English Rugby Union Championship 2015/16

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The 2015/16 season of the English Premiership was the 29th season of the major division of the English Rugby Union Championship. For sponsorship reasons it was called Aviva Premiership . It began on October 16, 2015, comprised 22 match days (one preliminary and one second round) and lasted until May 7, 2016. The four best-placed teams then qualified for the semi-finals, the semi-final winners met on May 28, 2015 in the final in Twickenham Stadium on top of each other. The Saracens won the title and were able to repeat their success in the previous season.

Aviva Premiership

Closing table

  • Participation in the semi-finals and in the European Rugby Champions Cup 2016/17
  • 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 (M) 22nd 17th 1 4th 580: 376 + 204 10 80
    02. Exeter Chiefs 22nd 15th 0 7th 585: 361 + 224 14th 74
    03. Wasps RFC 22nd 15th 0 7th 598: 397 + 201 12 72
    04th Leicester Tigers 22nd 14th 0 8th 509: 475 + 34 9 65
    05. Northampton Saints 22nd 12 0 10 455: 392 + 63 12 60
    06th Sale Sharks 22nd 11 2 9 456: 459 - 3 10 58
    07th Harlequins 22nd 10 1 11 547: 583 - 36 13 55
    08th. Gloucester RFC 22nd 10 1 11 429: 423 + 6 7th 49
    09. Bath rugby 22nd 9 0 13 435: 460 - 25 12 48
    10. Worcester Warriors (P) 22nd 7th 0 15th 420: 597 - 177 7th 35
    11. Newcastle Falcons 22nd 5 1 16 357: 556 - 199 5 27
    12. London Irish 22nd 4th 0 18th 328: 620 - 292 4th 20th

    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 21, 2016
    12:30 pm WEST     		Saracens 44: 17 Leicester Tigers Allianz Park , London
    Spectators: 9,932
    Referee: JP Doyle
    Attempts: Fraser 3rd,
    Wyles 19th, 39th,
    Ashton 24th, 71st, 71st
    increases: Farrell (4/4)
    Hodgson (1/1)
    Penalty kicks: Farrell (1/1) 32 .
    Hodgson (2/2) 61., 69.
    		 (31: 0)
    report     		Attempts: Veainu 41st raised
    Barrow 44th
    raised raises: Williams (2/2)
    Penalty kicks: Williams (1/1) 44.
    May 21, 2016
    3:15 pm WEST     		Exeter Chiefs 34:23 Wasps RFC Sandy Park , Exeter
    Spectators: 12,605
    Referee: Greg Garner
    Attempts: Whitten 21st received
    Ewers 46th raised
    penalty attempt 38th raised, 79th
    raised increases: Steenson (4/4)
    Penalty kicks: Steenson (2/2) 3rd, 11th
    		 (20:14)
    Report     		Attempts: Festuccia 16. Increase
    Robson 31.
    Increase: Gopperth (2/2)
    Penalty kicks : Gopperth (3/3) 45., 52., 67.
    final
    May 28, 2016
    15:00 WEST     		Saracens 28:20 Exeter Chiefs Twickenham Stadium , London
    Spectators: 76,109
    Referee: Wayne Barnes
    Attempts: Taylor 33rd received
    Wyles 36th received
    Goode 75th received
    Raise: Farrell (2/2)
    Penalty: Farrell (3/3) 2nd, 9th, 26th
    		 (23: 6)
    Report     		Attempts: Yeandle 52.
    Nowell 72.
    Increases: Steenson (2/2)
    Penalty kicks: Steenson (2/2) 22., 40.
    15th Alex Goode
    14th Chris Ashton
    13 Duncan Taylor Changed after 73 minutes 73.
    12 Brad Barritt
    11 Chris Wyles
    10 Owen Farrell Changed after 67 minutes 67.
    09 Richard Wigglesworth Changed after 67 minutes 67.
    08th Billy Vunipola
    07th Will Fraser Changed after 70 minutes 70.
    06th Michael Rhodes Changed after 51 minutes 51.
    05 George Kruis
    04th Maro Itoje
    03 Petrus du Plessis Changed after 51 minutes 51.
    02 Schalk Brits Changed after 51 minutes 51.
    01 Mako Vunipola Changed after 65 minutes 65.
    Substitute:
    16 Jamie George Substituted after 51 minutes 51.
    17th Richard Barrington Substituted after 65 minutes 65.
    18th Juan Figallo Substituted after 51 minutes 51.
    19th Jim Hamilton Substituted after 70 minutes 70.
    20th Jackson Wray Substituted after 51 minutes 51.
    21st Neil de Kock Substituted after 67 minutes 67.
    22nd Charlie Hodgson Substituted after 67 minutes 67.
    23 Marcelo Bosch Substituted after 73 minutes 73.
    Trainer:
    IrelandIreland Mark McCall
    15th Phil Dollman
    14th Jack Nowell
    13 Henry Slade
    12 Ian Whitten Changed after 67 minutes 67.
    11 Olly Woodburn Changed after 54 minutes 54.
    10 Gareth Steenson
    09 Will Chudley Changed after 64 minutes 64.
    08th Don Armand Changed after 64 minutes 64.
    07th Julian Salvi Changed after 60 minutes 60. Substituted after 64 minutes 64.
    06th Dave Ewers
    05 Geoff Parling Changed after 63 minutes 63.
    04th Mitch Lees
    03 Harry Williams Changed after 46 minutes 46.
    02 Luke Cowan-Dickie Changed after 46 minutes 46. Substituted after 67 minutes 67. Changed after 73 minutes 73.
    01 Ben Moon Changed after 46 minutes 46.
    Substitute:
    16 Jack Yeandle Substituted after 46 minutes 46. Changed after 67 minutes 67. Substituted after 73 minutes 73.
    17th Alec Hepburn Substituted after 46 minutes 46.
    18th Tomas Francis Substituted after 46 minutes 46.
    19th Damian Welch Substituted after 63 minutes 63.
    20th Kai Horstmann Substituted after 60 minutes 60.
    21st Dave Lewis Substituted after 64 minutes 64.
    22nd Michele Campagnaro Substituted after 67 minutes 67.
    23 James Short Substituted after 54 minutes 54.
    Trainer:
    Rob Baxter

    statistics

    Most attempts made
    Surname tries society
    1. EnglandEngland Thomas Waldrom 13 Exeter Chiefs
    2. EnglandEngland Semesa Rokoduguni 12 Bath rugby
    EnglandEngland Christian Wade Wasps RFC
    4th EnglandEngland Chris Ashton 11 Saracens
    5. EnglandEngland Charlie Walker 10 Harlequins
    Most points scored
    Surname Points society
    1. IrelandIreland Gareth Steenson 258 Exeter Chiefs
    2. New ZealandNew Zealand Jimmy Gopperth 185 Wasps RFC
    3. EnglandEngland Danny Cipriani 182 Sale Sharks
    4th EnglandEngland Stephen Myler 173 Northampton Saints
    5. EnglandEngland Charlie Hodgson 154 Saracens

    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.

    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 22nd 20th 0 2 718: 397 + 321 15th 95
    02. Doncaster Knights 22nd 15th 2 5 588: 470 + 118 15th 79
    03. Yorkshire Carnegie 22nd 14th 0 8th 655: 466 + 189 22nd 78
    04th Bedford Blues 22nd 12 0 10 623: 599 + 24 16 64
    05. London Welsh (R) 22nd 11 1 10 442: 528 - 86 12 58
    06th Jersey RFC 22nd 11 1 10 465: 466 - 1 11 57
    07th Nottingham RFC 22nd 10 0 12 494: 483 + 11 16 56
    08th. London Scottish 22nd 10 0 12 463: 453 + 10 9 49
    09. Cornish Pirates 22nd 8th 1 13 530: 570 - 40 15th 49
    10. Rotherham Titans 22nd 8th 0 14th 454: 621 - 167 6th 38
    11. Ealing Trailfinders (P) 22nd 6th 1 15th 523: 605 - 82 11 37
    12. Moseley RFC 22nd 4th 0 18th 416: 715 - 299 10 26th

    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 1, 2016
    15:00 WEST     		Yorkshire Carnegie 17:30 Doncaster Knights Headingley Stadium , Leeds
    May 1, 2016
    3:15 pm WEST     		Bedford Blues 16:45 Bristol rugby Goldington Road , Bedford
    May 8, 2016
    2:30 p.m. WEST     		Doncaster Knights 14:12 Yorkshire Carnegie Castle Park , Doncaster
    May 8, 2016
    3:15 pm WEST     		Bristol rugby 31:19 Bedford Blues Ashton Gate Stadium , Bristol
    final
    May 18, 2016
    7:45 pm WEST     		Doncaster Knights 13:28 Bristol rugby Castle Park , Doncaster
    May 25, 2016
    7:45 pm WEST     		Bristol rugby 32:34 Doncaster Knights Ashton Gate Stadium , Bristol

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