English Rugby Union Championship 2013-14
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
table
M = Reigning Master
P = Promotion (promoted) from the RFU Championship
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
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1. | Saracens | 22nd | 19th | 0 | 3 | 629: 353 | + 276 | 11 | 87 |
2. | Northampton Saints | 22nd | 16 | 2 | 4th | 604: 350 | + 254 | 10 | 78 |
3. | Leicester Tigers (M) | 22nd | 15th | 2 | 5 | 542: 430 | + 112 | 10 | 74 |
4th | Harlequins | 22nd | 15th | 0 | 7th | 437: 365 | + 72 | 7th | 67 |
5. | Bath rugby | 22nd | 14th | 2 | 6th | 495: 388 | + 107 | 7th | 67 |
6th | Sale Sharks | 22nd | 12 | 0 | 10 | 432: 399 | + 33 | 9 | 57 |
7th | London Wasps | 22nd | 9 | 0 | 13 | 451: 533 | - 82 | 13 | 49 |
8th. | Exeter Chiefs | 22nd | 9 | 0 | 13 | 426: 480 | - 54 | 9 | 45 |
9. | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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statistics
- Most attempts made
Surname | tries | society | |
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1. | Vereniki Goneva | 12 | Leicester Tigers |
2. | David Strettle | 11 | Saracens |
3. | Jonny May | 9 | Gloucester RFC |
4th | Chris Ashton | 8th | Saracens |
Mark Cueto | Sale Sharks | ||
Sam Smith | Harlequins | ||
Marland Yarde | London Irish |
- Most points scored
Surname | Points | society | |
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1. | George Ford | 250 | Bath rugby |
2. | Stephen Myler | 236 | Northampton Saints |
3. | Nick Evans | 194 | Harlequins |
4th | Gareth Steenson | 191 | Exeter Chiefs |
5. | 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
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 |
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1. | Bristol rugby | 23 | 19th | 0 | 4th | 786: 505 | + 281 | 21st | 96 1 |
2. | London Welsh (R) | 23 | 19th | 0 | 4th | 724: 348 | + 376 | 12 | 88 |
3. | Leeds Carnegie | 23 | 18th | 0 | 5 | 700: 387 | + 313 | 12 | 84 |
4th | Rotherham RUFC | 23 | 17th | 0 | 6th | 718: 474 | + 244 | 12 | 80 |
5. | London Scottish | 23 | 14th | 0 | 9 | 554: 423 | + 131 | 10 | 66 |
6th | Cornish Pirates | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 456: 554 | - 98 | 7th | 51 |
7th | Moseley RFC | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 449: 575 | - 126 | 6th | 44 |
8th. | Plymouth Albion | 23 | 6th | 1 | 16 | 467: 588 | - 121 | 14th | 40 |
9. | 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 |
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May 11, 2014 |
Leeds Carnegie | 38: 31 | London Welsh |
Headingley Stadium , Leeds |
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17th May 2014 |
Rotherham RUFC | 11:22 | Bristol rugby |
Clifton Lane , Rotherham |
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May 18, 2014 |
London Welsh | 29:20 | Leeds Carnegie |
Kassam Stadium , Oxford |
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- final
May 29, 2014 |
London Welsh | 27: 8 | Bristol rugby |
Kassam Stadium , Oxford |
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4th June 2014 |
Bristol rugby | 20:21 | London Welsh |
Memorial Stadium , Bath |
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