2015–16 English Premiership (rugby union)
2015–16 Aviva Premiership | |
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Date | 16 October 2015 – 28 May 2016 |
Champions | Saracens |
Runners-up | Exeter Chiefs |
Relegated | London Irish |
Matches played | 135 |
Attendance | 1,837,427 (average 13,611 per match) |
Tries scored | 634 (average 4.696 per match) |
Top point scorer |
Gareth Steenson (Exeter) (258 points)[1] |
Top try scorer |
Thomas Waldrom (Exeter) (13 tries)[2] |
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The 2015–16 Aviva Premiership was the 29th season of the top flight of English domestic rugby union competition, and the sixth to be sponsored by Aviva. The competition began slightly later than normal, due to the 2015 Rugby World Cup taking place in England, and was broadcast by BT Sport for the third successive season. Highlights of each weekend's games were shown on ITV4.
The reigning champions entering the season were Saracens, who claimed their second title after defeating Bath in the 2014–15 final. Saracens defended their title – becoming the first team to do since Leicester Tigers in 2008–09 and 2009–10[3] – with a 28–20 win over the Exeter Chiefs at Twickenham.[4][5] The Chiefs, who made the playoffs for the first time in their history, had the top points scorer Gareth Steenson (with 258 points),[1] and top try scorer Thomas Waldrom (with 13 tries) in the competition.[2]
With their title win, Saracens sealed a European–league double – having won the 2016 European Rugby Champions Cup Final a fortnight prior,[3] against Racing 92 – the first English team to do so since Wasps in 2004.[6][7] London Irish were relegated to the 2016–17 RFU Championship with a round to spare, after losing 32–25 to Harlequins.[8] They will be replaced by 2015–16 RFU Championship winners Bristol, who beat Doncaster Knights 60–47 in the two-legged play-off final.[9]
Rule changes
Salary cap
This season was the first for several significant changes to the Premiership's salary cap regulations:[10][11]
- The base salary cap, which was £4.76 million in 2014–15, rose to £5.1 million.
- The amount of "academy credits" available to each club—credits against the cap for younger players on the senior squad who were developed at the club—rose from £240,000 to £400,000. The number of "academy credits" remained at eight, as in past seasons, but the credit per player rose from £30,000 to £50,000. A club that could use all of its available credits in both 2014–15 and 2015–16 saw its effective cap rise from £5 million to £5.5 million.
- Each club is now allowed to exclude two players from the salary cap calculations, up from one in 2014–15. However, the two slots for what the Premiership calls "excluded players" differ in how they can be used. The first slot can be used on a player on the club's current roster. The new slot can only be used for a player who had not been in the Premiership during the 12 months preceding the start of his contract. In a change from the rules that prevailed from 2011–12 through to 2014–15, a player's presence on or absence from a Rugby World Cup roster is no longer relevant to his status as an excluded player.
In addition to the above, a standard cap provision applicable only in Rugby World Cup years gave each club a £35,000 cap credit (up from £30,000 in the last World Cup season of 2011–12)[11] for each member of the senior squad who participated in the tournament.
Teams
Worcester Warriors, having beaten Bristol 59–58 on aggregate in the Greene King IPA Championship play-off final, replaced London Welsh, who finished last season having not won a single game.[12]
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Table
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Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Tries For | Tries Against | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | |||||
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1 | Saracens (CH) | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 580 | 376 | +204 | 60 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 80 | ||||
2 | Exeter Chiefs (RU) | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 585 | 361 | +224 | 71 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 74 | ||||
3 | Wasps (SF) | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 598 | 397 | +201 | 71 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 72 | ||||
4 | Leicester Tigers (SF) | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 509 | 475 | +34 | 55 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 65 | ||||
5 | Northampton Saints | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 455 | 392 | +63 | 51 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 60 | ||||
6 | Sale Sharks | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 456 | 459 | −3 | 53 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 58 | ||||
7 | Harlequins | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 547 | 583 | −36 | 55 | 66 | 6 | 7 | 55 | ||||
8 | Gloucester | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 429 | 423 | +6 | 36 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 49 | ||||
9 | Bath | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 435 | 460 | −25 | 47 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 48 | ||||
10 | Worcester Warriors | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 420 | 597 | −177 | 47 | 74 | 2 | 5 | 35 | ||||
11 | Newcastle Falcons | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 357 | 556 | −199 | 34 | 62 | 0 | 5 | 27 | ||||
12 | London Irish (R) | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 328 | 620 | −292 | 36 | 74 | 0 | 4 | 20 | ||||
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
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Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places and earns a berth in the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup. Blue background (rows 5 & 6) indicates teams outside the play-off places, that earns a berth in the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup. Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup. Red background (row 12) will be relegated, as both Greene King IPA Championship play-off finalists meet the promotion criteria. Final table — source: Premiership Rugby | |||||||||||||||||
Pre-season
The 2015 edition of the Singha Premiership Rugby Sevens was held in August. Once again, the four Welsh Regions contested a group, alongside the twelve Premiership clubs, which were split into three groups. The top two sides from each group contested the series final at the Twickenham Stoop on 28 August. The series was won by Welsh region Newport Gwent Dragons who beat Premiership side Wasps in the final.
Regular season
Fixtures for the season were announced by Premiership Rugby at 11am on 3 July 2015.[14] Unlike previous seasons, the London Double Header will not take place in Round 1, as Twickenham Stadium is being used for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, but will instead take place during Round 5, on 28 November 2015.[15] All fixtures are subject to change, taken from Premiership Rugby Match Centre.
One game during this season was played on foreign soil, in the United States. The London Irish v Saracens match – played in Round 16 on 12 March 2016 – took place at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.[16]
Round 1
16 October 2015 19:45 |
Harlequins | 26–21 | Wasps (1 BP) |
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Try: N. Evans 24' c Lowe 46' c Con: N. Evans (2/2) Pen: N. Evans (4/5) 8', 14', 70', 74' |
Report | Try: Cooper-Woolley 15' m Daly 75' c Con: Jackson (1/1) Pen: Gopperth (3/4) 3', 29', 59' |
16 October 2015 19:45 |
Worcester Warriors | 13–12 | Northampton Saints (1 BP) |
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Try: Van Velze 30' c Con: Heathcote (1/1) Pen: Heathcote (1/4) 10' Drop: Heathcote (1/1) 80' |
Report | Pen: Myler (4/4) 4', 6', 44', 78' |
16 October 2015 20:00 |
Newcastle Falcons | 27–39 | Gloucester |
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Try: Hammersley 49' c Harris 59' c McGuigan 71' c Con: Delany (3/3) Pen: Delany (2/2) 11', 54' |
Report | Try: Kvesic 25' m Sharples 28' c Con: Twelvetrees (1/2) Pen: Twelvetrees (9/11) 5', 9', 15', 20', 40', 48', 58', 62', 74' |
17 October 2015 14:00 |
Bath | 19–17 | Exeter Chiefs (1 BP) |
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Try: Hooper 35' c Con: Ford (1/1) Pen: Ford (4/4) 6', 46', 53', 77' |
Report | Try: Short 1' m Pen: Steenson (4/4) 9', 40', 51', 66' |
17 October 2015 14:00 |
(1 BP) Saracens | 41–3 | Sale Sharks |
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Try: Rhodes 3' c Streather 28' c Ellery (2) 39' c, 61' c Fraser 74' c Con: Hodgson (4/4) Goode (1/1) Pen: Hodgson (2/2) 16', 23' |
Report | Pen: Cipriani (1/2) 18' |
18 October 2015 15:15 |
London Irish | 16–28 | Leicester Tigers |
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Try: Sinclair 22' c Con: Noakes (1/1) Pen: Noakes (3/4) 15', 37', 45' |
Report | Try: Betham 9' c Con: Bell (1/1) Pen: Bell (7/8) 1', 18', 25', 40', 59', 74', 79' |
Round 2
23 October 2015 19:45 |
(1 BP) Gloucester | 15–17 | Saracens |
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Pen: Twelvetrees (5/6) 28', 33', 50', 61', 74' |
Report | Try: Ellery 14' m Pen: Hodgson (1/1) 21' Farrell (3/4) 40', 68', 76' |
23 October 2015 20:00 |
(1 BP) Sale Sharks | 27–13 | Worcester Warriors |
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Try: Cipriani 6' m Seymour 29' m Beaumont 44' c Leota 80' c Con: Cipriani (2/4) Pen: Cipriani (1/2) 40' |
Report | Try: Arr 64' c Con: Lamb (1/1) Pen: Mills (2/2) 16', 27' |
24 October 2015 13:45 |
(1 BP) Northampton Saints | 42–16 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Try: Day (2) 4' c, 54' c Burrell 57' m Foden (2) 64' c, 70' c Con: Myler (4/5) Pen: Myler (3/3) 9', 12', 38' |
Report | Try: Penny 67' c Con: Catterick (1/1) Pen: Delany (3/3) 14', 29', 36' |
24 October 2015 14:00 |
Wasps | 16–9 | Bath (1 BP) |
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Try: penalty try 53' c Con: Gopperth (1/1) Pen: Gopperth (3/5) 20', 34', 59' |
Report | Pen: Ford (3/3) 29', 66', 73' |
24 October 2015 18:00 |
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 38–11 | London Irish |
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Try: Steenson 11' m Armand 21' c Cowan-Dickie 26' c Short 41' c Nowell (2) 49' m, 77' c Con: Steenson (4/6) |
Report | Try: Cowan 54' m Pen: Noakes (2/2) 15', 35' |
25 October 2015 14:00 |
Leicester Tigers | 22–19 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
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Try: Pearce 71' c Con: O. Williams (1/1) Pen: Bell (5/6) 10', 14', 19', 28', 44' |
Report | Try: Clifford 34' c Con: N. Evans (1/1) Pen: N. Evans (4/5) 12', 22', 41', 55' |
Round 3
31 October 2015 13:00 |
Saracens | 24–14 | London Irish |
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Try: Wray 50' m Goode 61' c Con: Farrell (1/2) Pen: Farrell (4/6) 15', 46', 69', 75' |
Report | Try: Tikoirotuma 26' c Halavatau 66' c Con: Noakes (1/1) Geraghty (1/1) |
31 October 2015 13:30 |
Bath | 28–38 | Harlequins |
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Try: Eastmond 30' c Auterac 75' m Rokoduguni 80' c Con: Ford (2/3) Pen: Ford (3/3) 13', 38', 56' |
Report | Try: Care 43' c Ward 71' c Con: N. Evans (2/2) Pen: N. Evans (8/8) 7', 17', 34', 36', 42', 49', 53', 61' |
31 October 2015 14:00 |
Gloucester | 24–22 | Worcester Warriors (1 BP) |
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Try: Hibbard 2' m Kalamafoni 14' m Halaifonua 59' m Pen: Twelvetrees (3/4) 13', 20', 34' |
Report | Try: Vuna (2) 4' c, 48' m Annett 30' c Con: Heathcote (2/2) Pen: Mills (1/1) 22' |
1 November 2015 13:00 |
Newcastle Falcons | 3–41 | Exeter Chiefs (1 BP) |
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Pen: Delany (1/1) 5' |
Report | Try: Chudley 6' c Salvi 13' c Armand (2) 20' m, 39' c Jess 31' m Low 66' c Con: Steenson (4/6) Pen: Steenson (1/1) 80' |
1 November 2015 14:30 |
Sale Sharks | 20–13 | Northampton Saints (1 BP) |
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Try: James 35' c Addison 44' c Con: Cipriani (2/2) Pen: Cipriani (2/4) 17', 22' |
Report | Try: Myler 53' c Con: Myler (1/1) Pen: Myler (2/2) 30', 33' |
1 November 2015 15:15 |
Leicester Tigers | 24–16 | Wasps |
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Try: Goneva 4' c Veainu 60' m Con: O. Williams (1/2) Pen: O. Williams (4/5) 13', 19', 48', 68' |
Report | Try: Cittadini 77' c Con: Jackson (1/1) Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 8', 27' Daly (1/1) 24' |
Round 4
6 November 2015 19:45 |
Harlequins | 16–14 | Sale Sharks (1 BP) |
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Try: Visser 47' c Con: N. Evans (1/1) Pen: N. Evans (3/4) 37', 43', 54' |
Report | Try: Braid 16' c James 64' c Con: Cipriani (2/2) |
7 November 2015 15:00 |
London Irish | 14–45 | Bath (1 BP) |
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Try: Steele 26' c Mulchrone 51' c Con: Geraghty (2/2) |
Report | Try: Houston 15' c Devoto 22' c Fa'osiliva 41' c Eastmond 43' c Priestland 69' c Matawalu 79' c Con: Priestland (2/2) T. Homer (2/2) Ford (2/2) Pen: Priestland (1/2) 6' |
7 November 2015 15:00 |
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors | 28–20 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Try: Pennell 5' c Heem 20' c Grove (2) 28' c, 37' c Con: Heathcote (4/4) |
Report | Try: M. Young 13' c Catterick 39' c Con: Delany (2/2) Pen: Delany (1/2) 33' Catterick (1/1) 49' |
7 November 2015 15:15 |
(1 BP) Northampton Saints | 6–12 | Saracens |
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Pen: Myler (1/2) 2' Hanrahan (1/1) 80' |
Report | Pen: Farrell (4/4) 34', 40', 46', 68' |
7 November 2015 17:30 |
Exeter Chiefs | 19–6 | Leicester Tigers |
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Try: Steenson 5' c Con: Steenson (1/1) Pen: Steenson (4/4) 37', 40', 74', 76' |
Report | Pen: O. Williams (2/2) 38', 62' |
8 November 2015 15:00 |
Wasps | 23–3 | Gloucester |
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Try: Wade 18' c penalty try 51' c Con: Jackson (2/2) Pen: Daly (3/4) 9', 26', 32' |
Report | Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 48' |
Round 5
27 November 2015 19:45 |
Northampton Saints | 15–3 | Gloucester |
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Pen: Myler (5/6) 9', 14', 21', 63', 66' |
Report | Pen: Twelvetrees (1/2) 24' |
28 November 2015 14:30 |
Sale Sharks | 15–15 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Pen: Cipriani (5/6) 2', 22', 33', 40', 50' |
Report | Try: Vickers 24' m Welsh 70' c Con: Catterick (1/2) Pen: Delany (1/1) 11' |
28 November 2015 15:00 |
Exeter Chiefs | 26–25 | Harlequins (2 BP) |
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Try: Short 39' c Steenson 55' c Con: Steenson (2/2) Pen: Steenson (4/4) 1', 10', 24', 32' |
Report | Try: penalty try 7' c N. Evans 13' m Walker 29' m Visser 62' m Con: N. Evans (1/3) Pen: N. Evans (1/1) 42' |
28 November 2015 15:15 |
(1 BP) Saracens | 48–18 | Worcester Warriors |
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Try: Ashton (2) 3' c, 51' c Spencer 21' c Wray 43' c Brits 55' c Ransom 62' c Con: Hodgson (6/6) Pen: Hodgson (2/3) 30', 39' |
Report | Try: Rees 70' m Van Velze 79' c Con: Heathcote (1/2) Pen: Heathcote (2/3) 33', 37' |
28 November 2015 17:30 |
London Irish | 15–33 | Wasps (1 BP) |
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Try: Williams (2) 40' m, 56' c Con: Noakes (1/2) Pen: Noakes (1/3) 7' |
Report | Try: Halai (2) 37' m, 74' m Daly 49' c Young 70' c Con: Jackson (1/2) Gopperth (1/2) Pen: Jackson (2/4) 4', 18' Gopperth (1/1) 54' |
29 November 2015 15:00 |
Leicester Tigers | 21–11 | Bath |
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Try: Veainu 33' m Cole 72' c Con: Bell (1/2) Pen: Bell (3/4) 14', 37', 65' |
Report | Try: Watson 6' m Pen: Ford (2/2) 44', 50' |
Round 6
4 December 2015 19:45 |
Gloucester | 23–19 | Sale Sharks (1 BP) |
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Try: Cook 2' m Kalamafoni (2) 54' m, 60' c Con: Laidlaw (1/2) Pen: Twelvetrees (2/2) 24', 27' |
Report | Try: Edwards (2) 10' m, 48' m Pen: Cipriani (3/3) 16', 41', 69' |
5 December 2015 15:00 |
(1 BP) Harlequins | 38–7 | London Irish |
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Try: Visser (3) 32' c, 57' c, 69' c Care 47' c Clifford 78' c Con: N. Evans (4/4) Botica (1/1) Pen: N. Evans (1/1) 6' |
Report | Try: Aulika 79' c Con: Brophy-Clews (1/1) |
5 December 2015 15:00 |
Worcester Warriors | 20–29 | Leicester Tigers (1 BP) |
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Try: Olivier 13' c Cox 21' c Con: Heathcote (2/2) Pen: Heathcote (2/3) 6', 61' |
Report | Try: Kitchener 36' c Veainu 51' m penalty try 72' c McCaffrey 79' c Con: O. Williams (3/4) Pen: O. Williams (1/1) 68' |
5 December 2015 15:15 |
(1 BP) Bath | 11–13 | Northampton Saints |
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Try: Rokoduguni 62' m Pen: Ford (2/3) 42', 50' |
Report | Try: Burrell 46' c Con: Hanrahan (1/1) Pen: Hanrahan (2/2) 23', 72' |
5 December 2015 17:30 |
Wasps | 27–41 | Exeter Chiefs (1 BP) |
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Try: Halai 39' c Johnson 43' c Cittadini 51' c Con: Gopperth (3/3) Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 20', 27' |
Report | Try: Waldrom (3) 12' m, 34' m, 56' c Nowell 22' c Lees 30' c Low 71' c Con: Steenson (4/6) Pen: Steenson (1/1) 4' |
6 December 2015 15:00 |
Newcastle Falcons | 3–38 | Saracens (1 BP) |
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Pen: Catterick (1/1) 24' |
Report | Try: Vunisa 9' c Tompkins 61' c Hodgson 78' m B. Vunipola 80' c Con: Hodgson (2/3) Goode (1/1) Pen: Hodgson (4/4) 18', 40', 54', 73' |
Round 7
26 December 2015 14:30 |
London Irish | 25–23 | Northampton Saints (1 BP) |
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Try: Narraway 9' m Maitland 32' c penalty try 77' c Con: Noakes (1/2) Geraghty (1/1) Pen: Noakes (2/2) 28', 50' |
Report | Try: K. Pisi 36' m North 45' m Fotuali'i 62' c Con: Myler (1/3) Pen: Myler (2/3) 25', 55' |
26 December 2015 15:00 |
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 33–17 | Sale Sharks |
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Try: Waldrom 14' m Chudley (2) 19' m, 48' m Short 67' c Johnson 77' m Con: Steenson (1/5) Pen: Steenson (1/1) 54' Hooley (1/1) 80' |
Report | Try: Addison 24' c Beaumont 46' c Con: Cipriani (2/2) Pen: Cipriani (1/1) 9' |
26 December 2015 15:00 |
Leicester Tigers | 22–10 | Newcastle Falcons |
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Try: Veainu 29' c Betham 42' c Pearce 73' m Con: Burns (2/3) Pen: Burns (1/1) 23' |
Report | Try: Latu 14' c Con: Willis (1/1) Pen: Willis (1/1) 5' |
27 December 2015 14:00 |
Wasps | 16–26 | Saracens |
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Try: Halai 76' c Con: Gopperth (1/1) Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 31', 54' Daly (1/2) 44' |
Report | Try: Taylor 57' c Farrell 61' c Con: Farrell (2/2) Pen: Farrell (4/5) 1', 8', 46', 71' |
27 December 2015 14:30 |
Bath | 21–14 | Worcester Warriors (1 BP) |
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Try: Devoto 9' c Agulla 40' m Con: Priestland (1/2) Pen: Priestland (3/4) 18', 43', 68' |
Report | Try: Vuna 31' m Pen: Heathcote (2/3) 12', 45' Mills (1/1) 20' |
27 December 2015 16:30 |
(1 BP) Harlequins | 39–39 | Gloucester (1 BP) |
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Try: Yarde 15' m Care 34' c Easter 52' c R. Chisholm (2) 54' c, 76' c Con: N. Evans (4/5) Pen: N. Evans (2/2) 12', 70' |
Report | Try: Thrush 6' c Hook 30' c Trinder (2) 47' c, 56' m Cook 68' c Con: Laidlaw (4/5) Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 20', 60' |
Round 8
1 January 2016 15:00 |
Northampton Saints | 8–3 | Exeter Chiefs (1 BP) |
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Try: Haywood 17' m Pen: Hanrahan (1/2) 31' |
Report | Pen: Steenson (1/1) 73' |
2 January 2016 15:00 |
Gloucester | 27–14 | London Irish |
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Try: Kvesic 66' c Burns 70' m Con: Hook (1/2) Pen: Hook (5/5) 2', 12', 42', 50', 59' |
Report | Try: Hearn 6' c Lewington 31' c Con: Noakes (2/2) |
2 January 2016 15:00 |
Newcastle Falcons | 19–14 | Bath (1 BP) |
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Try: Vickers 20' c Con: Willis (1/1) Pen: Willis (4/7) 12', 36', 69', 80' |
Report | Try: Garvey 5' m Pen: Priestland (3/4) 27', 45', 57' |
2 January 2016 15:15 |
(1 BP) Saracens | 26–6 | Leicester Tigers |
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Try: penalty try (3) 11' c, 54' c, 66' c George 42' m Con: Hodgson (2/3) Farrell (1/1) |
Report | Pen: Burns (2/2) 5', 22' |
2 January 2016 17:30 |
Sale Sharks | 15–9 | Wasps (1 BP) |
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Pen: Cipriani (4/4) 5', 56', 64', 74' Drop: Cipriani (1/2) 77' |
Report | Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 31', 70' Drop: Daly (1/1) 40' |
3 January 2016 15:00 |
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors | 20–24 | Harlequins |
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Try: Mama 48' m penalty try 60' c Dowson 69' m Con: Mills (1/3) Pen: Heathcote (1/2) 15' |
Report | Try: Walker (2) 2' c, 43' c Wallace 27' c Con: N. Evans (3/3) Pen: N. Evans (1/1) 33' |
Round 9
9 January 2016 15:00 |
Exeter Chiefs | 19–10 | Gloucester |
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Try: Waldrom (2) 5' c, 9' m Woodburn 22' c Con: Steenson (2/3) |
Report | Try: Sharples 68' c Con: Burns (1/1) Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 45' |
9 January 2016 15:00 |
Harlequins | 29–23 | Saracens (1 BP) |
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Try: Buchanan 21' m Clifford 39' c Horwill 79' m Con: N. Evans (1/2) Pen: N. Evans (1/1) 32' Botica (3/3) 61', 67', 73' |
Report | Try: De Kock 9' c B. Vunipola 26' c Con: Farrell (2/2) Pen: Farrell (3/4) 44', 52', 64' |
9 January 2016 15:15 |
Leicester Tigers | 30–27 | Northampton Saints (1 BP) |
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Try: Smith 1' c McCaffrey 19' c O. Williams 22' c Con: O. Williams (3/3) Pen: Burns (3/3) 53', 57', 80' |
Report | Try: Harrison 37' c North 43' c Gibson 65' c Con: Hanrahan (2/2) Myler (1/1) Pen: Hanrahan (1/2) 29' Myler (1/1) 75' |
10 January 2016 13:00 |
London Irish | 20–15 | Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) |
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Try: Lewington 41' c Ojo 44' c Con: Geraghty (2/2) Pen: Noakes (2/3) 7', 26' |
Report | Try: Latu 54' m Watson 66' c Con: Goode (1/1) Pen: Goode (1/1) 60' |
10 January 2016 14:00 |
(1 BP) Wasps | 32–22 | Worcester Warriors |
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Try: Myall 48' c Thompson 68' c Halai 78' m Tagicakibau 80' c Con: Gopperth (3/4) Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 36', 43' |
Report | Try: Vuna 31' c Con: Symons (1/1) Pen: Symons (5/5) 10', 26', 54', 62', 65' |
Round 10
29 January 2016 19:45 |
Northampton Saints | 11–24 | Wasps |
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Try: Dickinson 72' m Pen: Myler (2/2) 27', 42' |
Report | Try: Robson 15' c Miller 24' c Bassett 28' c Con: Gopperth (3/3) Pen: Gopperth (1/2) 4' |
30 January 2016 14:30 |
(1 BP) Sale Sharks | 38–10 | London Irish |
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Try: Mujati 4' m Ioane 19' c James 41' c Edwards (2) 54' c, 60' m Tuitupou 68' c Con: Cipriani (3/5) Ford (1/1) |
Report | Try: penalty try 37' c Con: Geraghty (1/1) Pen: Geraghty (1/2) 2' |
30 January 2016 15:00 |
(1 BP) Gloucester | 18–19 | Leicester Tigers |
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Try: Hook 21' c Morgan 22' m Con: Hook (1/2) Pen: Hook (2/2) 36', 72' |
Report | Try: Ayerza 29' c Veainu 68' m Mulipola 78' c Con: Burns (1/2) Bell (1/1) |
30 January 2016 15:15 |
Saracens | 19–13 | Bath (1 BP) |
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Try: Brits 70' c Con: Hodgson (1/1) Pen: Hodgson (4/5) 45', 48', 73', 77' |
Report | Try: T. Homer 12' c Con: Priestland (1/1) Pen: Priestland (2/4) 4', 40' |
31 January 2016 15:00 |
Newcastle Falcons | 26–19 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
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Try: Lawson 10' c Vickers 77' c Con: Willis (1/1) Goode (1/1) Pen: Willis (1/1) 19' Goode (3/3) 59', 61', 68' |
Report | Try: Walker (2) 38' c, 45' c Ward 43' m Con: N. Evans (2/3) |
31 January 2016 15:00 |
Worcester Warriors | 15–30 | Exeter Chiefs (1 BP) |
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Pen: Heathcote (5/6) 10', 21', 30', 37', 45' |
Report | Try: Short 2' m Whitten 28' c Waldrom 58' c Armand 68' m Con: Steenson (2/4) Pen: Steenson (2/2) 42', 74' |
Round 11
5 February 2016 19:45 |
(1 BP) Bath | 11–15 | Gloucester |
---|---|---|
Try: Day 11' m Pen: T. Homer (2/2) 19', 47' |
Report | Pen: Hook (5/8) 27', 44', 51', 55', 64' |
6 February 2016 14:00 |
(1 BP) Harlequins | 23–27 | Northampton Saints |
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Try: Merrick 7' c R. Chisholm 23' c Con: N. Evans (2/2) Pen: N. Evans (2/2) 43', 49' Botica (1/1) 73' |
Report | Try: Day 12' c Burrell 30' c Foden 80' c Con: Myler (2/2) Hanrahan (1/1) Pen: Myler (1/2) 4' Hanrahan (1/1) 71' |
6 February 2016 14:00 |
Wasps | 9–8 | Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Pen: Gopperth (3/4) 22', 53', 75' |
Report | Try: Latu 47' m Pen: Goode (1/3) 25' |
6 February 2016 15:00 |
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers | 3–10 | Sale Sharks |
---|---|---|
Pen: Burns (1/3) 31' |
Report | Try: Beaumont 61' c Con: Cipriani (1/1) Pen: Cipriani (1/6) 11' |
7 February 2016 13:00 |
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 11–14 | Saracens |
---|---|---|
Try: Short 12' m Pen: Steenson (2/2) 3', 29' |
Report | Try: Vunisa 38' m Pen: Hodgson (3/3) 52', 66', 74' |
7 February 2016 13:00 |
London Irish | 20–13 | Worcester Warriors (1 BP) |
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Try: Hearn 16' c Fenby 54' c Con: Geraghty (2/2) Pen: Geraghty (2/3) 32', 73' |
Report | Try: Heem 46' m Rapava-Ruskin 69' m Pen: Mills (1/1) 22' |
Round 12
12 February 2016 19:45 |
Newcastle Falcons | 26–14 | Leicester Tigers |
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Try: Hammersley 15' c Powell 35' c Con: Goode (2/2) Pen: Goode (3/5) 26', 30', 50' Willis (1/1) 80' |
Report | Try: Pearce 64' m Pen: Burns (3/3) 2', 14', 21' |
13 February 2016 14:30 |
Sale Sharks | 23–17 | Exeter Chiefs (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Leota 15' m Edwards 23' m Haley 38' c Con: Cipriani (1/3) Pen: Cipriani (2/4) 49', 71' |
Report | Try: Yeandle 46' c Lewis 67' c Con: Steenson (2/2) Pen: Steenson (1/2) 79' |
13 February 2016 15:00 |
Gloucester | 28–6 | Harlequins |
---|---|---|
Try: Hook 2' c Morgan 28' c McColl 76' m Con: Hook (2/3) Pen: Hook (3/5) 14', 17', 37' |
Report | Pen: N. Evans (2/2) 9', 20' |
13 February 2016 15:00 |
(1 BP) Northampton Saints | 35–7 | London Irish |
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Try: Craig 17' c penalty try 22' c A. Waller 37' c Elliott 45' c Dickson 47' c Con: Myler (5/5) |
Report | Try: Paice 77' c Con: Geraghty (1/1) |
13 February 2016 15:00 |
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors | 14–16 | Bath |
---|---|---|
Try: Vuna 13' c O'Callaghan 24' c Con: Heathcote (2/2) |
Report | Try: Evans 50' c Con: T. Homer (1/1) Pen: T. Homer (3/4) 6', 29', 67' |
14 February 2016 16:00 |
Saracens | 23–64 | Wasps (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Vunisa 23' c Hamilton 54' c Con: Hodgson (2/2) Pen: Hodgson (3/3) 11', 30', 40' |
Report | Try: C. Piutau (2) 2' m, 51' c Young 4' c Robson (2) 7' c, 67' c Hughes (2) 27' m, 31' c Gopperth 42' c Con: Gopperth (6/8) Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 47', 52' Daly (1/1) 75' Lozowski (1/1) 77' |
Round 13
19 February 2016 19:45 |
Harlequins | 25–19 | Leicester Tigers (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Yarde 74' c Con: Botica (1/1) Pen: Botica (6/7) 8', 24', 30', 45', 52', 66' |
Report | Try: Thacker 55' c Con: Burns (1/1) Pen: Bryant (3/3) 6', 22', 27' Burns (1/2) 77' |
20 February 2016 15:00 |
Saracens | 25–12 | Gloucester |
---|---|---|
Try: Ransom 2' c Con: Hodgson (1/1) Pen: Hodgson (6/7) 26', 33', 54', 62', 70', 76' |
Report | Pen: Hook (4/4) 23', 30', 42', 56' |
20 February 2016 15:00 |
Worcester Warriors | 31–23 | Sale Sharks (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Kirwan 8' m Hougaard 27' c Pennell 44' c Con: Heathcote (2/3) Pen: Heathcote (4/4) 3', 34', 40', 51' |
Report | Try: Seymour 36' m Taylor 42' m Haley (2) 60' m, 78' m Pen: Cipriani (1/1) 15' |
20 February 2016 15:15 |
(1 BP) Bath | 18–24 | Wasps |
---|---|---|
Try: T. Homer 65' c Mafi 80' m Con: T. Homer (1/2) Pen: Priestland (2/2) 33', 40' |
Report | Try: Halai (2) 28' m, 47' m McIntyre 61' m Pen: Daly (1/2) 5' Jackson (1/2) 42' Gopperth (1/1) 69' |
21 February 2016 15:00 |
(1 BP) London Irish | 15–22 | Exeter Chiefs |
---|---|---|
Try: Treviranus 10' c Ojo 62' m Con: Brophy-Clews (1/2) Pen: Brophy-Clews (1/1) 44' |
Report | Try: Lewis 49' c Con: Steenson (1/1) Pen: Steenson (5/5) 20', 40', 47', 59', 74' |
21 February 2016 15:00 |
Newcastle Falcons | 26–25 | Northampton Saints (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Tait 6' c Harris 29' c Con: Goode (2/2) Pen: Goode (4/4) 21', 39', 46', 49' |
Report | Try: Gibson 12' m Dickson (2) 52' c, 67' c Con: Hanrahan (2/2) Pen: Myler (2/2) 18', 26' |
Round 14
27 February 2016 13:00 |
(1 BP) Sale Sharks | 36–36 | Saracens (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: James 7' c Leota 10' m Arscott (2) 15' m, 79' m Ioane 70' m Con: Cipriani (1/5) Pen: Cipriani (3/3) 48', 53', 58' |
Report | Try: Hamilton 20' c Wyles (2) 30' m, 38' c Tompkins 60' c Ellery 66' c Con: Hodgson (1/2) Spencer (3/3) Pen: Hodgson (1/2) 24' |
27 February 2016 14:45 |
(1 BP) Northampton Saints | 38–18 | Worcester Warriors |
---|---|---|
Try: Mallinder 30' m Collins (3) 36' c, 41' m, 65' c Dickson 57' c G. Pisi 77' c Con: Myler (3/5) Hanrahan (1/1) |
Report | Try: Rapava-Ruskin 28' m Olivier 39' c Con: Heathcote (1/2) Pen: Heathcote (2/2) 10', 52' |
27 February 2016 15:00 |
(1 BP) Gloucester | 32–6 | Newcastle Falcons |
---|---|---|
Try: Meakes 8' c Hook 20' c Moriarty 33' m Savage 73' c Con: Hook (2/3) Twelvetrees (1/1) Pen: Hook (2/4) 3', 26' |
Report | Pen: Willis (2/2) 31', 40' |
28 February 2016 13:00 |
Exeter Chiefs | 26–17 | Bath |
---|---|---|
Try: Whitten 34' c Horstmann 76' c Con: Steenson (2/2) Pen: Steenson (4/6) 11', 17', 27', 64' |
Report | Try: Mafi (2) 39' c, 41' c Con: T. Homer (2/2) Pen: T. Homer (1/1) 71' |
28 February 2016 15:00 |
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers | 47–20 | London Irish |
---|---|---|
Try: Thompstone (2) 3' m, 69' c Thacker 15' c McCaffrey 30' c Kitto 39' c Croft 51' c De Villiers 66' c Con: Burns (5/6) Bell (1/1) |
Report | Try: Paice 57' m Trayfoot 72' c Fenby 80' m Con: Geraghty (1/3) Pen: Brophy-Clews (1/1) 10' |
28 February 2016 15:15 |
(1 BP) Wasps | 42–10 | Harlequins |
---|---|---|
Try: Cooper-Woolley 22' c Wade 28' c Hughes 34' c Young 61' c S. Piutau 66' c Macken 80' c Con: Gopperth (5/5) Lozowski (1/1) |
Report | Try: Wallace 31' m Walker 55' m |
Round 15
4 March 2016 19:45 |
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 14–15 | Worcester Warriors |
---|---|---|
Try: Vickers 72' m Pen: Goode (3/4) 15', 31', 53' |
Report | Try: Potgieter 38' c Heem 60' m Con: Heathcote (1/2) Pen: Heathcote (1/2) 46' |
5 March 2016 14:30 |
Sale Sharks | 29–23 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Ioane 47' c Addison 61' c Con: Ford (1/1) Cipriani (1/1) Pen: Ford (3/3) 3', 13', 26' Cipriani (2/2) 59', 67' |
Report | Try: Visser 35' c Egerton 78' c Con: Botica (2/2) Pen: Botica (3/3) 8', 33', 51' |
5 March 2016 15:00 |
Gloucester | 13–10 | Wasps (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Hibbard 17' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) Pen: Laidlaw (2/4) 3', 56' |
Report | Try: Wade 42' c Con: Gopperth (1/1) Pen: Gopperth (1/1) 20' |
5 March 2016 15:15 |
(1 BP) Bath | 25–17 | London Irish |
---|---|---|
Try: Banahan (2) 11' m, 23' c Rokoduguni 37' m Houston 60' m Con: Priestland (1/4) Pen: Priestland (1/1) 7' |
Report | Try: Lewington 80' m Pen: Brophy-Clews (3/4) 10', 20', 28' Tonks (1/1) 79' |
5 March 2016 15:15 |
(1 BP) Saracens | 15–20 | Northampton Saints |
---|---|---|
Pen: Spencer (3/3) 16', 29', 52' Goode (2/2) 37', 71' |
Report | Try: Myler 34' c Dickson 42' c Con: Myler (2/2) Pen: Myler (2/2) 63', 76' |
6 March 2016 15:00 |
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers | 31–27 | Exeter Chiefs (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: penalty try 29' c Tuilagi 31' c Betham 45' c Thompstone 48' c Con: Burns (4/4) Pen: Burns (1/1) 15' |
Report | Try: Lewis 56' c Whitten 59' c Horstmann 80' c Con: Steenson (3/3) Pen: Steenson (2/2) 17', 40' |
Round 16
11 March 2016 19:45 |
(1 BP) Harlequins | 35–28 | Bath (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Sloan 3' m Walker (2) 39' c, 41' c Horwill 44' c Con: Botica (3/4) Pen: Botica (3/3) 2', 12', 35' |
Report | Try: Mafi 65' m Williams 69' c Rokoduguni 72' c Con: T. Homer (2/3) Pen: T. Homer (3/3) 10', 14', 80' |
12 March 2016 13:45 |
(1 BP) Wasps | 36–24 | Leicester Tigers |
---|---|---|
Try: C. Piutau (2) 8' m, 28' c Wade 24' c Halai 41' c Hughes 62' c Con: Gopperth (3/4) Lozowski (1/1) Pen: Gopperth (1/2) 2' |
Report | Try: Betham 22' c Veainu 47' c Goneva 76' c Con: Burns (3/3) Pen: Burns (1/1) 20' |
12 March 2016 14:00 |
(1 BP) Northampton Saints | 26–11 | Sale Sharks |
---|---|---|
Try: Haywood 37' c K. Pisi 45' c Collins 48' c Hanrahan 77' m Con: Myler (3/3) |
Report | Try: Evans 19' m Pen: Cipriani (1/2) 23' Arscott (1/1) 27' |
12 March 2016 14:00 |
Worcester Warriors | 28–20 | Gloucester |
---|---|---|
Try: Heem (2) 1' c, 36' m Hougaard 52' c Con: Heathcote (2/3) Pen: Heathcote (3/4) 25', 61', 70' |
Report | Try: Meakes 17' c Hook 65' c Con: Hook (2/2) Pen: Hook (2/3) 29', 55' |
12 March 2016 15:00 |
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 32–17 | Newcastle Falcons |
---|---|---|
Try: Waldrom 44' c Dollman 52' c S. Hill 73' m Taione 78' c Con: Steenson (3/4) Pen: Steenson (2/2) 8', 69' |
Report | Try: Takulua 48' c Latu 57' c Con: Delany (2/2) Pen: Delany (1/2) 29' |
12 March 2016 15:00[lower-alpha 7] |
London Irish | 16–26 | Saracens |
---|---|---|
Try: Lewington 18' c Con: Tonks (1/1) Pen: Tonks (3/4) 8', 24', 58' |
Report | Try: Goode 15' c Tompkins 78' c Con: Spencer (1/1) Goode (1/1) Pen: Goode (4/4) 45', 48', 54', 68' |
Round 17
18 March 2016 19:45 |
Bath | 21–19 | Newcastle Falcons (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Rokoduguni (2) 30' c, 37' m Con: T. Homer (1/2) Pen: T. Homer (3/4) 54', 68', 72' |
Report | Try: Vickers 12' c Con: Delany (1/1) Pen: Delany (4/6) 48', 57', 60', 65' |
19 March 2016 15:00 |
(1 BP) Harlequins | 15–21 | Worcester Warriors |
---|---|---|
Pen: Botica (5/6) 3', 13', 36', 66', 73' |
Report | Try: Olivier 19' m Van Velze 28' c Con: Heathcote (1/2) Pen: Heathcote (3/4) 7', 12', 71' |
20 March 2016 13:00 |
Exeter Chiefs | 20–12 | Northampton Saints |
---|---|---|
Try: Woodburn 51' m Pen: Steenson (5/5) 11', 56', 68', 73', 78' |
Report | Try: Dickson 13' m K. Pisi 33' c Con: Hanrahan (1/2) |
20 March 2016 14:00 |
(1 BP) Wasps | 39–12 | Sale Sharks |
---|---|---|
Try: C. Piutau 1' c Miller 6' m Johnson 40' c Gopperth 57' c Wade 69' c Con: Gopperth (3/4) Jackson (1/1) Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 21', 31' |
Report | Try: Seymour 45' c Briggs 52' m Con: Cipriani (1/2) |
20 March 2016 15:00 |
London Irish | 23–18 | Gloucester (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Aulika 8' c Cowan 69' c Con: Tonks (2/2) Pen: Tonks (3/4) 16', 50', 75' |
Report | Try: Ludlow 37' c Trinder 55' m Con: Hook (1/2) Pen: Hook (2/3) 12', 53' |
20 March 2016 15:15 |
Leicester Tigers | 21–13 | Saracens |
---|---|---|
Try: Burns 45' c Goneva 51' m Con: Burns (1/2) Pen: Burns (2/2) 15', 31' Drop: Burns (1/1) 75' |
Report | Try: Goode 64' c Con: Goode (1/1) Pen: Goode (2/3) 12', 70' |
Round 18
26 March 2016 15:15 |
(1 BP) Saracens | 36–18 | Exeter Chiefs |
---|---|---|
Try: Goode 17' c B. Vunipola 32' m Farrell 52' c Wray 66' c Wyles 74' c Con: Farrell (3/4) Goode (1/1) Pen: Farrell (1/2) 70' |
Report | Try: Waldrom (2) 58' m, 80' c Con: Hooley (1/1) Pen: Steenson (2/2) 39', 40' |
26 March 2016 17:30 |
(1 BP) Gloucester | 12–17 | Bath |
---|---|---|
Pen: Laidlaw (4/4) 3', 8', 16', 55' |
Report | Try: Cook 13' c Rokoduguni (2) 43' m, 75' m Con: Ford (1/3) |
26 March 2016 17:30 |
Worcester Warriors | 12–6 | London Irish (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Pen: Heathcote (4/4) 27', 29', 54', 75' |
Report | Pen: Tonks (2/2) 69', 77' |
27 March 2016 13:00 |
Sale Sharks | 27–20 | Leicester Tigers (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Neild 21' c Edwards 29' c Cipriani 69' c Con: Cipriani (3/3) Pen: Cipriani (2/2) 2', 43' |
Report | Try: Bell 38' c Goneva 61' c Con: O. Williams (2/2) Pen: Burns (1/1) 12' O. Williams (1/1) 24' |
27 March 2016 15:00 |
Newcastle Falcons | 20–34 | Wasps (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Vea 40' c McGuigan 65' c Con: Delany (2/2) Pen: Delany (2/2) 14', 49' |
Report | Try: Smith 26' c Robson (2) 29' m, 54' m Young (2) 56' c, 78' c Con: Gopperth (3/5) Pen: Gopperth (1/1) 22' |
27 March 2016 15:15 |
(1 BP) Northampton Saints | 29–23 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: A. Waller 12' m Lawes 23' c Foden 54' c Mallinder 73' c Con: Myler (3/4) Pen: Myler (1/2) 46' |
Report | Try: Visser 32' c Clifford 41' c Con: Botica (2/2) Pen: Botica (3/5) 8', 18', 79' |
Round 19
1 April 2016 19:45 |
Bath | 10–30 | Saracens (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Houston 62' c Con: Ford (1/1) Pen: Ford (1/1) 40' |
Report | Try: Fraser 5' c Ellery 31' m Ashton (2) 54' m, 69' c Con: Farrell (2/4) Pen: Farrell (2/3) 11', 27' |
2 April 2016 15:00 |
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 50–12 | Worcester Warriors |
---|---|---|
Try: Waldrom (3) 18' m, 58' m, 71' c Short 23' c Woodburn (3) 24' m, 62' c, 77' c Atkins 41' c Con: Steenson (2/5) Slade (3/3) |
Report | Try: Vuna 34' m Symons 38' c Con: Heathcote (1/2) |
2 April 2016 15:00 |
(1 BP) Harlequins | 46–25 | Newcastle Falcons |
---|---|---|
Try: Visser (2) 5' c, 72' m Clifford 13' c Gray 36' c Marchant 47' c Yarde 80' c Con: Botica (5/6) Pen: Botica (2/2) 63', 66' |
Report | Try: Watson 49' m Latu (2) 56' c, 60' c Con: Delany (2/3) Pen: Delany (2/2) 4', 8' |
2 April 2016 15:00 |
London Irish | 15–30 | Sale Sharks |
---|---|---|
Try: Maitland 15' m Williams 64' c Con: Tonks (1/2) Pen: Tonks (1/3) 8' |
Report | Try: Haley 36' c Ioane 71' c Cipriani 76' c Con: Cipriani (3/3) Pen: Cipriani (3/4) 6', 25', 62' |
2 April 2016 15:15 |
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers | 35–30 | Gloucester (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Veainu 7' m Tuilagi (2) 11' m, 46' c Betham 66' m Goneva 73' c Con: O. Williams (2/5) Pen: O. Williams (2/2) 40', 54' |
Report | Try: McColl 27' c Trinder 30' c McAllister 36' c Con: Laidlaw (3/3) Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 3', 18', 65' |
3 April 2016 15:00 |
Wasps | 28–6 | Northampton Saints |
---|---|---|
Try: Miller (2) 21' c, 66' c Stevenson 78' m Con: Gopperth (2/3) Pen: Gopperth (1/2) 17' Daly (2/3) 48', 75' |
Report | Pen: Myler (2/2) 2', 51' |
Round 20
15 April 2016 19:45 |
Gloucester | 16–9 | Exeter Chiefs (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Thorley 44' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 61', 68', 71' |
Report | Pen: Steenson (3/3) 41', 47', 64' |
16 April 2016 15:00 |
(1 BP) Worcester Warriors | 35–54 | Wasps (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Hougaard 20' c Vuna 33' m Symons 45' m Van Velze 58' m Heem 66' m Kirwan 75' m Con: Heathcote (1/5) Pen: Mills (1/1) 1' |
Report | Try: Halai 7' c Wade (6) 15' c, 24' c, 29' m, 36' c, 48' c, 54' c Lozowski 71' c Con: Daly (3/4) Jackson (3/3) Lozowski (1/1) |
16 April 2016 15:15 |
Saracens | 22–12 | Harlequins |
---|---|---|
Try: Ashton (2) 12' m, 38' c Kruis 29' c Con: Hodgson (2/3) Pen: Farrell (1/1) 74' |
Report | Pen: Botica (4/5) 4', 16', 33', 46' |
16 April 2016 17:30 |
(1 BP) Northampton Saints | 24–30 | Leicester Tigers |
---|---|---|
Try: Harrison 23' c G. Pisi 53' m Con: Myler (1/2) Pen: Myler (3/3) 19', 40', 61' Hanrahan (1/1) 76' |
Report | Try: Thacker 12' c Goneva 26' c Burns 63' c Con: Burns (3/3) Pen: Burns (3/3) 10', 45', 58' |
17 April 2016 14:30 |
(1 BP) Sale Sharks | 29–17 | Bath |
---|---|---|
Try: Cobîlaș 9' c Addison 19' c Seymour 72' m Easter 78' c Con: Cipriani (3/4) Pen: Cipriani (1/3) 37' |
Report | Try: Rokoduguni 50' m Pen: Ford (4/6) 14', 34', 40', 56' |
17 April 2016 15:00 |
Newcastle Falcons | 13–6 | London Irish (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Watson 24' c Con: Delany (1/1) Pen: Delany (1/2) 11' Socino (1/1) 43' |
Report | Pen: Tonks (2/2) 8', 18' |
Round 9 rescheduled match
23 April 2016 15:15 |
(1 BP) Bath | 32–26 | Sale Sharks (2 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Devoto 1' c Ewels 11' c Rokoduguni 57' m W. Homer 71' c Con: Ford (3/4) Pen: Ford (2/2) 15', 53' |
Report | Try: Leota (2) 42' c, 80' c Ostrikov 47' c Ioane 77' m Con: Cipriani (2/2) Ford (1/2) |
This match – originally scheduled to be held during Round 9, on 8 January 2016 – was postponed due to a European Rugby Champions Cup fixture rearrangement that occurred as a result of the Paris terrorist attacks in November 2015.[17] It was further rescheduled from 13 April 2016, after Sale Sharks were eliminated from the European Rugby Challenge Cup.[18]
Round 21
29 April 2016 19:45 |
(1 BP) Sale Sharks | 11–12 | Gloucester |
---|---|---|
Try: Leota 54' m Pen: Cipriani (2/2) 16', 40' |
Report | Pen: Laidlaw (4/4) 1', 30', 69', 76' |
30 April 2016 15:00 |
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers | 31–17 | Worcester Warriors |
---|---|---|
Try: Goneva 13' c Fonua 25' c Veainu 38' c Evans 62' c Con: O. Williams (4/4) Pen: O. Williams (1/1) 69' |
Report | Try: Heem 16' c Symons 36' c Con: Heathcote (2/2) Pen: Mills (1/1) 8' |
30 April 2016 15:15 |
Northampton Saints | 15–14 | Bath (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Harrison 56' m Haywood 72' c Con: Myler (1/2) Pen: Myler (1/1) 61' |
Report | Try: Williams (2) 10' c, 19' c Con: Priestland (2/2) |
1 May 2016 13:00 |
Exeter Chiefs | 24–3 | Wasps |
---|---|---|
Try: Woodburn 26' c Dollman 57' c Nowell 70' c Con: Steenson (3/3) Pen: Steenson (1/2) 43' |
Report | Pen: Daly (1/1) 33' |
1 May 2016 15:00 |
(1 BP) London Irish | 25–32 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Narraway 30' m Tikoirotuma 36' c Paice 56' c Con: Brophy-Clews (2/3) Pen: Brophy-Clews (2/2) 13', 65' |
Report | Try: Walker (2) 10' c, 19' c R. Chisholm 21' m Sinckler 69' c Con: Botica (2/3) N. Evans (1/1) Pen: Botica (1/1) 40' N. Evans (1/1) 67' |
1 May 2016 15:15 |
Saracens | 23–14 | Newcastle Falcons |
---|---|---|
Try: Wray (2) 46' m, 52' c Itoje 68' m Con: Hodgson (1/3) Pen: Hodgson (2/4) 17', 57' |
Report | Try: Watson (2) 20' c, 38' c Con: Willis (2/2) |
Round 22
7 May 2016 15:30 |
(1 BP) Bath | 38–27 | Leicester Tigers (1 BP) |
---|---|---|
Try: Rokoduguni (2) 2' c, 54' c Devoto 41' c Louw 51' c Williams 78' c Con: Ford (5/5) Pen: Ford (1/1) 19' |
Report | Try: Balmain 15' c Betham 26' c Tait 35' m Evans 65' m Con: O. Williams (2/4) Pen: O. Williams (1/1) 47' |
7 May 2016 15:30 |
Gloucester | 20–28 | Northampton Saints |
---|---|---|
Try: L. Evans 32' c Moriarty 37' c Con: Laidlaw (2/2) Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 1', 23' |
Report | Try: G. Pisi 15' m North (2) 40' c, 47' c Con: Myler (2/3) Pen: Myler (3/3) 24', 50', 53' |
7 May 2016 15:30 |
Harlequins | 24–62 | Exeter Chiefs (1 BP) |
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Try: Care 40' c Sinckler 54' c Stanley 71' c Con: N. Evans (1/1) Botica (2/2) Pen: N. Evans (1/1) 3' |
Report | Try: Short (2) 8' m, 49' c Nowell (3) 12' m, 42' m, 53' c Ewers 20' c Dollman 58' c Chudley 64' c Slade 66' m Salvi 73' c Con: Steenson (6/10) |
7 May 2016 15:30 |
(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons | 15–21 | Sale Sharks |
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Try: Latu (3) 16' m, 34' m, 47' m |
Report | Try: Seymour 9' m James 23' c Con: Cipriani (1/2) Pen: Cipriani (1/1) 13' Ford (2/2) 51', 71' |
7 May 2016 15:30 |
(1 BP) Wasps | 38–12 | London Irish |
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Try: Young 24' m C. Piutau 33' m Wade 38' m Robson 61' c Bassett 65' m Johnson 68' m Con: Gopperth (1/3) Pen: Jackson (2/2) 2', 18' |
Report | Try: Williams 21' c Lewington 59' m Con: Brophy-Clews (1/2) |
7 May 2016 15:30 |
Worcester Warriors | 19–43 | Saracens (1 BP) |
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Try: Symons 2' c Vuna (2) 17' c, 75' m Con: Heathcote (2/2) |
Report | Try: De Kock 6' c Ashton (3) 24' m, 39' c, 50' c Vunisa 37' c Ransom 64' c Con: Hodgson (5/6) Pen: Hodgson (1/2) 31' |
Play-offs
Semi-finals
As with previous seasons, the top four teams contested the semi-finals in a 1st v 4th, 2nd v 3rd format.
21 May 2016 12:30 |
Saracens | 44–17 | Leicester Tigers |
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Try: Fraser 3' c Wyles (2) 19' c, 39' c Ashton (2) 24' c, 71' c Con: Farrell (4/4) Hodgson (1/1) Pen: Farrell (1/2) 32' Hodgson (2/2) 61', 69' |
Report | Try: Veainu 41' c Barrow 50' c Con: O. Williams (2/2) Pen: O. Williams (1/2) 44' |
21 May 2016 15:15 |
Exeter Chiefs | 34–23 | Wasps |
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Try: Whitten 21' c penalty try (2) 38' c, 79' c Ewers 46' c Con: Steenson (4/4) Pen: Steenson (2/2) 3', 11' |
Report | Try: Festuccia 16' c Robson 31' c Con: Gopperth (2/2) Pen: Gopperth (3/3) 45', 52', 67' |
Final
28 May 2016 15:00 |
Saracens | 28–20 | Exeter Chiefs |
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Try: Taylor 33' c Wyles 36' c Goode 75' m Con: Farrell (2/2) Pen: Farrell (3/3) 2', 9', 26' |
Report | Try: Yeandle 52' c Nowell 72' c Con: Steenson (2/2) Pen: Steenson (2/2) 22', 40' |
Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Leading scorers
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.
Top points scorers
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Top try scorers
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Season attendances
By club
- Attendances do not include the final at Twickenham.
Club | Home Games |
Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
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Bath | 11 | 145,537 | 13,231 | 13,562 | 12,684 | 98% |
Exeter Chiefs | 12 | 133,912 | 11,159 | 12,612 | 7,130 | 89% |
Gloucester | 11 | 152,738 | 13,885 | 16,115 | 11,095 | 84% |
Harlequins | 11 | 212,376 | 19,307 | 70,718 | 12,157 | 95% |
Leicester Tigers | 11 | 239,469 | 21,770 | 25,849 | 17,510 | 86% |
London Irish | 11 | 130,167 | 11,833 | 42,680 | 5,541 | 37% |
Newcastle Falcons | 11 | 71,191 | 6,472 | 7,756 | 5,049 | 63% |
Northampton Saints | 11 | 170,215 | 15,474 | 20,034 | 14,246 | 94% |
Sale Sharks | 11 | 67,667 | 6,152 | 7,687 | 4,236 | 51% |
Saracens | 12 | 214,969 | 17,914 | 80,650 | 7,231 | 88% |
Wasps | 11 | 165,557 | 15,051 | 24,053 | 10,093 | 46% |
Worcester Warriors | 11 | 99,458 | 9,042 | 10,727 | 7,156 | 75% |
Highest attendances
Home club | Away club | Stadium | Attendance |
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Saracens | Harlequins | Wembley Stadium | 80,650 |
Harlequins | Gloucester | Twickenham Stadium | 70,718 |
Saracens London Irish | Worcester Wasps |
Twickenham Stadium | 42,680 |
Leicester | Northampton | Welford Road | 25,849 |
Wasps | Saracens | Ricoh Arena | 24,053 |
Leicester | London Irish | Welford Road | 23,173 |
Leicester | Sale | Welford Road | 22,737 |
Leicester | Bath | Welford Road | 22,530 |
Leicester | Saracens | Welford Road | 22,282 |
Leicester | Gloucester | Welford Road | 22,223 |
Wasps | Leicester | Ricoh Arena | 22,241 |
Leicester | Worcester | Welford Road | 21,682 |
Leicester | Newcastle | Welford Road | 21,564 |
Leicester | Exeter | Welford Road | 20,173 |
Northampton | Newcastle | Stadium mk | 20,034 |
Leicester | Wasps | Welford Road | 19,746 |
London Irish | Gloucester | Madejski Stadium | 17,752 |
Leicester | Harlequins | Welford Road | 17,510 |
Wasps | Northampton | Ricoh Arena | 17,422 |
Wasps | London Irish | Ricoh Arena | 16,902 |
Gloucester | London Irish | Kingsholm Stadium | 16,115 |
Gloucester | Leicester | Kingsholm Stadium | 16,115 |
Gloucester | Bath | Kingsholm Stadium | 16,115 |
Gloucester | Northampton | Kingsholm Stadium | 16,115 |
Notes
- ↑ Harlequins also played 1 home game at Twickenham Stadium, Greater London on 27 December 2015.
- ↑ Welford Road's capacity was limited to 22,500 until the 3,100 capacity West Stand was completed – which brought Welford Road up to 25,800 – this date was originally for the start of the season but was withheld until December 2015.[13]
- ↑ London Irish also played 1 home game at Twickenham Stadium, Greater London on 28 November 2015, and 1 home game at the Red Bull Arena, New Jersey, United States on 12 March 2016
- ↑ Northampton Saints also played 1 home game at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes on 24 October 2015.
- ↑ Saracens also played 1 home game at Twickenham Stadium, Greater London on 28 November 2015 and 1 home game at Wembley Stadium, Greater London on 16 April 2016.
- ↑ Due to the terrorist attacks that took place in Paris on 13 November 2015, matches in the European Rugby Champions Cup and European Rugby Challenge Cup were postponed to a later date – later announced to take place on the weekend of 8–10 January 2016. This meant the fixtures that featured those teams in their respective domestic leagues, were postponed to a later date.
- ↑ Kick off time local to New Jersey; 20:00 GMT in England.
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