The 2005–06 Guinness Premiership was the 19th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between September 2005 and May 2006. The final was contested by the Sale Sharks and the Leicester Tigers at Twickenham. Sale Sharks won 45 – 20 to win the Premiership. Leeds Tykes were relegated, whilst Harlequins were promoted for the 2006-07 Guinness Premiership.
The opening games of the Season were played at Twickenham, in the 2005 London Double Header.
Participating teams
Locations of the 2005-06 Guinness Premiership teams
Team |
Stadium |
Capacity |
City/Area |
Bath |
Bath |
10,600 |
Bath, Somerset |
Bristol |
Memorial Stadium |
12,100 |
Bristol, Avon |
Gloucester |
Kingsholm |
12,500 |
Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
Leeds Tykes |
Headingley Stadium[n 1] |
22,250 |
Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Leicester Tigers |
Welford Road |
16,815 |
Leicester, Leicestershire |
London Irish |
Madejski Stadium |
24,250 |
Reading, Berkshire |
London Wasps |
The Causeway Stadium[n 2] |
10,000 |
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Newcastle Falcons |
Kingston Park |
10,200 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
Northampton Saints |
Franklin's Gardens |
13,600 |
Northampton, Northamptonshire |
Sale |
Edgeley Park |
10,852 |
Stockport, Greater Manchester |
Saracens |
Vicarage Road |
22,000 |
Watford, Hertfordshire |
Worcester |
Sixways |
9,728 |
Worcester, Worcestershire |
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Table
Results
Round 1
Sale Sharks |
26–25 |
Newcastle Falcons |
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Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,546 |
London Wasps |
23–11 |
Saracens |
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Twickenham
Attendance: 35,000 |
Leicester Tigers |
32–0 |
Northampton Saints |
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Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815 |
Leeds Tykes |
11–27 |
London Irish |
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Twickenham
Attendance: 35,000 |
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 11,760 |
Worcester Warriors |
15–15 |
Gloucester |
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Sixways
Attendance: 9,728 |
Round 2
Bath |
9–17 |
Northampton Saints |
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Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,060 |
London Wasps |
29–29 |
Leicester Tigers |
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The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 8,459 |
Gloucester |
21–18 |
Sale Sharks |
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Kingsholm
Attendance: 9,374 |
Newcastle Falcons |
14–16 |
Bristol |
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Kingston Park
Attendance: 6,661 |
London Irish |
15–20 |
Worcester Warriors |
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Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 7,118 |
Saracens |
34–16 |
Leeds Tykes |
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Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,190 |
Round 3
Sale Sharks |
29–3 |
London Irish |
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Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,246 |
Worcester Warriors |
25–24 |
Saracens |
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Sixways
Attendance: 9,140 |
Northampton Saints |
9–16 |
Newcastle Falcons |
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Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 12,018 |
Leicester Tigers |
40–26 |
Bath |
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Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815 |
Leeds Tykes |
23–47 |
London Wasps |
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Headingley
Attendance: 4,544 |
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 11,558 |
Round 4
Gloucester |
28–24 |
Northampton Saints |
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Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,156 |
London Irish |
24–22 |
Bristol |
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Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 6,957 |
Leeds Tykes |
20–28 |
Leicester Tigers |
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Headingley
Attendance: 7,143 |
Newcastle Falcons |
16–27 |
Bath |
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Kingston Park
Attendance: 6,869 |
London Wasps |
34–20 |
Worcester Warriors |
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The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 8,720 |
Saracens |
32–40 |
Sale Sharks |
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Vicarage Road
Attendance: 7,132 |
Round 5
Leicester Tigers |
16–16 |
Newcastle Falcons |
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Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815 |
Sale Sharks |
18–10 |
London Wasps |
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Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,916 |
Worcester Warriors |
22–15 |
Leeds Tykes |
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Sixways
Attendance: 9,626 |
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,600 |
Northampton Saints |
25–23 |
London Irish |
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Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,262 |
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,068 |
Round 6
London Wasps |
21–16 |
Bristol |
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The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 7,901 |
Worcester Warriors |
15–11 |
Leicester Tigers |
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Sixways
Attendance: 9,776 |
Leeds Tykes |
11–17 |
Sale Sharks |
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Headingley
Attendance: 4,206 |
Gloucester |
27–20 |
Newcastle Falcons |
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Kingsholm
Attendance: 12,500 |
Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 9,458 |
Saracens |
28–22 |
Northampton Saints |
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Vicarage Road
Attendance: 8,524 |
Round 7
Newcastle Falcons |
20–23 |
London Irish |
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Kingston Park
Attendance: 10,200 |
Sale Sharks |
24–13 |
Worcester Warriors |
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Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7,056 |
Northampton Saints |
13–21 |
London Wasps |
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Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,585 |
Leicester Tigers |
25–20 |
Gloucester |
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Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815 |
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,348 |
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,648 |
Round 8
Sale Sharks |
24–16 |
Leicester Tigers |
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Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,641 |
Worcester Warriors |
24–15 |
Bristol |
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Sixways
Attendance: 9,726 |
Leeds Tykes |
28–25 |
Northampton Saints |
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Headingley
Attendance: 4,564 |
London Irish |
25–10 |
Gloucester |
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Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 9,027 |
The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 8,656 |
Saracens |
27–18 |
Newcastle Falcons |
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Vicarage Road
Attendance: 9,413 |
Round 9
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 9,957 |
Leicester Tigers |
35–3 |
London Irish |
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Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815 |
Kingsholm
Attendance: 10,516 |
Northampton Saints |
21–22 |
Worcester Warriors |
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Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 12,481 |
Newcastle Falcons |
17–15 |
London Wasps |
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Kingston Park
Attendance: 7,379 |
Bristol |
22–14 |
Sale Sharks |
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Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,518 |
Round 10
Worcester Warriors |
18–36 |
Bath |
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Sixways
Attendance: 9,726 |
London Wasps |
32–25 |
Gloucester |
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The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 10,000 |
Sale Sharks |
34–14 |
Northampton Saints |
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Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,641 |
Leeds Tykes |
10–13 |
Newcastle Falcons |
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Headingley
Attendance: 11,601 |
Bristol |
15–3 |
Leicester Tigers |
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Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 11,916 |
Saracens |
19–20 |
London Irish |
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Vicarage Road
Attendance: 12,923 |
Round 11
London Irish |
19–35 |
London Wasps |
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Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,122 |
Gloucester |
31–7 |
Leeds Tykes |
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Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,529 |
Newcastle Falcons |
21–15 |
Worcester Warriors |
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Kingston Park
Attendance: 8,864 |
Northampton Saints |
29–22 |
Bristol |
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Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,485 |
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,600 |
Leicester Tigers |
34–27 |
Saracens |
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Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815 |
Round 12
Worcester Warriors |
11–15 |
Northampton Saints |
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Sixways
Attendance: 9,726 |
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,493 |
Headingley
Attendance: 5,446 |
London Irish |
25–28 |
Leicester Tigers |
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Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 11,096 |
London Wasps |
21–6 |
Newcastle Falcons |
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The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 10,000 |
Sale Sharks |
31–29 |
Bristol |
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Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,686 |
Round 13
Bristol |
23–26 |
Worcester Warriors |
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Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,058 |
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,600 |
Gloucester |
9–13 |
London Irish |
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Kingsholm
Attendance: 10,710 |
Leicester Tigers |
27–27 |
Sale Sharks |
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Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815 |
Newcastle Falcons |
21–16 |
Saracens |
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Kingston Park
Attendance: 6,405 |
Northampton Saints |
21–18 |
Leeds Tykes |
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Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,448 |
Round 14
Gloucester |
34–16 |
Leicester Tigers |
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Kingsholm
Attendance: 12,500 |
Leeds Tykes |
26–16 |
Bristol |
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Headingley
Attendance: 5,573 |
Worcester Warriors |
33–48 |
Sale Sharks |
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Sixways
Attendance: 9,726 |
London Irish |
6–9 |
Newcastle Falcons |
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Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 9,822 |
London Wasps |
19–19 |
Northampton Saints |
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The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 8,143 |
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,731 |
Round 15
Leicester Tigers |
28–22 |
Worcester Warriors |
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Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815 |
Sale Sharks |
35–24 |
Leeds Tykes |
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Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,224 |
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,600 |
Northampton Saints |
58–17 |
Saracens |
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Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,523 |
Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,028 |
Newcastle Falcons |
9–13 |
Gloucester |
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Kingston Park
Attendance: 7,284 |
Round 16
Newcastle Falcons |
24–16 |
Leicester Tigers |
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Kingston Park
Attendance: 10,200 |
Leeds Tykes |
21–15 |
Worcester Warriors |
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Headingley
Attendance: 3,718 |
Kingsholm
Attendance: 12,500 |
London Irish |
30–3 |
Northampton Saints |
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Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 9,355 |
London Wasps |
26–16 |
Sale Sharks |
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The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 10,000 |
Vicarage Road
Attendance: 5,216 |
Round 17
Leicester Tigers |
26–23 |
Leeds Tykes |
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Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815 |
Sale Sharks |
9–15 |
Saracens |
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Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,307 |
Worcester Warriors |
37–8 |
London Wasps |
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Sixways
Attendance: 9,726 |
Bath |
20–18 |
Newcastle Falcons |
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Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,600 |
Northampton Saints |
21–20 |
Gloucester |
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Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,443 |
Bristol |
20–21 |
London Irish |
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Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,258 |
Round 18
Bath |
12–19 |
Leicester Tigers |
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Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,600 |
London Irish |
21–29 |
Sale Sharks |
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Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 19,884 |
Kingsholm
Attendance: 11,517 |
Newcastle Falcons |
13–32 |
Northampton Saints |
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Kingston Park
Attendance: 7,364 |
London Wasps |
28–0 |
Leeds Tykes |
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The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 8,186 |
Saracens |
29–15 |
Worcester Warriors |
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Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,011 |
Round 19
Leeds Tykes |
13–17 |
Saracens |
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Headingley
Attendance: 4,899 |
Sale Sharks |
18–15 |
Gloucester |
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Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,140 |
Worcester Warriors |
10–12 |
London Irish |
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Sixways
Attendance: 9,726 |
Northampton Saints |
24–21 |
Bath |
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Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,454 |
Bristol |
23–7 |
Newcastle Falcons |
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Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,237 |
Round 20
Northampton Saints |
19–24 |
Leicester Tigers |
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Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,493 |
Gloucester |
27–16 |
Worcester Warriors |
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Kingsholm
Attendance: 12,500 |
London Irish |
28–24 |
Leeds Tykes |
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Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 8,320 |
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,600 |
Newcastle Falcons |
32–21 |
Sale Sharks |
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Kingston Park
Attendance: 9,018 |
Saracens |
13–12 |
London Wasps |
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Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10,391 |
Rearranged fixture
Leicester Tigers |
20–19 |
London Wasps |
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Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815 |
Round 21
Saracens |
12–13 |
Leicester Tigers |
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Vicarage Road
Attendance: 9,828 |
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,641 |
Worcester Warriors |
35–27 |
Newcastle Falcons |
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Sixways
Attendance: 9,726 |
Leeds Tykes |
7–31 |
Gloucester |
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Headingley
Attendance: 4,452 |
Bristol |
16–19 |
Northampton Saints |
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Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,862 |
London Wasps |
37–56 |
London Irish |
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The Causeway Stadium
Attendance: 10,000 |
Round 22
Bath |
25–22 |
Worcester Warriors |
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Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,400 |
Gloucester |
32–37 |
London Wasps |
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Kingsholm
Attendance: 12,500 |
Leicester Tigers |
32–3 |
Bristol |
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Welford Road
Attendance: 16,815 |
London Irish |
30–18 |
Saracens |
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Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 11,352 |
Newcastle Falcons |
54–19 |
Leeds Tykes |
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Kingston Park
Attendance: 8,084 |
Northampton Saints |
34–36 |
Sale Sharks |
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Franklin’s Gardens
Attendance: 13,577 |
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Sale Sharks |
22–12 |
London Wasps |
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Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,641 |
Leicester Tigers |
40–8 |
London Irish |
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Welford Road
Attendance: 14,069 |
Final
Sky Sports Dream Team 2005/06
15 Matt Burke (Newcastle Falcons) 14 Tom Varndell (Leicester Tigers) 13 Mathew Tait (Newcastle Falcons) 12 Mike Catt (London Irish) 11 Tom Voyce (London Wasps) 10 Carlos Spencer (Northampton Saints) 9 Justin Marshall (Leeds Tykes) 1 Tony Windo (Worcester Warriors) 2 Mark Regan (Bristol Rugby) 3 Cobus Visagie (Saracens) 4 Danny Grewcock (Bath Rugby) 5 Ben Kay (Leicester Tigers) 6 Matt Salter (captain, Bristol Rugby) 7 Magnus Lund (Sale Sharks) 8 Juan Manuel Leguizamón (London Irish)[1]
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Total Season Attendances
Club |
Home
Games |
Total |
Average |
Highest |
Lowest |
% Capacity |
Bath |
11 |
114,965 |
10,451 |
10,600 |
9,957 |
99% |
Bristol |
11 |
101,911 |
9,265 |
11,916 |
7,068 |
77% |
Gloucester |
11 |
127,302 |
11,573 |
12,500 |
9,374 |
93% |
Leeds Tykes |
11 |
91,146 |
8,286 |
35,000 |
3,718 |
27% |
Leicester Tigers |
12 |
199,034 |
16,586 |
16,815 |
14,069 |
99% |
London Irish |
11 |
120,511 |
10,956 |
19,884 |
6,957 |
45% |
London Wasps |
11 |
125,065 |
11,370 |
35,000 |
7,901 |
86% |
Newcastle Falcons |
11 |
88,328 |
8,030 |
10,200 |
6,405 |
79% |
Northampton Saints |
11 |
145,769 |
13,252 |
13,585 |
12,018 |
97% |
Sale Sharks |
12 |
116,685 |
9,724 |
10,641 |
7,056 |
90% |
Saracens |
11 |
88,852 |
8,077 |
12,923 |
5,216 |
37% |
Worcester Warriors |
11 |
106,352 |
9,668 |
9,776 |
9,140 |
99% |
Top scorers
Points
Tries
References
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