2005-06 Guinness Premiership
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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.
(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)
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
competitions, played between September 2005 and May 2006. The final was contested by the Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the...
and the Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
at Twickenham
Twickenham Stadium
Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000...
. Sale Sharks won 45 – 20 to win the Premiership. Leeds Tykes were relegated, whilst Harlequins
Harlequin F.C.
The Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop...
were promoted for the 2006-07 Guinness Premiership
2006-07 Guinness Premiership
The 2006–07 Guinness Premiership was the 20th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between September 2006 and May 2007. It was announced during the 2005-06 season that the 2006-07 competition would end two weeks early due to the 2007 Rugby World Cup in...
.
The opening games of the Season were played at Twickenham, in the 2005 London Double Header.
Table
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Tries For | Tries Against | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sale Sharks Sale Sharks Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the... (C) |
22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 573 | 444 | 129 | 52 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 74 | |
| 2 | Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010... (F) |
22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 518 | 415 | 103 | 51 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 68 | |
| 3 | London Irish London Irish London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top... (SF) |
22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 493 | 454 | 39 | 54 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 66 | |
| 4 | London Wasps London Wasps London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999... (SF) |
22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 527 | 447 | 80 | 53 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 64 | |
| 5 | Gloucester | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 483 | 385 | 98 | 46 | 33 | 1 | 9 | 59 | |
| 6 | Northampton Saints Northampton Saints Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The Northampton Saints were formed in 1880. They play in green, black and gold colours. They play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which has a capacity of 13,591.... |
22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 464 | 488 | −24 | 53 | 50 | 1 | 7 | 53 | |
| 7 | Newcastle Falcons Newcastle Falcons The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in... |
22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 416 | 433 | −17 | 42 | 44 | 1 | 6 | 47 | |
| 8 | Worcester Warriors | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 451 | 494 | −43 | 40 | 56 | 0 | 6 | 47 | |
| 9 | Bath Bath Rugby Bath Rugby is an English professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath. They play in the Aviva Premiership league... |
22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 441 | 494 | −53 | 38 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 46 | |
| 10 | Saracens Saracens F.C. Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England... |
22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 433 | 483 | −50 | 42 | 48 | 0 | 7 | 46 | |
| 11 | Bristol Bristol Rugby Bristol Rugby is a rugby union club based in Bristol, England. The club currently plays in the RFU Championship and competes in the British and Irish Cup. They rely in large part on the many junior rugby clubs in the region, particularly those from 'the Combination'... |
22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 393 | 445 | −52 | 28 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 41 | |
| 12 | Leeds Tykes (R) | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 363 | 573 | −210 | 36 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 28 | |
| Source:Guinness Premiership Green background denotes qualification for the playoffs. These teams and those highlighted in blue qualified for the 2006–07 Heineken Cup. |
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Points
| Points | Name | Club | Tries | Con | Pen | Drop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 244 |  Jason StrangeJason Strange Jason Strange is a Welsh rugby union player. An outside half, he is a prolific goal-kicker. Strange played his club rugby for a number of clubs in Wales including Pontypridd RFC, Ebbw Vale RFC, Newport RFC before joining Bristol RFC and now Leeds Carnegie where he has signed a 2 year contract to... |
Bristol Bristol Rugby Bristol Rugby is a rugby union club based in Bristol, England. The club currently plays in the RFU Championship and competes in the British and Irish Cup. They rely in large part on the many junior rugby clubs in the region, particularly those from 'the Combination'... |
1 | 22 | 65 | 0 |
| 238 |  Glen JacksonGlen Jackson (rugby player) Glen Warwick Jackson is a former New Zealand rugby union player who now serves as a referee in that sport... |
Saracens Saracens F.C. Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England... |
3 | 32 | 51 | 2 |
| 233 |  Shane DrahmShane Drahm Shane Drahm is an Australian rugby union player who plays at fly-half or fullback for Kubota Spears in Japan's Top League.... |
Worcester Warriors | 3 | 25 | 52 | 4 |
| 213 |  Ludovic MercierLudovic Mercier Ludovic Mercier is a French rugby union player, currently playing for the Italian top-flight team Petrarca Rugby.He is a fly half... |
Gloucester | 2 | 25 | 49 | 2 |
| 208 |  Charlie HodgsonCharlie Hodgson Charles Christopher Hodgson is an English rugby union footballer. He plays fly-half for Saracens and England. He is also the leading Premiership points scorer of all time.-Early years:... |
Sale Sharks Sale Sharks Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the... |
2 | 24 | 49 | 1 |
| 206 | Bruce Reihana Bruce Reihana Bruce Trevor Reihana is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is an utility back and currently plays professional rugby for Union Bordeaux Bègles.... |
Northampton Saints Northampton Saints Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The Northampton Saints were formed in 1880. They play in green, black and gold colours. They play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which has a capacity of 13,591.... |
5 | 32 | 39 | 0 |
| 200 | Andy Goode Andy Goode Andrew James Goode is a rugby union footballer who plays fly-half for Worcester and England.-Career:... |
Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010... |
0 | 25 | 49 | 1 |
| 199 | Mark van Gisbergen Mark van Gisbergen Mark van Gisbergen is a rugby union footballer who plays at full back for Lyon and England. He is nicknamed 'Giz' or 'Gizzy'.... |
London Wasps London Wasps London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999... |
3 | 32 | 40 | 0 |
| 142 | Matt Burke Matt Burke Matthew Burke is a retired Australian rugby union player. He grew up in Carlingford, New South Wales, and was schooled at St Gerard Majella Catholic Primary School, Carlingford and St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill... |
Newcastle Falcons Newcastle Falcons The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in... |
8 | 12 | 26 | 0 |
| 125 | Chris Malone Chris Malone Christopher "Chris" Malone is an Australian rugby union footballer. A fly-half, he is currently playing for London Irish in England's Guinness Premiership. Before signing for London Irish from Harlequins, Malone played for Bath Rugby, Bristol Rugby, Exeter Chiefs, Sydney University and Manly... |
Bath Bath Rugby Bath Rugby is an English professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath. They play in the Aviva Premiership league... |
4 | 13 | 24 | 4 |
Tries
| Pos | Player | Team | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Varndell Tom Varndell Tom Varndell is an English rugby union footballer who plays on the wing for London Wasps, England and England Sevens. He claims to have been clocked at 10.8 seconds for the 100 metres in his socks on grass... |
Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010... |
14 |
| 2 | Tom Voyce Tom Voyce Thomas Michael Dunstan Voyce is an English rugby union footballer who plays at wing or fullback for Gloucester and England.-Biography:... |
London Wasps London Wasps London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999... |
10 |
| 3 | Delon Armitage Delon Armitage Delon Anthony Armitage is a rugby union footballer who plays at wing or fullback for London Irish and England. He also occasionally plays centre and often does place kicking, mainly from a distance or if the regular kicker is unable to take it.From 1996 to 2002, Armitage lived in... |
London Irish London Irish London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top... |
8 |
| Tom Biggs Tom Biggs Tom Biggs is a rugby union footballer for Bath RFC. His usual position is at wing. Playing in his first season for Leeds Tykes in 2004, he featured in the Zurich Premiership, Powergen Cup and European Cup.... |
Leeds Carnegie | ||
| Matthew Burke Matt Burke Matthew Burke is a retired Australian rugby union player. He grew up in Carlingford, New South Wales, and was schooled at St Gerard Majella Catholic Primary School, Carlingford and St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill... |
Newcastle Falcons Newcastle Falcons The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in... |
||
| Anthony Elliott |
Newcastle Falcons | ||
 David LemiDavid Lemi David Lemi is a professional rugby player who plays on the wing for Glasgow Warriors in the RaboDirect Pro12 after signing from London Wasps in November 2011. Weighing in at 75 kg and only measuring 1m75, he is one of the smaller professional rugby players... |
Bristol Bristol Rugby Bristol Rugby is a rugby union club based in Bristol, England. The club currently plays in the RFU Championship and competes in the British and Irish Cup. They rely in large part on the many junior rugby clubs in the region, particularly those from 'the Combination'... |
||
| Paul Sackey Paul Sackey Paul Henry Sackey is an English rugby union footballer who currently plays at wing for Stade Français in the Top 14.As of 28 February 2009 he has 22 full England caps... |
London Wasps | ||
| 9 | Ben Cohen Ben Cohen (rugby player) Benjamin Christopher "Ben" Cohen, MBE is a former England rugby union international. He began his professional career with Northampton Saints in 1996; in 2007 he moved to France to represent Brive before returning to England two years later to join Sale Sharks... |
Northampton Saints Northampton Saints Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The Northampton Saints were formed in 1880. They play in green, black and gold colours. They play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which has a capacity of 13,591.... |
7 |
| Topsy Ojo Topsy Ojo Temitope "Topsy" Ojo is an English rugby union player for the London Irish club, and has represented England at International level.He became a full member of the London Irish squad in April 2006, and now plays wing.-London Irish:... |
London Irish | ||
| Dan Scarbrough Dan Scarbrough Dan Scarbrough is a rugby union player who plays on the wing or full back for Racing Métro.He was National Division One leading try scorer with Wakefield for two seasons before moving to Leeds Tykes where he continued his try scoring exploits, finishing second in the 2001/2002 list of Zurich... |
Saracens Saracens F.C. Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England... |
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Rearranged fixture
Round 21
Round 22
Semi-finals
Final
Sky Sports Dream Team 2005/06
15 Matt BurkeMatt Burke
Matthew Burke is a retired Australian rugby union player. He grew up in Carlingford, New South Wales, and was schooled at St Gerard Majella Catholic Primary School, Carlingford and St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill...
(Newcastle Falcons
Newcastle Falcons
The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in...
)
14 Tom Varndell
Tom Varndell
Tom Varndell is an English rugby union footballer who plays on the wing for London Wasps, England and England Sevens. He claims to have been clocked at 10.8 seconds for the 100 metres in his socks on grass...
(Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
)
13 Mathew Tait
Mathew Tait
Mathew Tait is an English rugby union footballer. He is an outside centre, a fullback or wing...
(Newcastle Falcons
Newcastle Falcons
The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in...
)
12 Mike Catt
Mike Catt
Michael John "Mike" Catt OBE is a South African-born former English rugby union footballer who played for London Irish and Bath. He earned 75 international caps for England and played in three World Cup Finals, in 1995, 2003 and 2007...
(London Irish)
11 Tom Voyce
Tom Voyce
Thomas Michael Dunstan Voyce is an English rugby union footballer who plays at wing or fullback for Gloucester and England.-Biography:...
(London Wasps
London Wasps
London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...
)
10 Carlos Spencer
Carlos Spencer
Carlos James Spencer is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who currently plays at fly-half for the Lions in the Super 14 and formerly for the New Zealand All Blacks. He is well known for his flamboyant, attacking play and ball handling skills. He has signed to play for the Lions for 2010 and 2011...
(Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The Northampton Saints were formed in 1880. They play in green, black and gold colours. They play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which has a capacity of 13,591....
)
9 Justin Marshall
Justin Marshall
Justin Warren Marshall, MNZM is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He was born in Mataura and educated in Gore before settling in Christchurch. Marshall played 81 games for the New Zealand All Blacks between 1995 and 2005...
(Leeds Tykes
Leeds Tykes
Leeds Carnegie is an English rugby union club, based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, currently playing in the RFU Championship. In recent years, they have bounced between the Premiership and the second-level National Division One, now known as the RFU Championship; they were either promoted or relegated...
)
1 Tony Windo (Worcester Warriors)
2 Mark Regan
Mark Regan
Mark 'Ronnie' Regan MBE is an English rugby union player. He has played as a hooker for Bristol, Bath, Leeds Tykes as well as England and the British Lions.-Career:...
(Bristol Rugby
Bristol Rugby
Bristol Rugby is a rugby union club based in Bristol, England. The club currently plays in the RFU Championship and competes in the British and Irish Cup. They rely in large part on the many junior rugby clubs in the region, particularly those from 'the Combination'...
)
3 Cobus Visagie
Cobus Visagie
Cobus Visagie is a South African rugby union footballer who plays at tighthead prop.Visagie attended the famous Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch and then went to study accounting at Stellenbosch University. He played for the Maties and Western Province...
(Saracens
Saracens F.C.
Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...
)
4 Danny Grewcock
Danny Grewcock
Daniel Jonathan Grewcock MBE is a retired English rugby union rugby lock who played for Bath, England and the British and Irish Lions...
(Bath Rugby
Bath Rugby
Bath Rugby is an English professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath. They play in the Aviva Premiership league...
)
5 Ben Kay
Ben Kay
Benedict James Kay MBE is a retired English international rugby union footballer who played Second row forward for Leicester Tigers and .-Background:...
(Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
)
6 Matt Salter
Matt Salter
Matt Salter is an English retired rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played for Bristol in the Guinness Premiership.Matt Salter's position of choice was in the ....
(captain, Bristol Rugby
Bristol Rugby
Bristol Rugby is a rugby union club based in Bristol, England. The club currently plays in the RFU Championship and competes in the British and Irish Cup. They rely in large part on the many junior rugby clubs in the region, particularly those from 'the Combination'...
)
7 Magnus Lund
Magnus Lund
Magnus Lund is an English Rugby Union player, who plays in the back row for Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque.He was educated at the Lancaster Royal Grammar School where he played for the first XV. He also studied Business Enterprise at the Manchester Metropolitan University...
(Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the...
)
8 Juan Manuel Leguizamón
Juan Manuel Leguizamón
Juan Manuel Leguizamón is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He used to play for the London Irish club in the English league Guinness Premiership. In the summer of 2008 he signed for Stade Français due to a perceived lack of game time. He has also played for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas...
(London Irish)