English Rugby Union Championship 2019/20

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The 2019/20 season of the English Premiership is the 33rd season of the top division of the English Rugby Union Championship. For sponsorship reasons, it is called the Gallagher Premiership . It began on October 18, 2019, comprises 22 match days (one preliminary and one second round) and lasts until June 6, 2020. The four best-placed teams then qualify for the semi-finals, the semi-final winners meet on June 20, 2020 in the final in Twickenham Stadium on top of each other. The Saracens are defending champions.

Gallagher Premiership

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  • Participation in the semi-finals and the European Rugby Champions Cup 2020/21
  • Participation in the European Rugby Champions Cup
  • Relegation to the RFU Championship

    • M = Reigning Master
    P = Promotion (promoted) from the RFU Championship
    Status: January 5, 2020

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    01. Exeter Chiefs 8th 6th 0 2 201: 132 + 69 5 29
    02. Northampton Saints 8th 6th 0 2 229: 177 + 52 4th 28
    03. Gloucester RFC 8th 4th 0 4th 178: 136 + 42 7th 23
    04th Sale Sharks 8th 4th 0 4th 192: 115 + 77 6th 22nd
    05. Bristol Bears 8th 3 1 4th 175: 196 - 21 4th 18th
    06th Bath rugby 8th 4th 0 4th 154: 174 - 20 1 17th
    07th Worcester Warriors 8th 4th 0 4th 127: 206 - 79 1 17th
    08th. Harlequins 8th 3 1 4th 168: 217 - 49 3 17th
    09. Wasps 8th 2 0 6th 165: 226 - 61 5 13
    10. London Irish (P) 8th 2 1 5 156: 224 - 68 3 13
    11. Leicester Tigers 8th 2 1 5 149: 212 - 63 1 11
    12. Saracens (M) 8th 6th 0 2 227: 106 + 121 4th - 7 *

    * The Saracens were deducted 35 points for violating the Salary Cap .

    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 for a loss of seven or less points

    statistics

    Most attempts made

    Surname society tries
    1. EnglandEngland Ben Earl Saracens 6th
    2. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Louis Rees-Zammit Gloucester RFC 5
    3. EnglandEngland Perry Humphreys Worcester Warriors 4th
    EnglandEngland Zach Kibirige Wasps
    New ZealandNew Zealand Tom Marshall Gloucester RFC
    EnglandEngland Jonny May Leicester Tigers
    AustraliaAustralia Taqele Naiyaravoro Northampton Saints
    South AfricaSouth Africa Cobus Reinach Northampton Saints
    EnglandEngland Nick Tompkins Saracens
    South AfricaSouth Africa Akker van der Merwe Sale Sharks

    Most points scored

    Surname society Points
    1. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Rhys Priestland Bath rugby 87
    2. EnglandEngland Marcus Smith Harlequins 84
    3. EnglandEngland Callum Sheedy Bristol rugby 71

    RFU Championship

    The season of the second division, the RFU Championship , comprises 22 game days (one first and one second round).

    table

  • Promotion to the Premiership
  • Relegation to the National League One

    • P = Promotion (promoted) from National Division One
    R = Relegation (relegated) from the Premiership
    As of January 5, 2020

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    01. Newcastle Falcons (R) 7th 7th 0 0 205: 75 + 130 4th 32
    02. Cornish Pirates 7th 5 0 2 176: 103 + 73 4th 24
    03. Coventry RFC 7th 4th 1 2 185: 158 + 27 4th 22nd
    04.´ Ealing Trailfinders 7th 4th 1 2 212: 149 + 63 3 21st
    05. Jersey Reds 7th 4th 0 3 182: 170 + 12 5 21st
    06th London Scottish 7th 3 1 3 118: 128 - 10 3 17th
    07th Hartpury College RFC 7th 3 0 4th 129: 125 + 4 4th 16
    08th. Ampthill RUFC (P) 7th 3 1 3 170: 182 - 12 2 16
    09. Nottingham RFC 7th 3 0 4th 131: 127 + 4 3 15th
    10. Doncaster Knights 7th 3 0 4th 122: 158 - 36 1 13
    11. Bedford Blues 7th 1 0 6th 106: 143 - 37 4th 8th
    12. Yorkshire Carnegie 7th 0 0 7th 116: 334 - 218 1 1

    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

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Saracens face daunting safety struggle after dropping appeal against penalties. The Guardian, November 18, 2019, accessed December 2, 2019 .