2006-07 Guinness Premiership Totally Explained

Everything about 2006-07 Guinness Premiership totally explained

The 2006-07 Guinness Premiership, the top level of club rugby union in England, started in September 2006, and ended with the final in May 2007. It was announced during the 2005-06 season that the 2006-07 competition would end two weeks early due to the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, as England would be defending their title. At the end of the previous season, Harlequins gained promotion to this season, while the Leeds Tykes were relegated. The Champions of this season were Leicester Tigers, beating Gloucester RFC 44-15 on May 12th in the Final at Twickenham, while the Northampton Saints were relegated. Leeds Tykes are set to return in 2007-08 under their new name of Leeds Carnegie, after being promoted. From the start of the season, all half-time intervals were increased from the traditional 10 minutes to 15 minutes. The move has been explained as allowing clubs to capitalise on growing capacities and maximise refreshment income.
The opening games of the Season were played at Twickenham, in the London Double Header, 2006.

Round 1

2 September Gloucester Rugby 24–19 Bath Rugby (1 BP) Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
2 September Worcester Warriors 11–41 Bristol (1 BP) Sixways Stadium, Worcester
2 September London Irish 20–19 NEC Harlequins (1 BP) Twickenham, London
2 September Saracens (1 BP) 19–21 London Wasps Twickenham, London
3 September Leicester Tigers (1 BP) 35–23 Sale Sharks Welford Road, Leicester
3 September Northampton Saints 25–23 Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) Franklin's Gardens, Northampton

Round 2

8 September Newcastle Falcons 20–19 (1 BP) Worcester Warriors Kingston Park, Newcastle

8 September London Wasps 23–17 (1 BP) London Irish Adams Park, High Wycombe

9 September Bath Rugby (1 BP) 43–25 Leicester Tigers Recreation Ground, Bath

9 September NEC Harlequins 21–31 Gloucester Rugby The Stoop, London

9 September Sale Sharks 32–20 Northampton Saints Edgeley Park, Stockport

10 September Bristol Rugby 13–13 Saracens Memorial Ground, Bristol

Round 3

15 September Worcester Warriors 13–25 Sale Sharks Sixways Stadium, Worcester

16 September Leicester Tigers 27–27 Gloucester Rugby Welford Road, Leicester

16 September London Irish 11–23 Bristol Rugby Madejski Stadium, Reading

16 September Northampton Saints (1 BP) 33–18 Bath Rugby Franklin's Gardens, Northampton

17 September Saracens (1 BP) 44–20 Newcastle Falcons Vicarage Road, Watford

17 September London Wasps (1 BP) 42–23 NEC Harlequins Adams Park, High Wycombe

Round 4

22 September Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) 21–26 London Irish Kingston Park, Newcastle

22 September Sale Sharks 34–26 Saracens Edgeley Park, Stockport

23 September Bath Rugby 17–11 (1 BP) Worcester Warriors Recreation Ground, Bath

23 September Gloucester Rugby 28–7 Northampton Saints Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester

23 September NEC Harlequins (1 BP) 15–21 Leicester Tigers The Stoop, London

24 September Bristol Rugby (1 BP) 26–21 London Wasps (1 BP) Memorial Ground, Bristol

Round 5

13 October Worcester Warriors 24–33 Gloucester Rugby Sixways Stadium, Worcester

14 October Northampton Saints (1 BP) 10–15 Leicester Tigers Franklin's Gardens, Northampton

15 October Bristol Rugby (1 BP) 33–20 NEC Harlequins Memorial Ground, Bristol

15 October London Irish 14–31 (1 BP) Sale Sharks Madejski Stadium, Reading

15 October Saracens (1 BP) 55–23 Bath Rugby Vicarage Road, Watford

15 October London Wasps (1 BP) 35–15 Newcastle Falcons Adams Park, High Wycombe

Round 6

3 November Newcastle Falcons 26–21 (1BP) Bristol Rugby Kingston Park, Newcastle

3 November Sale Sharks 18–12 London Wasps Edgeley Park, Stockport

4 November Bath Rugby (1BP) 17–21 London Irish Recreation Ground, Bath

4 November Gloucester Rugby 21–12 Saracens Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester

4 November NEC Harlequins (1BP) 34–19 Northampton Saints The Stoop, London

4 November Leicester Tigers (1BP) 40–21 Worcester Warriors Welford Road, Leicester

Round 7

10 November Bristol Rugby 15–9 (1 BP) Sale Sharks Memorial Ground, Bristol

10 November Newcastle Falcons 3–14 NEC Harlequins Kingston Park, Newcastle

10 November London Irish 11–22 Gloucester Rugby Madejski Stadium, Reading

11 November Worcester Warriors (1 BP) 18–23 Northampton Saints Sixways Stadium, Worcester

12 November Saracens 22–16 (1 BP) Leicester Tigers Vicarage Road, Watford

12 November London Wasps (1 BP) 47–18 Bath Rugby Adams Park, High Wycombe

Round 8

17 November NEC Harlequins 20–6 Worcester Warriors The Stoop, London

17 November Sale Sharks 18–26 Newcastle Falcons Edgeley Park, Stockport

18 November Bath Rugby (1 BP) 12–19 Bristol Rugby Recreation Ground, Bath

18 November Gloucester Rugby 27–21 (1 BP) London Wasps Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester

18 November Leicester Tigers 26–18 London Irish Welford Road, Leicester

18 November Northampton Saints 13–35 (1 BP) Saracens Franklin's Gardens, Northampton

Round 9

24 November Bristol Rugby 14–12 (1BP) Gloucester Rugby Memorial Ground, Bristol

24 November Sale Sharks 17–12 (1BP) NEC Harlequins Edgeley Park, Stockport

25 November Bath Rugby 20–14 (1BP) Newcastle Falcons Recreation Ground, Bath

26 November London Irish (1BP) 40–5 Northampton Saints Madejski Stadium, Reading

26 November Saracens (1BP) 17–20 Worcester Warriors Vicarage Road, Watford

26 November London Wasps (1BP) 13–19 Leicester Tigers Adams Park, High Wycombe

Round 10

22 December Bath Rugby 18–16 (1BP) Sale Sharks Recreation Ground, Bath

22 December Gloucester Rugby P–P Newcastle Falcons Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester

22 December NEC Harlequins (1BP) 16–20 Saracens The Stoop, London

22 December Leicester Tigers (1BP) 43–15 Bristol Rugby Welford Road, Leicester

22 December Northampton Saints 8–6 (1BP) London Wasps Franklin's Gardens, Northampton

22 December Worcester Warriors (1BP) 14–16 London Irish Sixways Stadium, Worcester

Round 11

26 December London Irish 26–25 (2BP) Leicester Tigers Madejski Stadium, Reading

26 December Newcastle Falcons (1BP) 45–25 (1BP) Sale Sharks Kingston Park, Newcastle

26 December London Wasps (1BP) 33–12 Gloucester Rugby Adams Park, High Wycombe

27 December Bristol Rugby 16–6 Bath Rugby Ashton Gate, Bristol

27 December Saracens (1BP) 38–15 Northampton Saints Vicarage Road, Watford

27 December Worcester Warriors (1BP) 20–27 NEC Harlequins Sixways Stadium, Worcester

Round 12

1 January Bath Rugby 30–19 London Wasps Recreation Ground, Bath

1 January Gloucester Rugby 15–3 London Irish Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester

1 January NEC Harlequins (1BP) 42–15 Newcastle Falcons The Stoop, London

1 January Leicester Tigers (1BP) 28–15 Saracens Welford Road, Leicester

1 January Northampton Saints (1BP) 9–10 Worcester Warriors Franklin's Gardens, Northampton

1 January Sale Sharks (1BP) 6–10 Bristol Rugby Edgeley Park, Stockport

Round 13

6 January NEC Harlequins 9–3 (1 BP) Bath Rugby The Stoop, London

6 January Sale Sharks 20–19 (1 BP) Gloucester Rugby Edgeley Park, Stockport

7 January Bristol Rugby P–P Northampton Saints Memorial Ground, Bristol

7 January London Irish P–P Saracens Madejski Stadium, Reading

7 January Newcastle Falcons 31–29 (1 BP) Leicester Tigers Kingston Park, Newcastle

7 January London Wasps 19–14 (1 BP) Worcester Warriors Adams Park, High Wycombe

Round 14

26 January Worcester Warriors 3–3 London Wasps Sixways Stadium, Worcester

27 January Bath Rugby (1BP) 31–23 NEC Harlequins Recreation Ground, Bath

27 January Gloucester Rugby (1BP) 44–24 Sale Sharks Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester

27 January Leicester Tigers (1BP) 39–5 Newcastle Falcons Welford Road, Leicester

27 January Northampton Saints (1BP) 8–14 Bristol Rugby Franklin's Gardens, Northampton

28 January Saracens 19–8 London Irish Vicarage Road, Watford

Round 15

17 February London Irish 15–7 (1BP) Bath Rugby Madejski Stadium, Reading

17 February Northampton Saints 15–28 NEC Harlequins Franklin's Gardens, Northampton

17 February Worcester Warriors (1BP) 6–13 Leicester Tigers Sixways Stadium, Worcester

18 February Bristol Rugby 22–21 (1BP) Newcastle Falcons Memorial Ground, Bristol

18 February Saracens 24–22 (1BP) Gloucester Rugby Vicarage Road, Watford

18 February London Wasps 26–18 Sale Sharks Adams Park, High Wycombe

Round 16

23 February Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) 37–11 London Wasps Kingston Park, Newcastle

23 February Sale Sharks (1 BP) 9–14 London Irish Edgeley Park, Stockport

24 February Bath Rugby 20–20 Saracens Recreation Ground, Bath

24 February Gloucester Rugby 33–19 Worcester Warriors Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester

24 February NEC Harlequins 15–8 (1BP) Bristol Rugby The Stoop, London

24 February Leicester Tigers (1BP) 9–10 Northampton Saints Welford Road, Leicester

Round 17

3 March Leicester Tigers 27–22 (1BP) NEC Harlequins Welford Road, Leicester

3 March London Irish (1BP) 38–12 Newcastle Falcons Madejski Stadium, Reading

3 March Northampton Saints (1BP) 5–7 Gloucester Rugby Franklin's Gardens, Northampton

3 March Worcester Warriors 21–15 (1BP) Bath Rugby Sixways Stadium, Worcester

4 March Saracens 22–9 Sale Sharks Vicarage Road, Watford

4 March London Wasps 28–0 Bristol Rugby Adams Park, High Wycombe

Round 18

9 March Newcastle Falcons 20–14 Saracens (1BP) Kingston Park, Newcastle

9 March Sale Sharks (1BP) 12–18 Worcester Warriors Edgeley Park, Stockport

10 March Bath Rugby 22–17 (1BP) Northampton Saints Recreation Ground, Bath

10 March Bristol Rugby (1BP) 7–12 London Irish Memorial Ground, Bristol

10 March NEC Harlequins (1BP) 16–23 London Wasps The Stoop, London

11 March Gloucester Rugby 28–24 (2BP) Leicester Tigers Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester

Round 19

16 March Worcester Warriors 23–21 (1BP) Newcastle Falcons Sixways Stadium, Worcester

17 March Gloucester Rugby (1BP) 34–25 NEC Harlequins Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester

17 March Leicester Tigers (1BP) 29–25 (1BP) Bath Rugby Welford Road, Leicester

17 March Northampton Saints 18–18 Sale Sharks Franklin's Gardens, Northampton

18 March London Irish 16–13 (1BP) London Wasps Madejski Stadium, Reading

18 March Saracens (1BP) 36–5 Bristol Rugby Vicarage Road, Watford

Makeup matches

23 March London Irish 7–22 (1BP) Saracens Madejski Stadium, Reading

24 March Gloucester Rugby 24–18 (1BP) Newcastle Falcons Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester

25 March Bristol Rugby 31–19 Northampton Saints Memorial Ground, Bristol

Round 20

6 April Sale Sharks (1BP) 25–26 Leicester Tigers Edgeley Park, Stockport

7 April Bath Rugby 21–21 Gloucester Rugby Recreation Ground, Bath

7 April NEC Harlequins (1BP) 34–17 London Irish The Stoop, London

7 April Bristol Rugby 22–17 (1BP) Worcester Warriors Memorial Ground, Bristol

8 April Newcastle Falcons 16–7 Northampton Saints Kingston Park, Newcastle

8 April London Wasps 27–26 (1BP) Saracens Adams Park, High Wycombe

Round 21

13 April Newcastle Falcons 19–12 (1BP) Gloucester Rugby Kingston Park, Newcastle

13 April Sale Sharks 25–23 (1BP) Bath Rugby Edgeley Park, Stockport

15 April London Irish (1BP) 26–16 Worcester Warriors Madejski Stadium, Reading

15 April Saracens (1BP) 33–19 NEC Harlequins Vicarage Road, Watford

15 April London Wasps (1BP) 35–29 (1BP) Northampton Saints Adams Park, High Wycombe

24 April Bristol Rugby 30–13 Leicester Tigers Ashton Gate, Bristol

Round 22

28 April Gloucester Rugby (1BP) 35–13 Bristol Rugby Ashton Gate, Bristol

28 April NEC Harlequins (1BP) 49–0 Sale Sharks The Stoop, London

28 April Leicester Tigers (1BP) 40–26 London Wasps Welford Road, Leicester

28 April Newcastle Falcons 12–20 Bath Rugby Kingston Park, Newcastle

28 April Northampton Saints 27–22 (1BP) London Irish Franklin's Gardens, Northampton

28 April Worcester Warriors 22–7 Saracens Sixways Stadium, Worcester

Semi-finals

5 May Gloucester Rugby 50-9 Saracens Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester

5 May Leicester Tigers 26-14 Bristol Rugby Welford Road, Leicester

Final

12 May Gloucester Rugby 16–44 Leicester Tigers Twickenham Stadium, London ATTENDANCEFurther Information

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