2011 J.P Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series | |
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Countries | |
Champions | Newcastle Falcons 7s (1st title) |
Runners-up | Saracens 7s |
Matches played | 25 |
Tries scored | 152 (average 6.1 per match) |
The 2011 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series , named for sponsorship reasons as the 2011 J.P Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series, was the second Rugby Union 7-a-side competition for the 12 2011-12 Aviva Premiership Clubs. It began on Friday 15 July and lasted four weeks, with the final at the Twickenham Stoop on 5 August 2011. [1] Newcastle Falcons won the title, beating Saracens in the final.
Rugby sevens, and originally known as seven-a-side rugby, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40 minute halves. Rugby sevens is administered by World Rugby, the body responsible for rugby union worldwide. The game is popular at all levels, with amateur and club tournaments generally held in the summer months. Sevens is one of the most well distributed forms of rugby, and is popular in parts of Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, and especially in the South Pacific.
Twickenham Stoop Stadium is a sports stadium located in south-west London, England. The stadium is home to Harlequins rugby union team, who play in the Gallagher Premiership. The stadium has a capacity of 14,800 and is situated just across the road from Twickenham Stadium.
The twelve Premiership Clubs were split into three Groups – A, B and C – with each group playing on a consecutive Friday in July. Each team in the group played each other once, to the International Rugby Board Laws of the Game – 7s Variations. Based on the result, teams would receive:
Following all the games, the winner and runner up in the group would progress to the finals. In the finals, the six teams were split into two pools. Again teams played each other once and points were awarded based on the result. Following the culmination of this stage the winners of each pool progressed to the final, the winner of that game being declared the champions.
Group A | Group B | Group C |
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Bath 7s | Gloucester 7s | Leicester Tigers 7s |
Exeter Chiefs 7s | London Wasps 7s | Newcastle Falcons 7s |
Harlequins 7s | Northampton Saints 7s | Sale Sharks 7s |
London Irish 7s | Saracens 7s | Worcester Warriors 7s |
Played at The Recreation Ground, Bath on Friday 15 July 2011. [2]
The Recreation Ground is a large open space in the centre of Bath, England, next to the River Avon, which is available to be used by permission from the Recreation Ground Trust for recreational purposes by the public at large but particularly the people of Bath and surrounding areas.
Bath is the largest city in the county of Somerset, England, known for its Roman-built baths. In 2011, the population was 88,859. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 11 miles (18 km) south-east of Bristol. The city became a World Heritage site in 1987.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
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1 | Harlequins 7s | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
2 | Bath 7s | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 67 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
3 | Exeter Chiefs 7s | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 79 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
4 | London Irish 7s | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 71 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Green background is the pool winner and qualified for the Final Stage. Blue background is the runner-up and also qualified for the Final Stage. Updated 7 July 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby |
15 July 2011 19:30 |
Harlequins 7s | 24 – 5 | Bath 7s |
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The Recreation Ground |
15 July 2011 19:55 |
London Irish 7s | 19 – 19 | Exeter Chiefs 7s |
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The Recreation Ground |
15 July 2011 20:25 |
Exeter Chiefs 7s | 0 – 43 | Harlequins 7s |
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The Recreation Ground |
15 July 2011 20:50 |
Bath 7s | 26 – 22 | London Irish 7s |
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The Recreation Ground |
15 July 2011 21:20 |
Harlequins 7s | 26 – 12 | London Irish 7s |
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The Recreation Ground |
15 July 2011 21:45 |
Exeter Chiefs 7s | 21 – 17 | Bath 7s |
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The Recreation Ground |
Played at Franklin's Gardens, Northampton on Friday 22 July 2011. [2]
Franklin's Gardens is a purpose-built rugby stadium in Northampton, England. It is the home stadium of Northampton Saints. The stadium holds 15,249 people. The four stands are: Carlsberg Stand; Elite Insurance Stand; Church's Stand; and Barwell Stand. It is also the Northampton conference centre as well as the only UK Aviva Premiership Rugby ground with its own cenotaph, the setting for a moving ceremony every Remembrance Weekend. The current run out song is "Can't Stop" by The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, a song which has been chosen by the players. Geoff Allen, a Saints legend, takes the role of announcer.
Northampton is a large market town and the county town of Northamptonshire in the East Midlands of England. It lies on the River Nene, 60 miles (97 km) north-west of London and 45 miles (72 km) south-east of Birmingham. One of the largest towns in England, it had a population of 212,100 at the 2011 census.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
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1 | Saracens 7s | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 43 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
2 | London Wasps 7s | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
3 | Gloucester 7s | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 73 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
4 | Northampton Saints 7s | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 74 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Green background is the pool winner and qualified for the Final Stage. Blue background is the runner-up and also qualified for the Final Stage. Updated 7 July 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby |
22 July 2011 19:30 |
Gloucester 7s | 26 – 14 | Northampton Saints 7s |
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Franklins Gardens |
22 July 2011 19:55 |
London Wasps 7s | 14 – 22 | Saracens 7s |
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Franklins Gardens |
22 July 2011 20:25 |
London Wasps 7s | 31 – 7 | Gloucester 7s |
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Franklins Gardens |
22 July 2011 20:50 |
Northampton Saints 7s | 7 – 29 | Saracens 7s |
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Franklins Gardens |
22 July 2011 21:20 |
Gloucester 7s | 22 – 28 | Saracens 7s |
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Franklins Gardens |
22 July 2011 21:45 |
London Wasps 7s | 19 – 7 | Northampton Saints 7s |
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Franklins Gardens |
Played at Edgeley Park, Stockport on Friday 29 July 2011. [2]
Edgeley Park is a football stadium in Edgeley, Stockport, England. Built for rugby league club Stockport in 1901, by 1902, the rugby club was defunct and Stockport County Football Club moved in.
Stockport is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, 7 miles (11 km) south-east of Manchester city centre, where the River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey, and the largest in the metropolitan borough of the same name.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
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1 | Newcastle Falcons 7s | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
2 | Sale Sharks 7s | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
3 | Worcester Warriors 7s | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 76 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Leicester Tigers 7s | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 107 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Green background is the pool winner and qualified for the Final Stage. Blue background is the runner-up and also qualified for the Final Stage. Updated 7 July 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby |
29 July 2011 19:30 |
Newcastle Falcons 7s | 15 – 7 | Sale Sharks 7s |
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Edgely Park |
29 July 2011 19:55 |
Worcester Warriors 7s | 19 – 12 | Leicester Tigers 7s |
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Edgely Park |
29 July 2011 20:25 |
Leicester Tigers 7s | 0 – 47 | Sale Sharks 7s |
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Edgely Park |
29 July 2011 20:50 |
Newcastle Falcons 7s | 19 – 10 | Worcester Warriors 7s |
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Edgely Park |
29 July 2011 21:20 |
Newcastle Falcons 7s | 41 – 7 | Leicester Tigers 7s |
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Edgely Park |
29 July 2011 21:45 |
Sale Sharks 7s | 45 – 12 | Worcester Warriors 7s |
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Edgely Park |
The Final Stage was played at The Stoop, Twickenham on Friday 5 August 2011. [2]
For the finals, the 6 qualified teams were split into two pools of three teams. Scoring will be the same as in the previous rounds (4 points for a win, etc.), and the winner of each pool progressed to the final.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
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1 | Newcastle Falcons 7s | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
2 | Harlequins 7s | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
3 | London Wasps 7s | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 57 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Green background is the pool winner and qualified for the Final Stage. Updated 7 July 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby |
5 August 2011 19:00 |
Harlequins 7s | 19 – 0 | London Wasps 7s |
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Twickenham Stoop |
5 August 2011 19:50 |
London Wasps 7s | 7 – 38 | Newcastle Falcons 7s |
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Twickenham Stoop |
5 August 2011 20:40 |
Harlequins 7s | 12 – 17 | Newcastle Falcons 7s |
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Twickenham Stoop |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
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1 | Saracens 7s | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
2 | Bath 7s | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 50 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
3 | Sale Sharks 7s | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 49 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Green background is the pool winner and qualified for the Final Stage. Updated 7 July 2013 — source: Premiership Rugby |
5 August 2011 19:25 |
Bath 7s | 7 – 38 | Saracens 7s |
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Twickenham Stoop |
5 August 2011 20:15 |
Saracens 7s | 21 – 5 | Sale Sharks 7s |
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Twickenham Stoop |
5 August 2011 21:05 |
Bath 7s | 28 – 12 | Sale Sharks 7s |
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Twickenham Stoop |
Newcastle Falcons 7s and Saracens 7s won their respective pools and therefore played in the final of the 2011 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series. [2]
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