English Rugby Union Championship 2016/17

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The 2016/17 season of the English Premiership was the 30th major league season of the English Rugby Union Championship. For sponsorship reasons it was called Aviva Premiership . It began on September 2, 2016, consisted of 22 match days (a preliminary and a second round) and lasted until May 6, 2017. The four best-placed teams then qualified for the semi-finals, the semi-final winners met on May 27, 2017 in the final in Twickenham Stadium on top of each other. The Exeter Chiefs won the title for the first time .

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  • Participation in the semi-finals and in the European Rugby Champions Cup 2017/18
  • 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. Wasps RFC 22nd 17th 1 4th 693: 502 + 191 14th 84
    02. Exeter Chiefs 22nd 15th 3 4th 667: 452 + 215 18th 84
    03. Saracens (M) 22nd 16 1 5 579: 345 + 234 11 77
    04th Leicester Tigers 22nd 14th 0 8th 576: 445 + 122 10 66
    05. Bath rugby 22nd 12 0 10 486: 440 + 46 11 59
    06th Harlequins 22nd 11 0 11 532: 526 + 6 8th 52
    07th Northampton Saints 22nd 10 0 12 476: 490 - 14 12 52
    08th. Newcastle Falcons 22nd 10 0 12 430: 581 - 151 9 49
    09. Gloucester RFC 22nd 7th 2 13 533: 537 - 4th 14th 46
    10. Sale Sharks 22nd 7th 1 14th 471: 595 - 124 10 40
    11. Worcester Warriors 22nd 5 2 15th 466: 662 - 196 9 33
    12. Bristol Rugby (P) 22nd 3 0 19th 382: 707 - 325 8th 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 20, 2017
    2:45 pm WEST     		Exeter Chiefs 18:16 Saracens Sandy Park , Exeter
    Spectators: 12,436
    Umpire: Wayne Barnes
    Attempts: Nowell 42. received
    S. Simmonds 79. received.
    Elevations: Steenson (1/2)
    Penalty kicks: Steenson (2/2) 25., 30.
    		 (6: 6)
    Report     		Attempts: Wyles 56th n.erh.
    Ellery 75th AD
    Penalty kicks: Farrell (2/2) 4th, 14th
    May 20, 2017
    5:15 pm WEST     		Wasps RFC 21:20 Leicester Tigers Ricoh Arena , Coventry
    Spectators: 29,051
    Referee: Matthew Carley
    Attempts: Beale 7th received,
    Bassett 77th received.
    Increases: Gopperth (1/2)
    Penalty kicks : Gopperth (3/4) 1st, 23rd, 39th
    		 (16:13)
    Report     		Attempts: Betham 26th
    raised Veainu 51st
    raised increases: F. Burns (2/2)
    Penalty kicks: F. Burns (2/2) 16., 20.
    final
    May 27, 2017
    2:30 p.m. WEST     		Wasps RFC 20:23 a.d. Exeter Chiefs Twickenham Stadium , London
    Spectators: 79,657
    Referee: JP Doyle
    Attempts: Gopperth 40th increased
    Daly 44th
    increased increases: Gopperth (2/2)
    Penalty kicks : Gopperth (2/2) 18th, 54th
    		 (10:14)
    report     		Attempts: Nowell 14th.
    Dollman 28th.
    Increases: Steenson (2/2)
    Penalty kicks: Steenson (3/3) 64th, 80th, 98th.
    15th Willie le Roux
    14th Christian Wade
    13 Elliot Daly
    12 Jimmy Gopperth
    11 Josh Bassett
    10 Danny Cipriani
    09 Dan Robson Changed after 58 minutes 58.
    08th Nathan Hughes Changed after 18 minutes 18th Substituted after 26 minutes 26th
    07th Thomas Young Changed after 64 minutes 64.
    06th James Haskell
    05 Matt Symons Changed after 58 minutes 58.
    04th Joe Launchbury (C)Captain of the crew
    03 Phil Swainston Changed after 27 minutes 27.
    02 Tommy Taylor Changed after 64 minutes 64.
    01 Matt Mullan Changed after 58 minutes 58. Substituted after 83 minutes 83.
    Substitute:
    16 Ashley Johnson Substituted after 64 minutes 64.
    17th Simon McIntyre Substituted after 58 minutes 58.
    18th Marty Moore Substituted after 27 minutes 27. Changed after 83 minutes 83.
    19th Kearnan Myall Substituted after 58 minutes 58.
    20th Guy Thompson Substituted after 18 minutes 18th Changed after 26 minutes 26th Substituted after 64 minutes 64.
    21st Joe Simpson Substituted after 58 minutes 58.
    22nd Alapati Leiua
    23 Frank Halai
    Trainer:
    Dai Young
    15th Phil Dollman Changed after 46 minutes 46.
    14th Jack Nowell
    13 Ian Whitten
    12 Ollie Devoto Changed after 76 minutes 76.
    11 Olly Woodburn Changed after 54 minutes 54.
    10 Gareth Steenson (C)Captain of the crew
    09 Stu Townsend Changed after 49 minutes 49.
    08th Thomas Waldrom
    07th Don Armand
    06th Kai Horstmann Changed after 53 minutes 53.
    05 Geoff Parling
    04th Dave Dennis Changed after 60 minutes 60.
    03 Harry Williams Changed after 50 minutes 50.
    02 Luke Cowan-Dickie Changed after 50 minutes 50.
    01 Ben Moon Changed after 50 minutes 50.
    Substitute:
    16 Jack Yeandle Substituted after 50 minutes 50.
    17th Carl Rimmer Substituted after 50 minutes 50.
    18th Tomas Francis Substituted after 50 minutes 50.
    19th Mitch Lees Substituted after 53 minutes 53.
    20th Sam Simmonds Substituted after 60 minutes 60.
    21st Will Chudley Substituted after 49 minutes 49.
    22nd Henry Slade Substituted after 46 minutes 46.
    23 Michele Campagnaro Substituted after 76 minutes 76.
    Trainer:
    Rob Baxter

    statistics

    Most attempts made
    Surname tries society
    1. EnglandEngland Christian Wade 17th Wasps RFC
    2. EnglandEngland James Short 11 Exeter Chiefs
    3. New ZealandNew Zealand Jimmy Gopperth 10 Wasps RFC
    FijiFiji Semesa Rokoduguni 10 Bath rugby
    New ZealandNew Zealand Denny Solomona 10 Sale Sharks
    EnglandEngland Olly Woodburn 10 Exeter Chiefs
    Most points scored
    Surname Points society
    1. New ZealandNew Zealand Jimmy Gopperth 292 Wasps RFC
    2. EnglandEngland Stephen Myler 190 Northampton Saints
    3. EnglandEngland Freddie Burns 183 Bath rugby
    IrelandIreland Gareth Steenson 183 Exeter Chiefs
    5. EnglandEngland Alex Lozowski 175 Saracens

    RFU Championship

    The season of the second division, the RFU Championship , comprised 22 game days (one first and one second round). 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 rose to the Premiership.

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

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

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    01. London Irish (R) 20th 19th 0 1 712: 290 + 422 15th 91
    02. Yorkshire Carnegie 20th 15th 0 5 619: 461 + 158 14th 74
    03. Ealing Trailfinders 20th 12 1 7th 584: 427 + 157 10 60
    04th Doncaster Knights 20th 12 0 8th 514: 424 + 90 10 58
    05. Jersey Reds 20th 11 0 9 459: 451 + 8 14th 58
    06th Cornish Pirates 20th 9 2 9 559: 497 + 62 15th 55
    07th Bedford Blues 20th 6th 1 13 496: 469 - 73 15th 41
    08th. London Scottish 20th 7th 0 13 465: 605 - 140 12 40
    09. Nottingham RFC 20th 7th 1 12 419: 542 - 123 9 39
    10. Richmond FC (P) 20th 5 0 15th 347: 585 - 238 6th 26th
    11. Rotherham Titans 20th 4th 1 15th 333: 656 - 323 4th 22nd
    12. London Welsh 1 13 6th 0 7th 294: 251 + 43 9 0
    1On December 23, 2016, a total of 20 points were deducted from the London Welsh for filing for bankruptcy. On January 24, 2017, the London Welsh was banned from further participation after the club failed to meet the RFU's requirements to renew their temporary license. All previous results of the club this season have been canceled.

    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 if you lose less than seven points

    Playoff

    Semifinals
    April 28, 2017
    7:45 pm WEST     		Ealing Trailfinders 16:34 Yorkshire Carnegie Trailfinders Sports Ground , London
    Spectators: 966
    April 30, 2017
    3:00 pm WEST     		Doncaster Knights 3:35 London Irish Castle Park , Doncaster
    Spectators: 2,173
    May 5, 2017
    7:45 pm WEST     		Yorkshire Carnegie 18:20 Ealing Trailfinders Headingley Stadium , Leeds
    Spectators: 2,216
    May 6, 2017
    1:15 p.m. WEST     		London Irish 39:22 Doncaster Knights Madejski Stadium , Reading
    Spectators: 4,644
    final
    May 17, 2017
    7:45 pm WEST     		Yorkshire Carnegie 18:29 London Irish Headingley Stadium , Leeds
    Spectators: 4,126
    May 24, 2017
    7:45 pm WEST     		London Irish 55:48 Yorkshire Carnegie Madejski Stadium , Reading
    Spectators: 7,830

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ London Welsh granted temporary license despite losing half their players www.bbc.co.uk
    2. ↑ London Welsh deducted 20 points due to liquidation www.espn.co.uk
    3. ↑ London Welsh: RFU refuses permission for Exiles to stay in Championship www.bbc.co.uk

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