 10', 15', 55'
Pen: Sopoaga (4/4) 32', 66', 72', 79'
Daly (1/1) 40'
ReportTry: May (2) 17' m, 56' c
Veainu 36' c
Kalamafoni 48' c
Con: G. Ford (3/4) 37', 49', 57'
Pen: G. Ford (3/4) 26', 30', 42'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 18,102
Referee: Ian Tempest

Round 4

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21 September 2018
19:45
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons17 – 24Exeter Chiefs
Try: Kibirige 1' c
J. Williams 51' c
Con: Flood (2/2) 2', 53'
Pen: Flood (1/1) 37'
ReportTry: S. Simmonds (2) 5' c, 33' c
Kvesic 64' c
Con: J. Simmonds (2/2) 5', 34'
Steenson (1/1) 66'
Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 43'
Kingston Park
Attendance: 7,022
Referee: Andrew Jackson
22 September 2018
15:00
Sale Sharks13 – 31Wasps (1 BP)
Try: Ross 1' c
Con: MacGinty (1/1) 2'
Pen: MacGinty (2/2) 13', 45'
ReportTry: Carr 34' c
Bassett 38' c
Stuart 52' c
Hughes 77' c
Con: Sopoaga (4/4) 35', 40', 53', 78'
Pen: Sopoaga (1/2) 8'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 6,340
Referee: Wayne Barnes
22 September 2018
15:00
Bristol Bears20 – 13Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: O'Conor 35' m
Pen: Madigan (5/5) 19', 42', 49', 53', 59'
ReportTry: Care 7' c
Con: Lang (1/1) 8'
Pen: Lang (2/2) 15', 56'
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 12,287
Referee: Ian Tempest
22 September 2018
15:00
Bath17 – 15Northampton Saints (1 BP)
Try: Burns 28' c
Cokanasiga 62' c
Con: Burns (2/2) 29', 63'
Pen: Burns (1/3) 54'
ReportTry: Reinach 18' c
Collins 78' m
Con: Biggar (1/2) 19'
Pen: Biggar (1/1) 72'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 14,150
Referee: Karl Dickson
23 September 2018
15:00
(2 BP) Leicester Tigers37 – 44Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Thompson 26' m
May 57' m
Denton 62' c
Kalamafoni 68' c
G. Ford 75' c
Con: G. Ford (3/5) 62', 69', 75'
Pen: G. Ford (2/2) 11', 16'
ReportTry: Weir (2) 1' c, 4' c
Singleton 22' m
Pennell 33' m
T. Hill (2) 52' c, 78' c
Con: Weir (3/5) 2', 5', 80'
Pennell (1/1) 53'
Pen: Weir (2/2) 11', 16'
Welford Road
Attendance: 18,444
Referee: Luke Pearce
23 September 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Saracens38 – 15Gloucester
Try: Strettle 5' c
Itoje (2) 26' c, 38' c
Maitland 52' c
Lozowski 68' c
Con: Farrell (5/5) 6', 27', 39', 54', 69'
Pen: Farrell (1/1) 3'
ReportTry: Atkinson 71' m
Sharples 79' c
Con: Twelvetrees (1/2) 80+1'
Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 35'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 8,591
Referee: Christophe Ridley

Round 5

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28 September 2018
19:45
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons22 – 23Wasps
Try: M. Wilson 17'
J. Williams (2) 29' c, 46' c
Con: Flood (2/3) 29', 47'
Pen: Flood (1/1) 36'
ReportTry: Bassett 11' m
M. Watson 40+1' m
De Jongh 59' c
Con: Sopoaga (1/3) 59'
Pen: Sopoaga (2/4) 22', 71'
Kingston Park
Attendance: 6,904
Referee: Karl Dickson
29 September 2018
15:00
(2 BP) Bristol Bears40 – 45Northampton Saints (1 BP)
Try: Hurrell (2) 6' c, 67' m
Thacker 30' c
Morahan 47' c
Leiua 80+1' m
Con: Sheedy (3/3) 7', 31', 49'
Pen: Sheedy (3/3) 24', 39', 54'
ReportTry: Painter 13' c
Kellaway 20' c
Ludlam 36' c
Naiyaravoro 43' c
Waller 58' c
Haywood 62' c
Con: Biggar (5/5) 14', 21', 36', 45', 59'
Mallinder (1/1) 64'
Pen: Biggar (1/1) 5'
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 14,684
Referee: Luke Pearce
29 September 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs28 – 11Worcester Warriors
Try: Yeandle 24' c
Ewers (2) 31' c, 39' c
H. Williams 72' c
Con: Steenson (4/4) 25', 32', 40', 72'
ReportTry: T. Hill 50' m
Pen: Pennell (2/2) 17', 43'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 9,730
Referee: Ian Tempest
29 September 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Gloucester25 – 27Harlequins
Try: Cipriani 12' m
Sharples (2) 37' c, 67' c
Con: Cipriani (2/3) 38', 68'
Pen: Cipriani (2/2) 28', 34'
ReportTry: Earle (2) 16' m, 18' c
Con: Lang (1/2) 19'
Pen: Lang (2/3) 41', 45'
M. Smith (3/4) 58', 65', 78'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,232
Referee: JP Doyle
29 September 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Saracens50 – 27Bath
Try: L. Williams (3) 11' m, 41' c, 52' m
Goode 14' c
George 29' c
Tompkins 37' c
Maitland 66' m
Tolofua 77' c
Con: Farrell (5/8) 15', 30', 38', 42', 78'
ReportTry: Cook 33' c
Homer (2) 40' c, 61' c
Con: Priestland (2/2) 34', 40+1'
Burns (1/1) 62'
Pen: Priestland (2/2) 2', 26'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 8,493
Referee: Tom Foley
30 September 2018
15:00
Leicester Tigers19 – 15Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Try: Eastmond 12' c
Con: G. Ford (1/1) 13'
Pen: G. Ford (4/4) 23', 37', 68', 76'
ReportTry: Yarde 4' m
Webber 61' m
Langdon 78' m
Welford Road
Attendance: 18,652
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

Round 6

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5 October 2018
19:45
Bath24 – 39Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: Priestland 22' c
Cook 74' m
Con: Burns (1/2) 22'
Pen: Burns (4/4) 11', 33', 43', 52'
ReportTry: Townsend 28' c
Armand 35' m
Kvesic 61' c
Whitten 65' c
Nowell 70' c
Con: Steenson (4/5) 29', 62', 66', 72'
Pen: Steenson (2/2) 26', 46'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 14,301
Referee: Christophe Ridley
6 October 2018
15:00
Northampton Saints15 – 23Leicester Tigers
Try: Gibson 14' m
Ribbans 45' m
Haywood 68' m
ReportTry: B. Youngs 30' c
Olowofela 32' c
Con: G. Ford (2/2) 30', 33'
Pen: G. Ford (3/4) 3', 24', 56'
Twickenham Stadium
Attendance: 40,013
Referee: JP Doyle
6 October 2018
15:00
Sale Sharks20 – 7Newcastle Falcons
Try: Phillips 53'
B. Evans 65' m
Janse van Rensburg 72' m
Con: MacGinty (1/3) 53'
Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 33'
ReportTry: Welch 36' c
Con: Hodgson (1/1) 38'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 5,586
Referee: Tom Foley
6 October 2018
15:00
Wasps21 – 35Gloucester (1 BP)
Try: Robson 2' c
Daly 46' c
De Jongh 61' c
Con: Searle (3/3) 3', 46', 62'
ReportTry: Vellacott 14' c
Sharples (2) 23' c, 70' m
Ludlow 73' c
Con: Cipriani (3/4) 15', 24', 74'
Pen: Cipriani (3/4) 22', 37', 56'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,401
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
6 October 2018
19:30
(1 BP) Harlequins20 – 25Saracens
Try: Care 34' c
Marchant 53' c
Con: M. Smith (2/2) 35', 53'
Pen: M. Smith (2/3) 7', 33'
ReportTry: B. Vunipola 68' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 69'
Pen: Farrell (6/7) 16', 29', 41', 47', 65', 73'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 13,950
Referee: Luke Pearce
7 October 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors52 – 7Bristol Bears
Try: Van Velze 12' c
Mills 25' c
Mama 33' c
Venter 38' c
Pennell 42' c
Adams 46' c
Heem 78' c
Con: Weir (6/6) 14', 26', 35', 40', 43', 47', 80'
Pen: Pennell (1/1) 8'
ReportTry: Y. Thomas 2' c
Con: Madigan (1/1) 4'
Sixways
Attendance: 9,172
Referee: Wayne Barnes

Round 7

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16 November 2018
19:45
(1 BP) Gloucester36 – 13Leicester Tigers
Try: Woodward 15' c
Banahan 24' m
Balmain 36' c
Thorley (2) 45' c, 78' c
Con: Cipriani (3/4) 16', 37', 47'
Twelvetrees (1/1) 79'
Pen: Cipriani (1/2) 2'
ReportTry: M. Williams 53' c
Con: J. Ford (1/1) 54'
Pen: J. Ford (2/3) 6', 20'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,381
Referee: Ian Tempest
16 November 2018
19:45
Harlequins20 – 7Newcastle Falcons
Try: Dombrandt 36' c
Saili 62' c
Con: M. Smith (1/1) 37'
Lang (1/1) 63'
Pen: M. Smith (2/2) 21', 51'
ReportTry: Davidson 67' c
Con: Flood (1/1) 68'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 9,847
Referee: JP Doyle
17 November 2018
12:45
Bath28 – 13Worcester Warriors
Try: Rokoduguni 19' c
Ellis 46' c
Stooke 77' m
Con: Burns (2/3) 20', 47'
Pen: Burns (3/3) 9', 28', 35
ReportTry: Mills 24' c
Con: Weir (1/1) 25'
Pen: Weir (2/2) 5', 52'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 14,072
Referee: Christophe Ridley
17 November 2018
13:00
(1 BP) Northampton Saints36 – 17Wasps
Try: Kellaway 5' m
Dingwall 37' m
Francis 43' m
Naiyaravoro (2) 54' m, 69' c
Con: Francis (1/2) 70'
Pen: Grayson (2/2) 18', 36'
Francis (1/1) 64'
ReportTry: T. Young 50' c
Bassett 73' c
Con: Sopoaga (1/1) 51'
Searle (1/1) 74'
Pen: Sopoaga (1/2) 40+1'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 13,375
Referee: Matthew O’Grady
17 November 2018
13:00
(1 BP) Saracens31 – 25Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Try: Rhodes 19' c
Lewington 29' c
Tompkins 32' c
Kpoku 73' c
Con: Spencer (4/4) 20', 30', 33', 74'
Pen: Spencer (1/2) 80'
ReportTry: McGuigan 40' c
Con: R. du Preez (1/1) 40+1'
Pen: R. du Preez (6/7) 4', 25', 54', 60', 63', 68'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 7,465
Referee: Andrew Jackson
18 November 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears29 – 31Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: C. Piutau 35' c
Morahan 45' c
Con: Sheedy (2/2) 37', 46'
Pen: Sheedy (5/6) 4', 15', 19', 26', 75'
ReportTry: Low 7' c
Lawday 30' m
Cordero 52' c
Yeandle 70' m
Penalty try 80+2'
Con: Steenson (2/4) 8', 53'
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 16,776
Referee: Greg Macdonald

Round 8

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23 November 2018
19:45
Newcastle Falcons16 – 8Bath
Try: J. Williams 38' c
Con: Flood (1/1) 39'
Pen: Flood (3/4) 5', 56', 69'
ReportTry: McConnochie 26' m
Pen: Atkins (1/1) 45'
Kingston Park
Attendance: 7,237
Referee: Christophe Ridley
23 November 2018
19:45
Worcester Warriors20 – 13Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: Schonert 31' c
Mills 61' c
Con: Weir (2/2) 32', 62'
Pen: Weir (1/1) 12'
Pennell (1/1) 40+2'
ReportTry: Marchant 55' c
Con: Lang (1/1) 56'
Pen: M. Smith (1/3) 7'
Lang (1/2) 78'
Sixways
Attendance: 8,228
Referee: Andrew Jackson
24 November 2018
13:00
Exeter Chiefs23 – 6Gloucester
Try: White 32' c
Cuthbert 42' c
Con: Steenson (2/2) 33', 43'
Pen: Steenson (3/3) 23', 50', 76'
ReportPen: Cipriani (2/3) 3', 12'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 12,772
Referee: Matthew O'Grady
24 November 2018
13:00
Sale Sharks18 – 13Northampton Saints (1 BP)
Try: Solomona (2) 7' c, 57' m
Con: R. du Preez (1/2) 8'
Pen: R. du Preez (2/2) 44', 74'
ReportTry: Reinach 1' m
Sleightholme 53' m
Pen: Grayson (1/2) 78'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 5,290
Referee: JP Doyle
24 November 2018
13:00
(1 BP) Wasps32 – 28Bristol Bears (2 BP)
Try: Neal (2) 3' m, 46' c
de Jongh 6' c
Gaskell 44' c
Con: Sopoaga (3/4) 7', 44', 47'
Pen: Sopoaga (2/2) 24', 37'
ReportTry: Edwards 14' c
Thacker (3) 56' c, 60' c, 72' c
Con: Sheedy (2/2) 15', 57'
Madigan (2/2) 61', 72'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 11,640
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
25 November 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers22 – 27Saracens
Try: O'Connor (2) 46' c, 66' m
M. Smith 69' c
Con: J. Ford (2/3) 47', 68'
Pen: J. Ford (1/1) 4'
ReportTry: Spencer 25' c
Lewington 28' c
Lozowski 30' c
Con: Spencer (3/3) 26', 29', 31'
Pen: Spencer (2/2) 58', 77'
Welford Road
Attendance: 20,700
Referee: Karl Dickson

Round 9

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30 November 2018
19:45
(1 BP) Harlequins28 – 26Exeter Chiefs (2 BP)
Try: J. Chisholm 28' m
Earle (2) 39' m, 56' c
Marchant 75' m
Con: Lang (1/3) 57'
Pen: Lang (1/1) 6'
Smith (1/1) 67'
ReportTry: Kvesic 12' m
Yeandle 49' c
Devoto 61' c
Whitten 78' c
Con: J. Simmonds (1/2) 51'
Steenson (2/2) 62', 78'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 14,800
Referee: Ian Tempest
1 December 2018
13:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears41 – 10Leicester Tigers
Try: Thacker (2) 1' c, 33' m
Morahan 44' c
Randall 49' c
Con: Madigan (3/4) 2', 45', 50'
Pen: Madigan (5/5) 9', 25', 32', 55', 58'
ReportTry: Tuilagi 15' c
Con: G. Ford (1/1) 17'
Pen: G. Ford (1/1) 28'
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 12,237
Referee: Wayne Barnes
1 December 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Gloucester36 – 16Worcester Warriors
Try: Hanson 12' m
Sharples 17' m
Thorley (2) 46' m, 60' c
Clarke 52' c
Visagie 57' c
Con: Twelvetrees (3/4) 52', 58', 61'
ReportTry: Heem 64' c
Con: Weir (1/1) 65'
Pen: Weir (3/3) 21', 28', 33'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 15,387
Referee: Thomas Foley
1 December 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Northampton Saints14 – 16Newcastle Falcons
Try: Reinach (2) 29' c, 48' c
Con: Biggar (2/2) 30', 49'
ReportTry: M. Wilson 80+6' c
Con: Flood (1/1) 80+8'
Pen: Flood (2/2) 2', 25'
Connon (1/1) 70'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 12,326
Referee: Matthew Carley
1 December 2018
15:00
Saracens29 – 6Wasps
Try: George 58' c
Isiekwe 70' c
Con: Lozowski (2/2) 60', 71'
Pen: Lozowski (5/5) 11', 27', 36', 56', 67'
ReportPen: Daly (2/2) 17', 48'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 9,827
Referee: JP Doyle
2 December 2018
15:00
Bath7 – 7Sale Sharks
Try: Cokanasiga 71' c
Con: Jam. Wilson (1/1) 72'
ReportTry: J. du Preez
Con: R. du Preez (1/1) 49'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 13,390
Referee: Luke Pearce

Round 10

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21 December 2018
19:45
Worcester Warriors6 – 32Northampton Saints
Pen: Weir (2/4) 25', 43'ReportTry: Reinach 56' c
Burrell 76' c
Con: Francis (1/1) 57'
Biggar (1/1) 77'
Pen: Biggar (6/6) 7', 15', 21', 34', 69', 75'
Sixways
Attendance: 8,404
Referee: Wayne Barnes
22 December 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers35 – 24Harlequins
Try: Holmes (2) 13' c, 28' c
Tuilagi 55' m
May 67' c
Con: G. Ford (3/4) 15', 29', 68'
Pen: G. Ford (3/3) 6', 27', 40+5'
ReportTry: Murley 62' c
Dombrandt 79'
Con: Lang (1/1) 63'
Pen: Lang (1/1) 19', 23', 33', 44'
Welford Road
Attendance: 21,597
Referee: Luke Pearce
22 December 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs31 – 13Saracens
Try: Cowan-Dickie 21' c
H. Williams 63' c
Penalty try 67'
Kvesic 79' c
Con: Steenson (2/2) 22', 64'
J. Simmonds (1/1) 80'
Pen: Steenson (1/1) 40'
ReportTry: Spencer 75' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 76'
Pen: Farrell (2/3) 5', 10'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 12,791
Referee: Thomas Foley
22 December 2018
15:00
Sale Sharks27 – 10Bristol Bears
Try: Solomona 23' m
Cliff 78' c
Con: R. du Preez (1/2) 79'
Pen: R. du Preez (5/5) 15', 31', 39', 47', 60'
ReportTry: Luatua 68' c
Con: Sheedy (1/1) 69'
Pen: Madigan (1/2) 2'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 7,465
Referee: JP Doyle
23 December 2018
15:00
Wasps14 – 24Bath
Try: T. Young 55' m
Pen: Searle (3/3) 2', 14', 40+1'
ReportTry: Burns 25' m
Chudley 52' c
Con: Burns (1/2) 53'
Pen: Burns (4/5) 12', 22', 38', 42'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 31,626
Referee: Matthew Carley
23 December 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons17 – 20Gloucester
Try: Goneva 41' m
Pen: Takulua (4/4) 16', 28', 51', 57'
ReportTry: Slater 40+1' c
Morgan 61' c
Con: Twelvetrees (2/2) 40+1', 62' c
Pen: Twelvetrees (2/2) 5', 74'
Kingston Park
Attendance: 9,024
Referee: Karl Dickson

Round 11

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28 December 2018
19:45
(1 BP) Northampton Saints31 – 28Exeter Chiefs (2 BP)
Try: Francis 1' c
Biggar 8' c
Dingwall 32' c
Reinach 56' c
Con: Biggar (4/4) 2', 9', 33', 56'
Pen: Biggar (1/1) 62'
ReportTry: Penalty try 21'
Cordero 28' c
Moon 44' c
Kvesic 80+1' c
Con: Steenson (3/3) 29', 44', 80+2'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 15,005
Referee: Ian Tempest
29 December 2018
15:00
Gloucester15 – 30Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Try: Visagie 15' c
Banahan 72' m
Con: Twelvetrees (1/1) 16'
Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 7'
ReportTry: Ashton 19' c
de Klerk 29' c
Webber 52' m
Solomona 59' m
Con: R. du Preez (2/4) 20', 30'
Pen: R. du Preez (2/2) 40', 49'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 15,879
Referee: Christophe Ridley
29 December 2018
15:00
Saracens25 – 17Worcester Warriors
Try: M. Vunipola 29' m
C. Clark 52' c
Strettle 66' c
Con: Farrell (2/3) 53', 67'
Pen: Farrell (2/3) 21', 40+1'
ReportTry: Weir 3' c
Te'o 11' c
Con: Weir (2/2) 4', 12'
Pen: Weir (1/2) 33'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 9,758
Referee: Karl Dickson
29 December 2018
16:00
Harlequins20 – 13Wasps (1 BP)
Try: Dombrandt 0' c
Marchant 63' c
Con: M. Smith (2/2) 2', 64'
Pen: M. Smith (2/2) 18', 37'
ReportTry: Stuart 57' c
Con: Sopoaga (1/1) 58'
Pen: Daly (1/1) 31'
Sopoaga (1/2) 68'
Twickenham
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
30 December 2018
15:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears35 – 28Newcastle Falcons (1 BP)
Try: Randall 1' c
C. Piutau 47' c
Morohan 52' m
Pincus 75' c
Con: Madigan (2/3) 3', 48'
Sheedy (1/1) 77'
Pen: Madigan (2/2) 32', 58'
Sheedy (1/1) 69'
ReportTry: Goneva 21' c
Chick 34' c
Radwan 64' m
Con: Flood (2/3) 21', 35'
Pen: Flood (3/3) 9', 29', 73'
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 18,429
Referee: Wayne Barnes
30 December 2018
15:00
Bath23 – 16Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Try: Roberts 26' c
Catt 32' m
McConnochie 54' m
Con: Burns (1/3) 28'
Pen: Burns (1/1) 20'
Priestland (1/1) 72'
ReportTry: May 1' c
Con: G. Ford (1/1) 3'
Pen: G. Ford (3/3) 53', 69', 76'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 14,509
Referee: JP Doyle

Round 12

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4 January 2019
19:45
Sale Sharks24 – 18Saracens (1 BP)
Try: James 14' m
Solomona 18' c
Con: R. du Preez (1/2) 19'
Pen: R. du Preez (4/5) 9', 39', 62', 71'
ReportTry: B. Vunipola 6' c
Tompkins 79' m
Con: Farrell (1/2) 7'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 11', 29'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 8,535
Referee: Matthew Carley
5 January 2019
15:00
Worcester Warriors21 – 19Bath (1 BP)
Try: Heem (2) 57' m, 80+17' c
Con: Weir (1/2) 80+18'
Pen: Weir (3/3) 27', 47', 66'
ReportTry: Mercer 32' c
Con: Burns (1/1) 33'
Pen: Burns (4/4) 8', 16', 20', 37'
Sixways
Attendance: 8,724
Referee: Ian Tempest
5 January 2019
15:00
Newcastle Falcons17 – 38Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: Goneva 49' c
Chick 62' c
Con: Connon (2/2) 50', 63'
Pen: Connon (1/2) 7'
ReportTry: Crumpton 3' c
N. Earle 15' c
Ibitoye 34' c
Clifford 43' c
Dombrandt 45' c
Con: M. Smith (5/5) 4', 16', 35', 44', 46'
Pen: M. Smith (1/1) 70'
Kingston Park
Attendance: 7,212
Referee: Tom Foley
5 January 2019
15:00
Exeter Chiefs14 – 9Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: Cordero 39' c
Lonsdale 65' c
Con: Steenson (1/1) 40'
J. Simmonds (1/1) 66'
ReportPen: Madigan (3/3) 12', 48', 55'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 12,788
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
5 January 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers34 – 16Gloucester
Try: May (2) 10' c, 52' c
Holmes 43' c
G. Ford 63' c
Con: G. Ford (4/4) 11', 44', 53', 63'
Pen: G. Ford (2/2) 2', 19'
ReportTry: G. Evans 54' c
Con: Twelvetrees (1/1) 54'
Pen: Twelvetrees (3/3) 21', 37', 61'
Welford Road
Attendance: 20,329
Referee: Wayne Barnes
6 January 2019
15:00
Wasps27 – 16Northampton Saints
Try: Bassett 16' c
de Jongh 21' c
le Roux 53' c
Con: Sopoaga (3/3) 18', 23', 54'
Pen: Sopoaga (2/2) 32', 63'
ReportTry: Dingwall 24' c
Con: Biggar (1/1) 25'
Pen: Biggar (3/3) 20', 35', 39'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 16,215
Referee: Luke Pearce

Round 13

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15 February 2019
19:45
Gloucester24 – 17Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: Woodward 25' c
Heinz 49' c
Morgan 75' c
Con: Twelvetrees (3/3) 27', 51', 77'
Pen: Twelvetrees (1/3) 12'
ReportTry: White 7' c
O'Flaherty 62' c
Con: J. Simmonds (1/1) 9'
Steenson (1/1) 64'
Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 47'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,658
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
15 February 2019
19:45
(1 BP) Bristol Bears22 – 29Wasps (1 BP)
Try: Randall 43' c
P. O'Conor 54' c
C. Piutau 57' m
Con: Madigan (1/1) 44'
Sheedy (1/2) 54'
Pen: Madigan (1/1) 7'
ReportTry: T. Young 10' c
Cruse 34' m
Carr 38' c
Rowlands 51' c
Con: Searle (2/3) 11', 40'
Sopoaga (1/1) 51'
Pen: Sopoaga (1/1) 65'
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 12,368
Referee: Wayne Barnes
16 February 2019
14:00
(1 BP) Northampton Saints67 – 17Sale Sharks
Try: Reinach (2) 6' c, 11' c
Wood 26' c
Collins (2) 38' m, 77' c
Tuala 41' c
Naiyaravoro 60' c
Furbank 64' c
Hutchinson 72' c
Con: Biggar (2/2) 6', 12'
Francis (6/7) 26', 42', 61', 65', 73', 78'
Pen: Biggar (2/2) 2', 10'
ReportTry: Penalty try 33'
Solomona 48' c
Con: MacGinty (1/1) 49'
Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 9'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 12,447
Referee: Karl Dickson
16 February 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Bath30 – 13Newcastle Falcons
Try: Rokoduguni 22' m
Cokanasiga 31' m
Chudley 40' c
Louw 72' c
Con: Priestland (2/4) 40+1', 73'
Pen: Priestland (2/2) 7', 64'
ReportTry: Nagusa 49' c
Con: Flood (1/1) 50'
Pen: Flood (2/2) 10', 27'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 14,331
Referee: JP Doyle
16 February 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Harlequins47 – 33Worcester Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Marchant 0' c
Ibitoye 6' c
Brown 17' c
Clifford 34' c
Care 53' c
Tapuai 69' c
Lang 74' m
Con: M. Smith (4/4) 1', 7', 18', 36'
Lang (2/3) 54', 70'
ReportTry: Singleton 26' c
Heem 49' m
Adams 65' c
Heaney 72' c
Howe 79' c
Con: Weir (1/2) 27'
Pennell (3/3) 66', 72', 79'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 12,235
Referee: Luke Pearce
16 February 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Saracens33 – 10Leicester Tigers
Try: Wigglesworth 11' m
Woolstencroft 65' c
Spencer 76' c
Strettle 78' m
Con: Goode (2/3) 66', 77'
Pen: Lozowski (2/2) 54', 62'
Goode (1/2) 72'
ReportTry: Holmes 39' c
Con: To'omua (1/1) 40'
Pen: To'omua (1/3) 10'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 9,875
Referee: Tom Foley

Round 14

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22 February 2019
19:45
Gloucester30 – 24Saracens (1 BP)
Try: Morgan (2) 20' c, 72' c
Slater 53' c
Con: Twelvetrees (3/3) 21', 54', 73'
Pen: Twelvetrees (3/4) 7', 26', 34'
ReportTry: Rhodes 61' c
Gallagher 77' c
Wray 80+1' c
Con: Lozowski (3/3) 62', 78', 80+2'
Pen: Lozowski (1/2) 28'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,633
Referee: JP Doyle
23 February 2019
14:00
(1 BP) Harlequins36 – 26Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: R. Chisholm 12' c
M. Smith 23' c
Brown 30' m
Marchant 35' c
Earle 75' c
Con: M. Smith (3/4) 13', 24', 36
Lang (1/1) 76'
Pen: Lang (1/1) 67'
ReportTry: C. Piutau 10' c
Leiua (2) 17' m, 79' c
Sheedy 60' c
Con: Sheedy (2/3) 11', 61'
Madigan (1/1) 79'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 13,167
Referee: Tom Foley
23 February 2019
14:00
(1 BP) Wasps18 – 24Sale Sharks
Try: Johnson 27' m
Simpson 52' c
Con: Sopoaga (1/2) 53'
Pen: Sopoaga (1/1) 37'
Miller (1/1) 73'
ReportTry: Webber 10' c
Solomona 21' c
Penalty try 55'
Con: de Klerk (2/2) 11', 23'
Pen: de Klerk (1/2) 41'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 12,085
Referee: Andrew Jackson
23 February 2019
14:30
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs35 – 17Newcastle Falcons
Try: Cordero 7' c
Yeandle 16' c
Woodburn 24' c
White 45' c
G. Holmes 63' c
Con: Steenson (5/5) 8', 17', 25', 46', 64'
ReportTry: Takalua 19' c
Kibirige (2) 49' m, 79' m
Con: Flood (1/3) 20'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 12,713
Referee: Luke Pearce
23 February 2019
14:45
Northampton Saints27 – 26Bath (1 BP)
Try: Hutchinson 44' c
Mitchell 64' c
Ribbans 80+1' c
Con: Grayson (3/3) 45', 64', 80+2'
Pen: Grayson (2/2) 16', 55'
ReportTry: McConnochie 29' c
Mercer 48' c
Con: Priestland (2/2) 30', 49'
Pen: Priestland (4/4) 43', 61', 70', 73'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 12,289
Referee: Ian Tempest
24 February 2019
13:00
Worcester Warriors17 – 13Leicester Tigers
Try: Hougaard 45' c
Howe 78' c
Con: Weir (2/2) 46', 80'
Pen: Weir (1/3) 23'
ReportTry: J. Holmes 29' c
Con: To'omua (1/1) 30'
Pen: To'omua (1/1) 14'
Hardwick (1/1) 65'
Sixways
Attendance: 7,487
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

Round 15

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1 March 2019
19:45
Bristol Bears28 – 24Gloucester (1 BP)
Try: D. Thomas 1' m
Uren 45' c
Penalty try 65'
Con: Madigan (1/1) 47'
Pen: Sheedy (2/2) 24', 35'
Madigan (1/1) 78'
ReportTry: Woodward 15' c
T. Marshall 55' c
Thorley 57' c
Con: Twelvetrees (3/3) 16', 56', 58'
Pen: Twelvetrees (1/2) 44'
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 16,911
Referee: Karl Dickson
2 March 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Bath29 – 31Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: Joseph 25' m
Catt 40' m
Batty 63' c
Con: Priestland (1/3)
Pen: Priestland (4/4)
ReportTry: Robshaw 7' c
Marchant (2) 11' c, 70' m
Dombrandt 32' c
Earle 80' m
Con: Lang (3/3) 8', 11', 33'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 14,509
Referee: Matthew Carley
2 March 2019
15:00
Leicester Tigers19 – 14Wasps (1 BP)
Try: J. Ford 46' c
Con: J. Ford (1/1) 47'
Pen: J. Ford (4/4) 18', 27', 40+2', 65'
ReportTry: M. Watson (2) 7' c, 29' c
Con: Miller (2/2) 8', 30'
Welford Road
Attendance: 25,258[a]
Referee: JP Doyle
2 March 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Sale Sharks14 – 20Exeter Chiefs
Try: S. James 62' c
Cliff 73' c
Con: de Klerk (1/1) 63'
S. James (1/1) 73'
ReportTry: Devoto 20' c
Armand 36' m
Lonsdale 70' m
Con: Steenson (1/3) 21'
Pen: Steenson (1/1) 4'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 6,407
Referee: Ian Tempest
2 March 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Saracens36 – 17Northampton Saints
Try: Maitland (2) 3' c, 27' m
Tompkins 8' m
Strettle 16' c
Woolstencroft 34' m
Penalty try 50'
Con: B. Spencer (2/5) 4', 17'
ReportTry: R. Marshall 57' c
Ludlam 66' c
Con: Hutchinson (2/2) 58', 67'
Pen: Hutchinson (1/1) 7'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 9,729
Referee: Luke Pearce
3 March 2019
15:00
Newcastle Falcons17 – 6Worcester Warriors
Try: Kibirige 5' c
Flood 31' c
Con: Flood (2/2) 6', 32'
Pen: Flood (1/2) 13'
ReportPen: Weir (2/2) 10', 23'
Kingston Park
Attendance: 8,005
Referee: Wayne Barnes

Round 16

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8 March 2019
19:45
Bath18 – 9Saracens
Pen: Priestland (6/7) 4', 26', 37', 61', 74', 78'ReportPen: Lozowski (3/7) 11', 43', 51'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 14,055
Referee: Andrew Jackson
8 March 2019
20:00
(1 BP) Sale Sharks32 – 5Leicester Tigers
Try: B. Evans 21' m
Solomona 25' m
Morozov 49' m
Beaumont 59' m
de Klerk 75' m
Penalty try 80'
ReportTry: Gigena 5' m
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 6,508
Referee: Matthew Carley
9 March 2019
14:00
(1 BP) Wasps19 – 20Newcastle Falcons
Try: B. Harris 67' c
Con: Miller (1/1) 68'
Pen: Miller (4/4) 16', 36', 55', 64'
ReportTry: Nagusa 52' c
Takulua 59' c
Con: Takulua (2/2) 52', 59'
Pen: Takulua (1/1) 22'
Connon (1/1) 80+2'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 11,710
Referee: Thomas Foley
9 March 2019
14:45
(2 BP) Northampton Saints24 – 26Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: Naiyaravoro 29' m
Tuala 44' m
Furbank 47' c
Reinach 56' c
Con: Francis (2/4) 48', 56'
ReportTry: Batley 3' m
Crane 15' c
Randall 53' c
P. O'Conor 80+6' c
Con: Daniels (2/3) 16', 55'
Madigan (1/1) 80+7'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 12,252
Referee: Christophe Ridley
9 March 2019
15:00
(2 BP) Worcester Warriors30 – 33Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: Heem 47' m
T. Hill 55' c
Howe 67' m
Pennell 74' c
Con: Pennell (2/3) 56', 75'
Pen: Weir (2/2) 8', 37'
ReportTry: Cordero (2) 12' m, 33' c
Woodburn 39' c
O'Flaherty 50' c
H. Williams 61' c
Con: Steenson (4/5) 34', 40', 51', 62'
Sixways
Attendance: 9,142
Referee: JP Doyle
10 March 2019
13:00
Harlequins7 – 29Gloucester (1 BP)
Try: Erle 75' c
Con: M. Smith (1/1) 76'
ReportTry: Woodward 7' c
Ackermann 11' c
T. Marshall 51' m
Cipriani 64' c
Con: Twelvetrees (3/4) 9', 12', 65'
Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 35'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 14,440
Referee: Wayne Barnes

Round 17

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22 March 2019
19:45
Leicester Tigers15 – 29Northampton Saints
Try: G. Ford 66' c
T. Youngs 78' m
Con: G. Ford (1/2) 67'
Pen: G. Ford (1/1) 22'
ReportTry: Reinach 5' m
Collins (2) 32' c, 38' m
Con: Biggar (1/3) 33'
Pen: Biggar (4/4) 30', 43', 51', 53'
Welford Road
Attendance: 23,322
Referee: Wayne Barnes
23 March 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Bristol Bears25 – 27Worcester Warriors
Try: Penalty try 4'
Morahan 18' m
Sheedy 65' c
Con: Sheedy (1/2) 66'
Pen: Sheedy (2/2) 26', 30'
ReportTry: T. Hill 14' c
Te'o 22' c
Adams 32' c
Con: Weir (3/3), 15', 23', 33'
Pen: Weir (2/2) 35', 46'
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 14,930
Referee: Luke Pearce
23 March 2019
15:00
Gloucester27 – 14Wasps
Try: Heinz 32' c
Ackermann 35' c
Polledri 78' c
Con: Twelvetrees (3/3) 33', 36', 80'
Pen: Twelvetrees (2/2) 45', 74'
ReportTry: M. Watson 15' m
Pen: Miller (3/3) 5', 19', 63'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 14,671
Referee: Ian Tempest
23 March 2019
15:00
Saracens27 – 20Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: Burger 45' c
Skelton (2) 57' c, 66' c
Con: Lozowski (3/3) 46', 58', 66'
Pen: Lozowski (2/2) 35', 39'
ReportTry: M. Smith 31' c
Care 40+1' c
Con: M. Smith (2/2) 32', 40+2'
Pen: M. Smith (2/2) 9', 61'
London Stadium
Attendance: 42,717
Referee: JP Doyle
23 March 2019
17:30
Newcastle Falcons22 – 17Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Try: Flood 42' c
Con: Takulua (1/1) 43'
Pen: Takulua (5/5) 16', 31', 46', 54', 62'
ReportTry: Solomona 5' c
McGuigan 76' c
Con: de Klerk (2/2) 6', 76'
Pen: de Klerk (1/2) 13'
St James' Park
Attendance: 27,284
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
24 March 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs29 – 10Bath
Try: Devoto 25' c
Yeandle 37' c
Penalty try 59'
Woodburn 74' m
Con: J. Simmonds (2/3) 27', 39'
Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 8'
ReportTry: Catt 14' c
Con: Priestland (1/1) 15'
Pen: Priestland (1/1) 4'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 12,809
Referee: Karl Dickson

Round 18

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5 April 2019
19:45
Sale Sharks28 – 17Harlequins
Try: McGuigan 40' c
Con: MacGinty (1/1) 40+1'
Pen: MacGinty (7/7) 13', 18', 23', 35', 43', 70', 76'
ReportTry: Brown 3' c
Clifford 26' c
Con: Catrakilis (2/2) 4', 27'
Pen: M. Smith (1/1) 56'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 5,418
Referee: Wayne Barnes
6 April 2019
14:00
(1 BP) Bath26–19Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: Joseph 1' c
Roberts 9' m
Cokanasiga 21' c
Priestland 55' c
Con: Priestland (3/4) 2', 22', 56'
ReportTry: D. Thomas 69' c
Con: Madigan (1/1) 70'
Pen: Sheedy (4/4) 7', 30', 34', 40'
Twickenham
Attendance: 60,152
Referee: JP Doyle
6 April 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Saracens26 – 12Newcastle Falcons
Try: Maitland 33' m
Malins 55' c
Tompkins 68' c
Lozowski 79' c
Con: Farrell (3/4) 57', 69', 80+3'
ReportPen: Takalua (4/4) 23', 38', 60', 75'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 9,056
Referee: Karl Dickson
6 April 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Wasps28 – 16Worcester Warriors
Try: Hughes (2) 5' c, 62' c
M. Watson 10' c
Zhvania 19' c
Con: Sopoaga (4/4) 6', 12', 20', 62'
ReportTry: Lewis 24' c
Con: Weir (1/1) 26'
Pen: Weir (2/3) 4', 40+2'
Pennell (1/1) 47'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 16,194
Referee: Matthew Carley
6 April 2019
16:30
Leicester Tigers20 – 52Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: May 23' c
T. Youngs 40+3' c
Con: G. Ford (2/2) 25', 40+4'
Pen: G. Ford (2/2) 16', 36'
ReportTry: Kvesic 9' c
Yeandle 21' c
Woodburn 26' c
Slade 30' c
Devoto 43' c
Cordero 51' c
Nowell 60' c
Con: J. Simmonds (7/7) 10', 22', 27', 32', 44', 52', 61'
Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 41'
Welford Road
Attendance: 21,503
Referee: Thomas Foley
7 April 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Northampton Saints31 – 40Gloucester (1 BP)
Try: Naiyaravoro 5' m
P. Francis 10' c
Reinach 36' c
R. Marshall 52' m
Hutchinson 75' c
Con: Biggar (2/4) 11', 37'
P. Francis (1/1) 76'
ReportTry: Atkinson (3) 8' c, 14' c, 38' m
Ackermann 29' c
Marais 64' c
Con: Twelvetrees (5/6) 10', 14', 30', 44', 65'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 13,445
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

Round 19

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12 April 2019
19:45
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons22 – 27Leicester Tigers
Try: C. Harris 32' c
Takulua (2) 35' m, 54' c
Con: Takulua (2/3) 33', 56'
Pen: Takulua (1/1) 63'
ReportTry: May 16' c
Thompson (2) 47' c, 67' c
Con: G. Ford (3/3) 17', 48', 69'
Pen: G. Ford (2/3) 2', 25'
Kingston Park
Attendance: 8,292
Referee: Wayne Barnes
13 April 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Gloucester27 – 23Bath (1 BP)
Try: Hohneck 40+3' c
Ackermann 44' c
Purdy 55' m
Seabrook 62' m
Con: Twelvetrees (2/4) 40+4', 45'
Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 68'
ReportTry: McConnochie 3' c
Dunn 17' c
Con: Burns (2/2) 4', 19'
Pen: Burns (2/2) 10', 48'
Drop: Burns 58'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 15,897
Referee: Matthew Carley
13 April 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Harlequins19 – 20Northampton Saints
Try: Clifford 46' c
Con: M. Smith (1/1) 47'
Pen: M. Smith (4/5) 6', 15', 58', 73'
ReportTry: Tuala 12' c
Mitchell 77' c
Con: Biggar (1/1) 13'
Grayson (1/1) 79'
Pen: Biggar (2/2) 8', 20'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 14,335
Referee: Christophe Ridley
13 April 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors39 – 17Sale Sharks
Try: Lewis 5' c
Pennell 16' c
Adams (3) 52' c, 61' m, 77' c
Con: Weir (4/5) 6', 17', 54', 79'
Pen: Weir (2/2) 10', 47'
ReportTry: Beaumont 27' c
Postlethwaite 71' c
Con: MacGinty (2/2) 29', 72'
Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 50'
Sixways
Attendance: 7,565
Referee: Ian Tempest
13 April 2019
17:30
Bristol Bears23 – 21Saracens (1 BP)
Try: Luatua 45' c
D. Thomas 62' c
Con: Sheedy (2/2) 46', 64'
Pen: Sheedy (2/3) 12', 39'
Madigan (1/1) 80+1'
ReportTry: Whiteley 8' c
Bosch 55' c
Adams-Hale 68' c
Con: Goode (3/3) 9', 56', 68'
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 14,798
Referee: Tom Foley
14 April 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs19 – 26Wasps (1 BP)
Try: Nowell 6' m
White 21' c
Yeandle 68' c
Con: J. Simmonds (2/3) 21', 69'
ReportTry: le Roux 30' c
de Jongh 35' c
M. Watson 40+1' c
Zhvania 60' m
Con: Daly (1/1) 32'
Sopoaga (2/3) 37', 40+1'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 12,909
Referee: Luke Pearce

Round 20

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26 April 2019
19:45
Newcastle Falcons17 – 31Northampton Saints (1 BP)
Try: Ah You 47' c
Takulua 54' c
Con: Takulua (2/2) 48', 54'
Pen: Takulua (1/1) 5'
ReportTry: Collins (3) 8' c, 15' c, 36' c
Mitchell 77' c
Con: Biggar (4/4) 8', 16', 38', 78'
Pen: Biggar (1/1) 13'
Kingston Park
Attendance: 6,389
Referee: Luke Pearce
26 April 2019
19:45
Sale Sharks6 – 3Bath (1 BP)
Pen: MacGinty (2/3) 30', 65'ReportPen: Burns (1/3) 9'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 5,901
Referee: Thomas Foley
27 April 2019
14:00
Exeter Chiefs17 – 15Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: Devoto 1' c
White 10' m
H. Williams 46' m
Con: J. Simmonds (1/3) 2'
ReportTry: Hidalgo-Clyne 63' c
Walker 67' m
Con: M. Smith (1/2) 64'
Pen: M. Smith (1/2) 39'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 12,921
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
27 April 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers20 – 23Bristol Bears
Try: Olowofela 29' m
Pen: G. Ford (5/5) 4', 21', 47', 55', 69'
ReportTry: Sheedy 35' m
D. Thomas 57' m
Thacker 74' c
Con: Madigan (1/1) 75'
Pen: Sheedy (2/3) 10', 25'
Welford Road
Attendance: 20,119
Referee: Karl Dickson
27 April 2019
16:30
Wasps14 – 31Saracens
Try: Sopoaga 23' c
Hughes 68' c
Con: Sopoaga (2/2) 24', 68'
ReportTry: Spencer 4' c
L. Williams 20' m
Skelton 32' c
Con: Farrell (2/3) 6', 33'
Pen: Farrell (4/4) 14', 28', 40', 59'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 15,502
Referee: Wayne Barnes
28 April 2019
15:00
Worcester Warriors27 – 20Gloucester (1 BP)
Try: Weir 17' c
Annett 49' c
Barry 55' c
Con: Weir (3/3) 18', 50', 57'
Pen: Weir (2/2) 5', 15'
ReportTry: Purdy (2) 10' m, 61' m
Heinz 38' c
Con: Twelvetrees (1/3) 38'
Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 22'
Sixways
Attendance: 9,878
Referee: JP Doyle

Round 21

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3 May 2019
19:45
Bristol Bears20 – 20Sale Sharks
Try: C.Piutau 29'c
Leiua 46'
Con: Sheedy (2/2) 30', 47'
Pen: Sheedy (2/2) 38', 70'
ReportTry: Solomona 9'c
de Klerk 41'c
Con: MacGinty (2/2) 10', 42'
Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 15'
de Klerk (1/2) 35'
Ashton Gate
Attendance: 20,328
Referee: Matthew Carley
3 May 2019
19:45
Harlequins23 – 19Leicester Tigers
Try: Care 6' c
Kunatani 73' c
Con: Smith (1/1) 7'
Lang (1/1) 74'
Pen: Smith (3/4) 23', 49', 55'
ReportTry: Fitzgerald 80+2' c
Con: G.Ford 80+4'
Pen: G.Ford (4/4) 2', 12', 28', 40'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 14,301
Referee: Wayne Barnes
4 May 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Gloucester28 – 19Newcastle Falcons
Try: Woodward 22' c
Cipriani 28' c
Sharples 33' c
Banahan 61' c
Con: Twelvetrees (4/4) 23', 29', 34', 62'
ReportTry: M. Young 9' c
Sinoti 25' m
Blamire 56' c
Con: Flood (2/2) 9', 57'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 14,442
Referee: Thomas Foley
  • Newcastle Falcons are relegated.[7]
4 May 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Northampton Saints38 – 10Worcester Warriors
Try: Burrell 3' c
Naiyaravoro (2) 18' c, 26' c
Wood 30' c
R. Marshall 58' c
Con: Biggar (5/5) 4', 19', 26', 31', 60'
Pen: Biggar (1/1) 51'
ReportTry: Te'o 38' c
Con: Weir (1/1) 39'
Pen: Weir (1/2) 23'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 14,035
Referee: Christophe Ridley
4 May 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Saracens38 – 7Exeter Chiefs
Try: Lewington (2) 32' c, 41' c
Tompkins 44' c
Morris (2) 66' c, 74' c
Con: Malins (1/1) 33'
Bosch (2/2) 43', 45'
Whiteley (2/2) 67', 75'
Pen: Whiteley (1/1) 62'
ReportTry: Capstick 55' c
Con: Steenson (1/1) 55'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ian Tempest
5 May 2019
15:00
(1 BP) Bath29 – 17Wasps
Try: Joseph 3' c
Mercer (2) 73' c, 80+1' c
Cokanasiga 77' m
Con: Burns (1/1) 4'
A. Davies (1/2) 73'
Fotuali'i (1/1) 80+3'
Pen: Burns (1/2) 36'
ReportTry: Carr 13' c
Hughes 28' c
Con: Miller (2/2) 14', 29'
Pen: Miller (1/1) 40+1'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 14,329
Referee: Luke Pearce

Round 22

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18 May 2019
16:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs40 – 21Northampton Saints
Try: Slade 9' c
Moon 31' c
Armand 36' c
Kvesic 47' m
Dennis 56' c
Cowan-Dickie 72' c
Con: J. Simmonds (5/6) 10', 32', 37', 57', 73'
ReportTry: Francis 1' c
Hutchinson 24' c
Reinach 40+5' c
Con: Biggar (2/2) 2', 25'
Grayson (1/1) 40+6'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 12,911
Referee: Karl Dickson
18 May 2019
16:00
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers31 – 32Bath (1 BP)
Try: B. O'Connor (2) 8' c, 23' c
Blommetjies 49' m
Con: G. Ford (2/3) 9', 23'
Pen: G. Ford (4/5) 5', 16', 29', 38'
ReportTry: A. Watson 2' c
Cokanasiga 11' m
Obano 45' c
van Rooyen 77' c
Con: Burns (2/3) 3', 46'
Priestland (1/1) 79'
Pen: Priestland (2/2) 40', 65'
Welford Road
Attendance: 20,886
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
18 May 2019
16:00
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons12 – 19Bristol Bears
Try: Graham 75' c
J. Williams 79' m
Con: Hodgson (1/1) 76'
ReportTry: C. Piutau 9' m
O'Conor 46' c
Lam 51' c
Con: Sheedy (2/3) 47', 51'
Kingston Park
Attendance: 6,442
Referee: JP Doyle
18 May 2019
16:00
(1 BP) Sale Sharks46 – 41Gloucester (2 BP)
Try: T. Curry 1' c
Webber 15' m
S. James 18' c
Ashton 33' m
McGuigan 42' c
MacGinty 65' c
Solomona 67' m
Con: MacGinty (4/6) 2', 19', 43, 66'
Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 80'
ReportTry: Seabrook 7' c
Vellacott (2) 23' c, 55' c
Banahan 27' c
Ludlow 40' m
Coetzer 48' m
Con: L. Evans (4/6) 8', 24', 28', 56'
Pen: L. Evans (1/1) 64'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 7,848
Referee: Wayne Barnes
18 May 2019
16:00
Wasps27 – 25Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: Bassett 11' c
Simpson (2) 50' c, 54' c
Con: Sopoaga (3/3) 13', 51', 55'
Pen: Sopoaga (2/2) 29', 71'
ReportTry: Marchant 17' m
Care 59' c
Elia 75' c
Con: Lang (2/2) 60', 76'
Pen: M. Smith (1/2) 7'
Lang (1/2) 63'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 16,182
Referee: Matthew Carley
18 May 2019
16:00
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors31 – 29Saracens (1 BP)
Try: Fatialofa 9' c
Pennell 34' c
T. Hill 54' c
Adams 75' c
Con: Weir (4/4) 10', 35', 55', 76'
Pen: Weir (1/1) 80+2'
ReportTry: Tompkins 31' c
Bosch 59' c
Con: Whiteley (2/2) 33', 60'
Pen: Whiteley (5/5) 6', 22', 37', 49', 68'
Sixways
Attendance: 9,125
Referee: Adam Leal

Play-offs

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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 1 June 2019.

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 May 2019 – Allianz Park
 
 
Saracens44
 
1 June 2019 – Twickenham
 
Gloucester19
 
Exeter Chiefs34
 
25 May 2019 – Sandy Park
 
Saracens37
 
Exeter Chiefs42
 
 
Northampton Saints12
 

Semi-finals

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25 May 2019
13:30
Saracens (2)44 – 19(3) Gloucester
Try: Maitland 5' m
Spencer 29' c
L. Williams 37' m
Tompkins (3) 42' c, 50' c, 56' c
Con: Farrell (4/6) 30', 43', 51', 57'
Pen: Farrell (2/5) 17', 36'
ReportTry: Morgan 3' c
Dreyer 59' c
Ludlow 68' m
Con: Twelvetrees (2/3) 4', 60'
Allianz Park, London
Attendance: 9,568
Referee: Luke Pearce


25 May 2019
16:30
Exeter Chiefs (1)42 – 12(4) Northampton Saints
Try: H. Williams 16' c
J. Simmonds 21' c
Dennis 45' c
O'Flaherty 48' c
S. Simmonds 70' c
S. Hill 80+1' c
Con: J. Simmonds (6/6) 17', 23', 47', 49', 70', 80+2'
ReportTry: Penalty try 28'
Tuala 30' m
Sandy Park, Exeter
Attendance: 12,577
Referee: Matthew Carley

Final

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1 June 2019
15:00
Exeter Chiefs (1)34 – 37(2) Saracens
Try: White 1' c
Ewers 21' c
J. Hill 31' m
Slade 58' m
S. Hill 80+1' c
Con: J. Simmonds (3/5) 2', 22', 80+2'
Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 40+1'
ReportTry: George (2) 4' m, 77' c
Spencer 14' m
L. Williams 60' c
Maitland 68' c
Con: Farrell (3/5) 62', 69', 78'
Pen: Farrell (2/3) 10', 36'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,329
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Team details
FB 15   Jack Nowell   70'
RW 14   Alex Cuthbert   62'
OC 13   Henry Slade   4'
IC 12   Ollie Devoto
LW 11   Tom O'Flaherty
FH 10   Joe Simmonds
SH 9   Nic White   66'
N8 8   Matt Kvesic
OF 7   Don Armand   26' to 36'
BF 6   Dave Ewers
RL 5   Jonny Hill   50'
LL 4   Dave Dennis   69'
TP 3   Harry Williams   47'
HK 2   Jack Yeandle (c)   47'
LP 1   Ben Moon   47'
Replacements:
HK 16   Luke Cowan-Dickie   47'
PR 17   Alec Hepburn   47'
PR 18   Tomas Francis   47'
LK 19   Sam Skinner   26'   36'   50'
FL 20   Sam Simmonds   69'
SH 21   Jack Maunder   66'
FH 22   Gareth Steenson   70'
CE 23   Sam Hill   62'
Coach:
  Rob Baxter
FB 15   Alex Goode
RW 14   Liam Williams   78'
OC 13   Alex Lozowski
IC 12   Brad Barritt (c)   41'
LW 11   Sean Maitland
FH 10   Owen Farrell
SH 9   Ben Spencer   42'
N8 8   Billy Vunipola
OF 7   Jackson Wray   56'
BF 6   Maro Itoje   20'
RL 5   George Kruis
LL 4   Will Skelton   49'   59'   70'
TP 3   Vincent Koch   72'
HK 2   Jamie George
LP 1   Richard Barrington   66'
Substitutions:
HK 16   Tom Woolstencroft   70'
PR 17   Ralph Adams-Hale   66'
PR 18   Christian Judge   72'
LK 19   Nick Isiekwe   56'
FL 20   Michael Rhodes   49'   59'
SH 21   Richard Wigglesworth   42'
CE 22   Nick Tompkins   41'
WG 23   David Strettle   78'
Coach:
  Mark McCall

Man of the Match:
  Maro Itoje (Saracens)
Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley
Tom Foley
Television Match Official:
Graham Hughes

Leading scorers

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

Awards

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Player of the Month

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The following received Player of the Month awards during the 2018–19 season, as selected by a panel of media commentators, in addition to monthly public polls.

Month Nationality Player Position Club
September   England Danny Cipriani Fly-Half Gloucester
October   England Alex Goode Full-Back Saracens
November   England Ollie Thorley Wing Gloucester
December   South Africa Cobus Reinach Scrum-Half Northampton
February   Scotland Rory Hutchinson Centre Northampton
March   Argentina Santiago Cordero Wing Exeter
April   South Africa Francois Hougaard Scrum-Half Worcester

End-of-season awards

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The winners of the 2019 Premiership Rugby Awards were announced on 22 May 2019.[10]

Notes

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  1. ^ Leicester Tigers v Wasps attendance is incorrectly given as 23,258 on the Premiership Rugby website. Leicester Tigers website gives the correct figure of 25,258.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Gallagher confirmed as new title sponsors of Premiership Rugby". 12 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Bristol Bears Premiership Rugby". Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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