2010–11 Premiership Rugby

2010–11 Aviva Premiership
Countries England
Date3 September 2010 – 28 May 2011
ChampionsSaracens (1st title)
Runners-upLeicester Tigers
RelegatedLeeds Carnegie
Matches played135
Attendance1,740,751
(average 12,894 per match)
Tries scored507
(average 3.8 per match)
Top point scorerJimmy Gopperth (Newcastle)
(230 points)
Top try scorerAlesana Tuilagi (Leicester)
(13 tries)
Official website
premiershiprugby.com

The 2010–11 Aviva Premiership was the 24th season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the first one to be sponsored by Aviva.[1] The reigning champions entering the season were Leicester Tigers, who had claimed their ninth title after defeating Saracens in the 2010 final. Exeter Chiefs had been promoted as champions from the 2009–10 RFU Championship, their first promotion to the top flight.

Summary

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Saracens won their first title after defeating Leicester Tigers in the final at Twickenham after having finished second in the regular season table. Leeds Carnege were relegated on the last day of the season. It was the third time that Leeds have been relegated from the top flight since the leagues began and the first time since the 2007–08 Premiership Rugby season.

As usual, round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham, the seventh instance since its inception in 2004.

Teams

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Twelve teams compete in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season and Exeter Chiefs who were promoted from the 2009–10 RFU Championship to the top flight for the first time. They replaced Worcester Warriors who were relegated after six years in the top flight.

Stadiums and locations

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2010–11 Aviva Premiership Teams
Club Director of Rugby / Head Coach Captain Kit Supplier Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath Australia Steve Meehan South Africa Luke Watson Puma The Recreation Ground 12,200 Bath, Somerset
Exeter Chiefs England Rob Baxter Ireland Tommy Hayes Samurai Sportswear Sandy Park 10,744 Exeter, Devon
Gloucester Scotland Bryan Redpath England Mike Tindall RugbyTech Kingsholm Stadium 16,500 Gloucester
Harlequins Ireland Conor O'Shea England Chris Robshaw KooGa Twickenham Stoop[a] 14,282 Twickenham, Greater London
Leeds Carnegie England Neil Back South Africa Marco Wentzel ISC Headingley Stadium 22,250 Leeds, Yorkshire
Leicester Tigers England Richard Cockerill Ireland Geordan Murphy Cotton Traders Welford Road 24,000 Leicester
London Irish England Toby Booth New Zealand Clarke Dermody RugbyTech Madejski Stadium[b] 24,250 Reading, Berkshire
London Wasps England Shaun Edwards England Tom Rees Canterbury Adams Park[c] 10,516 High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Newcastle Falcons Scotland Alan Tait England James Hudson Cotton Traders Kingston Park 10,200 Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
Northampton Saints England Jim Mallinder England Dylan Hartley BURRDA Franklin's Gardens 13,591 Northampton
Sale Sharks New Zealand Mike Brewer England Mark Cueto Cotton Traders Edgeley Park[d] 10,852 Stockport, Greater Manchester
Saracens South Africa Brendan Venter England Steve Borthwick Nike Vicarage Road[e] 19,920 Watford, Hertfordshire

Pre-season

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The inaugural edition of the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series began on 16 July 2010 at The Stoop, continued on 23 July at Welford Road and 30 July at Franklin's Gardens. This was the first opportunity of the season for any of the teams competing in the Premiership to win a trophy. The finals were held on 6 August 2010 at The Recreation Ground and the Series was won by Saracens.[2]

Table

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2010–11 Premiership Rugby Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leicester Tigers (RU) 22 16 1 5 594 403 +191 67 29 8 4 78 Play-off place,
Berth in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup
2 Saracens (C) 22 18 0 4 484 318 +166 35 26 2 2 76
3 Gloucester (SF) 22 14 1 7 528 452 +76 58 43 5 4 67
4 Northampton Saints (SF) 22 14 0 8 533 430 +103 58 38 6 3 65
5 Bath 22 13 1 8 427 367 +60 38 34 5 3 62 Berth in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup
6 London Irish 22 11 0 11 523 459 +64 47 41 6 4 54
7 Harlequins 22 9 2 11 482 384 +98 45 26 4 8 52 Berth in the 2011–12 Heineken Cup[f]
8 Exeter Chiefs 22 10 0 12 428 460 −32 32 42 0 5 43[g] 2011–12 European Challenge Cup
9 London Wasps 22 9 1 12 425 497 −72 36 45 1 4 43
10 Sale Sharks 22 6 1 15 432 618 −186 34 66 1 5 32
11 Newcastle Falcons 22 4 1 17 360 553 −193 27 55 0 5 23
12 Leeds Carnegie[h] (R) 22 4 0 18 315 590 −275 30 62 0 7 23 Relegated
Source: Premiership Rugby
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
(C) Champions; (RU) Runners-up; (SF) Losing semi-finalists; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Harlequins will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 27 December 2010
  2. ^ London Irish will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 4 September 2010
  3. ^ London Wasps will also play a home game at Twickenham Stadium on 4 September 2010 and on 23 April 2011
  4. ^ Sale will also play a home game at Reebok Stadium on 16 April 2011
  5. ^ Saracens will also play a home game at Wembley Stadium on 26 December 2010
  6. ^ As a result of winning the 2010–11 European Challenge Cup
  7. ^ Exeter Chiefs deducted two points and fined £5,000 for naming three overseas players in the squad for their match at Leeds Carnegie.[3]
  8. ^ The champion of the Championship (Worcester Warriors) are eligible for promotion

Regular season

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The fixture list was released on 29 June 2010.[4]

Round 1

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3 September 2010
19:45
Sale Sharks35–18Newcastle Falcons
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,815
Referee: Dean Richards
4 September 2010
14:00
(1 BP) London Irish33–16Saracens
Report
Twickenham
Attendance: 75,112
Referee: Andrew Small
4 September 2010
15:00
Exeter Chiefs22–10Gloucester Rugby
Report
Sandy Park
Attendance: 9,562
Referee: Rob Debney
4 September 2010
16:30
London Wasps29–29Harlequins
Report
Twickenham
Attendance: 75,112
Referee: Chris White
5 September 2010
15:00
Leeds Carnegie16–32Bath Rugby (1 BP)
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 5,509
5 September 2010
15:00
Northampton Saints27–19Leicester Tigers
Report
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,498
Referee: Dave Pearson

Round 2

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10 September 2010
20:00
Newcastle Falcons29–17London Wasps
Report
Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,159
11 September 2010
13:30
(1 BP) Harlequins16–20Northampton Saints
Report
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 10,823
Referee: Andrew Small
11 September 2010
14:15
Bath Rugby20–13London Irish (1 BP)
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,005
Referee: Dave Pearson
11 September 2010
15:00
Gloucester Rugby22–21Leeds Carnegie (1 BP)
Report
Kingsholm
Attendance: 9,994
11 September 2010
17:30
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers37–27Exeter Chiefs
Report
Welford Road
Attendance: 17,956
Referee: Dean Richards
12 September 2010
14:15
Saracens28–13Sale Sharks
Report
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,087
Referee: Wayne Barnes

Round 3

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17 September 2010
19:45
(1 BP) Northampton Saints31–10Bath Rugby
Report
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,491
Referee: Chris White
17 September 2010
19:45
Sale Sharks21–17Harlequins (1 BP)
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,026
Referee: Dave Pearson
18 September 2010
15:00
Exeter Chiefs22–17Newcastle Falcons (1 BP)
Report
Sandy Park
Attendance: 7,326
Referee: Greg Garner
18 September 2010
15:05
London Wasps37–30Leicester Tigers (2 BP)
Report
Adams Park
Attendance: 8,006
Referee: Wayne Barnes
19 September 2010
15:00
London Irish23–16Gloucester Rugby (1 BP)
Report
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 8,267
Referee: Dean Richards
19 September 2010
15:00
Leeds Carnegie14–26Saracens
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 4,774
Referee: Sean Davey

Round 4

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25 September 2010
14:15
(1 BP) Bath31–16Sale Sharks
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,618
25 September 2010
14:30
Gloucester22–20London Wasps (1 BP)
Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,377
25 September 2010
15:00
(1 BP) Harlequins40–13Exeter Chiefs
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 11,461
25 September 2010
15:00
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers48–6Leeds Carnegie
Report
Welford Road
Attendance: 17,063
25 September 2010
17:15
Newcastle Falcons12–46London Irish (1 BP)
Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,993
26 September 2010
15:00
Saracens24–17Northampton Saints (1 BP)
Report
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 8,567

Round 5

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1 October 2010
19:45
(1 BP) Sale Sharks24–25London Wasps
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,202
1 October 2010
20:05
Bath Rugby3–18Gloucester Rugby
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 12,200
2 October 2010
15:00
Harlequins23–12Newcastle Falcons
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 10,813
2 October 2010
15:00
(1 BP) London Irish40–24Leeds Carnegie
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 6,921
2 October 2010
15:00
Northampton Saints27–21Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 13,296
3 October 2010
16:30
Saracens26–20Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,517

Round 6

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22 October 2010
19:45
(1 BP) Leeds Carnegie3–6Sale Sharks
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 5,571
22 October 2010
20:00
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons13–15Saracens
Report
Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,391
23 October 2010
14:30
Leicester Tigers21–15Bath Rugby (1 BP)
Report
Welford Road
Attendance: 21,194
23 October 2010
15:00
Gloucester Rugby33–26Harlequins (1 BP)
Report
Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,919
23 October 2010
17:15
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs9–12London Irish
Report
Sandy Park
Attendance: 10,103
24 October 2010
14:45
London Wasps10–37Northampton Saints (1 BP)
Report
Adams Park
Attendance: 9,206

Round 7

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30 October 2010
14:30
(1 BP) Northampton Saints34–13Newcastle Falcons
Report
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,356
Referee: Nigel Owens
30 October 2010
15:00
Saracens9–23Exeter Chiefs
Report
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,512
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
30 October 2010
17:30
Gloucester Rugby19–12Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Report
Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,970
Referee: Wayne Barnes
31 October 2010
15:00
Harlequins6–6Bath Rugby
Report
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 14,047
Referee: Sean Davey
31 October 2010
15:00
Leeds Carnegie8–17London Wasps
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 5,495
Referee: Dean Richards
31 October 2010
15:00
(1 BP) London Irish39–26Sale Sharks
Report
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 7,741
Referee: Martin Fox

Round 8

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19 November 2010
19:45
Sale Sharks10–19Northampton Saints
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 8,091
19 November 2010
19:45
Leicester Tigers18–13Harlequins (1 BP)
Report
Welford Road
Attendance: 17,441
20 November 2010
15:00
Exeter Chiefs15–9Leeds Carnegie (1 BP)
Report
Sandy Park
Attendance: 7,743
21 November 2010
14:45
London Wasps33–25London Irish
Report
Adams Park
Attendance: 7,929
21 November 2010
15:00
Newcastle Falcons12–6Gloucester Rugby (1 BP)
Report
Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,249
21 November 2010
16:15
(1 BP) Bath Rugby13–17Saracens
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,848

Round 9

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27 November 2010
15:00
Exeter Chiefs24–19Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Report
Sandy Park
Attendance: 7,171
27 November 2010
15:00
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers44–19Newcastle Falcons
Report
Welford Road
Attendance: 18,738
27 November 2010
15:00
(1 BP) Northampton Saints35–23London Irish
Report
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,456
27 November 2010
16:30
Gloucester Rugby19–13Saracens (1 BP)
Report
Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,453
27 November 2010
17:30
(1 BP) Bath Rugby6–11London Wasps
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 11,911
Referee: Dean Richards
28 November 2010
15:00
(1 BP) Harlequins51–18Leeds Carnegie
Report
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 10,676

Round 10

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3 December 2010
19:45
Sale SharksP – PGloucester Rugby
Edgeley Park
3 December 2010
20:00
Newcastle FalconsP – PBath Rugby
Kingston Park
4 December 2010
15:00
London Irish14–23Leicester Tigers
Report
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 11,405
5 December 2010
14:45
London Wasps24–12Exeter Chiefs
Report
Adams Park
Attendance: 7,931
5 December 2010
15:00
Leeds CarnegieP – PNorthampton Saints
Headingley
5 December 2010
15:00
Saracens26–14Harlequins
Report
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,035

Round 11

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26 December 2010
14:15
Bath RugbyP – PExeter Chiefs
Recreation Ground
26 December 2010
15:00
Gloucester RugbyP – PNorthampton Saints
Kingsholm
26 December 2010
15:00
Newcastle FalconsP – PLeeds Carnegie
Kingston Park
26 December 2010
15:00
Saracens13–6London Wasps (1 BP)
Report
Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 38,425
27 December 2010
15:00
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers54–21Sale Sharks
Report
Welford Road
Attendance: 24,000
27 December 2010
16:15
Harlequins28–18London Irish
Report
Twickenham
Attendance: 74,212

Round 12

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1 January 2011
15:00
Leeds Carnegie15–13Gloucester Rugby (1 BP)
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 12,015
1 January 2011
15:00
(1 BP) London Irish24–25Bath Rugby
Report
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 11,811
1 January 2011
15:00
(1 BP) Northampton Saints13–16Harlequins
Report
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,459
2 January 2011
14:45
London Wasps33–16Newcastle Falcons
Report
Adams Park
Attendance: 7,614
2 January 2011
15:00
Sale Sharks28–22Saracens (1 BP)
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 8,646
2 January 2011
16:15
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs15–22Leicester Tigers
Report
Sandy Park
Attendance: 10,495

Round 13

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7 January 2011
19:45
Newcastle Falcons19–19Sale Sharks
Report
Kingston Park
Attendance: 4,225
8 January 2011
14:15
Bath Rugby16–13Leeds Carnegie (1 BP)
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,800
8 January 2011
15:00
(1 BP) Gloucester Rugby37–23Exeter Chiefs
Report
Kingsholm
Attendance: 13,401
8 January 2011
15:00
Harlequins17–10London Wasps (1 BP)
Report
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 14,282
8 January 2011
15:00
Leicester Tigers27–16Northampton Saints
Report
Welford Road
Attendance: 24,000
9 January 2011
15:00
Saracens12–6London Irish (1 BP)
Report
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,013

Round 14

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11 February 2011
19:45
Sale Sharks7–19Bath Rugby
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,065
12 February 2011
12:30
London Irish23–14Newcastle Falcons
Report
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 6,806
12 February 2011
15:00
Exeter Chiefs20–6Harlequins
Report
Sandy Park
Attendance: 8,733
12 February 2011
15:00
Northampton Saints15–29Saracens
Report
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,219
13 February 2011
15:00
(1 BP) Leeds Carnegie9–15Leicester Tigers
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 6,762
13 February 2011
17:00
(1 BP) London Wasps9–10Gloucester Rugby
Report
Adams Park
Attendance: 7,684

Round 15

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18 February 2011
19:45
Gloucester Rugby23–9London Irish
Report
Kingsholm
Attendance: 12,333
18 February 2011
20:00
Newcastle Falcons13–23Exeter Chiefs
Report
Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,729
19 February 2011
15:00
(1 BP) Bath Rugby38–8Northampton Saints
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 12,200
19 February 2011
15:00
Harlequins21–9Sale Sharks
Report
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 11,852
19 February 2011
17:30
Leicester Tigers21–12London Wasps
Report
Welford Road
Attendance: 21,215
20 February 2011
15:00
(1 BP) Saracens39–0Leeds Carnegie
Report
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,029

Round 16

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25 February 2011
19:45
(1 BP) Sale Sharks16–18Leicester Tigers
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 8,115
26 February 2011
15:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs9–12Bath Rugby
Report
Sandy Park
Attendance: 10,486
26 February 2011
15:00
London Irish15–9Harlequins (1 BP)
Report
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 8,776
26 February 2011
15:00
(1 BP) Northampton Saints16–18Gloucester Rugby
Report
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,259
27 February 2011
13:00
London Wasps15–26Saracens
Report
Adams Park
Attendance: 7,498
27 February 2011
17:30
Leeds Carnegie5–22Newcastle Falcons
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 5,110

Round 17

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4 March 2011
20:00
Newcastle Falcons33–18Harlequins
Report
Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,011
5 March 2011
15:00
(1 BP) Gloucester Rugby34–22Bath Rugby
Report
Kingsholm
Attendance: 16,241
5 March 2011
15:15
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers14–15Saracens
Report
Welford Road
Attendance: 22,451
6 March 2011
15:00
Exeter Chiefs30–9Northampton Saints
Report
Sandy Park
Attendance: 8,977
6 March 2011
15:00
London Wasps33–26Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Report
Adams Park
Attendance: 8,077
6 March 2011
15:00
Leeds Carnegie27–19London Irish
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 4,242

Rescheduled Game (Round 10)

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12 March 2011
15:00
Leeds Carnegie13–23Northampton Saints
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 4,262

Round 18

[edit]
25 March 2011
19:45
Sale Sharks15–12Leeds Carnegie (1 BP)
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,972
26 March 2011
15:00
(1 BP) Harlequins53–15Gloucester Rugby
Report
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 14,282
26 March 2011
15:00
(1 BP) London Irish39–17Exeter Chiefs
Report
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 20,011
26 March 2011
16:30
Bath Rugby6–37Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 12,200
27 March 2011
13:45
(1 BP) Northampton Saints39–3London Wasps
Report
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,385
27 March 2011
15:00
Saracens24–9Newcastle Falcons
Report
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,135

Round 19

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2 April 2011
14:30
(1 BP) Northampton Saints53–24Sale Sharks
Report
Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,312
2 April 2011
15:00
(1 BP) Gloucester Rugby34–9Newcastle Falcons
Report
Kingsholm
Attendance: 12,931
Referee: Dean Richards
2 April 2011
17:30
(1 BP) Harlequins13–17Leicester Tigers
Report
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 14,282
Referee: Wayne Barnes
3 April 2011
15:00
Leeds Carnegie27–22Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 4,097
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
3 April 2011
15:00
London Irish25–12London Wasps
Report
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 9,789
Referee: Chris White
3 April 2011
15:00
Saracens20–9Bath Rugby
Report
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 9,653
Referee: Nigel Owens

Rescheduled Games (Round 10 & 11)

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8 April 2011
19:45
(1 BP) Sale Sharks36–31Gloucester Rugby (1 BP)
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6,888
9 April 2011
14:30
Bath Rugby26–18Exeter Chiefs
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 12,200
9 April 2011
15:00
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons29–30Leeds Carnegie
Report
Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,724

Round 20

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15 April 2011
19:45
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons15–22Northampton Saints
Report
Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,167
Referee: Greg Garner
16 April 2011
14:15
Bath Rugby19–15Harlequins (1 BP)
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 12,200
Referee: Dave Pearson
16 April 2011
15:00
Exeter Chiefs12–33Saracens
Report
Sandy Park
Attendance: 9,561
Referee: Dean Richards
16 April 2011
15:00
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers41–41Gloucester Rugby (1 BP)
Report
Welford Road
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: George Clancy
16 April 2011
17:30
Sale Sharks20–34London Irish (1 BP)
Report
Reebok Stadium, Horwich
Attendance: 16,428
17 April 2011
15:00
(1 BP) London Wasps51–18Leeds Carnegie
Report
Adams Park
Attendance: 7,186

Rescheduled Game (Round 11)

[edit]
19 April 2011
19:45
Gloucester Rugby27–15Northampton Saints
Report
Kingsholm
Attendance: 15,684

Round 21

[edit]
22 April 2011
15:00
(1 BP) Sale Sharks24–30Exeter Chiefs
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,462
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
22 April 2011
18:00
Newcastle Falcons13–24Leicester Tigers
Report
Kingston Park
Attendance: 6,470
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
23 April 2011
15:00
(1 BP) London Irish20–26Northampton Saints
Report
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 11,860
23 April 2011
17:30
London Wasps10–43Bath Rugby (1 BP)
Report
Twickenham
Attendance: 38,074
Referee: Wayne Barnes
24 April 2011
13:30
(1 BP) Saracens35–12Gloucester Rugby
Report
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10,439
Referee: Dave Pearson
24 April 2011
15:00
Leeds Carnegie3–38Harlequins (1 BP)
Report
Headingley
Attendance: 5,424
Referee: Martin Fox

Rescheduled Game (Round 10)

[edit]
30 April 2011
16:00
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons11–14Bath Rugby
Report
Kingston Park
Attendance: 5,213

Round 22

[edit]
7 May 2011
15:00
Bath Rugby42–12Newcastle Falcons
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 12,200
Referee: Wayne Barnes
7 May 2011
15:00
Exeter Chiefs21–8London Wasps
Report
Sandy Park
Attendance: 10,522
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
7 May 2011
15:00
Gloucester Rugby68–17Sale Sharks
Report
Kingsholm
Attendance: 14,151
7 May 2011
15:00
Harlequins13–16Saracens
Report
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 14,282
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
7 May 2011
15:00
Leicester Tigers32–23London Irish
Report
Welford Road
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Greg Garner
7 May 2011
15:00
Northampton Saints31–24Leeds Carnegie
Report
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 13,209
Referee: Andrew Small

Play-offs

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As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the Premiership table, following the conclusion of the regular season, contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the Premiership Final at Twickenham on 28 May 2011.

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 May 2011 – Welford Road
 
 
Leicester Tigers11
 
28 May 2011 – Twickenham
 
Northampton Saints3
 
Leicester Tigers18
 
15 May 2011 – Vicarage Road
 
Saracens22
 
Saracens12
 
 
Gloucester10
 

Semi-finals

[edit]
14 May 2011
15:15
Leicester Tigers11–3Northampton Saints
Try: A. Tuilagi 68' m
Pen: Flood (2/4) 37', 60'		ReportPen: Myler (1/1) 46'
Welford Road
Attendance: 20,137
Referee: Wayne Barnes


15 May 2011
14:30
Saracens12–10Gloucester
Pen: Farrell (4/8) 17', 23', 41', 73'ReportTry: Robinson 69' c
Con: Robinson (1/1) 70'
Pen: Robinson (1/3) 40'
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 12,032
Referee: Andrew Small

Final

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28 May 2011
15:00
Leicester Tigers18–22Saracens
Pen: Flood (6/8) 9', 18', 38', 49', 68', 74'ReportTry: Short 28' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 29'
Pen: Farrell (5/5) 6', 20', 35', 43', 73'
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 80,016
Referee: Wayne Barnes
FB 15 New Zealand Scott Hamilton downward-facing red arrow 74'
RW 14 Argentina Horacio Agulla
OC 13 England Matt Smith
IC 12 England Anthony Allen
LW 11 Samoa Alesana Tuilagi
FH 10 England Toby Flood
SH 9 England Ben Youngs Yellow card 5'
N8 8 England Jordan Crane downward-facing red arrow 49' upward-facing green arrow 64'
OF 7 New Zealand Craig Newby (c) downward-facing red arrow 64'
BF 6 England Tom Croft
RL 5 England George Skivington
LL 4 Tonga Steve Mafi downward-facing red arrow 71'
TP 3 Italy Martin Castrogiovanni downward-facing red arrow 52'
HK 2 England George Chuter downward-facing red arrow 69'
LP 1 Argentina Marcos Ayerza downward-facing red arrow 77'
Replacements:
HK 16 England Rob Hawkins upward-facing green arrow 69'
PR 17 England Boris Stankovich upward-facing green arrow 77'
PR 18 England Dan Cole upward-facing green arrow 52'
LK 19 England Ed Slater upward-facing green arrow 71'
N8 20 England Thomas Waldrom upward-facing green arrow 49' downward-facing red arrow 64'
SH 21 England James Grindal
FH 22 Ireland Jeremy Staunton
CE 23 England Billy Twelvetrees upward-facing green arrow 74'
Coach:
England Richard Cockerill
FB 15 England Alex Goode
RW 14 England David Strettle
OC 13 United States Chris Wyles
IC 12 England Brad Barritt
LW 11 England James Short
FH 10 England Owen Farrell
SH 9 South Africa Neil de Kock downward-facing red arrow 49'
N8 8 South Africa Ernst Joubert red cross icon 30' to 33'
OF 7 Namibia Jacques Burger
BF 6 Scotland Kelly Brown
RL 5 England Mouritz Botha downward-facing red arrow 55'
LL 4 England Steve Borthwick (c)
TP 3 Italy Carlos Nieto downward-facing red arrow 59'
HK 2 South Africa Schalk Brits
LP 1 England Matt Stevens downward-facing red arrow 51'
Replacements:
HK 16 England Jamie George
PR 17 Wales Rhys Gill upward-facing green arrow 51'
PR 18 South Africa Petrus du Plessis upward-facing green arrow 59'
LK 19 England Hugh Vyvyan upward-facing green arrow 55'
FL 20 England Andy Saull upward-facing green arrow 30' downward-facing red arrow 33'
SH 21 England Richard Wigglesworth upward-facing green arrow 49'
CE 22 Zimbabwe Nils Mordt
WG 23 England Noah Cato
Coach:
Ireland Mark McCall

Man of the Match:
South Africa Schalk Brits (Saracens)

Leading scorers

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Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

References

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  1. ^ "Premiership Rugby : News : Premiership Rugby announce long term partnership with Aviva". Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Fixtures – J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s – Previous Seasons". Premiership Rugby. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Exeter Chiefs deducted two points and fined £5,000". BBC Sport. 27 April 2011.
  4. ^ Fixture List
  5. ^ "2010–11 Premiership Rugby top points scorers". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ^ "2010–11 Premiership Rugby top try scorers". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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