2006-07 Guinness Premiership
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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 '''24–19''' Bath Rugby (1 BP) [[Kingsholm Stadium]], [[Gloucester]]
* [[September 2|2 September]] Worcester Warriors '''11–41''' Bristol (1 BP) [[Sixways Stadium]], [[Worcester]]
* [[September 2|2 September]] London Irish '''20–19''' NEC Harlequins (1 BP) [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
* [[September 2|2 September]] Saracens (1 BP) '''19–21''' London Wasps [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
* [[September 3|3 September]] Leicester Tigers (1 BP) '''35–23''' Sale Sharks [[Welford Road Stadium|Welford Road]], [[Leicester]]
* [[September 3|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 upon Tyne|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)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|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 Stadium|Welford Road]], [[Leicester]]
* 16 September London Irish '''11–23''' Bristol Rugby [[Madejski Stadium]], [[Reading, Berkshire|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 upon Tyne|Newcastle]]
* 22 September Sale Sharks '''34–26''' Saracens [[Edgeley Park]], [[Stockport]]
* 23 September Bath Rugby '''17–11''' (1 BP) Worcester Warriors [[Recreation Ground (Bath)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|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, Berkshire|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 upon Tyne|Newcastle]]
* 3 November Sale Sharks '''18–12''' London Wasps [[Edgeley Park]], [[Stockport]]
* 4 November Bath Rugby (1BP) '''17–21''' London Irish [[Recreation Ground (Bath)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|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 Stadium|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 upon Tyne|Newcastle]]
* 10 November London Irish '''11–22''' Gloucester Rugby [[Madejski Stadium]], [[Reading, Berkshire|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)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]
* 18 November Gloucester Rugby '''27–21''' (1 BP) London Wasps [[Kingsholm Stadium]], [[Gloucester]]
* 18 November Leicester Tigers '''26–18''' London Irish [[Welford Road Stadium|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)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]
* 26 November London Irish (1BP) '''40–5''' Northampton Saints [[Madejski Stadium]], [[Reading, Berkshire|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)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|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 Stadium|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, Berkshire|Reading]]
* 26 December Newcastle Falcons (1BP) '''45–25''' (1BP) Sale Sharks [[Kingston Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|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)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|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 Stadium|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, Berkshire|Reading]]
* 7 January Newcastle Falcons '''31–29''' (1 BP) Leicester Tigers [[Kingston Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|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)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]
* 27 January Gloucester Rugby (1BP) '''44–24''' Sale Sharks [[Kingsholm Stadium]], [[Gloucester]]
* 27 January Leicester Tigers (1BP) '''39–5''' Newcastle Falcons [[Welford Road Stadium|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, Berkshire|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 upon Tyne|Newcastle]]
* 23 February Sale Sharks (1 BP) '''9–14''' London Irish [[Edgeley Park]], [[Stockport]]
* 24 February Bath Rugby '''20–20''' Saracens [[Recreation Ground (Bath)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|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 Stadium|Welford Road]], [[Leicester]]
===Round 17===
* 3 March Leicester Tigers '''27–22''' (1BP) NEC Harlequins [[Welford Road Stadium|Welford Road]], [[Leicester]]
* 3 March London Irish (1BP) '''38–12''' Newcastle Falcons [[Madejski Stadium]], [[Reading, Berkshire|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 upon Tyne|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)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|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 Stadium|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, Berkshire|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, Berkshire|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)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|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 upon Tyne|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 upon Tyne|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, Berkshire|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 Stadium|Welford Road]], [[Leicester]]
* 28 April Newcastle Falcons '''12–20''' Bath Rugby [[Kingston Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|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]]
ATTENDANCE
==References==
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== See also ==
* [[English Rugby Union Leagues|Summary of the Current League positions for English National Leagues]]
==External links==
* [http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/ Official site]
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