2006-07 Guinness Premiership 5312459 210154477 2008-05-04T18:54:27Z Thijs!bot 1392310 robot Adding: [[de:Englische Rugby-Union-Meisterschaft 2006/07]] 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 Guinness Premiership|2005-06]] season that the 2006-07 competition would end two weeks early due to the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]] in [[France]], as [[England national rugby union team|England]] would be defending their title<ref name="Opening day">{{cite web |url=http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/201_109.php|title="Derby Day" to Kick Off the 2006-07 Guinness Premiership Season|accessdate=2007-05-31 |last=McConnell |first=Jonathan |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2006-05-26 |format= |work= |publisher= GuinnessPremiership.com|pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>. At the end of the previous season, [[Harlequin F.C.|Harlequins]] gained promotion to this season, while the [[Leeds Carnegie|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 Stadium|Twickenham]], while the [[Northampton Saints]] were relegated. Leeds Tykes are set to return in [[2007-08 Guinness Premiership|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<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/5190594.stm|title= Premiership to extend half-time|accessdate=2007-05-31 |author= BBC Sport — Rugby Union|authorlink= |coauthors= |date= 2006-04-18|format= |work= |publisher= BBC.co.uk|pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>. The opening games of the Season were played at Twickenham, in the [[London Double Header]], [[2006 London Double Header|2006]]<ref name="Opening day"/>. ==Table== {{2006-07 Guinness Premiership Table}} 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== <small>All fixtures and results are retrieved from GuinnessPremiership.com<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/201_109.php|title=Fixtures and Results|accessdate=2007-05-31 |author= Premier Rugby |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2007 |month= |format= |work= |publisher= GuinnessPremiership.com|pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>.</small> ===Round 1=== * [[September 2|2 September]] Gloucester Rugby '''24&ndash;19''' Bath Rugby (1 BP) [[Kingsholm Stadium]], [[Gloucester]] * [[September 2|2 September]] Worcester Warriors '''11&ndash;41''' Bristol (1 BP) [[Sixways Stadium]], [[Worcester]] * [[September 2|2 September]] London Irish '''20&ndash;19''' NEC Harlequins (1 BP) [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]] * [[September 2|2 September]] Saracens (1 BP) '''19&ndash;21''' London Wasps [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]] * [[September 3|3 September]] Leicester Tigers (1 BP) '''35&ndash;23''' Sale Sharks [[Welford Road Stadium|Welford Road]], [[Leicester]] * [[September 3|3 September]] Northampton Saints '''25&ndash;23''' Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) [[Franklin's Gardens]], [[Northampton]] ===Round 2=== * 8 September Newcastle Falcons '''20&ndash;19''' (1 BP) Worcester Warriors [[Kingston Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] * 8 September London Wasps '''23&ndash;17''' (1 BP) London Irish [[Adams Park]], [[High Wycombe]] * 9 September Bath Rugby (1 BP) '''43&ndash;25''' Leicester Tigers [[Recreation Ground (Bath)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] * 9 September NEC Harlequins '''21&ndash;31''' Gloucester Rugby [[The Stoop]], [[London]] * 9 September Sale Sharks '''32&ndash;20''' Northampton Saints [[Edgeley Park]], [[Stockport]] * 10 September Bristol Rugby '''13&ndash;13''' Saracens [[Memorial Ground]], [[Bristol]] ===Round 3=== * 15 September Worcester Warriors '''13&ndash;25''' Sale Sharks [[Sixways Stadium]], [[Worcester]] * 16 September Leicester Tigers '''27&ndash;27''' Gloucester Rugby [[Welford Road Stadium|Welford Road]], [[Leicester]] * 16 September London Irish '''11&ndash;23''' Bristol Rugby [[Madejski Stadium]], [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] * 16 September Northampton Saints (1 BP) '''33&ndash;18''' Bath Rugby [[Franklin's Gardens]], [[Northampton]] * 17 September Saracens (1 BP) '''44&ndash;20''' Newcastle Falcons [[Vicarage Road]], [[Watford]] * 17 September London Wasps (1 BP) '''42&ndash;23''' NEC Harlequins [[Adams Park]], [[High Wycombe]] ===Round 4=== * 22 September Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) '''21&ndash;26''' London Irish [[Kingston Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] * 22 September Sale Sharks '''34&ndash;26''' Saracens [[Edgeley Park]], [[Stockport]] * 23 September Bath Rugby '''17&ndash;11''' (1 BP) Worcester Warriors [[Recreation Ground (Bath)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] * 23 September Gloucester Rugby '''28&ndash;7''' Northampton Saints [[Kingsholm Stadium]], [[Gloucester]] * 23 September NEC Harlequins (1 BP) '''15&ndash;21''' Leicester Tigers [[The Stoop]], [[London]] * 24 September Bristol Rugby (1 BP) '''26&ndash;21''' London Wasps (1 BP) [[Memorial Ground]], [[Bristol]] ===Round 5=== * 13 October Worcester Warriors '''24&ndash;33''' Gloucester Rugby [[Sixways Stadium]], [[Worcester]] * 14 October Northampton Saints (1 BP) '''10&ndash;15''' Leicester Tigers [[Franklin's Gardens]], [[Northampton]] * 15 October Bristol Rugby (1 BP) '''33&ndash;20''' NEC Harlequins [[Memorial Ground]], [[Bristol]] * 15 October London Irish '''14&ndash;31''' (1 BP) Sale Sharks [[Madejski Stadium]], [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] * 15 October Saracens (1 BP) '''55&ndash;23''' Bath Rugby [[Vicarage Road]], [[Watford]] * 15 October London Wasps (1 BP) '''35&ndash;15''' Newcastle Falcons [[Adams Park]], [[High Wycombe]] ===Round 6=== * 3 November Newcastle Falcons '''26&ndash;21''' (1BP) Bristol Rugby [[Kingston Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] * 3 November Sale Sharks '''18&ndash;12''' London Wasps [[Edgeley Park]], [[Stockport]] * 4 November Bath Rugby (1BP) '''17&ndash;21''' London Irish [[Recreation Ground (Bath)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] * 4 November Gloucester Rugby '''21&ndash;12''' Saracens [[Kingsholm Stadium]], [[Gloucester]] * 4 November NEC Harlequins (1BP) '''34&ndash;19''' Northampton Saints [[The Stoop]], [[London]] * 4 November Leicester Tigers (1BP) '''40&ndash;21''' Worcester Warriors [[Welford Road Stadium|Welford Road]], [[Leicester]] ===Round 7=== * 10 November Bristol Rugby '''15&ndash;9''' (1 BP) Sale Sharks [[Memorial Ground]], [[Bristol]] * 10 November Newcastle Falcons '''3&ndash;14''' NEC Harlequins [[Kingston Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] * 10 November London Irish '''11&ndash;22''' Gloucester Rugby [[Madejski Stadium]], [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] * 11 November Worcester Warriors (1 BP) '''18&ndash;23''' Northampton Saints [[Sixways Stadium]], [[Worcester]] * 12 November Saracens '''22&ndash;16''' (1 BP) Leicester Tigers [[Vicarage Road]], [[Watford]] * 12 November London Wasps (1 BP) '''47&ndash;18''' Bath Rugby [[Adams Park]], [[High Wycombe]] ===Round 8=== * 17 November NEC Harlequins '''20&ndash;6''' Worcester Warriors [[The Stoop]], [[London]] * 17 November Sale Sharks '''18&ndash;26''' Newcastle Falcons [[Edgeley Park]], [[Stockport]] * 18 November Bath Rugby (1 BP) '''12&ndash;19''' Bristol Rugby [[Recreation Ground (Bath)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] * 18 November Gloucester Rugby '''27&ndash;21''' (1 BP) London Wasps [[Kingsholm Stadium]], [[Gloucester]] * 18 November Leicester Tigers '''26&ndash;18''' London Irish [[Welford Road Stadium|Welford Road]], [[Leicester]] * 18 November Northampton Saints '''13&ndash;35''' (1 BP) Saracens [[Franklin's Gardens]], [[Northampton]] ===Round 9=== * 24 November Bristol Rugby '''14&ndash;12''' (1BP) Gloucester Rugby [[Memorial Ground]], [[Bristol]] * 24 November Sale Sharks '''17&ndash;12''' (1BP) NEC Harlequins [[Edgeley Park]], [[Stockport]] * 25 November Bath Rugby '''20&ndash;14''' (1BP) Newcastle Falcons [[Recreation Ground (Bath)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] * 26 November London Irish (1BP) '''40&ndash;5''' Northampton Saints [[Madejski Stadium]], [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] * 26 November Saracens (1BP) '''17&ndash;20''' Worcester Warriors [[Vicarage Road]], [[Watford]] * 26 November London Wasps (1BP) '''13&ndash;19''' Leicester Tigers [[Adams Park]], [[High Wycombe]] ===Round 10=== * 22 December Bath Rugby '''18&ndash;16''' (1BP) Sale Sharks [[Recreation Ground (Bath)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] * 22 December Gloucester Rugby '''P&ndash;P''' Newcastle Falcons [[Kingsholm Stadium]], [[Gloucester]] * 22 December NEC Harlequins (1BP) '''16&ndash;20''' Saracens [[The Stoop]], [[London]] * 22 December Leicester Tigers (1BP) '''43&ndash;15''' Bristol Rugby [[Welford Road Stadium|Welford Road]], [[Leicester]] * 22 December Northampton Saints '''8&ndash;6''' (1BP) London Wasps [[Franklin's Gardens]], [[Northampton]] * 22 December Worcester Warriors (1BP) '''14&ndash;16''' London Irish [[Sixways Stadium]], [[Worcester]] ===Round 11=== * 26 December London Irish '''26&ndash;25''' (2BP) Leicester Tigers [[Madejski Stadium]], [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] * 26 December Newcastle Falcons (1BP) '''45&ndash;25''' (1BP) Sale Sharks [[Kingston Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] * 26 December London Wasps (1BP) '''33&ndash;12''' Gloucester Rugby [[Adams Park]], [[High Wycombe]] * 27 December Bristol Rugby '''16&ndash;6''' Bath Rugby [[Ashton Gate]], [[Bristol]] * 27 December Saracens (1BP) '''38&ndash;15''' Northampton Saints [[Vicarage Road]], [[Watford]] * 27 December Worcester Warriors (1BP) '''20&ndash;27''' NEC Harlequins [[Sixways Stadium]], [[Worcester]] ===Round 12=== * 1 January Bath Rugby '''30&ndash;19''' London Wasps [[Recreation Ground (Bath)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] * 1 January Gloucester Rugby '''15&ndash;3''' London Irish [[Kingsholm Stadium]], [[Gloucester]] * 1 January NEC Harlequins (1BP) '''42&ndash;15''' Newcastle Falcons [[The Stoop]], [[London]] * 1 January Leicester Tigers (1BP) '''28&ndash;15''' Saracens [[Welford Road Stadium|Welford Road]], [[Leicester]] * 1 January Northampton Saints (1BP) '''9&ndash;10''' Worcester Warriors [[Franklin's Gardens]], [[Northampton]] * 1 January Sale Sharks (1BP) '''6&ndash;10''' Bristol Rugby [[Edgeley Park]], [[Stockport]] ===Round 13=== * 6 January NEC Harlequins '''9&ndash;3''' (1 BP) Bath Rugby [[The Stoop]], [[London]] * 6 January Sale Sharks '''20&ndash;19''' (1 BP) Gloucester Rugby [[Edgeley Park]], [[Stockport]] * 7 January Bristol Rugby '''P&ndash;P''' Northampton Saints [[Memorial Ground]], [[Bristol]] * 7 January London Irish '''P&ndash;P''' Saracens [[Madejski Stadium]], [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] * 7 January Newcastle Falcons '''31&ndash;29''' (1 BP) Leicester Tigers [[Kingston Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] * 7 January London Wasps '''19&ndash;14''' (1 BP) Worcester Warriors [[Adams Park]], [[High Wycombe]] ===Round 14=== * 26 January Worcester Warriors '''3&ndash;3''' London Wasps [[Sixways Stadium]], [[Worcester]] * 27 January Bath Rugby (1BP) '''31&ndash;23''' NEC Harlequins [[Recreation Ground (Bath)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] * 27 January Gloucester Rugby (1BP) '''44&ndash;24''' Sale Sharks [[Kingsholm Stadium]], [[Gloucester]] * 27 January Leicester Tigers (1BP) '''39&ndash;5''' Newcastle Falcons [[Welford Road Stadium|Welford Road]], [[Leicester]] * 27 January Northampton Saints (1BP) '''8&ndash;14''' Bristol Rugby [[Franklin's Gardens]], [[Northampton]] * 28 January Saracens '''19&ndash;8''' London Irish [[Vicarage Road]], [[Watford]] ===Round 15=== * 17 February London Irish '''15&ndash;7''' (1BP) Bath Rugby [[Madejski Stadium]], [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] * 17 February Northampton Saints '''15&ndash;28''' NEC Harlequins [[Franklin's Gardens]], [[Northampton]] * 17 February Worcester Warriors (1BP) '''6&ndash;13''' Leicester Tigers [[Sixways Stadium]], [[Worcester]] * 18 February Bristol Rugby '''22&ndash;21''' (1BP) Newcastle Falcons [[Memorial Ground]], [[Bristol]] * 18 February Saracens '''24&ndash;22''' (1BP) Gloucester Rugby [[Vicarage Road]], [[Watford]] * 18 February London Wasps '''26&ndash;18''' Sale Sharks [[Adams Park]], [[High Wycombe]] ===Round 16=== * 23 February Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) '''37&ndash;11''' London Wasps [[Kingston Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] * 23 February Sale Sharks (1 BP) '''9&ndash;14''' London Irish [[Edgeley Park]], [[Stockport]] * 24 February Bath Rugby '''20&ndash;20''' Saracens [[Recreation Ground (Bath)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] * 24 February Gloucester Rugby '''33&ndash;19''' Worcester Warriors [[Kingsholm Stadium]], [[Gloucester]] * 24 February NEC Harlequins '''15&ndash;8''' (1BP) Bristol Rugby [[The Stoop]], [[London]] * 24 February Leicester Tigers (1BP) '''9&ndash;10''' Northampton Saints [[Welford Road Stadium|Welford Road]], [[Leicester]] ===Round 17=== * 3 March Leicester Tigers '''27&ndash;22''' (1BP) NEC Harlequins [[Welford Road Stadium|Welford Road]], [[Leicester]] * 3 March London Irish (1BP) '''38&ndash;12''' Newcastle Falcons [[Madejski Stadium]], [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] * 3 March Northampton Saints (1BP) '''5&ndash;7''' Gloucester Rugby [[Franklin's Gardens]], [[Northampton]] * 3 March Worcester Warriors '''21&ndash;15''' (1BP) Bath Rugby [[Sixways Stadium]], [[Worcester]] * 4 March Saracens '''22&ndash;9''' Sale Sharks [[Vicarage Road]], [[Watford]] * 4 March London Wasps '''28&ndash;0''' Bristol Rugby [[Adams Park]], [[High Wycombe]] ===Round 18=== * 9 March Newcastle Falcons '''20&ndash;14''' Saracens (1BP) [[Kingston Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] * 9 March Sale Sharks (1BP) '''12&ndash;18''' Worcester Warriors [[Edgeley Park]], [[Stockport]] * 10 March Bath Rugby '''22&ndash;17''' (1BP) Northampton Saints [[Recreation Ground (Bath)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] * 10 March Bristol Rugby (1BP) '''7&ndash;12''' London Irish [[Memorial Ground]], [[Bristol]] * 10 March NEC Harlequins (1BP) '''16&ndash;23''' London Wasps [[The Stoop]], [[London]] * 11 March Gloucester Rugby '''28&ndash;24''' (2BP) Leicester Tigers [[Kingsholm Stadium]], [[Gloucester]] ===Round 19=== * 16 March Worcester Warriors '''23&ndash;21''' (1BP) Newcastle Falcons [[Sixways Stadium]], [[Worcester]] * 17 March Gloucester Rugby (1BP) '''34&ndash;25''' NEC Harlequins [[Kingsholm Stadium]], [[Gloucester]] * 17 March Leicester Tigers (1BP) '''29&ndash;25''' (1BP) Bath Rugby [[Welford Road Stadium|Welford Road]], [[Leicester]] * 17 March Northampton Saints '''18&ndash;18''' Sale Sharks [[Franklin's Gardens]], [[Northampton]] * 18 March London Irish '''16&ndash;13''' (1BP) London Wasps [[Madejski Stadium]], [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] * 18 March Saracens (1BP) '''36&ndash;5''' Bristol Rugby [[Vicarage Road]], [[Watford]] ===Makeup matches=== * 23 March London Irish '''7&ndash;22''' (1BP) Saracens [[Madejski Stadium]], [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] * 24 March Gloucester Rugby '''24&ndash;18''' (1BP) Newcastle Falcons [[Kingsholm Stadium]], [[Gloucester]] * 25 March Bristol Rugby '''31&ndash;19''' Northampton Saints [[Memorial Ground]], [[Bristol]] ===Round 20=== * 6 April Sale Sharks (1BP) '''25&ndash;26''' Leicester Tigers [[Edgeley Park]], [[Stockport]] * 7 April Bath Rugby '''21&ndash;21''' Gloucester Rugby [[Recreation Ground (Bath)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] * 7 April NEC Harlequins (1BP) '''34&ndash;17''' London Irish [[The Stoop]], [[London]] * 7 April Bristol Rugby '''22&ndash;17''' (1BP) Worcester Warriors [[Memorial Ground]], [[Bristol]] * 8 April Newcastle Falcons '''16&ndash;7''' Northampton Saints [[Kingston Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] * 8 April London Wasps '''27&ndash;26''' (1BP) Saracens [[Adams Park]], [[High Wycombe]] ===Round 21=== * 13 April Newcastle Falcons '''19&ndash;12''' (1BP) Gloucester Rugby [[Kingston Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] * 13 April Sale Sharks '''25&ndash;23''' (1BP) Bath Rugby [[Edgeley Park]], [[Stockport]] * 15 April London Irish (1BP) '''26&ndash;16''' Worcester Warriors [[Madejski Stadium]], [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]] * 15 April Saracens (1BP) '''33&ndash;19''' NEC Harlequins [[Vicarage Road]], [[Watford]] * 15 April London Wasps (1BP) '''35&ndash;29''' (1BP) Northampton Saints [[Adams Park]], [[High Wycombe]] * 24 April Bristol Rugby '''30&ndash;13''' Leicester Tigers [[Ashton Gate]], [[Bristol]] ===Round 22=== * 28 April Gloucester Rugby (1BP) '''35&ndash;13''' Bristol Rugby [[Ashton Gate]], [[Bristol]] * 28 April NEC Harlequins (1BP) '''49&ndash;0''' Sale Sharks [[The Stoop]], [[London]] * 28 April Leicester Tigers (1BP) '''40&ndash;26''' London Wasps [[Welford Road Stadium|Welford Road]], [[Leicester]] * 28 April Newcastle Falcons '''12&ndash;20''' Bath Rugby [[Kingston Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] * 28 April Northampton Saints '''27&ndash;22''' (1BP) London Irish [[Franklin's Gardens]], [[Northampton]] * 28 April Worcester Warriors '''22&ndash;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&ndash;44''' Leicester Tigers [[Twickenham Stadium]], [[London]] ATTENDANCE ==References== <references/> == See also == * [[English Rugby Union Leagues|Summary of the Current 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