English Rugby Union Championship 2013-14

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The 2013-14 season of the English Premiership was the 27th major league season of the English Rugby Union Championship. For sponsorship reasons it was called Aviva Premiership . It began on September 6, 2013, comprised 22 match days (each a preliminary and second round) and lasted until May 10, 2014. The four best-placed teams then qualified for the semi-finals, the semi-final winners met on May 31, 2014 in the final in Twickenham Stadium on top of each other. Defending champions were the Leicester Tigers , who were eliminated in the semi-finals. The Northampton Saints won the title for the first time .

Aviva Premiership

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  • Participation in the semi-finals and in the European Rugby Champions Cup
  • Participation in the European Rugby Champions Cup
  • Play-off against the seventh place in the top 14 2013/14 for participation in the European Rugby Champions Cup
  • Relegation to the RFU Championship

    • M = Reigning Master
    P = Promotion (promoted) from the RFU Championship

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    01. Saracens 22nd 19th 0 3 629: 353 + 276 11 87
    02. Northampton Saints 22nd 16 2 4th 604: 350 + 254 10 78
    03. Leicester Tigers (M) 22nd 15th 2 5 542: 430 + 112 10 74
    04th Harlequins 22nd 15th 0 7th 437: 365 + 72 7th 67
    05. Bath rugby 22nd 14th 2 6th 495: 388 + 107 7th 67
    06th Sale Sharks 22nd 12 0 10 432: 399 + 33 9 57
    07th London Wasps 22nd 9 0 13 451: 533 - 82 13 49
    08th. Exeter Chiefs 22nd 9 0 13 426: 480 - 54 9 45
    09. Gloucester RFC 22nd 8th 0 14th 440: 539 - 99 12 44
    10. London Irish 22nd 7th 0 15th 396: 496 - 100 8th 36
    11. Newcastle Falcons (P) 22nd 3 0 19th 281: 544 - 263 10 22nd
    12. Worcester Warriors 22nd 2 0 20th 325: 581 - 256 8th 16

    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 attempts , regardless of the final score
    • 1 bonus point for a loss of seven or less points

    Playoff

    Semifinals
    May 16, 2014
    7:45 pm WEST     		Northampton Saints 21:20 Leicester Tigers Franklin's Gardens , Northampton
    Spectators: 13,491
    Referee: JP Doyle
    Attempts: North 64th received
    Wood 77th received
    Raise: Myler (1/2)
    Penalty: Myler (3/3) 22nd, 29th, 46th
    		 (6:17)
    Report     		Attempts: Tuilagi 24th.
    Youngs 34th.
    Increases: Flood (2/2)
    Penalty kicks: Flood (1/1) 9.
    Dropgoals: Williams (1/1) 72.
    May 17, 2014
    14:00 WEST     		Saracens 31:17 Harlequins Allianz Park , London
    Spectators: 9,962
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    Attempts: K. Brown 34th n.erh.
    Barritt 52nd increased
    Ashton 61st
    increased increases: Farrell (2/3)
    Penalty kicks: Farrell (4/6) 8th, 17th, 56th, 73rd
    		 (11:17)
    report     		Attempts: Monye 32nd increased
    M. Brown 40th
    increased increases: Evans (2/2)
    Penalty kicks: Evans (1/2) 5.
    final
    May 31, 2014
    15:00 WEST     		Saracens 20:24 a.d. Northampton Saints Twickenham Stadium , London
    Spectators: 81,193
    Referee: JP Doyle
    Attempts: Bosch 72nd n.erh.
    Penalty kicks: Farrell (3/4) 11th, 17th, 44th
    Hodgson (2/3) 85th, 92nd
    		 (6: 7, 14:14)
    Report     		Attempts: Foden 31st higher
    G. Pisi 58th higher
    Waller 99th higher
    increases: Myler (3/3)
    Penalty kicks: Myler (1/1) 83.
    15th Alex Goode
    14th Chris Ashton
    13 Marcelo Bosch
    12 Brad Barritt Changed after 83 minutes 83.
    11 David Strettle Changed after 56 minutes 56.
    10 Owen Farrell Changed after 62 minutes 62.
    09 Neil de Kock Changed after 50 minutes 50.
    08th Billy Vunipola Changed after 95 minutes 95.
    07th Jacques Burger Changed after 50 minutes 50.
    06th Kelly Brown
    05 Mouritz Botha Changed after 50 minutes 50.
    04th Steve Borthwick
    03 Matt Stevens Changed after 54 minutes 54.
    02 Schalk Brits
    01 Schalk Brits
    Substitute:
    16 Jamie George Substituted after 95 minutes 95.
    17th Rhys Gill Substituted after 83 minutes 83.
    18th James Johnston Substituted after 54 minutes 54.
    19th Alistair Hargreaves Substituted after 50 minutes 50.
    20th Jackson Wray Substituted after 50 minutes 50.
    21st Richard Wigglesworth Substituted after 50 minutes 50.
    22nd Charlie Hodgson Substituted after 62 minutes 62.
    23 Chris Wyles Substituted after 56 minutes 56.
    15th Ben Foden
    14th Ken Pisi Changed after 90 minutes 90.
    13 George Pisi Changed after 62 minutes 62.
    12 Luther Burrell
    11 George North
    10 Stephen Myler
    09 Kahn Fotuali'i Changed after 50 minutes 50.
    08th Sam Dickinson
    07th Tom Wood
    06th Calum Clark Changed after 56 minutes 56.
    05 Courtney Lawes
    04th Samu Manoa Changed after 56 minutes 56.
    03 Salesi Ma'afu Changed after 50 minutes 50.
    02 Mike Haywood Changed after 54 minutes 54.
    01 Alex Corbisero Changed after 54 minutes54, 87, 93.Substituted after 87 minutes Changed after 93 minutes
    Substitute:
    16 Dylan Hartley Substituted after 54 minutes 54.
    17th Alex Waller Substituted after 54 minutes54, 87, 93.Changed after 87 minutes Substituted after 93 minutes
    18th Tom Mercey Substituted after 50 minutes 50.
    19th Chris Day Substituted after 56 minutes 56.
    20th Phil Dowson Substituted after 56 minutes 56.
    21st Lee Dickson Substituted after 50 minutes 50.
    22nd James Wilson Substituted after 62 minutes 62.
    23 Tom Stephenson Substituted after 90 minutes 90.

    statistics

    Most attempts made
    Surname tries society
    1. FijiFiji Vereniki Goneva 12 Leicester Tigers
    2. EnglandEngland David Strettle 11 Saracens
    3. EnglandEngland Jonny May 9 Gloucester RFC
    4th EnglandEngland Chris Ashton 8th Saracens
    EnglandEngland Mark Cueto Sale Sharks
    EnglandEngland Sam Smith Harlequins
    EnglandEngland Marland Yarde London Irish
    Most points scored
    Surname Points society
    1. EnglandEngland George Ford 250 Bath rugby
    2. EnglandEngland Stephen Myler 236 Northampton Saints
    3. New ZealandNew Zealand Nick Evans 194 Harlequins
    4th IrelandIreland Gareth Steenson 191 Exeter Chiefs
    5. EnglandEngland Owen Farrell 157 Saracens

    RFU Championship

    The season of the second division, the RFU Championship , consists of 23 game days (a preliminary and a second round plus a "Big Rugby Weekend"). While the worst-ranked team was relegated directly to the third division, the top four wore a playoff with a two-part semi-final and final. The final winner is promoted to the Premiership.

    table

  • Participation in the playoffs
  • Relegation to the National League One

    • P: Promotion (promoted) from the National Division One
    R: Relegation (relegated) from the Premiership

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    01. Bristol rugby 23 19th 0 4th 786: 505 + 281 21st 96 1
    02. London Welsh (R) 23 19th 0 4th 724: 348 + 376 12 88
    03. Leeds Carnegie 23 18th 0 5 700: 387 + 313 12 84
    04th Rotherham RUFC 23 17th 0 6th 718: 474 + 244 12 80
    05. London Scottish 23 14th 0 9 554: 423 + 131 10 66
    06th Cornish Pirates 23 10 2 11 456: 554 - 98 7th 51
    07th Moseley RFC 23 9 1 13 449: 575 - 126 6th 44
    08th. Plymouth Albion 23 6th 1 16 467: 588 - 121 14th 40
    09. Bedford Blues 23 7th 0 16 472: 624 - 152 10 38
    10. Nottingham RFC 23 5 1 17th 413: 610 - 197 12 34
    11. Jersey RFC 23 6th 0 17th 423: 629 - 206 7th 29 2
    12. Ealing Trailfinders (P) 23 5 1 17th 365: 810 - 445 6th 28

    1 1 point deduction for a rule violation
    2 2 points deduction for using a non-licensed player

    The points are 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 attempts , regardless of the final score
    • 1 bonus point if you lose less than seven points

    Playoff

    Semifinals
    May 10, 2014
    		 Bristol rugby 17:14 Rotherham RUFC Memorial Stadium , Bath
    May 11, 2014
    		 Leeds Carnegie 38: 31 London Welsh Headingley Stadium , Leeds
    17th May 2014
    		 Rotherham RUFC 11:22 Bristol rugby Clifton Lane , Rotherham
    May 18, 2014
    		 London Welsh 29:20 Leeds Carnegie Kassam Stadium , Oxford
    final
    May 29, 2014
    		 London Welsh 27: 8 Bristol rugby Kassam Stadium , Oxford
    4th June 2014
    		 Bristol rugby 20:21 London Welsh Memorial Stadium , Bath

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