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Saints add to Sale Sharks' troubles
Monday 8 March 2010
Northampton closed the gap on the Leicester at the top of the Guinness Premiership table with a 15-7 victory over Sale at Edgeley Park on Sunday.
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Clock causes chaos as Bath sink Newcastle
Monday 8 March 2010
Newcastle director of rugby Steve Bates refused to criticise the officials after his side's 17-13 defeat against Bath on Sunday ended in chaos due to a time-keeping error.
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Bath beat Newcastle Falcons
Sunday 7 March 2010
Bath overcame a five-point deficit at half-time to beat Newcastle 17-13 at Kingston Park on Sunday.
Bath took the early lead through Matt Banahan
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Saracens' wobble continues against Leeds
Sunday 7 March 2010
Leeds Carnegie boosted their Guinness Premiership survival hopes with a 19-12 victory over Saracens at Headingley on Sunday.
Derick Hougaard's reliable boot put Sarries
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Leicester Tigers too strong for London Irish
Saturday 6 March 2010
Leicester Tigers managed to strengthen their grip on the top-spot in the Guinness Premiership with a 35-19 victory over London Irish on Saturday evening.
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Harlequins edge past Worcester Warriors
Saturday 6 March 2010
Harlequins climbed to seventh on the Guinness Premiership table after edging Worcester 14-11 at The Stoop on Saturday.
The opening half was a subdued affair
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Moody leaves Leicester Tigers to join Bath
Saturday 6 March 2010
Bath Rugby have announced the signing of England International and British and Irish Lion Lewis Moody on a three-year deal.
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Leicester Tigers v London Irish preview
Saturday 6 March 2010
London Irish won 18-12 when the two clubs met at Madejski Stadium in round 6, and are seeking a second Premiership double over the current champions having won home and away in season 2002-03.
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London Wasps v Gloucester Rugby preview
Friday 5 March 2010
London Wasps' three game winning run in all competitions ended on Sunday at Headingley Carnegie where Leeds won 26-10.
Wasps have won three of their last
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Newcastle Falcons v Bath Rugby preview
Friday 5 March 2010
The Falcons beat Bath 27-16 when the two met in the Guinness Premiership at The Rec in round 6, and have only once before achieved a Premiership double over Bath: way back in 1997-98.
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Sale Sharks v Northampton Saints preview
Friday 5 March 2010
The Saints have not achieved a Premiership double over the Sharks since season 1999/2000.
Sale Sharks have lost their last seven matches
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Harlequins v Worcester Warriors Preview
Friday 5 March 2010
Harlequins have won the last seven encounters between the two teams in the Guinness Premiership since Worcester won 15-9 at the Stoop on 19 February 2005.
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Leeds Carnegie v Saracens preview
Friday 5 March 2010
Saracens have won their last eight games against Leeds in all competitions since Leeds were victorious 29-23 at Vicarage Road on 26 September 2004.
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Sackey wants a 'fresh start' with Toulon
Friday 5 March 2010
English wing Paul Sackey says that it was a desire for a new way of life and a different style of rugby that prompted him to swap Wasps for French side Toulon, his new club.
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Fortey signs a new Worcester Warriors deal
Friday 5 March 2010
Front row legend Chris Fortey is set to carry on packing down for Worcester Warriors after the vastly experienced forward signed a new one-year deal.
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Bath back Butch James' bid to rejoin Springboks
Wednesday 3 March 2010
Following recent speculation regarding Butch James, Bath Rugby have confirmed that Butch still has another two seasons of his contract to run with the Club, but admit they have been approached by Natal Sharks.
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Falcon Hudson looking for unique Bath double Rasmussen told to look for another clubBack delighted with Fourie's 2-year Leeds dealGloucester lose Somerville for six weeks Bath slip past Saracens
Overview of the Guinness Premiership
The English Premiership is known as the Guinness Premiership because of the league's sponsorship (by Guinness) is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system.
There are, at present, twelve clubs in the Premiership.
The competition has been played since 1987, and has evolved into the current Premiership system employing relegation to and promotion from the National Division One competition.
Clubs competing in the Guinness Premiership qualify for Europe's two club competitions, the Heineken Cup and the European Challenge Cup.
The 2008/09 champions are the Leicester Tigers .
Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath Recreation Ground 10,600 Bath,
Somerset
Bristol Memorial Stadium 11,750.
Bristol
Gloucester Kingsholm Stadium 16,500
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Harlequins Twickenham Stoop 12,700
Twickenham, Middlesex/London
Leicester Tigers
Welford Road 16,815 Leicester, Leicestershire
London Irish Madejski Stadium
24,161 Reading, Berkshire
London Wasps Adams Park 10,000
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Newcastle Falcons Kingston Park
10,200 Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
Northampton Saints Franklin's
Gardens 13,600 Northampton
Sale Sharks Edgeley Park 10,852 Stockport, Greater
Manchester
Saracens Vicarage Road 19,920 Watford,
Hertfordshire
Worcester Warriors Sixways
Stadium 10,197 Worcester, Worcestershire
Source -Wikipedia
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Leicester Tigers | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 365 | 226 | 54 |
2 |
Northampton Saints | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 328 | 227 | 52 |
3 |
Saracens | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 267 | 236 | 46 |
4 |
London Wasps | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 276 | 268 | 43 |
5 |
London Irish | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 346 | 250 | 43 |
6 |
Bath Rugby | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 277 | 253 | 38 |
7 |
Gloucester Rugby | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 329 | 324 | 32 |
8 |
Harlequins | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 263 | 338 | 32 |
9 |
Newcastle Falcons | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 205 | 251 | 28 |
10 |
Leeds Carnegie | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 227 | 352 | 27 |
11 |
Worcester Warriors | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 226 | 282 | 25 |
12 |
Sale Sharks | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 213 | 315 | 23 |
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