2005–06 Premiership Rugby
Appearance
Template:Infobox Super 14 The 2005-06 Guinness Premiership is a rugby union club competition that was played from September of 2005 to May of 2006 in England. The final was played between the Sale Sharks and the Leicester Tigers at Twickenham. The Sharks won 45 to 20 to win the premiership. The Leeds Tykes were relegated, whilst the Harlequin F.C. were promoted for the 2006-07 Guinness Premiership.
The opening games of the Season were played at Twickenham, in the London Double Header, 2005.
After regular season
Team Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts Sale Sharks 22 16 1 5 573 444 129 8 74 Leicester Tigers 22 14 3 5 518 415 103 6 68 London Irish 22 14 0 8 493 454 39 10 66 London Wasps 22 12 3 7 527 447 80 10 64 Gloucester 22 11 1 10 483 385 98 13 59 Northampton Saints 22 10 1 11 464 488 -24 11 53 Newcastle Falcons 22 9 1 12 416 433 -17 9 47 Worcester Warriors 22 9 1 12 451 494 -43 9 47 Bath Rugby 22 9 1 12 441 494 -53 8 46 Saracens 22 8 1 13 433 483 -50 12 46 Bristol Rugby 22 8 1 13 393 445 -52 7 41 Leeds Tykes (relegated) 22 5 0 17 363 573 -210 8 28
Table notes
- Pld = Played
- W = Win
- D = Draw
- L = Loss
- F = For
- A = Against
- +/- = Points difference (F subtract A)
- BP = Earned for either scoring 4 tries in a match, or by losing by a margin <7
Top scorers
Points
- Jason Strange, Bristol 244 (1T, 22C & 65P)
- Glen Jackson, Saracens 238 (3T, 32C, 51P & 2DG)
- Shane Drahm, Worcester 233 (3T, 25C, 52P & 4DG)
- Ludovic Mercier, Gloucester 213 (2T, 25C, 49P & 2DG)
- Charlie Hodgson, Sale 208 (2T, 24C, 49P & 1DG)
- Bruce Reihana, Northampton 206 (5T, 32C & 39P)
- Andy Goode, Leicester 200 (25C, 49P & 1DG)
- Mark van Gisbergen, Wasps 199 (3T, 32C & 40P)
- Matthew Burke, Newcastle 142 (8T, 12C & 26P)
- Chris Malone, Bath 125 (4T, 13C, 24P & 4DG)
Notes
- T = Try, worth 5 points
- C = Conversion, worth 2 points
- P = Penalty, worth 3 points
- DG = Drop Goal, worth 3 points
Tries
- Tom Varndell, Leicester 14
- Tom Voyce, Wasps 10
- Delon Armitage, London Irish 8
- Tom Biggs, Leeds 8
- Matthew Burke, Newcastle 8
- Anthony Elliott, Newcastle 8
- David Lemi, Bristol 8
- Paul Sackey, Wasps 8
- Ben Cohen, Northampton 7
- Topsy Ojo, London Irish 7
- Dan Scarbrough, Saracens 7
Season draw
Round 1
- Friday 2 September Sale Sharks 26–25 Newcastle Falcons Edgeley Park, Stockport
- Saturday 3 September London Wasps 23–11 Saracens Twickenham, London
- Saturday 3 September Leicester Tigers 32–0 Northampton Saints Welford Road, Leicester
- Saturday 3 September London Irish 27–11 Leeds Tykes Twickenham, London
- Sunday 4 September Bristol 19–16 Bath Memorial Ground, Bristol
- Sunday 4 September Worcester Warriors 15–15 Gloucester Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Round 2
- Saturday 10 September Bath 9–17 Northampton Saints Recreation Ground, Bath
- Saturday 10 September London Wasps 29–29 Leicester Tigers Causeway Stadium, High Wycombe
- Saturday 10 September Gloucester 21–18 Sale Sharks Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
- Sunday 11 September Newcastle Falcons 14–16 Bristol Kingston Park, Newcastle
- Sunday 11 September London Irish 15–20 Worcester Warriors Madejski Stadium, Reading
- Sunday 11 September Saracens 15–20 Leeds Tykes Vicarage Road, Watford
Round 3
- Friday 16 September Sale Sharks 29–3 London Irish Edgeley Park, Stockport
- Saturday 17 September Worcester Warriors 25–24 Saracens Sixways Stadium, Worcester
- Saturday 17 September Northampton Saints 9–16 Newcastle Falcons Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
- Saturday 17 September Leicester Tigers 40–26 Bath Welford Road, Leicester
- Sunday 18 September Leeds Tykes 23–47 London Wasps Headingley Stadium, Leeds
- Sunday 18 September Bristol 9–41 Gloucester Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Round 4
- Saturday 24 September Gloucester 28–24 Northampton Saints Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
- Saturday 24 September London Irish 24–22 Bristol Madejski Stadium, Reading
- Sunday 25 September Leeds Tykes 20–28 Leicester Tigers Headingley Stadium, Leeds
- Sunday 25 September Newcastle Falcons 16–27 Bath Kingston Park, Newcastle
- Sunday 25 September London Wasps 34–20 Worcester Causeway Stadium, High Wycombe
- Sunday 25 September Saracens 34–40 Sale Sharks Vicarage Road, Watford
Round 5
- Friday 14 October Leicester Tigers 16–16 Newcastle Falcons Welford Road, Leicester
- Friday 14 October Sale Sharks 18–10 London Wasps Edgeley Park, Stockport
- Friday 14 October Worcester Warriors 22–15 Leeds Tykes Sixways Stadium, Worcester
- Saturday 15 October Bath 18–16 Gloucester Recreation Ground, Bath
- Saturday 15 October Northampton Saints 25–23 London Irish Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
- Sunday 26 October Bristol 11–23 Saracens Memorial Ground, Bristol
Round 6
- Friday 4 November London Wasps 21–16 Bristol Causeway Stadium, High Wycombe
- Friday 4 November Worcester Warriors 15–11 Leicester Tigers Sixways Stadium, Worcester
- Saturday 5 November Leedes Tykes 11–17 Sale Sharks Headingley Stadium, Leeds
- Saturday 5 November Gloucester 27–20 Newcastle Falcons Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
- Saturday 5 November London Irish 36–13 Bath Madejski Stadium, Reading
- Saturday 5 November Saracens 28–22 Northampton Saints Vicarage Road, Watford
Round 7
- Friday 11 November Newcastle Falcons 20–23 London Irish Kingston Park, Newcastle
- Friday 11 November Sale Sharks 24–13 Worcester Warriors Edgeley Park, Stockport
- Saturday 12 November Northampton Saints 13–21 London Wasps Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
- Saturday 12 November Leicester Tigers 25–20 Gloucester Welford Road, Leicester
- Sunday 13 November Bath 12–12 Saracens Recreation Ground, Bath
- Sunday 13 November Bristol 32–6 Leeds Tykes Memorial Ground, Bristol
Round 8
- Friday 18 November Sale Sharks 24–16 Leicester Tigers Edgeley Park, Stockport
- Friday 18 November Worcester Warriors 24–15 Bristol Sixways Stadium, Worcester
- Sunday 20 November Leedes Tykes 28–25 Northampton Saints Headingley Stadium, Leeds
- Sunday 20 November London Irish 25–10 Gloucester Madejski Stadium, Reading
- Sunday 20 November London Wasps 28–20 Bath Causeway Stadium, High Wycombe
- Sunday 20 November Saracens 27–18 Newcastle Falcons Vicarage Road, Watford
Round 9
- Friday 25 November Bath 12–16 Leeds Tykes Recreation Ground, Bath
- Friday 25 November Leicester 35–3 London Irish Welford Road, Leicester
- Saturday 26 November Gloucester 19–8 Saracens Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
- Saturday 26 November Northampton Saints 21–22 Worcester Warriors Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
- Sunday 27 November Newcastle Falcons 17–15 London Wasps Kingston Park, Newcastle
- Sunday 27 November Bristol 22–14 Sale Sharks Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Round 10
- Monday 26 December Worcester Warriors 18–36 Bath Sixways Stadium, Worcester
- Monday 26 December London Wasps 32–25 Gloucester Causeway Stadium, High Wycombe
- Monday 26 December Sale Sharks 34–14 Northampton Saints Edgeley Park, Stockport
- Tuesday 27 December Leeds Tykes 10–13 Newcastle Falcons Headingley Stadium, Leeds
- Tuesday 27 December Bristol 15–3 Leicester Tigers Memorial Ground, Bristol
- Tuesday 27 December Saracens 19–20 London Irish Vicarage Road, Watford
Round 11
- Saturday 31 December London Irish 19–35 Bath Madejski Stadium, Reading
- Saturday 31 December Gloucester 31–7 Leeds Tykes Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
- Sunday 1 January Newcastle Falcons 21–15 Worcester Warriors Kingston Park, Newcastle
- Sunday 1 January Northampton Saints 29–22 Bristol Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
- Monday 2 January Bath 9–21 Sales Sharks Recreation Ground, Bath
- Monday 2 January Leicester Tigers 34–27 London Irish Welford Road, Leicester
Round 12
- Saturday 7 January Worcester Warriors 11–15 Northampton Saints Sixways Stadium, Worcester
- Sunday 8 January Saracens 9–19 Gloucester Vicarage Road, Watford
- Sunday 8 January Leeds Tykes 25–14 Bath Headingley, Leeds
- Sunday 8 January London Irish 25–28 Leicester Tigers Madejski Stadium, Reading
- Sunday 8 January London Wasps 21–6 Newcastle Falcons Causeway Stadium, High Wycombe
- Sunday 8 January Sales Sharks 31–29 Bristol Edgeley Park, Stockport
Round 13
- Friday 27 January Bristol 23–26 Worcester Warriors Memorial Ground, Bristol
- Saturday 28 January Bath 28–16 London Wasps Recreation Ground, Bath
- Saturday 28 January Gloucester 9–13 London Irish Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
- Saturday 28 January Leicester Tigers 27–27 Sale Sharks Welford Road, Leicester
- Saturday 28 January Newcastle Falcons 21–16 Saracens Kingston Park, Newcastle
- Saturday 28 January Northampton Saints 21–18 Leeds Tykes Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Round 14
- Friday 10 February Leicester Tigers 34–16 Northampton Saints Kingsholm Stadium, Leicester
- Friday 10 February Leeds Tykes26–16 Bristol Headingley, Leeds
- Saturday 11 February Worcester Warriors 33–48 Sale Sharks Sixways Stadium, Worcester
- Sunday 12 February London Irish 6–9 Newcastle Falcons Madejski Stadium, Reading
- Sunday 12 February London Wasps 19–19 Northampton Saints Causeway Stadium, High Wycombe
- Sunday 12 February Saracens 29–34 Bath Vicarage Road, Watford
Round 15
- Friday 17 February Leicester Tigers 28–22 Worcester Warriors Welford Road, Leicester
- Friday 17 February Sale Sharks 35–24 Leeds Tykes Edgeley Park, Stockport
- Saturday 18 February Bath 28–33 London Irish Recreation Ground, Bath
- Saturday 18 February Northampton Saints 58–17 Saracens Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
- Sunday 19 February Bristol 9–9 London Wasps Memorial Ground, Bristol
- Sunday 19 February Newcastle Falcons 9–13 Gloucester Kingston Park, Newcastle
Round 16
- Friday 24 February Newcastle Falcons 24–16 Leicester Tigers Kingston Park, Newcastle
- Friday 24 February Leeds Tykes 21–15 Worcester Warriors Headingley, Leeds
- Saturday 25 February Gloucester 15–18 Bath Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
- Saturday 25 February London Irish 30–3 Northampton Saints Madejski Stadium, Reading
- Sunday 26 February London Wasps 26–16 Sale Sharks Causeway Stadium, High Wycombe
- Sunday 26 February Saracens 13–19 Bristol Vicarage Road, Watford
Round 17
- Friday 10 March Leicester Tigers 26–23 Leeds Tykes Welford Road, Leicester
- Friday 10 March Sale Sharks 9–15 Saracens Edgeley Park, Stockport
- Friday 10 March Worcester Warriors 37–8 London Wasps Sixways Stadium, Worcester
- Saturday 11 March Bath 20–18 Newcastle Falcons Recreation Ground, Bath
- Saturday 11 March Northampton Saints 21–20 Gloucester Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
- Sunday 12 March Bristol 20–21 London Irish Memorial Ground, Bristol
Round 18
- Saturday 25 March Bath 12–19 Leicester Tigers Recreation Ground, Bath
- Saturday 25 March London Irish 21–29 Sale Sharks Madejski Stadium, Reading
- Saturday 25 March Gloucester 15–20 Bristol Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
- Sunday 26 March Newcastle Falcons 13–32 Northampton Saints Kingston Park, Newcastle
- Sunday 26 March London Wasps 28–0 Leeds Tykes Causeway Stadium, High Wycombe
- Sunday 26 March Saracens 29–15 Worcester Warriors Vicarage Road, Watford
Round 19
- Friday 7 April Leeds Tykes 13–17 Saracens Headingley, Leeds
- Saturday 8 April Sale Sharks 18–15 Gloucester Edgeley Park, Stockport
- Saturday 8 April Worcester Warriors 10–12 London Irish Sixways Stadium, Worcester
- Saturday 8 April Northampton Saints 24–21 Bath Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
- Sunday 9 April Bristol 23–7 Newcastle Falcons Memorial Ground, Bristol
Round 20
- Friday 14 April Northampton Saints 19–24 Leicester Tigers Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
- Saturday 15 April Gloucester 27–16 Worcester Warriors Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
- Saturday 15 April London Irish 28–24 Leeds Tykes Madejski Stadium, Reading
- Saturday 15 April Bath 31–16 Bristol Recreation Ground, Bath
- Sunday 16 April Newcastle Falcons 32–21 Sale Sharks Kingston Park, Newcastle
- Sunday 16 April Saracens 13–12 London Wasps Vicarage Road, Watford
- Saturday 22 April Leicester Tigers 20–19 London Wasps Welford Road, Leicester
Round 21
- Friday 28 April Saracens 12–13 Leicester Tigers Vicarage Road, Watford
- Friday 28 April Sale Sharks 38–12 Bath Edgeley Park, Stockport
- Saturday 29 April Worcester Warriors 35–27 Newcastle Falcons Sixways Stadium, Worcester
- Sunday 30 April Leeds Tykes 7–31 Gloucester Headingley, Leeds
- Sunday 30 April Bristol 16–19 Northampton Saints Memorial Ground, Bristol
- Sunday 30 April London Wasps 37–56 London Irish Causeway Stadium, High Wycombe
Round 22
- Saturday 6 May Bath 25–22 Worcester Warriors Recreation Ground, Bath
- Saturday 6 May Gloucester 32–37 London Wasps Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
- Saturday 6 May Leicester Tigers 32–3 Bristol Welford Road, Leicester
- Saturday 6 May London Irish 30–18 Saracens Madejski Stadium, Reading
- Saturday 6 May Newcastle Falcons 54–19 Leeds Tykes Kingston Park, Newcastle
- Saturday 6 May Northampton Saints 34–36 Sale Sharks Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Semi-finals
Final
- Saturday 27 May Sale Sharks 45–20 Leicester Tigers (Twickenham)
See [1] for details