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London Wasps v Harlequins Preview
Friday 3 September 2010
London Wasps have named a side for their Aviva Premiership Rugby opener against Harlequins with new signings Nic Berry, Riki Flutey, Richard Haughton and Andy Powell who all start for Wasps
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Sale Sharks break youngest captaincy record
Thursday 2 September 2010
Sale Sharks have announced that James Gaskell will captain the side during the 2010-2011 season. When James leads the side out on Friday evening against Newcastle Falcons
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Leicester still the Premiership team to beat
Thursday 2 September 2010
The new English Premiership rugby union season gets underway on Friday but the old problem of how to top Leicester remains.
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Sale Sharks v Newcastle Falcons Preview
Thursday 2 September 2010
Sale and Newcastle meet in round one for the fourth time in the last six years, whilst the Sharks have not beaten the Tynesiders since a 14-9 victory at Kingston park on 7 September 2008.
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Northampton could leave Franklin's Gardens
Thursday 2 September 2010
Northampton Saints are said to be considering leaving their home at Franklin's Gardens if they are not given permission to expand the ground.
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Exeter Chiefs call on supporters for big opening
Thursday 2 September 2010
Bryan Rennie is calling on the club's fanatical supporters to raise the roof off Sandy Park as Exeter Chiefs prepare to kick-off their first-ever season in the Aviva Premiership this weekend.
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Mallinder wants more from Saints' England stars
Wednesday 1 September 2010
Northampton Saints coach Jim Mallinder has told his players that there is plenty of room for improvement ahead of the kick off of the Aviva Premiership this weekend.
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Leicester Tigers boost second row stocks
Tuesday 31 August 2010
Leicester Tigers have signed Tonga international second-rower Steve Mafi to bolster the squad in time for the new Aviva Premiership Rugby season.
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Danny Care to stay with Harlequins until 2013
Wednesday 25 August 2010
Harlequins have announced that Danny Care has extended his contract until the summer of 2013 two years after the next world cup.
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Bath and Moody expect more trophies
Wednesday 25 August 2010
Bath and England flanker Lewis Moody says he is expecting to pick up more trophies as he starts his first season with his new club.
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Crane looking at three months out for Leicester
Tuesday 24 August 2010
Leicester Tigers No.8 Jordan Crane is expecting to be out of the game for up to three months after he was injured playing Munster on Friday.
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Ayerza extends contract with Leicester Tigers
Tuesday 24 August 2010
Leicester Tigers' International prop Marcos Ayerza has signed a new contract with the club which will keep him in Leicester until after the Rugby World Cup.
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Clarke Dermody named London Irish captain
Tuesday 24 August 2010
London Irish have announced that former All Black prop forward Clarke Dermody will captain the team for the 2010/11 season.
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Tonga'uiha reveals why he stayed with Saints
Friday 20 August 2010
Northampton Saints Soane Tonga'uiha says that he decided to stay at Franklins Gardens instead of moving to Saracens because of his team-mates.
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Waldouck & Webber names Wasps V.Captains
Tuesday 17 August 2010
London Wasps Director of Rugby Tony Hanks has named Dominic Waldouck and Rob Webber as Vice Captains for the 2010/11 season.
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Chiefs land Samoan international Poluleuligaga
Tuesday 17 August 2010
Samoan international Junior Poluleuligaga jetted into Sandy Park determined to help play his part as the Exeter Chiefs prepare for their maiden voyage in the Aviva Premiership.
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Saracens set to leave Vicarage road in 2011Sale Sharks duo suffer Friday the 13th curseHodgson out of Premiership season startExeter Chiefs secure new Premiership sponsorFormer Bok Luke Watson to captain Bath
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 |
Northampton Saints | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
Saracens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 |
Bath Rugby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 |
London Wasps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 |
London Irish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
Gloucester Rugby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 |
Harlequins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 |
Newcastle Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 |
Leeds Carnegie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 |
Sale Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 |
Exeter Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last update : 01/09/10 - Updated each
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