English Rugby Union Championship 2006/07
The 2006/07 season of the English Premiership was the 20th season of the major division of the English Rugby Union Championship. For sponsorship reasons it was called the Guinness Premiership . It began on September 2, 2006, comprised 22 match days (one preliminary and one second round) and lasted until April 28, 2007. The four best-placed teams then qualified for the semi-finals, the semi-final winners met on May 12, 2007 in the final Twickenham Stadium on top of each other. The Leicester Tigers won the championship title for the seventh time , while the Northampton Saints had to relegate .
Guinness Premiership
table
M: Last year's champion
P: Promotion (promoted) from National Division One
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
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1. | Gloucester RFC | 22nd | 15th | 2 | 5 | 531: 404 | + 127 | 7th | 71 |
2. | Leicester Tigers | 22nd | 14th | 1 | 7th | 569: 456 | + 113 | 14th | 71 |
3. | Bristol rugby | 22nd | 14th | 1 | 7th | 398: 394 | + 4 | 6th | 64 |
4th | Saracens | 22nd | 12 | 2 | 8th | 539: 399 | + 140 | 11 | 63 |
5. | London Wasps | 22nd | 12 | 1 | 9 | 504: 431 | + 73 | 11 | 61 |
6th | London Irish | 22nd | 12 | 0 | 10 | 398: 407 | - 9 | 5 | 53 |
7th | Harlequins (P) | 22nd | 10 | 0 | 12 | 503: 438 | + 65 | 11 | 51 |
8th. | Bath rugby | 22nd | 8th | 2 | 12 | 428: 492 | - 64 | 9 | 45 |
9. | Newcastle Falcons | 22nd | 9 | 0 | 13 | 435: 528 | - 93 | 8th | 44 |
10. | Sale Sharks (M) | 22nd | 8th | 1 | 13 | 414: 500 | - 86 | 8th | 42 |
11. | Worcester Warriors | 22nd | 6th | 1 | 15th | 346: 459 | - 113 | 9 | 34 |
12. | Northampton Saints | 22nd | 6th | 1 | 15th | 342: 499 | - 157 | 7th | 33 |
The points were distributed as follows:
- 4 points if you win
- 2 points if there is a tie
- 0 points in the event of a loss (before possible bonus points)
- 1 bonus point for four or more successful attempts , regardless of the final score
- 1 bonus point if you lose less than seven points
Play-off
- Semifinals
May 5, 2007 1:00 p.m. |
Gloucester RFC | 50: 9 | Saracens |
Kingsholm Stadium , Gloucester Spectators: 9,300 |
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Attempts: Penalty attempt 10th, Richard, 37th, Narraway, 46th, Allen, 52nd, Mark Foster, 59th, Hazell, 65th, passed Califano 69th incremental increases: Walker (6) Penalty kicks: Walker (1) 55. |
(14: 3) Report |
Penalty kicks: Jackson (3) 18th, 43rd, 51st |
May 5, 2007 5:30 p.m. |
Leicester Tigers | 26:14 | Bristol rugby |
Welford Road Stadium , Leicester Spectators: 10,675 |
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Attempts: Ellis 9th, Murphy 33rd, incremental increases: Goode (2) Penalty kicks: Goode (4) 16th, 21st, 49th, 63rd |
(20: 9) Report |
Attempts: Cox 43. n.erh. Penalty kicks: Gray (3) 4th, 19th, 29th |
- final
May 12, 2007 2:30 p.m. |
Gloucester RFC | 16:44 | Leicester Tigers |
Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 59,400 |
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Attempts: Lamb 66. Increased increases: Walker (1) Penalty kicks: Walker (3) 5th, 24th, 43rd |
(6:22) Report |
Attempts: Murphy 10th received Tuilagi (2) 32nd received, 52nd received Corry 38th received Goode 45th received Jennings 64th n.erh. Moody 79th ad. Elevations: Goode (3) Penalty kicks: Goode (1) 35. |
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National Division One
The season of the second division ( National Division One ) consisted of 30 game days (one first and one second round). The best-placed team, the Leeds Tykes , rose to the Premiership. Two teams were relegated to National Division Two, Otley RUFC and Waterloo RFC .
table
P: Promotion (promoted) from National Division Two
R: Relegation (relegated) from the Premiership
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
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1. | Leeds Tykes (R) | 30th | 24 | 2 | 4th | 960: 474 | + 486 | 22nd | 122 |
2. | Rotherham Titans | 30th | 23 | 1 | 6th | 937: 501 | + 436 | 24 | 118 |
3. | Doncaster RFC | 30th | 22nd | 1 | 7th | 855: 474 | + 381 | 20th | 110 |
4th | Exeter Chiefs | 30th | 21st | 1 | 8th | 498: 276 | + 222 | 15th | 101 |
5. | Cornish Pirates | 30th | 20th | 2 | 8th | 812: 493 | + 319 | 17th | 101 |
6th | Plymouth Albion | 30th | 19th | 1 | 10 | 450: 339 | + 111 | 19th | 97 |
7th | Bedford Blues | 30th | 18th | 1 | 11 | 857: 566 | + 291 | 21st | 95 |
8th. | Birmingham & Solihull RFC | 30th | 13 | 2 | 15th | 736: 911 | - 175 | 20th | 76 |
9. | Nottingham RFC | 30th | 13 | 0 | 17th | 805: 718 | + 87 | 21st | 73 |
10. | Coventry RFC | 30th | 13 | 0 | 17th | 569: 745 | - 176 | 13 | 65 |
11. | Newbury RFC | 30th | 11 | 0 | 19th | 661: 774 | - 113 | 13 | 57 |
12. | London Welsh | 30th | 11 | 1 | 18th | 572: 794 | - 222 | 10 | 56 |
13. | Sedgley Park RUFC | 30th | 10 | 0 | 20th | 605: 936 | - 331 | 12 | 52 |
14th | Moseley RFC (P) | 30th | 7th | 0 | 23 | 527: 943 | - 416 | 9 | 37 |
15th | Otley RUFC | 30th | 6th | 0 | 24 | 457: 904 | - 447 | 7th | 31 |
16. | Waterloo RFC (P) | 30th | 3 | 0 | 27 | 470: 1175 | - 705 | 6th | 18th |
The points were distributed as follows:
- 4 points if you win
- 2 points if there is a tie
- 0 points in the event of a loss (before possible bonus points)
- 1 bonus point for four or more successful attempts , regardless of the final score
- 1 bonus point if you lose less than seven points