English rugby union championship 2014/15

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The 2014/15 season of the English Premiership is the 28th season of the top division of the English Rugby Union Championship. For sponsorship reasons it bears the name Aviva Premiership . It begins on September 5, 2014, comprises 22 match days (one preliminary and second round) and lasts until May 17, 2015. The four best-placed teams then qualify for the semi-finals, the semi-final winners meet on May 30, 2015 in the final in Twickenham Stadium on top of each other. The defending champions were the Northampton Saints , the new champions were the Saracens .

Aviva Premiership

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  • Participation in the semi-finals and the European Rugby Champions Cup 2015/16
  • Participation in the European Rugby Champions Cup
  • Play-off 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. Northampton Saints (M) 22nd 16 1 5 621: 400 + 221 10 76
    02. Bath rugby 22nd 16 0 6th 625: 414 + 211 11 75
    03. Leicester Tigers 22nd 15th 1 6th 453: 421 + 32 6th 68
    04th Saracens 22nd 14th 1 7th 664: 418 + 246 10 68
    05. Exeter Chiefs 22nd 14th 0 8th 663: 437 + 226 12 68
    06th Wasps RFC 22nd 11 2 9 672: 527 + 145 13 61
    07th Sale Sharks 22nd 11 0 11 497: 482 + 15 10 54
    08th. Harlequins 22nd 10 0 12 444: 514 - 70 9 49
    09. Gloucester RFC 22nd 9 1 12 553: 575 - 22 10 48
    10. London Irish 22nd 7th 1 14th 442: 578 - 136 10 40
    11. Newcastle Falcons 22nd 5 1 16 475: 545 - 70 12 34
    12. London Welsh (P) 22nd 0 0 22nd 223: 1021 - 798 1 1

    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 23, 2015
    14:00 WEST     		Northampton Saints 24:29 Saracens Franklin's Gardens , Northampton
    Spectators: 13,362
    Umpire: Greg Garner
    Tries: penalty try 13 erh.
    Wood 57. n.erh.
    Elevations: Myler (1/2)
    Penalty kicks: Myler (4/4) 27th, 40th + 3, 44th, 79th
    		 (13:13)
    Report     		Attempts: Strettle 2nd increased
    George 47th
    increased increases: Farrell (2/2)
    Penalty kicks: Farrell (5/6) 24th, 32nd, 53rd, 61st, 77th.
    May 23, 2015
    5:00 p.m. WEST     		Bath rugby 47:10 Leicester Tigers Recreation Ground , Bath
    Spectators: 13,349
    Referee: JP Doyle
    Attempts: Banahan 1st, 24th, 75th
    Eastmond 29th,
    Stringer 63rd,
    Ford 68th.
    Watson 79th
    incremental increases: Ford (6/7)
    		 (21:10)
    Report     		Attempts: Young's 39th
    raises: Burns (1/1)
    Penalty kicks: Burns (1/4) 23rd
    Bell (0/1)
    final
    May 30, 2015
    2:30 PM WEST     		Bath rugby 16:28 Saracens Twickenham Stadium , London
    Spectators: 80,589
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    Attempts: Joseph 51st
    increments: Ford (1/1)
    Penalties: Ford (3/3) 26th, 44th, 60th
    		 (3:25)
    Report     		Attempts: Farrell 5th received
    George 13th post
    Wyles 31st
    raises: Farrell (2/3)
    Penalty kicks: Farrell (3/3) 21st, 37th, 62nd
    Dropgoals: Hodgson (0/1)
    15th Anthony Watson Changed after 7 minutes 7th
    14th Semesa Rokoduguni
    13 Jonathan Joseph
    12 Kyle Eastmond
    11 Matt Banahan
    10 George Ford
    09 Peter Stringer Changed after 67 minutes 67.
    08th Leroy Houston Changed after 60 minutes 60.
    07th Francois Louw
    06th Sam Burgess
    05 Dave Attwood Changed after 58 minutes 58.
    04th Stuart Hooper (C)Captain of the crew Changed after 54 minutes 54.
    03 David Wilson Changed after 49 minutes 49.
    02 Ross Batty Changed after 47 minutes 47.
    01 Paul James Changed after 47 minutes 47.
    Substitute:
    16 Rob Webber Substituted after 47 minutes 47.
    17th Nick Auterac Substituted after 47 minutes 47.
    18th Henry Thomas Substituted after 49 minutes 49.
    19th Dominic Day Substituted after 54 minutes 54.
    20th Matt Garvey Substituted after 58 minutes 58.
    21st Carl Fearns Substituted after 60 minutes 60.
    22nd Chris Cook Substituted after 67 minutes 67.
    23 Ollie Devoto Substituted after 7 minutes 7th
    15th Alex Goode
    14th David Strettle Changed after 65 minutes 65.
    13 Duncan Taylor
    12 Brad Barritt Changed after 60 minutes 60. Substituted after 65 minutes 65. Changed after 69 minutes 69.
    11 Chris Wyles
    10 Owen Farrell
    09 Richard Wigglesworth Changed after 55 minutes 55.
    08th Billy Vunipola
    07th Jacques Burger
    06th Maro Itoje Changed after 70 minutes 70.
    05 Alistair Hargreaves (C)Captain of the crew Changed after 33 minutes 33.
    04th George Kruis
    03 Petrus Du Plessis Changed after 49 minutes 49.
    02 Jamie George Changed after 53 minutes 53.
    01 Mako Vunipola Changed after 77 minutes 77.
    Substitute:
    16 Schalk Brits Substituted after 53 minutes 53.
    17th Richard Barrington Substituted after 77 minutes 77.
    18th Juan Figallo Substituted after 49 minutes 49.
    19th Jim Hamilton Substituted after 70 minutes 70.
    20th Jackson Wray Substituted after 33 minutes 33.
    21st Neil de Kock Substituted after 55 minutes 55.
    22nd Charlie Hodgson Substituted after 69 minutes 69.
    23 Chris Ashton Substituted after 60 minutes 60.

    statistics

    Most attempts made
    Surname tries society
    1. EnglandEngland Thomas Waldrom 16 Exeter Chiefs
    2. EnglandEngland Chris Ashton 13 Saracens
    United StatesUnited States Chris Wyles Saracens
    4th EnglandEngland Tom Arscott 12 Sale Sharks
    EnglandEngland Alex Lewington London Irish
    EnglandEngland Christian Wade Wasps RFC
    Most points scored
    Surname Points society
    1. EnglandEngland Andy Goode 240 Wasps RFC
    2. EnglandEngland George Ford 225 Bath rugby
    3. IrelandIreland Gareth Steenson 198 Exeter Chiefs
    4th EnglandEngland Shane Geraghty 164 London Irish
    5. EnglandEngland Danny Cipriani 163 Sale Sharks

    RFU Championship

    The season of the second division, the RFU Championship , comprises 22 game days (one first and one second round). While the worst-ranked team is relegated directly to the third division, the four best-placed teams carry out a playoff with a two-part semi-final and a final. The final winner is promoted to the Premiership.

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  • 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 22nd 21st 0 1 804: 425 + 379 19th 103
    02. Worcester Warriors (R) 22nd 19th 0 3 858: 335 + 523 21st 97
    03. London Scottish 22nd 12 2 8th 534: 498 + 36 12 64
    04th Rotherham Titans 22nd 13 1 8th 505: 488 + 17 7th 61
    05. Nottingham RFC 22nd 12 0 10 461: 578 - 117 8th 56
    06th Yorkshire Carnegie 22nd 10 1 11 494: 462 + 32 12 54
    07th Jersey RFC 22nd 8th 2 12 476: 485 - 9 12 48
    08th. Cornish Pirates 22nd 9 0 13 495: 621 - 126 9 45
    09. Doncaster Knights (P) 22nd 8th 1 13 429: 481 - 52 9 43
    10. Bedford Blues 22nd 7th 0 15th 433: 604 - 171 10 38
    11. Moseley RFC 22nd 5 1 16 441: 637 - 196 9 31
    12. Plymouth Albion 22nd 3 2 17th 314: 630 - 316 5 21st

    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 2, 2015
    1:30 p.m. WEST     		Bristol rugby 32:20 Rotherham Titans Ashton Gate Stadium , Bristol
    May 2, 2015
    1:45 PM WEST     		London Scottish 22:27 Worcester Warriors Athletic Ground , Richmond
    May 8, 2015
    7:45 pm WEST     		Worcester Warriors 38:15 London Scottish Sixways Stadium , Worcester
    May 10, 2015
    1:45 PM WEST     		Rotherham Titans 16:24 Bristol rugby Clifton Lane , Rotherham
    final
    May 20, 2015
    7:45 pm WEST     		Bristol rugby 28:29 Worcester Warriors Ashton Gate Stadium , Bristol
    May 27, 2015
    7:45 pm WEST     		Worcester Warriors 30:30 Bristol rugby Sixways Stadium , Worcester

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