2006–07 Premiership Rugby
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The 2006-07 Guinness Premiership started in September 2006, and will finish with the final in May 2007. The Guinness Premiership is the top level of club rugby union in England. 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 will be defending their title. Harlequins gained promotion to this season, whilst the Leeds Tykes were relegated. There are 12 teams in the league with the most recent winners being Sale Sharks.
From the start of this season, all half-time intervals are 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.[citation needed]
The opening games of the Season were played at Twickenham, in the London Double Header, [[2007.
Table
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The three matches postponed to date — Gloucester-Newcastle from Round 10 (fog), and Bristol-Northampton and London Irish-Saracens from Round 13 (waterlogged pitches) — were rescheduled to the weekend of 23-25 March.[1]
If teams are level at any stage, they are ranked by: 1. number of wins 2. league points 3. match points difference 4. match points for 5. head-to-head record.
Fixtures and Results
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 (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 Saracens Madejski Stadium, Reading
- 24 March Gloucester Rugby – Newcastle Falcons Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
- 25 March Bristol Rugby – Northampton Saints Memorial Ground, Bristol
Round 20
- 6 April Newcastle Falcons – Northampton Saints Kingston Park, Newcastle
- 6 April Sale Sharks – Leicester Tigers Edgeley Park, Stockport
- 7 April Bath Rugby – Gloucester Rugby Recreation Ground, Bath
- 7 April NEC Harlequins – London Irish The Stoop, London
- 8 April Bristol Rugby – Worcester Warriors Memorial Ground, Bristol
- 8 April London Wasps – Saracens Adams Park, High Wycombe
Round 21
- 13 April Newcastle Falcons – Gloucester Rugby Kingston Park, Newcastle
- 13 April Sale Sharks – Bath Rugby Edgeley Park, Stockport
- 15 April Bristol Rugby – Leicester Tigers Ashton Gate, Bristol
- 15 April London Irish – Worcester Warriors Madejski Stadium, Reading
- 15 April Saracens – NEC Harlequins Vicarage Road, Watford
- 15 April London Wasps – Northampton Saints Adams Park, High Wycombe
Round 22
- 28 April Gloucester Rugby – Bristol Rugby Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
- 28 April NEC Harlequins – Sale Sharks The Stoop, London
- 28 April Leicester Tigers – London Wasps Welford Road, Leicester
- 28 April Newcastle Falcons – Bath Rugby Kingston Park, Newcastle
- 28 April Northampton Saints – London Irish Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
- 28 April Worcester Warriors – Saracens Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Semi-finals
- 5/6 May TBC – TBC
- 5/6 May TBC – TBC
Final
- 12/13 May TBC – TBC
Notes and references
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- "'Derby day' to kick off the 2006-07 Guinness Premiership season". guinnesspremiership.com. Retrieved May 28, 2006.
- "Premiership to extend half-time". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved August 20, 2006.