2016–17 English Premiership (rugby union)

2016–17 Aviva Premiership
Countries  England
Date 2 September 2016 – 27 May 2017
Matches played 54
Attendance 688,039 (average 12,741 per match)
Tries scored 156 (average 2.889 per match)
Top point scorer Jimmy Gopperth (Wasps)
(69 points)
Top try scorer Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter) Semesa Rokoduguni (Bath)
Alex Lozowski (Saracens)
(4 tries)
Official website
www.premiershiprugby.com
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The 2016–17 Aviva Premiership will be the 30th season of the top flight of English domestic rugby union competition, and the seventh to be sponsored by Aviva. The competition will be broadcast by BT Sport for the fourth successive season. Highlights of each weekend's games are shown on ITV with extended highlights on BT Sport.

The reigning champions entering the season are Saracens, who claimed their 3rd title after defeating Exeter Chiefs in the 2015–16 final.

Teams

Bristol, having beaten Doncaster Knights 60 – 47 on aggregate in the Greene King IPA Championship play-off final, replace London Irish, who were relegated last season after finishing bottom of the table having only won 4 league games.[1]

Club Coach Captain Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath New Zealand Todd Blackadder England Guy Mercer The Recreation Ground[lower-alpha 1] 14,500 Bath, Somerset
Bristol England Mark Tainton Samoa Jack Lam Ashton Gate 27,000 Ashton Gate, Bristol
Exeter Chiefs England Rob Baxter England Jack Yeandle Sandy Park 12,600 Exeter, Devon
Gloucester Ireland David Humphreys Scotland Greig Laidlaw Kingsholm Stadium 16,500 Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Harlequins England John Kingston England Danny Care Twickenham Stoop[lower-alpha 2] 14,816 Twickenham, Greater London
Leicester Tigers England Richard Cockerill England Tom Youngs Welford Road 25,800 Leicester, Leicestershire
Newcastle Falcons England Dean Richards England Will Welch Kingston Park 10,200 Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
Northampton Saints England Jim Mallinder England Tom Wood Franklin's Gardens 15,500 Northampton, Northamptonshire
Sale Sharks England Steve Diamond England Josh Beaumont AJ Bell Stadium 12,000 Salford, Greater Manchester
Saracens Ireland Mark McCall England Brad Barritt Allianz Park[lower-alpha 3] 10,000 Barnet, Greater London
Wasps Wales Dai Young England Joe Launchbury Ricoh Arena 32,609 Coventry, West Midlands
Worcester Warriors Scotland Carl Hogg South Africa Gerrit-Jan van Velze Sixways Stadium 12,024 Worcester, Worcestershire

    Pre-season

    The 2016 edition of the Singha Premiership Rugby Sevens will held in July and August. Once again, the four Welsh Regions will contest a group, alongside the twelve Premiership clubs, which are split into three groups. The top two sides from each group will contest the series final at the Ricoh Arena on 6 August.

    Table

    2016–17 Aviva Premiership Table
    Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Tries for Tries against Try bonus Losing bonus Points
    1 Saracens 10 8 0 2 262 116 +146 30 9 4 2 38
    2 Bath 10 8 0 2 235 135 +100 24 13 2 1 35
    3 Wasps 9 7 0 2 293 193 +100 37 23 4 0 33
    4 Exeter Chiefs 10 5 1 4 276 205 +71 34 25 5 3 30
    5 Leicester Tigers 9 6 0 3 228 185 +43 22 20 2 1 27
    6 Harlequins 9 5 0 4 174 199 −25 18 22 1 0 21
    7 Northampton Saints 9 4 0 5 159 173 –14 13 14 1 3 20
    8 Newcastle Falcons 9 4 0 5 130 206 −76 13 23 0 2 18
    9 Sale Sharks 10 3 1 6 191 245 –54 22 27 3 1 18
    10 Gloucester 9 2 2 5 202 199 +3 21 24 2 4 18
    11 Worcester Warriors 9 1 2 6 159 283 −124 20 31 1 1 10
    12 Bristol 9 0 0 9 120 290 −170 14 37 0 4 4

    If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

    1. Number of matches won
    2. Difference between points for and against
    3. Total number of points for
    4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
    5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
      Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places and earns a berth in the 2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup.
      Blue background (rows 5 & 6) indicates teams outside the play-off places, that earns a berth in the 2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup.
      Yellow background indicates the team that advances to a play-off for a chance to compete in the 2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup.
      Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2017–18 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
      Red background (row 12) will be relegated, if the Greene King IPA Championship play-off finalists meet the promotion criteria.
      Starting table — source: Premiership Rugby

      Regular season

      Fixtures for the season were announced by Premiership Rugby on 7 July 2016.[2] As is the norm, round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham.


      Round 1

      2 September 2016
      19:45
      (2 BP) Gloucester 31–38 Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
      Try: Scott (2) 12' c, 24' c
      Sharples 22' c
      Purdy 44' c
      Con: Laidlaw (4/4) 12', 22', 34', 44'
      Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 27'
      		 Report Try: M. Tuilagi 16' c
      Pietersen 47' c
      Harrison (2) 56' c, 80' c
      O'Connor 76' c
      Con: F. Burns (3/3) 16', 47', 56'
      Harrison (2/2) 76', 80'
      Pen: F. Burns (1/1) 62'
      Kingsholm
      Attendance: 14,298
      Referee: Wayne Barnes
      2 September 2016
      20:00
      Newcastle Falcons 19–17 Sale Sharks (1 BP)
      Try: Sinoti 36' c
      Con: Delany (1/1) 36'
      Pen: Delany (4/5) 7', 45', 53', 56'
      		 Report Try: Leota 47' c
      McGuigan 70' c
      Con: Mugford (2/2) 47', 70'
      Pen: MacGinty (1/2) 21'
      Kingston Park
      Attendance: 5,523
      Referee: Greg Garner
      3 September 2016
      14:00
      (1 BP) Saracens 35–3 Worcester Warriors
      Try: George 44' c
      Lozowski 53' c
      Burger 56' c
      Spencer 78' m
      Con: Lozowski (3/4) 44', 53' 56'
      Pen: Lozowski (3/5) 15', 40', 42'
      		 Report Pen: Lamb (1/1) 25'
      Twickenham
      Attendance: 47,029
      Referee: Matt Carley
      3 September 2016
      15:30
      (1 BP) Northampton Saints 14–18 Bath
      Try: Groom (2) 73', 77'
      Con: Myler (2/2) 73', 77'
      		 Report Pen: Ford (4/4) 45', 64', 70', 76'
      Drop: Ford (2/3) 33', 37'
      Franklin's Gardens
      Attendance: 14,987
      Referee: JP Doyle
      3 September 2016
      16:30
      Harlequins 21–19 Bristol (1 BP)
      Try: Yarde 39 'm
      Marchant 41' c
      Con: N. Evans (1/2) 41'
      Pen: N. Evans (3/3) 24', 58', 65'
      		 Report Try: Varndell 21' c
      T. Pisi 27' c
      Edwards 42' m
      Con: Henson (2/2) 21', 27'
      Twickenham
      Attendance: 47,029
      Referee: Luke Pearce
      4 September 2016
      15:00
      Wasps 25–20 Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
      Try: Gopperth 32' m
      Robson 53' c
      Taylor 64' c
      Con: Gopperth (2/3) 53', 64'
      Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 18', 79'
      		 Report Try: Waldrom 4' c
      Chudley 35' c
      Con: Slade (2/2) 4', 35'
      Pen: Slade (2/3) 14', 51'
      Ricoh Arena
      Attendance: 13,555
      Referee: Tom Foley

      Round 2

      9 September 2016
      19:45
      Worcester Warriors 23–23 Gloucester
      Try: Te'o 22' m
      Vuna 31' c
      Humphreys 57' m
      Con: Lamb (1/3) 31'
      Pen: Lamb (1/2) 37'
      Heathcote (1/1) 69'
      		 Report Try: Scott 62' c
      Purdy 70' c
      Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 62', 70'
      Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 3', 26', 72'
      Sixways
      Attendance: 8,905
      Referee: Luke Pearce
      9 September 2016
      20:15
      Sale Sharks 19–10 Harlequins
      Try: Seymour 51' c
      Con: Mugford (1/1) 51'
      Pen: Mugford (4/4) 6', 15', 21', 57'
      		 Report Try: Robshaw 26'
      Con: N. Evans (1/1) 26'
      Pen: N. Evans (1/1) 55'
      AJ Bell Stadium
      Attendance: 6,217
      Referee: Tom Foley
      10 September 2016
      15:00
      (1 BP) Bath 58–5 Newcastle Falcons
      Try: Penalty try 29' c
      Banahan 31'
      Rokoduguni (2) 35' c, 40' c
      Palma-Newport 45' c
      Attwood (2) 50' m, 65' c
      Stooke 80' c
      Con: Ford (6/8) 29', 31', 35', 45', 65', 80'
      Pen: Ford (1/2) 13'
      Drop: Ford (1/1) 21'
      		 Report Try: Hogg 76' m
      Recreation Ground
      Attendance: 12,412
      Referee: Ian Tempest
      10 September 2016
      15:00
      Leicester Tigers 22–34 Wasps (1 BP)
      Try: McCaffrey 30' m
      Slater 48' m
      Pen: F. Burns (4/5) 20', 52', 55', 63'
      		 Report Try: Wade 25' c
      Thompson 41' c
      Jones 45' c
      Gopperth 80' c
      Con: Gopperth (4/4) 25', 41', 45', 80'
      Pen: Gopperth (2/5) 3', 22'
      Welford Road
      Attendance: 24,088
      Referee: Greg Garner
      11 September 2016
      16:30
      Bristol 10–32 Northampton Saints (1 BP)
      Try: McMillan 51' c
      Con: T. Pisi (1/1) 51'
      Pen: T. Pisi (1/1) 14'
      		 Report Try: North 9' m
      Picamoles 16' c
      K. Pisi 22' c
      Haywood 80' c
      Con: Myler (2/3) 16', 22'
      Mallinder (1/1) 80'
      Pen: Myler (2/4) 5', 20'
      Ashton Gate
      Attendance: 11,322
      Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
      11 September 2016
      15:00
      Exeter Chiefs 13–34 Saracens (1 BP)
      Try: Cowan-Dickie 69'
      Con: Steenson (1/1) 69'
      Pen: Slade (2/3) 29', 33'
      		 Report Try: Lozowski 5' c
      Maitland (2) 18' m, 58' c
      Wray 62' m
      Spencer 80 'c
      Con: Goode (3/5) 5', 58', 80'
      Pen: Goode (1/2) 54'
      Sandy Park
      Attendance: 10,322
      Referee: JP Doyle

      Round 3

      16 September 2016
      19:45
      Sale Sharks 13–26 Gloucester
      Try: James 13' m
      Neild 55' m
      Pen: Addison (1/1) 55'
      		 Report Try: Afoa 9' c
      Sharples 39' c
      Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 9', 39'
      Pen: Laidlaw (4/4) 16', 65', 67', 75'
      AJ Bell Stadium
      Attendance: 5,902
      Referee: Ian Tempest
      17 September 2016
      15:00
      (1 BP) Bath 37–22 Worcester Warriors
      Try: A. Watson 47' c
      Banahan 54' c
      Rokoduguni 62' c
      Houston 70' c
      Con: Ford (4/4) 47', 54', 62', 70'
      Pen: Ford (3/3) 27', 40', 60'
      		 Report Try: Annett 17' c
      Hammond 31' c
      Humphreys 65' m
      Con: Heathcote (2/3) 17', 31'
      Pen: Heathcote (1/1) 38'
      Recreation Ground
      Attendance: 13,184
      Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
      17 September 2016
      15:00
      (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs 36–25 Harlequins
      Try: Turner (2) 7' m, 20' c
      Cowan-Dickie (3) 17' c, 35' c, 46' c
      Con: Steenson (4/5) 17', 20', 35', 46'
      Pen: Steenson (1/1) 40'
      		 Report Try: Buchanan 26' c
      Care 66' c
      Walker 72' m
      Con: Swiel (2/3) 26', 66'
      Pen: Swiel (2/2) 10', 12'
      Sandy Park
      Attendance: 9,391
      Referee: Matthew Carley
      17 September 2016
      15:00
      Saracens 27–12 Northampton Saints
      Try: George 56' m
      Penalty try 67' c
      Con: Lozowski (1/2) 67'
      Pen: Lozowski (5/5) 10', 17', 38', 72', 77'
      		 Report Pen: Myler (4/4) 5', 24', 31', 51'
      Allianz Park
      Attendance: 9,455
      Referee: Greg Garner
      18 September 2016
      14:30
      (1 BP) Wasps 70–22 Bristol
      Try: Taylor 1' m
      Daly (2) 21' m, 73' c
      Cooper-Woolley 24' c
      Symons 35' c
      Wade (2) 37' c, 47' c
      Johnson (2) 50' c, 66' c
      Cipriani 55' m
      Con: Gopperth (7/10) 24', 35', 37', 47', 50', 66', 73'
      Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 15', 20'
      		 Report Try: Lam 43' m
      Eadie 58' c
      Cortes 71' c
      Con: T. Pisi (1/1) 58'
      Jarvis (1/1) 71'
      Pen: T. Pisi (1/1) 13'
      Ricoh Arena
      Attendance: 12,280
      Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
      18 September 2016
      15:00
      (1 BP) Newcastle Falcons 13–14 Leicester Tigers
      Try: Socino 5' c
      Con: Delany (1/1) 5'
      Pen: Delany (1/1) 16'
      Hodgson (1/1) 70'
      		 Report Try: Fitzgerald 21' m
      Pen: F. Burns (3/3) 27', 49', 67'
      Kingston Park
      Attendance: 6,570
      Referee: JP Doyle

      Round 4

      23 September 2016
      19:45
      Bristol 17–41 Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
      Try: Williams 21' m
      McMillan 53' m
      Crumpton 70' c
      Con: Williams (1/3) 70'
      		 Report Try: Woodburn (2) 2' c, 18' c
      Waldrom (2) 32' c, 43' c
      S. Hill 79' c
      Con: Steenson (5/5) 2', 18', 32', 43', 79'
      Pen: Steenson (2/2) 28', 60'
      Ashton Gate
      Attendance: 15,065
      Referee: Tom Foley
      24 September 2016
      15:00
      (1 BP) Gloucester 13–18 Newcastle Falcons
      Try: Moriarty 12' c
      Con: B. Burns (1/1) 12'
      Pen: B. Burns (1/1) 22'
      Laidlaw (1/1) 73'
      		 Report Try: Waldouck 9' c
      A. Tait 65' m
      Con: Delany (1/2) 9'
      Pen: Delany (2/2) 36', 58'
      Kingsholm
      Attendance: 12,050
      Referee: David Sainsbury
      24 September 2016
      15:00
      Harlequins 17–10 Saracens (1 BP)
      Try: Visser 4' c
      Walker 49' c
      Con: Swiel (2/2) 4', 19'
      Pen: Swiel (1/1) 3'
      		 Report Try: Wigglesworth 41' c
      Con: Lozowski (1/1) 41'
      Pen: Spencer (1/1) 76'
      Twickenham Stoop
      Attendance: 14,800
      Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
      24 September 2016
      15:00
      (1 BP) Northampton Saints 15–20 Wasps
      Try: North 2' m
      Kessell 75' c
      Con: Myler (1/2) 75'
      Pen: Myler (1/1) 80'
      		 Report Try: Gopperth 20' c
      Bassett 78' c
      Con: Gopperth (2/2) 20', 78'
      Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 32', 57'
      Franklin's Gardens
      Attendance: 14,477
      Referee: Luke Pearce
      24 September 2016
      15:00
      (1 BP) Worcester Warriors 34–34 Sale Sharks (1 BP)
      Try: Shillcock (2) 17' m, 52' m
      Arr 28' c
      Humphreys 37' c
      Olivier 42' c
      Con: Lamb (3/5) 28', 37', 42'
      Pen: Lamb (1/1) 73'
      		 Report Try: Addison (2) 2' c, 19' c
      Briggs 67' c
      Aulika 76' c
      Con: MacGinty (4/4) 2', 19', 67', 76'
      Pen: MacGinty (2/2) 15', 58'
      Sixways
      Attendance: 6,136
      Referee: JP Doyle
      25 September 2016
      15:00
      Leicester Tigers 34–14 Bath
      Try: O'Connor 15' m
      T. Youngs 48' c
      Slater 78' c
      Con: O. Williams (1/1) 48'
      F. Burns (1/1) 78'
      Pen: O. Williams (5/5) 6', 21', 40', 60', 62'
      		 Report Try: Rokoduguni 23' c
      Dunn 68' c
      Con: Ford (2/2) 23', 68'
      Welford Road
      Attendance: 20,134
      Referee: Matt Carley

      Round 5

      30 September 2016
      19:45
      Bristol 0–39 Saracens (1 BP)
      Report Try: Lozowski (2) 13' c, 46' c
      Wyles 60' c
      George 71' m
      Kruis 79' c
      Con: Spencer (2/2) 13', 46'
      Lozowski (2/3) 60', 79'
      Pen: Spencer (2/2) 22', 43'
      Ashton Gate
      Attendance: 11,592
      Referee: Ian Tempest
      30 September 2016
      19:45
      Northampton Saints 20–19 Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
      Try: North 23' c
      Hutchinson 25' c
      Con: Mallinder (2/2) 23', 25'
      Pen: Mallinder (2/2) 68', 78'
      		 Report Try: Woodburn 10' c
      Con: Steenson (1/1) 10'
      Pen: Steenson (4/4) 6', 16', 54', 66'
      Franklin's Gardens
      Attendance: 13,901
      Referee: Mark Carley
      1 October 2016
      14:30
      (1 BP) Sale Sharks 34–30 Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
      Try: Phillips 6' c
      Odogwu 24' c
      Leota 31' c
      Aulika 57' c
      Con: Addison (4/4) 6', 24', 31', 57'
      Pen: Addison (2/2) 19', 76'
      		 Report Try: Betham (2) 10' c, 13' c
      Thompstone 68' c
      Con: O. Williams (3/3) 10', 13', 68'
      Pen: O. Williams (3/3) 17', 33', 48'
      AJ Bell Stadium
      Attendance: 7,509
      Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
      1 October 2016
      15:00
      Gloucester 6–15 Bath
      Pen: Hook (1/1) 30'
      Laidlaw (1/1) 48'
      		 Report Try: A. Watson 61' m
      Banahan 73' c
      Con: Ford (1/2) 73'
      Drop: Ford (1/1) 46'
      Kingsholm
      Attendance: 16,115
      Referee: JP Doyle
      2 October 2016
      14:30
      (1 BP) Wasps 47–18 Harlequins
      Try: Johnson 4' m
      Thompson 21' c
      Robson 27' c
      Daly 33' c
      Wade 58' c
      Eastmond 66' c
      Bassett 75' c
      Con: Gopperth (6/7) 21', 27', 33', 58', 66', 75'
      		 Report Try: Roberts 19' m
      Chisholm 38' c
      Con: Swiel (1/2) 38'
      Pen: Swiel (2/2) 25', 32'
      Ricoh Arena
      Attendance: 16,004
      Referee: Greg Garner
      2 October 2016
      15:00
      Worcester Warriors 11–9 Newcastle Falcons (1 BP)
      Try: Olivier 17' m
      Pen: Heathcote (1/1) 40'
      Lamb (1/1) 53'
      		 Report Pen: Delany (2/2) 23', 62'
      J. Hodgson (1/1) 76'
      Sixways
      Attendance: 6,375
      Referee: Tom Foley

      Round 6

      7 October 2016
      19:45
      Bath 30–3 Sale Sharks
      Try: Banahan 3' c
      Fotuali'i 61' c
      Palma-Newport 66' c
      Con: Ford (3/3) 3', 61', 66'
      Pen: Ford (3/3) 38', 47', 57'
      		 Report Pen: Addison (1/1) 15'
      Recreation Ground
      Attendance: 13,918
      Referee: Tom Foley
      8 October 2016
      15:00
      (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs 27–27 Gloucester
      Try: Waldrom 24' c
      Whitten (2) 31' c, 69' m
      Welch 80' m
      Con: Steenson (2/4) 24', 31'
      Pen: Steenson (1/1) 73'
      		 Report Try: Scott 12' c
      Sharples 26' c
      Morgan 58' c
      Con: Laidlaw (3/3) 12', 26', 58'
      Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 38'
      Laidlaw (1/1) 51'
      Sandy Park
      Attendance: 11,394
      Referee: Greg Garner
      8 October 2016
      15:00
      Harlequins 20–9 Northampton Saints
      Try: Alofa 11' m
      Pen: N. Evans (1/1) 7'
      Swiel (3/3) 47', 60', 72'
      		 Report Pen: Myler (3/3) 18', 24', 66'
      Twickenham Stoop
      Attendance: 14,800
      Referee: Ian Tempest
      8 October 2016
      15:00
      (1 BP) Leicester Tigers 34–13 Worcester Warriors
      Try: Brady 23' c
      Veainu 32' c
      Mulipola 64' c
      Kitchener 76' c
      Con: O. Williams (4/4) 23', 32', 64', 76'
      Pen: O. Williams (2/2) 9', 16'
      		 Report Try: Bregvadze 68' c
      Con: Lamb (1/1) 68'
      Pen: Lamb (2/2) 44', 50'
      Welford Road
      Attendance: 20,854
      Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
      8 October 2016
      15:00
      Newcastle Falcons 19–14 Bristol (1 BP)
      Try: Socino 5' c
      Welch 15' m
      J. Hogdson 32' c
      Con: Delany (2/3) 5', 32'
      		 Report Try: Fisher 51' c
      Eadie 62' c
      Con: Jarvis (2/2) 51', 62'
      Kingston Park
      Attendance: 6,134
      Referee: Wayne Barnes
      9 October 2016
      15:00
      (1 BP) Saracens 30–14 Wasps
      Try: M. Vunipola 4' m
      Ellery 40' m
      George (2) 69' c, 74' c
      Con: Lozowski (1/1) 69'
      Spencer (1/1) 74'
      Pen: Lozowski (2/2) 32', 55'
      		 Report Try: Bassett 37' m
      Pen: Gopperth (3/3) 28', 48', 67'
      Allianz Park
      Attendance: 9,911
      Referee: Mark Carley

      Round 7

      28 October 2016
      19:45
      Northampton Saints 23–20 (1 BP) Gloucester
      Try: Picamoles 25' c
      Kessell 68' c
      Con: Myler (2/2) 26', 69'
      Pen: Myler (3/3) 29', 36', 51'
      		 Report Try: Rowan 45' c
      Sharples 57' c
      Con: Laidlaw (2/2)
      Pen: Laidlaw (1/3) 33'
      Hook (0/1)
      Franklin's Gardens
      Attendance: 14,274
      Referee: Tom Foley
      29 October 2016
      15:00
      (1 BP) Harlequins 36–14 Worcester Warriors
      Try: Care 3' c
      Horwill 43' c
      Brown 48' c
      Marchant 64' m
      Visser 80' c
      Con: N. Evans (3/4) 4', 44', 49'
      Swiel 80'
      Pen: N. Evans (1/1) 63'
      		 Report Try: Willison 9'c
      Te'o 50' c
      Con: Shillcock (2/2) 10', 51'
      Drop: Lamb (0/1)
      Twickenham Stoop
      Attendance: 14,816
      Referee: Luke Pearce
      29 October 2016
      15:00
      Saracens 24–10 Leicester Tigers
      Try: Wyles 7' c
      Maitland 23' c
      B. Vunipola 43' c
      Con: Farrell (3/3) 8', 24', 45'
      Pen: Farrell (1/2) 19'
      		 Report Try: Catchpole 65' c
      Con: O. Williams (1/1) 67'
      Pen: O. Williams (1/1) 13'
      Allianz Park
      Attendance: 9,734
      Referee: Wayne Barnes
      30 October 2016
      14:30
      (1 BP) Wasps 31–6 Newcastle Falcons
      Try: Penalty try 17' c
      Halai 19' c
      Gopperth (2) 69' c, 80' c
      Con: Gopperth (4/4) 17', 19', 69', 80'
      Pen: Gopperth (1/1) 15'
      		 Report Pen: Delany (2/2) 41', 51'
      Ricoh Arena
      Attendance: 15,033
      Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
      30 October 2016
      15:00
      Bristol 13–31 Sale Sharks (1 BP)
      Try: Lemi 80' c
      Con: Geraghty (1/1) 80'
      Pen: Geraghty (2/2) 48', 56'
      		 Report Try: Odogwu 18' m
      Haley 25' c
      McGuigan 44' m
      Lewis-Roberts 67' c
      T. Curry 74' c
      Con: McGuigan (2/4) 25', 67'
      Mugford (1/1) 74'
      Ashton Gate
      Attendance: 14,025
      Referee: JP Doyle
      30 October 2016
      15:00
      (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs 10–13 Bath
      Try: Lees 70' c
      Con: Steenson (1/1) 70'
      Pen: Steenson (1/1) 16'
      		 Report Try: Rokoduguni 80' c
      Con: Ford (1/1) 80'
      Pen: Ford (2/2) 44', 66'
      Sandy Park
      Attendance: 12,284
      Referee: Ian Tempest

      Round 8

      18 November 2016
      19:45
      Bath 16–9 Bristol (1 BP)
      Try: J. Wilson 27' c
      Con: Homer (1/1) 27'
      Pen: Homer (3/3) 19', 39', 51'
      		 Report Pen: Searle (3/3) 21', 35', 40'
      Recreation Ground
      Attendance: 14,241
      Referee: Ian Tempest
      18 November 2016
      19:45
      (1 BP) Worcester Warriors 17–18 Northampton Saints
      Try: Hammond 11' c
      Heem 79' c
      Con: Shillcock (2/2) 11', 79'
      Pen: Shillcock (1/1) 3'
      		 Report Pen: Myler (6/6) 9', 33', 39', 46', 51' 75'
      Sixways
      Attendance: 8,156
      Referee: Greg MacDonald
      18 November 2016
      20:00
      Newcastle Falcons 19–32 Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
      Try: Lawson 27' m
      A. Tait 57' m
      Pen: Delany (3/3) 13', 46', 67'
      		 Report Try: Devoto 3' c
      Waldrom 34' c
      Short 61' c
      Chudley 78' m
      Con: Steenson (3/4) 3', 34', 61'
      Pen: Steenson (2/2) 43', 56'
      Kingston Park
      Attendance: 8,061
      Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
      19 November 2016
      15:00
      (1 BP) Gloucester 36–18 Wasps
      Try: Hibbard 20' c
      Atkinson 58' c
      Scott 62' c
      Sharples 77' m
      Purdy 79' c
      Con: Hook (4/5) 20', 58', 62', 79'
      Pen: Hook (1/1) 6'
      		 Report Try: Young (2) 11' m, 75' c
      Con: Gopperth (1/2) 75'
      Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 47', 54'
      Kingsholm
      Attendance: 12,772
      Referee: Dean Richards
      20 November 2016
      13:00
      Sale Sharks 13–28 Saracens
      Try: Beaumont 22' c
      Con: MacGinty (1/1) 22'
      Pen: MacGinty (2/2) 51', 64'
      		 Report Try: Bosch 27' c
      Gallagher 44' m
      Spencer 71' c
      Con: Lozowski (2/3) 27', 71'
      Pen: Lozowski (3/3) 5', 40', 55'
      AJ Bell Stadium
      Attendance: 8,828
      Referee: Andrew Jackson
      20 November 2016
      15:00
      Leicester Tigers 25–6 Harlequins
      Try: O. Williams 54' c
      Con: F. Burns (1/1) 54'
      Pen: F. Burns (5/5) 17', 21', 35', 45', 63'
      Drop: F. Burns (1/1) 49'
      		 Report Pen: N. Evans (2/2) 11', 24'
      Welford Road
      Attendance: 25,849
      Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

      Round 9

      25 November 2016
      19:45
      (1 BP) Bristol 16–21 Leicester Tigers
      Try: Hawkins 63' c
      Con: Jarvis (1/1) 63'
      Pen: Searle (2/2) 11', 32'
      Jarvis (1/1) 77'
      		 Report Try: Thompstone 36' m
      Genge 48' c
      Con: F. Burns (1/2) 48'
      Pen: F. Burns (3/3) 19', 25', 53'
      Ashton Gate
      Attendance: 13,531
      Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
      25 November 2016
      19:45
      (1 BP) Northampton Saints 16–22 Newcastle Falcons
      Try: Day 44' c
      Con: Myler (1/1) 44'
      Pen: Myler (3/3) 18', 53', 71'
      		 Report Try: J. Hodgson 4' m
      Witty 64' c
      Goneva 75' c
      Con: J. Hodgson (2/3) 64', 75'
      Pen: J. Hodgson (1/1) 38'
      Franklin's Gardens
      Attendance: 13,734
      Referee: Andrew Jackson
      26 November 2016
      16:30
      (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs 57–22 Worcester Warriors
      Try: Yeandle 11' c
      Chudley 22' c
      Penalty try 32' c
      Woodburn 44' c
      Rimmer 50' c
      Waldrom 55' c
      Short 61' m
      Whitten 71' c
      Con: Steenson (6/6) 11', 22', 32', 44', 50', 55'
      Simmonds (1/2) 71'
      Pen: Steenson (1/1) 15'
      		 Report Try: Adams 58' c
      Olivier 68' c
      Potgieter 76' m
      Con: Shillcock (2/3) 58', 68'
      Pen: Shillcock (1/1) 27'
      Sandy Park
      Attendance: 11,055
      Referee: Matthew O’Grady
      27 November 2016
      13:00
      Saracens 24–20 Gloucester (1 BP)
      Try: Barritt 11' c
      Ellery 17' m
      Con: Lozowski (1/2) 11'
      Pen: Lozowski (4/4) 22', 57', 64', 75'
      		 Report Try: Morgan 1' c
      B. Burns 15' c
      Con: Hook (2/2) 1', 15'
      Pen: Hook (2/2) 28', 71'
      Allianz Park
      Attendance: 7,982
      Referee: Greg MacDonald
      27 November 2016
      14:30
      (1 BP) Wasps 34–24 Sale Sharks
      Try: Cipriani 11' c
      Johnson (2) 24' c, 35' m
      Miller (2) 62' c, 64' m
      Con: Gopperth (3/5) 11', 24, 62'
      Pen: Gopperth (1/1) 17'
      		 Report Try: B. Evans (2) 42' c, 66' c
      Haley 77' c
      Con: MacGinty (2/2) 42', 66'
      Arscott (1/1) 77'
      Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 9'
      Ricoh Arena
      Attendance: 12,329
      Referee: Tom Foley
      27 November 2016
      15:00
      Harlequins 21–20 Bath (1 BP)
      Try: Visser 3' m
      Dickson 60' c
      Con: Swiel (1/2) 60'
      Pen: Swiel (3/3) 28', 34', 75'
      		 Report Try: Palma-Newport 36' c
      Catt 67' c
      Con: Homer (2/2) 36', 67'
      Pen: Homer (2/2) 20', 45'
      Twickenham Stoop
      Attendance: 14,816
      Referee: Dean Richards

      Round 10

      2 December 2016
      19:45
      Sale Sharks 3–21 Exeter Chiefs
      AJ Bell Stadium
      Attendance: 4,479
      Referee: Wayne Barnes
      3 December 2016
      12:15
      Bath 14–11 Saracens (1 BP)
      Recreation Ground
      Attendance: 14,519
      Referee: Greg Garner
      3 December 2016
      16:30
      (BP) Gloucester 26 – 18 Bristol
      Kingsholm Stadium
      Attendance: 14,340
      Referee: Matthew Carley
      3 December 2016
      17:00
      Leicester Tigers 19 – 11 Northampton Saints
      Welford Road
      Attendance: 24,808
      Referee: JP Doyle
      4 December 2016
      15:00
      Newcastle Falcons – Harlequins
      Kingston Park
      4 December 2016
      15:00
      Worcester Warriors – Wasps
      Sixways Stadium

      Play-offs

      As with previous season, the top four teams will contest the semi-finals in a 1st v 4th, 2nd v 3rd format. The two remaining teams will then face off in the final held at Twickenham in late May.

      Semi-finals

      20 May 2016
      1st v 4th

      21 May 2016
      2nd v 3rd

      Final

      28 May 2016
      Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2

      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.


      Season attendances

      By club

      Club Home
      Games      		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
      Bath 4 53,755 13,439 14,241 12,412
      Bristol 5 65,535 13,107 15,065 11,322
      Exeter Chiefs 5 54,446 10,889 12,284 9,391
      Gloucester 4 55,235 13,809 16,115 12,050
      Harlequins 5 106,261 21,252 47,029 14,800
      Leicester Tigers 4 90,925 22,731 25,849 20,134
      Newcastle Falcons 4 26,288 6,572 8,061 5,523
      Northampton Saints 5 71,373 14,275 14,987 13,734
      Sale Sharks 4 28,456 7,114 8,828 5,902
      Saracens 5 84,111 16,822 47,029 7,982
      Wasps 5 69,201 13,840 16,004 12,280
      Worcester Warriors 4 29,572 7,393 8,905 6,136

      [3]

      Notes

      1. ↑ Bath would also played 1 home games at Twickenham Stadium, Greater London on 8 April.
      2. ↑ Harlequins would also played 2 home games at Twickenham Stadium, Greater London on 3 September and 27 December.
      3. ↑ Saracens would also played 1 home game at Twickenham Stadium, Greater London on 3 September and 1 home game at Wembley Stadium, Greater London on 8 April.

      References

      External links

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